Week 16, 2046

played in Carolina, NC

38 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	10	0	-	20
Carolina Panthers	0	9	0	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:44 CAR - Branden Melancon 27 field goal
2Q: 09:12 PIT - Benjamin Wolf 24 field goal
2Q: 05:00 CAR - Branden Melancon 48 field goal
2Q: 03:47 PIT - Leo Duffy 76 pass from Gary Tanner (Benjamin Wolf extra point)
2Q: 01:15 CAR - Branden Melancon 43 field goal
3Q: 07:42 PIT - Benjamin Wolf 26 field goal
3Q: 01:38 PIT - Lionel Palagonia 3 pass from Gary Tanner (Benjamin Wolf extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:44 CAR - Branden Melancon 27 field goal
2Q: 09:12 PIT - Benjamin Wolf 24 field goal
2Q: 05:00 CAR - Branden Melancon 48 field goal
2Q: 03:47 PIT - Leo Duffy 76 pass from Gary Tanner (Benjamin Wolf extra point)
2Q: 01:15 CAR - Branden Melancon 43 field goal
3Q: 07:42 PIT - Benjamin Wolf 26 field goal
3Q: 01:38 PIT - Lionel Palagonia 3 pass from Gary Tanner (Benjamin Wolf extra point)

Team Statistics PIT CAR
Record 11-4 7-8
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 353 280
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 5.69 4.31
Net Rushing Yards 108 77
- Rushing Attempts 38 18
- Yards per Rush 2.84 4.28
Net Passing Yards 245 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 21 - 0 42 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 249 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 5/30
- Yards per Pass Play 10.21 4.32
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 3/21 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/33 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 21
Time of Possession 34:03 25:57

Team Statistics	PIT	CAR
Record	11-4	7-8
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	353	280
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	5.69	4.31
Net Rushing Yards	108	77
- Rushing Attempts	38	18
- Yards per Rush	2.84	4.28
Net Passing Yards	245	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 21 - 0	42 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	249	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	5/30
- Yards per Pass Play	10.21	4.32
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	3/21	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/33	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 21
Time of Possession	34:03	25:57

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:21	OWN 37	6	15	Punt
1	8:38	1:39	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
2	14:36	5:30	OWN 20	12	73	Field Goal
2	4:55	1:23	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 20	2	-3	Half
3	13:50	6:15	OWN 37	10	54	Field Goal
3	6:33	5:06	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
4	14:33	3:51	OWN 23	6	18	Punt
4	8:04	2:03	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
4	5:00	1:43	OPP 38	3	4	Missed FG
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 20	4	31	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:39	2:01	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
1	6:59	7:23	OWN 3	16	87	Field Goal
2	9:06	4:11	OWN 27	8	42	Field Goal
2	3:32	2:24	OWN 20	7	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:10	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	7:35	1:02	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	1:27	1:54	OWN 20	8	22	Punt
4	10:42	2:38	OWN 19	5	6	Punt
4	6:01	1:01	OWN 40	4	-2	Downs
4	3:17	2:08	OWN 41	8	51	Missed FG

Game MVP: Gary Tanner, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chance Bradford	22	60	2.73	27	3
K.C. Rayburn	9	29	3.22	5	0
Gary Tanner	7	19	2.71	7	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Hyde	12	36	3.00	19	1
Geno Smith	4	34	8.50	14	1
Justics Delaroche	2	7	3.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Tanner	23	21	249	1/4	2	76	0	140.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	42	20	233	5/30	0	44	0	64.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chance Bradford	5	5	58	11.60	40	37	0
WR Lionel Palagonia	4	5	56	14.00	27	35	1
WR Edgar Ellis	3	3	17	5.67	0	18	0
WR Leo Duffy	3	3	89	29.67	62	76	1
TE Tito Hughes	2	2	14	7.00	1	10	0
RB K.C. Rayburn	2	2	7	3.50	0	5	0
FB Tanner Hindman	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Wally Geisen	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brandon Cooks	5	11	48	9.60	3	19
RB Carlos Hyde	4	4	40	10.00	15	17
WR Odell Beckham Jr	4	13	58	14.50	28	44
TE Tyler Eifert	2	3	37	18.50	24	34
FB Kody Coles	2	3	11	5.50	1	8
WR Seth Chu	1	3	13	13.00	0	13
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Zane Nichols	1	3	18	18.00	3	18
WR Bryson Gonzalez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Brewster	4	173	43.3	42.0	47	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Casey Herrmann	5	249	49.8	43.2	66	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benjamin Wolf	2/3	0/1	0/1	26	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	3/4	2/2	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Bradford	3	31	10.3	0
Thurman Duffy	1	2	2.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Briel	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thurman Duffy	1	27	27.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zane Nichols	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chris Givens	7	0	0.0	15	36
S Colin Ramirez	6	2	0.0	18	47
S Harrison Bailey	5	1	0.0	15	40
DE Gene Sheldon	4	0	1.0	11	20
CB Al Bryant	4	1	0.0	15	46
CB Thurman Duffy	4	1	0.0	18	47
OLB Randal Montgomery	2	2	1.0	17	45
DE Cedric Diable	2	0	1.0	14	31
DT Maxwell Knauls	2	0	0.5	7	26
CB Bradley Lyon	2	1	0.0	7	11
ILB Charles Messantonio	2	0	0.0	4	9
DT Dashawn Wagaman	1	1	0.5	14	36
ILB Cornelius Belzer	1	1	0.0	1	3
OLB Myron Lincoln	1	1	0.0	18	35
DE Artie Griffith	0	3	1.0	7	27
OLB Donald Perry	0	1	0.0	3	10

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	8	2	1.0	36	23
ILB Byron Sims	7	3	0.0	38	24
CB Todd Coleman	7	1	0.0	38	24
S Chuck Pritchett	6	1	0.0	38	24
DE Melvin McConnell	6	0	0.0	34	19
S Josue Logue	4	2	0.0	38	22
CB Eugene Hamilton	4	0	0.0	37	24
ILB Jordan Herndon	3	2	0.0	18	5
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	3	1	0.0	30	22
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	0.0	19	18
DT Tevin Nunez	2	0	0.0	23	16
OLB Hardy Odumuyiwa	1	2	0.0	29	13
DE Darnell Arnold	1	1	0.0	8	2
DE Clyde Pieri	1	0	0.0	4	5
S Devonte Buchanan	1	0	0.0	3	6
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	0	1	0.0	15	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cedric Diable	1.0	1	0	0	31
OLB Randal Montgomery	1.0	0	3	2	45
DE Artie Griffith	1.0	0	2	1	27
DE Gene Sheldon	1.0	0	0	1	20
DT Dashawn Wagaman	0.5	0	2	0	36
DT Maxwell Knauls	0.5	0	0	0	26

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	1.0	0	0	1	23
DE Melvin McConnell	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Harrison Bailey	4	1	40
CB Thurman Duffy	3	2	47
S Colin Ramirez	3	1	47
OLB Chris Givens	2	3	36
CB Al Bryant	2	0	46
CB Bradley Lyon	2	0	11
DE Gene Sheldon	1	0	20
DT Maxwell Knauls	1	0	26
ILB Cornelius Belzer	1	0	3
OLB Myron Lincoln	1	0	35
DE Cedric Diable	0	1	31
S Damon Barber	0	1	10

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Dennis Crimm	4	0	23
CB Todd Coleman	3	1	24
CB Trevor Briel	3	0	18
ILB Byron Sims	3	0	24
CB Eugene Hamilton	3	0	24
S Chuck Pritchett	2	0	24
DE Melvin McConnell	2	0	19
S Devonte Buchanan	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Talley	3	5	38	0	24
Jon Socha	1	5	38	0	24
Tito Hughes	1	3	36	0	21
Lamont Arnold	0	9	38	1	24
Wes Hare	0	6	38	0	24
Phil Graham	0	2	38	0	24
Wes Hammond	0	1	10	0	1

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Francisco Hardy	1	3	1	18	2	47
Alonzo Tripp	1	3	0	18	2	47
Graham Mahaffey	1	2	0	18	0	47
Louis Tate	1	1	0	18	0	47
A.J. Cann	0	4	0	18	1	47
Kody Coles	0	1	0	10	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Hughes	1	13
Al Bryant	1	11
Jon Socha	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Hopper	2	20
Zane Nichols	2	15
Bryson Gonzalez	1	15

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thurman Duffy	---	---	18	47	14	79
Al Bryant	---	---	15	46	11	72
Tito Hughes	36	21	---	---	13	70
Colin Ramirez	---	---	18	47	4	69
Jon Socha	38	24	---	---	7	69
Leo Duffy	32	21	---	---	14	67
Randal Montgomery	---	---	17	45	5	67
Myron Lincoln	---	---	18	35	11	64
Gary Tanner	38	24	---	---	---	62
Wes Hare	38	24	---	---	---	62
Travis Talley	38	24	---	---	---	62
Phil Graham	38	24	---	---	---	62
Lamont Arnold	38	24	---	---	---	62
Tanner Hindman	28	15	---	---	16	59
Harrison Bailey	---	---	15	40	3	58
Brody Weaver	---	---	10	30	16	56
Chris Givens	---	---	15	36	4	55
Dashawn Wagaman	---	---	14	36	4	54
Cedric Diable	---	---	14	31	4	49
Edgar Ellis	26	21	---	---	---	47
Chance Bradford	26	15	---	---	5	46
Maxwell Knauls	---	---	7	26	8	41
Artie Griffith	---	---	7	27	2	36
Bradley Lyon	---	---	7	11	18	36
Gene Sheldon	---	---	11	20	3	34
K.C. Rayburn	12	9	---	---	11	32
Lionel Palagonia	12	13	---	---	---	25
Wes Hammond	10	1	---	---	13	24
Donald Perry	---	---	3	10	8	21
Charles Messantonio	---	---	4	9	7	20
Damon Barber	---	---	3	10	7	20
Blake Newsome	2	1	---	---	14	17
Wally Geisen	6	3	---	---	---	9
Benjamin Wolf	0	0	---	---	8	8
Raymond May	0	0	---	---	7	7
Richard Shirley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Stan Webb	---	---	0	6	1	7
Rich Chaky	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cooper Burke	0	0	---	---	7	7
Seth Roark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Richard Brewster	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cornelius Belzer	---	---	1	3	---	4
Hugh Wells	---	---	1	2	1	4
William Keith	0	0	---	---	3	3
DeAndre Ditka	0	0	---	---	3	3
Drake Simmons	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Cooks	18	46	---	---	10	74
A.J. Cann	18	47	---	---	9	74
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	38	24	4	66
Geno Smith	18	47	---	---	---	65
Alonzo Tripp	18	47	---	---	---	65
Graham Mahaffey	18	47	---	---	---	65
Louis Tate	18	47	---	---	---	65
Byron Sims	---	---	38	24	3	65
Todd Coleman	---	---	38	24	3	65
Francisco Hardy	18	47	---	---	---	65
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	37	24	3	64
Josue Logue	---	---	38	22	3	63
Dennis Crimm	---	---	36	23	3	62
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	30	22	5	57
Melvin McConnell	---	---	34	19	2	55
Odell Beckham Jr	15	38	---	---	---	53
Trevor Briel	---	---	19	18	14	51
Kody Coles	10	19	---	---	21	50
Hardy Odumuyiwa	---	---	29	13	4	46
Carlos Hyde	16	29	---	---	---	45
Tevin Nunez	---	---	23	16	3	42
Seth Chu	11	30	---	---	---	41
Zane Nichols	6	18	---	---	15	39
Tyler Eifert	5	24	---	---	5	34
Will Jeffries	5	7	---	---	17	29
Jordan Herndon	---	---	18	5	6	29
Justics Delaroche	2	15	---	---	9	26
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	15	8	1	24
Bryson Gonzalez	1	6	---	---	15	22
Kelvin Hopper	---	---	1	1	20	22
Donte Beard	---	---	6	7	3	16
Clyde Pieri	---	---	4	5	5	14
Rex Makielski	1	3	---	---	10	14
Byron Lynn	---	---	2	0	11	13
Darnell Arnold	---	---	8	2	1	11
Corwin McEwen	---	---	1	0	9	10
Howard Perry	0	0	---	---	9	9
Michael Wasserman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dakota Rodgers	0	0	---	---	9	9
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	3	6	---	9
Arnold Heath	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harvey Keyes	---	---	0	1	8	9
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Casey Herrmann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bryce Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	45	4.5
Middle	21	46	2.2
Right	5	19	3.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	6	35	5.8
Right	6	33	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Tanner	23	21	3	0	0	1	1	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	42	20	2	1	4	9	7	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	50	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	81	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	118	29.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	9	79	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	144	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Chance Bradford	5	5	58	1	15
WR Lionel Palagonia	5	4	56	1	13
WR Edgar Ellis	3	3	17	0	21
WR Leo Duffy	3	3	89	1	21
FB Tanner Hindman	2	1	4	0	15
TE Tito Hughes	2	2	14	0	21
RB K.C. Rayburn	2	2	7	0	9
WR Wally Geisen	1	1	4	0	3

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odell Beckham Jr	13	4	1	58	1	38
WR Brandon Cooks	11	5	0	48	0	46
RB Carlos Hyde	4	4	0	40	0	29
TE Tyler Eifert	3	2	0	37	1	24
WR Seth Chu	3	1	1	13	0	30
WR Zane Nichols	3	1	1	18	0	18
FB Kody Coles	3	2	1	11	0	19
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	0	8	0	15
WR Bryson Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chance Bradford	4	17	4.25	2.73
Gary Tanner	1	2	2.00	2.71
K.C. Rayburn	1	3	3.00	3.22

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	2	1	0.50	3.00
Justics Delaroche	2	7	3.50	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Tanner	5	4	15	3.00	10.83

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	2	0	0	0.00	5.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edgar Ellis	1	1	2	2.00	5.67
WR Leo Duffy	1	1	0	0.00	29.67
FB Tanner Hindman	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Tito Hughes	1	1	10	10.00	7.00
WR Lionel Palagonia	1	1	3	3.00	11.20

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	0	0	0.00	4.46
WR Zane Nichols	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Tanner	2	0
Chance Bradford	2	0
K.C. Rayburn	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Geno Smith	1	1
Carlos Hyde	1	0
Justics Delaroche	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Tanner	10	9	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leo Duffy	3	3	2
WR Lionel Palagonia	3	2	2
WR Edgar Ellis	1	1	0
TE Tito Hughes	1	1	0
RB K.C. Rayburn	1	1	1
RB Chance Bradford	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	5	2	0
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	1
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	0	0
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	1
WR Zane Nichols	1	0	0
WR Bryson Gonzalez	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)