Week 6, 2015

played in Pittsburgh, PA

57 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	14	0	10	-	24
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	7	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 PIT - Jaquiski Tartt 77 interception return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 14:20 DEN - Samuel Gomez 20 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 07:27 DEN - Samuel Gomez 6 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 08:31 PIT - Cam Newton 11 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Micah Posante 26 field goal
4Q: 11:55 PIT - Shaquille Brooks 1 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 08:05 DEN - Julio Jones 18 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
4Q: 02:44 PIT - Le'Veon Bell 4 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 PIT - Jaquiski Tartt 77 interception return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 14:20 DEN - Samuel Gomez 20 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 07:27 DEN - Samuel Gomez 6 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 08:31 PIT - Cam Newton 11 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Micah Posante 26 field goal
4Q: 11:55 PIT - Shaquille Brooks 1 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 08:05 DEN - Julio Jones 18 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
4Q: 02:44 PIT - Le'Veon Bell 4 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Team Statistics DEN PIT
Record 3-2 2-4
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 409 274
- Offensive Plays 70 55
- Yards per Play 5.84 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 99 66
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 3.19 3.14
Net Passing Yards 310 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 27 - 1 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 310 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 7.95 6.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/32
Punt Returns/Yards 5/81 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 2/29
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/77
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:24 27:36

Team Statistics	DEN	PIT
Record	3-2	2-4
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	409	274
- Offensive Plays	70	55
- Yards per Play	5.84	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	99	66
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	3.19	3.14
Net Passing Yards	310	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 27 - 1	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	310	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	7.95	6.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/32
Punt Returns/Yards	5/81	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	2/29
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/77
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:24	27:36

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	2:22	OWN 35	4	36	Interception
1	10:42	1:49	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	4:00	4:51	OWN 9	10	91	Touchdown
2	12:33	5:14	OWN 44	11	56	Touchdown
2	4:31	3:13	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OPP 49	1	0	Half
3	15:00	2:53	OWN 28	5	11	Punt
3	8:21	1:19	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	4:46	4:53	OWN 38	9	53	Field Goal
4	11:45	3:46	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
4	2:36	2:36	OWN 25	11	59	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
1	8:53	4:53	OWN 6	8	38	Punt
2	14:09	1:36	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
2	7:19	2:48	OWN 25	5	36	Punt
2	1:18	1:08	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
3	12:07	3:46	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
3	7:02	2:16	OWN 20	7	17	Punt
4	14:53	1:12	OWN 25	4	0	Punt
4	13:41	1:56	OPP 13	5	13	Touchdown
4	7:59	5:23	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown

Game MVP: Wayne Robinson, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Giovani Bernard	22	74	3.36	22	2
QB Wayne Robinson	5	28	5.60	8	0
RB Bernard Pierce	4	-3	-0.75	4	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Charles Sims	10	18	1.80	10	2	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	7	27	3.86	7	0	1
RB Zach Ramsey	3	10	3.33	7	0	0
QB Cam Newton	1	11	11.00	11	1	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Robinson	39	27	310	0/0	3	47	1	107.8

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	30	19	232	4/24	1	40	0	98.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Samuel Gomez	13	16	181	13.92	69	47	2
WR Justin Blackmon	6	11	76	12.67	24	33	0
WR Julio Jones	5	5	42	8.40	30	18	1
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Giovani Bernard	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
TE Jack Doyle	1	3	9	9.00	4	9	0
WR Shaq Evans	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	8	95	19.00	70	40	0
WR Shaquille Brooks	4	7	42	10.50	22	19	1
RB Charles Sims	3	5	6	2.00	3	6	0
TE Troy Niklas	3	5	56	18.67	27	25	0
WR Devin Hester	2	3	21	10.50	5	19	0
WR Josh Cribbs	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jaquiski Tartt	1	77	77.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
T Greg Robinson	0	1	0	0
TE Troy Niklas	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brody Beasley	4	202	50.5	46.8	61	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Britton Colquitt	7	323	46.1	31.7	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernard Pierce	5	81	16.2	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Hester	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Blackmon	3	58	19.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Cribbs	2	29	14.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marcus Gilchrist	7	3	0.0	21	26
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	5	2	0.0	21	34
DE Bruce Carter	4	0	2.0	19	29
DE Anthony Spencer	4	2	1.5	21	23
S Marcus Maxey	4	1	0.0	14	27
OLB Dontay Moch	3	1	0.0	21	21
DT Fletcher Cox	2	0	0.5	21	22
S Eric Reid	2	4	0.0	21	34
CB Rico Banks	2	1	0.0	20	33
DT Sedrick Ellis	2	0	0.0	21	24
S D. J. Swearinger	2	0	0.0	9	12
CB Josh Shaw	2	0	0.0	0	10
OLB Eli Thomas	1	0	0.0	7	18
CB Justin Gilbert	1	0	0.0	13	23

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Jaquiski Tartt	8	3	31	39
OLB Moise Fokou	7	1	30	39
ILB Kaluka Maiava	6	2	18	7
OLB Clay Matthews	6	2	29	39
OLB A. J. Klein	5	2	25	24
CB Patrick Robinson	5	1	30	39
S Dawan Landry	5	0	12	18
S Marcus Peters	4	2	26	37
S Andrew Sendejo	4	1	20	22
DT Johnny Jolly	2	2	27	25
CB Al Afalava	1	0	17	27
DT Otis Finley	1	0	4	14
DE Hunter Vergara	1	0	13	4
ILB Jonas Mouton	0	2	3	10
OLB Stewart Bradley	0	1	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Carter	2.0	3	0	29
DE Anthony Spencer	1.5	2	1	23
DT Fletcher Cox	0.5	0	0	22
DE Tyson Alualu	0.0	2	0	15

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	1	0	0	39
DE Andre Branch	1	0	0	7
DT Johnny Jolly	0	1	0	25
OLB Moise Fokou	0	1	0	39
S Marcus Peters	0	1	0	37
DE Kawann Short	0	0	1	32
OLB A. J. Klein	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marcus Gilchrist	6	0	26
CB Josh Shaw	2	1	10
CB Rico Banks	2	0	33
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	2	0	34
OLB Eli Thomas	1	1	18
S Marcus Maxey	1	0	27
DE Anthony Spencer	1	0	23
DT Sedrick Ellis	1	0	24
DE Bruce Carter	1	0	29
S Eric Reid	1	0	34
CB Justin Gilbert	1	0	23
OLB Dontay Moch	0	1	21

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jaquiski Tartt	8	2	1	39
CB Patrick Robinson	5	0	0	39
OLB Clay Matthews	3	0	0	39
S Andrew Sendejo	3	0	0	22
S Marcus Peters	3	0	0	37
S Dawan Landry	1	1	0	18
ILB Kaluka Maiava	1	0	0	7
OLB Moise Fokou	1	0	0	39
CB Al Afalava	1	0	0	27
OLB A. J. Klein	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Zach Browning	3	6	31	39
G Anthony Hammond	2	6	31	39
T Eric Winston	2	5	31	39
T Orlando Franklin	1	4	31	39
G Russell Bodine	0	4	31	39
FB Norman Manning	0	1	7	7

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T John Terry	1	5	21	1	34
C Brian Schwenke	1	5	21	0	34
T Greg Robinson	1	4	21	1	34
TE Mason Pritchett	1	1	5	0	0
G Aaron Howard	0	4	21	0	34
G Dakota Dozier	0	1	21	2	34

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Ellis	2	16
Dontay Moch	1	21
Brock Vereen	1	17
DeMarcus Lawrence	1	7

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Dawan Landry	2	21
Zach Ramsey	1	21
Troy Niklas	1	20
Rennie Curran	1	19
John Terry	1	12
Charles Sims	1	9
Clay Matthews	1	3

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
QB Wayne Robinson	31	39	---	---	1	71
T Eric Winston	31	39	---	---	---	70
G Zach Browning	31	39	---	---	---	70
G Anthony Hammond	31	39	---	---	---	70
T Orlando Franklin	31	39	---	---	---	70
WR Samuel Gomez	31	39	---	---	---	70
G Russell Bodine	31	39	---	---	---	70
TE Jack Doyle	27	30	---	---	12	69
WR Justin Blackmon	19	30	---	---	18	67
OLB Dontay Moch	---	---	21	21	21	63
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	21	24	16	61
WR Julio Jones	24	36	---	---	---	60
CB Rico Banks	---	---	20	33	5	58
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	21	34	---	55
S Eric Reid	---	---	21	34	---	55
RB Bernard Pierce	6	22	---	---	22	50
RB Giovani Bernard	25	15	---	---	10	50
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	19	29	---	48
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	21	26	---	47
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	7	18	21	46
DE Anthony Spencer	---	---	21	23	---	44
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	21	22	---	43
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	14	27	---	41
CB Justin Gilbert	---	---	13	23	---	36
TE Nate Kleedtke	13	9	---	---	---	22
TE DeAndre Goodson	0	0	---	---	22	22
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	9	12	---	21
FB Norman Manning	7	7	---	---	6	20
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	0	1	17	18
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	0	11	7	18
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	2	15	---	17
CB Brock Vereen	---	---	0	0	17	17
WR Shaq Evans	3	7	---	---	5	15
DT Angel Blackson	---	---	0	11	---	11
CB Josh Shaw	---	---	0	10	---	10
DE Da'Quan Bowers	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Russell Okung	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Josh LeRibeus	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Harris Tirman	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Jamil Douglas	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Darius Hebron	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Brody Beasley	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Stanley Arnoux	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	31	39	6	76
OLB Clay Matthews	---	---	29	39	3	71
OLB Moise Fokou	---	---	30	39	1	70
CB Patrick Robinson	---	---	30	39	1	70
TE Troy Niklas	21	28	---	---	20	69
T John Terry	21	34	---	---	12	67
S Marcus Peters	---	---	26	37	1	64
G Aaron Howard	21	34	---	---	7	62
G Dakota Dozier	21	34	---	---	7	62
T Greg Robinson	21	34	---	---	7	62
DE Kawann Short	---	---	26	32	1	59
CB Al Afalava	---	---	17	27	14	58
WR Josh Cribbs	19	32	---	---	5	56
QB Cam Newton	21	34	---	---	---	55
C Brian Schwenke	21	34	---	---	---	55
WR Shaquille Brooks	14	34	---	---	5	53
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	27	25	1	53
DE Michael Brocker	---	---	18	35	---	53
S Dawan Landry	---	---	12	18	21	51
WR Devin Hester	14	31	---	---	5	50
OLB A. J. Klein	---	---	25	24	1	50
S Andrew Sendejo	---	---	20	22	1	43
RB Charles Sims	13	12	---	---	9	34
RB Le'Veon Bell	7	22	---	---	1	30
ILB Kaluka Maiava	---	---	18	7	2	27
RB Zach Ramsey	3	1	---	---	21	25
DT Otis Finley	---	---	4	14	4	22
ILB Jonas Mouton	---	---	3	10	8	21
ILB Rennie Curran	---	---	1	0	19	20
CB Dwight Bentley	---	---	4	11	4	19
TE Greg Olsen	7	10	---	---	1	18
DE Hunter Vergara	---	---	13	4	1	18
WR Michael Clayton	2	0	---	---	14	16
DE Andre Branch	---	---	5	7	4	16
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Kwame Harris	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Britton Colquitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Caden Poole	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Mason Pritchett	5	0	---	---	---	5
OLB Stewart Bradley	---	---	2	0	---	2
C A.Q. Shipley	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Darius Butler	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Christian Ponder	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lane Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G John Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	21	63	3.0
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	0	0.0
Middle	10	46	4.6
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Robinson	39	27	6	1	2	3	3	2	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	30	19	4	0	1	3	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	18	152	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	29	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	121	15.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	10	84	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	31	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	117	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Gomez	16	13	0	181	5	39
WR Justin Blackmon	11	6	1	76	1	30
WR Julio Jones	5	5	0	42	0	36
TE Jack Doyle	3	1	1	9	0	30
WR Shaq Evans	2	0	0	0	0	7
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	0	-4	0	22
RB Giovani Bernard	1	1	0	6	0	15

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Le'Veon Bell	8	5	0	95	2	22
WR Shaquille Brooks	7	4	0	42	0	34
RB Charles Sims	5	3	1	6	0	12
TE Troy Niklas	5	3	0	56	2	28
WR Devin Hester	3	2	0	21	0	31
WR Josh Cribbs	1	1	0	-3	0	32
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	0	15	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Giovani Bernard	3	-5	-1.67	3.36
RB Bernard Pierce	1	2	2.00	-0.75

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Cam Newton	1	11	11.00	11.00
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	4	4.00	3.86
RB Zach Ramsey	1	0	0.00	3.33
RB Charles Sims	1	2	2.00	1.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Robinson	7	5	50	7.14	7.95

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	3	2	11	3.67	7.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Samuel Gomez	5	4	32	6.40	11.31
WR Julio Jones	1	1	18	18.00	8.40
WR Justin Blackmon	1	0	0	0.00	6.91

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shaquille Brooks	2	2	11	5.50	6.00
RB Charles Sims	1	0	0	0.00	1.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Giovani Bernard	2	2
QB Wayne Robinson	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Robinson	12	10	6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	12	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samuel Gomez	5	4	2
WR Julio Jones	3	3	2
WR Justin Blackmon	3	3	2
WR Shaq Evans	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	4	3
WR Shaquille Brooks	3	2	1
TE Troy Niklas	2	1	1
WR Josh Cribbs	1	1	0
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 37,900 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,800 (20,900)
End Zone 7,800 (15,100)
Mezzanine 4,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 7,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 5,100 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	37,900 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,800 (20,900)
End Zone	7,800 (15,100)
Mezzanine	4,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	7,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	5,100 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,800)