Wild Card Playoff Games, 2044

played in Pittsburgh, PA

44 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos0773-17
Pittsburgh Steelers72007-34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:24 PIT - Bryce Pedersen 71 pass from Tommy Gentilli (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 14:23 PIT - Bob Johnston 6 pass from Tommy Gentilli (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 12:44 PIT - Bryce Pedersen 25 pass from Tommy Gentilli (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 05:25 PIT - Preston Burks 30 field goal
2Q: 03:29 PIT - Preston Burks 28 field goal
2Q: 00:35 DEN - Gerald Hamilton 4 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point)
3Q: 10:51 DEN - Irving Solymos 4 run (Tommy Walton extra point)
4Q: 09:54 DEN - Tommy Walton 26 field goal
4Q: 02:04 PIT - Brendan Brisman 9 run (Preston Burks extra point)

Team StatisticsDENPIT
Record9-810-7
First Downs1717
- by Rushing87
- by Passing89
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards352368
- Offensive Plays6964
- Yards per Play5.105.75
Net Rushing Yards155148
- Rushing Attempts2630
- Yards per Rush5.964.93
Net Passing Yards197220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt41 - 25 - 231 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards208231
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/113/11
- Yards per Pass Play4.586.47
Fumbles/Lost3/31/1
3rd Down Conversions7/165/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.27.3
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards5/375/44
Punt Returns/Yards4/384/55
Kick Returns/Yards3/681/26
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/45
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 40
Time of Possession30:2929:31

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:59OWN 25417Punt
112:071:57OWN 2532Punt
17:493:42OWN 20617Punt
12:500:43OWN 4522Fumble
212:343:16OWN 32734Downs
23:243:00OWN 12988Touchdown
313:232:45OWN 23577Touchdown
37:513:33OWN 25629Punt
32:471:52OWN 434Punt
414:154:28OWN 371054Field Goal
47:581:53OWN 47510Interception
41:560:29OWN 2530Interception
41:201:08OWN 33717Downs
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:010:54OWN 6394Touchdown
110:102:21OWN 36415Punt
14:071:17OWN 213-2Punt
12:072:54OPP 47747Touchdown
214:071:33OPP 37437Touchdown
29:184:00OWN 34853Field Goal
25:101:46OPP 33522Field Goal
20:240:24OWN 2518Half
315:001:37OWN 3137Punt
310:382:47OWN 25618Punt
34:181:31OWN 3038Punt
30:551:40OPP 3939Missed FG
49:471:49OWN 253-6Punt
46:054:09OPP 36836Touchdown
41:270:07OPP 3916Fumble
40:120:12502-4Game

Game MVP: Tommy Gentilli, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jalen Carlson161177.315220
D.J. Martin640.67500
Irving Solymos2126.00801
Butch Snyder22211.002210
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Brendan Brisman14785.572331
Tommy Gentilli8313.881110
Desmond Springer8394.881410

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Irving Solymos41252082/11130261.8
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tommy Gentilli31222313/113710124.5

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Casey Blackburn79669.4320300
WR Rusty Boone57377.4012110
TE Preston Cremeans488020.0017290
TE Gerald Hamilton2394.50351
RB Jalen Carlson22-1-0.50000
WR Gerald Desrosiers2284.00080
FB Angel Cottle1144.00040
TE Van Garrison1322.00020
WR Darien Blackwell1133.00330
WR Cristian Clements0200.00000
RB Butch Snyder0100.00000
RB D.J. Martin0200.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bryce Pedersen5813627.2076712
WR Bob Johnston56459.0024181
RB Brendan Brisman4420.50030
WR Justics Lesky44307.5010180
TE David Mills23157.500120
TE Derrick Fox2431.50160
RB Desmond Springer0200.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
S Vincent Zinn14343.000
CB Chris Asumaa122.000

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Gerald Desrosiers2000
Jalen Carlson1000
Brody Jamison0100
Wes Banks0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Desmond Springer1000
Erik Martinez0110
Larry Walters0100
Jose Miller0100
Irv Corgan0010
Kody James0010

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Malcolm Kemp523346.635.6523
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Harold Giba628647.738.0583

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Tommy Walton1/10/00/0262/2
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Preston Burks2/30/10/0304/4

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Everett Fredrickson4389.50
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Johnnie Ellis45513.80

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Gerald Desrosiers36822.70
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bob Johnston12626.00

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Tony Greenlee1000.02834
ILB Efrain Richmond840.02625
CB Derrick Buckley711.03034
ILB Grayson Villareal400.51324
S Everett Fredrickson430.03034
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman340.53034
DE Wes Banks220.52428
OLB Brody Jamison220.02831
CB Isaiah Obenhoff200.0612
DE Winfred Fennell200.02630
CB Mason Donovan120.52830
DT Grant Odell110.02118
WR Rusty Boone10---------
TE Preston Cremeans10---------
DT Paul Babcock100.01217
S Cory Wimer100.005
CB Terry Sims100.0176
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Renaldo Meier720.02324
ILB Irv Corgan621.02329
OLB Nate Kreider500.01414
DT Kaleb Jefferson420.52434
S Ryan Coles430.02643
DE Caleb Raymond300.5621
CB Harold Riley310.02639
CB Chris Asumaa310.02543
DE Artie Macklin300.02336
DT Jose Miller300.01732
CB Scottie Borders300.01329
S Vincent Zinn210.02538
ILB Sammy Zimmerman200.0314
DE Darien Proctor200.02327
CB Johnnie Ellis100.0218
OLB Grayson Briggs010.010

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Derrick Buckley1.001034
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman0.500134
ILB Grayson Villareal0.500024
CB Mason Donovan0.500030
DE Wes Banks0.500028
DT Grant Odell0.001118
DE Winfred Fennell0.001130
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Irv Corgan1.000029
DT Kaleb Jefferson0.511034
DE Caleb Raymond0.501021
DT Jose Miller0.002232
DE Artie Macklin0.001036
DE Darien Proctor0.001027

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Everett Fredrickson40034
CB Derrick Buckley40034
S Tony Greenlee21034
ILB Grayson Villareal20024
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman20034
ILB Efrain Richmond20025
DE Wes Banks20028
OLB Brody Jamison10031
CB Isaiah Obenhoff10012
S Cory Wimer1005
DE Winfred Fennell10030
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Renaldo Meier51024
CB Harold Riley32039
OLB Nate Kreider30014
S Ryan Coles21043
CB Scottie Borders20029
DE Caleb Raymond20021
S Vincent Zinn10138
CB Chris Asumaa10143
ILB Irv Corgan10029
DT Jose Miller10032
DT Kaleb Jefferson10034
ILB Sammy Zimmerman10014
CB Johnnie Ellis10018
DE Darien Proctor10027

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Pete Winters38026143
Raymond Horner25017035
Philip Ebeling24126043
Les Arndt22026143
Antonio Mullaney14026043
Angel Cottle010608
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Stan Neigebauer36030034
Hardy Coles34030234
Carlos Saldivar26030134
Robert Mitchell14030034
Lucas Fullerton03030034

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Everett Fredrickson225
Gerald Hamilton123
Butch Snyder123
Dixon Hickman120
Philip Ebeling16
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Erik Martinez321
Kody James225
Brendan Brisman120
Johnnie Ellis116

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Everett Fredrickson------30342589
Derrick Buckley------30342084
Philip Ebeling2643------675
Antonio Mullaney2643------675
Les Arndt2643------675
Irving Solymos2643---------69
Pete Winters2643---------69
Tony Greenlee------2834769
Sedrick Zimmerman------3034367
Brody Jamison------2831564
Preston Cremeans2438---------62
Mason Donovan------2830361
Wes Banks------2428860
Winfred Fennell------2630359
Rusty Boone2333---------56
Raymond Horner1735------355
Efrain Richmond------2625253
Casey Blackburn2032---------52
Gerald Desrosiers1117------1846
Jalen Carlson1727------145
Van Garrison918------1643
Grant Odell------2118140
Grayson Villareal------1324340
Butch Snyder37------2333
Gerald Hamilton36------2332
Paul Babcock------1217231
Cristian Clements819---------27
Dixon Hickman------232025
D.J. Martin67------1124
Terry Sims------176---23
Isaiah Obenhoff------612220
Lester O'Brien98------320
Angel Cottle68---------14
Cory Wimer------05914
Darien Blackwell03------1114
Juan Callis------24713
Lamont Mauricia------001212
Dennis Maxwell------201012
Ryan Napiecek00------66
Malcolm Kemp00------55
Tommy Walton00------55
Jared Madison------32---5
Corbin Clayton------23---5
Aaron Abrams00------11
Thomas Blake00---------0
Silas Richmond00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ryan Coles------26431483
Chris Asumaa------2543674
Stan Neigebauer3034------973
Hardy Coles3034------973
Carlos Saldivar3034------973
Robert Mitchell3034------973
Harold Riley------2639671
Vincent Zinn------2538467
Artie Macklin------2336564
Tommy Gentilli3034---------64
Lucas Fullerton3034---------64
Bryce Pedersen2832------262
Bob Johnston2429------558
Kaleb Jefferson------2434---58
Brendan Brisman1918------2057
Jose Miller------1732655
Irv Corgan------2329153
David Mills2328---------51
Darien Proctor------2327151
Renaldo Meier------2324---47
Scottie Borders------1329143
Kody James610------2541
Justics Lesky2217---------39
Nate Kreider------14141038
Johnnie Ellis------2181636
Roderick Hartman65------2536
Ricardo McCallister------922132
Caleb Raymond------621128
Derrick Fox813------728
Desmond Springer1115---------26
Larry Walters------151723
Erik Martinez------002121
Sammy Zimmerman------314---17
Geoff Lodise00------1717
Bo Perez23------1015
Preston Burks00------1010
Harold Giba00------99
Wally Devine00------99
Carl Westbrook------0516
Jerome Torrice------20---2
Charlie Heffernan10---------1
Grayson Briggs------10---1
Anthony Ford00---------0
Dominic Mealey------00---0
Collin Holt00---------0
Harris Hanson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8273.4
Middle12231.9
Right610517.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5255.0
Middle14825.9
Right9455.0
None2-4-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Irving Solymos41253124622
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tommy Gentilli31223141330

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1713704.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)83556.9
Long (19+ Yds)62549.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)17131086.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)6411118.5
Long (19+ Yds)212412.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Casey Blackburn97066132
TE Preston Cremeans84180238
WR Rusty Boone75037033
TE Gerald Hamilton320906
TE Van Garrison3102018
WR Cristian Clements2000019
RB Jalen Carlson220-1027
RB D.J. Martin201007
WR Gerald Desrosiers2208017
FB Angel Cottle110408
RB Butch Snyder100007
WR Darien Blackwell110303
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bryce Pedersen852136332
WR Bob Johnston65045029
RB Brendan Brisman4402018
WR Justics Lesky44030017
TE Derrick Fox4203013
TE David Mills32115028
RB Desmond Springer2010015

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Irving Solymos144.006.00
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Brendan Brisman4235.755.57
Tommy Gentilli3103.333.88
Desmond Springer111.004.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Irving Solymos53102.005.07
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tommy Gentilli54112.207.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Gerald Hamilton1144.003.00
WR Rusty Boone1133.005.29
RB Butch Snyder1000.000.00
WR Casey Blackburn1000.007.33
WR Darien Blackwell1133.003.00
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bob Johnston2263.007.50
RB Brendan Brisman11-1-1.000.50
RB Desmond Springer1000.000.00
TE Derrick Fox1166.000.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
Jalen Carlson22
Irving Solymos11
PittsburghRushesConversions
Brendan Brisman22
Tommy Gentilli20
Desmond Springer10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Irving Solymos1394
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Tommy Gentilli763

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Rusty Boone310
TE Preston Cremeans322
WR Casey Blackburn322
RB Jalen Carlson220
TE Van Garrison110
WR Gerald Desrosiers110
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Bryce Pedersen432
WR Bob Johnston221
RB Brendan Brisman110

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,100 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck19,200 (19,600)
End Zone14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,000)