Carolina Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers
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6-2PIT
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Sunday 2026-12-27 · 13:00 ET·Acrisure Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
✚ Damien Lewis (LG) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
CAR 7d · PIT 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
CAR form
3-5PF 199 · PA 219Home 1-3Away 2-2
QB Bryce Young 17–35 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 3–7 · since 2023
PIT form
6-2PF 180 · PA 144Home 4-0Away 2-2
QB Aaron Rodgers 169–95–1 as starter · playoffs 11–11 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2008
| CAR | Season efficiency | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| 0.042 | Off EPA / play | -0.027 |
| 42.7 | Off success % | 42.1 |
| 9.5 | Off explosive % | 9.5 |
| 37.7 | 3rd-down conv % | 38.2 |
| 0.03 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.074 |
| 44.4 | Def success % allowed | 41.8 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken outWk 16 best ball playoffs
Coaching Intel
CAR staff
HCDave Canales0–1 vs McCarthyOCBrad Idzik1–0 vs GrahamDCTodd Wash (interim)
4th-down go 28.7% · PROE -2.4 · no-huddle 6.7%
PIT staff
HCMike McCarthy1–0 vs CanalesOCBrian AngelichioDCPatrick Graham0–1 vs Idzik
4th-down go 19.3% · PROE +0.6 · no-huddle 7.9%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Dave Canales0–1Mike McCarthyMcCarthy leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-15 | DAL @ CAR | 30–14 | 411–235 | Mike McCarthy |
CAR offense vs PIT defense
Brad Idzik(OC)1–0Patrick Graham(DC)Idzik leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-22 | CAR | LV | 36–22 | 439 | +14 | W |
PIT offense vs CAR defense
Brian Angelichio(OC)vsTodd Wash (interim)(DC)first career meeting
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
No prior meetings under the current head coaches — history under departed staffs is not shown.
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded