Week 6, 1997

played in Denver, CO

69 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	10	7	-	20
Denver Broncos	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:16 DEN - Jamal Anderson 4 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 06:12 PIT - Greg Davis 21 field goal
3Q: 09:34 PIT - Steve Lee 5 run (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 06:02 DEN - Joe Nedney 48 field goal
3Q: 00:17 PIT - Greg Davis 26 field goal
4Q: 10:30 DEN - Darnay Scott 9 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 01:03 PIT - Bert Emanuel 4 pass from John Supernaw (Greg Davis extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:16 DEN - Jamal Anderson 4 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 06:12 PIT - Greg Davis 21 field goal
3Q: 09:34 PIT - Steve Lee 5 run (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 06:02 DEN - Joe Nedney 48 field goal
3Q: 00:17 PIT - Greg Davis 26 field goal
4Q: 10:30 DEN - Darnay Scott 9 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney extra point)
4Q: 01:03 PIT - Bert Emanuel 4 pass from John Supernaw (Greg Davis extra point)

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 4-2 1-4
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 11 5
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 450 325
- Offensive Plays 65 61
- Yards per Play 6.92 5.33
Net Rushing Yards 160 106
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 6.67 3.93
Net Passing Yards 290 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 32 - 0 31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 290 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.07 6.44
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/65 6/39
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 3/73
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 15 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:37 28:23

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	4-2	1-4
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	11	5
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	450	325
- Offensive Plays	65	61
- Yards per Play	6.92	5.33
Net Rushing Yards	160	106
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	6.67	3.93
Net Passing Yards	290	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 32 - 0	31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	290	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.07	6.44
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/65	6/39
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	3/73
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 15	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:37	28:23

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	6:06	OWN 10	12	51	Punt
1	3:05	1:00	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
1	1:04	1:45	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
2	11:09	5:04	OWN 20	10	76	Field Goal
2	2:45	2:18	OWN 14	9	27	Punt
3	15:00	5:34	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	5:57	5:48	OWN 14	10	77	Field Goal
4	10:20	1:59	OWN 22	3	-3	Punt
4	2:27	1:35	OWN 3	6	97	Touchdown

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
1	6:17	3:12	OWN 20	7	52	Interception
1	2:05	1:01	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
2	14:19	3:10	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
2	6:05	3:20	OWN 28	5	24	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 20	1	8	Half
3	9:26	1:02	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	8:24	2:27	OPP 41	5	10	Field Goal
3	0:09	4:49	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	8:21	5:54	OWN 10	8	42	Punt
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 29	5	16	Game

Game MVP: John Supernaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cole Trickel	12	87	7.25	14	3	0
Steve Lee	8	56	7.00	19	2	1
John Supernaw	3	21	7.00	8	0	0
Kevin Alexander	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Anderson	17	58	3.41	12	2
LeShon Johnson	7	29	4.14	17	2
Jake Plummer	2	15	7.50	8	0
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Supernaw	41	32	290	0/0	1	59	0	104.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Plummer	31	19	230	3/11	2	32	1	92.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	14	16	194	13.86	104	59	1
WR Anthony Edwards	5	8	21	4.20	0	18	0
WR Kevin Alexander	5	7	31	6.20	5	10	0
RB Cole Trickel	3	3	24	8.00	11	16	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	3	13	6.50	0	7	0
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Ted Popson	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Kendall Gammon	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jamal Anderson	6	7	90	15.00	67	32	1
WR Stephen Baker	5	7	54	10.80	22	22	0
WR Isaac Bruce	3	5	26	8.67	14	13	0
WR Darnay Scott	3	7	27	9.00	5	11	1
RB LeShon Johnson	1	2	10	10.00	1	10	0
TE Jay Riemersma	1	2	23	23.00	15	23	0
WR Russell Copeland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Glenn Cadrez	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Pierre Mosley	1	0	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	1	0	0
LeShon Johnson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	5	253	50.6	40.8	64	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	5	214	42.8	38.6	47	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pierre Mosley	2	21	10.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hart Lee Dykes	1	21	21.0	0
Kevin Alexander	1	21	21.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kai Gilliard	3	73	24.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Glenn Cadrez	8	1	0.0	25	31
CB John Mangum	6	1	0.0	12	26
S Victor Green	5	4	0.0	26	32
DE Donnell Johnson	4	0	1.5	19	23
CB Stanley Richard	4	0	0.0	23	26
OLB Fred Strickland	3	4	0.5	20	26
S Gary Jones	3	0	0.0	4	12
DT D'Marco Farr	3	0	0.0	22	29
DE Ray Agnew	2	1	1.0	23	26
OLB Alcides Cantanho	2	1	0.0	7	8
DT Tracy Rocker	2	0	0.0	12	14
S Torin Dorn	2	0	0.0	6	18
S Brad Edwards	1	2	0.0	25	29
OLB Steve Hendrickson	1	2	0.0	11	5
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	1	0.0	27	32
DT Stalin Colinet	0	1	0.0	17	15

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Godfrey	14	1	0.0	24	41
S Blaine Bishop	8	4	0.0	24	41
ILB Josh Wooden	6	0	0.0	7	9
S Keith Lyle	4	2	0.0	9	20
CB Jason Mewes	4	2	0.0	24	41
S Brian Dawkins	4	0	0.0	24	41
DT Kevin Smith	3	2	0.0	17	21
CB Dan Taylor	2	5	0.0	24	41
CB Greg Jeffries	2	3	0.0	17	30
OLB Ryan Phillips	2	0	0.0	24	39
DE Ed Rison	1	0	0.0	10	13
OLB Todd Kelly	1	0	0.0	2	3
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Andre Royal	1	0	0.0	13	18
DE Marcellus Wiley	1	0	0.0	16	26
DE Vaughn Booker	0	2	0.0	14	28
DE Shannon Clavelle	0	1	0.0	8	15
S Shawn Wooden	0	1	0.0	0	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Donnell Johnson	1.5	0	0	23
DE Ray Agnew	1.0	0	0	26
OLB Fred Strickland	0.5	1	1	26
S Brad Edwards	0.0	0	1	29
DT Tracy Rocker	0.0	0	1	14
DT D'Marco Farr	0.0	0	1	29

Denver	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Shannon Clavelle	1	0	15
DT Kevin Smith	0	2	21
DE Ed Rison	0	1	13
DT Travis Hall	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB John Mangum	4	1	0	26
CB Stanley Richard	3	0	0	26
CB Ashley Ambrose	2	1	0	32
S Victor Green	2	1	0	32
ILB Glenn Cadrez	2	0	1	31
S Torin Dorn	2	0	0	18
OLB Alcides Cantanho	2	0	0	8
S Gary Jones	1	0	0	12
DT D'Marco Farr	1	0	0	29

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Randall Godfrey	9	0	41
S Blaine Bishop	4	1	41
S Brian Dawkins	4	1	41
ILB Josh Wooden	4	0	9
CB Jason Mewes	4	0	41
S Keith Lyle	2	0	20
OLB Todd Kelly	1	0	3
CB Dan Taylor	1	0	41
DT Kevin Smith	1	0	21
ILB Andre Royal	1	0	18
OLB Ryan Phillips	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dave Waddy	6	9	24	41
Steve Wisniewski	4	6	24	41
Jon Runyan	2	3	24	41
Tucker Joseph	1	1	24	41
Matt Willig	0	2	24	41

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Sims	3	7	0	27	0	34
Erik Williams	2	3	1	27	1	34
Tony Semple	1	6	0	27	1	34
Jerry Ostroski	1	5	0	27	0	34
Richard Cooper	1	3	0	27	1	34
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	1	0	17	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Jones	2	14
Alcides Cantanho	1	24
Stanley Richard	1	6
Tracy Rocker	1	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Carolan	2	14
Stephen Baker	1	10
LeShon Johnson	1	6

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tucker Joseph	24	41	---	---	7	72
Steve Wisniewski	24	41	---	---	---	65
Matt Willig	24	41	---	---	---	65
John Supernaw	24	41	---	---	---	65
Dave Waddy	24	41	---	---	---	65
Jon Runyan	24	41	---	---	---	65
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	27	32	1	60
Victor Green	---	---	26	32	1	59
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	25	31	2	58
Kevin Alexander	20	32	---	---	4	56
Brad Edwards	---	---	25	29	1	55
Stanley Richard	---	---	23	26	6	55
D'Marco Farr	---	---	22	29	2	53
Aaron Craver	17	20	---	---	14	51
Ray Agnew	---	---	23	26	1	50
John Mangum	---	---	12	26	11	49
Fred Strickland	---	---	20	26	1	47
Bert Emanuel	16	31	---	---	---	47
Anthony Edwards	10	27	---	---	9	46
Kendall Gammon	17	22	---	---	5	44
Donnell Johnson	---	---	19	23	2	44
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	7	8	24	39
Cole Trickel	14	23	---	---	---	37
Hart Lee Dykes	9	17	---	---	9	35
Torin Dorn	---	---	6	18	10	34
Steve Lee	9	9	---	---	16	34
Stalin Colinet	---	---	17	15	---	32
Gary Jones	---	---	4	12	14	30
Pierre Mosley	1	11	---	---	16	28
Tracy Rocker	---	---	12	14	1	27
Scott Galbraith	1	4	---	---	16	21
Ted Popson	6	8	---	---	7	21
Israel Raybon	---	---	8	11	1	20
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	11	5	2	18
N.D. Kalu	---	---	4	8	6	18
Michael Lowery	---	---	2	1	8	11
Greg Jones	---	---	4	2	3	9
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	7	7
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Barret Robbins	0	0	---	---	7	7
Melvin Tuten	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tim Kohn	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Stephens	0	1	---	---	---	1
Kerwin Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earnest Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Blaine Bishop	---	---	24	41	3	68
Tony Semple	27	34	---	---	6	67
Dan Taylor	---	---	24	41	2	67
Jason Mewes	---	---	24	41	2	67
Brian Dawkins	---	---	24	41	2	67
Randall Godfrey	---	---	24	41	2	67
Ryan Phillips	---	---	24	39	2	65
Keith Sims	27	34	---	---	---	61
Richard Cooper	27	34	---	---	---	61
Erik Williams	27	34	---	---	---	61
Jerry Ostroski	27	34	---	---	---	61
Jake Plummer	27	34	---	---	---	61
Darnay Scott	26	34	---	---	---	60
Stephen Baker	19	28	---	---	10	57
Greg Jeffries	---	---	17	30	9	56
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	17	11	---	---	20	48
Jamal Anderson	19	24	---	---	1	44
Vaughn Booker	---	---	14	28	2	44
Jay Riemersma	22	13	---	---	9	44
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	16	26	2	44
Kevin Smith	---	---	17	21	4	42
Charles Arbuckle	9	18	---	---	14	41
Keith Lyle	---	---	9	20	9	38
Andre Royal	---	---	13	18	6	37
Isaac Bruce	12	22	---	---	---	34
Ed Rison	---	---	10	13	6	29
Travis Hall	---	---	7	20	1	28
Todd Kelly	---	---	2	3	19	24
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	8	15	1	24
LeShon Johnson	7	10	---	---	6	23
Josh Wooden	---	---	7	9	5	21
Russell Copeland	3	7	---	---	9	19
Brett Carolan	1	2	---	---	14	17
Charlie Jones	0	1	---	---	15	16
Randy Neal	---	---	0	0	14	14
Shawn Wooden	---	---	0	2	8	10
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	6	6
Keith Loneker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Trezelle Jenkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kai Gilliard	---	---	0	0	4	4
Shawn McFadden	---	---	0	2	---	2
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	1	1
Pat Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	60	6.7
Middle	15	100	6.7
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	29	3.2
Middle	15	70	4.7
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Supernaw	41	32	2	1	1	2	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Plummer	31	19	4	2	1	3	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	19	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	138	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	74	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	59	59.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	37	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	129	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	64	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	16	14	0	194	2	31
WR Anthony Edwards	8	5	1	21	0	27
WR Kevin Alexander	7	5	0	31	0	32
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	2	0	13	0	17
RB Cole Trickel	3	3	0	24	0	23
TE Kendall Gammon	2	1	0	4	0	22
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	0	7	0	20
TE Ted Popson	1	1	0	-4	0	8

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Baker	7	5	0	54	1	28
RB Jamal Anderson	7	6	0	90	2	24
WR Darnay Scott	7	3	0	27	0	34
WR Isaac Bruce	5	3	0	26	0	22
RB LeShon Johnson	2	1	1	10	0	10
TE Jay Riemersma	2	1	0	23	1	13
WR Russell Copeland	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Lee	2	9	4.50	7.00
Cole Trickel	1	9	9.00	7.25

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	3	10	3.33	3.41
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Supernaw	6	6	15	2.50	7.07

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Plummer	7	3	18	2.57	7.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Emanuel	2	2	8	4.00	12.13
WR Kevin Alexander	2	2	2	1.00	4.43
WR Anthony Edwards	1	1	1	1.00	2.63
RB Cole Trickel	1	1	4	4.00	8.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Isaac Bruce	2	1	5	2.50	5.20
WR Darnay Scott	2	1	9	4.50	3.86
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	4	4.00	12.86
RB LeShon Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Jay Riemersma	1	0	0	0.00	11.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Cole Trickel	2	2
John Supernaw	1	0
Kevin Alexander	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	3	1
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Supernaw	9	8	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Plummer	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin Alexander	3	2	0
RB Cole Trickel	2	2	1
WR Bert Emanuel	2	2	1
WR Anthony Edwards	1	1	1
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Baker	4	2	1
RB Jamal Anderson	3	3	3
WR Darnay Scott	2	1	1
RB LeShon Johnson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (20,800)
End Zone 15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (20,800)
End Zone	15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)