When one of the top rushing teams in the NFL plays the worst rush defense in the NFL, that usually spells disaster for the team that can't stop the run. That team has been the Denver Broncos.
Not Sunday.
The three-point underdog Denver Broncos played well enough in all phases of the game to beat the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers 31-28.
While Denver did a decent job against the Pittsburgh running attach, the biggest surprise of the game was the Broncos ability to put pressure on Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The defensive line consistently had Roethlisberger scrambling to find an open reciever.
The play that may have won the game for the Broncos was a sack by Denver defensive end Elvis Dumervil. The sack forced a Roethlisberger fumble and Denver rookie defensive tackle Tim Crowder picked the ball up and ran it in for a touchdown.
Similar to my Fightin'Irish boys over the weekend, the Broncos wore alternate uniforms. They dawned the regular blue home jerseys but wore blue pants instead of the traditional white pants.
At least the alternate uniform worked for one of my teams.
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