2011 Wild Card Steelers @ Broncos

[Applause] hold on a minute 4030 he's taking it home [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] and a final stop on wild Denver Colorado getting set now for the Steelers and the Broncos and remember you can get coverage of every NFL game on NFL mobile only from Verizon all teams at one leading up to this one and the Broncos with a three-game losing streak eight and eight on the year but the AFC West champions can today they spring the upset on the 12 and for Pittsburgh Steelers last year's AFC Champions hello friends Jeff Nantz along with Super Bowl 21 and VP Phil Simms were here in Denver we're getting set for what should be a most exciting game and partner your thoughts before kickoff here well you know Jim a couple things we were with the Broncos on Friday they've lost three in a row and it was as loose as we've seen them in the four weeks that we have covered them I think they finally realized while we've made it we're in the playoffs the pressure is over we found it with the players the same way and in the Pittsburgh Steelers all the injuries the adversity we talked to Mike Tomlin last night one d say a usual week for the Steelers we know how to deal with injuries we just march on Mercer without Mendenhall de without Pouncy Clark will be on the sidelines today as well but the big question right now is Ben Roethlisberger and that ankle you've been watching him and warm-ups would it be a scene so far I thought he was extremely careful during warm-ups twisting on that left ankle is a big deal I've watched seams since he's been back and played with that injury he's been an accurate throwing the football can't move around as well and when he can't move around as well that means Jim he's going to take a few more chances throwing the football because he can't escape the trouble so it's something to watch very closely all right for the Broncos the Denver offense has been so dismal here in the last few weeks the last 19 drives they have not scored a touchdown how can they fix it here today well I know this Tim Tebow took almost all the practice Reds we watched on Friday his confidence I thought was pretty sky-high we talked to him that afternoon John Fox knows that he's down let him practice all week get his confidence back they'll play I think the same way they always play Jim they're looking to make a play in the passing game that can be the difference in today's game all right so the Steelers and Broncos all set to get it started here in the mile-high City and it's coming your way next here on CBS in the endless war between the vampires and the lighthouse a new enemy around humans this is a new war we'll never be as powerful as us created something twice the size of any like that I've ever seen this ends now underworld awakening with you imax 3d radar you never tell me autotrader.com had new cars [Music] at 11 to 2012 these are sweet what kind of deal can I get to special honors now compare brand-new cars from local dealers and special offers so you can find one new car your head and heart can agree on autotrader.com the ultimate automotive marketplace CBSsports welcomes you to the following presentation of the National Football League [Applause] yesterday it's 40 at kickoff getting set now for the Steelers and the Broncos will see Pittsburgh's offense on the field first as Denver won the toss as is customary John Fox deferring and again your final thought here before we get it started well I think it's just the start of the game the Pittsburgh Steelers are on the road even though there are a lot of Steeler fans here be conserved it don't let the crowd and the Broncos get a mostly get to the game twirl alright so Roethlisberger we'll get a quick look at him right off the top boy it looked like the quarterback you saw last week against Cleveland the quarterback who had the missed the game the week before that against st. Louis and you talked to him at length last night quarterback the quarterback about all the complications that come when you have a left ankle injury right-handed thrower we're going to get into that during the game crater to kick to Antonio Brown craters had only three kicks this year here at altitude yet another touch back the fact that hits the crossbar bounced all the way out stop right there to 20 stop right there okay we'll start it at the 20 that's how you get a touch back in the NFL here comes Ben four thousand yard seasons second time in his career he's never lost a road playoff game but he only had one year had to go on the road and that was back in the old five season anyone here the AFC Championship in a second year on the way to beating Seattle of the Superbowl there's Leuchars keeper count see watch that today because Luger skis not 100% at Redmond for Mendenhall second career start Mendenhall season over torn ACL instead the defense put up a big performance last week they need another one today as they go with Redman fighting for two yards running into the arms of Joe Mays they gave up only a touchdown last week to the Chiefs to Kansas City beat him 73 here's the line up front superval he can certainly harass the quarterback and they hope to get on Roethlisberger early same goes for Bob Miller the rookie Pro Bowler and opposite the hall-of-famer Champ Bailey got the very summit season of the West to Roethlisberger wives not miss Berger launches it walked down the sideline a Champ Bailey wasn't going to let him out of his sight Jim we've talked so much about big office [Applause] watch the difference back in week 8 this plans at foot turns up on the left it's through the throws then last week look there's less neatness with its body with me Tork in his work it's a Ford [Music] stealers the 22 super go to the opposite sides ship them around we got a flag down in Ron winter he's today's referee [Applause] got penalty there down that's number 98 unwind don't forget when you jump into that neutral zone if an offensive player moves that's going to go against the defense that's a good call the neg call action will [Applause] so it's a third inferring and he's still going to go gun by his side comes a blitz man is Oka it's cut back bounced out by Quentin Carter at the 35 a gain of 8 tried to blitz him inside that's why they want to blitz look at it here it comes good pot pick up by the Steelers and boy Ben Roethlisberger got through it got up on his left foot and threw a strike and you talked about it Jim and you know I think that of course I did play quarterback in the NFL talking to him last night he said the same things [Applause] first down at the scrape Jack pass okay inside the 30 alone Roethlisberger was knocked down after the throw the completion good 433 Heath Miller coming across the formation from the left here he goes across to the right it's his own defense nobody follows him down the field the speed of the outside receivers kept the safety in the corners where nobody could come inside and make and get him any help he was Robert Ayers who pounded him into the turf that can take some hits and not affect heavily [Applause] two straight pass plays two Miller sets up steamers at the 32 and as Redmond holding on to it with two hands he fumbled his last two touches against Cleveland last Wigan been pounded about that all week about holding on to the football here's Roethlisberger in his career postseason for those quarterbacks with at least 10 postseason wins he's got the greatest width percentage in NFL history with that tenantry mark [Music] [Applause] [Music] he's at 5:00 opening drive touchdown passes this year excellent team right at the start six overall touchdowns first drive scores by the Steelers this year Mike Tomlin is shaken as n as they reset remark at the 29 chocolate taken the Steelers to the Superbowl two of his first four years [Applause] second down and flowing over the Tonio Brown with Goodman guarding with like Brown was open yeah he wasn't it I think we achieved a couple throws even the long throw down the field when he completed to Heath Miller he's just not a hundred percent there's no question so that the good thing is he's having some experience on how to deal with it and you make those adjustments especially when you talk about guitars yes many brekford now he is first ahead of his Chris Harris and the we'll have to bring out suiza for a field goal try well this is one thing that Broncos know when a wide receiver goes across the field in formation to make it three they say it is gonna be a screen they're all over look how breasted they are coming towards the football good scouting report good execution by the Broncos defense wiesen in his career postseason is only one tips outside of 40 yards this is 45 the kick by Swinson is good [Applause] opening tribe field goal set up by a 33 yard pass play the Miller and the Steelers produce points early eight play drive for Pittsburgh and a 45-yard field goal by Swizzle and Roethlisberger what did you think right out of the top it's a great start to him get your confidence down situations dealing with that a mansion witness deep thought about it then takes a knee so tim tebow comes onto the field right now carrying a three-game losing streak first time ever in his decorated career he's lost three consecutive games sets a denver quarterback rush record five mile this year but again in recent weeks it's been a real struggle got a change at bright car with Chris Cooper out for the season but that leg injury last week Russ Hochstein is the right guard and there's McGehee who had his fourth 1,000 yard rushing season of his career is the only Bronco by the way in uniform today who's ever scored a touchdown in a postseason game they come out with three wives and shotgun formation and Tebow keeps on the push back and manages only a yard William gay is their Woodley also and that defense of Pittsburgh's the number one defense yet again Dick LeBeau does it again Scott Brett Keisel comes from this Rocky Mountain area and Woodley in Harrison they have not had that many games this year where they both fit on the field at the same time last full game they played together was October 2nd down at Houston and Ryan Monday in for Ryan Clark you saw the story on the NFL today blood disorder Brian Clark and they're gonna keep him on the sideline today a second down and nine the balls out falling on by JD Wharton olomana came in there and stripped it from the game he knew Jim you're right Troy Polamalu he will guess but his timing 43 watch it comes across the formation finds the little gift and gets that hit along with Monday how about that both safeties vent close to the line of scrimmage Willis McGahee not much choice time he gets the football gets hit by both safety boy yeah I'd say that Paul came flying out in the center Jada Walton second-year man from Baylor able to recover so now Tebow pressed on third and seven Ezio steps up and throws it wide of Eddie Royal Brayan out for the Broncos another one thing would you watch the Broncos play Tim Tebow is going to get the time to throw the football this offensive line they are excellent protecting good job but stepping up cover it's pretty tight outside be careful with the football early pretty good throw away by Tim Tebow and that's now 20 consecutive drives for Denver without a touchdown they turned it over six times during those training possessions the man is only a field goal so Brittany pavement son of a former Steeler Connor Trenton Colquitt since it 47 yards down the field back to Pittsburgh with a little leftover snow from a mild winter storm that made its way through here yesterday aerial coverage of the game provided by MetLife roethlisberger in Pittsburgh from their own 30 again and a hookup with Wallace we had three or four yards off of Goodman picks up 17 has an excellent route by Mike Wallace to the outside you're worried about his speed and this is he we saw this last week on the other side it was dwayne bowe doing against Champ Bailey so the Steelers got some information from they Kansas City offense you worry about him going down the field that's what the dipper Broncos defense said he's going to go deep though keep the cross that time he ran a beautiful lap they've got three tight ends two of them intact lined up in the backfield deep back his weapon second year back and had a Bowie State was able to take it for a couple that first series Roethlisberger was doing it with a lot of zip laid it down the P we had not the first play of the game but the Broly just saw that was the best I'll say this [Music] they know some of our tendency they're going to try to break them that's why you sell you saw it out the very first two of the game Ben's already clones with sixty yards got a second down and eight then again the quick toss the ex Antonia Brown man again wireless over there Manning puts a stop to it after five yards that's it you see an unusual formation four guys together the first thing I think when I watch the Steelers that's got to be a screen to eat of Mike Wallace Antonio Brown and of course the vivid office it didn't work the first time they blitz they want to push it up the middle against bedrock because he can't move around again they switched around sides from liver and do offensive line up for dinner third down and three on the Bunco side of the field blings it Jericho capturing as the intended target they something they do very well coming from your left side here comes Jericho country nobody cover him and then on the outside they got Marcus Gilbert against Elvis do Merville who a couple years ago Jim got a lot of sex from the left side of the defense that's a rare drop by country and it would have been easily a first down and more any oil fair catch at the 11 taking the pun of kappa no switch traveled 35 yards Tebow and the Broncos did not manage a first down the first time they had it will see possession to animal for defense Jason worlds has replaced him and Casey Hampton they say he tweaked his knees so he's sidelined at the moment Steve McClendon takes over at the nose [Applause] rapidly this time is Lawrence Timmons not going to back to yards there's so good up front the defense sublime ended at 94 Timmons other you can see that time that Virgil green too tight him who's the full-back not fast enough to get there and Lawrence Timmons his strength and giving up him and hoping lane to run this guy that's what he can do this is the number one Russian offense in the NFL but the first couple of handles have looked a little shaky and good enough [Music] t-they somehow fires it downfield there was a step behind Polamalu who was playing the pic Dante Rosario was the receiver good job by Tim Tebow getting away from the rush and that's what he does well while James very close and quake and Troy Polamalu kind of loses sight misjudges the football and that's close that's the kind of long game breaker you said that Denver really needn't get one early nothing changed with John Fox after the game against Kansas City he goes all we need to do we ran it well we just need to hit that big pass now on third up there in traffic fighting for the horse to them we are short play it really does that's what you're gonna do coming out of the endzone my my question is why not do that play on first down get the wide receivers involved in the game faster give Tim Tebow some confidence I know it's a screen pass Jim but then you know you go well I completed one that feels good I can't go for the second time some serious hang time Antonio Brown he had a Bronco right on top of Marvell Bush still held on 49-yard punt by the Broncos numbers yesterday at Loveland ski area Bronco fans taking to the mountains after seven to nine inches of snow much needed around these parts from Colorado to Utah [Applause] on first down with a third time he finds Miller and he picks up seven written out by von Miller good it's a blitz by the Broncos defense that's why Ben Roethlisberger changed to play and he knows he has one-on-one coverage to the outside good job but getting through the football getting on top of that left foot and like I said when you dealing with an injury there's uncertainty but this has to give him confidence how he's throwing the football three pass blazed a miller for 48 yards denver has 10 total Swetman picks up the first and finally DJ Williams and Joe Mays tackle them at the 46 6 picked up on that one and you can get real-time scores live video and breaking news on your phone to get the free app simply call star star CBS from your mobile device or go to cbssports.com slash mobile a lot to go on with it Steelers offense the quarter by Carville we know you only basically have one so you get a case Isaac read big last week he said to us Jim yeah I got a little tired you get tired that might be one arranges why fumble twice day 92 yards in that game against Cleveland Roethlisberger down the sideline for wallace's the second time he's tried that play but Champ Bailey as usual airtight now the one thing he always look forward in these older players top of the screen and Tim Bailey I don't know what training Rachel Benitez under this past offseason but it worked he can do it in Bonn Miller you set a gym switching sides trying to help him because that cast of that right hand it's no doubt when you watch him play it affects him greatly [Applause] you got a big cast on your hand you're trying to run with it that would be difficult for anybody a second down and ten man Redman stutter step move and it's effective as webmin spins for about nine and a half and it was Bruton who brought him down the phantom again half yard shy of the first running behind Heath Miller that time for the nine yeah good job they like this little counter play Heath Miller does a good job Ramone falls to the right guard and when you talk about Isaac Redmond all the coaches they talk to me boys tough they like his talent and what he say to us on the one move take it to the defense battle down I'm not going down with the first head that's Redmond you may get it right here on third and a half yard [Music] looks like right on the line that he needed Broderick Bunkley on the tackle and again Redman just his second career start and getting the start because Rashard Mendenhall last week against Cleveland season-ending right there torn ACL and their basement time on Roethlisberger rightfully so but yeah what a tremendous loss you said to me this week a pump in the hole at the top 10 back strongly I think that's a question I'd but I threw that out there to the Denver Broncos they was oh yeah because he's got power he has the speed and the feet to get outside anytime he wants so the Steelers have another first down at the 43 record getting a lot of work now in this series into the pile for about three you talked about how good they are at running back with Mendenhall season over and got new well team or out for this game with a knee injury they've had to bring in the likes of John play off the practice rod signed another guy this week Chad span but then worst of all was just this awful tragedy for the running back coach Kirby Wilson this week in a fire at home early Friday morning 3 o'clock in the morning he's back in Pittsburgh in an induced coma and very much on the minds of these Steelers here today second down and seven [Applause] buck came out as he scratched it out and a yard shy Emmanuel Sanders with the catch brought down by Bush but it is a complicated week in a heavy hard week - for the steers here's coach Wilson father of five in coach Tomlin who's gone the seam in the hospital said you know he's probably is just an hour away from leaving for the complex he would be in usually about four o'clock in the morning 4:00 to 4:30 showed up to complex every day and but you know I think to Jim such uncertainty nobody knows his story it's a third of one two minutes ago first quarter [Applause] he's at the spinning move as you watch the Steelers all season long and it works this goes for thirteen he's running behind the rookie from Temple Marcus Gilbert this time I like this short yardage running play Jim and what they're going to do here goes David Johnson now go the other way the linebackers they're trained follow the fullback uh-oh you get caught in a little trap walk on the back side well designed love a little misdirection on those type of place goes short because the defense is going to over - the first thing they see gotta change it running back here is John clay who just spoke about him signed off the practice blog December 22nd rookie from Wisconsin he's a boundary of the words of his folks picks up a yard again signed up just three days before Christmas his first NFL carry the game against the Rams went for a touchdown and then last week he got nine more handles after Mendenhall went on they had to rotate him with Redman picked up 31 yards against the Browns who would have thought he'd be a part of the postseason picture it really is you said it Kirby Wilson we talked about his misfortune but the running back situation Mike Tomlin Bruce Arians the offensive coordinator so they don't fatigue somebody because they know they might need them in the fourth quarter second and nine Hines Ward shifts out of the backfield into that slot on the left side faking right there Mehta is looking for Hines and no flag is bruton on the coverage Hines Ward had caught his 1,000 pass last week just the eighth in the history of the NFL to reach a thousand couple of things they're trying to do the Steelers are great when they see you're in man-to-man coverage they like unique formations bunch them up that time that was four to the left they had Mike walls to the right and a double move but they try to create confusion and when you get receivers together the defensive backs have to back off of you that just gets you off to a good start and of course acquaintance your chances of getting open his Denver defense meeting to hold them to just a field goal Roethlisberger goes there was contact but there's no flag Bush that tangled up with Antonio Brown and will cease we 'some for the second time here in the opening quarter about what they're trying to do trying to go outside a guy coming underneath and you're right it's incidental tripping but that is a lot of contact so we've seen it early they're letting the defensive backs have the little contact strike zone's been established stay with that he wants pass interference but it was just incidental tripping down the field that's the best movement I've seen on that ankle he went after that official so wait a minute where's the flag 30-day trial try squeezing squeezing needs a healthy test of time and Tomlin still wanting to know why wasn't that interference sweet some good from 38 Steelers this time kept it for 12 plays and again it ends in a field goal Redmond doing a lot of the heavy lifting on that one six per sounds in this quarter for the Steelers versus none for the Broncos six first downs six points there's one only six place of it five yards past the in line Thursday on CBS it's time to make some magic the Big Bang Theory and everybody's getting into the act The Big Bang Theory new episode Thursday on America's and number one network final 23 seconds of the first quarter and ten total yards by Denver through two possessions Chris Clark has come in as an extra lineman for Denver here Franco almost how many people be the master no chance after the exchange the loss of two from a gay he this time as Polamalu is reading it right every time as his Lawrence Timmons for the second time in the backfield Troy Polamalu Wanda Blitzer play and run all the way nobody back even worried about the pass through the Steeler defense so that means Denver ends up with eight total yards in the quarter six nothing Pittsburgh after one and you're watching the NFL on CBS that first quarter numbers but it's only six thumping Pittsburgh NFL on CBS continues our executive producer Sean McManus and Harold Bryant and Sparrow and my family the man here on site Jim Nantz listens for the calling of the Broncos and Steelers and let's say Tebow can manage to beat Denver on second and 12 [Applause] the completion perilous out deckers just found it on the completion he was walloped by Monday and Harrison we're calling it on the field a catch for 20 yards it's his own defense James Harrison watching the quarterback he sees the completion goes inside he gets the hit low on air Decker so the ball popped out but that was once the ball hit the ground so it'll be a 20 yard completion in an injury timeout CBS tonight 9:00 8:00 central Mike Tomlin challenging the play on the field that it was a fumble Decker lifts off with a knee injury his challenge our ruling on the field of a completed pass you'll see a sequence of replays it's very close Decker hit low by Harrison and was the ball squirting out before the elbow hit the ground that's the question well let's just watch it Jim Pierce it on the hit is the ball moving out as it goes down and turning very close if you're gonna judge a dead tightly I don't think they will I think it's gonna be down by contact so you see the back of that football does move but of course it is allowed to move in the process of the catch [Applause] away there seemed to be confusion instantly on the field the ball was this is something that's important because you have to have evidence the ball was recovered and Monday we'll pick up the ball here and on the other thing is that I know uh notice we saw James Harrison been fined many times for high hits and this time he comes in low went down low and that's one thing you got to worry about a little bit yeah we're gonna protect certain parts but all of a sudden these defenders will start ball cable hit them below the waist and that's that can be just as dangerous as we saw where Eric Decker who fought injuries all of last year and he gets hit in the side of the knee right here by Harrison well there's no doubt when you see Eric Decker going to the ground the football does turn in his hand just a little bit the back into the football you can see a turn is the answer spinning its spinning yes but I don't know if that's gonna be enough to rule it a catch in a fumble [Music] well it's a really significant ruling coming up here because this evening will be a 20-year pass play or a takeaway and Pittsburgh would be set up at the 39 of Denver so Ron winter has made his decision and now will share it with us [Applause] afternoon the receiver did not maintain control of the ball 14:57 there he goes hold it into place or down for me the team timeout well they covered everything that that's right two feet on the ground no time is really a lapse in their gym for him to show complete control the football then he once he goes to the ground [Applause] - big play against the Broncos but really a big deal at Decker not in the game they took Decker to the locker room and now it's third and proud [Applause] TV launches the land bar to Thomas for two weeks he beats Ike Taylor for 51 well the coverage is very good here's Demaryius Thomas watch when he goes down the field all the movement and Tim Tebow doesn't like what he sees and you can see look at everybody's covered as you look down there but now Tebow says this is what he loves to do deep down the sidelines and the throw is perfect Ike Taylor's right there but that football drops straight in their lands ball gets his first carry of the game will give him a yard it's interesting Ike Taylor this week maybe got a little more attention from coach Tomlin he was warning his defensive backs that Denver can lull you to sleep a little bit you get a sense of comfort we can't afford to give up along because we know they like to go deep several times in a game that's exactly right and he said if you stop him you stop them and all of a sudden one guy gets behind you and we're losing the football game did the reporting to us that we will not see Decker again this game within the injury from the locker room second at 9:00 [Applause] there's a schemer down Brett Keisel they come back from third and 12 it's too big pass plays Eddie Royal on the receiving end first touchdown in 22 drives back to the early stages of the third quarter and Buffalo on Christmas Eve day but he talked about the one thing that Tim Tebow likes to do the most and that is just throw it long it frees you up there's no decision to make and that time you could see William game number 20 to play in the situation a little too much and he lets the receiver Eddie Royal get pine and a very good throw by Tim Tebow Keisel slowly makes his way to the sidelines and the touchdown has been confirmed upstairs Teddy royal caught only one touchdown all season with this emphasis on the running game eeeh at only 19 receptions [Applause] extender in front seven six a 30-yard strike tea boats royal and just like that Denver has taken the lead well consider that the Broncos face third and 12 they then go 51 yards to Demaryius Thomas a one-yard run by ball and then a 30 yard touchdown pass from Tebow to Eddie Royal things changed so quickly the touchdown pass against the defense that had given up one touchdown pass in the last six games [Music] [Applause] and trader gets a touch back but not with the same number of style points he got on the opening kickoff let's watch Tim Tebow he drops back he knows he's going to throw it down the right side nice look to his left he keeps the safety out of there that's the one thing that he has done he has been doing the last couple weeks he knows he's going deep nice move by Eddie royal and the speed you can see it but make sure the safety can get over there and help him James Harrison on the outside Brett Keisel 99 I don't know what happens but he falls right to the ground I'll give Tim Tebow tremendous confidence and John Fox to stay with his game plan Sahn play begins this series is the running back ground shifting over to the right side and draft that David Johnson tomorrow on CBS the news is back in morning news Charlie Rose and Gayle King Eric and Hill on the new CBS this morning it premieres tomorrow morning and we wish them all the very best tomorrow the CBS Morning News Isaac Redmond returns it's two drops by the Steelers won by contra that would have gone for a first down of a whole lot sustained a drive that one by Johnson take the draw Roethlisberger he wants a long battle his head look at the glass he has it at the xxx Denver I didn't think ben roethlisberger saw it in time where he's going to get it there Mike Wallace just going to run right down the middle the safety split and watch how long boy Mike Wallace you've got to touch him at the line of scrimmage when you don't hit him look how fast look at the pressure he puts on the safeties and there's no way you're gonna run with him down the field as Dennis Allen said the defensive coordinator fastest group of wide receivers in the NFL hold on here did he catch it cleanly did it come off the ground I'm listening to the crowd noise bender the Challenger willing on the field so 52 yards if it holds up one yard longer than the one that the Marius Thomas and there is a challenge to Aryans they're on the sidelines waiting for the ruling on the pass play to Wallace that measured 52 yards is there a little bounce off the ground here ball does slip down a little look at the left forearm does look like it's on the ground there then you see the left arm go under tight call [Applause] afternoon receiver did not have control the ball via technics [Music] can make it fun Jim you can add that went on that's three drops by the Stila receiver so far today and what happened to Mike Wallace trying to be so careful to catch it into his stomach and get his arms underneath it instead of just being natural and grabbing him like he always would but he lets it slip through completion overruled both teams successful on challenges in this quarter second Gator is usually then a disaster for the dinner this year but they have a touchdown on the board in this quarter today 7:10 Roethlisberger anxiously resets plays dead I thought I saw a flag then complete instead Sanders was the target great job he changed the protection and they're trying to get those rubs you saw it and this time that Ben Roethlisberger kind of leans back on his right foot and it makes him older throw the pass to Sanders barely beat the bad guy that did that it's another incompletion can I skip to anywhere the touchdown maker for the Broncos [Applause] he stood up at the 28 by Ryan Monday sixty-two yard punt 10-yard run back t-bo's reaction to the challenge being won by the broncos and he believes at his side seven six the NFL on CBS is sponsored by Pepsi Max official soft drink of the NFL and by joyful noise from Warner Brothers pictures in theaters January 13 [Music] and the injury bug continues to mount for pittsburgh Keisel groin injury questionable to return hampton has not come back since tweaking a need right at start of this game well we have a totally backup defensive line when you look at a gym aaron smith they lost a while ago but Kiesel casey hampton those are the three starters and you're looking at cameron hayward their rookie first-round are out of ohio state taking the spot of Kiesel [Applause] first and ten from the 27 that time it's good for about two four McGehee Dick LeBeau continues to bang out the hits doesn't he well 74 years old of course he come in he came in last night to talk to us I said well coach how about the option if you dealt with it he goes it's a good thing about being old Phil I've seen it all pinned and he goes yes even when I was a player I dealt with the option and I was with Bobby Douglas back with the Chicago Bears had a tough time taught his guys the option all week he says guys don't fall asleep the base runs where they line up like this and running at you that's what Denver does well play fake second and seven Tebow a son and take stable with him to the ground at the 13 he beats Ike Taylor for another long one this time 57 here's what you worry about Thomas comes down makes a little move then takes off to watch I can hear everybody else it's up because they're trying to stop the run that was some nice move that Demaryius Thomas makes and now you're chasing good job at tackling before he scores the touchdown this is what they do so well the Denver Broncos they have a lot of ways to throw the football down the field and John Fox give him credit says we're staying with what we've done this year officially goes for 58 yards which is the longest pass play of Tebow's two year career and for Thomas that's two catches for a hundred and nine yards in this quarter here's all the time out here from difficult here's what you worry about last week we saw the Kansas City Chiefs they had two corners that can match up and take the pressure of covering one-on-one outside all week everybody has said if this all the experts said it can the Pittsburgh Steelers but everybody up there and commit to the run to stop it and then still cover one-on-one on the outside well the answer now into three passes down the field there's no that's a lot of pressure no matter how good you are outside Pittsburgh was the only team in the league this year that did not allow a hundred-yard receiver Thomas has managed that in this quarter on two catches and the Broncos are set up at the pittsburgh 13 has it to pay to the eight that's Taylor and Monday coming up and it's a four yard run it all watch amazing he completely pulls the defense James Harrison doesn't see it till he gets outside it's still only a five yard game James Harrison his way as he kept it yet here he is still able to get out there and get involved in the play [Applause] 147 yards in the quarter after a mere eight in the first 15 minutes always have to be alert for quarterback runs inside the 10 second and six Tebow there he is take to the quest having second touchdown [Music] just as you called it Phil Tebow that was the play call all along and running behind Zane Beadles and Lando yards and a touchdown fifteen to six Steelers number one scoring defense in the NFL they allow only fourteen a game [Applause] well let's watch what happened to spread them out and then watch you sit at Jim watch saying beetles lead up in there good fake by Tim Tebow he just looks like he's got on the screen and look at 68 lead him up through the hole and man when the big guy gets all that steam going 245 pounds that's a fullback running the football and how about Orlando Franklin number 74 right tackle getting down the field hitting a good block - that is excellent blocking that's what they do best they double-team same Beatles the left guard is an excellent puller and when you're down there and they spread you out you've got a seat quarterback run first and foremost and then react to the pass [Music] it's the seventh time this season Tebow has thrown a touchdown and run for a touchdown in the same game well when we talked to Tim Tebow on Friday you said it Jim and we talked about it how relaxed the team was that he was in his one comment to us he goes gosh I just wish they'd let me get into in the game and and be be myself and of course if what he means by that I wanted to I want to throw war I want to run more I'm going to run the offense that I ran down at Florida he really had felt in the Kansas City game that he'd never gotten rid of in that one well he did we've no doubt about that he's a 6 / 22 throwing [Applause] in two minutes and 48 seconds II trying to do it again I don't know give the other one a ten that bounced down to the 20 it's not as many style points on this one NFL Films they call it the playoffs you'll see the coldest the dirtiest the longest the greatest playoff games ever Steve Sables crew from NFL Films we'll have that special for you next Saturday on CBS 2:30 Eastern Time congratulations to Steve we send the best wishes just recently inducted into the sports broadcasting Hall of Fame last month in New York chemicals are doing so well they're drowning out the Steeler fans this weapon Danny spins out for a game of three it looked like a no gainer but was able to pick up a mild game look at Tim FY I tell you t Bobby's [Applause] well it's an emotional game and right the emotion without a doubt is on the side of the second at seven is cashing in Arabs who got to and that left ankle has been reactivated again do marvel makes him step off all men as Robert Ayers who just Mack Starks gets he going backwards maybe starts gets tripped by another offensive lineman but they just run him over for the sack Roethlisberger stays out there Aires who's lined up against his old college roommate Ramon Foster back in the days of Tennessee Roethlisberger in Pittsburgh call the timeout well you watch ben roethlisberger walk to the sideline there's no doubt you can see how much that ankles bothering that injury occurred right here in this game week 14 against Cleveland played in the game at San Francisco he told us been talking about that a lot he shouldn't play to the game against the 49ers missed the game against st. Louis the back last week against Cleveland well to you know look at those shoes you see he's got a yellow shoe on the right foot that's a size 14 that white black shoe on his left foot the ankle that he hurt he has a brace on his ankle and he has a one size bigger shoe on that foot that's a size 15 and 15 on their left foot he says the swelling of the doctors telling me until April May the third down and 16 he's intercepted he's intercepted by Quinton Carter the rookie from Oklahoma then again Roethlisberger hit the deck the fact that he can't move what happens is that he's going to take some chances throwing the football it's a three-man rush watch him hug up and as they do Ben Roethlisberger here he comes right into him knows he has to throw the football before he wants to he's a little off target and it leads to an interception look at that DJ Williams he waited now Roethlisberger lets it go because he wants to protect himself the coverage down the field very good only the third interception at home this year by the Broncos had not had one since Andre Goodman picked off Sanchez and the Jets and ran back for a touchdown this bra back to TiVo had the interception there is a flag down Matthew Willis was the receiver and the flag is at the line of scrimmage Matthew Willis was uncovered personal foul roughing the passer James Harrison barks outside to the right it seemed after he released the football here goes to throw and that's a good call James Harrison had time to pull up [Applause] but look at Willis toy Polamalu did a great job of coming out of the middle after seeing the football clone and breaking it up stopping the touchdown the penalty spots the football at the nine they brought in Tony Hills of former Steeler lineman for three years [Applause] Harrison has hold of McGehee pickup the one but they're bringing in extra offensive lineman the Denver Broncos are because John Fox kind of laughed at us and he goes hey Lamar Woodley James Harrison those are pretty big outside linebackers I don't think I want my tight ends trying to block them all day good strategy by Mike McCoy the offensive coordinator don't get overpowered overmatched on the edges second goal from the a empty backfield to the track it's anywhere and he swam he stood up to two maybe two three or really well done any royal so valuable I think to this offense good job by t-bolt hesitating on the throw gets it over Timmons but tackling any royal in the open field that is a wonderful job by William gay any world comes in motion they give him the ball he's the option guy a lot of times when Tebow runs the option good screen guy and we've seen fast to go down the field for the long close to it third and goal and Lance ball is the running back and again that defensive front without Hampton without diesel [Applause] can they make the stop here rolling out Tebow [Music] and it's not to way bye [Applause] Willis appeared open for a moment but get caught up to it you gotta like what the Broncos are doing the screen pass we saw Tebow run for the touchdown obvious passive situation no decision to make here let the slot guide one-on-one coverage have all that room to make the throw move the quarterback hard to make a big mistake in a situation like that good job by gay again it'll be a 20-yard or for traitor lourdes season he's had here a 59-yard deal goals for game winners and good from 20 trader who took over the job couple years back - Jason Elam 17 points in less than six minutes [Applause] [Music] [Applause] well this is the offensive the different Broncos envision blitz or the team I should say the envision let's play it safe and we throw up let's look for big toys inside the quarterback but John Fox after last week you know I like to listen to a few things and read all the stuff that's going on every week and everybody said hey the Broncos have to open it up and I'm not saying I wouldn't have been one of those guys but we talked to John Fox he goes I am steagle change this week coach get Tebow in the game give him some easy throws no we're gonna play the same style we've been playing since Tim Tebow took over a quarterback defense run the ball special teams field position and then when we throw it let's make the big plays down the field coach box who has ties to the Pittsburgh Steelers he was an assistant there for three years after serving three years as an assistant at the University of Pittsburgh he got an interview with Tom Donahoe couple interviews with Chuck Noll oh by the way coach told celebrated his 80th birthday on January the 5th there is young John he was with the Steelers back in the late 80s one detail urn from Chuck Noll to keep everything on a kill khakha Lesage on Fox in the sidelines is Chuck Noll but he tries to keep everything on the even kill when he makes decisions about sending another touchback bound ball through the end zone so just to finish that he did say please pass along to chug Bowl best wishes he got me my start foot pro football 89 90 and 91 and happy birthday coach so Roethlisberger he's taking a pounding against Hill it's Jim we've seen a couple really big hits [Applause] just over protected himself balls DeMuth rolled interception those are the things that worry about Ben Roethlisberger the fact that he can't move when somebody butts he let's assume there's nothing he can do to get out of the way he's missed on his last six throws and a flag down the river edge and the pause intercept the pigment Goodman trouble that made a beautiful play it has the pick at the 35 but we'll check the flag and they think the Broncos might have been offside outside detent 792 repeat first down now miss to Miraval number 92 closest to us on the screen he falls forward gets into neutral zone the interception happens Andre Goodman and Ben Roethlisberger I don't blame him be upset the receiver stopped but the defender come right in front of him so first and five instead of a second pick at the corner and to Broncos had them for no game but he manages to pick up one maybe two Thursday on CBS gather the family for the new comedy Rob starring Rob Schneider and Cheech Marin which is premiering right after a new Big Bang Theory only CBS no huddle for the Steelers and it looks like the Broncos got jumpy again [Applause] encroachment defense number 98 five-yard penalty and results in first out yes the third time that defense has done that McBee in a couple of occasions I think one of the reasons why Jim the crowd noise the excitement and all you've heard about all week they got to get some pressure but their pass rush against Roethlisberger proposed three straight weeks in a row the pass was non-existent mcbean who was on a stable roster back in 2007 push down Madison cook great cutting across the middle incomplete [Applause] [Music] was really good job that pass-rush very disciplined they keep everybody in front of Roethlisberger so no words he wants to run nowhere to go stay in your rush lanes don't get behind the quarterback [Applause] so rat was brother this bargain is line 7s Ilana's postseason droughts of his distinguished career [Applause] this time it was hunter along with maize to make the hit I think what we're seeing in this game right now the emotion for the Broncos or seeing Ben Roethlisberger that ankle does not have the ability to move to make the plays that the Steelers are so used to and maybe most importantly haven't seen any wide receivers for the Pittsburgh Steelers just run away from the coverage guys outside third and ten a timeout by the Broncos [Applause] coming up the Sprint halftime report JP Dan Shannon boomer coach Cowher will have their thoughts of the first half of this one plus highlights of the Giants victory over Atlanta all coming up sprint halftime report the second quarter for the Broncos this season it's been the worst single quarter by any team in the league since back in 2000 point differential - a hundred and twenty one however today today 17 nothing well John Fox got on the sidelines says he guides still the first quarter you know nothing's changed first quarter let's go and they they believe deep they only won this quarter the second quarter one time a whole season did they outscored upon it that was at Kansas City what I was interested - and seeing today though Jim Chris Harris the extra defensive back for the Broncos Champ Bailey Andre Goodman that's a pretty good group of three could they cover the three Seavers for the steelers to lot better matchup that depo fate gave his defense credit for third down and ten the professor that the man is Gladys contact by Carter Wallace in the open field you thought might make to Juke and pick up the first but he's helped to seven as the rookie puts it into the series look at all the blitz is from the left Roethlisberger can't move good catch by Mike Wallace it's what you call blitz but everybody behind is playing zone so they saw the throw they reacted and a good job by Carter makin a rough tackle and again that Bronco defense without the services of hasn't been active again Vanessa's punt picked up on the hot oil Wells able to gallop across the 30 hit by Stevenson Sylvester 48 yard punt 19 yard return but the AFC playoff picture the winner of this one is heading to Gillette Stadium and a matchup with the number one seed the New England Patriots next Saturday night while Houston at Baltimore are all set to tangle next Sunday [Music] on the NFC side Giants at Green Bay New Orleans in San Francisco next weekend so five minutes to go first half the Broncos go up the middle with McGahee the game he's had 10 against Pittsburgh the knee those coming in the couple matchups each year with the Baltimore he's at five starts he's never had a hundred yard performance against the Steelers the biggest rush performance he ever had was 79 yards when he's a member of the Buffalo Bills run against Pittsburgh back at o4 I'm trying to think when the last time the Steelers did not have a good run defense Jim actually this year you go out it's a down year for their run defense it's it's only eight and eight to the NFL and matched up with a number one pass offense [Applause] it downfield [Applause] this is a play that they put in and they couldn't wait to run here comes felts usually the tightening goes all the way across he comes across breaks up the field it's a new look so they're not ready for it Troy Polamalu jumps the end cut that's what they were counting on that he would overreact look to cut off the receiver going across the field you saw fells watching Troy Polamalu and made the move up the field that was excellent played us on and tremendous execution and it goes for 40 tackled by William Gay at the 25 [Applause] [Music] you know Tim Tebow came into our room on Friday delay a game offense first out and give remember I said to him I said hey when am I going to see some of these plays I said watching in practice for the last month in the game because we saw this play we see some of the flea flickers everything well today we're seeing him by the way we were at practice on Friday only been reading about on weekend as how he shared snaps with Brady Quinn at practice on Friday wasn't the same practice we were watching knows it I saw Brady Quinn take two steps which apparently is what he does every Friday afternoon [Applause] fifteen the mayor stretching it out trying to get six out of it as McGehee and James barrier was credit for the hit but I've watched all the plays Jim they go against the norm just like the one we saw to Daniel fells Italian always runs across the field on the play-action where the quarterback boots to the other side while Troy Polamalu diagnoses it he reacts they were counting on that and they got a big play out of it inside of three minutes in the second quarter and a second down and nine first down this is a big aggressive offensive line and they can wear you down in that time what we saw the Clendon couldn't get off the block the linebacker farrier misses it can make the tackle so they keep running the football toy Polamalu getting the tackle on the gay he but they run it so much they can't tire defense out blocks gonna run down to the two-minute warning and Denver as a first and ten at the 13 leading at 17 six and you're watching the NFL the legend and the executive vice president of football operations of this week implored Tim Tebow pulled that trigger well he listened he pulled the trigger and the opportunity is there they are we pass plays no doubt about it at the two-minute mark of the second quarter first down from the Steelers 13 tumbles to the 10th game on the hit you brought something up I thought that was interesting this week everybody NFL when you play the Broncos you go okay we're going to get up there and stop the run and you talk about it and all that Jim you said it they talked about it and look at it last week Kansas City that's all they talked about and they still gave up well over 200 yards rushing this offensive line they are an excellent run blocking group they're impressive and they're athletic that's why they can get a gun and going against the depleted defensive front the Kishin Hampton both already heading to the locker room and Claire found today as well 2nd down and 7 t par airs Denton at the fabulous drop by Thomas dropped by the second-year man out of Georgia Tech a first rounder a year ago his rookie season was pretty much washed away with an Achilles injury did he take his eyes off of it bottom of your screen here comes Troy Polamalu doesn't look like it just dropped it and then when you got Pokemon in your vision in your sight line you know he's close don't see that drop ball a lot more often but it's a third down now it's different third long still you got to think run you hear that line back this year trying to defend this short drop back now Devo when someone throws that he had Harrison breathin down on him as a big stop for the Pittsburgh Steelers for these last two yeah two of min ago and two coverage down the field this time it's excellent watch the three wide receivers trying to go across nobody open and then a good adjustment once they all changed their route Steelers ready for it Mike Taylor good coverage at time on Prater middle of the field 28 yard tried [Applause] [Applause] it is good so the Pittsburgh defense keeps them out of the end zone on to deep penetrations [Applause] but Denver is uptown 22:6 with all 20 coming in this quarter how about a reversal here if this was the other way around we always say can the Broncos come back now when you look at the Steelers Boomer Esiason said it in the pregame show when they're on the road look at their last few weeks they are struggling to score points and now they got a quarterback that's pretty and mobile business this is a tough undertaking for the Steeler football teams baya mentioned boomer will be interested in hearing his thoughts along with JP Dan Shannon coach Cowher be heading back to the sprint halftime report shortly plus their take on the Falcons Giants came from earlier they'll coming up on the Sprint halftime report he saw John Elway a moment ago Roethlisberger wears number seven because Elway was his idol yeah he wanted to be a quarterback who throws it down the field and the course of mobility there are similarities there no question he wore the number because I admired he said his huge arm his ability to scramble and his competitiveness [Music] pick those are all attributes that Roethlisberger as well as crater [Applause] and again it's back out to the twenty first quarter belonged to the Steelers and it could have been greater than six nothing just a pair of field goals but then the Broncos got the 30 yard touchdown pass the oil Tebow from 8 yards out then an interception setting up a praetor field goal reporting and then another one from 20 minute and five to go Steelers have two timeouts when coverage and fast that was brown with the catch Goodman was in tight on him but the perfect throw and well done by Brown as well 25 yards well Ben Roethlisberger's missed a couple of them today down the field because he's trying to tour it soft and lay the football in it their bedtime to heck with that kid on the line big bro good adjustment by Antonio Brown while out to the 45 stepping up the man at the party and boggling at the 30-game it is Emmanuel Sanders ooh according to coach Aryans is as healthy as he's been all year long he battled the foot injury late in the year picks up 17 timeout called by the brunt by the Steelers leaving them with 1 this is probably the favorite play when you look at it here the Emanuel Sanders going to go in the middle not sure where he comes from they cross underneath two crosses underneath they cover it so look at the everybody looking underneath and there Sanders just hooks up in the middle the Steelers love this they do it very well good good recognition by Ben Roethlisberger making his completion look at it from behind let him develop and a good job stepping up in the pocket boy von Miller is so close but they cast on his hand knocking it out of the bin Roethlisberger's hand squeeze him loosen him 2 for 2 in this game both in the first quarter push down with 51 seconds that time it's a short game at 45 it's up just six Jim you always hear me say it when you're playing a quarterback even a quarterback that's limited right now like Roethlisberger's a veteran you rush three guys they know it they take two time they make good decision they deliver strikes we've got to put some pressure on him you can't let him just stand there or shuffle around and get that extra time second down and four steelers with one time Roethlisberger looked long to brown when that plays it away three-man rush again the saw Antonio Brown just a second too late and man when you watch it right Jim is he fast huh now this Andre Goodman tells us hey I'm I'm a truck guy I'm ready all year round yay stays in shape all year by just running sprints and Antonio Brown went flying by there's Bruce Arians trying to come up with thee with the answer in a situation like this an incompletion from here with being about 52 yards force we some 51 right around his career long number on a shaky snap fellas out and it's going on by Heath Miller well you got Pouncy out you got liquor ski something for him today timeout call by the Broncos just come so fast could be for the fact that there was a defensive lineman on lugar ski right there I don't know what he was worried about was another three-man rush but it's a good job recovering it my name's Miller Miller an excellent job at his tough when ed footballs bounced around and Jim good timeout by the Broncos otherwise the clock goes down the sealers could have waited its hit with three seconds to go they could have call a timeout and try to throw a pass or something down the field on the last play of the first half that lost 23 yards very good strategy by John Fox then calling Pouncy his security blanket gloves lugar ski who's up for him in the Super Bowl also with a healthy bouncy heavenly Kirsty off Greg Gard today sliding up to make the catch dangerous moment they're ready royal but as it it 23 seconds 39-yard punt bike happiness that was a big step that you could see the Steelers they're gonna have a hard time generating points and at 3 or the chance at 3 [Applause] [Music] there's another opportunity lost for what they're doing expect anything here by the Broncos who have hit for pass plays of 30-plus yards in this half well if it's me I'd know on the football that's what they're gonna do here with Thomas game and then by the way they're going to receive the second half kick they did defer with a 22-6 advantage not only win the second quarter they dominated only the second time all year they had the better end of it and on this occasion it was by a wide margin [Music] that's the end of the first half with the score Denver 20 and Pittsburgh 6 we'll be back with the sprint halftime report after this message and a word from your local station you're watching the NFL on CBS [Music] they're back getting warmed up for the second half ball will be coming to the Broncos this game began in predictable fashion for many as that Steeler defense made a couple of stops behind the line of scrimmage Redman then the Steelers put up a couple of field goals in that first quarter but then things changed in the second Tebow - royal for a touchdown Bend the quarterback running it in for a score they added a couple more field goals and lead it here at halftime 22 six and you're watching the NFL on CD [Music] [Applause] with a five-star performance by the Franco's in that second quarter the lead at twenty to six let's take a look at the Droid Razr play presented by Motorola it was the Broncos touchdown just two plays after Tebow found some areas Thomas for 51 yards it was 30 yards to royal to take the lead at 7-6 Lee has swelled nouns in 22:6 as Sweden it's ready to kick it toward and Hugh Willis the tails up to two quarters the Broncos managed only eight yards in that first quarter and no first downs [Applause] the most points in that quarter in some 64 games for the Denver side and this is not going to be returnable either [Applause] so as we get the third quarter started you can hear the guys back at the studio some of the thoughts about the second half what do you expect here well I did hear their thoughts and you know did you ever think we would say this you know if the Steelers can hang in there how about that right and and I really mean that the defense two big key injuries again here in the first half and the fact that we've seen their offense struggle getting open you know the guys talked about in the studio they're not shaken loose and Rockets Berger cannot move [Applause] and that is McGahee for five pompous burger through it 23 times in that first half was picked once by Carter debo had five completions you're going against the defense here that gave a fewest 20-yard pass plays in the entire league but he had for frozen went for 30-plus including two over 52 Thomas pitch to McGehee and a purse down bumped out by Monday as you look down on the field the Steelers come out here third quarter again without Kiesel are Hampton on the field good job down the line of scrimmage James Harrison eats caught and a good block on the outside they get Lawrence Timmons knocked down and the Broncos are one of the few teams they look at the pictures they know they're going to be confused by defenses they come out because they're gonna play them differently because of the option they make adjustments at halftime I think we just saw one right there McGahee now 41 yards on 11 rushes teapot fires it incomplete when the times there is a flag Oh Jim there was one of those throws where he did not hesitate he let it go and the coverage was tight too holding defense number 24 five-yard penalty first down been a rough day for Ike Taylor it has on the outside that's Thomas good job of coming inside he had that right hand on Thomas he pulled him in it was a good call I'd say that's the Broncos favorite play-action pass fake team like the option to give route and to give to the running back throw it over the middle of the wide receiver five-yard penalty first down at the 40 there's Pokemon who break the middle of things trying to pull that football out but we'll show it to you as we go along here now the first couple plays this Steeler defense they are going at the line of scrimmage so if a runner breaks through gets a couple yards there's not anybody back there to chase them down and make the tackle so Dick LeBeau well maybe a little too aggressive here early this time Troy Polamalu playing deep center field second down and eight supports down four at the pittsburgh 45 good 4:13 the one thing that happens when you play against it's often CH is so worried about the run look nobody on the outside because you got to go in and embrace yourself in case it's a little option or the quarterback runs so denver when tim tebow they go through the week of passing they to say well one on one here one on one over here there's nothing to read it's read your guy does he beat the defenders that's covered him but here they come everybody near the line of scrimmage up there where he was in so bathroom was gonna get the handoff Oh Mahalo and Tebow exchanged a few words picks up two you know Bobby's uncle sent name keeps coming up you mentioned into the first half Dick LeBeau mentioned yesterday the old left-handed quarterback for the Bears he said yep I've seen a few option plays in my life and he goes played against Bobby Douglas and it's just really like a true triple option Bobby Douglas read it gave it kept it pitched it nickel Bowl played against it had a 5 in 1 record against that option as a player second down again step back wanting to throw action is too down at the 40 and the folks here wanted a flag for a late hit but there is not one gain of three well Tim Tebow looking down the field and as he goes watch the receivers again the fake he's looking over the middle it's not there there's nowhere to go both receivers covered does a good job but then when he runs remember he's a runner is it a late hit he's trying to get down or a spearing he went headfirst Jim it's not if he'd have slipped with his feet in there and said I'm giving myself up that would have been fine he did not do that you may have seen who luckily is out he's on the sidelines with a helmet off so more names to the list and the direct snap here the game he is snapped short he got to about the 38 now a decision to you bring out grader who has made 59 yarders this year on a couple of occasions know thinking upon it yeah you know Tom Fox's game 22 six first off Willis McGahee the Wildcat we're starting to see all these plays that you and I watch every Friday when we see practice but John Fox take no chance don't give up the field position field goal would have made if it had been good would have made it a three score differential but the bypass the 56 yard attempt as ball runs out there late and to him I think this is a no-brainer for John Fox you plug the football in this situation this Britton Colquitt [Applause] where this is there to power he bats it out of bounds he was not going to let that go into the end zone [Applause] so the Steelers will start deep in their own territory down a Steeler offense nothing happening it's last four drives the most experienced playoff team in the NFL by game's cumulative games by this roster all that experience though must be called on now down 22:6 third quarter and what's applying and Redman in the end picks up the yard maybe two now you know Jim you watch this it's almost hard to tell that you go wow is that Ben Roethlisberger playing quarterback because the Broncos they they act like it's they're going against their own offense to crown the line of scrimmage they're saying we're not gonna let you run and we dare you to throw it so we made a big deal out of Ben Roethlisberger's ankle injury I think it's real you know we see now how much it's hampered him got a flag here it's going to be a substitution penalty I believe on the Steelers I heard him saying at halftime to about Roethlisberger and how he was used in latent season playing the game at San Francisco sitting on st. Louis playing against Cleveland perhaps and he just taken those last three weeks off of course they were battling for the division for a home playoff berth of somehow took a box number we asked Mike Tomlin that exact question first one he says I'd do it the same way again we don't live in our fears they wanted that five week they'd be willing to take that chance the cat country and Wesley Saunders and his receivers set up screen and that's Heath Miller announced to the 2410 really good job they fake it to the left three wide receivers he Miller they like these inside screens the Steelers are good for you know probably anywhere from five to eight screens again as banged up as Roethlisberger is and the penalty he's taken today does it surprise you watching him as we have through the years how he stays in there how tough he is I think got some question is toughness the question not they come to the Steelers then does he give you a chance to get this comeback third and three and the offense stay on the field this will be a big spot here looks like it's right on the line Goodman dragged them down that's a good spot for sure this Andre Goodman I think it like I said in the first half little kept secret here look at this go back in break back out all over Antonio Brown but I give a lot of credit Chris Harris Champ Bailey Andre Goodman three against three they've won that battle so far today so Brown picks up the first when it's named the man covers dangerous yes that's a fumble and it should go to the Broncos living it incomplete on the field Champ Bailey putting the hit on Wallace in its jus Merville who has the recovery if they want to take another look at this John Fox has got that flag ready that not look forward at all remember for it to be a forward pass it's got to go forward well you threw it at the 19 and the ball landed at the 18 and the challenge flag is out in Denver has a very strong chance of winning this challenge and getting another take away [Applause] it's a long discussion though with Coach Fox about the challenge flag and what about the whistle though on the play let's listen in yeah I heard the whistle gym but it was after the action so in other words the football had already been ruled or been dropped Denver's challenge our ruling on the field in the backward pass well the evidence clearly suggests a fumble will be right back to Denver back in Denver and Ron winter is about to rule Denver has elected not to challenge a ruling on the field because the whistle blew when the ball hit the ground making it and he complete pass and what happens what happens Tim they would have gained one yard but John Fox did not want to use a challenge on it there the purple line that's the football where he releases it and it definitely lands behind him so he would have won the challenge but only a half yard once the rule was explained to him and I thought that thing a backwards pass again yes but since they ruled an incomplete on the field that's why they couldn't give possession to Denver so John Fox says okay but I don't want to challenge it that makes sense get well I noticed and interpretation but if that's not reviewable when it's clearly a fumble it was ruled an incomplete right that's why that's why and might have to be muscle chapels been reviewed in the offseason when the Rules Committee gets together so from the 23 they take over second and ten they maintain possession I should say as Grover for two David Johnson and it was DJ Williams there is a flag out boy David Johnson uncovered the whole play a mistake made by the Broncos defense [Applause] but to go back to that challenger nonchalant gym yes huge play in this game points on the board almost for sure if it was if the Broncos were able to get it would have been taking over the football at the 18-yard line now they're saying you know I don't know that could be was Ben Roethlisberger out of the pocket there is no foul oh so that penalty was about this hint yes it's the shoulder it is under the neck not to the helmet delivered to the chest so that is legal there was DJ Williams who delivered the hit I'll tell you what it shows you things the players are starting to adapt to the new run out to the Knievel's but that will of hitting a defenseless receiver that was a big kind of emphasis this year they're down to ten mr. elephant good pass and a flows down to Sanders snap was a little high again but then fielded it picks up 18 yeah it's another blitz here they come from the top of the screen the Steelers they're all over it boy it's a good thing that Sanders is open immediately because there was a defensive lineman coming straight at Ben Roethlisberger so no second looks for the quarterback get it throw it at the 41 [Applause] rushing straight at the middle slices through that defense 417 got a nice block too from Eaton Miller so many things you can do we talked about Eddie Royal what he can do for the Broncos nowadays you need this slot receiver Antonio Brown who can catch the screens behind the line of scrimmage make plays and run the reverses how about Heath Miller down the field and Uggla Gursky the center look like a big old fool by pulling out there trying to make a block Antonio Brown the first player NFL history to have over a thousand yards receiving and kick return yards over a thousand in the same season voted MVP by his teammates steps aside of the pressure and it's Miller for about three you thought the fantasy season was over it's not you can play nfl.com playoff challenge today you can win a trip to Super Bowl xlvii in New Orleans sign up for free nfl.com slash fantasy I really surprised the Steelers haven't put Ben Roethlisberger in his shotgun a little more and put the extra receivers in and spread the defense out and then run from that formation because the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots are really hurting with that with those type of situations [Music] [Applause] about two yards short of the first they were talking about all that toughness that you always see from Roethlisberger out there well under a hundred percent we asked him last night where do you get that toughness from it without missing a beat he said my grandmother Roethlisberger grandmother Audrey was watching back in Lima Oh he gave us five or six reasons why she was a tough lady sweetheart he says yeah but I got my toughness from her and he was excited to be able to tell us that story [Applause] basis 32 take stock inside the 20 [Applause] this one's gonna be looked at I'm gonna guess that maybe Redman was tackled it she's short of the goal line but you had a fumble the ball hit the ground let's see here I think the biggest thing is he's down and you're right it looks like it's going to be just short but there's no doubt about it he has control of the football knee is down now the question is where do you spot it since it was ruled a touchdown Jim we'll be reviewed [Music] with the touch stop so a busy day under the hood Iran winter laughs generally say if Roethlisberger was healthy he probably would I ran a quarterback sneak there to pick up that first down but Redman how about him today Tom physical inside um because no daddy's going to be sure to go long fumble is not an issue no it's not [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Redmon so strong carryin Andre Goodwin Goodman with him I like what he said to us last night in good spirits bumble twice last week against the Cleveland Browns and one of his first statements to to us was watch him I'm not gonna run the ball tomorrow with two hands around it I'm gonna run to you know to get it done so you put two hands around all the time you're not going to be as effective this you wouldn't be if you keep one on it grew up down in the southern part of New Jersey is a die-hard Eagles fan Randall Cunningham was his favorite player inside here it comes again everybody goes left it's a little cut back by Redmond I like the play twice we've seen it and both times it's worked broke a tackle there Joe Mays such a diehard Eagles fan he said he hated Troy Aikman and hated Phil Simms yeah how about this I was maxing honor day I said that puts you in a long line with a lot of betta [Applause] but if they don't like it when you know they're against your team Justin Eagle fan yeah that's right still looking for that first Eagle fan that ever did like but he's done a tremendous job I think that's one thing we talked about Rashard Mendenhall what a player he is one of the 10 best running back to the NFL but I think the Steelers even realizing and said to us that they're lucky to have a backup running back at this point like Isaac Redmond and Mike Mike Tomlin even said hey beau line gets excited about you after review the runner was down by contact with the ball at the 1/2 yard line it's a first down and goal the clock will start on the ready for play well Jim your first reaction was right in all categories at football just like they said a half yard line down by contact and this is the point where Redmon's hero Randall Cunningham could usually take care of that that final yard quarterback sneak that the Atlanta Falcons like to figure out how to run one day yeah that's right Jonathan Scott Stephanie - and it left tackle for the touchdown some drive by the Steelers maybe a little 4chan you look back to started woloson motion hands it to him the old college speed sweet david johnson has that side sealed and then wallace has his first ever rush touchdown the gym they're lucky he ain't complete pass that was ruled yep [Applause] they take it 87 yards to trim this to seven [Applause] the steamers put up a touchdown on the long drive Bharti Field at Mile High in Denver and this wild card game a 22:13 Bronco League the winner to advance to the lingua next week to take on the Patriots in New England's see both of these teams this year already near back in December against the bottles but Pittsburgh to the Steelers Tebow and the Broncos will have it at the 20 with a seven-point lead aerial coverage of today's game is provided by MetLife now Jim let's look at this Pittsburgh defense they said look if they run it on us a little okay we can withstand it like the Kansas City Chiefs said last week but the big past place it's all they thought about Volusion the day he has a couple has Woodley pushing and shoving with lady Woodley has been in and out of this game put it about half the time it's been hampered by a hamstring injury the back half of the season missed a lot again a lot of time today and Keisel and Hampton doesn't look like they're gonna return here today na dozen so a lot of guys out for this Pittsburgh defense but again they're so aggressive the Broncos stayed with you game plan keep looking for those shots they just kind of think hey one more big play hit be enough the second down and [Music] I tailor tangled up with the merriest Thomas I tailor was looking for the football and was running through it that's why I will see you this little conference are having on the field they'll pick that flag up it looked like for as far away as we are he saw the football was running to get it he has that right too [Applause] officially the train under Scott said don't deal right he's not going to through the flag pass interference we talked about it you're gonna play outside it's you against the merriest Thomas nice move off the football [Applause] got his hand on him too he couldn't see that but I originally saw it so the contact was enough to get the flag thrown two 32 yard penalty even though they contact would be luck that could have been seen by the official who threw the flag running option the peeps shrugs off the hit behind the line by Woodley in Games three Ziggy hood with the tackle Tim Tebow coming down the line he's looking okay one free guy outside if he takes me a Pichet but there's really nowhere to go because Lamar Woodley got such good depth there was nobody really to read for Tim Tebow the pitch off oh we've got three wives fells a tight end is wide again Derek Eric exec who is out with a knee injury suffer to the first half t-bone there's for the first scrambles for eight well let's just look at it looks be the quarterback where Tim Tebow look down the field the receivers nobody really opened the dump in the middle of the field is open he decides not to throw it but everybody's so worried about containing him no pressure on the quarterback and that's why I always say when hey he's been sacked off I don't know how many times Jim in the mid-30s but that's because he holds it get me initial pressure on him very Shannon do you see it because they're worried about the road has not been sacked [Applause] Thomas was the one back there deep and Woodley had some pressure on the quarterback yeah I'd say what we're seeing though that playing he's looking off so when you look off it keeps the safety in the middle now he gets a true one-on-one to any royal for the touchdown Jim we just started to strive for they be conservative how about them favorable and score that time play-action fake double move by Thomas but good coverage on the outside at the right side stacked on the sidelines we got Harrison to commit and that left side was wide open Willis hell block on that side picks up 11 well James Harrison's got to keep containments who has it there there's no doubt about it on the outside how about Willis Byrd a good job keep an eye Taylor from getting in there and make the play we talked about it too even last week Jim the wide receivers for the Broncos more involved today but very unselfish tremendous blockers down the field contact Polamalu on McGehee for no game Dick LeBeau said it discipline worked all weeks and we worked so little on normal runs all about the option that's a couple times we've seen James Harrison go down inside not sure that that but he made the mistake entirely but nobody there to take the quarterback once he keeps you Lan's ball comes into the back field to the bongos second down and ten final minute third quarter [Applause] for five the middle and you wonder about Brian Clark who is in on so many tackles weekend week out for the Steelers again that blood disorder carrying a sickle cell trait played in the game here in 2007 there is and sitting out this game today when rightfully so after being consulted by a whole team of doctors right lost his spleen and his gallbladder Jim the cries are there II didn't want to take a chance able to talk to the safety zone once they come off the field go out to tell [Music] with the reception for seven yeah nice job by ball get down the backfield fast really just someone man read Burton short he got the edge layin small good throw about Tim Tebow to the outside it's gonna run out time in the third quarter then we'll have a first down in scoring territory to start the fourth of seventh you're watching the NFL on CBS [Applause] [Music] the Broncos making the most out of the first postseason appearance since back in 2005 when they were knocked out on the AFC title game by these very big very Saint Pittsburgh Steelers leading at 20 the 13 Jim Nantz Phil Simms on the crew here in Denver as the fourth quarter began he's a first down at the Steeler 13 takes his three yards at the 10 I tell you you can you can just design any pass you want and just say let's pick one of them for guys to throw it to and you got you got any you can do anything because the Steelers they got a play man-to-man coverage to stop the inside run game there's no extra defenders to help out in pass coverage second and seven Oh takes a snap at the 15th [Music] the Broncos as royal was tackled at the one yeah might be a pic offensive pass interference but I will say this I loved that play design fake it one way go back the other past interference offense number 12 keep second down people barely got rid of that football and the Timmons was in on him closing in on body me screen number 12 Willets never lets go of the defender now you know when you throw screenplays I think it is you have about a one yard leeway in other words you've got one yard down the field to make that block that's it not 10 15 yards down the field Denver you got to hope your quarterback knows when field goal range if we make it that's two scores be smart very smart and careful with the football second and 17 10 to get the first at the 3 Pass is incomplete went back to Royal good throw not an inaccurate throw let's then the one thing I've said a few weeks ago to you Jim you got to be careful because he gets preached to him so much today's the first time Mike McCoy the offensive coordinator that I've really seen Tim Tebow just let it go with freedom but they talked about turnover so much he misses passes because he just his ultra conservative in his judgment third and 17 [Applause] wanna check these straight formations they go Brown and was it a facemask four yards something happen out there that has where Lando Franklin worked up neither that we saw one strong pair of hands make Lance ball spin around good safe call I do like it they check to it looks like he just grabbed a jersey inside yet just below the the grid no penalty so craters back out put it back to a two score differential thirty five yards by praetor is 10 13:10 to play and it's 23:13 Broncos day Broncos kept the football for over six minutes and freighter is good on his third field goal of the game it's the seventh time the Broncos and the Steelers have met in the postseason Denver's most common opponent they've never played anyone else more than three times in the postseason in the six previous matchups between these two in the postseason the winner went on to the Super Bowl of the six times and I'd say a crater you can make a field goal for maiden yeah that one might have been good right off the tee such bad you're watching the NFL on CBS wildcard weekend the Houston Texans in the playoffs now this time ever a win led out onto the field by bum Phillips congratulations to Bob McNair in that organization heading the ball with breeze times 626 / yard [Applause] the Giants today but more crucial moments in that game for the short [Applause] every opportunity once up they backed away from going for it which was a crucial decision as well now the last time the Steelers have the football they drove 87 yards for a touchdown comes back position pass to Antonio Brown for a gain of 19 while you set it right precision precision Jonathan Scott now and it left tackle look at that window nobody in front of him that might be about as good a pass protection Ben Roethlisberger's had all day long they go to the shotgun picked up the pace of the game because you want to start playing the eye here we get the football baby [Applause] left tackle number 72 Birkett snapped this time think up in middle splits defenders for nine again Houston and Baltimore will meet next Sunday the rematch of a regular season game and it'll be rematch either way up in New England will be there next Saturday night for that primetime game the Patriots the number one seed overall you know one thing Jim that knew like about spreading the defense out hitting Ben Roethlisberger the shotgun we've seen it with the Patriots and the bills it tired out the pass loss of the bonkers let me take off inside the field Chris came upon to the left guard watching pulling around this is what he loves to do just seals it to the outside and then a good run by Redman down the field make that little move break it outside heat Miller once again just an awesome blocker from the tight end position when you break it outside we need to tie it in that can block the Steelers have will Redmond has his first 100-yard rushing game of his career 112 play comes in for close to the end zone bounce he's being changed by the likes of Marcus Thomas throws it down in the area of Mike Wallace well let's watch it Jim there's nobody opened that time the one thing that we haven't seen today corset suit everybody's talked about it since Roethlisberger can't move as much the Pittsburgh receivers they are awesome and when he moves they can turn their routes in wood step we've heard it talked about our studio show Senate a big part of the offense not there today for the Steelers something Bruce Arians has had to do spin some magic the last couple years with all kinds of lineup changes in a flag at Sanders well sir I'll test number 88 five-yard penalty second down they're trying to put a patchwork team together there's Bruce Arians the offensive coordinator last year he took the team to the Super Bowl as the coordinator and had four different quarterbacks play and seven different tackles he get all these names that are being bandied about for head coaching positions and it's a quarterback friendly League of OC Aryans names showing up it should he's done it with a few different quarterbacks no doubt about it have missed a couple of places back out there lined up right over Jonathan Scott second down and 15 miss Berger only one to the 19 he taught us told us against Cleveland yeah a few times I went out there ran and I'm doing the play I go hey my ankle doesn't hurt then I stopped walk back the whole ago while my ankle really hurts so the adrenaline takes over courts they would for anybody wouldn't it duh all these guys chasing to trying to hit you here's a guy that runs for nine yards Monday Tuesday and wins buuut beginning to make his left knees sore as well - curtain six be careful you present in complain not loose there are three defenders around Heath Miller including DJ Williams and David Bruton well to Jim just look at the pressure ben roethlisberger is under it's a three-man rush but they stay in front of him he does a good job look at that throw how tight it is but again there's no doubt the deacon a run with that football he was healthy he would have sweet some mate - in the first quarter this one's from 37 on the holding space them a perfect three for three on the day as we inch inside of ten minutes Kappa those little high you got it down soundly and the Steelers are back within one school 59 to play in this one [Music] seven plays points on the board he'll go by suiza [Applause] in return has never been a playoff game in NFL history where there was never a single kickoff return but that's been the case so far so far today tantrum it can only be B Brett Keisel or I guess maybe Ryan Fitzpatrick diesel with 24 family members in attendance family coming over from Utah by the lane Jacy Hampton he went out very early in his game for the knee which content team deep eh they've been pretty excited about that with old Amato in the area a lot of times he keeps it goes outside and they got him that time you look at it any word number 97 coming down for the run makes a mistake in Boise roll call Emma Troy Polamalu he is full speed whoa no call that goes Taylor ahold at the base past [Applause] Tebow's Rushford 39 passed 419 making mistakes on the option and picks up three well for more than 30 years it's the must-see show the pros watch and next week the NFL's leading rusher Maurice jones-drew will be there with you fill all 16 hundred and six yards this year we'll be joining you JB Chris and Warren and the studio Wednesday on Showtime see last week I got the argument inside Warren Sapp a little bit and I never was worried that he was going to come running across again something to me because you know Chris Collinsworth was in between us you can throw a block though you know he doesn't look like much but he keep the protective he had two little important be there to assist to he'll have all the latest on the rumor mill around the league taking the line second down T by six off Timmy's [Applause] to make a decision there might have had some room had he run with it [Applause] this what happens look no rush you said it wouldn t finally gets a little pressure than once he moves the offensive line so adept at finding another guy on block now what's down the field here's what happens Demaryius Thomas they're going for the score again now he Tebow scrambles he is open but it takes so long the t-bones in the lab cannot see him open down the field unable to be accurate with the pass on the run [Applause] Michael's at Thomas hazard on Taylor and picks up 15 Anna first if you watch this game all these honest all these good throws they call it to his left side he loves it and this might be the first time I've seen a true back shoulder throw by Tim Tebow to a wide receiver the motion was tighter more efficient and it was a really good throw its footwork though a lot isn't it well it is it's a little bit of everything Jim it's talking about throwing a big object with a lot of people around you so it's complicated but I was willing to better throw through the day for Tebow picks up the first near the 50 has the recovery it was Ryan Monday who not to and the Steelers have the football at the 44 was seven and a half to play let's save he's down Jim as he comes through Bryan Monday safety near the line of scrimmage [Applause] going to win that challenge if you throw a flag well what a job by Woodley picking it up let's see when possession comes out it's Cameron Hayward who had a hold of him first and Ryan Mundy yeah it comes out just before as these hit both Monday and Hayward Pittsburgh natives [Applause] and you can send birth challenge rolling on the challenges of the fumble but you believe the knee was just inches above the ground dead looked by then last repayed looked like it was a couple inches off the ground so listen up Ford f-150 was just a name motor trends 2012 Truck of the Year know why well here's a lesson of the day pal it's all the name Motor Trend see the Ford f-150 is the only truck out there with EcoBoost which is a powerful motor that also delivers on the trend of excellent gas mileage it's Truck of the Year 101 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eat fresh the ruling on the field a fumble being challenged now by John Fox in the Broncos the gay he balls out look at that the knees are not on the ground yep that is Ryan Monday twice these safeties doctor do ruling on the field is confirmed the ball is out before the news charge for their first teen timeout that is their second challenge they have no challenges remaining in the duration of the hands so how the challenges wittily recovers [Applause] here's a Pittsburgh defense that was number one in so many categories this year scoring defense past events total defense but last in the league in takeaways oddly enough but they got a big one here Midway fourth away from time play-action five its Bunkley who has hold of them as well as do Merville putting on the pressure inside pressure they're going for the score trying to go deep down the field Roethlisberger even though he steps up Elvis d'Urberville causes the sack from the outside he gets the pressure he steps up hard for an offensive lineman like the senator Luger ski to know where the quarterback is and we'll call it sixteen so Bunkley gets the sack battery in his receiver empty backfield it's the target nice piece of running by Sanders could have been stopped for about a six or seven yard gain and stead turns it into 15 Wow how fast little short throw stack the receivers that the Steelers are very good at giving formations to make sure their receivers which are on the small side you know they're not big and strong a physical they can man hidden sometimes of the line scrimmage stackin they get free releases clinic attention run third down and one to go in short agenda speakers have a new set of downs in 242 running behind heats Miller and David Johnson Heath Miller 83 going to lead across the formation good block how about Jonathan Scott there you see the block by 83 up inside know the situation Pete Miller is the leader little come across the formation gets DJ Williams Jonathan Scott - nice job by him coming in and taking over for Mack starts 40 left first down able to take it to the 37 [Applause] rubbings down the fields pretty good your Ben Roethlisberger think ahead I look at this and go this could be your last chance nobody really opened he doesn't like it they do not stay in front of him so top of your screen and look into throw it the coverage is there they forcing it wrong and he goes you know they hold their breath on that steel horse I ride every time he takes off with it the contact best he can feels the aggressive snack and a benefit shakes up a hit past the first game spot that for us good for the first I've Ben Roethlisberger that ankle nice catch being alert good blocks outside Mike Wallace wide receiver getting a little block Chris ko MA - coming around and again you got Doug lagar ski filling in for Marquis pouncing Luger ski usually the right guard had to fill in at the Super Bowl as well for Pouncy basically the same injury high ankle sprain back to four defensive linemen which is the best way to play the Steeler offense I'm under center on first down they bake to play Roethlisberger going to the tendinous almost intercepted cheep Bailey had a feed on it but couldn't bring it down and Wallace without a catch in this half was double-teamed in the end zone from the backside Mike Wallace trying to run three the defense but they're all over Champ Bailey good position undercuts the football goes for the interception Wow should have had it yes 15 career picks 11 Pro Bowls more than anything and he knows [Music] timeout the steamers as you saw McGehee on the bench hoping his bumble doesn't lead to a tying touchdown [Applause] tonight on CBS begins with 60 minutes and an important hidden-camera investigation by Scott Pelley followed by The Good Wife and CSI Miami it's tonight only CBS America's most watched Network well I think it goes without saying pretty easy right Tim to time outs of the Steelers 356 it's four down territory so the quarterback of course he knows it but in any doubt of second or third down don't take a sack throw it away last play let's look at it eight villains going down the field pretty good chance if he throws it in and then also on the other side Wesley Saunders you have a triangle here the chance to go to your best receiver that one's out of pocket touchdown touch hurry from 31 yards out and ass wiesen extra point away from the time well how about that Jericho country we've heard so much about him Ben Roethlisberger again the three man wash the extra time he stood there in the pocket it wasn't there then he moves out tough real Jim country we've heard Mike Tomlin talk about him alive that was some catch by contry who surprisingly had a drop on an easy throw that would have been a huge gainer in the first half makes up for it here Greg Warren sacks it back extra point ties it at 23 the former jet Jericho pottery with the tying touchdown well let's just take a look at a gym just going to play it and when you look at this play the first thing as you look at it look at the three rushers so you're the quarterback there down the field all that time nobody opened so Ben Roethlisberger firs really the first time breaks the pocket and then we talked about it the receivers they don't stop working and that moves and what a catch by Cotchery just one play after Bailey had a great chance solver the interception and remote foster comes a double-team spawn Miller that ensured Roethlisberger get down the pocket and how about this just past the outstretched arm of DJ Williams looking at a double catch and still holds on after the hip Kadri poof caught it by the nose and just read grips it as he's getting ready to get hit again by bush [Music] ben roethlisberger resilient again but you know you look at a gym all of a sudden here in the fourth quarter we seem moving around more running with the football yeah rolling out on that pass a couple of scrambles that were crucial as well on this second half [Applause] this should be returnable keep return found at the 15 brought down there by Jason world's coming up the subway postgame show JP Dan Shannon boomer coach power with a wrap-up of the NFL wild-card playoffs in the latest playoff news on the subway postgame show [Applause] in some participation by the crowd today toons the Bronco fans been behind the team from once they get started and of course have something good happens for the Steelers he's he almost Terrible Towels come follow each team with two timeouts back in the day he he is met by McClendon and others this isn't the one gym this is when it gets tough sometimes it's easy to be wide open and run it offense and let it flow like we saw from the Broncos there a few times get the pass interference trying to go for the scores when they were down in there and they kicked the field goal but now with the score tied your backed up this operator will you let the quarterback pull the trigger hoping he gets another chance [Applause] one for games this year t-boz got time and Daniel spells with the catch the tight end gain of 17 how about dead well it's because they ran that one play before Valles comes across there's no safety this time coming up to cut de krauser Troy Polamalu got B once before with it that time see what happens it's a chain reaction good job by Tim Tebow pulling up thrown another good throw released it just in time before Hayward knock them down first down [Applause] with McGehee another first down will being built on where the traitors like yeah I'm just kidding of course shaky well twice this year he's made it from 59 [Applause] already getting some encouragement on the sidelines and they gonna run it down to the two-minute warning two timeouts for each side coming out as day second and 8 for the Broncos coming out of the two-minute warning wall at the Broncos 35 the winner to play New England next Saturday night in the divisional round we'll go shotgun here Tibo tries to break away somehow [Applause] so third and eight coming up pressure from Woodley and Cameron Hayward the rookies had a very active game here pinch-hitting for ezel hard to bring him down remember he's he's every bit at 240 pounds and he just plays heavy too they wanted a face mask same thing happened yes his Kansas City they didn't get a call I didn't get a call but I'll never forget Derek Johnson linebacker for Kansas City says hey this isn't a quarterback you go a can't wait to hit him remember he says you are hitting an NFL will they keep the football or pun it away it's the big cars that it was going to Demaryius Thomas now come out to punch beheading the protection they blitzed look at the pocket it's pretty good nice shuffle in the pocket by Tim Tebow but that's it took throw defense playing safe Thomas coming across just underthrown Britton Colquitt [Applause] wasn't even sure if he had called it officially he was ready to start dancing around and taking off but it's a 40-yard punt no return and Roethlisberger has 137 to operate with and two timeouts and we have the subway postgame show on standby back in studio 43 in New York JB Dan Shannon Gober cope coach Cowher I gotta give you think about this game the Steelers just all the adjustments they've had to make today on the fly Roethlisberger the sinners out different left tackle in now their running back Minh Minh Hall the injuries on the defensive side they are with the chance to the roethlisberger engineer the Drake fourth-quarter comeback over we have the first postseason overtime game with the who's as Bacchus burgers in Scotland is taken down at the 18 by Vaughan never bottomless burger almost had that ball come out protection looks very good nobody opened down the field good adjustment valve on Miller get off the block when the quarterback moves that ball the switched hands with Roethlisberger so forth inside one town not this burger completion for a first down - Antonia brown bloody kids what a catch how about the time the time but to stand in there so close I thought it was going to be knocked out of his hand he stood dead pocket words collapsed about a thousand times in his career not easy to me Ben Roethlisberger panic they don't use the timeout down the field they gave another great catch this times it's Sanders the two young receivers Braun and Sanders who don't get all the attention that Mike Wallace does big catches on the last two throws 18 picked up him safety blitz they're ready for it again the up to field the little routes but how about the cats to play before all what a nice move you win at the line of scrimmage Antonio Brown that was nice kept working and he actually caught that football when it was buying got his hands behind his body and still made the catch and the Steelers take their second timeout with 25 seconds remaining his sweets of knowing it could come down to his right foot [Music] it's 25 seconds one time out you don't have to be greedy here in this Stadium when you talk about footballs are kicking field goals I should say because don't you think Jim it's it's easy 10 yards shorter than the distance says no question about its wisdoms career-long is 52 I watched him during warm-ups boat kickers and 55 yard field goals they make them look like it's nothing they hit the net behind the goalpost which is another 15 yards as long as this year was a couple of weeks ago out of San Francisco from 51 course with a kickin in a situation during warmups I should say the game's not on the line play nice job looks like he gets his hands underneath it [Music] Emmanuel Sanders as six catches in the game [Applause] well John Fox's team high drama most of the year late stages it's his team that has the ball looks like a blitz on first down from the 45 of Denver Roethlisberger gwyneth unloaded the palace back at the 43 watch the clock here it was to Merville who knocked it loose it's a three-man rush again lots of time you're right Jim Albus tumor bill dives and knocks it out of his hand last time out has to be taken here by the Steelers and it all the way back at the 43 a loss of 11 Boyet Jobs Elvis to Marvel Von Miller haven't heard much from him in the last few weeks but today they have played hard and they thought they played well Jim Bateson makes a big place how big is that recovery had Denver fallen on it you already would have been in trade arranged [Applause] there's McGehee who had a costly fumble in this fourth quarter three-man rush will give Ben Roethlisberger time to move and still throw it down the field maybe they can spike it to get the field goal try it is shakes off the hip [Applause] that was going to Hines Ward he said it big-time Champ Bailey playing the situation he falls off the receiver near the line of scrimmage chases him and then just gets the tip we have had both Ward and Wallace in the area and now only 12 seconds remain Pam inbounds and game would go to overtime up that from the defensive backfield area is going to be a delay a game [Applause] [Music] I think it me gets a chance Jim you look at this eight or ten yards is all you need at least get a chance to kick a very long field goal because that field goal attempt will happen as time expires you got 10 yards they be asking for 67 68 yard field goal you got to get out of bounds first that's the hard part Roethlisberger looks dumps it off Ratnam Redman can go to that sideline and get out of bounds and he does at the Denver 49 and now here you go this would be that 66 67 yard if you go for the field goal I think you try it which would be the longest field goal in the history of the league how about that now squeezin looked like he was ready to go they're not going to take the chance but as if they try it kicks it low gets watched who knows what happens so Big Bend who got his name Big Ben because of a Hail Mary pass he completed his sophomore year in college to win a game will not get a chance to get it away puts it into that good strategy don't give him the extra time what they do they actually let seem in this situation you have five rushers because they're not gonna let him run around and throw one into the end zone great strategy by Dennis Allen defensive coordinator there's another key figure today he played very well I don't know why you don't see that more often I agree with what you say about Dennis sound so often you see a three-man rush the quarterbacks got all day and gets the heave to the end zone than anything can happen with a rush five and we're going to overtime awaiting on sudden-death overtime game in NFL history the same two teams that played the NFL's first ever regular season overtime game back on September the 22nd 1974 it was here not at the stadium just right a few hundred yards away an old mile high we talked to both teams about what are you gonna do if it goes over time you know Jim you there's a little strategy we'll talk about it but both coaches said have to take the football if you in the noise well it's not the usual overtime scenarios you're accustomed to sing and this rule was enacted about 20 months ago at some lake meetings and never was an act of Marikina into place last year's never needed in last year's postseason but here you go both teams are guaranteed a possession and less the team that has the first ball football first scores a touchdown [Applause] they've been in overtime in the playoffs there are unique timing rules pardon me you need playoff rules each team was entitled to an opportunity to possess the ball with two exceptions get the team on defense scores in any fashion the game is over if the team that gets the first possession scores a touchdown the game is over otherwise each team has to have the opportunity to possess the ball timing is as if we're starting the new game I'll set your choice tall tales his hints Denver's won the toss who likes to receive well his new room is really put in to eliminate the one possession win especially the one possession Bing Bing Bing three plays in the cheap field goal win to close out a season it's only in the postseason there you see the rules all the challenges will come from the booth and we'll be back with this history-making first postseason overtime animal dance until sins trying to settle things here the winner to take on New England next week John Elway engineered the Broncos only postseason overtime win the famous drive in the AFC Championship game 1986 against Cleveland Eddie royal is the returner they get a chance [Applause] [Music] so the Broncos will take over at the 20 [Applause] a 22-6 halftime lead by the Broncos disappears as they had this touchdown pass to well in the second quarter plus a Tebow touchdown run and a couple of greater field goals [Applause] one case a pass interception and then Wallace rambling from the yard out the fumble setting up a raucous burger strike break packs country and here we go first snap of the overtime the Broncos have been in three overtime games this year [Applause] it's time Thomas took a tan [Applause] no sex of the first possession the closing [Applause] he was open at the 40 z-bo hit him in-stride Thomas delivered that basically ended the defense the health week Senate gym does number one play-action pass they thought - Tim Tebow's website let's look at it Thomas to the top of the screen just runs this round we've seen it a few times look nobody's in the middle everybody at the line of scrimmage playing Roy nice fake oh my gosh nobody back Thomas how about that speed outrunning both defenders for the touchdown Ryan Monday and Ike Taylor were the two bhakti it's a stiff arm on Taylor that set them free it almost Jim had to be a mistake for Ike Taylor to be on the outside with nobody helping him inside but Monday they done it so much today we're both safeties near the line of scrimmage the Broncos hey they opens it up that's why they won the game today wants the stiff arm Thomas big receiver out of Central Florida first-round pick not only the stiff arm the speed four catches 204 yards and a touchdown Tebow the most yards any quarterback threw against the number one defense all year 316 and that magic that everybody's talked about when he had that six-game win streak that was gone for three weeks it was back in the biggest way let's think of John Fox last week after the game against Kansas City he got in the car with his wife for his wife then for a few seconds says Falco John that was ugly well today the exact opposite what was John Elway thinking about look at him the defending AFC champions have been defeated so many doubters out there about Denver all season long but the Broncos are on to the divisional round and we'll meet up again with the New England Patriots next Saturday night you England beat him here 41:23 a month ago they will play in New England six years to the day after beating the Patriots in the divisional round here the last playoff win before minutes ago so the Denver Broncos [Applause] and eight from the regular season all the home teams win a wildcard weekend and Tebow once again writes the perfect script at the end JP and company coming up in a moment

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Length: 160min 58sec (9658 seconds)

Published: Fri May 18 2018

Reddit Comments

[u/VonMillersChickens]

Still get the chills when I watch that OT pass from Tebow to DT

[u/JudasZala]

Final stats:

1. Tebow threw for 316 yards and averaged 31.6 yards per completion

2. The Steelers had a time of possession of 31:06

3. Ben’s second INT came on 3rd and 16

4. The game drew a 31.6 overnight rating in the Nielsens

[u/Macgruberfan]

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Tim Tebow won a playoff game as a starting quarterback more recently than any off these franchises.

[u/Wizard_K]

Delete this.

[u/AgentOfSPYRAL]

This makes me moist.

[u/knightro2323]

I was there, I had some really good seats and the Denver fans were actually pretty nice and self deprecating after the win. People were out loud saying well NE just got one step closer to the SB.

[u/JudasZala]

DYK: This was the first game to use the new overtime rules (passed in the 2010 season). It was originally for playoff games only, but it would be expanded into the regular season in 2012.

[u/an_actual_potato]

Obligatory