2015 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 17, 2016 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Final
Pittsburgh Steelers 16 at Denver Broncos 23. Final.
Denver Broncos 23–16.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Pittsburgh Steelers
53 dressed · 8 never used
- 66David DeCastroG · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 78Alejandro VillanuevaT · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 73Ramon FosterG · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 77Marcus GilbertT · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 72Cody WallaceC · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 83Heath MillerTE · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 7Ben RoethlisbergerQB · Every snap100%63 snaps
- 33Fitzgerald ToussaintRB · Full-time86%54 snaps
- 10Martavis BryantWR · Heavy rotation79%50 snaps
- 11Markus WheatonWR · Heavy rotation76%48 snaps
- 88Darrius Heyward-BeyWR · Heavy rotation51%32 snaps
- 14Sammie CoatesWR · Rotational40%25 snaps
- 89Matt SpaethTE · Rotational35%22 snaps
- 81Jesse JamesTE · Situational19%12 snaps
- 30Jordan TodmanRB · Situational11%7 snaps
- 64Doug LegurskyC · Situational2%1 snap
- 74Christopher HubbardG · Situational2%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Denver Broncos
50 dressed · 9 never used
- 79Michael SchofieldT · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 68Ryan HarrisT · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 61Matt ParadisC · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 69Evan MathisG · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 18Peyton ManningQB · Every snap100%74 snaps
- 10Emmanuel SandersWR · Full-time89%66 snaps
- 65Louis VasquezG · Full-time88%65 snaps
- 88Demaryius ThomasWR · Full-time84%62 snaps
- 81Owen DanielsTE · Heavy rotation70%52 snaps
- 22C.J. AndersonRB · Heavy rotation50%37 snaps
- 23Ronnie HillmanRB · Rotational45%33 snaps
- 85Virgil GreenTE · Rotational42%31 snaps
- 11Jordan NorwoodWR · Rotational41%30 snaps
- 12Andre CaldwellWR · Rotational36%27 snaps
- 16Bennie FowlerWR · Rotational28%21 snaps
- 73Max GarciaG · Situational12%9 snaps
- 14Cody LatimerWR · Situational8%6 snaps
- —Tyler PolumbusT · Situational5%4 snaps
- —Vernon DavisTE · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 9
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
24/37, 339 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
0.7 expected points added · -0.5% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
21/37, 222 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-5.8 expected points added · -8.2% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
9/15 for 154 yds, 0 TD
42% of team targets · 4.3 expected points added
Receiving · DEN
5/8 for 85 yds, 0 TD
22% of team targets · 0.4 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 24/37 | 339 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martavis Bryant | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Fitzgerald Toussaint | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 1 | −5.1 |
| Jordan Todman | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | −3.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martavis Bryant | 9 | 15 | 154 | 0 | 42% | +4.3 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 2 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 6% | +5.0 |
| Sammie Coates | 2 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 8% | +4.6 |
| Markus Wheaton | 5 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 22% | −5.4 |
| Jesse James | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3% | +1.2 |
| Heath Miller | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8% | −1.2 |
| Fitzgerald Toussaint | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8% | −1.7 |
| Matt Spaeth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Gay | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Harrison | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shazier | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Jones | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Allen | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephon Tuitt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Boykin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bud Dupree | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 21/37 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Anderson | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 1 | −0.5 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 16 | 38 | 2.4 | 0 | −5.0 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Sanders | 5 | 8 | 85 | 0 | 22% | +0.4 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 4 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 22% | +0.2 |
| Bennie Fowler | 2 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 11% | +2.2 |
| Cody Latimer | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5% | +0.7 |
| Virgil Green | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5% | +0.8 |
| C.J. Anderson | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8% | −3.4 |
| Owen Daniels | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8% | −0.3 |
| Jordan Norwood | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11% | −2.3 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Andre Caldwell | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5% | −2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Trevathan | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Stewart | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Wolfe | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aqib Talib | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| T.J. Ward | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradley Roby | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Broncos -7
- Closing total
- 41.5
- Steelers moneyline
- +256
- Broncos moneyline
- -290
Broncos closed -7 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 39 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Cold, 34°F at kickoff; still at 3 mph out of the east; mainly clear.
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- Steelers 8 days · Broncos 14 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Gary Kubiak