Fri, Dec 21, 2001
HOW IT WENT
Postseason · 2001| FINAL | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 3 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
| NC State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
PLAY-BY-PLAY
189 playsQ4Pittsburgh2 plays · -7 yds · 0:13 · Rush34–19
- 0:003rd & 10 at NCSU 0End of the 4th quarter.
- 1:002nd & 9 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
- 1:131st & 8 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
- 1:131st & 3 at NCSU 05 yard penalty on Panthers.
Q4NC State3 plays · 0 yds · 0:11 · Interception34–19
- 1:233rd & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass left side intercepted by Torrie Cox (PITT). Returned for 40 yards.
- 1:292nd & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass incomplete to the left side.
- 1:341st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass incomplete to the left side.
Q4Pittsburgh3 plays · 2 yds · 0:32 · Punt34–19
- 2:154th & 8 at NCSU 0Punt by Andy Lee (PITT) returned 6 yards by Dovonte Edwards (NCST) to the Wolfpack 35.
- 2:333rd & 8 at NCSU 0Lousaka Polite (PITT) rushed up the middle for no gain.
- 2:333rd & 8 at NCSU 0Television timeout; 02:33 remaining 4th quarter
- 2:343rd & 8 at NCSU 0Television timeout; 02:33 remaining 4th quarter
- 3:002nd & 7 at NCSU 0Raymond Kirkley (PITT) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
- 3:271st & 10 at NCSU 0Lousaka Polite (PITT) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
Q4NC State3 plays · 3 yds · 0:59 · Poss. on downs34–19
- 3:324th & 7 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass incomplete to the left side.; turnover on downs.
- 3:324th & 7 at PITT 0Television timeout; 03:32 remaining 4th quarter
- 3:453rd & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass left side complete to Dovonte Edwards (NCST) for 3 yards.
- 5:112nd & 13 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass left side complete to Dovonte Edwards (NCST) for 3 yards.
Q4NC State7 plays · 40 yds · 0:53 · Sack34–19
- 5:114th & 2 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) sacked for a loss of 3 yards; turnover on downs.
- 5:113rd & 2 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass across the middle complete to Willie Wright (NCST) for 4 yards.
- 5:372nd & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass across the middle complete to Dovonte Edwards (NCST) for 8 yards.
- 5:511st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass incomplete across the middle.
- 5:511st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass right side complete to Ray Robinson (NCST) for 18 yards.
- 5:582nd & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass right side complete to Willie Wright (NCST) for 10 yards.
- 6:041st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass incomplete to the right side.
- 6:041st & 10 at PITT 0Television timeout; 06:04 remaining 4th quarter
Q4NC State0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff34–19
- 6:15Kickoff returned by Gregory Golden (NCST) for 25 yards.
Q4Pittsburgh1 play · 19 yds · 0:00 · Fumble Return Touchdown33–19
- 6:523rd & 11 at PITT 0Wolfpack fumble by Philip Rivers (NCST), recovered by Tyre Young (PITT), returned for a 17 yard touchdown.
Q4NC State3 plays · -1 yds · 0:13 · Fumble27–19
- 6:522nd & 5 at PITT 0Ray Robinson (NCST) sacked for a loss of 6 yards.
- 7:051st & 10 at PITT 0Olin Hannum (NCST) rushed left side for 5 yards.
Q4Pittsburgh5 plays · 18 yds · 2:08 · Punt27–19
- 7:184th & 5 at NCSU 0Punt by Andy Lee (PITT) returned 10 yards by Dovonte Edwards (NCST) to the Wolfpack 20.
- 7:553rd & 5 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass incomplete to the right side.
- 8:202nd & 6 at NCSU 0Raymond Kirkley (PITT) rushed right side for 1 yard.
- 9:111st & 10 at NCSU 0Raymond Kirkley (PITT) rushed left side for 4 yards.
- 9:192nd & 2 at NCSU 0Lousaka Polite (PITT) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
- 9:261st & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) rushed right side for 8 yards.
Q4Pittsburgh0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff27–19
- 9:391st & Goal at PITT 0Kickoff returned by Torrie Cox (PITT) for 17 yards.
Q4NC State10 plays · 72 yds · 3:34 · Made FG27–16
- 9:434th & 2 at PITT 0Television timeout; 09:43 remaining 4th quarter
- 10:153rd & 2 at PITT 0Ray Robinson (NCST) rushed up the middle for no gain.
- 10:502nd & 9 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass across the middle complete to Willie Wright (NCST) for 7 yards.
- 11:221st & 10 at PITT 0Olin Hannum (NCST) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
- 11:492nd & 7 at PITT 0Ray Robinson (NCST) rushed up the middle for 30 yards.
- 12:151st & 10 at PITT 0Dovonte Edwards (NCST) rushed right side for 3 yards.
- 12:503rd & 6 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass left side complete to Willie Wright (NCST) for 9 yards.
- 13:022nd & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass right side complete to Dovonte Edwards (NCST) for 4 yards.
- 13:171st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass incomplete across the middle.
- 13:172nd & 7 at PITT 015 yard penalty on Panthers.
- 13:171st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass right side complete to Dovonte Edwards (NCST) for 3 yards.
Q4Pittsburgh3 plays · -9 yds · 1:52 · Punt27–16
- 13:304th & 25 at NCSU 0Punt by Andy Lee (PITT) returned by Dovonte Edwards (NCST) to the Wolfpack 26 for no gain.
- 13:304th & 20 at NCSU 05 yard penalty on Panthers.
- 14:103rd & 20 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass incomplete to the right side.
- 14:332nd & 13 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) sacked for a loss of 7 yards.
- 14:331st & 20 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) rushed right side for 2 yards.
- 14:421st & 10 at NCSU 010 yard penalty on Panthers.
Q4Pittsburgh0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff27–16
- 14:56Kickoff returned by Torrie Cox (PITT) for 42 yards.
Q3NC State8 plays · 63 yds · 12:23 · Passing TD27–16
- 15:001st & 6 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass right side complete to Dovonte Edwards (NCST) for a 6 yard touchdown.
- 0:001st & 6 at PITT 0End of the 3rd quarter.
- 0:222nd & 1 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass right side complete to Dovonte Edwards (NCST) for 4 yards.
- 0:551st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass left side complete to Dovonte Edwards (NCST) for 9 yards.
- 1:252nd & 5 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
- 2:231st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass right side complete to Willie Wright (NCST) for 5 yards.
- 2:232nd & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass across the middle complete to Olin Hannum (NCST) for 11 yards.
- 2:231st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass incomplete across the middle.
- 2:231st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass left side complete to Olin Hannum (NCST) for 22 yards.
Q3Pittsburgh7 plays · 23 yds · 2:28 · Punt27–10
- 2:324th & 20 at NCSU 0Punt by Andy Lee (PITT) no return by Wolfpack.
- 2:434th & 9 at NCSU 024 yard penalty on Panthers.
- 2:503rd & 9 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass incomplete to the right side.
- 3:252nd & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass incomplete to the left side.
- 4:261st & 10 at NCSU 0Raymond Kirkley (PITT) rushed up the middle for no gain.
- 4:262nd & 7 at NCSU 0Raymond Kirkley (PITT) rushed up the middle for 8 yards.
- 4:511st & 10 at NCSU 0Raymond Kirkley (PITT) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
- 5:302nd & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass across the middle complete to R.J. English (PITT) for 11 yards.
- 5:401st & 10 at NCSU 0Raymond Kirkley (PITT) rushed up the middle for no gain.
Q3NC State8 plays · 43 yds · 3:48 · Punt27–10
- 6:024th & 12 at PITT 0Punt by Austin Herbert (NCST) no return by Panthers.
- 6:124th & 7 at PITT 05 yard penalty on Wolfpack.
- 7:173rd & 3 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) sacked for a loss of 4 yards.
- 7:452nd & 5 at PITT 0Ray Robinson (NCST) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
- 7:551st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
- 8:302nd & 8 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) rushed up the middle for 12 yards.
- 8:471st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass right side complete to Sterling Hicks (NCST) for 2 yards.
- 8:532nd & 6 at PITT 010 yard penalty on Panthers.
- 9:121st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass right side complete to Willie Wright (NCST) for 4 yards.
- 9:382nd & 4 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
- 9:501st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass left side complete to Bryan Peterson (NCST) for 6 yards.
Q3NC State0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff27–10
- 10:021st & Goal at NCSU 0Kickoff returned by Gregory Golden (NCST) for 12 yards.
Q3Pittsburgh9 plays · 70 yds · 5:20 · Made FG24–10
- 10:223rd & 2 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass incomplete to the left side.
- 11:102nd & 12 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass left side complete to Lousaka Polite (PITT) for 10 yards.
- 12:301st & 10 at NCSU 0Raymond Kirkley (PITT) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
- 12:301st & 10 at NCSU 05 yard penalty on Wolfpack.
- 12:303rd & 1 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass right side complete to R.J. English (PITT) for 38 yards.
- 13:302nd & 5 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass right side complete to R.J. English (PITT) for 4 yards.
- 13:571st & 10 at NCSU 0Lousaka Polite (PITT) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
- 14:132nd & 5 at NCSU 0Lousaka Polite (PITT) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
- 14:481st & 10 at NCSU 0Lousaka Polite (PITT) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
Q3Pittsburgh0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff24–10
- 15:00Kickoff returned by Torrie Cox (PITT) for 15 yards.
Q2NC State2 plays · 32 yds · 0:07 · Rush24–10
- 0:001st & 10 at PITT 0End of the 2nd quarter.
- 0:051st & 10 at PITT 0Cotra Jackson (NCST) rushed up the middle for 13 yards.
- 0:121st & 10 at PITT 0Cotra Jackson (NCST) rushed up the middle for 19 yards.
Q2NC State0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff24–10
- 0:20Kickoff returned by Gregory Golden (NCST) for 16 yards.
Q2Pittsburgh8 plays · 70 yds · 2:36 · Rushing TD23–10
- 0:201st & Goal at NCSU 08 yard penalty on Panthers.
- 0:251st & 1 at NCSU 0Rod Rutherford (PITT) rushed right side for a 1 yard touchdown.
- 0:251st & 1 at NCSU 0Television timeout; 00:25 remaining 2nd quarter
- 0:343rd & 1 at NCSU 0Lousaka Polite (PITT) rushed up the middle for 35 yards.
- 0:343rd & 1 at NCSU 0Television timeout; 00:34 remaining 2nd quarter
- 0:482nd & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass left side complete to Lamar Slade (PITT) for 9 yards.
- 0:521st & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass incomplete across the middle.
- 1:004th & 21 at NCSU 015 yard penalty on Wolfpack.
- 1:203rd & 21 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass incomplete across the middle.
- 1:413rd & 16 at NCSU 05 yard penalty on Panthers.
- 1:543rd & 11 at NCSU 05 yard penalty on Panthers.
- 2:502nd & 1 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) sacked for a loss of 10 yards.
- 3:281st & 10 at NCSU 0Raymond Kirkley (PITT) rushed up the middle for 9 yards.
- 3:361st & 10 at NCSU 0Marcus Furman (PITT) rushed right side for 21 yards.
Q2Pittsburgh0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff17–10
- 3:48Kickoff returned by Torrie Cox (PITT) for 31 yards.
Q2NC State1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kick Return TD17–9
- 4:06Kickoff returned by Gregory Golden (NCST) for a 0 yard touchdown.
Q2Pittsburgh11 plays · 98 yds · 4:05 · Passing TD16–3
- 4:093rd & 1 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass left side complete to Antonio Bryant (PITT) for a 2 yard touchdown.
- 4:093rd & 4 at NCSU 03 yard penalty on Wolfpack.
- 4:093rd & 4 at NCSU 0Television timeout; 04:09 remaining 2nd quarter
- 4:362nd & 4 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass incomplete to the left side.
- 5:481st & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass left side complete to R.J. English (PITT) for 6 yards.
- 5:483rd & 11 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass right side complete to Lamar Slade (PITT) for 16 yards.
- 5:482nd & 15 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass across the middle complete to Marcus Furman (PITT) for 7 yards.
- 6:491st & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) sacked for a loss of 5 yards.
- 7:141st & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass across the middle complete to Antonio Bryant (PITT) for 12 yards.
- 7:511st & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass right side complete to Antonio Bryant (PITT) for 49 yards.
- 8:403rd & 1 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
- 8:402nd & 7 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) rushed right side for 6 yards.
- 8:541st & 10 at NCSU 0Lousaka Polite (PITT) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
Q2NC State3 plays · 4 yds · 0:18 · Punt10–3
- 9:064th & 6 at PITT 0Punt by Austin Herbert (NCST) no return by Panthers.
- 9:123rd & 6 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass incomplete to the left side.
- 9:123rd & 6 at PITT 0Television timeout; 09:12 remaining 2nd quarter
- 9:442nd & 6 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass incomplete to the right side.
- 10:041st & 10 at PITT 0Ray Robinson (NCST) rushed right side for 4 yards.
Q2NC State0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff10–3
- 10:17Kickoff returned by Lamont Reid (NCST) for 30 yards.
Q2Pittsburgh7 plays · 80 yds · 1:53 · Passing TD9–3
- 10:542nd & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass right side complete to Antonio Bryant (PITT) for a 15 yard touchdown.
- 11:041st & 10 at NCSU 0Raymond Kirkley (PITT) rushed up the middle for no gain.
- 11:411st & 10 at NCSU 0Raymond Kirkley (PITT) rushed right side for 22 yards.
- 11:412nd & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass left side complete to Marcus Furman (PITT) for 32 yards.
- 12:021st & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass incomplete to the left side.
- 12:332nd & 4 at NCSU 0Marcus Furman (PITT) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
- 12:471st & 10 at NCSU 0Marcus Furman (PITT) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
- 12:471st & 10 at NCSU 0Television timeout; 12:47 remaining 2nd quarter
Q1NC State6 plays · 34 yds · 11:53 · Punt3–3
- 12:574th & 9 at PITT 0Punt by Austin Herbert (NCST) no return by Panthers.
- 13:413rd & 9 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass incomplete to the left side.
- 14:112nd & 9 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) rushed up the middle for no gain.
- 15:001st & 10 at PITT 0Ray Robinson (NCST) rushed left side for 1 yard.
- 15:001st & 10 at PITT 05 yard penalty on Panthers.
- 15:002nd & 8 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass left side complete to Bryan Peterson (NCST) for 9 yards.
- 0:002nd & 8 at PITT 0End of the 1st quarter.
- 0:191st & 10 at PITT 0Ray Robinson (NCST) rushed right side for 2 yards.
- 0:301st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass right side complete to Willie Wright (NCST) for 17 yards.
Q1Pittsburgh3 plays · 9 yds · 0:30 · Punt3–3
- 0:554th & 2 at NCSU 0Punt by Andy Lee (PITT) no return by Wolfpack.
- 1:403rd & 1 at NCSU 0Rod Rutherford (PITT) rushed right side for -1 yards.
- 2:052nd & 3 at NCSU 0Lousaka Polite (PITT) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
- 2:051st & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass right side complete to Antonio Bryant (PITT) for 7 yards.
Q1Pittsburgh0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff3–3
- 2:161st & Goal at PITT 0Kickoff returned by Torrie Cox (PITT) for 25 yards.
Q1NC State10 plays · 37 yds · 3:42 · Made FG3–0
- 3:403rd & 4 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass incomplete to the right side.
- 3:402nd & 7 at PITT 0Olin Hannum (NCST) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
- 4:251st & 10 at PITT 0Ray Robinson (NCST) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
- 4:253rd & 7 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass left side complete to Ray Robinson (NCST) for 11 yards.
- 4:582nd & 1 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) sacked for a loss of 6 yards.
- 5:181st & 10 at PITT 0Ray Robinson (NCST) rushed left side for 9 yards.
- 6:003rd & 2 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass left side complete to Bryan Peterson (NCST) for 9 yards.
- 6:302nd & 6 at PITT 0Ray Robinson (NCST) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
- 6:431st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass left side complete to Willie Wright (NCST) for 4 yards.
Q1Pittsburgh3 plays · 1 yds · 0:51 · Punt3–0
- 6:544th & 10 at NCSU 0Punt by Andy Lee (PITT) returned 5 yards by Jerricho Cotchery (NCST) to the Wolfpack 48.
- 7:253rd & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass incomplete to the left side.
- 8:002nd & 8 at NCSU 0Marcus Furman (PITT) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
- 8:251st & 10 at NCSU 0Marcus Furman (PITT) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
Q1NC State3 plays · -5 yds · 1:40 · Punt3–0
- 8:434th & 12 at PITT 0Punt by Austin Herbert (NCST) no return by Panthers.
- 9:353rd & 15 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass across the middle complete to Ray Robinson (NCST) for 3 yards.
- 10:102nd & 11 at PITT 0Ray Robinson (NCST) rushed up the middle for -4 yards.
- 10:231st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass left side complete to Jerricho Cotchery (NCST) for 1 yard.
Q1NC State0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff3–0
- 10:361st & Goal at NCSU 0Kickoff returned by Gregory Golden (NCST) for 32 yards.
Q1Pittsburgh11 plays · 51 yds · 2:27 · Made FG0–0
- 10:483rd & 9 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass incomplete across the middle.
- 10:542nd & 9 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass incomplete to the left side.
- 11:191st & 9 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass incomplete to the right side.
- 11:293rd & 11 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass left side complete to R.J. English (PITT) for 18 yards.
- 11:462nd & 11 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass incomplete to the left side.
- 12:241st & 10 at NCSU 0Marcus Furman (PITT) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
- 12:541st & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass left side complete to Antonio Bryant (PITT) for 18 yards.
- 13:443rd & 10 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) rushed up the middle for 16 yards.
- 13:443rd & 5 at NCSU 0Panthers fumble by Antonio Bryant (PITT), recovered by Antonio Bryant (PITT), advanced for no gain.
- 13:442nd & 9 at NCSU 0David Priestley (PITT) pass right side complete to Antonio Bryant (PITT) for 4 yards.
- 13:491st & 10 at NCSU 0Marcus Furman (PITT) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
Q1NC State3 plays · 1 yds · 0:53 · Punt0–0
- 13:584th & 9 at PITT 0Punt by Austin Herbert (NCST) no return by Panthers.
- 14:043rd & 9 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass incomplete to the left side.
- 14:452nd & 9 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass incomplete to the right side.
- 14:511st & 10 at PITT 0Philip Rivers (NCST) pass left side complete to Ray Robinson (NCST) for 1 yard.
Q1NC State0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff0–0
- 15:00Kickoff returned by Lamont Reid (NCST) for 12 yards.
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