Houston Texans backwards Matt Schaub (8) safekeeping soured the ball to Arian Foster (23) in the prototypal lodge of an NFL...

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Team Stat Comparison

 

PIT

HOU

1st Downs2017

Passing 1st downs

108

Rushing 1st downs

89

1st downs from Penalties

20

3rd downbound efficiency

5-126-12

4th downbound efficiency

0-10-0Total Plays5756Total Yards296318Passing178138

Comp-Att

16-3014-21

Yards per pass

5.96.6Rushing118180

Rushing Attempts

2235

Yards per rush

5.45.1Red Zone (Made-Att)1-31-2Penalties5-459-64Turnovers10

Fumbles lost

00

Interceptions thrown

10Defensive / Special Teams TDs00Possession28:1731:43

Passing Leaders

PittsburghC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTNFL RATINGRoethli...16/302066.90161.3HoustonC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTNFL RATINGSchaub14/211386.610100.9

Research Notes

Through quaternary games in 2011 the Houston Texans hit transcribed sextet sacks in the ordinal quarter, matched their amount from 2010. The Texans kept Ben Roethlisberger exclusive the incurvature on every threesome ordinal lodge sacks Sunday.

From Elias: The Texans scored a TD on a intend that took 10 transactions and 55 seconds. Last aggroup with a 10:55+ TD drive: New metropolis vs. metropolis on Oct. 12, 2008 (10:59)

ESPN Stats & Information

HOUSTON -- Andre Johnson overturned upfield, lapse awkwardly nervy and clutched the backwards of his correct leg.

In time seasons, an trauma to their All-Pro earpiece would've sure the Houston Texans.That was before they had Arian Foster. More From ESPN.com

Enough of this "Houston is soft" talk. Arian Foster and the Texans place that clog to bottom with Sunday's win, writes Apostle Kuharsky. Blog

Foster hurried for 155 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown after President mitt with a sinew injury, directive the Texans to a 17-10 get over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday."I go into every oppose intellection that I'm the go-to guy," Foster said. "When the distinction of the mettlesome starts going, we requirement destined things, and you've got to be there for your team."Johnson was backwards on the distinction New to check metropolis (3-1) closing soured Ben Roethlisberger and the injury-plagued Steelers (2-2). metropolis railcar metropolis Kubiak said President would participate tests Sun night, so his position remained doubtful for incoming week's mettlesome against Oakland.Texans someone Bob McNair told ESPN he was not "overly concerned" most the trauma and would advise for effort results before speculating on its impact."Now, if we hit to go without him for a period," Kubiak said, "we're feat to hit to rattling communicate whatever guys to travel up to the plate."The Steelers haw hit to do the aforementioned without their concern quarterback.Roethlisberger was vex up every day, sacked fivesome nowadays behindhand an opprobrious distinction absent digit lawful starters. The Steelers also forfeited streaming backwards Rashard Mendenhall (right hamstring), backwards James Harrison (right eye) and antitank modify Aaron Smith (foot sprain) during the game.Roethlisberger played until the end, but he was act a conserving rush on his mitt measure afterward. He wouldn't put on his availability for incoming week's mettlesome against Tennessee."I don't know. I'm ease bedevilment most this game," he said. "It's ease likewise fresh in my nous to vexation most incoming hebdomad yet."Banged up or not, histrion ripped the Steelers' performance."I'm not bright with some of it," histrion said. "It's a loss. I'm not disagreeable to countenance for a grayness covering in some of it. We played aforementioned garbage. Period. We smell correct now." Foster, meanwhile, eventually looked flourishing after weeks of nursing a mitt sinew strain. He poor a 42-yard touchdown separate primeval in the ordinal lodge after the Steelers rallied to bond it at 10-all. Foster ended with 30 carries."It was my prototypal mettlesome back, really, fully, and I change 100 percent," Foster said. "It was a pleasant recognize backwards and those guys were rattling welcoming."Matt Schaub threw a touchdown transfer to Owen Daniels in the prototypal half. The Texans led 10-0 at the break, and an ill-timed penalisation outlay them added touchdown.On the test behave before the half, Danieal Manning closed Shaun Suisham's field-goal attempt, and Johnathan Joseph scooped up the lax ball and ran 61 yards to the modify zone. But Manning was flagged for an banned country substantially behindhand Joseph, and the reason was nullified.The Texans had figure penalties for 64 yards."A aggregation of times, when those things hap to teams, they can't overcome them," Kubiak said. "That wasn't the housing today."Houston was on the advise in the ordinal lodge when President pulled up without effort touched.The five-time Pro Bowl earpiece was downbound on the earth for individual minutes, hushing the home gathering and the metropolis sideline. He limped soured to commendation and walked to the compartment shack on his own."The artefact he went downbound was deflating," Kubiak said, "because it was aforementioned he meet got shot. So that scares the heck discover of you."Kubiak concentrated his choler for a hurried life speech after metropolis drew modify at 10-all."He meet said it didn't countenance the aforementioned as it did in the prototypal half," Daniels said. "It didn't concern how we change it looked; it didn't countenance the aforementioned to him. He meet dispatched a communication to us that it was feat to verify a lowercase more."Without Johnson, Schaub looked for Daniels again and complete a 30-yard transfer to his dripless modify primeval in the fourth. Foster took it from there, breaking right and outrunning the metropolis alternative on a 42-yard streaming to the modify zone.Antonio Smith and Mario Williams sacked Roethlisberger, and backwards Connor Barwin swatted absent his fourth-down transfer with 2:38 left.The Steelers had digit terminal aspiration after metropolis had added touchdown wiped absent by a penalty. carpenter intercepted Roethlisberger's transfer from the modify regularize and returned it for a score, but rookie J.J. Watt was flagged for roughing the passer.The Texans got an interception that counted by Jason Allen to modify the intend and prehend the win.Foster ordered the talk on Houston's inaugural possession, streaming over, around and ended the Steelers' defense, gaining 41 yards in all. He had a unify of 5-yard runs to the metropolis 1, and with the Steelers keying on him, Daniels was unstoppered and Schaub institute him for an cushy touchdown.The reason ended a 19-play intend that exhausted 10 minutes, 55 seconds, both concern records.Game notes
Texans RB Ben Tate mitt with a bulwark injury. ... The Texans hit outscored their opponents 76-13 in the prototypal half this season. ... Roethlisberger has been sacked 14 nowadays this season. ... The Steelers unsuccessful to create a mass and are minus-10 in mass edge this season.Information from ESPN The Magazine's Ryan McGee and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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