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BRONCOS (0-1) AT STEELERS (1-0)

WEEK 2 // SUNDAY, SEPT. 20, 2020 // 1:00 PM ET // // REFEREE: ADRIAN HILL REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Broncos lead all-time series, 15-8-1 LAST GAME: 11/25/18: Steelers 17 at Broncos 24 STREAKS: Broncos have won 3 of past 4 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/20/15: Steelers 34, Broncos 27 LEADERS L 16-14 vs. Tennessee LAST WEEK W 26-16 at : 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. : 2-3 16.0/14.0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 26.0/16.0 323.0 OFFENSE 349.0 : 22-33-216-1-0-95.0 PASSING : 21-32-229-3-0-117.8 : 15-78-5.2-1 RUSHING : 19-113-5.9-0 (TE): 5-81-16.2-1 RECEIVING JuJu Smith-Schuster: 6-69-11.5-2 377.0 DEFENSE 291.0 : 1 SACKS Many tied: 1 - INTs , T.J. Watt: 1 -1 (0/1) TAKE/GIVE +1 (2/1) Sam Martin: 46.4 (42.6) PUNTING (NET) Dustin Colquitt: 45.8 (36.0) Brandon McManus: 2 (2/2 PAT; 0/0 FG) KICKING : 8 (2/3 PAT; 2/2 FG) BRONCOS NOTES STEELERS NOTES • QB DREW LOCK completed 22 of 33 passes (66.7 pct.) for 216 • QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER completed 21 of 32 passes (65.6 pct.) yards & TD for 95 rating last week. Aims for his 4th in row with for 229 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 117.8 rating last week, his TD pass, 0 INTs & 90+ rating. 29th-career game with 3+ TD passes & 0 INTs, 6th-most in NFL • RB MELVIN GORDON rushed for 78 yards & TD last week, his history. Completed 40 of 55 passes (72.7 pct.) for 380 yards & 37th-career rush TD, 4th-most since 2016. Has 4 TDs in his 3 TDs for 94.5 rating in last home meeting. Aims for his 3rd in past 3 vs. AFC North. Had 512 scrimmage yards (102.4 per game) row vs. Den. with 40+ completions & 70+ comp. pct. & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in 5 road games last season with LAC. • RB JAMES CONNER had 95 scrimmage yards (53 rush, 42 rec.) RB rushed for 110 yards & TD in last meeting. in last meeting. Aims for his 6th in row at home with TD & 3rd in Has 90+ rush yards & rush TD in 3 of his past 4 vs. AFC North. row vs. AFC West with 2+ TDs. RB BENNY SNELL led team with • WR has 85+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 career-high 113 rush yards last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. AFC North. Had 34 catches for 624 yards (78 per game) in with 90+ rush yards. 8 road games last season. WR had 4 catches for • WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER had 6 catches for team-high 69 56 yards last week, 3rd-most rec. yards by Den. rookie in NFL yards & 2 TDs last week, his 2nd-career game with 2 TDs. Tied debut since 2000. WR had 4 catches in Week 1. career high with 13 catches for 189 yards & TD in last meeting. TE NOAH FANT led team with 5 catches for 81 yards & TD last WR had 6 catches for 57 yards in Week week, his 4th-career rec. TD. Aims for his 3rd in row on road 1. Has 60+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 at home. WR JAMES with 50+ rec. yards. WASHINGTON had 5th-career TD catch last week. Aims for his • DT had 6 tackles & career-high 2 PD last week 5th in row at home with 60+ rec. yards. in Den. debut. Has 5 TFL & 2 sacks in his past 3 vs. Pit. Has sack • LB T.J. WATT had 2 PD, INT & TFL last week, his 4th-career INT. in 2 of his past 3 on road. LB ALEXANDER JOHNSON led team Had 10.5 sacks & 5 FFs in 8 home games last season. LB VINCE with 12 tackles last week, his 4th-career game with 10+ tackles. WILLIAMS had 3 TFL & sack last week. Had sack in last meeting. LB JEREMIAH ATTAOCHU had sack in Week 1. Had 2 TFL in only DT CAMERON HEYWARD had 1st-career INT in Week 1. Had sack career game vs. Pit. (10/12/15 with SD). S had in last home meeting. DE had sack last week. S 6 tackles & PD last week. Has 5 PD & INT in his past 3 on road. has 4 INTs in his past 5 at home. CB MIKE S JUSTIN SIMMONS had 6 tackles in Week 1. HILTON had sack & PD in Week 1. Had PD in last meeting.

TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, , (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES SIRIUS: 134 (Den), 99 (Pit) | XM: 387 (Den), 232 (Pit)