Week 16, 2042

played in Pittsburgh, PA

24 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	14	6	0	3	-	23
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	3	10	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 CAR - Bernie Papadopulos 7 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
1Q: 01:19 CAR - Edwin Woodard 8 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 11:54 CAR - Glen Farley 51 field goal
2Q: 09:09 PIT - Rico Washington 42 field goal
2Q: 04:36 CAR - Glen Farley 57 field goal
3Q: 01:09 PIT - Rico Washington 27 field goal
4Q: 13:47 PIT - Emmett Phillips 35 interception return (Rico Washington extra point)
4Q: 02:29 CAR - Glen Farley 23 field goal
4Q: 01:05 PIT - Rico Washington 57 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 CAR - Bernie Papadopulos 7 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
1Q: 01:19 CAR - Edwin Woodard 8 pass from Reuben Croteau (Glen Farley extra point)
2Q: 11:54 CAR - Glen Farley 51 field goal
2Q: 09:09 PIT - Rico Washington 42 field goal
2Q: 04:36 CAR - Glen Farley 57 field goal
3Q: 01:09 PIT - Rico Washington 27 field goal
4Q: 13:47 PIT - Emmett Phillips 35 interception return (Rico Washington extra point)
4Q: 02:29 CAR - Glen Farley 23 field goal
4Q: 01:05 PIT - Rico Washington 57 field goal

Team Statistics CAR PIT
Record 9-6 12-3
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 5 1
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 374 289
- Offensive Plays 70 60
- Yards per Play 5.34 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 98 42
- Rushing Attempts 26 8
- Yards per Rush 3.77 5.25
Net Passing Yards 276 247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 29 - 1 52 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 285 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.27 4.75
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 7/61
Punt Returns/Yards 3/30 2/32
Kick Returns/Yards 4/83 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 1/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:01 25:59

Team Statistics	CAR	PIT
Record	9-6	12-3
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	5	1
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	374	289
- Offensive Plays	70	60
- Yards per Play	5.34	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	98	42
- Rushing Attempts	26	8
- Yards per Rush	3.77	5.25
Net Passing Yards	276	247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 29 - 1	52 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	285	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.27	4.75
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	7/61
Punt Returns/Yards	3/30	2/32
Kick Returns/Yards	4/83	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	1/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:01	25:59

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:29	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
1	7:06	5:54	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
2	13:43	1:57	OWN 19	4	47	Field Goal
2	9:03	1:47	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
2	5:56	1:26	OWN 43	5	17	Field Goal
2	2:06	1:11	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
3	13:37	1:39	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
3	10:54	1:35	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
3	8:12	2:21	OWN 44	5	17	Punt
3	0:35	2:00	OWN 35	3	-6	Interception
4	13:35	3:37	OWN 23	6	35	Punt
4	8:18	5:54	OWN 20	12	74	Field Goal
4	0:58	0:58	OPP 46	2	-3	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:31	2:25	OWN 25	4	48	Missed FG
1	1:12	2:29	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
2	11:46	2:43	OWN 25	8	50	Field Goal
2	7:16	1:20	OWN 42	4	24	Interception
2	4:30	2:24	OWN 30	4	-3	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 33	3	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	11:58	1:04	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	9:19	1:07	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
3	5:51	4:50	OWN 20	13	70	Field Goal
4	9:58	1:40	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
4	2:24	1:26	OWN 25	5	35	Field Goal

Game MVP: Reuben Croteau, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Denzel Adams	19	97	5.11	33	3
QB Reuben Croteau	3	3	1.00	6	0
WR Glen Boyer	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0
RB Fred Garcia	2	2	1.00	6	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Owen Marincic	4	18	4.50	8	0
RB Ronnie Rand	3	11	3.67	8	0
RB Santiago Makuch	1	13	13.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	42	29	285	2/9	2	41	1	93.8

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Owen Marincic	52	28	247	0/0	0	43	1	58.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edwin Woodard	7	8	63	9.00	12	15	1
WR Gage Bowser	6	6	73	12.17	28	41	0
TE Bernie Papadopulos	4	6	24	6.00	0	9	1
TE Wayne Bronson	4	6	25	6.25	7	12	0
WR Glen Boyer	3	8	42	14.00	18	35	0
RB Roderick Bolt	2	2	16	8.00	5	11	0
RB Denzel Adams	2	5	36	18.00	33	30	0
TE Spencer O'Donnell	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Shaun Benzer	9	20	78	8.67	14	43
WR Sergio Ohara	9	13	54	6.00	19	18
WR Dalton Dunn	5	10	91	18.20	55	32
TE Robert Terry	3	4	16	5.33	0	10
WR Kody Cormier	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Roosevelt Holliday	1	2	12	12.00	9	12
TE Deron McCree	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Shawn Sullivan	1	17	17.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Emmett Phillips	1	35	35.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amos Breiten	6	240	40.0	28.0	51	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Tipermas	6	250	41.7	36.7	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Farley	3/3	2/2	2/2	57	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rico Washington	3/4	2/3	1/1	57	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gage Bowser	3	30	10.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brant Winters	2	32	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Siegel	3	64	21.3	0
Fred Garcia	1	19	19.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Benzer	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Steven Diaz	7	2	8	52
S Sherman Nicas	5	2	8	51
OLB Robert Bradford	4	1	7	29
S Emmitt Craig	4	0	4	42
ILB Wayne McCombs	2	1	3	22
CB Shawn Sullivan	2	1	5	36
OLB Tyler Hingis	2	0	7	31
S Jumbo Ballard	2	0	1	11
DE Xavier Houston	2	0	8	52
OLB Mitchell Ellison	2	0	1	22
OLB Devin Haukioja	1	1	7	49
DT Walter Bishop	1	0	0	18
DT Lincoln Kidman	1	0	8	34
CB Les Pietrzyk	1	0	8	48

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Butch Washington	12	3	0.0	26	44
OLB Dixon McCracken	7	3	0.0	26	44
OLB Dana Barber	5	2	1.0	25	44
S Gabe Jourden	5	1	0.0	26	44
ILB Bryan Burke	4	1	0.0	22	30
ILB Phillip Matthews	4	1	0.0	12	32
CB Emmett Phillips	3	0	0.0	25	42
DE Bennett Joyner	2	1	0.0	10	10
CB A.J. Wells	2	1	0.0	26	44
S Terry McIntyre	2	0	0.0	13	12
DT Britt Holtz	2	0	0.0	16	34
S Frederick Sigman	2	0	0.0	1	12
DT Wally Castagnola	1	2	1.0	16	31
WR Shaun Benzer	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kim Bowes	1	0	0.0	16	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Devin Haukioja	1	1	1	49
DE Fernando Muscarella	0	3	1	22
DE Xavier Houston	0	3	0	52
DT Isaac McKenzie	0	2	0	29
OLB Tyler Hingis	0	0	1	31

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wally Castagnola	1.0	1	1	1	31
OLB Dana Barber	1.0	0	0	1	44
DE Kim Bowes	0.0	1	2	0	33
DT Britt Holtz	0.0	0	2	0	34
DE Bennett Joyner	0.0	0	0	1	10
DE Damian Huntley	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Steven Diaz	5	1	0	52
S Sherman Nicas	4	2	0	51
S Emmitt Craig	4	0	0	42
CB Shawn Sullivan	2	1	1	36
OLB Robert Bradford	2	1	0	29
OLB Tyler Hingis	2	0	0	31
ILB Wayne McCombs	2	0	0	22
S Jumbo Ballard	2	0	0	11
DE Xavier Houston	2	0	0	52
DT Walter Bishop	1	0	0	18
OLB Devin Haukioja	1	0	0	49
OLB Mitchell Ellison	1	0	0	22
S Martin Vance	0	2	0	22
CB Les Pietrzyk	0	2	0	48

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Butch Washington	6	0	0	44
OLB Dixon McCracken	5	0	0	44
S Gabe Jourden	3	1	0	44
OLB Dana Barber	3	0	0	44
CB Emmett Phillips	2	2	1	42
CB A.J. Wells	2	0	0	44
S Terry McIntyre	2	0	0	12
ILB Phillip Matthews	2	0	0	32
S Frederick Sigman	2	0	0	12
DE Bennett Joyner	1	0	0	10
ILB Bryan Burke	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ezekiel Calvin	3	5	26	1	44
G Mark McElroy	2	4	26	1	44
G Grayson Henson	2	4	26	0	44
T Vincent Landtroop	2	3	13	0	29
TE Wayne Bronson	1	1	24	0	40
C Jimmy Maloney	0	5	26	0	44
T Alexis Holmes	0	1	13	0	15

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Griffin Fletcher	2	2	8	52
C Lincoln Purdy	0	2	8	52
G Donnell Upshaw	0	1	8	52

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Devin Haukioja	1	27
Bernie Papadopulos	1	25
Les Pietrzyk	1	20

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Collin Gordon	4	23
Dixon McCracken	2	26
Brant Ackerman	1	27

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Devin Haukioja	---	---	7	49	27	83
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	8	51	20	79
G Mark McElroy	26	44	---	---	9	79
G Grayson Henson	26	44	---	---	9	79
T Ezekiel Calvin	26	44	---	---	9	79
WR Gage Bowser	26	44	---	---	7	77
CB Les Pietrzyk	---	---	8	48	20	76
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	8	52	11	71
QB Reuben Croteau	26	44	---	---	---	70
C Jimmy Maloney	26	44	---	---	---	70
CB Steven Diaz	---	---	8	52	4	64
TE Wayne Bronson	24	40	---	---	---	64
WR Glen Boyer	24	37	---	---	---	61
RB Denzel Adams	23	37	---	---	---	60
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	7	29	22	58
TE Bernie Papadopulos	11	21	---	---	25	57
WR Edwin Woodard	15	19	---	---	20	54
S Emmitt Craig	---	---	4	42	4	50
CB Shawn Sullivan	---	---	5	36	4	45
DT Lincoln Kidman	---	---	8	34	1	43
T Vincent Landtroop	13	29	---	---	---	42
OLB Tyler Hingis	---	---	7	31	1	39
DT Isaac McKenzie	---	---	4	29	4	37
T Alexis Holmes	13	15	---	---	5	33
S Jumbo Ballard	---	---	1	11	18	30
ILB Wayne McCombs	---	---	3	22	3	28
S Martin Vance	---	---	4	22	2	28
RB Gary Siegel	0	0	---	---	26	26
OLB Mitchell Ellison	---	---	1	22	3	26
DE Fernando Muscarella	---	---	4	22	---	26
RB Fred Garcia	3	4	---	---	14	21
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	0	18	3	21
FB Marlon Hellestrae	0	9	---	---	3	12
C Nate Garrett	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Amos Breiten	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Glen Farley	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Blake Hansen	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Spencer O'Donnell	0	3	---	---	5	8
RB Roderick Bolt	2	6	---	---	---	8
DE Bill Prior	---	---	0	1	6	7
WR Seth Wason	2	0	---	---	4	6
RB Teddy Ackerman	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	0	1	1	2
OLB Donny Simonson	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Erick Gomez	0	0	---	---	---	0
C D.J. Jaramillo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Dixon McCracken	---	---	26	44	26	96
S Butch Washington	---	---	26	44	14	84
CB Emmett Phillips	---	---	25	42	9	76
S Gabe Jourden	---	---	26	44	3	73
CB A.J. Wells	---	---	26	44	3	73
OLB Dana Barber	---	---	25	44	3	72
WR Shaun Benzer	8	52	---	---	11	71
G Donnell Upshaw	8	52	---	---	10	70
G Griffin Fletcher	8	52	---	---	4	64
QB Owen Marincic	8	52	---	---	---	60
C Lincoln Purdy	8	52	---	---	---	60
C Theodore Andrews	8	52	---	---	---	60
T Isaac Brown	8	52	---	---	---	60
DE Kim Bowes	---	---	16	33	9	58
WR Sergio Ohara	8	46	---	---	---	54
WR Dalton Dunn	5	41	---	---	7	53
DT Britt Holtz	---	---	16	34	3	53
ILB Bryan Burke	---	---	22	30	---	52
DT Wally Castagnola	---	---	16	31	3	50
ILB Phillip Matthews	---	---	12	32	3	47
RB Ronnie Rand	4	12	---	---	27	43
TE Brant Ackerman	2	13	---	---	27	42
DE Damian Huntley	---	---	18	23	---	41
TE Robert Terry	3	17	---	---	21	41
TE Roosevelt Holliday	4	22	---	---	---	26
DE Collin Gordon	---	---	2	1	23	26
S Terry McIntyre	---	---	13	12	---	25
CB Ivan Hampton	---	---	3	4	17	24
RB Santiago Makuch	3	20	---	---	---	23
S Johnny Blackburn	---	---	0	0	23	23
DE Bennett Joyner	---	---	10	10	---	20
WR Neil Linstrom	0	0	---	---	20	20
S Frederick Sigman	---	---	1	12	3	16
RB Ty Garcia	1	13	---	---	---	14
S Brant Winters	---	---	1	0	12	13
TE Deron McCree	1	11	---	---	---	12
WR Kody Cormier	1	9	---	---	---	10
C Myles Meadows	0	0	---	---	10	10
G James Covington	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Skip Dominguez	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Herb Tipermas	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Rico Washington	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Junior Newsome	0	4	---	---	---	4
OLB Peter Howe	---	---	1	0	---	1
ILB Justics Randle	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Fernando McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	8	14	1.8
Right	10	57	5.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	8	8.0
Middle	6	32	5.3
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	42	29	4	1	1	3	5	4	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Owen Marincic	52	28	3	2	2	9	9	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	39	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	103	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	123	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	25	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	107	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	115	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Glen Boyer	8	3	0	42	1	37
WR Edwin Woodard	8	7	0	63	0	19
TE Bernie Papadopulos	6	4	0	24	0	21
WR Gage Bowser	6	6	0	73	2	44
TE Wayne Bronson	6	4	1	25	0	40
RB Denzel Adams	5	2	0	36	1	37
RB Roderick Bolt	2	2	0	16	0	6
TE Spencer O'Donnell	1	1	0	6	0	3

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shaun Benzer	20	9	1	78	1	52
WR Sergio Ohara	13	9	0	54	0	46
WR Dalton Dunn	10	5	0	91	2	41
TE Robert Terry	4	3	0	16	0	17
TE Deron McCree	2	0	0	0	0	11
TE Roosevelt Holliday	2	1	1	12	0	22
WR Kody Cormier	1	1	0	-4	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Adams	6	8	1.33	5.11

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	2	2	15	7.50	6.79

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Owen Marincic	3	0	0	0.00	4.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bernie Papadopulos	1	1	7	7.00	4.00
WR Edwin Woodard	1	1	8	8.00	7.88

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sergio Ohara	2	0	0	0.00	4.15
WR Shaun Benzer	1	0	0	0.00	3.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Denzel Adams	3	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	12	8	5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Owen Marincic	14	9	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edwin Woodard	5	5	4
RB Denzel Adams	4	1	0
TE Bernie Papadopulos	1	1	0
WR Gage Bowser	1	1	1
TE Wayne Bronson	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shaun Benzer	5	4	0
WR Sergio Ohara	3	2	2
WR Dalton Dunn	2	1	1
TE Robert Terry	2	2	0
TE Deron McCree	1	0	0
TE Roosevelt Holliday	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,900 (24,900)
End Zone 18,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine 10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,900 (24,900)
End Zone	18,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine	10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)