premise:  Coming off their win over the Cardinals, the Panthers flew to Heinz Field for a Week 16 interconference duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night.  Carolina trailed in the first quarter as Steelers kicker Shaun Suisham got a 26-yard field goal.  The Panthers continued to struggle in the second quarter as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed a 43-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace, followed by running back Rashard Mendenhall getting a 1-yard touchdown run and Suisham making a 29-yard field goal. Pittsburgh continued to increase their lead in the third quarter with Roethlisberger getting a 1-yard touchdown run.  Carolina would close out the game in the fourth quarter with a 27-yard field goal from kicker John Kasay. With the loss, not only the Panthers fell to 2-13. The Panthers were the only NFC South team to lose to all of their AFC North opponents.
hypothesis: Carolina got the last scor