Exhibition Week 1, 2009

played in Pittsburgh, PA

84 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	14	3	3	-	23
Pittsburgh Steelers	10	7	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:06 PIT - Jeff Reed 41 field goal
1Q: 07:15 PIT - Heath Miller 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed extra point)
1Q: 01:21 CAR - Herb Foley 37 field goal
2Q: 10:47 PIT - Willie Parker 2 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 05:29 CAR - Keyshawn Johnson 13 pass from Daunte Culpepper (Herb Foley extra point)
2Q: 00:36 CAR - Kenny Irons 3 run (Herb Foley extra point)
3Q: 10:36 CAR - Herb Foley 27 field goal
3Q: 03:56 PIT - Jeff Reed 32 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Herb Foley 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:06 PIT - Jeff Reed 41 field goal
1Q: 07:15 PIT - Heath Miller 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed extra point)
1Q: 01:21 CAR - Herb Foley 37 field goal
2Q: 10:47 PIT - Willie Parker 2 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 05:29 CAR - Keyshawn Johnson 13 pass from Daunte Culpepper (Herb Foley extra point)
2Q: 00:36 CAR - Kenny Irons 3 run (Herb Foley extra point)
3Q: 10:36 CAR - Herb Foley 27 field goal
3Q: 03:56 PIT - Jeff Reed 32 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CAR - Herb Foley 33 field goal

Team Statistics CAR PIT
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 369 292
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards per Play 5.77 5.03
Net Rushing Yards 128 69
- Rushing Attempts 32 19
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.63
Net Passing Yards 241 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 1 35 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 251 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 7.53 5.72
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/34 3/14
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 5/108
Interception Ret./Yards 3/11 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:03 28:57

Team Statistics	CAR	PIT
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	369	292
- Offensive Plays	64	58
- Yards per Play	5.77	5.03
Net Rushing Yards	128	69
- Rushing Attempts	32	19
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.63
Net Passing Yards	241	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 1	35 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	251	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	7.53	5.72
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/34	3/14
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	5/108
Interception Ret./Yards	3/11	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:03	28:57

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	0:59	OWN 20	2	7	Interception
1	7:10	5:55	OWN 26	11	54	Field Goal
2	10:41	5:17	OWN 9	9	91	Touchdown
2	3:29	3:03	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 20	8	70	Field Goal
3	3:51	1:18	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
3	2:23	2:29	OPP 30	5	14	Field Goal
4	13:17	1:03	OPP 40	3	6	Missed FG
4	10:20	1:48	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	4:27	2:18	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
4	1:39	1:39	OPP 30	3	-2	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 36	4	40	Field Goal
1	11:59	4:49	OPP 45	8	45	Touchdown
1	1:15	5:34	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	5:24	1:55	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 39	3	10	Interception
3	10:29	6:38	OWN 29	11	56	Field Goal
3	2:33	0:10	OWN 22	1	0	Interception
4	14:54	1:37	OWN 5	3	11	Interception
4	12:14	1:54	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
4	8:32	4:05	OWN 34	8	29	Punt
4	2:09	0:30	OWN 21	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Julius Peppers, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kenny Irons	18	75	4.17	25	1	1
Robbie Ritt	10	49	4.90	15	3	0
Daunte Culpepper	3	3	1.00	5	0	0
DeShaun Foster	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Willie Parker	13	48	3.69	9	1
Rex Schokora	3	14	4.67	6	0
Trenton Dragonajtys	2	6	3.00	5	0
Irving Ferreira	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daunte Culpepper	20	12	171	2/10	1	41	0	104.4
Jake Delhomme	10	7	80	0/0	0	24	1	54.2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Omar Jacobs	24	13	138	4/25	0	24	3	31.6
Ben Roethlisberger	11	9	110	0/0	1	39	0	138.6

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Keyshawn Johnson	5	10	66	13.20	0	19	1
WR Keary Colbert	5	7	101	20.20	30	41	0
TE Dominique Byrd	3	4	20	6.67	0	8	0
RB DeShaun Foster	2	2	15	7.50	7	10	0
TE Justin Peelle	1	1	32	32.00	0	32	0
TE Mario Lyon	1	3	5	5.00	1	5	0
WR Malcolm Mayes	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Robbie Ritt	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Kenny Irons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Willie Parker	8	8	49	6.13	7	14	0
WR Rodney Haluska	5	7	80	16.00	26	39	0
TE Heath Miller	3	4	25	8.33	2	17	1
WR Terrence Murphy	2	4	28	14.00	2	14	0
WR Hines Ward	1	3	24	24.00	12	24	0
WR Santonio Holmes	1	5	22	22.00	0	22	0
RB Rex Schokora	1	1	10	10.00	6	10	0
TE Tommie Duffy	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Trenton Dragonajtys	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Mike Minter	1	10	10.00
CB Chris Gamble	1	0	0.00
S Barry Bird	1	1	1.00

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Daymeion Hughes	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
DeShaun Foster	1	0	0
Barry Bird	1	0	0
Dominique Byrd	0	1	0
Richard Marshall	0	1	0
DeMario Pressley	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Omar Jacobs	1	0	0
Max Starks	0	1	0
Deshea Townsend	0	0	1
Troy Polamalu	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brain Malone	3	125	41.7	39.3	49	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Troy Johnston	3	133	44.3	31.0	53	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Herb Foley	3/4	0/1	0/1	37	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Reed	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deshea Townsend	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Bird	2	47	23.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deshea Townsend	3	68	22.7	0
Terrence Murphy	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dan Morgan	9	0	0.0	17	35
DE Julius Peppers	5	4	2.5	18	37
S Barry Bird	4	1	0.0	17	38
CB Richard Marshall	4	0	0.0	19	37
DT DeMario Pressley	3	1	1.5	17	38
OLB Dedrick Harrington	3	4	0.0	17	37
S Mike Minter	3	1	0.0	16	35
CB Ken Lucas	3	0	0.0	11	32
DT Jordan Carstens	2	0	0.0	16	23
OLB Thomas Davis	2	0	0.0	3	6
S Neil Demers	2	0	0.0	4	15
DT Kris Jenkins	1	1	0.0	6	7
CB Chris Gamble	1	0	0.0	17	37
ILB Leon Williams	1	0	0.0	2	4
TE Mario Lyon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ryan LaCasse	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Troy Polamalu	10	3	0.0	32	32
DT Tank Tyler	5	3	0.0	30	31
ILB James Farrior	5	2	0.0	30	31
CB Duane Coleman	5	1	0.0	22	26
CB Daymeion Hughes	5	0	0.0	31	30
CB Jose Robasky	4	0	0.0	30	30
OLB Leroy Franklin	3	0	2.0	31	32
DE Aaron Smith	3	2	0.0	31	30
OLB Grant Irons	3	2	0.0	28	27
DE Orien Harris	3	1	0.0	32	30
S Laron Landry	2	1	0.0	22	25
S Deshea Townsend	1	0	0.0	2	2
TE Heath Miller	1	0	---	---	---
WR Terrence Murphy	1	0	---	---	---
WR Rodney Haluska	1	0	---	---	---
DT Casey Hampton	0	1	0.0	2	1
ILB Oscar Lua	0	1	0.0	10	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Julius Peppers	2.5	1	1	5	37
DT DeMario Pressley	1.5	0	0	0	38
DE Josh Thomas	0.0	0	3	2	34

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Leroy Franklin	2.0	1	3	32
DE Aaron Smith	0.0	0	1	30
DE Orien Harris	0.0	0	1	30
DT Tank Tyler	0.0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dan Morgan	5	0	0	35
S Barry Bird	4	1	1	38
CB Richard Marshall	4	1	0	37
CB Ken Lucas	2	0	0	32
OLB Dedrick Harrington	2	0	0	37
CB Chris Gamble	1	0	1	37
DE Julius Peppers	1	0	0	37
OLB Thomas Davis	1	0	0	6
ILB Leon Williams	1	0	0	4
S Neil Demers	1	0	0	15
S Mike Minter	0	0	1	35

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Daymeion Hughes	5	1	1	30
S Troy Polamalu	4	1	0	32
ILB James Farrior	3	0	0	31
CB Jose Robasky	3	0	0	30
CB Duane Coleman	2	0	0	26
S Laron Landry	1	1	0	25
DT Tank Tyler	1	0	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rashad Butler	4	5	25	0	27
Grey Ruegamer	3	4	10	0	6
Jordan Gross	1	5	29	0	32
Chester Bryant	1	3	19	0	21
Willie McDonald	1	2	18	0	26
Mike Wahle	0	5	23	1	15
Jake Grove	0	2	26	1	24
Justin Hartwig	0	2	6	0	8
Mario Lyon	0	1	22	0	18

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Faneca	3	4	15	1	31
Max Starks	1	5	17	1	34
Al Johnson	1	4	18	0	35
Derrick Dockery	1	3	16	2	34
Tommie Duffy	1	1	4	0	6
Marvel Smith	0	2	12	0	22

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Robbie Ritt	3	11
DeShaun Foster	1	21
Marquand Manuel	1	19
Richard Marshall	1	14
Brad Hoover	1	13
Justin Peelle	0	17
Joe Odom	0	17
Tab Perry	0	15
Malcolm Mayes	0	15
Herb Foley	0	10
Dominique Byrd	0	8
Barry Bird	0	8
Mike Wahle	0	7
Grey Ruegamer	0	7
Leander Jordan	0	7
Chester Bryant	0	7
Jake Grove	0	6
Ryan LaCasse	0	6
Josh Thomas	0	5
Mario Lyon	0	5
Keyshawn Johnson	0	4
Louis Clements	0	4
Kris Jenkins	0	3
Neil Demers	0	3
Brain Malone	0	3
Mike Minter	0	2
Ken Lucas	0	2
Dan Morgan	0	2
Julius Peppers	0	2
Jordan Carstens	0	2
Chris Gamble	0	2
DeMario Pressley	0	2
Dedrick Harrington	0	2
Justin Hartwig	0	1
Steve Smith	0	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Deshea Townsend	1	17
Andrew Steverson	1	11
Rex Schokora	0	19
Anthony Smith	0	15
Santonio Holmes	0	14
Irving Ferreira	0	14
Tommie Duffy	0	14
Terrence Murphy	0	13
Daymeion Hughes	0	13
Oscar Lua	0	11
Duane Coleman	0	10
Joe Newton	0	8
Jeff Reed	0	7
Rodney Haluska	0	6
Alan Faneca	0	5
Marvel Smith	0	5
Derrick Dockery	0	5
Grant Irons	0	5
Troy Johnston	0	5
Mike D'Andrea	0	5
James Farrior	0	4
J.P. Darche	0	4
Casey Hampton	0	4
Patrick Chukwurah	0	4
Troy Polamalu	0	4
Leroy Franklin	0	4
David Bowens	0	3
Aaron Smith	0	3
Heath Miller	0	3
Orien Harris	0	3
Tank Tyler	0	3
Laron Landry	0	3
Shawn Lynch	0	3
Jose Robasky	0	3
Al Wallace	0	1
Al Johnson	0	1
Trenton Dragonajtys	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	54	5.4
Middle	14	48	3.4
Right	6	28	4.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	12	40	3.3
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daunte Culpepper	20	12	2	0	0	3	4	0	0
Jake Delhomme	10	7	1	0	0	0	2	0	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Omar Jacobs	24	13	2	1	1	2	4	5	3
Ben Roethlisberger	11	9	1	0	1	0	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	41	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	108	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	92	9.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	29	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	12	183	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	22	2.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keyshawn Johnson	10	5	66	0	30
WR Keary Colbert	7	5	101	2	23
TE Dominique Byrd	4	3	20	0	22
TE Mario Lyon	3	1	5	0	18
RB DeShaun Foster	2	2	15	0	10
TE Justin Peelle	1	1	32	1	3
WR Malcolm Mayes	1	1	6	0	14
RB Kenny Irons	1	0	0	0	14
RB Robbie Ritt	1	1	6	0	11

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Willie Parker	8	8	0	49	0	26
WR Rodney Haluska	7	5	0	80	1	25
WR Santonio Holmes	5	1	1	22	1	23
TE Heath Miller	4	3	0	25	0	36
WR Terrence Murphy	4	2	0	28	0	19
WR Hines Ward	3	1	0	24	1	22
TE Tommie Duffy	2	1	0	10	0	6
RB Rex Schokora	1	1	0	10	0	14
RB Trenton Dragonajtys	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenny Irons	4	9	2.25	4.17
Robbie Ritt	2	4	2.00	4.90

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Willie Parker	5	17	3.40	3.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daunte Culpepper	3	2	18	6.00	8.55
Jake Delhomme	2	0	0	0.00	8.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	2	2	8	4.00	10.00
Omar Jacobs	1	0	0	0.00	5.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keyshawn Johnson	3	1	13	4.33	6.60
TE Dominique Byrd	2	1	5	2.50	5.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rodney Haluska	2	1	3	1.50	11.43
TE Heath Miller	1	1	5	5.00	6.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Daunte Culpepper	1	0
DeShaun Foster	1	0
Robbie Ritt	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Willie Parker	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daunte Culpepper	6	3	2
Jake Delhomme	3	2	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Omar Jacobs	8	5	3
Ben Roethlisberger	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keyshawn Johnson	4	2	2
TE Dominique Byrd	3	2	1
RB DeShaun Foster	1	1	1
WR Keary Colbert	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodney Haluska	3	2	1
TE Heath Miller	2	2	2
WR Terrence Murphy	2	1	1
WR Santonio Holmes	2	0	0
RB Willie Parker	1	1	0
RB Rex Schokora	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,300 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (19,600)
End Zone 13,400 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,300 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (19,600)
End Zone	13,400 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,000)