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Final Score Prediction

Broncos 17, Steelers 16

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 260, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 41 Isaac Redman Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 46 Jonathan Dwyer Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 67 Chris Rainey Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 22 Antonio Brown Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 37 Mike Wallace Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 62 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 25 Heath Miller Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 9 Shaun Suisham FG: 3/3 XP: 1/1
DEF 9 Defense / ST  
 
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Peyton Manning Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 29 Willis McGahee Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 51 Lance Ball Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 19 Eric Decker Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 36 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 70 Brandon Stokley Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 13 Jacob Tamme Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
TE 27 Joel Dreessen Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 29 Matt Prater FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Steelers Head coach MIKE TOMLIN has 4-1 record on Kickoff Weekend... In 2 career regular season starts at Den., QB Ben Roethlisberger has completed 45 of 64 passes (70.3 pct.) for 523 yards with 7 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 111.7 passer rating. Has 80-33-0 (.708) career regular-season record as starter (min. 10 starts), 2nd-highest win pct. among active QBs (TOM BRADY, 124-35-0, .780)... RB Isaac Redman had career-high 479 rush yards in '11... WR Mike Wallace posted 1,100 rec. yards in consecutive seasons (1,257 in '10; 1,193 in '11). For career, Wallace averages 18.7 yards per catch (171 rec., 3,206 yards). WR Antonio Brown (1,108) reached 1,000 rec. yards for 1st time in career last season... TE Heath Miller tied career-high with 2 TD catches at Den. on 10/21/07... LB LaMarr Woodley (48) needs 2 sacks to become 6th Steeler to reach 50 career. LB James Harrison (58) needs 3 sacks to surpass KEITH WILLIS (59) & JOEY PORTER (60) for 2nd-most sacks in franchise history.

Broncos Have 38-13-1 (.745) record in home openers, highest win pct. in NFL... Den. has won 4 of past 5 at home vs. Pit... QB Peyton Manning ranks 3rd all-time in career pass yards (54,828), compl. (4,682) & TD passes (399). Has 4th-most regular-season wins (141) as starter in NFL history. In past 2 regular season games vs. Pit., Manning is 2-0 & has 5 TDs vs. 1 INT & 98.6 rating... Club averaged NFL-best 164.5 rush yards per game in '11... RB Willis McGahee (1,199) reached 1,000 rush yards in season for 4th time in career in '11... WR Eric Decker led team with career-best 8 TD catches last season... In playoff meeting vs. Pit. (1/8/12), WR Demaryius Thomas posted 4 rec. for 204 yards, incl. game-winning 80-yard TD catch in OT... Since entering NFL in '99, CB Champ Bailey (50) has most INTs among NFL CBs... LB Von Miller ranked 2nd among NFL rookies with 11.5 sacks (ALDON SMITH, 14) last season. Most sacks by Denver rookie since sacks became official statistic in '82... DE Elvis Dumervil has 3.5 sacks in 3 regular season games vs. Pit.


Results and Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 DEN A L 19-31 -12
2 2012-09-16 NYJ H    
3 2012-09-23 OAK A    
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 PHI H    
6 2012-10-11 TEN A    
7 2012-10-21 CIN A    
8 2012-10-28 WAS H    
9 2012-11-04 NYG A    
10 2012-11-12 KC H    
11 2012-11-18 BAL H    
12 2012-11-25 CLE A    
13 2012-12-02 BAL A    
14 2012-12-09 SD H    
15 2012-12-16 DAL A    
16 2012-12-23 CIN H    
17 2012-12-30 CLE H    
   
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 PIT H W 31-19 +12
2 2012-09-17 ATL A    
3 2012-09-23 HOU H    
4 2012-09-30 OAK H    
5 2012-10-07 NE A    
6 2012-10-15 SD A    
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 NO H    
9 2012-11-04 CIN A    
10 2012-11-11 CAR A    
11 2012-11-18 SD H    
12 2012-11-25 KC A    
13 2012-12-02 TB H    
14 2012-12-06 OAK A    
15 2012-12-16 BAL A    
16 2012-12-23 CLE H    
17 2012-12-30 KC H    

Injury Report
Pittsburgh Steelers
   
Denver Broncos

Offense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Offense 
DEN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 16.8 16.5 22.4 PIT
Rushing yards 138.0 176.8 121.7 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.68 4.71 4.37 DEN
Completion % 62.8% 47.6% 60.0% PIT
Passing yards 214.5 155.0 225.9 PIT
Passing yards per completion 11.50 12.73 11.25 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 7.22 6.06 6.75 PIT
Interceptions 0.8 0.5 0.9 DEN
Fumbles lost 1.0 1.3 0.6 PIT
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.0 2.4 PIT
3rd down conversions 36.4% 28.2% 37.1% PIT
4th down conversions 50.0% 33.3% 40.2% PIT
Time of possession 31:42 30:56 30:12 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Defense 
DEN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 7.0 23.8 22.4 PIT
Rushing yards 98.0 147.3 121.7 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 3.76 4.44 4.37 PIT
Completion % 49.5% 59.1% 60.0% PIT
Passing yards 161.3 208.8 225.9 PIT
Passing yards per completion 9.78 11.24 11.25 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 4.84 6.64 6.75 PIT
INT return 1.0 0.0 0.9 PIT
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.5 0.6 DEN
Sacks 2.3 2.3 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 34.1% 30.2% 37.1% DEN
4th down conversions 60.0% 50.0% 40.2% DEN
Time of possession 28:18 33:03 30:12 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   PIT   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.0 8.8 9.2 PIT
Yards per kick return 22.1 22.7 23.6 DEN
Yards allowed per punt return 9.8 14.7 9.2 PIT
Yards allowed per kick return 20.5 25.8 23.6 PIT
  Misc Stats Comparison
   PIT   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 7.0 6.1 PIT
Penalty yards 52.3 52.3 51.9 -

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2011 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 6 2003-10-12 PIT DEN 14-17 DEN
2005 CF 2006-01-22 PIT DEN 34-17 PIT
2006 9 2006-11-05 DEN PIT 31-20 DEN
2007 7 2007-10-21 PIT DEN 28-31 DEN
2009 9 2009-11-09 PIT DEN 28-10 PIT
2011 WC 2012-01-08 PIT DEN 23-29 DEN

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. WC = Wild-Card CF = Conference Final