Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

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September 9th, 2012

2012 Week 1

Regular Season

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Steelers Away

Final

Broncos Home

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Offensive Starters

QB B. Roethlisberger

RB I. Redman

FB W. Johnson

WR A. Brown

WR M. Wallace

TE H. Miller

T M. Starks

G W. Colon

C M. Pouncey

G R. Foster

T M. Gilbert

Defensive Starters

DE E. Hood

DE B. Keisel

DT C. Hampton

LB L. Woodley

LB L. Foote

LB L. Timmons

LB C. Carter

CB K. Lewis

CB I. Taylor

S T. Polamalu

S R. Mundy

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Steelers	0	10	3	6	19
Broncos	0	7	7	17	31

	Steelers	Broncos
Q1	0	0
Q2	10	7
Q3	3	7
Q4	6	17
FINAL	19	31

Key Performers

Steelers

PassingB. Roethlisberger

22/40, 245 YDS, 2 TD

RushingJ. Dwyer

9, 43 YDS

ReceivingA. Brown

4, 74 YDS

TacklesL. Foote

SacksL. Foote

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Broncos

PassingP. Manning

19/26, 253 YDS, 2 TD

RushingW. McGahee

16, 64 YDS

ReceivingD. Thomas

5, 110 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesW. Woodyard

SacksV. Miller

2.0

InterceptionsT. Porter

Team Comparison

Steelers

Stat

Broncos

First Downs

284

Total Yards

334

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

55.0%

PASS %

73.1%

209

NET PASS YDS

240

PASS TD

Takeaways

35:05

Time of Possession

24:55

Offensive Starters

P. Manning QB

W. McGahee RB

D. Thomas WR

E. Decker WR

J. Dreessen TE

J. Tamme TE

R. Clady T

Z. Beadles G

J. Walton C

M. Ramirez G

O. Franklin T

Defensive Starters

D. Wolfe DE

T. Warren DT

J. Bannan DT

E. Dumervil DE

V. Miller LB

J. Mays LB

W. Woodyard LB

C. Bailey CB

T. Porter CB

M. Adams S

R. Moore S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2012 Week 1 match up between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos featuring 9 tackles by Larry Foote.

Legend

Moment: Steelers

Moment: Broncos

Steelers Momentum

Broncos Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q2 > • PIT FG PIT FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Shaun Suisham 21 yard field goal good

Steelers opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Knowshon Moreno left guard for 7 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos takes the lead → 7-3

< Q2 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Ben Roethlisberger pass complete short middle to Heath Miller for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers takes the lead → 10-7

< Q3 > • PIT FG PIT FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Shaun Suisham 35 yard field goal good

Steelers extends lead → 13-7

< Q3 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Peyton Manning pass complete short left to Demaryius Thomas for 71 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos takes the lead → 14-13

< Q4 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Ben Roethlisberger pass complete short left to Mike Wallace for 3 yards touchdown

Steelers takes the lead → 19-14

< Q4 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Peyton Manning pass complete short left to Jacob Tamme for 1 yard touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Broncos takes the lead → 22-19

< Q4 > • DEN FG DEN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Matt Prater 26 yard field goal good

Broncos extends lead → 25-19

< Q4 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Ben Roethlisberger pass incomplete short left intended for Emmanuel Sanders is intercepted by Tracy Porter at PIT-43 and returned for 43 yards touchdown

Broncos extends lead → 31-19

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	40	22	55.0	245	2	1	27	5	79.7
Team Totals	40	22	55.0	245	2	1	27	5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Isaac Redman	11	20	1.8	6
Jonathan Dwyer	9	43	4.8	11
Ben Roethlisberger	2	4	2.0	2
Chris Rainey	2	5	2.5	7
Antonio Brown	1	4	4.0	4
Baron Batch	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Team Totals	26	75	2.9	11

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Antonio Brown	8	4	74	18.5	0	27
Emmanuel Sanders	8	4	55	13.8	0	17
Heath Miller	7	4	50	12.5	1	23
Mike Wallace	6	4	37	9.3	1	14
Jonathan Dwyer	4	2	11	5.5	0	11
Isaac Redman	2	2	7	3.5	0	5
Chris Rainey	1	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Will Johnson	1	1	12	12.0	0	12
Jerricho Cotchery	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	38	22	245	11.1	2	27

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Larry Foote	9	8	1	1
Troy Polamalu	5	5	0	0
Lawrence Timmons	5	5	0	0
Keenan Lewis	4	4	0	0
Jason Worilds	3	3	0	1
Cameron Heyward	3	2	1	0
Ryan Mundy	3	2	1	0
LaMarr Woodley	3	1	2	0
Cortez Allen	2	2	0	0
Casey Hampton	2	1	1	0
Evander Hood	2	2	0	0
Ike Taylor	2	2	0	0
Will Allen	1	0	1	0
Curtis Brown	1	1	0	0
Chris Carter	1	1	0	0
Brett Keisel	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	47	40	7	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Emmanuel Sanders	1	27	27	0
Team Totals	1	27	27.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Antonio Brown	2	23	11.5	0
Team Totals	2	23	11.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Shaun Suisham	2	2	1	1
Team Totals	2	2	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Drew Butler	3	142	47.3
Team Totals	3	142	47.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Peyton Manning	26	19	73.1	253	2	0	71	2	129.2
Team Totals	26	19	73.1	253	2	0	71	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Willis McGahee	16	64	4.0	0	12
Knowshon Moreno	5	13	2.6	1	7
Peyton Manning	4	3	0.8	0	7
Lance Ball	2	14	7.0	0	11
Team Totals	27	94	3.5	1	12

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Demaryius Thomas	7	5	110	22.0	1	71
Eric Decker	7	5	54	10.8	0	17
Jacob Tamme	5	5	43	8.6	1	18
Brandon Stokley	3	2	26	13.0	0	17
Matt Willis	1	1	14	14.0	0	14
Joel Dreessen	2	1	6	6.0	0	6
Willis McGahee	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	26	19	253	13.3	2	71

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Wesley Woodyard	12	12	0	1	0
Tracy Porter	8	8	0	0	1
Von Miller	4	4	0	2	0
Chris Harris Jr.	4	3	1	0.5	0
Mike Adams	4	4	0	0	0
Elvis Dumervil	4	2	2	0	0
Rahim Moore	4	3	1	0	0
Derek Wolfe	3	3	0	1	0
Joe Mays	2	1	1	0.5	0
Robert Ayers	2	1	1	0	0
Justin Bannan	2	1	1	0	0
Champ Bailey	1	1	0	0	0
Omar Bolden	1	1	0	0	0
Keith Brooking	1	1	0	0	0
Quinton Carter	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Leonhard	1	1	0	0	0
Jacob Tamme	1	1	0	0	0
Mitch Unrein	1	0	1	0	0
Kevin Vickerson	1	1	0	0	0
Ty Warren	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	58	50	8	5	1