Week 6, 2021

played in Denver, CO

57 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers0770-14
Denver Broncos03717-27

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:25 DEN - Lee Peel 45 field goal
2Q: 03:58 PIT - Herb Matich 2 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 09:48 PIT - Kirk Cole 2 pass from Patrick Moore (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 03:43 DEN - Bobby Floyd 3 run (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 12:41 DEN - Bobby Floyd 20 run (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 06:36 DEN - Terrell Houari 20 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 00:20 DEN - Lee Peel 18 field goal

Team StatisticsPITDEN
Record3-35-0
First Downs1417
- by Rushing38
- by Passing109
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards201333
- Offensive Plays5967
- Yards per Play3.414.97
Net Rushing Yards46177
- Rushing Attempts1640
- Yards per Rush2.884.43
Net Passing Yards155156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt40 - 19 - 026 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards176161
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/211/5
- Yards per Pass Play3.605.78
Fumbles/Lost2/11/0
3rd Down Conversions3/135/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.05.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards2/174/29
Punt Returns/Yards2/236/40
Kick Returns/Yards3/712/46
Interception Ret./Yards1/190/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 38
Time of Possession24:4935:11

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:221:45OWN 323-2Punt
17:115:58OWN 31028Punt
214:110:30OWN 1830Punt
29:195:31OWN 28972Touchdown
21:551:13OWN 33521Punt
315:002:16OWN 3139Punt
312:002:20OPP 27527Touchdown
33:362:53OWN 20833Punt
414:500:25OWN 1330Punt
412:240:29OWN 2030Punt
48:590:46OWN 2034Punt
46:240:36OWN 203-5Punt
40:150:15OWN 24114Game
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:38OWN 20755Missed FG
19:372:26OWN 32518Punt
11:132:02OWN 2539Punt
213:414:22OWN 36836Field Goal
23:481:53OWN 3237Punt
20:420:42OWN 202-2Half
312:440:44OWN 3122Interception
39:406:04OWN 331167Touchdown
30:430:53OWN 2034Punt
414:252:01OPP 34534Touchdown
411:552:56OWN 40519Punt
48:131:49OPP 31431Touchdown
45:482:32OWN 4038Punt
43:163:01OPP 22621Field Goal

Game MVP: Bobby Floyd, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Herb Matich16462.881111
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bobby Floyd22954.322032
Tito Sheldon11565.091120
Brian Brohm4164.00900
Robert Newton100.00000
Ricky Burroughs111.00100
Sherman Strong199.00900

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Patrick Moore40191763/21129068.3
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brian Brohm26181611/5120182.4

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR George Gray59469.208160
RB Herb Matich47235.750110
WR Kirk Cole36227.331141
TE Graham Sellers344515.0013290
WR Michael Rottinghaus262211.001130
TE Antonio Fecht1333.00030
WR Britt Wheeler131515.005150
WR Dominique Edison0100.00000
FB Quentin Dernbach0100.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Terrell Houari566513.0022201
TE Anthony Hill55357.003120
RB Bobby Floyd353210.6719180
FB Robert Newton22147.00380
WR Tito Grisso1222.00020
WR Marlon Mills131313.001130
WR Ricky Burroughs1200.00000
TE Perry Sheldon0100.00000

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Pete Wyoming11919.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Kirk Cole1000
Graham Sellers1000
Herb Matich0100
J.J. Ackerman0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Lamar Firebaugh1000
Bobby Floyd0100
Perry Sheldon0100
Benjamin Kramer0010
Pat Zimmerman0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Colin Zook627445.735.0510
Ryan Succop412932.328.3450
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Richie Timberlane627145.238.0543

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ryan Succop0/00/00/002/2
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lee Peel2/31/20/0453/3

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Kirk Cole22311.50
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Lamar Firebaugh6406.70

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Marshall Robb24924.50
Irving Duvall12222.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Lamar Firebaugh24623.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Bruce Davis920.03523
ILB Edward Patterson620.03326
CB Pete Wyoming610.03725
S Jake Ford420.03727
DT Pat Sims400.01911
S William Moore330.02818
CB Curtis Fitzgerald320.02918
DT Brodrick Bunkley310.03425
CB Patrick Lee300.02819
DE Omar Hudson300.03117
DT Norbert Briggs300.03018
DE Chris Akaka201.02318
CB Herb Jefferson210.0810
OLB Lincoln Vespignani200.0119
S Ronnie White110.0139
DE Alonzo Baum100.02216
ILB Vernon Neale010.071
OLB Korey Borders010.0124
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Patrick Willis801.01642
OLB Stan Whitfield500.01236
S Benjamin Kramer410.01025
CB Alphonso Smith340.01434
S Al Afalava310.01332
OLB Reuben Stevenson211.01025
S Darren Meehan210.01132
DE Vernon Gholston200.0924
DT Dennis Parrish101.01132
CB Charles MaKinster120.0628
CB Dwight Lowery110.0823
DE Gerald Sotelo100.0824
WR Ricky Burroughs10---------
ILB Jessie Peterson100.023
CB Jay Garrett100.01126
S Norman Vedros100.018

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Chris Akaka1.000018
DE Alonzo Baum0.010016
DE Omar Hudson0.001017
ILB Edward Patterson0.001026
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Patrick Willis1.011042
OLB Reuben Stevenson1.001025
DT Dennis Parrish1.000032
DT Larry Meadows0.011011
DT Dre Moore0.010019
DE Vernon Gholston0.004024
DE Gerald Sotelo0.001124

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Bruce Davis40023
CB Herb Jefferson30010
ILB Edward Patterson21026
OLB Lincoln Vespignani2109
CB Pete Wyoming20125
S Jake Ford20027
CB Patrick Lee10019
DE Omar Hudson10017
CB Curtis Fitzgerald10018
S William Moore01018
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Patrick Willis40042
S Benjamin Kramer32025
OLB Stan Whitfield31036
CB Charles MaKinster20028
CB Alphonso Smith20034
S Al Afalava20032
CB Dwight Lowery11023
S Darren Meehan10032
S Norman Vedros1008
OLB Lionel Schneider01012

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Frankie Modrell26115037
Marty Howard24014041
Brett Hathaway04012038
Jimmy Fulcher01015133
Graham Sellers0104011
Kendrick Meehan000518
Donovan Ahern00015136
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Chris Spencer36136024
J.R. Clemons28037123
Eugene Monroe26136019
Irv Fisk250805
Randal Welch25036025
Rondell Brady1101203
Tony Hills04028024
Robert Newton01017014
Perry Sheldon01026010

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Josh Moseley319
Lincoln Vespignani231
J.J. Ackerman29
Brett Hathaway110
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Pat Zimmerman214
Tito Sheldon118
Benjamin Kramer19
Irv Fisk19

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Pete Wyoming------3725466
Jake Ford------3727266
Brodrick Bunkley------3425665
Edward Patterson------3326463
Herb Matich1641------663
Bruce Davis------3523361
Frankie Modrell1537------961
Brett Hathaway1238------1060
Patrick Moore1643---------59
Donovan Ahern1536------859
Marty Howard1441------358
Patrick Lee------28191158
George Gray1440---------54
Lincoln Vespignani------1193151
Omar Hudson------3117250
William Moore------2818450
Chris Akaka------2318950
Norbert Briggs------3018149
Curtis Fitzgerald------2918148
Jimmy Fulcher1533---------48
Michael Rottinghaus723------1545
Kirk Cole927------642
Alonzo Baum------2216139
J.J. Ackerman422------935
Dominique Edison826------135
Pat Sims------1911434
Antonio Fecht1017------633
Graham Sellers411------1631
Herb Jefferson------8101028
Korey Borders------1241026
Ronnie White------139426
Quentin Dernbach68------1226
Brandon Hansen513------725
Josh Moseley------331925
Irving Duvall02------1921
Ryan Hopkins10------1920
Britt Wheeler07------916
Kendrick Meehan58------114
Vernon Neale------71513
Marshall Robb------0088
Ryan Succop00------77
Colin Zook00------66
Rico Howe00---------0
Wesley Winslett00---------0
Jamal Mello00---------0
Gabe Russell00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Randal Welch3625------768
Brian Brohm4027---------67
J.R. Clemons3723------767
Chris Spencer3624------262
Patrick Willis------1642---58
Terrell Houari3325---------58
Eugene Monroe3619---------55
Bobby Floyd2519------1054
Ricky Burroughs3123---------54
Tony Hills2824---------52
Perry Sheldon2610------1652
Dwight Lowery------8231950
Stan Whitfield------1236250
Alphonso Smith------1434---48
Robert Newton1714------1647
Anthony Hill1914------1245
Al Afalava------1332---45
Benjamin Kramer------1025944
Dennis Parrish------1132---43
Darren Meehan------1132---43
Marlon Mills1611------1239
Vernon Gholston------924538
Tito Sheldon146------1838
Reuben Stevenson------1025338
Charles MaKinster------628337
Jay Garrett------1126---37
Dre Moore------7191036
Pat Zimmerman------5151434
Gerald Sotelo------824133
Lamar Firebaugh53------2533
Jessie Peterson------232833
Donald Saffran------819431
Tito Grisso109------1029
Lionel Schneider------4121127
Irv Fisk85------922
Jeff Thomason48------921
Rondell Brady123------217
Kris Prescott34------916
Sherman Strong41------1116
Larry Meadows------511---16
Jorge McNeil------53614
Lee Peel00------99
Norman Vedros------18---9
Richie Timberlane00------66
Ernie Westbrook00------33
Percy Barnes00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left372.3
Middle9323.6
Right471.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12796.6
Middle14594.2
Right13413.2
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Patrick Moore40191325810
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brian Brohm26181013201

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1166.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2010542.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)1981166.1
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3362.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1511956.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)74608.6
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR George Gray95046040
RB Herb Matich74023041
WR Michael Rottinghaus62022023
WR Kirk Cole63022027
TE Graham Sellers43045111
TE Antonio Fecht3113017
WR Britt Wheeler3111507
WR Dominique Edison1000026
FB Quentin Dernbach100008
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terrell Houari65065125
RB Bobby Floyd53132019
TE Anthony Hill55035014
WR Marlon Mills31013011
FB Robert Newton22014014
WR Tito Grisso210209
WR Ricky Burroughs2100023
TE Perry Sheldon1000010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Herb Matich3103.332.88
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bobby Floyd9566.224.32
Tito Sheldon122.005.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Patrick Moore2294.504.40
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brian Brohm212010.006.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR George Gray1177.005.11
WR Kirk Cole1122.003.67
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Perry Sheldon1000.000.00
WR Terrell Houari112020.0010.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Herb Matich11
DenverRushesConversions
Bobby Floyd52
Tito Sheldon32
Robert Newton10

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Patrick Moore1042
DenverAttCompConversions
Brian Brohm541

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Michael Rottinghaus310
RB Herb Matich321
WR Britt Wheeler211
WR George Gray100
TE Antonio Fecht100
DenverTargCatchConversions
RB Bobby Floyd211
WR Terrell Houari110
WR Marlon Mills110
TE Anthony Hill110

SectionAttendance
Stadium75,900 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck23,500 (23,500)
End Zone16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (2,600)