Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans (September 18, 2005)

Game Recap

In a September week 2 clash in Houston, the Steelers authored a lopsided 27-7 win over the Texans. The Texans were held scoreless in the first two quarters as the Steelers dominated building a 20-0 lead.

The Steelers were guided by Ben Roethlisberger who had 254 yards, 2 touchdowns, zero picks, was 14 of 21 passing. Willie Parker had 111 yards on the ground, 1 TD. Hines Ward caught 84 receiving yards, 2 TDs.

For the Texans, David Carr finished with 1 TD, 0 picks, was 16 of 26 passing.

The Steelers tallied 388 total yards, 18 first downs, 0 turnovers and 5 penalties. They were 4 of 11 on third downs. The Texans finished with 221 total yards, 16 first downs, 1 turnovers and 7 penalties. They were 8 of 15 on third downs.

Notes

• Score: Pittsburgh SteelersPIT defeat Houston TexansHOU 27-7
• Date: Sunday, September 18, 2005
• Game Time Kickoff: 1:02PM
• Pittsburgh Steelers Stats - Yards: 388, Turnovers: 0
• Houston Texans Stats - Yards: 221, Turnovers: 1

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
PIT	10	10	7	0	27
HOU	0	0	7	0	7

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	14-21	254	2	0	54
David Carr	HOU	16-26	167	1	0	28

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Willie Parker	PIT	25	111	1	19
Domanick Williams	HOU	15	59	0	15
David Carr	HOU	7	46	0	20
Verron Haynes	PIT	7	24	0	7
Jonathan Wells	HOU	3	8	0	7

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Hines Ward	PIT	6	84	2	21
Cedrick Wilson	PIT	2	76	0	40
Antwaan Randle El	PIT	3	75	0	54
Corey Bradford	HOU	2	49	0	25
Derick Armstrong	HOU	2	42	0	28
Domanick Williams	HOU	4	33	1	19
Andre Johnson	HOU	4	20	0	6
Matt Murphy	HOU	1	12	0	12

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
HOU	25	113	0
PIT	32	135	1

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
HOU	16-26	167	1	0	8
PIT	14-21	254	2	0	1

More Game Information On The Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans

• Attendance: 70,742
• Weather:
• Time of Game: 2:55 - 2 hours, 55 minutes