2005 · Week 2
Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans
Sep 18, 2005 · Reliant Stadium · open · grass
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers beat Houston Texans 27–7. ScoutIndex had favored Steelers (65%) going in. Steelers improve to 2-0; Texans fall to 0-2. Ben Roethlisberger led the way with 254 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| PIT | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 16 |
| 389 | Total yards | 280 |
| 254 | Passing yards | 167 |
| 135 | Rushing yards | 113 |
| 14/21 | Comp / Att | 16/26 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 8 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 14/21 | 254 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 25 | 111 | 1 |
| Verron Haynes | 7 | 24 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 16/26 | 167 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 7 | 46 | 0 |
| Domanick Williams | 15 | 59 | 0 |
| Jonathan Wells | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domanick Williams | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Jonathan Wells | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |