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Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos (Sunday)

by Jeff Allen of Jeff Allen Sports
Line at Writing:  Denver -7.5 (Still no total on Friday morning) 


Team: Pittsburgh 11-6

Head Coach: Mike Tomlin 

Last Game: Won at Cincinnati 18-16 in Wildcard Round 

Vs. Bengals as requested 

Antonio Brown ruled out by concussion protocol (136, 1834, 10 TDs), DeAngelo Williams 907 yards highly doubtful

QB: Ben Roethlisberger 18-31, 229, 1-0 
RB: Jordan Todman 11-65, Fitzgerald Troussaint 17-58 + 4-60 recept
WR: Antonio Brown ( 7-119) already ruled out ,  Martavius Bryant 5-29 TD, Markus Wheaton 2-23 
Defense: held Bengals to 91 yards rushing, had INT and big fumble recover late in fourth for win 
Held Bengals scorless for first 46 minutes 

Offense: Rush: 16th Pass: 3rd Overall: 3rd
Defense: Rush: 5th  Pass: 29th Overall: 21st

Team: Denver 12-4

Head Coach: Gary Kubiak 

Last Game: Beat San Diego at home 27-20 

Vs. Season Stats as requested 

QB: Peyton Manning (60%, 2249, 9/17) 
RB: Ronnie Hillman (863, 4.2 7 TDs), CJ Anderson (720, 4.7, 5 TDs) 
WR: Demaryus Thomas (105, 1304, 6 TDs), Emmanuel Sanders (76, 1135, 6 TDs) 
Defense: LB Danny Trevanthan 109 tackles, Just 14 team picks with nobody more than two, 
Von MIller led in sacks with 11

Offense: Rush: 17th Pass: 14th  Overall: 16th
Defense: Rush: 1st Pass: 3rd Overall: 1st 

Recent History: Teams met on December 20th with Pittsburgh roaring back from a 27-13 halftime deficit to
win 34-27 at home. Osweiler quarterbacked Denver 3 TD passes and TD run, Ben 40-55 for 356, both teams two turnovers, Denver 12-127 penalties
Pittsburgh 17-23 rushing the football 

Notes and Bullet Points: 

Friday morning and it is still unclear who is going to play. Brown definitely out. 

Manning’s first start since Game NIne 

Manning’s 25th payoff start (11-13 straight up) most playoff losses in NFL history

Manning 18 ints in 10 games, Ben 16 Ints in 12 games

Roethlisberger 11-5 as playoff QB

Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU and ATS L8 trips to Denver

Broncos 1-5 as home fave this year

Denver 17-4 ATS L21 playing with extra rest but just 3-3 over L6

Broncos 4-1 Under L5 with extra time 

Denver 35-18 over vs. AFC North opponents over long time 

Pitt 7-2 in L9 road games 

Pitt 12-4 ATS L16 vs. winning records

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