National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 28, Houston 21
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 27, 2020
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 79°
Head Official: Shawn Smith
Attendance: 0
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston 7140021
Pittsburgh 3143828
1st Quarter
1Q 15:00 Houston
PIT 35 9-C. Boswell kicks 65 yards, touchback.
1 and 10 - HOU 25 15:00 4-D. Watson pass incomplete to 31-D. Johnson.
2 and 10 - HOU 25 14:57 31-D. Johnson rush for 5 yards.
3 and 5 - HOU 30 14:21 4-D. Watson pass incomplete to 88-J. Akins.
4 and 5 - HOU 30 14:17 9-B. Anger punts 48 yards, downed by 44-C. Gillaspia.
1Q 14:06 Pittsburgh
1 and 10 - PIT 22 14:06 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 85-E. Ebron.
2 and 10 - PIT 22 14:02 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 85-E. Ebron.
3 and 10 - PIT 22 13:58 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 19-J. Smith-Schuster for 11 yards.
1 and 10 - PIT 33 13:18 30-J. Conner rush for 13 yards.
1 and 10 - PIT 46 12:38 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 19-J. Smith-Schuster.
2 and 10 - PIT 46 12:34 26-A. McFarland Jr. rush for 7 yards.
3 and 3 - HOU 47 11:52 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 19-J. Smith-Schuster. PENALTY on Houston, Defensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at HOU 47 - No play.
1 and 10 - HOU 37 11:47 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 30-J. Conner for 13 yards.
1 and 10 - HOU 24 11:00 30-J. Conner rush for 2 yards.
2 and 8 - HOU 22 10:18 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 89-V. McDonald for 6 yards.
3 and 2 - HOU 16 9:38 38-J. Samuels rush for 1 yard.
4 and 1 - HOU 15 8:59 9-C. Boswell 33 yard field goal is GOOD.
HOU 0    PIT 3    Plays: 11    Possession: 5:07
1Q 8:55 Houston
PIT 35 9-C. Boswell kicks 65 yards, 14-D. Carter returns for 26 yards.
1 and 10 - HOU 26 8:51 31-D. Johnson rush for 2 yards.
2 and 8 - HOU 28 8:21 31-D. Johnson rush for 5 yards.
3 and 3 - HOU 33 7:46 4-D. Watson pass to 13-B. Cooks for 20 yards, ran out of bounds.
1 and 10 - PIT 47 7:18 4-D. Watson pass to 15-W. Fuller V for 17 yards.
1 and 10 - PIT 30 6:43 31-D. Johnson rush for 2 yards.
2 and 8 - PIT 28 6:11 4-D. Watson pass incomplete to 13-B. Cooks.
3 and 8 - PIT 28 6:07 4-D. Watson pass to 18-R. Cobb for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
7-K. Fairbairn extra point is GOOD.
HOU 7    PIT 3    Plays: 7    Possession: 2:54
1Q 6:01 Pittsburgh
HOU 35 7-K. Fairbairn kicks 61 yards, 14-R. McCloud returns for 19 yards.
1 and 10 - PIT 23 5:54 30-J. Conner rush for 4 yards.
2 and 6 - PIT 27 5:17 30-J. Conner rush for 1 yard.
3 and 5 - PIT 28 4:37 7-B. Roethlisberger, sacked for 10 yards (94-C. Omenihu).
4 and 15 - PIT 18 3:58 4-D. Colquitt punts 48 yards, 14-D. Carter returns for 8 yards.
1Q 3:48 Houston
1 and 10 - HOU 42 3:48 4-D. Watson, sacked for 8 yards (98-V. Williams).
2 and 18 - HOU 34 3:04 4-D. Watson pass to 12-K. Stills for -1 yard.
3 and 19 - HOU 33 2:21 4-D. Watson pass to 88-J. Akins for 8 yards.
4 and 11 - HOU 41 1:38 9-B. Anger punts 54 yards, fair catch by 18-D. Johnson.
1Q 1:31 Pittsburgh
1 and 10 - PIT 5 1:31 24-B. Snell Jr. rush for 3 yards.
Pittsburgh timeout at 0:50
2 and 7 - PIT 8 0:49 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 18-D. Johnson.
3 and 7 - PIT 8 0:44 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 18-D. Johnson.
4 and 7 - PIT 8 0:38 4-D. Colquitt punts 47 yards, 15-W. Fuller V returns for 1 yard.
1Q 0:30 Houston
1 and 10 - HOU 46 0:30 31-D. Johnson rush for -2 yards.
END QUARTER 1
2nd Quarter
Houston continued...
2 and 12 - HOU 44 15:00 4-D. Watson pass to 31-D. Johnson for 20 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and 10 - PIT 36 14:46 31-D. Johnson rush for 2 yards.
2 and 8 - PIT 34 14:12 31-D. Johnson rush for 2 yards.
3 and 6 - PIT 32 13:36 4-D. Watson pass to 12-K. Stills for 20 yards.
1 and 10 - PIT 12 13:00 24-C. Prosise rush for 1 yard.
2 and 9 - PIT 11 12:22 4-D. Watson pass incomplete to 87-D. Fells.
3 and 9 - PIT 11 12:18 4-D. Watson pass to 15-W. Fuller V for 9 yards.
1 and 2 - PIT 2 11:35 31-D. Johnson rush for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
7-K. Fairbairn extra point is GOOD.
HOU 14    PIT 3    Plays: 9    Possession: 3:58
2Q 11:32 Pittsburgh
HOU 35 7-K. Fairbairn kicks 65 yards, touchback.
1 and 10 - PIT 25 11:32 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 26-A. McFarland Jr..
2 and 10 - PIT 25 11:29 26-A. McFarland Jr. rush for 20 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and 10 - PIT 45 10:57 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 89-V. McDonald for 15 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and 10 - HOU 40 10:22 30-J. Conner rush for 7 yards.
2 and 3 - HOU 33 9:38 30-J. Conner rush for 2 yards.
3 and 1 - HOU 31 8:55 24-B. Snell Jr. rush for 1 yard.
1 and 10 - HOU 30 8:01 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 85-E. Ebron for 17 yards.
1 and 10 - HOU 13 7:15 18-D. Johnson rush for 9 yards.
2 and 1 - HOU 4 6:27 30-J. Conner rush for 3 yards.
1 and 1 - HOU 1 5:52 24-B. Snell Jr. rush for no gain.
2 and 1 - HOU 1 5:15 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete. PENALTY on Pittsburgh, Intentional Grounding, 9 yards, enforced at HOU 1.
3 and 10 - HOU 10 5:09 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 85-E. Ebron for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
9-C. Boswell extra point is GOOD.
HOU 14    PIT 10    Plays: 12    Possession: 6:27
2Q 5:05 Houston
PIT 35 9-C. Boswell kicks 53 yards, 14-D. Carter returns for 4 yards.
1 and 10 - HOU 16 5:02 31-D. Johnson rush for 2 yards.
2 and 8 - HOU 18 4:23 4-D. Watson sacked for 6 yards (55-D. Bush, 48-B. Dupree).
3 and 14 - HOU 12 3:37 4-D. Watson pass to 44-C. Gillaspia for 6 yards.
4 and 8 - HOU 18 2:48 9-B. Anger punts 58 yards, 14-R. McCloud returns for 13 yards.
2Q 2:38 Pittsburgh
1 and 10 - PIT 37 2:38 30-J. Conner rush for 5 yards.
2 and 5 - PIT 42 2:09 30-J. Conner rush for 2 yards.
Two minute warning
3 and 3 - PIT 44 2:00 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 19-J. Smith-Schuster for 6 yards.
1 and 10 - 50 1:37 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 30-J. Conner for 12 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and 10 - HOU 38 1:30 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 85-E. Ebron for 6 yards, forced out of bounds.
2 and 4 - HOU 32 1:26 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 13-J. Washington for 6 yards.
1 and 10 - HOU 26 1:22 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 19-J. Smith-Schuster for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
9-C. Boswell extra point is GOOD.
HOU 14    PIT 17    Plays: 7    Possession: 1:24
2Q 1:14 Houston
PIT 35 9-C. Boswell kicks 65 yards, touchback.
1 and 10 - HOU 25 1:14 4-D. Watson pass to 13-B. Cooks for 8 yards.
2 and 2 - HOU 33 0:54 4-D. Watson pass to 18-R. Cobb for 18 yards.
Houston timeout at 0:47
1 and 10 - PIT 49 0:47 4-D. Watson pass to 88-J. Akins for 20 yards.
Houston timeout at 0:35
1 and 10 - PIT 29 0:35 4-D. Watson pass to 18-R. Cobb for 15 yards.
Houston timeout at 0:28
1 and 10 - PIT 14 0:28 4-D. Watson pass to 15-W. Fuller V for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
7-K. Fairbairn extra point is GOOD.
HOU 21    PIT 17    Plays: 5    Possession: 0:50
2Q 0:24 Pittsburgh
HOU 35 7-K. Fairbairn kicks 65 yards, touchback.
1 and 10 - PIT 25 0:24 7-B. Roethlisberger kneels for -1 yard.
END QUARTER 2
3rd Quarter
3Q 15:00 Pittsburgh
HOU 35 7-K. Fairbairn kicks 63 yards, 14-R. McCloud returns for 28 yards.
1 and 10 - PIT 30 14:53 26-A. McFarland Jr. rush for 11 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and 10 - PIT 41 14:24 26-A. McFarland Jr. rush for 2 yards.
2 and 8 - PIT 43 13:45 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 26-A. McFarland Jr. for 7 yards.
3 and 1 - 50 13:11 26-A. McFarland Jr. rush for no gain.
4 and 1 - 50 12:26 30-J. Conner rush for 2 yards.
1 and 10 - HOU 48 11:43 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 13-J. Washington for 7 yards.
2 and 3 - HOU 41 11:11 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 13-J. Washington.
3 and 3 - HOU 41 11:06 7-B. Roethlisberger rush for 2 yards. Pittsburgh challenged the ruling, and the play was UPHELD, forced out of bounds.
Pittsburgh timeout at 10:57
4 and 1 - HOU 39 10:57 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 11-C. Claypool. PENALTY on Houston, Defensive Pass Interference, 29 yards, enforced at HOU 39 - No play.
1 and 10 - HOU 10 10:52 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 11-C. Claypool. PENALTY on Pittsburgh, Ineligible Downfield Pass, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 10 - No play.
1 and 15 - HOU 15 10:48 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 13-J. Washington.
2 and 15 - HOU 15 10:44 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 30-J. Conner.
3 and 15 - HOU 15 10:37 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 30-J. Conner for 7 yards.
4 and 8 - HOU 8 9:57 9-C. Boswell 26 yard field goal is GOOD.
HOU 21    PIT 20    Plays: 12    Possession: 5:03
3Q 9:54 Houston
PIT 35 9-C. Boswell kicks 66 yards, 14-D. Carter returns for 27 yards.
1 and 10 - HOU 26 9:49 31-D. Johnson rush for 3 yards.
2 and 7 - HOU 29 9:16 31-D. Johnson rush for no gain.
3 and 7 - HOU 29 8:38 4-D. Watson pass to 31-D. Johnson for 3 yards.
4 and 4 - HOU 32 7:52 9-B. Anger punts 43 yards, 14-R. McCloud returns for 12 yards.
3Q 7:38 Pittsburgh
1 and 10 - PIT 37 7:38 7-B. Roethlisberger, sacked for 9 yards (91-C. Watkins).
2 and 19 - PIT 28 6:56 30-J. Conner rush for 3 yards.
3 and 16 - PIT 31 6:18 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 13-J. Washington for 15 yards.
4 and 1 - PIT 46 5:33 4-D. Colquitt punts 34 yards, downed by 41-R. Spillane.
3Q 5:24 Houston
1 and 10 - HOU 20 5:24 4-D. Watson rush for 5 yards, ran out of bounds.
2 and 5 - HOU 25 4:53 31-D. Johnson rush for 1 yard.
3 and 4 - HOU 26 4:16 4-D. Watson, sacked for 8 yards (91-S. Tuitt).
4 and 12 - HOU 18 3:27 PENALTY on Houston, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 18 - No play.
4 and 17 - HOU 13 3:07 9-B. Anger punts 44 yards, out of bounds.
3Q 3:00 Pittsburgh
1 and 10 - PIT 43 3:00 26-A. McFarland Jr. rush for 2 yards.
2 and 8 - PIT 45 2:24 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 11-C. Claypool.
3 and 8 - PIT 45 2:16 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 11-C. Claypool.
4 and 8 - PIT 45 2:09 4-D. Colquitt punts 48 yards, 14-D. Carter returns for 8 yards.
3Q 1:59 Houston
1 and 10 - HOU 15 1:59 31-D. Johnson rush for -1 yard.
2 and 11 - HOU 14 1:20 4-D. Watson pass to 15-W. Fuller V for 14 yards.
1 and 10 - HOU 28 0:46 4-D. Watson, sacked for no gain (48-B. Dupree).
END QUARTER 3
4th Quarter
Houston continued...
2 and 10 - HOU 28 15:00 4-D. Watson pass incomplete to 15-W. Fuller V.
3 and 10 - HOU 28 14:57 4-D. Watson pass to 18-R. Cobb for 34 yards.
1 and 10 - PIT 38 14:19 4-D. Watson pass to 13-B. Cooks for -5 yards.
2 and 15 - PIT 43 13:41 4-D. Watson pass incomplete to 87-D. Fells.
3 and 15 - PIT 43 13:38 4-D. Watson pass intended for 12-K. Stills, INTERCEPTED by 28-M. Hilton at PIT 13, returned for 8 yards.
4Q 13:27 Pittsburgh
1 and 10 - PIT 21 13:27 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 85-E. Ebron for 5 yards.
2 and 5 - PIT 26 12:45 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 19-J. Smith-Schuster for no gain.
3 and 5 - PIT 26 12:00 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 85-E. Ebron for 14 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and 10 - PIT 40 11:19 30-J. Conner rush for 11 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and 10 - HOU 49 10:50 30-J. Conner rush for 8 yards.
2 and 2 - HOU 41 10:12 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 13-J. Washington for 1 yard.
3 and 1 - HOU 40 9:28 24-B. Snell Jr. rush for 2 yards.
1 and 10 - HOU 38 8:45 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 11-C. Claypool.
2 and 10 - HOU 38 8:40 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 30-J. Conner for 8 yards.
3 and 2 - HOU 30 7:56 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 89-V. McDonald for 14 yards.
1 and 10 - HOU 16 7:12 30-J. Conner rush for 4 yards.
2 and 6 - HOU 12 6:30 30-J. Conner rush for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 19-J. Smith-Schuster for 2 yards, 2pt conversion SUCCEEDS.
HOU 21    PIT 28    Plays: 12    Possession: 7:03
4Q 6:24 Houston
PIT 35 9-C. Boswell kicks 65 yards, touchback.
1 and 10 - HOU 25 6:24 4-D. Watson, sacked for 11 yards (90-T. Watt).
2 and 21 - HOU 14 5:42 4-D. Watson pass incomplete to 13-B. Cooks.
3 and 21 - HOU 14 5:37 PENALTY on Houston, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HOU 14 - No play.
3 and 26 - HOU 9 5:37 4-D. Watson pass to 12-K. Stills for 16 yards.
4 and 10 - HOU 25 4:52 9-B. Anger punts 44 yards, fair catch by 14-R. McCloud.
4Q 4:47 Pittsburgh
1 and 10 - PIT 31 4:47 30-J. Conner rush for 25 yards, forced out of bounds.
1 and 10 - HOU 44 4:40 30-J. Conner rush for 4 yards.
2 and 6 - HOU 40 4:00 24-B. Snell Jr. rush for 4 yards.
3 and 2 - HOU 36 3:15 30-J. Conner rush for 1 yard.
Houston timeout at 3:11
4 and 1 - HOU 35 3:11 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 13-J. Washington for 7 yards.
1 and 10 - HOU 28 2:29 24-B. Snell Jr. rush for 2 yards.
Houston timeout at 2:24
2 and 8 - HOU 26 2:24 24-B. Snell Jr. rush for -1 yard.
Houston timeout at 2:19
3 and 9 - HOU 27 2:19 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 11-C. Claypool for 24 yards, fumble by 11-C. Claypool (forced fumble by 23-E. Murray), ball out of bounds.
Two minute warning
1 and 3 - HOU 3 2:00 7-B. Roethlisberger kneels for -2 yards.
2 and 5 - HOU 5 1:20 7-B. Roethlisberger kneels for -1 yard.
3 and 6 - HOU 6 0:34 7-B. Roethlisberger kneels for -1 yard.
END OF GAME
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