Wild Card Playoff Games, 2017

played in Denver, CO

49 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	3	3	-	20
Denver Broncos	14	0	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:18 DEN - Tony Scheffler 27 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
1Q: 06:30 PIT - George Gray 3 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
1Q: 00:26 DEN - Terrell Houari 17 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 00:45 PIT - Ralph Strong 1 run (Jay Feely extra point)
3Q: 10:24 PIT - Jay Feely 26 field goal
4Q: 13:12 PIT - Jay Feely 37 field goal
4Q: 11:51 DEN - Tony Scheffler 6 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:18 DEN - Tony Scheffler 27 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
1Q: 06:30 PIT - George Gray 3 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
1Q: 00:26 DEN - Terrell Houari 17 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 00:45 PIT - Ralph Strong 1 run (Jay Feely extra point)
3Q: 10:24 PIT - Jay Feely 26 field goal
4Q: 13:12 PIT - Jay Feely 37 field goal
4Q: 11:51 DEN - Tony Scheffler 6 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 12-5 11-6
First Downs 24 14
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 405 282
- Offensive Plays 77 52
- Yards per Play 5.26 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 114 98
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 3.93 4.08
Net Passing Yards 291 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 31 - 1 26 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 297 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.06 6.57
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 6/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 37:16 22:44

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	12-5	11-6
First Downs	24	14
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	405	282
- Offensive Plays	77	52
- Yards per Play	5.26	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	114	98
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	3.93	4.08
Net Passing Yards	291	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 31 - 1	26 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	297	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.06	6.57
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	6/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	37:16	22:44

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:07	3:44	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
1	4:10	2:18	OWN 9	4	24	Fumble
1	0:16	5:47	OWN 19	10	44	Missed FG
2	8:33	1:23	OPP 42	3	0	Punt
2	5:20	4:43	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
3	12:05	1:48	OWN 25	6	66	Field Goal
3	8:27	3:17	OWN 8	7	47	Punt
3	3:50	5:46	OWN 36	11	44	Field Goal
4	11:45	3:52	OWN 36	6	26	Punt
4	7:01	0:20	OPP 35	2	0	Interception
4	4:00	1:18	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	2:03	1:06	OWN 16	6	26	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:53	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
1	6:23	2:13	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
1	1:52	1:36	OPP 33	4	33	Touchdown
2	9:29	0:56	OWN 44	2	-2	Fumble
2	7:10	1:50	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 17	3	12	Half
3	12:54	0:49	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
3	10:17	1:50	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
3	5:10	1:20	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	13:04	1:19	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
4	7:53	0:52	OWN 20	2	15	Fumble
4	6:41	2:41	OWN 36	6	26	Punt
4	2:42	0:39	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 42	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Brian Brohm, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ralph Strong	22	93	4.23	31	3	1
Jamal Mello	7	21	3.00	6	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ken Summers	11	46	4.18	14	2
Phillip Ackerman	10	46	4.60	20	1
Brian Brohm	3	6	2.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Moore	47	31	297	1/6	1	31	1	81.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	26	13	196	2/12	3	49	0	113.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	10	12	108	10.80	19	31	1
RB Ralph Strong	5	11	26	5.20	7	8	0
WR Jeremy Arora	4	6	57	14.25	3	30	0
WR Michael Rottinghaus	4	6	38	9.50	4	15	0
WR Kirk Cole	3	5	18	6.00	0	9	0
WR Freddie Hines	1	2	11	11.00	3	11	0
FB Edgar Kellum	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Lawrence Sutton	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Gary Barnidge	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Jamal Mello	1	2	20	20.00	10	20	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tony Scheffler	4	5	42	10.50	1	27	2
WR Terrell Houari	4	6	64	16.00	19	20	1
WR Tyrell Mimick	2	7	20	10.00	0	15	0
RB Ken Summers	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Kelvin Miasek	1	3	49	49.00	0	49	0
WR Marlon Mills	1	2	25	25.00	0	25	0
RB Phillip Ackerman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Robert Newton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Stan Whitfield	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lawrence Sutton	1	0	0
Lamar Bayh	0	1	1
Bruce Davis	0	1	0
Troy Polamalu	0	0	1
Clint Ingram	0	0	1
Otis Wyatt	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ken Summers	2	0	0
Phillip Ackerman	1	1	0
Brian Brohm	1	0	0
Tony Hills	0	1	0
Stan Whitfield	0	1	0
Benjamin Kramer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Eloms	5	217	43.4	31.0	48	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Strong	7	322	46.0	42.1	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Feely	2/3	0/1	0/1	37	2/2

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
Kirk Cole	2	7	3.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Barreras	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	4	98	24.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Barreras	3	65	21.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bryant Turnbull	8	1	0.0	19	24
DE Trevor Cochrane	4	0	1.0	18	26
ILB Clint Ingram	4	2	0.0	23	25
S Troy Polamalu	3	2	0.0	14	11
S Otis Wyatt	3	1	0.0	20	26
DT Lamar Bayh	2	0	1.0	11	10
OLB Bruce Davis	2	2	0.0	22	25
CB Patrick Lee	2	0	0.0	21	23
WR Jeremy Arora	1	0	---	---	---
CB Adam Jones	1	0	0.0	22	24
DT Brodrick Bunkley	1	0	0.0	18	26
ILB Vernon Neale	1	0	0.0	15	11
DT Pat Sims	1	0	0.0	13	17
DE Omar Hudson	1	0	0.0	18	25
ILB Edward Patterson	1	0	0.0	1	5
CB Herb Jefferson	0	1	0.0	2	4

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	11	6	0.5	28	47
OLB Stan Whitfield	8	1	0.0	28	48
S Benjamin Kramer	6	4	0.0	28	47
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	5	1	0.0	26	46
CB Charles MaKinster	5	1	0.0	17	42
DE Earnest Briggs	3	0	0.5	26	45
S Craig Steltz	3	2	0.0	7	13
DT Dennis Parrish	3	1	0.0	29	47
CB Ashton Youboty	2	1	0.0	26	43
OLB Dale Kitchens	2	1	0.0	12	10
DE Vernon Gholston	2	0	0.0	26	45
DT Dre Moore	2	0	0.0	20	32
S Darren Meehan	2	0	0.0	20	44
CB Henry Middleton	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Andy Humphries	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Donald Saffran	1	0	0.0	10	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Lamar Bayh	1.0	0	10
DE Trevor Cochrane	1.0	0	26
CB Adam Jones	0.0	1	24
DT Brodrick Bunkley	0.0	1	26

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	0.5	0	0	47
DE Earnest Briggs	0.5	0	0	45
DE Vernon Gholston	0.0	2	1	45
DE Donald Saffran	0.0	0	2	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Patrick Lee	3	0	23
S Otis Wyatt	2	1	26
OLB Bruce Davis	2	0	25
ILB Clint Ingram	1	1	25
S Troy Polamalu	1	0	11
S Bryant Turnbull	1	0	24
CB Adam Jones	1	0	24
DT Brodrick Bunkley	1	0	26
ILB Edward Patterson	1	0	5
CB Marc Bridges	0	1	19

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Stan Whitfield	8	1	1	48
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	5	1	0	46
ILB Patrick Willis	4	0	0	47
CB Charles MaKinster	3	0	0	42
S Benjamin Kramer	2	3	0	47
S Darren Meehan	2	1	0	44
CB Ashton Youboty	2	0	0	43
DT Dre Moore	2	0	0	32
S Craig Steltz	2	0	0	13
CB Henry Middleton	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Eslinger	3	9	26	1	43
Marshal Yanda	1	8	27	0	41
J.J. Ackerman	1	2	24	0	40
Herman Hanks	1	2	24	0	41
Gary Barnidge	1	1	14	0	14
Chris Williams	0	4	24	0	39
Neal Lynn	0	2	9	0	19
Dominic Gardiner	0	1	13	0	14

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Spencer	2	5	24	1	28
Ralph Bensen	2	3	21	0	22
Winston Justice	1	4	19	0	23
Michael McGlynn	1	3	20	1	21
Blaine Harvey	1	1	3	0	6
Tony Hills	0	2	16	0	19
Robert Newton	0	2	18	0	13
Irv Fisk	0	1	11	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Dominic Gardiner	3	15
Troy Polamalu	1	14

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Hardy Wheeler	2	8
Ben Capstick	1	26
Marlon Mills	1	15
Tyrell Mimick	1	14
Norbert Emmons	1	10

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Strong	22	41	---	---	24	87
Patrick Moore	29	48	---	---	---	77
Greg Eslinger	26	43	---	---	7	76
Marshal Yanda	27	41	---	---	8	76
Herman Hanks	24	41	---	---	7	72
George Gray	26	42	---	---	---	68
J.J. Ackerman	24	40	---	---	1	65
Chris Williams	24	39	---	---	---	63
Jeremy Arora	12	31	---	---	16	59
Kirk Cole	19	30	---	---	7	56
Bruce Davis	---	---	22	25	4	51
Clint Ingram	---	---	23	25	1	49
Adam Jones	---	---	22	24	1	47
Otis Wyatt	---	---	20	26	---	46
Bryant Turnbull	---	---	19	24	1	44
Brodrick Bunkley	---	---	18	26	---	44
Trevor Cochrane	---	---	18	26	---	44
Patrick Lee	---	---	21	23	---	44
Edgar Kellum	13	15	---	---	15	43
Omar Hudson	---	---	18	25	---	43
Dominic Gardiner	13	14	---	---	15	42
Michael Rottinghaus	10	28	---	---	4	42
Gary Barnidge	14	14	---	---	13	41
Troy Polamalu	---	---	14	11	14	39
Neal Lynn	9	19	---	---	8	36
Norbert Wells	11	16	---	---	8	35
Marc Bridges	---	---	12	19	3	34
Pat Sims	---	---	13	17	2	32
Vernon Neale	---	---	15	11	4	30
Rusty Dawkins	---	---	2	3	23	28
Freddie Hines	0	12	---	---	15	27
Alonzo Baum	---	---	11	4	7	22
Lamar Bayh	---	---	11	10	---	21
Herb Jefferson	---	---	2	4	15	21
Lawrence Sutton	9	6	---	---	5	20
Jamal Mello	7	7	---	---	---	14
Edward Patterson	---	---	1	5	6	12
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	9	9
Tyrus Blake	---	---	2	0	4	6
Tony Eloms	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mario Houston	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jay Feely	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bart Grant	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marty Howard	0	1	---	---	1	2
Edgar Wendt	---	---	0	0	---	0
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Willis	---	---	28	47	5	80
Dennis Parrish	---	---	29	47	3	79
Stan Whitfield	---	---	28	48	3	79
Benjamin Kramer	---	---	28	47	3	78
Alton "Dee" McCann	---	---	26	46	3	75
Earnest Briggs	---	---	26	45	3	74
Vernon Gholston	---	---	26	45	3	74
Ashton Youboty	---	---	26	43	3	72
Darren Meehan	---	---	20	44	3	67
Charles MaKinster	---	---	17	42	3	62
Chris Spencer	24	28	---	---	4	56
Dre Moore	---	---	20	32	4	56
Brian Brohm	24	28	---	---	---	52
Ralph Bensen	21	22	---	---	7	50
Tyrell Mimick	14	21	---	---	14	49
Terrell Houari	24	25	---	---	---	49
Robert Newton	18	13	---	---	16	47
Winston Justice	19	23	---	---	---	42
Michael McGlynn	20	21	---	---	---	41
Ken Summers	13	11	---	---	16	40
Tony Scheffler	18	15	---	---	5	38
Tony Hills	16	19	---	---	---	35
Perry Sheldon	10	9	---	---	16	35
Ben Capstick	---	---	4	2	26	32
Marlon Mills	6	11	---	---	15	32
Irv Fisk	11	13	---	---	7	31
Dale Kitchens	---	---	12	10	4	26
Henry Middleton	---	---	3	2	19	24
Kelvin Miasek	1	12	---	---	9	22
Phillip Ackerman	11	11	---	---	---	22
Craig Steltz	---	---	7	13	1	21
Donald Saffran	---	---	10	6	5	21
Hardy Wheeler	5	6	---	---	8	19
Blaine Harvey	3	6	---	---	7	16
Charles Barreras	0	6	---	---	10	16
Hugh Manning	---	---	4	5	4	13
Norbert Emmons	---	---	1	0	10	11
Randal Welch	4	7	---	---	---	11
Spencer Dodge	2	1	---	---	7	10
Lincoln Dennis	---	---	1	0	7	8
Phillip Strong	0	0	---	---	7	7
Andy Humphries	---	---	3	3	---	6
Mel Jefcoat	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marcus Harrison	---	---	0	1	---	1
Patrick Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ronnie Harvey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	50	3.6
Middle	6	8	1.3
Right	9	56	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	9	47	5.2
Right	5	17	3.4
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Moore	47	31	3	2	2	6	3	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	26	13	4	3	5	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	18	137	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	78	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	61	12.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	21	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	69	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	101	16.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	12	10	0	108	1	42
RB Ralph Strong	11	5	1	26	0	41
WR Jeremy Arora	6	4	0	57	1	31
WR Michael Rottinghaus	6	4	0	38	0	28
WR Kirk Cole	5	3	1	18	0	30
WR Freddie Hines	2	1	0	11	0	12
RB Jamal Mello	2	1	0	20	1	7
FB Edgar Kellum	1	1	0	3	0	15
RB Lawrence Sutton	1	1	0	7	0	6
TE Gary Barnidge	1	1	0	9	0	14

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrell Mimick	7	2	1	20	0	21
WR Terrell Houari	6	4	1	64	1	25
TE Tony Scheffler	5	4	1	42	1	15
WR Kelvin Miasek	3	1	1	49	1	12
WR Marlon Mills	2	1	0	25	1	11
RB Ken Summers	1	1	0	-4	0	11
RB Phillip Ackerman	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB Robert Newton	1	0	1	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Strong	2	7	3.50	4.23
Jamal Mello	2	4	2.00	3.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phillip Ackerman	1	2	2.00	4.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Moore	9	4	24	2.67	6.32

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	2	2	23	11.50	7.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ralph Strong	3	1	8	2.67	2.36
WR George Gray	2	2	11	5.50	9.00
WR Jeremy Arora	1	0	0	0.00	9.50
RB Jamal Mello	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
WR Michael Rottinghaus	1	1	5	5.00	6.33
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	0	0.00	3.60

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tony Scheffler	1	1	6	6.00	8.40
WR Terrell Houari	1	1	17	17.00	10.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Ralph Strong	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Ken Summers	3	1
Phillip Ackerman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Moore	15	9	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Arora	4	2	2
RB Ralph Strong	4	2	1
WR George Gray	2	2	1
WR Freddie Hines	1	0	0
TE Gary Barnidge	1	1	0
RB Jamal Mello	1	0	0
WR Michael Rottinghaus	1	1	1
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Houari	4	3	3
WR Tyrell Mimick	2	0	0
WR Kelvin Miasek	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,900 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,700 (23,500)
End Zone 16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,900 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,700 (23,500)
End Zone	16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)