Steelers Bounce Back With Dominant 2nd Half Over Carolina
Trailing by 10 midway through the 4th quarter, Carolina went for the touchdown on 4th and 5, but only found TJ Watt to kill their final scoring chance in the 45-28 loss.
ScoringSummary
| Team | Q | Time | Play | Carolnia | Pittsburgh |
 | 1st | 9:58 | Calvin Austin, Returned Kickoff 93 Yds | 0 | 7 |
 | 1st | 0:01 | Eli Stowers, 10 Yd Pass From Bryce Young | 7 | 7 |
| 2nd | 7:40 | Kaleb Johnson, 24 Yd Run | 7 | 14 |
| 2nd | 5:27 | Tetairoa McMillian, 51 Yd Pass From Bryce Young | 14 | 14 |
| 2nd | 2:27 | Anthony Richardson, 21 Yd Run | 14 | 21 |
| 2nd | 1:27 | Kaleb Johnson, 2 Yd Run | 14 | 28 |
| 2nd | 0:39 | Gabe Davis, 70 Yd Pass From Bryce Young | 21 | 28 |
| 3rd | 7:58 | Kaleb Johnson, 2 Yd Run | 21 | 35 |
| 3rd | 6:17 | Chubba Hubbard, 8 Yd Run | 28 | 35 |
| 3rd | 2:36 | Chris Boswell, 45 Yd FG | 28 | 38 |
| 4th | 3:15 | DK Metcalf, 3 Yd Pass From Anthony Richardson | 28 | 45 |
Pittsburgh, PA. - The Pittsburgh Steelers got the rebound they needed after last week’s loss to Baltimore, but their 38–35 win over the struggling Carolina Panthers was anything but the tune-up many expected.
Calvin Austin set the tone immediately with a kickoff return touchdown on the opening play, yet Carolina refused to fold. For most of the first half, the Panthers matched Pittsburgh score for score until corner Jaylen Watson finally broke serve with an interception late in the second quarter, allowing the Steelers to stretch the lead to 28–14.
But Carolina punched right back. On the next possession, Gabe Davis froze Joey Porter Jr. with a double move and hauled in a 70-yard strike from Bryce Young, trimming the deficit and sending Pittsburgh into halftime with more questions than comfort.
The Steelers defense, however, settled in after the break. After surrendering 211 passing yards in the first half, they held Young to just 78 the rest of the way and recorded three of their four sacks in the second half.
Pittsburgh extended the lead to 38–28 on a Chris Boswell field goal after both sides exchanged touchdowns, but Carolina mounted one last push. Young drove the Panthers inside the red zone with 6 minutes remaining, facing 4th-and-5 from the 15. Needing a touchdown and then some, Carolina went for it, and T.J. Watt slammed the door, splitting a double team and burying Young to end the threat.
Anthony Richardson added another entry to his MVP résumé with 340 total yards and two touchdowns, while running back Kaleb Johnson powered in three scores of his own.
The win moves Pittsburgh to 12–2 heading into a Sunday Night Football trip to Raymond James Stadium next week.
Anthony Richardson Sr | 21/31, 270 Yds, TD, INT; 7 Att, 74 Yds, TD
Bryce Young | 21/30, 336 Yds, 3 TD, INT; 2 Att, 26 Yds
Kaleb Johnson | 10 Att, 43 Yds, 3 TD
Chubba Hubbard | 14 Att, 35 Yds, TD
DK Metcalf | 7 Rec, 138 Yds, TD
Tetairoa McMillian | 6 Rec, 100 Yds, TD
SS DEShon Elliot | 12 Tkl, 3 TFL, 0.5 Sack
EDGE TJ Watt | 6 Tkl, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks
CB Jaylen Watson | 4 Tkl, INT
MLB Tevin Wallace | 9 Tkl, TFL
EDGE Princely Umanmielen | 7 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sack
CB Josh Moten (R) | 6 Tkl, TFL, INT
NFL Week Fifteen Scoreboard
10 Chicago (5-8) @
Minnesota (5-9) 16
28 Tampa Bay (7-7) @
New Orleans (4-10) 31
9 Houston (6-8) @
Philadelphia (11-3) 20
12 Cleveland (7-7) @
Miami (9-5) 28
7 Indianapolis (9-5) @
New York (N) (9-5) 22
20 Tennessee (3-11) @ Kansas City (10-4) 17
14 Atlanta (6-8) @
Detroit (9-5) 19
20 Los Angeles (N) (3-11) @
San Francisco (6-8) 26
13 New York (A) (5-9) @
Los Angeles (A) (7-7) 28
22 Dallas (6-8) @
Seattle (6-8) 28
28 Washington (5-9) @ Atlanta (6-8) 21
21 Las Vegas (9-5) @ Denver (5-9) 15
10 Baltimore (9-5) @
Buffalo (10-4) 17
20 Jacksonville (9-5) @ Cincinnati (5-9) 14
14 New England (9-5) @
Green Bay (9-5) 17
