Broncos beat Steelers 17-14

Jason Elam kicked a 47-yard field goal as time expired.
DENVER (AP) -- Steve Beuerlein threw two interceptions, nearly had two others and was out of sync for most of the game.
But not all of it.
Beuerlein was 5-of-8 for 44 yards on Denver's final drive to set up Jason Elam's 47-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the Broncos to a 17-14 win over Pittsburgh on Sunday.
"I have a tendency to not look real pretty out there, but the team believed in me, the coaches believed in me and the guys came through and made plays," Beuerlein said. "I'm just glad the guys stuck with me."
Beuerlein, who was 17-for-28 for 172 yards in place of injured starter Jake Plummer, threw two interceptions in the first half and missed badly on several other passes. But Denver's defense made sure the Broncos won the tight game between the AFC's top two defenses.
Defense outstanding
The Broncos (5-1) held Pittsburgh (2-4) to 215 total yards, sacked Tommy Maddox seven times and forced a key fumble in the fourth quarter.
Denver's defense was at its best after Beuerlein's interceptions, holding Pittsburgh to a pair of field goals from inside the 15.
"It wasn't a pretty game, but we didn't expect it to be pretty," Broncos defensive tackle Bert Berry said. "We knew it was going to be a battle, and there wouldn't be a moment where we could have a letdown."
It still wasn't easy.
The Broncos took a 14-6 lead on an 11-yard pass from Beuerlein to Rod Smith, a play set up by Jerome Bettis' fumble at Denver's 48 four plays earlier.
The Steelers answered with a 13-play, 73-yard drive, capping it with a 1-yard dive by Bettis. The 2-point conversion appeared to fail when Kelly Herndon tripped Bettis, but the Bus rode the back of guard Alan Faneca's legs into the end zone.
"We knew that we had to go down there and score, and we got it," Steelers receiver Plaxico Burress said.
But they left Beuerlein with too much time.
Denver took over at its 20 with 2:41 remaining and moved quickly down the field. Pittsburgh safety Brent Alexander had a chance to end the drive with 44 seconds to go, but he dropped an interception at the Steelers 20.
Elam trotted out four plays later for the winning kick, hesitated as it went up, then raised his arms as the ball curled just inside the right upright.
Another game winner
It was his 13th career field goal that won or tied a game.
"I just felt it was our turn to be on the right side of it, my time to be on the right side of it," Beuerlein said. "As soon as it left his foot and I saw him turn around and run away, I knew he had it. It's a great feeling."
Not on the other side of the field.
The Steelers have lost three straight for the first time since 2000 as they head into their bye week. The league's No. 1 defense held Denver to 77 yards rushing, but the offense couldn't get anything going until the final drive.
Pittsburgh failed to reach 100 yards rushing (85) for the third straight game and managed just 19 yards on 21 plays on Denver's side of the field.
"We have to sit back and look at who we are at the bye," Steelers coach Bill Cowher said. "We've got to play with the same sense of urgency from here on out."