| Carolina Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 15, 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Heinz Field Attendance: 58586 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 39 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CAR | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Plaxico Burress 11 pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Dee Brown 6 pass from Rodney Peete (Shayne Graham kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jeff Reed 36 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jeff Reed 41 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerome Bettis 9 run (Jeff Reed kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Dee Brown 1 run (Shayne Graham kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jeff Reed 23 FG | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerome Bettis 8 run (Jeff Reed kick) | 14 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Isaac Byrd |
| 88 | WR | Karl Hankton |
| 87 | WR | Muhsin Muhammad |
| 75 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 63 | LOG | Jamar Nesbit |
| 60 | C | Jeff Mitchell |
| 65 | ROG | Kevin Donnalley |
| 73 | ROT | Melvin Tuten |
| 86 | TE | Kris Mangum |
| 9 | QB | Rodney Peete |
| 37 | RB | Nick Goings |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Al Wallace |
| 99 | LDT | Brentson Buckner |
| 77 | RDT | Kris Jenkins |
| 93 | RDE | Mike Rucker |
| 58 | SLB | Mark Fields |
| 54 | MLB | Will Witherspoon |
| 52 | WLB | Brian Allen |
| 21 | LCB | Terry Cousin |
| 30 | SS | Mike Minter |
| 27 | FS | Deon Grant |
| 23 | RCB | Reggie Howard |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Plaxico Burress |
| 84 | WR | Jerame Tuman |
| 86 | WR | Hines Ward |
| 72 | LOT | Wayne Gandy |
| 66 | LOG | Alan Faneca |
| 64 | C | Jeff Hartings |
| 73 | ROG | Kendall Simmons |
| 77 | ROT | Marvel Smith |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Maddox |
| 36 | HB | Jerome Bettis |
| 35 | FB | Dan Kreider |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Kimo Von Oelhoffen |
| 98 | NT | Casey Hampton |
| 91 | RDE | Aaron Smith |
| 92 | LOLB | Jason Gildon |
| 51 | LILB | James Farrior |
| 97 | RILB | Kendrell Bell |
| 55 | ROLB | Joey Porter |
| 30 | LCB | Chad Scott |
| 41 | SS | Lee Flowers |
| 20 | FS | DeWayne Washington |
| 27 | RCB | Brent Alexander |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 20:32 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5/14 | 0/1 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 3 |
| PIT | 39:28 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 10/20 | 1/1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Muhsin Muhammad | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dee Brown | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 12 | 1 |
| Nick Goings | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rodney Peete | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Weinke | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 20 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 9t | 2 |
| Amos Zereoue | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dan Kreider | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy Maddox | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 129 | 3.4 | 12 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Rodney Peete | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 0 | 112 | 4.1 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 74.9 |
| Chris Weinke | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 1 | 14 | 2.0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10.7 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 1 | 126 | 3.7 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 56.7 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Tommy Maddox | 33 | 20 | 60.6 | 1 | 209 | 6.3 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 76.5 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.7 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 1 | 215 | 6.3 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 77.5 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Steve Smith | 7 | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 12 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Isaac Byrd | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Dee Brown | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Karl Hankton | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Nick Goings | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kris Mangum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 17 | 126 | 7.4 | 23 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Plaxico Burress | 9 | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 47 | 1 |
| Amos Zereoue | 7 | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 8 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Dan Kreider | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerame Tuman | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lee Mays | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terance Mathis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 21 | 215 | 10.2 | 47 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Mike Minter | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Brent Alexander | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Josh Miller | 6 | 212 | 35.3 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 212 | 35.3 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Steve Smith | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Hank Poteat | 4 | 0 | 29 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 29 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 3 | 173 | 57.7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Jeff Reed | 7 | 412 | 58.9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Steve Smith | 5 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Isaac Byrd | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 128 | 18.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Antwaan Randle El | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Mike Rucker | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Mark Fields | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Jason Gildon | 2.5 | 16.0 |
| Rodney Bailey | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Kendrell Bell | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Casey Hampton | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Clark Haggans | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 45.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Mark Fields | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Witherspoon | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Howard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Allen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Grant | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wallace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Taves | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Richardson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Burton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel McDaniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Hankton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Mangum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Smart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Steussie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Goings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Aaron Smith | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DeWayne Washington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidi Iwuoma | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrell Bell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Logan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Poteat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Bailey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plaxico Burress | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Haggans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimo Von Oelhoffen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Mays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |