| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 73 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 69 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 15:00) Craig Heyward ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Eric Curry, assisted by OLB Cornelius Bennett. |
| 2-9-NOS21 (1Q: 14:24) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-NOS16 (1Q: 14:16) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Chris Warren for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Roland Mitchell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NOS25 (1Q: 13:41) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by RB Marc Logan. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-5-NOS25 (1Q: 13:36) Mike Saxon punted 50 yards. Tim Brown returned the kick 1 yard to the TBY26. Tackled by L Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (1Q: 13:27) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 14 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. Brown gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (1Q: 12:56) Jon Vaughn ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by S Rich Miano. |
| 2-6-TBY44 (1Q: 12:18) Rod Bernstine ran outside the right tackle for 27 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Maddox. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (1Q: 11:42) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to FB Daryl Johnston for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Barry Minter. Johnston gained 16 yards after the catch. Tampa Bay's Richmond Webb was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (1Q: 11:00) Rod Bernstine ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S David Tate, assisted by DE Kevin Fagan. |
| 2-7-NOS08 (1Q: 10:17) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Arthur Cox for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 10:17) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Tampa Bay 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 10:06) Rich Karlis kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 10:06) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Cox. |
| 2-14-NOS16 (1Q: 09:19) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rob Carpenter for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NOS25 (1Q: 08:56) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB David Hollis. New Orleans's Bruce Wilkerson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (1Q: 08:22) Marc Logan ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Tim McDonald. CB Aeneas Williams crushed Bruce Wilkerson to wreck the play. |
| 2-12-NOS33 (1Q: 07:59) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Chris Warren for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tim McDonald. Warren gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NOS40 (1Q: 07:28) Chris Warren ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Sean Gilbert. |
| 4-4-NOS41 (1Q: 06:46) Mike Saxon punted 46 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the TBY13. |
| 1-10-TBY13 (1Q: 06:37) Rod Bernstine ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Marvin Washington, assisted by ILB Mark Maddox. |
| 2-7-TBY16 (1Q: 05:58) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to FB Daryl Johnston for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie, assisted by S David Tate. Johnston gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (1Q: 05:24) Jon Vaughn ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Pierce Holt. |
| 2-7-TBY30 (1Q: 04:43) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Dokie Williams for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Jesse Solomon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (1Q: 04:34) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Dokie Williams for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris, assisted by ILB Mark Maddox. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Williams gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-NOS44 (1Q: 04:08) Jon Vaughn ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mark Maddox. Key block delivered by Daryl Johnston. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (1Q: 03:28) Rod Bernstine ran a trap outside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Barry Minter, assisted by DT Tim Johnson. |
| 2-14-NOS47 (1Q: 02:54) Rod Bernstine ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum, assisted by DT J.R. Green. |
| 3-5-NOS38 (1Q: 02:23) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to FB Tom Rathman for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Marvin Washington. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (1Q: 01:49) Rod Bernstine ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Pierce Holt. |
| 2-11-NOS32 (1Q: 01:21) Rod Bernstine ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by DT J.R. Green. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 3-2-NOS23 (1Q: 00:52) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Keith Jennings for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-NOS23 (1Q: 00:21) Rich Karlis attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 10, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 00:15) Rich Karlis kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 00:15) Alonzo Highsmith ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Sean Gilbert, assisted by ILB Todd Collins. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-11-NOS19 (2Q: 15:00) Chris Warren ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Sean Gilbert. Key block delivered by Tony Jones. |
| 3-2-NOS28 (2Q: 14:29) Chris Warren ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tim McDonald, assisted by OLB Cornelius Bennett. DT Sean Gilbert crushed Tony Jones to wreck the play. |
| 4-2-NOS28 (2Q: 13:50) Mike Saxon punted 59 yards. Tim Brown returned the kick 4 yards to the TBY17. Tackled by Craig Heyward. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (2Q: 13:41) Rod Bernstine ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie, assisted by S Marcus Paul. |
| 2-7-TBY20 (2Q: 13:02) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Charles Wilson for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jesse Solomon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-12-TBY15 (2Q: 12:51) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to FB Daryl Johnston for 36 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. Johnston gained 34 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (2Q: 12:15) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Keith Jennings for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Jesse Solomon. Jennings gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (2Q: 11:37) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Arthur Cox for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-NOS32 (2Q: 10:50) Jon Vaughn ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Marvin Washington. Key block delivered by John Jackson. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (2Q: 10:12) Jon Vaughn ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Maddox, assisted by S Marcus Paul. Key block delivered by Tootie Robbins. |
| 2-3-NOS19 (2Q: 09:30) Jon Vaughn ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. Key block delivered by John Jackson. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-13-NOS29 (2Q: 09:21) Steve Beuerlein pass was dropped by WR Tim Brown. |
| 3-13-NOS29 (2Q: 09:17) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 29 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Brown gained 15 yards after the catch. Tampa Bay 16, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 09:17) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Tampa Bay 17, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 09:03) Rich Karlis kicked off 59 yards from the TBY35. Buster Rhymes returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS26. Tackled by Dixon Edwards. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (2Q: 08:41) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett, assisted by CB Doug Evans. |
| 2-7-NOS29 (2Q: 08:22) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-NOS24 (2Q: 08:17) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. Turner gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (2Q: 07:51) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS49 (2Q: 07:46) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE Chester McGlockton for a loss of 5 yards. McGlockton ran right past Tony Jones and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-20-NOS44 (2Q: 07:23) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-25-NOS39 (2Q: 07:19) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Ernest Givins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-25-NOS39 (2Q: 07:13) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. S Tim McDonald defended the pass. |
| 4-25-NOS39 (2Q: 07:01) Mike Saxon punted 61 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 06:55) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to FB Daryl Johnston for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jesse Solomon. Johnston gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-TBY24 (2Q: 06:13) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB Rod Bernstine for -4 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum, assisted by DE Pierce Holt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY20 (2Q: 05:45) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Dokie Williams for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Maddox. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Williams gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (2Q: 05:00) Steve Beuerlein pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dokie Williams. |
| 2-10-TBY33 (2Q: 04:50) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 3 yards. Tackled by DT J.R. Green. |
| 3-7-TBY36 (2Q: 04:07) Jon Vaughn ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Pierce Holt. Key block delivered by Tootie Robbins. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (2Q: 03:32) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB John Mangum. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (2Q: 03:12) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Dokie Williams for 38 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 23, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 03:12) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Tampa Bay 24, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 02:58) Rich Karlis kicked off 64 yards from the TBY35. Buster Rhymes returned the ball 24 yards to the NOS25. Tackled by Dixon Edwards. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (2Q: 02:09) Marc Logan ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dixon Edwards, assisted by DE Kevin Brooks. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-NOS28 (2Q: 02:00) Chris Warren ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams, assisted by CB Doug Evans. |
| 3-4-NOS31 (2Q: 01:38) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Chris Warren for 9 yards. Tackled by CB David Hollis. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (2Q: 01:16) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Carpenter. DT Sean Gilbert hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NOS30 (2Q: 01:09) Chris Warren ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry. |
| 2-16-NOS34 (2Q: 00:48) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Odessa Turner. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-16-NOS34 (2Q: 00:40) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 3 yards. Tackled by CB David Hollis. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-13-NOS37 (2Q: 00:30) Mike Saxon punted 40 yards. Tim Brown returned the kick 1 yard to the TBY24. Tackled by Marc Logan. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (2Q: 00:19) Rod Bernstine ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Rich Miano. Key block delivered by Daryl Johnston. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 66 yards from the NOS35. Dokie Williams returned the ball 23 yards to the TBY22. Tackled by Marc Logan. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (3Q: 14:28) Jon Vaughn ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S David Tate, assisted by DT J.R. Green. Key block delivered by David Richards. |
| 2-5-TBY27 (3Q: 13:43) Rod Bernstine ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. |
| 3-3-TBY29 (3Q: 12:58) Jon Vaughn ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Maddox, assisted by S David Tate. |
| 4-1-TBY31 (3Q: 12:13) Chris Mohr punted 42 yards. Chris Warren returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS30. Tackled by Arthur Cox. Ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY David Richards at the NOS30. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (3Q: 12:05) Rod Bernstine ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 2-2-NOS22 (3Q: 11:38) Rod Bernstine ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Rich Miano. Key block delivered by Daryl Johnston. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 10:54) Jon Vaughn ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul, assisted by OLB Steve Grant. Key block delivered by Tootie Robbins. |
| 2-2-NOS12 (3Q: 10:20) Rod Bernstine ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. |
| 3-1-NOS11 (3Q: 09:47) Jon Vaughn ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jesse Solomon, assisted by DE Kevin Fagan. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 1-6-NOS06 (3Q: 09:07) Rod Bernstine ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT J.R. Green. |
| 2-4-NOS04 (3Q: 08:47) Rod Bernstine ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by John Jackson. Tampa Bay 30, New Orleans 0 |
| (3Q: 08:47) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Tampa Bay 31, New Orleans 0 |
| (3Q: 08:41) Rich Karlis kicked off 54 yards from the TBY35. Buster Rhymes returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS31. Tackled by Jon Vaughn. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (3Q: 08:06) Alonzo Highsmith ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT George Thornton, assisted by DT Carl Simpson. ILB Todd Collins knocked down Bruce Wilkerson to break up the play. |
| 2-9-NOS12 (3Q: 07:40) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. Turner gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-NOS20 (3Q: 07:11) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Buster Rhymes for -1 yards. Tackled by CB David Hollis, assisted by CB A.J. Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Tampa Bay's George Thornton was hurt on the play. |
| 4-2-NOS19 (3Q: 06:35) Mike Saxon punted 52 yards. Tim Brown returned the kick 2 yards to the TBY31. Tackled by Pat Harlow. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (3Q: 06:28) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB Jon Vaughn for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. Vaughn gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (3Q: 06:05) Jon Vaughn ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt. |
| 2-7-TBY49 (3Q: 05:34) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-TBY44 (3Q: 05:26) Jon Vaughn ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Steve Grant, assisted by S Rich Miano. |
| 3-11-TBY45 (3Q: 04:45) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Keith Jennings for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Kevin McArthur. Jennings gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (3Q: 04:17) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Arthur Cox. OLB Brett Wallerstedt defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS41 (3Q: 04:08) Jon Vaughn ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rich Miano. |
| 3-9-NOS40 (3Q: 03:24) Steve Beuerlein pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ray Crittenden. DE Marvin Washington blocked the pass. |
| 4-9-NOS40 (3Q: 03:15) Chris Mohr punted 40 yards. Touchback. Tampa Bay's David Richards was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 03:08) L Williams ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Stonebreaker, assisted by DE Chester McGlockton. CB Aeneas Williams knocked down Tony Jones to break up the play. |
| 2-12-NOS18 (3Q: 02:33) John Williams ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Louis Riddick. |
| 3-12-NOS18 (3Q: 02:07) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Carpenter. CB A.J. Johnson defended the pass. |
| 4-12-NOS18 (3Q: 02:01) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY38. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (3Q: 01:52) Jon Vaughn ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Rich Miano. |
| 2-6-TBY42 (3Q: 01:07) Jon Vaughn ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Rich Miano. |
| 3-2-TBY46 (3Q: 00:26) Jon Vaughn ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kevin McArthur. Key block delivered by Tom Rathman. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (4Q: 15:00) Jon Vaughn ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Rich Miano. |
| 2-11-TBY48 (4Q: 14:29) Jon Vaughn ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rich Miano, assisted by DE Robert Harris. |
| 3-10-TBY49 (4Q: 14:01) Jon Vaughn ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Walt Murphy. |
| 4-5-NOS46 (4Q: 13:39) Chris Mohr punted 39 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS07. |
| 1-10-NOS07 (4Q: 13:32) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Buster Rhymes. DT Sean Gilbert hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS07 (4Q: 13:25) Marc Logan ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Louis Riddick. |
| 3-10-NOS07 (4Q: 12:58) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Buster Rhymes. S Louis Riddick defended the pass. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-10-NOS07 (4Q: 12:52) Mike Saxon punted 39 yards. Tim Brown called for a fair catch at the NOS46. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (4Q: 12:43) Jon Vaughn ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Barry Minter, assisted by DE Marvin Washington. |
| 2-10-NOS46 (4Q: 12:14) Jon Vaughn ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. Tampa Bay's Brian Blados was hurt on the play. |
| 2-20-TBY44 (4Q: 12:06) Steve Beuerlein pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR The Truth Nelson. |
| 3-20-TBY44 (4Q: 12:00) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Ray Crittenden for 32 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. Crittenden gained 29 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (4Q: 11:28) Jon Vaughn ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris. Vaughn made a great move on Steve Grant. Key block delivered by Rob Monaco. |
| 2-4-NOS18 (4Q: 10:44) Jon Vaughn ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Craig Veasley, assisted by DT Walt Murphy. |
| 3-3-NOS17 (4Q: 10:16) Jon Vaughn ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Tim Johnson, assisted by CB John Mangum. |
| 4-1-NOS15 (4Q: 09:37) Rich Karlis attempted a 32 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (4Q: 09:29) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams and assisted by CB David Hollis. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NOS12 (4Q: 09:16) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Buster Rhymes. DE Chester McGlockton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-20-NOS12 (4Q: 09:11) Marc Logan ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Simpson. |
| 3-16-NOS16 (4Q: 08:27) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Buster Rhymes for 21 yards. Tackled by CB A.J. Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (4Q: 07:53) Marc Logan ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Chester McGlockton, assisted by OLB Dixon Edwards. |
| 2-11-NOS36 (4Q: 07:11) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Buster Rhymes. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-NOS36 (4Q: 07:06) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Carpenter. DT Carl Simpson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-NOS36 (4Q: 07:01) Mike Saxon punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY17. New Orleans's Pat Harlow was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (4Q: 06:51) Jon Vaughn ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Veasley, assisted by DE Kevin Fagan. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS DT Craig Veasley to the TBY17. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (4Q: 06:42) L Williams ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams, assisted by S Louis Riddick. |
| 2-12-TBY19 (4Q: 06:04) John Williams ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ron Cox. |
| 3-11-TBY18 (4Q: 05:28) John Williams ran around left end for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Mark Tuinei. Tampa Bay 31, New Orleans 6 |
| (4Q: 05:28) Randall Cunningham was stopped short of the end zone on the conversion attempt. |
| (4Q: 05:14) Morten Andersen kicked off 64 yards from the NOS35. Dokie Williams returned the ball 23 yards to the TBY24. Tackled by Jimmie Johnson. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (4Q: 04:51) Jon Vaughn ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. |
| 2-10-TBY24 (4Q: 04:08) Jon Vaughn ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Rich Miano. |
| 3-10-TBY24 (4Q: 03:24) Jon Vaughn ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jesse Solomon, assisted by DT Tim Johnson. |
| 4-5-TBY29 (4Q: 02:37) Chris Mohr punted 42 yards. Chris Warren returned the kick -1 yards to the NOS28. Tackled by David Hollis. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (4Q: 02:30) Jim Harbaugh pass completed to RB John Williams for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Brooks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Williams gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 02:02) Jim Harbaugh pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Johnson. DE Kevin Brooks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-NOS42 (4Q: 01:55) Jim Harbaugh pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. S Tim McDonald knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-NOS42 (4Q: 01:49) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-NOS37 (4Q: 01:49) Jim Harbaugh pass completed to WR Rob Carpenter for 11 yards. Tackled by S Roland Mitchell. |
| 4-4-NOS48 (4Q: 01:24) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. Tim Brown returned the kick 7 yards to the TBY15. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-TBY04 (4Q: 01:14) Jon Vaughn ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Rich Miano. |
| 2-8-TBY06 (4Q: 00:29) Jon Vaughn ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Barry Minter. |
| Final Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, New Orleans Saints 6 |