National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Pittsburgh 26,
Denver 21
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 20, 2020
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 64°
Head Official: Adrian Hill
Attendance: 0
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 64°
Head Official: Adrian Hill
Attendance: 0
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Denver | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 21 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 4:23 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 7 - Denver 0 James Conner 2 yd. run (Chris Boswell kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 12:07 | ||
| Denver | FG |
Pittsburgh 7 - Denver 3 Brandon McManus 49 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 6:23 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 14 - Denver 3 Chase Claypool 84 yd. pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:39 | ||
| Pittsburgh | FG |
Pittsburgh 17 - Denver 3 Chris Boswell 21 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 8:00 | ||
| Denver | FG |
Pittsburgh 17 - Denver 6 Brandon McManus 28 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 1:07 | ||
| Denver | TD |
Pittsburgh 17 - Denver 14 Noah Fant 20 yd. pass from Jeff Driskel (Noah Fant pass from Jeff Driskel) |
| 4th Quarter - 11:26 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 24 - Denver 14 Diontae Johnson 28 yd. pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 10:01 | ||
| Pittsburgh | S |
Pittsburgh 26 - Denver 14 Sam Martin tackled in end zone by Derek Watt for a safety |
| 4th Quarter - 7:43 | ||
| Denver | TD |
Pittsburgh 26 - Denver 21 Melvin Gordon III 16 yd. pass from Jeff Driskel (Brandon McManus kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Denver | Pittsburgh | |
| 1st Downs | 23 | 19 |
| Rushing | 5 | 4 |
| Passing | 12 | 15 |
| Penalty | 6 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 5-15 | 2-12 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Punts-Average | 4-42.3 | 5-41.8 |
| Return Yards | 108 | 137 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-15 | 2-25 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 3-56 | 3-88 |
| Int - Returns | 1-37 | 1-24 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-30 | 10-89 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Time of Possession | 30:31 | 29:29 |
| Total Net Yards | 319 | 410 |
| Total Plays | 72 | 64 |
| Average Gain | 4.4 | 6.4 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 104 | 109 |
| Rushes | 26 | 22 |
| Average/Rush | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Net Yards Passing | 215 | 301 |
| Comp-Att | 19-39 | 29-41 |
| Yards/Pass | 4.7 | 7.2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 7-61 | 1-10 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 3 |
| Rushing | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | 2 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| Field Goals | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 1-4-25% | 1-3-33% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 0-1-0% | 1-2-50% |
| Safeties | 0 | 1 |
PLAYER STATS
Denver Broncos
(0-2)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| J. Driskel | 18/34 | 256 | 2 | 1 |
| D. Lock | 1/5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
(2-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 29/41 | 311 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Gordon III | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 0 | 17 |
| R. Freeman | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 |
| K. Hamler | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Driskel | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| S. Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Conner | 16 | 106 | 6.6 | 1 | 59 |
| B. Snell Jr. | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Roethlisberger | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Sutton | 6 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 45 |
| J. Jeudy | 7 | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 20 |
| N. Fant | 5 | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 1 | 22 |
| K. Hamler | 7 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 18 |
| T. Patrick | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
| M. Gordon III | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 16 |
| D. Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| N. Vannett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Johnson | 13 | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 1 | 28 |
| C. Claypool | 3 | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 1 | 84 |
| J. Smith-Schuster | 8 | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 18 |
| E. Ebron | 5 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 21 |
| J. Washington | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 |
| J. Conner | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Samuels | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| V. McDonald | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Snell Jr. | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| J. Simmons | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| J. Haden | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| M. Purcell | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| T. Watt | 2.5 | 20.0 |
| T. Edmunds | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| T. Alualu | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| B. Dupree | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| M. Hilton | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| C. Heyward | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| J. Simmons | 7 | 1 |
| A. Johnson | 6 | 2 |
| M. Ojemudia | 5 | 1 |
| B. Callahan | 4 | 1 |
| B. Chubb | 3 | 0 |
| S. Harris | 3 | 0 |
| J. Casey | 3 | 1 |
| K. Jackson | 3 | 1 |
| J. Jewell | 3 | 2 |
| M. Reed | 2 | 0 |
| M. Purcell | 1 | 0 |
| J. Attaochu | 1 | 0 |
| E. Bassey | 1 | 0 |
| D. Jones | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| M. Hilton | 8 | 0 |
| D. Bush | 6 | 1 |
| V. Williams | 6 | 1 |
| M. Fitzpatrick | 4 | 2 |
| T. Watt | 3 | 1 |
| T. Alualu | 3 | 2 |
| S. Nelson | 2 | 1 |
| T. Edmunds | 2 | 2 |
| J. Haden | 1 | 0 |
| C. Wormley | 1 | 0 |
| D. Watt | 1 | 0 |
| I. Buggs | 1 | 0 |
| B. Dupree | 1 | 1 |
| C. Heyward | 1 | 2 |
| C. Sutton | 0 | 1 |
| S. Tuitt | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| M. Purcell | 1.0 |
| J. Attaochu | 1.0 |
| B. Callahan | 1.0 |
| J. Simmons | 1.0 |
| B. Chubb | 1.0 |
| S. Harris | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| V. Williams | 3.0 |
| M. Hilton | 2.0 |
| T. Watt | 2.0 |
| T. Alualu | 1.0 |
| C. Heyward | 1.0 |
| D. Watt | 1.0 |
| T. Edmunds | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| B. Snell Jr. | 1 |
| B. Roethlisberger | 1 |