Week 6, 2018

played in Denver, CO

33 degrees, fair, 21 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	7	6	0	-	23
Denver Broncos	0	7	6	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 PIT - Liam Linquist 1 run (Justin Tucker extra point)
1Q: 02:51 PIT - Justin Tucker 21 field goal
2Q: 03:40 DEN - Zach Ertz 24 pass from Salvatore Fox (Brandon McManus extra point)
2Q: 03:29 PIT - Le'Veon Bell 105 kickoff return (Justin Tucker extra point)
3Q: 09:27 DEN - Brandon McManus 32 field goal
3Q: 03:54 DEN - Brandon McManus 31 field goal
3Q: 00:23 PIT - Sammie Coates 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Justin Tucker extra point failed)
4Q: 01:06 DEN - Brandon McManus 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 PIT - Liam Linquist 1 run (Justin Tucker extra point)
1Q: 02:51 PIT - Justin Tucker 21 field goal
2Q: 03:40 DEN - Zach Ertz 24 pass from Salvatore Fox (Brandon McManus extra point)
2Q: 03:29 PIT - Le'Veon Bell 105 kickoff return (Justin Tucker extra point)
3Q: 09:27 DEN - Brandon McManus 32 field goal
3Q: 03:54 DEN - Brandon McManus 31 field goal
3Q: 00:23 PIT - Sammie Coates 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Justin Tucker extra point failed)
4Q: 01:06 DEN - Brandon McManus 19 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 3-3 1-4
First Downs 16 21
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 282 389
- Offensive Plays 53 69
- Yards per Play 5.32 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 92 127
- Rushing Attempts 26 25
- Yards per Rush 3.54 5.08
Net Passing Yards 190 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 0 42 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 190 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 7.04 5.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/34 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/22 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 1/105 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:00 32:00

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	3-3	1-4
First Downs	16	21
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	282	389
- Offensive Plays	53	69
- Yards per Play	5.32	5.64
Net Rushing Yards	92	127
- Rushing Attempts	26	25
- Yards per Rush	3.54	5.08
Net Passing Yards	190	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 0	42 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	190	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	7.04	5.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/34	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/22	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	1/105	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:00	32:00

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:58	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	7:49	5:06	OWN 37	10	59	Field Goal
2	14:52	1:41	OWN 6	3	-2	Punt
2	11:27	3:08	OWN 18	7	33	Punt
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 5	2	15	Half
3	9:19	1:54	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	3:46	3:29	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	14:45	3:00	OWN 45	5	17	Punt
4	9:19	1:23	OPP 47	3	2	Punt
4	5:02	2:27	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 48	3	-5	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:02	3:13	OWN 25	6	43	Interception
1	2:43	2:51	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
2	13:11	1:44	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
2	8:19	4:50	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	2:56	1:46	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
3	15:00	5:41	OWN 25	10	60	Field Goal
3	7:25	3:39	OWN 33	8	53	Field Goal
3	0:17	0:32	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	11:45	2:26	OWN 20	5	24	Interception
4	7:56	2:54	OWN 13	5	31	Punt
4	2:35	1:34	OWN 48	6	50	Field Goal
4	0:54	0:10	OWN 48	1	4	Fumble

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
FB Le'Veon Bell	18	53	2.94	35	1	0
RB Liam Linquist	4	3	0.75	6	0	1
QB Ben Roethlisberger	3	-5	-1.67	-1	0	0
WR Deron Kranchick	1	41	41.00	41	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Benny Cunningham	18	89	4.94	14	4
RB Alvin Sullivan	4	23	5.75	13	1
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	8	8.00	8	0
QB Salvatore Fox	1	6	6.00	6	0
TE Elliot Jeffries	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	27	20	190	0/0	1	32	0	105.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Salvatore Fox	42	27	278	2/16	1	33	2	71.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammie Coates	6	7	47	7.83	23	17	1
TE Jimmy Graham	4	5	29	7.25	1	10	0
WR Rueben Randle	3	3	43	14.33	7	32	0
FB Le'Veon Bell	2	3	18	9.00	10	10	0
WR D.J. Nekolny	2	2	13	6.50	0	11	0
WR Deron Kranchick	2	5	33	16.50	0	19	0
TE Jesse James	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Cary McGregor	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Zach Ertz	8	9	97	12.13	65	33	1
WR Francisco McGee	6	10	64	10.67	14	23	0
WR Demaryius Thomas	5	8	34	6.80	17	20	0
RB Benny Cunningham	2	3	7	3.50	4	4	0
WR Kaden Hampton	2	5	17	8.50	6	15	0
TE Jeff Heuerman	1	2	19	19.00	17	19	0
RB Alvin Sullivan	1	1	18	18.00	13	18	0
WR Norman Wayne	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
WR Clay Emerson	1	3	11	11.00	6	11	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Patrick Robinson	1	15	15.00	0
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	1	1.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Devante Penrice	0	1	0	0
OLB Adrian Evans	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Benny Cunningham	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Peter Reilly	6	268	44.7	36.2	54	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edgar Johnston	5	240	48.0	43.6	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Tucker	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	2/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brandon McManus	3/3	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le'Veon Bell	1	22	22.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Callahan	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Le'Veon Bell	1	105	105.0	1

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sean Smith	8	1	0.0	24	38
OLB Ryan Shazier	7	0	0.0	23	38
CB Alfred Wilcox	5	2	1.0	11	26
ILB Jarvis Jones	5	6	0.0	25	44
CB Trumaine Johnson	4	1	0.0	13	34
OLB Devante Penrice	4	0	0.0	15	20
S Reshad Jones	3	1	0.0	22	35
S Craig Dahl	3	0	0.0	2	12
DT Leonard Vance	3	0	0.0	19	33
DE Myron Benson	2	0	1.0	21	38
CB Patrick Robinson	2	3	0.0	24	41
DT Kendall Langford	2	1	0.0	20	32
DE Riddick Farley	2	0	0.0	24	38
DE Gage Carlisle	1	0	0.0	15	22
CB Fernando Pujols	1	0	0.0	13	15

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	9	2	0.0	26	26
ILB Brandon Marshall	8	2	0.0	24	27
S T.J. Ward	5	1	0.0	26	27
CB Bradley Roby	4	0	0.0	24	27
CB Tyrann Mathieu	3	1	0.0	23	21
OLB Shane Ray	3	0	0.0	16	13
DT Sylvester Williams	2	2	0.0	19	20
DE Daniel Wilson	2	2	0.0	15	17
DT Denzel McCormick	1	1	0.0	11	9
DE Malik Jackson	1	0	0.0	15	19
RB Benny Cunningham	1	0	---	---	---
TE Zach Ertz	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bryce Callahan	1	0	0.0	25	27
OLB J.C. Buckner	1	0	0.0	14	13
DE Neil Simmons	1	0	0.0	9	9
DT Marty Kemp	0	1	0.0	11	10
CB Darien Freuler	0	1	0.0	15	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Myron Benson	1.0	0	38
CB Alfred Wilcox	1.0	0	26
ILB Jarvis Jones	0.0	1	44
DE Gage Carlisle	0.0	1	22

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Malik Jackson	0.0	0	1	1	19
DE Neil Simmons	0.0	0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jarvis Jones	5	1	1	44
CB Alfred Wilcox	4	0	0	26
CB Trumaine Johnson	3	2	0	34
S Craig Dahl	3	0	0	12
OLB Devante Penrice	3	0	0	20
CB Patrick Robinson	2	0	1	41
S Reshad Jones	2	0	0	35
OLB Ryan Shazier	2	0	0	38
CB Fernando Pujols	1	1	0	15
DE Riddick Farley	1	0	0	38
OLB Adrian Evans	1	0	0	3
DT Kendall Langford	0	1	0	32

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brandon Marshall	5	1	27
OLB Von Miller	4	1	26
OLB Shane Ray	4	0	13
CB Tyrann Mathieu	2	1	21
CB Bradley Roby	1	1	27
S T.J. Ward	1	0	27
DT Sylvester Williams	1	0	20
CB Bryce Callahan	1	0	27
DE Neil Simmons	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Rico Waas	3	4	26	27
C Rusty Morris	2	4	26	27
T Tom Sweeney	1	5	26	27
G Francisco Dixon	0	6	26	27
T Marcus Gilbert	0	3	26	27
TE Jimmy Graham	0	1	26	24

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C D.J. Long	3	7	1	25	0	44
G Mitchell Schwartz	3	5	1	25	0	44
G Aiden Branch	2	7	0	25	0	44
G Ryan Clady	2	2	0	25	1	44
G Louis Vasquez	1	3	1	25	1	44

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Liam Linquist	1	22
Kendall Langford	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Gage Heath	1	10

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Jarvis Jones	---	---	25	44	13	82
CB Patrick Robinson	---	---	24	41	8	73
S Sean Smith	---	---	24	38	3	65
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	20	32	12	64
DE Riddick Farley	---	---	24	38	1	63
DE Myron Benson	---	---	21	38	3	62
OLB Ryan Shazier	---	---	23	38	---	61
T Marcus Gilbert	26	27	---	---	7	60
DT Leonard Vance	---	---	19	33	8	60
G Francisco Dixon	26	27	---	---	7	60
G Rico Waas	26	27	---	---	7	60
T Tom Sweeney	26	27	---	---	7	60
S Reshad Jones	---	---	22	35	---	57
WR Rueben Randle	20	21	---	---	16	57
QB Ben Roethlisberger	26	27	---	---	---	53
FB Le'Veon Bell	20	23	---	---	10	53
C Rusty Morris	26	27	---	---	---	53
CB Alfred Wilcox	---	---	11	26	14	51
TE Jimmy Graham	26	24	---	---	---	50
WR Sammie Coates	18	22	---	---	10	50
CB Trumaine Johnson	---	---	13	34	2	49
DE Gage Carlisle	---	---	15	22	3	40
OLB Devante Penrice	---	---	15	20	5	40
WR Deron Kranchick	19	20	---	---	---	39
CB Fernando Pujols	---	---	13	15	9	37
RB Liam Linquist	8	4	---	---	22	34
DE Brent Rodgers	---	---	3	10	19	32
S Craig Dahl	---	---	2	12	17	31
TE Scottie Reese	0	0	---	---	21	21
ILB Jimmie Middleton	---	---	0	0	19	19
TE Jesse James	9	6	---	---	1	16
RB Richard Clemons	1	3	---	---	11	15
WR D.J. Nekolny	6	9	---	---	---	15
C Lionel Zeiders	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Peter Reilly	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Justin Tucker	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Cary McGregor	3	3	---	---	---	6
S Walter Fitzgerald	---	---	1	3	---	4
OLB Adrian Evans	---	---	0	3	---	3
OLB Derrick Boyer	---	---	0	2	---	2
T Chuck Counts	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Damien Wolfe	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Winfred Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Walter George	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Herman Linquist	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Aiden Branch	25	44	---	---	8	77
G Louis Vasquez	25	44	---	---	3	72
G Ryan Clady	25	44	---	---	---	69
WR Demaryius Thomas	25	44	---	---	---	69
G Mitchell Schwartz	25	44	---	---	---	69
C D.J. Long	25	44	---	---	---	69
QB Salvatore Fox	25	44	---	---	---	69
TE Zach Ertz	25	41	---	---	---	66
CB Bryce Callahan	---	---	25	27	13	65
WR Francisco McGee	15	31	---	---	19	65
RB Benny Cunningham	21	38	---	---	---	59
S T.J. Ward	---	---	26	27	1	54
OLB Von Miller	---	---	26	26	1	53
ILB Brandon Marshall	---	---	24	27	1	52
CB Bradley Roby	---	---	24	27	1	52
CB Darien Freuler	---	---	15	17	15	47
CB Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	23	21	1	45
WR Clay Emerson	14	29	---	---	---	43
DT Sylvester Williams	---	---	19	20	---	39
TE Jeff Heuerman	5	13	---	---	17	35
DE Malik Jackson	---	---	15	19	---	34
TE Elliot Jeffries	6	5	---	---	23	34
DE Daniel Wilson	---	---	15	17	---	32
OLB Shane Ray	---	---	16	13	1	30
OLB J.C. Buckner	---	---	14	13	1	28
S Frankie Peterson	---	---	1	7	16	24
DE Neil Simmons	---	---	9	9	6	24
TE Herbert Wagner	1	0	---	---	22	23
WR Kaden Hampton	9	13	---	---	---	22
DT Marty Kemp	---	---	11	10	1	22
DT Denzel McCormick	---	---	11	9	1	21
ILB Cody Bradley	---	---	0	0	21	21
DT Kristopher Flowers	---	---	10	8	1	19
DT Daniel Paup	---	---	0	0	16	16
ILB Reggie Kaesviharn	---	---	2	0	11	13
RB Alvin Sullivan	4	4	---	---	4	12
WR Norman Wayne	0	2	---	---	10	12
ILB Gage Heath	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Aaron Brewer	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Brandon McManus	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jackie Farley	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Edgar Johnston	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Aiden Farmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Les Benson	---	---	0	0	6	6
S Brandon Slatken	---	---	0	0	5	5
QB Alexander Pope	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	18	54	3.0
Right	5	43	8.6
None	3	-5	-1.7

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	8	8.0
Middle	15	52	3.5
Right	9	67	7.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	27	20	1	1	1	4	1	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Salvatore Fox	42	27	6	4	2	5	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	47	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	64	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	51	12.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	50	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	13	149	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	58	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammie Coates	7	6	0	47	0	22
TE Jimmy Graham	5	4	0	29	0	24
WR Deron Kranchick	5	2	0	33	0	20
WR Rueben Randle	3	3	0	43	1	21
FB Le'Veon Bell	3	2	0	18	0	23
WR D.J. Nekolny	2	2	0	13	0	9
TE Jesse James	1	1	0	7	0	6
RB Cary McGregor	1	0	1	0	0	3

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Francisco McGee	10	6	0	64	2	31
TE Zach Ertz	9	8	0	97	3	41
WR Demaryius Thomas	8	5	0	34	1	44
WR Kaden Hampton	5	2	1	17	0	13
RB Benny Cunningham	3	2	0	7	0	38
WR Clay Emerson	3	1	0	11	0	29
TE Jeff Heuerman	2	1	1	19	0	13
RB Alvin Sullivan	1	1	0	18	0	4
WR Norman Wayne	1	1	0	11	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB Le'Veon Bell	5	5	1.00	2.94
RB Liam Linquist	1	1	1.00	0.75

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Benny Cunningham	4	8	2.00	4.94
TE Elliot Jeffries	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	6	4	24	4.00	7.04

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Salvatore Fox	4	1	15	3.75	6.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sammie Coates	3	2	11	3.67	6.71
TE Jimmy Graham	1	0	0	0.00	5.80
WR Rueben Randle	1	1	5	5.00	14.33
FB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	8	8.00	6.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clay Emerson	2	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Francisco McGee	1	0	0	0.00	6.40
WR Kaden Hampton	1	1	15	15.00	3.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
FB Le'Veon Bell	2	0
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	0
RB Liam Linquist	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Benny Cunningham	2	0
QB Salvatore Fox	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	7	6	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Salvatore Fox	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rueben Randle	2	2	1
WR Deron Kranchick	2	1	1
TE Jimmy Graham	1	1	0
WR Sammie Coates	1	1	0
TE Jesse James	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Francisco McGee	3	2	2
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	2	1
TE Zach Ertz	2	2	2
WR Kaden Hampton	2	0	0
RB Benny Cunningham	1	0	0
WR Clay Emerson	1	0	0

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

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