Coverage: CBS
4:30 PM ET, January 8, 2012
Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | PIT | DEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | 11:14 | Shaun Suisham 45 Yd | 3 | 0 | |
| FG | 00:23 | Shaun Suisham 38 Yd | 6 | 0 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | PIT | DEN | |||
| TD | 13:24 | Eddie Royal 30 Yd Pass From Tim Tebow (Matt Prater Kick) | 6 | 7 | |
| TD | 10:36 | Tim Tebow 8 Yd Run (Matt Prater Kick) | 6 | 14 | |
| FG | 07:30 | Matt Prater 20 Yd | 6 | 17 | |
| FG | 01:05 | Matt Prater 28 Yd | 6 | 20 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | PIT | DEN | |||
| TD | 04:29 | Mike Wallace 1 Yd Run (Shaun Suisham Kick) | 13 | 20 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | PIT | DEN | |||
| FG | 13:10 | Matt Prater 35 Yd | 13 | 23 | |
| FG | 09:59 | Shaun Suisham 37 Yd | 16 | 23 | |
| TD | 03:48 | Jerricho Cotchery 31 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham Kick) | 23 | 23 | |
| OVERTIME | PIT | DEN | |||
| TD | 14:49 | Demaryius Thomas 80 Yd Pass From Tim Tebow | 23 | 29 | |
Team Stat Comparison
PIT | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 21 | 18 |
Passing 1st downs | 11 | 9 |
Rushing 1st downs | 9 | 6 |
1st downs from Penalties | 1 | 3 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-16 | 3-10 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 68 | 55 |
| Total Yards | 400 | 447 |
| Yards per play | 5.9 | 8.1 |
| Total Drives | 11 | 13 |
| Passing | 244 | 316 |
Comp - Att | 22-40 | 10-21 |
Yards per pass | 6.1 | 15.0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 5-45 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | 156 | 131 |
Rushing Attempts | 23 | 34 |
Yards per rush | 6.8 | 3.9 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 1-2 | 1-4 |
| Penalties | 6-61 | 5-30 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:06 | 29:05 |
| Pittsburgh Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 22/40 | 289 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 5-45 | 47.8 | 75.9 |
| Team | 22/40 | 244 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 5-45 | -- | -- |
| Denver Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| T. Tebow | 10/21 | 316 | 15.0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 97.5 | 125.6 |
| Team | 10/21 | 316 | 15.0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| I. Redman | 17 | 121 | 7.1 | 0 | 32 | |
| A. Brown | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| M. Wallace | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| J. Clay | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 23 | 156 | 6.8 | 1 | 32 | |
| Denver Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| W. McGahee | 19 | 61 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 | |
| T. Tebow | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 1 | 11 | |
| L. Ball | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| E. Decker | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Team | 34 | 131 | 3.9 | 1 | 11 | |
| Pittsburgh Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| E. Sanders | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | |
| A. Brown | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | |
| H. Miller | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | |
| J. Cotchery | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 1 | 31 | 2 | |
| M. Wallace | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 17 | 10 | |
| I. Redman | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| H. Ward | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D. Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 22 | 289 | 13.1 | 1 | 33 | 40 | |
| Pittsburgh Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| D. Legursky | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Roethlisberger | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Woodley | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Denver Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| W. McGahee | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Q. Carter | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| I. Taylor | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Timmons | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Mundy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Gay | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Hood | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Heyward | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Polamalu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Farrior | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. McLendon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Harrison | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Woodley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Sylvester | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Sanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Worilds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Foote | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 50 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| D. Bruton | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mays | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q. Carter | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Williams | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Harris | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ayers | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| V. Miller | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Goodman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Bailey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Bunkley | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Dumervil | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hunter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Bush | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Rosario | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 49 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Denver Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| M. Willis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Denver Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| E. Royal | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Suisham | 3/3 | 100.0 | 45 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 45 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Denver Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Prater | 3/3 | 100.0 | 35 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 35 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Pittsburgh Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| J. Kapinos | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
| Team | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
| Denver Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Colquitt | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Team | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
Attendance: 75,970


