Sanders Has Monster First Half Against Former Team, Broncos Lead Steelers 27-13 At Halftime
PITTSBURGH (CBS4/The Sports Xchange) - The Broncos lead the Steelers 27-13 at halftime.
The Broncos drove the ball down the field to open up the second quarter and Brock Osweiler scored a touchdown on a 7-yard run. Brandon McManus missed the extra point -- the first extra point miss of the season for McManus.
#Broncos 6-6 on 3rd down and Brock athletically scampers in.
— Mark Haas (@markhaastv) December 20, 2015
With 7:33 left in the half the Steelers cut the lead to 10 points on a Chris Boswell field goal that went in after Shaquil Barrett got a finger on the ball and it hit the left upright.
Emmanuel Sanders was red hot in first half catching eight passes for 139 yards and a touchdown.
Demaryius Thomas also had a good first half. He scored his second touchdown of the game with under 2 minutes left in the half to make the score 27-10.
Osweiler finished the half 14 for 18, 214 yards and three touchdowns. He went to the locker room early with an apparent left shoulder injury but he's probable to return.
Chris Boswell nailed a 41-yard field goal with 4 seconds left in the half with make the score 27-13. Boswell leads the league with the most field goals this season.
| 3 and 6 - PIT 46 | 15:00 | 17-B. Osweiler pass to 10-E. Sanders for 9 yards. |
| 1 and 10 - PIT 37 | 14:29 | 17-B. Osweiler pass to 88-D. Thomas for 17 yards. |
| 1 and 10 - PIT 20 | 13:51 | 22-C. Anderson rush for 5 yards. |
| 2 and 5 - PIT 15 | 13:19 | 17-B. Osweiler pass incomplete to 16-B. Fowler. |
| 3 and 5 - PIT 15 | 13:11 | 17-B. Osweiler pass to 81-O. Daniels for 7 yards. |
| 1 and goal - PIT 8 | 12:29 | 22-C. Anderson rush for 7 yards. |
| 2 and goal - PIT 1 | 12:00 | 23-R. Hillman rush for -6 yards. |
| 3 and goal - PIT 7 | 11:36 | 17-B. Osweiler rush for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8-B. McManus extra point is NO GOOD. | ||
| DEN 20 PIT 7 Plays: 10 Possession: 4:52 | ||
| DEN 35 | 8-B. McManus kicks 65 yards, 11-M. Wheaton returns for 21 yards. | |
| 1 and 10 - PIT 21 | 11:24 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 84-A. Brown for 17 yards, forced out of bounds. |
| 1 and 10 - PIT 38 | 11:08 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 10-M. Bryant. |
| 2 and 10 - PIT 38 | 11:03 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 84-A. Brown for 11 yards, ran out of bounds. |
| 1 and 10 - PIT 49 | 10:40 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 10-M. Bryant for 15 yards, forced out of bounds. |
| 1 and 10 - DEN 36 | 10:10 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 11-M. Wheaton. |
| 2 and 10 - DEN 36 | 10:06 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 84-A. Brown for 32 yards. PENALTY on Pittsburgh, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DEN 36 - No play. |
| 2 and 20 - DEN 46 | 9:35 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 83-H. Miller. |
| 3 and 20 - DEN 46 | 9:31 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 88-D. Heyward-Bey. PENALTY on Denver, Defensive Pass Interference, 24 yards, enforced at DEN 46 - No play. |
| 1 and 10 - DEN 22 | 9:25 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 84-A. Brown for 9 yards. |
| 2 and 1 - DEN 13 | 8:50 | 34-D. Williams rush for 3 yards. |
| 1 and goal - DEN 10 | 8:08 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 84-A. Brown for 4 yards, forced out of bounds. |
| 2 and goal - DEN 6 | 7:43 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 10-M. Bryant. |
| 3 and goal - DEN 6 | 7:36 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass incomplete to 11-M. Wheaton. |
| 4 and goal - DEN 6 | 7:36 | 9-C. Boswell 24 yard field goal is GOOD. |
| DEN 20 PIT 10 Plays: 12 Possession: 3:54 | ||
| PIT 35 | 9-C. Boswell kicks 65 yards, touchback. | |
| 1 and 10 - DEN 20 | 7:33 | 17-B. Osweiler rush for 7 yards. |
| 2 and 3 - DEN 27 | 6:54 | 10-E. Sanders rush for 24 yards, forced out of bounds. |
| 1 and 10 - DEN 49 | 6:20 | 17-B. Osweiler pass incomplete to 80-V. Davis. |
| 2 and 10 - DEN 49 | 6:20 | 23-R. Hillman rush for 9 yards. |
| 3 and 3 - PIT 42 | 5:40 | 17-B. Osweiler pass to 10-E. Sanders for 16 yards. |
| 1 and 10 - PIT 26 | 5:03 | 22-C. Anderson rush for -1 yard. PENALTY on Denver, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 26 - No play. |
| 1 and 20 - PIT 36 | 4:36 | 17-B. Osweiler pass to 88-D. Thomas for 7 yards. PENALTY on Pittsburgh, Illegal Use of Hands, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 36 - No play. |
| 1 and 10 - PIT 31 | 4:05 | 22-C. Anderson rush for 2 yards. |
| 2 and 8 - PIT 29 | 3:34 | 17-B. Osweiler pass to 10-E. Sanders for 7 yards. |
| 3 and 1 - PIT 22 | 2:54 | 23-R. Hillman rush for 14 yards. |
| 1 and goal - PIT 8 | 2:28 | 23-R. Hillman rush for 2 yards. |
| Two minute warning | ||
| 2 and goal - PIT 6 | 2:00 | 17-B. Osweiler pass to 88-D. Thomas for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8-B. McManus extra point is GOOD. | ||
| DEN 27 PIT 10 Plays: 10 Possession: 5:37 | ||
| DEN 35 | 8-B. McManus kicks 67 yards, 11-M. Wheaton returns for 28 yards. | |
| 1 and 10 - PIT 26 | 1:50 | 34-D. Williams rush for -2 yards. |
| 2 and 12 - PIT 24 | 1:26 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 10-M. Bryant for 10 yards, forced out of bounds. |
| 3 and 2 - PIT 34 | 1:17 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 10-M. Bryant for 11 yards. |
| Pittsburgh timeout at 1:10 | ||
| 1 and 10 - PIT 45 | 1:10 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 83-H. Miller for 5 yards. |
| 2 and 5 - 50 | 0:48 | 7-B. Roethlisberger, sacked for 8 yards (56-S. Ray). |
| 3 and 13 - PIT 42 | 0:40 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 84-A. Brown for 16 yards, forced out of bounds. |
| 1 and 10 - DEN 42 | 0:31 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 11-M. Wheaton for 14 yards. |
| Pittsburgh timeout at 0:24 | ||
| 1 and 10 - DEN 28 | 0:24 | 7-B. Roethlisberger pass to 83-H. Miller for 6 yards. |
| 2 and 4 - DEN 22 | 0:08 | 7-B. Roethlisberger, spikes Ball. |
| 3 and 4 - DEN 22 | 0:08 | 9-C. Boswell 41 yard field goal is GOOD. |
| DEN 27 PIT 13 Plays: 10 Possession: 1:48 | ||
| PIT 35 | 9-C. Boswell kicks 44 yards, 40-J. Thompson returns for no gain. | |
| 1 and 10 - DEN 21 | 0:02 | 13-T. Siemian kneels for -1 yard. |
| END QUARTER 2 | ||