Conference Semifinals, 2032

played in Denver, CO

31 degrees, fair, 18 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	6	0	7	-	20
Denver Broncos	7	10	10	14	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 PIT - Leslie Rice 15 pass from Henry Garcia (Joey Padron extra point)
1Q: 04:55 DEN - Winston Wilkins 3 pass from Randy Collins (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 09:29 DEN - Gus Davison 14 pass from Randy Collins (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 05:33 PIT - Joey Padron 32 field goal
2Q: 00:47 PIT - Joey Padron 35 field goal
2Q: 00:06 DEN - Antonio Hudson 34 field goal
3Q: 06:56 DEN - Ron Williamson 11 pass from Randy Collins (Antonio Hudson extra point)
3Q: 04:53 DEN - Antonio Hudson 40 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Pete Sutton 29 run (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 13:30 DEN - Pete Sutton 20 run (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 06:57 PIT - Colin Whiting 20 run (Joey Padron extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 PIT - Leslie Rice 15 pass from Henry Garcia (Joey Padron extra point)
1Q: 04:55 DEN - Winston Wilkins 3 pass from Randy Collins (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 09:29 DEN - Gus Davison 14 pass from Randy Collins (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 05:33 PIT - Joey Padron 32 field goal
2Q: 00:47 PIT - Joey Padron 35 field goal
2Q: 00:06 DEN - Antonio Hudson 34 field goal
3Q: 06:56 DEN - Ron Williamson 11 pass from Randy Collins (Antonio Hudson extra point)
3Q: 04:53 DEN - Antonio Hudson 40 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Pete Sutton 29 run (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 13:30 DEN - Pete Sutton 20 run (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 06:57 PIT - Colin Whiting 20 run (Joey Padron extra point)

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 13-5 15-2
First Downs 28 18
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 22 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 454 341
- Offensive Plays 80 53
- Yards per Play 5.68 6.43
Net Rushing Yards 127 180
- Rushing Attempts 25 30
- Yards per Rush 5.08 6.00
Net Passing Yards 327 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 29 - 3 23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 332 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.95 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 44
Time of Possession 33:13 26:47

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	13-5	15-2
First Downs	28	18
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	22	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	454	341
- Offensive Plays	80	53
- Yards per Play	5.68	6.43
Net Rushing Yards	127	180
- Rushing Attempts	25	30
- Yards per Rush	5.08	6.00
Net Passing Yards	327	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 29 - 3	23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	332	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.95	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 44
Time of Possession	33:13	26:47

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 20	6	6	Punt
1	10:30	2:34	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	4:45	3:21	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
2	13:29	1:57	OWN 8	4	19	Interception
2	9:23	3:56	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal
2	2:48	2:07	OWN 20	8	62	Field Goal
3	13:07	2:16	OWN 35	5	22	Fumble
3	6:49	0:21	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	4:46	3:02	OWN 32	5	16	Punt
3	1:14	0:08	OWN 35	1	0	Interception
4	14:42	1:12	OWN 15	3	20	Fumble
4	13:18	6:33	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	2:40	2:40	OWN 25	10	48	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	2:14	OWN 35	4	15	Punt
1	7:56	3:11	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
1	1:24	2:55	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	11:32	2:09	OPP 24	5	24	Touchdown
2	5:27	2:39	OWN 40	5	11	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 36	2	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
3	10:51	4:02	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
3	6:28	1:42	OPP 28	3	5	Field Goal
3	1:44	0:30	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
3	1:06	1:24	OPP 40	4	40	Touchdown
4	13:30	0:12	OPP 20	1	20	Touchdown
4	6:45	4:05	OWN 22	5	16	Punt

Game MVP: Rex Ramirez, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Colin Whiting	15	77	5.13	20	3	1
Henry Garcia	6	25	4.17	9	0	0
Ross Dresslar	3	21	7.00	11	1	0
Kent Battaglia	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Pete Sutton	24	151	6.29	29	6	2
Randy Collins	3	20	6.67	9	0	0
Christian Fargnoli	3	9	3.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	54	29	332	1/5	1	35	3	55.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randy Collins	23	14	161	0/0	3	32	0	121.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leslie Rice	9	18	109	12.11	5	17	1
WR Sherman Cooper	5	8	47	9.40	18	14	0
WR Damon Hill	4	11	92	23.00	8	35	0
WR Ron Erickson	4	7	27	6.75	10	15	0
WR Bernie Hassler	3	4	34	11.33	5	14	0
FB Paul Hardy	2	2	8	4.00	2	6	0
TE Derrick Hawkins	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Kent Battaglia	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Pete Sutton	4	6	17	4.25	5	15	0
WR Sherman Styles	3	6	77	25.67	48	32	0
TE Gus Davison	2	2	29	14.50	8	15	1
WR Jack Everett	2	6	24	12.00	0	16	0
TE Warren Finch	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Winston Wilkins	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Ron Williamson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	1

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rex Ramirez	2	26	13.00	0
CB Richie Shapiro	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Colin Whiting	1	0	0	0
Leslie Rice	1	0	0	0

Denver	Recov	Force
Rex Ramirez	1	1
Richie Shapiro	1	0
Kevin Bohrer	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harvey Moss	3	134	44.7	35.7	49	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andre Chelius	6	292	48.7	37.3	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Padron	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antonio Hudson	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damon Hill	1	13	13.0	0
Preston Cote	1	15	15.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Grover	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ian Seelig	1	30	30.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Carr	3	86	28.7	0
Tommie Grover	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Preston Cote	6	4	0.0	30	23
OLB Randall Money	5	2	0.0	30	20
ILB Floyd Footman	4	0	0.0	12	9
S Nicky Ortmeier	4	0	0.0	30	23
OLB Bernard Gott	3	2	0.0	23	21
ILB Floyd Juarez	3	0	0.0	13	10
DE Adam McDonald	2	1	0.0	18	7
CB Ian Seelig	2	1	0.0	21	18
CB Marc Carpenter	2	1	0.0	8	9
DT Brock Robinson	2	0	0.0	12	15
WR Leslie Rice	2	0	---	---	---
CB Louie Coe	1	1	0.0	25	17
ILB Chuck Mills	1	1	0.0	20	8
DE Marshall Joseph	1	1	0.0	14	18
CB Johnny Herndon	1	1	0.0	18	18
T Alfred Streepy	1	0	---	---	---
RB Colin Whiting	1	0	---	---	---
WR Damon Hill	1	0	---	---	---
DE J.C. Sanderson	1	0	0.0	10	8
OLB Teddy Battle	1	0	0.0	9	4
DT Bucky Marshall	0	1	0.0	10	5

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rex Ramirez	10	1	0.0	25	55
S Sammy Jacobs	6	1	0.0	20	48
CB Kevin Bohrer	5	3	0.0	21	48
CB Richie Shapiro	5	0	0.0	12	35
DT George Geddes	4	0	1.0	11	24
OLB Chris Humphries	4	3	0.0	23	44
DE Brandon Robertson	3	2	0.0	22	48
CB Tommie Grover	3	1	0.0	13	24
ILB Earl McKissick	3	1	0.0	19	37
CB Darrell Apold	3	0	0.0	4	12
OLB Jake Coffey	2	1	0.0	23	48
CB Darnell Carr	1	1	0.0	21	42
DT Les Carley	1	1	0.0	15	32
DE Mickey Greenslade	1	0	0.0	3	7
ILB Brenden Johnson	1	0	0.0	7	21
OLB Thurman Hernandez	0	1	0.0	2	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Adam McDonald	1	0	7
OLB Randall Money	0	1	20
DT Brock Robinson	0	1	15
DE J.C. Sanderson	0	1	8
DE Marshall Joseph	0	1	18

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT George Geddes	1.0	0	0	0	24
OLB Jake Coffey	0.0	1	5	5	48
DE Brandon Robertson	0.0	0	2	2	48
DE Winfred Welker	0.0	0	2	0	40
OLB Chris Humphries	0.0	0	1	2	44
DT Les Carley	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Floyd Footman	3	0	9
CB Johnny Herndon	3	0	18
CB Ian Seelig	2	0	18
CB Louie Coe	1	1	17
S Nicky Ortmeier	1	1	23
OLB Randall Money	1	0	20
OLB Bernard Gott	1	0	21
S Preston Cote	1	0	23
OLB Teddy Battle	1	0	4

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Richie Shapiro	5	1	1	35
CB Kevin Bohrer	5	1	0	48
S Rex Ramirez	4	3	2	55
S Sammy Jacobs	3	2	0	48
CB Tommie Grover	3	0	0	24
OLB Jake Coffey	2	0	0	48
CB Darrell Apold	2	0	0	12
OLB Chris Humphries	2	0	0	44
DT George Geddes	1	0	0	24
CB Darnell Carr	1	0	0	42
DT Les Carley	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donald Lee	3	3	19	1	31
Trevor Carpenter	2	3	25	0	46
Rusty Yancy	2	3	21	0	40
Alfred Streepy	1	6	19	0	42
Winfred Maxwell	1	3	11	0	30
Gilbert Stras	1	2	11	0	33
Paul Hardy	1	1	11	0	14

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dwight George	5	6	25	20
Van Kelly	2	4	23	22
Burt Allison	2	3	20	17
A.J. Breck	2	2	10	4
Alonzo Perry	1	4	23	21
Vincent Tate	1	3	25	21
Oscar Bonham	1	1	7	3
Ron Williamson	0	2	15	11
Allen Buckner	0	2	17	7

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Louie Coe	2	26
Damon Hill	2	15
Kent Battaglia	1	16
Johnny Herndon	1	8
Bernie Hassler	0	20
Marc Carpenter	0	17
Derrick Hawkins	0	16
Paul Hardy	0	15
Randall Money	0	14
Peter Rizzo	0	12
Colin Whiting	0	10
Ian Seelig	0	9
Bernard Gott	0	9
Preston Cote	0	8
Charlie Parker	0	7
Joey Padron	0	7
Marshall Joseph	0	7
Ron Erickson	0	6
Adam McDonald	0	5
Donovan Haddix	0	5
Trevor Carpenter	0	5
Eric Neil	0	5
Harvey Moss	0	5
Gilbert Stras	0	5
Nicky Wentworth	0	5
Winfred Maxwell	0	5
Brock Robinson	0	3
Spencer Harden	0	2
Nicky Ortmeier	0	2
Sherman Cooper	0	1
Floyd Footman	0	1
J.C. Sanderson	0	1
Floyd Juarez	0	1
Chuck Mills	0	1
Rufus Hodson	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrus Stevenson	2	20
Christian Fargnoli	1	6
Ian Hellestrae	0	22
Warren Finch	0	20
Sedrick Daily	0	20
Tommie Grover	0	18
Gus Davison	0	18
Richie Shapiro	0	11
Brenden Johnson	0	11
Antonio Hudson	0	9
Thurman Hernandez	0	9
Rex Ramirez	0	8
Dwight George	0	8
A.J. Breck	0	8
Winston Wilkins	0	8
Oscar Bonham	0	8
Sherman Styles	0	7
Andre Chelius	0	6
Darnell Carr	0	6
Burt Allison	0	5
Matthew Hayes	0	5
Spencer McCardell	0	5
Jake Coffey	0	4
Darrell Apold	0	4
Ron Williamson	0	4
Allen Buckner	0	4
Van Kelly	0	3
Winfred Welker	0	3
Brandon Robertson	0	2
George Geddes	0	2
Mack Dennis	0	2
Earl McKissick	0	2
Sammy Jacobs	0	2
Kevin Bohrer	0	2
Melvin Levi	0	2
Chris Humphries	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	33	8.3
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	11	61	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	61	7.6
Middle	13	82	6.3
Right	9	37	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	54	29	3	0	3	7	11	9	3

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randy Collins	23	14	2	2	0	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	23	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	109	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	6	79	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	11	5	121	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	118	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	41	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leslie Rice	18	9	0	109	0	46
WR Damon Hill	11	4	1	92	3	54
WR Sherman Cooper	8	5	1	47	0	43
WR Ron Erickson	7	4	1	27	0	21
WR Bernie Hassler	4	3	0	34	0	30
TE Derrick Hawkins	2	1	0	4	0	19
FB Paul Hardy	2	2	0	8	0	14
FB Kent Battaglia	2	1	0	11	0	9

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sherman Styles	6	3	77	2	17
RB Pete Sutton	6	4	17	0	20
WR Jack Everett	6	2	24	0	18
TE Gus Davison	2	2	29	0	11
TE Warren Finch	1	1	0	0	8
WR Winston Wilkins	1	1	3	0	11
TE Ron Williamson	1	1	11	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Colin Whiting	1	20	20.00	5.13
Ross Dresslar	1	1	1.00	7.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Sutton	5	40	8.00	6.29
Christian Fargnoli	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	7	1	15	2.14	6.15

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randy Collins	5	4	43	8.60	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leslie Rice	3	1	15	5.00	6.06
WR Damon Hill	2	0	0	0.00	8.36
TE Derrick Hawkins	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Sherman Cooper	1	0	0	0.00	5.88

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gus Davison	1	1	14	14.00	14.50
WR Winston Wilkins	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Pete Sutton	1	1	15	15.00	2.83
WR Jack Everett	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Ron Williamson	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Henry Garcia	1	0
Colin Whiting	1	1
Kent Battaglia	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Sutton	2	1
Christian Fargnoli	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	13	9	8

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randy Collins	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Erickson	4	3	3
WR Damon Hill	3	1	1
WR Leslie Rice	3	2	2
WR Sherman Cooper	2	2	1
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sherman Styles	2	0	0
WR Jack Everett	2	0	0
TE Gus Davison	1	1	1
RB Pete Sutton	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,300 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,300 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (2,600)