Hubbard had nearly as many total yards (51) as the Steelers' entire offense during the first half. Carolina complemented their passing with the running of Spencer Brown and Chuba Hubbard. Pittsburgh's young secondary had no answer for Moore and Marshall, who caught a combined nine passes for 91 yards during the first half. They also showed resilience after not cashing in on their first two scoring opportunities. Why the Panthers wonĬarolina's offense took advantage of a Pittsburgh defense that rested most of its starters. Here's a closer look at what transpired on Friday night. Defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos came up with a fourth quarter sack of Pittsburgh quarterback Josh Dobbs. Rookie cornerback Jaycee Horn broke up several of Haskins' passes, while safety Jeremy Chinn had a nice breakup of a Haskins pass during the first half. Haskins finished with 108 yards with a touchdown and an interception on 9 of 16 passing.ĭefensively, Brian Burns came up with an interception of Haskins on an overthrown pass intended for Derek Watt late in the first quarter. He completed his final four passes for 70 yards that included a 22-yard touchdown pass to Ray-Ray McCloud. Haskins had a solid finish after replacing injured quarterback Josh Dobbs late in the fourth quarter.
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Washington's former first-round pick went 5 of 12 for 38 yards and an interception in his first eight series of work. It was a rough night for Dwayne Haskins, who was hoping to strengthen his case to move past Mason Rudolph as the Steelers' No. Donald's favorite target was DJ Moore, who caught six passes for 48 yards during the first half. In two quarters of work, Darnold went 19 of 25 for 162 yards that included second quarter touchdown passes to rookie Terrace Marshall (13 yards) and Robby Anderson (eight yards). With Darnold leading the way, the Panthers took a 17-0 halftime lead en route to a 34-9 victory over the visiting Steelers, who sat most of their high-profile players. Running back Najee Harris converted a 7-yard rush for a touchdown, foreshadowing a successful Pittsburgh rushing attack.In a game featuring two former first-round picks at quarterback, Sam Darnold offered glimpses of what the Panthers' offense could look like in 2021. In his fifth start of the season, Trubisky marched Pittsburgh 67 yards in 12 plays and helped the Steelers score first. Backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky started in place of rookie Kenny Pickett who was inactive due to a concussion.
The Steelers entered Bank of America Stadium playing like the home team. Two runs, one pass and 8 total yards later, the Panthers punted to Pittsburgh’s 33-yard line. Carolina received the opening kick hoping to launch its run-first mentality against the league’s highest-paid defense.
The Panthers never established their type of game-winning script. Piñeiro made a 52-yard field but the Panthers did not recover the ensuing onside kick attempt. Carolina cut the lead to one score with 19 seconds to play. Kicker Chris Boswell netted a 50-yard try with 58 seconds to play to push the lead back to two scores. Pittsburgh put the game away after getting the ball back with 6:15 to play. View the Box Score for the NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Carolina Panthers on August 27, 2021.
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