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Cornerback Tracy Porter, who sealed the Broncos victory with a 43-yard interception return for a touchdown, finished with five pass breakups in the contest. That figure ties for second-most in Broncos history and ties Porter’s career high. Porter added eight tackles in the game, which ranked second on the team. He now has three career game-sealing interceptions returned for a touchdown with all three of those plays have occurring with less than 3:30 left in the fourth quarter with his team up by one score or less. Porter became just the 17th player since 1994 to record at least eight tackles and five passes defensed in a single game according to press box totals.

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Defensive end Derek Wolfe became just the sixth Broncos rookie since 1982 to record a sack in the team’s season opener and the first to do so since Monsanto Pope in 2002. He finished with three solo tackles to go with the 9-yard sack that pushed the Steelers out of field-goal range on a third-down play.

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Linebacker Wesley Woodyard led all players with 12 tackles in the game, including his second career sack. Woodyard finished one tackle shy of his career high, which he last set vs. Cincinnati on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Denver’s 31-19 season-opening win vs. Pittsburgh improved the franchise to an NFL-best 25-4 (.862 pct.) in their 29 home openers in Pat Bowlen’s ownership era.