Pittsburgh 39, Carolina 24
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, August 30, 2018
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
78°
Head Official:
Shawn Hochuli
Attendance:
40081
By Field Level Media
Backup quarterbacks Josh Dobbs and Mason Rudolph carried the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 39-24 win over the Carolina Panthers at Heinz Field on Thursday.
The Steelers, who improved to 3-1 in the preseason, got three TD passes and Dobbs' 3-yard touchdown run to open the scoring in the first quarter out of their third and fourth quarterbacks.
Wide receiver Tevin Jones snagged a 27-yard score from Dobbs in the first quarter and a 24-yarder from Rudolph in the second.
The Panthers fell behind 25-7 in the second quarter but put up 14 points in the fourth quarter.
Rookie quarterback Kyle Allen was 25-of-36 passing for 250 yards with a touchdown for the Panthers.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Carolina |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Rasheed Bailey
|
Player |
Tevin Jones
|
|
6 |
Receptions |
3 |
|
68 |
Yards |
90 |
|
11.3 |
Avg Yards |
30.0 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
|
17 |
Long |
39 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Carolina
|
413 |
90 |
323 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Pittsburgh
|
326 |
85 |
241 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
3.0 |
3 |
Upcoming Games
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Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Steelers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Carolina will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Panthers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.