Week 16, 2026

played in Pittsburgh, PA

41 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	7	7	0	-	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	24	0	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:30 PIT - Joel McBeal 7 pass from Andre Rincon (Ashton Forbes extra point)
1Q: 02:59 CAR - Samuel Terry 35 field goal
2Q: 12:31 PIT - Ashton Forbes 45 field goal
2Q: 04:41 PIT - Eduardo Hines 34 pass from Andre Rincon (Ashton Forbes extra point)
2Q: 03:46 PIT - Randall Perkins 29 interception return (Ashton Forbes extra point)
2Q: 02:05 PIT - Eduardo Hines 8 pass from Andre Rincon (Ashton Forbes extra point)
2Q: 00:31 CAR - Todd Ohara 8 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
3Q: 06:29 CAR - Wes Mizrahi 22 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:30 PIT - Joel McBeal 7 pass from Andre Rincon (Ashton Forbes extra point)
1Q: 02:59 CAR - Samuel Terry 35 field goal
2Q: 12:31 PIT - Ashton Forbes 45 field goal
2Q: 04:41 PIT - Eduardo Hines 34 pass from Andre Rincon (Ashton Forbes extra point)
2Q: 03:46 PIT - Randall Perkins 29 interception return (Ashton Forbes extra point)
2Q: 02:05 PIT - Eduardo Hines 8 pass from Andre Rincon (Ashton Forbes extra point)
2Q: 00:31 CAR - Todd Ohara 8 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)
3Q: 06:29 CAR - Wes Mizrahi 22 pass from Carson Silverman (Samuel Terry extra point)

Team Statistics CAR PIT
Record 7-8 6-9
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 343 343
- Offensive Plays 63 65
- Yards per Play 5.44 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 149 142
- Rushing Attempts 24 34
- Yards per Rush 6.21 4.18
Net Passing Yards 194 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 3 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 202 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.97 6.48
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/66 11/68
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/95
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:58 33:02

Team Statistics	CAR	PIT
Record	7-8	6-9
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	343	343
- Offensive Plays	63	65
- Yards per Play	5.44	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	149	142
- Rushing Attempts	24	34
- Yards per Rush	6.21	4.18
Net Passing Yards	194	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 3	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	202	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.97	6.48
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/66	11/68
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/95
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:58	33:02

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	0:45	OWN 35	3	7	Fumble
1	6:22	3:31	OWN 35	5	47	Field Goal
2	12:26	2:17	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
2	8:40	1:52	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
2	4:29	0:52	OWN 25	3	1	Interception
2	3:37	0:51	OWN 25	4	-6	Interception
2	1:56	1:34	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
3	10:30	4:11	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	2:34	0:49	OWN 10	3	-4	Punt
4	14:44	1:27	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	10:10	3:40	OWN 7	8	50	Punt
4	3:09	2:24	OWN 13	11	74	Interception

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 37	7	41	Missed FG
1	9:10	2:48	OPP 42	5	42	Touchdown
1	2:51	5:25	OWN 10	10	62	Field Goal
2	10:09	1:29	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
2	6:48	2:19	OWN 5	6	95	Touchdown
2	2:46	0:50	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 13	1	-1	Half
3	12:59	0:42	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
3	12:17	1:47	OPP 43	3	0	Punt
3	6:19	3:45	OWN 33	5	20	Punt
3	1:45	2:01	OPP 49	6	26	Missed FG
4	13:17	3:07	OWN 29	7	23	Punt
4	6:30	3:21	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OPP 32	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Andre Rincon, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.C. Caleca	16	103	6.44	44	2
Carson Silverman	4	23	5.75	13	1
Irv Finley	2	-4	-2.00	-1	0
Camden Reiswig	2	27	13.50	26	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joel McBeal	12	74	6.17	24	1
Jason Rodriguez	11	33	3.00	9	0
Andre Rincon	9	30	3.33	15	1
Lester Gibson	2	5	2.50	3	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Silverman	37	22	202	2/8	2	36	3	58.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Rincon	30	19	206	1/5	3	34	0	116.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derek Dunlap	8	13	110	13.75	49	36	0
WR Myron Lyons	3	4	10	3.33	6	8	0
RB Camden Reiswig	3	4	11	3.67	3	9	0
WR Todd Ohara	2	2	18	9.00	8	10	1
WR Rob Everett	2	2	18	9.00	0	15	0
TE Wes Mizrahi	2	6	23	11.50	12	22	1
RB Irv Tejeda	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB J.C. Caleca	1	2	10	10.00	6	10	0
TE Eddie Bulger	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Joel McBeal	5	5	33	6.60	15	13	1
WR Victor Emerson	5	7	57	11.40	27	21	0
WR Ernie Farrens	5	5	63	12.60	32	30	0
TE Eduardo Hines	2	6	42	21.00	22	34	2
RB Jason Rodriguez	1	4	8	8.00	10	8	0
TE Zachery Polko	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Andy Hohlt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Erik Parker	1	0	0.00	0
CB T.J. Corlett	1	66	66.00	0
CB Randall Perkins	1	29	29.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Myron Lyons	1	0	0	0
Derek Dunlap	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Kurt Boyer	1	0
Erik Parker	1	0
Lester Gibson	0	1
Butch Gaudio	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Abraham Forest	6	314	52.3	44.7	58	4

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat Cote	6	278	46.3	41.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Terry	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ashton Forbes	1/3	1/2	0/0	45	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Lyons	2	12	6.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Kressbach	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.C. Caleca	2	47	23.5	0
Myron Lyons	1	16	16.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Perkins	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Colton Rodriguez	13	1	0.0	34	29
S Santiago Chatman	7	3	0.0	34	31
DE Chance Tanner	5	0	0.0	34	29
CB Thurman Rosian	4	0	0.0	34	29
OLB Conner Farley	3	1	0.0	17	8
DT Marcos Gimpert	3	0	0.0	17	13
S Kurt Greene	2	1	0.0	34	30
CB Steven Lukins	2	0	0.0	3	4
OLB Josh Nussbaum	1	1	1.0	18	27
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	1	3	0.0	33	24
DE Rex Franz	1	2	0.0	33	23
ILB Erick Cogdell	1	1	0.0	17	21
DT Lorenzo Barlow	1	1	0.0	15	12
S Harvey Schulz	1	0	0.0	0	3
TE Eddie Bulger	1	0	---	---	---
WR Derek Dunlap	1	0	---	---	---
CB Frederick Lucas	1	0	0.0	31	30

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Butch Gaudio	8	2	0.5	23	39
S Erik Parker	8	1	0.0	23	39
OLB Jeffrey Branch	7	1	1.0	22	34
OLB Brody Floyd	3	2	0.0	24	39
S Karl Maxwell	3	1	0.0	3	8
S Emmett Corona	3	0	0.0	22	36
DE Harris Shaw	3	0	0.0	23	36
ILB Derrick Fletcher	2	1	0.0	13	13
DE Rich Nixon	2	1	0.0	23	37
CB Austin Hayes	2	0	0.0	19	28
CB Wally Nield	1	2	0.0	20	29
CB T.J. Corlett	1	1	0.0	14	29
CB Steven Ellison	1	0	0.0	2	5
DT Stan Mueller	1	0	0.0	1	3
DT Ken Raymond	0	1	0.5	4	9
DT William Raymond	0	1	0.0	9	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Josh Nussbaum	1.0	0	0	0	27
DT Marcos Gimpert	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jeffrey Branch	1.0	2	2	34
OLB Butch Gaudio	0.5	1	0	39
DT Ken Raymond	0.5	0	0	9
DE Harris Shaw	0.0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Colton Rodriguez	5	1	29
S Kurt Greene	3	3	30
CB Thurman Rosian	2	1	29
CB Steven Lukins	2	0	4
CB Frederick Lucas	1	1	30
S Harvey Schulz	1	0	3
OLB Lorenzo Chandler	1	0	24
OLB Conner Farley	1	0	8
S Santiago Chatman	1	0	31
DE Chance Tanner	1	0	29
DT Marcos Gimpert	1	0	13

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Erik Parker	4	1	1	39
S Emmett Corona	3	2	0	36
S Karl Maxwell	2	0	0	8
OLB Brody Floyd	2	0	0	39
DE Harris Shaw	2	0	0	36
CB Austin Hayes	2	0	0	28
OLB Butch Gaudio	2	0	0	39
CB T.J. Corlett	1	1	1	29
CB Steven Ellison	1	1	0	5
DE Rich Nixon	1	0	0	37
CB Wally Nield	1	0	0	29
OLB Jeffrey Branch	1	0	0	34
CB Randall Perkins	0	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adrian Frederick	2	6	0	24	0	39
Moe Perez	2	4	1	24	0	39
Brett Furrey	1	3	0	24	0	39
Wes Mizrahi	1	2	0	15	0	30
Bernie Casarez	0	4	0	24	1	39
Dean Kratky	0	2	0	24	1	39

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gene James	3	7	1	34	0	31
Raymond Meerdink	2	6	0	34	0	31
Jared Muirbrook	2	5	0	34	0	31
Ricardo Mullens	1	6	0	34	0	31
Bert Lester	1	2	1	34	1	31
Zachery Polko	0	1	0	7	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Richie Quinn	1	22
Thurman Rosian	1	19
Vinny Tate	1	7
Rico Liersch	1	7

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Gaudio	2	23
Lester Gibson	1	25
T.J. Corlett	1	16
Ernie Farrens	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thurman Rosian	---	---	34	29	19	82
Colton Rodriguez	---	---	34	29	15	78
Derek Dunlap	24	39	---	---	10	73
J.C. Caleca	19	31	---	---	22	72
Santiago Chatman	---	---	34	31	3	68
Kurt Greene	---	---	34	30	3	67
Chance Tanner	---	---	34	29	3	66
Myron Lyons	19	34	---	---	12	65
Frederick Lucas	---	---	31	30	3	64
Moe Perez	24	39	---	---	---	63
Adrian Frederick	24	39	---	---	---	63
Dean Kratky	24	39	---	---	---	63
Bernie Casarez	24	39	---	---	---	63
Brett Furrey	24	39	---	---	---	63
Carson Silverman	24	39	---	---	---	63
Lorenzo Chandler	---	---	33	24	2	59
Rex Franz	---	---	33	23	2	58
Josh Nussbaum	---	---	18	27	3	48
Conner Farley	---	---	17	8	23	48
Wes Mizrahi	15	30	---	---	---	45
Erick Cogdell	---	---	17	21	2	40
Rob Everett	10	19	---	---	10	39
Lorenzo Barlow	---	---	15	12	7	34
Richie Quinn	6	4	---	---	22	32
Doug Midget	---	---	17	12	2	31
Marcos Gimpert	---	---	17	13	1	31
Camden Reiswig	8	11	---	---	10	29
Eddie Bulger	8	17	---	---	1	26
Jonah Guthrie	---	---	3	13	8	24
Todd Ohara	1	4	---	---	17	22
Steven Lukins	---	---	3	4	15	22
Harvey Schulz	---	---	0	3	16	19
Irv Tejeda	4	2	---	---	7	13
Vinny Tate	3	2	---	---	7	12
Darryl Riley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rico Liersch	0	0	---	---	7	7
Abraham Forest	0	0	---	---	7	7
Colby Perkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pete Mummert	0	0	---	---	7	7
Samuel Terry	0	0	---	---	5	5
Irv Finley	2	0	---	---	1	3
Malcolm Heath	1	2	---	---	---	3
Alexander Garrison	---	---	0	3	---	3
Ryan Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0
K.C. Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Butch Gaudio	---	---	23	39	23	85
Gene James	34	31	---	---	9	74
Raymond Meerdink	34	31	---	---	9	74
Eduardo Hines	23	22	---	---	25	70
Andy Hohlt	21	24	---	---	25	70
Rich Nixon	---	---	23	37	7	67
Jared Muirbrook	34	31	---	---	---	65
Ricardo Mullens	34	31	---	---	---	65
Emmett Corona	---	---	22	36	7	65
Andre Rincon	34	31	---	---	---	65
Bert Lester	34	31	---	---	---	65
Brody Floyd	---	---	24	39	1	64
Erik Parker	---	---	23	39	1	63
Ernie Farrens	18	28	---	---	16	62
Harris Shaw	---	---	23	36	1	60
T.J. Corlett	---	---	14	29	16	59
Jeffrey Branch	---	---	22	34	1	57
Wally Nield	---	---	20	29	5	54
Lester Gibson	19	8	---	---	25	52
Austin Hayes	---	---	19	28	1	48
Joel McBeal	21	19	---	---	6	46
Alejandro Goodwin	15	20	---	---	1	36
Jason Rodriguez	16	10	---	---	9	35
Jimmy Kressbach	13	8	---	---	12	33
Victor Emerson	17	13	---	---	---	30
Derrick Fletcher	---	---	13	13	2	28
Karl Maxwell	---	---	3	8	16	27
William Raymond	---	---	9	17	---	26
Lucas Peace	---	---	10	10	1	21
Ken Raymond	---	---	4	9	6	19
Randall Perkins	---	---	3	5	4	12
Zachery Polko	7	2	---	---	3	12
Kurt Boyer	0	1	---	---	9	10
Ashton Forbes	0	0	---	---	9	9
R.J. England	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nickolas Sanders	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pat Emmons	---	---	0	0	9	9
Oliver Long	---	---	2	6	---	8
Steven Ellison	---	---	2	5	---	7
Nolan West	---	---	2	5	---	7
Pat Cote	0	0	---	---	6	6
Stan Mueller	---	---	1	3	---	4
Alec Gowan	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cristian Manuwai	---	---	1	2	---	3
D.J. Cox	---	---	1	0	---	1
Ezekiel Gonzalez	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	48	12.0
Middle	16	88	5.5
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	18	81	4.5
Right	8	41	5.1
None	4	-6	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Silverman	37	22	2	1	2	5	4	2	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Rincon	30	19	4	2	2	6	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	104	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	78	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	35	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	70	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	80	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derek Dunlap	13	8	0	110	1	39
TE Wes Mizrahi	6	2	1	23	1	30
WR Myron Lyons	4	3	0	10	0	34
RB Camden Reiswig	4	3	0	11	0	11
TE Eddie Bulger	3	0	1	0	0	17
WR Todd Ohara	2	2	0	18	0	4
WR Rob Everett	2	2	0	18	0	19
RB J.C. Caleca	2	1	0	10	0	31
RB Irv Tejeda	1	1	0	2	0	2

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Victor Emerson	7	5	0	57	1	13
TE Eduardo Hines	6	2	0	42	1	22
RB Joel McBeal	5	5	0	33	0	19
WR Ernie Farrens	5	5	0	63	2	28
RB Jason Rodriguez	4	1	1	8	0	10
WR Andy Hohlt	2	0	1	0	0	24
TE Zachery Polko	1	1	0	3	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jason Rodriguez	1	5	5.00	3.00
Andre Rincon	1	6	6.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Silverman	6	2	10	1.67	5.46

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Rincon	4	4	19	4.75	6.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eddie Bulger	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Irv Tejeda	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Todd Ohara	1	1	8	8.00	9.00
TE Wes Mizrahi	1	0	0	0.00	3.83
WR Derek Dunlap	1	0	0	0.00	8.46

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Joel McBeal	2	2	3	1.50	6.60
TE Eduardo Hines	1	1	8	8.00	7.00
RB Jason Rodriguez	1	1	8	8.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carson Silverman	2	1
J.C. Caleca	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Andre Rincon	3	2
Joel McBeal	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Silverman	9	2	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Rincon	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derek Dunlap	5	2	1
TE Eddie Bulger	1	0	0
WR Myron Lyons	1	0	0
RB J.C. Caleca	1	0	0
RB Camden Reiswig	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Victor Emerson	6	4	2
WR Andy Hohlt	2	0	0
TE Eduardo Hines	1	0	0
RB Joel McBeal	1	1	0
WR Ernie Farrens	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,200 (14,600)
End Zone 8,700 (10,400)
Mezzanine 5,100 (6,000)
Sideline Seats 8,000 (9,200)
Club Seats 18,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,200 (14,600)
End Zone	8,700 (10,400)
Mezzanine	5,100 (6,000)
Sideline Seats	8,000 (9,200)
Club Seats	18,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)