Conference Semifinals, 2018

played in Denver, CO

29 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	0	0	-	10
Denver Broncos	7	0	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:32 DEN - Marlon Mills 29 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Ralph Strong 16 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:09 PIT - Ryan Succop 42 field goal
4Q: 11:10 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 52 field goal
4Q: 06:21 DEN - Michael Robinson 48 fumble return (Mel Jefcoat extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:32 DEN - Marlon Mills 29 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Ralph Strong 16 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:09 PIT - Ryan Succop 42 field goal
4Q: 11:10 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 52 field goal
4Q: 06:21 DEN - Michael Robinson 48 fumble return (Mel Jefcoat extra point)

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 13-5 13-4
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 338 258
- Offensive Plays 76 60
- Yards per Play 4.45 4.30
Net Rushing Yards 123 90
- Rushing Attempts 26 26
- Yards per Rush 4.73 3.46
Net Passing Yards 215 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 25 - 2 31 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 221 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.30 4.94
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 6/46 6/44
Kick Returns/Yards 1/13 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:03 27:57

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	13-5	13-4
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	338	258
- Offensive Plays	76	60
- Yards per Play	4.45	4.30
Net Rushing Yards	123	90
- Rushing Attempts	26	26
- Yards per Rush	4.73	3.46
Net Passing Yards	215	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 25 - 2	31 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	221	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.30	4.94
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	6/46	6/44
Kick Returns/Yards	1/13	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:03	27:57

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:24	0:52	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
1	11:19	2:01	OWN 12	5	21	Punt
1	7:21	4:16	OPP 40	8	33	Interception
1	1:34	1:51	OPP 41	4	41	Touchdown
2	11:43	5:38	OWN 6	11	59	Missed FG
2	1:28	1:27	OWN 20	4	55	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:46	OWN 20	12	27	Punt
3	7:48	1:10	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
3	5:29	1:01	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
3	3:12	2:22	OWN 29	5	18	Punt
4	11:04	1:18	OWN 20	3	-2	Interception
4	9:12	0:52	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
4	5:36	0:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	3:56	0:54	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
4	1:46	1:46	OWN 20	7	57	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:36	OWN 19	4	14	Punt
1	11:32	0:13	OPP 29	1	29	Touchdown
1	9:18	1:57	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
1	3:05	1:31	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
2	14:43	3:00	OWN 26	5	27	Punt
2	6:05	4:37	OWN 42	11	48	Interception
3	9:14	1:26	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	6:38	1:09	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
3	4:28	1:16	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
3	0:50	4:46	OWN 2	10	63	Field Goal
4	9:46	0:34	OPP 26	2	7	Fumble
4	8:20	2:44	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
4	5:05	1:09	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
4	3:02	1:16	OWN 42	4	17	Punt

Game MVP: Benjamin Kramer, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ralph Strong	21	102	4.86	16	2	1
Jamal Mello	5	21	4.20	7	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Phillip Ackerman	16	55	3.44	12	3	0
Troy Wolsic	10	35	3.50	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Moore	49	25	221	1/6	0	26	2	46.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	31	17	183	3/15	1	29	1	69.7

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Ralph Strong	7	10	42	6.00	24	12
WR Kirk Cole	6	10	70	11.67	1	18
TE Dominic Gardiner	3	4	17	5.67	5	8
WR George Gray	3	10	55	18.33	24	26
WR Dominique Edison	3	8	21	7.00	5	11
WR Michael Rottinghaus	2	5	16	8.00	0	12
RB Jamal Mello	1	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tony Scheffler	3	4	46	15.33	10	22	0
WR Terrell Houari	3	3	24	8.00	0	13	0
WR Ryne Robinson	2	5	23	11.50	0	20	0
RB Phillip Ackerman	2	3	8	4.00	1	6	0
TE Perry Sheldon	2	3	15	7.50	0	9	0
WR Marlon Mills	2	6	40	20.00	11	29	1
WR Michael Robinson	1	3	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Steve Smith	1	2	17	17.00	19	17	0
FB Robert Newton	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Marc Bridges	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Benjamin Kramer	1	16	16.00	0
OLB Stan Whitfield	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Patrick Moore	1	0	0
Ralph Strong	1	0	0
Greg Eslinger	0	1	0
Marc Bridges	0	1	0
George Gray	0	1	0
Alonzo Baum	0	0	1
Edward Patterson	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Brohm	1	0	0	0
Perry Sheldon	1	0	0	0
Michael Robinson	0	1	0	1
Patrick Willis	0	0	2	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Eloms	9	450	50.0	42.9	61	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Strong	9	452	50.2	42.9	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	1/2	1/2	0/1	42	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Jefcoat	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	6	46	7.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Robinson	6	44	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Bridges	1	13	13.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Robinson	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Pat Sims	7	2	0.5	21	31
ILB Edward Patterson	7	1	0.5	25	34
CB Adam Jones	5	0	0.0	22	31
S Bryant Turnbull	4	4	0.0	22	33
DT Brodrick Bunkley	3	3	0.5	22	33
OLB Bruce Davis	3	2	0.0	24	33
CB Patrick Lee	3	0	0.0	22	33
DE Trevor Cochrane	2	2	0.5	21	31
DE Omar Hudson	2	1	0.0	14	3
S Otis Wyatt	2	0	0.0	20	33
CB Marc Bridges	2	0	0.0	20	29
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	2	0	0.0	7	4
DE Alonzo Baum	1	1	1.0	15	24
WR Michael Rottinghaus	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dominique Edison	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Chris Cobb	1	0	0.0	1	0
ILB Clint Ingram	0	1	0.0	5	1
ILB Vernon Neale	0	1	0.0	12	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	9	2	0.0	23	49
ILB Patrick Willis	8	1	1.0	24	50
CB Alphonso Smith	6	0	0.0	21	45
S Benjamin Kramer	5	2	0.0	25	50
S Craig Steltz	4	1	0.0	11	33
S Darren Meehan	3	2	0.0	24	46
DE Vernon Gholston	3	0	0.0	21	47
DT Dennis Parrish	2	5	0.0	23	49
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	2	0.0	24	49
DT Andy Humphries	2	0	0.0	8	5
ILB Lincoln Dennis	2	0	0.0	7	5
OLB Victor Sorgi	1	0	0.0	4	3
QB Brian Brohm	1	0	---	---	---
S Dominque Barber	1	0	0.0	1	0
FB Robert Newton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Donald Saffran	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Charles MaKinster	1	0	0.0	24	47
DE Earnest Briggs	0	1	0.0	21	39

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alonzo Baum	1.0	0	1	24
DT Brodrick Bunkley	0.5	1	1	33
DT Pat Sims	0.5	1	0	31
DE Trevor Cochrane	0.5	0	0	31
ILB Edward Patterson	0.5	0	0	34

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	1.0	0	1	0	50
DE Vernon Gholston	0.0	1	2	0	47
DE Earnest Briggs	0.0	1	1	1	39
DT Dennis Parrish	0.0	0	2	0	49
DE Gerald Sotelo	0.0	0	1	1	12
DT Dre Moore	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Adam Jones	4	1	0	31
ILB Edward Patterson	4	0	0	34
S Bryant Turnbull	3	0	0	33
CB Marc Bridges	2	0	1	29
OLB Bruce Davis	2	0	0	33
DT Brodrick Bunkley	1	1	0	33
CB Patrick Lee	1	1	0	33
DE Trevor Cochrane	0	1	0	31

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	6	1	0	49
CB Alphonso Smith	4	3	0	45
ILB Patrick Willis	3	0	0	50
S Craig Steltz	2	1	0	33
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	0	1	49
S Darren Meehan	2	0	0	46
S Benjamin Kramer	1	2	1	50
CB Charles MaKinster	1	1	0	47
DT Andy Humphries	1	0	0	5
DT Dennis Parrish	1	0	0	49
OLB Victor Sorgi	1	0	0	3
DE Vernon Gholston	1	0	0	47

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Williams	3	5	24	0	44
Marshal Yanda	2	6	23	0	40
Greg Eslinger	2	4	20	0	44
J.J. Ackerman	2	3	23	0	39
Marty Howard	1	5	24	0	46
Gary Barnidge	0	1	9	0	6
Brandon Hansen	0	1	9	0	16
Norbert Wells	0	1	5	0	17
Neal Lynn	0	0	9	1	14

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Spencer	2	8	1	19	0	31
Randal Welch	2	4	0	26	0	30
Tony Scheffler	1	2	0	23	0	19
Tony Hills	0	3	0	22	2	29
Tyrell Hopkins	0	3	0	24	1	30
Robert Newton	0	2	0	12	0	13
Spencer Dodge	0	1	0	7	0	3
Darryl Coffey	0	1	0	17	0	30
Blaine Harvey	0	1	0	9	0	8
Irv Fisk	0	1	0	6	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Cobb	3	16
Ralph Strong	2	27
Dominic Gardiner	2	17
Gary Barnidge	1	14
Lawrence Sutton	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Victor Sorgi	3	39
Robert Newton	1	17
Michael Robinson	1	16
Dominque Barber	1	16
Darryl Coffey	1	10

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Strong	21	34	---	---	27	82
Patrick Moore	26	50	---	---	---	76
Marshal Yanda	23	40	---	---	10	73
George Gray	25	45	---	---	2	72
Marty Howard	24	46	---	---	---	70
Greg Eslinger	20	44	---	---	4	68
Chris Williams	24	44	---	---	---	68
Dominic Gardiner	16	33	---	---	17	66
Kirk Cole	19	38	---	---	9	66
Bruce Davis	---	---	24	33	8	65
Dominique Edison	11	35	---	---	18	64
J.J. Ackerman	23	39	---	---	---	62
Edward Patterson	---	---	25	34	1	60
Adam Jones	---	---	22	31	6	59
Bryant Turnbull	---	---	22	33	2	57
Brodrick Bunkley	---	---	22	33	2	57
Marc Bridges	---	---	20	29	7	56
Patrick Lee	---	---	22	33	1	56
Otis Wyatt	---	---	20	33	1	54
Trevor Cochrane	---	---	21	31	2	54
Pat Sims	---	---	21	31	1	53
Alonzo Baum	---	---	15	24	13	52
Michael Rottinghaus	7	25	---	---	13	45
Herb Jefferson	---	---	9	11	25	45
Brandon Hansen	9	16	---	---	10	35
Neal Lynn	9	14	---	---	11	34
Norbert Wells	5	17	---	---	11	33
Gary Barnidge	9	6	---	---	14	29
Lawrence Sutton	8	7	---	---	8	23
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	7	4	8	19
Vernon Neale	---	---	12	6	---	18
Omar Hudson	---	---	14	3	---	17
Chris Cobb	---	---	1	0	16	17
Jamal Mello	5	11	---	---	---	16
Herman Hanks	2	6	---	---	8	16
William Moore	---	---	2	1	9	12
Clint Ingram	---	---	5	1	5	11
Glenn Maier	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jermaine McClennan	---	---	0	3	8	11
Tony Eloms	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	4	4
Thurman Skuratovsky	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bryce Ogbogu	0	0	---	---	2	2
Carl Brill	---	---	2	0	---	2
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benjamin Kramer	---	---	25	50	2	77
Patrick Willis	---	---	24	50	2	76
Stan Whitfield	---	---	24	49	2	75
Alton "Dee" McCann	---	---	23	49	2	74
Dennis Parrish	---	---	23	49	2	74
Charles MaKinster	---	---	24	47	2	73
Darren Meehan	---	---	24	46	2	72
Vernon Gholston	---	---	21	47	2	70
Alphonso Smith	---	---	21	45	2	68
Earnest Briggs	---	---	21	39	2	62
Brian Brohm	26	34	---	---	---	60
Darryl Coffey	17	30	---	---	10	57
Randal Welch	26	30	---	---	---	56
Tyrell Hopkins	24	30	---	---	---	54
Terrell Houari	23	29	---	---	1	53
Tony Scheffler	23	19	---	---	9	51
Tony Hills	22	29	---	---	---	51
Chris Spencer	19	31	---	---	---	50
Craig Steltz	---	---	11	33	4	48
Victor Sorgi	---	---	4	3	39	46
Michael Robinson	8	18	---	---	16	42
Robert Newton	12	13	---	---	17	42
Steve Smith	9	19	---	---	12	40
Marlon Mills	19	21	---	---	---	40
Phillip Ackerman	16	19	---	---	1	36
Dre Moore	---	---	12	16	7	35
Troy Wolsic	10	9	---	---	16	35
Perry Sheldon	5	7	---	---	21	33
Blaine Harvey	9	8	---	---	10	27
Irv Fisk	6	9	---	---	10	25
Anthony Hill	1	5	---	---	17	23
DeAngelo Smith	---	---	1	2	20	23
Spencer Dodge	7	3	---	---	10	20
Ryne Robinson	2	9	---	---	8	19
Donald Saffran	---	---	5	3	11	19
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	5	12	---	17
Dominque Barber	---	---	1	0	16	17
Lincoln Dennis	---	---	7	5	3	15
Andy Humphries	---	---	8	5	1	14
Phillip Strong	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kirk Fisk	---	---	2	0	7	9
Ashton Youboty	---	---	0	0	7	7
Mel Jefcoat	0	0	---	---	5	5
Shonn Greene	2	2	---	---	---	4
Ronnie Harvey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Kolb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	42	3.5
Middle	4	28	7.0
Right	10	53	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	10	27	2.7
Right	11	46	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Moore	49	25	1	1	2	8	8	2	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	31	17	3	3	2	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	82	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	110	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	36	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	30	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	68	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	49	16.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ralph Strong	10	7	0	42	0	34
WR George Gray	10	3	0	55	1	45
WR Kirk Cole	10	6	0	70	0	38
WR Dominique Edison	8	3	2	21	0	35
WR Michael Rottinghaus	5	2	0	16	0	25
TE Dominic Gardiner	4	3	0	17	0	33
RB Jamal Mello	1	1	0	0	0	11

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marlon Mills	6	2	0	40	1	21
WR Ryne Robinson	5	2	0	23	1	9
TE Tony Scheffler	4	3	1	46	1	19
WR Michael Robinson	3	1	0	7	0	18
RB Phillip Ackerman	3	2	0	8	0	19
TE Perry Sheldon	3	2	0	15	0	7
WR Terrell Houari	3	3	0	24	0	29
WR Steve Smith	2	1	1	17	0	19
FB Robert Newton	2	1	0	3	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Strong	3	24	8.00	4.86

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phillip Ackerman	1	3	3.00	3.44
Troy Wolsic	1	0	0.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Moore	3	2	7	2.33	4.51

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	1	0	0	0.00	5.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ralph Strong	2	1	-2	-1.00	4.20
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	9	9.00	7.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ryne Robinson	1	0	0	0.00	4.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Phillip Ackerman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Moore	16	6	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	10	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dominique Edison	5	2	2
RB Ralph Strong	4	3	3
WR Michael Rottinghaus	3	0	0
WR Kirk Cole	2	0	0
RB Jamal Mello	1	1	0
WR George Gray	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ryne Robinson	4	1	0
WR Michael Robinson	2	1	1
RB Phillip Ackerman	2	1	0
FB Robert Newton	1	0	0
TE Perry Sheldon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,800 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,800 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,600)