Week 16, 2086

played in Pittsburgh, PA

19 degrees, snow, 20 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	6	0	0	0	-	6
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	9	7	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 PIT - Jermaine Forney 5 pass from Cris Barnes (Giovanni Drakeford extra point)
1Q: 03:22 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 48 field goal
1Q: 01:06 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 42 field goal
2Q: 12:22 PIT - Giovanni Drakeford 22 field goal
2Q: 04:08 PIT - Giovanni Drakeford 50 field goal
2Q: 00:25 PIT - Giovanni Drakeford 25 field goal
3Q: 00:52 PIT - Doug Kirk 38 pass from Cris Barnes (Giovanni Drakeford extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 PIT - Jermaine Forney 5 pass from Cris Barnes (Giovanni Drakeford extra point)
1Q: 03:22 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 48 field goal
1Q: 01:06 CAR - Nathaniel Vaughn 42 field goal
2Q: 12:22 PIT - Giovanni Drakeford 22 field goal
2Q: 04:08 PIT - Giovanni Drakeford 50 field goal
2Q: 00:25 PIT - Giovanni Drakeford 25 field goal
3Q: 00:52 PIT - Doug Kirk 38 pass from Cris Barnes (Giovanni Drakeford extra point)

Team Statistics CAR PIT
Record 5-10 6-8-1
First Downs 12 16
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 192 342
- Offensive Plays 67 67
- Yards per Play 2.87 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 68 70
- Rushing Attempts 22 25
- Yards per Rush 3.09 2.80
Net Passing Yards 124 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 26 - 0 42 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 133 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.76 6.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/53 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 42
Time of Possession 31:21 28:39

Team Statistics	CAR	PIT
Record	5-10	6-8-1
First Downs	12	16
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	192	342
- Offensive Plays	67	67
- Yards per Play	2.87	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	68	70
- Rushing Attempts	22	25
- Yards per Rush	3.09	2.80
Net Passing Yards	124	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 26 - 0	42 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	133	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.76	6.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/53	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 42
Time of Possession	31:21	28:39

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
1	8:43	5:28	OWN 25	9	44	Field Goal
1	2:30	1:30	OPP 28	3	3	Field Goal
2	12:17	5:27	OWN 25	9	46	Missed FG
2	5:08	0:08	OWN 19	1	0	Fumble
2	4:00	1:02	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 25	2	0	Half
3	13:51	0:30	OWN 21	4	-12	Punt
3	10:30	3:04	OWN 41	4	14	Punt
3	6:28	1:27	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	2:43	1:29	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	0:33	6:52	OWN 39	13	24	Downs
4	4:12	1:29	OWN 20	6	20	Downs
4	2:13	0:38	OWN 8	4	-4	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	4:38	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
1	3:15	0:45	OWN 23	2	0	Interception
1	1:00	3:43	OWN 37	7	58	Field Goal
2	6:50	1:42	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
2	5:00	1:00	OPP 19	3	-14	Field Goal
2	2:58	2:41	OWN 18	9	74	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:09	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
3	13:21	2:51	OWN 45	5	21	Missed FG
3	7:26	0:58	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
3	5:01	2:18	OWN 19	6	18	Punt
3	1:14	0:41	OPP 46	2	46	Touchdown
4	8:41	4:29	OWN 37	8	51	Missed FG
4	2:43	0:30	OPP 40	3	3	Punt
4	1:35	1:35	OPP 4	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Cris Barnes, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Santiago Terry	12	38	3.17	19	1
RB Shaquille Lundgren	9	18	2.00	10	1
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	1	12	12.00	12	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jermaine Forney	20	60	3.00	13	2	0
QB Cris Barnes	5	10	2.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Klaes	31	19	106	0/0	0	19	0	67.4
B.J. Rinkenberg	12	7	27	2/9	0	6	0	63.2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cris Barnes	42	23	272	0/0	2	38	1	80.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Shane Carpenter	5	8	29	5.80	6	10
WR K.C. Reeves	5	8	27	5.40	9	15
RB Santiago Terry	4	4	18	4.50	0	12
WR Amir Klecko	4	6	27	6.75	9	19
WR Kerry Burnett	3	6	9	3.00	0	10
WR Jeffrey Rogers	2	4	10	5.00	3	5
WR Antoine Woods	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Clay Williamson	1	1	5	5.00	1	5
TE Karl Atkins	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
RB Shaquille Lundgren	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jermaine Forney	6	9	30	5.00	15	14	1
WR Doug Kirk	5	14	113	22.60	28	38	1
WR Max Shaye	3	6	42	14.00	0	17	0
TE Arturo DeBoer	3	3	11	3.67	0	5	0
TE Sergio Washington	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR James Foreman	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Skip Peterson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Tim Bodenhemer	1	1	25	25.00	21	25	0
TE Justin Birch	1	4	30	30.00	26	30	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ross Oliver	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Santiago Terry	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Kevin Gray	0	1	0	0
S Jose Tatum	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Velasquez	6	255	42.5	38.2	47	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julian Woodyard	5	212	42.4	40.8	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathaniel Vaughn	2/3	2/3	0/0	48	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Giovanni Drakeford	3/5	1/2	1/2	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
K.C. Reeves	1	8	8.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Taylor	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
K.C. Reeves	2	42	21.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Byron Dixon	3	72	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Grady Alston	7	4	23	35
OLB Dashawn Bronson	6	1	24	40
DT Joe Jankowski	5	0	11	22
ILB Gino Piper	4	1	20	31
S Louis Wicher	3	2	24	40
ILB Tevin Gagliardi	3	2	12	22
CB Ross Oliver	3	1	21	35
CB Bucky Perez	3	1	24	40
OLB Eugene Kudo	3	0	19	26
DE Donte Wolfe	2	1	22	35
OLB J.J. Fender	2	0	6	16
DE Marc Gregg	1	2	24	34
CB Mack Flowers	1	0	5	13
CB Gus Jennings	1	0	15	22
S Jamal Rivers	0	1	1	5

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Tatum	8	3	0.0	22	35
CB Justics Lunsford	6	1	0.0	19	37
DE Justin Manalang	5	0	0.5	17	24
ILB Malik Carter	4	4	0.0	22	44
OLB Levon Cascini	4	0	0.0	22	45
DT Edwin Preston	3	1	1.0	22	36
OLB Alfred Fuller	3	2	0.5	22	45
CB Kevin Gray	3	0	0.0	17	33
CB Josue Sidharta	3	0	0.0	13	31
S Gary Burton	3	0	0.0	3	18
DT Angel Wight	2	0	0.0	15	37
OLB Charlie Minevich	2	0	0.0	3	11
S Wayne Hutchins	1	2	0.0	22	36
DE Travis Shepard	1	0	0.0	3	1
WR Doug Kirk	1	0	---	---	---
CB Byron Dixon	1	0	0.0	4	13
DE A.J. Paradis	0	1	0.0	9	28
OLB J.B. Capstraw	0	1	0.0	7	10
S Damien Joyner	0	1	0.0	0	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Alex Faulkenbury	1	0	1	9
DE Marc Gregg	0	2	0	34
DE Donte Wolfe	0	1	2	35
DT Joe Jankowski	0	1	0	22
DT Buddy Gidley	0	1	0	15
OLB J.J. Fender	0	0	1	16

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Edwin Preston	1.0	0	1	1	36
DE Justin Manalang	0.5	0	1	0	24
OLB Alfred Fuller	0.5	0	0	0	45
OLB Levon Cascini	0.0	1	2	0	45
DE A.J. Paradis	0.0	1	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dashawn Bronson	5	2	0	40
S Grady Alston	3	2	0	35
CB Bucky Perez	3	2	0	40
S Louis Wicher	3	0	0	40
ILB Tevin Gagliardi	3	0	0	22
CB Ross Oliver	2	0	1	35
OLB J.J. Fender	1	2	0	16
DE Donte Wolfe	1	0	0	35
ILB Gino Piper	1	0	0	31
CB Mack Flowers	1	0	0	13

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Justics Lunsford	4	3	37
S Jose Tatum	4	0	35
CB Josue Sidharta	3	1	31
ILB Malik Carter	3	0	44
OLB Charlie Minevich	2	1	11
CB Kevin Gray	2	0	33
OLB Levon Cascini	1	1	45
OLB Alfred Fuller	1	1	45
DT Edwin Preston	1	0	36
S Wayne Hutchins	1	0	36
DE Travis Shepard	1	0	1
DE Justin Manalang	1	0	24
CB Byron Dixon	1	0	13
S Gary Burton	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brenden Cook	3	4	22	1	45
T Charlie Gibson	2	3	22	0	45
G Randall Roush	1	8	22	0	45
C Tim Flynn	1	5	22	1	45
G Trevor Wilkerson	0	1	22	0	45

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Ross Moll	3	5	25	42
C Wayne Davison	2	5	25	42
T Skip Fewell	1	4	25	42
T Lance Weatherspoon	0	3	25	42
G J.T. Humphries	0	3	25	42
TE Justin Birch	0	1	20	31

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
DeAndre Valcarcel	2	15
Clay Williamson	1	23
Paul Cobbins	1	23
Damien Waddy	1	9

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Arturo DeBoer	1	25
Charlie Minevich	1	21
Wyatt St. Martin	1	19

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Louis Wicher	---	---	24	40	13	77
T Brenden Cook	22	45	---	---	9	76
CB Bucky Perez	---	---	24	40	4	68
OLB Dashawn Bronson	---	---	24	40	4	68
C Tim Flynn	22	45	---	---	---	67
G Trevor Wilkerson	22	45	---	---	---	67
T Charlie Gibson	22	45	---	---	---	67
G Randall Roush	22	45	---	---	---	67
WR Amir Klecko	17	38	---	---	9	64
TE Shane Carpenter	21	41	---	---	---	62
DE Marc Gregg	---	---	24	34	4	62
S Grady Alston	---	---	23	35	3	61
WR Kerry Burnett	18	43	---	---	---	61
DE Donte Wolfe	---	---	22	35	3	60
CB Ross Oliver	---	---	21	35	1	57
ILB Gino Piper	---	---	20	31	1	52
QB J.C. Klaes	19	31	---	---	---	50
TE Paul Cobbins	8	16	---	---	23	47
CB Gus Jennings	---	---	15	22	9	46
OLB Eugene Kudo	---	---	19	26	---	45
WR K.C. Reeves	11	21	---	---	11	43
ILB Tevin Gagliardi	---	---	12	22	4	38
CB Mack Flowers	---	---	5	13	19	37
RB Shaquille Lundgren	9	10	---	---	18	37
DT Joe Jankowski	---	---	11	22	3	36
RB Santiago Terry	12	23	---	---	---	35
OLB Alex Faulkenbury	---	---	3	9	22	34
RB Clay Williamson	1	6	---	---	23	30
OLB J.J. Fender	---	---	6	16	5	27
WR Jeffrey Rogers	0	7	---	---	17	24
TE Karl Atkins	6	9	---	---	9	24
DT Antonio Manning	---	---	9	7	7	23
DT Buddy Gidley	---	---	6	15	1	22
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	3	14	---	---	3	20
WR Antoine Woods	7	11	---	---	---	18
S DeAndre Valcarcel	---	---	1	2	15	18
ILB Aidan Kennedy	---	---	2	2	12	16
DE Alec Herttna	---	---	1	6	6	13
G Louis Vance	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Cristian Gillespie	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Gary McCumber	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Damien Waddy	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Zane McNutt	---	---	2	5	1	8
S Jamal Rivers	---	---	1	5	1	7
P Jackie Velasquez	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Nathaniel Vaughn	0	0	---	---	6	6

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Malik Carter	---	---	22	44	11	77
G Ross Moll	25	42	---	---	10	77
T Lance Weatherspoon	25	42	---	---	10	77
G J.T. Humphries	25	42	---	---	10	77
T Skip Fewell	25	42	---	---	10	77
OLB Alfred Fuller	---	---	22	45	3	70
OLB Levon Cascini	---	---	22	45	2	69
QB Cris Barnes	25	42	---	---	---	67
WR Doug Kirk	25	42	---	---	---	67
C Wayne Davison	25	42	---	---	---	67
WR Max Shaye	25	39	---	---	---	64
RB Jermaine Forney	25	38	---	---	---	63
DT Angel Wight	---	---	15	37	9	61
S Wayne Hutchins	---	---	22	36	3	61
DT Edwin Preston	---	---	22	36	2	60
S Jose Tatum	---	---	22	35	1	58
CB Justics Lunsford	---	---	19	37	2	58
CB Josue Sidharta	---	---	13	31	11	55
DE Justin Manalang	---	---	17	24	12	53
CB Kevin Gray	---	---	17	33	1	51
TE Justin Birch	20	31	---	---	---	51
WR James Foreman	19	22	---	---	5	46
DE A.J. Paradis	---	---	9	28	3	40
TE Arturo DeBoer	5	9	---	---	25	39
S Gary Burton	---	---	3	18	16	37
OLB Charlie Minevich	---	---	3	11	21	35
CB Byron Dixon	---	---	4	13	17	34
OLB J.B. Capstraw	---	---	7	10	12	29
FB Skip Peterson	1	8	---	---	20	29
WR Tim Bodenhemer	0	5	---	---	19	24
RB Wyatt St. Martin	0	0	---	---	19	19
TE Sergio Washington	5	11	---	---	---	16
WR Rondell Page	0	5	---	---	8	13
S Damien Joyner	---	---	0	10	2	12
K Giovanni Drakeford	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Travis Shepard	---	---	3	1	6	10
C Vernon Kinney	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Damien Taylor	---	---	0	0	6	6
QB Derek Bruce	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Julian Woodyard	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Lukas Thomason	---	---	0	1	1	2
RB Bernie Tijerina	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Taylor Brewer	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Chandler Fox	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Dustin Forguson	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Trevor Gillam	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	16	58	3.6
Right	5	5	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	14	25	1.8
Right	3	16	5.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Klaes	31	19	0	2	1	4	4	0	0
B.J. Rinkenberg	12	7	0	0	0	3	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cris Barnes	42	23	5	0	4	8	5	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	22	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	63	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	48	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	35	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	109	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	28	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	100	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Shane Carpenter	8	5	0	29	41
WR K.C. Reeves	8	5	0	27	21
WR Kerry Burnett	6	3	1	9	43
WR Amir Klecko	6	4	0	27	38
WR Jeffrey Rogers	4	2	0	10	7
RB Santiago Terry	4	4	0	18	23
TE Karl Atkins	3	1	0	2	9
WR Antoine Woods	2	1	0	6	11
RB Clay Williamson	1	1	0	5	6
RB Shaquille Lundgren	1	0	0	0	10

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Doug Kirk	14	5	1	113	3	42
RB Jermaine Forney	9	6	1	30	0	38
WR Max Shaye	6	3	2	42	0	39
TE Justin Birch	4	1	0	30	1	31
TE Arturo DeBoer	3	3	0	11	0	9
TE Sergio Washington	2	2	0	7	0	11
WR James Foreman	2	1	0	9	0	22
FB Skip Peterson	1	1	0	5	0	8
WR Tim Bodenhemer	1	1	0	25	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jermaine Forney	6	3	0.50	3.00
QB Cris Barnes	2	-2	-1.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cris Barnes	10	5	19	1.90	6.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Doug Kirk	3	1	10	3.33	8.07
RB Jermaine Forney	3	2	1	0.33	3.33
TE Sergio Washington	1	1	3	3.00	3.50
WR James Foreman	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
FB Skip Peterson	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Max Shaye	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Santiago Terry	3	2

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Cris Barnes	3	1
RB Jermaine Forney	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Klaes	9	4	1
B.J. Rinkenberg	4	2	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cris Barnes	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeffrey Rogers	4	2	1
WR Antoine Woods	2	1	0
TE Shane Carpenter	2	1	0
WR Amir Klecko	2	1	0
RB Santiago Terry	1	1	1
TE Karl Atkins	1	0	0
WR Kerry Burnett	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max Shaye	3	1	0
WR Doug Kirk	3	2	2
RB Jermaine Forney	2	1	0
WR James Foreman	1	0	0
WR Tim Bodenhemer	1	1	1
TE Justin Birch	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,200 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,300 (14,200)
End Zone 5,900 (10,200)
Mezzanine 3,800 (5,900)
Sideline Seats 6,400 (9,100)
Club Seats 8,600 (17,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,200 (8,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,200 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,300 (14,200)
End Zone	5,900 (10,200)
Mezzanine	3,800 (5,900)
Sideline Seats	6,400 (9,100)
Club Seats	8,600 (17,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,200 (8,100)