The Steelers allowed 3 sacks Thursday night against the Carolina Panthers and we have the breakdowns of all of them below in animated gif form. If you click on any of the images, you can see the full size replay on NFL.com. If you missed are offensive line breakdown grading against the Panthers, you can read the grades here. On the 1st sack the Panthers rush just 4 as Eric Norwood is controlled by Jonathan Scott and Chris Kemoeatu on the far side. Tyler Brayton starts head up on Maurkice Pouncey who handles him fine. Brayton then loops way around the outside of Scott and is never really a factor. Read more [...]

Below is the play by play break down of the offensive line from the Thursday night week 16 game versus the Carolina Panthers. It is merely a pass or fail grade on if I think the lineman did his job or not. It also should be noted that we go under assumptions that we know what the assignment on each play was and sometimes it is not obvious. We have to grade on what we see and go from there. We added small notes to each play as well. As always if you disagree with any play, do so respectfully in the comments and give your reason so I can go back through and re-watch your disagreement. Coming off Read more [...]

Not a flawless effort for sure tonight, but a good win nonetheless. One more win in week 17 against the Browns and they clinch the #2 seed. The game was over pretty quick in my opinion. The Panthers were really trying to take Mike Wallace with underneath and over the top help. The quick hot slant to him for the touchdown along with Emmanuel Sanders and Heath Miller getting targets helped loosen up another couple of catches for Wallace. Miller really made a difference at tight end and had a ton of room to work like I thought he would. 5 catches for 73 yards is not too shabby. They will need Read more [...]

Audio from Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin post game press conference following the 2010 week 16 27-3 win against the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night December 23rd, 2010. Transcript to follow soon! [audio:http://www.steelersdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mike-tomlin-panthers-press-conference-dec-23-2010.mp3|titles=Steelers HC Mike Tomlin Carolina Panthers Post Game Press Conference Week 16] Mike Tomlin: Boy it’s great to be in the clubhouse for the weekend with the necessary win, and then we can watch the others sort themselves out. We are far from perfect but we were good enough Read more [...]

Below are the week 16 pre-game inactive players list of both the Steelers and the Panthers in Pittsburgh Thursday night. The inactive list are released 90 minutes before game time.

Steelers Inactives
QB Charlie Batch (3rd)
S Troy Polamalu
RB Jonathan Dwyer
DE Aaron Smith
T Chris Scott
WR Arnaz Battle
DT Steve McLendon
T Tony Hills

Panthers Inactives
CB Chris Gamble
S Gerald Alexander
CB R.J. Stanford
DT Ed Johnson
C Chris Morris
WR Armanti Edwards
FB Tony Fiammetta
QB Keith Null (3rd)

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Today is the 38th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception. God bless Terry Bradshaw, Frenchy Fuqua and Franco Harris. Mark Kaboly list 3 reasons why the Steelers will beat the Panthers and 3 reason why they could lose to them tonight as well. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin takes a look at this week’s opponent the Carolina Panthers in the latest Q & A. John Harris looks at how the pass happy AFC North embraced the run this past weekend. Steve Reed of the Gaston Gazette writes about how dreadful the Panthers have been in the redzone this season. NFL.com Senior Writer Steve Read more [...]

The Steelers need to bounce back from the tough loss to the Jets just a few short days ago and the Panthers could be the medicine the Steelers need. The Steelers control their own destiny for a bye and the number 2 seed in the AFC by winning out. There is absolutely no reason why they should lose this game. None. Below are what we deem to be 7 keys to the game for the Steelers to beat the Panthers in week 16. 12 In The Box - Of course I am kidding, but it is no secret the Panthers know the best shot they have is to run the ball effectively. They are averaging 116.8 yards per game on the ground Read more [...]

Injuries for the Steelers this week will add a new name to the inactive list this week against the Carolina Panthers Thursday night. Safety Troy Polamalu (ankle) will miss the contest as will WR Arnaz Battle (chest) and Aaron Smith (triceps). All three players were ruled out again on the injury report. Below are the eight players we expect to see on the Steelers inactive list released 90 minutes before kickoff on Thursday night against the Panthers and why. QB Charlie Batch - No reason to think Charlie will not remain the #3 this week yet again. Too bad he and Byron Leftwich could not get a Read more [...]

The Steelers wrapped up practice preparations on Wednesday for their week 16, Thursday night game against the Carolina Panthers. S Troy Polamalu (ankle) and WR Arnaz Battle (chest) both did not practice again on Wednesday and both have been ruled out on the injury report. DT Steve McLendon (stinger) practiced fully and is listed as probable, but will likely still be one of the 8 inactive players. DE Aaron Smith (triceps) has long been ruled out. TE Heath Miller looks good to go as he looks to return from a concussion suffered a few weeks ago. Miller is not listed on the injury report at all this Read more [...]

Before the Steelers Tuesday's practice, James Farrior, Mike Wallace, Aaron Smith, Hines Ward and Brett Keisel talked about Thursday's upcoming game against the Carolina Panthers. Dale Lolley has a piece on the quick development of rookie receiver Emmanuel Sanders who has been targeted by Ben Roethlisberger 38 times the past six games. Steelers safety Ryan Clark is still waiting to hear from the league on if he will be fined for a hit on New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards this past Sunday. Offensive lineman Trai Essex is deflecting speculation that he will replace Jonathan Scott Read more [...]

By Michael Shouse In this my opening column, I would like to look at our next opponent the Carolina Panthers. This will be a statistical comparison or snapshot of how the Panthers match up with the Steelers. The Panthers are one of the worst teams in the league and come in with an abysmal 2-12 record Thursday night. This is John Fox’s last season at the helm and it would seem to most observers that this team has simply quit on Fox. On the season the Panthers have given up 282 first downs and only gained 206. They have allowed 114 via the pass, 71 vs. the run, and 21 via penalty. The Steelers Read more [...]

The Steelers continued their practice preparations on Tuesday in preparation for their week 16 Thursday night game against the Carolina Panthers. WR Arnaz Battle (chest) was added to the injury report on Tuesday and did not practice. Also not practicing were S Troy Polamalu (ankle) and of course DE Aaron Smith (triceps). Smith will be out this week and it is looking more and more like Polamalu will miss his second straight game as well. DT Steve McLendon (stinger) practiced fully on Tuesday. TE Heath Miller is back working fully after missing the last two games with a concussion he suffered against Read more [...]

Scott Brown reports that when safety Troy Polamalu arrived at the Steelers practice yesterday at around 11 a.m. he did not walk with a noticeable limp. All that said, it is still up in the air if he plays this week or next, but Brown blogged he should sit this week and I agree. The Steelers other safety Ryan Clark called in to the 93.7 The Fan Morning Show a day early on Monday to discuss the Jets loss and the personal foul called against him. Bob Labriola and Tunch Ilkin break down some of the key plays from the Steelers 22-17 loss to the New York Jets in the new edition of Steelers Chalk Read more [...]

The Steelers did not practice on Monday, but on a short week are required to file an estimation injury report on Monday when the game is on Thursday. DT Steve McLendon (stinger) and S Troy Polamalu (ankle) would have been limited and DE Aaron Smith (triceps) would of sat. The good news is that WR Arnaz Battle and TE Heath Miller were not listed at all. Battle suffered an injury to the shoulder or ribs Sunday against the Jets and Miller is returning from missing two games with a concussion. For the Panthers estimation on Monday, DE Tyler Brayton (hip), WR Armanti Edwards (illness) and RB Tony Read more [...]

Audio from Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin press conference on Monday December 20th, 2010. Tomlin met the media on Monday for the short upcoming week 16 game against the Carolina Panthers on Thursday and goes over the past Jets game. Tomlin takes questions from the local media and gives the injury update. Check out our notes and recap below as we add them. Will be updated over next hour. [audio:http://www.steelersdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mike-tomlin-press-conference-dec-20-2010.mp3|titles=Steelers HC Mike Tomlin Press Conference Monday December 20th Week 16 Panthers] The Tomlin Read more [...]