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National Football League
Pittsburgh 30, Houston 23
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, October 20, 2014
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 57°
Head Official: Walt Coleman
Attendance: 56375

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.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Houston   Pittsburgh
Arian Foster Player Le'Veon Bell
20 Attempts 12
102 Yards 57
5.1 Avg Yards 4.8
0 Touchdowns 0
33 Long 20
Receiving
Houston   Pittsburgh
DeAndre Hopkins Player Antonio Brown
6 Receptions 9
108 Yards 90
18.0 Avg Yards 10.0
0 Touchdowns 0
32 Long 30
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Houston 393 132 261 2 3 0 3.0 1
Pittsburgh 328 76 252 3 3 1 1.0 2
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Indianapolis. The Steelers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against Tennessee. The Texans have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .500 after a loss.