Steelers vs Texans: NFL Time Capsule
Week Seven (2014)
Pittsburgh Steelers (3-3) vs. Houston Texans (3-3)
Date: Monday, Oct. 20, 2014
Kickoff: 8:30 p.m., ET
Site: Heinz Field (65,500) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
TV Coverage: ESPN (locally WTAE-TV, channel 4)
Local Radio: Steelers Radio Network WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970)
National Radio:Westwood One
Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin
Overall regular-season record: 74-44 (.627)/eighth season
Regular-season record at Pittsburgh: 74-44 (.627)/eighth season
Playoff Record/Years: 5-3/four years
Houston Texans Head Coach Bill O’Brien
Overall regular-season record: 3-3 (.500)/first season
Regular-season record at Houston: 3-3 (.500)/first season
Playoff Record/Years: n/a
STEELERS INFO (Through Week Six)
• The Steelers are 415-269-2 during the regular season since 1970.
• The -8 total yards allowed in the first quarter against the Browns were the fewest allowed by Pittsburgh in opening period since 2009 (-10 – 9/27 – at Cincinnati).
• Pittsburgh rushed for 57 yards in the first quarter – the most by the team in an opening quarter since 2010 (9/19 – 58 – at Tennessee).
Series History: Series began in 2002
Overall Regular Season: Tied, 2-2
At Pittsburgh: Tied, 1-1
At Houston: Tied, 1-1
Neutral Sites: n/a
Streak: Texans have won previous meeting
Last Regular-Season Meeting: Oct. 2, 2011 at Houston (Houston 17, Pittsburgh 10)
Postseason Series: n/a
2014 AFC North Standings
W L T Pct. Pts. Opp.
Cincinnati
3 -1 1 .700 134 113
Baltimore
4-2 0 .667 164 97
Cleveland
3-2 0 .600 134 115
Pittsburgh
3-3 0 .500 124 139
Former Steelers/Texans
• Steelers CB Brice McCain was drafted in the sixth round by the Texans and played five seasons in Houston (2009-13).
• Texans STC Bob Ligashesky was the ST coach in Pittsburgh for three seasons (2007-09) and was a member of the Super Bowl team in 2008.
• Houston LB coach Mike Vrabel was drafted by Pittsburgh in the third round (91st overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft and
played for the Steelers four seasons (1997-2000).
FROM THE STEELERS
• The Steelers look to improve to 3-2 in the all time regular-season series against the Texans and to 2-1 at home.
• The team looks to improve to 2-1 at home in 2014.
• With a win, Pittsburgh would improve to 41-24 all-time on Monday Night Football and to 25-5 at home.
• A win would extend the Steelers perfect record on Monday Night Football at Heinz Field to 8-0 since the stadium opened in 2001.
• With a victory, the Steelers will have earned the 41st win on Monday Night Football – breaking a tie with Miami for the
third-most primetime wins on Mondays.
RB Le’VEON BELL
• Needs one touchdown to post 10 in his NFL career.
• With 352 rushing yards, will pass Franco Harris (1972-73- 1,753) for the most rushing yards by a Steeler in their
first two seasons in the NFL (rookie to second year).
• Needs 62 yards from scrimmage to surpass Barry Foster (1992 – 854) for the most by a Steeler through the
first seven games of a season.
• With 100 yards from scrimmage, will extend his team record of recording 100 or more yards in each of the first seven
games of a season.
• With 30 yards from scrimmage, will surpass Lipps (1984-85 – 2,081) for the second most yards from scrimmage by
a Steeler in their first two seasons in the NFL (rookie tosecond year) and 49 to set the team record (Mike Wallace
– 2009-10 – 2,100)
WR ANTONIO BROWN
• Will surpass Plaxico Burress (4,206) for the eighth most receiving yards in team history with 17 yards.
• Is five receptions shy from surpassing Franco Harris (1972-83 – 306) for the seventh most receptions in team history.
• Needs 71 receiving yards to record 700 in 2014 and become the third Steeler to reach 700 in the first seven games of a season (Buddy Dial – 1963 – 751 and Mike Wallace – 2011- 730).
• With 1,000 receiving yards on the season, will become the first player in team history with back-to-back 1,000 yard
campaigns since Mike Wallace (2010-11) and the fifth player in franchise history to accomplish the feat.
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