Houston 17, Pittsburgh 10
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 2, 2011
Where: Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Clete Blakeman
Attendance:
71585
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Arian Foster rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown in his return to the starting lineup as the Houston Texans posted a 17-10 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
Five-time Pro Bowler Andre Johnson suffered a right hamstring strain after reeling in a 13-yard reception in the second quarter. He quickly went to the field without being touched and did not return.
Matt Schaub finished with 138 yards and a touchdown pass for the Texans (3-1).
Foster, who sat out most of the first three games with a hamstring injury, got the start against Pittsburgh and rushed nine times on the opening drive. He finished with 30 carries.
The Houston offense set a franchise record by eating up 10 minutes, 55 seconds of game time on the 19-play drive, capped by a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Owen Daniels.
Ben Tate, who had taken the bulk of the carries in Foster’s absence, went down with a groin injury in the first quarter.
Houston could not find that same rhythm on offense from the opening drive and the Steelers (2-2) eventually knotted the contest at 10-10 early in the fourth quarter. But Foster broke free on the ensuing drive, running up the middle for a 42-yard score.
The Texans had some trouble getting out their own way. They committed a total of nine penalties for 64 yards, including a block in the back that negated a blocked field goal return for a touchdown and a roughing the passer penalty with less than a minute remaining that wiped away an interception return for a score.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Pittsburgh |
|
Houston |
Isaac Redman
|
Player |
Arian Foster
|
6 |
Attempts |
30 |
40 |
Yards |
155 |
6.7 |
Avg Yards |
5.2 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
18 |
Long |
42 |
Receiving
Pittsburgh |
|
Houston |
Mike Wallace
| Player |
Owen Daniels
|
4 |
Receptions |
5 |
77 |
Yards |
69 |
19.2 |
Avg Yards |
13.8 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
40 |
Long |
30 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Pittsburgh
|
296 |
118 |
178 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
Houston
|
318 |
180 |
138 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game at home against Oakland.
The Texans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Tennessee.
The Steelers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.