Conference Finals, 2038

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	6	0	3	-	16
Houston Texans	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 PIT - Josue Hamel 1 pass from Sammie Rigby (Cory DeWalters extra point)
2Q: 11:25 PIT - Cory DeWalters 44 field goal
2Q: 07:45 HOU - Rod Caro 7 run (Cristian Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 02:00 PIT - Cory DeWalters 45 field goal
3Q: 08:08 HOU - Anthony Miller 47 pass from Alek Torgersen (Cristian Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 14:27 PIT - Cory DeWalters 25 field goal
4Q: 02:03 HOU - Alek Torgersen 8 run (Cristian Mahoney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 PIT - Josue Hamel 1 pass from Sammie Rigby (Cory DeWalters extra point)
2Q: 11:25 PIT - Cory DeWalters 44 field goal
2Q: 07:45 HOU - Rod Caro 7 run (Cristian Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 02:00 PIT - Cory DeWalters 45 field goal
3Q: 08:08 HOU - Anthony Miller 47 pass from Alek Torgersen (Cristian Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 14:27 PIT - Cory DeWalters 25 field goal
4Q: 02:03 HOU - Alek Torgersen 8 run (Cristian Mahoney extra point)

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 12-7 13-5-1
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 361 315
- Offensive Plays 79 52
- Yards per Play 4.57 6.06
Net Rushing Yards 150 54
- Rushing Attempts 32 15
- Yards per Rush 4.69 3.60
Net Passing Yards 211 261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 24 - 0 36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 238 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/27 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.49 7.05
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/13 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 39:29 20:31

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	12-7	13-5-1
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	361	315
- Offensive Plays	79	52
- Yards per Play	4.57	6.06
Net Rushing Yards	150	54
- Rushing Attempts	32	15
- Yards per Rush	4.69	3.60
Net Passing Yards	211	261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 24 - 0	36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	238	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/27	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.49	7.05
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/13	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	39:29	20:31

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:12	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	7:35	5:50	OWN 15	11	47	Punt
1	0:07	3:49	OWN 24	7	49	Field Goal
2	7:38	5:45	OWN 29	9	43	Field Goal
3	14:08	2:32	OWN 30	7	23	Punt
3	10:30	1:22	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
3	7:53	2:46	OWN 25	9	27	Punt
3	3:42	4:20	OPP 46	8	38	Field Goal
4	12:56	4:37	OWN 26	9	63	Fumble
4	6:41	1:41	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
4	1:56	0:53	OWN 25	4	4	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:48	2:13	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
1	1:45	1:38	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	11:18	3:40	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 10	5	24	Half
3	15:00	0:52	OWN 42	2	28	Fumble
3	11:36	1:06	OWN 8	3	8	Punt
3	9:08	1:15	OPP 36	3	36	Touchdown
3	5:07	1:25	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
4	14:22	1:26	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
4	8:19	1:38	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
4	5:00	3:04	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
4	1:03	1:03	OPP 29	4	14	Game

Game MVP: Alan Newsome, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Edward Rogan	18	96	5.33	20	5
RB Harry Bycroft	11	41	3.73	8	0
QB Sammie Rigby	3	13	4.33	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rod Caro	6	20	3.33	10	1	1
QB Alek Torgersen	5	14	2.80	8	0	1
RB Tom Rose	4	20	5.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammie Rigby	42	24	238	5/27	1	38	0	81.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alek Torgersen	36	22	270	1/9	1	47	0	93.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tre'Quan Smith	6	12	81	13.50	29	38	0
RB Edward Rogan	6	7	34	5.67	6	11	0
TE Josue Hamel	3	6	21	7.00	9	15	1
WR Clyde Clements	3	6	40	13.33	31	31	0
TE Britt Grams	2	5	22	11.00	6	11	0
RB Harry Bycroft	2	2	11	5.50	2	10	0
WR Angel Castro	2	3	29	14.50	1	23	0
RB Terry Coffey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Rod Caro	5	6	39	7.80	14	16	0
WR Anthony Miller	4	8	107	26.75	51	47	1
WR Elijah Hitchcock	4	9	55	13.75	9	28	0
TE Albert Kaplan	3	5	22	7.33	9	10	0
WR Scott Miller	3	3	24	8.00	3	9	0
WR Nickolas Gunn	2	2	18	9.00	0	9	0
RB Tom Rose	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Ramon Pitts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Sammie Rigby	1	0	0
RB Edward Rogan	1	0	0
S Daryl Stone	0	1	1
TE Britt Grams	0	1	0
CB Jimmie Riley	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Alek Torgersen	1	0	0
WR Elijah Hitchcock	1	0	0
C Mercury Ferguson	0	1	0
OLB Jaylon Ferguson	0	1	0
OLB Uchenna Nwosu	0	0	1
S Tavarius Moore	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Plummer	5	178	35.6	29.6	58	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Burt Ikuma	6	258	43.0	40.8	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cory DeWalters	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cristian Mahoney	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Noah Manning	2	13	6.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Caro	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Noah Manning	1	23	23.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Caro	1	34	34.0	0
Tom Rose	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joshua Allen	7	2	0.0	14	34
OLB Wally Corrente	5	1	0.0	14	34
CB Lonnie Johnson	5	1	0.0	14	30
DT Harvey Bridges	2	0	1.0	15	37
CB J.R. Lachance	2	1	0.0	15	37
OLB Jonathan Carpenter	2	1	0.0	5	14
DE Mackenzie Begian	2	1	0.0	12	29
CB Emmett Schwartz	2	0	0.0	2	9
DE Nicky Rayburn	2	0	0.0	9	17
S Daryl Stone	1	0	0.0	13	30
CB Tony Brown	1	0	0.0	11	26
TE Britt Grams	1	0	---	---	---
DT Otis Webster	1	0	0.0	5	17
CB Jimmie Riley	1	0	0.0	14	35
DE Nathan Crawford	0	1	0.0	13	31

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tavarius Moore	8	1	0.0	32	47
OLB Jaylon Ferguson	6	3	1.0	32	43
OLB Kaleb Middleton	6	3	0.0	27	15
DT Bryson McNeil	6	1	0.0	26	43
CB Floyd Gilmore	6	1	0.0	30	45
OLB Alan Newsome	4	0	3.0	7	34
DE Ruben Frederick	4	0	1.0	28	44
CB Carlton Davis	4	2	0.0	31	47
ILB Brody Perini	3	1	0.0	7	36
S Sammy Hopkins	3	0	0.0	28	45
DE Deion Schroeder	3	0	0.0	26	38
OLB Terry Baum	2	3	0.0	24	11
OLB Uchenna Nwosu	2	1	0.0	6	38
CB Iman Lewis-Marshall	1	0	0.0	21	7
S James Flannery	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Perry Weinstein	0	1	0.0	7	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Harvey Bridges	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Keith Donovan	0.0	2	1	0	17
DE Nicky Rayburn	0.0	1	0	0	17
OLB Wally Corrente	0.0	0	1	1	34
DE Mackenzie Begian	0.0	0	1	0	29
ILB Joshua Allen	0.0	0	1	0	34

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Alan Newsome	3.0	0	0	0	34
DE Ruben Frederick	1.0	0	4	0	44
OLB Jaylon Ferguson	1.0	0	0	0	43
DE Deion Schroeder	0.0	1	1	0	38
DT Bryson McNeil	0.0	0	1	0	43
OLB Kaleb Middleton	0.0	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Wally Corrente	4	1	34
ILB Joshua Allen	4	1	34
CB J.R. Lachance	3	1	37
CB Lonnie Johnson	3	0	30
S Daryl Stone	2	1	30
OLB Jonathan Carpenter	2	0	14
CB Emmett Schwartz	2	0	9
CB Tony Brown	1	0	26
DT Otis Webster	1	0	17

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jaylon Ferguson	5	2	43
CB Floyd Gilmore	4	1	45
ILB Brody Perini	4	0	36
S Tavarius Moore	3	2	47
S Sammy Hopkins	2	0	45
CB Carlton Davis	1	3	47
CB Iman Lewis-Marshall	1	2	7
OLB Uchenna Nwosu	1	1	38
DE Ruben Frederick	1	0	44
DT Bryson McNeil	1	0	43
OLB Alan Newsome	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Billy Price	4	7	0	32	0	47
G Skyler Phillips	3	6	1	32	1	47
G Cesar Brackett	3	6	0	32	1	47
T Brian Upshaw	3	5	0	32	1	47
C Earl Batteson	0	5	0	32	2	47

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jeffery Willis	2	4	0	15	0	37
C Kyle Ross	1	4	1	14	0	37
G Sedrick Agbabian	1	1	0	15	0	37
G Don Warren	0	1	0	15	1	37
TE Albert Kaplan	0	1	0	13	0	30
C Mercury Ferguson	0	1	0	15	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Coffey	1	22
Wally Corrente	1	20
Mackenzie Begian	1	19

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kemoko Turay	1	21
Albert Kaplan	1	20
Rod Caro	1	20

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Josue Hamel	29	47	---	---	17	93
QB Sammie Rigby	32	47	---	---	3	82
C Billy Price	32	47	---	---	---	79
G Skyler Phillips	32	47	---	---	---	79
G Cesar Brackett	32	47	---	---	---	79
C Earl Batteson	32	47	---	---	---	79
T Brian Upshaw	32	47	---	---	---	79
RB Edward Rogan	20	39	---	---	12	71
OLB Wally Corrente	---	---	14	34	20	68
WR Angel Castro	30	36	---	---	---	66
WR Tre'Quan Smith	27	36	---	---	---	63
DE Mackenzie Begian	---	---	12	29	19	60
DT Harvey Bridges	---	---	15	37	6	58
TE Britt Grams	6	27	---	---	23	56
WR Clyde Clements	26	20	---	---	9	55
CB J.R. Lachance	---	---	15	37	---	52
CB Tony Brown	---	---	11	26	15	52
DE Nathan Crawford	---	---	13	31	7	51
CB Jimmie Riley	---	---	14	35	---	49
ILB Joshua Allen	---	---	14	34	---	48
CB Lonnie Johnson	---	---	14	30	---	44
S Daryl Stone	---	---	13	30	---	43
RB Terry Coffey	1	10	---	---	22	33
DE Keith Donovan	---	---	6	17	6	29
WR Geoff Dobler	3	0	---	---	23	26
DE Nicky Rayburn	---	---	9	17	---	26
RB Harry Bycroft	12	9	---	---	1	22
DT Otis Webster	---	---	5	17	---	22
OLB Jonathan Carpenter	---	---	5	14	---	19
TE Donald Parham	6	11	---	---	---	17
S Edwin Ross	---	---	0	0	15	15
CB Emmett Schwartz	---	---	2	9	---	11
WR Noah Manning	0	0	---	---	10	10
S Cornelius Sims	---	---	2	7	---	9
T Mitchell Dunn	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Cory DeWalters	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Marcos Lieberman	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Doug Jackson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Alec Lavigne	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jared Plummer	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Matthew Grant	---	---	1	3	---	4
WR Buddy Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Brody Ingoglia	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Philip Kaplan	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Trayvon Henderson	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Maxwell Alexander	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Tavarius Moore	---	---	32	47	17	96
OLB Jaylon Ferguson	---	---	32	43	16	91
CB Carlton Davis	---	---	31	47	3	81
CB Floyd Gilmore	---	---	30	45	2	77
S Sammy Hopkins	---	---	28	45	2	75
DE Ruben Frederick	---	---	28	44	1	73
DT Bryson McNeil	---	---	26	43	2	71
DE Deion Schroeder	---	---	26	38	3	67
TE Albert Kaplan	13	30	---	---	20	63
OLB Kaleb Middleton	---	---	27	15	21	63
RB Rod Caro	11	30	---	---	20	61
WR Elijah Hitchcock	14	31	---	---	14	59
G Don Warren	15	37	---	---	6	58
G Sedrick Agbabian	15	37	---	---	6	58
QB Alek Torgersen	15	37	---	---	---	52
T Jeffery Willis	15	37	---	---	---	52
OLB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	6	38	8	52
C Mercury Ferguson	15	37	---	---	---	52
C Kyle Ross	14	37	---	---	---	51
WR Anthony Miller	14	37	---	---	---	51
ILB Brody Perini	---	---	7	36	7	50
OLB Alan Newsome	---	---	7	34	2	43
WR Scott Miller	10	27	---	---	---	37
OLB Terry Baum	---	---	24	11	1	36
RB Tom Rose	4	7	---	---	20	31
CB Iman Lewis-Marshall	---	---	21	7	1	29
TE Ramon Pitts	5	6	---	---	15	26
ILB Kemoko Turay	---	---	2	0	21	23
FB Neal Lockett	2	12	---	---	9	23
DE Perry Weinstein	---	---	7	9	2	18
DT Jonathan Allen	---	---	4	4	5	13
CB Nicolas Austin	---	---	6	6	---	12
P Burt Ikuma	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Desmond Harrison	1	0	---	---	6	7
DE Dustin Whiting	---	---	3	3	---	6
C Brenden Krzyzanowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Lucas Mooring	1	0	---	---	5	6
S James Flannery	---	---	3	2	1	6
WR Nickolas Gunn	1	3	---	---	---	4
K Cristian Mahoney	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Kinglsey Keke	---	---	2	0	1	3
WR Harry Elliott	0	2	---	---	---	2
T Cornelius Somogyi	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Leo Moss	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Isaiah Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Thomas Catron	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	18	97	5.4
Right	9	26	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	8	18	2.3
Right	2	10	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammie Rigby	42	24	4	0	0	11	6	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alek Torgersen	36	22	3	2	1	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	51	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	96	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	48	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	43	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	82	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	43	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	51	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	94	13.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tre'Quan Smith	12	6	81	2	36
RB Edward Rogan	7	6	34	0	39
TE Josue Hamel	6	3	21	0	47
WR Clyde Clements	6	3	40	1	20
TE Britt Grams	5	2	22	0	27
WR Angel Castro	3	2	29	1	36
RB Harry Bycroft	2	2	11	0	9
RB Terry Coffey	1	0	0	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Elijah Hitchcock	9	4	1	55	1	31
WR Anthony Miller	8	4	0	107	2	37
RB Rod Caro	6	5	0	39	0	30
TE Albert Kaplan	5	3	0	22	0	30
WR Scott Miller	3	3	0	24	0	27
RB Tom Rose	2	1	0	5	0	7
WR Nickolas Gunn	2	2	0	18	0	3
TE Ramon Pitts	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edward Rogan	4	6	1.50	5.33
QB Sammie Rigby	1	4	4.00	4.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Alek Torgersen	2	7	3.50	2.80
RB Rod Caro	1	7	7.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammie Rigby	1	1	1	1.00	5.67

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alek Torgersen	2	1	7	3.50	7.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Josue Hamel	1	1	1	1.00	3.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	7	7.00	13.38
WR Elijah Hitchcock	1	0	0	0.00	6.11

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edward Rogan	3	2
QB Sammie Rigby	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rod Caro	2	2
QB Alek Torgersen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammie Rigby	14	9	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alek Torgersen	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tre'Quan Smith	4	3	3
TE Josue Hamel	3	1	0
RB Edward Rogan	3	3	2
TE Britt Grams	1	0	0
WR Clyde Clements	1	1	1
RB Harry Bycroft	1	1	0
RB Terry Coffey	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Albert Kaplan	3	1	1
WR Elijah Hitchcock	3	1	1
RB Rod Caro	2	2	1
WR Anthony Miller	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)