Conference Semifinals, 2066

played in Pittsburgh, PA

25 degrees, snow, 19 mph wind

Denver Broncos 0300-3
Pittsburgh Steelers 614140-34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 PIT - Stan Peterson 21 field goal
1Q: 06:00 PIT - Stan Peterson 40 field goal
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Walter Aschbacher 4 run (Stan Peterson extra point)
2Q: 05:29 DEN - Tim Sheasley 44 field goal
2Q: 00:36 PIT - Michael Paul 31 pass from K. Bear Robbins (Stan Peterson extra point)
3Q: 12:30 PIT - Daniel Lane 19 pass from K. Bear Robbins (Stan Peterson extra point)
3Q: 08:50 PIT - Michael Paul 51 pass from K. Bear Robbins (Stan Peterson extra point)

Team StatisticsDENPIT
Record10-814-3
First Downs1024
- by Rushing34
- by Passing619
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards178491
- Offensive Plays5373
- Yards per Play3.366.73
Net Rushing Yards5984
- Rushing Attempts1827
- Yards per Rush3.283.11
Net Passing Yards119407
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt32 - 14 - 346 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards147407
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/280/0
- Yards per Pass Play3.408.85
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions1/127/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down12.07.9
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/555/43
Punt Returns/Yards2/407/35
Kick Returns/Yards4/951/22
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/9
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 30
Time of Possession24:1735:43

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:242:03OWN 2635Punt
15:521:41OWN 1937Punt
214:501:58OWN 2731Punt
210:204:58OWN 20953Field Goal
24:121:09OWN 3338Punt
20:240:24OWN 44212Half
315:001:21OWN 21220Interception
312:191:04OWN 2530Punt
38:332:07OWN 2535Punt
35:211:35OWN 3430Punt
32:143:40OWN 20727Punt
410:340:56OWN 283-9Punt
47:320:10OWN 2010Interception
45:023:12OWN 20867Interception
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:36OWN 23873Field Goal
18:212:29OWN 26751Field Goal
14:114:21OWN 42958Touchdown
212:522:32OWN 38528Punt
25:221:10OWN 2535Punt
23:032:39OWN 8892Touchdown
313:391:20OPP 36436Touchdown
311:152:42OWN 24876Touchdown
36:261:05OWN 2531Punt
33:461:32OWN 23418Punt
413:343:00OWN 2634Punt
49:382:06OWN 3835Punt
47:222:20OPP 3532Punt
41:501:50OWN 20312Game

Game MVP: K. Bear Robbins, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Horace Ballard11333.002020
RB Cole Robertson410.25400
QB Eddie Banks3258.33900
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Walter Aschbacher16503.131111
QB K. Bear Robbins5112.20800
RB Caden Preston3144.67600
RB Shane Hanson273.50500
QB Jace Jarvis122.00200

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Damien McElroy2010900/0036141.7
Eddie Banks124573/28019210.1
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
K. Bear Robbins46304070/03510115.0

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
FB Mack Angell46246.003120
TE Pete Ziskind36144.67080
WR Donny Barlow3107224.001360
WR Eduardo Sutter262211.000180
WR Mike Gunn1166.00060
WR Winfred Brock1199.00090
WR Allen Spencer0100.00000
RB Horace Ballard0100.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Daniel Lane812567.0012191
WR Bernie Anderson71012718.1450340
WR Michael Paul5610420.8047512
RB Walter Aschbacher3582.67130
TE Lamar Davis224422.000310
TE Joseph Houston244020.0029270
WR Amir Stanton141313.0011130
RB Shane Hanson1188.00280
RB Caden Preston1177.00070
TE Larry Peters0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Jay Conarroe294.500
S Terry Marcheck100.000

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kerry Tanner943348.144.2614
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jerald Harrison733648.030.9622

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Tim Sheasley1/11/10/0440/0
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Stan Peterson2/21/10/0404/4

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Eduardo Sutter24020.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Jay Conarroe7355.00

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Horace Ballard49523.80
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Jay Conarroe12222.00

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Nicky Lyons850.02046
OLB R.J. Hoppe520.01836
S Lawrence Almon500.083
ILB Isaiah Wormeck430.02129
CB Mackenzie Tibbetts420.02044
CB Jim Weaver320.01840
OLB Isaiah Haroldson310.02531
DE Nate Wilcox310.02435
S Sawyer Castillo300.083
OLB Paul Pearson300.01215
S Casey Ford300.02744
ILB Steven Farr210.084
ILB Francisco Jacobs210.01118
DE Phil Hodge120.02137
CB Kyle Bennett100.01933
QB Eddie Banks10---------
TE Pete Ziskind10---------
DE Rondell Ackerman100.0106
OLB Blaine Coleman100.0111
WR Allen Spencer10---------
DT Samuel Tate100.01125
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Andre Ward500.01425
ILB Christian Boshier420.01324
CB Jay Conarroe420.01835
S Greg Torres410.01835
OLB Marcos Reeves400.01123
DE Jackson Moorman312.01731
DE Earl Mangold201.01629
DT Vinny Sheldon200.01225
CB Sedrick Phillips200.01835
ILB Tommy Jackson200.0410
CB Brady Renken110.01023
OLB Darien Peterson100.015
DT Jake Pilkington100.0918
S Jacob Salgado020.01523

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Phil Hodge0.010037
DE Nate Wilcox0.003035
OLB Paul Pearson0.001015
OLB R.J. Hoppe0.001036
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jackson Moorman2.002131
DE Earl Mangold1.001129
DT Vinny Sheldon0.011025
CB Jay Conarroe0.011035
OLB Andre Ward0.010025
DT Jake Pilkington0.001018
ILB Tommy Jackson0.000110

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Nicky Lyons52046
OLB R.J. Hoppe41036
ILB Isaiah Wormeck31029
CB Mackenzie Tibbetts30044
ILB Francisco Jacobs22018
S Casey Ford21044
S Lawrence Almon2003
OLB Isaiah Haroldson20031
OLB Paul Pearson20015
S Sawyer Castillo1003
CB Kyle Bennett10033
OLB Blaine Coleman10011
ILB Steven Farr1004
DE Phil Hodge10037
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Marcos Reeves31023
CB Jay Conarroe30235
CB Sedrick Phillips21035
OLB Andre Ward20025
ILB Christian Boshier20024
CB Brady Renken10023
OLB Darien Peterson1005
S Terry Marcheck00112

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Ted Ellis23018126
G Theodore Canady13018035
TE Pete Ziskind11015031
G Trenton Farrell03018035
C Tyrone Lake03018035
T Tre Dimry02018135
T Clyde Lanza000019
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Ralph Burton35127046
G Chandler Rollo34020046
C Demetrius Lund15027046
T Vince VanCaeyzeele05027046
FB Christopher Martin02012010
TE Joseph Houston02025038
G Grayson Johnston010700
G Sammie Brooks010700
G Kevin McDaniel01020046

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Alfred Stender319
Wes Blackwell226
Rondell Ackerman125
Clyde Lanza110
Theodore Canady110
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Andre Ward125
Amir Stanton120
Jacob Salgado118
Jon O'Neill116
Jay Conarroe113
Sammie Brooks19

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Casey Ford------27441889
DE Phil Hodge------21372785
CB Jim Weaver------18401674
CB Kyle Bennett------19331870
S Nicky Lyons------2046268
CB Mackenzie Tibbetts------2044266
DE Nate Wilcox------2435766
G Trenton Farrell1835------1063
G Theodore Canady1835------1063
WR Eduardo Sutter1530------1661
OLB Isaiah Haroldson------2531---56
OLB R.J. Hoppe------1836256
C Tyrone Lake1835---------53
T Tre Dimry1835---------53
FB Mack Angell915------2650
ILB Isaiah Wormeck------2129---50
RB Horace Ballard1329------749
WR Donny Barlow1532---------47
TE Pete Ziskind1531---------46
T Ted Ellis1826---------44
DE Rondell Ackerman------1062541
DE Jermaine Bauer------1125238
DT Samuel Tate------1125---36
ILB Francisco Jacobs------1118231
QB Damien McElroy820---------28
WR Mike Gunn65------1728
OLB Paul Pearson------1215---27
RB Wes Blackwell00------2626
QB Eddie Banks1015------126
TE Ezra Winslett515---------20
DT Bubba Tapia------315220
T Clyde Lanza09------1019
RB Alfred Stender00------1919
WR Allen Spencer810---------18
OLB Blaine Coleman------111214
CB George Poole------16714
ILB Steven Farr------84---12
S Sawyer Castillo------83---11
S Lawrence Almon------83---11
C Bo Sohl00------1010
T Fernando Samanta00------1010
P Kerry Tanner00------99
RB Cole Robertson42------28
WR Winfred Brock06---------6
K Tim Sheasley00------33
TE Rich Ferrell00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Daniel Lane2546------1687
T Vince VanCaeyzeele2746------982
G Kevin McDaniel2046------975
T Ralph Burton2746---------73
C Demetrius Lund2746---------73
QB K. Bear Robbins2546---------71
CB Jay Conarroe------18351366
G Chandler Rollo2046---------66
RB Walter Aschbacher2035------1065
OLB Andre Ward------14252564
TE Joseph Houston2538---------63
WR Bernie Anderson1641------158
S Jacob Salgado------15231856
DE Earl Mangold------16291055
S Greg Torres------1835255
CB Sedrick Phillips------1835154
DE Jackson Moorman------1731149
WR Amir Stanton1114------2045
CB Brady Renken------10231144
DT Vinny Sheldon------1225---37
ILB Christian Boshier------1324---37
OLB Marcos Reeves------1123135
WR Michael Paul727---------34
RB Caden Preston42------2733
TE Lamar Davis108------1432
TE Larry Peters02------2729
DT Jake Pilkington------918128
DT Byron Fuller------915125
FB Christopher Martin1210---------22
DT Edwin McIntyre------53917
G Grayson Johnston70------916
G Sammie Brooks70------916
CB Jon O'Neill------001616
ILB Tommy Jackson------410115
S Terry Marcheck------312---15
RB Shane Hanson57------113
OLB Rick Kirk------001111
P Jerald Harrison00------99
C Morris Humphries00------99
K Stan Peterson00------99
WR Ezra Metz00------88
CB Vinny Joseph------25---7
DE Tommy Grace------24---6
DE Roosevelt Reynolds------15---6
OLB Darien Peterson------15---6
QB Jace Jarvis20---------2

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7-12-1.7
Middle7608.6
Right4112.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9333.7
Middle12473.9
Right640.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Damien McElroy20101110531
Eddie Banks1240202102
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
K. Bear Robbins46307217500

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)96192.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)165573.6
Long (19+ Yds)737110.1
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen869612.0
Short (0-8 Yds)19131125.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)127937.8
Long (19+ Yds)7410615.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Donny Barlow103072132
FB Mack Angell64024015
TE Pete Ziskind63014031
WR Eduardo Sutter62022030
WR Allen Spencer1010010
WR Mike Gunn110605
WR Winfred Brock110906
RB Horace Ballard1000029
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Daniel Lane128056046
WR Bernie Anderson1070127341
WR Michael Paul650104227
RB Walter Aschbacher5308035
WR Amir Stanton41113014
TE Joseph Houston42040138
TE Lamar Davis2204418
TE Larry Peters100002
RB Shane Hanson110807
RB Caden Preston110702

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB K. Bear Robbins188.002.20
RB Walter Aschbacher144.003.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Eddie Banks2131.504.75
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
K. Bear Robbins64366.008.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Mack Angell1000.004.00
TE Pete Ziskind1133.002.33
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Daniel Lane32289.334.67
WR Michael Paul2284.0017.33
TE Larry Peters1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
QB Eddie Banks20
PittsburghRushesConversions
RB Walter Aschbacher30
QB K. Bear Robbins10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Damien McElroy730
Eddie Banks311
PittsburghAttCompConversions
K. Bear Robbins1287

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Donny Barlow511
WR Eduardo Sutter210
FB Mack Angell100
TE Pete Ziskind110
WR Mike Gunn110
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Michael Paul433
WR Bernie Anderson211
WR Daniel Lane211
TE Joseph Houston211
RB Shane Hanson111
RB Walter Aschbacher110

SectionAttendance
Stadium99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck24,900 (24,900)
End Zone18,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)