Week 16, 2058

played in Carolina, NC

53 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	9	0	0	-	12
Carolina Panthers	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:49 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 37 field goal
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Ernie Sachnik 7 run (Freddie Sanderson extra point failed)
2Q: 05:00 CAR - Rusty Grudich 42 field goal
2Q: 01:25 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 58 field goal
3Q: 07:31 CAR - Rusty Grudich 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:49 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 37 field goal
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Ernie Sachnik 7 run (Freddie Sanderson extra point failed)
2Q: 05:00 CAR - Rusty Grudich 42 field goal
2Q: 01:25 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 58 field goal
3Q: 07:31 CAR - Rusty Grudich 49 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CAR
Record 13-2 8-7
First Downs 24 11
- by Rushing 13 2
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 351 217
- Offensive Plays 75 50
- Yards per Play 4.68 4.34
Net Rushing Yards 177 36
- Rushing Attempts 38 17
- Yards per Rush 4.66 2.12
Net Passing Yards 174 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 186 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.70 5.48
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 12/20 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/58 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:55 25:05

Team Statistics	PIT	CAR
Record	13-2	8-7
First Downs	24	11
- by Rushing	13	2
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	351	217
- Offensive Plays	75	50
- Yards per Play	4.68	4.34
Net Rushing Yards	177	36
- Rushing Attempts	38	17
- Yards per Rush	4.66	2.12
Net Passing Yards	174	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	186	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.70	5.48
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	12/20	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/58	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:55	25:05

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:10	7:28	OWN 34	12	46	Field Goal
1	2:36	2:46	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
2	11:28	3:27	OWN 26	7	39	Missed FG
2	4:55	3:38	OWN 25	11	34	Field Goal
2	0:16	0:16	OPP 48	3	14	Half
3	15:00	2:34	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
3	7:26	3:03	OWN 23	7	40	Interception
3	1:10	4:12	OWN 28	9	38	Fumble
4	9:50	5:52	OWN 3	12	50	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 35	4	11	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:50	OWN 17	6	21	Punt
1	3:42	1:06	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	14:50	3:22	OWN 24	6	35	Punt
2	8:01	3:06	OWN 42	6	33	Field Goal
2	1:17	1:01	OWN 12	3	-4	Punt
3	12:26	5:00	OWN 16	9	52	Field Goal
3	4:23	3:13	OWN 33	5	8	Punt
4	11:58	2:08	OWN 49	3	-4	Punt
4	3:58	2:55	OWN 13	9	47	Interception

Game MVP: Ernie Sachnik, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ernie Sachnik	24	86	3.58	16	3	1
QB Andre Reid	12	83	6.92	14	3	0
WR Caiden King	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
RB Terrence Meier	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Cedric McKenzie	9	21	2.33	11	1
RB Avery Naranjo	6	9	1.50	6	0
QB Stan Tubbs	2	6	3.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Reid	36	22	186	1/12	0	18	1	63.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Tubbs	31	21	194	2/13	0	26	1	71.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Elliot Dillon	6	8	54	9.00	35	14
WR Sergio Rice	5	10	38	7.60	16	12
WR Caiden King	4	6	26	6.50	2	11
TE Devante Allin	3	5	29	9.67	3	18
FB Dakota Abrams	1	1	8	8.00	3	8
FB Kirk Duveneck	1	2	14	14.00	4	14
TE Grant O'Neal	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
RB Ernie Sachnik	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Toby Roiger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Richie Wilhide	8	10	102	12.75	43	26
WR Rico Clemons	6	11	43	7.17	4	24
RB Cedric McKenzie	3	3	2	0.67	0	4
WR Tre Eisenbraun	2	4	34	17.00	6	21
WR Griffin Earhart	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Nicky Hudgens	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Jared Reeves	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jerome Gaunt	1	3	3.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gabriel Stevens	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
WR Caiden King	1	0
QB Andre Reid	1	0
WR Elliot Dillon	1	0
TE Devante Allin	0	1
OLB Phillip Dylla	0	1

Carolina	Recov	Force
S Doug Winn	1	0
CB Roger Espinal	0	1
ILB Cedric Powell	0	1
CB Gabriel Stevens	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pete Hollingsworth	2	88	44.0	40.0	48	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bobby Wheeler	6	246	41.0	31.3	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Sanderson	2/3	1/2	1/2	58	0/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Grudich	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elliot Dillon	3	58	19.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Wilhide	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernie Sachnik	1	18	18.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tre Eisenbraun	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Cedric Scioli	6	1	1.0	13	19
S Elijah Young	5	5	0.0	17	33
OLB Bruce Llewellyn	5	1	0.0	15	18
CB Alexis Kelley	4	0	0.0	14	32
DE Reuben Sutherland	3	1	0.0	15	17
CB Sebastian Stokes	3	0	0.0	14	30
DT Jerome Tuitele	2	0	1.0	3	14
CB Randall Abdullah	2	1	0.0	17	33
ILB Otis Welch	2	0	0.0	0	15
S Jerome Gaunt	2	0	0.0	14	32
OLB Phillip Dylla	1	1	0.0	2	12
DT Troy Schulz	1	1	0.0	11	14
DE Gage Pham	1	1	0.0	5	15
OLB Russell Gaudi	1	0	0.0	2	1
DE Marty Webb	1	0	0.0	2	16
FB Kirk Duveneck	1	0	---	---	---
DT Blaine Lincoln	1	0	0.0	6	19
G Adrian South	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Patrick Schultz	0	2	0.0	16	20

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Miles Hammer	8	3	0.0	36	32
S Doug Winn	5	3	0.0	38	37
CB Gabriel Stevens	5	1	0.0	38	37
OLB Mickey Vaughn	5	0	0.0	17	14
CB Roger Espinal	4	2	0.0	38	37
ILB Cedric Powell	4	1	0.0	17	11
DE Gino Hoke	3	1	1.0	33	30
S Dwayne Lestage	3	3	0.0	15	9
DT Julian Ferderer	3	2	0.0	36	23
CB Oliver Sailer	3	1	0.0	23	30
DT Cameron Sweeney	3	1	0.0	19	21
OLB Darren Shea	3	0	0.0	9	18
CB Calvin Griffin	2	2	0.0	19	18
CB Dakota Peace	2	0	0.0	7	14
DE Ryan Rodgers	1	1	0.0	37	33
WR Rico Clemons	1	0	---	---	---
DT Spencer Spetz	1	0	0.0	19	19
DE Tyrell Naeole	1	0	0.0	1	3
OLB Joel Flowers	1	0	0.0	14	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cedric Scioli	1.0	0	2	0	19
DT Jerome Tuitele	1.0	0	0	1	14
DE Reuben Sutherland	0.0	1	1	0	17
DE Marty Webb	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Isaiah Farrell	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Gage Pham	0.0	0	0	1	15

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gino Hoke	1.0	1	1	3	30
DE Ryan Rodgers	0.0	0	3	0	33
DT Cameron Sweeney	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alexis Kelley	4	0	0	32
S Elijah Young	3	1	0	33
S Jerome Gaunt	2	0	1	32
ILB Otis Welch	2	0	0	15
OLB Bruce Llewellyn	2	0	0	18
CB Randall Abdullah	2	0	0	33
CB Sebastian Stokes	2	0	0	30
OLB Russell Gaudi	1	0	0	1
DT Cedric Scioli	1	0	0	19
OLB Phillip Dylla	1	0	0	12
DE Marty Webb	1	0	0	16

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gabriel Stevens	4	0	1	37
OLB Miles Hammer	4	0	0	32
OLB Mickey Vaughn	3	2	0	14
CB Roger Espinal	2	1	0	37
OLB Darren Shea	2	0	0	18
S Dwayne Lestage	1	0	0	9
DE Gino Hoke	1	0	0	30
CB Oliver Sailer	1	0	0	30
CB Calvin Griffin	1	0	0	18
ILB Cedric Powell	1	0	0	11
DE Tyrell Naeole	1	0	0	3
CB Dakota Peace	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Malachi Snyder	4	7	0	38	0	37
G Adrian South	2	5	1	38	0	37
C Roy Gilmore	2	4	0	38	0	37
TE Devante Allin	2	3	0	33	0	33
T Clifton Moffitt	1	5	0	38	1	37
G Gilbert Kemp	1	4	0	38	0	37

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bill Murack	2	3	17	0	33
G Harold Pinto	1	4	17	0	33
T T.J. Probin	1	3	17	1	33
C Jameson Money	0	3	17	0	33
T Alfred Lee	0	2	17	0	33
RB Cedric McKenzie	0	0	11	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Marty Webb	2	16
Grant O'Neal	1	18
Casey Strikwerda	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Gabriel Stevens	2	14
Avery Naranjo	1	17
Roger Espinal	1	16

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Clifton Moffitt	38	37	---	---	9	84
G Adrian South	38	37	---	---	5	80
G Gilbert Kemp	38	37	---	---	---	75
G Malachi Snyder	38	37	---	---	---	75
QB Andre Reid	38	37	---	---	---	75
C Roy Gilmore	38	37	---	---	---	75
WR Elliot Dillon	31	33	---	---	6	70
TE Devante Allin	33	33	---	---	3	69
WR Sergio Rice	33	31	---	---	---	64
RB Ernie Sachnik	32	19	---	---	12	63
S Elijah Young	---	---	17	33	12	62
CB Alexis Kelley	---	---	14	32	14	60
CB Randall Abdullah	---	---	17	33	8	58
WR Caiden King	23	28	---	---	---	51
S Jerome Gaunt	---	---	14	32	---	46
CB Sebastian Stokes	---	---	14	30	1	45
DE Reuben Sutherland	---	---	15	17	7	39
ILB Patrick Schultz	---	---	16	20	1	37
TE Grant O'Neal	7	10	---	---	18	35
DE Marty Webb	---	---	2	16	16	34
OLB Bruce Llewellyn	---	---	15	18	---	33
DT Cedric Scioli	---	---	13	19	---	32
DE Isaiah Farrell	---	---	13	18	1	32
OLB Phillip Dylla	---	---	2	12	17	31
FB Dakota Abrams	4	11	---	---	16	31
DT Blaine Lincoln	---	---	6	19	1	26
DT Troy Schulz	---	---	11	14	---	25
DE Gage Pham	---	---	5	15	2	22
FB Kirk Duveneck	13	8	---	---	---	21
TE Landon Williams	3	0	---	---	18	21
DT Jerome Tuitele	---	---	3	14	2	19
S Dillon Hou	---	---	3	1	14	18
WR Toby Roiger	10	7	---	---	---	17
ILB Otis Welch	---	---	0	15	1	16
T Casey Strikwerda	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Terrence Meier	1	5	---	---	3	9
CB Randal Bledsoe	---	---	4	3	1	8
K Freddie Sanderson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Justin Randle	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Pete Hollingsworth	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Sebastian Cook	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Russell Gaudi	---	---	2	1	1	4
ILB Brandon Wagner	---	---	1	1	---	2
CB Kenneth Bell	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Gage Crawford	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Gerald Rison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Roger Espinal	---	---	38	37	16	91
CB Gabriel Stevens	---	---	38	37	14	89
S Doug Winn	---	---	38	37	5	80
DE Ryan Rodgers	---	---	37	33	3	73
OLB Miles Hammer	---	---	36	32	3	71
TE Nicky Hudgens	17	33	---	---	17	67
DE Gino Hoke	---	---	33	30	2	65
DT Julian Ferderer	---	---	36	23	1	60
T T.J. Probin	17	33	---	---	8	58
G Bill Murack	17	33	---	---	8	58
CB Oliver Sailer	---	---	23	30	2	55
WR Rico Clemons	17	33	---	---	---	50
QB Stan Tubbs	17	33	---	---	---	50
C Jameson Money	17	33	---	---	---	50
G Harold Pinto	17	33	---	---	---	50
T Alfred Lee	17	33	---	---	---	50
OLB Mickey Vaughn	---	---	17	14	15	46
WR Tre Eisenbraun	13	29	---	---	4	46
WR Richie Wilhide	15	28	---	---	2	45
DT Cameron Sweeney	---	---	19	21	3	43
RB Cedric McKenzie	11	30	---	---	1	42
DT Spencer Spetz	---	---	19	19	2	40
CB Calvin Griffin	---	---	19	18	---	37
CB Dakota Peace	---	---	7	14	10	31
OLB Darren Shea	---	---	9	18	2	29
ILB Cedric Powell	---	---	17	11	1	29
S Dwayne Lestage	---	---	15	9	4	28
RB Avery Naranjo	6	2	---	---	17	25
OLB Joel Flowers	---	---	14	9	1	24
DE Nicky Smith	---	---	2	11	2	15
WR Griffin Earhart	4	6	---	---	4	14
WR Gino Buckner	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Darryl Smith	---	---	0	1	8	9
TE Jared Reeves	1	4	---	---	4	9
C Terrell Bullock	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Trenton Austin	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Terrance Salerno	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Bobby Wheeler	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Tyrell Naeole	---	---	1	3	2	6
RB Kris Santiago	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Rusty Grudich	0	0	---	---	5	5
FB Chad Justus	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB A.J. Sanford	0	0	---	---	2	2
TE Kody Taylor	1	0	---	---	---	1
ILB Nicolas Lynn	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Marcus Woodson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	24	129	5.4
Right	7	16	2.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	7	3	0.4
Right	6	15	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Reid	36	22	0	3	2	3	4	4	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Tubbs	31	21	4	0	2	1	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	87	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	76	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	66	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	81	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	45	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Sergio Rice	10	5	1	38	31
WR Elliot Dillon	8	6	0	54	33
WR Caiden King	6	4	0	26	28
TE Devante Allin	5	3	0	29	33
FB Kirk Duveneck	2	1	0	14	8
TE Grant O'Neal	2	1	1	10	10
FB Dakota Abrams	1	1	0	8	11
WR Toby Roiger	1	0	0	0	7
RB Ernie Sachnik	1	1	0	7	19

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rico Clemons	11	6	2	43	1	33
WR Richie Wilhide	10	8	0	102	2	28
WR Tre Eisenbraun	4	2	0	34	1	29
RB Cedric McKenzie	3	3	0	2	0	30
WR Griffin Earhart	1	1	0	9	0	6
TE Nicky Hudgens	1	1	0	4	0	33
TE Jared Reeves	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Caiden King	1	10	10.00	10.00
RB Ernie Sachnik	1	7	7.00	3.58

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andre Reid	5	3
RB Ernie Sachnik	2	2

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Stan Tubbs	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Reid	13	10	7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Tubbs	11	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sergio Rice	4	4	3
WR Elliot Dillon	3	2	1
WR Caiden King	2	2	1
FB Kirk Duveneck	2	1	1
FB Dakota Abrams	1	1	1
TE Grant O'Neal	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Richie Wilhide	6	5	2
WR Rico Clemons	3	2	1
RB Cedric McKenzie	1	1	0
WR Tre Eisenbraun	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,200 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,600 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,200 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,600 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)