Pittsburgh Steelers 19, Carolina Panthers 3
The Panthers wasted a good defensive effort with some awful offense. David Carr was the first QB in and he completed 8 of 12 passes for 85 yards with 1 interception. Dalton Bell finished up the game at QB and he completed 9 of 17 passes for 117 yards with 1 interception. Nick Goings (8 car, 32 yards), Alex Haynes (8 car, 29 yards) and DeAngelo Williams (4 car, 17 yards) did the bulk of the running for the Panthers. Rookie WR Dwayne Jarrett only caught 1 pass but it was a 46-yarder. WR Chris Horn had a solid game as he caught 5 passes for 43 yards (8.6 avg). The Panthers finished up with 87 yards rushing on 27 carries (3.2 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 29 passes for 202 yards.
The Panthers defense was outstanding holding the Steelers to 118 yards rushing on 39 carries (3.0 ypc) and the Steelers only completed 7 of 16 passes for 23 yards.