09-09-2011 Heinz Field Temp:71 Wind:0-5 None Line:Denver by 14 MVP:Freeman 1 2 3 4 Tot 2011 Denver (3-0) 0 10 3 0 13 2011 Pittsburgh (1-2) 7 0 0 3 10 1 11:43 Pittsburgh TD Lynch 2 run (Lindell) (6-57-3:09) 0-7 2 8:47 Denver TD Freeman 3 pass to Williams (Crosby) (8-90-3:21) 7-7 2 0:05 Denver FG Crosby 39 (10-50-3:04) 10-7 3 10:35 Denver FG Crosby 37 (10-42-4:17) 13-7 4 14:56 Pittsburgh FG Lindell 23 (12-60-5:38) 13-10 Drive Summary 1 Pittsburgh Pit 43 6 plays 57 yards 3:09 Touchdown, Den 0 Pit 7 1 Denver Den 10 3 plays 6 yards 1:54 Punt 1 Pittsburgh Pit 37 7 plays 44 yards 3:48 Missed Field Goal 1 Denver Den 26 3 plays 5 yards 1:55 Punt 1 Pittsburgh Pit 14 12 plays 40 yards 6:29 Punt 2 Denver Den 10 8 plays 90 yards 3:21 Touchdown, Den 7 Pit 7 2 Pittsburgh Pit 24 11 plays 54 yards 5:22 Missed Field Goal 2 Denver Den 29 10 plays 50 yards 3:04 End of half. 3 Denver Den 39 10 plays 42 yards 4:17 Field Goal, Den 13 Pit 7 3 Pittsburgh Pit 10 6 plays 12 yards 2:46 Punt 3 Denver Den 43 3 plays -6 yards 1:56 Punt 3 Pittsburgh Pit 35 12 plays 60 yards 5:38 Field Goal, Den 13 Pit 10 4 Denver Den 24 10 plays 50 yards 4:56 Missed Field Goal 4 Pittsburgh Pit 33 6 plays 19 yards 2:51 Punt 4 Denver Den 3 5 plays 52 yards 2:49 Punt 4 Pittsburgh Pit 22 9 plays 25 yards 2:51 Turnover on downs 4 Denver Pit 47 3 plays 13 yards 1:03 End of game. Den Pit First Downs 17 19 Rushes 25-104 31-131 Passes 25-17-221 32-16-181 Sacked 2-18 1-6 Fumble 0 0 Penalties 4-26 2-24 Turnovers 0 0 Time 26:08 33:52 Third Down 2-9 9-15 Fourth Down 0-0 0-1 Red Att/Td/Fg 3/1/2 3/1/1 Net Offense 307 306 Injuries: Cole,N(Den-0), Wood(Den-1), Torain(Den-4) Garrard(Pit-1), Dockery(Pit-6), *Carr Not Available Due To Injury: Den: Cole, Wood, Torain Pit: Garrard < Denver > < Pittsburgh > Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Freeman 25 17 221 2 3 0 1 108.9 Dixon 32 16 181 1 1 0 0 67.3 Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Williams 12 67 5.6 4 1 20 0 Lynch 17 80 4.7 4 1 36 1 Dixon 8 20 2.5 1 0 5 0 Choice 10 38 3.8 1 0 9 0 Nance 2 13 6.5 1 0 7 0 Dixon 2 8 4.0 0 0 5 0 Freeman 3 4 1.3 1 0 6 0 Stephens-Ho 1 4 4.0 1 0 4 0 Schmitt 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 Receiving No Dp Att Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Receiving No Dp Att Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Washington 5 0 7 102 20.4 4 2 37 0 Morgan 5 1 8 74 14.8 4 1 27 0 Bowe 4 1 8 32 8.0 2 0 11 0 Cotchery 4 1 6 41 10.3 2 0 18 0 Finley 3 1 4 58 19.3 2 1 39 0 Boss 3 0 10 30 10.0 2 0 14 0 Williams 2 0 2 7 3.5 1 0 4 1 Nelson,D 2 0 2 15 7.5 1 0 8 0 Walker 1 0 1 5 5.0 0 0 5 0 Sims-Walker 1 0 3 11 11.0 1 0 11 0 Pettigrew 1 0 2 10 10.0 1 0 10 0 Lynch 1 0 2 10 10.0 1 0 10 0 Murphy,L 1 0 1 7 7.0 0 0 7 0 Choice 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Fumbles No Rec TD Fumbles No Rec TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Karim 3 64 21.3 31 0 Stephens-Ho 2 38 19.0 24 0 Choice 2 31 15.5 20 0 Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Blackmon 1 0 6 6.0 6 0 Leonhard 2 1 22 11.0 17 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Crosby 2-3 39 1-1 7 Lindell 1-3 23 1-1 4 Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Ryan 4 161 40.3 0 0 0 47 Mesko 3 122 40.7 0 2 0 45 Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Landry 8 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hawk 8 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Jackson 7 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Williams 7 1 0 1 1 0 0-0 Witherspoon 6 0 0 1 2 0 0-0 Kelsay 6 0 2 0 1 0 0-0 Thomas,T 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Brackett 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Jenkins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Griffin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Porter 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Session 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Raji 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 McGee 4 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Ayers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Leonhard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Price,B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hayward 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Pierre-Paul 2 0 0 0 2 0 0-0 Jenkins 1 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 Goff 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Scott 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 Allen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Dockery 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Miller 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Sims 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Gregory 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hood 1 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 Cunningham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Sitton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Johnson,M 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 1st Quarter -- FIRST 10 MINUTES OF GAME (Reconstructed) -- Maiava Kick off 47, Choice return of 20 to Pit 43. 1 10 own43 Lynch run of 9 2 1 opp48 Dixon pass to Cotchery of 8 1 10 opp40 Lynch run of 36 1 4 opp4 Lynch run of 2 2 2 opp2 Lynch run of 1 3 1 opp1 Lynch run of 1 (TOUCHDOWN) (Lynch 5 rushes, 49 yards on drive) XP-Lindell Denver 3 plays from own 10, gained six yards, punt from 16 1 10 own10 Williams 1 run 2 9 own11 Freeman completion of 5 yards to Finley 3 4 own16 Williams 0 draw 4 4 own16 Ryan punt, net of 47 (47 punt, Leonhard FC) Pittsburgh 7 plays from own 37, 44 yards, Lindell Missed FG from 36 yards Key Plays: Dixon 27 yard completion to Morgan to Denver 34, completion of 7 to Boss. Lynch ran 3 times for 0 yards (8-49 overall). -- Play by Play -- PLAY-BY-PLAY Remainder of First Quarter: 1 10 own26 5:42 Den Williams -3 Bas Sweep-L 3-4 Z Run 2 13 own23 5:01 Den Williams 0 Bas Off Tackle-L 3-4 Z Basic 3 13 own23 4:24 Den Freeman-Washingt 8 3W1 S-Slant/sec 4-2 Z Pass 4 5 own31 3:44 Den Pen14(Hawk) --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own14 3:40 Pit Dixon 3 Bas M-Slant 4-3 M Key-Choice 2 7 own17 3:04 Pit Choice 6 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Basic 3 1 own23 2:30 Pit Schmitt 1 Bas Dive 4-3 M Run-Choice 1 10 own24 1:53 Pit Pit Pen10(Polumbus) Bas L-Slant 4-3 M Pass-Sims-Walker 1 20 own14 1:46 Pit Dixon-Nelson 7 3W1 M-Hitch/SG 4-2 M Pass/Bz1 2 13 own21 1:05 Pit Dixon-Boss X 3W1 M-Cross/SG/PBK 4-2 M Basic 3 13 own21 0:54 Pit Dixon-Morgan 18 3W1 M-Slant/SG/PBK/sec 3-1 Z Basic/Bz1 1 10 own39 0:17 Pit Choice 3 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-3 Z Key-Choice 2 7 own42 0:00 Pit End Quarter 2nd Quarter 2 7 own42 14:55 Pit Choice 0 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-3 Z Key-Choice 3 7 own42 14:11 Pit Dixon-Morgan 9 3W1 M-Hitch/PBK/sec 4-1 Z Basic 1 10 opp49 13:30 Pit Choice 2 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-3 dZ Pass 2 8 opp47 12:54 Pit Choice 1 Bas Pitch-L 3-3 Z Basic 3 7 opp46 12:15 Pit Dixon-Sims-Wal X 3W1 M-Hitch/PBK/sec 4-1 Z Pass/Bz1 4 7 opp46 12:08 Pit Mesko 36, dead --- Pt-side --- LetRoll 1 10 own10 12:01 Den Freeman-Bowe 6 Bas S-Slant/sec 3-4 Z Basic 2 4 own16 11:20 Den Freeman-Pettigre 10 Bas S-Cross 3-4 Z Run 1 10 own26 10:49 Den Pen5(Vincent) Bas S-Hitch 3-4 M Basic 1 15 own21 10:38 Den Freeman-Washingt X Bas S-Cross/sec 3-4 tM Basic 2 15 own21 10:28 Den Freeman-Washingt 17 3W1 M-Fly 4-2 Z Pass 1 10 own38 9:40 Den Freeman-Finley 39 3W1 M-Slant 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 opp23 8:58 Den Williams 20 Bas Sweep-L 3-4 tM Basic Den Den Wins Challenge 1 3 opp3 8:52 Den Freeman-Bowe X Bas S-Hitch 5-2 sZ Run 2 3 opp3 8:47 Den Freeman-Williams 3/T Bas S-Flat 4-3 sZ Run 7-7 KO 8:39 Pit Stephens-Howling ret --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own24 8:25 Pit Dixon-Morgan X Bas L-Hitch 4-3 dZ Pass 2 10 own24 8:17 Pit Dixon-Cotchery 18 Bas M-Cross 4-3 Z Run-Lynch,M 1 10 own42 7:33 Pit Lynch 2 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 M Pass 2 8 own44 6:49 Pit Dixon-Cotchery 5 Bas S-Slant 4-3 M Pass 3 3 own49 6:10 Pit Dixon-Lynch 10 Bas S-Flat 4-3 M Basic/Bz3 1 10 opp41 5:30 Pit Lynch 4 Bas Off Tackle-R 4-3 M Key-Lynch 2 6 opp37 4:51 Pit Dixon-Cotchery 10 Bas S-Slant 4-3 M Key-Lynch 1 10 opp27 4:07 Pit Lynch 5 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 M Key-Lynch 2 5 opp22 3:24 Pit Dixon-Cotchery X Bas M-Hitch/sec 4-3 tM iPass/Bz1 3 5 opp22 3:17 Pit Dixon-Morgan X 3W1 S-Hitch/SG/PBK/sec 4-2 tM Pass/Bz1/Li 4 5 opp22 3:12 Pit FG Lindell 40/M --- FG --- Block 1 10 own29 3:03 Den Freeman-Washingt 28 Bas L-Fly/sec 3-4 M Basic 1 10 opp43 2:20 Den Freeman-Walker 5 Bas S-Flat 3-4 M Run 2 5 opp38 2:00 Den Two Minute Warning 2 5 opp38 1:52 Den Dixon 5 Bas Off Tackle-L 3-4 Z Pass 1 10 opp33 1:29 Den Dixon 4 Bas Off Tackle-L 3-4 Z Basic 2 6 opp29 1:29 Den Den Timeout 2 6 opp29 1:24 Den Williams 3 Bas Off Tackle-L 3-4 Z Pass 3 3 opp26 0:55 Den Williams 9 Bas Dive 3-4 tM Pass 1 10 opp17 0:31 Den Williams 3 Bas Draw/A 3-4 sZ Pass 2 7 opp14 0:31 Den Den Timeout 2 7 opp14 0:24 Den Freeman-Bowe X 3W1 M-Slant/PBK/sec 4-2 sZ Pass 3 7 opp14 0:17 Den Sk-Williams -7 3W1 M-Cross/PBK 4-2 Z Pass 4 14 opp21 0:08 Den Den Timeout 4 14 opp21 0:05 Den FG Crosby 39/G --- FG --- Block 10-7 KO NEPRIN 0:00 Pit Choice ret of 11 --- KO-squib --- Return 3rd Quarter KO 14:55 Den Karim ret of 31 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own39 14:47 Den Freeman-Finley 14 Bas M-Fly 3-4 M Basic 1 10 opp47 14:03 Den Freeman-Bowe 5 Bas L-Slant/PBK/sec 3-4 Z Basic 2 5 opp42 13:59 Den Williams 2 Bas Off Tackle-L 3-4 Z Basic 3 3 opp40 13:20 Den Williams 8 Bas Off Tackle-L 3-4 tM Pass 1 10 opp32 12:38 Den Nance 6 Bas Dive 3-4 Z Pass 2 4 opp26 11:58 Den Nance 7 Bas Off Tackle-L 3-4 Z Pass 1 10 opp19 11:22 Den Freeman-Bowe X Bas S-Flat/sec 3-4 sZ Pass 2 10 opp19 11:16 Den Dixon 0 Bas Off Tackle-L 3-4 sZ Basic 3 10 opp19 10:38 Den Freeman-Pettigre X 3W1 S-Cross 4-1 sZ Pass 4 10 opp19 10:35 Den FG Crosby 37/G --- FG --- Block 13-7 KO NEPRIN10:30 Pit Stephens-Howling ret --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own10 10:24 Pit Dixon-Boss X Bas L-Slant/sec 4-3 dZ Pass 2 10 own10 10:20 Pit Choice 0 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Key-Choice 3 10 own10 9:40 Pit Dixon-Sims-Wal 11 Bas S-Slant 3-1 tM Pass/Bz1 1 10 own21 9:04 Pit Choice 7 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 Z Basic 2 3 own28 8:26 Pit Dixon-Boss X Bas L-Hitch/sec 4-3 Z Basic 3 3 own28 8:21 Pit Sk-Hood -6 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 tM Dbl-Sims-Walker 4 9 own22 7:38 Pit Mesko 41,Blackmon 6 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own43 7:29 Den Sk-Jenkins -11 Bas L-Slant/PBK 3-4 Z Basic 2 21 own32 6:54 Den Freeman -2 3W1 Draw 3-3 Z Pass 3 23 own30 6:13 Den Freeman-Murphy 7 3W1 M-Fly 3-2 Z Pass 4 16 own37 5:34 Den Ryan 45,Leonhard 17 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own35 5:26 Pit Lynch 5 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-3 dZ Basic 2 5 own40 4:44 Pit Choice 9 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 Z Key-Choice 1 10 own49 3:57 Pit Dixon-Morgan X Bas L-Hitch 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 own49 3:46 Pit Dixon-Boss 14 Bas S-Slant/sec 4-3 Z Key-Choice 1 10 opp37 3:00 Pit Dixon-Choice X Bas Screen/PBK 4-2 Z Basic 2 10 opp37 2:52 Pit Dixon 5 3W1 M-Hitch/SG/PBK 4-3 Z Basic/Li 3 5 opp32 2:12 Pit Dixon-Nelson 8 3W1 S-Hitch/SG/PBK 3-1 Z Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp24 1:35 Pit Dixon-Morgan 13 Bas M-Out 4-3 Z Key-Choice 1 10 opp11 0:53 Pit Choice 6 Bas Dive 4-2 Z Pass 2 4 opp5 0:13 Pit Dixon-Boss X Bas S-Hitch/sec 4-2 tM Pass 3 4 opp5 0:00 Pit Lynch 0 Bas Dive 4-2 tM iBasic/Bz1/Li 4th Quarter 4 4 opp5 14:56 Pit FG Lindell 23/G --- FG --- Block 13-10 KO NEPRIN14:49 Den Karim ret of 23 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own24 14:41 Den Freeman-Washingt X Bas S-Cross 3-4 M Basic 2 10 own24 14:30 Den Freeman-Bowe 11 Bas M-Fly/sec 3-4 Z Basic 1 10 own35 13:50 Den Freeman-Williams 4 Bas Screen 3-4 tM Run 2 6 own39 13:08 Den Freeman-Washingt 12 Bas M-Fly/sec 3-4 Z Basic 1 10 opp49 12:27 Den Williams 9 Bas Pitch-L 3-4 M Run 2 1 opp40 11:46 Den Williams 8 Bas Dive 3-4 M Run 1 10 opp32 11:08 Den Dixon 2 Bas Dive 3-4 Z Pass 2 8 opp30 10:32 Den Dixon 4 Bas Off Tackle-L 3-4 tM Run 3 4 opp26 9:53 Den Freeman-Finley X Bas S-Slant 3-4 sZ Pass 4 4 opp26 9:47 Den FG Crosby 44/M --- FG --- Block 1 10 own33 9:42 Pit Lynch 3 Bas Off Tackle-L 3-3 M Basic 2 7 own36 9:02 Pit Den Pen5(Witherspoon Bas Off Tackle-R 3-3 M Pass 2 2 own41 8:54 Pit Lynch 5 Bas Dive 3-3 M Pass 1 10 own46 8:13 Pit Choice 4 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Pass 2 6 50 7:34 Pit Lynch 2 Bas Dive 4-3 M Dbl-Morgan 3 4 opp48 6:56 Pit Dixon-Cotchery X Bas S-Slant 4-3 M Dbl-Cotchery 4 4 opp48 6:49 Pit Mesko 45, dead --- Pt-side --- LetRoll 1 10 own3 6:36 Den Freeman-Washingt 37 Bas L-Slant/PBK 3-4 tM Run-Williams,R 1 10 own40 5:57 Den Freeman-Bowe 10 Bas S-Cross/sec 3-4 Z Basic Den Wins Challenge 1 10 50 5:20 Den Dixon 0 Bas Dive 3-4 M Basic 2 10 50 4:36 Den Dixon 5 Bas Off Tackle-L 3-4 Z Basic 3 5 opp45 4:00 Den Freeman-Bowe X Bas S-Hitch/sec 4-2 sZ Pass 4 5 opp45 3:54 Den Ryan 23, OB --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own22 3:41 Pit Dixon-Morgan 7 3W1 M-Cross/SG/PBK/sec 3-3 M Pass 2 3 own29 3:03 Pit Stephens-Howling 4 3W1 Off Tackle-L/SG 3-3 M Basic/Bz1 1 10 own33 2:23 Pit Dixon-Boss 9 3W1 S-Slant/SG/sec 4-1 M Basic/Bz1 2 1 own42 1:57 Pit Dixon-Boss X 3W1 M-Slant/SG/PBK 4-1 dZ Pass/Bz1 3 1 own42 1:49 Pit Lynch 5 Bas Dive 4-2 tM Dbl-Cotchery 1 10 own47 1:30 Pit Dixon-Lynch X Bas S-Slant/sec 4-2 M Pass-Cotchery 2 10 own47 1:16 Pit Dixon-Boss X 3W1 M-Cross/SG/PBK 4-1 M Pass/Bz1/Li 3 10 own47 1:09 Pit Dixon-Sims-Wal X 3W1 S-Hitch/SG/PBK/sec 4-1 Z Pass/Bz1/Li 4 10 own47 1:03 Pit Dixon-Boss X 3W1 M-Hitch/SG/PBK/sec 3-1 Z Pass/Bz1/Li 1 10 opp47 0:55 Den Williams 7 2T2 Off Tackle-L/RS 3-4 M Basic 2 3 opp40 0:55 Den Pit Timeout 2 3 opp40 0:47 Den Freeman 6 2T2 Bootleg 3-4 M Basic 1 10 opp34 0:28 Den Freeman 0 2T2 QbKneel 4-3 M Basic 2 10 opp34 0:00 Den Game Over