2002 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 15, 2002 · Heinz Field
Final
Carolina Panthers 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers 30. Final.
Pittsburgh Steelers 30–14.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Carolina Panthers
50 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Pittsburgh Steelers
50 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · PIT
6/9 for 120 yds, 1 TD
26% of team targets · 5.0 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Peete | 14/27 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −10.3 |
| Chris Weinke | 3/7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −5.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhsin Muhammad | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | +1.5 |
| Dee Brown | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 1 | +0.1 |
| Nick Goings | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Rodney Peete | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −4.1 |
| Chris Weinke | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 5 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 21% | +1.1 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 5 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 35% | −0.5 |
| Isaac Byrd | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9% | +1.5 |
| Dee Brown | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6% | +2.1 |
| Karl Hankton | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9% | −0.4 |
| Brad Hoover | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.8 |
| Kris Mangum | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −2.0 |
| Nick Goings | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6% | −2.0 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6% | −0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fields | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Witherspoon | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Howard | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deon Grant | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Allen | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Taves | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wallace | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Maddox | 20/33 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −7.2 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1/1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 2 | +6.2 |
| Amos Zereoue | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 0 | −3.2 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Dan Kreider | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Tommy Maddox | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaxico Burress | 6 | 9 | 120 | 1 | 26% | +5.0 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 24% | −4.1 |
| Amos Zereoue | 6 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 21% | −0.6 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.7 |
| Jerame Tuman | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | −0.4 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.1 |
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| Dan Kreider | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6% | −1.3 |
| Lee Mays | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.3 |
| Terance Mathis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Smith | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Gildon | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deshea Townsend | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dewayne Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidi Iwuoma | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrell Bell | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Poteat | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Steelers -9
- Closing total
- 39
- Panthers moneyline
- —
- Steelers moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -9 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 39; the game landed 44 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Cold, 38°F at kickoff; breezy at 11 mph out of the south-west; overcast.
- Referee
- Dick Hantak
- Rest
- Panthers 7 days · Steelers 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Bill Cowher