Week 3, 1999

played in Denver, CO

49 degrees, rain, 20 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	0	0	-	14
Denver Broncos	0	7	10	20	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:43 PIT - Amani Toomer 27 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 06:14 DEN - Isaac Bruce 17 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 02:05 PIT - Carl Pickens 30 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 10:07 DEN - Jason Hanson 43 field goal
3Q: 02:36 DEN - Isaac Bruce 7 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 10:52 DEN - Brock Olivo 15 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 08:34 DEN - Jason Hanson 36 field goal
4Q: 04:26 DEN - Isaac Bruce 37 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Jason Hanson 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:43 PIT - Amani Toomer 27 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 06:14 DEN - Isaac Bruce 17 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 02:05 PIT - Carl Pickens 30 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 10:07 DEN - Jason Hanson 43 field goal
3Q: 02:36 DEN - Isaac Bruce 7 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 10:52 DEN - Brock Olivo 15 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 08:34 DEN - Jason Hanson 36 field goal
4Q: 04:26 DEN - Isaac Bruce 37 pass from Chris Chandler (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Jason Hanson 21 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 298 340
- Offensive Plays 63 69
- Yards per Play 4.73 4.93
Net Rushing Yards 64 124
- Rushing Attempts 20 43
- Yards per Rush 3.20 2.88
Net Passing Yards 234 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 18 - 1 25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 234 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.44 8.31
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/99 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 4/44
Kick Returns/Yards 5/119 2/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 23:49 36:11

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	298	340
- Offensive Plays	63	69
- Yards per Play	4.73	4.93
Net Rushing Yards	64	124
- Rushing Attempts	20	43
- Yards per Rush	3.20	2.88
Net Passing Yards	234	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 18 - 1	25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	234	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.44	8.31
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/99	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	4/44
Kick Returns/Yards	5/119	2/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	23:49	36:11

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:24	1:15	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
1	9:23	3:42	OWN 27	7	29	Punt
1	4:07	1:34	OWN 48	3	52	Touchdown
1	1:43	0:26	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
2	13:26	3:33	OWN 34	7	38	Missed FG
2	6:06	1:30	OPP 47	3	5	Punt
2	2:41	0:44	OPP 38	4	38	Touchdown
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 37	1	27	Half
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	10:02	3:31	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
3	2:25	3:54	OWN 6	9	62	Punt
4	10:44	0:44	OWN 18	1	0	Interception
4	8:29	1:40	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
4	4:12	0:35	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	1:53	0:45	OWN 19	4	9	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:36	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
1	11:09	1:46	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
1	5:41	1:34	OWN 3	3	5	Punt
1	2:33	0:50	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	1:17	2:51	OWN 44	6	22	Downs
2	9:53	3:47	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
2	4:36	1:55	OWN 2	3	4	Punt
2	1:57	1:48	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
3	13:38	3:36	OWN 46	6	28	Field Goal
3	6:31	4:06	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	13:31	2:47	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	10:00	1:31	OPP 22	3	3	Field Goal
4	6:49	2:37	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
4	3:37	1:44	OPP 20	5	16	Field Goal
4	1:08	1:08	OPP 28	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Chris Chandler, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
R-Kal De Poyster	9	11	1.22	8	0
Dorsey Levens	8	34	4.25	19	1
Timm Rosenbach	2	15	7.50	8	0
Carl Pickens	1	4	4.00	4	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Anderson	24	67	2.79	12	2	0
Brock Olivo	17	53	3.12	15	2	1
Chris Chandler	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Johnny Utah	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	43	18	234	0/0	2	33	1	65.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	25	17	220	1/4	3	37	0	135.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carl Pickens	4	10	65	16.25	15	30	1
WR Michael Timpson	3	8	22	7.33	6	18	0
WR Amani Toomer	3	8	53	17.67	32	27	1
WR Brian Blades	2	4	11	5.50	0	6	0
RB R-Kal De Poyster	2	4	32	16.00	20	33	0
TE Kendall Gammon	1	3	23	23.00	22	23	0
RB Dorsey Levens	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
TE Mark Campbell	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
WR T.J. Cebulla	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Peerless Price	7	9	75	10.71	3	32	0
WR Isaac Bruce	6	10	95	15.83	14	37	3
WR Darnay Scott	2	2	34	17.00	24	27	0
RB Brock Olivo	2	2	16	8.00	6	11	0
TE Jay Riemersma	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Billy Miller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dale Carter	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Timm Rosenbach	1	1	0
Dorsey Levens	1	0	0
Amani Toomer	0	1	0
Carl Pickens	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brock Olivo	1	0	0
Charlie Jones	0	1	0
Dale Carter	0	0	1
Blaine Bishop	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	8	353	44.1	33.6	63	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	6	270	45.0	44.0	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amani Toomer	1	5	5.0	0
Chance Baxter	1	1	1.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	4	44	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Davis	3	83	27.7	0
Gary Jones	2	36	18.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Olivo	2	26	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kanavis McGhee	11	2	0.0	34	23
S Gary Jones	6	4	0.0	42	26
DT Stalin Colinet	5	1	0.0	26	14
CB Eric Davis	4	2	0.0	32	23
OLB Vincent Vega	4	2	0.0	32	15
OLB Takeo Spikes	4	1	0.0	26	19
CB Stanley Richard	3	2	0.0	20	15
S Darren Woodson	3	1	0.0	36	25
DT Kevin Smith	3	1	0.0	22	11
DT Bill Johnson	2	2	1.0	24	18
ILB Tyrus McCloud	2	1	0.0	14	5
CB Ashley Ambrose	2	0	0.0	36	23
S Chance Baxter	2	0	0.0	8	1
OLB Bryan Jones	1	2	0.0	8	2
DE N.D. Kalu	1	1	0.0	37	20
RB R-Kal De Poyster	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Spires	1	0	0.0	28	22
DT Derrick Ransom	1	0	0.0	16	12
CB Tony Darden	1	0	0.0	12	5

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Draft	7	5	15	26
S Brian Dawkins	5	2	20	41
S Blaine Bishop	4	2	20	41
CB Jason Mewes	4	0	19	39
ILB Randall Godfrey	3	1	16	38
CB Dan Taylor	3	0	19	39
OLB Ryan Phillips	2	1	19	33
CB Dale Carter	2	0	15	33
DT Travis Hall	2	0	12	28
DE Marcellus Wiley	1	2	11	31
DE Jay Williams	1	1	13	19
DE Marco Coleman	1	0	14	31
ILB Andre Royal	1	0	4	9
CB Daylon McCutcheon	1	0	5	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bill Johnson	1.0	0	18
OLB Vincent Vega	0.0	1	15
DE N.D. Kalu	0.0	1	20
DE Greg Spires	0.0	1	22

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marco Coleman	2	0	0	31
DT Travis Hall	0	3	1	28
OLB Ryan Phillips	0	1	1	33
DE Marcellus Wiley	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Gary Jones	3	0	26
CB Stanley Richard	3	0	15
OLB Takeo Spikes	3	0	19
CB Eric Davis	2	1	23
CB Ashley Ambrose	2	0	23
OLB Vincent Vega	1	2	15
CB Tony Darden	1	1	5
ILB Kanavis McGhee	1	0	23
OLB Bryan Jones	1	0	2
S Darren Woodson	0	1	25

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dan Taylor	4	0	0	39
ILB Chris Draft	3	1	0	26
S Brian Dawkins	2	4	0	41
CB Jason Mewes	2	2	0	39
S Blaine Bishop	2	1	0	41
ILB Randall Godfrey	1	2	0	38
CB Dale Carter	1	0	1	33
ILB Andre Royal	1	0	0	9
OLB Ryan Phillips	1	0	0	33
CB Daylon McCutcheon	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
John Gerak	2	5	20	37
Chris Wiltz	2	5	20	41
Melvin Hayes	2	2	20	37
Jon Runyan	1	3	20	39
Howard Griffith	0	2	10	19
Jerry Ostroski	0	1	20	37

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Semple	4	11	0	43	0	26
Ron Stone	3	7	0	41	0	26
Kelvin Garmon	1	7	0	41	0	26
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	4	1	28	0	14
Erik Williams	1	4	0	40	0	26
Mike Martin	1	1	0	3	0	0
Jay Riemersma	1	1	0	25	0	9
Marcus Spears	0	5	0	42	1	26
Billy Miller	0	1	0	15	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Bryan Jones	2	20
R-Kal De Poyster	1	24
Carl Pickens	1	17
T.J. Cebulla	1	15
Mike Schneck	1	9

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Jones	2	22
Brian Dawkins	2	10
Hunter Goodwin	1	20
Shawn Wooden	1	17
Chris Draft	1	14

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Jones	---	---	42	26	11	79
Carl Pickens	19	32	---	---	17	68
John Gerak	20	37	---	---	9	66
Eric Davis	---	---	32	23	9	64
Darren Woodson	---	---	36	25	3	64
Timm Rosenbach	20	43	---	---	---	63
Kendall Gammon	18	35	---	---	9	62
N.D. Kalu	---	---	37	20	5	62
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	36	23	2	61
Chris Wiltz	20	41	---	---	---	61
Kanavis McGhee	---	---	34	23	3	60
Stanley Richard	---	---	20	15	25	60
Jon Runyan	20	39	---	---	---	59
Jerry Ostroski	20	37	---	---	---	57
Melvin Hayes	20	37	---	---	---	57
Greg Spires	---	---	28	22	2	52
Vincent Vega	---	---	32	15	3	50
Amani Toomer	18	27	---	---	5	50
R-Kal De Poyster	9	15	---	---	24	48
Takeo Spikes	---	---	26	19	2	47
Howard Griffith	10	19	---	---	14	43
Bill Johnson	---	---	24	18	1	43
Stalin Colinet	---	---	26	14	2	42
Tyrus McCloud	---	---	14	5	23	42
Dorsey Levens	11	28	---	---	1	40
Kevin Smith	---	---	22	11	7	40
Mark Campbell	3	13	---	---	20	36
Bryan Jones	---	---	8	2	20	30
Derrick Ransom	---	---	16	12	1	29
Michael Timpson	6	19	---	---	---	25
Bryce Fisher	---	---	15	4	6	25
T.J. Cebulla	0	8	---	---	15	23
Brian Blades	4	17	---	---	1	22
Chance Baxter	---	---	8	1	12	21
Tony Darden	---	---	12	5	3	20
Bob Hallen	0	8	---	---	9	17
Barret Robbins	0	6	---	---	9	15
Ricky Williams	2	2	---	---	11	15
Mario Whigham	0	4	---	---	9	13
Brad Edwards	---	---	5	3	4	12
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Terry	0	6	---	---	---	6
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Supernaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
Orlando Sheehan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Stone	41	26	---	---	9	76
Isaac Bruce	39	26	---	---	9	74
Blaine Bishop	---	---	20	41	11	72
Brian Dawkins	---	---	20	41	10	71
Tony Semple	43	26	---	---	---	69
Marcus Spears	42	26	---	---	---	68
Kelvin Garmon	41	26	---	---	---	67
Erik Williams	40	26	---	---	---	66
Chris Chandler	38	26	---	---	---	64
Peerless Price	36	26	---	---	---	62
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	28	14	---	---	19	61
Dan Taylor	---	---	19	39	1	59
Jason Mewes	---	---	19	39	1	59
Randall Godfrey	---	---	16	38	1	55
Chris Draft	---	---	15	26	14	55
Ryan Phillips	---	---	19	33	1	53
Daylon McCutcheon	---	---	5	21	25	51
Dale Carter	---	---	15	33	1	49
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	11	31	7	49
Marco Coleman	---	---	14	31	1	46
Travis Hall	---	---	12	28	4	44
Jamal Anderson	25	17	---	---	---	42
Jay Williams	---	---	13	19	10	42
Jay Riemersma	25	9	---	---	8	42
Billy Miller	15	10	---	---	11	36
Shawn Wooden	---	---	5	11	17	33
Hunter Goodwin	8	4	---	---	20	32
Brock Olivo	18	9	---	---	3	30
Darnay Scott	16	12	---	---	---	28
Charlie Jones	3	1	---	---	22	26
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	2	3	19	24
Graham Newsome	---	---	8	15	---	23
LeShon Johnson	0	0	---	---	20	20
Andre Royal	---	---	4	9	3	16
Jammi German	2	2	---	---	11	15
Jason Layman	4	0	---	---	9	13
Mike Martin	3	0	---	---	9	12
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lorenzo Styles	---	---	1	10	---	11
Greg Truitt	1	0	---	---	9	10
Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	9	9
Johnny Utah	5	0	---	---	3	8
Vaughn Booker	---	---	2	5	---	7
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Smith	---	---	0	0	5	5
Dakota Pritchett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	2	0.4
Middle	11	47	4.3
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	34	3.4
Middle	25	53	2.1
Right	7	38	5.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	43	18	6	5	2	10	5	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	25	17	4	0	0	5	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	23	23.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	11	74	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	107	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	30	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	32	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	54	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	26	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	4	108	27.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Pickens	10	4	1	65	2	32
WR Michael Timpson	8	3	1	22	0	19
WR Amani Toomer	8	3	0	53	2	27
WR Brian Blades	4	2	0	11	0	17
RB R-Kal De Poyster	4	2	0	32	1	15
WR T.J. Cebulla	4	1	0	9	0	8
TE Kendall Gammon	3	1	0	23	1	35
RB Dorsey Levens	1	1	0	9	0	28
TE Mark Campbell	1	1	0	10	0	13

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Isaac Bruce	10	6	95	2	26
WR Peerless Price	9	7	75	1	26
WR Darnay Scott	2	2	34	1	12
RB Brock Olivo	2	2	16	0	9
TE Jay Riemersma	1	0	0	0	9
TE Billy Miller	1	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brock Olivo	7	35	5.00	3.12
Jamal Anderson	3	8	2.67	2.79

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	1	0	0	0.00	5.44

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	2	2	24	12.00	8.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Timpson	1	0	0	0.00	2.75

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Isaac Bruce	2	2	24	12.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	2	0
R-Kal De Poyster	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	3	1
Chris Chandler	1	0
Brock Olivo	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	11	2	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	10	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Timpson	3	1	1
WR Carl Pickens	2	0	0
WR Amani Toomer	2	0	0
WR T.J. Cebulla	2	0	0
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0
RB R-Kal De Poyster	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Peerless Price	6	6	3
WR Isaac Bruce	2	1	1
WR Darnay Scott	1	1	1
RB Brock Olivo	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)