Week 16, 2030

played in Pittsburgh, PA

17 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	0	-	0
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	6	10	-	26

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:25 PIT - Nicky Newkirk 2 pass from Cam Newton (Kelly Simonton extra point)
2Q: 01:53 PIT - Kelly Simonton 26 field goal
3Q: 10:34 PIT - Kelly Simonton 43 field goal
3Q: 03:12 PIT - Kelly Simonton 37 field goal
4Q: 13:02 PIT - Brant Hockman 22 run (Kelly Simonton extra point)
4Q: 00:07 PIT - Kelly Simonton 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:25 PIT - Nicky Newkirk 2 pass from Cam Newton (Kelly Simonton extra point)
2Q: 01:53 PIT - Kelly Simonton 26 field goal
3Q: 10:34 PIT - Kelly Simonton 43 field goal
3Q: 03:12 PIT - Kelly Simonton 37 field goal
4Q: 13:02 PIT - Brant Hockman 22 run (Kelly Simonton extra point)
4Q: 00:07 PIT - Kelly Simonton 23 field goal

Team Statistics CAR PIT
Record 4-11 12-3
First Downs 11 24
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 211 383
- Offensive Plays 61 71
- Yards per Play 3.46 5.39
Net Rushing Yards 52 232
- Rushing Attempts 15 38
- Yards per Rush 3.47 6.11
Net Passing Yards 159 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 25 - 3 33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 174 151
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.46 4.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 7.5
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/94 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 6/65
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 33
Time of Possession 25:44 34:16

Team Statistics	CAR	PIT
Record	4-11	12-3
First Downs	11	24
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	211	383
- Offensive Plays	61	71
- Yards per Play	3.46	5.39
Net Rushing Yards	52	232
- Rushing Attempts	15	38
- Yards per Rush	3.47	6.11
Net Passing Yards	159	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 25 - 3	33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	174	151
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.46	4.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	7.5
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/94	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	6/65
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 33
Time of Possession	25:44	34:16

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	12:09	4:37	OWN 18	9	37	Punt
1	4:18	0:50	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	3:28	2:38	OPP 42	4	-5	Interception
1	0:01	0:13	OPP 38	2	0	Interception
2	10:16	5:33	OWN 20	8	48	Missed FG
2	1:46	0:50	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	1	2	Half
3	10:27	1:31	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	5:36	1:05	OWN 20	3	-6	Interception
3	3:06	1:27	OWN 49	3	-2	Punt
4	12:49	2:22	OWN 22	5	-10	Punt
4	8:28	3:48	OWN 20	15	79	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	1:10	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
1	7:32	3:14	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
1	0:50	0:49	OWN 28	2	10	Fumble
2	14:48	4:32	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
2	4:43	2:57	OWN 39	8	52	Field Goal
2	0:56	0:48	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	4:33	OWN 26	8	48	Field Goal
3	8:56	3:20	OWN 30	7	36	Punt
3	4:31	1:25	OPP 25	3	5	Field Goal
3	1:39	3:50	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
4	10:27	1:59	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
4	4:40	4:40	OWN 1	11	93	Field Goal

Game MVP: Brant Hockman, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Larry Floyd	7	20	2.86	12	1
Howie Barrett	4	25	6.25	8	0
Tom Matthews	4	7	1.75	4	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brant Hockman	29	119	4.10	22	5	1
Earnest Atkins	7	111	15.86	71	3	0
Cam Newton	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
John Hamilton	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	44	25	174	2/15	0	27	3	37.5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	33	18	151	0/0	1	26	0	76.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gene Zimmerman	5	8	42	8.40	14	15
FB Nathan Ficken	4	5	42	10.50	33	27
WR Hunter Cassidy	4	9	41	10.25	11	14
WR Tommie Woodard	3	5	17	5.67	0	11
WR Neal Walton	2	7	6	3.00	0	5
RB Tom Matthews	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
TE Bryan Lynch	2	4	13	6.50	3	12
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	7	7.00	5	7
RB Larry Floyd	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Bernard Updike	1	1	1	1.00	0	1

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Hamilton	7	10	59	8.43	3	19	0
WR Nicky Newkirk	4	6	33	8.25	2	17	1
WR Danny Cranford	2	4	5	2.50	0	3	0
FB Stanley Havili	2	2	16	8.00	3	10	0
WR Donovan Watson	1	4	26	26.00	3	26	0
RB Earnest Atkins	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Grid Dog Armstrong	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Graham Sellers	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	0	0.00
CB Kent Wheeler	1	7	7.00
S Anquan Boldin	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Recov	Force
Chris Stone	1	0
Kyle McNamee	1	0
Jaiquawn Jarrett	0	1
Tim Cardwell	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Warren Kushto	1	0	0	0
John Hamilton	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	7	306	43.7	31.6	53	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	5	225	45.0	30.8	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Burroughs	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Simonton	4/4	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	2	11	5.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joshua Thomas	4	51	12.8	0
Warren Kushto	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	4	98	24.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Watson	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	7	2	0.0	33	31
OLB Leland Kimbrell	7	1	0.0	22	22
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	5	1	0.0	30	22
ILB Dwayne Swillis	5	0	0.0	12	10
CB Archie Thies	5	0	0.0	36	32
S Eric McGuire	3	3	0.0	27	19
S Chris Stone	3	1	0.0	25	25
DT Louis Parker	3	1	0.0	19	17
CB Clyde Kieffer	3	1	0.0	32	27
DE Jabaal Sheard	2	3	0.0	23	22
WR Neal Walton	2	0	---	---	---
DE E.J. Wilson	2	0	0.0	23	17
OLB Tim Rawls	2	0	0.0	18	11
OLB Seth Gozinsky	1	2	0.0	20	24
DT Wade Turner	1	1	0.0	19	16
CB Tim Cardwell	1	1	0.0	30	25
DE Brad Hardy	1	0	0.0	15	11
ILB Mike Stepnoski	1	0	0.0	7	2
WR Gene Ford	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Walter James	0	1	0.0	12	13
DE Melvin Dennis	0	1	0.0	15	16

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	6	2	0.0	12	41
OLB Juan Gaines	5	0	0.0	12	37
S Anquan Boldin	5	0	0.0	12	30
DE George Selvie	4	0	1.5	14	39
CB Kyle Meadows	4	1	0.0	9	36
DT Grady Patton	3	0	0.0	12	38
ILB Ron Lazer	3	0	0.0	11	34
CB Kent Wheeler	3	0	0.0	15	43
ILB Kirk Snyder	2	2	0.0	4	12
DE Brant Covert	2	2	0.0	9	21
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	0	0.0	14	39
DE Scottie Dightman	1	1	0.5	9	30
OLB Patrick Mussi	1	0	0.0	6	13
CB Joshua Thomas	1	0	0.0	2	16
S Ralph Quinn	0	2	0.0	7	30
DT Orlando Whitfield	0	2	0.0	12	29
ILB Reggie Fields	0	1	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jabaal Sheard	1	0	22
OLB Seth Gozinsky	0	3	24
DE E.J. Wilson	0	2	17

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE George Selvie	1.5	1	3	1	39
DE Scottie Dightman	0.5	1	0	0	30
DT Orlando Whitfield	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Grady Patton	0.0	0	2	1	38
DE Brant Covert	0.0	0	1	1	21
DT Walter Bryant	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Archie Thies	4	1	32
OLB Leland Kimbrell	3	0	22
S Chris Stone	2	1	25
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	2	0	22
ILB Brenden Richard	2	0	31
OLB Seth Gozinsky	2	0	24
S Eric McGuire	1	1	19
CB Clyde Kieffer	1	0	27
CB Tim Cardwell	1	0	25
ILB Mike Stepnoski	0	1	2

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Juan Gaines	5	0	0	37
CB Kent Wheeler	3	0	1	43
CB Kyle Meadows	3	0	0	36
S Rahim Moore	3	0	0	41
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	2	1	39
DE Brant Covert	2	0	0	21
S Anquan Boldin	1	1	1	30
DE Scottie Dightman	1	1	0	30
DE George Selvie	1	0	0	39
DT Grady Patton	1	0	0	38
ILB Kirk Snyder	1	0	0	12
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	0	34
CB Joshua Thomas	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lawrence Berry	2	3	11	0	32
Charles Brown	0	2	9	0	14
Ellis Carranza	0	2	4	0	14
Sean Worsham	0	1	11	1	37
Bryan Lynch	0	1	6	0	22
Tracy Unverzagt	0	1	11	0	36
Chris Maxwell	0	1	9	0	16
Ethan Brown	0	0	10	1	40

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Rusty Gothe	3	9	33	23
James Brewer	3	4	35	33
Richard Makowski	2	5	32	29
Alonzo Hatcher	2	2	13	6
Dwight Perez	1	4	32	29
Jim Carlson	1	3	14	16
Harvey Johnston	1	3	31	29
Graham Sellers	0	3	26	18
Grid Dog Armstrong	0	3	19	17
Bruce Ryder	0	1	7	9

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Cardwell	3	28
Kyle McNamee	1	17
Bernard Updike	1	15
Lawrence Berry	1	8
Eric McGuire	1	3

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Victor Morton	2	16
Kyle Meadows	1	20
Casey Matthews	1	12
Anquan Boldin	1	7
Wayne Maxwell	1	2

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Cardwell	---	---	30	25	28	83
Archie Thies	---	---	36	32	4	72
Chris Stone	---	---	25	25	18	68
Brenden Richard	---	---	33	31	3	67
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	32	27	3	62
Larry Floyd	10	33	---	---	19	62
Howie Barrett	15	46	---	---	---	61
Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	30	22	3	55
Sean Worsham	11	37	---	---	5	53
Ethan Brown	10	40	---	---	2	52
Lawrence Berry	11	32	---	---	8	51
Grant Lechler	10	41	---	---	---	51
Tommie Woodard	10	31	---	---	10	51
Tracy Unverzagt	11	36	---	---	3	50
Eric McGuire	---	---	27	19	3	49
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	23	22	4	49
Seth Gozinsky	---	---	20	24	3	47
Leland Kimbrell	---	---	22	22	1	45
E.J. Wilson	---	---	23	17	4	44
Wade Turner	---	---	19	16	6	41
Walter James	---	---	12	13	16	41
Neal Walton	8	20	---	---	12	40
Gene Zimmerman	12	27	---	---	---	39
Nathan Ficken	7	26	---	---	6	39
Melvin Dennis	---	---	15	16	7	38
Louis Parker	---	---	19	17	1	37
Tim Rawls	---	---	18	11	8	37
Hunter Cassidy	7	30	---	---	---	37
Bryan Lynch	6	22	---	---	5	33
Chris Maxwell	9	16	---	---	8	33
Mike Hoomanawanui	7	19	---	---	5	31
Charles Brown	9	14	---	---	8	31
Brad Hardy	---	---	15	11	1	27
Ellis Carranza	4	14	---	---	6	24
Dwayne Swillis	---	---	12	10	1	23
Kyle McNamee	0	4	---	---	17	21
Tom Matthews	5	13	---	---	---	18
Bernard Updike	0	2	---	---	15	17
Gene Ford	3	3	---	---	8	14
Mike Stepnoski	---	---	7	2	1	10
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Toby Sheldon	---	---	0	1	2	3
Ethan Hutton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jason Burroughs	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dustin Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cam Newton	38	33	---	---	---	71
Richard Makowski	32	29	---	---	9	70
James Brewer	35	33	---	---	2	70
Juan Gaines	---	---	12	37	17	66
Kyle Meadows	---	---	9	36	20	65
Rusty Gothe	33	23	---	---	9	65
Dwight Perez	32	29	---	---	3	64
Harvey Johnston	31	29	---	---	---	60
Kent Wheeler	---	---	15	43	1	59
Graham Sellers	26	18	---	---	13	57
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	14	39	2	55
Rahim Moore	---	---	12	41	1	54
Brant Hockman	31	23	---	---	---	54
George Selvie	---	---	14	39	---	53
Nicky Newkirk	28	23	---	---	1	52
Grady Patton	---	---	12	38	1	51
Ron Lazer	---	---	11	34	4	49
Anquan Boldin	---	---	12	30	7	49
Scottie Dightman	---	---	9	30	8	47
Orlando Whitfield	---	---	12	29	4	45
John Hamilton	22	23	---	---	---	45
Stanley Havili	17	21	---	---	6	44
Grid Dog Armstrong	19	17	---	---	8	44
Ralph Quinn	---	---	7	30	2	39
Danny Cranford	14	10	---	---	14	38
Jim Carlson	14	16	---	---	7	37
Brant Covert	---	---	9	21	2	32
Alonzo Hatcher	13	6	---	---	9	28
Joshua Thomas	---	---	2	16	10	28
Kirk Snyder	---	---	4	12	6	22
Victor Morton	4	2	---	---	16	22
Warren Kushto	0	0	---	---	22	22
Patrick Mussi	---	---	6	13	1	20
Gary Haywood	7	2	---	---	11	20
Bruce Ryder	7	9	---	---	3	19
Earnest Atkins	7	10	---	---	2	19
Donovan Watson	8	7	---	---	1	16
Reggie Fields	---	---	4	7	4	15
Casey Matthews	---	---	0	0	12	12
Kelly Simonton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Walter Bryant	---	---	1	9	---	10
Julio Esparza	---	---	0	0	7	7
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lamar Webb	---	---	0	2	---	2
Jamie Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	12	47	3.9
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	48	6.0
Middle	18	115	6.4
Right	11	70	6.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	44	25	1	0	2	4	7	3	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	33	18	1	2	3	4	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	35	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	97	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	42	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	47	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	75	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hunter Cassidy	9	4	0	41	0	30
WR Gene Zimmerman	8	5	0	42	0	27
WR Neal Walton	7	2	1	6	0	20
FB Nathan Ficken	5	4	0	42	1	26
WR Tommie Woodard	5	3	0	17	0	31
TE Bryan Lynch	4	2	1	13	0	22
RB Tom Matthews	2	2	0	-1	0	13
RB Larry Floyd	2	1	0	6	0	33
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	0	7	0	19
TE Bernard Updike	1	1	0	1	0	2

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Hamilton	10	7	0	59	0	23
WR Nicky Newkirk	6	4	1	33	0	23
WR Danny Cranford	4	2	0	5	0	10
WR Donovan Watson	4	1	1	26	1	7
TE Graham Sellers	3	0	0	0	0	18
FB Grid Dog Armstrong	3	1	1	6	0	17
FB Stanley Havili	2	2	0	16	0	21
RB Earnest Atkins	1	1	0	6	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brant Hockman	5	13	2.60	4.10
Cam Newton	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Earnest Atkins	1	1	1.00	15.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	5	4	16	3.20	3.95

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	5	1	2	0.40	4.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bryan Lynch	2	1	1	0.50	3.25
RB Tom Matthews	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50
WR Gene Zimmerman	1	1	15	15.00	5.25
FB Nathan Ficken	1	1	1	1.00	8.40

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nicky Newkirk	3	1	2	0.67	5.50
WR Donovan Watson	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR John Hamilton	1	0	0	0.00	5.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Brant Hockman	6	2
Earnest Atkins	2	1
Cam Newton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	15	7	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	3	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neal Walton	5	2	0
WR Hunter Cassidy	3	1	0
WR Gene Zimmerman	2	1	0
TE Bryan Lynch	2	0	0
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	1	0
FB Nathan Ficken	1	1	1
WR Tommie Woodard	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Graham Sellers	1	0	0
WR Danny Cranford	1	0	0
WR John Hamilton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (18,800)
End Zone 12,400 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (18,800)
End Zone	12,400 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (5,000)