Derek Wolfe (DE) was a huge reason why the Broncos won the game against Pittsburgh, by forcing a fumble at the end of the game to give Denver the victory.
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During the 2015 season, the Steelers quarterback dealt with several injuries that included a sprained MCL in his left knee, a sprain in his left foot, a concussion and the aforementioned shoulder injury.
Anderson’s 1-yard run was the only touchdown of the day for Denver (13-4), previously relying on four field goals from Brandon McManus.
The Steelers put up a strong fight away from home despite being without their best player and only having a half-usable Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback.
Peyton Manning seized the moment, driving the Broncos to their only touchdown.
If the Broncos advance to the Super Bowl and get a win, Manning would then have Super Bowl rings with both Indianapolis and Denver.
Carolina appeared to have the game sewn up after they came out firing with two touchdowns a little over three minutes into the contest en route to a commanding 31-0 halftime lead.
“From what I’ve been told, it won’t need surgery”, Roethlisberger said.
Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, a former teammate of Roethlisberger’s in Pittsburgh who slighted the quarterback’s leadership upon his arrival in Denver two seasons ago, said on a Broncos network pregame broadcast that he didn’t think “at all” Roethlisberger had torn ligaments.
A Colorado couple took sibling rivalry to a new level when they chose to name their children after the Patriots’ Tom Brady and the Broncos’ Peyton Manning.
“I thought [Manning] was playing really well”, Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak said after the game.
“No, he didn’t (look hurt)”, the Broncos linebacker said, via ESPN. “Everybody stepped up (for the injured Brown). Things just didn’t go our way”.
Dodging pressure from a safety blitz, Manning went down to the ground in a heap but he sensed that Steelers safety Will Allen didn’t touch him while he was on the ground.
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Manning was 21 of 37 for 222 yards. You just kind of felt destiny or whatever was on your side. I think that’s why as a defensive lineman I love Wade, because he lets us do our thing and do what we do best, and we do it very well for him.
