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Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans - Week 4
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

WAS
STL		 17
 10
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MIN
KC		 17
 22
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PIT
HOU		 10
 17
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SF
PHI		 24
 23
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DET
DAL		 34
 30
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TEN
CLE		 31
 13
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CAR
CHI		 29
 34
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BUF
CIN		 20
 23
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NO
JAC		 23
 10
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NYG
ARI		 31
 27
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ATL
SEA		 30
 28
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MIA
SD		 16
 26
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DEN
GB		 23
 49
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NE
OAK		 31
 19
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NYJ
BAL		 17
 34
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IND
TB		 17
 24
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Texans 24, Steelers 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 27 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 52 Isaac Redman Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 3 Mike Wallace Rec: 7-110, 1 TD
WR 59 Hines Ward Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 63 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 87 Antonio Brown Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 15 Heath Miller Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 22 Shaun Suisham FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 14 Defense / ST  
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Houston Texans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Matt Schaub Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 10 Arian Foster Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 42 Ben Tate Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 8 Andre Johnson Rec: 6-90, 0 TD
WR 69 Jacoby Jones Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 81 Kevin Walter Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 6 Owen Daniels Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 10 Neil Rackers FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 18 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Steelers Club has won 8 of past 10 on road... In 2 career games vs. Houston, QB Ben Roethlisberger is 2-0 & has completed 27 of 35 passes (77.1 pct.) for 391 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 151.0 passer rating. Roethlisberger (147) needs 3 TD passes to join HOFer TERRY BRADSHAW (212) as 2nd QB in Steelers history with 150 TD... RB Rashard Mendenhall has 6 rush TDs in past 7 games... WR Hines Ward had 2 TDs in each of past 2 vs. Texans. Ward (11,819) needs 16 rec. yards to surpass HOFer DON MAYNARD (11,834) for 20th in NFL history. Dating back to 12/19/10, WR Mike Wallace aims for 7th consecutive game with 100+ rec. yards (102, 104, 105, 107, 126, 144). Had 81-yard TD reception last week... TE Heath Miller (295) needs 5 catches to become 1st Pit. TE with 300 career... LB James Harrison had 3 sacks in last game vs. Hou. Aims for 3rd straight game with sack... LB LaMarr Woodley had sack, INT & FR in only meeting vs. Texans... S Troy Polamalu had career-best 3 sacks at Houston on 9/18/05...

Texans In past 7 Oct. games, QB Matt Schaub has 13 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 100.2 passer rating. Aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ passer rating (118.5, 103.9)... RB Arian Foster (1,906) needs 94 rush yards to reach 2,000 career. RB Ben Tate is averaging 100.3 rush yards per game in '11 (301 total). FB James Casey had career-high 126 receiving yards (25.2 avg.) with 5 rec. & TD vs. Saints... WR Andre Johnson (694) needs 6 receptions to reach 700 career. Johnson had 10 catches for 112 yards (11.2 avg.) in last game vs. Pit. Aims for 4th consecutive game with 7 catches. Posted 1st 100-yard receiving game of season (128) & 38th of career last week... TE Owen Daniels seeks TD catch in 3rd straight game... DE Mario Williams had 2 sacks in last game vs. Pit. DE Antonio Smith aims for 4th consecutive game with sack. Rookie DE J.J. Watt (1st round, No. 11) registered 1st career sack last week... CB Johnathan Joseph seeks 3rd consecutive game with INT. Had 30-yard INT-TD return on 9/27/09 w/ Cin.


Results and Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 BAL A L 7-35 -28
2 2011-09-18 SEA H W 24-0 +24
3 2011-09-25 IND A W 23-20 +3
4 2011-10-02 HOU A L 10-17 -7
5 2011-10-09 TEN H    
6 2011-10-16 JAC H    
7 2011-10-23 ARI A    
8 2011-10-30 NE H    
9 2011-11-06 BAL H    
10 2011-11-13 CIN A    
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 KC A    
13 2011-12-04 CIN H    
14 2011-12-08 CLE H    
15 2011-12-19 SF A    
16 2011-12-24 STL H    
17 2012-01-01 CLE A    
   
Houston Texans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 IND H W 34-7 +27
2 2011-09-18 MIA A W 23-13 +10
3 2011-09-25 NO A L 33-40 -7
4 2011-10-02 PIT H W 17-10 +7
5 2011-10-09 OAK H    
6 2011-10-16 BAL A    
7 2011-10-23 TEN A    
8 2011-10-30 JAC H    
9 2011-11-06 CLE H    
10 2011-11-13 TB A    
11   Bye      
12 2011-11-27 JAC A    
13 2011-12-04 ATL H    
14 2011-12-11 CIN A    
15 2011-12-18 CAR H    
16 2011-12-22 IND A    
17 2012-01-01 TEN H    

Injury Report
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  DE Brett Keisel (Knee)
Questionable  OLB Chris Carter (Hamstring)
Probable  WR Arnaz Battle (Knee)
 NT Steve McLendon (Illness)
 WR Mike Wallace (Rib)
IR  RB Baron Batch (Knee)
 QB Byron Leftwich (Broken Arm)
   
Houston Texans
Out  RB Derrick Ward (Ankle)
Doubtful  CB Sherrick McManis (Hamstring)
Questionable  CB Kareem Jackson (Knee)
Probable  TE Joel Dreessen (Knee)
 RB Arian Foster (Hamstring)
 WR Andre Johnson (Knee)
 WR Jacoby Jones (Knee)
 CB Johnathan Joseph (Foot)
 ILB DeMeco Ryans (Knee)
 RB Ben Tate (Back)
 FB Lawrence Vickers (Illness)
 WR Kevin Walter (Shoulder)
 OLB Mario Williams (Knee)
IR  CB Rashad Carmichael (Shoulder)

Offense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Offense 		 HOU
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 18.0 30.0 22.5 HOU
Rushing yards 85.7 138.0 103.9 HOU
Rushing yards per attempt 3.25 4.06 4.01 HOU
Completion % 64.2% 65.2% 61.8% HOU
Passing yards 294.7 262.7 245.4 PIT
Passing yards per completion 12.63 13.13 11.33 HOU
Passing yards per attempt 8.11 8.57 7.00 HOU
Interceptions 1.3 1.0 1.0 HOU
Fumbles lost 2.0 0.3 0.7 HOU
Sacks allowed 3.0 2.0 2.4 HOU
3rd down conversions 48.7% 40.0% 38.1% PIT
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 47.4% HOU
Time of possession 33:24 33:39 30:01 HOU
  Defense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Defense 		 HOU
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 18.3 20.0 22.5 PIT
Rushing yards 99.3 105.7 103.9 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 4.58 4.80 4.01 PIT
Completion % 56.1% 56.2% 61.8% PIT
Passing yards 164.0 226.3 245.4 PIT
Passing yards per completion 8.95 11.51 11.33 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 5.02 6.47 7.00 PIT
INT return 0.0 1.0 1.0 HOU
Fumble recoveries 0.3 1.0 0.7 HOU
Sacks 2.3 2.3 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 36.4% 38.2% 38.1% PIT
4th down conversions 33.3% 0.0% 47.4% HOU
Time of possession 26:33 26:21 30:01 HOU

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   PIT   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.3 18.9 10.7 HOU
Yards per kick return 31.5 34.3 24.7 HOU
Yards allowed per punt return 1.0 9.0 10.7 PIT
Yards allowed per kick return 25.2 25.5 24.7 PIT
  Misc Stats Comparison
   PIT   HOU  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.7 5.0 6.5 PIT
Penalty yards 46.3 54.0 54.4 PIT

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2011 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Houston Texans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 14 2002-12-08 HOU PIT 24-6 HOU
2005 2 2005-09-18 PIT HOU 27-7 PIT
2008 1 2008-09-07 HOU PIT 17-38 PIT

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.