2006 · Week 9
Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers
Nov 5, 2006 · Heinz Field · outdoors · dessograss
Recap
Denver Broncos topped Pittsburgh Steelers 31–20. ScoutIndex had favored Broncos (52%) going in. Broncos improve to 6-2; Steelers fall to 2-6. Javon Walker was the story of the game with 72 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 6 catches for 134 yards and 2 TDs. Steelers out-gained the opponent 529–342 in total yards. Steelers turned it over 5 times to Broncos's 0.
Team stats
| DEN | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | First downs | 25 |
| 342 | Total yards | 529 |
| 227 | Passing yards | 433 |
| 115 | Rushing yards | 96 |
| 16/27 | Comp / Att | 38/54 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 16/27 | 227 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Javon Walker | 1 | 72 | 1 |
| Mike Bell | 17 | 28 | 0 |
| Cedric Cobbs | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javon Walker | 6 | 0 | 134 | 2 |
| Mike Bell | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 38/54 | 433 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Parker | 14 | 70 | 1 |
| Najeh Davenport | 2 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 7 | 0 | 67 | 1 |
| Najeh Davenport | 5 | 0 | 57 | 0 |