Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh Steelers Match Player Stats On Oct 20, 2014

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 20, 2014

Steelers 30, Texans 23: Ben Roethlisberger threw a pair of scoring passes as Pittsburgh recorded three touchdowns in the final two minutes of the first half to rally past Houston on the way to its 16th straight win at home on Monday Night Football.

Antonio Brown caught nine passes and Le'Veon Bell grabbed eight from Roethlisberger, who finished 23-of-33 for 265 yards for Pittsburgh (4-3), which took advantage of three costly Houston turnovers. The Texans (3-4) received 102 yards rushing from Arian Foster but lost for the third straight time.

Foster carved up the Steelers' defense for 59 yards on the Texans' first drive of the game, which culminated in an 11-yard scoring pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (21-of-32, 262 yards) to Alfred Blue to give perennially slow-starting Houston a 7-0 lead. It was the first touchdown in the opening quarter since the second week of the season for the Texans, who added field goals by Randy Bullock on their next two possessions to extend the advantage to 13-0.

The Steelers answered with 24 points in the final 3:08 of the second quarter, getting a 44-yard field goal from Shaun Suisham before Roethlisberger capped a two-play, 63-yard drive with a 35-yard touchdown pass to Martavis Bryant, who caught the ball at the back of the end zone with 1:27 left. Pittsburgh then capitalized on a fumble by Foster and an interception by Fitzpatrick to score twice more in lightning fashion.

Brown faked a reverse and threw a 3-yard scoring pass to Lance Moore with 1:03 remaining and, two plays after Fitzpatrick's interception, Roethlisberger found Bell open in the corner of the end zone for a 2-yard score to give the Steelers a 24-13 lead. Foster made a 1-yard TD reception with 1:31 to play in the fourth quarter, but the Texans failed to recover the ensuing onside kick.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Texans rookie LB Jadeveon Clowney (knee) was inactive for the game. ...Houston DE J.J. Watt recovered his league-leading third fumble. ...Suisham hit two field goals and Bullock converted one in the second half.