Week 16, 2026

played in Pittsburgh, PA

36 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	0	0	3	-	6
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 CAR - Kim Mahoney 31 field goal
1Q: 01:05 PIT - Toby Gerhardt 12 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 02:45 PIT - Bucky Irwin 5 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 15:00 PIT - Todd Kerr 35 fumble return (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 13:14 CAR - Kim Mahoney 30 field goal
4Q: 08:15 PIT - George Gray 4 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 02:00 PIT - Ryan Succop 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 CAR - Kim Mahoney 31 field goal
1Q: 01:05 PIT - Toby Gerhardt 12 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 02:45 PIT - Bucky Irwin 5 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 15:00 PIT - Todd Kerr 35 fumble return (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 13:14 CAR - Kim Mahoney 30 field goal
4Q: 08:15 PIT - George Gray 4 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 02:00 PIT - Ryan Succop 18 field goal

Team Statistics CAR PIT
Record 12-3 4-11
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 16 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 370 264
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 6.07 4.13
Net Rushing Yards 78 93
- Rushing Attempts 13 29
- Yards per Rush 6.00 3.21
Net Passing Yards 292 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 28 - 0 35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 318 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.08 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 5/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/16 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 5/121 3/87
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 28:27 31:33

Team Statistics	CAR	PIT
Record	12-3	4-11
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	16	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	370	264
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	6.07	4.13
Net Rushing Yards	78	93
- Rushing Attempts	13	29
- Yards per Rush	6.00	3.21
Net Passing Yards	292	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 28 - 0	35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	318	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.08	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	5/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/16	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	5/121	3/87
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	28:27	31:33

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	2:26	OWN 34	5	52	Field Goal
1	7:51	1:27	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	0:55	4:15	OWN 44	7	28	Missed FG
2	9:53	1:16	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
2	8:03	2:36	OWN 4	6	24	Fumble
2	2:37	1:46	OWN 2	5	52	Punt
3	14:52	5:45	OWN 13	9	83	Fumble
3	8:05	1:06	OPP 45	3	7	Punt
3	3:21	5:14	OWN 20	10	67	Field Goal
4	8:07	1:26	OWN 22	5	27	Downs
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 26	5	15	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
1	10:28	2:37	OWN 38	6	11	Punt
1	6:24	5:29	OWN 41	12	59	Touchdown
2	11:40	1:47	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	8:37	0:34	OPP 46	3	0	Punt
2	5:27	2:50	OPP 28	5	28	Touchdown
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 9	2	5	Half
3	9:07	1:02	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
3	6:59	3:38	OWN 20	9	44	Punt
4	13:07	5:00	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
4	6:41	4:49	OPP 49	9	48	Field Goal

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jason Lovallo	10	64	6.40	31	2
Howie Barrett	2	9	4.50	5	0
Tom Matthews	1	5	5.00	5	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Toby Gerhardt	24	80	3.33	12	2	0
Herb Matich	5	13	2.60	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	44	28	318	4/26	0	42	0	85.2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	35	22	171	0/0	3	20	0	103.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eddie Royal	7	11	73	10.43	8	27
WR Neal Walton	7	10	67	9.57	21	21
TE Richie Fuller	6	6	105	17.50	49	42
WR Jason Donovan	3	5	26	8.67	1	13
WR Isaac Rayburn	3	7	23	7.67	4	9
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	2	15	15.00	0	15
RB Jason Lovallo	1	1	9	9.00	2	9
WR Ethan Blackshear	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Tom Matthews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Toby Gerhardt	7	8	47	6.71	23	12	1
WR Danny Cranford	5	8	31	6.20	3	11	0
WR Ralph Witt	4	6	39	9.75	16	20	0
WR George Gray	3	6	25	8.33	6	13	1
WR Clay Joseph	2	5	24	12.00	0	18	0
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	1
TE Graham Sellers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Howie Barrett	1	0	0
Richie Fuller	1	0	0
Neal Walton	1	0	0
Eli Martinez	1	0	0
Bryce Delgado	1	0	0
Eddie Royal	0	1	0
Patrick Chung	0	1	0
Louis Delmas	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Toby Gerhardt	1	0	0	0
Kyle Meadows	0	1	1	0
Todd Kerr	0	1	0	1
Brian Orakpo	0	1	0	0
Archie Roberts	0	1	0	0
Ralph Witt	0	0	1	0
Bucky Irwin	0	0	1	0
Ron Lazer	0	0	1	0
Zack Durham	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	4	146	36.5	28.8	43	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	6	276	46.0	33.8	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kim Mahoney	2/3	0/1	0/0	31	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	3	33	11.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Wray	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Martinez	3	65	21.7	0
Bryce Delgado	2	56	28.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	2	61	30.5	0
Kevin Klotz	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wendell Coffey	8	0	14	19
ILB Marty Larry	7	0	29	25
OLB Leonard Korte	5	2	23	33
DE E.J. Wilson	5	2	23	18
S Louis Delmas	4	0	19	25
S Darryl Tripodi	3	1	16	17
DE David Levine	3	0	23	23
OLB Corwin Crane	3	0	22	24
S Eric McGuire	2	0	23	23
DE Joey Sturgeon	1	2	10	25
S Patrick Chung	1	1	8	19
CB Sherrick McManis	1	1	9	17
DT Wade Turner	1	0	22	26
CB Ricardo Lang	1	0	19	21
ILB Vinny Mayes	1	0	6	4
CB Clyde Kieffer	1	0	16	21
CB Archie Thies	1	0	21	26
DT Joe Harkless	0	2	10	14

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Patrick Mussi	6	1	0.0	10	32
OLB Juan Gaines	6	1	0.0	10	39
CB Peter Gaylor	5	0	1.0	12	44
CB Wayne Maxwell	5	2	0.0	12	36
S Josh Moseley	5	1	0.0	11	42
CB Kyle Meadows	5	1	0.0	7	36
DT B.J. Buckner	3	2	2.0	11	37
S William Moore	3	1	0.0	8	37
CB Joseph Weldon	3	1	0.0	8	35
S Ralph Quinn	3	1	0.0	2	14
DE Zack Durham	1	0	0.5	7	26
DE George Selvie	0	1	0.5	9	38
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0	1	0.0	5	21
DT Grady Patton	0	1	0.0	10	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wade Turner	3	0	26
DE E.J. Wilson	2	1	18
DE Joey Sturgeon	1	0	25
OLB Preston Sanford	1	0	4

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT B.J. Buckner	2.0	0	0	0	37
CB Peter Gaylor	1.0	0	0	0	44
DE George Selvie	0.5	2	3	1	38
DE Zack Durham	0.5	0	0	0	26
DE Brian Orakpo	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Leonard Korte	5	0	33
ILB Wendell Coffey	3	0	19
CB Archie Thies	2	1	26
S Louis Delmas	2	0	25
ILB Marty Larry	2	0	25
CB Ricardo Lang	2	0	21
S Patrick Chung	1	0	19
DE Joey Sturgeon	1	0	25
S Darryl Tripodi	1	0	17
ILB Vinny Mayes	1	0	4
CB Clyde Kieffer	1	0	21
OLB Corwin Crane	1	0	24

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Wayne Maxwell	4	4	36
CB Peter Gaylor	4	0	44
OLB Patrick Mussi	3	1	32
S Josh Moseley	3	0	42
CB Kyle Meadows	3	0	36
CB Joseph Weldon	3	0	35
S Ralph Quinn	3	0	14
OLB Juan Gaines	2	1	39
S William Moore	2	0	37
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	8
DE Zack Durham	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T.J. McGregor	1	4	11	0	40
Richie Haayer	1	3	11	1	35
Clay Banks	1	3	12	1	43
Lonnie Fisher	0	1	9	1	42
Jon Asamoah	0	1	4	0	21
Grant Lechler	0	1	3	0	16
Alonzo Gerald	0	0	11	1	36

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Alonzo Hatcher	2	5	23	27
Gabe Russell	1	5	28	33
Graham Sellers	1	3	18	17
Bucky Irwin	1	1	14	14
Jorge Brock	1	1	9	8
Edgar Sinclair	0	6	25	29
Rodger Saffold	0	3	26	31
Frankie Modrell	0	2	9	16
Donovan Ahern	0	1	23	25
Archie Roberts	0	1	2	4
Richard Makowski	0	1	9	10

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Vinny Mayes	2	24
Mike Hoomanawanui	1	16
Preston Sanford	1	14

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Toby Gerhardt	2	15
Graham Sellers	1	16
Joseph Weldon	1	15
Ralph Witt	1	14
Bucky Irwin	1	14
Ralph Quinn	1	10
Frankie Modrell	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Howie Barrett	13	48	---	---	---	61
Clay Banks	12	43	---	---	5	60
Marty Larry	---	---	29	25	3	57
Leonard Korte	---	---	23	33	1	57
Lonnie Fisher	9	42	---	---	4	55
Eddie Royal	9	43	---	---	2	54
Richie Haayer	11	35	---	---	7	53
T.J. McGregor	11	40	---	---	---	51
Wade Turner	---	---	22	26	1	49
Archie Thies	---	---	21	26	1	48
Alonzo Gerald	11	36	---	---	---	47
David Levine	---	---	23	23	1	47
Eric McGuire	---	---	23	23	---	46
Corwin Crane	---	---	22	24	---	46
Louis Delmas	---	---	19	25	1	45
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	16	17	12	45
Wendell Coffey	---	---	14	19	9	42
E.J. Wilson	---	---	23	18	1	42
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	10	25	6	41
Ricardo Lang	---	---	19	21	---	40
Jason Donovan	5	21	---	---	13	39
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	16	21	1	38
Isaac Rayburn	8	30	---	---	---	38
Reuben Preston	5	12	---	---	20	37
Patrick Chung	---	---	8	19	9	36
Neal Walton	8	27	---	---	---	35
Sherrick McManis	---	---	9	17	9	35
Brandon Pettigrew	4	22	---	---	8	34
Richie Fuller	8	22	---	---	4	34
Vinny Mayes	---	---	6	4	24	34
Mike Hoomanawanui	4	12	---	---	16	32
Jon Asamoah	4	21	---	---	7	32
Jason Lovallo	12	20	---	---	---	32
Joe Harkless	---	---	10	14	7	31
Bryce Delgado	0	6	---	---	22	28
Grant Lechler	3	16	---	---	7	26
Preston Sanford	---	---	5	4	14	23
Tom Matthews	1	19	---	---	---	20
Ethan Blackshear	1	6	---	---	12	19
Eli Martinez	---	---	1	1	12	14
Steven Justice	4	7	---	---	1	12
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kim Mahoney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Maurice Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ty Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dwight Talley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Toby Gerhardt	24	30	---	---	15	69
Gabe Russell	28	33	---	---	6	67
Rico Howe	29	35	---	---	---	64
George Gray	26	32	---	---	1	59
Peter Gaylor	---	---	12	44	3	59
Joseph Weldon	---	---	8	35	15	58
Rodger Saffold	26	31	---	---	---	57
Edgar Sinclair	25	29	---	---	3	57
Josh Moseley	---	---	11	42	2	55
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	12	36	4	52
Graham Sellers	18	17	---	---	16	51
Juan Gaines	---	---	10	39	2	51
Ralph Witt	15	21	---	---	14	50
George Selvie	---	---	9	38	3	50
Alonzo Hatcher	23	27	---	---	---	50
B.J. Buckner	---	---	11	37	2	50
Donovan Ahern	23	25	---	---	1	49
William Moore	---	---	8	37	3	48
Patrick Mussi	---	---	10	32	3	45
Kyle Meadows	---	---	7	36	2	45
Brian Orakpo	---	---	9	31	3	43
Bucky Irwin	14	14	---	---	14	42
Danny Cranford	15	25	---	---	---	40
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	3	16	19	38
Zack Durham	---	---	7	26	4	37
Grady Patton	---	---	10	22	2	34
Clay Joseph	15	18	---	---	---	33
Frankie Modrell	9	16	---	---	7	32
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	5	21	5	31
Jorge Brock	9	8	---	---	14	31
Richard Makowski	9	10	---	---	7	26
Ralph Quinn	---	---	2	14	10	26
Kevin Klotz	2	3	---	---	20	25
Todd Kerr	2	3	---	---	14	19
Ron Lazer	---	---	6	8	3	17
Archie Roberts	2	4	---	---	7	13
Greg Lynn	---	---	2	8	3	13
Herb Matich	5	4	---	---	2	11
Jake Wray	---	---	0	3	5	8
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kirk Snyder	---	---	1	3	2	6
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	1	1
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	4	7	1.8
Right	4	45	11.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	18	54	3.0
Right	7	20	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	44	28	3	1	2	7	4	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	35	22	1	1	4	1	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	158	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	14	133	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	117	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	8	1.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	11	7	1	73	1	43
WR Neal Walton	10	7	0	67	1	27
WR Isaac Rayburn	7	3	0	23	0	30
TE Richie Fuller	6	6	0	105	1	22
WR Jason Donovan	5	3	0	26	0	21
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	1	0	15	0	22
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Jason Lovallo	1	1	0	9	0	20
RB Tom Matthews	1	0	1	0	0	19

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Cranford	8	5	2	31	0	25
RB Toby Gerhardt	8	7	0	47	0	30
WR George Gray	6	3	1	25	0	32
WR Ralph Witt	6	4	0	39	1	21
WR Clay Joseph	5	2	1	24	0	18
TE Graham Sellers	1	0	0	0	0	17
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	0	5	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Gerhardt	8	25	3.13	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	4	3	21	5.25	7.23

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	6	6	46	7.67	4.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jason Donovan	2	1	6	3.00	5.20
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	0	0.00	6.64
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	15	15.00	17.50

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Toby Gerhardt	3	3	24	8.00	5.88
WR George Gray	2	2	17	8.50	4.17
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Toby Gerhardt	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	10	6	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	13	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neal Walton	6	4	2
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	0	0
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	0
WR Isaac Rayburn	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ralph Witt	4	3	3
WR Danny Cranford	3	2	2
WR Clay Joseph	3	1	1
RB Toby Gerhardt	2	2	1
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (19,600)
End Zone 13,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (19,600)
End Zone	13,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,000)