Week 6, 2033

played in Denver, CO

45 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	3	0	7	-	24
Denver Broncos	7	6	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:52 PIT - Devon Ritt 46 pass from Chase Saldana (Ivan Bernstein extra point)
1Q: 09:52 DEN - Christian Witt 5 run (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
1Q: 03:21 PIT - Asher Buckley 16 pass from Chase Saldana (Ivan Bernstein extra point)
2Q: 11:02 PIT - Ivan Bernstein 35 field goal
2Q: 05:08 DEN - Charlie Hojnacki 45 field goal
2Q: 00:55 DEN - Charlie Hojnacki 26 field goal
4Q: 13:40 DEN - J.R. Fickell 30 interception return (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
4Q: 08:52 PIT - Shaun Irons 3 run (Ivan Bernstein extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:52 PIT - Devon Ritt 46 pass from Chase Saldana (Ivan Bernstein extra point)
1Q: 09:52 DEN - Christian Witt 5 run (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
1Q: 03:21 PIT - Asher Buckley 16 pass from Chase Saldana (Ivan Bernstein extra point)
2Q: 11:02 PIT - Ivan Bernstein 35 field goal
2Q: 05:08 DEN - Charlie Hojnacki 45 field goal
2Q: 00:55 DEN - Charlie Hojnacki 26 field goal
4Q: 13:40 DEN - J.R. Fickell 30 interception return (Charlie Hojnacki extra point)
4Q: 08:52 PIT - Shaun Irons 3 run (Ivan Bernstein extra point)

Team Statistics PIT DEN
Record 5-1 2-3
First Downs 15 25
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 289 387
- Offensive Plays 59 76
- Yards per Play 4.90 5.09
Net Rushing Yards 56 92
- Rushing Attempts 22 30
- Yards per Rush 2.55 3.07
Net Passing Yards 233 295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 17 - 2 44 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 237 308
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/31 3/19
Punt Returns/Yards 3/41 4/45
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 2/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 26:02 33:58

Team Statistics	PIT	DEN
Record	5-1	2-3
First Downs	15	25
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	289	387
- Offensive Plays	59	76
- Yards per Play	4.90	5.09
Net Rushing Yards	56	92
- Rushing Attempts	22	30
- Yards per Rush	2.55	3.07
Net Passing Yards	233	295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 17 - 2	44 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	237	308
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	6.41
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/31	3/19
Punt Returns/Yards	3/41	4/45
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	2/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	26:02	33:58

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:27	50	2	50	Touchdown
1	9:45	2:25	OWN 27	4	39	Punt
1	6:02	2:51	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
2	13:35	0:58	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
2	12:27	1:30	OPP 25	3	7	Field Goal
2	9:40	0:55	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
2	5:00	1:48	OWN 8	4	1	Punt
2	0:49	0:35	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	12:24	0:16	OPP 39	2	0	Interception
3	10:31	4:33	OWN 9	9	44	Punt
4	14:52	1:23	OWN 13	3	10	Interception
4	13:29	4:46	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
4	4:16	1:51	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 26	4	0	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:33	3:48	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	7:20	1:18	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	3:11	4:36	OWN 31	9	37	Downs
2	12:37	0:10	OWN 34	1	-7	Fumble
2	10:57	1:17	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	8:45	3:45	OWN 19	7	53	Field Goal
2	3:12	2:23	OWN 42	10	49	Field Goal
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 29	1	28	Half
3	15:00	2:36	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
3	12:08	1:37	OWN 33	4	19	Punt
3	5:58	6:06	OWN 20	13	72	Fumble
4	8:43	4:27	OWN 23	8	34	Punt
4	2:25	1:16	OWN 45	6	34	Interception

Game MVP: Leland Tedeschi, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Shaun Irons	16	36	2.25	10	1	1
QB Chase Saldana	4	11	2.75	14	1	0
RB Rob Harris	2	9	4.50	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Christian Witt	21	79	3.76	23	2	1
RB Ben Fredrickson	4	4	1.00	2	0	0
RB J.J. Hoffman	4	-1	-0.25	1	0	0
QB Preston Eberhart	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chase Saldana	36	17	237	1/4	2	46	2	64.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Preston Eberhart	44	27	308	2/13	0	36	1	72.9

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Asher Buckley	5	6	54	10.80	6	16	1
TE Keegan Rathbone	4	9	65	16.25	26	30	0
WR Devon Ritt	4	15	65	16.25	42	46	1
RB Shaun Irons	2	2	36	18.00	34	36	0
WR Darrin Lyon	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Rob Harris	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Earnest Farrow	8	13	106	13.25	41	32
WR Blake Linker	5	9	47	9.40	23	14
RB J.J. Hoffman	3	3	43	14.33	28	19
RB Ben Fredrickson	2	2	4	2.00	2	4
WR Brett Ellis	2	3	5	2.50	5	5
WR B.J. Hutton	2	2	21	10.50	8	19
TE Ronnie Estell	2	6	42	21.00	35	36
WR Vinny Rushing	1	2	15	15.00	0	15
FB Weston Frederick	1	1	14	14.00	4	14
RB Christian Witt	1	2	11	11.00	9	11
TE Justics Titus	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Leland Tedeschi	1	21	21.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Heath Wilkerson	1	5	5.00	0
OLB J.R. Fickell	1	30	30.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
OLB Leland Tedeschi	1	0
ILB Erik Talley	1	0
DE Donny Singleton	0	1
OLB Erick Cattell	0	1
TE Sawyer Pagel	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov
QB Preston Eberhart	1	0
CB Randal Wertlieb	1	0
RB Christian Witt	1	0
CB Norman Page	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Santiago Compton	7	332	47.4	35.3	54	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Emmons	5	218	43.6	35.4	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ivan Bernstein	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Hojnacki	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marquis Jenkins	3	41	13.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randal Wertlieb	4	45	11.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephen Corgan	2	60	30.0	0
Artie Viragh	1	21	21.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Farrow	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tony Sanford	8	0	0.0	30	46
CB R.J. Renes	7	3	0.0	29	46
DT Ty Winslett	6	3	1.0	30	37
OLB Erick Cattell	6	0	1.0	29	31
ILB Erik Talley	6	2	0.0	29	41
S Marquis Jenkins	6	2	0.0	29	46
OLB Leland Tedeschi	6	0	0.0	29	46
ILB Chase Bates	4	1	0.0	14	24
DE Donny Singleton	3	3	0.0	30	46
S Norbert Alcott	2	0	0.0	2	15
DE Jose Lewis	2	0	0.0	15	30
S Cooper Peppers	1	1	0.0	29	31
TE Keegan Rathbone	1	0	---	---	---
CB Erick Holliday	1	0	0.0	17	22

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dennis Snyder	9	1	0.0	20	28
OLB J.R. Fickell	6	0	0.0	22	37
OLB Devan Batteson	3	1	0.0	20	35
DE Lonnie Felkey	2	0	1.0	9	25
DT Malik Sanders	2	2	0.0	16	23
CB Heath Wilkerson	2	1	0.0	22	37
DE Zach Francis	2	1	0.0	19	20
ILB Anthony Rasolomalala	2	0	0.0	3	4
CB Randal Wertlieb	2	0	0.0	2	9
S Craig Salari	1	2	0.0	13	15
CB Frederick Gray	1	0	0.0	22	37
TE Justics Titus	1	0	---	---	---
T Cody Grier	1	0	---	---	---
TE Ronnie Estell	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jackson Bernstein	1	0	0.0	14	22
CB Kody Ball	1	0	0.0	13	24
DE Andy McKnight	0	1	0.0	20	30
ILB J.C. Glover	0	1	0.0	6	8
S Carl Beisel	0	1	0.0	10	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Erick Cattell	1.0	0	0	31
DT Ty Winslett	1.0	0	0	37
DE Donny Singleton	0.0	2	0	46
DE Jose Lewis	0.0	1	1	30
DE Norm Burke	0.0	1	0	16

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lonnie Felkey	1.0	0	0	25
DT Christopher Mallory	0.0	2	1	20
DT Malik Sanders	0.0	1	0	23
DE Andy McKnight	0.0	1	0	30
DE Zach Francis	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB R.J. Renes	7	0	0	46
CB Tony Sanford	6	0	0	46
S Marquis Jenkins	5	4	0	46
ILB Erik Talley	5	1	0	41
S Norbert Alcott	2	0	0	15
OLB Leland Tedeschi	1	2	1	46
CB Erick Holliday	1	0	0	22
S Cooper Peppers	0	1	0	31

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Devan Batteson	4	1	0	35
S Dennis Snyder	3	2	0	28
OLB J.R. Fickell	3	1	1	37
CB Heath Wilkerson	2	3	1	37
ILB Anthony Rasolomalala	2	0	0	4
CB Randal Wertlieb	2	0	0	9
CB Kody Ball	1	1	0	24
OLB Damon Briggs	0	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Oliver Cooley	1	3	10	0	8
G Joshua Dodge	1	3	12	0	29
T Geoff Benson	1	2	22	1	37
TE Keegan Rathbone	1	2	21	0	35
G Mickey Mackey	0	4	22	0	37
C Elias Berry	0	3	22	0	37
T Marlon Moya	0	1	22	0	37

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Howie Dacosta	2	7	30	0	46
G Desmond Swayda	2	7	30	0	46
G Rico Bensen	1	6	30	1	46
T Neil Poock	1	4	26	0	36
T Tim Prior	1	2	24	1	32
TE Justics Titus	1	1	9	0	22
T Cody Grier	0	1	6	0	14
FB Weston Frederick	0	1	6	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Malcolm Roddy	2	22
Arnie Blanchard	2	13
Sawyer Pagel	1	23
Shaun Fulcher	1	16

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Norman Page	2	17
Desmond Swayda	2	7
Vinny Rushing	1	19
B.J. Hutton	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Erik Talley	---	---	29	41	12	82
S Marquis Jenkins	---	---	29	46	7	82
DE Donny Singleton	---	---	30	46	2	78
CB Tony Sanford	---	---	30	46	2	78
OLB Leland Tedeschi	---	---	29	46	2	77
CB R.J. Renes	---	---	29	46	2	77
WR Devon Ritt	21	36	---	---	17	74
DT Ty Winslett	---	---	30	37	1	68
T Marlon Moya	22	37	---	---	8	67
G Mickey Mackey	22	37	---	---	8	67
T Geoff Benson	22	37	---	---	8	67
S Cooper Peppers	---	---	29	31	1	61
OLB Erick Cattell	---	---	29	31	1	61
QB Chase Saldana	22	37	---	---	---	59
C Elias Berry	22	37	---	---	---	59
WR Darrin Lyon	21	36	---	---	---	57
TE Keegan Rathbone	21	35	---	---	---	56
RB Shaun Irons	20	33	---	---	---	53
G Joshua Dodge	12	29	---	---	7	48
DE Jose Lewis	---	---	15	30	1	46
CB Erick Holliday	---	---	17	22	6	45
WR Asher Buckley	15	21	---	---	5	41
ILB Chase Bates	---	---	14	24	1	39
TE Sawyer Pagel	5	6	---	---	23	34
S Norbert Alcott	---	---	2	15	16	33
DE Norm Burke	---	---	15	16	1	32
OLB Arnie Blanchard	---	---	1	15	13	29
FB Shaun Fulcher	3	9	---	---	16	28
OLB Malcolm Roddy	---	---	1	0	22	23
CB Connor Garner	---	---	1	5	15	21
WR Artie Viragh	1	3	---	---	16	20
T Oliver Cooley	10	8	---	---	---	18
RB Karl Babic	0	0	---	---	17	17
DT Trevor Dercher	---	---	0	9	6	15
WR Stephen Corgan	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Manuel Berry	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Rob Harris	2	4	---	---	1	7
P Santiago Compton	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Ivan Bernstein	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Conner Lindell	---	---	0	0	5	5
TE Drew Armstrong	1	2	---	---	---	3
G Christian Dawkins	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Howard Pritt	0	0	---	---	1	1
OLB Weston Rice	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Jose Hanks	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Andre Hunter	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rico Bensen	30	46	---	---	7	83
G Desmond Swayda	30	46	---	---	7	83
QB Preston Eberhart	30	46	---	---	---	76
C Howie Dacosta	30	46	---	---	---	76
TE Ronnie Estell	27	41	---	---	---	68
T Neil Poock	26	36	---	---	6	68
WR Earnest Farrow	24	34	---	---	5	63
T Tim Prior	24	32	---	---	6	62
CB Frederick Gray	---	---	22	37	1	60
CB Heath Wilkerson	---	---	22	37	1	60
OLB J.R. Fickell	---	---	22	37	1	60
OLB Devan Batteson	---	---	20	35	2	57
TE Justics Titus	9	22	---	---	24	55
WR Blake Linker	21	27	---	---	6	54
WR Brett Ellis	24	28	---	---	---	52
DE Andy McKnight	---	---	20	30	---	50
S Dennis Snyder	---	---	20	28	---	48
S Craig Salari	---	---	13	15	17	45
DT Jackson Bernstein	---	---	14	22	8	44
DT Malik Sanders	---	---	16	23	---	39
RB Christian Witt	21	16	---	---	2	39
DE Zach Francis	---	---	19	20	---	39
CB Kody Ball	---	---	13	24	1	38
FB Weston Frederick	6	12	---	---	19	37
DE Lonnie Felkey	---	---	9	25	1	35
S Carl Beisel	---	---	10	22	1	33
WR B.J. Hutton	6	15	---	---	9	30
DT Christopher Mallory	---	---	8	20	1	29
CB Randal Wertlieb	---	---	2	9	18	29
RB J.J. Hoffman	4	9	---	---	15	28
ILB J.C. Glover	---	---	6	8	12	26
OLB Damon Briggs	---	---	1	3	21	25
WR Vinny Rushing	0	5	---	---	19	24
RB Ben Fredrickson	4	17	---	---	---	21
T Cody Grier	6	14	---	---	1	21
DE Eddie Rehberg	---	---	2	8	8	18
CB Marty Franz	---	---	0	0	17	17
CB Norman Page	---	---	0	0	17	17
C J.B. Kelsey	4	10	---	---	---	14
TE Tim Burgess	4	4	---	---	---	8
ILB Anthony Rasolomalala	---	---	3	4	---	7
K Charlie Hojnacki	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Isaiah Guidry	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Marc Emmons	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Jaylen Tanner	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Donte Midget	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	8	32	4.0
Right	6	17	2.8
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	19	48	2.5
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chase Saldana	36	17	4	0	3	9	5	1	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Preston Eberhart	44	27	2	0	4	8	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	82	13.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	6	55	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	76	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	10	98	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	129	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	81	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devon Ritt	15	4	3	65	1	36
TE Keegan Rathbone	9	4	0	65	2	35
WR Asher Buckley	6	5	0	54	0	21
WR Darrin Lyon	3	1	0	10	0	36
RB Shaun Irons	2	2	0	36	1	33
RB Rob Harris	1	1	0	7	0	4

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Farrow	13	8	2	106	1	34
WR Blake Linker	9	5	1	47	0	27
TE Ronnie Estell	6	2	1	42	1	41
WR Brett Ellis	3	2	0	5	0	28
RB J.J. Hoffman	3	3	0	43	0	9
RB Ben Fredrickson	2	2	0	4	0	17
WR Vinny Rushing	2	1	0	15	0	5
WR B.J. Hutton	2	2	0	21	0	15
RB Christian Witt	2	1	0	11	0	16
TE Justics Titus	1	0	0	0	0	22
FB Weston Frederick	1	1	0	14	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shaun Irons	2	5	2.50	2.25

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Christian Witt	2	6	3.00	3.76

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chase Saldana	5	3	31	6.20	6.58

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Preston Eberhart	6	4	30	5.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Asher Buckley	2	2	31	15.50	9.00
WR Devon Ritt	2	0	0	0.00	4.33
RB Shaun Irons	1	1	0	0.00	18.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Farrow	2	2	11	5.50	8.15
WR Brett Ellis	1	1	5	5.00	1.67
WR Vinny Rushing	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Blake Linker	1	0	0	0.00	5.22
FB Weston Frederick	1	1	14	14.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Chase Saldana	1	0
RB Shaun Irons	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Christian Witt	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chase Saldana	9	3	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Preston Eberhart	12	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devon Ritt	3	1	0
WR Darrin Lyon	2	0	0
TE Keegan Rathbone	2	0	0
WR Asher Buckley	2	2	2

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Farrow	5	2	1
WR Blake Linker	4	1	1
TE Ronnie Estell	2	0	0
WR B.J. Hutton	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,300 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,900 (11,900)
End Zone 7,100 (8,500)
Mezzanine 4,300 (4,900)
Sideline Seats 6,500 (7,500)
Club Seats 17,500 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,300 (54,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,900 (11,900)
End Zone	7,100 (8,500)
Mezzanine	4,300 (4,900)
Sideline Seats	6,500 (7,500)
Club Seats	17,500 (19,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)