Week 4, 2008

played in Pittsburgh, PA

69 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	7	7	6	-	23
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:38 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 27 field goal
2Q: 03:15 HOU - Jason Hill 1 pass from Mark Brunell (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 00:29 PIT - David Akers 47 field goal
3Q: 04:25 HOU - Maurice Jones-Drew 5 pass from Mark Brunell (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
3Q: 00:10 PIT - Malcom Floyd 26 pass from Jay Cutler (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 09:36 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 49 field goal
4Q: 01:48 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:38 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 27 field goal
2Q: 03:15 HOU - Jason Hill 1 pass from Mark Brunell (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 00:29 PIT - David Akers 47 field goal
3Q: 04:25 HOU - Maurice Jones-Drew 5 pass from Mark Brunell (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
3Q: 00:10 PIT - Malcom Floyd 26 pass from Jay Cutler (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 09:36 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 49 field goal
4Q: 01:48 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 29 field goal

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 1-3 0-4
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 426 279
- Offensive Plays 71 65
- Yards per Play 6.00 4.29
Net Rushing Yards 171 65
- Rushing Attempts 33 21
- Yards per Rush 5.18 3.10
Net Passing Yards 255 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 0 42 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 256 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/1 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.71 4.86
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 2/64
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:05 25:55

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	1-3	0-4
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	426	279
- Offensive Plays	71	65
- Yards per Play	6.00	4.29
Net Rushing Yards	171	65
- Rushing Attempts	33	21
- Yards per Rush	5.18	3.10
Net Passing Yards	255	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 0	42 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	256	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/1	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.71	4.86
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	2/64
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 29
Time of Possession	34:05	25:55

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:57	1:42	OWN 38	4	21	Punt
1	7:36	5:04	OWN 11	9	79	Field Goal
1	1:07	5:17	OWN 18	10	47	Missed FG
2	8:09	5:05	OWN 3	13	97	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 36	2	5	Half
3	15:00	2:54	OWN 25	6	40	Missed FG
3	9:50	0:47	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	7:51	3:37	OWN 8	7	92	Touchdown
4	15:00	2:19	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	10:39	1:09	OPP 35	3	3	Field Goal
4	9:02	1:03	OWN 42	3	13	Punt
4	5:38	3:57	OPP 32	8	20	Field Goal
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 34	1	-2	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:03	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	11:15	3:39	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
1	2:32	1:25	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
2	10:50	2:41	OWN 42	6	55	Interception
2	3:04	2:41	OWN 25	11	45	Field Goal
3	12:06	2:16	OWN 42	6	12	Punt
3	9:03	1:12	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
3	4:14	4:14	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
4	12:41	2:02	OWN 15	4	30	Fumble
4	9:30	0:28	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	7:59	2:21	OWN 20	5	12	Downs
4	1:41	1:05	OWN 25	5	9	Downs

Game MVP: Mark Brunell, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brian Leonard	16	77	4.81	19	2
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	12	69	5.75	47	1
QB Mark Brunell	4	15	3.75	9	0
WR Miles Austin	1	10	10.00	10	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brian Westbrook	14	45	3.21	12	1
QB Jay Cutler	5	13	2.60	10	1
RB Musa Smith	2	7	3.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Brunell	37	23	256	1/1	2	40	0	100.7

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	42	22	226	2/12	1	43	1	66.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Meachem	10	13	84	8.40	9	17	0
WR Miles Austin	3	4	51	17.00	22	28	0
RB Brian Leonard	3	6	20	6.67	1	9	0
WR Jason Hill	3	5	73	24.33	0	40	1
TE Todd Heap	2	6	23	11.50	12	22	0
TE Billy Miller	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Johnson	6	11	75	12.50	70	43	0
WR Josh Cribbs	4	8	57	14.25	17	31	0
FB Heath Evans	3	4	16	5.33	1	6	0
TE Jabari Holloway	3	4	13	4.33	2	8	0
TE Ben Watson	3	5	32	10.67	5	13	0
RB Brian Westbrook	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Musa Smith	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Malcom Floyd	1	4	26	26.00	23	26	1
TE Grady Dux	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roy Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Rogers Beckett	0	1	0	0
OLB Ike Reese	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jay Cutler	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	4	188	47.0	32.5	57	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Oscarson	6	244	40.7	34.0	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	3/5	1/3	0/2	49	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malcolm Kelly	2	20	10.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Austin	1	26	26.0	0
Jason Hill	1	28	28.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacques Reeves	2	64	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chase Blackburn	8	2	0.0	21	37
OLB Teddy Lehman	7	1	0.0	21	41
S Roy Williams	6	3	0.0	21	42
DE Dave Tollefson	4	1	0.5	17	31
CB Terence Newman	4	0	0.0	19	43
DT Tank Johnson	3	1	0.0	17	30
OLB Ike Reese	2	0	1.0	6	31
OLB Adalius Thomas	2	1	0.0	12	12
CB Jeremy Bloom	2	0	0.0	18	31
CB Patrick Surtain	1	1	0.0	15	23
DT Alan Branch	1	1	0.0	6	22
ILB H.B. Blades	1	1	0.0	8	23
S Rogers Beckett	1	0	0.0	5	22
S Bhawon Jue	1	0	0.0	15	26
DE Dan Bazuin	1	0	0.0	14	12
DE Jimmy Kennedy	0	1	0.5	9	37

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnathan Leroy	8	2	0.0	31	28
OLB Tim Dobbins	7	2	0.0	24	25
S Joey Thomas	7	0	0.0	30	28
DT Johnny Jolly	5	5	0.5	30	26
OLB Adam Hayward	3	3	0.0	22	31
ILB Roderick Coleman	3	1	0.0	29	26
S Michael Hawkins	3	1	0.0	31	35
CB Ahmad Carroll	3	0	0.0	11	16
CB William Gay	3	0	0.0	13	26
DE Atiyyah Ellison	2	4	0.5	32	36
CB Jacques Reeves	2	2	0.0	31	38
ILB Marcus Merritt	2	0	0.0	17	17
S Chris Horton	2	0	0.0	15	15
S Michael Huff	1	2	0.0	19	25
DE Kenny Peterson	1	0	0.0	7	10
TE Ben Watson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Josh Cribbs	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jonah Conger	1	0	0.0	15	18
DT Nathan Blackwell	1	0	0.0	2	7
ILB Tedy Bruschi	0	1	0.0	2	1
DE Parys Haralson	0	1	0.0	2	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ike Reese	1.0	0	1	0	31
DE Jimmy Kennedy	0.5	1	2	1	37
DE Dave Tollefson	0.5	0	0	0	31
ILB Chase Blackburn	0.0	0	1	1	37
S Roy Williams	0.0	0	1	0	42
DT Tank Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	30
OLB Teddy Lehman	0.0	0	1	0	41
DE Dan Bazuin	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Atiyyah Ellison	0.5	1	36
DT Johnny Jolly	0.5	0	26
ILB Roderick Coleman	0.0	3	26
OLB Tim Dobbins	0.0	2	25
OLB Adam Hayward	0.0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Teddy Lehman	4	0	0	41
ILB Chase Blackburn	4	0	0	37
S Roy Williams	3	1	1	42
CB Jeremy Bloom	3	1	0	31
CB Terence Newman	2	3	0	43
ILB H.B. Blades	1	2	0	23
OLB Adalius Thomas	1	1	0	12
S Bhawon Jue	1	1	0	26
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	0	31
CB Patrick Surtain	1	0	0	23
S Rogers Beckett	1	0	0	22

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Johnathan Leroy	3	0	28
OLB Tim Dobbins	3	0	25
OLB Adam Hayward	3	0	31
CB William Gay	3	0	26
S Michael Hawkins	2	2	35
CB Ahmad Carroll	2	0	16
S Joey Thomas	2	0	28
ILB Marcus Merritt	2	0	17
ILB Roderick Coleman	1	0	26
CB Jacques Reeves	1	0	38
S Chris Horton	1	0	15
S Michael Huff	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Damien Buchholz	4	7	33	0	38
C Casey Rabach	3	9	33	0	38
T Jammal Brown	3	6	33	0	38
T Ben Sobieski	1	5	26	0	21
G Biff Tanner	0	2	33	0	38
RB Brian Leonard	0	0	18	1	21

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Manuel Ramirez	3	8	21	0	44
G Rob Sims	2	5	21	0	44
T Victor Rogers	2	3	21	0	44
T Ryan Clady	1	1	21	1	44
TE Ben Watson	0	1	19	0	39
C Geoff Hangartner	0	1	21	0	44
RB Musa Smith	0	0	4	1	22

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Miller	1	24
Patrick Surtain	1	20
Teddy Lehman	1	20
Rogers Beckett	1	15

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Roderick Coleman	3	12
Heath Evans	1	20

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Teddy Lehman	---	---	21	41	20	82
G Damien Buchholz	33	38	---	---	9	80
G Biff Tanner	33	38	---	---	9	80
T Jammal Brown	33	38	---	---	9	80
WR Miles Austin	31	37	---	---	5	73
WR Robert Meachem	32	37	---	---	4	73
WR Jason Hill	22	32	---	---	18	72
QB Mark Brunell	33	38	---	---	---	71
C Casey Rabach	33	38	---	---	---	71
S Roy Williams	---	---	21	42	7	70
TE Todd Heap	33	36	---	---	---	69
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	21	37	10	68
CB Terence Newman	---	---	19	43	1	63
RB Brian Leonard	18	21	---	---	23	62
CB Jeremy Bloom	---	---	18	31	12	61
CB Patrick Surtain	---	---	15	23	20	58
DE Jimmy Kennedy	---	---	9	37	7	53
DE Dave Tollefson	---	---	17	31	---	48
T Ben Sobieski	26	21	---	---	---	47
DT Tank Johnson	---	---	17	30	---	47
TE Billy Miller	10	8	---	---	24	42
S Rogers Beckett	---	---	5	22	15	42
S Bhawon Jue	---	---	15	26	1	42
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	15	14	---	---	11	40
OLB Ike Reese	---	---	6	31	1	38
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	8	23	---	31
DT Alan Branch	---	---	6	22	1	29
T Chris Denman	7	17	---	---	3	27
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	14	12	1	27
CB Stanley Wilson	---	---	7	18	1	26
OLB Adalius Thomas	---	---	12	12	---	24
WR Malcolm Kelly	0	1	---	---	14	15
RB Justice Hairston	0	0	---	---	14	14
K Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Matt Kranchick	1	1	---	---	6	8
FB Deon Anderson	3	2	---	---	---	5
ILB Kendyll Pope	---	---	0	3	---	3
WR Davone Bess	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Kurt Warner	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Cornell Green	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jim Sorgi	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Marvin Philip	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Greg Peterson	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Reggie Corner	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jacques Reeves	---	---	31	38	15	84
DE Atiyyah Ellison	---	---	32	36	5	73
OLB Adam Hayward	---	---	22	31	20	73
T Victor Rogers	21	44	---	---	7	72
S Michael Hawkins	---	---	31	35	6	72
G Rob Sims	21	44	---	---	7	72
G Manuel Ramirez	21	44	---	---	7	72
T Ryan Clady	21	44	---	---	7	72
ILB Johnathan Leroy	---	---	31	28	12	71
ILB Roderick Coleman	---	---	29	26	12	67
WR Josh Cribbs	21	40	---	---	6	67
WR Calvin Johnson	21	40	---	---	5	66
C Geoff Hangartner	21	44	---	---	---	65
QB Jay Cutler	21	44	---	---	---	65
S Joey Thomas	---	---	30	28	3	61
TE Ben Watson	19	39	---	---	1	59
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	30	26	2	58
S Michael Huff	---	---	19	25	13	57
OLB Tim Dobbins	---	---	24	25	4	53
CB William Gay	---	---	13	26	14	53
WR Malcom Floyd	17	26	---	---	1	44
RB Brian Westbrook	17	22	---	---	4	43
ILB Marcus Merritt	---	---	17	17	5	39
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	15	18	4	37
S Chris Horton	---	---	15	15	5	35
FB Heath Evans	2	11	---	---	20	33
CB Ahmad Carroll	---	---	11	16	3	30
RB Musa Smith	4	22	---	---	---	26
TE Grady Dux	0	4	---	---	19	23
DE Kenny Peterson	---	---	7	10	5	22
DE Parys Haralson	---	---	2	10	7	19
TE Jabari Holloway	3	15	---	---	---	18
RB Marc Brandon	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Connor Goodwin	0	0	---	---	13	13
DT Nathan Blackwell	---	---	2	7	2	11
WR Earl Bennett	1	1	---	---	8	10
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Al Oscarson	0	0	---	---	6	6
K David Akers	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Tedy Bruschi	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Kurt Kittner	0	0	---	---	1	1
T Leonard Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Adrian Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Russell Frederick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	23	146	6.3
Right	4	7	1.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Brunell	37	23	4	3	1	3	7	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	42	22	3	1	0	9	8	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	121	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	54	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	72	14.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	83	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	69	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	74	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robert Meachem	13	10	0	84	0	37
TE Todd Heap	6	2	1	23	1	36
RB Brian Leonard	6	3	0	20	0	21
WR Jason Hill	5	3	0	73	2	32
WR Miles Austin	4	3	0	51	1	37
TE Billy Miller	2	1	0	0	0	8
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	1	0	5	0	14

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Johnson	11	6	75	1	40
WR Josh Cribbs	8	4	57	1	40
TE Ben Watson	5	3	32	0	39
FB Heath Evans	4	3	16	0	11
TE Jabari Holloway	4	3	13	0	15
WR Malcom Floyd	4	1	26	1	26
RB Brian Westbrook	3	1	1	0	22
RB Musa Smith	2	1	6	0	22
TE Grady Dux	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	4	3	0.75	5.75
RB Brian Leonard	3	10	3.33	4.81
QB Mark Brunell	1	5	5.00	3.75
WR Miles Austin	1	10	10.00	10.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brian Westbrook	1	-1	-1.00	3.21
RB Musa Smith	1	3	3.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Brunell	5	5	17	3.40	6.92

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	1	0	0	0.00	5.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Billy Miller	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Miles Austin	1	1	9	9.00	12.75
WR Robert Meachem	1	1	2	2.00	6.46
WR Jason Hill	1	1	1	1.00	14.60

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Josh Cribbs	1	0	0	0.00	7.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mark Brunell	2	0
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	2	1
RB Brian Leonard	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jay Cutler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Brunell	12	8	6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Cutler	12	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Meachem	5	4	3
WR Jason Hill	3	2	2
TE Billy Miller	2	1	0
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	1	1
RB Brian Leonard	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ben Watson	3	2	2
FB Heath Evans	2	2	1
WR Malcom Floyd	2	0	0
WR Josh Cribbs	2	1	1
WR Calvin Johnson	2	0	0
TE Grady Dux	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,300 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,700 (20,900)
End Zone 10,200 (15,100)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (13,300)
Club Seats 6,100 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,300 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,700 (20,900)
End Zone	10,200 (15,100)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (13,300)
Club Seats	6,100 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,800)