Prediction: Panthers 24, Steelers 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
|
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 17 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 265, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 14 |
Le'Veon Bell |
Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 59 |
LeGarrette Blount |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 9 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 36 |
Markus Wheaton |
Rec: 4-55, 0 TD |
| WR 88 |
Lance Moore  |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 16 |
Heath Miller |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
| K 29 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 25 |
Defense / ST |
|
|
|
|
| Carolina Panthers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 11 |
Cam Newton |
Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 25, 0 |
| RB 43 |
DeAngelo Williams  |
Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 47 |
Jonathan Stewart |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 50 |
Mike Tolbert |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| WR 28 |
Kelvin Benjamin |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
 WR 74 |
Jason Avant |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
 WR 86 |
Jerricho Cotchery |
Rec: 1-15, 0 TD |
| TE 4 |
Greg Olsen |
Rec: 6-60, 1 TD |
| K 22 |
Graham Gano |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 3 |
Defense / ST |
|
|
|
Game Notes
 Steelers In 2 career starts vs. Car., QB Ben Roethlisberger is 2-0 with 445 pass yards & 2 TDs with 0 INTs for 108 rating. Steelers are 51-6 (.895) when Roethlisberger has 100+ rating. Needs 313 pass yards to reach 35,000 career... RB LE'VEON BELL leads AFC with 304 scrimmage yards (168 rush, 136 rec.). Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has rush TD in 5 of past 7. Tied for 1st in catches (11) among AFC RBs... In past 10, WR Antonio Brown has 61 catches for 1,004 yards (16.5 avg.) & 6 TDs, including team-high 7 catches for 90 yards last week. Has 5+ catches & 50+ yards in 18 consecutive games, 2nd-longest streak in NFL history (LAVERANUES COLES, 19)... Rookie LB Ryan Shazier (No. 15 overall) had career-high 11 tackles vs. Bal. LB Jason Worilds has 5 sacks in past 6. Aims for 3rd in row with sack vs. NFC. S Troy Polamalu leads team with 19 tackles.
 Panthers Have won 8 regular-season home games in row... QB Cam Newton has won past 3 vs. AFC & 5 of past 6. Since entering NFL in 2011, is only player with 50+ pass (65) & 25+ rush (28) TDs. Is only player since 2011 with 10,000+ pass (11,580) & 2,000+ rush (2,051) yards... RB Jonathan Stewart had rush TD last week. RB DeAngelo Williams averaging 5.1 yards per carry in 2014... Rookie WR Kelvin Benjamin leads NFC rookies with 138 rec. yards. Averaging 17.3 yards per catch. TE Greg Olsen has TD in 3 of past 4 vs. AFC. Has 5+ catches in 6 games in row vs. AFC. WR Jerricho Cotchery spent past 3 seasons with Pit. (2011-13). Had career-high 10 TDs last year with Pit. WR Jason Avant had TD last week... Since entering NFL in 2012, LB Luke Kuechly leads league with 340 tackles. LB Thomas Davis had team-high 12 tackles last week. DE Mario Addison had career-high 2.5 sacks in Week 2.
Results and Schedule
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
CLE |
H |
W 30-27 |
+3 |
| 2 |
2014-09-11 |
BAL |
A |
L 6-26 |
-20 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
CAR |
A |
|
|
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
TB |
H |
|
|
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
JAC |
A |
|
|
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
CLE |
A |
|
|
| 7 |
2014-10-20 |
HOU |
H |
|
|
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
IND |
H |
|
|
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
BAL |
H |
|
|
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
NYJ |
A |
|
|
| 11 |
2014-11-17 |
TEN |
A |
|
|
| 12 |
|
Bye |
|
|
|
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
NO |
H |
|
|
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
CIN |
A |
|
|
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
ATL |
A |
|
|
| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
KC |
H |
|
|
| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
CIN |
H |
|
|
|
|
|
| Carolina Panthers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
TB |
A |
W 20-14 |
+6 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
DET |
H |
W 24-7 |
+17 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
PIT |
H |
|
|
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
BAL |
A |
|
|
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
CHI |
H |
|
|
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
CIN |
A |
|
|
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
GB |
A |
|
|
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
SEA |
H |
|
|
| 9 |
2014-10-30 |
NO |
H |
|
|
| 10 |
2014-11-10 |
PHI |
A |
|
|
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
ATL |
H |
|
|
| 12 |
|
Bye |
|
|
|
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
MIN |
A |
|
|
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
NO |
A |
|
|
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
TB |
H |
|
|
| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
CLE |
H |
|
|
| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
ATL |
A |
|
|
|
|
Offense Stats Comparison
| |
PIT
Offense |
CAR
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
18.0 |
22.0 |
21.8 |
CAR |
| Rushing yards |
113.0 |
87.5 |
116.3 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.91 |
3.07 |
4.31 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
63.9% |
67.6% |
63.5% |
CAR |
| Passing yards |
282.5 |
236.0 |
228.5 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.28 |
10.26 |
10.27 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.85 |
6.94 |
6.52 |
PIT |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
CAR |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
CAR |
| Sacks allowed |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
- |
| 3rd down conversions |
41.7% |
33.3% |
40.9% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
100.0% |
50.9% |
- |
| Time of possession |
28:40 |
32:16 |
30:07 |
CAR |
|
|
|
Defense Stats Comparison
| |
PIT
Defense |
CAR
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
26.5 |
10.5 |
21.8 |
CAR |
| Rushing yards |
170.0 |
86.0 |
116.3 |
CAR |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
5.15 |
4.91 |
4.31 |
CAR |
| Completion % |
66.7% |
59.0% |
63.5% |
CAR |
| Passing yards |
186.0 |
207.5 |
228.5 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.30 |
8.47 |
10.27 |
CAR |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.20 |
5.00 |
6.52 |
CAR |
| INT return |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
CAR |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
CAR |
| Sacks |
1.5 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
CAR |
| 3rd down conversions |
30.4% |
44.4% |
40.9% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
50.0% |
50.9% |
CAR |
| Time of possession |
31:20 |
27:45 |
30:07 |
CAR |
|
|
Special Teams Stats Comparison
| |
PIT |
CAR |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
11.8 |
8.8 |
8.5 |
PIT |
| Yards per kick return |
13.3 |
0.0 |
22.5 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
15.7 |
15.4 |
8.5 |
CAR |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
21.3 |
28.3 |
22.5 |
PIT |
|
|
|
Misc Stats Comparison
| |
PIT |
CAR |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
10.0 |
5.0 |
6.9 |
CAR |
| Penalty yards |
85.5 |
50.0 |
59.8 |
CAR |
|
|
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2014 season with no adjustment. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Carolina Panthers |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
15 |
2002-12-15 |
CAR |
PIT |
14-30 |
PIT |
| 2006 |
15 |
2006-12-17 |
PIT |
CAR |
37-3 |
PIT |
| 2010 |
16 |
2010-12-23 |
CAR |
PIT |
3-27 |
PIT |
|
Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
|
