| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 32 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind. |
| Pittsburgh won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bruce Darche kicked off 58 yards from the CAR30. Marshall Robb returned the ball 19 yards to the PIT31. Tackled by Mike Hoomanawanui. Carolina's Reuben Preston was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-PIT31 (1Q: 14:44) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Cason. |
| 2-5-PIT36 (1Q: 14:03) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Britt Wheeler for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wheeler gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT49 (1Q: 13:25) Herb Matich ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. ILB Wendell Coffey knocked down Gabe Russell to break up the play. |
| 2-12-PIT47 (1Q: 12:45) Herb Matich ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Dwayne Swillis, assisted by S Rich Goeas. Key block delivered by Gabe Russell. |
| 3-4-CAR45 (1Q: 12:16) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 6 yards. Tackled by S Rich Goeas, assisted by CB Bryant Crawford. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (1Q: 11:42) Rico Howe pass completed to WR George Gray for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Gray gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (1Q: 11:07) Herb Matich ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. Key block delivered by Gabe Russell. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (1Q: 10:27) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR18 (1Q: 10:18) Herb Matich ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. |
| 2-13-CAR16 (1Q: 09:38) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Pittsburgh 6, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 09:38) Extra point by Ryan Succop was good. Pittsburgh 7, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 09:32) Ryan Succop kicked off 61 yards from the PIT30. Raymond Bournigal returned the ball 24 yards to the CAR33. Tackled by Pete Wyoming. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (1Q: 09:06) Tommie Peters ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Aaron Maybin, assisted by CB Curtis Fitzgerald. |
| 2-11-CAR32 (1Q: 08:38) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Josh Hall, assisted by S Ronnie White. |
| 3-1-CAR42 (1Q: 07:58) Tommie Peters ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Curtis Fitzgerald, assisted by S Ronnie White. Key block delivered by Teddy Freeman. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (1Q: 07:14) Tommie Peters ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Omar Hudson, assisted by DT Sen'Derrick Marks. Key block delivered by Richie Haayer. Haayer ran over Trevor Gourdine to set up the play. |
| 2-4-PIT44 (1Q: 06:30) Tommie Peters ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Curtis Fitzgerald. |
| 3-2-PIT42 (1Q: 05:56) Tommie Peters ran around right end for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Joe Corbett, assisted by ILB Edward Patterson. Key block delivered by Steven Justice. |
| 1-10-PIT28 (1Q: 05:16) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Josh Hall. Royal gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-PIT06 (1Q: 04:31) Howie Barrett pass completed to RB Tommie Peters for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Pittsburgh 7, Carolina 6 |
| (1Q: 04:31) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. Carolina 7, Pittsburgh 7 |
| (1Q: 04:25) Bruce Darche kicked off 53 yards from the CAR30. Marshall Robb returned the ball 20 yards to the PIT37. Tackled by Ralph Witt. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (1Q: 03:59) Rico Howe pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR George Gray. DE Kerry Abrams blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT37 (1Q: 03:52) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (1Q: 03:14) Rico Howe sacked by DE Tim Crowder for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Brett Hathaway. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-16-PIT45 (1Q: 02:28) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Gray. OLB Leonard Korte defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-16-PIT45 (1Q: 02:20) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kirk Cole. DE E.J. Wilson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-16-PIT45 (1Q: 02:11) Colin Zook punted 43 yards. Ethan Blackshear returned the kick 4 yards to the CAR16. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR07 (1Q: 02:02) Wade Denson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson, assisted by OLB Lincoln Vespignani. |
| 2-9-CAR08 (1Q: 01:24) Tommie Peters ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson, assisted by CB Pete Wyoming. Key block delivered by Richie Haayer. |
| 3-1-CAR16 (1Q: 01:00) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. DE Aaron Maybin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-1-CAR16 (1Q: 00:55) Bill Hankton punted 70 yards. Kirk Cole returned the kick 2 yards to the PIT16. Tackled by Rich Goeas. |
| 1-10-PIT16 (1Q: 00:46) Herb Matich ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Joey Sturgeon, assisted by S Louis Delmas. Key block delivered by Donovan Ahern. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-4-PIT22 (2Q: 15:00) Herb Matich ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi, assisted by DE D'Anthony Smith. |
| 3-4-PIT22 (2Q: 14:31) Rico Howe pass completed to WR George Gray for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT30 (2Q: 14:02) Herb Matich ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Kerry Abrams, assisted by ILB Marty Larry. Key block delivered by Frankie Modrell. Modrell ran over Rodderick Muckelroy to set up the play. |
| 2-2-PIT38 (2Q: 13:21) Herb Matich ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. Key block delivered by Graham Sellers. |
| 1-10-PIT48 (2Q: 12:53) Rico Howe pass completed to WR George Gray for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo McKnight. Gray gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 12:19) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas, assisted by DE D'Anthony Smith. |
| 2-8-CAR30 (2Q: 11:42) Herb Matich ran a trap outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. Key block delivered by Gabe Russell. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (2Q: 10:56) Herb Matich ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo McKnight. |
| 2-7-CAR13 (2Q: 10:27) Rico Howe pass completed to TE Antonio Fecht for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Bryant Crawford, assisted by CB Jumbo McKnight. Fecht gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-2-CAR02 (2Q: 09:40) Rico Howe pass completed to RB Herb Matich for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Pittsburgh 13, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 09:40) Extra point by Ryan Succop was good. Pittsburgh 14, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 09:31) Ryan Succop kicked off 60 yards from the PIT30. Raymond Bournigal returned the ball 21 yards to the CAR31. Tackled by Irving Duvall. Ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT Toby Gerhardt on the CAR31. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (2Q: 09:23) Rico Howe pass completed to RB Toby Gerhardt for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte, assisted by ILB Wendell Coffey. Gerhardt gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-CAR28 (2Q: 08:46) Rico Howe sacked by OLB Rodderick Muckelroy for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Rodger Saffold. |
| 3-15-CAR36 (2Q: 08:15) Irving Duvall ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Sherrick McManis. |
| 4-5-CAR26 (2Q: 07:35) Ryan Succop attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 17, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 07:29) Ryan Succop kicked off 59 yards from the PIT30. Bryant Crawford returned the ball 21 yards to the CAR32. Tackled by Dominique Edison. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 07:01) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Eddie Royal. Carolina's Lionel Poock was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-CAR32 (2Q: 06:54) Howie Barrett scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Trevor Gourdine. |
| 3-7-CAR35 (2Q: 06:06) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Richie Fuller. DE Chris Akaka drove right through Jon Asamoah to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-7-CAR35 (2Q: 06:00) Bill Hankton punted 44 yards. The ball was downed at the PIT21. |
| 1-10-PIT21 (2Q: 05:52) Herb Matich ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Wendell Coffey. Key block delivered by Rodger Saffold. |
| 2-4-PIT27 (2Q: 05:26) Herb Matich ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Joey Sturgeon. Key block delivered by Frankie Modrell. |
| 1-10-PIT32 (2Q: 04:56) Herb Matich ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jumbo McKnight, assisted by OLB Leonard Korte. The ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT Kirk Cole for 4 yards to the PIT40. Tackled by Marty Larry. |
| 2-2-PIT40 (2Q: 04:28) Rico Howe pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Herb Matich. DE Kerry Abrams blocked the pass. |
| 3-2-PIT40 (2Q: 04:22) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Tim Crowder. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-PIT46 (2Q: 03:41) Toby Gerhardt ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Joey Sturgeon, assisted by CB Sherrick McManis. DE Tim Crowder knocked down Herman Hanks to break up the play. |
| 2-7-PIT49 (2Q: 03:19) Quentin Dernbach ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Cason, assisted by ILB Dwayne Swillis. Key block delivered by Donovan Ahern. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (2Q: 02:57) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Gray. ILB Dwayne Swillis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Intentional Grounding. Carolina's Wade Turner was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-21-PIT48 (2Q: 02:47) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Toby Gerhardt. DE E.J. Wilson drove right through Frankie Modrell to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-21-PIT48 (2Q: 02:43) Rico Howe sacked by DE Kerry Abrams and DE Tim Crowder for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Brett Hathaway. |
| 4-26-PIT43 (2Q: 02:22) Colin Zook punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR01. Carolina's Wade Turner was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| 1-10-CAR01 (2Q: 02:11) Tommie Peters ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Aaron Maybin, assisted by S William Moore. Key block delivered by Richie Fuller. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-4-CAR07 (2Q: 02:00) Howie Barrett pass was intended for WR Eddie Royal and was intercepted by CB Patrick Lee at the CAR13. Tackled by Eddie Royal. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (2Q: 01:47) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Wendell Coffey. |
| 2-6-CAR09 (2Q: 01:25) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Herb Matich. OLB Leonard Korte hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-CAR09 (2Q: 01:18) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Herb Matich. DE E.J. Wilson drove right through Gabe Russell to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-CAR09 (2Q: 01:11) Ryan Succop attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 20, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 01:05) Ryan Succop kicked off 53 yards from the PIT30. Raymond Bournigal returned the ball 22 yards to the CAR39. Tackled by Pete Wyoming. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (2Q: 00:56) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. DE George Selvie hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR39 (2Q: 00:45) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Richie Fuller. DE Chris Akaka hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CAR39 (2Q: 00:39) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Curtis Fitzgerald. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (2Q: 00:30) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. CB Pete Wyoming defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR50 (2Q: 00:21) Howie Barrett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Tommie Peters. |
| 3-10-CAR50 (2Q: 00:14) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Ralph Witt. |
| 4-10-CAR50 (2Q: 00:01) Bill Hankton punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ryan Succop kicked off 73 yards from the PIT30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Tommie Peters ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Patrick Lee. |
| 2-9-CAR21 (3Q: 14:28) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Pete Wyoming. Walton gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (3Q: 13:54) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 21 yards. Tackled by S Josh Moseley. Walton gained 9 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-PIT39 (3Q: 13:42) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Eddie Royal. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-PIT39 (3Q: 13:32) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Richie Fuller for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Davis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-PIT28 (3Q: 12:49) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Richie Fuller. ILB Trevor Gourdine defended the pass. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-PIT38 (3Q: 12:39) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Richie Fuller for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Lee. |
| 2-13-PIT31 (3Q: 12:13) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by TE Mike Hoomanawanui. |
| 3-13-PIT31 (3Q: 12:06) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. OLB Bruce Davis defended the pass. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Clipping. |
| 4-28-PIT46 (3Q: 11:57) Bill Hankton punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (3Q: 11:51) Rico Howe pass completed to TE Antonio Fecht for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Crawford, assisted by S Rich Goeas. Fecht gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT33 (3Q: 11:06) Rico Howe pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR George Gray. |
| 2-10-PIT33 (3Q: 10:57) Rico Howe pass completed to RB Herb Matich for 10 yards. Tackled by DE E.J. Wilson, assisted by CB Sherrick McManis. Matich gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT43 (3Q: 10:26) Toby Gerhardt ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas, assisted by DE D'Anthony Smith. |
| 2-10-PIT43 (3Q: 09:57) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Britt Wheeler. OLB Rodderick Muckelroy defended the pass. |
| 3-10-PIT43 (3Q: 09:53) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Crawford. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-PIT49 (3Q: 09:21) Colin Zook punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR04. |
| 1-10-CAR04 (3Q: 09:11) Wade Denson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Patrick Lee, assisted by DE Chris Akaka. |
| 2-9-CAR05 (3Q: 08:42) Tommie Peters ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE George Selvie. |
| 3-7-CAR07 (3Q: 08:14) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Pete Wyoming, assisted by OLB Bruce Davis. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (3Q: 07:39) Tommie Peters ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson. Key block delivered by Hardy Glasgow. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (3Q: 06:53) Wade Denson ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Lee. Key block delivered by Hardy Glasgow. |
| 2-4-CAR35 (3Q: 06:28) Tommie Peters ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Josh Moseley, assisted by DE Aaron Maybin. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (3Q: 06:20) Wade Denson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson, assisted by S William Moore. |
| 2-10-CAR40 (3Q: 05:34) Tommie Peters ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie White. Key block delivered by Teddy Freeman. |
| 1-10-PIT47 (3Q: 04:56) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Richie Fuller. CB Patrick Lee defended the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT47 (3Q: 04:47) Howie Barrett pass completed to RB Tommie Peters for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Pete Wyoming. Peters gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-PIT43 (3Q: 04:06) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. DT Sen'Derrick Marks drove right through Courtney Diminnie to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-6-PIT43 (3Q: 03:59) Bill Hankton punted 41 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the PIT02. |
| 1-10-PIT02 (3Q: 03:49) Herb Matich ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Kerry Abrams, assisted by CB Jumbo McKnight. |
| 2-7-PIT05 (3Q: 03:03) Toby Gerhardt ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. |
| 3-4-PIT08 (3Q: 02:31) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Gray. DT Wade Turner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-PIT08 (3Q: 02:23) Colin Zook punted 38 yards. Darryl Tripodi called for a fair catch at the PIT46. |
| 1-10-PIT46 (3Q: 02:16) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Richie Fuller for 13 yards. Tackled by S Josh Moseley. |
| 1-10-PIT33 (3Q: 01:30) Wade Denson ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Aaron Maybin. |
| 2-13-PIT36 (3Q: 01:01) Howie Barrett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Wade Denson. Pittsburgh's Chris Akaka was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor triceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-13-PIT36 (3Q: 00:56) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 36 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Royal gained 20 yards after the catch. Pittsburgh 20, Carolina 13 |
| (3Q: 00:56) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. Pittsburgh 20, Carolina 14 |
| (3Q: 00:43) Bruce Darche kicked off 70 yards from the CAR30. Marshall Robb returned the ball 51 yards to the CAR49. Tackled by Bryant Crawford. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (3Q: 00:16) Herb Matich ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE D'Anthony Smith. Key block delivered by Gabe Russell. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (3Q: 00:06) Rico Howe pass completed to WR George Gray for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-6-CAR25 (4Q: 15:00) Irving Duvall ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Crawford. Key block delivered by Donovan Ahern. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (4Q: 14:18) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry, assisted by DE Tim Crowder. Key block delivered by Gabe Russell. |
| 2-5-CAR13 (4Q: 13:48) Rico Howe pass completed to RB Herb Matich for -2 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for an Illegal Forward Pass. |
| 3-10-CAR18 (4Q: 13:39) Rico Howe pass completed to FB Quentin Dernbach for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Dernbach gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Pittsburgh 26, Carolina 14 |
| (4Q: 13:39) Extra point by Ryan Succop was good. Pittsburgh 27, Carolina 14 |
| (4Q: 13:31) Ryan Succop kicked off 67 yards from the PIT30. Bryant Crawford returned the ball 17 yards to the CAR20. Tackled by Pete Wyoming. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 13:08) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Neal Walton. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (4Q: 12:59) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Lincoln Vespignani. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Walton gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (4Q: 12:20) Wade Denson ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Josh Moseley. |
| 2-6-CAR40 (4Q: 11:50) Wade Denson ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Curtis Fitzgerald, assisted by OLB Lincoln Vespignani. Key block delivered by Steven Justice. |
| 1-10-PIT46 (4Q: 11:16) Wade Denson ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Chris Akaka. Key block delivered by Hardy Glasgow. |
| 2-4-PIT40 (4Q: 10:31) Tommie Peters ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Pete Wyoming, assisted by S William Moore. |
| 3-6-PIT42 (4Q: 09:56) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Arnie Sherry for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Curtis Fitzgerald. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sherry gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT30 (4Q: 09:08) Tommie Peters ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Davis. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-PIT25 (4Q: 08:59) Wade Denson ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE George Selvie. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Eddie Royal to the PIT15. |
| 1-10-PIT15 (4Q: 08:24) Wade Denson ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Sen'Derrick Marks. |
| 2-13-PIT18 (4Q: 07:39) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Arnie Sherry for 11 yards. Tackled by S William Moore. Sherry gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-PIT07 (4Q: 07:05) Wade Denson ran around right end for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Hardy Glasgow. Pittsburgh 27, Carolina 20 |
| (4Q: 07:05) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. Pittsburgh 27, Carolina 21 |
| (4Q: 06:59) Bruce Darche kicked off 75 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (4Q: 06:59) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. Key block delivered by Quentin Dernbach. |
| 2-5-PIT25 (4Q: 06:15) Herb Matich ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodderick Muckelroy, assisted by CB Jumbo McKnight. Key block delivered by Frankie Modrell. Modrell flattened Nicky Jeffries to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-PIT38 (4Q: 05:28) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry, assisted by CB Jumbo McKnight. Key block delivered by Frankie Modrell. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-PIT33 (4Q: 05:18) Herb Matich ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dwayne Swillis, assisted by S Louis Delmas. Key block delivered by Rodger Saffold. |
| 2-10-PIT38 (4Q: 04:32) Rico Howe scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Wendell Coffey. |
| 3-5-PIT43 (4Q: 03:46) Herb Matich ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte, assisted by S Rich Goeas. |
| 4-3-PIT45 (4Q: 03:01) Colin Zook punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR05. |
| 1-10-CAR05 (4Q: 02:52) Tommie Peters ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE George Selvie, assisted by S Josh Moseley. Key block delivered by Teddy Freeman. |
| 2-3-CAR12 (4Q: 02:06) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Neal Walton. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-3-CAR12 (4Q: 01:57) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Davis, assisted by CB Pete Wyoming. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Royal gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (4Q: 01:35) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 17 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie White. Royal gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT48 (4Q: 01:16) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Richie Fuller for 11 yards. Tackled by S Josh Moseley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (4Q: 01:06) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 26 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Bruce Davis. Walton gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT11 (4Q: 00:55) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Arnie Sherry for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Curtis Fitzgerald. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-8-PIT09 (4Q: 00:45) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Richie Fuller for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Davis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-1-PIT01 (4Q: 00:34) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 27, Pittsburgh 27 |
| (4Q: 00:34) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. Carolina 28, Pittsburgh 27 |
| (4Q: 00:28) Bruce Darche kicked off 51 yards from the CAR30. Marshall Robb returned the ball 25 yards to the PIT44. Tackled by Ed Dickson. |
| 1-10-PIT44 (4Q: 00:19) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Herb Matich. DE E.J. Wilson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-PIT44 (4Q: 00:13) Rico Howe pass completed to WR George Gray for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Sherrick McManis. Gray gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (4Q: 00:05) Ryan Succop attempted a 52 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 30, Carolina 28 |
| Final Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 30, Carolina Panthers 28 |