Week 4, 2014

played in Pittsburgh, PA

55 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Texans	14	7	3	0	-	24
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 HOU - Tavaris Jackson 21 run (Matt Prater extra point)
1Q: 01:58 HOU - Adam Thielen 35 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Matt Prater extra point)
1Q: 00:04 PIT - Devin Hester 63 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 05:57 HOU - Adam Thielen 16 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 04:26 PIT - Josh Cribbs 20 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 10:39 PIT - Clay Matthews 44 fumble return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 04:12 HOU - Matt Prater 29 field goal
4Q: 15:00 PIT - Dan Carpenter 48 field goal
4Q: 08:18 PIT - Troy Niklas 0 blocked punt return (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 HOU - Tavaris Jackson 21 run (Matt Prater extra point)
1Q: 01:58 HOU - Adam Thielen 35 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Matt Prater extra point)
1Q: 00:04 PIT - Devin Hester 63 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 05:57 HOU - Adam Thielen 16 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 04:26 PIT - Josh Cribbs 20 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 10:39 PIT - Clay Matthews 44 fumble return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 04:12 HOU - Matt Prater 29 field goal
4Q: 15:00 PIT - Dan Carpenter 48 field goal
4Q: 08:18 PIT - Troy Niklas 0 blocked punt return (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 1-3 1-3
First Downs 28 11
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 19 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 461 269
- Offensive Plays 80 45
- Yards per Play 5.76 5.98
Net Rushing Yards 129 72
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 4.61 3.13
Net Passing Yards 332 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 35 - 0 20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 339 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.38 8.95
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/18 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/27 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/34 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 5/92
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 25
Time of Possession 37:57 22:03

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	1-3	1-3
First Downs	28	11
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	19	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	461	269
- Offensive Plays	80	45
- Yards per Play	5.76	5.98
Net Rushing Yards	129	72
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	4.61	3.13
Net Passing Yards	332	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 35 - 0	20 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	339	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.38	8.95
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/18	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/27	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/34	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	5/92
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 25
Time of Possession	37:57	22:03

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:15	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	6:24	4:36	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	15:00	1:50	OWN 25	5	6	Punt
2	10:31	4:41	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	4:13	1:58	OWN 25	5	35	Punt
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 34	3	10	Half
3	13:02	2:35	OWN 18	5	26	Fumble
3	10:27	6:21	OWN 19	11	69	Field Goal
4	14:53	2:42	OWN 15	4	10	Punt
4	9:15	1:10	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
4	8:05	3:48	OWN 32	6	24	Punt
4	2:27	1:39	OWN 44	10	34	Fumble

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:45	3:21	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
1	1:48	1:48	OWN 29	3	71	Touchdown
2	13:10	2:39	OWN 22	6	9	Punt
2	5:50	1:37	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
2	2:15	1:32	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
3	4:06	4:13	OWN 25	8	44	Field Goal
4	12:11	2:56	OWN 29	6	23	Punt
4	4:17	1:50	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 22	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Tavaris Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	14	23	1.64	7	0	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	7	65	9.29	21	3	1
RB Sawyer Joyner	5	30	6.00	15	1	0
FB Ovie Mughelli	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
WR Santonio Holmes	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Le'Veon Bell	19	64	3.37	14	2
QB Cam Newton	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
FB Mo Fassnacht	1	4	4.00	4	0
RB Terry Alcott	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	50	35	339	2/7	2	35	0	102.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	20	12	215	2/18	2	63	0	130.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dominique Edison	9	13	112	12.44	38	26	0
RB Sawyer Joyner	6	7	18	3.00	0	8	0
WR Adam Thielen	6	10	101	16.83	55	35	2
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	5	7	33	6.60	13	13	0
TE J.T. DeWalt	4	6	42	10.50	2	12	0
WR Santonio Holmes	3	4	12	4.00	9	10	0
TE Zach Miller	2	2	21	10.50	0	18	0
TE Seth Boyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devin Hester	4	6	132	33.00	76	63	1
WR Shaquille Brooks	3	4	36	12.00	15	27	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	4	11	5.50	4	8	0
WR D.J. Hackett	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Josh Cribbs	1	1	20	20.00	12	20	1
RB Terry Alcott	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Greg Olsen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	0	0	0
RB Sawyer Joyner	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Clay Matthews	1	0	1
CB Dwight Bentley	1	0	0
CB Patrick Robinson	0	1	0
DE Kawann Short	0	1	0
TE Troy Niklas	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	5	177	35.4	27.4	47	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Britton Colquitt	6	279	46.5	37.5	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donte Moncrief	3	34	11.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Thielen	2	42	21.0	0
Miles Austin	1	13	13.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Cribbs	4	71	17.8	0
Michael Clayton	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bobby Carpenter	7	0	0.0	20	17
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	5	1	0.0	20	17
DT Everson Griffen	3	1	2.0	10	9
OLB Jelani Jenkins	3	0	0.0	2	4
CB Tharold Simon	3	0	0.0	21	19
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	2	4	0.0	23	22
S Richie Clark	2	2	0.0	23	22
OLB Keenan Robinson	2	2	0.0	20	17
DT Alan Branch	2	1	0.0	12	13
ILB Chase Blackburn	2	0	0.0	9	5
S Roy Williams	1	0	0.0	5	10
DE Robert Quinn	1	0	0.0	16	18
DE Matt Roth	0	1	0.0	18	15
DE Dan Bazuin	0	1	0.0	10	9
OLB Spencer Adkins	0	1	0.0	3	5
CB Jason McCourty	0	1	0.0	23	22

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Patrick Robinson	13	2	0.0	28	46
OLB A. J. Klein	9	2	0.0	25	35
OLB Clay Matthews	7	4	0.0	27	52
S Dawan Landry	5	3	0.0	22	44
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	5	1	0.0	16	23
S Andrew Sendejo	4	6	0.0	27	52
CB Al Afalava	4	1	0.0	12	34
DT Johnny Jolly	3	3	0.0	26	46
DE Kawann Short	2	2	1.5	26	48
DE Michael Brocker	2	0	0.5	8	30
ILB Kaluka Maiava	2	1	0.0	20	26
S Quinton Carter	2	0	0.0	3	7
DE Hunter Vergara	2	0	0.0	15	16
CB Dwight Bentley	1	1	0.0	8	34
OLB Moise Fokou	0	2	0.0	26	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Everson Griffen	2.0	0	0	9
DE Robert Quinn	0.0	2	1	18
DE Matt Roth	0.0	1	1	15
DT Alan Branch	0.0	1	0	13

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kawann Short	1.5	2	3	48
DE Michael Brocker	0.5	2	1	30
DT Johnny Jolly	0.0	1	1	46
OLB Moise Fokou	0.0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tharold Simon	3	0	19
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	3	0	17
OLB Keenan Robinson	2	0	17
OLB Jelani Jenkins	2	0	4
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	1	0	22
CB Reggie Corner	1	0	16
OLB Spencer Adkins	0	1	5

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Patrick Robinson	10	2	46
OLB Clay Matthews	5	0	52
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	4	1	23
S Dawan Landry	4	0	44
CB Al Afalava	3	0	34
OLB A. J. Klein	3	0	35
S Quinton Carter	2	0	7
S Andrew Sendejo	1	1	52
DT Johnny Jolly	1	0	46
CB Dwight Bentley	1	0	34
DE Kawann Short	1	0	48

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Marvin Philip	2	6	0	28	0	52
T Jordan Mills	2	3	0	28	0	52
G Willie Philip	1	5	1	28	1	52
G Gabriel Rose	0	4	0	28	0	52
T Donald Penn	0	2	0	28	1	52
TE J.T. DeWalt	0	1	0	27	0	42

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T James Brewer	3	7	0	23	0	22
C A.Q. Shipley	2	5	0	23	0	22
G Aaron Howard	1	4	0	23	0	22
G Junius Coston	1	2	1	23	0	22
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	0	22	1	21
FB Mo Fassnacht	0	1	0	6	0	1
T John Terry	0	1	0	23	0	22
RB Le'Veon Bell	0	0	0	22	1	22

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Roth	5	11

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
John Terry	2	13
Terry Alcott	1	23
Devin Hester	1	21
Michael Clayton	1	17
Charles Sims	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Donald Penn	28	52	---	---	6	86
G Gabriel Rose	28	52	---	---	6	86
G Willie Philip	28	52	---	---	6	86
T Jordan Mills	28	52	---	---	6	86
QB Tavaris Jackson	28	52	---	---	---	80
C Marvin Philip	28	52	---	---	---	80
WR Adam Thielen	25	47	---	---	6	78
WR Santonio Holmes	24	46	---	---	---	70
TE J.T. DeWalt	27	42	---	---	1	70
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	22	30	---	---	17	69
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	23	22	18	63
WR Dominique Edison	12	37	---	---	6	55
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	23	22	3	48
S Richie Clark	---	---	23	22	1	46
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	21	19	6	46
DE Matt Roth	---	---	18	15	11	44
FB Ovie Mughelli	11	12	---	---	18	41
DE Robert Quinn	---	---	16	18	6	40
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	20	17	1	38
OLB Keenan Robinson	---	---	20	17	1	38
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	---	---	20	17	---	37
S Roy Williams	---	---	5	10	18	33
TE Zach Miller	12	21	---	---	---	33
CB Reggie Corner	---	---	15	16	1	32
OLB Spencer Adkins	---	---	3	5	20	28
DT Alan Branch	---	---	12	13	1	26
WR Miles Austin	1	6	---	---	18	25
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	10	9	6	25
TE Seth Boyd	0	2	---	---	22	24
RB Sawyer Joyner	6	17	---	---	---	23
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	10	9	1	20
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	2	4	11	17
WR Donte Moncrief	0	0	---	---	17	17
ILB Chase Blackburn	---	---	9	5	1	15
RB Bishop Sankey	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Morris Durham	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Quinn Pitcock	---	---	3	2	---	5
ILB H.B. Blades	---	---	0	0	1	1
T Sean Locklear	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ryan Tannehill	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Roberto Snyder	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tanner Hawkinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Duron Harmon	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Benjamin Loyd	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Clay Matthews	---	---	27	52	2	81
S Andrew Sendejo	---	---	27	52	1	80
CB Patrick Robinson	---	---	28	46	1	75
DE Kawann Short	---	---	26	48	---	74
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	26	46	1	73
S Dawan Landry	---	---	22	44	2	68
OLB Moise Fokou	---	---	26	36	---	62
OLB A. J. Klein	---	---	25	35	---	60
T John Terry	23	22	---	---	13	58
WR Devin Hester	15	20	---	---	21	56
ILB Kaluka Maiava	---	---	20	26	10	56
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	16	23	15	54
CB Al Afalava	---	---	12	34	7	53
G Junius Coston	23	22	---	---	7	52
T James Brewer	23	22	---	---	7	52
RB Le'Veon Bell	22	22	---	---	2	46
TE Greg Olsen	22	21	---	---	2	45
C A.Q. Shipley	23	22	---	---	---	45
G Aaron Howard	23	22	---	---	---	45
QB Cam Newton	23	22	---	---	---	45
WR Shaquille Brooks	21	22	---	---	1	44
ILB Rennie Curran	---	---	3	19	22	44
CB Dwight Bentley	---	---	8	34	1	43
DE Michael Brocker	---	---	8	30	1	39
DE Hunter Vergara	---	---	15	16	6	37
WR D.J. Hackett	13	16	---	---	6	35
TE Troy Niklas	6	3	---	---	21	30
RB Terry Alcott	2	1	---	---	23	26
S Quinton Carter	---	---	3	7	12	22
DT Corvey Irvin	---	---	8	8	5	21
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	---	---	17	19
WR Josh Cribbs	5	3	---	---	10	18
S Chris Horton	---	---	6	8	4	18
RB Charles Sims	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Otis Finley	---	---	1	8	---	9
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	7	7
FB Mo Fassnacht	6	1	---	---	---	7
P Britton Colquitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Brian Schwenke	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Caden Poole	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Lane Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Mason Pritchett	2	0	---	---	---	2
OLB Stewart Bradley	---	---	1	0	---	1
G Manuel Ramirez	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Joe Flacco	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Greg Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	50	6.3
Middle	18	74	4.1
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	13	23	1.8
Right	6	38	6.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	50	35	4	2	3	4	6	5	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	20	12	5	0	1	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	40	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	150	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	12	149	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	47	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	135	19.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	30	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dominique Edison	13	9	1	112	2	37
WR Adam Thielen	10	6	0	101	2	47
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	7	5	1	33	0	30
RB Sawyer Joyner	7	6	0	18	0	17
TE J.T. DeWalt	6	4	0	42	0	42
WR Santonio Holmes	4	3	0	12	0	46
TE Zach Miller	2	2	0	21	0	21
TE Seth Boyd	1	0	1	0	0	2

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devin Hester	6	4	0	132	3	20
WR Shaquille Brooks	4	3	1	36	1	22
RB Le'Veon Bell	4	2	0	11	0	22
WR D.J. Hackett	3	1	0	6	0	16
WR Josh Cribbs	1	1	0	20	1	3
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	0	0	0	21
RB Terry Alcott	1	1	0	10	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	1	4	4.00	1.64
RB Sawyer Joyner	1	1	1.00	6.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	3	2	14	4.67	6.78

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	1	1	20	20.00	10.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adam Thielen	2	1	16	8.00	10.10
RB Sawyer Joyner	1	1	-2	-2.00	2.57

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Josh Cribbs	1	1	20	20.00	20.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Tavaris Jackson	3	3

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Le'Veon Bell	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	14	9	8

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	6	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dominique Edison	6	4	3
RB Maurice Jones-Drew	4	2	2
TE J.T. DeWalt	2	2	2
WR Adam Thielen	2	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devin Hester	2	1	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	2	0
WR D.J. Hackett	1	1	0
WR Shaquille Brooks	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 35,000 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,100 (20,900)
End Zone 7,300 (15,100)
Mezzanine 4,300 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 6,700 (13,300)
Club Seats 4,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	35,000 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,100 (20,900)
End Zone	7,300 (15,100)
Mezzanine	4,300 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	6,700 (13,300)
Club Seats	4,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,800)