Week 3, 1992

played in Denver, CO

79 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	10	3	10	-	33
Denver Broncos	0	0	8	6	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:07 PIT - Mark McGwire 32 interception return (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
1Q: 02:57 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 36 field goal
2Q: 07:00 PIT - Keith Woodside 14 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 00:12 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 26 field goal
3Q: 09:21 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 47 field goal
3Q: 06:38 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 24 pass from Matt Blundin (Matt Blundin pass to Johnny Johnson for conversion)
4Q: 13:50 PIT - David Fulcher 86 interception return (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 10:52 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 36 field goal
4Q: 03:40 DEN - Gary Wilkins 38 pass from Matt Blundin (Hank Ilesic extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:07 PIT - Mark McGwire 32 interception return (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
1Q: 02:57 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 36 field goal
2Q: 07:00 PIT - Keith Woodside 14 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 00:12 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 26 field goal
3Q: 09:21 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 47 field goal
3Q: 06:38 DEN - Ronnie Harmon 24 pass from Matt Blundin (Matt Blundin pass to Johnny Johnson for conversion)
4Q: 13:50 PIT - David Fulcher 86 interception return (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 10:52 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 36 field goal
4Q: 03:40 DEN - Gary Wilkins 38 pass from Matt Blundin (Hank Ilesic extra point failed)

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 325 291
- Offensive Plays 67 67
- Yards per Play 4.85 4.34
Net Rushing Yards 171 67
- Rushing Attempts 39 23
- Yards per Rush 4.38 2.91
Net Passing Yards 154 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 2 44 - 20 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 170 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 5.09
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 3/63
Interception Ret./Yards 5/155 2/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:39 27:21

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	325	291
- Offensive Plays	67	67
- Yards per Play	4.85	4.34
Net Rushing Yards	171	67
- Rushing Attempts	39	23
- Yards per Rush	4.38	2.91
Net Passing Yards	154	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 2	44 - 20 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	170	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	5.09
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	3/63
Interception Ret./Yards	5/155	2/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:39	27:21

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 31	4	23	Punt
1	9:47	1:15	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
1	7:02	4:13	OWN 30	10	51	Field Goal
1	0:33	1:05	OWN 43	3	-1	Punt
2	12:30	5:37	OWN 14	12	86	Touchdown
2	3:40	3:34	OWN 20	7	71	Field Goal
3	12:55	0:56	OWN 36	3	22	Interception
3	10:49	1:34	OPP 38	3	8	Field Goal
3	6:23	2:39	OWN 20	5	14	Interception
3	3:24	1:48	OWN 48	5	4	Punt
4	13:26	2:39	OPP 38	5	19	Field Goal
4	8:28	2:16	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	3:20	1:15	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	1:18	1:18	OPP 37	3	-3	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	12:57	3:10	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
1	8:32	1:30	OWN 13	5	12	Punt
1	2:49	2:16	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
2	14:28	1:58	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
2	6:53	3:13	OWN 20	11	40	Punt
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	11:59	1:10	OWN 28	3	9	Interception
3	9:15	2:52	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	3:44	0:20	OPP 44	3	-4	Fumble
3	1:36	2:06	OWN 3	6	21	Punt
4	14:30	0:51	OPP 32	2	6	Interception
4	13:39	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	10:47	2:19	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	6:12	2:52	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
4	2:05	0:47	OWN 40	4	16	Interception

Game MVP: Brad Edwards, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keith Woodside	25	112	4.48	16	5	1
Cole Trickel	11	43	3.91	10	1	0
Ebby Laroush	2	13	6.50	14	1	0
Ron Davenport	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kelvin Bryant	19	68	3.58	11	1	0
Emmitt Smith	4	-1	-0.25	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ebby Laroush	27	15	170	1/16	0	28	2	43.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Blundin	39	17	206	0/0	2	39	4	37.9
John Elway	5	3	18	0/0	0	6	1	27.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Quick	8	10	66	8.25	3	28
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	5	51	17.00	22	22
WR Troy Stradford	2	4	35	17.50	3	19
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	2	15	15.00	0	15
TE Clarence Kay	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
FB Ron Davenport	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Greg Baty	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Curtis Duncan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	12	83	20.75	46	39	1
WR Mike Alexander	3	8	28	9.33	3	13	0
TE Frank Thomas	3	4	18	6.00	0	9	0
WR Anderson Cooper	3	7	17	5.67	0	6	0
RB Kelvin Bryant	2	2	7	3.50	0	11	0
WR Tim Barnett	2	3	13	6.50	0	10	0
TE Gary Wilkins	1	5	38	38.00	23	38	1
FB Steve Smith	1	1	14	14.00	6	14	0
WR Johnny Johnson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brad Edwards	2	37	18.50	0
S David Fulcher	1	86	86.00	1
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Mark McGwire	1	32	32.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Thomas Everett	1	0	0.00	0
CB Tim Taylor	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Curtis Duncan	1	0	0
Eric Davis	0	1	0
Ashley Ambrose	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kelvin Bryant	1	0	0
Bill Fralic	0	1	0
Johnny Johnson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	6	276	46.0	39.3	58	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	8	388	48.5	40.0	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	4/4	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Duncan	3	28	9.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	1	22	22.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	3	63	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark McGwire	5	2	0.0	22	38
DE Marc Spindler	4	2	0.0	18	28
S Roland Mitchell	4	1	0.0	14	30
CB Keith Taylor	4	0	0.0	19	37
CB Eric Davis	4	0	0.0	22	41
OLB Mitch Donahue	4	0	0.0	6	13
S Brad Edwards	3	3	0.0	23	44
S David Fulcher	2	2	0.0	22	39
OLB Fred Strickland	2	1	0.0	17	32
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	0	0.0	7	9
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	2	0	0.0	14	20
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	0	---	---	---
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	1	0.0	5	18
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	0.0	10	24
DE Danny Stubbs	1	0	0.0	9	24
DT Tory Epps	1	0	0.0	18	30
DT Tracy Rocker	0	1	0.0	13	24
DT Eric Swann	0	1	0.0	9	15

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	9	4	0.0	33	28
ILB Sam Mills	8	6	0.0	34	28
CB Darryl Henley	5	1	0.0	33	27
CB Stanley Richard	5	1	0.0	18	17
OLB Winston Moss	3	4	0.0	26	23
OLB Andre Tippett	3	1	0.0	30	23
CB Tim Taylor	3	1	0.0	33	28
DE Jethro Franklin	3	0	0.0	27	16
ILB Martin Bishop	2	2	0.0	21	12
S Thomas Everett	2	1	0.0	33	28
DE Glenn Jacobs	2	1	0.0	22	14
ILB Kevin McArthur	2	0	0.0	6	0
S Odie Harris	2	0	0.0	7	1
OLB Bret Michaels	1	1	1.0	12	4
DT Jon Hand	1	1	0.0	20	18
G Bill Fralic	1	0	---	---	---
TE Gary Wilkins	1	0	---	---	---
OLB John McClane	1	0	0.0	5	0
WR Johnny Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Johnny Meads	0	1	0.0	9	5
DT Brad Culpepper	0	1	0.0	21	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marc Spindler	1	1	1	28
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	0	24
DT Tracy Rocker	0	2	0	24
S David Fulcher	0	1	0	39
DT Tory Epps	0	1	0	30
OLB Fred Strickland	0	0	1	32

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bret Michaels	1.0	0	0	0	4
OLB Winston Moss	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Davis	3	3	0	41
CB Keith Taylor	3	0	1	37
S Brad Edwards	2	1	2	44
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	0	0	9
S Roland Mitchell	2	0	0	30
OLB Fred Strickland	2	0	0	32
CB Ashley Ambrose	2	0	0	18
S David Fulcher	1	1	1	39
ILB Mark McGwire	1	0	1	38
OLB Mitch Donahue	1	0	0	13
CB Roger Jones	1	0	0	3

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darryl Henley	4	0	0	27
CB Tim Taylor	3	2	1	28
OLB Andre Tippett	2	0	0	23
S Alvin Walton	2	0	0	28
CB Stanley Richard	1	1	0	17
ILB Martin Bishop	1	1	0	12
ILB Sam Mills	1	0	0	28
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	0	23
DE Glenn Jacobs	0	1	0	14
S Thomas Everett	0	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Moore	3	6	0	33	0	28
Gary Zimmerman	2	8	1	37	0	28
Steve Wisniewski	2	8	0	34	0	28
Joel Hilgenberg	2	7	0	38	0	28
Mo Elewonibi	2	5	0	35	1	28
Ron Davenport	1	1	0	22	0	17
Joe Wiegert	0	2	0	6	0	0

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mike Arthur	3	7	23	38
Joe Milinchik	3	5	23	44
Mel Shaw	3	5	23	43
Ken Ruettgers	1	4	23	44
Bill Fralic	0	2	22	44

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ashley Ambrose	1	26
Curtis Duncan	1	25
Zeke Mowatt	1	21

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Johnson	4	11

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Moore	33	28	---	---	9	70
Joel Hilgenberg	38	28	---	---	1	67
Brad Edwards	---	---	23	44	---	67
Ebby Laroush	39	28	---	---	---	67
Eric Davis	---	---	22	41	3	66
Gary Zimmerman	37	28	---	---	---	65
Mo Elewonibi	35	28	---	---	---	63
Steve Wisniewski	34	28	---	---	---	62
David Fulcher	---	---	22	39	---	61
Ron Davenport	22	17	---	---	21	60
Greg Baty	21	16	---	---	23	60
Mark McGwire	---	---	22	38	---	60
Zeke Mowatt	23	12	---	---	21	56
Keith Taylor	---	---	19	37	---	56
Fred Strickland	---	---	17	32	1	50
Clarence Kay	29	12	---	---	8	49
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	5	18	26	49
Tory Epps	---	---	18	30	---	48
Roland Mitchell	---	---	14	30	2	46
Marc Spindler	---	---	18	28	---	46
Mitch Donahue	---	---	6	13	27	46
Curtis Duncan	12	7	---	---	25	44
Troy Stradford	18	14	---	---	11	43
Danny Stubbs	---	---	9	24	10	43
Cole Trickel	12	12	---	---	16	40
Keith Woodside	25	12	---	---	1	38
Tracy Rocker	---	---	13	24	1	38
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	14	20	3	37
Mike Quick	13	20	---	---	1	34
Blaise Winter	---	---	10	24	---	34
Hart Lee Dykes	15	12	---	---	---	27
Eric Swann	---	---	9	15	---	24
Darin Jordan	---	---	3	9	11	23
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	7	9	6	22
James Hood	5	6	---	---	11	22
Fred Bohannon	---	---	2	6	11	19
Steve Moore	6	0	---	---	10	16
Wayne Brown	6	0	---	---	10	16
Joe Wiegert	6	0	---	---	10	16
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	12	12
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bobby Wilson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rik Boller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Roger Jones	---	---	0	3	1	4
Jeff Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kelvin Bryant	19	35	---	---	24	78
Ken Ruettgers	23	44	---	---	8	75
Bill Fralic	22	44	---	---	8	74
Mel Shaw	23	43	---	---	8	74
Joe Milinchik	23	44	---	---	---	67
Sam Mills	---	---	34	28	5	67
Alvin Walton	---	---	33	28	6	67
Thomas Everett	---	---	33	28	5	66
Darryl Henley	---	---	33	27	6	66
Tim Taylor	---	---	33	28	4	65
Mike Alexander	14	26	---	---	24	64
Mike Arthur	23	38	---	---	---	61
Matt Blundin	19	39	---	---	---	58
Andre Tippett	---	---	30	23	4	57
Steve Smith	16	22	---	---	18	56
Ronnie Harmon	15	30	---	---	10	55
Winston Moss	---	---	26	23	5	54
Frank Thomas	16	31	---	---	6	53
Jethro Franklin	---	---	27	16	7	50
Markus Koch	---	---	27	19	3	49
Anderson Cooper	16	27	---	---	4	47
Stanley Richard	---	---	18	17	9	44
Gary Wilkins	7	16	---	---	19	42
Jon Hand	---	---	20	18	3	41
Brad Culpepper	---	---	21	17	2	40
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	22	14	3	39
Martin Bishop	---	---	21	12	5	38
Johnny Johnson	5	11	---	---	11	27
Bret Michaels	---	---	12	4	9	25
Johnny Meads	---	---	9	5	10	24
Curvin Richards	2	8	---	---	11	21
Kevin McArthur	---	---	6	0	11	17
Tim Barnett	1	5	---	---	11	17
Joe Poole	---	---	6	0	11	17
Rod Smith	---	---	6	0	10	16
Emmitt Smith	4	9	---	---	2	15
Billy Gray	1	6	---	---	8	15
Odie Harris	---	---	7	1	5	13
John McClane	---	---	5	0	5	10
John Elway	4	5	---	---	---	9
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	3	3
Doug Riesenberg	0	1	---	---	---	1
Charley Mallory	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	78	5.6
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	11	42	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	19	2.1
Middle	1	5	5.0
Right	13	43	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ebby Laroush	27	15	3	3	1	5	1	0	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Blundin	39	17	3	6	1	4	5	2	4
John Elway	5	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	20	20.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	38	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	62	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	50	16.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-4	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	110	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	118	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	10	8	1	66	1	20
WR Hart Lee Dykes	5	3	0	51	2	12
WR Troy Stradford	4	2	0	35	0	14
TE Zeke Mowatt	2	1	0	15	0	12
TE Clarence Kay	2	1	0	3	0	12
FB Ron Davenport	2	0	0	0	0	17
TE Greg Baty	1	0	0	0	0	16
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0	0	0	7

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	12	4	1	83	2	30
WR Mike Alexander	8	3	0	28	0	26
WR Anderson Cooper	7	3	0	17	0	27
TE Gary Wilkins	5	1	0	38	1	16
TE Frank Thomas	4	3	0	18	0	31
WR Tim Barnett	3	2	0	13	0	5
RB Kelvin Bryant	2	2	0	7	0	35
WR Johnny Johnson	2	1	0	6	0	11
FB Steve Smith	1	1	0	14	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Keith Woodside	3	21	7.00	4.48

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ebby Laroush	3	0	0	0.00	6.30

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Overall Avg
TE Clarence Kay	1	1.50
WR Troy Stradford	1	8.75
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	10.20

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Cole Trickel	3	0
Keith Woodside	1	0
Ebby Laroush	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Kelvin Bryant	4	2
Emmitt Smith	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ebby Laroush	9	4	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Blundin	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Quick	3	2	1
TE Zeke Mowatt	2	1	0
WR Troy Stradford	2	1	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	1	1
WR Mike Alexander	2	0	0
RB Kelvin Bryant	1	1	0
TE Frank Thomas	1	1	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)