NFL Game Preview: Carolina Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers - Week 16

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Carolina Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers - Week 16

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CAR PIT	3 27
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DAL ARI	26 27
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BAL CLE	20 10
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TEN KC	14 34
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SF STL	17 25
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NYJ CHI	34 38
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WAS JAC	20 17
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NE BUF	34 3
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DET MIA	34 27
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IND OAK	31 26
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SD CIN	20 34
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HOU DEN	23 24
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NYG GB	17 45
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SEA TB	15 38
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NO ATL	17 14
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MIN PHI	24 14
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Steelers 30, Panthers 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Carolina Panthers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 32	Jimmy Clausen	Pass: 170, 0 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 33	Jonathan Stewart	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 44	Mike Goodson	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 56	Steve Smith	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 63	Brandon LaFell	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 73	David Gettis	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 28	Dante Rosario	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 26	John Kasay	FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 32	Defense / ST

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Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 14	Ben Roethlisberger	Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4	Rashard Mendenhall	Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 11	Mike Wallace	Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 32	Hines Ward	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 91	Emmanuel Sanders	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 23	Heath Miller	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 8	Shaun Suisham	FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 1	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Panthers Rookie QB Jimmy Clausen recorded 1st win last week & had career-high 107.6 rating... RB Jonathan Stewart has 460 rush yards (115 per game) & TD in past 4. Aims for 3rd in row with 130+ yards. RB Mike Goodson has rush TD in 3 of past 4... WR Steve Smith aims for 3rd in row vs. Pit. with 5+ rec. In only career Thurs. game, had 7 catches for 87 yards & TD. WRs Brandon LaFell (34) & David Gettis (32) rank 3rd & 4th among NFC rookie WRs in rec. TE Jeff King had TD catch last week... DE Charles Johnson aims for 6th in row with sack & has 6 sacks in past 5. S Sherrod Martin had 34-yard INT last week. CB Captain Munnerlyn aims for 3rd in row on road with INT. LB Jon Beason seeks 3rd consecutive vs. AFC with INT or FF. CB Chris Gamble has 24 career INTs & needs 1 to tie ERIC DAVIS (25) for club record. Had sack in last meeting.

Steelers Pit. has 6-1 record at home vs. NFC under MIKE TOMLIN... QB Ben Roethlisberger is 11-1 (.917) all-time vs. NFC at Heinz Field with 16 TDs vs. 8 INTs & 90.9 passer rating. In 5 home games in '10, Roethlisberger has passed for 10 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 98.3 rating... RB Rashard Mendenhall posted 4th 100-yard rush game of season last week & 7th of career. Has 6 rush TDs in 7 games at Heinz Field in '10... WR Hines Ward (946) needs 4 rec. to reach 950 career. WR Mike Wallace (92) needs 8 rec. to reach 100 career... Defense is allowing league-low 63.4 rush yards per game & is tied for NFL-low w/ 15.7 points per game... LB James Harrison (48.5) needs 1.5 sacks to become 5th Steeler since '82 w/ 50 career. LB LaMarr Woodley (8.5) needs 1.5 sacks to join James Harrison as only Steelers to have 10+ sacks in 3 consecutive seasons (11.5 in '08; 13.5 in '09). LB James Farrior has sack in 4 of past 5.

Results and Schedule

Carolina Panthers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	NYG	A	L 18-31	-13
2	2010-09-19	TB	H	L 7-20	-13
3	2010-09-26	CIN	H	L 7-20	-13
4	2010-10-03	NO	A	L 14-16	-2
5	2010-10-10	CHI	H	L 6-23	-17
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	SF	H	W 23-20	+3
8	2010-10-31	STL	A	L 10-20	-10
9	2010-11-07	NO	H	L 3-34	-31
10	2010-11-14	TB	A	L 16-31	-15
11	2010-11-21	BAL	H	L 13-37	-24
12	2010-11-28	CLE	A	L 23-24	-1
13	2010-12-05	SEA	A	L 14-31	-17
14	2010-12-12	ATL	H	L 10-31	-21
15	2010-12-19	ARI	H	W 19-12	+7
16	2010-12-23	PIT	A	L 3-27	-24
17	2011-01-02	ATL	A

Pittsburgh Steelers
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	ATL	H	W 15-9	+6
2	2010-09-19	TEN	A	W 19-11	+8
3	2010-09-26	TB	A	W 38-13	+25
4	2010-10-03	BAL	H	L 14-17	-3
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	CLE	H	W 28-10	+18
7	2010-10-24	MIA	A	W 23-22	+1
8	2010-10-31	NO	A	L 10-20	-10
9	2010-11-08	CIN	A	W 27-21	+6
10	2010-11-14	NE	H	L 26-39	-13
11	2010-11-21	OAK	H	W 35-3	+32
12	2010-11-28	BUF	A	W 19-16	+3
13	2010-12-05	BAL	A	W 13-10	+3
14	2010-12-12	CIN	H	W 23-7	+16
15	2010-12-19	NYJ	H	L 17-22	-5
16	2010-12-23	CAR	H	W 27-3	+24
17	2011-01-02	CLE	A

Injury Report

Carolina Panthers
Out	FB Tony Fiammetta (Ankle)
Doubtful	CB Chris Gamble (Ankle)
Questionable	DE Tyler Brayton (Hip)
Probable	OG Mackenzy Bernadeau (Knee) WR Armanti Edwards (Illness) RB Mike Goodson (Illness) CB Captain Munnerlyn (Not Injury Related) OT Garry Williams (Knee)
IR	DE Everette Brown (Wrist) MLB Dan Connor (Hip) OLB Thomas Davis (Right Knee ACL) QB Matt Moore (Shoulder) OT Jeff Otah (Knee) QB Tony Pike (Right Shoulder) OG Duke Robinson (Knee) DE Hilee Taylor (Knee) OT Travelle Wharton (Toe) RB DeAngelo Williams (Foot) OLB Jamar Williams (Neck) OLB Jason Williams (Left Knee ACL) WR Wallace Wright (Shoulder)

Pittsburgh Steelers
Out	WR Arnaz Battle (Chest) SS Troy Polamalu (Ankle) DE Aaron Smith (Triceps)
IR	OT Willie Colon (Achilles) QB Dennis Dixon (Knee) OT Max Starks (Neck)

Offense Stats Comparison

	CAR Offense	PIT Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	15.5	21.3	22.8	PIT
Rushing yards	144.8	127.0	118.3	CAR
Rushing yards per attempt	4.97	4.52	4.34	CAR
Completion %	55.8%	59.3%	60.8%	PIT
Passing yards	150.8	241.3	222.0	PIT
Passing yards per completion	9.46	11.45	10.90	PIT
Passing yards per attempt	5.28	6.79	6.63	PIT
Interceptions	0.8	0.3	1.0	PIT
Fumbles lost	0.5	0.3	0.6	PIT
Sacks allowed	2.8	3.8	2.2	CAR
3rd down conversions	30.2%	47.3%	38.1%	PIT
4th down conversions	50.0%	100.0%	53.7%	PIT
Time of possession	28:15	33:10	30:14	PIT

Defense Stats Comparison

	CAR Defense	PIT Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	29.3	13.8	22.8	PIT
Rushing yards	135.0	70.3	118.3	PIT
Rushing yards per attempt	4.34	3.57	4.34	PIT
Completion %	63.2%	57.3%	60.8%	PIT
Passing yards	218.0	201.8	222.0	PIT
Passing yards per completion	11.04	9.91	10.90	PIT
Passing yards per attempt	6.97	5.68	6.63	PIT
INT return	1.0	0.8	1.0	CAR
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.5	0.6	CAR
Sacks	2.8	2.5	2.2	CAR
3rd down conversions	39.2%	31.0%	38.1%	PIT
4th down conversions	50.0%	66.7%	53.7%	CAR
Time of possession	31:45	27:17	30:14	PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	CAR	PIT	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	12.9	7.9	10.2	CAR
Yards per kick return	20.8	19.9	21.9	CAR
Yards allowed per punt return	9.3	9.3	10.2	-
Yards allowed per kick return	25.0	20.8	21.9	PIT

Misc Stats Comparison

	CAR	PIT	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.0	8.5	5.8	CAR
Penalty yards	58.3	75.5	48.1	CAR

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Carolina Panthers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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