Week 16, 2006

played in Pittsburgh, PA

46 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	13	6	3	-	25
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 27 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 39 field goal
2Q: 11:07 CAR - Jackie Archambeau 4 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 02:16 PIT - Anquan Boldin 8 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Brad Daluiso extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 38 field goal
3Q: 11:14 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 52 field goal
3Q: 07:00 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 40 field goal
3Q: 03:24 PIT - Brad Daluiso 41 field goal
4Q: 13:09 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 27 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 39 field goal
2Q: 11:07 CAR - Jackie Archambeau 4 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 02:16 PIT - Anquan Boldin 8 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Brad Daluiso extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 38 field goal
3Q: 11:14 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 52 field goal
3Q: 07:00 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 40 field goal
3Q: 03:24 PIT - Brad Daluiso 41 field goal
4Q: 13:09 CAR - Mike Vanderjagt 38 field goal

Team Statistics CAR PIT
Record 11-4 3-12
First Downs 25 13
- by Rushing 10 0
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 422 277
- Offensive Plays 76 60
- Yards per Play 5.55 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 169 12
- Rushing Attempts 35 13
- Yards per Rush 4.83 0.92
Net Passing Yards 253 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 27 - 0 45 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 267 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.17 5.64
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/55 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/44 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/60 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:30 23:30

Team Statistics	CAR	PIT
Record	11-4	3-12
First Downs	25	13
- by Rushing	10	0
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	422	277
- Offensive Plays	76	60
- Yards per Play	5.55	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	169	12
- Rushing Attempts	35	13
- Yards per Rush	4.83	0.92
Net Passing Yards	253	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 27 - 0	45 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	267	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.17	5.64
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/55	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/44	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/60	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:30	23:30

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:47	OPP 32	6	22	Field Goal
1	9:34	3:51	OWN 29	8	30	Punt
1	4:21	4:28	OWN 33	9	45	Field Goal
2	13:32	2:36	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown
2	8:06	1:14	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	2:06	2:06	OWN 25	9	54	Field Goal
3	14:07	2:58	OWN 29	6	36	Field Goal
3	10:26	3:34	OPP 45	6	22	Field Goal
3	3:18	5:15	OWN 5	10	74	Field Goal
4	9:31	6:12	OWN 1	11	55	Punt
4	2:31	0:31	OPP 34	3	6	Missed FG

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:13	1:39	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	5:43	1:22	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	14:53	1:21	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	10:56	2:50	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
2	6:52	4:46	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:53	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	11:09	0:43	OWN 25	2	0	Interception
3	6:52	3:34	OWN 25	8	51	Field Goal
4	13:03	3:32	OWN 38	6	13	Punt
4	3:19	0:48	OWN 20	6	14	Downs
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 35	7	63	Game

Game MVP: Mike Vanderjagt, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jackie Archambeau	22	116	5.27	33	3	1
RB LaMont Jordan	6	17	2.83	4	0	0
QB Steve McNair	5	25	5.00	13	2	0
WR Matt Jones	2	11	5.50	13	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Brian Westbrook	9	1	0.11	5
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	2	6	3.00	6
WR Tai Streets	1	3	3.00	3
RB Troy Fleming	1	2	2.00	2

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve McNair	39	27	267	2/14	0	25	0	88.3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Fitzpatrick	45	27	278	2/13	1	50	1	75.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Matt Jones	9	10	98	10.89	31	25
WR David Givens	5	7	39	7.80	9	16
WR Tim Carter	4	5	58	14.50	1	23
RB Jackie Archambeau	3	7	17	5.67	0	11
WR Brandon Marshall	3	4	35	11.67	17	24
TE Roland Williams	1	2	11	11.00	2	11
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Carl Crawford	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Omar Espinosa	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE George Wrighster	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anquan Boldin	7	11	75	10.71	29	29	1
TE Jason McKie	6	10	55	9.17	9	18	0
WR Tai Streets	4	4	73	18.25	37	50	0
WR Malcom Floyd	3	8	10	3.33	0	9	0
TE Ken Dilger	2	4	24	12.00	6	15	0
FB Sean McHugh	2	3	27	13.50	3	14	0
RB Brian Westbrook	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
RB Troy Fleming	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Josh Cribbs	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Drayton Florence	1	2	2.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
QB Steve McNair	1	0
CB Von Hutchins	1	0
RB Jackie Archambeau	1	0
WR Tim Carter	0	1
T K.C. Strong	0	1
WR Brandon Marshall	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Jason McKie	0	0	1	0
S Jordan Babineaux	0	0	1	0
DT Johnny Jolly	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	3	132	44.0	30.7	47	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Oscarson	6	290	48.3	37.7	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	6/7	2/3	1/1	52	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brad Daluiso	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Von Hutchins	4	44	11.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Von Hutchins	1	60	60.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Weathersby	1	18	18.0	0
Josh Cribbs	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Spencer Boone	8	3	0.0	13	44
CB Steve Smith	5	0	0.0	11	45
CB Drayton Florence	4	0	0.0	10	23
CB Andre Dyson	3	0	1.0	10	28
OLB Rick Crowell	3	3	0.0	13	37
S Rogers Beckett	3	2	0.0	13	35
S Cary Whitehorn	3	0	0.0	3	25
DE Demetrin Veal	2	0	1.0	3	24
OLB Andre Summersell	2	1	0.0	13	44
ILB Chris Claiborne	2	0	0.0	2	14
DT Marcus Spears	2	0	0.0	12	35
CB Derrick Martin	1	1	0.0	13	47
CB Malik Walker	1	0	0.0	0	3
DT Will Smith	1	0	0.0	4	26
DE Mike Montgomery	1	0	0.0	8	27
OLB K.J. Turner	0	1	0.0	1	14

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Darrell McClover	8	1	1.0	29	34
S Michael Hawkins	8	2	0.0	34	40
S Jordan Babineaux	8	1	0.0	35	35
DT Johnny Jolly	6	0	0.5	32	37
OLB Tim Dobbins	6	1	0.0	28	27
S Dee McCann	5	3	0.0	23	27
OLB Ivan Drago	5	2	0.0	30	28
DE Atiyyah Ellison	4	0	0.0	33	40
CB Dwayne Alcott	4	0	0.0	13	23
ILB Jon Alton	4	0	0.0	14	21
S Dennis Weathersby	3	1	0.0	23	25
DE Parys Haralson	1	2	0.5	32	28
DE Robert Geathers	1	1	0.0	13	27
WR Tai Streets	1	0	---	---	---
S Cristian Earls	0	2	0.0	12	19
OLB Bryan Jones	0	1	0.0	7	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Andre Dyson	1.0	0	0	28
DE Demetrin Veal	1.0	0	0	24
OLB Adewale Ogunleye	0.0	2	1	30

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Darrell McClover	1.0	0	1	0	34
DT Johnny Jolly	0.5	1	0	1	37
DE Parys Haralson	0.5	0	0	0	28
DE Atiyyah Ellison	0.0	0	1	0	40
OLB Ivan Drago	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Steve Smith	5	1	0	45
S Rogers Beckett	4	1	0	35
ILB Spencer Boone	3	2	0	44
S Cary Whitehorn	3	0	0	25
CB Drayton Florence	2	1	1	23
OLB Rick Crowell	2	1	0	37
CB Andre Dyson	2	1	0	28
ILB Chris Claiborne	2	0	0	14
CB Derrick Martin	1	1	0	47
CB Malik Walker	1	0	0	3
DE Demetrin Veal	1	0	0	24
DT Will Smith	1	0	0	26
OLB Adewale Ogunleye	0	1	0	30

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwayne Alcott	4	1	23
OLB Darrell McClover	4	0	34
S Michael Hawkins	4	0	40
S Dee McCann	4	0	27
ILB Jon Alton	2	1	21
S Jordan Babineaux	2	0	35
OLB Tim Dobbins	2	0	27
S Dennis Weathersby	1	1	25
DE Robert Geathers	1	0	27
DE Atiyyah Ellison	1	0	40
OLB Ivan Drago	1	0	28
DT Johnny Jolly	1	0	37
CB Ahmed Plummer	0	1	21
DE Parys Haralson	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Levi Jones	6	10	0	35	1	41
G Chris Naeole	3	5	1	35	0	41
T K.C. Strong	2	6	0	35	0	41
C Dan Koppen	2	4	0	35	0	41
G Steve Hutchinson	1	5	0	35	0	41
FB Jim Finn	0	2	0	6	0	4
RB Jackie Archambeau	0	0	0	28	1	23

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Harvey Knaack	2	4	13	0	47
T Leonard Davis	0	4	13	1	47
T Nat Dorsey	0	3	13	0	47
G Brandon Moore	0	1	13	1	47
G Rob Sims	0	1	13	0	47

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Jones	2	13

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Jason McKie	4	20
Tai Streets	1	14

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Matt Jones	33	41	---	---	13	87
G Chris Naeole	35	41	---	---	10	86
G Steve Hutchinson	35	41	---	---	10	86
G Levi Jones	35	41	---	---	10	86
T K.C. Strong	35	41	---	---	10	86
QB Steve McNair	35	41	---	---	---	76
C Dan Koppen	35	41	---	---	---	76
TE Roland Williams	35	37	---	---	---	72
WR Brandon Marshall	21	22	---	---	23	66
S Rogers Beckett	---	---	13	35	16	64
WR Tim Carter	28	34	---	---	---	62
CB Derrick Martin	---	---	13	47	1	61
OLB Andre Summersell	---	---	13	44	1	58
RB Jackie Archambeau	28	23	---	---	7	58
ILB Spencer Boone	---	---	13	44	1	58
CB Steve Smith	---	---	11	45	---	56
CB Andre Dyson	---	---	10	28	17	55
OLB Rick Crowell	---	---	13	37	---	50
DT Marcus Spears	---	---	12	35	1	48
OLB Adewale Ogunleye	---	---	12	30	---	42
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	8	27	6	41
RB LaMont Jordan	8	9	---	---	20	37
FB Jim Finn	6	4	---	---	26	36
OLB K.J. Turner	---	---	1	14	20	35
CB Drayton Florence	---	---	10	23	1	34
TE George Wrighster	5	1	---	---	26	32
DT Will Smith	---	---	4	26	1	31
S Cary Whitehorn	---	---	3	25	1	29
DE Demetrin Veal	---	---	3	24	1	28
TE Omar Espinosa	10	17	---	---	---	27
ILB Chris Claiborne	---	---	2	14	9	25
CB Von Hutchins	---	---	2	4	9	15
K Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	14	14
S Mel Mitchell	---	---	0	12	1	13
WR Carl Crawford	0	9	---	---	3	12
P Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR David Givens	1	8	---	---	---	9
CB Malik Walker	---	---	0	3	6	9
RB Anthony Davis	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Brady Popinga	---	---	0	0	6	6
C Steve McKinney	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mickey Gomez	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jerry McEachern	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Titas Adams	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Michael Hawkins	---	---	34	40	7	81
DE Atiyyah Ellison	---	---	33	40	6	79
TE Jason McKie	13	45	---	---	20	78
S Jordan Babineaux	---	---	35	35	8	78
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	32	37	4	73
T Leonard Davis	13	47	---	---	7	67
G Brandon Moore	13	47	---	---	7	67
T Nat Dorsey	13	47	---	---	7	67
G Rob Sims	13	47	---	---	7	67
S Dee McCann	---	---	23	27	17	67
OLB Darrell McClover	---	---	29	34	2	65
DE Parys Haralson	---	---	32	28	3	63
OLB Ivan Drago	---	---	30	28	3	61
C Harvey Knaack	13	47	---	---	---	60
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	13	47	---	---	---	60
CB Ahmed Plummer	---	---	22	21	16	59
OLB Tim Dobbins	---	---	28	27	4	59
RB Brian Westbrook	11	38	---	---	9	58
S Dennis Weathersby	---	---	23	25	10	58
WR Anquan Boldin	13	42	---	---	---	55
WR Malcom Floyd	13	36	---	---	5	54
ILB Jon Alton	---	---	14	21	17	52
DE Robert Geathers	---	---	13	27	10	50
WR Tai Streets	10	23	---	---	14	47
CB Dwayne Alcott	---	---	13	23	8	44
S Cristian Earls	---	---	12	19	2	33
FB Sean McHugh	2	5	---	---	20	27
OLB Bryan Jones	---	---	7	13	5	25
RB J.R. Redmond	0	3	---	---	17	20
TE Jabari Holloway	2	18	---	---	---	20
OLB Albert Nagi	---	---	0	0	19	19
DE Jimmy Kennedy	---	---	4	6	6	16
TE Ken Dilger	0	13	---	---	---	13
RB Troy Fleming	1	9	---	---	3	13
WR Josh Cribbs	0	3	---	---	9	12
P Al Oscarson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Lionel Bumgarner	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Fred Gibson	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Brad Daluiso	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Donnie Nygaard	---	---	1	0	1	2
G Jim Bundren	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Philip Rivers	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Geoff Hangartner	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Joe Berger	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT William Crisp	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	73	5.2
Middle	15	47	3.1
Right	6	49	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	5	1.0
Middle	5	5	1.0
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve McNair	39	27	3	0	3	5	3	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Fitzpatrick	45	27	3	3	2	9	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	17	120	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	78	15.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	61	15.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	76	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	152	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Jones	10	9	0	98	1	41
WR David Givens	7	5	0	39	0	8
RB Jackie Archambeau	7	3	1	17	0	23
WR Tim Carter	5	4	0	58	1	34
WR Brandon Marshall	4	3	1	35	1	22
TE Roland Williams	2	1	0	11	0	37
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	0	5	0	9
TE Omar Espinosa	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR Carl Crawford	1	1	0	4	0	9
TE George Wrighster	1	0	1	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anquan Boldin	11	7	1	75	1	42
TE Jason McKie	10	6	0	55	0	45
WR Malcom Floyd	8	3	0	10	0	36
TE Ken Dilger	4	2	1	24	0	13
WR Tai Streets	4	4	0	73	2	23
FB Sean McHugh	3	2	0	27	0	5
RB Troy Fleming	2	1	0	10	0	9
RB Brian Westbrook	1	1	0	4	0	38
WR Josh Cribbs	1	1	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Steve McNair	1	-2	-2.00	5.00
RB Jackie Archambeau	1	4	4.00	5.27
WR Matt Jones	1	13	13.00	5.50

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brian Westbrook	1	1	1.00	0.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve McNair	4	1	8	2.00	6.85

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Fitzpatrick	8	4	30	3.75	6.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Givens	2	1	8	4.00	5.57
RB Jackie Archambeau	1	0	0	0.00	2.43
WR Matt Jones	1	0	0	0.00	9.80

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anquan Boldin	3	2	15	5.00	6.82
WR Malcom Floyd	2	0	0	0.00	1.25
TE Jason McKie	1	1	5	5.00	5.50
RB Troy Fleming	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB LaMont Jordan	4	2
QB Steve McNair	1	0
RB Jackie Archambeau	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve McNair	11	8	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Fitzpatrick	12	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Jones	4	3	1
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	0
TE Omar Espinosa	1	0	0
WR Tim Carter	1	1	1
WR Carl Crawford	1	1	0
WR David Givens	1	1	1
TE George Wrighster	1	0	0
WR Brandon Marshall	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anquan Boldin	5	4	3
TE Jason McKie	3	1	1
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	1
WR Tai Streets	1	1	1
FB Sean McHugh	1	0	0
WR Malcom Floyd	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (20,900)
End Zone 13,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (20,900)
End Zone	13,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)