Week 15, 2015

played in Pittsburgh, PA

48 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	6	0	20	-	33
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:06 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 23 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
2Q: 02:47 DEN - Bennie Fowler 9 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point failed)
2Q: 01:18 PIT - Antonio Brown 41 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
3Q: 10:06 PIT - Darrius Heyward-Bey 62 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
4Q: 13:24 DEN - Brandon Marshall 91 interception return (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
4Q: 07:34 DEN - Shaquil Barrett 28 interception return (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
4Q: 04:45 PIT - Markus Wheaton 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
4Q: 01:28 DEN - Brandon Armendariz 3 fumble return (Peyton Manning pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:06 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 23 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
2Q: 02:47 DEN - Bennie Fowler 9 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point failed)
2Q: 01:18 PIT - Antonio Brown 41 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
3Q: 10:06 PIT - Darrius Heyward-Bey 62 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
4Q: 13:24 DEN - Brandon Marshall 91 interception return (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
4Q: 07:34 DEN - Shaquil Barrett 28 interception return (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
4Q: 04:45 PIT - Markus Wheaton 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
4Q: 01:28 DEN - Brandon Armendariz 3 fumble return (Peyton Manning pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DEN PIT
Record 12-2 10-4
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 13 18
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 318 417
- Offensive Plays 62 78
- Yards per Play 5.13 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 63 50
- Rushing Attempts 28 13
- Yards per Rush 2.25 3.85
Net Passing Yards 255 367
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 22 - 0 60 - 29 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 281 401
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 5/34
- Yards per Pass Play 7.50 5.65
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 11/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 4/113
Interception Ret./Yards 3/119 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:56 28:04

Team Statistics	DEN	PIT
Record	12-2	10-4
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	13	18
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	318	417
- Offensive Plays	62	78
- Yards per Play	5.13	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	63	50
- Rushing Attempts	28	13
- Yards per Rush	2.25	3.85
Net Passing Yards	255	367
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 22 - 0	60 - 29 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	281	401
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	5/34
- Yards per Pass Play	7.50	5.65
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	11/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	4/113
Interception Ret./Yards	3/119	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:56	28:04

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:37	3:46	OWN 32	6	21	Punt
1	4:21	2:28	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
1	0:50	5:59	OWN 28	11	32	Punt
2	5:58	3:19	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 20	3	15	Half
3	15:00	4:08	OWN 20	9	41	Punt
3	9:51	1:42	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	4:56	2:23	OWN 14	6	32	Punt
4	11:31	3:27	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
4	4:38	2:33	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OPP 18	1	-2	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:23	OWN 34	11	41	Missed FG
1	4:51	0:30	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	1:53	1:03	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	9:51	3:53	OWN 20	8	59	Interception
2	2:39	1:53	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
3	10:52	1:01	OWN 10	4	90	Touchdown
3	8:09	3:13	OWN 25	8	22	Punt
3	2:33	4:21	OWN 10	11	75	Interception
4	13:12	1:41	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
4	8:04	0:41	OWN 27	2	-10	Interception
4	7:23	2:45	OWN 49	10	51	Touchdown
4	2:05	1:03	OWN 18	3	-15	Fumble
4	1:02	0:35	OWN 36	4	-18	Downs

Game MVP: Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ameer Abdullah	16	23	1.44	9	0
C.J. Anderson	11	42	3.82	17	1
Peyton Manning	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Le'Veon Bell	8	19	2.38	12	1
Darren McFadden	3	6	2.00	4	0
Ben Roethlisberger	2	25	12.50	13	2

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	30	22	281	4/26	2	32	0	124.4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	60	29	401	5/34	3	62	3	66.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demaryius Thomas	7	11	93	13.29	47	27	0
WR Emmanuel Sanders	5	7	51	10.20	25	23	1
WR Bennie Fowler	4	4	37	9.25	3	11	1
TE Vernon Davis	3	3	68	22.67	49	32	0
WR Cody Latimer	3	3	32	10.67	20	25	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Markus Wheaton	8	18	135	16.88	66	38	1
WR Antonio Brown	6	16	91	15.17	7	41	1
RB Darren McFadden	5	6	15	3.00	0	9	0
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	4	8	98	24.50	3	62	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	4	6	18	4.50	18	14	0
WR Jacoby Jones	1	1	36	36.00	25	36	0
TE Ed Dickson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Matt Spaeth	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S T.J. Ward	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Brandon Marshall	1	91	91.00	1
OLB Shaquil Barrett	1	28	28.00	1

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ameer Abdullah	1	0	0	0
Brandon Armendariz	0	1	0	1
Evan Mathis	0	1	0	0
Von Miller	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ben Roethlisberger	1	0	0	0
Frank Clark	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Booker	7	308	44.0	36.1	52	4

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rabble Brush	4	167	41.8	36.8	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gilbert Brooks	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/4

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Boswell	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephon Gilmore	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ameer Abdullah	1	21	21.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrius Heyward-Bey	3	93	31.0	0
Stephon Gilmore	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	9	1	0.0	13	64
ILB Brandon Marshall	7	1	0.0	13	65
DE Vance Walker	6	0	2.0	9	48
OLB Von Miller	5	1	1.0	12	58
DE Malik Jackson	3	0	1.0	4	17
S David Bruton	3	0	0.0	13	63
OLB DeMarcus Ware	2	1	1.0	12	39
CB Aqib Talib	2	2	0.0	13	65
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	2	0	0.0	7	24
CB Chris Harris	1	1	0.0	13	65
DT Brandon Armendariz	1	1	0.0	3	31
DE Derek Wolfe	1	0	0.0	10	40
DT Sylvester Williams	1	0	0.0	10	36
CB Bradley Roby	1	0	0.0	6	41

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Timmons	7	3	0.0	28	34
S Glover Quin	7	2	0.0	28	34
S Rashad Johnson	5	3	0.0	28	34
DT Steve McLendon	4	1	0.0	12	16
CB Stephon Gilmore	4	1	0.0	28	34
OLB Bud Dupree	3	2	2.0	24	26
OLB Anthony Chickillo	3	0	0.5	6	10
DE Frank Clark	3	0	0.5	16	18
OLB Arthur Moats	3	0	0.0	10	9
CB Bene' Benwikere	3	0	0.0	28	34
ILB Sean Spence	2	2	0.0	14	16
CB William Gay	2	1	0.0	14	18
DE Cameron Heyward	2	0	0.0	18	23
DE Stephon Tuitt	1	1	1.0	21	26
OLB James Harrison	1	1	0.0	12	19
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	0	---	---	---
S Shamarko Thomas	1	0	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vance Walker	2.0	0	1	1	48
OLB Von Miller	1.0	2	0	0	58
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1.0	0	4	2	39
DE Malik Jackson	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Sylvester Williams	0.0	3	1	0	36
DE Derek Wolfe	0.0	0	1	0	40
OLB Shane Ray	0.0	0	1	0	7
DE Artie Lawniczak	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Bud Dupree	2.0	0	26
DE Stephon Tuitt	1.0	0	26
DE Frank Clark	0.5	1	18
OLB Anthony Chickillo	0.5	0	10
OLB James Harrison	0.0	1	19
DE Mario Addison	0.0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	6	2	1	64
ILB Brandon Marshall	4	1	1	65
CB Aqib Talib	3	1	0	65
OLB Von Miller	3	1	0	58
S David Bruton	3	0	0	63
DE Vance Walker	3	0	0	48
DE Malik Jackson	2	0	0	17
CB Chris Harris	1	1	0	65
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	1	1	0	24
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1	0	0	39
DE Derek Wolfe	1	0	0	40
DT Brandon Armendariz	1	0	0	31
OLB Shaquil Barrett	0	0	1	4

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Timmons	4	0	34
CB Stephon Gilmore	3	1	34
CB Bene' Benwikere	3	0	34
S Rashad Johnson	2	1	34
S Glover Quin	2	0	34
OLB Arthur Moats	2	0	9
CB William Gay	1	0	18
DE Cameron Heyward	1	0	23
ILB Sean Spence	1	0	16
S Shamarko Thomas	1	0	4
OLB Anthony Chickillo	1	0	10
OLB Bud Dupree	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louis Vasquez	3	9	28	1	34
Tyler Polumbus	2	4	28	0	34
Ryan Clady	1	7	28	0	34
Matt Paradis	1	4	28	0	34
Vernon Davis	0	2	24	0	21
Evan Mathis	0	1	28	3	34

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ramon Foster	1	4	13	1	65
Kelvin Beachum	1	2	13	4	65
Maurkice Pouncey	0	4	13	0	65
Charles Clay	0	1	5	0	18
David DeCastro	0	1	13	0	65

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Latimer	2	21
Owen Daniels	1	17
Ameer Abdullah	1	11
Emmanuel Sanders	1	7
Michael Schofield	1	7

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	15

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aqib Talib	---	---	13	65	11	89
T.J. Ward	---	---	13	64	11	88
Chris Harris	---	---	13	65	3	81
Brandon Marshall	---	---	13	65	1	79
David Bruton	---	---	13	63	1	77
Von Miller	---	---	12	58	1	71
Louis Vasquez	28	34	---	---	7	69
Emmanuel Sanders	28	34	---	---	7	69
Peyton Manning	28	34	---	---	---	62
Evan Mathis	28	34	---	---	---	62
Ryan Clady	28	34	---	---	---	62
Tyler Polumbus	28	34	---	---	---	62
Matt Paradis	28	34	---	---	---	62
Demaryius Thomas	28	31	---	---	---	59
Vance Walker	---	---	9	48	1	58
DeMarcus Ware	---	---	12	39	6	57
Vernon Davis	24	21	---	---	10	55
Derek Wolfe	---	---	10	40	3	53
Bradley Roby	---	---	6	41	4	51
Sylvester Williams	---	---	10	36	2	48
Ameer Abdullah	17	20	---	---	11	48
Sammy Ostwald	19	11	---	---	10	40
Bennie Fowler	9	26	---	---	3	38
Brandon Armendariz	---	---	3	31	---	34
Marlon Kriewaldt	---	---	7	24	3	34
Artie Lawniczak	---	---	3	25	5	33
Owen Daniels	2	6	---	---	17	25
Theo Riddick	2	2	---	---	21	25
Cody Latimer	0	4	---	---	21	25
Ryan Murphy	---	---	1	23	---	24
C.J. Anderson	11	12	---	---	---	23
Malik Jackson	---	---	4	17	---	21
Jordan Norwood	0	0	---	---	17	17
Shane Ray	---	---	0	7	9	16
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	1	4	8	13
Lorenzo Doss	---	---	0	0	8	8
Ryan Harris	0	0	---	---	7	7
Michael Schofield	0	0	---	---	7	7
James Ferentz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul Booker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gilbert Brooks	0	0	---	---	6	6
Andre Caldwell	0	3	---	---	---	3
Brock Osweiler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trevor Siemian	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ramik Wilson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antonio Brown	13	63	---	---	16	92
Ramon Foster	13	65	---	---	5	83
David DeCastro	13	65	---	---	5	83
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	28	34	17	79
Ben Roethlisberger	13	65	---	---	---	78
Maurkice Pouncey	13	65	---	---	---	78
Marcus Gilbert	13	65	---	---	---	78
Kelvin Beachum	13	65	---	---	---	78
Markus Wheaton	13	63	---	---	1	77
Rashad Johnson	---	---	28	34	14	76
Lawrence Timmons	---	---	28	34	6	68
Glover Quin	---	---	28	34	4	66
Le'Veon Bell	10	52	---	---	4	66
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	28	34	---	62
Matt Spaeth	10	38	---	---	8	56
Darrius Heyward-Bey	4	36	---	---	15	55
Darren McFadden	7	23	---	---	22	52
Bud Dupree	---	---	24	26	---	50
Stephon Tuitt	---	---	21	26	---	47
James Harrison	---	---	12	19	10	41
Cameron Heyward	---	---	18	23	---	41
Charles Clay	5	18	---	---	15	38
Sean Spence	---	---	14	16	6	36
Frank Clark	---	---	16	18	---	34
Steve McLendon	---	---	12	16	5	33
William Gay	---	---	14	18	---	32
Jacoby Jones	0	18	---	---	11	29
Arthur Moats	---	---	10	9	6	25
Ed Dickson	3	7	---	---	14	24
L.T. Walton	---	---	7	8	9	24
Mario Addison	---	---	10	11	---	21
Anthony Chickillo	---	---	6	10	1	17
Eric Spiller	---	---	0	0	12	12
Shamarko Thomas	---	---	4	4	---	8
Sammie Coates	0	7	---	---	1	8
Brandon Farrell	---	---	0	0	7	7
Cody Wallace	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Boswell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Louis Schwartz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sammy Dodge	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rabble Brush	0	0	---	---	5	5
D.J. Paul	---	---	0	0	2	2
Philip Gunsolus	---	---	0	0	1	1
Landry Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Senquez Golson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Donald Raynor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	27	2.7
Middle	9	3	0.3
Right	8	35	4.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	6	26	4.3
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	30	22	6	0	3	2	3	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	60	29	7	1	6	7	9	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	175	12.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	58	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	9	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	13	119	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	114	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	12	4	159	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	11	7	1	93	2	31
WR Emmanuel Sanders	7	5	1	51	1	34
WR Bennie Fowler	4	4	0	37	0	26
TE Vernon Davis	3	3	0	68	2	21
WR Cody Latimer	3	3	0	32	1	4
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	0	1	0	0	20

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Markus Wheaton	18	8	2	135	3	63
WR Antonio Brown	16	6	2	91	2	63
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	8	4	0	98	1	36
RB Darren McFadden	6	5	1	15	0	23
RB Le'Veon Bell	6	4	1	18	0	52
TE Matt Spaeth	4	0	0	0	0	38
WR Jacoby Jones	1	1	0	36	1	18
TE Ed Dickson	1	1	0	8	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Le'Veon Bell	1	-3	-3.00	2.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	3	2	20	6.67	9.37

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	7	3	19	2.71	6.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	1	11	11.00	8.45
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Bennie Fowler	1	1	9	9.00	9.25

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Markus Wheaton	4	2	17	4.25	7.50
RB Darren McFadden	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Antonio Brown	1	0	0	0.00	5.69
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	2	2.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Anderson	3	2
Ameer Abdullah	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	7	6	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	17	11	10

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cody Latimer	3	3	1
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	1	1
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	1	1
WR Bennie Fowler	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Markus Wheaton	6	4	4
WR Antonio Brown	5	3	3
TE Matt Spaeth	2	0	0
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	2	2	1
WR Jacoby Jones	1	1	1
RB Darren McFadden	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)