Week 6, 2021

played in Denver, CO

62 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers103010-23
Denver Broncos010614-30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:48 PIT - Bob Craig 27 field goal
1Q: 02:53 PIT - C.J. Scherer 9 pass from Jerald Caldwell (Bob Craig extra point)
2Q: 14:18 DEN - Grant Buchanon 25 field goal
2Q: 08:19 PIT - Bob Craig 23 field goal
2Q: 03:10 DEN - Dana Torres 76 interception return (Grant Buchanon extra point)
3Q: 09:11 DEN - Grant Buchanon 19 field goal
3Q: 04:58 DEN - Grant Buchanon 37 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DEN - Cedric Rodriguez 17 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Grant Buchanon extra point)
4Q: 13:33 PIT - Bob Craig 29 field goal
4Q: 07:14 DEN - Denzel Adams 31 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
4Q: 03:46 PIT - Bobby Parten 2 pass from Jerald Caldwell (Bob Craig extra point)

Team StatisticsPITDEN
Record5-14-1
First Downs1824
- by Rushing311
- by Passing1212
- by Penalty31
Total Net Yards223455
- Offensive Plays6370
- Yards per Play3.546.50
Net Rushing Yards64218
- Rushing Attempts2040
- Yards per Rush3.205.45
Net Passing Yards159237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt40 - 17 - 226 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards176257
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/174/20
- Yards per Pass Play3.707.90
Fumbles/Lost1/03/3
3rd Down Conversions3/136/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.28.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards3/158/55
Punt Returns/Yards0/04/18
Kick Returns/Yards1/264/90
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/76
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits54
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/31/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 40OWN 19
Time of Possession26:5633:04

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:18OWN 251165Field Goal
17:053:07OWN 20827Punt
13:471:02OPP 333Touchdown
214:131:19OWN 3155Punt
211:012:50OWN 46548Field Goal
25:532:56OWN 20941Interception
22:572:18OWN 2558Punt
39:031:04OWN 2533Punt
34:502:13OWN 25418Punt
414:540:10OWN 2510Interception
414:351:07OPP 1230Field Goal
46:581:08OWN 2535Punt
44:581:22OPP 30430Touchdown
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:422:37OWN 25528Interception
13:580:11OWN 1013Fumble
12:453:32OWN 17875Field Goal
212:541:53OWN 736Punt
28:112:18OWN 21525Punt
20:390:39OWN 122-1Half
315:005:57OWN 251173Field Goal
37:593:09OWN 41639Field Goal
32:372:43OWN 7693Touchdown
414:440:09OWN 1615Fumble
413:286:30OWN 391161Touchdown
45:500:52OWN 2327Fumble
43:363:36OWN 12931Game

Game MVP: Dana Torres, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lester Venable9414.561520
Joel McBeal860.751010
Jerald Caldwell3175.671210
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Denzel Adams191176.163161
Lonnie Horie8394.881120
Ashton Edwards7162.291410
Ricardo Kerr3144.67800
Leslie Donovan33210.672810

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jerald Caldwell40171763/17224251.7
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ricardo Kerr26182574/20145197.7

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Michael Konruff344013.330230
TE Eduardo Hines3104414.6721240
WR Jimmy Kressbach37299.674140
WR Bobby Parten39175.67681
WR C.J. Scherer34299.675101
TE Deon Spain1211.00110
RB Lester Venable111616.009160
FB Korey Cunningham0100.00000
RB Joel McBeal0200.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Nickolas Tipton6813923.1749450
WR Levi Anthony44317.7518160
WR Cedric Rodriguez363210.6718171
RB Denzel Adams1199.00090
TE Darnell MacPhee121111.000110
WR Johnnie Buckley111414.0014140
RB Ashton Edwards111313.000130
TE Howie Battle1288.00080
TE Ron Kennedy0100.00000

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
S Dustin Halcomb100.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
S Donovan Griffin100.000
CB Dana Torres17676.001

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Jerald Caldwell1000
Derrick Fletcher0200
Arnie Hastings0100
Gus Ardrey0100
K.C. Haywood0010
Erik Parker0010
Donte Duwe0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Denzel Adams1000
Cedric Rodriguez1000
Levi Anthony1000
Marcus Giles0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Pat Cote630150.247.2585
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dakota Monroe29547.537.5540

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bob Craig3/30/00/0292/2
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Grant Buchanon3/30/00/0373/3

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Jay Burnett4184.50

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Lester Venable12626.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Johnnie Buckley49022.50

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Derrick Fletcher1021.04027
S Dustin Halcomb810.04030
S Erik Parker750.04029
OLB Gus Ardrey641.04026
OLB Brody Floyd611.04029
DT Bo Sanford510.02921
ILB Frankie Shimizu410.01812
CB K.C. Haywood400.03921
CB Jason Ball300.02519
DE Brent Dunn201.03123
DE Rich Nixon130.03727
WR Michael Konruff10---------
DT Deron Strickland100.01512
CB Donte Duwe020.03421
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Marcus Giles711.01940
DT Toby Douglas611.51938
ILB Raymond Padgett610.01932
S Donovan Griffin520.02043
CB Gus Harding500.02043
DE Silas Franz400.51837
OLB Amari Roussel210.01636
DT Bill Witt120.0922
DT Ellis Baker120.0814
RB Denzel Adams10---------
QB Ricardo Kerr10---------
CB Harvey Quinn100.01229
T Keith Epstein10---------
S Earl Gaylor020.0711
DE Corey Grant010.01224

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Brent Dunn1.002023
OLB Brody Floyd1.001029
ILB Derrick Fletcher1.000027
OLB Gus Ardrey1.000026
DE Rich Nixon0.000127
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Toby Douglas1.500038
OLB Marcus Giles1.000040
DE Silas Franz0.521237
DE Brent Rubin0.003325
DE Corey Grant0.002124

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Dustin Halcomb50130
S Erik Parker40029
CB Jason Ball31019
ILB Derrick Fletcher20027
CB K.C. Haywood20021
DT Bo Sanford10021
CB Donte Duwe10021
ILB Frankie Shimizu01012
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Gus Harding43043
ILB Raymond Padgett40032
S Donovan Griffin31143
OLB Marcus Giles30040
CB Jay Burnett1103
DE Silas Franz10037
CB Harvey Quinn10029
CB Dana Torres04143
OLB Amari Roussel02036

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ricardo Mullens24020043
Arnie Hastings15020043
Jared Muirbrook13020143
Korey Cunningham030603
Carlton Ybarra02020143
Roderick Dillon01020143
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Keith Epstein712040230
Angel Lukes38140030
Seth Sheldon17040030
Michael Hancock16140130
Wendell Sweeney13040130
Darnell MacPhee1101306

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Rich Nixon217
Eduardo Hines124
Brody Floyd123
Diego Olivea115
T.J. Corlett115
Joel McBeal113
Ken Raymond112
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Harvey Quinn19

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Brody Floyd------40292392
Eduardo Hines1940------2483
Rich Nixon------37271781
Derrick Fletcher------40271279
Bobby Parten1640------1874
Dustin Halcomb------4030373
Arnie Hastings2043------972
Carlton Ybarra2043------972
Jared Muirbrook2043------972
Erik Parker------4029372
Roderick Dillon2043------972
Gus Ardrey------4026268
Jerald Caldwell2043------366
Ricardo Mullens2043---------63
K.C. Haywood------3921262
Michael Konruff926------2459
Brent Dunn------3123458
Donte Duwe------3421257
Jimmy Kressbach1838---------56
Bo Sanford------2921454
Jason Ball------2519145
Joel McBeal923------1345
Lester Venable1119------737
Frankie Shimizu------1812333
Deron Strickland------1512330
Ken Raymond------791228
Deon Spain511------925
Diego Olivea------281525
Korey Cunningham63------918
T.J. Corlett------001515
C.J. Scherer59---------14
Derek Hancock------212---14
Casey Cash00------99
Bob Craig00------99
Major Avdic------0077
Pat Cote00------66
Jordan Blackmon------0415
Ray McKnight13---------4
Alejandro Goodwin13---------4
Dominique Emerson------1012
Stanley Joppru00---------0
Douglas Barton00---------0
Shawn Sutter00---------0
Norbert Carpenter------00---0
Josue Clinton------00---0
Burt Devine------00---0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ron Kennedy3729------1076
Seth Sheldon4030------575
Angel Lukes4030------575
Amari Roussel------16362375
Keith Epstein4030------575
Michael Hancock4030------575
Dana Torres------20431073
Gus Harding------2043972
Nickolas Tipton3627------770
Wendell Sweeney4030---------70
Ricardo Kerr4030---------70
Donovan Griffin------2043467
Cedric Rodriguez3727------165
Marcus Giles------1940463
Toby Douglas------1938360
Silas Franz------1837358
Denzel Adams2119------1858
Raymond Padgett------1932354
Harvey Quinn------1229950
Brent Rubin------1225946
Levi Anthony1913------1244
Leslie Donovan128------2242
Corey Grant------1224---36
Johnnie Buckley57------2234
Bill Witt------922---31
Howie Battle23------2328
Ellis Baker------814325
Larry Sampson------1101223
Jay Burnett------131822
Darnell MacPhee136---------19
Earl Gaylor------711119
Nate Lewis------111618
Anthony Dahnke------001818
Mercury Schultz------610218
Lonnie Horie94---------13
Ashton Edwards93---------12
Grant Buchanon00------1010
Desmond Coleman04------59
Everett Randle00------55
Claude Peachey00------33
Dakota Monroe00------22
Archie Walton------02---2
Jermaine Berry00---------0
Brandon Endres00---------0
Marty Lee00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left000.0
Middle11373.4
Right9273.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10252.5
Middle171478.6
Right12473.9
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jerald Caldwell401721111662
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ricardo Kerr26183112311

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen6291.5
Short (0-8 Yds)21101045.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)114403.6
Long (19+ Yds)212311.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen222412.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1210978.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)636611.0
Long (19+ Yds)637011.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Eduardo Hines103044140
WR Bobby Parten93017040
WR Jimmy Kressbach73029038
WR Michael Konruff43040126
WR C.J. Scherer4302909
TE Deon Spain2101011
RB Joel McBeal2010023
FB Korey Cunningham100003
RB Lester Venable11016019
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Nickolas Tipton861139327
WR Cedric Rodriguez63032027
WR Levi Anthony44031013
TE Darnell MacPhee2101106
TE Howie Battle210803
RB Denzel Adams1109019
WR Johnnie Buckley1101407
RB Ashton Edwards1101303
TE Ron Kennedy1000029

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Joel McBeal341.330.75
Jerald Caldwell11212.005.67
Lester Venable1-2-2.004.56
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Denzel Adams221.006.16
Leslie Donovan133.0010.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jerald Caldwell73202.864.40
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ricardo Kerr63437.179.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Eduardo Hines2000.004.40
WR Jimmy Kressbach2194.504.14
WR C.J. Scherer2194.507.25
WR Bobby Parten1122.001.89
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Nickolas Tipton21178.5017.38
RB Denzel Adams1199.009.00
TE Darnell MacPhee1000.005.50
WR Cedric Rodriguez111717.005.33
TE Howie Battle1000.004.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Jerald Caldwell10
DenverRushesConversions
Denzel Adams33
Ricardo Kerr20
Lonnie Horie11

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Jerald Caldwell1253
DenverAttCompConversions
Ricardo Kerr642

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
TE Eduardo Hines411
WR Jimmy Kressbach321
WR Bobby Parten200
WR Michael Konruff110
TE Deon Spain100
WR C.J. Scherer111
DenverTargCatchConversions
TE Howie Battle210
WR Nickolas Tipton111
RB Denzel Adams110
WR Cedric Rodriguez100
WR Levi Anthony111

SectionAttendance
Stadium69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,700 (21,400)
End Zone15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)