Q3 15:00: The second half begins with a 22-yard kickoff return by Stefan Logan. The Steelers will start the ball at their own 17 yard line.
Q3 13:38: Roethlisberger completes a seven-yard pass to Ward on first down. On 2nd and 3, Mendenhall battles his way through contact and gains six yards to pick up a Pittsburgh first down at the 30 yard line.
Q3 11:30: Roethlisberger looks downfield, but Kenny Peterson makes a move into the pocket and hits the ball out of Roethlisberger’s hand. Robert Ayers recovers the fumble and races down the sideline for a 54-yard touchdown. After an extra point by Prater, the Broncos regain the lead.
Broncos 10, Steelers 7
Q3 12:22: Medenhall rushes to his left on first down. On second down, Roethlisberger goes play action and find Ward at midfield for an 18-yard gain. The ball is at the Denver 49 yard line.
Q3 11:35: Out of a five-wide set, Roethlisberger pump fakes to his left and then finds Holmes for a 16-yard completion. The ball is now at the Denver 33 yard line.
Q3 11:09: Prater sends the kickoff five yards deep into the end zone. Logan again elects to take the ball out of the end zone, returning the ball to the Pittsburgh 20 yard line.
Q3 11:08: Roethlisberger goes play action on first down and completes a 18-yard pass to Wallace, giving Pittsburgh a first down at its own 38.
Q3 10:08: On the next play, Mendenhall finds a big hole along the right side and rushes 24 yards before being pushed out of bounds by Wesley Woodyard at the Denver 38.
Q3 9:09: After Roethlisberger connects with Holmes for a 35-yard reception down to the Denver 3 yard line, the Pittsburgh signal caller finds Ward in the back of the end zone for a three-yard touchdown. Reed connects on the extra point and the Steelers have regained the lead.
Steelers 14, Broncos 10
Q3 9:04: Reed’s short kickoff lands in the hands of Spencer Larsen, who returns the ball to the Pittsburgh 40 yard line.
Q3 8:22: Orton throws a bullet pass to Royal, who slashes across the middle for the 16-yard gain. Denver has the ball at the Pittsburgh 44 yard line.
Q3 7:32: Given the hanoff on first down, Moreno loses his balance and loses one yard on the play. After a bit of controversy whether or not Orton’s second down pass incompletion to Daniel Graham was an incompletion or a fumble, the officials rule it a forward pass. Orton can’t connect with Marshall near the right sideline on third down and Berger is on to punt.
Q3 7:20: Josh Barrett makes a nice play to keep Berger’s punt out of the end zone and the Steelers will start their offensive posession at their own 3 yard line.
Q3 7:14: INVESCO Field was rocking coming out of the TV timeout, as Kenny Peterson fired up the crowd near the end zone line. On first down Mendenhall followed his blockers for a gain of three.
Q3 5:42: Roethlisberger goes play action on second down, completing a 14-yard pass to Heath Miller to move the chains. On 1st and 10 from the Denver 20, Mendenhall burts throw a hole along the right side, gaining 28 yards.
Q3 4:44: On first down, Roethlisberger finds Miller across the middle for a four-yard reception and the Steelers are now in Denver territory, at the 48 yard line. After an incompletion to Wallace along the left sideline, the Steelers face a 3rd and 6.
Q3 4:43: Before the snap, the Broncos elect to take their first timeout of the second half.
Q3 4:02: Roethlisberger again makes a play downfield, finding Wallace on third down for a 15-yard gain to move the chains. Pittsburgh has the ball at the Denver 33.
Q3 2:42: After Mendenhall gains eight yards on first down, Holmes cuts across the middle for a 10-yard reception. The ball is at the Denver 15 yard line.
Q3 2:27: Roethlisberger fires to the end zone, but misses his target and Andre’ Goodman snatches the ball at the goal line for an interception. After an illegal block in the back call on the return, the Broncos’ offensive unit starts with the ball at their own 10 yard line.
Q3 1:22: Marshall makes his ninth catch of the night on first down, gaining 15 yards to move the chains. Orton then completes a three-yard pass to Tony Scheffler — bringing up 2nd and 7.
Q3 0:18: After Buckhalter gains two-yards on a rush up the middle, Orton takes a hit in the pocket and completes a short pass to Brandon Stokley. The play ends one yard short of the first-down marker and Berger is in to punt.
Q3 0:00: On the final play of the third quarter, Logan returns Berger’s 50-yard punt to the Pittsburgh 30 yard line.
End of the Third Quarter: STEELERS 14, BRONCOS 10
Q4 15:00: The Steelers open the fourth quarter with a reverse to Wallace. Wallace rushes along the left sideline, gaining three yards before being met by a group of Broncos.
Q4 13:20: Mendenhall picks up one yard on second down bringing up 3rd and 6 from the Pittsburgh 34 yard line. Roethlisberger looks deep on the play. He overthrows Wallace along the right sideline, forcing a Pittsburgh punt.
Q4 13:09: Royal return’s Sepulveda’s punt 15 yards before being pushed out of bounds by the punter at the Denver 33 yard line.
Q4 12:57: On first down, Orton goes play action and looks for Marshall along the right sideline. Marshall tips the ball to himself, but his feet aren’t in bounds. On second down, Orton is pressured and misfires to Graham, bringing up 3rd and 10.
Q4 12:04: On third down, Orton looks to his left and throws a short pass to Marshall. Marshall can’t escape a Pittsburgh defender, and he gains only three yards on the play forcing a punt by Berger.
Q4 12:03: Berger’s punt goes 24 yards. After being downed by Kenny McKinley, the Steelers will take over possession at their own 36 yard line.
Q4 11:52: Mendenhall gained two yards on first down and then Roethlisberger completed a short pass to Ward for two more yards on second down bringing up 3rd and 6 from the Pittsburgh 45 yard line.
Q4 10:32: With pressure coming, Roethlisberger throws a seven-yard completion to Holmes — giving the Steelers a first down at the Denver 48.
Q4 9:04: After a four-yard gain by Mendenhall, Roethlisberger fires incomplete to Limas Sweed on second down — setting up 3rd and 6 from the Denver 44.
Q4 9:03: Sitting patinetly in the pocket, Roethlisberger fires deep to Miller. The pass is off target, however, and the Steelers are forced to punt. Royal signals for a fair catch at the Denver 9-yard line, and that is where the offensive unit will take over possession.
Q4 8:31: On first down, Buckhalter rushes for no gain as Troy Polamalu sniffed out the run. On the very next play, Polamalu made an even bigger play, picking off a Kyle Orton pass and giving the Steelers’ offense the ball at the Denver 25 yard line.
Q4 7:49: Mendenhall rumbles his way down the field for six yards on first down. On second down, Mendenhall goes backwards as he tries to make his way around the right sideline. He was drilled by Brian Dawkins, resulting in a six-yard loss.
Q4 7:03: Avoiding pressure on 3rd and 10, Roethlisberger rolls out of the pocket to his right and finds Wallace slashing to the middle of the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown.
STEELERS 21, BRONCOS 10
Q4 6:58: McKinley returns Reed’s kickoff 21 yards and the Broncos’ offensive unit takes over at the Denver 26. Under heavy pressure, Orton throws incomplete on first down.
Q4 5:58: After Royal can’t snag a low throw by Orton on second down, the Broncos face a 3rd and 10. Operating out of shotgun, Orton looks downfield. Orton had the ball hit out of his hand by Keisel and the officials ruled the play a fumble. Casey Wiegmann recovered the ball, but the Broncos are challenging the ruling on the field.
Q4 5:57: After reviewing the play, the call on the field was reversed. Orton’s pass was ruled incomplete, so the Broncos will not be charged with a timeout. Berger is set to punt from the Denver 26 yard line.
Q4 5:52: The Steelers start their offensive possession at their own 26 after an illegal block in the back penalty. Mendenhall is taken down for a loss of three by Champ Bailey on first down.
Q4 4:55: After a false start on Mendenhall, the speedy back more than makes up for the call on the very next play — weaving his way downfield for a 36-yard run. The Steelers have the ball at the Denver 46 yard line.
Q4 3:22: Mendenhall gains one yard on first down and then Mewelde Moore finds a big hole along the left side on second down, gaining 12 yards and giving Pittsburgh the ball at the Denver 33.
Q4 2:27: Moore gains two yards rushing to his right on first down. After Moore gains another two yards, the Broncos use their second timeout of the half.
Q4 2:26: As Roethlisberger surveyed the line of scrimmage, the Steelers elected to use their first timeout of the second half.
Q4 2:11: Operating out of shotgun on 3rd and 5, Roethlisberger rolls to his left and completes a seven-yard pass to Ward to keep the chains moving.
Q4 2:00: Mendenhall continues to run hard. He just burst his way up the middle of the field for an 18-yard gain, giving the Steelers 1st and Goal from the Denver 3 yard line heading out of the two-minute warning.
Q4 1:35: Mendenhall receives the handoff on 1st and Goal and he is quickly stopped for a loss of one by a charging Mario Haggan. With Willie Colon injured on the play, the Steelers are forced to use a timeout.
Q4 1:34: The previous play is under review in the both as there is question whether or not Mendenhall fumbled as he was being taken down on the carry.
Q4 1:27: After review, the call on the field was upheld bringing up 2nd and Goal for the Steelers. Mendenhall gained one yard on the play and the Broncos elect to use their final timeout of the second half.
Q4 1:20: Roethlisberger throws a quick pass to Ward on 3rd and 3, and the veteran wide receiver heads into the end zone. After an extra point by Reed, the Steelers now lead by 18.
STEELERS 28, BRONCOS 10
Q4 1:02: Reed booms his kickoff into the end zone, forcing McKinley to backpedal on the play and down the ball. Starting at the Denver 20, Orton completes a 12-yard pass to Marshall on first down.
Q4 0:33: Orton completes a four-yard pass to Buckhalter. Buckhalter was hit hard by James Harrison on the play. Slow to get up, the Broncos are given an injury timeout — which results in a 10-second run off on the play clock.
Q4 0:15: With Orton and the Broncos facing a 3rd and 6 from the Denver 36, Carter records his second interception of the game.
Q4 0:00: Roethlisberger kneels to end the game, as the Steelers come away with the road victory at INVESCO Field at Mile High.
STEELERS 28, BRONCOS 10
I would place Hillis in front of Moreno. Josh McDaniels is using Orton and Moreno at the expense of other “Players” because he does not want to be wrong about his choices. This is where his pride is getting in the way of good ol fashion common sense. We have yet to see Hillis carry the ball.
Orton is a smart player, however he is not the QB that will win games for us when the game is on the line. As a fan, how do you feel when we are behind? Do you honestly feel oh, no big deal we have Orton?
Did you see what happened to Ben Rothlisberger when he threw that pick? It was like a switch was flipped, he came back down the field and scored. We were only down 4 points and our beloved offense came in and 3 & Out. The Broncos have all the makings of an elite team this season with the exception of one position, thats the QB. McDaniels, if Orton has the ability to throw the deep ball? Show us, your offense has been figured out. If not, you must make the decision to do whats right for the good of the TEAM.
If you want to loose the rest of the team or have the Defense hating the offense, keep doing what your doing and this cinderella story will be over. You know more than we do or we would be coaching in the NFL, however as a fan we are seeing the same thing every game. The offense has not showed me a lot this season against formidable opponents. Defense cannot do it all, but they do a great job of keeping the game close, however our lackluster offense needs to do its job. Defense gets a raise for their efforts, offense is just one “SPARK PLUG” away from firing on all cylinders.
I will always be a fan, but as a fan I will give credit when credit is due and I will give criticism when necessary. It’s time for every fan to face the reality that Orton is not now or never will be in the Denver Broncos long term plans. I would love to be proven wrong as I only wish the best for the Broncos.
Give Marshall an extension and lets keep him in Denver, he’s earned it over these 8 games.
GO BRONCOS!!!!!!
About last night talking about Beanie Wells, the reason I like him is because against Chicago, I saw him running with power, that guy is beefed up (6’1″, 228 lbs), and power is what we don’t have at the position (Hillis but he doesn’t play). With the new scheme we use, it seems power is a big part of what we need, and I guess that’s what led me to believe that Wells would actually be doing better here than Moreno for us right now. Time will tell but I have a feeling Wells might come out on top long run.
broncomania56, after watching the U-tube posted by TRB last night at 10:30 pm, I am inclined to believe Orton CAN throw the long ball, did it both in college and in the pros, and watching it at least gave me a bit of optimism. I honestly would rather think that we are not getting the long ball because McD won’t chance it, rather than Orton simply being incapable of it. You can fix the first thing (McD), you can’t fix the second (Orton). For anyone who thinks Orton might not be able to throw the deep ball, I recommend watching that U-tube clip.
That is the Orton we need. McD needs to take the training wheels off and let Orton do that. Those throws were very nicely thrown with good velocity and accuracy. It looks as though he just effortlessly flicks his wrist and the ball flies out of there. Maybe McD should watch that clip.
I believe that there “concept” that is very troublesome offensively. Here it is, I don’t think that JMac’s offense is that clear cut.
I wonder if Orton knows what the “best” decision is to make while a play is going on. I actually do think that Orton wants to “let it go”
however, I also believe there is a JMac midget dressed in a clown suit sitting on Kyle’s shoulder saying “…..now be careful, wait…..he was open…..Kyle there, over there!, wait…..short pass….move the chains….wait if it’s there take it….wait….”
There has been so much put into this “mistake free” football therory that you can actually see Orton getting nervous as pressure is being applied! Look, he’s capable of making a throw..NO QUESTION! but not if he is going to cross reference that decision every time to see if it’s what JMac wants!
Just my opinion!
On a side note…this Washington game could be a game where momentum gets swinging in our favor. Some great hitting defense from our boys and a solid offensive performance…
GO GET EM’ BOYS!
I think to say the game is becoming a bit too cerebral with McD probably sums it up best. Time to loosen up a bit! This IS a game, let’s put the fun back into it.
I rather play to win, than play not to lose, and I have this uncomfortable feeing that it is where McD has been heading without really knowing it, or even meaning to…
I think that McD is feeling the pressure too. He’s a rookie HC and Bowlen has put a lot of faith in hiring him despite his age. I think McD really wants to have a successful season too just because he knows he (like all HCs) get judged by wins and losses. That’s why maybe he uses the “play not to lose” mentality.
Maybe, but it still doesn’t work.
We really need to get back that “momentum”.
Yeah, play calling… that’s the only way to explain why we stopped running even with a 10-14 score. Yeah, steelers run defense is good, but after 3 quarters and playing in Mile High, I’m pretty sure there would be some holes (at least for a pounding runner like Hillis). And it’s not the same to throw long when nobody’s expecting Orton to do it, than to do it when our game became 1 dimensional and everyone knew the next play. Even the screens were forgotten. Orton pressured to do it just 1 way. Our playbook was reduced to just 4 or 5 plays. And in a game like this, I don’t know what you think, but put a player (Law) with just 3 days in the team… it’s just not professional, no matter how good that player is.
Still, I had those Ls in my prediction (plus NE and at SD). So we’re still better than what even I thought we would. No panic. No hurry. BUT the W in Washington is a must.
I hope we can REALLY learn from those 2 Ls, and REALLY build for the 2nd half of the season.
Go Broncooos!
It’s like the prevent, some people choose do it, but it doesn’t work.
I hear you white bronco, the must games are coming up, aren’t they, with SD on our tail and at Inveso the following Sunday, I’d say definitely a must win Sunday, otherwise a 4 game losing streak is likely.
We win this one, we might get enough confidence to squeak a win against SD, a loss we could be heading South in the confidence department.
I agree.
Broncos Fans rule!
hey cool, it let me post again! Yesterday my tricycle post got deleted and then none of my new posts would go up. I thought maybe I got kicked off? I didn’t get an email or warning or anything?
Thanks for letting me back on to the site Bronco Blog Monitor. If I knew what I did wrong? I would be glad not to to it again.
san diego charger need to lose to philly
PRETTY INTERESTING WHEN YOU BREATHE AND TAKE IT IN!!!!!
Hey guys/gals,
I took a itty bitty road trip just now for about an hour for my job. During that road trip was listening to our local sports radio where they do a pretty good job of going around the NFL speaking about everything vs. being mainly dominated by the home team.
With that said, maybe one of the simplest and true statements was brought up. It was a topic regarding Pitt, Bengals, Indy and AFC teams headed down the stretch.
Pro football weekly editor simply stated…..”Guys how many times have we seen this script 8 weeks in? Don’t write off the Broncos, they are 6-2 with a very winnable game in Washington this Sunday. Make no mistake about it San Diego is still very much behind the 8 ball with a loss already at home to Denver with them still having to go to Mile High. Denver still has 2 games with KC and 1 at home with Oakland. If Denver goes back to it’s style of football they showed against New England, Dallas, and Bengals…you could very well see the AFC championship going through Denver. Remember Denver will play Indy later this year in a game I believe Denver matches up very well. And this is coing after this Sunday’s game against New England. This Sunday you’re gonna see Bengals and Baltimore go at each other sending one of them away with 3 loses. Denver has 2 other games against Philly and the Giants. The Giants come to Mile High and Philly is still trying to find itself as well…If you’re one of those teams that sitting right there with the others at this point, it’s who gets to the finish line first playing the best football. I believe Denver is still there”
Guys a very interesting spin on the AFC. Puts things into perspective….
GO GET EM’ BOYS!
Honestly the only reason WE didnt go to the playoffs last season was because we didnt win the games we should have in our Division because we were both 8-8…….we cant hope SD slips, gotta control our own faith like they controlled theirs last year
Yup Baylin, those clips gave me some hope in Orton being able to break out a bit….but if all he practices in practice is the short ball he might be rusty in that department to then randomly ask him to do it in a game…..must practice it more, must be more implemented in playbook and game plan….
“named Most Fearless Quarterback in Big Ten by The Sporting News … tabbed Most Accurate Passer, Strongest Arm and Coolest in the Clutch in Big Ten”
I repeat….I really want THAT guy lol
Its funny Orton is only 26, but with that hair and the funny looking facial hair, he looks like he is 33…..guess thats what married life does to U, old ball and chain tamed him, now he doesnt remember how to play anymore and has let himself go with that horrible haircut lmao
TRB: Kyle mush have read your post, he shaved..LOL!!!!
REALLLY!?!?!?! I wanna see…. lol
He was clean shaven when he gave his press conference today.
damn missed it…mcd is up there live now…guess ill have to wait till the uploaded it….now if we could only do something with that hair…..that hair screams “Im defeated” to me….dunno why lol
even this is better lol….go back to the look you had when you played your best!!! lol
http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/orton_kyle00.html
Im starting to sound like I care a little bit too much so ill stop now lmao
Back then he was tryin’ to impress the ladies. Now he’s married…nuff said. LOL!!!
HAHAHAHAHA…man liek u said…the old ball and chain tamed the beast in Orton lol
TRB, talkin’ about the family of punters last night,both Dustin,and Britton Colquitt(which was the one we had)are the sons of Craig Colquitt,who won 2 superbowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers in th 70′s,they all were punters from the university of Tennessee.Since you thought it was so funny ,just thought I would mention it for a laugh.LOL
OC, I don’t think it had anything to do with what happened yesterday, and if it did it sure was not warranted. I couldn’t post anything mid afternoon for about two hours and I was a good boy all day! LOL. Everything was messed up yesterday posting wise, many bloggers had problems, it’s all cool.
Baylin, I had problems posting yesterday too,you guys are going to have to fill me in on the press conference,I can’t get it to play.
Hell I thought I got banned or something,I sent emails and pms to everybody trying to find out why I got banned.LOL
OC,Bronco fans do rule!!!!!Them stupid Steeler fans brag way too much,like to put us and other teams down,damn I don’t like that.
Big Ben has a lot of class,he grew up idolizing Elway that’s why he wears # 7,plus I saw him hugging Dawkins and a lot of our other players,thats class.More than I can say for their fans.
HAHAHAHAHAHA, thx for that BeastFromEast….I needed that laugh…when I called them a family of punters didnt know it stretched to their father as well…hahahahaha…they really are the Punting Mannings lol
Ps: also had trouble posting yesterday