Week 13, 1990

played in Pittsburgh, PA

36 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	13	0	3	-	19
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	3	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:09 DEN - Hank Ilesic 35 field goal
2Q: 14:49 DEN - Hank Ilesic 33 field goal
2Q: 12:04 DEN - Hank Ilesic 32 field goal
2Q: 07:31 DEN - Emmitt Smith 13 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 06:12 PIT - Raul Allegre 29 field goal
4Q: 11:01 PIT - Raul Allegre 41 field goal
4Q: 02:25 DEN - Hank Ilesic 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:09 DEN - Hank Ilesic 35 field goal
2Q: 14:49 DEN - Hank Ilesic 33 field goal
2Q: 12:04 DEN - Hank Ilesic 32 field goal
2Q: 07:31 DEN - Emmitt Smith 13 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
3Q: 06:12 PIT - Raul Allegre 29 field goal
4Q: 11:01 PIT - Raul Allegre 41 field goal
4Q: 02:25 DEN - Hank Ilesic 34 field goal

Team Statistics DEN PIT
Record 7-5 7-5
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 280 353
- Offensive Plays 67 74
- Yards per Play 4.18 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 114 107
- Rushing Attempts 32 24
- Yards per Rush 3.56 4.46
Net Passing Yards 166 246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 16 - 1 49 - 21 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 180 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.74 4.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/25 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/36 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/50 5/107
Interception Ret./Yards 4/86 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:07 28:53

Team Statistics	DEN	PIT
Record	7-5	7-5
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	280	353
- Offensive Plays	67	74
- Yards per Play	4.18	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	114	107
- Rushing Attempts	32	24
- Yards per Rush	3.56	4.46
Net Passing Yards	166	246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 16 - 1	49 - 21 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	180	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.74	4.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/25	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/36	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/50	5/107
Interception Ret./Yards	4/86	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:07	28:53

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:57	1:53	OPP 23	3	5	Field Goal
1	7:46	3:39	OWN 20	9	30	Punt
1	2:11	2:28	OPP 40	6	24	Field Goal
2	13:42	1:43	OPP 17	3	2	Field Goal
2	8:05	0:42	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
2	5:42	0:37	50	3	4	Punt
2	3:29	0:24	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 24	4	45	Half
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 22	6	41	Punt
3	10:26	0:58	OWN 37	2	9	Interception
3	6:07	3:54	OWN 30	6	29	Punt
3	0:07	0:23	OWN 36	3	-4	Punt
4	10:53	8:35	OWN 18	14	65	Field Goal
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 26	1	-1	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:03	OWN 17	2	6	Fumble
1	12:04	4:18	OWN 17	7	37	Punt
1	4:07	1:56	OWN 12	6	26	Interception
2	14:43	1:01	OWN 39	2	0	Interception
2	11:59	3:54	OWN 23	6	34	Fumble
2	7:23	1:41	OWN 10	3	37	Interception
2	5:05	1:36	OWN 10	6	23	Punt
2	3:05	2:04	OWN 26	9	55	Interception
3	11:26	1:00	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
3	9:28	3:21	OWN 47	10	41	Field Goal
3	2:13	2:06	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:44	1:30	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
4	13:14	2:21	OPP 39	5	15	Field Goal
4	2:18	1:59	OWN 28	10	46	Downs

Game MVP: Andre Tippett, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	26	91	3.50	15	5	1
Paul Frazier	4	19	4.75	11	1	0
John Elway	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marvin Allen	18	75	4.17	27	2
Ebby Laroush	2	12	6.00	9	0
Cole Trickel	2	13	6.50	11	1
Tommie Agee	1	3	3.00	3	0
Bobby Humphrey	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	33	16	180	2/14	0	26	1	52.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ebby Laroush	49	21	252	1/6	0	33	4	25.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ronnie Harmon	5	7	66	13.20	23	26
WR Anderson Cooper	4	6	60	15.00	15	25
WR Kelvin Martin	2	5	23	11.50	1	13
TE Ken Griffey	2	2	9	4.50	0	5
RB Emmitt Smith	2	4	18	9.00	5	9
RB Paul Frazier	1	1	4	4.00	5	4
FB Tom Rathman	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
FB Steve Smith	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Frank Thomas	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Johnny Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Curtis Duncan	5	10	71	14.20	29	27
WR Mike Quick	4	9	42	10.50	9	15
TE Zeke Mowatt	4	4	41	10.25	10	13
WR Hart Lee Dykes	4	12	51	12.75	25	33
WR Cedric Jones	3	8	39	13.00	4	15
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Ron Davenport	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Marvin Allen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Cole Trickel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Andre Tippett	1	13	13.00
OLB Johnny Meads	1	17	17.00
ILB Sam Mills	1	19	19.00
CB Darryl Henley	1	37	37.00

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.T. Smith	1	0	0
David Bavaro	0	1	1
Sheldon White	0	1	0
Johnny Meads	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marvin Allen	2	0	0
Steve Moore	0	1	0
Gary Richard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	6	244	40.7	35.2	50	4

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	5	234	46.8	35.6	58	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	4/4	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	3	36	12.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	2	26	13.0	0
Ronnie Harmon	1	24	24.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	4	89	22.3	0
Mike Quick	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	6	4	0.0	23	42
S Alvin Walton	6	1	0.0	22	43
CB David Hollis	6	1	0.0	18	41
OLB Andre Tippett	4	0	1.0	22	43
OLB Johnny Meads	4	1	0.0	18	33
CB Reuben Hendeson	3	0	0.0	12	18
CB Sheldon White	3	0	0.0	12	33
CB Darryl Henley	3	0	0.0	12	31
OLB Bret Michaels	2	0	0.0	3	7
S Myron Guyton	2	0	0.0	6	12
ILB David Bavaro	2	0	0.0	1	7
S Thomas Everett	1	4	0.0	20	49
ILB Pat Swilling	1	3	0.0	16	23
WR Kelvin Martin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Aaron Jones	1	0	0.0	14	32
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	0.0	13	32
S Odie Harris	0	1	0.0	2	9
DT Jimmie Jones	0	1	0.0	16	28

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S David Fulcher	11	2	0.0	28	32
OLB Charles Bowser	5	3	0.0	24	24
DT Tory Epps	4	2	0.0	23	27
CB Keith Taylor	4	1	0.0	25	26
DE Marc Spindler	3	3	1.0	29	32
OLB Trai Keneley	3	1	0.0	11	15
CB Eric Davis	3	0	0.0	20	28
OLB Darin Jordan	2	0	0.5	9	10
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	3	0.0	24	25
S Brad Edwards	2	1	0.0	27	34
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	0	0.0	15	11
CB Ken Coffey	2	0	0.0	11	15
DT Tracy Rocker	1	2	0.5	18	17
OLB Carl Zander	1	1	0.0	12	13
CB Gary Richard	1	1	0.0	9	9
WR Cedric Jones	1	0	---	---	---
C Joel Hilgenberg	1	0	---	---	---
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	0.0	16	24
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	0	0.0	16	18
FB Tommie Agee	1	0	---	---	---
G Steve Wisniewski	1	0	---	---	---
DE Danny Stubbs	0	1	0.0	25	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Andre Tippett	1.0	3	2	43
DE Glenn Jacobs	0.0	4	1	32
DE Aaron Jones	0.0	2	0	32
OLB Johnny Meads	0.0	1	0	33
CB Darryl Henley	0.0	1	0	31
DT Jimmie Jones	0.0	1	0	28

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marc Spindler	1.0	1	1	32
DT Tracy Rocker	0.5	1	0	17
OLB Darin Jordan	0.5	0	0	10
OLB Eugene Lockhart	0.0	1	0	25
DE Danny Stubbs	0.0	1	0	19
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	0	2	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB David Hollis	5	0	0	41
S Alvin Walton	3	2	0	43
CB Sheldon White	3	1	0	33
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	1	0	18
CB Darryl Henley	2	0	1	31
OLB Andre Tippett	1	0	1	43
OLB Johnny Meads	1	0	1	33
ILB Sam Mills	1	0	1	42
ILB Pat Swilling	1	0	0	23
OLB Bret Michaels	1	0	0	7
ILB David Bavaro	1	0	0	7
S Thomas Everett	0	1	0	49

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Fulcher	4	0	0	32
CB Keith Taylor	3	1	0	26
OLB Charles Bowser	3	0	0	24
OLB Trai Keneley	3	0	0	15
CB Ken Coffey	1	1	0	15
CB Wyatt Henderson	1	0	0	11
DE Marc Spindler	1	0	0	32
OLB Eugene Lockhart	0	2	1	25
CB Eric Davis	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Ruettgers	3	9	30	0	29
Joe Milinchik	2	3	32	1	35
Bill Fralic	1	6	32	0	35
Doug Riesenberg	1	5	29	0	33
Ellison Onizuka	1	4	25	1	32
Ken Griffey	1	1	25	0	20
Tom Rathman	0	2	17	0	25

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Moore	5	8	22	0	45
Gary Zimmerman	2	4	23	0	45
Joel Hilgenberg	0	3	23	0	41
Ron Davenport	0	3	15	0	23
Steve Wisniewski	0	2	23	1	50
Steve Moore	0	1	7	0	17
Zeke Mowatt	0	1	9	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Johnson	3	7
Kelvin Bryant	1	24
Paul Frazier	1	11
Bret Michaels	1	9
Alvin Walton	1	3

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Richard	2	9
Ron Davenport	1	21
Zeke Mowatt	1	16
Cedric Jones	1	15
Roland Mitchell	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Fralic	32	35	---	---	10	77
Thomas Everett	---	---	20	49	2	71
Ken Ruettgers	30	29	---	---	10	69
Joe Milinchik	32	35	---	---	2	69
David Hollis	---	---	18	41	10	69
Andre Tippett	---	---	22	43	3	68
Alvin Walton	---	---	22	43	3	68
John Elway	32	35	---	---	---	67
Sam Mills	---	---	23	42	2	67
Ellison Onizuka	25	32	---	---	10	67
Doug Riesenberg	29	33	---	---	---	62
Jon Hand	---	---	19	40	1	60
Tom Rathman	17	25	---	---	14	56
Johnny Meads	---	---	18	33	1	52
Sheldon White	---	---	12	33	6	51
Emmitt Smith	28	23	---	---	---	51
Aaron Jones	---	---	14	32	2	48
Kelvin Martin	17	22	---	---	8	47
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	13	32	2	47
Ken Griffey	25	20	---	---	---	45
Darryl Henley	---	---	12	31	2	45
Jimmie Jones	---	---	16	28	1	45
Pat Swilling	---	---	16	23	5	44
Frank Thomas	10	17	---	---	17	44
Ronnie Harmon	18	21	---	---	3	42
Kevin Brooks	---	---	11	18	5	34
Myron Guyton	---	---	6	12	14	32
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	12	18	1	31
Steve Smith	12	7	---	---	12	31
Johnny Johnson	13	11	---	---	7	31
Anderson Cooper	13	15	---	---	---	28
Paul Frazier	4	12	---	---	11	27
Winston Moss	---	---	3	8	14	25
Kelvin Bryant	0	0	---	---	24	24
Kelly Thomas	5	8	---	---	10	23
J.T. Smith	0	0	---	---	19	19
Bret Michaels	---	---	3	7	9	19
Dan Rosado	7	3	---	---	8	18
Jeff Query	3	2	---	---	9	14
Odie Harris	---	---	2	9	1	12
David Bavaro	---	---	1	7	4	12
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	10	10
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	10	10
Andre Collins	---	---	1	1	4	6
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ebby Laroush	24	50	---	---	---	74
Eric Moore	22	45	---	---	6	73
Steve Wisniewski	23	50	---	---	---	73
Joel Hilgenberg	23	41	---	---	7	71
Marc Spindler	---	---	29	32	10	71
Gary Zimmerman	23	45	---	---	---	68
Brad Edwards	---	---	27	34	4	65
David Fulcher	---	---	28	32	4	64
Marvin Allen	20	43	---	---	1	64
Mike Quick	17	37	---	---	8	62
Tory Epps	---	---	23	27	10	60
Ron Davenport	15	23	---	---	21	59
Keith Taylor	---	---	25	26	5	56
Curtis Duncan	13	31	---	---	11	55
Rich Strenger	18	36	---	---	---	54
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	24	25	4	53
Charles Bowser	---	---	24	24	3	51
Cedric Jones	11	25	---	---	15	51
Eric Davis	---	---	20	28	2	50
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	15	11	23	49
Clarence Kay	10	29	---	---	9	48
Hart Lee Dykes	17	31	---	---	---	48
Danny Stubbs	---	---	25	19	3	47
Zeke Mowatt	9	20	---	---	16	45
Trai Keneley	---	---	11	15	19	45
Blaise Winter	---	---	16	24	2	42
Tracy Rocker	---	---	18	17	3	38
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	16	18	---	34
Steve Moore	7	17	---	---	7	31
Carl Zander	---	---	12	13	5	30
Tommie Agee	5	10	---	---	15	30
Ken Coffey	---	---	11	15	3	29
Roland Mitchell	---	---	9	6	13	28
Darin Jordan	---	---	9	10	9	28
Gary Richard	---	---	9	9	9	27
Trevor Matich	1	10	---	---	6	17
Bob Jozwiak	3	6	---	---	7	16
Fred Bohannon	---	---	1	0	10	11
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cole Trickel	2	1	---	---	2	5
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	3	3
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	2	2
Fulton Chandler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mo Elewonibi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bobby Humphrey	1	0	---	---	---	1
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	62	5.2
Middle	4	18	4.5
Right	15	35	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	3	0.6
Middle	9	34	3.8
Right	10	70	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	33	16	2	1	3	5	3	0	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ebby Laroush	49	21	2	1	5	5	12	3	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	6	62	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	62	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	111	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	9	136	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	7	5	0	66	1	21
WR Anderson Cooper	6	4	0	60	1	15
WR Kelvin Martin	5	2	0	23	0	22
RB Emmitt Smith	4	2	0	18	0	23
FB Tom Rathman	3	0	1	0	0	25
FB Steve Smith	2	0	0	0	0	7
TE Ken Griffey	2	2	0	9	0	20
TE Frank Thomas	2	0	2	0	0	17
RB Paul Frazier	1	1	0	4	0	12
WR Johnny Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	11

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hart Lee Dykes	12	4	2	51	1	31
WR Curtis Duncan	10	5	0	71	1	31
WR Mike Quick	9	4	1	42	0	37
WR Cedric Jones	8	3	1	39	0	25
TE Zeke Mowatt	4	4	0	41	0	20
RB Marvin Allen	2	0	1	0	0	43
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	0	8	0	29
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	0	0	0	23
RB Cole Trickel	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	8	16	2.00	3.50

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	4	1	5	1.25	5.45

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ebby Laroush	4	0	0	0.00	5.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0	0.00	9.43
FB Tom Rathman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kelvin Martin	1	0	0	0.00	4.60
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	5	5.00	4.50

Pittsburgh	Target	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Jones	1	4.88
WR Curtis Duncan	1	7.10
RB Marvin Allen	1	0.00
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	6	3
Paul Frazier	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Marvin Allen	2	0
Tommie Agee	1	0
Bobby Humphrey	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	9	5	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ebby Laroush	11	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Tom Rathman	2	0	0
WR Anderson Cooper	2	2	1
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	1
WR Kelvin Martin	1	1	1
FB Steve Smith	1	0	0
TE Ken Griffey	1	1	0
RB Emmitt Smith	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Jones	4	1	1
WR Curtis Duncan	3	2	1
WR Mike Quick	2	0	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (20,900)
End Zone 14,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (20,900)
End Zone	14,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,800)