Week 16, 2022

played in Carolina, NC

32 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	13	0	10	-	30
Carolina Panthers	7	0	7	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 PIT - Danny Cranford 16 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 04:31 CAR - Tommie Peters 6 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 09:40 PIT - Herb Matich 2 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 07:35 PIT - Ryan Succop 43 field goal
2Q: 01:11 PIT - Ryan Succop 26 field goal
3Q: 00:56 CAR - Eddie Royal 36 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 13:39 PIT - Quentin Dernbach 18 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 07:05 CAR - Wade Denson 7 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 00:34 CAR - Neal Walton 1 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 00:05 PIT - Ryan Succop 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 PIT - Danny Cranford 16 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 04:31 CAR - Tommie Peters 6 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 09:40 PIT - Herb Matich 2 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 07:35 PIT - Ryan Succop 43 field goal
2Q: 01:11 PIT - Ryan Succop 26 field goal
3Q: 00:56 CAR - Eddie Royal 36 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 13:39 PIT - Quentin Dernbach 18 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 07:05 CAR - Wade Denson 7 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 00:34 CAR - Neal Walton 1 pass from Howie Barrett (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 00:05 PIT - Ryan Succop 52 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CAR
Record 9-6 9-6
First Downs 22 25
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 14 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 329 419
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 5.39 6.55
Net Rushing Yards 157 121
- Rushing Attempts 29 25
- Yards per Rush 5.41 4.84
Net Passing Yards 172 298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 39 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 191 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.38 7.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/36 4/46
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/115 5/105
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 21
Time of Possession 31:39 28:21

Team Statistics	PIT	CAR
Record	9-6	9-6
First Downs	22	25
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	14	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	329	419
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	5.39	6.55
Net Rushing Yards	157	121
- Rushing Attempts	29	25
- Yards per Rush	5.41	4.84
Net Passing Yards	172	298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	39 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	191	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.38	7.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/36	4/46
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/115	5/105
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 21
Time of Possession	31:39	28:21

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:28	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
1	4:25	2:23	OWN 37	5	8	Punt
1	0:46	6:15	OWN 16	11	84	Touchdown
2	9:23	1:54	OPP 31	3	5	Field Goal
2	5:52	3:41	OWN 21	9	22	Punt
2	1:47	0:42	OPP 13	3	4	Field Goal
3	11:51	2:40	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	3:49	1:33	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
3	0:43	2:12	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
4	6:59	4:07	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 44	2	21	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:32	5:07	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
1	2:02	1:16	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
2	7:29	1:37	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
2	2:11	0:24	OWN 1	2	6	Interception
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 39	6	11	Punt
3	15:00	3:09	OWN 20	9	34	Punt
3	9:11	5:22	OWN 4	10	53	Punt
3	2:16	1:33	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
4	13:31	6:32	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	2:52	2:24	OWN 5	9	95	Touchdown

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herb Matich	18	103	5.72	14	4
Toby Gerhardt	7	22	3.14	5	0
Irving Duvall	2	17	8.50	10	1
Rico Howe	1	5	5.00	5	0
Quentin Dernbach	1	10	10.00	10	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommie Peters	13	75	5.77	14	3	0
Wade Denson	11	43	3.91	14	2	1
Howie Barrett	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	29	18	191	3/19	3	21	0	115.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	39	22	298	0/0	3	36	1	95.9

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	5	9	68	13.60	20	21	0
WR Kirk Cole	3	4	17	5.67	0	6	0
WR Danny Cranford	3	3	36	12.00	0	16	1
TE Antonio Fecht	2	2	24	12.00	4	13	0
RB Herb Matich	2	6	12	6.00	9	10	1
WR Britt Wheeler	1	2	13	13.00	1	13	0
FB Quentin Dernbach	1	1	18	18.00	15	18	1
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	2	3	3.00	3	3	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neal Walton	7	14	104	14.86	44	26	1
WR Eddie Royal	5	8	109	21.80	40	36	1
TE Richie Fuller	5	8	50	10.00	0	13	0
WR Arnie Sherry	3	3	25	8.33	7	12	0
RB Tommie Peters	2	3	10	5.00	5	6	1
WR Ralph Witt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Wade Denson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Patrick Lee	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herb Matich	1	0	0
Kirk Cole	0	1	0
Toby Gerhardt	0	1	0
Irving Duvall	0	0	1
George Selvie	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Raymond Bournigal	1	0	0
Wade Denson	1	0	0
Eddie Royal	0	1	0
Jumbo McKnight	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	5	234	46.8	46.8	56	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Hankton	5	251	50.2	41.8	70	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	1	2	2.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	4	115	28.8	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Bournigal	3	67	22.3	0
Bryant Crawford	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	6	1	23	34
CB Pete Wyoming	4	2	23	39
OLB Bruce Davis	4	1	21	30
ILB Edward Patterson	4	1	22	32
S Josh Moseley	4	1	24	33
CB Patrick Lee	4	0	18	34
DE Aaron Maybin	3	0	15	27
DE George Selvie	3	0	19	31
S Ronnie White	2	2	16	29
OLB Josh Hall	2	0	6	9
S William Moore	1	3	17	34
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	1	2	7	8
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1	1	18	22
DE Chris Akaka	1	1	10	14
DE Omar Hudson	1	0	12	20
ILB Trevor Gourdine	1	0	3	8
DE Billy Joe Corbett	1	0	7	8

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	8	2	0.0	29	32
OLB Leonard Korte	6	1	0.0	23	25
CB Bryant Crawford	4	1	0.0	18	23
DE Kerry Abrams	3	0	0.5	13	15
CB Jumbo McKnight	3	3	0.0	24	22
ILB Marty Larry	3	1	0.0	14	23
ILB Wendell Coffey	3	1	0.0	9	6
DE Joey Sturgeon	3	0	0.0	12	7
DE Tim Crowder	2	2	1.5	15	21
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	2	0	1.0	25	24
CB Sherrick McManis	2	2	0.0	7	16
ILB Dwayne Swillis	2	1	0.0	8	7
CB Antoine Cason	2	0	0.0	25	25
S Darryl Tripodi	2	0	0.0	18	19
S Rich Goeas	1	3	0.0	12	19
DE D'Anthony Smith	1	3	0.0	14	11
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	---	---	---
DE E.J. Wilson	1	0	0.0	16	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Akaka	2	1	14
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1	1	22
DE Aaron Maybin	1	0	27
DE George Selvie	1	0	31

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tim Crowder	1.5	0	0	1	21
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	1.0	0	0	1	24
DE Kerry Abrams	0.5	2	0	0	15
DE E.J. Wilson	0.0	0	4	2	18
DT Wade Turner	0.0	0	1	0	25
OLB Leonard Korte	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bruce Davis	4	1	0	30
S Josh Moseley	4	0	0	33
CB Pete Wyoming	3	1	0	39
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	3	0	0	34
CB Patrick Lee	2	1	1	34
OLB Josh Hall	2	0	0	9
S William Moore	1	0	0	34
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	1	0	0	8
ILB Trevor Gourdine	1	0	0	8
S Ronnie White	1	0	0	29

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Leonard Korte	4	1	25
CB Bryant Crawford	3	0	23
S Darryl Tripodi	2	0	19
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	1	1	24
DE Tim Crowder	1	0	21
CB Antoine Cason	1	0	25
ILB Marty Larry	1	0	23
S Rich Goeas	1	0	19
ILB Dwayne Swillis	1	0	7
CB Jumbo McKnight	1	0	22
DE E.J. Wilson	1	0	18
CB Sherrick McManis	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gabe Russell	5	9	0	24	0	29
Frankie Modrell	3	5	2	21	0	31
Donovan Ahern	3	3	0	11	0	5
Rodger Saffold	2	2	0	25	1	30
Quentin Dernbach	1	3	0	15	0	15
Graham Sellers	1	1	0	15	0	7
Brett Hathaway	0	2	0	27	2	27
Marty Howard	0	1	1	24	0	26
Herman Hanks	0	1	0	7	0	7
Antonio Fecht	0	1	0	17	0	23

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Hardy Glasgow	4	4	0	20	29
Teddy Freeman	3	5	0	17	33
Steven Justice	2	5	0	20	29
Richie Haayer	2	3	1	13	17
Richie Fuller	1	3	0	19	35
Jon Asamoah	0	2	0	21	34
Courtney Diminnie	0	1	1	16	31
Lionel Poock	0	1	0	4	5

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Pete Wyoming	3	11
Irving Duvall	1	19
Dominique Edison	1	14

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Rich Goeas	1	22
Ralph Witt	1	16
Mike Hoomanawanui	1	16
Ed Dickson	1	15
Bryant Crawford	1	13

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pete Wyoming	---	---	23	39	11	73
Josh Moseley	---	---	24	33	11	68
Patrick Lee	---	---	18	34	10	62
Rico Howe	29	32	---	---	---	61
Gabe Russell	24	29	---	---	7	60
Ronnie White	---	---	16	29	13	58
William Moore	---	---	17	34	6	57
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	23	34	---	57
George Gray	26	29	---	---	1	56
Edward Patterson	---	---	22	32	1	55
Rodger Saffold	25	30	---	---	---	55
Brett Hathaway	27	27	---	---	---	54
Bruce Davis	---	---	21	30	2	53
Frankie Modrell	21	31	---	---	1	53
George Selvie	---	---	19	31	1	51
Marty Howard	24	26	---	---	---	50
Kirk Cole	21	20	---	---	5	46
Antonio Fecht	17	23	---	---	6	46
Quentin Dernbach	15	15	---	---	16	46
Aaron Maybin	---	---	15	27	1	43
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	18	22	1	41
Herb Matich	20	17	---	---	---	37
Toby Gerhardt	9	15	---	---	11	35
Norbert Briggs	---	---	14	17	3	34
Graham Sellers	15	7	---	---	12	34
Omar Hudson	---	---	12	20	---	32
Danny Cranford	6	11	---	---	15	32
Irving Duvall	5	4	---	---	19	28
Josh Hall	---	---	6	9	13	28
Chris Akaka	---	---	10	14	3	27
Britt Wheeler	9	17	---	---	---	26
Donovan Ahern	11	5	---	---	8	24
Herman Hanks	7	7	---	---	8	22
Ryan Hopkins	1	1	---	---	19	21
Trevor Gourdine	---	---	3	8	9	20
Edwin Veldheer	6	5	---	---	8	19
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	7	8	2	17
Dominique Edison	1	1	---	---	14	16
Lincoln Vespignani	---	---	7	8	1	16
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	9	9
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	5	5
Gus Eleazer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jim Brady	0	0	---	---	3	3
Vernon Neale	---	---	0	0	1	1
Wesley Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Delmas	---	---	29	32	3	64
Howie Barrett	25	39	---	---	---	64
Rodderick Muckelroy	---	---	25	24	11	60
Richie Fuller	19	35	---	---	2	56
Jon Asamoah	21	34	---	---	1	56
Hardy Glasgow	20	29	---	---	5	54
Bryant Crawford	---	---	18	23	13	54
Antoine Cason	---	---	25	25	3	53
Rich Goeas	---	---	12	19	22	53
Steven Justice	20	29	---	---	3	52
Teddy Freeman	17	33	---	---	---	50
Leonard Korte	---	---	23	25	1	49
Neal Walton	17	32	---	---	---	49
Jumbo McKnight	---	---	24	22	3	49
Eddie Royal	19	29	---	---	---	48
Courtney Diminnie	16	31	---	---	---	47
Wade Turner	---	---	17	25	5	47
Nicky Jeffries	---	---	20	14	13	47
Ed Dickson	14	16	---	---	15	45
Darryl Tripodi	---	---	18	19	7	44
Wade Denson	12	20	---	---	10	42
Sherrick McManis	---	---	7	16	18	41
Arnie Sherry	10	14	---	---	16	40
Marty Larry	---	---	14	23	3	40
Tim Crowder	---	---	15	21	2	38
Kerry Abrams	---	---	13	15	9	37
Richie Haayer	13	17	---	---	5	35
E.J. Wilson	---	---	16	18	1	35
Mike Hoomanawanui	5	13	---	---	16	34
Tommie Peters	13	18	---	---	---	31
D'Anthony Smith	---	---	14	11	1	26
Raymond Bournigal	0	1	---	---	21	22
Ethan Blackshear	6	10	---	---	6	22
Ralph Witt	2	3	---	---	16	21
Dwayne Swillis	---	---	8	7	6	21
James Heurtin	8	7	---	---	5	20
Joey Sturgeon	---	---	12	7	1	20
Chris Pyne	6	10	---	---	4	20
Brent Woodson	8	4	---	---	6	18
Wendell Coffey	---	---	9	6	---	15
Lionel Poock	4	5	---	---	---	9
Bill Hankton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	5	5
Reuben Preston	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dana Carpenter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	65	6.5
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	8	44	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	47	3.9
Middle	2	9	4.5
Right	11	65	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	29	18	2	1	0	2	6	4	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	39	22	5	2	6	3	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	43	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	101	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	16	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	60	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	12	215	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	9	5	68	2	29
RB Herb Matich	6	2	12	0	17
WR Kirk Cole	4	3	17	0	20
WR Danny Cranford	3	3	36	0	11
TE Antonio Fecht	2	2	24	0	23
WR Britt Wheeler	2	1	13	0	17
RB Toby Gerhardt	2	1	3	0	15
FB Quentin Dernbach	1	1	18	0	15

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Neal Walton	14	7	2	104	2	32
WR Eddie Royal	8	5	2	109	3	29
TE Richie Fuller	8	5	0	50	0	35
RB Tommie Peters	3	2	0	10	0	18
WR Arnie Sherry	3	3	0	25	0	14
WR Ralph Witt	1	0	1	0	0	3
RB Wade Denson	1	0	0	0	0	20
TE Mike Hoomanawanui	1	0	1	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	2	5	2.50	5.72
Toby Gerhardt	2	9	4.50	3.14

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wade Denson	2	4	2.00	3.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	6	4	47	7.83	6.59

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	5	5	28	5.60	7.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Herb Matich	3	1	2	0.67	2.00
TE Antonio Fecht	1	1	11	11.00	12.00
FB Quentin Dernbach	1	1	18	18.00	18.00
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	16	16.00	12.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arnie Sherry	2	2	13	6.50	8.33
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	6	6.00	3.33
TE Richie Fuller	1	1	8	8.00	6.25
WR Neal Walton	1	1	1	1.00	7.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Irving Duvall	1	0
Herb Matich	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Tommie Peters	2	2
Wade Denson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	8	5	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kirk Cole	3	2	1
WR George Gray	2	1	1
RB Herb Matich	1	0	0
FB Quentin Dernbach	1	1	1
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neal Walton	4	1	1
WR Eddie Royal	3	3	3
WR Arnie Sherry	1	1	1
WR Ralph Witt	1	0	0
TE Richie Fuller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,100 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (14,200)
Club Seats 10,200 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (4,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,100 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (14,200)
Club Seats	10,200 (11,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (4,300)