| Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 21, 2007 Location: Denver, CO Venue: INVESCO Field Attendance: 77038 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 39 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Heath Miller 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Brandon Stokley 15 pass from Jay Cutler (Jason Elam kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Cecil Sapp 1 pass from Jay Cutler (Jason Elam kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Tim Crowder 50 opponents fumble recovery (Jason Elam kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Santonio Holmes 13 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Tony Scheffler 1 pass from Jay Cutler (Jason Elam kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Matt Spaeth 13 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick) | 21 | 28 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Heath Miller 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick) | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 49 FG | 28 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 10 | WR | Santonio Holmes |
| 86 | WR | Hines Ward |
| 77 | LOT | Marvel Smith |
| 66 | LOG | Alan Faneca |
| 61 | C | Sean Mahan |
| 73 | ROG | Kendall Simmons |
| 74 | ROT | Willie Colon |
| 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 |
| 99 | RDE | Brett Keisel |
| 53 | LOLB | Clark Haggans |
| 51 | LILB | James Farrior |
| 50 | RILB | Larry Foote |
| 92 | ROLB | James Harrison |
| 24 | LCB | Ike Taylor |
| 43 | SS | Troy Polamalu |
| 25 | FS | Ryan Clark |
| 26 | RCB | Deshea Townsend |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 15 | WR | Brandon Marshall |
| 14 | WR | Brandon Stokley |
| 78 | LOT | Matt Lepsis |
| 73 | LOG | Chris Kuper |
| 62 | C | Chris Myers |
| 70 | ROG | Montrae Holland |
| 64 | ROT | Erik Pears |
| 89 | TE | Daniel Graham |
| 88 | TE | Tony Scheffler |
| 6 | QB | Jay Cutler |
| 20 | RB | Travis Henry |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | John Engelberger |
| 95 | LDT | Sam Adams |
| 79 | RDT | Marcus Thomas |
| 92 | RDE | Elvis Dumervil |
| 58 | SLB | Nate Webster |
| 55 | MLB | D.J. Williams |
| 52 | WLB | Ian Gold |
| 22 | LCB | Domonique Foxworth |
| 25 | SS | Nick Ferguson |
| 47 | FS | John Lynch |
| 32 | RCB | Dre' Bly |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 31:35 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 8/12 | 1/1 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| DEN | 28:25 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 7/10 | 0/0 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Willie Parker | 21 | 93 | 4.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Najeh Davenport | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 119 | 4.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Travis Henry | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jay Cutler | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Cecil Sapp | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Selvin Young | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon Stokley | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 90 | 3.8 | 31 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ben Roethlisberger | 35 | 24 | 68.6 | 2 | 290 | 8.3 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 108.0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 24 | 68.6 | 2 | 290 | 8.3 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 108.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Jay Cutler | 29 | 22 | 75.9 | 2 | 248 | 8.6 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 106.7 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 22 | 75.9 | 2 | 248 | 8.6 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 106.7 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Hines Ward | 12 | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Santonio Holmes | 10 | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Heath Miller | 5 | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 27 | 2 |
| Willie Parker | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Nate Washington | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Matt Spaeth | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Cedrick Wilson | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Carey Davis | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Najeh Davenport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 24 | 290 | 12.1 | 40 | 4 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Brandon Marshall | 10 | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Brandon Stokley | 6 | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Tony Scheffler | 6 | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Brian Clark | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Selvin Young | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Glenn Martinez | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Daniel Graham | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cecil Sapp | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 248 | 11.3 | 26 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Larry Foote | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Anthony Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dre' Bly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Dan Sepulveda | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 3 | 155 | 51.7 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 155 | 51.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Allen Rossum | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Glenn Martinez | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Jeff Reed | 5 | 346 | 69.2 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 5 | 296 | 59.2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Allen Rossum | 3 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Najeh Davenport | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Selvin Young | 2 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Glenn Martinez | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Lamarr Woodley | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| James Harrison | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Elvis Dumervil | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| John Engelberger | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Alvin McKinley | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| James Harrison | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Haggans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Eason | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamarr Woodley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Hoke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carey Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santonio Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Kirschke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Domonique Foxworth | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Webster | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alvin McKinley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Engelberger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Beck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Moss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Shoate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Cargile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Paymah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Winborn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montrae Holland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |