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At halftime, the Steelers trailed the Broncos 27-13. But something happened during the intermission, because in the final two quarters of the game, Pittsburgh stepped up to the plate on both offense and defense.

The Broncos, who had converted eight of eight third downs in the first half and had four consecutive touchdown drives, converted only one third down in the second half and scored no additional points. Meanwhile, the Steelers continued to rack up yards and points of their own, eventually scoring 21 unanswered to win the game.

The Steelers had 192 yards of second-half offense, compared to 90 for Denver. Though it was not the best start for Pittsburgh, it didn't matter: The Steelers finished strong and won a game they needed to, against one of the strongest opponents they've faced all year.