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Ben Sauls made all four of his field-goal attempts, with three accounting for the only second-half scoring, as the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Carolina Panthers 19-10 on Thursday in Charlotte.
The teams' starting quarterbacks -- Pittsburgh's Aaron Rodgers and Carolina's Bryce Young -- both sat out the final preseason contest.
Skylar Thompson led the Steelers' passing attack with a 24-yard scoring pass to Lance McCutcheon before finishing 11-for-13 for 152 yards. Mason Rudolph started and went 6-for-8 for 36 yards with an interception, while Logan Woodside was 4-for-6 for 38 yards.
Scotty Miller had three receptions for 82 yards for the Steelers (2-1). Trey Sermon gained 39 yards on four carries.
Jack Plummer was Carolina's QB for the first half, and he wound up 7-for-14 for 48 yards with a 7-yard scoring pass to James Mitchell and one interception. Bryce Perkins connected on 10 of 11 passes for 71 yards.
Raheem Blackshear led the Panthers (0-3) with 11 carries for 35 yards.
--Field Level Media
