Week 3, 2026

played in Pittsburgh, PA

44 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	0	7	0	-	14
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 PIT - Jason Rodriguez 4 run (Ashton Forbes extra point)
1Q: 04:09 DEN - Deron Robinson 5 run (Todd Davidson extra point)
3Q: 10:19 PIT - Ashton Forbes 30 field goal
3Q: 04:20 DEN - Deon Witten 75 fumble return (Todd Davidson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 PIT - Jason Rodriguez 4 run (Ashton Forbes extra point)
1Q: 04:09 DEN - Deron Robinson 5 run (Todd Davidson extra point)
3Q: 10:19 PIT - Ashton Forbes 30 field goal
3Q: 04:20 DEN - Deon Witten 75 fumble return (Todd Davidson extra point)

Team Statistics DEN PIT
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 8 21
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 3 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 204 360
- Offensive Plays 53 81
- Yards per Play 3.85 4.44
Net Rushing Yards 113 132
- Rushing Attempts 23 29
- Yards per Rush 4.91 4.55
Net Passing Yards 91 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 0 48 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 121 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/30 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 3.03 4.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/60 10/80
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 3/41
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:09 33:51

Team Statistics	DEN	PIT
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	8	21
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	3	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	204	360
- Offensive Plays	53	81
- Yards per Play	3.85	4.44
Net Rushing Yards	113	132
- Rushing Attempts	23	29
- Yards per Rush	4.91	4.55
Net Passing Yards	91	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 0	48 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	121	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/30	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	3.03	4.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/60	10/80
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	3/41
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:09	33:51

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:26	5:25	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
1	2:26	2:47	OWN 23	6	26	Punt
2	13:46	1:27	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
2	6:59	1:33	OWN 20	4	20	Fumble
2	3:57	1:20	OWN 19	4	29	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 7	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 22	3	-7	Punt
3	10:14	1:56	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	5:48	1:07	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	14:38	2:16	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	11:52	1:35	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	8:25	2:40	OWN 20	5	44	Punt
4	2:48	0:36	OPP 46	3	-4	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OPP 17	2	-1	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:34	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
1	4:01	1:35	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	14:39	0:53	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
2	12:19	5:20	OWN 7	9	55	Punt
2	5:26	1:29	OPP 29	4	17	Interception
2	2:37	2:24	OWN 10	8	39	Punt
3	13:10	2:56	50	7	37	Field Goal
3	8:18	2:30	OPP 40	7	-3	Punt
3	4:41	0:29	OPP 38	2	13	Fumble
3	4:12	4:34	OWN 5	10	38	Punt
4	12:22	0:30	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	10:17	1:52	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
4	5:45	2:57	OWN 7	9	39	Downs
4	2:12	1:06	OWN 5	4	12	Fumble

Game MVP: O.J. Thornburg, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Grayson Meier	11	74	6.73	37	1	0
Deron Robinson	7	4	0.57	5	0	1
Ricardo Kerr	3	4	1.33	7	0	0
Nicolas Dillon	2	31	15.50	29	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joel McBeal	20	63	3.15	9	0	0
Jason Rodriguez	4	35	8.75	16	1	1
Andre Rincon	3	27	9.00	18	2	0
Andy Hohlt	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Elliot Matijacic	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Kerr	26	15	121	4/30	0	35	0	69.5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Rincon	48	24	256	4/28	0	32	1	57.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cedric Rodriguez	5	9	43	8.60	13	21
WR Weston Austin	3	6	19	6.33	1	11
WR Leon Holliday	3	3	46	15.33	35	35
TE Ron Kennedy	2	4	7	3.50	0	8
WR Donald Clemons	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Grayson Meier	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Nicolas Dillon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Bernie Gaynord	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Alejandro Goodwin	6	9	74	12.33	28	23
WR Ernie Farrens	4	10	26	6.50	6	8
RB Joel McBeal	3	6	18	6.00	7	11
WR Andy Hohlt	3	4	24	8.00	5	15
WR Victor Emerson	3	5	32	10.67	0	16
WR Jimmy Kressbach	2	5	29	14.50	7	24
TE Eduardo Hines	1	6	15	15.00	0	15
FB Lester Gibson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Zachery Polko	1	2	32	32.00	23	32

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Randall Farley	1	4	4.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ricardo Kerr	1	0	0	0
Deon Witten	0	1	1	1
Ellis Baker	0	1	0	0
Raymond Padgett	0	0	1	0
C.J. Thompson	0	0	1	0
O.J. Thornburg	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alejandro Goodwin	1	1	0
Victor Emerson	1	0	0
Andre Rincon	1	0	0
Elliot Matijacic	1	0	0
Jimmy Kressbach	0	1	0
Emmett Corona	0	1	0
Brody Floyd	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Horowitz	10	397	39.7	35.6	53	6

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat Cote	8	345	43.1	35.3	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Davidson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ashton Forbes	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Wynn	2	23	11.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Kressbach	3	41	13.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Wells	2	40	20.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Perkins	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Randall Farley	8	3	0.0	28	47
DE O.J. Thornburg	5	1	1.5	14	41
DT Donnie O'Neal	5	1	0.5	17	47
OLB Deon Witten	5	3	0.0	29	52
CB Gus Harding	5	1	0.0	29	52
S C.J. Thompson	5	1	0.0	29	52
ILB Raymond Padgett	4	2	0.0	27	42
CB Earl Gaylor	4	0	0.0	18	30
DT Carl McKenzie	3	1	0.5	21	32
ILB Kenyon Giles	3	0	0.0	3	11
DE Skip Rahn	2	1	1.5	27	40
CB Clayton Wells	2	1	0.0	29	52
DT Ellis Baker	2	0	0.0	13	10
DE Ben Badgro	1	0	0.0	16	15
G Norm Brazil	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Karl Marshall	1	0	0.0	11	23

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Butch Gaudio	5	4	0.0	21	29
S Erik Parker	5	1	0.0	21	29
OLB Brody Floyd	4	1	1.0	23	30
S Emmett Corona	4	1	0.0	23	26
CB Wally Nield	4	0	0.0	21	21
OLB Jeffrey Branch	3	1	1.0	18	26
DE Harris Shaw	3	0	1.0	23	26
ILB Derrick Fletcher	3	1	0.0	9	10
DT Lucas Peace	3	0	0.0	7	9
DE Rich Nixon	1	1	1.0	23	27
S Karl Maxwell	1	1	0.0	4	9
TE Eduardo Hines	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Cristian Manuwai	1	0	0.0	5	1
CB Austin Hayes	1	0	0.0	18	20
DT William Raymond	1	0	0.0	13	17
CB T.J. Corlett	0	2	0.0	17	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Skip Rahn	1.5	1	3	0	40
DE O.J. Thornburg	1.5	0	1	0	41
DT Carl McKenzie	0.5	1	2	4	32
DT Donnie O'Neal	0.5	1	0	0	47
DT Buddy Humphrey	0.0	1	0	0	15
OLB Deon Witten	0.0	0	1	1	52

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rich Nixon	1.0	1	2	27
OLB Jeffrey Branch	1.0	1	1	26
OLB Brody Floyd	1.0	0	0	30
DE Harris Shaw	1.0	0	0	26
DE Nolan West	0.0	1	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gus Harding	5	0	0	52
S C.J. Thompson	4	0	0	52
S Randall Farley	3	2	1	47
OLB Deon Witten	3	2	0	52
ILB Raymond Padgett	2	1	0	42
ILB Kenyon Giles	2	0	0	11
CB Clayton Wells	2	0	0	52
CB Earl Gaylor	1	1	0	30
DE Skip Rahn	1	0	0	40
OLB Karl Marshall	1	0	0	23

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Butch Gaudio	4	1	29
OLB Brody Floyd	3	1	30
S Erik Parker	3	0	29
S Emmett Corona	2	0	26
CB Austin Hayes	1	1	20
S Karl Maxwell	1	0	9
DT Lucas Peace	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norm Brazil	3	6	1	23	0	30
Mickey Dotson	2	5	0	23	1	30
Brandon Baker	1	3	0	23	1	30
Keith Epstein	0	3	0	23	2	30
Tony Young	0	2	0	23	0	30
Leslie Donovan	0	1	0	6	0	9

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricardo Mullens	3	7	0	29	1	52
Jared Muirbrook	3	6	1	29	1	52
Gene James	2	6	0	29	2	52
Raymond Meerdink	2	5	1	29	0	52
Bert Lester	1	2	0	29	0	52
Zachery Polko	0	1	0	5	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Clemons	1	24
Deron Robinson	1	16
Ron Kennedy	1	14
Deon Witten	1	2

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Lester Gibson	2	25
Butch Gaudio	2	24

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Harding	---	---	29	52	13	94
Clayton Wells	---	---	29	52	4	85
C.J. Thompson	---	---	29	52	2	83
Deon Witten	---	---	29	52	2	83
Randall Farley	---	---	28	47	1	76
Donnie O'Neal	---	---	17	47	9	73
Raymond Padgett	---	---	27	42	1	70
Skip Rahn	---	---	27	40	1	68
O.J. Thornburg	---	---	14	41	9	64
Keith Epstein	23	30	---	---	10	63
Mickey Dotson	23	30	---	---	10	63
Brandon Baker	23	30	---	---	10	63
Norm Brazil	23	30	---	---	10	63
Ron Kennedy	19	29	---	---	14	62
Karl Marshall	---	---	11	23	23	57
Cedric Rodriguez	23	29	---	---	2	54
Ricardo Kerr	23	30	---	---	---	53
Tony Young	23	30	---	---	---	53
Carl McKenzie	---	---	21	32	---	53
Earl Gaylor	---	---	18	30	---	48
Leon Holliday	20	25	---	---	---	45
Weston Austin	14	21	---	---	2	37
Bernie Gaynord	8	3	---	---	23	34
Ben Badgro	---	---	16	15	---	31
Leslie Donovan	6	9	---	---	14	29
Donald Clemons	1	4	---	---	24	29
Grayson Meier	13	16	---	---	---	29
Kenyon Giles	---	---	3	11	12	26
Deron Robinson	7	3	---	---	16	26
Ellis Baker	---	---	13	10	---	23
Buddy Humphrey	---	---	7	15	1	23
Emmanuel Edmond	---	---	0	3	13	16
Warren Wynn	1	1	---	---	13	15
Chris Cochrane	---	---	0	0	13	13
Nicolas Dillon	2	9	---	---	---	11
Gabe Money	0	0	---	---	10	10
Edwin Horowitz	0	0	---	---	10	10
Philip Sawyer	---	---	1	8	---	9
Todd Davidson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Theodore Griffith	1	1	---	---	---	2
Kurt Ricker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Arias	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andres Henderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Levi Rosa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wayne Witt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bruce Bates	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gene James	29	52	---	---	9	90
Raymond Meerdink	29	52	---	---	9	90
Andy Hohlt	19	40	---	---	25	84
Alejandro Goodwin	28	51	---	---	3	82
Jared Muirbrook	29	52	---	---	---	81
Ricardo Mullens	29	52	---	---	---	81
Andre Rincon	29	52	---	---	---	81
Bert Lester	29	52	---	---	---	81
Ernie Farrens	21	43	---	---	14	78
Butch Gaudio	---	---	21	29	24	74
Joel McBeal	22	45	---	---	4	71
Eduardo Hines	12	23	---	---	25	60
Rich Nixon	---	---	23	27	10	60
Emmett Corona	---	---	23	26	10	59
Brody Floyd	---	---	23	30	---	53
Erik Parker	---	---	21	29	---	50
T.J. Corlett	---	---	17	17	16	50
Harris Shaw	---	---	23	26	---	49
Wally Nield	---	---	21	21	3	45
Jeffrey Branch	---	---	18	26	---	44
Jimmy Kressbach	13	16	---	---	13	42
Victor Emerson	14	24	---	---	---	38
Austin Hayes	---	---	18	20	---	38
Lester Gibson	4	6	---	---	25	35
William Raymond	---	---	13	17	---	30
Karl Maxwell	---	---	4	9	16	29
Derrick Fletcher	---	---	9	10	1	20
Ken Raymond	---	---	3	6	10	19
Lucas Peace	---	---	7	9	---	16
Jason Rodriguez	4	5	---	---	3	12
Randall Perkins	---	---	2	7	3	12
Pat Emmons	---	---	0	0	12	12
Kurt Boyer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Zachery Polko	5	4	---	---	---	9
R.J. England	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nickolas Sanders	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pat Cote	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steven Ellison	---	---	0	7	---	7
Oliver Long	---	---	0	7	---	7
Cristian Manuwai	---	---	5	1	---	6
Elliot Matijacic	3	3	---	---	---	6
Ashton Forbes	0	0	---	---	4	4
D.J. Cox	---	---	2	1	---	3
Nolan West	---	---	0	3	---	3
Stan Mueller	---	---	0	2	---	2
Alec Gowan	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	59	9.8
Middle	8	18	2.3
Right	7	39	5.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-2	-1.0
Middle	18	92	5.1
Right	9	42	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Kerr	26	15	2	2	3	3	3	3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Rincon	48	24	3	1	5	6	7	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	35	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	66	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	20	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	5	42	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	123	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	58	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	33	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cedric Rodriguez	9	5	2	43	1	29
WR Weston Austin	6	3	0	19	0	21
TE Ron Kennedy	4	2	0	7	0	29
WR Leon Holliday	3	3	0	46	1	25
WR Donald Clemons	1	1	0	5	0	4
RB Grayson Meier	1	1	0	1	0	16
RB Nicolas Dillon	1	0	1	0	0	9
TE Bernie Gaynord	1	0	0	0	0	3

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernie Farrens	10	4	2	26	0	43
TE Alejandro Goodwin	9	6	1	74	1	51
TE Eduardo Hines	6	1	0	15	0	23
RB Joel McBeal	6	3	1	18	0	45
WR Jimmy Kressbach	5	2	0	29	1	16
WR Victor Emerson	5	3	0	32	0	24
WR Andy Hohlt	4	3	0	24	0	40
TE Zachery Polko	2	1	1	32	1	4
FB Lester Gibson	1	1	0	6	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricardo Kerr	1	-1	-1.00	1.33
Deron Robinson	1	5	5.00	0.57
Grayson Meier	1	0	0.00	6.73

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel McBeal	3	4	1.33	3.15
Jason Rodriguez	2	20	10.00	8.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Kerr	2	2	8	4.00	4.65

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Rincon	3	0	0	0.00	5.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Rodriguez	2	2	8	4.00	4.78

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernie Farrens	2	0	0	0.00	2.60
RB Joel McBeal	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Deron Robinson	2	1
Nicolas Dillon	2	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Joel McBeal	1	0
Jason Rodriguez	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Kerr	8	4	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Rincon	16	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ron Kennedy	2	1	0
WR Weston Austin	2	1	1
WR Leon Holliday	2	2	0
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	0	0
RB Nicolas Dillon	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Alejandro Goodwin	4	2	1
WR Ernie Farrens	3	2	1
TE Eduardo Hines	2	0	0
WR Jimmy Kressbach	2	1	1
RB Joel McBeal	2	1	1
WR Andy Hohlt	1	1	0
WR Victor Emerson	1	1	1
TE Zachery Polko	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,100 (14,600)
End Zone 8,600 (10,400)
Mezzanine 5,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats 8,000 (9,200)
Club Seats 18,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,100 (14,600)
End Zone	8,600 (10,400)
Mezzanine	5,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats	8,000 (9,200)
Club Seats	18,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)