Conference Semifinals, 2016

played in Denver, CO

14 degrees, fair, 19 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	0	3	-	6
Denver Broncos	3	0	6	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:02 DEN - Brandon McManus 43 field goal
2Q: 07:04 PIT - Justin Tucker 33 field goal
3Q: 11:36 DEN - Brandon McManus 46 field goal
3Q: 08:30 DEN - Brandon McManus 23 field goal
4Q: 09:00 PIT - Justin Tucker 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:02 DEN - Brandon McManus 43 field goal
2Q: 07:04 PIT - Justin Tucker 33 field goal
3Q: 11:36 DEN - Brandon McManus 46 field goal
3Q: 08:30 DEN - Brandon McManus 23 field goal
4Q: 09:00 PIT - Justin Tucker 21 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 11-7 12-5
First Downs 11 21
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 4 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 139 418
- Offensive Plays 54 74
- Yards per Play 2.57 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 96 188
- Rushing Attempts 29 35
- Yards per Rush 3.31 5.37
Net Passing Yards 43 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 8 - 1 37 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 66 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/23 2/3
- Yards per Pass Play 1.72 5.90
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-4 5/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 24:41 35:19

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	11-7	12-5
First Downs	11	21
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	4	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	139	418
- Offensive Plays	54	74
- Yards per Play	2.57	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	96	188
- Rushing Attempts	29	35
- Yards per Rush	3.31	5.37
Net Passing Yards	43	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 8 - 1	37 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	66	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/23	2/3
- Yards per Pass Play	1.72	5.90
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-4	5/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 27
Time of Possession	24:41	35:19

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:57	1:59	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
1	2:54	2:37	OWN 33	6	18	Punt
2	12:56	5:57	OWN 40	11	44	Field Goal
2	3:37	1:04	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
2	2:20	0:30	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
3	11:29	0:54	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	8:24	1:49	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
3	2:46	2:08	OWN 35	5	30	Interception
4	14:23	5:31	OWN 44	11	52	Field Goal
4	6:45	0:49	OWN 22	3	5	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:03	OWN 20	11	54	Field Goal
1	6:58	4:04	OWN 14	9	60	Missed FG
1	0:17	2:21	OWN 8	5	19	Punt
2	6:59	3:22	OWN 32	5	18	Punt
2	2:33	0:13	OWN 43	1	0	Interception
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 4	6	46	Half
3	13:12	1:43	OPP 47	4	18	Field Goal
3	10:35	2:11	OWN 20	5	74	Field Goal
3	6:35	3:49	OWN 40	8	32	Missed FG
3	0:38	1:15	OWN 41	5	15	Fumble
4	8:52	2:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	5:56	5:56	OWN 31	12	63	Game

Game MVP: Benny Cunningham, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Le'Veon Bell	25	94	3.76	14	4
Richard Clemons	3	-5	-1.67	2	0
Ben Roethlisberger	1	7	7.00	7	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Benny Cunningham	15	98	6.53	22	4
Donald Brown	14	60	4.29	12	1
Brock Osweiler	2	16	8.00	18	1
T.J. Stone	2	12	6.00	8	0
Cody Latimer	1	0	0.00	0	0
Walter Weeks	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	23	8	66	2/23	0	20	1	25.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	37	26	233	2/3	0	65	1	75.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Le'Veon Bell	3	3	15	5.00	0	9
WR Antonio Brown	2	10	11	5.50	3	10
WR Jacoby Jones	1	1	6	6.00	1	6
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	5	14	14.00	0	14
TE Jimmy Graham	1	2	20	20.00	13	20
WR Michael Crabtree	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Demaryius Thomas	9	15	55	6.11	20	13
RB Benny Cunningham	4	5	94	23.50	65	65
TE Jeff Heuerman	3	5	15	5.00	0	13
FB T.J. Stone	3	3	24	8.00	18	11
RB Donald Brown	2	2	14	7.00	9	12
WR Cody Latimer	2	3	0	0.00	0	4
WR Benito Johnson	2	2	27	13.50	8	16
WR Kaden Hampton	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Owen Daniels	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Ryan Shazier	1	2	2.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chris Harris	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Stephon Tuitt	0	1	0	0
Bud Dupree	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brock Osweiler	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ike Perkins	8	370	46.3	43.1	60	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Shinners	3	111	37.0	38.3	39	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Tucker	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brandon McManus	3/5	2/4	0/0	46	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacoby Jones	1	-4	-4.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Callahan	5	25	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	35	35.0	0
Daryl Newsome	1	21	21.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Peterson	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ryan Shazier	10	6	0.0	35	39
OLB Bud Dupree	8	2	1.0	35	39
CB Patrick Robinson	7	1	0.0	35	39
CB Dee Milliner	7	1	0.0	13	31
S Mike Mitchell	6	0	0.0	34	39
S Xavier Small	5	3	0.0	35	39
OLB Jarvis Jones	5	1	0.0	32	32
CB Trumaine Johnson	4	1	0.0	33	36
ILB Justin Tuggle	4	1	0.0	23	11
DE Cameron Heyward	2	2	0.0	32	33
DE Stephon Tuitt	2	2	0.0	27	30
DT Martin Booth	1	1	1.0	24	28
WR Antonio Brown	1	0	---	---	---
DT Chris Jones	1	0	0.0	14	17
S Omar Bolden	0	1	0.0	3	6
DE Nicholas Smith	0	1	0.0	8	9

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	7	2	0.0	29	25
DE Malik Jackson	5	1	0.0	21	12
ILB Arthur Brown	5	0	0.0	17	4
ILB Gary Tatum	4	1	0.0	25	22
OLB Von Miller	3	2	2.0	28	24
DE Adrian Clayborn	3	0	0.0	23	18
S Tyrann Mathieu	3	0	0.0	28	25
CB Kayvon Webster	3	0	0.0	12	21
CB Aqib Talib	2	1	0.0	29	25
DT Daniel Wilson	1	1	0.0	16	14
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1	0	0.0	23	21
RB Donald Brown	1	0	---	---	---
S Keith Tandy	1	0	0.0	4	3
DT Sylvester Williams	1	0	0.0	13	11
DE Brian Mihalik	0	2	0.0	8	13
OLB Shane Ray	0	1	0.0	6	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Bud Dupree	1.0	0	1	39
DT Martin Booth	1.0	0	0	28
DE Cameron Heyward	0.0	1	0	33
ILB Ryan Shazier	0.0	1	0	39
OLB Jarvis Jones	0.0	0	2	32

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	2.0	0	1	0	24
OLB DeMarcus Ware	0.0	1	2	0	21
DE Adrian Clayborn	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Malik Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	12
S Tyrann Mathieu	0.0	0	1	0	25
DT Daniel Wilson	0.0	0	1	0	14
OLB Shane Ray	0.0	0	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dee Milliner	5	1	0	31
CB Patrick Robinson	5	0	0	39
S Mike Mitchell	4	1	0	39
ILB Ryan Shazier	4	0	1	39
OLB Jarvis Jones	2	0	0	32
ILB Justin Tuggle	2	0	0	11
OLB Bud Dupree	2	0	0	39
CB Trumaine Johnson	1	0	0	36
S Xavier Small	1	0	0	39
S Omar Bolden	0	1	0	6

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tyrann Mathieu	3	0	0	25
ILB Gary Tatum	2	0	0	22
CB Aqib Talib	1	0	0	25
S Keith Tandy	1	0	0	3
DT Daniel Wilson	1	0	0	14
CB Chris Harris	0	2	1	25
S T.J. Ward	0	1	0	25
OLB Von Miller	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Moreno	3	8	29	0	25
Maurkice Pouncey	2	8	29	0	25
Marcus Gilbert	2	4	29	0	25
Kelvin Beachum	1	4	29	0	25
Francisco Dixon	1	3	29	2	25
Jimmy Graham	0	1	22	0	19

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louis Vasquez	4	9	1	35	0	39
Ryan Clady	4	5	0	35	1	39
D.J. Long	2	2	0	23	1	25
Joe Looney	1	3	0	35	0	39
Mitchell Schwartz	0	4	0	35	0	39
T.J. Stone	0	4	0	26	0	30
Jeff Heuerman	0	3	0	28	0	27
Matt Paradis	0	2	0	12	0	14
Owen Daniels	0	1	0	13	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall Wright	2	17
Jesse James	2	17
Dexter Edwards	1	15
Omar Bolden	1	11

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Tandy	2	10
Kaden Hampton	1	14

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Robinson	---	---	35	39	5	79
Ryan Shazier	---	---	35	39	5	79
Bud Dupree	---	---	35	39	5	79
Xavier Small	---	---	35	39	5	79
Mike Mitchell	---	---	34	39	5	78
Trumaine Johnson	---	---	33	36	6	75
Cameron Heyward	---	---	32	33	8	73
Jarvis Jones	---	---	32	32	5	69
Marcus Gilbert	29	25	---	---	10	64
Francisco Dixon	29	25	---	---	10	64
Dan Moreno	29	25	---	---	10	64
Stephon Tuitt	---	---	27	30	4	61
Antonio Brown	29	25	---	---	1	55
Martin Booth	---	---	24	28	3	55
Ben Roethlisberger	29	25	---	---	---	54
Maurkice Pouncey	29	25	---	---	---	54
Kelvin Beachum	29	25	---	---	---	54
Le'Veon Bell	26	23	---	---	1	50
Darrius Heyward-Bey	23	21	---	---	5	49
Dee Milliner	---	---	13	31	5	49
Jimmy Graham	22	19	---	---	2	43
Justin Tuggle	---	---	23	11	6	40
Heath Miller	18	9	---	---	7	34
Chris Jones	---	---	14	17	2	33
Daryl Newsome	3	7	---	---	19	29
Jesse James	4	4	---	---	17	25
Michael Crabtree	10	12	---	---	---	22
Nicholas Smith	---	---	8	9	4	21
Omar Bolden	---	---	3	6	11	20
Richard Clemons	4	1	---	---	14	19
Kendall Wright	0	0	---	---	17	17
Dexter Edwards	---	---	1	0	15	16
Ross Cockrell	---	---	1	1	12	14
Jacoby Jones	5	3	---	---	3	11
Ryan Schraeder	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rusty Morris	0	0	---	---	10	10
Markus Wheaton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ike Perkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
B.J. Welch	---	---	0	0	6	6
Justin Tucker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sammie Coates	1	1	---	---	3	5
Greg Broemer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Terry Ford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ryan Clady	35	39	---	---	8	82
Louis Vasquez	35	39	---	---	8	82
Joe Looney	35	39	---	---	---	74
Brock Osweiler	35	39	---	---	---	74
Mitchell Schwartz	35	39	---	---	---	74
Demaryius Thomas	32	38	---	---	---	70
T.J. Stone	26	30	---	---	7	63
Jeff Heuerman	28	27	---	---	7	62
Aqib Talib	---	---	29	25	2	56
Donald Brown	16	17	---	---	23	56
T.J. Ward	---	---	29	25	2	56
Chris Harris	---	---	29	25	2	56
Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	28	25	2	55
Von Miller	---	---	28	24	2	54
D.J. Long	23	25	---	---	3	51
Gary Tatum	---	---	25	22	4	51
DeMarcus Ware	---	---	23	21	2	46
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	23	18	5	46
Owen Daniels	13	16	---	---	13	42
Cody Latimer	23	19	---	---	---	42
Benny Cunningham	19	22	---	---	---	41
Kayvon Webster	---	---	12	21	7	40
Daniel Wilson	---	---	16	14	8	38
Malik Jackson	---	---	21	12	2	35
Benito Johnson	8	8	---	---	15	31
Arthur Brown	---	---	17	4	8	29
Kaden Hampton	5	10	---	---	14	29
Walter Weeks	5	8	---	---	15	28
Bryce Callahan	---	---	0	0	27	27
Sylvester Williams	---	---	13	11	2	26
Matt Paradis	12	14	---	---	---	26
Brian Mihalik	---	---	8	13	1	22
Denzel McCormick	---	---	6	7	8	21
Keith Tandy	---	---	4	3	10	17
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	1	1	14	16
Shane Ray	---	---	6	4	2	12
Brandon McManus	0	0	---	---	9	9
Aaron Brewer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Max Garcia	0	0	---	---	8	8
Frankie Peterson	---	---	0	0	8	8
Jordie Tripp	---	---	0	0	6	6
Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jackie Farley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bucky Shinners	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kristopher Flowers	---	---	1	0	---	1
Shaun Hill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	14	57	4.1
Right	9	20	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	59	6.6
Middle	11	79	7.2
Right	14	52	3.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	23	8	1	0	2	4	7	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	37	26	1	0	2	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	52	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	14	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	97	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	85	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	51	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Brown	10	2	1	11	0	25
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	5	1	0	14	0	21
RB Le'Veon Bell	3	3	0	15	0	23
WR Michael Crabtree	2	0	0	0	0	12
TE Jimmy Graham	2	1	1	20	1	19
WR Jacoby Jones	1	1	0	6	0	3

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	15	9	1	55	0	38
RB Benny Cunningham	5	4	0	94	1	22
TE Jeff Heuerman	5	3	0	15	0	27
WR Cody Latimer	3	2	1	0	0	19
FB T.J. Stone	3	3	0	24	0	30
RB Donald Brown	2	2	0	14	0	17
WR Benito Johnson	2	2	0	27	0	8
TE Owen Daniels	1	0	0	0	0	16
WR Kaden Hampton	1	1	0	4	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Le'Veon Bell	5	9	1.80	3.76
Richard Clemons	1	2	2.00	-1.67

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donald Brown	2	16	8.00	4.29
Brock Osweiler	1	-2	-2.00	8.00
Benny Cunningham	1	2	2.00	6.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1	6	6.00	2.87

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	2	0	0	0.00	6.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jacoby Jones	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Cody Latimer	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Le'Veon Bell	4	2

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Donald Brown	3	1
Benny Cunningham	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	8	3	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	8	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Brown	4	1	1
WR Jacoby Jones	1	1	0
WR Michael Crabtree	1	0	0
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	0	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demaryius Thomas	3	3	1
TE Jeff Heuerman	2	2	0
RB Benny Cunningham	1	1	1
WR Cody Latimer	1	0	0
WR Benito Johnson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,300 (23,300)
End Zone 16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,800)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,300 (23,300)
End Zone	16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,800)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,600)