Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos
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| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Player |
Projections |
| QB Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB Rashard Mendenhall |
Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB Willie Parker |
Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB Mewelde Moore |
Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| WR Mike Wallace |
Rec: 5-65, 1 TD |
| WR Santonio Holmes |
Rec: 5-70, 0 TD |
| WR Hines Ward |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| TE Heath Miller |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
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| Denver Broncos |
| Player |
Projections |
| QB Kyle Orton |
Pass: 170, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB Knowshon Moreno |
Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB Correll Buckhalter |
Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 4-25, 0 |
| WR Brandon Marshall |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
| WR Eddie Royal |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| WR Brandon Stokley |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| WR Jabar Gaffney |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| TE Tony Scheffler |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
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Projections by Dave Stringer Email Dave |
Steelers Club has 11-9 record (.550) after bye... Team aims for 5th consecutive win... Head coach MIKE TOMLIN has 4-0 record on MNF... QB Ben Roethlisberger (31) needs 1 100+ passer rating game (min. 14 att.) to surpass TERRY BRADSHAW for team record. Incl. playoffs, team is 32-2 (.941), when Roethlisberger has 100+ passer rating. Aims for 8th consecutive game with TD... RB Rashard Mendenhall averages 5.4 rush yards per carry (418 total) in '09 & has 4 rush TDs in past 4. RB Willie Parker posted 93 rush yards in last game against Den... WR Hines Ward is averaging 102.5 rec. yards per game in past 2 vs. Den. Rookie WR Mike Wallace averages 17.5 yards per catch (21 rec., 368 yards)... TE Heath Miller has 4 TD rec. in past 4. Miller posted 2 TDs in last meeting vs. Den... Since '07, club leads AFC w/104 sacks & is tied for 4th in NFL... LB James Harrison has 24 sacks in past 22 games. In past 4 on MNF, Harrison has 8.5 sacks, 1 INT, 1 FR & 5 FF... LB Keyaron Fox posted 82-yard INT-TD return last game.
Broncos Team has won 3 of past 4 at home on MNF... QB Kyle Orton has 27-13 (.675) record as starter. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 124.2 4th quarter passer rating... RB Knowshon Moreno (1st round, Georgia) leads NFL rookies with 420 rush yards... Since '07, WR Brandon Marshall is tied for 3rd in NFL with 235 receptions. In last meeting vs. Pit. (10/21/07), WR Brandon Stokley posted 5 receptions for 70 rec. with 1 TD... TE Tony Scheffler averages 13.3 yards per catch in '09 (17 rec., 226 yards)... Club ranks 2nd NFL in scoring defense (13.7 points per game). Club ranks 1st in AFC & is tied for 2nd in NFL with 23 sacks (Minnesota, 31; Philadelphia, 23)... LB-DE Elvis Dumervil leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL with 10 sacks & has 2+ sacks in 4 of past 6 games. Since '06, Dumervil leads AFC & is tied for 5th in NFL with 36 sacks... CB Champ Bailey recorded 2 INTs in last game vs. Pit.
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2009-09-10 |
TEN |
H |
W 13-10 |
+3 |
| 2 |
2009-09-20 |
CHI |
A |
L 14-17 |
-3 |
| 3 |
2009-09-27 |
CIN |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 4 |
2009-10-04 |
SD |
H |
W 38-28 |
+10 |
| 5 |
2009-10-11 |
DET |
A |
W 28-20 |
+8 |
| 6 |
2009-10-18 |
CLE |
H |
W 27-14 |
+13 |
| 7 |
2009-10-25 |
MIN |
H |
W 27-17 |
+10 |
| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2009-11-09 |
DEN |
A |
W 28-10 |
+18 |
| 10 |
2009-11-15 |
CIN |
H |
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| 11 |
2009-11-22 |
KC |
A |
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| 12 |
2009-11-29 |
BAL |
A |
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| 13 |
2009-12-06 |
OAK |
H |
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| 14 |
2009-12-10 |
CLE |
A |
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| 15 |
2009-12-20 |
GB |
H |
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| 16 |
2009-12-27 |
BAL |
H |
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| 17 |
2010-01-03 |
MIA |
A |
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| Denver Broncos |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2009-09-13 |
CIN |
A |
W 12-7 |
+5 |
| 2 |
2009-09-20 |
CLE |
H |
W 27-6 |
+21 |
| 3 |
2009-09-27 |
OAK |
A |
W 23-3 |
+20 |
| 4 |
2009-10-04 |
DAL |
H |
W 17-10 |
+7 |
| 5 |
2009-10-11 |
NE |
H |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 6 |
2009-10-19 |
SD |
A |
W 34-23 |
+11 |
| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2009-11-01 |
BAL |
A |
L 7-30 |
-23 |
| 9 |
2009-11-09 |
PIT |
H |
L 10-28 |
-18 |
| 10 |
2009-11-15 |
WAS |
A |
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| 11 |
2009-11-22 |
SD |
H |
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| 12 |
2009-11-26 |
NYG |
H |
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| 13 |
2009-12-06 |
KC |
A |
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| 14 |
2009-12-13 |
IND |
A |
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| 15 |
2009-12-20 |
OAK |
H |
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| 16 |
2009-12-27 |
PHI |
A |
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| 17 |
2010-01-03 |
KC |
H |
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PIT
Offense |
DEN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
27.3 |
20.0 |
21.8 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards |
116.3 |
106.7 |
116.6 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.34 |
4.09 |
4.22 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
69.9% |
66.9% |
60.7% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
284.3 |
201.7 |
212.0 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.92 |
9.55 |
10.76 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
9.03 |
6.39 |
6.53 |
PIT |
| Interceptions |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
DEN |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
3.0 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
DEN |
| 3rd down conversions |
45.5% |
38.5% |
37.4% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
50.0% |
48.9% |
PIT |
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PIT
Defense |
DEN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
20.0 |
16.7 |
21.8 |
DEN |
| Rushing yards |
93.3 |
88.3 |
116.6 |
DEN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.14 |
3.53 |
4.22 |
DEN |
| Completion % |
57.0% |
62.3% |
60.7% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
211.0 |
204.7 |
212.0 |
DEN |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.77 |
9.34 |
10.76 |
DEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.57 |
5.82 |
6.53 |
PIT |
| INT return |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
PIT |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
DEN |
| Sacks |
3.0 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
DEN |
| 3rd down conversions |
44.3% |
35.8% |
37.4% |
DEN |
| 4th down conversions |
80.0% |
40.0% |
48.9% |
DEN |
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PIT |
DEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
6.6 |
12.2 |
8.3 |
DEN |
| Yards per kick return |
24.1 |
23.1 |
23.3 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
8.0 |
15.3 |
8.3 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
25.8 |
26.2 |
23.3 |
PIT |
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PIT |
DEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
- |
| Penalty yards |
46.7 |
37.7 |
50.2 |
DEN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2009 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 3 to 8 with no adjustment.
| Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2003 |
6 |
2003-10-12 |
PIT |
DEN |
14-17 |
DEN |
| 2005 |
CF |
2006-01-22 |
PIT |
DEN |
34-17 |
PIT |
| 2006 |
9 |
2006-11-05 |
DEN |
PIT |
31-20 |
DEN |
| 2007 |
7 |
2007-10-21 |
PIT |
DEN |
28-31 |
DEN |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2008 seasons are included in the team vs. team history.
Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. CF = Conference Final
