Week 6, 2060

played in Denver, CO

55 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	14	0	7	-	21
Denver Broncos	7	10	3	8	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:53 DEN - Jameson Cassell 23 pass from Gilbert Sampson (Blake Baxter extra point)
2Q: 13:48 DEN - Keith Geffen 25 pass from Gilbert Sampson (Blake Baxter extra point)
2Q: 11:05 PIT - Darien Pedrick 5 pass from Ty Kearns (Tim Bernardino extra point)
2Q: 06:48 DEN - Blake Baxter 35 field goal
2Q: 04:41 PIT - Darien Pedrick 20 pass from Ty Kearns (Tim Bernardino extra point)
3Q: 05:20 DEN - Blake Baxter 25 field goal
4Q: 09:12 PIT - Darien Pedrick 16 pass from Ty Kearns (Tim Bernardino extra point)
4Q: 01:21 DEN - Gilbert Sampson 20 run (Gilbert Sampson pass to Keith Geffen for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:53 DEN - Jameson Cassell 23 pass from Gilbert Sampson (Blake Baxter extra point)
2Q: 13:48 DEN - Keith Geffen 25 pass from Gilbert Sampson (Blake Baxter extra point)
2Q: 11:05 PIT - Darien Pedrick 5 pass from Ty Kearns (Tim Bernardino extra point)
2Q: 06:48 DEN - Blake Baxter 35 field goal
2Q: 04:41 PIT - Darien Pedrick 20 pass from Ty Kearns (Tim Bernardino extra point)
3Q: 05:20 DEN - Blake Baxter 25 field goal
4Q: 09:12 PIT - Darien Pedrick 16 pass from Ty Kearns (Tim Bernardino extra point)
4Q: 01:21 DEN - Gilbert Sampson 20 run (Gilbert Sampson pass to Keith Geffen for conversion)

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 3-3 2-3
First Downs 13 27
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 302 525
- Offensive Plays 54 76
- Yards per Play 5.59 6.91
Net Rushing Yards 102 217
- Rushing Attempts 19 32
- Yards per Rush 5.37 6.78
Net Passing Yards 200 308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 0 40 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 204 329
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 5.71 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 24:27 35:33

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	3-3	2-3
First Downs	13	27
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	302	525
- Offensive Plays	54	76
- Yards per Play	5.59	6.91
Net Rushing Yards	102	217
- Rushing Attempts	19	32
- Yards per Rush	5.37	6.78
Net Passing Yards	200	308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 0	40 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	204	329
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	5.71	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	24:27	35:33

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:51	2:14	OWN 28	4	19	Punt
1	5:38	2:09	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
2	13:36	2:37	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	6:43	2:15	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	2:39	2:31	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
3	15:00	5:39	OWN 38	9	33	Missed FG
3	5:13	3:35	OWN 23	6	20	Punt
4	12:16	1:12	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	9:42	0:37	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
4	6:57	1:43	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
4	1:12	0:37	OWN 25	4	4	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:09	OWN 28	7	51	Missed FG
1	8:37	2:59	OWN 18	6	82	Touchdown
1	3:29	4:53	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
2	10:59	4:16	OWN 25	9	57	Field Goal
2	4:28	1:49	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 15	1	-5	Half
3	9:21	4:08	OWN 36	8	56	Field Goal
3	1:38	4:22	OWN 12	9	37	Punt
4	11:04	1:22	OWN 30	3	-7	Fumble
4	9:05	2:08	OWN 25	4	49	Missed FG
4	5:14	4:02	OWN 12	13	88	Touchdown
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 29	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Gilbert Sampson, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Preston Silvers	17	88	5.18	47	2	0
QB Ty Kearns	2	14	7.00	9	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Neil Sinclair	19	122	6.42	22	4	0
QB Gilbert Sampson	7	47	6.71	20	2	1
RB Stephen Kerby	4	49	12.25	36	1	0
WR Keith Geffen	2	-1	-0.50	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ty Kearns	34	24	204	1/4	3	33	0	115.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Sampson	40	26	329	4/21	2	29	0	107.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kaden Chase	7	7	71	10.14	20	23	0
WR Darien Pedrick	7	8	69	9.86	3	20	3
WR Julio Dunlap	5	11	25	5.00	9	16	0
RB Preston Silvers	4	4	33	8.25	32	33	0
TE Van Moreau	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Kenneth Hampton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dusty Blackwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Taylor Rizzo	6	9	49	8.17	11	15	0
RB Stephen Kerby	5	6	68	13.60	56	29	0
WR Erick Corbett	4	7	60	15.00	31	26	0
WR Keith Geffen	3	3	48	16.00	8	27	1
RB Neil Sinclair	3	5	19	6.33	16	16	0
TE Alan Cole	2	3	45	22.50	19	23	0
TE Jameson Cassell	2	3	33	16.50	16	23	1
WR Francisco Strickland	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Dustin Bohannon	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Braxton McIntire	0	1	0	0
OLB Doug Harrison	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Gilbert Sampson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Whiting	6	265	44.2	42.8	52	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pete Thomas	2	104	52.0	32.0	53	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Bernardino	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blake Baxter	2/4	0/1	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Geffen	3	8	2.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Blackwell	3	75	25.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Kingsbury	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roy Turner	8	4	0.0	32	37
S Allen Walker	8	0	0.0	32	44
OLB Doug Harrison	5	1	1.5	12	25
DE Reggie Harper	5	0	1.0	29	33
CB Joey Sotelo	5	1	0.0	32	44
ILB Dakota Simmons	4	1	0.0	32	40
CB Dale D'Elisa	4	1	0.0	32	43
DT Jeremiah Olsen	3	0	0.5	19	16
DE Hayden Warren	3	0	0.0	9	27
S Grady Stemke	3	0	0.0	9	20
S Amir Dodge	2	3	0.0	21	22
CB Dave Prather	2	0	0.0	21	21
DE Braxton McIntire	1	1	1.0	12	29
DT Max Perkins	1	2	0.0	17	29
DE Marc Raney	1	1	0.0	19	16
DE Ramon Watkins	1	1	0.0	20	21
CB Arnie McKenna	1	0	0.0	2	5

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sammie Duwe	8	1	0.0	19	33
ILB Ruben Vance	7	1	0.0	16	27
S Charlie Ficorelli	6	1	0.0	19	35
DT Dwayne Bryan	4	1	1.0	17	27
CB Ricardo Weaver	4	1	0.0	14	32
S Joel Zamora	3	2	0.0	19	35
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	2	3	0.0	19	33
CB Norbert Hawkins	2	0	0.0	15	27
CB Louis Johnson	2	0	0.0	18	34
DE Jalen Calloway	2	0	0.0	5	18
DT Logan Wolfe	1	0	0.0	3	10
DT Erik Harden	0	2	0.0	16	25
DT Tyrus Fowler	0	2	0.0	17	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Doug Harrison	1.5	0	0	25
DE Braxton McIntire	1.0	1	2	29
DE Reggie Harper	1.0	1	0	33
DT Jeremiah Olsen	0.5	1	0	16
DE Hayden Warren	0.0	1	0	27
DE Ramon Watkins	0.0	1	0	21

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dwayne Bryan	1.0	0	1	0	27
ILB Ruben Vance	0.0	2	0	0	27
DT Erik Harden	0.0	0	1	2	25
DE Jalen Calloway	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Allen Walker	5	1	44
CB Dale D'Elisa	3	2	43
CB Joey Sotelo	3	0	44
ILB Roy Turner	3	0	37
S Grady Stemke	3	0	20
DE Hayden Warren	2	0	27
OLB Doug Harrison	2	0	25
ILB Dakota Simmons	1	1	40
CB Arnie McKenna	1	0	5
CB Dave Prather	1	0	21
DE Reggie Harper	1	0	33
OLB Marc Edwards	1	0	6

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Sammie Duwe	5	0	33
CB Ricardo Weaver	4	1	32
S Charlie Ficorelli	3	1	35
CB Louis Johnson	3	0	34
ILB Ruben Vance	2	0	27
S Joel Zamora	2	0	35
DE Jalen Calloway	2	0	18
CB Norbert Hawkins	1	0	27
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	1	0	33
ILB Mark Wolfe	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Gene Arnold	3	5	19	0	35
G Desmond Colburn	2	6	19	0	35
G Jalen Dishman	1	4	19	0	35
G Carl Burge	1	1	19	0	35
T Earnest Hunter	0	1	19	1	35

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Moe Crandall	5	6	0	32	0	44
G Benjamin Thorne	3	5	0	32	2	44
G Leslie Washington	2	5	0	20	1	31
C Earl Booker	2	4	0	32	1	44
TE Jameson Cassell	1	1	1	32	0	44
T Brent Runge	0	4	0	32	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Harrison	1	19
Victor Myers	1	18
Roy Turner	1	14
Dusty Blackwell	1	13

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Harris St. Martin	1	14
Sammie Duwe	1	9
Francisco Strickland	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Roy Turner	---	---	32	37	14	83
S Allen Walker	---	---	32	44	4	80
CB Joey Sotelo	---	---	32	44	4	80
CB Dale D'Elisa	---	---	32	43	4	79
ILB Dakota Simmons	---	---	32	40	3	75
RB Preston Silvers	19	33	---	---	19	71
TE Kenneth Hampton	16	33	---	---	17	66
DE Reggie Harper	---	---	29	33	4	66
WR Darien Pedrick	19	35	---	---	12	66
G Carl Burge	19	35	---	---	7	61
S Amir Dodge	---	---	21	22	14	57
OLB Doug Harrison	---	---	12	25	19	56
QB Ty Kearns	19	35	---	---	1	55
C Gene Arnold	19	35	---	---	---	54
G Jalen Dishman	19	35	---	---	---	54
T Earnest Hunter	19	35	---	---	---	54
G Desmond Colburn	19	35	---	---	---	54
WR Kaden Chase	19	34	---	---	---	53
DT Max Perkins	---	---	17	29	1	47
DE Braxton McIntire	---	---	12	29	4	45
CB Dave Prather	---	---	21	21	3	45
DE Ramon Watkins	---	---	20	21	3	44
DE Hayden Warren	---	---	9	27	4	40
DE Marc Raney	---	---	19	16	1	36
DT Jeremiah Olsen	---	---	19	16	1	36
WR Julio Dunlap	12	22	---	---	---	34
S Grady Stemke	---	---	9	20	2	31
CB Arnie McKenna	---	---	2	5	13	20
WR Dusty Blackwell	2	5	---	---	13	20
TE Warren Watson	0	0	---	---	19	19
ILB Victor Myers	---	---	0	0	18	18
TE Van Moreau	3	8	---	---	6	17
FB Tony Kuykendall	5	5	---	---	---	10
OLB Marc Edwards	---	---	0	6	3	9
C J.T. Castillo	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Deion Gambone	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Rusty Ross	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Bart Shepard	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Derrick Whiting	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Justics Barasch	---	---	0	4	1	5
K Tim Bernardino	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Clayton Mirkovich	---	---	2	2	---	4
T Hugh Hollins	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Jeffrey Beustring	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Jeremiah Myers	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jake Ramirez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Brent Runge	32	44	---	---	6	82
C Earl Booker	32	44	---	---	6	82
QB Gilbert Sampson	32	44	---	---	---	76
G Moe Crandall	32	44	---	---	---	76
G Benjamin Thorne	32	44	---	---	---	76
TE Jameson Cassell	32	44	---	---	---	76
WR Keith Geffen	26	37	---	---	10	73
WR Taylor Rizzo	30	39	---	---	---	69
OLB Sammie Duwe	---	---	19	33	9	61
RB Stephen Kerby	7	32	---	---	22	61
G Leslie Washington	20	31	---	---	6	57
S Joel Zamora	---	---	19	35	2	56
S Charlie Ficorelli	---	---	19	35	1	55
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	---	---	19	33	2	54
CB Louis Johnson	---	---	18	34	1	53
DT Tyrus Fowler	---	---	17	27	8	52
CB Ricardo Weaver	---	---	14	32	1	47
ILB Ruben Vance	---	---	16	27	2	45
CB Norbert Hawkins	---	---	15	27	2	44
DT Dwayne Bryan	---	---	17	27	---	44
DT Erik Harden	---	---	16	25	---	41
WR Erick Corbett	19	17	---	---	1	37
FB Gerald England	6	7	---	---	22	35
RB Neil Sinclair	23	11	---	---	---	34
TE Alan Cole	9	19	---	---	---	28
T Darien Cooley	12	13	---	---	---	25
DE Jalen Calloway	---	---	5	18	1	24
ILB Mark Wolfe	---	---	5	8	9	22
WR Ethan Shannon	0	1	---	---	20	21
DT Logan Wolfe	---	---	3	10	7	20
ILB Luis Canada	---	---	0	2	17	19
S Harold Newsome	---	---	0	2	15	17
WR Dustin Bohannon	6	10	---	---	---	16
DE Gus Ciszewski	---	---	2	6	7	15
S Luis Terry	---	---	0	0	15	15
RB Harris St. Martin	0	0	---	---	14	14
WR Francisco Strickland	2	1	---	---	9	12
K Blake Baxter	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Dale Kingsbury	---	---	0	0	10	10
CB Kirk Mitchell	---	---	5	4	---	9
P Pete Thomas	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Allen Farr	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Allen Bunzel	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Derrick Ginste	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Roy Thomason	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Wade Riley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	5	47	9.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	63	12.6
Middle	17	128	7.5
Right	8	28	3.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ty Kearns	34	24	4	0	3	2	3	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Sampson	40	26	8	4	1	4	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	89	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	25	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	56	18.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	52	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	155	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	70	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	52	10.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Dunlap	11	5	2	25	0	22
WR Darien Pedrick	8	7	1	69	1	35
WR Kaden Chase	7	7	0	71	2	34
RB Preston Silvers	4	4	0	33	1	33
TE Kenneth Hampton	2	0	0	0	0	33
TE Van Moreau	1	1	0	6	0	8
WR Dusty Blackwell	1	0	0	0	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Taylor Rizzo	9	6	1	49	0	39
WR Erick Corbett	7	4	0	60	1	17
RB Stephen Kerby	6	5	0	68	2	32
RB Neil Sinclair	5	3	0	19	0	11
TE Alan Cole	3	2	0	45	2	19
WR Dustin Bohannon	3	0	0	0	0	10
TE Jameson Cassell	3	2	0	33	1	44
WR Keith Geffen	3	3	0	48	2	37
WR Francisco Strickland	1	1	0	7	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Neil Sinclair	2	14	7.00	6.42
QB Gilbert Sampson	1	20	20.00	6.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ty Kearns	4	3	41	10.25	6.00

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Sampson	4	1	2	0.50	8.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darien Pedrick	3	3	41	13.67	8.63
WR Julio Dunlap	1	0	0	0.00	2.27

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Stephen Kerby	2	1	2	1.00	11.33
TE Alan Cole	1	0	0	0.00	15.00
RB Neil Sinclair	1	0	0	0.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Preston Silvers	2	1
QB Ty Kearns	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ty Kearns	11	9	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Sampson	13	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kaden Chase	3	3	2
WR Darien Pedrick	3	2	0
WR Julio Dunlap	2	2	0
TE Kenneth Hampton	1	0	0
TE Van Moreau	1	1	1
RB Preston Silvers	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Taylor Rizzo	3	2	2
TE Jameson Cassell	2	1	1
RB Stephen Kerby	2	2	0
WR Keith Geffen	2	2	2
WR Dustin Bohannon	1	0	0
WR Erick Corbett	1	1	1
WR Francisco Strickland	1	1	0
RB Neil Sinclair	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,300 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,700 (25,700)
End Zone 13,000 (18,600)
Mezzanine 10,700 (10,700)
Sideline Seats 16,000 (16,400)
Club Seats 8,900 (9,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (5,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,300 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,700 (25,700)
End Zone	13,000 (18,600)
Mezzanine	10,700 (10,700)
Sideline Seats	16,000 (16,400)
Club Seats	8,900 (9,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (5,100)