Week 6, 2012

played in Denver, CO

55 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	0	3	3	-	9
Denver Broncos	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:08 DEN - Marques Colston 36 pass from Joey Harrington (Micah Posante extra point)
1Q: 04:33 PIT - Dan Carpenter 28 field goal
2Q: 00:28 DEN - Ben Patrick 2 pass from Joey Harrington (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 08:35 PIT - Dan Carpenter 45 field goal
3Q: 04:43 DEN - Jake O'Connell 56 pass from Joey Harrington (Micah Posante extra point)
4Q: 10:52 PIT - Dan Carpenter 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:08 DEN - Marques Colston 36 pass from Joey Harrington (Micah Posante extra point)
1Q: 04:33 PIT - Dan Carpenter 28 field goal
2Q: 00:28 DEN - Ben Patrick 2 pass from Joey Harrington (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 08:35 PIT - Dan Carpenter 45 field goal
3Q: 04:43 DEN - Jake O'Connell 56 pass from Joey Harrington (Micah Posante extra point)
4Q: 10:52 PIT - Dan Carpenter 35 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 1-5 3-2
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 289 373
- Offensive Plays 76 61
- Yards per Play 3.80 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 84 63
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 2.90 2.10
Net Passing Yards 205 310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 26 - 1 29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 212 322
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.36 10.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/44 10/69
Punt Returns/Yards 4/15 6/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:52 27:08

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	1-5	3-2
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	289	373
- Offensive Plays	76	61
- Yards per Play	3.80	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	84	63
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	2.90	2.10
Net Passing Yards	205	310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 26 - 1	29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	212	322
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.36	10.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/44	10/69
Punt Returns/Yards	4/15	6/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:52	27:08

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:54	7:27	OWN 21	14	68	Field Goal
1	2:42	1:41	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
2	12:41	2:04	OWN 15	7	10	Punt
2	9:08	2:26	OWN 22	5	27	Punt
2	2:34	1:20	OWN 9	3	-3	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 25	2	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	11:46	3:16	OWN 32	7	40	Field Goal
3	6:10	0:44	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
3	4:26	1:32	OWN 25	5	26	Punt
3	1:10	5:26	OWN 29	9	53	Field Goal
4	9:27	1:32	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
4	3:58	1:55	OWN 20	7	49	Interception
4	1:31	0:51	OPP 13	7	4	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:06	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	4:27	1:45	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
1	1:01	3:20	OWN 36	6	14	Punt
2	10:37	1:29	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
2	6:42	4:08	OWN 8	10	83	Fumble
2	1:14	0:46	50	6	50	Touchdown
3	13:10	1:24	OPP 28	3	3	Missed FG
3	8:30	2:20	OWN 24	4	9	Punt
3	5:26	1:00	OWN 24	2	76	Touchdown
3	2:54	1:44	OWN 17	4	25	Punt
4	10:44	1:17	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
4	7:55	3:57	OWN 43	5	15	Punt
4	2:03	0:32	OWN 20	3	-7	Fumble
4	0:40	0:40	OWN 9	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Joey Harrington, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB LenDale White	24	89	3.71	17	2
RB Cadillac Williams	2	-3	-1.50	1	0
QB Cam Newton	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
WR Josh Cribbs	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB James Starks	12	7	0.58	9	0
RB Bernard Pierce	11	27	2.45	7	0
QB Joey Harrington	5	14	2.80	7	0
WR Marques Colston	1	1	1.00	1	0
RB Justice Hairston	1	14	14.00	14	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	46	26	212	1/7	0	19	1	59.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	29	20	322	2/12	3	56	0	140.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB LenDale White	5	7	14	2.80	8	7
TE Greg Olsen	5	8	58	11.60	17	19
TE Derek Schouman	5	6	42	8.40	12	15
WR Mike Willams	4	10	37	9.25	9	13
RB Cadillac Williams	2	2	17	8.50	5	10
WR Brandon Jones	2	4	22	11.00	8	14
WR D.J. Hackett	1	4	7	7.00	2	7
WR Josh Cribbs	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
WR Earl Bennett	1	2	6	6.00	0	6

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marques Colston	10	11	193	19.30	123	36	1
TE Ben Patrick	3	5	18	6.00	8	9	1
WR Will Franklin	3	6	38	12.67	5	17	0
RB Bernard Pierce	2	3	18	9.00	16	11	0
FB Jake O'Connell	1	2	56	56.00	50	56	1
RB James Starks	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Julio Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kerry Rhodes	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
CB Dwight Lowery	1	0
CB Curtis Marsh	1	0
S Chris Horton	0	1
OLB Clay Matthews	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Marques Colston	1	0	0	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Britton Colquitt	8	295	36.9	32.4	53	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaac Cochrane	7	285	40.7	35.7	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinton Carter	4	15	3.8	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernard Pierce	6	36	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LenDale White	1	21	21.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Maxwell	1	19	19.0	0
Rico Banks	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	8	1	0.0	30	28
OLB Roger Gilmore	6	2	1.0	28	26
ILB Austin Spitler	4	1	0.0	16	14
DE Kenny Peterson	3	0	1.0	15	21
CB Dwight Lowery	3	6	0.0	30	31
ILB Jeb Huckeba	3	4	0.0	19	17
CB Johnathan Wade	3	1	0.0	27	20
S Chris Horton	3	0	0.0	23	21
ILB Bart Scott	2	3	0.0	13	12
DT Johnny Jolly	2	1	0.0	27	24
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	2	0	0.0	19	20
S Darius Butler	1	1	0.0	13	13
RB LenDale White	1	0	---	---	---
DE Robert Ayers	1	0	0.0	17	25
OLB Phillip Dillard	1	0	0.0	2	10
DE J.C. Devine	1	0	0.0	15	10
DT Otis Finley	1	0	0.0	16	16
CB Curtis Marsh	1	0	0.0	13	17
S Quinton Carter	1	0	0.0	5	7

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	8	2	0.0	28	38
DE Bruce Carter	7	3	0.0	27	45
OLB Jonah Conger	6	2	0.5	22	34
S Kerry Rhodes	6	1	0.0	19	24
DT Kevin Williams	4	4	0.0	25	30
S Marcus Maxey	3	2	0.0	26	36
CB Marcus Gilchrist	3	2	0.0	27	42
S Kenny Phillips	3	1	0.0	8	14
ILB Robert Wendorff	3	0	0.0	13	28
OLB Derrick Morgan	2	0	0.5	29	44
OLB James Anderson	2	0	0.0	3	10
CB Major Wright	2	0	0.0	11	27
CB Darrent Williams	1	1	0.0	26	38
DE Tyson Alualu	1	1	0.0	23	40
CB Levi Curtis	1	1	0.0	3	10
CB Carlos Rogers	1	0	0.0	13	19
CB Rico Banks	1	0	0.0	0	3
DT Sione Pouha	0	1	0.0	8	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kenny Peterson	1.0	0	0	0	21
OLB Roger Gilmore	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Robert Ayers	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Johnny Jolly	0.0	0	1	1	24
DT Otis Finley	0.0	0	1	0	16

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Derrick Morgan	0.5	0	1	0	44
OLB Jonah Conger	0.5	0	0	0	34
DE Tyson Alualu	0.0	1	3	2	40
DT Sedrick Ellis	0.0	0	2	0	8
DT Kevin Williams	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Bruce Carter	0.0	0	0	2	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	5	0	28
OLB Roger Gilmore	4	0	26
CB Johnathan Wade	2	0	20
ILB Austin Spitler	2	0	14
S Darius Butler	1	1	13
CB Curtis Marsh	1	1	17
ILB Jeb Huckeba	1	0	17
S Chris Horton	1	0	21
DE Robert Ayers	1	0	25
OLB Phillip Dillard	1	0	10
DT Otis Finley	1	0	16
CB Dwight Lowery	0	1	31
DE J.C. Devine	0	1	10

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
DE Bruce Carter	3	1	0	45
S Kerry Rhodes	3	0	1	24
OLB Jonah Conger	3	0	0	34
ILB Brian Cushing	3	0	0	38
ILB Robert Wendorff	2	1	0	28
CB Major Wright	2	1	0	27
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	1	0	42
S Kenny Phillips	2	0	0	14
CB Carlos Rogers	1	1	0	19
CB Rico Banks	1	1	0	3
DT Kevin Williams	1	0	0	30
CB Darrent Williams	1	0	0	38
OLB James Anderson	1	0	0	10
CB Levi Curtis	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Manuel Ramirez	2	11	29	0	47
T Ryan Clady	1	8	29	0	47
T James Brewer	1	4	29	0	47
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	28	0	45
G Junius Coston	0	2	29	0	47
C A.Q. Shipley	0	1	29	0	47
RB LenDale White	0	0	27	1	30

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T George Foster	3	9	30	1	31
G Ben Grubbs	2	4	30	0	31
G Zach Browning	1	3	30	0	31
T Eric Winston	0	4	30	1	31
G Shawn Lauvao	0	4	30	0	31
FB Jake O'Connell	0	1	22	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Jeb Huckeba	4	23
Cadillac Williams	1	26
Jimmy Graham	1	24
Phillip Dillard	1	23
D.J. Hackett	1	5

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Ellis	2	13
James Anderson	1	25
Justice Hairston	1	24
Jason Smith	1	8

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Junius Coston	29	47	---	---	11	87
G Manuel Ramirez	29	47	---	---	11	87
T Ryan Clady	29	47	---	---	11	87
T James Brewer	29	47	---	---	11	87
TE Greg Olsen	28	45	---	---	5	78
C A.Q. Shipley	29	47	---	---	---	76
QB Cam Newton	29	47	---	---	---	76
WR Josh Cribbs	28	37	---	---	5	70
RB LenDale White	27	30	---	---	11	68
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	30	31	1	62
WR Mike Willams	17	29	---	---	15	61
OLB Clay Matthews	---	---	30	28	2	60
WR D.J. Hackett	22	32	---	---	5	59
ILB Jeb Huckeba	---	---	19	17	23	59
CB Johnathan Wade	---	---	27	20	8	55
OLB Roger Gilmore	---	---	28	26	---	54
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	27	24	1	52
RB Cadillac Williams	4	17	---	---	26	47
S Chris Horton	---	---	23	21	1	45
DE Robert Ayers	---	---	17	25	1	43
TE Derek Schouman	12	28	---	---	1	41
S Darius Butler	---	---	13	13	15	41
DT Otis Finley	---	---	16	16	7	39
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	19	20	---	39
DE Kenny Peterson	---	---	15	21	1	37
OLB Phillip Dillard	---	---	2	10	23	35
DE J.C. Devine	---	---	15	10	7	32
WR Earl Bennett	6	8	---	---	17	31
CB Curtis Marsh	---	---	13	17	1	31
TE Jimmy Graham	1	5	---	---	24	30
ILB Austin Spitler	---	---	16	14	---	30
ILB Bart Scott	---	---	13	12	1	26
CB Dwight Bentley	---	---	2	9	15	26
S Quinton Carter	---	---	5	7	8	20
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Britton Colquitt	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Brandon Jones	0	4	---	---	---	4
G Steve Hutchinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Justin Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Levi Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Justin Hamilton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB JaMarcus Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Alejandro Villanueva	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Wesley Duran	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Brian Cushing	---	---	28	38	13	79
OLB Derrick Morgan	---	---	29	44	3	76
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	27	45	3	75
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	26	38	8	72
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	27	42	3	72
G Shawn Lauvao	30	31	---	---	8	69
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	23	40	1	64
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	26	36	1	63
QB Joey Harrington	30	31	---	---	---	61
T George Foster	30	31	---	---	---	61
T Eric Winston	30	31	---	---	---	61
G Ben Grubbs	30	31	---	---	---	61
G Zach Browning	30	31	---	---	---	61
S Kerry Rhodes	---	---	19	24	17	60
WR Marques Colston	29	31	---	---	---	60
TE Ben Patrick	16	18	---	---	24	58
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	22	34	1	57
DT Kevin Williams	---	---	25	30	---	55
WR Will Franklin	24	25	---	---	4	53
CB Carlos Rogers	---	---	13	19	18	50
RB Bernard Pierce	15	14	---	---	16	45
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	13	28	3	44
FB Jake O'Connell	22	22	---	---	---	44
RB Justice Hairston	12	7	---	---	24	43
CB Major Wright	---	---	11	27	3	41
OLB James Anderson	---	---	3	10	25	38
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	8	14	13	35
WR Julio Jones	14	18	---	---	1	33
DT Sione Pouha	---	---	8	12	9	29
RB James Starks	14	14	---	---	1	29
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	1	8	13	22
WR Marcus Maxwell	0	3	---	---	17	20
DE Vinny Curry	---	---	1	7	10	18
CB Levi Curtis	---	---	3	10	2	15
OLB Tevin Kerber	---	---	6	5	---	11
WR Justin Blackmon	0	2	---	---	7	9
C Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jackie Wissick	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jason Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Isaac Cochrane	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Jonathan Campbell	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Rico Banks	---	---	0	3	4	7
TE Frederick Maese	4	1	---	---	---	5
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Kyle Orton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	15	26	1.7
Right	6	39	6.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-8	-2.0
Middle	14	38	2.7
Right	10	37	3.7
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	46	26	0	3	2	6	7	4	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	29	20	6	1	1	4	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	120	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	92	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	85	14.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	104	11.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	133	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Mike Willams	10	4	0	37	29
TE Greg Olsen	8	5	0	58	45
RB LenDale White	7	5	1	14	30
TE Derek Schouman	6	5	0	42	28
WR D.J. Hackett	4	1	0	7	32
WR Brandon Jones	4	2	1	22	4
WR Josh Cribbs	3	1	0	9	37
RB Cadillac Williams	2	2	0	17	17
WR Earl Bennett	2	1	0	6	8

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	11	10	0	193	5	31
WR Will Franklin	6	3	0	38	0	25
TE Ben Patrick	5	3	0	18	0	18
RB Bernard Pierce	3	2	0	18	0	14
FB Jake O'Connell	2	1	1	56	1	22
RB James Starks	1	1	0	-1	0	14
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	9	3	18	2.00	4.61

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	3	1	2	0.67	11.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR D.J. Hackett	4	1	7	1.75	1.75
WR Brandon Jones	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
RB LenDale White	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	10	10.00	7.25
TE Derek Schouman	1	1	1	1.00	7.00
WR Mike Willams	1	0	0	0.00	3.70

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ben Patrick	2	1	2	1.00	3.60
WR Will Franklin	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB LenDale White	2	1
RB Cadillac Williams	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Joey Harrington	2	1
RB Bernard Pierce	2	0
RB Justice Hairston	1	1
RB James Starks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	13	6	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Greg Olsen	3	1	1
WR D.J. Hackett	2	1	0
TE Derek Schouman	2	1	0
WR Earl Bennett	2	1	0
WR Josh Cribbs	1	0	0
WR Brandon Jones	1	1	1
RB LenDale White	1	1	0
WR Mike Willams	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Franklin	2	0	0
WR Marques Colston	1	1	0
TE Ben Patrick	1	1	1
FB Jake O'Connell	1	0	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	1

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)