Week 6, 2039

played in Pittsburgh, PA

50 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	21	0	3	-	27
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	3	6	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:59 DEN - Clifton Cortez 23 field goal
2Q: 11:06 DEN - Ryan Tannehill 2 run (Clifton Cortez extra point)
2Q: 06:31 PIT - Deon Prior 31 field goal
2Q: 03:08 DEN - Donnie Shell 57 interception return (Clifton Cortez extra point)
2Q: 01:30 DEN - Richard Hopper 7 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Clifton Cortez extra point)
3Q: 12:17 PIT - Deon Prior 52 field goal
4Q: 08:54 PIT - Kent Wheeler 31 interception return (Cam Newton pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:41 DEN - Clifton Cortez 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:59 DEN - Clifton Cortez 23 field goal
2Q: 11:06 DEN - Ryan Tannehill 2 run (Clifton Cortez extra point)
2Q: 06:31 PIT - Deon Prior 31 field goal
2Q: 03:08 DEN - Donnie Shell 57 interception return (Clifton Cortez extra point)
2Q: 01:30 DEN - Richard Hopper 7 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Clifton Cortez extra point)
3Q: 12:17 PIT - Deon Prior 52 field goal
4Q: 08:54 PIT - Kent Wheeler 31 interception return (Cam Newton pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:41 DEN - Clifton Cortez 36 field goal

Team Statistics DEN PIT
Record 5-0 4-2
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 317 225
- Offensive Plays 68 67
- Yards per Play 4.66 3.36
Net Rushing Yards 152 68
- Rushing Attempts 43 17
- Yards per Rush 3.53 4.00
Net Passing Yards 165 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 13 - 1 46 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 165 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 6.60 3.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 0/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/55 6/34
Punt Returns/Yards 6/16 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 2/31
Interception Ret./Yards 2/77 1/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:13 27:47

Team Statistics	DEN	PIT
Record	5-0	4-2
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	317	225
- Offensive Plays	68	67
- Yards per Play	4.66	3.36
Net Rushing Yards	152	68
- Rushing Attempts	43	17
- Yards per Rush	3.53	4.00
Net Passing Yards	165	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 13 - 1	46 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	165	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	6.60	3.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	0/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/55	6/34
Punt Returns/Yards	6/16	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	2/31
Interception Ret./Yards	2/77	1/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:13	27:47

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:59	OWN 20	4	33	Punt
1	8:31	3:39	OWN 44	8	50	Field Goal
1	2:55	0:58	OPP 49	3	4	Punt
1	1:08	5:11	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
2	10:05	1:49	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
2	6:24	2:10	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	2:00	0:41	OPP 24	4	24	Touchdown
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 16	1	2	Half
3	12:09	4:23	OWN 20	9	26	Punt
3	4:12	1:25	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	1:45	2:57	OWN 15	6	23	Punt
4	10:11	1:26	OWN 1	4	27	Interception
4	8:45	1:06	OWN 20	4	-3	Punt
4	5:28	2:34	OWN 34	3	-7	Punt
4	2:05	1:30	OPP 34	5	15	Field Goal

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:01	3:30	OWN 8	7	16	Punt
1	4:52	1:57	OWN 12	3	-9	Punt
1	1:57	0:49	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	10:57	0:52	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	8:16	1:52	OPP 31	4	17	Field Goal
2	4:14	1:19	OWN 22	3	21	Interception
2	2:55	0:55	OWN 20	2	4	Fumble
2	1:19	1:13	OWN 13	6	19	Punt
3	15:00	2:51	OWN 20	8	45	Field Goal
3	7:46	3:34	OWN 9	8	35	Punt
3	2:47	1:02	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
4	13:48	3:37	OWN 21	7	37	Punt
4	7:39	2:11	OWN 48	5	20	Interception
4	2:54	0:49	OWN 26	4	8	Downs
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 8	2	6	Game

Game MVP: Paul Lawless, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zayden Carrillo	27	88	3.26	13	3	0
Austin Pearson	11	36	3.27	24	1	0
Ryan Tannehill	5	28	5.60	11	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jake Hoard	12	44	3.67	10	1
Cam Newton	3	20	6.67	8	0
Billy Joe Dillon	2	4	2.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Tannehill	25	13	165	0/0	1	30	1	69.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	46	19	182	4/25	0	24	2	34.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adrian Sperr	4	5	51	12.75	31	30	0
WR Jake Hall	3	8	69	23.00	28	26	0
TE Tito Hughes	2	2	10	5.00	0	5	0
RB Austin Pearson	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Leon Sims	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Zayden Carrillo	1	2	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR Richard Hopper	1	5	7	7.00	0	7	1
WR Randy Atkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Toby Sermon	5	8	46	9.20	8	20
WR John Hamilton	3	15	43	14.33	14	24
WR Claude Lucas	3	7	37	12.33	6	14
WR Tristan Bahn	3	6	23	7.67	2	15
RB Billy Joe Dillon	2	3	12	6.00	3	6
FB Tanner Hindman	2	2	14	7.00	0	8
RB Jake Hoard	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
TE Rodney Umenyiora	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Dale Robinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bo Fiester	1	20	20.00	0
CB Donnie Shell	1	57	57.00	1

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kent Wheeler	1	31	31.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Buerfeind	0	1	0	0
Paul Lawless	0	0	2	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cam Newton	2	0	0	0
Peter Kowal	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abel Sherman	9	357	39.7	36.9	58	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	8	398	49.8	45.3	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Cortez	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Prior	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Hutton	5	12	2.4	0
Randy Atkins	1	4	4.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kim Poole	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Yeh	1	18	18.0	0
Randy Atkins	1	22	22.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kim Poole	1	14	14.0	0
Claude Lucas	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Paul Lawless	7	2	2.0	15	46
CB Alan Tullo	6	0	0.0	11	42
CB Alonzo Hickman	4	1	0.0	5	28
ILB Broderick Cella	4	0	0.0	17	50
CB Bobby Cooper	4	0	0.0	12	22
S Bo Fiester	3	2	0.0	17	50
S Dominic Preston	3	0	0.0	17	50
CB Donnie Shell	3	0	0.0	17	50
DT Harry Roberson	2	1	0.0	15	41
DE Tony Buerfeind	1	1	1.0	12	38
DT Herman Dillon	1	0	0.5	8	13
OLB Christian Algoe	1	1	0.0	7	12
S Jayden Schultz	1	1	0.0	6	19
DT Carlton Duncan	0	1	0.5	2	7
DT Matt Knight	0	1	0.0	11	39

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	13	4	0.0	37	21
S Colin Ramirez	9	3	0.0	43	25
ILB Russell Harvey	6	3	0.0	38	24
DE Melvin Ingram	6	2	0.0	35	18
S Corey Turner	5	2	0.0	43	25
CB Al Bryant	3	1	0.0	38	25
DT Donnie Horton	2	1	0.0	28	11
OLB Bentley Frerotte	2	1	0.0	29	14
CB Kent Wheeler	2	0	0.0	16	11
CB D.J. Hayden	2	0	0.0	39	23
OLB Roman Guthrie	1	2	0.0	42	25
DE Marcell Dareus	1	1	0.0	30	18
DE Zane Modrell	1	1	0.0	21	14
WR Tristan Bahn	1	0	---	---	---
DT Declan Wallace	1	0	0.0	15	14
ILB Jared Allen	0	1	0.0	6	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Paul Lawless	2.0	0	0	0	46
DE Tony Buerfeind	1.0	0	1	1	38
DT Herman Dillon	0.5	0	0	0	13
DT Carlton Duncan	0.5	0	0	0	7
DT Harry Roberson	0.0	1	2	0	41
DT Matt Knight	0.0	0	2	0	39
ILB Broderick Cella	0.0	0	0	1	50
DE Winfred Matteson	0.0	0	0	1	17

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Roman Guthrie	1	1	1	25
DE Marcell Dareus	0	1	0	18
DE Melvin Ingram	0	1	0	18
DE Zane Modrell	0	1	0	14
DT Declan Wallace	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby Cooper	4	0	0	22
OLB Paul Lawless	3	1	0	46
CB Alonzo Hickman	3	0	0	28
CB Alan Tullo	2	3	0	42
CB Donnie Shell	2	2	1	50
ILB Broderick Cella	1	1	0	50
S Jayden Schultz	1	1	0	19
S Bo Fiester	1	0	1	50
S Dominic Preston	1	0	0	50
OLB Christian Algoe	1	0	0	12

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB D.J. Hayden	3	2	0	23
ILB Luke Kuechly	3	1	0	21
S Corey Turner	3	0	0	25
ILB Russell Harvey	2	0	0	24
CB Kent Wheeler	1	0	1	11
S Colin Ramirez	1	0	0	25
CB Al Bryant	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Sherman Angus	4	9	43	25
Terry Finley	3	7	43	25
Randal Randle	2	9	43	25
Calvin Copeland	1	6	43	25
Dave Oliver	1	1	20	17
Grady Lyons	0	7	43	25
Tito Hughes	0	1	35	19

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Ross	1	5	17	0	50
Peter Kowal	1	4	17	2	50
Harry Soliday	1	2	17	0	50
Tanner Hindman	0	2	7	0	20
Steven Smith	0	1	5	1	5
Freddie Hoover	0	0	17	1	50

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Alan Tullo	1	12
Grady Lyons	1	11
Tito Hughes	1	10

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kent Wheeler	2	19
Luke Kuechly	2	13
Joel Armstrong	2	10
Billy Joe Dillon	1	27
Rodney Umenyiora	1	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Grady Lyons	43	25	---	---	11	79
Dominic Preston	---	---	17	50	3	70
Broderick Cella	---	---	17	50	2	69
Bo Fiester	---	---	17	50	2	69
Donnie Shell	---	---	17	50	2	69
Terry Finley	43	25	---	---	---	68
Ryan Tannehill	43	25	---	---	---	68
Sherman Angus	43	25	---	---	---	68
Calvin Copeland	43	25	---	---	---	68
Randal Randle	43	25	---	---	---	68
Alan Tullo	---	---	11	42	12	65
Paul Lawless	---	---	15	46	3	64
Tito Hughes	35	19	---	---	10	64
Dave Oliver	20	17	---	---	26	63
Harry Roberson	---	---	15	41	1	57
Richard Hopper	34	18	---	---	4	56
Matt Knight	---	---	11	39	4	54
Tony Buerfeind	---	---	12	38	3	53
Jake Hall	32	18	---	---	---	50
Zayden Carrillo	30	20	---	---	---	50
Randy Atkins	22	9	---	---	18	49
Alonzo Hickman	---	---	5	28	16	49
Jayden Schultz	---	---	6	19	23	48
Mack White	---	---	7	24	8	39
Bobby Cooper	---	---	12	22	2	36
Arnie Rancilio	4	2	---	---	29	35
Leon Sims	7	5	---	---	21	33
Christian Algoe	---	---	7	12	14	33
Adrian Sperr	17	10	---	---	5	32
Winfred Matteson	---	---	7	17	7	31
Terry Yeh	1	2	---	---	20	23
Herman Dillon	---	---	8	13	1	22
Austin Pearson	13	5	---	---	---	18
Roderick Hutton	---	---	0	2	16	18
Clyde Lane	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lamont Lightfoot	0	0	---	---	11	11
Carlton Duncan	---	---	2	7	2	11
Harry Welch	0	0	---	---	11	11
Doug Stark	0	0	---	---	11	11
Johnny Frederick	---	---	0	0	10	10
Abel Sherman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Clifton Cortez	0	0	---	---	8	8
Clyde Kubrak	---	---	1	0	3	4
Thomas Lott	0	0	---	---	2	2
Russell Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alex Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Colin Ramirez	---	---	43	25	12	80
Luke Kuechly	---	---	37	21	13	71
Corey Turner	---	---	43	25	2	70
John Hamilton	17	44	---	---	8	69
Roman Guthrie	---	---	42	25	2	69
Antoine Ross	17	50	---	---	1	68
Cam Newton	17	50	---	---	---	67
Freddie Hoover	17	50	---	---	---	67
Peter Kowal	17	50	---	---	---	67
Harry Soliday	17	50	---	---	---	67
Frank Gibson	12	45	---	---	9	66
D.J. Hayden	---	---	39	23	3	65
Al Bryant	---	---	38	25	2	65
Russell Harvey	---	---	38	24	2	64
Rodney Umenyiora	12	39	---	---	10	61
Tristan Bahn	11	32	---	---	17	60
Melvin Ingram	---	---	35	18	2	55
Toby Sermon	13	40	---	---	2	55
Marcell Dareus	---	---	30	18	2	50
Jake Hoard	14	34	---	---	1	49
Kent Wheeler	---	---	16	11	19	46
Billy Joe Dillon	3	16	---	---	27	46
Zane Modrell	---	---	21	14	9	44
Bentley Frerotte	---	---	29	14	1	44
Donnie Horton	---	---	28	11	1	40
Declan Wallace	---	---	15	14	10	39
Herb Gamroth	---	---	11	5	22	38
Tanner Hindman	7	20	---	---	10	37
Jared Allen	---	---	6	1	28	35
Claude Lucas	5	15	---	---	11	31
Dale Robinson	2	8	---	---	19	29
Kim Poole	---	---	0	0	14	14
Trevor Campbell	1	2	---	---	11	14
Bo Ellard	---	---	1	1	9	11
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	10	10
Steven Smith	5	5	---	---	---	10
Rondell Makowski	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joel Armstrong	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rob Dacosta	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dixon McCumber	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tyrell Coleman	---	---	1	0	6	7
Deon Prior	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bruce Kosier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kerry Foster	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	51	8.5
Middle	28	94	3.4
Right	9	7	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Tannehill	25	13	3	0	1	4	5	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	46	19	2	7	4	8	5	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	82	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	65	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	68	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	9	102	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jake Hall	8	3	0	69	2	18
WR Adrian Sperr	5	4	0	51	1	10
WR Richard Hopper	5	1	0	7	0	18
RB Zayden Carrillo	2	1	0	9	0	20
TE Tito Hughes	2	2	0	10	0	19
WR Randy Atkins	1	0	1	0	0	9
RB Austin Pearson	1	1	0	7	0	5
TE Leon Sims	1	1	0	12	0	5

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Hamilton	15	3	3	43	1	44
WR Toby Sermon	8	5	0	46	1	40
WR Claude Lucas	7	3	0	37	0	15
WR Tristan Bahn	6	3	0	23	0	32
RB Billy Joe Dillon	3	2	0	12	0	16
RB Jake Hoard	2	1	0	7	0	34
TE Rodney Umenyiora	2	0	1	0	0	39
FB Tanner Hindman	2	2	0	14	0	20
TE Dale Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ryan Tannehill	2	8	4.00	5.60
Zayden Carrillo	1	5	5.00	3.26

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jake Hoard	1	0	0.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Tannehill	6	2	14	2.33	6.60

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	2	1	6	3.00	3.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richard Hopper	2	1	7	3.50	1.40
WR Randy Atkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Austin Pearson	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Adrian Sperr	1	0	0	0.00	10.20
RB Zayden Carrillo	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Hamilton	1	0	0	0.00	2.87
RB Billy Joe Dillon	1	1	6	6.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Zayden Carrillo	8	3
Austin Pearson	2	0
Ryan Tannehill	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Joe Dillon	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	6	4	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	9	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jake Hall	3	1	1
WR Adrian Sperr	2	2	1
WR Richard Hopper	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch
WR John Hamilton	4	0
RB Billy Joe Dillon	2	1
WR Claude Lucas	2	0
WR Tristan Bahn	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (18,800)
End Zone 13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (18,800)
End Zone	13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)