The bone-headed penalty equated in a Carolina field goal, making the score 21-10 with 11:52 left in regulation.Īfter a Steelers three-and-out, the Carolina Panthers moved the ball down the field. When it looked like the Steelers were getting the ball back, a dead ball unsportsmanlike penalty on Marcus Allen gave the Panthers a new set of downs and new life. However, back-to-back sacks by Alex Highsmith and Cam Heyward pushed the Panthers out of field goal range at the end of the third quarter. It looked as if the Panthers were going to answer the Steelers’ score after Chubba Hubbard caught a Darnold pass and scampered won the field for 40 yards. Stream on NFL+ /0Juu6aN2Um- Pittsburgh Steelers December 18, 2022Ĭhris Boswell was good, giving the Steelers a 21-7 lead with 3:17 left in the third quarter.
Facing a 1st and goal situation from the one-yard line, the Steelers went with the quarterback sneak twice in a row, the second having Trubisky plunge into the end zone.
Taking 11:43 off the clock, the Steelers used 21 plays and mixed the run and pass as they moved the ball into the red-zone. Pittsburgh got the football to start the second half, and Mitch Trubisky orchestrated another balanced drive, but this drive was the time-consuming variety. Watt, which ended the drive after just three plays and with 3:26 left in the half.Īfter both teams had three-and-outs on their next possessions, the Steelers chose to run out the clock and head into halftime with a 14-7 lead. However, the Carolina offense continued to stall, and on 3rd and 10 Darnold was sacked for the first time in the game, by T.J. The Steelers’ offense cooled quickly, and their first three-and-out resulted in the first Pressley Harvin punt of the game. The Panthers’ next drive was able to gain just one first down before giving the ball right back to the red-hot Steelers offense. Stream on NFL+ /L60wuoW2mu- Pittsburgh Steelers December 18, 2022Ĭhris Boswell’s extra point was good, making the score 14-7 with 8:20 left in the first half. Highlighted by several big Najee Harris runs, and timely third down conversions, the drive was capped off by another Harris touchdown run of the season. Starting at their own 34-yard line, the Steelers put together an impressive opening drive. Trubisky and the Steelers offense would have to wait to get their first possession, with the Steelers winning the toss and deferring their possession to the second half.Ĭarolina’s first drive lasted just three plays before punting the ball to Pittsburgh. The Steelers were without Kenny Pickett, who failed to clear concussion protocol after leaving in the first quarter of the Week 14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Nonetheless, these two teams squared off in Charlotte, NC with a Sam Darnold vs. The Panthers were still alive in the atrocious NFC South, while the Steelers division hopes were gone, and their playoff hopes were dangling by a very thin thread. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.The Week 15 matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers pitted two 5-8 teams head-to-head, but these two teams couldn’t be in more different situations heading into the game Sunday.
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