GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: PITTSBURGH (4-1) at DENVER (2-3)

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL TD DEN
CECIL SAPP 1 YD PASS FROM JAY CUTLER
(JASON ELAM KICK)

PITTSBURGH 7
DENVER 14 4:01 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 7
DENVER 14 3:58 LEFT, 2ND QTR

PIT BALL ON PIT 28 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL TD DEN
TIM CROWDER 50 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(JASON ELAM KICK)

PITTSBURGH 7
DENVER 21 2:31 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 7
DENVER 21 2:25 LEFT, 2ND QTR

PIT BALL ON PIT 25 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1ST HALF

PITTSBURGH 7
DENVER 21

PIT BALL ON PIT 39 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL PITTSBURGH 7
DENVER 21 1:05 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL PITTSBURGH 7
DENVER 21 0:22 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL

PITTSBURGH 7
DENVER 21 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PITTSBURGH 7 0 7
DENVER 7 14 21 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: PIT - TD, HEATH MILLER 1 YD PASS FROM BEN
ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK),
4:00. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards in
4:00. Key plays: Roethlisberger
40-yard pass to Washington on
3rd-and-7 to Denver 17;
Roethlisberger 7-yard pass to
Miller on 3rd-and-4 to Denver 4.
PITTSBURGH 7-0
DEN - TD, BRANDON STOKLEY 15 YD PASS FROM JAY
CUTLER (JASON ELAM KICK), 8:43.
Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards in 4:43.
Key plays: Cutler 26-yard pass to
Scheffler to Pittsburgh 43; Cutler
12-yard pass to Stokley to
Pittsburgh 27. PITTSBURGH 7-7
2ND QUARTER: DEN - TD, CECIL SAPP 1 YD PASS FROM JAY
CUTLER (JASON ELAM KICK), 10:59.
Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards in 3:14.
Key plays: Williams interception at
Denver 39; Cutler 31-yard run plus
8-yard unnecessary roughness
penalty on Steelers' Polamalu to
Pittsburgh 7. DENVER 14-7
DEN - TD, TIM CROWDER 50 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(JASON ELAM KICK), 12:29. DENVER
21-7</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PITTSBURGH 7 0 7
DENVER 7 14 21 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: PIT - TD, HEATH MILLER 1 YD PASS FROM BEN
ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK),
4:00. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards in
4:00. Key plays: Roethlisberger
40-yard pass to Washington on
3rd-and-7 to Denver 17;
Roethlisberger 7-yard pass to
Miller on 3rd-and-4 to Denver 4.
PITTSBURGH 7-0
DEN - TD, BRANDON STOKLEY 15 YD PASS FROM JAY
CUTLER (JASON ELAM KICK), 8:43.
Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards in 4:43.
Key plays: Cutler 26-yard pass to
Scheffler to Pittsburgh 43; Cutler
12-yard pass to Stokley to
Pittsburgh 27. PITTSBURGH 7-7
2ND QUARTER: DEN - TD, CECIL SAPP 1 YD PASS FROM JAY
CUTLER (JASON ELAM KICK), 10:59.
Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards in 3:14.
Key plays: Williams interception at
Denver 39; Cutler 31-yard run plus
8-yard unnecessary roughness
penalty on Steelers' Polamalu to
Pittsburgh 7. DENVER 14-7
DEN - TD, TIM CROWDER 50 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(JASON ELAM KICK), 12:29. DENVER
21-7</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PITTSBURGH 7 0 7
DENVER 7 14 21 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

4:00 PIT - TD, H Miller 1 Yd Pass From B Roethlisberger (J Reed Kick).
Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards in 4:00.
Key plays: Roethlisberger 40-yard pass to Washington on 3rd-and-7 to
Denver 17; Roethlisberger 7-yard pass to Miller on 3rd-and-4 to Denver 4.
Pittsburgh 7-0.
8:43 DEN - TD, B Stokley 15 Yd Pass From J Cutler (J Elam Kick).
Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards in 4:43.
Key plays: Cutler 26-yard pass to Scheffler to Pittsburgh 43; Cutler
12-yard pass to Stokley to Pittsburgh 27. Pittsburgh 7-7.

2ND QUARTER:

10:59 DEN - TD, C Sapp 1 Yd Pass From J Cutler (J Elam Kick).
Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards in 3:14.
Key plays: Williams interception at Denver 39; Cutler 31-yard run
plus 8-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Steelers' Polamalu to
Pittsburgh 7. Denver 14-7.
12:29 DEN - TD, T Crowder 50 Yd Fumble Return (J Elam Kick).
Denver 21-7.

Pittsburgh - Denver End 2nd Qtr Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS Pittsburgh Denver

FIRST DOWNS 9 10
Rushing 2 3
Passing 7 6
Penalty 0 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-7-57% 3-5-60%
TOTAL NET YARDS 181 176
Total offensive plays 36 28
Average gain per play 5.0 6.3
NET YARDS RUSHING 54 73
Rushing attempts 12 13
Average gain per rush 4.5 5.6
NET YARDS PASSING 127 103
Times sacked: Number-Yards 3-22 0-0
Gross passing yards 149 103
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 21-11-2 15-10-1
Avg gain per pass play 5.3 6.9
PUNTS: Number and Average 2-38.0 2-45.5
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 2-18 1-5
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-1 1-0
TOUCHDOWNS 1 3
Rushing 0 0
Passing 1 2
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 1
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 1-1 3-3
Kicking: Made-Attempts 1-1 3-3
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-1 0-0
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 15:57 14:03


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Pittsburgh Denver

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
W PARKER 10 48 4.8 27 0 T HENRY 12 42 3.5 8 0
N DAVENPOR 2 6 3.0 3 0 J CUTLER 1 31 31.0 31 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
B ROETHLIS 11-21-149 2 1 40 J CUTLER 10-15-103 1 2 26

Sacked-Yards Lost: B ROETHLIS 3-22. Sacked-Yards Lost: None

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
H WARD 4 51 12.8 18 0 B STOKLEY 4 53 13.3 16 1
H MILLER 4 38 9.5 27 1 T SCHEFFLE 3 33 11.0 26 0
S HOLMES 2 20 10.0 16 0 B MARSHALL 1 9 9.0 9 0
N WASHINGT 1 40 40.0 40 0 B CLARK 1 7 7.0 7 0
C SAPP 1 1 1.0 1 1

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
J REED 1/1 0/1 J ELAM 3/3 0/0
Dist.: (65)</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 7
DENVER 21 15:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR

DEN BALL ON DEN 20 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL PITTSBURGH 7
DENVER 21 13:30 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 7
DENVER 21 12:21 LEFT, 3RD QTR

PIT BALL ON DEN 41 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL PITTSBURGH 7
DENVER 21 10:13 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL TD PIT
SANTONIO HOLMES 13 YD PASS FROM BEN ROETHLISBERGER
(JEFF REED KICK)

PITTSBURGH 14
DENVER 21 8:10 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 14
DENVER 21 8:05 LEFT, 3RD QTR

DEN BALL ON DEN 21 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL PITTSBURGH 14
DENVER 21 4:25 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL TD DEN
TONY SCHEFFLER 1 YD PASS FROM JAY CUTLER
(JASON ELAM KICK)

PITTSBURGH 14
DENVER 28 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at DENVER

<div class="pre">NFL END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PITTSBURGH 7 0 7 14
DENVER 7 14 7 28 END, 3RD QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: PIT - TD, HEATH MILLER 1 YD PASS FROM BEN
ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK),
4:00. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards in
4:00. Key plays: Roethlisberger
40-yard pass to Washington on
3rd-and-7 to Denver 17;
Roethlisberger 7-yard pass to
Miller on 3rd-and-4 to Denver 4.
PITTSBURGH 7-0
DEN - TD, BRANDON STOKLEY 15 YD PASS FROM JAY
CUTLER (JASON ELAM KICK), 8:43.
Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards in 4:43.
Key plays: Cutler 26-yard pass to
Scheffler to Pittsburgh 43; Cutler
12-yard pass to Stokley to
Pittsburgh 27. PITTSBURGH 7-7
2ND QUARTER: DEN - TD, CECIL SAPP 1 YD PASS FROM JAY
CUTLER (JASON ELAM KICK), 10:59.
Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards in 3:14.
Key plays: Williams interception at
Denver 39; Cutler 31-yard run plus
8-yard unnecessary roughness
penalty on Steelers' Polamalu to
Pittsburgh 7. DENVER 14-7
DEN - TD, TIM CROWDER 50 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(JASON ELAM KICK), 12:29. DENVER
21-7
3RD QUARTER: PIT - TD, SANTONIO HOLMES 13 YD PASS FROM BEN
ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK),
6:50. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards in
4:11. Key plays: Foote 14-yard
interception return to Denver 41;
Roethlisberger 11-yard run on
3rd-and-8 to Denver 28; Parker
15-yard run to Denver 13. DENVER
21-14
DEN - TD, TONY SCHEFFLER 1 YD PASS FROM JAY
CUTLER (JASON ELAM KICK), 15:00.
Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards in 8:10.
Key plays: Cutler 19-yard pass to
Marshall to the Pittsburgh 40;
Sapp 3-yard on 3rd-and-1 to the
Pittsburgh 48; Cutler 16-yard pass
to Young on 3rd-and-14 to the
Pittsburgh 36; Cutler 17-yard pass
to Stokley to the Pittsburgh 27;
Cutler 22-yard pass to Marshall to
the Pittsburgh 1. DENVER 28-14</div>