Steelers Come Back to Beat Broncos

It started off ugly, but the Pittsburgh Steelers picked up a big win at home against the Denver Broncos, 34-27.  It was a battle between the second ranked Steelers offense and the top ranked Broncos defense. The Steelers now advance to 9-5, while the Broncos drop to 10-4.  Pittsburgh advances into the sixth spot in the AFC Playoff picture, while the Broncos drop down to the three seed in the AFC.  If the season ended after this week, they would have a rematch, that will not realistically be a matchup we would see in the Wild Card.
It started off ugly, as the Steelers secondary was awful, looking like Swiss cheese out there.  Brock Osweiler ripped them to shreds in the first half, throwing for over two hundred yards with three touchdowns along with a rushing touchdown.  The Steelers offense's only first half touchdown came off of a Ronnie Hillman fumble that occurred in the Steeler red zone.  They also tacked on two field goals, making it a 27-13 game at the half.  But, after the half, it all changed.
The Broncos had four punts in their first four possessions, and the Steelers controlled the ball for most of the second half.  The Broncos defense tired, not a recipe for success against Big Ben and the high-flying Steelers offense.  Antonio Brown had sixteen receptions for 189 yards and two touchdowns, the first two allowed by Chris Harris, Jr. in two years!  Roethlisberger was 40-55 with 380 yards, three touchdowns, and two picks.  The one with 2:01 up seven, that gave the Broncos new life on their side of the field, where they promptly failed to get a single first down, again.  Happened against the Bengals, and he needs to be smarter. But, 27 unanswered points game them the 34-27 victory, and the second week in a row the Broncos got shut out in the second half.
Brown needs to be in MVP talk.  It has become an all quarterback award, which is ridiculous.  Over 1,500 yards, 116 receptions and nine touchdowns, he's a game changer.  That's playing four games with Mike Vick and/or Landry Jones as well.  He's the best receiver in the NFL, and it's not close, whether Odell Beckham Jr. super fans or whatever.  I mean, at the very least, Brown's team will at least be most likely in the Playoffs.  I'll right more about his case later.  Ben, if not hurt for those games, could possibly be in the conversation right now.