Week 16, 1998

played in Carolina, NC

57 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	0	7	-	17
Carolina Panthers	0	13	7	14	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:29 PIT - Greg Davis 35 field goal
2Q: 13:33 CAR - John Kasay 38 field goal
2Q: 07:02 CAR - Marvin Harrison 15 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 04:09 PIT - Amani Toomer 36 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 00:05 CAR - John Kasay 27 field goal
3Q: 10:13 CAR - Marvin Harrison 15 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 10:07 PIT - Brian Blades 5 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 05:29 CAR - Yancey Thigpen 24 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 02:03 CAR - Brian Williams 12 interception return (John Kasay extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:29 PIT - Greg Davis 35 field goal
2Q: 13:33 CAR - John Kasay 38 field goal
2Q: 07:02 CAR - Marvin Harrison 15 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 04:09 PIT - Amani Toomer 36 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 00:05 CAR - John Kasay 27 field goal
3Q: 10:13 CAR - Marvin Harrison 15 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 10:07 PIT - Brian Blades 5 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 05:29 CAR - Yancey Thigpen 24 pass from Steve McNair (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 02:03 CAR - Brian Williams 12 interception return (John Kasay extra point)

Team Statistics PIT CAR
Record 11-4 8-7
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 16 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 395 426
- Offensive Plays 62 63
- Yards per Play 6.37 6.76
Net Rushing Yards 40 105
- Rushing Attempts 18 33
- Yards per Rush 2.22 3.18
Net Passing Yards 355 321
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 28 - 1 29 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 371 329
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 8.07 10.70
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/32 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:26 31:34

Team Statistics	PIT	CAR
Record	11-4	8-7
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	16	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	395	426
- Offensive Plays	62	63
- Yards per Play	6.37	6.76
Net Rushing Yards	40	105
- Rushing Attempts	18	33
- Yards per Rush	2.22	3.18
Net Passing Yards	355	321
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 28 - 1	29 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	371	329
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	8.07	10.70
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/32	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:26	31:34

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	2:10	OWN 20	4	21	Fumble
1	7:57	4:35	OWN 20	8	62	Field Goal
2	13:28	1:41	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	6:51	2:56	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:05	OWN 20	8	44	Punt
3	10:03	4:16	OWN 20	9	49	Missed FG
3	3:24	1:39	OWN 36	3	-7	Punt
4	13:05	3:09	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
4	5:17	1:25	OWN 20	6	44	Downs
4	2:03	0:08	OWN 4	1	0	Interception
4	1:55	1:32	OWN 20	6	15	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 16	7	37	Punt
1	9:01	1:04	OPP 41	3	2	Punt
1	3:22	4:54	OWN 20	9	59	Field Goal
2	11:47	4:56	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
2	3:55	3:55	OWN 20	9	70	Field Goal
3	10:55	0:52	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	5:47	2:23	OWN 38	5	24	Interception
3	1:45	3:40	OWN 18	6	19	Punt
4	9:56	4:39	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
4	3:52	1:49	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
4	0:23	0:23	OPP 35	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Steve McNair, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Dorsey Levens	12	18	1.50	7
Howard Griffith	5	18	3.60	8
Timm Rosenbach	1	4	4.00	4

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Antowain Smith	13	54	4.15	14	1
Robert Green	9	21	2.33	7	0
Steve McNair	6	28	4.67	12	1
Eric Zeier	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0
Harvey Williams	2	6	3.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	37	26	351	1/11	2	36	1	106.9
John Supernaw	5	2	20	1/5	0	12	0	52.1

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	29	24	329	1/8	3	75	1	134.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Timpson	7	9	81	11.57	36	30	0
TE Kendall Gammon	4	6	54	13.50	32	27	0
WR Carl Pickens	4	7	64	16.00	23	30	0
WR Amani Toomer	4	6	98	24.50	12	36	1
WR Brian Blades	3	5	12	4.00	1	5	1
FB Howard Griffith	2	2	28	14.00	13	16	0
WR Kevin Alexander	2	2	10	5.00	0	8	0
RB R-Kal De Poyster	1	3	20	20.00	18	20	0
TE Jeremy Brigham	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marvin Harrison	8	10	63	7.88	19	15	2
WR Yancey Thigpen	7	8	61	8.71	21	24	1
WR Mike Pritchard	4	4	75	18.75	31	25	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	2	77	38.50	71	75	0
TE Andrew Glover	1	2	32	32.00	29	32	0
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	16	16.00	18	16	0
RB Antowain Smith	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Bobby Shaw	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stanley Richard	1	2	2.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Brian Williams	1	12	12.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dorsey Levens	2	0	0	0
Kendall Gammon	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Recov	Force
Tommy Carlisle	1	0
Ray Crockett	0	1
Brian Williams	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	3	122	40.7	34.3	53	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	4	182	45.5	35.5	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amani Toomer	1	0	0.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hart Lee Dykes	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Richard	1	21	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Yancey Thigpen	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chance Baxter	8	2	0.0	33	30
ILB Kanavis McGhee	7	2	0.0	30	30
CB Stanley Richard	7	0	0.0	28	30
DE Tony McCoy	5	0	0.0	27	20
CB Ashley Ambrose	5	0	0.0	33	30
OLB Takeo Spikes	4	3	0.0	22	19
S Sean Woodson	4	2	0.0	32	28
CB Tony Darden	4	1	0.0	12	15
DT Kevin Smith	2	0	0.0	18	21
DE Tim Edwards	1	0	1.0	12	4
OLB Vincent Vega	1	1	0.0	18	15
OLB Carlos Jenkins	1	0	0.0	10	7
DT Stalin Colinet	1	0	0.0	16	12
DT Derrick Ransom	1	0	0.0	6	10
S Hudhaifa Ismaeli	0	1	0.0	6	11

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Carlisle	11	3	0.0	18	44
CB Ray Crockett	7	0	0.0	17	37
S Robert Tate	6	0	0.0	10	32
CB Ray Buchanan	3	1	0.0	16	39
DT Grady Jackson	2	1	1.0	9	20
S Tebucky Jones	2	4	0.0	9	21
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	0.0	17	33
OLB Britt Hager	2	0	0.0	4	23
DT Noland Rosenbach	2	0	0.0	13	28
OLB Brian Williams	2	0	0.0	14	21
DT Michael Myers	2	0	0.0	13	31
OLB Greg Favors	2	0	0.0	4	10
DE Renaldo Wynn	1	0	1.0	4	10
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	1	0.0	9	30
S Ron Rice	1	0	0.0	4	15
RB Antowain Smith	1	0	---	---	---
DE Elijah Alexander	0	2	0.0	16	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tim Edwards	1.0	0	0	4
OLB Takeo Spikes	0.0	1	0	19
DE Tony McCoy	0.0	0	1	20
DT Stalin Colinet	0.0	0	1	12

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Renaldo Wynn	1.0	0	0	10
DT Grady Jackson	1.0	0	0	20
DE Kenard Lang	0.0	1	0	30
DE Elijah Alexander	0.0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Stanley Richard	7	0	1	30
ILB Kanavis McGhee	4	0	0	30
CB Ashley Ambrose	4	0	0	30
S Chance Baxter	3	0	0	30
CB Tony Darden	2	1	0	15
OLB Carlos Jenkins	1	0	0	7
OLB Vincent Vega	1	0	0	15
S Sean Woodson	1	0	0	28
OLB Takeo Spikes	1	0	0	19

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tommy Carlisle	7	0	0	44
S Robert Tate	4	0	0	32
CB Ray Buchanan	3	0	0	39
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	1	0	33
OLB Britt Hager	2	0	0	23
CB Ray Crockett	2	0	0	37
S Tebucky Jones	2	0	0	21
CB Jimmy Spencer	1	1	0	30
DT Noland Rosenbach	1	0	0	28
S Ron Rice	1	0	0	15
DT Grady Jackson	1	0	0	20
DT Michael Myers	1	0	0	31
OLB Greg Favors	1	0	0	10
DE Kenard Lang	0	1	0	30
OLB Brian Williams	0	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Barret Robbins	2	9	18	0	40
Jon Runyan	2	3	18	0	41
Chris Wiltz	1	2	18	0	42
Jeremy Brigham	1	1	9	0	11
Blake Brockermeyer	0	2	18	1	39
Brandon Bertelsen	0	0	18	1	42

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Naeole	5	10	1	32	0	30
Ed Ellis	2	4	0	32	1	30
Chris Villarrial	1	3	0	32	0	30
Andrew Glover	1	1	0	16	0	13
Tim Grunhard	0	3	0	31	0	30
Gary Ivan Gordon	0	3	0	32	0	30
Harvey Williams	0	1	0	20	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall Gammon	1	13
Dorsey Levens	1	7
Alcides Cantanho	1	7

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Rice	1	15
Bobby Shaw	1	12

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	33	30	8	71
Stanley Richard	---	---	28	30	12	70
Chance Baxter	---	---	33	30	3	66
Brandon Bertelsen	18	42	---	---	5	65
Sean Woodson	---	---	32	28	3	63
Kanavis McGhee	---	---	30	30	2	62
Chris Wiltz	18	42	---	---	---	60
Jon Runyan	18	41	---	---	---	59
Barret Robbins	18	40	---	---	---	58
Blake Brockermeyer	18	39	---	---	---	57
Timm Rosenbach	18	38	---	---	---	56
Brian Blades	17	33	---	---	4	54
Kendall Gammon	13	26	---	---	13	52
Carl Pickens	7	26	---	---	17	50
N.D. Kalu	---	---	21	26	2	49
Tony McCoy	---	---	27	20	1	48
Michael Timpson	16	30	---	---	---	46
Takeo Spikes	---	---	22	19	2	43
Kevin Smith	---	---	18	21	3	42
Amani Toomer	3	26	---	---	13	42
Bill Johnson	---	---	17	19	4	40
Dorsey Levens	13	19	---	---	7	39
Vincent Vega	---	---	18	15	6	39
Howard Griffith	5	18	---	---	15	38
Tony Darden	---	---	12	15	10	37
Jeremy Brigham	9	11	---	---	10	30
R-Kal De Poyster	7	17	---	---	4	28
Stalin Colinet	---	---	16	12	---	28
Kevin Alexander	0	14	---	---	12	26
Hudhaifa Ismaeli	---	---	6	11	9	26
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	10	7	5	22
Tim Edwards	---	---	12	4	4	20
Derrick Ransom	---	---	6	10	3	19
Greg Spires	---	---	13	2	2	17
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	6	1	7	14
Mike Jones	---	---	3	0	10	13
Tucker Joseph	0	6	---	---	5	11
John Gerak	0	5	---	---	5	10
Melvin Tuten	0	5	---	---	5	10
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Supernaw	0	6	---	---	---	6
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tyrus McCloud	---	---	0	0	4	4
Orlando Sheehan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Naeole	32	30	---	---	6	68
Ed Ellis	32	30	---	---	6	68
Tommy Carlisle	---	---	18	44	5	67
Marvin Harrison	32	30	---	---	4	66
Troy Drayton	28	19	---	---	15	62
Gary Ivan Gordon	32	30	---	---	---	62
Chris Villarrial	32	30	---	---	---	62
Tim Grunhard	31	30	---	---	---	61
Steve McNair	30	30	---	---	---	60
Ray Buchanan	---	---	16	39	2	57
Ray Crockett	---	---	17	37	2	56
Harvey Williams	20	18	---	---	16	54
Antowain Smith	17	19	---	---	18	54
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	17	33	3	53
Elijah Alexander	---	---	16	31	6	53
Jimmy Spencer	---	---	9	30	12	51
Michael Myers	---	---	13	31	3	47
Yancey Thigpen	15	24	---	---	7	46
Robert Tate	---	---	10	32	2	44
Kenard Lang	---	---	11	30	2	43
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	13	28	1	42
Brian Williams	---	---	14	21	2	37
Tebucky Jones	---	---	9	21	7	37
Britt Hager	---	---	4	23	8	35
Andrew Glover	16	13	---	---	5	34
Ron Rice	---	---	4	15	15	34
Grady Jackson	---	---	9	20	1	30
Hart Lee Dykes	12	4	---	---	13	29
Reggie White	---	---	5	17	---	22
Mike Pritchard	8	13	---	---	---	21
Robert Green	12	9	---	---	---	21
Artie Ulmer	---	---	4	5	11	20
Bobby Shaw	5	1	---	---	12	18
Greg Favors	---	---	4	10	3	17
Renaldo Wynn	---	---	4	10	---	14
Shawn Williams	---	---	0	2	9	11
John Holecek	---	---	1	5	3	9
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mo Collins	1	0	---	---	6	7
Chris Ruhman	1	0	---	---	6	7
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	6	6
DeAndre Urpsis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Zeier	3	0	---	---	---	3
Marco Rivera	3	0	---	---	---	3
Kevin Donnalley	1	0	---	---	---	1
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	22	1.7
Middle	3	16	5.3
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	12	41	3.4
Right	13	55	4.2
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	37	26	6	3	3	3	1	0	1
John Supernaw	5	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	29	24	5	0	0	1	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	89	9.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	85	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	126	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	71	14.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	49	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	214	12.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	48	16.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Timpson	9	7	1	81	1	30
WR Carl Pickens	7	4	1	64	1	26
TE Kendall Gammon	6	4	1	54	1	26
WR Amani Toomer	6	4	0	98	2	26
WR Brian Blades	5	3	1	12	0	33
RB R-Kal De Poyster	3	1	0	20	1	17
FB Howard Griffith	2	2	0	28	0	18
WR Kevin Alexander	2	2	0	10	0	14
TE Jeremy Brigham	2	1	0	4	0	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marvin Harrison	10	8	63	0	30
WR Yancey Thigpen	8	7	61	1	24
WR Mike Pritchard	4	4	75	2	13
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	2	77	1	4
TE Andrew Glover	2	1	32	1	13
FB Harvey Williams	1	1	16	0	18
RB Antowain Smith	1	1	5	0	19
WR Bobby Shaw	1	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howard Griffith	2	7	3.50	3.60

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	1	3	3.00	4.67
Antowain Smith	1	-2	-2.00	4.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	2	1	5	2.50	9.49

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	2	2	30	15.00	11.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	1	5	5.00	2.40
RB R-Kal De Poyster	1	0	0	0.00	6.67

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marvin Harrison	2	2	30	15.00	6.30

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Dorsey Levens	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Harvey Williams	1	0
Robert Green	1	0
Eric Zeier	1	0
Antowain Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	7	4	3
John Supernaw	1	1	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	9	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Timpson	2	2	1
WR Amani Toomer	2	1	1
TE Kendall Gammon	1	0	0
WR Carl Pickens	1	1	1
RB R-Kal De Poyster	1	0	0
WR Kevin Alexander	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Yancey Thigpen	4	4	1
TE Andrew Glover	2	1	1
WR Mike Pritchard	2	2	2
WR Marvin Harrison	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 13,000 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	13,000 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)