2007 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 21, 2007 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Pittsburgh Steelers
28
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Denver BroncosWinner
31
PIT -4 upsetO 38 ✓
Denver Broncos 31–28 — 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
Passing · PIT
24/35, 290 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
9.0 expected points added · +7.7% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
22/29, 248 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
9.2 expected points added · +16.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 24/35 | 290 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 21 | 93 | 4.4 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Najeh Davenport | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harrison | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Haggans | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Eason | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 22/29 | 248 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Henry | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Jay Cutler | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Cecil Sapp | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Selvin Young | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Brandon Stokley | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domonique Foxworth | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| D.J. Williams | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Ferguson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Gold | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Webster | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Engelberger | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Alvin McKinley | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -4
- Closing total
- 38
- PIT moneyline
- -221
- DEN moneyline
- +201
Steelers closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38; the game landed 59 — over by 21.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 37°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- PIT 14 days · DEN 14 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Mike Shanahan