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Chase Claypool had five catches for 130 yards and a touchdown
and Diontae Johnson had 72 yards receiving and a TD for the
Steelers (2-3). Harris rushed 23 times and Roethlisberger
completed 15 of 25 passes.
Teddy Bridgewater was 24-of-38 passing for 288 yards and two
touchdowns and Courtland Sutton had seven receptions for 120
yards and a score for Denver (3-2).
The Broncos trailed by 18 entering the fourth but nearly
rallied. Denver drove to the Pittsburgh 3 with 22 seconds left
but Bridgewater was intercepted on fourth down.
The Steelers took the opening drive of the game 85 yards in six
plays, capped by Roethlisberger's 50-yard pass to Johnson that
made it 7-0.
Pittsburgh was driving again late in the first when the Broncos
recovered a fumble near midfield. Denver managed just 8 yards
but cashed in on a 39-yard Brandon McManus field goal.
The Steelers answered with a 48-yard field goal by Chris Boswell
early in the second quarter, and after the teams traded punts,
McManus finished a seven-play drive with a 29-yard field goal to
make it 10-6.
Pittsburgh drove down to the Broncos' goal line, aided by a pass
interference call on Denver. Harris scored on a leap from the
1-yard line that put the Steelers ahead 17-6 at halftime.
Pittsburgh kicked a field goal on its first drive of the third
quarter, but a Broncos penalty kept the drive alive, and
Roethlisberger connected with Claypool from 18 yards out to make
it 24-6.
Denver finally got its offense going in the fourth quarter. The
Broncos converted two fourth downs, the second one on
Bridgewater's 2-yard TD pass to Kendall Hinton to cut the
deficit to 24-13 with 10:15 left.
After forcing a punt, Denver drove again, with Bridgewater
firing a 39-yard touchdown pass to Sutton. The two-point
conversion failed, leaving the Steelers up 24-19.
Pittsburgh answered with a 43-yard field goal by Boswell to make
it an eight-point game.
--Field Level Media
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