Conference Finals, 2029

played in Pittsburgh, PA

42 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	0	0	7	-	10
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 PIT - Lewis Lochtefeld 14 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Edgar Harrelson extra point)
1Q: 00:16 HOU - Samuel Stallings 26 field goal
3Q: 12:35 PIT - Peter Chamberlain 3 run (Edgar Harrelson extra point)
4Q: 14:09 PIT - Edgar Harrelson 27 field goal
4Q: 03:47 HOU - Bert Keen 3 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 PIT - Lewis Lochtefeld 14 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Edgar Harrelson extra point)
1Q: 00:16 HOU - Samuel Stallings 26 field goal
3Q: 12:35 PIT - Peter Chamberlain 3 run (Edgar Harrelson extra point)
4Q: 14:09 PIT - Edgar Harrelson 27 field goal
4Q: 03:47 HOU - Bert Keen 3 pass from Dan Puzzuoli (Samuel Stallings extra point)

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 13-6 15-3
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 305 330
- Offensive Plays 69 57
- Yards per Play 4.42 5.79
Net Rushing Yards 81 57
- Rushing Attempts 21 24
- Yards per Rush 3.86 2.38
Net Passing Yards 224 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 25 - 0 32 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 243 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 8.27
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/56 11/76
Punt Returns/Yards 4/21 6/89
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:15 29:45

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	13-6	15-3
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	305	330
- Offensive Plays	69	57
- Yards per Play	4.42	5.79
Net Rushing Yards	81	57
- Rushing Attempts	21	24
- Yards per Rush	3.86	2.38
Net Passing Yards	224	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 25 - 0	32 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	243	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	8.27
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/56	11/76
Punt Returns/Yards	4/21	6/89
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:15	29:45

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	0:51	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	8:37	8:29	OWN 3	15	88	Field Goal
2	12:56	2:59	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	3:48	1:19	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 36	3	9	Half
3	15:00	0:56	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	12:28	3:05	OWN 18	6	40	Punt
3	7:01	4:13	OWN 40	8	5	Punt
4	14:01	2:21	OWN 25	4	7	Punt
4	10:02	2:25	OWN 21	6	27	Punt
4	5:02	1:22	OPP 39	5	39	Touchdown
4	2:22	1:29	OWN 45	7	47	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
1	10:24	1:47	OWN 49	3	4	Punt
1	0:08	2:12	OWN 26	4	29	Punt
2	9:57	6:09	OWN 31	12	67	Interception
2	2:29	1:52	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	14:04	1:36	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
3	9:23	2:22	OWN 4	5	19	Punt
3	2:48	3:47	OWN 37	8	53	Field Goal
4	11:40	1:38	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
4	7:37	2:35	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
4	3:40	1:18	OWN 25	4	-15	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 8	3	2	Game

Game MVP: J.B. Delcorio, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Pedro Bronson	11	30	2.73	10	1
QB Dan Puzzuoli	5	28	5.60	11	1
RB Walt Tubbs	3	12	4.00	8	0
RB Isaac Hall	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Mason Rasmussen	1	12	12.00	12	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
RB Peter Chamberlain	14	43	3.07	8	1
RB Jay Stacy	5	7	1.40	9	0
FB Howard Reagan	2	5	2.50	3	0
QB J.B. Delcorio	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
WR Cameron Henry	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Puzzuoli	44	25	243	4/19	1	29	0	80.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.B. Delcorio	32	24	277	1/4	1	44	1	98.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gage Darnick	10	13	100	10.00	68	29	0
WR Bert Keen	7	12	75	10.71	29	25	1
TE Cary Williams	2	5	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Pedro Bronson	2	3	17	8.50	2	10	0
TE Jerry Thornton	1	2	14	14.00	3	14	0
RB Isaac Hall	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	0
WR Mason Rasmussen	1	5	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Walt Tubbs	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
WR Riley Lynn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lewis Lochtefeld	8	8	100	12.50	53	44	1
WR Wayne Benson	7	8	60	8.57	34	19	0
WR Tony Vanderkellen	3	4	48	16.00	26	26	0
TE Gilbert Giles	2	4	44	22.00	20	29	0
RB Peter Chamberlain	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Howard Reagan	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Luther Newsome	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Raymond Marlowe	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Eddie Hall	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Barnes	8	361	45.1	34.0	56	4

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Ferrett	7	299	42.7	36.9	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edgar Harrelson	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave James	4	21	5.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lewis Lochtefeld	6	89	14.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryson Fenderson	1	17	17.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lewis Lochtefeld	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chase Jeffries	7	0	1.0	23	29
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	7	2	0.0	24	33
CB Bryson Fenderson	7	2	0.0	23	32
ILB Malcolm Kelley	5	3	0.0	23	25
CB Dwayne Shipley	4	3	0.0	23	22
OLB Marshall Reese	4	0	0.0	13	16
S Mickey Berry	2	1	0.0	20	20
DE Ben Lund	2	0	0.0	21	23
DT Angel Ferguson	1	2	0.0	12	15
CB Brody Fisher	1	1	0.0	23	23
DE Marshall Akiyama	1	1	0.0	24	30
S Marquis Washington	1	1	0.0	3	13
ILB Lenny Matson	1	0	0.0	0	3
CB Lincoln Greer	1	0	0.0	10	15
DT Karl Nuston	1	0	0.0	12	18
CB Dexter Williams	0	3	0.0	2	6

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S David Bush	6	5	0.0	20	37
DE Luis Grimley	6	0	0.5	16	32
OLB Perry Hammond	5	3	0.0	21	46
S Asher Gunn	5	1	0.0	21	48
DE Malik Armstrong	4	0	0.5	20	46
CB Jonathan Flowers	4	0	0.0	17	29
DT Myles Lew	3	5	1.0	21	41
OLB Luis Everett	3	3	0.0	20	45
S Vernon Koski	3	2	0.0	21	48
DE Emmanuel Summers	2	2	2.0	6	18
CB Joey Rose	2	1	0.0	21	46
OLB Colton Torres	2	0	0.0	4	21
CB Maxwell Schroeder	2	0	0.0	1	11
QB J.B. Delcorio	1	0	---	---	---
S Damien Larner	1	0	0.0	1	3
OLB Terrence Gisler	1	0	0.0	0	2
OLB Winfred Lohner	0	2	0.0	20	45

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chase Jeffries	1.0	1	0	29
DE Marshall Akiyama	0.0	1	1	30
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	0.0	1	0	33

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Emmanuel Summers	2.0	0	1	1	18
DT Myles Lew	1.0	1	0	0	41
DE Malik Armstrong	0.5	1	1	0	46
DE Luis Grimley	0.5	0	0	0	32
OLB Luis Everett	0.0	1	0	0	45
OLB Winfred Lohner	0.0	0	1	0	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryson Fenderson	7	2	0	32
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	5	0	1	33
OLB Chase Jeffries	3	1	0	29
ILB Malcolm Kelley	3	0	0	25
CB Lincoln Greer	1	1	0	15
CB Brody Fisher	1	0	0	23
DT Angel Ferguson	1	0	0	15
OLB Marshall Reese	1	0	0	16
ILB Lenny Matson	1	0	0	3
CB Dwayne Shipley	1	0	0	22

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Perry Hammond	4	2	46
S Asher Gunn	3	1	48
S Vernon Koski	3	1	48
CB Jonathan Flowers	3	1	29
OLB Colton Torres	2	1	21
DE Luis Grimley	2	0	32
DE Malik Armstrong	2	0	46
CB Joey Rose	1	2	46
OLB Luis Everett	1	1	45
S David Bush	1	0	37
S Damien Larner	1	0	3
CB Maxwell Schroeder	1	0	11
OLB Terrence Gisler	1	0	2
OLB Winfred Lohner	0	2	45

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T C.J. Riemersma	2	3	21	1	48
T Clifton Burgo	2	3	21	0	48
T Chance Osterhaus	2	2	21	0	48
G Hunter Kakoza	1	4	21	2	48
FB Phil Forney	1	1	3	1	9
C Steven Kirk	0	4	21	0	48

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G James Hartman	3	7	24	1	33
C Quentin Shepard	3	5	24	0	33
C Darien Faulk	2	5	24	0	33
T Samuel Dunlap	1	2	24	0	33
T Asher Wilkerson	0	1	24	0	33
FB Howard Reagan	0	1	5	0	10
TE Luther Newsome	0	1	24	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Phil Forney	3	23
Ellis Katzenmoyer	2	23
Elijah Lincoln	2	21
Gage Darnick	1	15

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Luther Newsome	2	15
Winfred Lohner	1	23
Raymond Marlowe	1	22
Howard Reagan	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Cary Williams	20	46	---	---	16	82
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	24	33	23	80
WR Gage Darnick	19	43	---	---	15	77
QB Dan Puzzuoli	21	48	---	---	---	69
C Steven Kirk	21	48	---	---	---	69
T C.J. Riemersma	21	48	---	---	---	69
T Chance Osterhaus	21	48	---	---	---	69
T Clifton Burgo	21	48	---	---	---	69
G Hunter Kakoza	21	48	---	---	---	69
CB Bryson Fenderson	---	---	23	32	5	60
WR Bert Keen	19	34	---	---	4	57
RB Pedro Bronson	16	37	---	---	3	56
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	24	30	1	55
OLB Chase Jeffries	---	---	23	29	1	53
ILB Malcolm Kelley	---	---	23	25	1	49
WR Mason Rasmussen	17	32	---	---	---	49
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	23	23	---	46
CB Dwayne Shipley	---	---	23	22	1	46
DE Ben Lund	---	---	21	23	1	45
TE Ellis Katzenmoyer	3	15	---	---	23	41
S Mickey Berry	---	---	20	20	---	40
DT Karl Nuston	---	---	12	18	7	37
FB Phil Forney	3	9	---	---	23	35
OLB Marshall Reese	---	---	13	16	2	31
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	12	15	1	28
CB Lincoln Greer	---	---	10	15	1	26
S Dave James	---	---	2	9	14	25
ILB Elijah Lincoln	---	---	0	4	21	25
S Marquis Washington	---	---	3	13	8	24
CB Dexter Williams	---	---	2	6	14	22
TE Jerry Thornton	0	5	---	---	16	21
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	2	7	7	16
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	1	4	7	12
WR Riley Lynn	3	7	---	---	---	10
OLB Malachi Cobb	---	---	2	8	---	10
RB Walt Tubbs	4	6	---	---	---	10
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	1	8	---	9
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Jamie Lord	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Erik Sununu	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Damon Strickland	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Shawn Barnes	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Isaac Hall	1	6	---	---	---	7
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Francisco Maticic	0	0	---	---	1	1

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Asher Gunn	---	---	21	48	23	92
OLB Winfred Lohner	---	---	20	45	23	88
S Vernon Koski	---	---	21	48	14	83
CB Joey Rose	---	---	21	46	9	76
DE Malik Armstrong	---	---	20	46	9	75
OLB Perry Hammond	---	---	21	46	1	68
TE Luther Newsome	24	29	---	---	15	68
OLB Luis Everett	---	---	20	45	1	66
G James Hartman	24	33	---	---	8	65
C Darien Faulk	24	33	---	---	7	64
DT Myles Lew	---	---	21	41	1	63
WR Lewis Lochtefeld	22	27	---	---	11	60
S David Bush	---	---	20	37	1	58
T Samuel Dunlap	24	33	---	---	---	57
T Asher Wilkerson	24	33	---	---	---	57
QB J.B. Delcorio	24	33	---	---	---	57
C Quentin Shepard	24	33	---	---	---	57
RB Peter Chamberlain	17	21	---	---	15	53
WR Wayne Benson	21	31	---	---	---	52
DE Luis Grimley	---	---	16	32	1	49
CB Jonathan Flowers	---	---	17	29	---	46
WR Tony Vanderkellen	13	14	---	---	16	43
FB Howard Reagan	5	10	---	---	16	31
TE Gilbert Giles	8	13	---	---	9	30
OLB Colton Torres	---	---	4	21	1	26
TE Raymond Marlowe	0	4	---	---	22	26
DE Emmanuel Summers	---	---	6	18	---	24
RB Jay Stacy	6	11	---	---	---	17
S Bucky Rodgers	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Cameron Henry	3	4	---	---	7	14
CB Maxwell Schroeder	---	---	1	11	---	12
ILB Corbin Rafferty	---	---	0	0	11	11
T Mickey Sinclair	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Terrance Ritchey	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Otis Ferrett	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Cornell Tate	---	---	0	7	---	7
K Edgar Harrelson	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Damien Larner	---	---	1	3	---	4
DE Thomas Assesi	---	---	1	3	---	4
WR Eddie Hall	1	1	---	---	---	2
OLB Terrence Gisler	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Walter Hayward	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Santiago Francis	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Antoine Rosengard	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Dylan Parker	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Gustavo Raney	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	14	54	3.9
Right	3	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	14	27	1.9
Right	5	30	6.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Puzzuoli	44	25	3	1	1	11	3	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.B. Delcorio	32	24	4	0	0	4	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	6	76	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	105	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	62	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	41	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	111	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	81	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	44	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gage Darnick	13	10	0	100	2	43
WR Bert Keen	12	7	0	75	1	34
TE Cary Williams	5	2	1	6	0	46
WR Mason Rasmussen	5	1	0	6	0	32
RB Pedro Bronson	3	2	0	17	0	37
TE Jerry Thornton	2	1	0	14	0	5
WR Riley Lynn	2	0	0	0	0	7
RB Isaac Hall	1	1	0	13	0	6
RB Walt Tubbs	1	1	0	12	0	6

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wayne Benson	8	7	60	0	31
WR Lewis Lochtefeld	8	8	100	2	27
WR Tony Vanderkellen	4	3	48	1	14
TE Gilbert Giles	4	2	44	1	13
RB Peter Chamberlain	3	1	2	0	21
TE Luther Newsome	2	1	8	0	29
FB Howard Reagan	1	1	10	0	10
WR Eddie Hall	1	0	0	0	1
TE Raymond Marlowe	1	1	5	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Dan Puzzuoli	2	11	5.50	5.60
RB Walt Tubbs	1	2	2.00	4.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Peter Chamberlain	3	8	2.67	3.07
RB Jay Stacy	1	9	9.00	1.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Puzzuoli	9	5	23	2.56	5.52

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.B. Delcorio	8	6	34	4.25	8.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Keen	3	2	6	2.00	6.25
WR Gage Darnick	2	1	-1	-0.50	7.69
TE Cary Williams	1	0	0	0.00	1.20
WR Riley Lynn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Mason Rasmussen	1	1	6	6.00	1.20
RB Walt Tubbs	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Benson	2	1	-1	-0.50	7.50
WR Lewis Lochtefeld	2	2	13	6.50	12.50
RB Peter Chamberlain	1	1	2	2.00	0.67
WR Tony Vanderkellen	1	1	15	15.00	12.00
TE Luther Newsome	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Raymond Marlowe	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Peter Chamberlain	2	0
FB Howard Reagan	1	0
QB J.B. Delcorio	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Puzzuoli	14	7	4

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

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gage Darnick	3	3	2
TE Cary Williams	3	1	0
WR Bert Keen	3	1	0
RB Pedro Bronson	2	1	1
TE Jerry Thornton	1	1	1
WR Riley Lynn	1	0	0
WR Mason Rasmussen	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Peter Chamberlain	2	1	1
TE Gilbert Giles	2	1	1
WR Lewis Lochtefeld	2	2	0
FB Howard Reagan	1	1	0
WR Wayne Benson	1	0	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)