Week 16, 2062

played in Pittsburgh, PA

24 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	9	-	9
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	17	0	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 PIT - Preston Silvers 2 run (Lee Rose extra point)
2Q: 09:48 PIT - Lee Rose 41 field goal
2Q: 06:14 PIT - Dave Farr 34 pass from Ty Kearns (Lee Rose extra point)
2Q: 01:46 PIT - Kirk Crouse 17 pass from Ty Kearns (Lee Rose extra point)
4Q: 14:27 PIT - Bill Copeland 11 pass from Ty Kearns (Lee Rose extra point)
4Q: 09:59 CAR - Terry Burk 20 field goal
4Q: 04:40 PIT - Lee Rose 40 field goal
4Q: 03:45 CAR - Damian Prior 31 pass from Corwin Burtnett (Ted Stephenson run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 PIT - Preston Silvers 2 run (Lee Rose extra point)
2Q: 09:48 PIT - Lee Rose 41 field goal
2Q: 06:14 PIT - Dave Farr 34 pass from Ty Kearns (Lee Rose extra point)
2Q: 01:46 PIT - Kirk Crouse 17 pass from Ty Kearns (Lee Rose extra point)
4Q: 14:27 PIT - Bill Copeland 11 pass from Ty Kearns (Lee Rose extra point)
4Q: 09:59 CAR - Terry Burk 20 field goal
4Q: 04:40 PIT - Lee Rose 40 field goal
4Q: 03:45 CAR - Damian Prior 31 pass from Corwin Burtnett (Ted Stephenson run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics CAR PIT
Record 11-4 8-7
First Downs 16 25
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 338 503
- Offensive Plays 53 67
- Yards per Play 6.38 7.51
Net Rushing Yards 110 185
- Rushing Attempts 21 35
- Yards per Rush 5.24 5.29
Net Passing Yards 228 318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 1 32 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 234 318
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.13 9.94
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 9/57
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/55
Kick Returns/Yards 4/81 1/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 33
Time of Possession 24:48 35:12

Team Statistics	CAR	PIT
Record	11-4	8-7
First Downs	16	25
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	338	503
- Offensive Plays	53	67
- Yards per Play	6.38	7.51
Net Rushing Yards	110	185
- Rushing Attempts	21	35
- Yards per Rush	5.24	5.29
Net Passing Yards	228	318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 1	32 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	234	318
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.13	9.94
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	9/57
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/55
Kick Returns/Yards	4/81	1/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 33
Time of Possession	24:48	35:12

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:49	3:55	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
1	2:53	3:12	OWN 20	7	18	Punt
2	9:42	1:41	OWN 28	4	7	Punt
2	6:00	3:11	OWN 25	9	42	Missed FG
2	1:36	1:17	OWN 21	4	23	Punt
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
3	9:46	4:49	OWN 1	8	48	Punt
4	14:19	4:27	OWN 25	9	72	Field Goal
4	8:03	0:56	OWN 3	2	8	Interception
4	4:32	1:01	OWN 28	2	72	Touchdown

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:11	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	5:54	3:01	OWN 30	5	26	Punt
2	14:41	4:59	OWN 20	10	56	Field Goal
2	8:01	2:01	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
2	2:49	1:13	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 1	3	46	Half
3	13:35	3:49	OWN 24	8	25	Punt
3	4:57	5:38	OWN 4	11	96	Touchdown
4	9:52	1:49	OPP 46	3	4	Punt
4	7:07	2:35	OPP 22	3	-1	Field Goal
4	3:31	3:31	OPP 49	5	17	Game

Game MVP: Ty Kearns, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ted Stephenson	9	54	6.00	25	2
RB Brett Dole	9	45	5.00	11	1
FB Xavier Harding	1	1	1.00	1	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	2	2.00	2	0
QB Winston Dodge	1	8	8.00	8	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Preston Silvers	27	121	4.48	26	3	1
QB Ty Kearns	4	38	9.50	16	2	0
RB Irving Banks	4	26	6.50	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Winston Dodge	22	12	122	2/6	0	20	0	70.6
Corwin Burtnett	8	5	112	0/0	1	41	1	106.3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ty Kearns	32	23	318	0/0	3	38	0	134.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jacob Cole	4	9	74	18.50	44	26	0
WR Damian Prior	3	4	78	26.00	46	41	1
TE Devan Farler	2	3	11	5.50	0	6	0
RB Ted Stephenson	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	4	35	17.50	24	18	0
RB Brett Dole	2	3	11	5.50	4	8	0
FB Xavier Harding	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Dave Thomson	1	2	8	8.00	5	8	0
RB Calvin Harding	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE James Kiluk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kirk Crouse	7	11	100	14.29	30	26	1
WR Bill Copeland	5	7	80	16.00	13	38	1
RB Preston Silvers	4	4	45	11.25	27	20	0
WR Dave Farr	4	6	47	11.75	15	34	1
TE Kenneth Hampton	2	3	19	9.50	11	12	0
WR Louis Davison	1	1	27	27.00	0	27	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Allen Walker	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Keith Elliott	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Dave Farr	1	0	0	0
OLB Marc Edwards	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Elijah Peterson	6	306	51.0	41.8	60	6

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Whiting	3	133	44.3	37.7	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Burk	1/2	0/1	0/1	20	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Rose	2/2	2/2	0/0	41	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Crone	4	55	13.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Harding	4	81	20.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Farr	1	41	41.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Keith Elliott	12	7	0.0	34	32
OLB Lewis Meusey	10	1	0.0	30	32
CB Tevin Widmer	5	2	0.0	22	32
ILB Josiah James	4	1	0.0	35	32
S Levi Phillip	3	2	0.0	32	30
ILB Dana Mathis	3	1	0.0	12	17
CB Bernie Burden	3	0	0.0	24	15
DE Korey Blombeck	3	0	0.0	34	32
CB Vernon Schlesinger	3	0	0.0	28	32
DE Damien Perez	2	0	0.0	31	26
OLB Kenyon Hicks	1	2	0.0	19	11
OLB Timothy Totten	1	1	0.0	22	21
DT Hayden Hammond	1	0	0.0	14	10
DT Drake Michaels	1	0	0.0	22	22
WR Damian Prior	1	0	---	---	---
DE Colin Chapman	1	0	0.0	7	4

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Reggie Harper	5	1	0.5	18	29
ILB Roy Turner	5	3	0.0	21	31
S Grady Stemke	5	2	0.0	21	32
DT Jordan McGregor	4	2	1.5	8	13
S Allen Walker	4	0	0.0	17	29
S Brody Page	3	1	0.0	16	18
DE Braxton McIntire	2	3	0.0	15	25
OLB Adrian McGee	2	2	0.0	21	28
CB Jose Ellis	2	2	0.0	20	28
DE Bryant George	2	1	0.0	17	23
CB Vinny Crone	2	0	0.0	12	24
CB Joey Sotelo	1	1	0.0	15	22
DE Douglas Strickland	1	0	0.0	13	13
CB Marcus Enman	1	0	0.0	1	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Drake Michaels	1	1	22
DE Damien Perez	0	2	26
DE Abel Lyon	0	1	2

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jordan McGregor	1.5	0	0	13
DE Reggie Harper	0.5	2	0	29
OLB Edward Glover	0.0	1	1	11
DE Braxton McIntire	0.0	1	0	25
DE Bryant George	0.0	1	0	23
S Brody Page	0.0	1	0	18
DT Derek Madsen	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Keith Elliott	7	0	32
CB Vernon Schlesinger	4	1	32
CB Tevin Widmer	3	0	32
OLB Lewis Meusey	2	1	32
CB Bernie Burden	2	0	15
ILB Dana Mathis	2	0	17
ILB Josiah James	1	2	32
DE Damien Perez	1	0	26
DE Korey Blombeck	1	0	32

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Roy Turner	5	1	0	31
S Allen Walker	2	0	1	29
CB Vinny Crone	2	0	0	24
DE Braxton McIntire	1	0	0	25
OLB Adrian McGee	1	0	0	28
DE Reggie Harper	1	0	0	29
S Brody Page	1	0	0	18
S Grady Stemke	1	0	0	32
CB Marcus Enman	1	0	0	7
DT Jordan McGregor	1	0	0	13
CB Jose Ellis	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lonnie Godfrey	4	5	0	21	0	32
T Ben Oxendine	2	4	0	21	0	32
C Josiah Hawkins	2	3	0	21	0	28
G Drake England	1	4	1	21	0	32
TE Devan Farler	1	1	0	11	0	17
T Alejandro Garrett	0	2	0	21	2	32
TE Brian McGhee	0	1	0	19	0	26

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Gene Arnold	3	9	35	32
G Jalen Dishman	3	5	35	32
T Desmond Blake	2	7	35	32
T Deion Gambone	1	4	35	32
G Cory Blaylock	1	3	31	32
TE Kenneth Hampton	0	1	31	32
G Carl Burge	0	1	4	0
FB Dakota Perez	0	1	9	4

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Elliott	3	11
Calvin Harding	1	19
Drake England	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Marc Edwards	2	20
Dakota Perez	1	21
Irving Banks	1	7

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Keith Elliott	---	---	34	32	11	77
S Levi Phillip	---	---	32	30	9	71
ILB Josiah James	---	---	35	32	2	69
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	34	32	2	68
CB Vernon Schlesinger	---	---	28	32	3	63
OLB Lewis Meusey	---	---	30	32	1	63
G Drake England	21	32	---	---	8	61
T Ben Oxendine	21	32	---	---	8	61
DE Damien Perez	---	---	31	26	---	57
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	22	32	1	55
T Alejandro Garrett	21	32	---	---	---	53
G Lonnie Godfrey	21	32	---	---	---	53
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	19	11	20	50
TE Devan Farler	11	17	---	---	21	49
C Josiah Hawkins	21	28	---	---	---	49
WR Jacob Cole	18	31	---	---	---	49
DT Drake Michaels	---	---	22	22	4	48
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	24	15	9	48
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	22	21	2	45
TE Brian McGhee	19	26	---	---	---	45
QB Winston Dodge	18	24	---	---	---	42
WR Dave Thomson	8	17	---	---	15	40
S Aiden Ricksecker	---	---	14	2	21	37
RB Ted Stephenson	13	23	---	---	---	36
RB Brett Dole	11	9	---	---	12	32
ILB Dana Mathis	---	---	12	17	---	29
WR Lewis Sparkes	14	14	---	---	---	28
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	14	10	1	25
WR Damian Prior	2	12	---	---	10	24
RB Calvin Harding	0	3	---	---	19	22
DE Colin Chapman	---	---	7	4	4	15
FB Xavier Harding	5	4	---	---	5	14
ILB Darren Braxton	---	---	3	0	10	13
G Noah Neumeyer	0	4	---	---	8	12
QB Corwin Burtnett	3	8	---	---	---	11
CB Junior Boore	---	---	2	0	8	10
TE James Kiluk	4	2	---	---	4	10
C Leonardo Jarvis	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Ron Yates	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Elijah Peterson	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Randal Richardson	0	2	---	---	3	5
K Terry Burk	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Abel Lyon	---	---	0	2	1	3
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	0	0	2	2
C Frank McGee	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Leland Hansen	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Kenneth Hampton	31	32	---	---	15	78
WR Bill Copeland	26	29	---	---	18	73
T Desmond Blake	35	32	---	---	5	72
G Jalen Dishman	35	32	---	---	5	72
RB Preston Silvers	31	32	---	---	7	70
QB Ty Kearns	35	32	---	---	2	69
T Deion Gambone	35	32	---	---	---	67
C Gene Arnold	35	32	---	---	---	67
G Cory Blaylock	31	32	---	---	---	63
ILB Roy Turner	---	---	21	31	11	63
WR Kirk Crouse	32	30	---	---	---	62
DE Bryant George	---	---	17	23	18	58
CB Jose Ellis	---	---	20	28	10	58
S Grady Stemke	---	---	21	32	2	55
OLB Adrian McGee	---	---	21	28	2	51
TE Darien Rivard	15	13	---	---	21	49
DE Reggie Harper	---	---	18	29	1	48
S Allen Walker	---	---	17	29	1	47
CB Vinny Crone	---	---	12	24	8	44
DE Braxton McIntire	---	---	15	25	1	41
CB Joey Sotelo	---	---	15	22	---	37
S Brody Page	---	---	16	18	1	35
FB Dakota Perez	9	4	---	---	21	34
WR Dave Farr	14	15	---	---	3	32
DE Douglas Strickland	---	---	13	13	1	27
CB Marcus Enman	---	---	1	7	17	25
OLB Marc Edwards	---	---	0	4	20	24
OLB Edward Glover	---	---	4	11	7	22
DT Jordan McGregor	---	---	8	13	1	22
DT Derek Madsen	---	---	6	13	---	19
S Kent Sakry	---	---	0	1	16	17
WR Aaron Paoletti	10	1	---	---	---	11
RB Irving Banks	4	0	---	---	7	11
G Carl Burge	4	0	---	---	5	9
K Lee Rose	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Al Browning	3	2	---	---	3	8
C J.T. Castillo	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Jorge Britton	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Norman Farler	---	---	3	1	1	5
OLB Elliot Buckner	---	---	3	0	1	4
P Derrick Whiting	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Louis Davison	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Alexis Dodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Brant Yantis	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Norman Logan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	25	25.0
Middle	11	52	4.7
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	23	145	6.3
Right	8	27	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Winston Dodge	22	12	1	4	0	1	5	0	0
Corwin Burtnett	8	5	3	0	0	0	2	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ty Kearns	32	23	5	0	0	4	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	54	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	45	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	135	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	46	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	104	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	69	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	99	19.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jacob Cole	9	4	74	2	31
WR Lewis Sparkes	4	2	35	0	14
WR Damian Prior	4	3	78	2	12
TE Devan Farler	3	2	11	0	17
RB Brett Dole	3	2	11	0	9
RB Ted Stephenson	2	2	12	0	23
WR Dave Thomson	2	1	8	0	17
FB Xavier Harding	1	1	5	0	4
RB Calvin Harding	1	0	0	0	3
TE James Kiluk	1	0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kirk Crouse	11	7	100	1	30
WR Bill Copeland	7	5	80	1	29
WR Dave Farr	6	4	47	1	15
RB Preston Silvers	4	4	45	1	32
TE Kenneth Hampton	3	2	19	0	32
WR Louis Davison	1	1	27	1	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Preston Silvers	2	9	4.50	4.48
RB Irving Banks	1	2	2.00	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Corwin Burtnett	3	1	6	2.00	14.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ty Kearns	6	4	42	7.00	9.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jacob Cole	2	0	0	0.00	8.22
RB Ted Stephenson	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bill Copeland	2	1	11	5.50	11.43
WR Dave Farr	2	1	3	1.50	7.83
WR Kirk Crouse	1	1	17	17.00	9.09
RB Preston Silvers	1	1	11	11.00	11.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ted Stephenson	3	1
RB Brett Dole	2	2

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Preston Silvers	5	3
QB Ty Kearns	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Winston Dodge	4	1	0
Corwin Burtnett	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ty Kearns	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch
WR Jacob Cole	3	0
RB Ted Stephenson	1	1
RB Calvin Harding	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kirk Crouse	3	1	1
WR Bill Copeland	2	2	2
RB Preston Silvers	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,100 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (18,500)
End Zone 12,900 (13,300)
Mezzanine 7,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (11,800)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,100 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (18,500)
End Zone	12,900 (13,300)
Mezzanine	7,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (11,800)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)