2020 · Week 3
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep 27, 2020 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers defeated Houston Texans 28–21. ScoutIndex had favored Steelers (65%) going in. Steelers improve to 3-0; Texans fall to 0-3. Ben Roethlisberger paced the offense with 237 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| HOU | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 23 |
| 293 | Total yards | 406 |
| 264 | Passing yards | 237 |
| 29 | Rushing yards | 169 |
| 19/27 | Comp / Att | 23/36 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(8:59) 9-C.Boswell 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-57-K.Canaday, Holder-4-D.Colquitt.
- Q1(6:07) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson pass deep left to 18-R.Cobb for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN [97-C.Heyward].
- Q17-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-9-B.Anger.
- Q2(11:35) 31-Da.Johnson right tackle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q27-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-9-B.Anger.
- Q2(5:09) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short right to 85-E.Ebron for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q29-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-57-K.Canaday, Holder-4-D.Colquitt.
- Q2(1:22) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to 19-J.Smith-Schuster for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q29-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-57-K.Canaday, Holder-4-D.Colquitt.
- Q2(:28) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson pass short left to 15-W.Fuller for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q27-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-9-B.Anger.
- Q3(9:57) 9-C.Boswell 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-57-K.Canaday, Holder-4-D.Colquitt.
- Q4(6:30) (Shotgun) 30-J.Conner right tackle for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 19/27 | 264 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| David Johnson | 13 | 23 | 1 |
| C.J. Prosise | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Cobb | 4 | 4 | 95 | 1 |
| Will Fuller | 4 | 5 | 54 | 1 |
| Kenny Stills | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Jordan Akins | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| David Johnson | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 3 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Cullen Gillaspia | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Darren Fells | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 23/36 | 237 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 5 | -3 | 0 |
| James Conner | 18 | 109 | 1 |
| Anthony McFarland | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| Benny Snell | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Diontae Johnson | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Jaylen Samuels | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Conner | 4 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
| Eric Ebron | 5 | 7 | 52 | 1 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 4 | 5 | 43 | 1 |
| Anthony McFarland | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| James Washington | 5 | 7 | 36 | 0 |
| Vance McDonald | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
| Chase Claypool | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Diontae Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |