2014 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2014 · Bank of America Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
37
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Carolina Panthers
19
CAR -3 upsetO 42.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 37–19 — 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 · CAR
24/35, 250 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-0.3 expected points added · +4.8% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
22/30, 196 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
4.7 expected points added · +9.1% completion over expected
Receiving · CAR
8/11 for 115 yds, 1 TD
27% of team targets · 7.7 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 22/30 | 196 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 21 | 147 | 7.0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 10 | 118 | 11.8 | 1 | 7.8 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Bruce Gradkowski | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -3.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 10 | 10 | 90 | 2 | 34% | 7.8 |
| Heath Miller | 4 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 17% | 1.8 |
| Markus Wheaton | 4 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 17% | 1.5 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14% | -2.6 |
| Justin Brown | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14% | -2.0 |
| Will Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortez Allen | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mitchell | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Spence | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shazier | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Moats | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Worilds | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve McLendon | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 24/35 | 250 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -0.3 |
| Derek Anderson | 5/6 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Cam Newton | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Benjamin | 8 | 11 | 115 | 1 | 27% | 7.7 |
| Greg Olsen | 5 | 7 | 69 | 1 | 17% | 3.9 |
| Corey Brown | 7 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 22% | 2.9 |
| Brenton Bersin | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2% | 3.0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 7% | -0.4 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 7% | -0.2 |
| Jason Avant | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 15% | -3.8 |
| Darrin Reaves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Kuechly | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Cason | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Klein | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin White | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Davis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Star Lotulelei | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwan Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -3
- Closing total
- 42.5
- PIT moneyline
- +171
- CAR moneyline
- -190
Panthers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 56 — over by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 79°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Ronald Torbert
- Rest
- PIT 10 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Ron Rivera