Exhibition Week 4, 1993

played in Carolina, NC

90 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers01600-16
Carolina Panthers0703-10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:19 PIT - Craig Taylor 3 run (Todd Peterson extra point failed)
2Q: 04:19 PIT - Craig Taylor 9 run (Todd Peterson extra point)
2Q: 02:13 CAR - Jay Novacek 19 pass from Thomas Magnum (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Todd Peterson 38 field goal
4Q: 14:53 CAR - Gary Anderson 44 field goal

Team StatisticsPITCAR
Record3-01-2
First Downs2419
- by Rushing74
- by Passing1312
- by Penalty43
Total Net Yards284237
- Offensive Plays7167
- Yards per Play4.003.54
Net Rushing Yards13169
- Rushing Attempts3527
- Yards per Rush3.742.56
Net Passing Yards153168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 17 - 238 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards169182
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/162/14
- Yards per Pass Play4.254.20
Fumbles/Lost0/01/1
3rd Down Conversions5/146/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.67.6
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards5/457/53
Punt Returns/Yards3/-45/45
Kick Returns/Yards2/431/17
Interception Ret./Yards1/12/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 32
Time of Possession29:3430:26

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:293:08OWN 47719Downs
19:261:59OWN 47617Interception
13:543:02OWN 31734Punt
212:490:11OWN 3510Interception
212:173:06OWN 38962Touchdown
28:023:49OWN 38862Touchdown
22:022:02OWN 20959Field Goal
315:002:23OWN 2935Punt
38:222:24OWN 35611Punt
414:470:58OWN 203-2Punt
412:321:04OWN 1638Punt
48:461:50OWN 2032Punt
44:163:57OWN 8840Punt
Carolina Panthers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:31OWN 2030Punt
111:211:55OWN 343-14Punt
17:273:33OWN 25612Punt
10:523:03OWN 5623Punt
212:380:21OPP 4220Interception
29:111:09OWN 2032Punt
24:132:11OWN 23877Touchdown
312:374:15OWN 26946Missed FG
35:586:11OWN 201253Field Goal
413:491:17OPP 363-4Punt
411:282:42OPP 44736Fumble
46:562:40OWN 42613Punt
40:190:19OWN 25118Game

Game MVP: Fred Strickland, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Craig Taylor16543.38902
Keith Woodside13483.691120
Tracy Johnson3134.33600
Ebby Laroush2115.50800
Cole Trickel155.00500
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rodney Culver11161.451010
Derrick Lassic7253.571210
Gaston Green471.75500
Thomas Magnum4246.00800
Aaron Pierce1-3-3.00-300

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ebby Laroush22121230/0018232.9
Jeff Blake125462/16016052.8
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Thomas Magnum38211822/14120165.9

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tim Barnett611569.330160
WR Horace Copeland575310.605180
TE Clarence Kay333110.334140
WR Wesley Carroll262110.5011110
TE Greg Baty1188.00080
WR Troy Stradford0400.00000
RB Keith Woodside0100.00000
RB Cole Trickel0100.00000
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Jay Novacek566713.4020201
RB Rodney Culver33217.004150
TE Troy Drayton34196.331140
WR Phil McConkey232211.001130
RB Gaston Green22136.504100
RB Derrick Lassic22126.00190
WR Daryl Hobbs2473.50060
WR Walter Stanley151414.006140
WR Quinn Early1377.00270
WR Calvin Williams0500.00000
TE Aaron Pierce0100.00000

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Fred Strickland111.000
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Carleton Bailey100.000
CB Jim Hermeling100.000

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Tracy Rocker0100
Fred Strickland0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
Derrick Lassic1000

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Gossett727038.629.3542
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Gary Anderson723233.133.7372

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Todd Peterson1/10/00/0381/2
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Gary Anderson1/21/20/0441/1

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Troy Stradford3-4-1.30
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Phil McConkey5459.00

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Brad Edwards12121.00
Eric Guliford12222.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Phil McConkey11717.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Michael Knight810.51622
OLB Mitch Donahue510.01523
OLB Fred Strickland441.01928
CB Ashley Ambrose430.02032
S Victor Green430.01929
CB Eric Davis410.01727
DT Eric Swann400.01832
DE Ben Karpinski310.52233
S Jesse Campbell310.01523
DE Marc Spindler200.01110
ILB Mark McGwire140.0139
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson120.01419
S Brad Edwards120.02331
CB Keith Taylor110.02134
S Tim Watson110.0914
DE Blaise Winter100.01524
OLB Darin Jordan100.0511
DE Danny Stubbs100.0613
FB Tracy Johnson10---------
WR Tim Barnett10---------
DT Tracy Rocker010.01216
DT Tory Epps010.0710
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Kurt Gouveia610.51720
CB Ray Buchanan520.01920
S Rickey Dixon500.02829
S Carl Lews420.01923
OLB Britt Hager420.01823
ILB Dante Jones410.01816
OLB Carleton Bailey400.01711
DE Elijah Alexander300.53230
S Barney Bussey300.02223
DE Darrell Davis300.01921
DE Leonard Griffin201.02321
OLB Victor Jones220.01112
CB Lemuel Stinson210.02022
DT Curt Jarvis120.02121
DT Glenn Montgomery110.03130
DT Noland Rosenbach110.01314
WR Walter Stanley10---------
OLB Gary Plummer100.088
G Chris Port10---------
CB Jim Hermeling020.02627
S Greg Jackson010.02325

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Fred Strickland1.000028
DE Ben Karpinski0.503033
OLB Michael Knight0.500022
DE Blaise Winter0.011024
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson0.001019
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Leonard Griffin1.000021
DE Elijah Alexander0.501130
ILB Kurt Gouveia0.500020
DT Glenn Montgomery0.010030
DT Noland Rosenbach0.001014

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Michael Knight40022
CB Eric Davis31027
OLB Darin Jordan21011
S Jesse Campbell20023
OLB Mitch Donahue20023
DE Ben Karpinski20033
CB Keith Taylor12034
S Tim Watson11014
OLB Fred Strickland10128
DE Danny Stubbs10013
ILB Mark McGwire1009
CB Ashley Ambrose10032
S Brad Edwards01031
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Carleton Bailey40111
S Carl Lews30023
ILB Dante Jones21016
OLB Victor Jones21012
CB Ray Buchanan20020
S Barney Bussey11023
OLB Britt Hager11023
S Rickey Dixon10029
CB Lemuel Stinson10022
S Greg Jackson01025
CB Jim Hermeling00127

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Eric Moore47033035
Joel Hilgenberg27032035
Gary Zimmerman19034133
Mo Elewonibi13033135
Drew Brown04033035
Clarence Kay01025026
Greg Baty0101308
Tracy Johnson01027018
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Joey Banes22016227
John Gesek17023033
Gene Williams13011013
Tim Grunhard03019027
Chris Port02012019
Troy Drayton02018018
Gary Ivan Gordon02019031
Jay Novacek01012023
Harvey Williams0107012
Darian Rose0108013

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Zeke Mowatt214
Eric Guliford26
Troy Stradford117
Richard Sherman18
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Phil McConkey118
Troy Drayton115
Kurt Gouveia114
Rodney Culver114
Harvey Williams16

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Eric Moore3335------775
Keith Taylor------21341671
Gary Zimmerman3433------168
Mo Elewonibi3335---------68
Drew Brown3335---------68
Joel Hilgenberg3235---------67
Tracy Johnson2718------2065
Troy Stradford2521------1763
Ben Karpinski------2233863
Clarence Kay2526------859
Brad Edwards------2331559
Mitch Donahue------15232159
Eric Swann------1832353
Ashley Ambrose------2032153
Jesse Campbell------15231351
Victor Green------1929250
Fred Strickland------1928249
Eric Davis------1727347
Tim Barnett2023------144
Ebby Laroush2122---------43
Zeke Mowatt1018------1442
Blaise Winter------1524241
Michael Knight------1622341
Jon Pall Sigmarsson------1419437
Greg Baty138------1435
Horace Copeland916------934
Wesley Carroll1418------133
Tracy Rocker------1216432
Tim Watson------914629
Keith Woodside139------628
Craig Taylor1711---------28
Jeff Blake1414---------28
Marc Spindler------1110627
Mark McGwire------139---22
Darin Jordan------511521
Danny Stubbs------613120
Tory Epps------710---17
Richard Sherman63------817
Ken Reeves23------813
Eric Guliford14------611
Flozell Adkins21------811
Cole Trickel18---------9
Buddy Ferguson00------88
Jeff Gossett00------77
Todd Peterson00------44
Gary Hernandez00------11
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Thomas Magnum2740---------67
Elijah Alexander------3230264
Glenn Montgomery------3130162
Barney Bussey------22231459
Phil McConkey1823------1859
John Gesek2333------359
Gary Ivan Gordon1931------959
Rickey Dixon------2829158
Britt Hager------18231455
Jim Hermeling------2627154
Carl Lews------1923951
Kurt Gouveia------17201451
Leonard Griffin------2321751
Troy Drayton1818------1551
Greg Jackson------2325250
Rodney Culver1422------1450
Curt Jarvis------2121749
Lemuel Stinson------2022749
Ken Moyer1928---------47
Tim Grunhard1927---------46
Quinn Early1218------1343
Joey Banes1627---------43
Jay Novacek1223------742
Darrell Davis------1921---40
Ray Buchanan------1920140
Derrick Lassic1212------1539
Dante Jones------1816438
Chris Port1219------738
Daryl Hobbs1414------836
Carleton Bailey------1711230
Calvin Williams1118---------29
Victor Jones------1112528
Darian Rose813------627
Noland Rosenbach------1314---27
Walter Stanley815------326
Michael Durrette89------926
Gene Williams1113------226
Harvey Williams712------625
Gaston Green515------121
Gary Plummer------88218
Aaron Pierce410------115
Gary Anderson00------1212
Greg Werner00------99
Tom Jones00------22
Mark Royals00---------0
Neil O'Donnell00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9242.7
Middle11484.4
Right15593.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5316.2
Middle13342.6
Right940.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ebby Laroush22120223112
Jeff Blake1250212100
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Thomas Magnum38211226501

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen111010.0
Short (0-8 Yds)136372.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)18101226.8
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75162.3
Short (0-8 Yds)1411876.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)134604.6
Long (19+ Yds)41194.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tim Barnett116156023
WR Horace Copeland75053016
WR Wesley Carroll62121018
WR Troy Stradford4010021
TE Clarence Kay33031026
TE Greg Baty110808
RB Keith Woodside100009
RB Cole Trickel100008
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Jay Novacek65067123
WR Walter Stanley51114015
WR Calvin Williams5000018
TE Troy Drayton43019018
WR Daryl Hobbs4207014
WR Phil McConkey32122023
WR Quinn Early3107018
RB Rodney Culver33021022
RB Gaston Green22013015
RB Derrick Lassic22012012
TE Aaron Pierce1000010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Craig Taylor3103.333.38
Keith Woodside294.503.69
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Derrick Lassic242.003.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ebby Laroush1188.005.59
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Thomas Magnum111919.004.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Horace Copeland1188.007.57
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jay Novacek111919.0011.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Tracy Johnson21
Craig Taylor10
Cole Trickel10
CarolinaRushesConversions
Thomas Magnum11
Rodney Culver11

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Ebby Laroush522
Jeff Blake522
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Thomas Magnum1264

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Tim Barnett311
WR Troy Stradford200
WR Horace Copeland222
TE Clarence Kay111
RB Cole Trickel100
WR Wesley Carroll100
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Phil McConkey211
WR Walter Stanley211
WR Calvin Williams200
RB Rodney Culver221
WR Quinn Early100
RB Gaston Green110
TE Aaron Pierce100
TE Troy Drayton111

SectionAttendance
Stadium63,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,500 (21,300)
End Zone14,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine8,100 (8,800)
Sideline Seats11,800 (13,500)
Club Seats6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,700)