----GAME OVER---- Broncos WIN! Final Score... 31-19
Game... Manning takes a knee.
4th&15 SACK!
SACK! Loss of 10.
2nd&15 Pass to Sanders 10-yard gain
1st&10 loss of five
TOUCHBACK... Steelers start at their own 20
1:58 to play 31-19
Manning goes for conversation. Shotgun. Looks left. Run it. McGahee kept out of the end zone
Broncos appear to be going for 2-point conversation---- Two-minute warning
2nd&10 GAME! GAME! GAME! TRACY PORTER WITH INTERCEPTION!!! Pick SiX!
1st&10 Big Ben pumps, pumps. Incomplete pass
At the Steelers 20. Big Ben runs up, avoids sack. Brown for first down at own 39.
Does Big Ben have what it takes to bring Steelers back?
IT's GOOD! 25-19 BRONCOS LEAD with EXACTLY 3 minutes on the clock
3rd&goal Steelers hold. Matt Prater with field goal 26-yard field goal!
2nd&goal Manning too high on pass
****** Close to 3 minutes left in game
McGahee takes ball down to 7.
3rd&7 PASS INTERFERENCE Steelers. First and Goal Denver
3rd&2 False start! Denver 3rd&7
2nd&10 McGahee
2nd&7 Manning to Tamme with first down! Down at the Steelers' 20
Hall first down!
3rd&2 Moreno gets first down. MANNING in No HUDDLE 240 yards- 22 points
PUNT----
3rd&3 Blown coverage!! Big Ben misses Wallace down the field. Porter almost picks off Roethlisberger! Would have been a pick six
2nd&3 Big Ben to Wallace! Incomplete pass. Porter with break up
1st&10 Rainey gains 7...
Steelers start at their own 20.
TWO-POINT Play is GOOD! 22-19 BRONCOS UP!
TOUCHDOWN! Tamme! ....Going for two
1st&Goal Denver... at the one-yard
STEELERS GET CHARGED WITH TIMEOUT.... ***note in this close game. Losing timeout might be big.
1st&10 Decker with the reception at the 2. Ball gets loose! Broncos snap ball quickly. Steelers CHALLENGE!
1st&10 84 gets down stands up for first down.
1st&10 Manning and Denver in Steelers' territory 29 yard-line
2nd&1 Decker with first down... Willis with first down catch
14/18 192 TD for Manning
2nd&1 McGahee with first down
1st&10 D. Thomas with 9-yard gain. Polamalu with the great tackle
1st&10 McGahee runs for two big games.
14 minutes left in the game. Denver starts at the 20.
No two-point conversation.... 19-14 STEELERS
TOUCHDOWN STEELERS! Steelers going for it....
3rd&2 as Redman no gain
2nd&1 as Dwyer was down at the two... END OF THE THIRD QUARTER 14-13 Denver
NO TOUCHDOWN! Knee down before he gets into the end zone. Knee down at around the two or the three.
Dwyer run to the outside.. Reverses..... One man to beat.... Straight arm to Adams! TOUCHDOWN!
1st&10 at the 11
3rd&7 Heath Miller again! First down!
2nd&10 Redman gain of three down to the 20
1st&10 incomplete pass
1st&10 from Denver 33.... Dwyer with gain of yards. Gets past Porter.
Dwyer with a three-yard gain... Face mask on DENVER
1st&10 at midfield
3rd&18 Heath Miller with the reception! FIRST DOWN!
2nd&11 sack! Roethlisberger goes down
1st&10 lost off a yard.
5:11 left in third quarter
DENVER HELMET-TO-HELMET
3rd&10 Big Ben to Sanders!. Incomplete... FLAG ON PLAY!
2nd&10 Tracy Porter almost picks Big Ben off.
1st&10 at the Denver 20.... Big Ben goes for pass down the Middle. Almost intercepted
14-13 Denver.... With the score Peyton Manning throws his 400th career touchdown
2nd&1 D. Thomas with TOUCHDOWN! Thomas breaks a few tackles. 71-yard touchdown!
1st&10 Decker with 9 yard pas.
TOUCHBACK for Denver. They will start at own 20
13-7 Steelers
FIELD GOAL GOOD!
3rd&3 Roethlisberber avoids sack, throws ball away.... 35-yard field goal attempt....
2nd&10 Dwyer runs over Adams in next play for seven yards
1st&10 at the Denver 23 MIKE ADAMS breaks up touchdown pass to Brown!
3rd&4 FIRST DOWN WALLACE
Slant to Wallace pick up of 13 yards
2nd&17 8:25 left in third quarter
FLAG! Replacement ref gets play call wrong on loud speaker. Call happened before snap instead of after. 2nd&17 Steelers
1st&15 after Steelers get flagged. Redman up the middle for 3 yards.
Roethlisberger gets first down
3rd&3 Riethlisberger breaks tackles. Falls right before first down.
2nd&5 Redman gains two.
1st&10 five yard gain
2nd&5 Blitz. Miller goes to Denver 47 yard-line.
1st&10 Sanders first down Pass up the middle. Ball on Steelers' 33.
3rd&12 ...Wallace was in single coverage
Steelers receive... Roethlisber 3rd&7 False Start!
Halftime stats coming soon... Sorry stats were unavailable
HALFTIME!
FIRST HALF IS OVER----- 10-7 Steelers Lead----
28 seconds... 2 timeouts and Manning on team...
EXTRA POINT GOOD! 10-7 STEELERS :28 seconds left in half
2nd&10 HEATH MILLER TOUCHDOWN! 9-7 STEELERS!
1st&10 Corner to Wallace... Fade does not work
3rd&13 FIRST DOWN pass to Sanders. Ball at Denver 4
2nd& 13 INCOMPLETE pass to fullback.
1:00 minute left in second quarter!
2nd& 8 FLAG... False Start 78 Starks
1st&10 Run. Gain of 2-yards
1st&10 Ball on Denver 18
2nd&11 Roethlisberger wants to go deep! Nobody deep. Throws floarter to Brown!
1st&15 gain of four yards
Steelers get flagged again. Start at Broncos' 50th.
FIRST DOWN! Ball on Broncos' 44.
Illegal formation STEELERS---- 3rd& 11
2nd&10 from 33. Lose Yard, but flag on the play
1st&10 Roethlisberger avoids a few sacks. Throws ball away. Marcus Gilbert down.
3rd&3 play clock running down. Give to Redman. Redman gets first down.
2nd&7 Redman with spin move! Avoids tackle. Gets closer to a first down.
1st&10 pick up three yards
7-3 SANDERS to receive for Steelers.
TOUCHDOWN! Moreno! Runs up the middle. Runs outside. 6-3 Broncos. PAT coming up
3rd&1 McGahee first down! Picks up three
MANNING throws pass despite almost getting sacked.
1st&10 Ball on Steelers 34
2nd& 6 PEYTON RUNS FOR FIRST DOWN! Avoids sack. Runs out of bounds.
Manning gets another first down with a 15-yard pass. In Steelers' territory
Broncos get first down. On Own 35
Pittsburgh can't score! Ball batted up and Heath Miller was wide open in end zone. Field Goald 3-0 Steelers
3rd&goal FLAG thrown! ....Delay of game was the call, but Roethlisberger called timeout right before clock hit 0
2nd&Goal Heath Miller hauls in pass in end zone! Was pushed out of bounds. No touchdown
1st & Goal again. From Broncos three... ball batted away! Ball hangs in air. Bailey tipped ball away. Pass attempt to Brown.
ENCROACHMENT on DENVER
1st&goal Miller inside the five FLAG!
1st&10 Antonio Brown gets first down.
TIMEOUT STEELERS
3rd & 2 at the Broncos's 13
1st&5 gain of two. 2nd & 3... gain of a yard.
1st&10 Heath Miller with completion. ... FLAG. Offsides DEFENSE
Johnson picks up first down with pass from Roethlisberger
Steelers run. Get called for holding... 2nd&5
-----END OF FIRST QUARTER---- Antonio Brown almost runs it back. Pushed out at around the Broncos' 30.
Peyton Hurry up up offense! THomas goes deep. Broncos want inteference!... Nothing. Thomas wanted interference. PUNT coming
SACK! Peyton losses about 8 yards.
3rd&6 Two running plays get them to the five. STOKLEY! FIRST DOWN! Breaks tackle. First dow. Ball at own 22.
BRONCOS WILL START FROM OWN 1-YARD LINE! Butler and Steelers pin them down at the one after the punt.
-TIMEOUT-
3& 12 Shotgun...Roethlisberger sacked! Wolfe with first career sack. DEREK WOLFE... might want to keep that name in mind
2nd & 15 pick up of three yards .
PITTSBURGH ON DENVER 40 after Steelers lose yardage.
3rd &9 Sanders gets first down with catch.
2nd &7 no gain by Rainey. Loss of two.
1st and 10 Steelers- Run gain of three yards
3rd &1 Broncos run... FUMBLE! Lamar Woodley of Steelers takes it.
2nd& 7 six yard gain on pass.
1st & 10 McGahee gets run to the right picks up three
Leonhard with 12-yard return... Broncos will start from own 40.
13-yard pickup... 4th and 1... Leonhard to receive for Broncos. Butler first NFL punt...
3rd & 14 Shotgun... Hits Mike Wallace. Ball looks short of first down. Maybe inches.
Redman takes it from the six. Tackled from behind by Wolfe, top pick by the Broncos.
FLAG- HOLD ON HEATH MILLER... 2nd and 15th....
2nd&7 Redman in the backfield. Redman gains three more. FLAG!
Steelers take over at Own 11-yard line... Redman with game of 3-yards on first play
MANNING SACKED! Broncos to punt. Antonio Brown receives.... no gain.
FLAG-Broncos- Illegal formation. Penalty declined. Third and 10
2nd&10 Manning in shut gun. Incomplete pass. Flag thrown...
1&10 Steelers bring blitz! Broncos Run. McGahee for no gain.
3&7 Pass to the left. FIRST DOWN BRONCOS. Pass to Stockley.
2&7 incomplete pass.
1-10 running play for three yards.
2-4 PEYTON completes pass to Decker first down!
1-10 Running play McGahee for six yards
TOUCHBACK Broncos
8:30 Suisham ready to kick off!
Will Peyton Manning have a big game in his debut? What do you think? Leave comment in discussion section
Missy Franklin at midfield. Broncos win coin flip! Elect to receive.
Ryan Clark with sickle cell anemia. Will sit out as he cannot play due to Denver's high altitude.
Chris Collinsworth in booth discussing Manning's comeback to the NFL.
--Sit tight as players are on the field and kick off is just a few minutes away!---
The Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers will face each other in their Sunday Night Football match at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT.
For the Broncos, they will be trying to see how well Peyton Manning is after his neck surgery that landed him out of the Indianapolis Colts starting lineup and out of the city as the Colts decided to go with Andrew Luck in the draft, to take charge of the offense.
Manning is expected to improve the team after Tim Tebow was traded to the New York Jets. Under Tebow, the Broncos did just enough last season, on offense, to make it to their playoffs. Their defense helped them stay close in games, but even then, they could not do it all for the squad.
The Steelers will look to bounce back this season after their postseason loss to the Broncos. Tebow burned the Steelers with an 80-yard touchdown that eliminated them from the 2011 playoff race.
Ben Roethlisberger has a new offensive, Todd Haley, running the offense.
The Steelers look to put a dynamic defense on the field and with the return of Mike Wallace, they should have enough fire power on the outside to score points and give the defense enough points to win ball games.
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