Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos - Box Score - November 09, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for Nov 9, 2009

Final

Steelers 28

(6-2, 2-2 away)

Broncos 10

(6-2, 3-1 home)

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Coverage: ESPN

8:30 PM ET, November 9, 2009

Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO

	1	2	3	4	T
PIT	0	7	7	14	28
DEN	3	0	7	0	10

Top Performers

Passing: B. Roethlisberger (PIT) - 233 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: R. Mendenhall (PIT) - 22 CAR, 155 YDS

Receiving: B. Marshall (DEN) - 11 REC, 112 YDS

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				PIT	DEN
	FG	10:24	Matt Prater 40 Yd	0	3
SECOND QUARTER				PIT	DEN
	TD	12:50	Tyrone Carter 48 Yd Interception Return (Jeff Reed Kick)	7	3
THIRD QUARTER				PIT	DEN
	TD	11:16	Robert Ayers 54 Yd Fumble Return (Matt Prater Kick)	7	10
	TD	09:09	Hines Ward 3 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick)	14	10
FOURTH QUARTER				PIT	DEN
	TD	07:03	Mike Wallace 25 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick)	21	10
	TD	01:22	Hines Ward 3 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick)	28	10

Team Stat Comparison

	PIT	DEN
1st Downs	21	12
Passing 1st downs	15	12
Rushing 1st downs	6	0
1st downs from Penalties	0	0
3rd down efficiency	7-12	5-14
4th down efficiency	0-0	0-0
Total Plays	61	54
Total Yards	375	242
Yards per play	6.1	4.5
Total Drives	12	11
Passing	202	215
Comp - Att	21-29	23-38
Yards per pass	7.0	5.7
Interceptions thrown	1	3
Sacks - Yards Lost	3-31	2-6
Rushing	173	27
Rushing Attempts	29	14
Yards per rush	6.0	1.9
Red Zone (Made-Att)	3-4	0-0
Penalties	4-28	3-25
Turnovers	2	3
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	1	3
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	1	1
Possession	33:03	26:57

Pittsburgh Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
B. Roethlisberger	21/29	233	8.0	3	1	3-31	72.2	116.0
Team	21/29	202	7.0	3	1	3-31	--	--

Denver Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
K. Orton	23/38	221	5.8	0	3	2-6	24.0	43.9
Team	23/38	215	5.7	0	3	2-6	--	--

Pittsburgh Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
R. Mendenhall	22	155	7.0	0	36
M. Moore	4	18	4.5	0	12
M. Wallace	1	3	3.0	0	3
B. Roethlisberger	2	-3	-1.5	0	0
Team	29	173	6.0	0	36

Denver Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
C. Buckhalter	9	24	2.7	0	7
K. Moreno	5	3	0.6	0	4
Team	14	27	1.9	0	7

Pittsburgh Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
S. Holmes	6	93	15.5	0	35	6
M. Wallace	4	69	17.3	1	25	8
H. Ward	7	44	6.3	2	18	9
H. Miller	3	18	6.0	0	14	4
R. Mendenhall	1	9	9.0	0	9	1
L. Sweed	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	21	233	11.1	3	35	29

Denver Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
B. Marshall	11	112	10.2	0	18	15
E. Royal	5	74	14.8	0	20	10
D. Graham	1	18	18.0	0	18	3
J. Gaffney	2	6	3.0	0	3	3
C. Buckhalter	2	4	2.0	0	5	2
B. Stokley	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
T. Scheffler	1	3	3.0	0	3	1
K. Moreno	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
Team	23	221	9.6	0	20	37

Pittsburgh Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
B. Roethlisberger	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Denver Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
R. Ayers	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
T. Carter	2	53	1
T. Polamalu	1	-2	0
Team	3	51	1

Denver Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
A. Goodman	1	21	0
Team	1	21	0

Pittsburgh Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
K. Fox	9	8	0	1	0	0	0
J. Harrison	7	6	0	1	0	0	0
W. Gay	4	4	0	0	2	0	0
J. Farrior	4	4	0	1	0	0	0
L. Woodley	4	4	0	1	0	2	0
I. Taylor	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
D. Townsend	3	3	0	0	0	2	0
T. Polamalu	3	3	0	1	2	0	0
B. Keisel	2	2	2	2	0	2	0
R. Mundy	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
T. Carter	2	1	0	0	2	0	1
D. Sepulveda	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
N. Eason	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
A. Harrison	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Mendenhall	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
K. Ratliff	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	49	46	2	7	6	6	1

Denver Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
C. Bailey	12	10	0	1	0	0	0
W. Woodyard	8	6	0	0	0	1	0
B. Dawkins	7	5	0	1	0	0	0
D. Williams	6	4	.5	0	0	1	0
M. Haggan	6	4	0	1	0	0	0
A. Goodman	5	4	0	0	3	0	0
K. Peterson	4	3	1	0	0	1	0
R. Hill	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
S. Larsen	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
A. Davis	2	1	.5	0	0	1	0
R. Fields	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Ayers	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
M. Thomas	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
T. Law	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
B. Marshall	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. McBath	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
T. Polumbus	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
V. Holliday	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
K. McKinley	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Reid	1	0	.5	0	0	1	0
E. Dumervil	1	0	.5	0	0	1	0
J. Barrett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	69	48	3	3	3	6	1

Pittsburgh Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
S. Logan	3	69	23.0	25	0
Team	3	69	23.0	25	0

Denver Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
K. McKinley	2	39	19.5	21	0
E. Royal	1	22	22.0	22	0
S. Larsen	1	13	13.0	13	0
Team	4	74	18.5	22	0

Pittsburgh Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
S. Logan	1	14	14.0	14	0
M. Moore	1	2	2.0	2	0
Team	2	16	8.0	14	0

Denver Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
E. Royal	2	21	10.5	15	0
Team	2	21	10.5	15	0

Pittsburgh Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Reed	0/0	0.0	--	4/4	4
Team	0/0	0.0	--	4/4	4

Denver Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
M. Prater	1/1	100.0	40	1/1	4
Team	1/1	100.0	40	1/1	4

Pittsburgh Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
D. Sepulveda	5	221	44.2	0	3	55
Team	5	221	44.2	0	3	55

Denver Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
M. Berger	7	270	38.6	1	2	50
Team	7	270	38.6	1	2	50

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