Week 6, 2024

played in Denver, CO

67 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	0	7	9	-	19
Denver Broncos	7	10	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:29 PIT - Ryan Succop 52 field goal
1Q: 05:58 DEN - Dexter McCluster 3 run (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 14:29 DEN - Robert Newton 7 pass from Percy Barnes (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 05:36 DEN - Lee Peel 21 field goal
3Q: 03:08 PIT - Herb Matich 1 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 09:33 PIT - Ryan Succop 19 field goal
4Q: 04:22 PIT - Ryan Succop 50 field goal
4Q: 01:47 PIT - Ryan Succop 46 field goal
4Q: 00:27 DEN - Lee Peel 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:29 PIT - Ryan Succop 52 field goal
1Q: 05:58 DEN - Dexter McCluster 3 run (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 14:29 DEN - Robert Newton 7 pass from Percy Barnes (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 05:36 DEN - Lee Peel 21 field goal
3Q: 03:08 PIT - Herb Matich 1 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 09:33 PIT - Ryan Succop 19 field goal
4Q: 04:22 PIT - Ryan Succop 50 field goal
4Q: 01:47 PIT - Ryan Succop 46 field goal
4Q: 00:27 DEN - Lee Peel 41 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 5-1 2-3
First Downs 21 22
- by Rushing 8 10
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 281 365
- Offensive Plays 69 65
- Yards per Play 4.07 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 148 159
- Rushing Attempts 26 28
- Yards per Rush 5.69 5.68
Net Passing Yards 133 206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 18 - 0 35 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 161 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 3.09 5.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 3/56
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:48 30:12

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	5-1	2-3
First Downs	21	22
- by Rushing	8	10
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	281	365
- Offensive Plays	69	65
- Yards per Play	4.07	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	148	159
- Rushing Attempts	26	28
- Yards per Rush	5.69	5.68
Net Passing Yards	133	206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 18 - 0	35 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	161	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	3.09	5.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	3/56
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:48	30:12

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:38	OWN 26	12	39	Field Goal
1	5:49	1:07	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	14:18	2:06	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
2	5:29	2:17	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 31	4	13	Half
3	11:57	1:52	OWN 10	5	30	Punt
3	7:14	1:07	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
3	6:07	3:06	OPP 39	7	39	Touchdown
3	0:07	5:39	OWN 48	11	50	Field Goal
4	7:46	3:31	OWN 24	10	43	Field Goal
4	2:27	0:48	OWN 24	4	47	Field Goal
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	2	10	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:22	2:33	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	4:42	5:24	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
2	12:12	6:43	OWN 24	14	72	Field Goal
2	3:12	2:26	OWN 7	6	12	Punt
3	15:00	3:03	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
3	10:05	2:51	OWN 15	6	35	Punt
3	3:01	2:54	OWN 22	6	12	Interception
4	9:28	1:42	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
4	4:15	1:48	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	1:39	1:20	OWN 29	6	47	Field Goal

Game MVP: Pat Zimmerman, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Matich	25	142	5.68	45	5	1
Toby Gerhardt	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dexter McCluster	17	106	6.24	26	6	1
Dustin Peterson	5	22	4.40	11	1	0
Percy Barnes	4	17	4.25	8	0	0
Bobby Floyd	2	14	7.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	38	18	161	5/28	0	20	0	59.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Percy Barnes	35	21	222	2/16	1	31	1	76.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR George Gray	4	11	39	9.75	3	15
WR Britt Wheeler	4	8	53	13.25	22	15
RB Herb Matich	3	6	9	3.00	1	6
WR Danny Cranford	3	5	34	11.33	11	20
WR Kirk Cole	2	3	12	6.00	0	8
TE Graham Sellers	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Antonio Fecht	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Bucky Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Houari	5	12	55	11.00	12	23	0
FB Robert Newton	3	3	11	3.67	9	7	1
WR Marlon Mills	3	4	52	17.33	13	31	0
TE Anthony Hill	3	3	29	9.67	7	11	0
WR Austin Miller	3	4	35	11.67	13	21	0
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	4	32	16.00	8	23	0
RB Dustin Peterson	1	2	6	6.00	6	6	0
RB Dexter McCluster	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Perry Sheldon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Derek Stokes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bruce Davis	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Don Middleton	1	0
Frankie Modrell	0	1
Ronnie White	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dustin Peterson	2	0	0	0
Mercury Dotson	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	5	235	47.0	44.8	51	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Glover	5	228	45.6	45.6	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	4/4	3/3	2/2	52	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Peterson	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	1	19	19.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Stokes	2	39	19.5	0
Marlon Mills	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bruce Davis	8	2	0.0	23	30
ILB Edward Patterson	8	0	0.0	20	27
OLB Juan Gaines	4	0	1.0	8	10
CB Pete Wyoming	4	1	0.0	25	36
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	4	1	0.0	19	22
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	3	0	0.0	22	26
DT B.J. Buckner	2	0	1.0	15	25
S Josh Moseley	2	5	0.0	17	22
S Jake Ford	2	2	0.0	24	36
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	2	1	0.0	10	9
S Ronnie White	2	1	0.0	9	23
DT Grady Patton	2	1	0.0	19	20
CB Kyle Meadows	2	0	0.0	5	3
DT Norbert Briggs	1	1	0.0	8	12
DE Chris Akaka	1	1	0.0	20	23
DT Pat Sims	1	0	0.0	13	11
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	0	0.0	7	9
DE Aaron Maybin	0	1	0.0	15	21
S William Moore	0	1	0.0	19	22

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lionel Schneider	6	2	0.0	24	31
OLB Pat Zimmerman	5	3	2.5	23	35
ILB Patrick Angerer	5	1	0.0	7	12
OLB Stan Whitfield	4	0	1.0	17	18
S Darren Meehan	4	2	0.0	23	35
DE Vernon Gholston	3	1	0.5	17	32
OLB Reuben Stevenson	3	2	0.0	8	14
CB Jay Garrett	3	0	0.0	7	19
S Rico Hill	2	1	0.0	19	35
CB Adam Potts	2	1	0.0	14	35
DT Larry Meadows	2	0	0.0	16	27
S Mercury Dotson	2	0	0.0	8	21
DE Teddy Flannery	1	0	1.0	13	16
CB Alphonso Smith	1	1	0.0	22	33
S Al Afalava	1	1	0.0	7	14
DE Ike Brothers	1	1	0.0	6	7
DT Ethan Losman	1	1	0.0	11	16
WR Marlon Mills	1	0	---	---	---
CB Charlie Galasinski	1	0	0.0	22	33
DE Everson Griffen	0	1	0.0	17	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT B.J. Buckner	1.0	0	1	0	25
OLB Juan Gaines	1.0	0	0	0	10
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Chris Akaka	0.0	0	2	1	23
DT Grady Patton	0.0	0	1	0	20

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Pat Zimmerman	2.5	0	0	0	35
DE Teddy Flannery	1.0	0	1	1	16
OLB Stan Whitfield	1.0	0	1	0	18
DE Vernon Gholston	0.5	0	0	0	32
OLB Reuben Stevenson	0.0	1	0	0	14
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	0	2	1	27
DE Everson Griffen	0.0	0	1	0	31
OLB Travis Foster	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bruce Davis	4	2	1	30
ILB Edward Patterson	4	1	0	27
CB Pete Wyoming	3	0	0	36
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	2	0	0	9
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	0	0	22
S Josh Moseley	2	0	0	22
S Jake Ford	1	0	0	36
S Ronnie White	1	0	0	23
DT B.J. Buckner	1	0	0	25
OLB Juan Gaines	1	0	0	10

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jay Garrett	3	0	19
S Mercury Dotson	2	3	21
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	0	18
OLB Reuben Stevenson	2	0	14
ILB Patrick Angerer	2	0	12
CB Charlie Galasinski	2	0	33
S Darren Meehan	1	2	35
CB Alphonso Smith	1	1	33
OLB Lionel Schneider	1	0	31
S Rico Hill	1	0	35
CB Adam Potts	1	0	35
DE Teddy Flannery	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rodger Saffold	4	6	24	0	39
Frankie Modrell	2	5	21	0	35
Marty Howard	2	4	22	0	40
Edwin Veldheer	2	2	7	0	8
Brett Hathaway	1	3	23	3	40
Donovan Ahern	1	2	11	0	13
Antonio Fecht	1	1	12	0	10
Gabe Russell	0	2	20	1	38
Graham Sellers	0	1	13	0	17
Don Middleton	0	0	2	1	2

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.R. Clemons	4	4	0	24	0	31
Eugene Monroe	2	5	1	20	1	31
Randal Welch	1	6	0	27	1	34
Jorge Sirmon	1	4	1	25	0	29
Bryan Bulaga	1	4	0	24	0	36
Dustin Francis	1	1	0	13	0	11
Rondell Brady	0	1	0	8	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Gus Eleazer	1	25
Kirk Cole	1	20
Juan Gaines	1	17
Ronnie White	1	15
Frankie Modrell	1	9
Toby Gerhardt	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Marlon Mills	1	21

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Gray	24	41	---	---	10	75
Rico Howe	26	43	---	---	---	69
Marty Howard	22	40	---	---	4	66
Pete Wyoming	---	---	25	36	4	65
Frankie Modrell	21	35	---	---	9	65
Gabe Russell	20	38	---	---	7	65
Brett Hathaway	23	40	---	---	1	64
Rodger Saffold	24	39	---	---	---	63
Jake Ford	---	---	24	36	2	62
Herb Matich	25	36	---	---	---	61
Bruce Davis	---	---	23	30	4	57
Britt Wheeler	19	38	---	---	---	57
Bucky Irwin	13	20	---	---	20	53
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	22	26	3	51
Edward Patterson	---	---	20	27	1	48
Ronnie White	---	---	9	23	15	47
B.J. Buckner	---	---	15	25	7	47
Danny Cranford	11	24	---	---	11	46
William Moore	---	---	19	22	4	45
Chris Akaka	---	---	20	23	2	45
Kirk Cole	8	16	---	---	20	44
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	10	20	14	44
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	19	22	2	43
Grady Patton	---	---	19	20	4	43
Josh Moseley	---	---	17	22	3	42
Antonio Fecht	12	10	---	---	18	40
Aaron Maybin	---	---	15	21	---	36
Graham Sellers	13	17	---	---	6	36
Gus Eleazer	4	6	---	---	25	35
Juan Gaines	---	---	8	10	17	35
Donovan Ahern	11	13	---	---	9	33
Lincoln Vespignani	---	---	10	9	10	29
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	7	9	11	27
Pat Sims	---	---	13	11	1	25
Edwin Veldheer	7	8	---	---	9	24
Norbert Briggs	---	---	8	12	---	20
Toby Gerhardt	1	7	---	---	7	15
Don Middleton	2	2	---	---	6	10
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	8	8
Kyle Meadows	---	---	5	3	---	8
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	6	6
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	4	4
Josh Hall	---	---	0	0	4	4
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brandon Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lionel Schneider	---	---	24	31	14	69
Percy Barnes	28	37	---	---	---	65
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	23	35	5	63
Adam Potts	---	---	14	35	14	63
Robert Newton	19	27	---	---	16	62
Darren Meehan	---	---	23	35	3	61
Randal Welch	27	34	---	---	---	61
Bryan Bulaga	24	36	---	---	---	60
Jorge Sirmon	25	29	---	---	6	60
Vernon Gholston	---	---	17	32	10	59
Alphonso Smith	---	---	22	33	3	58
Rico Hill	---	---	19	35	3	57
J.R. Clemons	24	31	---	---	2	57
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	22	33	2	57
Everson Griffen	---	---	17	31	4	52
Eugene Monroe	20	31	---	---	---	51
Terrell Houari	21	27	---	---	2	50
Jay Garrett	---	---	7	19	23	49
Larry Meadows	---	---	16	27	4	47
Dustin Francis	13	11	---	---	19	43
Perry Sheldon	8	15	---	---	18	41
Anthony Hill	19	14	---	---	7	40
Ricky Burroughs	14	25	---	---	---	39
Reuben Stevenson	---	---	8	14	17	39
Dexter McCluster	20	19	---	---	---	39
Stan Whitfield	---	---	17	18	2	37
Mercury Dotson	---	---	8	21	7	36
Marlon Mills	3	9	---	---	21	33
Al Afalava	---	---	7	14	12	33
Teddy Flannery	---	---	13	16	1	30
Ethan Losman	---	---	11	16	2	29
Austin Miller	11	16	---	---	---	27
Bobby Floyd	3	5	---	---	18	26
Dustin Peterson	5	10	---	---	11	26
Derek Stokes	4	7	---	---	13	24
Rondell Brady	8	7	---	---	7	22
Will Beatty	4	10	---	---	7	21
Patrick Angerer	---	---	7	12	1	20
Kris Prescott	4	6	---	---	7	17
Ike Brothers	---	---	6	7	1	14
Travis Foster	---	---	5	9	---	14
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Glover	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sedrick Blake	4	1	---	---	1	6
Brian Brohm	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donny Stropka	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	87	6.2
Middle	5	35	7.0
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	49	4.5
Middle	7	27	3.9
Right	10	83	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	38	18	1	3	3	7	6	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Percy Barnes	35	21	4	1	4	3	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	75	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	6	80	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	67	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	101	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	31	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	11	4	1	39	0	41
WR Britt Wheeler	8	4	1	53	0	38
RB Herb Matich	6	3	0	9	0	36
WR Danny Cranford	5	3	0	34	1	24
WR Kirk Cole	3	2	0	12	0	16
TE Graham Sellers	2	1	0	7	0	17
TE Antonio Fecht	1	0	1	0	0	10
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	1	0	7	0	7
FB Bucky Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	20

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Houari	12	5	0	55	1	27
WR Marlon Mills	4	3	0	52	1	9
WR Ricky Burroughs	4	2	1	32	1	25
WR Austin Miller	4	3	1	35	1	16
FB Robert Newton	3	3	0	11	0	27
TE Anthony Hill	3	3	0	29	0	14
RB Dustin Peterson	2	1	0	6	0	10
TE Perry Sheldon	1	0	1	0	0	15
RB Dexter McCluster	1	1	0	2	0	19
WR Derek Stokes	1	0	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	4	15	3.75	5.68

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dexter McCluster	3	7	2.33	6.24
Percy Barnes	1	2	2.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	4	2	17	4.25	4.24

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Percy Barnes	4	2	13	3.25	6.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Britt Wheeler	2	1	11	5.50	6.63
RB Herb Matich	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	6	6.00	6.80

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Houari	2	1	6	3.00	4.58
FB Robert Newton	1	1	7	7.00	3.67
WR Derek Stokes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Matich	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Floyd	1	1
Dexter McCluster	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	13	5	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Percy Barnes	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	5	1	1
WR Britt Wheeler	4	2	2
WR Kirk Cole	2	1	1
WR Danny Cranford	2	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Houari	5	2	1
WR Marlon Mills	2	1	1
WR Austin Miller	2	1	1
FB Robert Newton	1	1	1
WR Derek Stokes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,000 (23,500)
End Zone 16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,100 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,000 (23,500)
End Zone	16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,100 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,600)