NFL game summary for 09/27/1970:
Denver kept its 1970 record unmarred with a victory over Pittsburgh before the largest crowd to see a sports event in Colorado. Steve Tensi's successful pass to Billy Van Heusen provided the winning margin and a field goal miss by Gene Mingo from 27 yards with 1:52 left prevented the Steelers from tying. A pass from punt formation by Bobby Walden set up the Steeler's only TD, a 4-yard run by Dick Hoak.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 71.0 (22) | 143.0 (14) | 214.0 (22) | 1 |
| DEFENSE | 172.0 (22) | 133.0 (12) | 305.0 (19) | 0 | |
 | OFFENSE | 136.0 (10) | 146.0 (12) | 282.0 (14) | 3 |
| DEFENSE | 93.0 (9) | 56.0 (1) | 149.0 (2) | 4 |
Line: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers (0-2-0) | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Denver Broncos (2-0-0) | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
( 0- 7) DEN Willis Crenshaw 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
( 7- 7) PIT Dick Hoak 4 yard rush (Gene Mingo kick)
(10- 7) PIT Gene Mingo 9 yard field goal
(13- 7) PIT Gene Mingo 13 yard field goal
(13- 9) DEN Safety, Terry Bradshaw tackled in end zone by Dave Washington
(13-16) DEN Billy Van Heusen 38 yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bobby Howfield kick)
PIT DEN
First Downs: 14 12
Rushes-yards: 28-18 35-82
Yards/rush: 0.6 2.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 16-31-260-1 12-25-178-2
Sacked-yards: 3-33 4-34
Net pass yards: 227 144
Net yards/pass: 6.7 5.0
Total net yards: 245 226
Total plays: 62 (45% run) 64 (54% run)
Yards/play: 4.0 3.5
Fumbles-lost: 4-2 2-2
Turnovers: 3 4
Penalties-yards: 5-41 10-51
Attendance: 50,705
Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 13 of 26 for 211 yards (1 int); Terry Hanratty, 2 of 4 for 29 yards; Bobby Walden, 1 of 1 for 20 yards DEN: Steve Tensi, 8 of 14 for 140 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Pete Liske, 4 of 11 for 38 yards
Rushing:
PIT: Preston Pearson, 13 for 8 yards; Dick Hoak, 5 for 4 yards and 1 TD; Terry Cole, 4 for 2 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 3 for 9 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 1 for 3 yards; Terry Hanratty, 1 for 0 yards; Dennis Hughes, 1 for -8 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 24 for 54 yards; Willis Crenshaw, 9 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Anderson, 2 for 6 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Ron Shanklin, 6 for 123 yards; Dennis Hughes, 5 for 63 yards; Dave Smith, 4 for 68 yards; Terry Cole, 1 for 6 yards DEN: Jim Whalen, 4 for 65 yards; Al Denson, 4 for 59 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 2 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Mike Haffner, 1 for 9 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for -2 yards
Kick returns:
DEN: Floyd Little, 1 for 23 yards; Bill Thompson, 1 for 20 yards; Bobby Anderson, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Hubie Bryant, 5 for 33 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 2 for 9 yards; Bill Thompson, 1 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: John Rowser, 2 for 23 yards DEN: Paul Martha, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 5 for 226 yards DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 7 for 305 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Gene Mingo, 2/4 DEN: Bobby Howfield, 0/2
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 13 of 26 for 211 yards (1 int); Terry Hanratty, 2 of 4 for 29 yards; Bobby Walden, 1 of 1 for 20 yards DEN: Steve Tensi, 8 of 14 for 140 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Pete Liske, 4 of 11 for 38 yards
Rushing:
PIT: Preston Pearson, 13 for 8 yards; Dick Hoak, 5 for 4 yards and 1 TD; Terry Cole, 4 for 2 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 3 for 9 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 1 for 3 yards; Terry Hanratty, 1 for 0 yards; Dennis Hughes, 1 for -8 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 24 for 54 yards; Willis Crenshaw, 9 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Anderson, 2 for 6 yards
Receiving:
PIT: Ron Shanklin, 6 for 123 yards; Dennis Hughes, 5 for 63 yards; Dave Smith, 4 for 68 yards; Terry Cole, 1 for 6 yards DEN: Jim Whalen, 4 for 65 yards; Al Denson, 4 for 59 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 2 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Mike Haffner, 1 for 9 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for -2 yards
Kick returns:
DEN: Floyd Little, 1 for 23 yards; Bill Thompson, 1 for 20 yards; Bobby Anderson, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Hubie Bryant, 5 for 33 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 2 for 9 yards; Bill Thompson, 1 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: John Rowser, 2 for 23 yards DEN: Paul Martha, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PIT: Bobby Walden, 5 for 226 yards DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 7 for 305 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: Gene Mingo, 2/4 DEN: Bobby Howfield, 0/2