Conference Semifinals, 2024

played in Pittsburgh, PA

44 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Denver Broncos031413-30
Pittsburgh Steelers101000-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:06 PIT - Ryan Succop 46 field goal
1Q: 05:04 PIT - Herb Matich 6 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 11:35 PIT - Toby Gerhardt 2 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 02:57 DEN - Lee Peel 35 field goal
2Q: 00:26 PIT - Ryan Succop 47 field goal
3Q: 12:57 DEN - Brian Brohm 6 run (Lee Peel extra point)
3Q: 04:18 DEN - Dexter McCluster 18 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 13:50 DEN - Lee Peel 23 field goal
4Q: 07:15 DEN - Dexter McCluster 3 run (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 00:27 DEN - Lee Peel 29 field goal

Team StatisticsDENPIT
Record11-714-3
First Downs2215
- by Rushing76
- by Passing149
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards387304
- Offensive Plays6762
- Yards per Play5.784.90
Net Rushing Yards12099
- Rushing Attempts3027
- Yards per Rush4.003.67
Net Passing Yards267205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 21 - 034 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards267210
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/5
- Yards per Pass Play7.225.86
Fumbles/Lost1/11/1
3rd Down Conversions3/124/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.07.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/349/65
Punt Returns/Yards3/332/26
Kick Returns/Yards4/814/94
Interception Ret./Yards2/20/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits63
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/32/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 28
Time of Possession32:5027:10

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:56OWN 2038Punt
19:451:55OWN 733Punt
14:563:47OWN 20832Punt
214:041:09OWN 436Punt
211:261:37OWN 39415Punt
25:122:23OWN 12570Field Goal
20:180:18OWN 271-1Half
313:400:56OPP 19419Touchdown
310:372:02OWN 1938Punt
37:163:08OWN 42758Touchdown
32:494:06OWN 351159Field Goal
410:383:30OPP 47747Touchdown
45:024:41OWN 34954Field Goal
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:043:19OWN 15728Punt
17:501:49OPP 3637Field Goal
15:540:58OPP 20320Touchdown
11:092:05OWN 20631Punt
212:551:29OPP 46346Touchdown
29:494:37OWN 20966Interception
22:492:31OWN 34736Field Goal
315:001:20OWN 53-1Interception
312:442:07OWN 1939Punt
38:351:19OWN 73-1Punt
34:081:19OWN 2532Punt
413:433:05OWN 7649Fumble
47:082:06OWN 2834Punt
40:210:21OWN 2030Game

Game MVP: Brian Brohm, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Dexter McCluster14594.211421
Brian Brohm5214.20701
Tito Sheldon5142.80600
Bobby Floyd4153.751010
Robert Newton111.00100
Terrell Houari11010.001010
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Herb Matich20743.701011
Toby Gerhardt5142.80401
Rico Howe2115.50600

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brian Brohm37212670/0158088.4
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Rico Howe34182101/5040247.4

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ricky Burroughs4126115.2518220
RB Dexter McCluster44389.5029181
FB Robert Newton344113.6728170
WR Terrell Houari3472.33060
RB Tito Sheldon2242.00330
TE Perry Sheldon111313.006130
TE Anthony Hill125858.0059580
TE Dustin Francis122222.0017220
WR Austin Miller131010.006100
WR Derek Stokes111313.008130
WR Marlon Mills0200.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Kirk Cole8128410.5010230
WR George Gray3105217.3329400
RB Herb Matich33268.6715150
TE Antonio Fecht1188.00080
TE Graham Sellers123232.008320
WR Danny Cranford1544.00040
RB Toby Gerhardt1144.00040

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Patrick Angerer122.000
CB Charlie Galasinski100.000
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Derek Stokes1000
Patrick Angerer0100
Charlie Galasinski0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Graham Sellers1000
Rondell Kurtz0100
Juan Gaines0010

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Sam Glover630250.339.3662
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Colin Zook630550.845.3604

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lee Peel3/30/00/0353/3
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ryan Succop2/22/20/0472/2

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Dustin Peterson33311.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Kirk Cole22613.00

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Derek Stokes48120.30
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Marshall Robb49423.50

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Patrick Angerer720.02331
OLB Stan Whitfield710.02022
S Darren Meehan700.02330
S Rico Hill420.02325
DT Larry Meadows310.51115
CB Charlie Galasinski300.02331
DE Teddy Flannery210.52131
OLB Lionel Schneider210.0149
OLB Pat Zimmerman210.02732
OLB Charles Brown200.014
CB Alphonso Smith110.02227
CB Adam Potts110.046
DT Ethan Losman110.01621
OLB Reuben Stevenson100.066
DE Everson Griffen030.01822
CB Morgan Burnett020.01826
DE Vernon Gholston010.01517
S Al Afalava010.0716
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Bruce Davis810.02531
ILB Edward Patterson610.02228
DT Norbert Briggs610.02024
S Josh Moseley510.01823
DT Sen'Derrick Marks400.01926
CB Curtis Fitzgerald300.01922
S Jake Ford230.02531
DT B.J. Buckner220.01213
OLB Juan Gaines220.01216
CB Pete Wyoming200.02734
DE Chris Akaka200.01923
S Ronnie White120.01313
OLB Rondell Kurtz120.01111
QB Rico Howe10---------
WR George Gray10---------
S William Moore100.01725
WR Danny Cranford10---------
DT Grady Patton100.0812
CB Kyle Meadows100.01316
DE George Selvie030.02326
DE Aaron Maybin010.01620
OLB Patrick Mussi010.021
CB Wayne Maxwell010.0911

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Teddy Flannery0.502131
DT Larry Meadows0.500015
OLB Pat Zimmerman0.002132
DE Vernon Gholston0.001017
DT Ethan Losman0.001021
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT B.J. Buckner0.011013
DE Aaron Maybin0.003020
DE George Selvie0.002026
DT Sen'Derrick Marks0.001026
DE Chris Akaka0.001023

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Stan Whitfield40022
ILB Patrick Angerer32131
CB Charlie Galasinski31131
S Rico Hill21025
OLB Charles Brown2004
DE Teddy Flannery10031
S Darren Meehan10030
DT Larry Meadows10015
CB Adam Potts1006
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Bruce Davis40031
S Josh Moseley40023
ILB Edward Patterson30028
CB Curtis Fitzgerald21022
OLB Juan Gaines20016
OLB Rondell Kurtz11011
DT Norbert Briggs10024
S Jake Ford10031
DE Chris Akaka10023
S Ronnie White10013
CB Kyle Meadows10016
CB Pete Wyoming01034

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
J.R. Clemons27026030
Jorge Sirmon24122035
Bryan Bulaga24026030
Randal Welch14030036
Eugene Monroe13026032
Robert Newton11020025
Will Beatty010803
Rondell Brady0108012
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Gabe Russell28025028
Edwin Veldheer24022131
Frankie Modrell24025032
Rodger Saffold14024032
Marty Howard12024035
Graham Sellers11020014
Alonzo Hatcher110906
Bucky Irwin01012013

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Marlon Mills324
Bobby Floyd121
Jay Garrett113
Kris Prescott19
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Juan Gaines224
Ronnie White216
Bucky Irwin120
Donovan Ahern18
Pete Wyoming14

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Brian Brohm3037---------67
Randal Welch3036---------66
Jorge Sirmon2235------865
J.R. Clemons2630------864
Robert Newton2025------1863
Pat Zimmerman------2732261
Morgan Burnett------18261559
Eugene Monroe2632---------58
Patrick Angerer------2331357
Bryan Bulaga2630---------56
Charlie Galasinski------2331256
Darren Meehan------2330255
Teddy Flannery------2131254
Ricky Burroughs2529---------54
Terrell Houari2427------152
Alphonso Smith------2227251
Rico Hill------2325149
Anthony Hill1523------846
Dustin Francis1115------1945
Ethan Losman------1621845
Stan Whitfield------2022143
Everson Griffen------1822141
Vernon Gholston------1517739
Dexter McCluster1623---------39
Perry Sheldon98------2037
Al Afalava------7161336
Marlon Mills38------2435
Lionel Schneider------1491235
Jay Garrett------5141332
Bobby Floyd82------2131
Reuben Stevenson------661729
Rondell Brady812------929
Larry Meadows------1115---26
Adam Potts------461222
Derek Stokes34------1522
Austin Miller1011---------21
Kris Prescott47------920
Will Beatty83------920
Tito Sheldon610---------16
Dustin Peterson00------1111
Charles Brown------14510
Lee Peel00------1010
Sam Glover00------99
Russell Okung00------22
Percy Barnes00---------0
Donny Stropka00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kirk Cole2232------2074
George Gray2631------1269
Marty Howard2435------867
Pete Wyoming------2734465
Frankie Modrell2532------865
Rico Howe2735---------62
Bruce Davis------2531460
Gabe Russell2528------760
Jake Ford------2531258
Rodger Saffold2432---------56
Edward Patterson------2228454
Edwin Veldheer2231------154
George Selvie------2326554
Herb Matich2231---------53
Juan Gaines------12162452
Sen'Derrick Marks------1926550
William Moore------1725446
Norbert Briggs------2024246
Chris Akaka------1923446
Danny Cranford1222------1246
Antonio Fecht818------1945
Josh Moseley------1823445
Bucky Irwin1213------2045
Ronnie White------13131642
Graham Sellers2014------842
Aaron Maybin------1620541
Curtis Fitzgerald------1922---41
Kyle Meadows------13161241
Gus Eleazer48------2638
Rondell Kurtz------11111234
Wayne Maxwell------9111232
B.J. Buckner------1213---25
Grady Patton------812525
Donovan Ahern511------824
Alonzo Hatcher96------823
Toby Gerhardt54------514
Marshall Robb------001010
Patrick Mussi------21710
Britt Wheeler42------17
Colin Zook00------66
Jared Pommier00------55
Ryan Succop00------22
David Abrams00------22
Pat Sims------01---1
Don Middleton10---------1
Brandon Johnson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12645.3
Middle11363.3
Right6213.5
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9414.6
Middle8273.4
Right10313.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brian Brohm37213133800
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Rico Howe34183134622

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen7610715.3
Short (0-8 Yds)20121105.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)93505.6
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22199.5
Short (0-8 Yds)149483.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)155885.9
Long (19+ Yds)325518.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ricky Burroughs124061129
FB Robert Newton43041025
WR Terrell Houari4307027
RB Dexter McCluster44038023
WR Austin Miller31210011
WR Marlon Mills200008
TE Anthony Hill21058123
RB Tito Sheldon2204010
TE Dustin Francis21122115
TE Perry Sheldon1101308
WR Derek Stokes1101304
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Kirk Cole128084132
WR George Gray103152131
WR Danny Cranford5114022
RB Herb Matich33026031
TE Graham Sellers21132114
TE Antonio Fecht1108018
RB Toby Gerhardt110404

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tito Sheldon382.672.80
Dexter McCluster263.004.21
Bobby Floyd100.003.75
Brian Brohm166.004.20
Robert Newton111.001.00
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Herb Matich166.003.70
Toby Gerhardt122.002.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brian Brohm105535.307.22
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Rico Howe53183.606.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ricky Burroughs61111.835.08
FB Robert Newton1188.0010.25
TE Perry Sheldon111313.0013.00
RB Tito Sheldon1133.002.00
RB Dexter McCluster111818.009.50
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR George Gray2000.005.20
WR Kirk Cole1166.007.00
TE Antonio Fecht1188.008.00
WR Danny Cranford1144.000.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
Bobby Floyd31
Brian Brohm21
Robert Newton10
Tito Sheldon10
Dexter McCluster11
PittsburghRushesConversions
Rico Howe21
Herb Matich10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Brian Brohm400
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Rico Howe1153

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Ricky Burroughs200
WR Marlon Mills100
WR Austin Miller100
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR George Gray522
WR Kirk Cole321
WR Danny Cranford200
TE Graham Sellers110

SectionAttendance
Stadium63,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck18,600 (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)