There’s likely no saving this Steelers season, but at least for one game, redemption was achieved in Charlotte.
Mitch Trubisky took care of the ball, the Steelers dominated the line of scrimmage and the long-shot hopes of a winning campaign were preserved in a 24-16 victory at Carolina, improving their record to 6-8.
The Panthers (5-9) had been running all over opponents lately, but the Steelers held them to just 21 yards rushing as they jumped out to leads of 7-0, 14-7 and 21-7 behind a strong ground game of their own. Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren split a couple of touchdowns in the first half, each running hard behind an offensive line that was pushing the pile. The final rushing tally for the Steelers was 157, their third-most this year.
