Week 6, 2009

played in Denver, CO

46 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	6	0	3	14	-	23
Denver Broncos	3	9	3	13	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:19 PIT - David Akers 40 field goal
1Q: 07:35 DEN - Vince Joseph 44 field goal
1Q: 04:36 PIT - David Akers 42 field goal
2Q: 04:26 DEN - Vince Joseph 18 field goal
2Q: 01:05 DEN - Vince Joseph 55 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Vince Joseph 44 field goal
3Q: 10:55 DEN - Vince Joseph 41 field goal
3Q: 02:38 PIT - David Akers 29 field goal
4Q: 06:58 PIT - Jake O'Connell 13 pass from Jay Cutler (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 03:10 DEN - Alge Crumpler 36 pass from Kevin Daft (Elias Marchant run for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:42 DEN - Tully Banta-Cain 25 interception return (Vince Joseph extra point)
4Q: 00:58 PIT - Josh Cribbs 4 pass from Jay Cutler (David Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:19 PIT - David Akers 40 field goal
1Q: 07:35 DEN - Vince Joseph 44 field goal
1Q: 04:36 PIT - David Akers 42 field goal
2Q: 04:26 DEN - Vince Joseph 18 field goal
2Q: 01:05 DEN - Vince Joseph 55 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Vince Joseph 44 field goal
3Q: 10:55 DEN - Vince Joseph 41 field goal
3Q: 02:38 PIT - David Akers 29 field goal
4Q: 06:58 PIT - Jake O'Connell 13 pass from Jay Cutler (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 03:10 DEN - Alge Crumpler 36 pass from Kevin Daft (Elias Marchant run for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:42 DEN - Tully Banta-Cain 25 interception return (Vince Joseph extra point)
4Q: 00:58 PIT - Josh Cribbs 4 pass from Jay Cutler (David Akers extra point)

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 2-4 4-1
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 332 324
- Offensive Plays 71 59
- Yards per Play 4.68 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 58 73
- Rushing Attempts 20 23
- Yards per Rush 2.90 3.17
Net Passing Yards 274 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 31 - 1 35 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 282 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 5.37 6.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/46 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 31:05 28:55

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	2-4	4-1
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	332	324
- Offensive Plays	71	59
- Yards per Play	4.68	5.49
Net Rushing Yards	58	73
- Rushing Attempts	20	23
- Yards per Rush	2.90	3.17
Net Passing Yards	274	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 31 - 1	35 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	282	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	5.37	6.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/46	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	31:05	28:55

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:49	OWN 25	9	52	Field Goal
1	7:30	3:00	OWN 43	6	32	Field Goal
1	2:03	2:14	OPP 49	5	2	Punt
2	9:31	1:20	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
2	4:18	1:57	OWN 37	5	9	Punt
2	0:58	0:33	OWN 25	3	-12	Punt
3	10:49	2:14	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
3	6:50	4:20	OWN 20	11	68	Field Goal
3	1:17	3:06	OWN 28	6	18	Punt
4	11:55	5:07	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
4	2:57	0:26	OWN 24	1	-10	Interception
4	2:31	1:42	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:11	2:02	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	8:09	0:39	OPP 30	3	3	Field Goal
1	4:30	2:27	OWN 23	4	31	Fumble
2	14:49	5:18	OWN 2	10	46	Punt
2	8:11	3:53	OPP 39	7	38	Field Goal
2	2:21	1:23	OWN 19	5	43	Field Goal
2	0:25	0:25	OPP 44	2	17	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:11	OWN 35	7	41	Field Goal
3	8:35	1:45	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
3	2:30	1:13	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	13:11	1:16	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
4	6:48	3:51	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
4	0:49	0:49	OPP 46	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Kevin Daft, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brian Westbrook	10	6	0.60	9	0
RB Cadillac Williams	6	37	6.17	15	2
QB Jay Cutler	4	15	3.75	17	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Elias Marchant	12	39	3.25	9
RB Leon Washington	7	31	4.43	9
QB Kevin Daft	4	3	0.75	7

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	50	31	282	1/8	2	25	1	82.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin Daft	35	24	254	1/3	1	36	0	98.9

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Johnson	15	21	128	8.53	53	17	0
WR Josh Cribbs	5	10	20	4.00	8	7	1
WR Brandon Jones	3	5	34	11.33	20	25	0
FB Jake O'Connell	3	3	40	13.33	4	17	1
RB Brian Westbrook	2	4	12	6.00	0	8	0
RB Cadillac Williams	2	4	34	17.00	24	25	0
TE Grady Dux	1	3	14	14.00	7	14	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marques Colston	8	11	91	11.38	46	27	0
TE Alge Crumpler	6	8	71	11.83	23	36	1
WR Thomas Anderson	3	4	30	10.00	0	17	0
RB Elias Marchant	2	3	18	9.00	6	13	0
RB Leon Washington	2	5	18	9.00	5	10	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	10	10.00	8	10	0
WR LeRon McCoy	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
TE Kevin Boss	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Reidel Anthony	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	1	25	25.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Calvin Johnson	1	0	0
CB Jacques Reeves	0	1	0
ILB Roderick Coleman	0	0	1
FB Heath Evans	0	0	1
ILB Kaluka Maiava	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Leon Washington	2	0	0
TE Alge Crumpler	1	0	0
WR Reidel Anthony	0	1	0
C Dylan Galloway	0	1	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	0	1	0
T Will Whittcker	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Britton Colquitt	6	238	39.7	39.7	58	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Oscarson	5	257	51.4	44.4	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	3/3	2/2	0/0	42	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vince Joseph	5/5	4/4	1/1	55	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	4	35	8.8	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Cribbs	3	75	25.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Washington	3	72	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	7	1	1.0	23	36
ILB Wesley Woodyard	7	1	0.0	23	29
CB Jacques Reeves	3	2	0.0	21	36
DT Johnny Jolly	3	2	0.0	22	26
CB William Gay	3	1	0.0	11	23
ILB Roderick Coleman	3	0	0.0	21	28
ILB Kaluka Maiava	3	0	0.0	13	18
S Tony George	2	2	0.0	21	35
DE Kenny Peterson	2	0	0.0	8	21
S Joey Thomas	2	0	0.0	20	28
OLB Jonah Conger	2	0	0.0	12	21
DE Derrick Harvey	2	0	0.0	18	20
S Chris Horton	2	0	0.0	8	13
S Michael Hawkins	1	2	0.0	21	31
OLB Adam Hayward	1	1	0.0	9	22
S Darius Butler	0	1	0.0	0	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clint Session	8	1	0.0	20	48
CB Tony Beckham	6	2	0.0	12	32
CB Ronald Bartell	6	1	0.0	18	46
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	5	1	0.0	20	51
S Dexter Jackson	4	3	0.0	20	51
S Madieu Williams	4	2	0.0	15	44
DT Kevin Williams	4	1	0.0	20	36
DE William Hayes	3	0	1.0	9	29
CB Lito Sheppard	3	1	0.0	19	47
ILB Terna Nande	2	1	0.0	11	21
DE Darryl Tapp	2	0	0.0	18	40
ILB Malcolm Warfield	1	0	0.0	8	21
CB Darrent Williams	1	0	0.0	1	18
T Eric Winston	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sedrick Ellis	1	0	0.0	5	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	1.0	0	1	0	36
DE Derrick Harvey	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Johnny Jolly	0.0	0	1	1	26

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE William Hayes	1.0	0	2	29
DE Darryl Tapp	0.0	1	1	40
CB Lito Sheppard	0.0	1	0	47
ILB Malcolm Warfield	0.0	0	1	21
DT Kevin Williams	0.0	0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Wesley Woodyard	5	0	29
CB William Gay	3	1	23
CB Jacques Reeves	3	0	36
ILB Kaluka Maiava	3	0	18
OLB Clay Matthews	3	0	36
S Joey Thomas	2	0	28
ILB Roderick Coleman	1	0	28
S Tony George	1	0	35
OLB Jonah Conger	1	0	21
DE Derrick Harvey	1	0	20
S Chris Horton	1	0	13
OLB Adam Hayward	0	1	22

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Clint Session	6	0	0	48
CB Tony Beckham	5	0	0	32
CB Ronald Bartell	4	1	0	46
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	3	2	1	51
CB Lito Sheppard	3	0	0	47
S Madieu Williams	2	1	0	44
S Dexter Jackson	2	0	0	51
DE William Hayes	2	0	0	29
CB Darrent Williams	1	1	0	18
ILB Malcolm Warfield	1	0	0	21
DT Kevin Williams	1	0	0	36
ILB Terna Nande	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Manuel Ramirez	2	6	20	0	51
G Rob Sims	2	4	20	1	51
T Ryan Clady	1	5	20	0	51
T Leonard Davis	1	1	20	0	51
FB Heath Evans	0	1	4	0	9
C A.Q. Shipley	0	1	20	0	51

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Eric Winston	4	6	1	23	0	36
C Chris Dishman	2	3	0	23	0	36
T Jordan Gross	1	3	0	23	1	36
G Terrence Metcalf	1	2	0	12	0	14
T Will Whittcker	0	4	0	23	0	36
G Dan Buenning	0	1	0	11	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Evans	1	27
Roderick Coleman	1	14
Brooks Foster	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Marques Colston	3	12
Sedrick Ellis	2	15
Madieu Williams	1	22
Will Whittcker	1	10

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Leonard Davis	20	51	---	---	9	80
G Rob Sims	20	51	---	---	9	80
G Manuel Ramirez	20	51	---	---	9	80
T Ryan Clady	20	51	---	---	9	80
CB Jacques Reeves	---	---	21	36	18	75
WR Calvin Johnson	18	50	---	---	6	74
WR Josh Cribbs	16	49	---	---	7	72
QB Jay Cutler	20	51	---	---	---	71
C A.Q. Shipley	20	51	---	---	---	71
TE Grady Dux	20	43	---	---	1	64
OLB Clay Matthews	---	---	23	36	5	64
ILB Roderick Coleman	---	---	21	28	14	63
S Tony George	---	---	21	35	5	61
S Michael Hawkins	---	---	21	31	5	57
RB Cadillac Williams	7	28	---	---	21	56
ILB Wesley Woodyard	---	---	23	29	4	56
S Joey Thomas	---	---	20	28	4	52
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	22	26	3	51
WR Brandon Jones	12	37	---	---	---	49
ILB Kaluka Maiava	---	---	13	18	15	46
FB Jake O'Connell	6	12	---	---	26	44
DE Derrick Harvey	---	---	18	20	3	41
S Chris Horton	---	---	8	13	20	41
FB Heath Evans	4	9	---	---	27	40
DE Kenny Peterson	---	---	8	21	8	37
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	12	21	4	37
CB William Gay	---	---	11	23	3	37
RB Brian Westbrook	12	16	---	---	7	35
OLB Tim Dobbins	---	---	2	7	26	35
OLB Adam Hayward	---	---	9	22	3	34
WR Brian Robiskie	1	11	---	---	21	33
CB Carson Briggs	---	---	0	1	16	17
WR Brooks Foster	0	0	---	---	12	12
K David Akers	0	0	---	---	9	9
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Britton Colquitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Robert Ayers	---	---	0	0	5	5
TE Cary Bronson	4	0	---	---	---	4
S Darius Butler	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Kurt Kittner	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Victor Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Musa Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Derrick Dockery	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Adrian Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Junius Coston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Clint Session	---	---	20	48	27	95
S Madieu Williams	---	---	15	44	22	81
S Dexter Jackson	---	---	20	51	3	74
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	20	51	3	74
CB Lito Sheppard	---	---	19	47	3	69
T Jordan Gross	23	36	---	---	10	69
T Will Whittcker	23	36	---	---	10	69
T Eric Winston	23	36	---	---	10	69
CB Ronald Bartell	---	---	18	46	3	67
WR Marques Colston	23	32	---	---	12	67
C Chris Dishman	23	36	---	---	---	59
QB Kevin Daft	23	36	---	---	---	59
RB Leon Washington	11	20	---	---	28	59
DE Darryl Tapp	---	---	18	40	---	58
TE Alge Crumpler	22	34	---	---	---	56
DT Kevin Williams	---	---	20	36	---	56
DE Khari Long	---	---	16	36	3	55
WR Thomas Anderson	20	31	---	---	---	51
DE William Hayes	---	---	9	29	9	47
TE Kevin Boss	5	12	---	---	29	46
CB Tony Beckham	---	---	12	32	1	45
ILB Terna Nande	---	---	11	21	12	44
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	5	22	15	42
WR Reidel Anthony	13	20	---	---	7	40
G Dan Buenning	11	22	---	---	7	40
FB Thomas Tapeh	6	9	---	---	24	39
ILB Malcolm Warfield	---	---	8	21	3	32
CB Andre Woolfork	---	---	3	9	18	30
G Terrence Metcalf	12	14	---	---	3	29
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	1	18	9	28
RB Elias Marchant	12	12	---	---	2	26
WR Tai Streets	0	1	---	---	24	25
WR LeRon McCoy	3	5	---	---	12	20
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	5	7	---	12
K Vince Joseph	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Al Oscarson	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Matt Forte	0	4	---	---	5	9
DE Lorenzo Alexander	---	---	0	0	6	6
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Duante Culpepper	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Brooks Bollinger	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Keith Zinger	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Oniel Cousins	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Breno Giacomini	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jackie Wissick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	0	0.0
Middle	16	58	3.6
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	9	35	3.9
Right	6	13	2.2
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	50	31	2	3	3	5	5	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin Daft	35	24	2	2	4	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	34	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	16	148	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	100	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	49	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	106	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	82	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Johnson	21	15	0	128	0	50
WR Josh Cribbs	10	5	2	20	0	49
WR Brandon Jones	5	3	0	34	1	37
RB Brian Westbrook	4	2	1	12	0	16
RB Cadillac Williams	4	2	0	34	1	28
TE Grady Dux	3	1	0	14	0	43
FB Jake O'Connell	3	3	0	40	0	12

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	11	8	0	91	1	32
TE Alge Crumpler	8	6	2	71	1	34
RB Leon Washington	5	2	1	18	0	20
WR Thomas Anderson	4	3	0	30	0	31
RB Elias Marchant	3	2	1	18	0	12
WR Reidel Anthony	1	0	0	0	0	20
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	0	10	0	9
WR LeRon McCoy	1	1	0	14	0	5
TE Kevin Boss	1	1	0	2	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brian Westbrook	1	3	3.00	0.60
QB Jay Cutler	1	-1	-1.00	3.75

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Elias Marchant	2	0	0.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	7	5	33	4.71	5.64

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin Daft	2	1	14	7.00	7.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Johnson	4	3	16	4.00	6.10
RB Cadillac Williams	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Josh Cribbs	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
FB Jake O'Connell	1	1	13	13.00	13.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Leon Washington	1	0	0	0.00	3.60
WR Marques Colston	1	1	14	14.00	8.27

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cadillac Williams	2	2

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kevin Daft	1	0
RB Elias Marchant	1	1
RB Leon Washington	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Cutler	12	7	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin Daft	11	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Johnson	6	3	2
WR Josh Cribbs	2	1	0
WR Brandon Jones	2	1	0
RB Cadillac Williams	1	1	1
TE Grady Dux	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Leon Washington	5	2	0
TE Alge Crumpler	3	2	1
WR Marques Colston	2	1	0
WR Thomas Anderson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)