Week 16, 2018

played in Pittsburgh, PA

45 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	14	0	7	0	-	21
Pittsburgh Steelers	21	10	0	13	-	44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:15 CAR - Jesse Marshall 15 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 12:53 PIT - Cris Mayhew 46 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
1Q: 10:12 CAR - Joey Webb 2 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 09:22 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 69 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
1Q: 00:59 PIT - C.J. Cook 2 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 10:14 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 11 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 06:04 PIT - Bert Johnson 36 field goal
3Q: 04:43 CAR - Alfred Silvers 14 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 13:50 PIT - Bobby Blanda 13 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
4Q: 10:20 PIT - Bert Johnson 44 field goal
4Q: 00:52 PIT - Bert Johnson 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:15 CAR - Jesse Marshall 15 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 12:53 PIT - Cris Mayhew 46 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
1Q: 10:12 CAR - Joey Webb 2 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
1Q: 09:22 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 69 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
1Q: 00:59 PIT - C.J. Cook 2 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 10:14 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 11 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 06:04 PIT - Bert Johnson 36 field goal
3Q: 04:43 CAR - Alfred Silvers 14 pass from Terry Sawyer (Andy Schultz extra point)
4Q: 13:50 PIT - Bobby Blanda 13 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
4Q: 10:20 PIT - Bert Johnson 44 field goal
4Q: 00:52 PIT - Bert Johnson 29 field goal

Team Statistics CAR PIT
Record 8-7 11-4
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 250 440
- Offensive Plays 60 69
- Yards per Play 4.17 6.38
Net Rushing Yards 86 191
- Rushing Attempts 17 40
- Yards per Rush 5.06 4.78
Net Passing Yards 164 249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 17 - 0 29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 190 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.81 8.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/32 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/16 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 5/162 4/126
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 44
Time of Possession 25:24 34:36

Team Statistics	CAR	PIT
Record	8-7	11-4
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	250	440
- Offensive Plays	60	69
- Yards per Play	4.17	6.38
Net Rushing Yards	86	191
- Rushing Attempts	17	40
- Yards per Rush	5.06	4.78
Net Passing Yards	164	249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 17 - 0	29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	190	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.81	8.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/32	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/16	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	5/162	4/126
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 44
Time of Possession	25:24	34:36

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:15	0:06	OPP 15	1	15	Touchdown
1	12:33	2:28	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
1	9:04	1:32	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	0:50	3:00	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	10:08	1:56	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	5:56	1:44	OWN 39	5	10	Punt
2	2:02	1:02	OWN 27	5	31	Punt
3	15:00	3:19	OWN 39	5	17	Punt
3	8:06	3:29	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
4	13:42	1:53	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
4	10:12	3:48	OWN 25	5	-1	Punt
4	4:31	0:52	OWN 20	5	11	Downs
4	2:33	0:38	OWN 26	4	-8	Downs
4	0:44	0:34	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:45	OWN 22	2	0	Interception
1	14:09	1:36	OPP 43	3	43	Touchdown
1	10:05	1:01	OWN 31	2	69	Touchdown
1	7:32	6:42	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
2	12:50	2:42	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
2	8:12	2:16	OWN 38	8	43	Field Goal
2	4:12	2:10	OWN 21	5	16	Punt
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 12	3	13	Half
3	11:41	3:35	OWN 16	6	21	Punt
3	4:37	5:55	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
4	11:49	1:37	OPP 29	3	2	Field Goal
4	6:24	1:53	OPP 47	3	7	Punt
4	3:39	1:06	OPP 31	3	5	Fumble
4	1:55	1:11	OPP 18	3	6	Field Goal
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 20	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lenny McKnight	10	63	6.30	27	3
Perry Warren	5	11	2.20	3	0
Terry Sawyer	2	12	6.00	8	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Lee	20	44	2.20	11	1	0
Lionel Hutchins	18	138	7.67	69	3	2
Jose Durham	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
Ross Hernandez	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	27	16	179	1/5	3	44	0	116.1
Dana Wade	12	1	11	3/21	0	11	0	39.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	29	19	249	0/0	3	46	1	112.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Lundberg	6	13	58	9.67	0	21	0
TE Alfred Silvers	2	3	34	17.00	0	20	1
WR Jesse Marshall	2	5	25	12.50	5	15	1
WR Jorge McKnight	2	6	44	22.00	0	44	0
WR Joey Webb	2	5	14	7.00	0	12	1
TE Wendell Rubenstein	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Perry Warren	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Kelvin Hayes	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Chuck Roever	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lenny McKnight	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matthew Meadows	5	7	75	15.00	22	33	0
WR Bobby Blanda	4	8	53	13.25	3	16	1
WR Cris Mayhew	3	4	81	27.00	52	46	1
FB Jose Durham	2	2	1	0.50	0	3	0
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	2	14	7.00	8	11	0
TE Thomas Hodges	2	4	23	11.50	0	17	0
WR C.J. Cook	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Marshall Ford	1	20	20.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Zach Burns	1	1
Glen Fisk	0	1
Dennis Toney	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Brian Lee	2	0
Lionel Hutchins	1	0
Jerald Boivin	0	1
Lamar Martin	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Schultz	8	232	29.0	28.4	44	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Gray	3	123	41.0	29.0	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andy Schultz	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Johnson	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	1	16	16.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	4	133	33.3	0
Jesse Marshall	1	29	29.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	4	126	31.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Harold McBeal	7	3	37	28
ILB Glen Fisk	7	2	36	26
S Lorenzo Varney	4	3	38	27
DE Colin Bush	4	2	39	29
DE Winfred Dalton	4	2	36	27
S Cris Shepard	4	1	23	22
CB Marshall Ford	4	1	38	28
DT Zach Burns	4	1	38	28
DT Donovan Samsel	4	0	29	19
OLB Toby Van Pelt	3	0	7	2
CB Donald Jones	2	2	37	28
CB Ross Joyner	2	1	23	19
CB Dennis Toney	2	0	8	9
ILB Jim Fridlund	1	0	6	3
S Billy Chung	1	0	8	0
OLB Maurice Barber	0	1	14	10
CB Raymond Vance	0	1	2	2

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Thomas Turnbull	6	1	0.0	14	40
OLB A.J. Sexton	5	1	0.0	16	42
DE Kirk Whiting	4	0	1.0	17	43
ILB Edgar Rogers	3	1	0.0	16	41
S James Major	3	0	0.0	6	25
DT Leon Beauchamp	2	0	1.0	17	42
S Kevin Reid	2	3	0.0	17	43
CB Bennie Sawyer	2	0	0.0	15	40
CB Harvey Graham	2	0	0.0	14	40
DT Tracy Halela	2	0	0.0	12	18
DE Perry Simoneau	1	1	1.0	15	28
DE Devin Samuels	1	0	1.0	2	15
CB Cory Fellin	1	0	0.0	17	43
WR C.J. Cook	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Skip Peterson	1	0	0.0	1	1
ILB Johnnie Falconer	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Zach Burns	1	1	28
DE Colin Bush	1	0	29
ILB Glen Fisk	1	0	26

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Leon Beauchamp	1.0	3	2	42
DE Devin Samuels	1.0	2	0	15
DE Perry Simoneau	1.0	1	1	28
DE Kirk Whiting	1.0	1	0	43
ILB Edgar Rogers	0.0	1	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Glen Fisk	4	0	0	26
CB Marshall Ford	3	1	1	28
CB Donald Jones	3	0	0	28
OLB Harold McBeal	3	0	0	28
CB Ross Joyner	2	0	0	19
S Lorenzo Varney	1	1	0	27
S Cris Shepard	1	1	0	22
CB Dennis Toney	1	1	0	9
OLB Toby Van Pelt	1	0	0	2
DT Dale Gomez	0	1	0	4

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Thomas Turnbull	4	0	40
CB Bennie Sawyer	3	2	40
OLB A.J. Sexton	3	0	42
S Kevin Reid	2	2	43
S James Major	2	0	25
CB Cory Fellin	1	2	43
CB Harvey Graham	1	1	40
ILB Edgar Rogers	1	1	41

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jay Stuart	3	4	15	1	38
Mitch Hughes	2	5	13	1	36
Curtis Nichols	1	1	2	0	5
Patrick Petrolis	0	2	14	0	39
Carl Katzenmoyer	0	2	16	0	38
Kelvin Hayes	0	1	9	0	18
Mo Rodriguez	0	0	11	1	36
Julio Wayne	0	0	6	1	7

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Renaldo Kuhnert	3	8	34	19
Jerald Boivin	2	8	40	28
Lamar Martin	2	6	35	26
Vernon Crawford	2	2	8	1
Ken Givens	1	5	32	28
Reggie Stiles	1	3	32	23
Myron Rodriguez	0	3	6	10
Victor Barton	0	1	5	4
Carl Bridges	0	1	8	6
Otis Boyd	0	1	29	14
Thomas Hodges	0	1	16	14

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Cris Shepard	2	23
Toby Van Pelt	1	27
Emmanuel McCarthy	1	24
William Lundberg	1	16
Mitch Hughes	1	5
Alfred Silvers	0	20
Kelvin Hayes	0	19
Raymond Vance	0	14
Wendell Rubenstein	0	12
Andy Schultz	0	12
Jesse Marshall	0	12
Jim Fridlund	0	12
Joey Webb	0	12
Jorge McKnight	0	9
Craig Atkins	0	8
Curtis Nichols	0	8
Ross Joyner	0	8
Lamont Forbes	0	6
Bert Messenger	0	4
Lorenzo Varney	0	4
Glen Fisk	0	4
Sammie Sellers	0	4
Colin Bush	0	3
Marshall Ford	0	3
Winfred Dalton	0	3
Maurice Barber	0	3
Donald Jones	0	3
Zach Burns	0	3
Harold McBeal	0	3
Dale Gomez	0	3
Billy Chung	0	3
Perry Warren	0	2
Donovan Samsel	0	2
Lenny McKnight	0	1
Dennis Toney	0	1
Julio Wayne	0	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Stuart	3	12
Will King	1	19
Harvey Graham	1	12
Vernon Crawford	1	5
Jose Durham	0	27
C.J. Cook	0	22
Skip Peterson	0	21
Cris Mayhew	0	17
Otis Boyd	0	17
Larry Hetrick	0	15
Jamal Schwartz	0	13
Rickey Richmond	0	12
Bert Johnson	0	12
Matthew Meadows	0	11
Thomas Hodges	0	11
Bennie Sawyer	0	8
Johnnie Falconer	0	8
Tito Heller	0	7
Everett Gray	0	6
Carl Bridges	0	6
Reggie Stiles	0	6
Myron Rodriguez	0	6
Tracy Halela	0	5
Bobby Blanda	0	4
Devin Samuels	0	4
James Major	0	3
Ken Givens	0	3
Jerald Boivin	0	2
Cory Fellin	0	1
Kevin Reid	0	1
A.J. Sexton	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	10	32	3.2
Right	2	30	15.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	31	2.2
Middle	20	141	7.1
Right	5	20	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	27	16	3	1	0	6	4	3	0
Dana Wade	12	1	0	2	3	2	4	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	29	19	3	1	0	5	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	20	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	84	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	13	3	85	6.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	88	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	152	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Lundberg	13	6	2	58	1	37
WR Jorge McKnight	6	2	1	44	1	23
WR Jesse Marshall	5	2	0	25	0	23
WR Joey Webb	5	2	0	14	0	23
TE Wendell Rubenstein	3	1	0	6	0	19
TE Alfred Silvers	3	2	0	34	1	21
RB Perry Warren	1	1	0	8	0	15
WR Chuck Roever	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Lenny McKnight	1	0	0	0	0	28
FB Kelvin Hayes	1	1	0	1	0	18

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bobby Blanda	8	4	53	0	14
WR Matthew Meadows	7	5	75	1	26
WR Cris Mayhew	4	3	81	2	16
TE Thomas Hodges	4	2	23	0	14
FB Jose Durham	2	2	1	0	13
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	2	14	0	10
WR C.J. Cook	2	1	2	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Perry Warren	1	2	2.00	2.20

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Hutchins	5	18	3.60	7.67
Brian Lee	5	17	3.40	2.20
Ross Hernandez	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	4	4	39	9.75	6.63

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	6	4	16	2.67	8.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alfred Silvers	1	1	14	14.00	11.33
RB Perry Warren	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	15	15.00	5.00
WR Joey Webb	1	1	2	2.00	2.80

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bobby Blanda	2	1	13	6.50	6.63
FB Jose Durham	1	1	-2	-2.00	0.50
WR Cris Mayhew	1	0	0	0.00	20.25
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	3	3.00	7.00
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	2	2.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Perry Warren	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Lee	4	0
Jose Durham	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	8	3	1
Dana Wade	3	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Lundberg	3	0	0
WR Jorge McKnight	3	1	0
WR Joey Webb	3	1	1
TE Alfred Silvers	1	0	0
WR Jesse Marshall	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Mayhew	3	2	2
WR Matthew Meadows	3	1	1
WR Bobby Blanda	1	1	1
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)