Week 13, 2016

played in Denver, CO

48 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	7	13	10	-	44
Denver Broncos	0	14	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:00 PIT - Ralph Strong 4 run (Jay Feely extra point)
1Q: 03:47 PIT - Ralph Strong 6 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
2Q: 14:31 DEN - Ashton Youboty 71 interception return (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 05:33 PIT - Ralph Strong 2 run (Jay Feely extra point)
2Q: 00:18 DEN - Phillip Ackerman 2 run (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
3Q: 09:29 PIT - George Gray 15 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
3Q: 08:01 PIT - Jay Feely 38 field goal
3Q: 00:22 PIT - Jay Feely 49 field goal
4Q: 07:47 PIT - Jamal Mello 27 run (Jay Feely extra point)
4Q: 04:00 DEN - Ken Summers 3 run (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
4Q: 01:39 PIT - Jay Feely 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:00 PIT - Ralph Strong 4 run (Jay Feely extra point)
1Q: 03:47 PIT - Ralph Strong 6 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
2Q: 14:31 DEN - Ashton Youboty 71 interception return (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 05:33 PIT - Ralph Strong 2 run (Jay Feely extra point)
2Q: 00:18 DEN - Phillip Ackerman 2 run (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
3Q: 09:29 PIT - George Gray 15 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
3Q: 08:01 PIT - Jay Feely 38 field goal
3Q: 00:22 PIT - Jay Feely 49 field goal
4Q: 07:47 PIT - Jamal Mello 27 run (Jay Feely extra point)
4Q: 04:00 DEN - Ken Summers 3 run (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
4Q: 01:39 PIT - Jay Feely 41 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 10-2 7-5
First Downs 28 15
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 21 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 439 239
- Offensive Plays 77 46
- Yards per Play 5.70 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 129 66
- Rushing Attempts 33 14
- Yards per Rush 3.91 4.71
Net Passing Yards 310 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 35 - 1 28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 310 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 7.05 5.41
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 13/18 1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 3/11 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/13 8/154
Interception Ret./Yards 1/23 1/71
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 23
Time of Possession 40:25 19:35

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	10-2	7-5
First Downs	28	15
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	21	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	439	239
- Offensive Plays	77	46
- Yards per Play	5.70	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	129	66
- Rushing Attempts	33	14
- Yards per Rush	3.91	4.71
Net Passing Yards	310	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 35 - 1	28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	310	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	7.05	5.41
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	13/18	1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	3/11	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/13	8/154
Interception Ret./Yards	1/23	1/71
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 23
Time of Possession	40:25	19:35

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:28	6:36	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
1	4:39	1:00	OPP 12	3	12	Touchdown
1	1:10	1:50	OWN 33	5	22	Interception
2	14:20	8:53	OWN 19	15	81	Touchdown
2	3:34	1:28	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	1	14	Half
3	15:00	5:41	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	9:14	1:20	OPP 27	3	6	Field Goal
3	5:54	5:38	OWN 12	10	56	Field Goal
4	13:23	1:24	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	9:08	1:33	OPP 42	4	42	Touchdown
4	3:51	2:20	OPP 43	6	19	Field Goal

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:32	OWN 8	4	18	Punt
1	5:52	1:13	OWN 25	2	0	Interception
1	3:39	2:29	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
2	5:27	1:53	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
2	2:06	1:54	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
3	7:54	2:00	OWN 31	4	5	Punt
3	0:16	1:53	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
4	11:59	2:51	OWN 6	5	36	Fumble
4	7:35	3:44	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
4	1:31	1:31	OWN 32	6	43	Game

Game MVP: Patrick Moore, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ralph Strong	22	73	3.32	18	1	2
Jamal Mello	11	56	5.09	27	1	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ken Summers	8	38	4.75	17	2	1
Phillip Ackerman	3	5	1.67	5	0	1
Brian Brohm	2	9	4.50	6	0	0
Steve Slaton	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Moore	44	35	310	0/0	2	26	1	101.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	27	15	195	4/29	0	31	1	63.0
Patrick Ramsey	1	1	7	0/0	0	7	0	95.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	12	14	141	11.75	40	26	1
RB Ralph Strong	8	8	53	6.63	17	9	1
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	5	7	40	8.00	9	14	0
WR Percy Marlow	4	6	35	8.75	4	12	0
TE Everett Beardsley	3	6	28	9.33	4	18	0
WR Michael Rottinghaus	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terrell Houari	6	9	80	13.33	5	31
TE Tony Scheffler	5	5	62	12.40	18	25
WR D.J. Monroe	2	6	32	16.00	0	26
RB Ken Summers	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Max Sweeney	1	3	20	20.00	2	20
FB Robert Newton	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Tyrell Mimick	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Erik Coleman	1	23	23.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ashton Youboty	1	71	71.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Alonzo Baum	1	1
Tyrus Blake	1	0
Derek Hewitt	0	1
Patrick Lee	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov
Brian Brohm	2	0
Mike Richardson	1	0
Hardy Wheeler	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Eloms	2	97	48.5	47.5	52	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Strong	5	242	48.4	46.2	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Feely	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	5/5

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Jefcoat	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Rodriguez	3	11	3.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Fuller	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Hines	1	13	13.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Fuller	5	102	20.4	0
Mike Richardson	3	52	17.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gerald Amado	6	1	0.0	11	29
CB Patrick Lee	4	1	1.0	13	30
S Tyrus Blake	4	0	0.0	14	32
S Erik Coleman	3	1	0.0	13	30
DE Alonzo Baum	2	1	1.5	10	11
ILB Vernon Neale	2	1	0.0	13	28
ILB Clint Ingram	2	0	0.0	4	4
S Otis Wyatt	2	0	0.0	4	22
DT Pat Sims	2	0	0.0	13	29
DE David Vance	1	0	1.0	14	30
DT Brodrick Bunkley	1	2	0.5	14	30
OLB Bruce Davis	1	3	0.0	14	31
S Troy Polamalu	1	0	0.0	14	30
CB Rod Calico	1	0	0.0	1	2

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dale Kitchens	12	2	0.0	26	41
ILB Patrick Willis	11	3	0.0	29	42
CB Ashton Youboty	7	0	0.0	29	40
S Darren Meehan	6	1	0.0	31	40
DT Dennis Parrish	5	3	0.0	27	42
CB Mike Richardson	5	1	0.0	21	25
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	3	4	0.0	20	40
DE Vernon Gholston	3	2	0.0	27	40
S Dominque Barber	3	1	0.0	27	42
DT Hugh Manning	2	1	0.0	28	35
ILB Lincoln Dennis	2	1	0.0	9	9
DE Earnest Briggs	2	1	0.0	29	40
OLB Jon Alston	2	0	0.0	7	3
FB Robert Newton	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alonzo Baum	1.5	0	0	0	11
DE David Vance	1.0	1	1	2	30
CB Patrick Lee	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Brodrick Bunkley	0.5	0	2	1	30
DT Pat Sims	0.0	1	0	0	29
S Troy Polamalu	0.0	0	1	0	30

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vernon Gholston	0.0	1	2	0	40
DE Earnest Briggs	0.0	1	0	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gerald Amado	5	0	0	29
S Tyrus Blake	3	1	0	32
CB Patrick Lee	3	0	0	30
S Erik Coleman	1	0	1	30
ILB Clint Ingram	1	0	0	4
S Otis Wyatt	1	0	0	22
CB Rod Calico	1	0	0	2
OLB Bruce Davis	1	0	0	31

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ashton Youboty	7	1	1	40
ILB Patrick Willis	6	0	0	42
OLB Dale Kitchens	5	0	0	41
CB Mike Richardson	4	1	0	25
S Darren Meehan	4	0	0	40
S Dominque Barber	3	0	0	42
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	2	0	0	40
ILB Lincoln Dennis	2	0	0	9
OLB Jon Alston	1	0	0	3
DE Vernon Gholston	1	0	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Marshal Yanda	3	8	0	28	33
Chris Williams	1	7	2	32	35
Quinn Ojinnaka	1	4	0	26	37
Greg Eslinger	1	2	1	15	21
Oren O'Neal	1	1	1	21	17
J.J. Ackerman	0	3	0	27	35
Dan Santucci	0	2	0	9	21
Marty Howard	0	2	0	26	35
Everett Beardsley	0	1	0	27	40
Neal Lynn	0	1	0	2	3
Gary Barnidge	0	1	0	6	4
Brandon Hansen	0	1	0	6	7

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Spencer	5	8	3	13	0	29
Bo Sides	1	1	0	1	0	3
Clyde Allen	0	1	0	6	1	5
Ralph Bensen	0	1	0	12	1	27
Tony Scheffler	0	1	0	10	0	23
Richie Strickland	0	0	0	2	1	5
Irv Fisk	0	0	0	8	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Hewitt	6	22
Tyrus Blake	2	11
Jaymar Johnson	1	18

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Slaton	1	19
Tony Scheffler	1	17
Robert Newton	1	7
Phillip Ackerman	1	5

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Moore	33	44	---	---	---	77
Everett Beardsley	27	40	---	---	6	73
George Gray	30	40	---	---	---	70
Quinn Ojinnaka	26	37	---	---	4	67
Chris Williams	32	35	---	---	---	67
Marshal Yanda	28	33	---	---	5	66
J.J. Ackerman	27	35	---	---	---	62
Marty Howard	26	35	---	---	1	62
Tyrus Blake	---	---	14	32	11	57
Jeffrey Rodriguez	22	28	---	---	5	55
Ralph Strong	22	32	---	---	---	54
Gerald Amado	---	---	11	29	10	50
Troy Polamalu	---	---	14	30	1	45
Bruce Davis	---	---	14	31	---	45
David Vance	---	---	14	30	---	44
Brodrick Bunkley	---	---	14	30	---	44
Erik Coleman	---	---	13	30	---	43
Oren O'Neal	21	17	---	---	5	43
Patrick Lee	---	---	13	30	---	43
Vernon Neale	---	---	13	28	1	42
Pat Sims	---	---	13	29	---	42
Greg Eslinger	15	21	---	---	5	41
Percy Marlow	13	21	---	---	4	38
Dan Santucci	9	21	---	---	5	35
Otis Wyatt	---	---	4	22	2	28
Michael Rottinghaus	7	17	---	---	4	28
Gary Barnidge	6	4	---	---	17	27
Brandon Hansen	6	7	---	---	14	27
Vincent Smith	---	---	0	1	22	23
Jamal Mello	11	12	---	---	---	23
Alonzo Baum	---	---	10	11	2	23
Derek Hewitt	0	0	---	---	22	22
Jaymar Johnson	0	2	---	---	18	20
David Jones	---	---	0	4	13	17
Freddie Hines	0	0	---	---	16	16
Rod Calico	---	---	1	2	12	15
Jay Feely	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mark Watson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Clint Ingram	---	---	4	4	3	11
Neal Lynn	2	3	---	---	5	10
Martin Warren	---	---	0	4	5	9
Lamar Bayh	---	---	1	4	3	8
Walter Hopper	---	---	1	1	4	6
Bart Grant	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tony Eloms	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Willis	---	---	29	42	3	74
Darren Meehan	---	---	31	40	3	74
Earnest Briggs	---	---	29	40	3	72
Dominque Barber	---	---	27	42	3	72
Ashton Youboty	---	---	29	40	2	71
Dennis Parrish	---	---	27	42	2	71
Vernon Gholston	---	---	27	40	3	70
Dale Kitchens	---	---	26	41	2	69
Hugh Manning	---	---	28	35	3	66
Mike Richardson	---	---	21	25	19	65
Alton "Dee" McCann	---	---	20	40	3	63
Tony Scheffler	10	23	---	---	17	50
Chris Spencer	13	29	---	---	5	47
Max Sweeney	10	23	---	---	14	47
Brian Brohm	14	31	---	---	---	45
Ralph Bensen	12	27	---	---	5	44
Tyrell Mimick	11	21	---	---	7	39
Ben Capstick	---	---	20	16	3	39
Terrell Houari	11	28	---	---	---	39
Michael McGlynn	14	24	---	---	---	38
D.J. Monroe	6	14	---	---	17	37
Shane Olivea	10	26	---	---	---	36
Irv Fisk	8	27	---	---	---	35
Lincoln Dennis	---	---	9	9	12	30
Robert Newton	5	15	---	---	7	27
Steve Slaton	1	5	---	---	19	25
Marcus Harrison	---	---	13	10	2	25
Phillip Ackerman	5	15	---	---	5	25
Jon Alston	---	---	7	3	14	24
Ken Summers	9	14	---	---	1	24
Joe Buckley	---	---	5	6	10	21
Hardy Wheeler	2	2	---	---	17	21
Vincent Fuller	---	---	0	0	15	15
Craig Steltz	---	---	2	4	9	15
Deuce Lutui	0	8	---	---	5	13
Cliff Avril	---	---	7	5	1	13
Donald Saffran	---	---	6	4	3	13
Richie Strickland	2	5	---	---	5	12
Clyde Allen	6	5	---	---	---	11
Tony Hills	4	6	---	---	---	10
Bo Sides	1	3	---	---	5	9
Phillip Strong	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mel Jefcoat	0	0	---	---	4	4
Patrick Ramsey	0	1	---	---	---	1
Zach Gallimore	0	0	---	---	---	0
Benjamin Kramer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	30	2.7
Middle	20	80	4.0
Right	2	19	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	52	6.5
Middle	5	16	3.2
Right	1	-2	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Moore	44	35	1	2	0	2	2	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	27	15	4	3	1	1	4	2	1
Patrick Ramsey	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	21	174	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	98	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	49	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	71	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	77	12.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	14	12	141	1	40
RB Ralph Strong	8	8	53	0	32
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	7	5	40	0	28
TE Everett Beardsley	6	3	28	0	40
WR Percy Marlow	6	4	35	0	21
WR Michael Rottinghaus	2	2	10	0	17
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	3	0	17

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Houari	9	6	0	80	1	28
WR D.J. Monroe	6	2	1	32	1	14
TE Tony Scheffler	5	5	0	62	1	23
WR Max Sweeney	3	1	0	20	1	23
WR Tyrell Mimick	2	0	0	0	0	21
FB Robert Newton	2	1	0	3	0	15
RB Ken Summers	1	1	0	5	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Strong	5	6	1.20	3.32
Jamal Mello	1	4	4.00	5.09

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ken Summers	2	6	3.00	4.75
Phillip Ackerman	1	2	2.00	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Moore	9	7	53	5.89	7.05

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Gray	4	4	37	9.25	10.07
WR Percy Marlow	2	1	6	3.00	5.83
RB Ralph Strong	1	1	6	6.00	6.63
TE Everett Beardsley	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	1	1	4	4.00	5.71

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Mello	2	1
Ralph Strong	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Ken Summers	1	0
Brian Brohm	1	0
Steve Slaton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Moore	15	14	11

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	5	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ralph Strong	6	6	4
TE Everett Beardsley	3	3	2
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	2	2	2
WR George Gray	2	2	2
WR Percy Marlow	1	0	0
WR Michael Rottinghaus	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR D.J. Monroe	2	1	1
WR Tyrell Mimick	1	0	0
WR Max Sweeney	1	0	0
WR Terrell Houari	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (23,500)
End Zone 16,000 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (23,500)
End Zone	16,000 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,600)