He was 9 of 12 for 100 yards (one TD, one sack) against extra rushers. Pittsburgh rushed at least five players on 14 of Bridgewater’s 42 drop-backs (33.3%). That accounts for 29.1% of his yards for the season.Ħ. On downfield shots this year, Bridgewater is 12-of-28 passing for 343 yards. Only four of Bridgewater’s 38 pass attempts traveled at least 16 “air” yards and he completed three of them for 87 yards - 25 to Sutton, 39 (touchdown) to Sutton and 23 to WR Kendall Hinton. Afterward, Bridgewater admitted he should have tried to flip a pass to FB/TE Andrew Beck in the right flat. After a two-yard run by Williams, Bridgewater was sacked in 3.00 seconds by unblocked LB Devin Bush (miscommunication by Williams and RT Bobby Massie) for a 12-yard loss. RB Javonte Williams’ season-best 49-yard run, followed by his delay of game penalty, gave the Broncos a first down at the Steelers’ 9. Jackson’s missed tackle came when he took a bad angle on WR Chase Claypool’s 59-yard catch and run.Ĥ. CBs Kyle Fuller and Pat Surtain II had two apiece and missing one tackle apiece were Jones, Strnad, NT Mike Purcell and S Kareem Jackson. In their first four games, the Broncos missed 11 tackles (2.8 per game), but thanks in part to Steelers RB Najee Harris, the defense had a season-high eight missed tackles. They had one sack (OLB Malik Reed in 3.89 seconds that forced a turnover), but only one other knockdown (DE Dre’Mont Jones) and three pressures (OLB Von Miller and ILBs Alexander Johnson/Justin Strnad).ģ. But the Broncos couldn’t generate a consistent pass rush. Pittsburgh entered the game with 10 sacks allowed in four games and QB Ben Roethlisberger rarely ventured out of the pocket. “Give (Pittsburgh) credit for getting us stopped down there.”Ģ. “We just didn’t make the plays,” coach Vic Fangio said. His throw was behind WR Courtland Sutton and intercepted by CB James Pierre.
Fourth down - Bridgewater threw in 2.97 seconds, but could have drifted left to buy more time. Third down - Bridgewater overthrew WR Diontae Spencer in the end zone. Second down - Bridgewater checked down to RB Melvin Gordon for six yards.
First down - QB Teddy Bridgewater had TE Noah Fant at the 3 if he wanted to fire a fastball, but he slid right and his throw (3.83 seconds post-snap) to WR Tim Patrick in the back right corner of the end zone didn’t have enough air and was broken up by CB Joe Haden. The Broncos reached the Steelers’ 9-yard line with 56 seconds remaining. Broncos Fifth Quarter: Missed opportunities from inside Steelers' 10-yard line on final driveġ.