Week 16, 2074

played in Pittsburgh, PA

48 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	7	3	0	-	13
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	0	6	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:26 PIT - Levi Saban 2 run (Stephen Cole extra point)
1Q: 05:20 PIT - Charles Palmer 22 fumble return (Stephen Cole extra point)
1Q: 02:02 CAR - Jack Snyder 53 field goal
2Q: 13:54 CAR - Roderick Hodges 25 pass from Tyrus Barton (Jack Snyder extra point)
3Q: 11:03 PIT - Stephen Cole 43 field goal
3Q: 09:16 PIT - Stephen Cole 35 field goal
3Q: 03:00 CAR - Jack Snyder 35 field goal
4Q: 05:18 PIT - Stephen Cole 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:26 PIT - Levi Saban 2 run (Stephen Cole extra point)
1Q: 05:20 PIT - Charles Palmer 22 fumble return (Stephen Cole extra point)
1Q: 02:02 CAR - Jack Snyder 53 field goal
2Q: 13:54 CAR - Roderick Hodges 25 pass from Tyrus Barton (Jack Snyder extra point)
3Q: 11:03 PIT - Stephen Cole 43 field goal
3Q: 09:16 PIT - Stephen Cole 35 field goal
3Q: 03:00 CAR - Jack Snyder 35 field goal
4Q: 05:18 PIT - Stephen Cole 37 field goal

Team Statistics CAR PIT
Record 12-2-1 6-9
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 225 321
- Offensive Plays 56 71
- Yards per Play 4.02 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 101 106
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 4.81 3.31
Net Passing Yards 124 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 16 - 1 38 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 157 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/33 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.54 5.51
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 3/48
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 24:54 35:06

Team Statistics	CAR	PIT
Record	12-2-1	6-9
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	225	321
- Offensive Plays	56	71
- Yards per Play	4.02	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	101	106
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	4.81	3.31
Net Passing Yards	124	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 16 - 1	38 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	157	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/33	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.54	5.51
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	3/48
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	24:54	35:06

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:02	OWN 25	10	28	Punt
1	5:14	3:20	OWN 37	5	27	Field Goal
1	0:04	1:21	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
2	12:52	1:34	OWN 28	3	-3	Punt
2	7:26	2:43	OWN 20	5	6	Punt
2	3:18	1:29	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	1:18	1:00	OWN 46	6	14	Punt
3	9:08	6:15	OWN 25	13	57	Field Goal
4	12:52	1:26	OWN 31	3	-11	Punt
4	5:13	1:04	OWN 25	4	12	Interception

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:58	4:38	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	1:54	1:50	OWN 25	4	10	Interception
2	13:43	0:51	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	11:18	3:52	OWN 15	7	38	Punt
2	4:43	1:25	OPP 49	3	4	Punt
2	1:49	0:31	OWN 39	2	8	Interception
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:04	OWN 25	7	49	Field Goal
3	10:51	1:43	OPP 39	4	21	Field Goal
3	2:53	5:01	OWN 25	9	19	Punt
4	11:26	6:13	OWN 38	12	42	Field Goal
4	4:09	4:09	OPP 45	9	31	Game

Game MVP: Timothy Benton, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ken Downs	9	30	3.33	9	0
RB Jonah Hruby	5	26	5.20	11	1
QB Tyrus Barton	4	22	5.50	9	0
RB Damon McConnell	3	23	7.67	11	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jon Cerny	16	59	3.69	12	1	0
RB Levi Saban	9	43	4.78	16	1	1
RB Courtney Corbett	4	-2	-0.50	5	0	0
QB Dashawn Nelson	3	6	2.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrus Barton	28	16	157	7/33	1	25	1	70.1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dashawn Nelson	38	23	224	1/9	0	25	2	55.1

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Roderick Hodges	5	7	73	14.60	39	25	1
WR Trenton Straight	3	5	19	6.33	0	8	0
WR Trent Coles	2	4	22	11.00	6	15	0
FB Carter Farr	2	2	17	8.50	5	15	0
WR Hardy Lane	2	6	16	8.00	0	13	0
RB Ken Downs	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Jackie Banks	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Kai Henderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Eduardo Marshall	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alexander Ratliff	9	10	70	7.78	1	19
TE Cameron Nichols	4	6	50	12.50	11	25
WR Alexander Linquist	3	8	43	14.33	7	22
RB Jon Cerny	2	5	15	7.50	0	14
TE Weston Henry	2	5	14	7.00	6	8
WR Charles Palmer	1	2	5	5.00	2	5
TE Carson Fulcher	1	1	15	15.00	7	15
WR Brad Wirth	1	1	12	12.00	6	12

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Johnnie Lampkin	1	0	0.00	0
CB Willie Donald	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Hector Clements	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
S Tevin Rasnic	4	0	0
RB Jonah Hruby	0	1	0
CB Malik Perry	0	1	0
DE Antoine Kesselman	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Levi Saban	1	0	0	0
WR Charles Palmer	0	1	0	1
T Lamont Hemphill	0	1	0	0
TE Carson Fulcher	0	1	0	0
G Joey Robbins	0	0	2	0
RB Jon Cerny	0	0	1	0
CB Xavier Andersen	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carl Crowley	6	292	48.7	34.0	60	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nick Levine	4	173	43.3	29.5	48	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jack Snyder	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Cole	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tevin Rasnic	2	15	7.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Cerny	3	48	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tevin Rasnic	3	70	23.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Steen	13	5	0.0	31	38
S Zachary Bauer	7	0	0.0	32	39
OLB Stephen Atchison	6	0	0.0	27	29
CB Johnnie Lampkin	5	0	0.0	32	39
OLB Everett Maloney	4	1	0.0	27	28
S Karl Babbitt	3	1	0.0	7	10
DE Antoine Kesselman	2	2	1.0	23	27
DT Leonard Vajda	2	1	0.0	14	21
CB Malik Perry	2	1	0.0	32	39
S Riddick Meyer	2	1	0.0	25	28
DE Robbie Maloney	2	0	0.0	21	24
CB Willie Donald	2	0	0.0	10	21
DE Mickey Finley	1	2	0.0	14	19
OLB Leland Stewart	1	0	0.0	5	11
WR Hardy Lane	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ezekiel Lindsay	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Mark Horoszowski	0	2	0.0	27	27

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Hector Clements	7	1	0.0	21	35
DE Timothy Benton	5	0	3.0	18	35
OLB Henry Cooper	5	0	0.0	11	24
S Will Fox	5	0	0.0	14	25
CB J.T. Steuart	4	0	0.0	17	32
CB Rufus Tutjer	3	0	1.0	19	29
OLB Myles Burkhart	3	4	0.0	21	23
ILB Bill Socha	3	2	0.0	18	22
DE Emmitt Sanderson	2	1	2.0	15	19
DT Lenny Hooper	1	0	1.0	3	11
CB Deion Meacham	1	1	0.0	17	21
DE Allen Molina	1	0	0.0	6	3
RB Jon Cerny	1	0	---	---	---
WR Alexander Linquist	1	0	---	---	---
CB Moe Dansby	1	0	0.0	7	22
OLB Robert Rivers	1	0	0.0	10	23
CB Xavier Andersen	1	0	0.0	3	1
ILB Conrad Copeland	0	1	0.0	7	22
DT Orlando Bradford	0	1	0.0	18	24
CB Cesar Hagan	0	1	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Antoine Kesselman	1.0	0	0	27
DE Robbie Maloney	0.0	1	0	24
DT Parker Barlow	0.0	0	4	18
DT Leonard Vajda	0.0	0	1	21
CB Johnnie Lampkin	0.0	0	1	39
DE Mickey Finley	0.0	0	1	19
OLB Stephen Atchison	0.0	0	1	29

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Timothy Benton	3.0	1	1	0	35
DE Emmitt Sanderson	2.0	0	0	0	19
CB Rufus Tutjer	1.0	1	0	0	29
DT Lenny Hooper	1.0	0	0	1	11
DT Orlando Bradford	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Harold Bryson	0.0	0	1	1	12
OLB Robert Rivers	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Stephen Atchison	5	0	0	29
CB Johnnie Lampkin	4	0	1	39
S Zachary Bauer	3	1	0	39
S Karl Babbitt	3	0	0	10
ILB Johnny Steen	3	0	0	38
CB Willie Donald	2	1	1	21
S Riddick Meyer	2	0	0	28
OLB Everett Maloney	1	0	0	28

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Hector Clements	4	0	1	35
CB J.T. Steuart	4	0	0	32
S Will Fox	2	0	0	25
CB Rufus Tutjer	1	1	0	29
ILB Bill Socha	1	0	0	22
OLB Henry Cooper	1	0	0	24
OLB Myles Burkhart	1	0	0	23
DE Timothy Benton	1	0	0	35
OLB Robert Rivers	1	0	0	23
CB Deion Meacham	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Amari Garrett	4	5	21	3	35
C Seth Sisco	3	5	21	1	35
T Sammie Coles	2	4	21	1	35
G Abraham Clark	2	2	21	2	35
T Moe Siglar	0	1	21	0	35

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jeffery Shea	5	9	32	0	39
T Lamont Hemphill	3	5	32	0	39
G Broderick Logan	2	10	32	1	39
TE Carson Fulcher	1	1	14	0	13
G Joey Robbins	1	1	32	0	39
FB Justics Cogdell	1	1	10	0	11
T Ralph Randall	0	2	32	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Everett Maloney	1	20
Leonard Vajda	1	15
Amari Garrett	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Joey Robbins	2	13
Myles Burkhart	1	21
Jon Cerny	1	16
Xavier Andersen	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Johnny Steen	---	---	31	38	22	91
CB Malik Perry	---	---	32	39	17	88
OLB Everett Maloney	---	---	27	28	20	75
S Zachary Bauer	---	---	32	39	3	74
CB Johnnie Lampkin	---	---	32	39	3	74
TE Roderick Hodges	16	32	---	---	22	70
T Sammie Coles	21	35	---	---	8	64
T Moe Siglar	21	35	---	---	8	64
G Abraham Clark	21	35	---	---	8	64
G Amari Garrett	21	35	---	---	8	64
OLB Stephen Atchison	---	---	27	29	3	59
WR Hardy Lane	15	26	---	---	16	57
QB Tyrus Barton	21	35	---	---	---	56
C Seth Sisco	21	35	---	---	---	56
S Riddick Meyer	---	---	25	28	3	56
OLB Mark Horoszowski	---	---	27	27	---	54
DE Antoine Kesselman	---	---	23	27	---	50
DT Leonard Vajda	---	---	14	21	15	50
DE Robbie Maloney	---	---	21	24	1	46
WR Trenton Straight	17	27	---	---	---	44
WR Trent Coles	18	24	---	---	---	42
RB Ken Downs	11	24	---	---	6	41
DE Mickey Finley	---	---	14	19	7	40
DT Parker Barlow	---	---	18	18	2	38
RB Jonah Hruby	6	7	---	---	22	35
CB Willie Donald	---	---	10	21	3	34
DE Randal Hutt	---	---	4	8	15	27
WR Jackie Banks	4	9	---	---	10	23
OLB Leland Stewart	---	---	5	11	3	19
S Karl Babbitt	---	---	7	10	1	18
TE Kai Henderson	5	11	---	---	---	16
FB Carter Farr	4	9	---	---	---	13
S Tevin Rasnic	---	---	0	0	10	10
DE Ezekiel Lindsay	---	---	3	2	5	10
TE Darrell Parker	2	1	---	---	6	9
P Carl Crowley	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Malik Casares	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Damon McConnell	4	4	---	---	---	8
K Jack Snyder	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Herb Prior	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Eduardo Marshall	3	1	---	---	---	4
CB Alonzo Cote	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Martin Halvorson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Rickey Shaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Johnnie Galasinski	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Eric Tan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ralph Randall	32	39	---	---	13	84
G Joey Robbins	32	39	---	---	13	84
G Broderick Logan	32	39	---	---	7	78
C Jeffery Shea	32	39	---	---	4	75
S Hector Clements	---	---	21	35	18	74
T Lamont Hemphill	32	39	---	---	---	71
QB Dashawn Nelson	32	39	---	---	---	71
WR Alexander Linquist	32	39	---	---	---	71
OLB Myles Burkhart	---	---	21	23	21	65
TE Cameron Nichols	23	28	---	---	10	61
RB Jon Cerny	18	22	---	---	16	56
DE Timothy Benton	---	---	18	35	2	55
CB J.T. Steuart	---	---	17	32	2	51
TE Carson Fulcher	14	13	---	---	23	50
CB Rufus Tutjer	---	---	19	29	2	50
WR Alexander Ratliff	21	28	---	---	---	49
DT Orlando Bradford	---	---	18	24	1	43
ILB Bill Socha	---	---	18	22	1	41
CB Moe Dansby	---	---	7	22	11	40
S Will Fox	---	---	14	25	1	40
CB Deion Meacham	---	---	17	21	1	39
OLB Henry Cooper	---	---	11	24	1	36
DE Emmitt Sanderson	---	---	15	19	1	35
OLB Robert Rivers	---	---	10	23	2	35
TE Weston Henry	15	19	---	---	---	34
RB Courtney Corbett	5	5	---	---	23	33
WR Charles Palmer	7	12	---	---	13	32
ILB Conrad Copeland	---	---	7	22	2	31
DE Harold Bryson	---	---	3	12	6	21
RB Levi Saban	9	12	---	---	---	21
FB Justics Cogdell	10	11	---	---	---	21
CB Xavier Andersen	---	---	3	1	16	20
DE Allen Molina	---	---	6	3	10	19
DT Lenny Hooper	---	---	3	11	1	15
CB Cesar Hagan	---	---	3	1	10	14
T Oscar Spiller	0	0	---	---	13	13
WR Brad Wirth	5	5	---	---	---	10
K Stephen Cole	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Henry West	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Nick Levine	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Giovanni Bauer	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Norbert Cafferty	---	---	0	1	1	2
WR Dylan Shepherd	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Gilbert Battle	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Maurice Mathews	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Clarence Camilleri	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	9	40	4.4
Right	4	26	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	14	51	3.6
Right	9	38	4.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrus Barton	28	16	2	0	3	2	3	2	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dashawn Nelson	38	23	3	1	1	2	8	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	72	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	72	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	13	1.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	81	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	95	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	41	8.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Roderick Hodges	7	5	1	73	2	32
WR Hardy Lane	6	2	1	16	0	26
WR Trenton Straight	5	3	0	19	0	27
WR Trent Coles	4	2	1	22	0	24
FB Carter Farr	2	2	0	17	0	9
RB Ken Downs	1	1	0	7	0	24
TE Kai Henderson	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Eduardo Marshall	1	0	0	0	0	1
WR Jackie Banks	1	1	0	3	0	9

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alexander Ratliff	10	9	0	70	0	28
WR Alexander Linquist	8	3	1	43	2	39
TE Cameron Nichols	6	4	0	50	1	28
RB Jon Cerny	5	2	0	15	0	22
TE Weston Henry	5	2	0	14	0	19
WR Charles Palmer	2	1	0	5	0	12
TE Carson Fulcher	1	1	0	15	0	13
WR Brad Wirth	1	1	0	12	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Levi Saban	4	15	3.75	4.78
RB Jon Cerny	3	10	3.33	3.69
QB Dashawn Nelson	1	-1	-1.00	2.00
RB Courtney Corbett	1	-4	-4.00	-0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dashawn Nelson	6	1	1	0.17	5.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alexander Linquist	3	1	1	0.33	5.38
TE Weston Henry	2	0	0	0.00	2.80
RB Jon Cerny	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ken Downs	2	2

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jon Cerny	4	4
QB Dashawn Nelson	2	0
RB Levi Saban	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrus Barton	10	7	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dashawn Nelson	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trent Coles	3	2	1
TE Roderick Hodges	2	1	1
WR Hardy Lane	2	1	1
RB Ken Downs	1	1	0
FB Carter Farr	1	1	1
WR Trenton Straight	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alexander Ratliff	3	3	2
TE Weston Henry	2	0	0
WR Charles Palmer	1	1	0
TE Carson Fulcher	1	1	1
TE Cameron Nichols	1	0	0
RB Jon Cerny	1	0	0
WR Alexander Linquist	1	0	0
WR Brad Wirth	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)