| AFC Championship - Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: January 22, 2006 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: INVESCO Field Attendance: 76775 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 37 F Humidty: 28% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jeff Reed 47 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Cedrick Wilson 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 23 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerome Bettis 3 run (Jeff Reed kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Hines Ward 17 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick) | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Ashley Lelie 30 pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jeff Reed 42 FG | 27 | 10 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Mike Anderson 3 run (Jason Elam kick) | 27 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ben Roethlisberger 4 run (Jeff Reed kick) | 34 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Antwaan Randle El |
| 86 | WR | Hines Ward |
| 77 | LOT | Marvel Smith |
| 66 | LOG | Alan Faneca |
| 64 | C | Jeff Hartings |
| 73 | ROG | Kendall Simmons |
| 78 | ROT | Max Starks |
| 83 | TE | Heath Miller |
| 7 | QB | Ben Roethlisberger |
| 39 | HB | Willie Parker |
| 35 | FB | Dan Kreider |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Aaron Smith |
| 98 | NT | Casey Hampton |
| 67 | RDE | Kimo Von Oelhoffen |
| 53 | LOLB | Clark Haggans |
| 51 | LILB | James Farrior |
| 50 | RILB | Larry Foote |
| 55 | ROLB | Joey Porter |
| 24 | LCB | Ike Taylor |
| 43 | SS | Troy Polamalu |
| 28 | FS | Chris Hope |
| 26 | RCB | Deshea Townsend |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Rod Smith |
| 78 | LOT | Matt Lepsis |
| 50 | LOG | Ben Hamilton |
| 66 | C | Tom Nalen |
| 65 | ROG | Cooper Carlisle |
| 72 | ROT | George Foster |
| 82 | TE | Stephen Alexander |
| 84 | TE | Wesley Duke |
| 16 | QB | Jake Plummer |
| 38 | RB | Mike Anderson |
| 39 | FB | Kyle Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 98 | LDE | Courtney Brown |
| 96 | LDT | Michael Myers |
| 61 | RDT | Gerard Warren |
| 93 | RDE | Trevor Pryce |
| 55 | SLB | D.J. Williams |
| 56 | MLB | Al Wilson |
| 52 | WLB | Ian Gold |
| 24 | LCB | Champ Bailey |
| 25 | SS | Nick Ferguson |
| 47 | FS | John Lynch |
| 22 | RCB | Domonique Foxworth |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 7 | 1 |
| Willie Parker | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Mike Anderson | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Tatum Bell | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Jake Plummer | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ben Roethlisberger | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 0 | 275 | 9.5 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 124.9 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Jake Plummer | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 2 | 223 | 7.4 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 66.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Cedrick Wilson | 6 | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 30 | 1 |
| Hines Ward | 9 | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 21 | 1 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 4 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Willie Parker | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Heath Miller | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Nate Washington | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Tatum Bell | 6 | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 7 | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Jeb Putzier | 5 | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Ashley Lelie | 4 | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 38 | 1 |
| Stephen Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cecil Sapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Larry Foote | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Chris Gardocki | 6 | 292 | 48.7 | 60 | 0 |
| Chris Gardocki | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Charlie Adams | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Jeff Reed | 7 | 403 | 57.6 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 4 | 264 | 66.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ike Taylor | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Charlie Adams | 4 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Cecil Sapp | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Brett Keisel | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| Joey Porter | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Michael Myers | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| D.J. Williams | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Foote | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troy Polamalu | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clark Haggans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brett Keisel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joey Porter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyrone Carter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Hope | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deshea Townsend | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Farrior | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryant McFadden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ike Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Casey Hampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Hoke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kimo Von Oelhoffen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chidi Iwuoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Logan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Morey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rian Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Stephen Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Nalen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Domonique Foxworth | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Ferguson | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Wilson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Myers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marco Coleman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Lynch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian Gold | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Brandon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Pryce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Courtney Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Burns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Demetrin Veal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darrent Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyle Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerard Warren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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