Conference Semifinals, 2036

played in Houston, AL

45 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers14673-30
Houston Texans103177-55

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:45 PIT - Sergio Colburn 3 run (Danny Emmons extra point)
1Q: 07:11 HOU - Stanley Griffin 23 run (A.J. Dingle extra point)
1Q: 04:32 PIT - Isaiah Giorgi 8 pass from Marlon Holm (Danny Emmons extra point)
1Q: 01:54 HOU - A.J. Dingle 36 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - John David Crow 6 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
2Q: 14:52 PIT - Carter Allen 89 kickoff return (Danny Emmons extra point failed)
2Q: 10:15 HOU - Jason Brockermeyer 3 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
2Q: 06:52 HOU - Caleb McConnell 63 fumble return (A.J. Dingle extra point)
2Q: 03:03 HOU - A.J. Dingle 22 field goal
2Q: 00:32 HOU - Stanley Griffin 22 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
3Q: 04:19 HOU - Stanley Griffin 5 run (A.J. Dingle extra point)
3Q: 00:07 PIT - Dan Nixon 8 pass from Randall Crowell (Danny Emmons extra point)
4Q: 11:35 HOU - Phil Lovstad 5 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
4Q: 06:27 PIT - Danny Emmons 29 field goal

Team StatisticsPITHOU
Record9-916-1
First Downs1831
- by Rushing710
- by Passing1021
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards325512
- Offensive Plays6274
- Yards per Play5.246.92
Net Rushing Yards117213
- Rushing Attempts2335
- Yards per Rush5.096.09
Net Passing Yards208299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 19 - 038 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards224301
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/161/2
- Yards per Pass Play5.337.67
Fumbles/Lost2/13/1
3rd Down Conversions8/1612/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.85.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/404/25
Punt Returns/Yards0/03/29
Kick Returns/Yards6/2034/115
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits47
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/14/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 39
Time of Possession27:0932:51

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:23OWN 251375Touchdown
16:532:27OWN 25875Touchdown
11:481:16OWN 283-5Fumble
210:071:51OWN 25424Punt
26:050:46OWN 253-15Punt
22:551:28OWN 353-3Punt
20:170:17OWN 3618Half
38:501:27OWN 203-7Punt
34:094:09OWN 20980Touchdown
411:275:06OWN 241064Field Goal
42:470:54OWN 2039Punt
40:580:58OPP 2933Missed FG
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:371:44OWN 35365Touchdown
14:262:38OPP 48629Field Goal
10:320:40OPP 737Touchdown
214:384:31OWN 251075Touchdown
28:162:11OWN 17483Touchdown
25:192:24OPP 43738Field Goal
21:271:10OWN 34666Touchdown
315:006:10OWN 271065Missed FG
37:233:1450850Touchdown
415:003:33OWN 251175Touchdown
46:213:34OWN 37418Punt
41:530:55OWN 2722Fumble

Game MVP: Don Meredith IV, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Sergio Colburn9465.111921
RB Brant Dolin6264.331110
QB Marlon Holm4287.00900
QB Randall Crowell4174.25900
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Stanley Griffin251375.482742
RB Chase Weinberg9677.443620
QB Don Meredith IV199.00900

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Crowell19101370/0159093.5
Marlon Holm189872/16115082.4
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Don Meredith IV38253011/24290125.0

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Dan Nixon5106513.005291
WR Dustin Douglas59448.8011150
WR Isaiah Giorgi35186.00481
WR Peter Riley232110.500130
WR Gary Barksdale256532.508590
FB Owen Reid1133.00030
WR Carter Allen1488.00080
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rodolfo Wheatley6128113.5032290
RB Stanley Griffin567014.0015221
WR Jason Brockermeyer56479.409151
WR Justin Jefferson343311.0014170
TE Kylen Granson222814.008160
TE Phil Lovstad23136.50081
WR Caleb McConnell122323.000230
WR John David Crow1166.00061
FB Ted Hickman0200.00000

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
QB Marlon Holm1000
QB Randall Crowell1000
G Eddie Rowell0100
S Lukas Burroughs0100
DT Andrew Kantz0010
OLB Clarence Meier0010
OLB Vinny Costello0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
RB Stanley Griffin1000
RB Chase Weinberg1000
WR Rodolfo Wheatley1000
WR Caleb McConnell0101
T Paul McCormick0100
DE Jermaine Schwartz0100
OLB Josue Vanderjagt0010
DE Collin Starnes0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Allen Foreman521142.236.4542
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Richie Schneider14545.025.0450

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Danny Emmons1/20/10/0293/4
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
A.J. Dingle2/30/00/0367/7

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Daquan Ingram3299.70

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Carter Allen620333.81
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Daquan Ingram39331.00
Spencer Krieger12222.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Ted Erickson1000.03539
CB Craig Coleman720.03338
OLB Vinny Costello720.03438
DE Philip Armstrong411.03037
DT Andrew Kantz420.03532
DE Joshua Fleming410.03533
OLB Cristian Watkins400.02313
OLB Earnest Politopoulos300.03130
S Lukas Burroughs250.03331
CB Corbin Shively220.03539
ILB Troy Anderson210.03138
OLB Clarence Meier200.062
S Nicky Donaldson200.029
CB Antonio Levine110.069
CB Nathan England110.01018
TE Dan Nixon10---------
DE Tanner Joseph010.058
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Dean Villars601.01738
OLB Josue Vanderjagt540.02036
OLB Monty Layne420.01116
CB Teddy Tasker420.02134
CB Eli Jamison400.01231
DT Camden Holleran320.02131
S Frank Finley300.02135
DE Collin Starnes201.01117
S Kenny Franckhauser210.01631
OLB Kerry Meadows200.042
ILB Clyde Connell200.083
CB Antoine Winters120.02037
S Spencer Krieger100.0715
DT Kerry Chadwick100.01536
DE Jermaine Schwartz100.01324
S Noah Greene010.066
DT Vinny Lang010.062

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Philip Armstrong1.030037
OLB Earnest Politopoulos0.010030
DT Andrew Kantz0.002232
DE Joshua Fleming0.001033
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Dean Villars1.010038
DE Collin Starnes1.000117
DT Vinny Lang0.01002
DE Jermaine Schwartz0.003124
DT Kerry Chadwick0.001136
DE Richard Talley0.001023
OLB Monty Layne0.001016
DT Camden Holleran0.001031

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Craig Coleman71038
OLB Vinny Costello40038
S Ted Erickson30039
S Nicky Donaldson2009
S Lukas Burroughs20031
CB Nathan England20018
CB Antonio Levine1209
DE Joshua Fleming10033
CB Corbin Shively10039
ILB Troy Anderson10038
OLB Cristian Watkins10013
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Eli Jamison40031
CB Teddy Tasker32034
OLB Josue Vanderjagt30036
OLB Dean Villars30038
OLB Monty Layne21016
S Kenny Franckhauser11031
OLB Kerry Meadows1002
S Spencer Krieger10015
S Frank Finley10035

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Eddie Rowell44023039
C Butch Tauscher25023039
G Damian Tubbs24021137
T Dennis Abrams12023139
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Patrick Robustelli510035039
T Paul McCormick46035139
C Christian Whiting26035039
G Sedrick Compton24035039
T Nicholas Marler15035039
FB Ted Hickman02014012
TE Phil Lovstad01023015

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Sergio Colburn323
Corbin Shively316
Dan Nixon124
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Justin Jefferson312
Ted Hickman125
Phil Lovstad114

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Corbin Shively------35391690
OLB Earnest Politopoulos------31302283
TE Dan Nixon2035------2479
S Ted Erickson------3539377
CB Craig Coleman------3338475
G Eddie Rowell2339------1375
OLB Vinny Costello------3438375
ILB Troy Anderson------3138473
RB Sergio Colburn1534------2372
DE Philip Armstrong------3037471
T Leonard Burks2339------769
T Dennis Abrams2339------769
DT Andrew Kantz------3532168
DE Joshua Fleming------3533---68
S Lukas Burroughs------3331266
G Damian Tubbs2137------765
WR Isaiah Giorgi1632------1664
C Butch Tauscher2339---------62
WR Dustin Douglas2239---------61
OLB Cristian Watkins------23131046
WR Peter Riley1316------938
QB Marlon Holm1720---------37
FB Owen Reid711------1937
S Nicky Donaldson------291728
CB Nathan England------1018---28
QB Randall Crowell619---------25
CB Antonio Levine------69621
WR Carter Allen29------1021
WR Ruben Harrison00------1919
WR Gary Barksdale711---------18
DE Tanner Joseph------58316
CB Carson Micalles------001515
RB Brant Dolin84---------12
OLB Nick Compton------18312
DT Ernie Griffin------0729
OLB Clarence Meier------62---8
TE Horace Zepeda44---------8
K Danny Emmons00------88
C Brenden Lyle00------77
P Allen Foreman00------77
C Winston Wheeler00------55
G Roman Dotson22---------4
TE Peter Farrell10---------1
DE Quentin Kramer------0011
DT Axel Dotson------00---0
T Junior Kobeski00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Rodolfo Wheatley2635------2182
T Paul McCormick3539------478
C Christian Whiting3539---------74
T Nicholas Marler3539---------74
G Sedrick Compton3539---------74
G Patrick Robustelli3539---------74
QB Don Meredith IV3539---------74
TE Kylen Granson1925------2569
CB Eli Jamison------12312366
RB Stanley Griffin2636---------62
CB Antoine Winters------2037259
OLB Josue Vanderjagt------2036258
S Frank Finley------2135258
OLB Dean Villars------1738257
CB Teddy Tasker------2134156
DT Kerry Chadwick------1536253
DT Camden Holleran------2131153
TE Phil Lovstad2315------1452
FB Ted Hickman1412------2551
WR Justin Jefferson2116------1249
WR Caleb McConnell2128---------49
S Kenny Franckhauser------1631148
S Spencer Krieger------7152244
DE Richard Talley------1223742
WR Jason Brockermeyer1523---------38
DE Jermaine Schwartz------1324138
OLB Kerry Meadows------422228
OLB Monty Layne------1116128
DE Collin Starnes------1117---28
WR Daquan Ingram00------2424
ILB Clyde Connell------831122
TE Leonardo Godsey00------2020
S Noah Greene------66719
DT Torque Lewith------49114
K A.J. Dingle00------1313
DT Vinny Lang------62513
RB Chase Weinberg93---------12
DE Giovanni Booker------62---8
CB Terrence Wolfe------2158
WR John David Crow12------58
C Wayne Wachter00------44
P Richie Schneider00------44
C Roy Bernstein00------44
G Robert Farmer00------44
QB Brendan Ocampo00---------0
WR Harvey Meyer00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11919.0
Middle20924.6
Right263.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left77610.9
Middle221145.2
Right6233.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Crowell19102122300
Marlon Holm1890202430
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Don Meredith IV38253123320

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4171.8
Short (0-8 Yds)2012914.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)104383.8
Long (19+ Yds)328829.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen212914.5
Short (0-8 Yds)19121146.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)16111358.4
Long (19+ Yds)112323.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Dan Nixon105065135
WR Dustin Douglas95144039
WR Gary Barksdale52065111
WR Isaiah Giorgi53018032
WR Carter Allen411809
WR Peter Riley32021016
FB Owen Reid1103011
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rodolfo Wheatley126281135
RB Stanley Griffin65070136
WR Jason Brockermeyer65047023
WR Justin Jefferson43033016
TE Phil Lovstad32013015
TE Kylen Granson22028025
WR Caleb McConnell21023128
FB Ted Hickman2000012
WR John David Crow110602

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Sergio Colburn252.505.11
QB Randall Crowell221.004.25
RB Brant Dolin122.004.33
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Stanley Griffin6132.175.48
RB Chase Weinberg4102.507.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Crowell42112.757.21
Marlon Holm22168.004.83
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Don Meredith IV157573.807.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Dan Nixon2184.006.50
WR Isaiah Giorgi22115.503.60
WR Peter Riley1188.007.00
WR Dustin Douglas1000.004.89
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rodolfo Wheatley5000.006.75
WR Justin Jefferson2152.508.25
WR Jason Brockermeyer22147.007.83
TE Phil Lovstad2152.504.33
TE Kylen Granson111212.0014.00
RB Stanley Griffin111515.0011.67
FB Ted Hickman1000.000.00
WR John David Crow1166.006.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
RB Sergio Colburn22
RB Brant Dolin11
HoustonRushesConversions
RB Stanley Griffin65

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Randall Crowell754
Marlon Holm521
HoustonAttCompConversions
Don Meredith IV1077

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Gary Barksdale311
TE Dan Nixon333
WR Dustin Douglas310
WR Isaiah Giorgi210
WR Peter Riley111
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Jason Brockermeyer444
WR Justin Jefferson211
WR Rodolfo Wheatley200
WR Caleb McConnell111
WR John David Crow111

SectionAttendance
Stadium99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck25,300 (25,300)
End Zone18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)