Conference Semifinals, 2015

played in Pittsburgh, PA

47 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	0	7	3	-	13
Pittsburgh Steelers	21	10	7	3	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:06 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 9 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)
1Q: 11:24 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 23 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
1Q: 07:57 DEN - Danny Whitfield 36 field goal
1Q: 00:29 PIT - Karl Hamrick 24 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 02:00 PIT - Jeff Reed 28 field goal
2Q: 01:01 PIT - Matthew Meadows 82 punt return (Jeff Reed extra point)
3Q: 06:36 DEN - Jeffrey McCollom 2 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 04:04 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 2 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
4Q: 08:05 DEN - Danny Whitfield 24 field goal
4Q: 02:03 PIT - Jeff Reed 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:06 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 9 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)
1Q: 11:24 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 23 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
1Q: 07:57 DEN - Danny Whitfield 36 field goal
1Q: 00:29 PIT - Karl Hamrick 24 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 02:00 PIT - Jeff Reed 28 field goal
2Q: 01:01 PIT - Matthew Meadows 82 punt return (Jeff Reed extra point)
3Q: 06:36 DEN - Jeffrey McCollom 2 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 04:04 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 2 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
4Q: 08:05 DEN - Danny Whitfield 24 field goal
4Q: 02:03 PIT - Jeff Reed 22 field goal

Team Statistics DEN PIT
Record 10-8 15-2
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 328 386
- Offensive Plays 61 61
- Yards per Play 5.38 6.33
Net Rushing Yards 93 188
- Rushing Attempts 24 36
- Yards per Rush 3.88 5.22
Net Passing Yards 235 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 1 24 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 249 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.35 7.92
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/5 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 4/105
Kick Returns/Yards 4/105 1/36
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 28:26 31:34

Team Statistics	DEN	PIT
Record	10-8	15-2
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	328	386
- Offensive Plays	61	61
- Yards per Play	5.38	6.33
Net Rushing Yards	93	188
- Rushing Attempts	24	36
- Yards per Rush	3.88	5.22
Net Passing Yards	235	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 1	24 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	249	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.35	7.92
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/5	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	4/105
Kick Returns/Yards	4/105	1/36
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	28:26	31:34

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:09	3:19	OWN 20	8	61	Field Goal
1	0:12	3:25	OWN 29	6	39	Downs
2	10:50	1:09	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
2	9:25	1:50	OPP 46	6	25	Interception
2	1:54	1:02	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 20	2	19	Half
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	12:25	5:57	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
3	3:54	1:06	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	1:06	1:14	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
4	13:15	5:16	OWN 25	9	68	Field Goal
4	1:55	1:29	OWN 27	4	16	Punt

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
1	11:52	0:43	OPP 27	3	27	Touchdown
1	7:50	7:38	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
2	11:47	0:57	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
2	9:41	0:16	OWN 39	2	0	Interception
2	7:35	5:41	OWN 20	12	69	Field Goal
3	13:40	1:15	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	6:28	2:34	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	2:48	1:42	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	14:52	1:37	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
4	7:59	6:04	OPP 40	8	35	Field Goal
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Lionel Hutchins, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey McCollom	15	66	4.40	14	2	1
Luther Puzzuoli	9	27	3.00	12	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lionel Hutchins	27	134	4.96	53	2	2
Harvey Cochrane	9	54	6.00	20	3	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	35	19	249	2/14	0	30	1	65.1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Henson	24	16	204	1/6	2	26	1	103.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darius Watts	7	8	100	14.29	16	20
WR Deron Lane	6	10	80	13.33	30	30
TE Lee Rayman	3	5	19	6.33	0	11
WR Warren Kerr	2	4	44	22.00	4	23
FB Shane Ford	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Jeffrey McCollom	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Troy Hopper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mario Beyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Donnie Kerber	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Luther Puzzuoli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lee Evans	4	5	50	12.50	4	21	0
WR Karl Hamrick	3	3	51	17.00	5	24	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	3	4	27	9.00	25	10	1
FB Jose Durham	2	2	9	4.50	8	5	0
WR Cris Mayhew	2	5	31	15.50	5	23	0
WR Matthew Meadows	2	4	36	18.00	1	26	0
TE Carl Denney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Reuben Toniolo	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S James Major	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rico Bensen	1	0	0
Luther Puzzuoli	1	0	0
Drew Brees	0	1	0
Cornell Shah	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lionel Hutchins	1	0	0
Les Leskun	0	1	0
Jerris Yoder	0	1	0
Lee Evans	0	0	1
Cornelius Hemphill	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	6	280	46.7	35.0	56	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Gray	4	184	46.0	44.3	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Reed	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	1	6	6.0	0
Randal Blake	1	1	1.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	3	100	33.3	1
Lee Evans	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	3	73	24.3	0
Mario Beyer	1	32	32.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	1	36	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	9	5	0.0	36	25
S Reuben Toniolo	7	0	0.0	26	18
OLB Bubba Rhodes	4	2	0.0	36	25
S Bernie Burke	4	2	0.0	36	25
CB John Echols	4	0	0.0	33	24
CB Tom Clancy	4	0	0.0	35	25
DE Wendell Jenkins	3	2	0.5	36	25
DT Freddie Segers	3	2	0.0	28	19
CB Cornell Shah	3	2	0.0	24	18
DT Shaun Woods	2	2	0.5	35	25
OLB Marshall Chin	2	1	0.0	13	8
DE Bernard Banks	2	0	0.0	32	25
DT J.B. Hock	2	0	0.0	11	7
QB Drew Brees	1	0	---	---	---
S Rickey Richmond	0	1	0.0	2	2
CB Randal Blake	0	1	0.0	5	4

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB David Addy	6	2	0.0	21	31
ILB Jerris Yoder	6	1	0.0	23	34
OLB Henry May	5	1	0.0	13	24
S Kevin Reid	4	2	0.0	24	37
DT Cornelius Hemphill	4	0	0.0	22	35
CB Cory Fellin	3	2	0.0	24	37
S James Major	3	1	0.0	23	33
CB Stephen Forbes	3	1	0.0	24	37
DE Perry Simoneau	2	3	1.0	24	36
S Thomas Turnbull	2	2	0.0	11	13
ILB Edgar Rogers	2	0	0.0	3	6
DE Harold Finley	1	0	1.0	22	36
OLB Derrick Borders	1	2	0.0	11	13
DT Heath Fangboner	1	1	0.0	9	8
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tommie Flynn	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Joseph Sanford	0	1	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Shaun Woods	0.5	0	1	0	25
DE Wendell Jenkins	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Bernard Banks	0.0	2	2	1	25
CB Tom Clancy	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Perry Simoneau	1.0	1	1	36
DE Harold Finley	1.0	0	0	36
DT Cornelius Hemphill	0.0	3	2	35
DT Leon Beauchamp	0.0	1	1	16
OLB Henry May	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tom Clancy	4	0	0	25
CB John Echols	3	0	0	24
OLB Bubba Rhodes	2	0	0	25
ILB Chuck Densmore	2	0	0	25
CB Cornell Shah	2	0	0	18
DT Shaun Woods	1	0	0	25
OLB Marshall Chin	1	0	0	8
S Bernie Burke	1	0	0	25
DT J.B. Hock	0	1	0	7
S Reuben Toniolo	0	0	1	18

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jerris Yoder	3	1	0	34
CB Cory Fellin	3	1	0	37
CB Stephen Forbes	3	0	0	37
OLB Henry May	2	1	0	24
S James Major	2	0	1	33
CB David Addy	2	0	0	31
S Thomas Turnbull	2	0	0	13
S Kevin Reid	1	1	0	37
ILB Edgar Rogers	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shane Arnold	5	9	0	24	0	37
Marcus Farrell	2	5	0	18	0	30
Arnie Alcott	1	4	0	21	0	32
Lance Guzowski	1	2	0	20	1	29
Craig Atkins	1	1	1	8	0	13
Ted Paulk	1	1	0	20	0	32
Lee Rayman	1	1	0	16	0	21
Kennedy Finneran	0	1	0	3	1	5

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie Stiles	2	8	0	27	0	19
Victor Barton	2	7	0	32	0	19
Les Leskun	2	4	0	33	1	20
Tim Provost	1	5	0	25	0	23
Jose Durham	1	4	1	25	0	20
Jerald Boivin	1	3	0	35	0	25
Lawrence Smith	0	2	0	6	0	6
Carl Denney	0	1	0	26	0	18
Bart Kelley	0	1	0	4	0	5
Austin Flory	0	1	0	10	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Warren Kerr	1	18
Rickey Richmond	1	16
Donnie Kerber	1	16
Craig Atkins	1	8
Jay Baumgardner	0	24
Troy Hopper	0	19
Lee Rayman	0	17
Jose Brooks	0	17
Cornell Shah	0	16
Mario Beyer	0	14
Rico Bensen	0	14
Shane Ford	0	12
Ricky Weichel	0	11
Ted Paulk	0	8
Kennedy Finneran	0	8
Rico Wyss	0	7
Christian Cunningham	0	6
Danny Whitfield	0	6
Ian Kanpurwala	0	4
Marshall Chin	0	4
Marcus Farrell	0	4
Vernon Alcott	0	3
Luther Puzzuoli	0	3
Jessie Crittenden	0	3
Shaun Woods	0	2
Freddie Segers	0	2
Bernard Banks	0	2
Bubba Rhodes	0	2
Cris Shepard	0	2
John Echols	0	2
Horace Kotz	0	2
Bernie Burke	0	2
Chuck Densmore	0	2
Reuben Toniolo	0	2
J.B. Hock	0	2
Wendell Jenkins	0	2
Randal Blake	0	2
Darius Watts	0	1
Tom Clancy	0	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Stuart	2	12
Lee Evans	1	22
Carl Denney	1	17
Ross Leandri	1	14
Thomas Turnbull	1	9
Harvey Cochrane	0	24
Jose Durham	0	21
Joseph Sanford	0	19
Karl Hamrick	0	12
Jeff Reed	0	10
Kennedy Charron	0	10
Derrick Borders	0	9
Marc Needham	0	7
Matthew Meadows	0	7
Lawrence Smith	0	6
Jerris Yoder	0	6
Everett Gray	0	6
Bart Kelley	0	6
Leroy Hines	0	6
George Burnett	0	5
Cory Fellin	0	5
Kevin Reid	0	5
Reggie Stiles	0	5
Tommie Flynn	0	5
Edgar Rogers	0	5
Cris Mayhew	0	4
Tim Provost	0	3
Austin Flory	0	3
Mercury Rodriguez	0	3
William Heller	0	2
Henry May	0	2
Harold Finley	0	2
Leon Beauchamp	0	2
Cornelius Hemphill	0	2
Perry Simoneau	0	2
David Addy	0	2
James Major	0	2
Stephen Forbes	0	2
Jerald Boivin	0	1
Heath Fangboner	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	15	55	3.7
Right	2	12	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	37	9.3
Middle	21	136	6.5
Right	11	15	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	35	19	5	1	4	4	6	4	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Henson	24	16	4	0	0	1	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	58	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	86	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	13	4	94	7.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	38	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	69	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	71	14.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	10	6	0	80	2	33
WR Darius Watts	8	7	0	100	1	23
TE Lee Rayman	5	3	1	19	0	21
WR Warren Kerr	4	2	1	44	2	14
RB Jeffrey McCollom	2	0	0	0	0	25
WR Donnie Kerber	2	0	1	0	0	16
FB Shane Ford	1	1	0	6	0	20
TE Troy Hopper	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Mario Beyer	1	0	1	0	0	5
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	0	0	0	0	8

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lee Evans	5	4	50	1	12
WR Cris Mayhew	5	2	31	1	22
RB Lionel Hutchins	4	3	27	0	18
WR Matthew Meadows	4	2	36	1	13
WR Karl Hamrick	3	3	51	1	5
FB Jose Durham	2	2	9	0	20
TE Carl Denney	1	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey McCollom	2	3	1.50	4.40
Luther Puzzuoli	1	2	2.00	3.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Hutchins	8	16	2.00	4.96
Harvey Cochrane	1	10	10.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	2	13	4.33	7.11

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Henson	1	1	9	9.00	8.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darius Watts	1	1	14	14.00	12.50
WR Deron Lane	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
TE Lee Rayman	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.80

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	9	9.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey McCollom	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Hutchins	4	3
Harvey Cochrane	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	10	4	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Henson	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deron Lane	5	2	2
WR Warren Kerr	2	0	0
WR Darius Watts	1	1	0
WR Mario Beyer	1	0	0
TE Lee Rayman	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matthew Meadows	3	1	0
WR Lee Evans	1	1	1
WR Cris Mayhew	1	0	0
WR Karl Hamrick	1	1	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,100 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (19,600)
End Zone 14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,100 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (19,600)
End Zone	14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)