| Played in Pittsburgh, PA, weather: 25 degrees, snow, 9 mph wind. |
| Pittsburgh won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Sammie Harden kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-PIT20 (1Q: 15:00) Junior Hoosier ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE George Carter. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Brown is blitzing. 2-8-PIT22 (1Q: 14:26) Junior Hoosier ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Derek Wolfe, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Gonzalez is blitzing. 3-11-PIT19 (1Q: 13:49) Cristian Willis ran inside the left guard for 13 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Derek Wolfe. Key block delivered by Peter Kowal. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-PIT32 (1Q: 13:21) Junior Hoosier ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard, assisted by DT Derek Wolfe. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-7-PIT35 (1Q: 12:57) Cristian Willis ran a draw inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Curtis Tanner, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-PIT34 (1Q: 12:22) Cam Newton pass was dropped by WR Eddie Dawkins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-PIT34 (1Q: 12:17) Billy Joe Lowe punted 66 yards. Touchback. |
| Carolina: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 12:11) Ronald Chae pass completed to RB Levi Scialabba for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Herman Turnbull. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Scialabba gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Carolina: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-3-CAR27 (1Q: 11:34) Ronald Chae pass was intended for RB Levi Scialabba and was intercepted by ILB Wes Richmond at the CAR35. The interception was returned 7 yards. Tackled by Terry Browning. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR28 (1Q: 11:21) Cristian Willis ran a draw inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown, assisted by DE Star Latulelei. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-14-CAR32 (1Q: 10:42) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Junior Hoosier. OLB Bob Guest hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-14-CAR32 (1Q: 10:38) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Trevor Briel, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. Hamilton gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 4-10-CAR28 (1Q: 10:13) Deon Prior attempted a 45 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. He could not find his footing on the snowy field. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR35 (1Q: 10:05) Levi Scialabba ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Ingram. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-CAR38 (1Q: 09:39) Levi Scialabba ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Akeem Ayers. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-7-CAR38 (1Q: 09:11) Ronald Chae sacked by DE Melvin Ingram for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Alonzo Tripp. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Levi Scialabba on the CAR32. |
| 4-13-CAR32 (1Q: 08:30) Jared Francis punted 55 yards. Kendrick Zolak returned the kick 9 yards to the PIT22. Tackled by Dejon Gomes. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-PIT22 (1Q: 08:20) Cristian Willis ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Star Latulelei. Key block delivered by Peter Kowal. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-PIT27 (1Q: 07:50) Cam Newton scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Trevor Briel and assisted by CB Vernon Warren. |
| Pittsburgh: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-PIT32 (1Q: 07:07) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-15-PIT27 (1Q: 06:59) Junior Hoosier ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Vernon Warren. |
| Pittsburgh: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Brown is blitzing. 2-16-PIT26 (1Q: 06:14) Cam Newton sacked by OLB Zach Brown for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Mel Davey. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-24-PIT18 (1Q: 05:35) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Eddie Dawkins for 42 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Boggs. Dawkins gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR40 (1Q: 04:55) Cam Newton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR John Hamilton. DE Isaac Eatherton blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-CAR40 (1Q: 04:47) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Eddie Dawkins for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. |
| Pittsburgh: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-CAR36 (1Q: 04:13) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. OLB Bob Guest hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-CAR36 (1Q: 04:08) Billy Joe Lowe punted 36 yards. Touchback. Pittsburgh's Rodney Umenyiora was hurt on the play. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 04:03) Pete Bates ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Nick Lujan, assisted by S Corey Turner. ILB Russell Harvey knocked down Ellis Covill to break up the play. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-14-CAR16 (1Q: 03:35) Levi Scialabba ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Renaldo Jeffries. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-18-CAR12 (1Q: 03:02) Ronald Chae pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sherman Shaw. DE Herman Turnbull hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-18-CAR12 (1Q: 02:54) Jared Francis punted 48 yards. Kendrick Zolak returned the kick 10 yards to the PIT50. Tackled by Rueben Randle. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Earl Fulton at the PIT50. |
| Carolina: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-PIT50 (1Q: 02:43) Levi Scialabba ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Ingram, assisted by S Corey Turner. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-11-CAR49 (1Q: 01:59) Ronald Chae pass completed to RB Levi Scialabba for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Roman Guthrie. Scialabba gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-PIT30 (1Q: 01:18) Ronald Chae pass completed to WR Sherman Shaw for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey, assisted by S Colin Ramirez. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Carolina: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-PIT27 (1Q: 00:34) Levi Scialabba ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Corey Turner, assisted by DT Renaldo Jeffries. DE Melvin Ingram knocked down Ellis Covill to break up the play. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 3-7-PIT27 (1Q: 00:10) Ronald Chae pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Pete Bates. DT Renaldo Jeffries hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-PIT27 (1Q: 00:05) Sammie Harden attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, Pittsburgh 0 |
| Start of second quarter. |
| (2Q: 15:00) Sammie Harden kicked off 72 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-PIT20 (2Q: 15:00) Junior Hoosier ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Kim Guthrie. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-13-PIT17 (2Q: 14:24) Cam Newton pass completed to RB Junior Hoosier for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Dejon Gomes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hoosier gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-PIT29 (2Q: 13:51) Mel Davey ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. |
| 4-1-PIT29 (2Q: 13:20) Billy Joe Lowe punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR28. |
| Carolina: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR28 (2Q: 13:09) Pete Bates ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey, assisted by S Corey Turner. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-CAR31 (2Q: 12:25) Levi Scialabba ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Renaldo Jeffries. Carolina's Levi Scialabba was hurt on the play. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-CAR37 (2Q: 11:44) Pete Bates ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Walter Bryant. |
| 4-1-CAR37 (2Q: 11:14) Jared Francis punted 57 yards. The ball was downed at the PIT06. |
| Pittsburgh: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-PIT06 (2Q: 11:04) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-1-PIT15 (2Q: 10:38) Junior Hoosier ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Derrick Bryant, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. Key block delivered by Anthony Castonzo. |
| Pittsburgh: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-PIT16 (2Q: 10:10) Cam Newton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-PIT16 (2Q: 10:03) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Barry Abrams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Brown and Abrams are blitzing. 3-7-PIT19 (2Q: 09:40) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Kendrick Zolak for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Trevor Briel. |
| 4-1-PIT25 (2Q: 09:07) Billy Joe Lowe punted 59 yards. Cris Ciervo returned the kick 11 yards to the CAR27. Tackled by Kendrick Zolak. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR27 (2Q: 08:56) Ronald Chae scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Corey Turner. |
| Carolina: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-3-CAR34 (2Q: 08:18) Pete Bates ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Herman Turnbull, assisted by CB Neal Baxter. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-CAR36 (2Q: 07:40) Pete Bates ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Renaldo Jeffries. Key block delivered by Alonzo Tripp. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR41 (2Q: 06:58) Ronald Chae pass completed to WR Tommie Woodard for 45 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. Woodard gained 39 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-PIT14 (2Q: 06:13) Pete Bates ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey, assisted by CB Kent Wheeler. Key block delivered by Billy Joe Sellers. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-PIT08 (2Q: 05:34) Ronald Chae scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Colin Ramirez. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-1-PIT05 (2Q: 04:48) Pete Bates ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-2-PIT06 (2Q: 04:25) Sammie Harden attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 6, Pittsburgh 0 |
| (2Q: 04:20) Sammie Harden kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| Pittsburgh: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-PIT20 (2Q: 04:20) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kendrick Zolak. DE George Carter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-PIT20 (2Q: 04:10) Cam Newton pass was dropped by TE Darrell Gil. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-PIT20 (2Q: 04:05) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. ILB Brenden Richard defended the pass. |
| 4-10-PIT20 (2Q: 04:01) Billy Joe Lowe punted 54 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR26. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR26 (2Q: 03:50) Pete Bates ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Colin Ramirez, assisted by ILB Russell Harvey. ILB Russell Harvey knocked down Billy Joe Sellers to break up the play. |
| Carolina: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-11-CAR25 (2Q: 03:19) Ronald Chae pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Pete Bates. DE Melvin Ingram hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Carolina: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-CAR25 (2Q: 03:12) Ronald Chae pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sherman Shaw. DT Renaldo Jeffries hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-CAR25 (2Q: 03:06) Jared Francis punted 42 yards. Kent Wheeler called for a fair catch at the PIT33. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-PIT33 (2Q: 02:55) Junior Hoosier ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Gomes is blitzing. 2-6-PIT37 (2Q: 02:33) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Kendrick Zolak for 9 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Boggs. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-PIT46 (2Q: 02:13) Cam Newton pass was dropped by WR Kendrick Zolak. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-PIT46 (2Q: 02:02) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kendrick Zolak. CB Barry Abrams defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-PIT46 (2Q: 01:56) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Eddie Dawkins for 42 yards. Tackled by S Dejon Gomes. Dawkins gained 24 yards after the catch. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR12 (2Q: 01:23) Cam Newton scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Barry Abrams. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-5-CAR07 (2Q: 00:59) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Eddie Dawkins for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Kim Guthrie. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-1-CAR03 (2Q: 00:53) Cam Newton pass completed to TE Darrell Gil for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Trevor Briel. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 4-2-CAR04 (2Q: 00:41) Deon Prior attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 6, Pittsburgh 3 |
| (2Q: 00:36) Deon Prior kicked off 71 yards from the PIT35. Touchback. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 00:36) Ronald Chae dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-12-CAR18 (2Q: 00:03) Ronald Chae pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Ciervo. S Colin Ramirez defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Pass Interference. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Deon Prior kicked off 55 yards from the PIT35. Cris Ciervo returned the ball 23 yards to the CAR33. Tackled by Al Bryant. |
| Carolina: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR33 (3Q: 14:37) Pete Bates ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey, assisted by ILB Wes Richmond. Bates slipped on the snowy field. |
| Carolina: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-12-CAR31 (3Q: 13:54) Ronald Chae sacked by DE Edward May for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Donald Banks. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Illegal Contact. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR36 (3Q: 13:44) Pete Bates ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey, assisted by S Jesse McKenzie. |
| Carolina: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-11-CAR35 (3Q: 13:09) Ronald Chae pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Akeem Ayers. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 3-7-CAR39 (3Q: 12:30) Ronald Chae pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Roman Guthrie. |
| 4-4-CAR42 (3Q: 12:05) Jared Francis punted 56 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the PIT02. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-PIT02 (3Q: 11:57) Junior Hoosier ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Star Latulelei, assisted by OLB Bob Guest. |
| Pittsburgh: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Brown is blitzing. 2-10-PIT02 (3Q: 11:16) Cristian Willis ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Star Latulelei. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 3-11-PIT01 (3Q: 10:43) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. CB Trevor Briel defended the pass. |
| 4-11-PIT01 (3Q: 10:30) Billy Joe Lowe punted 48 yards. Cris Ciervo returned the kick 6 yards to the PIT43. Tackled by Frank Gibson. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-PIT43 (3Q: 10:21) Ronald Chae pass completed to WR Cris Ciervo for 21 yards. Tackled by S Corey Turner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ciervo gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-PIT22 (3Q: 09:46) Pete Bates ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond, assisted by ILB Russell Harvey. |
| Carolina: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-PIT21 (3Q: 09:22) Pete Bates ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Nick Lujan. |
| Carolina: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-6-PIT18 (3Q: 08:39) Ronald Chae pass completed to RB Pete Bates for -1 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Hayden. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-PIT19 (3Q: 08:09) Sammie Harden attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 9, Pittsburgh 3 |
| (3Q: 08:01) Sammie Harden kicked off 70 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-PIT20 (3Q: 08:01) Junior Hoosier ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Boggs. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-PIT20 (3Q: 07:22) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Eddie Dawkins for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown, assisted by S Jerald Boggs. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-PIT23 (3Q: 06:38) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown, assisted by CB Antoine Holko. |
| 4-2-PIT28 (3Q: 06:06) Billy Joe Lowe punted 45 yards. Cris Ciervo returned the kick 8 yards to the CAR35. Tackled by Kendrick Zolak. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR35 (3Q: 05:55) Pete Bates ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey. |
| Carolina: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-12-CAR33 (3Q: 05:25) Ronald Chae pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Josh Phillips. DT Renaldo Jeffries hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-12-CAR33 (3Q: 05:19) Ronald Chae pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Roman Guthrie. |
| 4-4-CAR41 (3Q: 04:50) Jared Francis punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the PIT03. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-PIT03 (3Q: 04:40) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. DT Derek Wolfe hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-PIT03 (3Q: 04:30) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Mel Davey. CB Barry Abrams defended the pass. |
| Pittsburgh: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-PIT03 (3Q: 04:24) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Kendrick Zolak for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-PIT06 (3Q: 03:55) Billy Joe Lowe punted 52 yards. Cris Ciervo returned the kick 5 yards to the CAR47. Tackled by Kendrick Zolak. |
| Carolina: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR47 (3Q: 03:47) Rueben Randle ran a reverse around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Al Bryant, assisted by S Corey Turner. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-8-CAR49 (3Q: 03:14) Pete Bates ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Nick Lujan. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-8-CAR49 (3Q: 02:47) Ronald Chae pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommie Woodard. DE Herman Turnbull hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-CAR49 (3Q: 02:40) Jared Francis punted 40 yards. Kendrick Zolak returned the kick 9 yards to the PIT20. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-PIT10 (3Q: 02:33) Cristian Willis ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Derek Wolfe. Key block delivered by Harry Soliday. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-5-PIT15 (3Q: 01:50) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. S Dejon Gomes defended the pass. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Contact. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-PIT20 (3Q: 01:40) Cam Newton sacked by DT Rex Hogue for a loss of 15 yards. Sack allowed by Frank Gibson. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-25-PIT05 (3Q: 01:01) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Richard Foltz. OLB Bob Guest hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-25-PIT05 (3Q: 00:56) Cristian Willis ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard, assisted by S Dejon Gomes. |
| 4-29-PIT01 (3Q: 00:32) Billy Joe Lowe punted 71 yards. Cris Ciervo returned the kick 2 yards to the CAR30. Tackled by Al Bryant. |
| Carolina: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR30 (3Q: 00:22) Pete Bates ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Roman Guthrie. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Carolina: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-CAR31 (4Q: 15:00) Ronald Chae pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommie Woodard. OLB Roman Guthrie hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-9-CAR31 (4Q: 14:53) Pete Bates ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Hayden, assisted by ILB Russell Harvey. |
| 4-5-CAR35 (4Q: 14:28) Jared Francis punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the PIT18. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-PIT18 (4Q: 14:20) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. OLB Zach Brown defended the pass. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-19-PIT09 (4Q: 14:12) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Eddie Dawkins for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown, assisted by OLB Bob Guest. |
| Pittsburgh: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-16-PIT12 (4Q: 13:38) Junior Hoosier ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Guest, assisted by OLB Zach Brown. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-14-PIT14 (4Q: 13:09) Cam Newton pass completed to TE Darrell Gil for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Barry Abrams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-PIT25 (4Q: 12:44) Billy Joe Lowe punted 60 yards. Cris Ciervo returned the kick 14 yards to the CAR29. Tackled by Kendrick Zolak. Ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT Al Bryant at the CAR29. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR29 (4Q: 12:34) Cristian Willis ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Brown and Boggs are blitzing. 2-6-CAR25 (4Q: 12:07) Cristian Willis ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Brown is blitzing. 3-6-CAR25 (4Q: 11:24) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Encroachment. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-1-CAR20 (4Q: 11:17) Cam Newton scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR14 (4Q: 10:41) Junior Hoosier ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Kim Guthrie, assisted by DE Star Latulelei. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-CAR13 (4Q: 10:08) Junior Hoosier ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Star Latulelei, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| Pittsburgh: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-CAR08 (4Q: 09:30) Cristian Willis ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Dejon Gomes, assisted by DE George Carter. Key block delivered by Darrell Gil. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Brown is blitzing. 1-3-CAR03 (4Q: 09:06) Junior Hoosier ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Derrick Bryant, assisted by DT Derek Wolfe. |
| Pittsburgh: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-5-CAR05 (4Q: 08:24) Cristian Willis ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Star Latulelei, assisted by S Jerald Boggs. |
| Pittsburgh: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-CAR04 (4Q: 08:00) Cristian Willis ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-8-CAR08 (4Q: 07:40) Deon Prior attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 9, Pittsburgh 6 |
| (4Q: 07:34) Deon Prior kicked off 60 yards from the PIT35. Cris Ciervo returned the ball 32 yards to the CAR37. Tackled by Al Bryant. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CAR37 (4Q: 07:13) Pete Bates ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Corey Turner, assisted by DE Edward May. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-CAR38 (4Q: 06:27) Pete Bates ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 3-5-CAR42 (4Q: 05:44) Ronald Chae pass completed to WR Rueben Randle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey. |
| Carolina: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CAR48 (4Q: 04:58) Pete Bates ran a trap outside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-13-CAR45 (4Q: 04:14) Pete Bates ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey. ILB Wes Richmond knocked down Donald Banks to break up the play. |
| Carolina: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-13-CAR45 (4Q: 03:29) Pete Bates ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Colin Ramirez. |
| 4-3-PIT45 (4Q: 02:46) Jared Francis punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the PIT06. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-PIT06 (4Q: 02:38) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Darrell Gil. DE Star Latulelei hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Pittsburgh: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-PIT06 (4Q: 02:32) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Eddie Dawkins for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Vernon Warren, assisted by CB Trevor Briel. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-PIT19 (4Q: 02:22) Cam Newton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-PIT19 (4Q: 02:16) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Everett, assisted by CB Barry Abrams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Brown and Abrams are blitzing. 3-3-PIT26 (4Q: 02:00) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Eddie Dawkins for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Trevor Briel. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-PIT46 (4Q: 01:37) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. S Dejon Gomes defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-PIT46 (4Q: 01:27) Cam Newton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR John Hamilton. DE George Carter blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-PIT46 (4Q: 01:19) Cam Newton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. DE Star Latulelei blocked the pass. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 4-10-PIT46 (4Q: 01:09) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Devon Wylie. OLB Tom Everett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. Carolina's Brenden Richard was hurt on the play. |
| Carolina: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-PIT46 (4Q: 00:59) Pete Bates ran a trap outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Nick Lujan, assisted by ILB Russell Harvey. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| Carolina: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-13-PIT49 (4Q: 00:50) Pete Bates ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| Carolina: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-13-PIT49 (4Q: 00:42) Ronald Chae pass completed to WR Sherman Shaw for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Kent Wheeler, assisted by CB Al Bryant. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 4-2-PIT38 (4Q: 00:35) Jared Francis punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| Pittsburgh: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-PIT20 (4Q: 00:29) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 10 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Hindman, assisted by CB Trevor Briel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-PIT30 (4Q: 00:08) Cam Newton spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| Pittsburgh: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-PIT30 (4Q: 00:06) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Devon Wylie. DE Star Latulelei hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 9, Pittsburgh Steelers 6 |