The Steelers have given up a pair of field goals after a pair of poor special teams plays, but they lead 7-6 at the end of the first quarter.
Fitzgerald Toussaint ran the ball in from a yard out to account for Pittsburgh’s first points of the afternoon, but wide receiver Martavis Bryant had a big hand in getting the team into the end zone. Bryant caught a pass from Ben Roethlisberger for 23 yards and then went 40 yards on an end around on the next snap to flip the field on the Broncos.
The Steelers fell behind by six a bit earlier in the quarter after Jordan Berry had a 27-yard punt out of his own end zone to put the Broncos deep in Steelers territory. It’s the second time the Broncos have started a drive on that side of the field, but the Steelers defense has kept them out of the end zone.
Safety Omar Bolden set up the first of Denver’s field goals with a 42-yard punt return, but is now questionable to return after a knee injury. Steelers linebacker Arthur Moats is also questionable with a pectoral injury and Broncos cornerback Chris Harris, who was dealing with a shoulder injury during the week, left the game just before Toussaint’s touchdown.
UPDATE 5:30 p.m. ET: Harris has returned to the field.