Steelers/Texans: A Trip Down Memory Lane

When the Steelers visit Houston on Sunday to take on the Texans, it will mark only the 4th matchup between the teams.  The Steelers blew Houston out in 2005 and 2008, winning both matchups by 20+ points en route to winning the Super Bowl in each of those seasons.  To be honest, I have only the faintest recollection of those two games (and I actually attended the 2008 game that was the season opener).  The game that I will always remember between the teams was played in Houston’s inaugural 2002 season when the Texans came into Heinz Field won, 24-6.  The 2002 season was a bizarre one for the Steelers.  Coming off a loss in the 2001 AFC Championship Game to the Spygaters, I mean, Patriots, the Steelers opened the season back inNew England on a Monday night.  At one point, Tom Brady threw on 25 straight plays as the Patriots blew out the Steelers.  The next week in Pittsburgh, Rich Gannon threw on 30 of Oakland’s first 32 plays, finishing with 64 attempts in another lopsided loss for ...