Week 6, 1991

played in Pittsburgh, PA

35 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	0	3	3	3	-	16
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	0	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 43 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
1Q: 04:59 PIT - Marvin Allen 2 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 02:24 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 31 field goal
3Q: 02:38 DEN - Hank Ilesic 37 field goal
4Q: 09:24 DEN - Hank Ilesic 25 field goal
4Q: 02:09 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 18 field goal
OT: 05:29 DEN - Hank Ilesic 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 43 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
1Q: 04:59 PIT - Marvin Allen 2 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 02:24 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 31 field goal
3Q: 02:38 DEN - Hank Ilesic 37 field goal
4Q: 09:24 DEN - Hank Ilesic 25 field goal
4Q: 02:09 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 18 field goal
OT: 05:29 DEN - Hank Ilesic 29 field goal

Team Statistics DEN PIT
Record 5-0 2-4
First Downs 14 22
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 348 361
- Offensive Plays 63 77
- Yards per Play 5.52 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 161 104
- Rushing Attempts 36 30
- Yards per Rush 4.47 3.47
Net Passing Yards 187 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 13 - 1 46 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 193 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.93 5.47
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 6/55 3/2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/95 4/84
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:26 38:12

Team Statistics	DEN	PIT
Record	5-0	2-4
First Downs	14	22
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	348	361
- Offensive Plays	63	77
- Yards per Play	5.52	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	161	104
- Rushing Attempts	36	30
- Yards per Rush	4.47	3.47
Net Passing Yards	187	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 13 - 1	46 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	193	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.93	5.47
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	6/55	3/2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/95	4/84
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:26	38:12

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	2:35	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
1	4:53	2:18	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
2	14:49	3:27	OWN 33	7	39	Interception
2	10:33	1:17	OWN 43	3	-2	Punt
2	6:42	0:52	OWN 1	3	0	Punt
2	2:19	1:09	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 34	2	11	Half
3	15:00	4:16	OWN 28	6	33	Punt
3	7:45	1:39	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
3	4:38	2:08	OPP 49	4	29	Field Goal
3	0:29	6:13	OWN 25	11	67	Field Goal
4	2:01	0:48	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
OT1	10:54	1:30	OWN 36	3	-3	Punt
OT1	8:24	3:02	OPP 42	5	30	Field Goal

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
1	9:58	5:05	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	2:35	2:46	OWN 18	4	16	Punt
2	11:22	0:49	OWN 13	3	-2	Punt
2	9:16	2:34	OWN 24	6	29	Punt
2	5:50	3:31	OPP 49	6	35	Field Goal
2	1:10	0:55	OWN 27	4	17	Punt
3	10:44	2:59	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
3	6:06	1:28	OWN 10	3	-3	Punt
3	2:30	2:01	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	9:16	7:15	OWN 39	13	60	Field Goal
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 20	3	11	Half
OT1	15:00	4:06	OWN 23	8	48	Missed FG
OT1	9:24	1:00	OWN 22	3	21	Interception

Game MVP: Ronnie Harmon, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Emmitt Smith	27	124	4.59	30	3
Kelvin Bryant	7	28	4.00	8	0
John Elway	2	9	4.50	5	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cole Trickel	18	58	3.22	11	2	0
Marvin Allen	7	27	3.86	9	0	1
Ebby Laroush	3	11	3.67	8	0	0
Bobby Humphrey	2	8	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	26	13	193	1/6	1	43	1	71.5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ebby Laroush	46	30	262	1/5	0	32	1	71.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	6	10	108	18.00	41	43	1
C Walter Reeves	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Jeff Query	2	5	34	17.00	17	20	0
TE Frank Thomas	1	3	24	24.00	11	24	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	2	4	4.00	1	4	0
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Johnny Johnson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Quick	7	14	75	10.71	3	18
WR Curtis Duncan	4	6	29	7.25	0	13
WR Hart Lee Dykes	4	6	50	12.50	27	32
WR Cedric Jones	3	5	16	5.33	0	6
FB Ron Davenport	3	3	22	7.33	10	13
RB Cole Trickel	3	3	22	7.33	14	13
TE Clarence Kay	2	3	18	9.00	4	10
C Buddy Ferguson	2	4	23	11.50	7	12
RB Marvin Allen	1	1	5	5.00	2	5
RB Bobby Humphrey	1	1	2	2.00	0	2

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Kevin McArthur	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jesse Campbell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Emmitt Smith	1	0	0	0
Frank Thomas	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark McGwire	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	8	354	44.3	39.0	51	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	8	382	47.8	38.4	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	2/3	0/1	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	6	55	9.2	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	2	5	2.5	0
Mike Quick	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	4	95	23.8	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	4	84	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	8	2	0.0	25	40
S Alvin Walton	7	4	0.0	25	41
DE Glenn Jacobs	5	0	1.0	20	31
OLB Andre Tippett	5	2	0.0	23	38
CB Tim Taylor	5	2	0.0	25	39
OLB Johnny Meads	5	1	0.0	20	29
S Thomas Everett	4	3	0.0	30	44
CB Stanley Richard	4	1	0.0	20	33
CB Mickey Sutton	3	1	0.0	11	11
DE Reggie White	3	0	0.0	18	39
DT Mark Catano	2	1	0.0	19	32
CB David Hollis	2	1	0.0	20	39
OLB John McClane	2	0	0.0	5	7
OLB Bret Michaels	2	0	0.0	7	14
DE Markus Koch	1	0	0.0	10	16
S Odie Harris	1	0	0.0	9	10
WR Jeff Query	1	0	---	---	---
DE Robert Young	1	0	0.0	23	26
ILB Kevin McArthur	0	1	0.0	11	17

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brad Edwards	8	1	0.0	33	26
S David Fulcher	6	2	0.0	32	23
OLB Eugene Lockhart	5	3	0.0	27	22
ILB Mark McGwire	4	2	0.0	33	22
CB Keith Taylor	4	0	0.0	32	18
DT Tracy Rocker	3	4	1.0	24	21
DE Marc Spindler	3	2	0.0	34	21
DT Eric Swann	3	2	0.0	26	15
CB Gary Richard	3	1	0.0	9	14
CB Eric Davis	2	0	0.0	23	17
CB Cornell Holloway	1	2	0.0	13	10
DT Tory Epps	1	1	0.0	21	18
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	0.0	11	7
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	---	---	---
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	0.0	24	14
OLB Darin Jordan	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE Danny Stubbs	1	0	0.0	19	18
S Jesse Campbell	1	0	0.0	5	5
OLB Mitch Donahue	1	0	0.0	12	7
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	0	1	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glenn Jacobs	1.0	1	1	1	31
DE Reggie White	0.0	0	2	0	39
DT Mark Catano	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Markus Koch	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Tracy Rocker	1.0	0	0	21
DE Danny Stubbs	0.0	1	4	18
DT Eric Swann	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	4	1	0	41
CB Stanley Richard	4	0	0	33
CB Tim Taylor	4	0	0	39
ILB Sam Mills	3	3	0	40
DE Glenn Jacobs	3	0	0	31
OLB Andre Tippett	2	0	0	38
OLB Johnny Meads	2	0	0	29
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	0	11
S Thomas Everett	1	1	0	44
DE Reggie White	1	0	0	39
CB David Hollis	1	0	0	39
S Odie Harris	1	0	0	10
OLB John McClane	1	0	0	7
OLB Bret Michaels	1	0	0	14
ILB Kevin McArthur	0	0	1	17

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Brad Edwards	3	0	0	26
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	1	0	22
CB Gary Richard	2	0	0	14
CB Keith Taylor	2	0	0	18
ILB Mark McGwire	1	1	0	22
S David Fulcher	1	0	0	23
CB Cornell Holloway	1	0	0	10
CB Eric Davis	1	0	0	17
OLB Carl Zander	0	2	0	8
S Jesse Campbell	0	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Ruettgers	3	11	29	0	24
Ellison Onizuka	2	2	34	0	25
Bill Fralic	1	5	30	1	21
Doug Riesenberg	1	4	35	0	27
Steve Smith	1	4	19	0	18
Dan Rosado	1	3	16	0	11
Jeff Pahukoa	0	3	26	0	23
Kelly Thomas	0	1	10	0	4
Frank Thomas	0	1	29	0	21

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joel Hilgenberg	3	4	0	25	0	41
Gary Zimmerman	2	4	1	27	1	42
Steve Wisniewski	1	4	0	27	0	44
Steve Moore	1	2	0	16	0	31
Trevor Matich	1	1	0	5	0	6
Mo Elewonibi	0	6	0	16	0	20
Bob Jozwiak	0	3	0	9	0	8
Eric Moore	0	3	0	25	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
David Hollis	2	12
Kelvin Bryant	1	27
Junior Tautalatasi	1	19
Jeff Query	1	13
Kelly Thomas	1	11
Jeff Pahukoa	1	11

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Darin Jordan	2	32
Ron Davenport	2	20
Bob Jozwiak	2	11
Gary Richard	1	26
Roland Mitchell	1	18
Mo Elewonibi	1	11
Marvin Allen	1	4

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alvin Walton	---	---	25	41	13	79
Thomas Everett	---	---	30	44	2	76
David Hollis	---	---	20	39	12	71
Sam Mills	---	---	25	40	4	69
Reggie White	---	---	18	39	11	68
Ellison Onizuka	34	25	---	---	8	67
Tim Taylor	---	---	25	39	2	66
Andre Tippett	---	---	23	38	3	64
John Elway	36	27	---	---	---	63
Stanley Richard	---	---	20	33	10	63
Bill Fralic	30	21	---	---	11	62
Doug Riesenberg	35	27	---	---	---	62
Jeff Pahukoa	26	23	---	---	11	60
Frank Thomas	29	21	---	---	8	58
Robert Young	---	---	23	26	9	58
Mark Catano	---	---	19	32	3	54
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	20	31	3	54
Ken Ruettgers	29	24	---	---	---	53
Johnny Meads	---	---	20	29	2	51
Emmitt Smith	29	21	---	---	---	50
Jeff Query	21	14	---	---	13	48
Steve Smith	19	18	---	---	8	45
Kelvin Bryant	7	6	---	---	27	40
Walter Reeves	15	9	---	---	16	40
Kevin McArthur	---	---	11	17	11	39
Ronnie Harmon	19	18	---	---	1	38
Dan Rosado	16	11	---	---	7	34
Anderson Cooper	13	11	---	---	10	34
Junior Tautalatasi	8	4	---	---	19	31
Winston Moss	---	---	6	8	16	30
Markus Koch	---	---	10	16	---	26
Bret Michaels	---	---	7	14	5	26
Johnny Johnson	13	13	---	---	---	26
Kelly Thomas	10	4	---	---	11	25
Steve Tasker	4	0	---	---	21	25
Jeff Spek	3	0	---	---	20	23
Mickey Sutton	---	---	11	11	---	22
Odie Harris	---	---	9	10	---	19
John McClane	---	---	5	7	7	19
David Bavaro	---	---	3	3	8	14
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tim Barnett	0	0	---	---	10	10
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Moore	25	43	---	---	9	77
Ebby Laroush	30	47	---	---	---	77
Cole Trickel	20	26	---	---	28	74
Steve Wisniewski	27	44	---	---	---	71
Gary Zimmerman	27	42	---	---	---	69
Joel Hilgenberg	25	41	---	---	2	68
Marc Spindler	---	---	34	21	10	65
Brad Edwards	---	---	33	26	3	62
Curtis Duncan	19	30	---	---	12	61
Clarence Kay	17	23	---	---	19	59
David Fulcher	---	---	32	23	3	58
Mark McGwire	---	---	33	22	3	58
Roland Mitchell	---	---	24	14	18	56
Cedric Jones	19	33	---	---	2	54
Ron Davenport	13	20	---	---	20	53
Mike Quick	19	27	---	---	6	52
Keith Taylor	---	---	32	18	2	52
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	27	22	2	51
Tracy Rocker	---	---	24	21	6	51
Steve Moore	16	31	---	---	2	49
Gary Richard	---	---	9	14	26	49
Mo Elewonibi	16	20	---	---	11	47
Eric Swann	---	---	26	15	3	44
Buddy Ferguson	8	18	---	---	17	43
Tory Epps	---	---	21	18	3	42
Eric Davis	---	---	23	17	2	42
Hart Lee Dykes	17	24	---	---	---	41
Darin Jordan	---	---	3	5	32	40
Danny Stubbs	---	---	19	18	3	40
James Hood	5	11	---	---	16	32
Mitch Donahue	---	---	12	7	10	29
Bob Jozwiak	9	8	---	---	11	28
Marvin Allen	8	13	---	---	4	25
Cornell Holloway	---	---	13	10	2	25
Trevor Matich	5	6	---	---	11	22
Carl Zander	---	---	9	8	5	22
Bobby Humphrey	5	10	---	---	4	19
Blaise Winter	---	---	11	7	---	18
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	6	6	3	15
Fred Bohannon	---	---	0	0	12	12
Jesse Campbell	---	---	5	5	1	11
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	3	3
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rik Boller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	62	5.2
Middle	6	5	0.8
Right	18	94	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	30	3.8
Middle	12	54	4.5
Right	10	20	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	26	13	3	0	2	4	5	0	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ebby Laroush	46	30	1	1	3	5	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	75	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	114	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	41	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	125	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	96	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	10	6	0	108	1	18
WR Jeff Query	5	2	1	34	1	14
TE Frank Thomas	3	1	1	24	1	21
WR Johnny Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	13
C Walter Reeves	2	2	0	12	0	9
WR Anderson Cooper	2	1	0	4	0	11
RB Emmitt Smith	1	1	0	11	0	21

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	14	7	1	75	0	27
WR Curtis Duncan	6	4	0	29	0	30
WR Hart Lee Dykes	6	4	1	50	1	24
WR Cedric Jones	5	3	1	16	0	33
C Buddy Ferguson	4	2	0	23	0	18
TE Clarence Kay	3	2	0	18	0	23
FB Ron Davenport	3	3	0	22	0	20
RB Cole Trickel	3	3	0	22	0	26
RB Marvin Allen	1	1	0	5	0	13
RB Bobby Humphrey	1	1	0	2	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	6	10	1.67	4.59
Kelvin Bryant	1	3	3.00	4.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cole Trickel	6	20	3.33	3.22
Marvin Allen	1	2	2.00	3.86
Bobby Humphrey	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	1	0	0	0.00	7.42

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ebby Laroush	3	2	14	4.67	5.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0	0.00	10.80

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	6	6.00	3.20
WR Mike Quick	1	1	8	8.00	5.36
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0	0.00	4.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	5	3
Kelvin Bryant	2	0
John Elway	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Humphrey	2	1
Cole Trickel	2	1
Marvin Allen	1	0
Ebby Laroush	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	8	3	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ebby Laroush	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	2	2
WR Johnny Johnson	2	0	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	0	0
WR Jeff Query	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Quick	3	1	0
C Buddy Ferguson	3	2	2
WR Cedric Jones	1	0	0
FB Ron Davenport	1	1	1
WR Curtis Duncan	1	1	0
RB Marvin Allen	1	1	0
RB Bobby Humphrey	1	1	1
RB Cole Trickel	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,900)
End Zone 14,700 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,900)
End Zone	14,700 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,800)