Week 15, 2015

played in Pittsburgh, PA

35 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	0	3	11	-	14
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	3	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:58 PIT - Jacob Tamme 8 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Toby Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:51 PIT - Jeremy Butler 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Toby Johnson extra point)
3Q: 06:16 DEN - Brandon McManus 38 field goal
3Q: 01:40 PIT - Toby Johnson 50 field goal
4Q: 13:57 DEN - Brandon McManus 33 field goal
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Cody Latimer 13 pass from Peyton Manning (Peyton Manning pass to Cody Latimer for conversion)
4Q: 01:53 PIT - Le'Veon Bell 102 kickoff return (Toby Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:58 PIT - Jacob Tamme 8 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Toby Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:51 PIT - Jeremy Butler 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Toby Johnson extra point)
3Q: 06:16 DEN - Brandon McManus 38 field goal
3Q: 01:40 PIT - Toby Johnson 50 field goal
4Q: 13:57 DEN - Brandon McManus 33 field goal
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Cody Latimer 13 pass from Peyton Manning (Peyton Manning pass to Cody Latimer for conversion)
4Q: 01:53 PIT - Le'Veon Bell 102 kickoff return (Toby Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics DEN PIT
Record 10-4 5-9
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 377 309
- Offensive Plays 73 66
- Yards per Play 5.16 4.68
Net Rushing Yards 120 120
- Rushing Attempts 24 36
- Yards per Rush 5.00 3.33
Net Passing Yards 257 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 23 - 3 29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 271 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.24 6.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 9.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 6/58
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 2/130
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 3/6
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:30 31:30

Team Statistics	DEN	PIT
Record	10-4	5-9
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	377	309
- Offensive Plays	73	66
- Yards per Play	5.16	4.68
Net Rushing Yards	120	120
- Rushing Attempts	24	36
- Yards per Rush	5.00	3.33
Net Passing Yards	257	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 23 - 3	29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	271	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.24	6.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	9.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	6/58
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	2/130
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	3/6
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:30	31:30

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 27	3	-7	Punt
1	11:46	4:03	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
1	2:49	1:46	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	13:34	1:01	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
2	10:39	3:36	OWN 5	8	37	Punt
2	4:49	1:22	OWN 25	4	9	Fumble
2	1:44	1:44	OWN 20	7	36	Interception
3	12:43	1:28	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
3	9:09	2:58	OPP 42	7	21	Field Goal
3	1:33	2:43	OWN 20	7	64	Field Goal
4	8:18	2:30	OWN 4	8	74	Interception
4	4:05	2:12	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
4	1:25	0:44	OWN 33	4	21	Interception
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 5	1	0	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	1:26	OWN 46	4	16	Punt
1	7:43	4:54	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
1	1:03	2:29	OWN 30	6	25	Punt
2	12:33	1:54	OPP 48	4	11	Punt
2	7:03	2:14	OWN 19	5	17	Punt
2	3:27	1:43	OPP 34	5	34	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:17	OWN 40	5	5	Punt
3	11:15	2:06	OWN 28	4	7	Interception
3	6:11	4:38	OWN 20	9	47	Field Goal
4	13:50	5:32	OWN 20	10	43	Punt
4	5:48	1:43	OWN 10	3	8	Punt
4	0:41	0:37	OWN 46	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Benny Cunningham	13	28	2.15	11	1
Devin Perkins	5	49	9.80	38	2
Brock Osweiler	2	30	15.00	17	2
Peyton Manning	1	8	8.00	8	0
Jeff Heuerman	1	1	1.00	1	0
Jordan Sheldon	1	3	3.00	3	0
T.J. Stone	1	1	1.00	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Le'Veon Bell	30	102	3.40	12	2
DeAngelo Williams	4	4	1.00	6	0
Ben Roethlisberger	2	14	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	37	18	256	3/14	1	41	3	46.7
Brock Osweiler	9	5	15	0/0	0	12	0	60.9

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	29	17	197	1/8	2	26	1	87.9

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demaryius Thomas	10	23	125	12.50	22	24	0
TE Owen Daniels	4	4	19	4.75	6	17	0
TE Vernon Davis	2	4	53	26.50	28	41	0
WR Emmanuel Sanders	2	4	24	12.00	18	22	0
RB Benny Cunningham	2	4	2	1.00	0	6	0
WR Riddick Barlow	2	5	35	17.50	2	23	0
WR Cody Latimer	1	2	13	13.00	4	13	1

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jacob Tamme	6	7	64	10.67	23	22	1
WR Antonio Brown	4	7	54	13.50	14	21	0
WR Markus Wheaton	4	9	59	14.75	12	26	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	2	4	4.00	1	4	0
WR Jeremy Butler	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	1
TE Jesse James	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Martavis Bryant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S T.J. Ward	1	4	4.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Mike Mitchell	1	0	0.00
CB Antwon Blake	1	6	6.00
S Shamarko Thomas	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Force
Demaryius Thomas	1	0
Darian Stewart	0	1
Jordan Sheldon	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ben Roethlisberger	1	0	0
Le'Veon Bell	1	0	0
Mike Mitchell	0	1	0
Marcus Gilbert	0	1	0
Antwon Blake	0	1	0
Ryan Shazier	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Shinners	6	281	46.8	37.2	54	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ike Perkins	8	337	42.1	36.1	55	5

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brandon McManus	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toby Johnson	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Riddick Barlow	3	28	9.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le'Veon Bell	6	58	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Peterson	2	42	21.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le'Veon Bell	2	130	65.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	11	2	0.0	36	30
ILB Gary Tatum	7	1	0.0	36	30
OLB DeMarcus Ware	6	1	1.0	32	27
ILB Jamari Lattimore	5	2	0.0	16	5
CB Bradley Roby	5	1	0.0	36	30
S Darian Stewart	4	0	0.0	20	25
OLB Von Miller	3	1	0.0	31	24
CB Chris Harris	2	2	0.0	36	30
CB Aqib Talib	2	1	0.0	19	23
DT Sylvester Williams	2	1	0.0	20	15
DE Malik Jackson	2	0	0.0	23	25
OLB Darius Hayes	2	0	0.0	5	6
QB Peyton Manning	1	0	---	---	---
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kayvon Webster	1	0	0.0	1	2
WR Riddick Barlow	1	0	---	---	---
DE Antonio Smith	0	1	0.0	18	17
DE Brian Mihalik	0	1	0.0	27	17
DT Denzel McCormick	0	1	0.0	20	16

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Mitchell	6	1	0.0	24	49
ILB Ryan Shazier	6	0	0.0	24	49
DE Stephon Tuitt	6	0	0.0	22	36
OLB Arthur Moats	4	0	1.0	18	25
CB Antwon Blake	4	2	0.0	19	45
DE Nicholas Smith	3	0	1.0	16	34
S Colt Anderson	3	1	0.0	7	21
CB Doran Grant	3	1	0.0	19	45
CB Ross Cockrell	2	3	0.0	24	49
DT Letroy Guion	2	0	0.0	16	30
S Shamarko Thomas	2	0	0.0	24	49
DT Bryce Green	2	0	0.0	8	19
DT Chance Farley	1	0	1.0	8	15
OLB James Harrison	1	4	0.0	22	37
OLB Jarvis Jones	1	2	0.0	6	19
ILB Lawrence Timmons	1	0	0.0	5	4
WR Antonio Brown	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gustavo Devine	1	0	0.0	2	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1.0	1	0	0	27
DE Brian Mihalik	0.0	1	0	0	17
OLB Von Miller	0.0	0	1	1	24
S T.J. Ward	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Malik Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Arthur Moats	1.0	2	25
DT Chance Farley	1.0	2	15
DE Nicholas Smith	1.0	1	34
DE Stephon Tuitt	0.0	2	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	4	0	1	30
ILB Gary Tatum	3	1	0	30
CB Bradley Roby	3	0	0	30
CB Chris Harris	2	2	0	30
S Darian Stewart	2	0	0	25
CB Aqib Talib	1	0	0	23
OLB Von Miller	1	0	0	24
OLB Darius Hayes	1	0	0	6

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ryan Shazier	5	1	0	49
CB Antwon Blake	3	1	1	45
OLB Arthur Moats	2	1	0	25
CB Ross Cockrell	2	1	0	49
CB Doran Grant	2	1	0	45
S Mike Mitchell	2	0	1	49
S Colt Anderson	2	0	0	21
DE Stephon Tuitt	2	0	0	36
S Shamarko Thomas	1	0	1	49
DT Bryce Green	1	0	0	19
DE Gustavo Devine	1	0	0	13
OLB James Harrison	0	1	0	37
DE Nicholas Smith	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Paradis	2	4	1	24	0	49
Louis Vasquez	2	3	0	24	0	49
Ty Sambrailo	1	3	0	24	0	49
T.J. Stone	1	2	0	14	0	19
Blake Scheungrab	0	4	0	24	1	49
Ryan Harris	0	3	0	24	2	49
Owen Daniels	0	1	0	9	0	17
Vernon Davis	0	1	0	19	0	29

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maurkice Pouncey	4	6	36	0	30
Francisco Dixon	3	6	36	0	30
Marcus Gilbert	2	6	36	0	30
Kelvin Beachum	1	7	36	0	30
Jesse James	1	3	20	0	12
Will Johnson	1	1	20	0	13
Cody Wallace	0	3	36	1	30
Jacob Tamme	0	2	23	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Darian Stewart	3	11
Kaden Hampton	2	17
Jordan Sheldon	1	25
Ryan Harris	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Shamarko Thomas	1	25
Antwon Blake	1	23
Doran Grant	1	20
Will Johnson	1	18
Ruben Franklin	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ryan Harris	24	49	---	---	8	81
Louis Vasquez	24	49	---	---	8	81
Matt Paradis	24	49	---	---	---	73
Ty Sambrailo	24	49	---	---	---	73
Blake Scheungrab	24	49	---	---	---	73
Demaryius Thomas	20	48	---	---	---	68
T.J. Ward	---	---	36	30	1	67
Chris Harris	---	---	36	30	1	67
Bradley Roby	---	---	36	30	1	67
Gary Tatum	---	---	36	30	1	67
DeMarcus Ware	---	---	32	27	1	60
Peyton Manning	19	40	---	---	---	59
Vernon Davis	19	29	---	---	9	57
Darian Stewart	---	---	20	25	11	56
Von Miller	---	---	31	24	1	56
Riddick Barlow	10	29	---	---	17	56
Malik Jackson	---	---	23	25	2	50
Emmanuel Sanders	14	35	---	---	---	49
Brian Mihalik	---	---	27	17	1	45
Denzel McCormick	---	---	20	16	9	45
Aqib Talib	---	---	19	23	1	43
T.J. Stone	14	19	---	---	9	42
Benny Cunningham	15	23	---	---	---	38
Cody Latimer	4	15	---	---	17	36
Antonio Smith	---	---	18	17	---	35
Sylvester Williams	---	---	20	15	---	35
Darius Hayes	---	---	5	6	23	34
Owen Daniels	9	17	---	---	7	33
Jordan Sheldon	2	6	---	---	25	33
Jamari Lattimore	---	---	16	5	10	31
Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	16	5	9	30
Jeff Heuerman	6	3	---	---	17	26
Devin Perkins	7	16	---	---	---	23
Kaden Hampton	0	5	---	---	17	22
Kayvon Webster	---	---	1	2	16	19
Brock Osweiler	5	9	---	---	---	14
Shane Ray	---	---	4	3	5	12
Aaron Brewer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Max Garcia	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donald Hazel	0	0	---	---	8	8
Demetrius Reed	---	---	0	0	8	8
Ian Gorski	---	---	0	0	8	8
Brandon McManus	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bucky Shinners	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frankie Peterson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Marshall Turner	0	0	---	---	2	2

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shamarko Thomas	---	---	24	49	25	98
Antwon Blake	---	---	19	45	23	87
Doran Grant	---	---	19	45	20	84
Mike Mitchell	---	---	24	49	2	75
Cody Wallace	36	30	---	---	9	75
Kelvin Beachum	36	30	---	---	9	75
Ross Cockrell	---	---	24	49	2	75
Ryan Shazier	---	---	24	49	2	75
James Harrison	---	---	22	37	12	71
Ben Roethlisberger	36	30	---	---	---	66
Maurkice Pouncey	36	30	---	---	---	66
Marcus Gilbert	36	30	---	---	---	66
Le'Veon Bell	31	25	---	---	10	66
Francisco Dixon	36	30	---	---	---	66
Antonio Brown	32	28	---	---	---	60
Stephon Tuitt	---	---	22	36	2	60
Nicholas Smith	---	---	16	34	5	55
Markus Wheaton	31	23	---	---	---	54
Will Johnson	20	13	---	---	18	51
Jacob Tamme	23	20	---	---	7	50
Letroy Guion	---	---	16	30	3	49
Jesse James	20	12	---	---	17	49
Arthur Moats	---	---	18	25	3	46
Ruben Franklin	11	11	---	---	13	35
Bryce Green	---	---	8	19	5	32
Jarvis Jones	---	---	6	19	4	29
Colt Anderson	---	---	7	21	---	28
Chance Farley	---	---	8	15	5	28
DeAngelo Williams	6	5	---	---	4	15
Fernando Whaley	0	0	---	---	15	15
Gustavo Devine	---	---	2	13	---	15
Jordan Todman	0	0	---	---	11	11
Darrius Heyward-Bey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeremy Butler	3	7	---	---	---	10
Greg Warren	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lawrence Timmons	---	---	5	4	---	9
Ryan Schraeder	0	0	---	---	9	9
Martavis Bryant	3	6	---	---	---	9
T.J. Duncan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Terence Garvin	---	---	0	0	8	8
Ike Perkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Toby Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Landry Jones	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dan McCullers	---	---	0	0	---	0
Bud Dupree	---	---	0	0	---	0
Greg Broemer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	21	2.3
Middle	11	90	8.2
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	10	1.1
Middle	18	82	4.6
Right	9	28	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	37	18	5	3	1	6	6	0	3
Brock Osweiler	9	5	0	2	0	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	29	17	3	1	2	3	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	26	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	63	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	114	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	14	3	68	4.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	88	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	78	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	23	10	1	125	2	48
WR Riddick Barlow	5	2	0	35	1	29
TE Owen Daniels	4	4	0	19	0	17
TE Vernon Davis	4	2	0	53	1	29
WR Emmanuel Sanders	4	2	0	24	1	35
RB Benny Cunningham	4	2	0	2	0	23
WR Cody Latimer	2	1	0	13	0	15

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Markus Wheaton	9	4	1	59	1	23
TE Jacob Tamme	7	6	0	64	1	20
WR Antonio Brown	7	4	0	54	1	28
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	1	0	4	0	25
WR Jeremy Butler	2	1	1	12	0	7
WR Martavis Bryant	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Jesse James	1	1	0	4	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Benny Cunningham	3	-5	-1.67	2.15

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Le'Veon Bell	2	16	8.00	3.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	2	1	13	6.50	6.92

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	4	3	27	6.75	6.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Cody Latimer	1	1	13	13.00	6.50

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jacob Tamme	2	2	15	7.50	9.14
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Jeremy Butler	1	1	12	12.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Le'Veon Bell	6	2
DeAngelo Williams	3	0
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	7	2	2
Brock Osweiler	3	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demaryius Thomas	3	0	0
WR Riddick Barlow	3	1	1
WR Emmanuel Sanders	2	1	1
TE Owen Daniels	1	1	1
WR Cody Latimer	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Markus Wheaton	3	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,100 (65,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,000 (20,000)
End Zone 14,400 (14,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 6,600 (6,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,100 (65,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,000 (20,000)
End Zone	14,400 (14,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	6,600 (6,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,100)