Conference Semifinals, 2081

played in Denver, CO

28 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	0	0	-	0
Denver Broncos	14	6	6	3	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 DEN - Jim Weaver 26 pass from Hugh Harrison (Alec Clark extra point)
1Q: 05:25 DEN - Clay Floyd 12 pass from Hugh Harrison (Alec Clark extra point)
2Q: 10:23 DEN - Alec Clark 32 field goal
2Q: 04:46 DEN - Alec Clark 26 field goal
3Q: 01:19 DEN - Kaden West 10 pass from Hugh Harrison (Alec Clark extra point failed)
4Q: 08:25 DEN - Alec Clark 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 DEN - Jim Weaver 26 pass from Hugh Harrison (Alec Clark extra point)
1Q: 05:25 DEN - Clay Floyd 12 pass from Hugh Harrison (Alec Clark extra point)
2Q: 10:23 DEN - Alec Clark 32 field goal
2Q: 04:46 DEN - Alec Clark 26 field goal
3Q: 01:19 DEN - Kaden West 10 pass from Hugh Harrison (Alec Clark extra point failed)
4Q: 08:25 DEN - Alec Clark 41 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 10-7-1 14-3
First Downs 15 24
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 255 430
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 4.32 6.06
Net Rushing Yards 90 199
- Rushing Attempts 22 38
- Yards per Rush 4.09 5.24
Net Passing Yards 165 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 18 - 1 31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 177 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.46 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/57 6/48
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 1/15
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 23
Time of Possession 25:56 34:04

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	10-7-1	14-3
First Downs	15	24
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	255	430
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	4.32	6.06
Net Rushing Yards	90	199
- Rushing Attempts	22	38
- Yards per Rush	4.09	5.24
Net Passing Yards	165	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 18 - 1	31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	177	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.46	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/57	6/48
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	1/15
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 23
Time of Possession	25:56	34:04

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	1:07	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
1	10:30	1:56	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
1	5:15	4:19	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
2	10:15	2:27	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
2	4:41	1:56	OWN 25	6	38	Punt
3	15:00	1:03	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	12:29	4:11	OWN 38	9	59	Fumble
3	6:25	1:50	OPP 21	3	8	Missed FG
3	1:08	1:59	OWN 32	5	28	Punt
4	13:08	1:37	OWN 18	5	23	Interception
4	8:19	2:16	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
4	3:44	1:04	OWN 40	4	-7	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	50	2	20	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 18	5	22	Punt
1	11:43	1:13	OPP 45	3	45	Touchdown
1	8:34	3:19	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	0:56	5:41	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal
2	7:48	3:07	OWN 20	8	71	Field Goal
2	2:45	2:45	OWN 3	6	34	Half
3	13:57	1:28	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
3	8:18	1:53	OWN 3	6	18	Fumble
3	4:35	3:27	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
4	14:09	1:01	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	11:31	3:12	OPP 39	6	15	Field Goal
4	6:03	2:19	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
4	2:40	2:20	OWN 8	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Hugh Harrison, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Noah Humphrey	11	46	4.18	27	2
QB Cris Barnes	5	20	4.00	18	1
QB Daniel Lovelace	2	14	7.00	13	1
RB Mario Heath	2	4	2.00	5	0
RB Antonio Herndon	2	6	3.00	6	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	26	132	5.08	18	5	0
RB Tre Keith	12	67	5.58	13	4	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cris Barnes	22	12	104	1/7	0	26	0	67.2
Daniel Lovelace	13	6	73	1/5	0	26	1	31.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hugh Harrison	31	18	243	2/12	3	32	0	115.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Noah Humphrey	4	5	22	5.50	16	13
WR Max Shaye	4	10	35	8.75	15	11
WR Braxton Grant	3	6	42	14.00	6	26
WR Junior Burnett	3	5	25	8.33	0	16
RB Mario Heath	2	2	25	12.50	20	26
WR Earl Limon	1	2	20	20.00	3	20
TE Cris Summers	1	2	8	8.00	3	8
TE Kenyon Greening	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Arturo DeBoer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Clay Floyd	5	8	86	17.20	41	32	1
TE Jim Weaver	4	9	49	12.25	12	26	1
WR Kaden West	4	5	43	10.75	25	25	1
WR Blake Reid	2	6	35	17.50	12	20	0
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
TE Dale Baxter	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Kristopher Grier	1	1	22	22.00	19	22	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jack Castillo	1	21	21.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Noah Humphrey	1	0	0
QB Cris Barnes	1	0	0
S Mason Staat	0	1	0
WR Max Shaye	0	1	0
CB Sam Gunther	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Hugh Harrison	1	0	0
OLB Richie Fouts	0	1	0
ILB Darrell Inhofe	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Bobo	9	432	48.0	36.2	59	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Bradley	5	238	47.6	42.4	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adrian Foreman	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alec Clark	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zane Wolfe	2	26	13.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harrison Faison	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Burnett	1	25	25.0	0
Lonnie Karluk	1	18	18.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alec Denis	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Zane Wolfe	11	4	0.0	37	33
DT Angel Wight	7	2	0.5	30	25
CB Sam Gunther	6	2	1.0	38	33
ILB Tracy Hitchcock	4	2	0.0	26	24
DT Edwin Preston	3	2	0.5	33	29
OLB Levon Cascini	3	3	0.0	18	23
CB C.J. Wanamaker	3	1	0.0	27	33
DE Rhett Davey	3	0	0.0	19	11
DE Liam Freels	3	0	0.0	19	19
DE Giles Wayne	2	1	0.0	17	11
OLB Cole Andrews	2	0	0.0	9	9
S Mason Staat	2	0	0.0	27	33
DT Gavin Wynn	2	0	0.0	13	12
DE Cesar Perkins	1	1	0.0	21	25
CB Lonnie Karluk	1	1	0.0	16	12
WR Braxton Grant	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jordan Whalen	1	0	0.0	8	3
ILB Edwin Talley	1	0	0.0	12	8
S Ernest Erickson	0	1	0.0	10	0
CB Tre Montgomery	0	1	0.0	24	16
S Travis Sanner	0	1	0.0	4	0

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Josiah Anglin	6	1	0.0	18	21
OLB Richie Fouts	6	1	0.0	8	12
S Raymond Logan	6	0	0.0	22	35
ILB Darrell Inhofe	6	0	0.0	18	25
S Brandon Whalen	5	1	0.0	20	33
CB Harrison Faison	4	1	0.0	22	37
OLB Gilbert Buckner	2	0	1.0	6	22
DE Louis Collier	1	0	1.0	1	1
DE Clifton Tatangelo	1	0	0.0	21	33
CB Arnold Simmons	1	0	0.0	12	27
S Riley Doub	1	0	0.0	2	16
CB Alec Denis	1	0	0.0	12	13
CB Big Doug Doyle	1	0	0.0	12	12
DE Quinn Mathis	0	1	0.0	7	13
DT Burt Conte	0	1	0.0	20	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Sam Gunther	1.0	0	0	33
DT Edwin Preston	0.5	1	1	29
DT Angel Wight	0.5	0	0	25
DE Liam Freels	0.0	1	0	19
DE Giles Wayne	0.0	0	1	11
DT Gavin Wynn	0.0	0	1	12

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gilbert Buckner	1.0	2	1	1	22
DE Louis Collier	1.0	0	0	0	1
DT Burt Conte	0.0	0	2	2	34
DE Clifton Tatangelo	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Trent Rivera	0.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Josiah Anglin	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Quinn Mathis	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Zane Wolfe	5	2	33
CB Sam Gunther	3	1	33
CB C.J. Wanamaker	3	0	33
ILB Tracy Hitchcock	2	3	24
ILB Edwin Talley	2	0	8
CB Tre Montgomery	1	0	16
S Mason Staat	1	0	33
CB Lonnie Karluk	1	0	12

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Richie Fouts	3	0	0	12
CB Harrison Faison	2	1	0	37
S Brandon Whalen	2	1	0	33
S Raymond Logan	2	0	0	35
ILB Darrell Inhofe	2	0	0	25
CB Arnold Simmons	1	1	0	27
DE Clifton Tatangelo	1	0	0	33
OLB Gilbert Buckner	1	0	0	22
OLB Josiah Anglin	1	0	0	21
S Riley Doub	1	0	0	16
CB Alec Denis	1	0	0	13
CB Big Doug Doyle	1	0	0	12
ILB Jack Castillo	0	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dominic Neitring	3	7	22	0	33
C Ned Lemay	3	6	22	0	37
G Xavier Liles	0	2	21	1	33
T Matt Erickson	0	2	22	0	37
T Eduardo Prescott	0	1	21	0	29
TE Kenyon Greening	0	1	7	0	21
C Douglas Terrell	0	0	1	1	8

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Derek Monaco	7	10	38	2	33
C Rex Murphy	5	9	38	0	33
T Malik Benton	4	7	31	0	33
G Donald Emmons	2	4	38	0	33
G Kody Hoffer	1	4	38	0	33
TE Jim Weaver	1	1	24	0	29
G Jake Glenn	0	2	7	0	0
TE Gustavo Sweeney	0	1	6	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Montgomery	1	14
Douglas Terrell	1	11
Cris Summers	1	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
O.J. O'Donnell	1	25
Gilbert Buckner	1	23
Burt Conte	1	13
Desmond Aleinkoff	1	11

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Zane Wolfe	---	---	37	33	8	78
CB Sam Gunther	---	---	38	33	3	74
DT Edwin Preston	---	---	33	29	3	65
ILB Tracy Hitchcock	---	---	26	24	15	65
DT Angel Wight	---	---	30	25	8	63
S Mason Staat	---	---	27	33	2	62
CB C.J. Wanamaker	---	---	27	33	2	62
T Eduardo Prescott	21	29	---	---	10	60
C Ned Lemay	22	37	---	---	---	59
T Matt Erickson	22	37	---	---	---	59
G Dominic Neitring	22	33	---	---	---	55
G Xavier Liles	21	33	---	---	---	54
CB Tre Montgomery	---	---	24	16	14	54
WR Max Shaye	20	32	---	---	---	52
TE Kenyon Greening	7	21	---	---	23	51
WR Braxton Grant	19	31	---	---	---	50
DE Cesar Perkins	---	---	21	25	2	48
CB Lonnie Karluk	---	---	16	12	15	43
OLB Levon Cascini	---	---	18	23	2	43
QB Cris Barnes	17	23	---	---	---	40
WR Junior Burnett	15	17	---	---	7	39
TE Cris Summers	14	15	---	---	10	39
DE Liam Freels	---	---	19	19	---	38
DE Rhett Davey	---	---	19	11	6	36
OLB Jordan Whalen	---	---	8	3	22	33
RB Noah Humphrey	13	20	---	---	---	33
RB Mario Heath	3	10	---	---	18	31
FB Aaron Fisk	6	11	---	---	14	31
DE Giles Wayne	---	---	17	11	3	31
WR Earl Limon	6	16	---	---	8	30
DT Gavin Wynn	---	---	13	12	---	25
S Ernest Erickson	---	---	10	0	14	24
ILB Edwin Talley	---	---	12	8	---	20
C Douglas Terrell	1	8	---	---	11	20
QB Daniel Lovelace	5	14	---	---	---	19
T Duane Linville	1	8	---	---	10	19
WR Johnnie Van Buren	2	2	---	---	14	18
OLB Cole Andrews	---	---	9	9	---	18
OLB Anthony Strong	---	---	10	4	---	14
TE Arturo DeBoer	1	4	---	---	9	14
P Otis Bobo	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Fernando Wooden	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Antonio Herndon	4	6	---	---	---	10
G Camden Ward	0	0	---	---	10	10
S Travis Sanner	---	---	4	0	1	5
K Adrian Foreman	0	0	---	---	2	2

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Derek Monaco	38	33	---	---	8	79
G Donald Emmons	38	33	---	---	8	79
G Kody Hoffer	38	33	---	---	8	79
T Malik Benton	31	33	---	---	8	72
C Rex Murphy	38	33	---	---	---	71
CB Harrison Faison	---	---	22	37	11	70
WR Blake Reid	29	21	---	---	20	70
WR Clay Floyd	37	33	---	---	---	70
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	28	28	---	---	11	67
DT Burt Conte	---	---	20	34	13	67
WR Kaden West	31	33	---	---	1	65
QB Hugh Harrison	26	33	---	---	---	59
S Raymond Logan	---	---	22	35	---	57
DE Clifton Tatangelo	---	---	21	33	1	55
S Brandon Whalen	---	---	20	33	2	55
CB Arnold Simmons	---	---	12	27	16	55
TE Jim Weaver	24	29	---	---	1	54
OLB Gilbert Buckner	---	---	6	22	23	51
ILB Darrell Inhofe	---	---	18	25	---	43
OLB Josiah Anglin	---	---	18	21	2	41
ILB Jack Castillo	---	---	6	20	11	37
S Riley Doub	---	---	2	16	17	35
RB O.J. O'Donnell	3	5	---	---	25	33
OLB Richie Fouts	---	---	8	12	11	31
TE Gustavo Sweeney	6	0	---	---	24	30
DT Bo Hicks	---	---	18	12	---	30
DE Quinn Mathis	---	---	7	13	9	29
DE Trent Rivera	---	---	12	15	1	28
CB Alec Denis	---	---	12	13	1	26
CB Big Doug Doyle	---	---	12	12	1	25
DT Theodore Ballard	---	---	2	13	7	22
DT Eugene Bearden	---	---	3	13	3	19
RB Tre Keith	12	5	---	---	---	17
TE Dale Baxter	8	7	---	---	---	15
WR Taylor Hirsch	7	0	---	---	8	15
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	12	0	---	---	---	12
K Alec Clark	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Marty Wentorf	---	---	0	0	9	9
P Melvin Bradley	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Quinn Alexander	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Kristopher Grier	4	4	---	---	---	8
G Jake Glenn	7	0	---	---	---	7
DE Louis Collier	---	---	1	1	---	2
TE Wesley Montgomery	1	0	---	---	---	1
C J.J. Wynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Carl Japp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	11	44	4.0
Right	8	44	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	54	6.8
Middle	22	96	4.4
Right	8	49	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cris Barnes	22	12	1	0	2	2	5	1	0
Daniel Lovelace	13	6	2	1	1	1	2	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hugh Harrison	31	18	6	2	0	6	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	73	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	44	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	42	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	44	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	54	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	109	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	36	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Max Shaye	10	4	0	35	0	32
WR Braxton Grant	6	3	1	42	1	31
RB Noah Humphrey	5	4	0	22	0	20
WR Junior Burnett	5	3	0	25	0	17
RB Mario Heath	2	2	0	25	1	10
WR Earl Limon	2	1	0	20	1	16
TE Cris Summers	2	1	1	8	0	15
TE Arturo DeBoer	2	0	1	0	0	4
TE Kenyon Greening	1	0	0	0	0	21

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jim Weaver	9	4	49	1	29
WR Clay Floyd	8	5	86	2	33
WR Blake Reid	6	2	35	1	21
WR Kaden West	5	4	43	1	33
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	1	1	-3	0	28
TE Dale Baxter	1	1	11	0	7
WR Kristopher Grier	1	1	22	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Cris Barnes	2	-5	-2.50	4.00
RB Noah Humphrey	1	12	12.00	4.18

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cris Barnes	3	2	13	4.33	4.73

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hugh Harrison	8	5	21	2.63	7.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Noah Humphrey	1	1	5	5.00	4.40
WR Max Shaye	1	1	8	8.00	3.50
TE Arturo DeBoer	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clay Floyd	4	2	15	3.75	10.75
WR Kaden West	2	2	9	4.50	8.60
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	1	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00
TE Jim Weaver	1	0	0	0.00	5.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Cris Barnes	2	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	6	3
RB Tre Keith	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cris Barnes	7	4	2
Daniel Lovelace	3	1	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hugh Harrison	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Junior Burnett	3	2	2
WR Braxton Grant	2	1	1
RB Noah Humphrey	2	2	0
WR Max Shaye	2	0	0
WR Earl Limon	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jim Weaver	3	2	2
WR Blake Reid	2	0	0
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	1	1	0
WR Kaden West	1	1	0
WR Clay Floyd	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,800 (51,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,800 (9,800)
End Zone 7,100 (7,100)
Mezzanine 4,100 (4,100)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (6,300)
Club Seats 20,500 (20,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,800 (51,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,800 (9,800)
End Zone	7,100 (7,100)
Mezzanine	4,100 (4,100)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (6,300)
Club Seats	20,500 (20,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)