2021 · Week 5
Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers
Oct 10, 2021 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers beat Denver Broncos 27–19. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Steelers only a 46% shot beforehand. Steelers improve to 2-3; Broncos fall to 3-2. Ben Roethlisberger led the way with 253 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| DEN | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 17 |
| 394 | Total yards | 400 |
| 288 | Passing yards | 253 |
| 106 | Rushing yards | 147 |
| 24/38 | Comp / Att | 15/25 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(12:09) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass deep right to 18-D.Johnson for 50 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q19-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q1(1:47) 8-B.McManus 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(12:46) 9-C.Boswell 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q2(5:51) 8-B.McManus 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(2:16) 22-N.Harris left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q29-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q3(2:46) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass deep middle to 11-C.Claypool for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q39-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q4(10:19) (Shotgun) 5-T.Bridgewater pass short right to 9-K.Hinton for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q48-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q4(5:54) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 5-T.Bridgewater pass deep left to 14-C.Sutton for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(2:33) 9-C.Boswell 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
Box score
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 24/38 | 288 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams | 8 | 61 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 9 | 34 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland Sutton | 7 | 11 | 120 | 1 |
| Tim Patrick | 7 | 9 | 89 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Kendall Hinton | 2 | 3 | 25 | 1 |
| Noah Fant | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Diontae Spencer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Moore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 15/25 | 253 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Najee Harris | 23 | 122 | 1 |
| Benny Snell | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Kalen Ballage | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Claypool | 5 | 6 | 130 | 1 |
| Najee Harris | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Diontae Johnson | 2 | 2 | 72 | 1 |
| Benny Snell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Gentry | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Eric Ebron | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cody White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalen Ballage | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |