Week 6, 2021

played in Denver, CO

57 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	7	0	-	14
Denver Broncos	0	3	7	17	-	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

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 Statistics PIT DEN
Record 3-3 5-0
First Downs 14 17
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 201 333
- Offensive Plays 59 67
- Yards per Play 3.41 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 46 177
- Rushing Attempts 16 40
- Yards per Rush 2.88 4.43
Net Passing Yards 155 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 19 - 0 26 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 176 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.60 5.78
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/17 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 6/40
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 38
Time of Possession 24:49 35:11

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	3-3	5-0
First Downs	14	17
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	201	333
- Offensive Plays	59	67
- Yards per Play	3.41	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	46	177
- Rushing Attempts	16	40
- Yards per Rush	2.88	4.43
Net Passing Yards	155	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 19 - 0	26 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	176	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.60	5.78
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/17	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	6/40
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 38
Time of Possession	24:49	35:11

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	1:45	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
1	7:11	5:58	OWN 3	10	28	Punt
2	14:11	0:30	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
2	9:19	5:31	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	1:55	1:13	OWN 33	5	21	Punt
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
3	12:00	2:20	OPP 27	5	27	Touchdown
3	3:36	2:53	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
4	14:50	0:25	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
4	12:24	0:29	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	8:59	0:46	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	6:24	0:36	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 24	1	14	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 20	7	55	Missed FG
1	9:37	2:26	OWN 32	5	18	Punt
1	1:13	2:02	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	13:41	4:22	OWN 36	8	36	Field Goal
2	3:48	1:53	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	2	-2	Half
3	12:44	0:44	OWN 31	2	2	Interception
3	9:40	6:04	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
3	0:43	0:53	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	14:25	2:01	OPP 34	5	34	Touchdown
4	11:55	2:56	OWN 40	5	19	Punt
4	8:13	1:49	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
4	5:48	2:32	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
4	3:16	3:01	OPP 22	6	21	Field Goal

Game MVP: Bobby Floyd, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Matich	16	46	2.88	11	1	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Floyd	22	95	4.32	20	3	2
Tito Sheldon	11	56	5.09	11	2	0
Brian Brohm	4	16	4.00	9	0	0
Robert Newton	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Ricky Burroughs	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Sherman Strong	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Moore	40	19	176	3/21	1	29	0	68.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	26	18	161	1/5	1	20	1	82.4

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	5	9	46	9.20	8	16	0
RB Herb Matich	4	7	23	5.75	0	11	0
WR Kirk Cole	3	6	22	7.33	1	14	1
TE Graham Sellers	3	4	45	15.00	13	29	0
WR Michael Rottinghaus	2	6	22	11.00	1	13	0
TE Antonio Fecht	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Britt Wheeler	1	3	15	15.00	5	15	0
WR Dominique Edison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Quentin Dernbach	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Houari	5	6	65	13.00	22	20	1
TE Anthony Hill	5	5	35	7.00	3	12	0
RB Bobby Floyd	3	5	32	10.67	19	18	0
FB Robert Newton	2	2	14	7.00	3	8	0
WR Tito Grisso	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Marlon Mills	1	3	13	13.00	1	13	0
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Perry Sheldon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Pete Wyoming	1	19	19.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kirk Cole	1	0	0
Graham Sellers	1	0	0
Herb Matich	0	1	0
J.J. Ackerman	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lamar Firebaugh	1	0	0
Bobby Floyd	0	1	0
Perry Sheldon	0	1	0
Benjamin Kramer	0	0	1
Pat Zimmerman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	6	274	45.7	35.0	51	0
Ryan Succop	4	129	32.3	28.3	45	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Timberlane	6	271	45.2	38.0	54	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	2	23	11.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Firebaugh	6	40	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	2	49	24.5	0
Irving Duvall	1	22	22.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Firebaugh	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bruce Davis	9	2	0.0	35	23
ILB Edward Patterson	6	2	0.0	33	26
CB Pete Wyoming	6	1	0.0	37	25
S Jake Ford	4	2	0.0	37	27
DT Pat Sims	4	0	0.0	19	11
S William Moore	3	3	0.0	28	18
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	3	2	0.0	29	18
DT Brodrick Bunkley	3	1	0.0	34	25
CB Patrick Lee	3	0	0.0	28	19
DE Omar Hudson	3	0	0.0	31	17
DT Norbert Briggs	3	0	0.0	30	18
DE Chris Akaka	2	0	1.0	23	18
CB Herb Jefferson	2	1	0.0	8	10
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	2	0	0.0	11	9
S Ronnie White	1	1	0.0	13	9
DE Alonzo Baum	1	0	0.0	22	16
ILB Vernon Neale	0	1	0.0	7	1
OLB Korey Borders	0	1	0.0	12	4

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	8	0	1.0	16	42
OLB Stan Whitfield	5	0	0.0	12	36
S Benjamin Kramer	4	1	0.0	10	25
CB Alphonso Smith	3	4	0.0	14	34
S Al Afalava	3	1	0.0	13	32
OLB Reuben Stevenson	2	1	1.0	10	25
S Darren Meehan	2	1	0.0	11	32
DE Vernon Gholston	2	0	0.0	9	24
DT Dennis Parrish	1	0	1.0	11	32
CB Charles MaKinster	1	2	0.0	6	28
CB Dwight Lowery	1	1	0.0	8	23
DE Gerald Sotelo	1	0	0.0	8	24
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jessie Peterson	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Jay Garrett	1	0	0.0	11	26
S Norman Vedros	1	0	0.0	1	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chris Akaka	1.0	0	0	18
DE Alonzo Baum	0.0	1	0	16
DE Omar Hudson	0.0	0	1	17
ILB Edward Patterson	0.0	0	1	26

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	1.0	1	1	0	42
OLB Reuben Stevenson	1.0	0	1	0	25
DT Dennis Parrish	1.0	0	0	0	32
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	1	1	0	11
DT Dre Moore	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Vernon Gholston	0.0	0	4	0	24
DE Gerald Sotelo	0.0	0	1	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bruce Davis	4	0	0	23
CB Herb Jefferson	3	0	0	10
ILB Edward Patterson	2	1	0	26
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	2	1	0	9
CB Pete Wyoming	2	0	1	25
S Jake Ford	2	0	0	27
CB Patrick Lee	1	0	0	19
DE Omar Hudson	1	0	0	17
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	1	0	0	18
S William Moore	0	1	0	18

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	4	0	42
S Benjamin Kramer	3	2	25
OLB Stan Whitfield	3	1	36
CB Charles MaKinster	2	0	28
CB Alphonso Smith	2	0	34
S Al Afalava	2	0	32
CB Dwight Lowery	1	1	23
S Darren Meehan	1	0	32
S Norman Vedros	1	0	8
OLB Lionel Schneider	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frankie Modrell	2	6	1	15	0	37
Marty Howard	2	4	0	14	0	41
Brett Hathaway	0	4	0	12	0	38
Jimmy Fulcher	0	1	0	15	1	33
Graham Sellers	0	1	0	4	0	11
Kendrick Meehan	0	0	0	5	1	8
Donovan Ahern	0	0	0	15	1	36

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Spencer	3	6	1	36	0	24
J.R. Clemons	2	8	0	37	1	23
Eugene Monroe	2	6	1	36	0	19
Irv Fisk	2	5	0	8	0	5
Randal Welch	2	5	0	36	0	25
Rondell Brady	1	1	0	12	0	3
Tony Hills	0	4	0	28	0	24
Robert Newton	0	1	0	17	0	14
Perry Sheldon	0	1	0	26	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Moseley	3	19
Lincoln Vespignani	2	31
J.J. Ackerman	2	9
Brett Hathaway	1	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Pat Zimmerman	2	14
Tito Sheldon	1	18
Benjamin Kramer	1	9
Irv Fisk	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pete Wyoming	---	---	37	25	4	66
Jake Ford	---	---	37	27	2	66
Brodrick Bunkley	---	---	34	25	6	65
Edward Patterson	---	---	33	26	4	63
Herb Matich	16	41	---	---	6	63
Bruce Davis	---	---	35	23	3	61
Frankie Modrell	15	37	---	---	9	61
Brett Hathaway	12	38	---	---	10	60
Patrick Moore	16	43	---	---	---	59
Donovan Ahern	15	36	---	---	8	59
Marty Howard	14	41	---	---	3	58
Patrick Lee	---	---	28	19	11	58
George Gray	14	40	---	---	---	54
Lincoln Vespignani	---	---	11	9	31	51
Omar Hudson	---	---	31	17	2	50
William Moore	---	---	28	18	4	50
Chris Akaka	---	---	23	18	9	50
Norbert Briggs	---	---	30	18	1	49
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	29	18	1	48
Jimmy Fulcher	15	33	---	---	---	48
Michael Rottinghaus	7	23	---	---	15	45
Kirk Cole	9	27	---	---	6	42
Alonzo Baum	---	---	22	16	1	39
J.J. Ackerman	4	22	---	---	9	35
Dominique Edison	8	26	---	---	1	35
Pat Sims	---	---	19	11	4	34
Antonio Fecht	10	17	---	---	6	33
Graham Sellers	4	11	---	---	16	31
Herb Jefferson	---	---	8	10	10	28
Korey Borders	---	---	12	4	10	26
Ronnie White	---	---	13	9	4	26
Quentin Dernbach	6	8	---	---	12	26
Brandon Hansen	5	13	---	---	7	25
Josh Moseley	---	---	3	3	19	25
Irving Duvall	0	2	---	---	19	21
Ryan Hopkins	1	0	---	---	19	20
Britt Wheeler	0	7	---	---	9	16
Kendrick Meehan	5	8	---	---	1	14
Vernon Neale	---	---	7	1	5	13
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	8	8
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	7	7
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wesley Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamal Mello	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gabe Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randal Welch	36	25	---	---	7	68
Brian Brohm	40	27	---	---	---	67
J.R. Clemons	37	23	---	---	7	67
Chris Spencer	36	24	---	---	2	62
Patrick Willis	---	---	16	42	---	58
Terrell Houari	33	25	---	---	---	58
Eugene Monroe	36	19	---	---	---	55
Bobby Floyd	25	19	---	---	10	54
Ricky Burroughs	31	23	---	---	---	54
Tony Hills	28	24	---	---	---	52
Perry Sheldon	26	10	---	---	16	52
Dwight Lowery	---	---	8	23	19	50
Stan Whitfield	---	---	12	36	2	50
Alphonso Smith	---	---	14	34	---	48
Robert Newton	17	14	---	---	16	47
Anthony Hill	19	14	---	---	12	45
Al Afalava	---	---	13	32	---	45
Benjamin Kramer	---	---	10	25	9	44
Dennis Parrish	---	---	11	32	---	43
Darren Meehan	---	---	11	32	---	43
Marlon Mills	16	11	---	---	12	39
Vernon Gholston	---	---	9	24	5	38
Tito Sheldon	14	6	---	---	18	38
Reuben Stevenson	---	---	10	25	3	38
Charles MaKinster	---	---	6	28	3	37
Jay Garrett	---	---	11	26	---	37
Dre Moore	---	---	7	19	10	36
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	5	15	14	34
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	8	24	1	33
Lamar Firebaugh	5	3	---	---	25	33
Jessie Peterson	---	---	2	3	28	33
Donald Saffran	---	---	8	19	4	31
Tito Grisso	10	9	---	---	10	29
Lionel Schneider	---	---	4	12	11	27
Irv Fisk	8	5	---	---	9	22
Jeff Thomason	4	8	---	---	9	21
Rondell Brady	12	3	---	---	2	17
Kris Prescott	3	4	---	---	9	16
Sherman Strong	4	1	---	---	11	16
Larry Meadows	---	---	5	11	---	16
Jorge McNeil	---	---	5	3	6	14
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norman Vedros	---	---	1	8	---	9
Richie Timberlane	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	3	3
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	7	2.3
Middle	9	32	3.6
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	79	6.6
Middle	14	59	4.2
Right	13	41	3.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Moore	40	19	1	3	2	5	8	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	26	18	1	0	1	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	54	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	116	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	95	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	60	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	9	5	0	46	0	40
RB Herb Matich	7	4	0	23	0	41
WR Michael Rottinghaus	6	2	0	22	0	23
WR Kirk Cole	6	3	0	22	0	27
TE Graham Sellers	4	3	0	45	1	11
TE Antonio Fecht	3	1	1	3	0	17
WR Britt Wheeler	3	1	1	15	0	7
WR Dominique Edison	1	0	0	0	0	26
FB Quentin Dernbach	1	0	0	0	0	8

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Houari	6	5	0	65	1	25
RB Bobby Floyd	5	3	1	32	0	19
TE Anthony Hill	5	5	0	35	0	14
WR Marlon Mills	3	1	0	13	0	11
FB Robert Newton	2	2	0	14	0	14
WR Tito Grisso	2	1	0	2	0	9
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	1	0	0	0	23
TE Perry Sheldon	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	3	10	3.33	2.88

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Floyd	9	56	6.22	4.32
Tito Sheldon	1	2	2.00	5.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Moore	2	2	9	4.50	4.40

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	2	1	20	10.00	6.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Gray	1	1	7	7.00	5.11
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	2	2.00	3.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Perry Sheldon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Terrell Houari	1	1	20	20.00	10.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Matich	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Floyd	5	2
Tito Sheldon	3	2
Robert Newton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Moore	10	4	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	5	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Rottinghaus	3	1	0
RB Herb Matich	3	2	1
WR Britt Wheeler	2	1	1
WR George Gray	1	0	0
TE Antonio Fecht	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bobby Floyd	2	1	1
WR Terrell Houari	1	1	0
WR Marlon Mills	1	1	0
TE Anthony Hill	1	1	0

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

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