Conference Semifinals, 2028

played in Pittsburgh, PA

20 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	6	3	8	-	24
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:27 PIT - Reuben Baysinger 1 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
1Q: 00:53 HOU - Bert Keen 10 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 05:35 HOU - Rod Barlow 1 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point failed)
2Q: 02:00 PIT - Cesar Lamont 3 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
3Q: 06:44 PIT - Wayne Caminiti 19 field goal
3Q: 02:01 HOU - Samuel Stallings 42 field goal
4Q: 09:59 HOU - Isaac Hall 17 run (Dan Puzzuoli pass to Bert Keen for conversion)
4Q: 05:43 PIT - Wayne Caminiti 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:27 PIT - Reuben Baysinger 1 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
1Q: 00:53 HOU - Bert Keen 10 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 05:35 HOU - Rod Barlow 1 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point failed)
2Q: 02:00 PIT - Cesar Lamont 3 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
3Q: 06:44 PIT - Wayne Caminiti 19 field goal
3Q: 02:01 HOU - Samuel Stallings 42 field goal
4Q: 09:59 HOU - Isaac Hall 17 run (Dan Puzzuoli pass to Bert Keen for conversion)
4Q: 05:43 PIT - Wayne Caminiti 23 field goal

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 11-7 12-5
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 332 330
- Offensive Plays 63 60
- Yards per Play 5.27 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 98 129
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 3.38 4.96
Net Passing Yards 234 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 25 - 1 31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 253 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/19 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.88 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/68 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 4/107 1/33
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 1/25
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 39
Time of Possession 30:07 29:53

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	11-7	12-5
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	332	330
- Offensive Plays	63	60
- Yards per Play	5.27	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	98	129
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	3.38	4.96
Net Passing Yards	234	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 25 - 1	31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	253	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/19	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.88	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/68	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	4/107	1/33
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	1/25
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 39
Time of Possession	30:07	29:53

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:57	1:13	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
1	6:18	5:32	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	11:30	1:36	OWN 44	3	-7	Fumble
2	8:20	2:52	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
2	2:45	0:37	OWN 22	2	-2	Interception
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 23	8	47	Half
3	15:00	2:31	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
3	6:36	4:43	OWN 40	9	35	Field Goal
3	0:35	5:55	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
4	5:38	3:22	OWN 36	6	14	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OPP 42	2	-3	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:03	OWN 25	7	62	Interception
1	9:44	3:26	50	6	50	Touchdown
1	0:46	4:16	OWN 25	8	38	Missed FG
2	9:54	1:34	OPP 37	4	10	Fumble
2	5:28	2:43	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
2	2:08	0:16	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
3	12:29	5:53	OWN 30	13	68	Field Goal
3	1:53	1:18	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	9:40	4:02	OWN 46	8	48	Field Goal
4	2:16	1:23	OWN 15	6	27	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Puzzuoli, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Pedro Bronson	16	32	2.00	13	2	0
RB Isaac Hall	8	35	4.38	17	1	1
QB Dan Puzzuoli	5	31	6.20	12	3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Peter Chamberlain	23	118	5.13	14	5
QB J.B. Delcorio	2	8	4.00	7	0
WR Wayne Benson	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	32	25	253	2/19	2	38	1	107.4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.B. Delcorio	31	21	218	3/17	2	29	1	95.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Keen	7	8	86	12.29	38	27	1
WR Mercury Maxwell	6	8	53	8.83	41	25	0
WR Rod Barlow	5	5	46	9.20	6	16	1
TE Cary Williams	4	7	58	14.50	32	38	0
RB Pedro Bronson	2	3	7	3.50	0	10	0
FB Phil Forney	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Benson	7	11	83	11.86	57	28	0
TE Reuben Baysinger	4	5	26	6.50	14	12	1
RB Peter Chamberlain	3	3	23	7.67	7	12	0
WR Tony Vanderkellen	2	3	54	27.00	33	29	0
WR Cesar Lamont	2	2	17	8.50	0	14	1
WR Lewis Lochtefeld	2	4	13	6.50	5	8	0
TE Claude Norton	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Cameron Henry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brody Fisher	1	8	8.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S David Bush	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Dan Puzzuoli	1	0	0
WR Rod Barlow	1	0	0
DE Ben Lund	0	1	1
DE Marshall Akiyama	0	1	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB J.B. Delcorio	2	0	0
CB Jimmy Burnett	0	1	0
G James Hartman	0	1	0
RB Peter Chamberlain	0	0	1
OLB Luis Everett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Barnes	3	133	44.3	32.7	50	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Troy Tijerina	2	95	47.5	40.5	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	1/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wayne Caminiti	2/3	0/1	0/1	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	2	14	7.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lewis Lochtefeld	3	35	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	4	107	26.8	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cesar Lamont	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave James	10	1	0.0	24	32
OLB Deron Collette	7	1	0.0	24	30
CB Dwayne Shipley	6	1	0.0	22	30
OLB Chase Jeffries	4	1	0.0	22	30
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	3	1	1.0	26	34
CB Emmanuel Buckley	3	0	0.0	10	19
S Mickey Berry	3	0	0.0	4	3
DE Marshall Akiyama	2	0	0.5	9	18
DE Ike Baumgardner	2	0	0.0	20	27
DT Angel Ferguson	1	2	0.5	10	16
DE Ben Lund	1	1	0.5	25	28
OLB Malachi Cobb	1	1	0.5	4	6
CB Brody Fisher	1	1	0.0	22	32
ILB Lenny Matson	1	1	0.0	15	12
TE Cary Williams	1	0	---	---	---
DT Devan Forsythe	1	0	0.0	14	11
CB Bryson Fenderson	1	0	0.0	26	30

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Maxwell Schroeder	10	1	0.0	25	29
OLB Perry Hammond	9	2	0.0	28	34
OLB Colton Torres	7	3	0.0	28	34
CB Jonathan Flowers	5	0	0.0	27	34
OLB Luis Everett	4	4	1.0	28	34
S Vernon Koski	4	3	0.0	29	34
DE Luis Grimley	4	0	0.0	28	28
DT Myles Lew	2	1	0.0	19	24
OLB Troy Byars	2	1	0.0	11	10
DE Dennis Shinners	1	0	1.0	28	34
S David Bush	1	3	0.0	29	34
RB Peter Chamberlain	1	0	---	---	---
S Asher Gunn	1	0	0.0	4	5
DT Jordan Borders	1	0	0.0	10	10
WR Cameron Henry	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	1.0	1	0	34
DE Marshall Akiyama	0.5	0	1	18
DE Ben Lund	0.5	0	0	28
DT Angel Ferguson	0.5	0	0	16
OLB Malachi Cobb	0.5	0	0	6
DE Ike Baumgardner	0.0	1	0	27

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dennis Shinners	1.0	1	1	34
OLB Luis Everett	1.0	0	0	34
DT Myles Lew	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dave James	6	1	0	32
CB Emmanuel Buckley	3	2	0	19
OLB Deron Collette	2	0	0	30
CB Bryson Fenderson	2	0	0	30
CB Dwayne Shipley	2	0	0	30
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	1	0	0	34
DE Ben Lund	1	0	0	28
DE Marshall Akiyama	1	0	0	18
ILB Lenny Matson	1	0	0	12
OLB Chase Jeffries	1	0	0	30
S Mickey Berry	1	0	0	3
CB Dexter Williams	0	1	0	7
DE Ike Baumgardner	0	1	0	27
CB Brody Fisher	0	0	1	32

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Maxwell Schroeder	6	1	0	29
CB Jonathan Flowers	5	1	0	34
OLB Perry Hammond	5	0	0	34
OLB Colton Torres	3	0	0	34
OLB Troy Byars	2	0	0	10
S David Bush	1	1	1	34
S Vernon Koski	1	0	0	34
OLB Luis Everett	1	0	0	34
DT Myles Lew	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jamie Lord	4	6	29	1	34
C Steven Kirk	1	4	29	0	34
T Chance Osterhaus	1	4	29	0	34
G Hunter Kakoza	0	7	29	0	34
T C.J. Riemersma	0	2	29	1	34
FB Phil Forney	0	1	5	0	5

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Darien Faulk	3	6	1	26	0	34
G James Hartman	3	6	0	26	0	34
T Corwin Conley	2	4	1	26	2	34
C Quentin Shepard	1	4	0	26	0	34
TE Reuben Baysinger	1	2	0	26	0	31
TE Claude Norton	1	1	0	9	0	7
T Asher Wilkerson	0	3	0	26	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cary Williams	3	16
Luke Mayes	1	4

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Peter Chamberlain	2	15
Ezra Tarr	2	15
Vernon Koski	1	15
Cameron Henry	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Cary Williams	27	34	---	---	16	77
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	26	34	13	73
WR Rod Barlow	29	34	---	---	8	71
WR Bert Keen	27	30	---	---	13	70
T C.J. Riemersma	29	34	---	---	4	67
CB Dwayne Shipley	---	---	22	30	14	66
QB Dan Puzzuoli	29	34	---	---	---	63
C Steven Kirk	29	34	---	---	---	63
T Jamie Lord	29	34	---	---	---	63
T Chance Osterhaus	29	34	---	---	---	63
G Hunter Kakoza	29	34	---	---	---	63
S Dave James	---	---	24	32	3	59
CB Bryson Fenderson	---	---	26	30	2	58
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	24	30	3	57
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	22	32	2	56
DE Ben Lund	---	---	25	28	2	55
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	22	30	2	54
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	20	27	3	50
RB Pedro Bronson	21	27	---	---	---	48
WR Mercury Maxwell	21	23	---	---	---	44
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	9	18	4	31
CB Emmanuel Buckley	---	---	10	19	1	30
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	15	12	2	29
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	10	16	1	27
DT Devan Forsythe	---	---	14	11	2	27
TE Jerry Thornton	5	7	---	---	14	26
FB Phil Forney	5	5	---	---	16	26
OLB Malachi Cobb	---	---	4	6	16	26
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	5	7	12	24
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	4	9	4	17
RB Isaac Hall	8	6	---	---	---	14
WR Mason Rasmussen	2	1	---	---	9	12
TE Troy Floyd	0	3	---	---	5	8
ILB Elijah Lincoln	---	---	0	0	7	7
S Mickey Berry	---	---	4	3	---	7
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Myron Myers	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Clifton Burgo	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Damon Strickland	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Shawn Barnes	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Kim Rico	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Timothy McIntyre	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Riley Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Vernon Koski	---	---	29	34	15	78
RB Peter Chamberlain	24	29	---	---	15	68
S David Bush	---	---	29	34	1	64
TE Reuben Baysinger	26	31	---	---	6	63
OLB Luis Everett	---	---	28	34	1	63
DE Dennis Shinners	---	---	28	34	1	63
OLB Colton Torres	---	---	28	34	1	63
OLB Perry Hammond	---	---	28	34	1	63
CB Jonathan Flowers	---	---	27	34	1	62
T Asher Wilkerson	26	34	---	---	---	60
G James Hartman	26	34	---	---	---	60
QB J.B. Delcorio	26	34	---	---	---	60
C Darien Faulk	26	34	---	---	---	60
C Quentin Shepard	26	34	---	---	---	60
T Corwin Conley	26	34	---	---	---	60
DE Luis Grimley	---	---	28	28	---	56
WR Wayne Benson	24	31	---	---	---	55
CB Maxwell Schroeder	---	---	25	29	1	55
WR Tony Vanderkellen	24	29	---	---	1	54
CB Joey Rose	---	---	18	18	12	48
DT Myles Lew	---	---	19	24	---	43
WR Lewis Lochtefeld	13	24	---	---	3	40
DT Jordan Borders	---	---	10	10	16	36
FB Howard Reagan	6	5	---	---	16	27
WR Cesar Lamont	2	5	---	---	16	23
OLB Troy Byars	---	---	11	10	---	21
TE Teddy Scheckton	0	0	---	---	17	17
TE Claude Norton	9	7	---	---	---	16
DE Ezra Tarr	---	---	1	0	15	16
WR Cameron Henry	2	3	---	---	10	15
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	4	6	3	13
CB Gino Moss	---	---	0	0	13	13
S Asher Gunn	---	---	4	5	3	12
DE Thomas Assesi	---	---	2	6	4	12
TE Gilbert Giles	0	4	---	---	5	9
K Wayne Caminiti	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Troy Tijerina	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Hugh Gillespie	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Terrance Ritchey	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Santiago Francis	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Salvatore Cockerham	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Ron Richardson	0	2	---	---	---	2
G Walter Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Cornell Tate	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Ted Perry	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Jay Stacy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	17	54	3.2
Right	5	13	2.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	15	60	4.0
Right	7	48	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	32	25	4	0	0	3	2	0	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.B. Delcorio	31	21	3	0	1	5	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	46	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	129	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	57	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	9	87	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	77	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	25	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	29	29.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Keen	8	7	86	2	30
WR Mercury Maxwell	8	6	53	1	23
TE Cary Williams	7	4	58	1	34
WR Rod Barlow	5	5	46	0	34
RB Pedro Bronson	3	2	7	0	27
FB Phil Forney	1	1	3	0	5

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wayne Benson	11	7	1	83	1	31
TE Reuben Baysinger	5	4	0	26	0	31
WR Lewis Lochtefeld	4	2	0	13	0	24
RB Peter Chamberlain	3	3	0	23	0	29
WR Tony Vanderkellen	3	2	0	54	2	29
WR Cesar Lamont	2	2	0	17	0	5
TE Claude Norton	2	1	0	2	0	7
WR Cameron Henry	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Isaac Hall	1	17	17.00	4.38

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Peter Chamberlain	6	18	3.00	5.13
QB J.B. Delcorio	1	7	7.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	4	4	24	6.00	7.91

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.B. Delcorio	7	3	9	1.29	7.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Barlow	1	1	1	1.00	9.20
TE Cary Williams	1	1	10	10.00	8.29
WR Bert Keen	1	1	10	10.00	10.75
FB Phil Forney	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Reuben Baysinger	2	1	1	0.50	5.20
WR Wayne Benson	2	0	0	0.00	7.55
WR Tony Vanderkellen	1	0	0	0.00	18.00
WR Cesar Lamont	1	1	3	3.00	8.50
WR Lewis Lochtefeld	1	1	5	5.00	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dan Puzzuoli	2	2
RB Pedro Bronson	2	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Peter Chamberlain	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	8	7	5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.B. Delcorio	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Barlow	3	3	2
TE Cary Williams	2	2	1
WR Mercury Maxwell	2	1	1
WR Bert Keen	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Benson	5	3	2
WR Cesar Lamont	1	1	0
TE Claude Norton	1	0	0
WR Lewis Lochtefeld	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,600 (26,600)
End Zone 19,200 (19,200)
Mezzanine 11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 17,000 (17,000)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 5,200 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,600 (26,600)
End Zone	19,200 (19,200)
Mezzanine	11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	17,000 (17,000)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	5,200 (5,200)