2010 Week 16 · Thu, Dec 23, 2010 · Heinz Field
Carolina Panthers
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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PIT -14 ✓U 37.5 ✓27°F
Pittsburgh Steelers 27–3 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
22/32, 320 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
8.1 expected points added · +9.7% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
10/23, 72 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-14.5 expected points added · -19.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Clausen | 10/23 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -14.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 18 | 71 | 3.9 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Mike Goodson | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Goodson | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 9% | 2.3 |
| Steve Smith | 3 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 35% | -3.6 |
| Jeff King | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9% | 1.2 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | 0.7 |
| David Gettis | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13% | -1.2 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22% | -3.7 |
| Brandon LaFell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Marshall | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Harris | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Johnson | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Landri | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Neblett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert McClain | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Hudson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 22/32 | 320 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Isaac Redman | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Mewelde Moore | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | -9.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wallace | 4 | 6 | 104 | 1 | 19% | 5.8 |
| Heath Miller | 5 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 19% | 4.2 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 4 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 16% | 2.1 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 26% | -0.2 |
| Antonio Brown | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 6% | 2.5 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | -1.4 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Isaac Redman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Clark | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Taylor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Mundy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Farrior | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Keyaron Fox | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Stevenson Sylvester | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -14
- Closing total
- 37.5
- CAR moneyline
- +850
- PIT moneyline
- -1150
Steelers closed -14 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 30 — under by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 27°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- CAR 4 days · PIT 4 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Mike Tomlin