Pittsburgh 18 to Houston 3

STATISTICS:

Rushing: Pittsburgh - Harris: 15 for 67 yards (4.5 ave, 0 TD), Reynolds: 5 for 14 yards (2.8 ave, 1 TD), Murray: 5 for 39 yards (7.8 ave, 0 TD), Turpin: 1 for 46 yards (46 ave, 0 TD), Carr: 2 for 3 yards (0 TD), Flowers: 1 for -4 yards (0 TD), Gipson: 2 for 13 yards (0 TD)
Houston - Sanders:13 for 2 yards (0.2 ave, 0 TD), Mitchell:0 for 0 yards (NAN ave, 0 TD), Harris:1 for 4 yards (4 ave, 0 TD), Kamara:5 for 13 yards (2.6 ave, 0 TD), Davis: 3 for 42 yards (0 TD)

Passing: Pittsburgh - Carr: 19-for-27, 142 yards, 0 TD / 0 INT
Houston - Garoppolo: 0-for-0, 0 yards, 0 TD / 0 INT
Mullens: 12-for-29, 158 yards, 0 TD / 1 INT


Receptions: Pittsburgh - Thomas:4-49yds, Flowers:4-44yds, Slayton:2-14yds, Shaheed:3-17yards, Gipson:1--3yards, Knox:0-0yds, Hurst:0-0yards, Harris:3-13yds, Reynolds:0-0yards, Murray:2-8yards, Turpin:0-0yards
Houston - Jefferson:2-32yards, Aiyuk:4-88yds, Olave:0-0yards, Johnson:0-0yds, Davis:0-0yds, Gray:0-0yards, Woerner:0-0yds, Sanders:0-0yards, Mitchell:0-0yds, Harris:0-0yards, Kamara:6-57yards

Kick Returns: Pittsburgh - Turpin: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave), Carter: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)
Houston - Rodgers: 3 for 50 yards (17 ave), Davis: 1 for 17 yards (17 ave)

Punt Returns: Pittsburgh - Turpin: 7 for 57 yards (8 ave), Nixon: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)
Houston - Rodgers: 6 for 21 yards (4 ave), Davis: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)

Kickers: Pittsburgh - Lutz: 4-for-4; Houston - Butker: 1-for-1
Punters: Pittsburgh - Camarda: 6-45 ave. (in20:1, blocks:0)
Houston - Pinion: 7-54 ave. (in20:1, blocks:0)

PLAY-BY-PLAY:
Welcome to Houston. Most football games are won in the trenches, and in today's matchup Pittsburgh's front seven has a big edge up front. Following the coin toss, Pittsburgh will receive the ball first.

Jimmy Garoppolo is hurt and will not play today.
The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
14:53 | 1 and 10 @ 75 (75)... Derek Carr (1-for-1 9 yds | 100%:70) passes complete to Zay Flowers for 9 yards.
14:26 | 2 and 1 @ 34 (66)... Houston defense gets the sack!
14:15 | 3 and 10 @ 25 (75)... Houston defense gets the sack!
14:00 | 4 and 16 @ 19 (81)... Jake Camarda punts the ball 50 yards (50:48)
Amari Rodgers returns the ball 6 yards.
13:44 | 1 and 10 @ 37 (37)... Miles Sanders runs for 4 yards (1-4yds | 4 ave:0.3).
13:05 | 2 and 6 @ 41 (41)... Damien Harris runs for 4 yards (1-4yds | 4 ave:3.6).
12:24 | 3 and 2 @ 45 (45)... Miles Sanders runs for -3 yards (2-1yds | 0.5 ave:0.3).
11:50 | 4 and 5 @ 42 (42)... Bradley Pinion punts the ball 44 yards (44:54)
KaVontae Turpin returns the ball 9 yards.
11:33 | 1 and 10 @ 23 (77)... Incomplete pass.
11:19 | 2 and 10 @ 23 (77)... Derek Carr (2-for-3 16 yds | 67%:70) passes complete to Michael Thomas for 7 yards.
10:37 | 3 and 3 @ 30 (70)... Derek Carr (3-for-4 23 yds | 75%:70) passes complete to Rashid Shaheed for 7 yards.
10:09 | 1 and 10 @ 37 (63)... Incomplete pass.
10:02 | 2 and 10 @ 37 (63)... Derek Carr (4-for-6 31 yds | 67%:70) passes complete to Michael Thomas for 8 yards.
9:20 | 3 and 2 @ 45 (55)... Najee Harris runs for 25 yards (1-25yds | 25 ave:4.9).
8:42 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (30)... Derek Carr (5-for-7 40 yds | 71%:70) passes complete to Michael Thomas for 9 yards.
7:56 | 2 and 1 @ 21 (21)... Incomplete pass.
7:44 | 3 and 1 @ 21 (21)... Najee Harris runs for -1 yards (2-24yds | 12 ave:4.9).
7:19 | 4 and 2 @ 22 (22)...
Here's a 39 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 3 to 0

The kick comes to Amari Rodgers at the 0, returned to 13.
7:15 | 1 and 10 @ 13 (13)... Miles Sanders runs for -3 yards (3--2yds | -0.7 ave:0.3).
6:44 | 2 and 13 @ 10 (10)... Incomplete pass.
6:35 | 3 and 13 @ 10 (10)... Nick Mullens (1-for-2 12 yds | 50%:40) passes complete to Alvin Kamara for 12 yards.
5:47 | 4 and 1 @ 22 (22)... Bradley Pinion punts the ball 60 yards (52:54)
KaVontae Turpin returns the ball 10 yards.
5:17 | 1 and 10 @ 28 (72)... Derek Carr (6-for-9 50 yds | 67%:70) passes complete to Zay Flowers for 10 yards.
4:27 | 2 and 0 @ 38 (62)... Derek Carr (7-for-10 56 yds | 70%:70) passes complete to Darius Slayton for 6 yards.
3:48 | 1 and 10 @ 44 (56)... Craig Reynolds runs for 5 yards (1-5yds | 5 ave:2.8).
3:07 | 2 and 5 @ 49 (51)... Latavius Murray runs for 10 yards (1-10yds | 10 ave:7.8).
2:28 | 1 and 10 @ 41 (41)... Najee Harris runs for -2 yards (3-22yds | 7.3 ave:4.9).
1:56 | 2 and 12 @ 43 (43)... Derek Carr (8-for-11 69 yds | 73%:70) passes complete to Zay Flowers for 13 yards.
1:18 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (30)... Incomplete pass.
1:05 | 2 and 10 @ 30 (30)... Derek Carr (9-for-13 75 yds | 69%:70) passes complete to Rashid Shaheed for 6 yards.
0:34 | 3 and 4 @ 24 (24)... Derek Carr (10-for-14 86 yds | 71%:70) passes complete to Najee Harris for 11 yards.
0:00 | 1 and 10 @ 13 (13)...

End of Quarter 1 (Pittsburgh 3 to Houston 0)

Najee Harris runs for 0 yards (4-22yds | 5.5 ave:4.9).
14:17 | 2 and 10 @ 13 (13)... Derek Carr runs for 3 yards (1-3yds | 3 ave:0.5).
13:42 | 3 and 7 @ 10 (10)... Houston defense gets the sack!
13:32 | 4 and 8 @ 11 (11)...
Here's a 28 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 6 to 0

The kick comes to Derius Davis at the 1, returned to 18.
13:26 | 1 and 10 @ 18 (18)... Miles Sanders runs for 4 yards (4-2yds | 0.5 ave:0.3).
12:50 | 2 and 6 @ 22 (22)... Derius Davis runs for 17 yards (1-17yds | 17 ave:17).
12:00 | 1 and 10 @ 39 (39)... Miles Sanders runs for -3 yards (5--1yds | -0.2 ave:0.3).
11:29 | 2 and 13 @ 36 (36)... Incomplete pass.
11:24 | 3 and 13 @ 36 (36)... Nick Mullens (2-for-4 21 yds | 50%:40) passes complete to Alvin Kamara for 9 yards.
10:40 | 4 and 4 @ 45 (45)... Bradley Pinion punts the ball 44 yards (49.3:54)
KaVontae Turpin returns the ball 6 yards.
10:10 | 1 and 10 @ 17 (83)... Najee Harris runs for 3 yards (5-25yds | 5 ave:4.9).
9:41 | 2 and 7 @ 20 (80)... Derek Carr runs for 0 yards (2-3yds | 1.5 ave:0.5).
9:10 | 3 and 7 @ 20 (80)... Houston defense gets the sack!
9:03 | 4 and 16 @ 11 (89)... Jake Camarda punts the ball 45 yards (47.5:48)
Amari Rodgers returns the ball 1 yards.
8:41 | 1 and 10 @ 45 (45)... Miles Sanders runs for 5 yards (6-4yds | 0.7 ave:0.3).
8:07 | 2 and 5 @ 50 (50)... Derius Davis runs for 15 yards (2-32yds | 16 ave:17).
7:21 | 1 and 10 @ 35 (65)... Miles Sanders runs for -2 yards (7-2yds | 0.3 ave:0.3).
6:38 | 2 and 12 @ 37 (63)... Derius Davis runs for 10 yards (3-42yds | 14 ave:17).
6:04 | 3 and 2 @ 27 (73)... Miles Sanders runs for 4 yards (8-6yds | 0.8 ave:0.3).
5:25 | 1 and 10 @ 23 (77)... Alvin Kamara runs for 5 yards (1-5yds | 5 ave:3.4).
4:45 | 2 and 5 @ 18 (82)... Alvin Kamara runs for 1 yards (2-6yds | 3 ave:3.4).
4:00 | 3 and 4 @ 17 (83)... Pittsburgh defense gets the sack!
3:49 | 4 and 5 @ 18 (82)...
Here's a 35 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 3 to 6

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
3:45 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (75)... Najee Harris runs for -3 yards (6-22yds | 3.7 ave:4.9).
3:15 | 2 and 13 @ 22 (78)... Xavier Gipson runs for 4 yards (1-4yds | 4 ave:6.5).
2:44 | 3 and 9 @ 26 (74)... Houston defense gets the sack!
2:30 | 4 and 10 @ 25 (75)... Jake Camarda punts the ball 50 yards (48.3:48)
Amari Rodgers returns the ball 4 yards.
2:03 | 1 and 10 @ 29 (29)... Miles Sanders runs for -3 yards (9-3yds | 0.3 ave:0.3).
1:30 | 2 and 13 @ 26 (26)... Incomplete pass.
1:19 | 3 and 13 @ 26 (26)... Pittsburgh defense gets the sack!
1:05 | 4 and 21 @ 18 (18)... Bradley Pinion punts the ball 60 yards (52:54)
KaVontae Turpin returns the ball 10 yards.
0:41 | 1 and 10 @ 32 (68)... Incomplete pass.
0:31 | 2 and 10 @ 32 (68)... Derek Carr (11-for-16 91 yds | 69%:70) passes complete to Latavius Murray for 5 yards.
0:00 | 3 and 5 @ 37 (63)...

End of Quarter 2 (Pittsburgh 6 to Houston 3)

The kick comes to Amari Rodgers at the -2, returned to 15.
14:55 | 1 and 10 @ 15 (15)... Miles Sanders runs for -2 yards (10-1yds | 0.1 ave:0.3).
14:22 | 2 and 12 @ 13 (13)... Nick Mullens (3-for-6 33 yds | 50%:40) passes complete to Alvin Kamara for 12 yards.
13:40 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Miles Sanders runs for 2 yards (11-3yds | 0.3 ave:0.3).
13:04 | 2 and 8 @ 27 (27)... Penalty on Houston.
13:04 | 2 and 18 @ 17 (17)... Alvin Kamara runs for 4 yards (3-10yds | 3.3 ave:3.4).
12:25 | 3 and 14 @ 21 (21)... Incomplete pass.
12:16 | 4 and 14 @ 21 (21)... Bradley Pinion punts the ball 60 yards (53.6:54)
KaVontae Turpin returns the ball 8 yards.
11:51 | 1 and 10 @ 27 (73)... Najee Harris runs for 12 yards (7-34yds | 4.9 ave:4.9).
11:01 | 1 and 10 @ 39 (61)... Penalty on Pittsburgh.
11:01 | 1 and 20 @ 29 (71)... Najee Harris runs for 5 yards (8-39yds | 4.9 ave:4.9).
10:20 | 2 and 15 @ 34 (66)... Xavier Gipson runs for 9 yards (2-13yds | 6.5 ave:6.5).
9:35 | 3 and 6 @ 43 (57)... Houston defense gets the sack!
9:21 | 4 and 11 @ 38 (62)... Jake Camarda punts the ball 46 yards (47.8:48)
Amari Rodgers returns the ball 6 yards.
9:01 | 1 and 10 @ 22 (22)... Miles Sanders runs for 1 yards (12-4yds | 0.3 ave:0.3).
8:34 | 2 and 9 @ 23 (23)... Alvin Kamara runs for 4 yards (4-14yds | 3.5 ave:3.4).
8:03 | 3 and 5 @ 27 (27)... Incomplete pass.
7:54 | 4 and 5 @ 27 (27)... Bradley Pinion punts the ball 58 yards (54.3:54)
KaVontae Turpin returns the ball 10 yards.
7:31 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (75)... Najee Harris runs for 5 yards (9-44yds | 4.9 ave:4.9).
6:57 | 2 and 5 @ 30 (70)... Zay Flowers runs for -4 yards (1--4yds | -4 ave:-6).
6:17 | 3 and 9 @ 26 (74)... Derek Carr (12-for-17 116 yds | 71%:70) passes complete to Michael Thomas for 25 yards.
5:51 | 1 and 10 @ 49 (49)... Najee Harris runs for 5 yards (10-49yds | 4.9 ave:4.9).
5:20 | 2 and 5 @ 44 (44)... Craig Reynolds runs for -1 yards (2-4yds | 2 ave:2.8).
4:52 | 3 and 6 @ 45 (45)... Pittsburgh needs to call a TIMEOUT (2 left). Derek Carr (13-for-18 124 yds | 72%:70) passes complete to Darius Slayton for 8 yards.
4:24 | 1 and 10 @ 37 (37)... Najee Harris runs for 2 yards (11-51yds | 4.6 ave:4.9).
3:57 | 2 and 8 @ 35 (35)... Latavius Murray runs for 0 yards (2-10yds | 5 ave:7.8).
3:12 | 3 and 8 @ 35 (35)... Incomplete pass.
2:58 | 4 and 8 @ 35 (35)...
Here's a 52 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 9 to 3

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
2:51 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Miles Sanders runs for -2 yards (13-2yds | 0.2 ave:0.3).
2:06 | 2 and 12 @ 23 (23)... Alvin Kamara runs for -1 yards (5-13yds | 2.6 ave:3.4).
1:39 | 3 and 13 @ 22 (22)... Incomplete pass.
1:25 | 4 and 13 @ 22 (22)... Bradley Pinion punts the ball 50 yards (53.7:54)
KaVontae Turpin returns the ball 4 yards.
1:09 | 1 and 10 @ 32 (68)... Najee Harris runs for 8 yards (12-59yds | 4.9 ave:4.9).
0:26 | 2 and 2 @ 40 (60)... KaVontae Turpin runs for 46 yards (1-46yds | 46 ave:45.8).
0:00 | 1 and 10 @ 14 (14)...

End of Quarter 3 (Pittsburgh 9 to Houston 3)

Derek Carr (14-for-20 136 yds | 70%:70) passes complete to Zay Flowers for 12 yards.
14:32 | 1 and 2 @ 2 (2)... Derek Carr (15-for-21 137 yds | 71%:70) passes complete to Najee Harris for 1 yards.
14:06 | 2 and 1 @ 1 (1)... Reynolds runs 1 yards for a TOUCHDOWN
TOUCHDOWN Pittsburgh!!... Going for the 2-point conversion... They fail to convert! Pittsburgh 15 to Houston 3

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
13:51 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)...
13:51 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Nick Mullens (4-for-10 71 yds | 40%:40) passes complete to Brandon Aiyuk for 38 yards.
13:16 | 1 and 10 @ 37 (63)... Incomplete pass.
13:04 | 2 and 10 @ 37 (63)... Nick Mullens (5-for-12 81 yds | 42%:40) passes complete to Alvin Kamara for 10 yards.
12:28 | 1 and 10 @ 27 (73)... Incomplete pass.
12:18 | 2 and 10 @ 27 (73)... Nick Mullens (6-for-14 97 yds | 43%:40) passes complete to Brandon Aiyuk for 16 yards.
11:36 | 1 and 10 @ 11 (89)... Incomplete pass.
11:30 | 2 and 10 @ 11 (89)... Incomplete pass. Incomplete pass..
11:21 | 3 and 10 @ 11 (89)... Pittsburgh gets the interception!
11:07 | 1 and 10 @ 6 (94)... Najee Harris runs for 1 yards (13-60yds | 4.6 ave:4.9).
10:42 | 2 and 9 @ 7 (93)... Incomplete pass.
10:29 | 3 and 9 @ 7 (93)... Derek Carr (16-for-23 141 yds | 70%:70) passes complete to Rashid Shaheed for 4 yards.
10:01 | 4 and 5 @ 11 (89)... Jake Camarda punts the ball 50 yards (48.2:48)
Amari Rodgers returns the ball 3 yards.
9:35 | 1 and 10 @ 42 (42)... Pittsburgh gets the interception!
9:29 | 1 and 10 @ 40 (60)... Latavius Murray runs for 13 yards (3-23yds | 7.7 ave:7.8).
8:50 | 1 and 10 @ 47 (47)... Najee Harris runs for 9 yards (14-69yds | 4.9 ave:4.9).
8:05 | 2 and 1 @ 38 (38)... Latavius Murray runs for 8 yards (4-31yds | 7.8 ave:7.8).
7:26 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (30)... Craig Reynolds runs for 6 yards (4-11yds | 2.8 ave:2.8).
6:41 | 2 and 4 @ 24 (24)... Najee Harris runs for -2 yards (15-67yds | 4.5 ave:4.9).
6:10 | 3 and 6 @ 26 (26)... Derek Carr (17-for-24 138 yds | 71%:70) passes complete to Xavier Gipson for -3 yards.
5:28 | 4 and 9 @ 29 (29)...
Here's a 46 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 18 to 3

The kick comes to Amari Rodgers at the -2, returned to 18.
5:21 | 1 and 10 @ 18 (18)... Nick Mullens (7-for-17 113 yds | 41%:40) passes complete to Brandon Aiyuk for 16 yards.
4:35 | 1 and 10 @ 34 (34)... Incomplete pass.
4:26 | 2 and 10 @ 34 (34)... Nick Mullens (8-for-19 126 yds | 42%:40) passes complete to Justin Jefferson for 13 yards.
4:18 | 1 and 10 @ 47 (47)... Incomplete pass.
4:11 | 2 and 10 @ 47 (47)... Incomplete pass.
4:02 | 3 and 10 @ 47 (47)... Nick Mullens (9-for-22 135 yds | 41%:40) passes complete to Alvin Kamara for 9 yards.
3:53 | 4 and 1 @ 44 (56)... Going for it on 4th down... incomplete pass.
Ball turned over on downs.
3:53 | 1 and 10 @ 44 (56)... Latavius Murray runs for 8 yards (5-39yds | 7.8 ave:7.8).
3:06 | 2 and 2 @ 48 (48)... Craig Reynolds runs for 3 yards (5-14yds | 2.8 ave:2.8). TIMEOUT Houston (2 left)
2:57 | 1 and 10 @ 45 (45)... Incomplete pass.
2:08 | 2 and 10 @ 45 (45)... Derek Carr (18-for-26 139 yds | 69%:70) passes complete to Najee Harris for 1 yards. TWO-MINUTE WARNING
2:00 | 3 and 9 @ 44 (44)... Derek Carr (19-for-27 142 yds | 70%:70) passes complete to Latavius Murray for 3 yards.
1:08 | 4 and 6 @ 41 (41)... Jake Camarda punts the ball 31 yards (45.3:48)
Amari Rodgers returns the ball 1 yards.
0:38 | 1 and 10 @ 11 (11)... Nick Mullens (10-for-24 153 yds | 42%:40) passes complete to Brandon Aiyuk for 18 yards. TIMEOUT Houston (1 left)
0:30 | 1 and 10 @ 29 (29)... Incomplete pass.
0:20 | 2 and 10 @ 29 (29)... Incomplete pass.
0:14 | 3 and 10 @ 29 (29)... Incomplete pass.
0:06 | 4 and 10 @ 29 (29)... Going for it on 4th down... pass complete to Jefferson for 19 yards!
0:06 | 1 and 10 @ 48 (48)... Nick Mullens (12-for-29 158 yds | 41%:55) passes complete to Alvin Kamara for 5 yards. TIMEOUT Houston (0 left)
0:02 | 2 and 5 @ 47 (53)... Pittsburgh defense gets the sack!
0:00 | 3 and 6 @ 48 (52)...

End of Quarter 4 (Pittsburgh 18 to Houston 3)

CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: ADJUSTMENTS TO WEEKLY UPDATE STATS
Pittsburgh Offensive Line Grade (5.6) vs. Houston Front Seven (5.8) = -0.2 in the trenches
Houston Offensive Line (4.6) vs. Pittsburgh Front Seven (5.8) = -1.2 adjustments to running averages
Pittsburgh QB Completion % Impacts (x.1): WR (6.1) + OL (5.6) - Houston F7 (5.8) - SEC (5.1) = 0.08
Houston QB Completion % Impacts (x.1): WR (6.6) + OL (4.6) - Pittsburgh F7 (5.8) - SEC (6.4) = -0.1
These adjustments will not always apply completely, such as in cases where QBs have high completion percentages already and get more yard rewards for strong adjustments instead and smaller (7%) percentage boost. Max 15%. WR collective grades increase .5 for 25+ catches in a week IRL in updates. Max OL/F7 difference for RB averages +/- 1.5yd ave.

Pittsburgh QB1: update 23-for-37 (62%, 0.08 adj) 127-yds (5.5 ypc) 0/0 | SIM: 19-for-27 (70%) 142-yds (7.5 ypc), 0 TD / 0 INT
Houston QB1 update :1-for-2 (50%, -0.1 adj) 0-yds (0 ypc) 0/0 | SIM: 0-for-0 (NAN%) 0-yds (NAN ypc), 0 TD / 0 INT
Pittsburgh RB1: 14-71 (4.9 adj) | SIM: 15-67 (4.5 ave) ; RB2: 4-12 (2.8 adj) | SIM: 5-14 (2.8 ave) ; RB3: 4-32 (7.8 adj) | SIM: 5-39 (7.8 ave) ; RB4: 1-46 (45.8 adj) | SIM: 1-46 (46 ave)
Houston RB1: 13-19 (0.3 adj) | SIM: 13-2 (0.2 ave) ; RB2: 1-0 (-1.2 adj) | SIM: 0-0 (NAN ave) ; RB3: 6-29 (3.6 adj) | SIM: 1-4 (4 ave) ; RB4: 11-51 (3.4 adj) | SIM: 5-13 (2.6 ave)
Pittsburgh WR1: 4-53 (13.3) | S: 4-49yds (12.3) ; WR2: 3-56 (18.7) | S: 4-44yds (11) ; WR3: 2-23 (11.5) | S: 2-14yds (7) ; WR4: 3-33 (11) | S: 3-17yds (5.7) ; WR5: 1-4 (4) | S: 1--3yds (-3) ; TE1: 1-12 (12) | S: 0-0yds (NAN) ; TE2: - (NAN) | S: 0-0yds (NAN)
Houston WR1: 6-85 (14.2) | S: 2-32yds (16) ; WR2: 6-148 (24.7) | S: 4-88yds (22) ; WR3: 1-4 (4) | S: 0-0yds (NAN) ; WR4: 1-4 (4) | S: 0-0yds (NAN) ; WR5: 2-16 (8) | S: 0-0yds (NAN) ; TE1: 1-34 (34) | S: 0-0yds (NAN) ; TE2: - (NAN) | S: 0-0yds (NAN)
RB averages may shift in the game when they use up their weekly update carries, or if any unused TDs later in the game. WR and QB averages per completion are split between both player projections.