2003 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 12, 2003 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Pittsburgh Steelers
14
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Denver BroncosWinner
17
DEN -6.5 no coverU 45 ✓
Denver Broncos 17–14 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Maddox | 19/30 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -4.7 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 1 | -3.1 |
| Verron Haynes | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Amos Zereoue | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Hines Ward | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Porter | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Logan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrell Bell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Smith | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Mays | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 17/28 | 172 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -7.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 0 | -8.2 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Reuben Droughns | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wilson | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Ferguson | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam Brandon | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Spragan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelly Herndon | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bertrand Berry | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Fatafehi | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Walls | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -6.5
- Closing total
- 45
- PIT moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -6.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 45; the game landed 31 — under by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 73°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Mike Shanahan