Conference Semifinals, 2051

played in Denver, CO

19 degrees, snow, 4 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers71470-28
Denver Broncos73138-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 PIT - Efrain Kiss 12 pass from Shaun Schwartz (Cole Cortez extra point)
1Q: 04:36 DEN - Lorenzo Chuang 18 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 13:56 PIT - A.J. Horn 2 pass from Shaun Schwartz (Cole Cortez extra point)
2Q: 09:35 PIT - Efrain Kiss 28 pass from Shaun Schwartz (Cole Cortez extra point)
2Q: 02:57 DEN - Zane Killian 28 field goal
3Q: 11:53 DEN - Jalen Carlson 5 run (Zane Killian extra point)
3Q: 05:45 PIT - A.J. Horn 1 pass from Shaun Schwartz (Cole Cortez extra point)
3Q: 02:20 DEN - Norman Maloney 5 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point failed)
4Q: 00:49 DEN - Herman Erickson 67 pass from Irving Solymos (Irving Solymos pass to Norman Maloney for conversion)

Team StatisticsPITDEN
Record11-6-116-1
First Downs2324
- by Rushing25
- by Passing1917
- by Penalty22
Total Net Yards334455
- Offensive Plays7468
- Yards per Play4.516.69
Net Rushing Yards72128
- Rushing Attempts1623
- Yards per Rush4.505.57
Net Passing Yards262327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt56 - 32 - 141 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards273358
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/114/31
- Yards per Pass Play4.527.27
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions9/174/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.69.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards5/362/10
Punt Returns/Yards4/664/26
Kick Returns/Yards2/534/91
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/03/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 29
Time of Possession30:3629:24

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:054:11OWN 49851Touchdown
14:275:37OWN 251375Touchdown
29:350:12OPP 28128Touchdown
27:132:09OWN 32620Punt
22:521:30OWN 34313Punt
20:190:19OWN 3234Half
315:001:32OWN 253-2Punt
311:460:16OWN 2520Interception
310:084:30OWN 33967Touchdown
32:093:59OWN 31937Fumble
411:370:46OWN 303-1Punt
47:413:51OWN 1835Punt
41:490:39OWN 343-3Punt
40:190:19OWN 2530Game
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:55OWN 2537Punt
18:544:27OWN 31969Touchdown
213:504:15OWN 13829Punt
29:232:10OWN 2543Punt
25:042:12OWN 12677Field Goal
21:221:03OWN 7424Punt
313:281:42OWN 31469Touchdown
311:301:22OPP 3337Missed FG
35:383:29OWN 40860Touchdown
413:101:33OWN 4033Punt
410:513:10OWN 37614Punt
43:502:01OWN 29837Downs
41:100:51OWN 28272Touchdown

Game MVP: Irving Solymos, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Charles Logan10454.501210
QB Shaun Schwartz6274.50900
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Norman Maloney13876.694920
RB Jalen Carlson7213.001311
QB Irving Solymos2136.50700
WR Herman Erickson177.00700

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Shaun Schwartz56322732/11428186.4
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Irving Solymos41293584/313670121.8

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Roger Niechniedowicz11131069.6415230
WR Efrain Kiss1016898.9024282
WR Caiden King813698.6321260
WR A.J. Horn3793.00262
TE Devante Allin0400.00000
RB Charles Logan0300.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bill Stevens81210513.1342490
WR Herman Erickson7812718.1484671
WR Lorenzo Chuang6116611.0022181
TE Hector Moreland333110.334170
RB Norman Maloney33196.339111
TE Devan Barkshadt12-1-1.000-10
WR R.J. Hoying121111.005110

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Jason Mara100.000

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
QB Shaun Schwartz1000
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
DE Grady Laing0100
DT Nicolas Hamaoka0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Roosevelt Hicks626444.039.7583
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rodney Parrott623739.528.5533

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cole Cortez0/00/00/004/4
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Zane Killian1/20/10/0282/3

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Efrain Kiss46616.50
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Bill Stevens4266.50

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
J.J. Shaw12121.00
Lukas Daniels13232.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Lorenzo Chuang49122.80

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Brock Foley810.02140
ILB Cory Ross710.01839
CB Julian Bradley700.02037
DT Jerome Tuitele401.01639
DE Emmitt Weaver301.02033
S Dustin Walters320.02242
S Drew Blair300.02345
CB Lukas Daniels300.01225
DE Anthony Curtis212.01023
DE Roosevelt Banks210.0920
DE Alvin Wooden200.01725
CB J.J. Shaw200.0515
CB Tyrone Swift200.02233
ILB Kaleb Welch120.079
DT Oliver Kidwell100.076
RB Rodney Shaw10---------
DE Alfredo Lindsay100.017
RB Charles Logan10---------
OLB Derrick Stokes100.0411
OLB Edgar Taninecz010.01221
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Nolan Norris810.01455
S Cedric O'Neill610.01143
ILB Bill Dawkins500.0316
S Tony Greenlee431.01658
CB Gustavo Beck410.01554
DT Nicolas Hamaoka301.01141
ILB Jason Mara300.0829
S Renaldo Hampton210.01340
ILB Enrique Barton200.01241
CB Zachary Palmer200.0825
OLB Earnest Grant200.0526
DE Wes Banks120.01348
DT Juan Callis100.0518
DE Leland Clemmons100.0310
CB Kenneth Bell100.01658
DE Grady Laing100.01657
CB Derrick Buckley010.019
DE B.J. Hickman010.035

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Anthony Curtis2.001323
DE Emmitt Weaver1.012033
DT Jerome Tuitele1.001039
DE Roosevelt Banks0.002020
DE Alvin Wooden0.000125
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
S Tony Greenlee1.021058
DT Nicolas Hamaoka1.011041
DE Grady Laing0.014357
DT Juan Callis0.010018
DE Leland Clemmons0.002110
CB Kenneth Bell0.001058
DE Wes Banks0.000348

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Julian Bradley62037
OLB Brock Foley51040
ILB Cory Ross40039
CB Lukas Daniels30025
CB J.J. Shaw20015
S Dustin Walters11042
DE Emmitt Weaver10033
DE Alvin Wooden10025
DE Roosevelt Banks10020
S Drew Blair10045
DE Alfredo Lindsay1007
CB Tyrone Swift10033
S Mitch Weaver1005
OLB Derrick Stokes10011
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Nolan Norris70055
CB Gustavo Beck31054
S Cedric O'Neill31043
ILB Jason Mara30129
ILB Bill Dawkins30016
CB Zachary Palmer30025
ILB Enrique Barton21041
S Tony Greenlee20058
S Renaldo Hampton20040
CB Kenneth Bell11058
DE Wes Banks10048
DT Juan Callis10018
OLB Earnest Grant10026

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Zachery Dougan25016058
G Dashawn Horner12016058
T Harold Torres04016158
T Thomas Harrison01016058
RB Charles Logan00016155
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Marcos Morris46123145
C Billy Heusel34023045
G Trent Lang15023045
T Adrian Holton12023245
TE Hector Moreland11020034
G Noah Romanski03023145

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Emmitt Weaver225
Danny Owens223
Alfredo Lindsay222
Charles Logan211
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Devan Barkshadt125
Norman Maloney124
Bill Stevens119
Herman Erickson113
Noah Romanski18
Adrian Holton18

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
TE Roger Niechniedowicz1358------2394
S Drew Blair------23451987
WR Efrain Kiss1553------1785
RB Charles Logan1655------1182
G Dashawn Horner1658------680
T Harold Torres1658------680
G Colby Lidgett1658------680
DE Emmitt Weaver------20332578
QB Shaun Schwartz1658---------74
T Thomas Harrison1658---------74
C Zachery Dougan1658---------74
WR Caiden King1655---------71
S Dustin Walters------2242266
OLB Brock Foley------2140263
CB Julian Bradley------2037259
CB Tyrone Swift------2233257
ILB Cory Ross------1839---57
DT Jerome Tuitele------1639257
DE Alvin Wooden------1725951
CB Lukas Daniels------12251148
WR A.J. Horn831---------39
RB Rodney Shaw114------2338
CB J.J. Shaw------5151737
DE Anthony Curtis------1023235
CB Danny Owens------292334
OLB Edgar Taninecz------1221---33
DE Roosevelt Banks------920231
DE Alfredo Lindsay------172230
TE Devante Allin816---------24
WR Jameson Kelly02------1719
ILB Kaleb Welch------79218
OLB Derrick Stokes------411---15
DT Oliver Kidwell------76114
S Mitch Weaver------25---7
P Roosevelt Hicks00------66
T Jordan Ackerman00------66
C Justin Randle00------66
WR Oliver Hopkinson33---------6
S Dylan Pierce------14---5
OLB Brent Samuels------14---5
K Cole Cortez00------55
OLB Chance Williamson------13---4
TE Jordan Stephenson03---------3
RB Brendan Stephenson00---------0
QB Kerry Borgerson00---------0
C Christopher Jamison00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Nolan Norris------14552392
G Noah Romanski2345------876
T Marcos Morris2345------876
G Trent Lang2345------876
T Adrian Holton2345------876
CB Gustavo Beck------1554776
S Tony Greenlee------1658---74
CB Kenneth Bell------1658---74
WR Bill Stevens1638------1973
RB Norman Maloney1633------2473
DE Grady Laing------1657---73
WR Herman Erickson2138------1372
S Renaldo Hampton------13401770
QB Irving Solymos2345---------68
C Billy Heusel2345---------68
WR Lorenzo Chuang2236------563
DE Wes Banks------1348---61
S Cedric O'Neill------1143---54
TE Hector Moreland2034---------54
ILB Enrique Barton------1241---53
DT Nicolas Hamaoka------1141---52
ILB Jason Mara------8291148
TE Devan Barkshadt415------2544
RB Jalen Carlson911------1333
CB Zachary Palmer------825---33
OLB Earnest Grant------526---31
DT Juan Callis------518---23
CB Ed Humphrey------341623
TE Devon Hopkins17------1220
DE Leland Clemmons------310619
WR Francisco Dotson03------1619
ILB Bill Dawkins------316---19
CB Derrick Buckley------19515
RB Nick Gomez45------110
K Zane Killian00------88
C Glenn Cheek00------88
DE B.J. Hickman------35---8
P Rodney Parrott00------88
WR R.J. Hoying25---------7
DT Joel Margraff------0167
C Pete Winters00---------0
G Randal Fouts00---------0
T Erik Rigsby00---------0
QB Kenny Hickman00---------0
T Keith Pugh00---------0
ILB Ernest Dawkins------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10454.5
Middle6274.5
Right000.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7314.4
Middle12766.3
Right4215.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Shaun Schwartz56324234971
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Irving Solymos41295014640

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen7560.9
Short (0-8 Yds)1811774.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)28151676.0
Long (19+ Yds)31237.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55459.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1611744.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)171219011.2
Long (19+ Yds)314916.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Efrain Kiss1610089153
TE Roger Niechniedowicz13110106158
WR Caiden King138169255
WR A.J. Horn7319031
TE Devante Allin4010016
RB Charles Logan3000055
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bill Stevens1280105238
WR Lorenzo Chuang116166036
WR Herman Erickson870127338
TE Hector Moreland33031034
RB Norman Maloney33019033
TE Devan Barkshadt210-1015
WR R.J. Hoying2101105

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Shaun Schwartz188.004.50
RB Charles Logan166.004.50
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Norman Maloney3103.336.69
RB Jalen Carlson155.003.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Shaun Schwartz107434.304.88
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Irving Solymos64335.508.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR A.J. Horn3231.001.29
TE Roger Niechniedowicz22157.508.15
WR Efrain Kiss222211.005.56
WR Caiden King2131.505.31
TE Devante Allin1000.000.00
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Lorenzo Chuang21189.006.00
WR Herman Erickson21126.0015.88
WR Bill Stevens11-2-2.008.75
RB Norman Maloney1155.006.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
RB Charles Logan10
DenverRushesConversions
RB Norman Maloney21
QB Irving Solymos10

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Shaun Schwartz16119
DenverAttCompConversions
Irving Solymos963

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
TE Roger Niechniedowicz554
WR Efrain Kiss543
WR Caiden King422
TE Devante Allin100
WR A.J. Horn100
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Lorenzo Chuang322
TE Hector Moreland221
TE Devan Barkshadt110
WR Herman Erickson100
RB Norman Maloney110
WR R.J. Hoying100

SectionAttendance
Stadium80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck22,000 (22,000)
End Zone15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)