| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 50 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 70 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 15:00) Rodney Hampton ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by DT Walt Murphy. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (1Q: 14:36) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins, assisted by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 3-4-CAR26 (1Q: 14:10) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Kenneth Davis for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Kenneth Davis on the CAR35. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (1Q: 13:39) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR30 (1Q: 13:32) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Rodney Hampton for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Barry Minter. |
| 2-9-CAR36 (1Q: 12:47) Rodney Hampton ran around left end for 19 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. Key block delivered by Joey Banes. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (1Q: 12:12) Steve McNair sacked by DE Marvin Washington and DT Claudis Klemm for a loss of 6 yards. Washington ran right past Joey Banes and knocked down the quarterback. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Steve McNair on the CAR49. |
| 2-16-CAR49 (1Q: 11:36) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Kenneth Davis. DE Kevin Fagan drove right through Eric Mahlum to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-CAR49 (1Q: 11:26) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Daryl Hobbs for 46 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Steve Grant. Hobbs gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-NOS05 (1Q: 10:52) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Aaron Pierce for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Roland Mitchell, assisted by ILB Kyle Perkins. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-15-NOS15 (1Q: 10:45) Kenneth Davis ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins, assisted by DE Kevin Fagan. |
| 2-13-NOS13 (1Q: 10:07) Steve McNair scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead and assisted by DE Kevin Fagan. |
| 3-4-NOS04 (1Q: 09:28) Kenneth Davis ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ken Moyer. Carolina 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 09:28) Extra point by Gary Anderson was good. Carolina 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 09:20) Gary Anderson kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 09:20) Lorenzo White ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Victor Jones, assisted by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 2-8-NOS22 (1Q: 08:45) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Ken Liggett for 6 yards. Tackled by S Melvin Johnson. |
| 3-2-NOS28 (1Q: 08:18) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR James McKnight for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Alfred Anderson, assisted by CB Lemuel Stinson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-NOS27 (1Q: 07:56) Mike Saxon punted 49 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR24. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (1Q: 07:47) Yonel Jourdain ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell, assisted by CB Fred Foggie. |
| 2-10-CAR24 (1Q: 07:08) Kenneth Davis ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell, assisted by DE Kevin Fagan. New Orleans's Walt Murphy was hurt on the play. |
| 3-9-CAR25 (1Q: 06:25) Steve McNair sacked by DE Pierce Holt and ILB Kyle Perkins for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Moyer. |
| 4-13-CAR21 (1Q: 05:59) Mark Royals punted 50 yards. Ernest Givins returned the kick 11 yards to the NOS40. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Low Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (1Q: 05:51) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 2-3-NOS28 (1Q: 05:09) Lorenzo White ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander. |
| 3-5-NOS26 (1Q: 04:43) Lorenzo White ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery. |
| 4-9-NOS22 (1Q: 04:14) Mike Saxon punted 51 yards. Rickey Dixon returned the kick 37 yards to the NOS36. Tackled by Vince Workman. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (1Q: 04:04) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. DT Claudis Klemm hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS36 (1Q: 03:57) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. S Deke McQuay defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS36 (1Q: 03:48) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. CB Dewayne Washington defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-NOS36 (1Q: 03:41) Gary Anderson attempted a 53 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 10, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 03:36) Gary Anderson kicked off 54 yards from the CAR35. Ernest Givins returned the ball 24 yards to the NOS35. Tackled by Aaron Pierce. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (1Q: 03:14) Randall Cunningham sacked by OLB Victor Jones for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Marcus Spears. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Alfred Anderson on the NOS30. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (1Q: 02:59) Yonel Jourdain ran around right end for 26 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. Key block delivered by Eric Mahlum. |
| 1-4-NOS04 (1Q: 02:25) Kenneth Davis ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by CB Fred Foggie. |
| 2-3-NOS03 (1Q: 01:45) Harvey Williams ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt, assisted by ILB Kyle Perkins. S Bubba McDowell knocked down Gary Ivan Gordon to break up the play. |
| 3-3-NOS03 (1Q: 01:05) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 16, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 01:05) Extra point by Gary Anderson was good. Carolina 17, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 00:57) Gary Anderson kicked off 72 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 00:57) Lorenzo White ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. Key block delivered by Tony Jones. |
| 2-3-NOS27 (1Q: 00:34) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR James McKnight for 20 yards. Tackled by S Melvin Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McKnight gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (1Q: 00:05) Lorenzo White ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by ILB John Holecek. Key block delivered by Tony Jones. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-3-CAR46 (2Q: 15:00) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lorenzo White. CB Jimmy Spencer defended the pass. |
| 3-3-CAR46 (2Q: 14:54) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Lorenzo White for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. White gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (2Q: 14:18) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR James McKnight. S Rickey Dixon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR36 (2Q: 14:11) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 3-12-CAR38 (2Q: 13:46) Ken Liggett ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. Key block delivered by Tony Jones. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (2Q: 13:20) Lorenzo White ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery, assisted by S Melvin Johnson. |
| 2-14-CAR30 (2Q: 12:53) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Keith Jennings for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Jennings gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR12 (2Q: 12:13) Randall Cunningham sacked by S Rickey Dixon for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Marcus Spears. |
| 2-14-CAR16 (2Q: 11:47) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Ken Liggett for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Liggett gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-CAR08 (2Q: 11:01) Ken Liggett ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 4-4-CAR06 (2Q: 10:25) Morten Andersen attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 17, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 10:20) Morten Andersen kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 10:20) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins. Williams gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-1-CAR29 (2Q: 09:51) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Grant. Williams gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-2-CAR28 (2Q: 09:29) Steve McNair pass was intended for RB Kenneth Davis and was intercepted by ILB Kyle Perkins at the CAR33. The interception was returned 33 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 17, New Orleans 9 |
| (2Q: 09:29) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. Carolina 17, New Orleans 10 |
| (2Q: 09:18) Morten Andersen kicked off 70 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 09:18) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DE Pierce Holt blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (2Q: 09:09) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington. |
| 3-7-CAR23 (2Q: 08:41) Steve McNair scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins and assisted by S Roland Mitchell. |
| 4-1-CAR29 (2Q: 08:15) Mark Royals punted 53 yards. Courtney Hawkins returned the kick 4 yards to the NOS22. Tackled by Aaron Pierce. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (2Q: 08:06) Ken Liggett ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-11-NOS21 (2Q: 07:37) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Jennings. CB Lemuel Stinson defended the pass. |
| 3-11-NOS21 (2Q: 07:30) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. ILB Hardy Nickerson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina's Hardy Nickerson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-11-NOS21 (2Q: 07:20) Mike Saxon punted 34 yards. Rickey Dixon returned the kick 4 yards to the CAR49. Tackled by Ethan Horton. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (2Q: 07:09) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. DE Gary Ferguson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR49 (2Q: 06:59) Yonel Jourdain ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Pierce Holt. OLB Brett Wallerstedt knocked down Eric Mahlum to break up the play. |
| 3-10-CAR49 (2Q: 06:27) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR49 (2Q: 05:41) Mark Royals punted 40 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS11. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (2Q: 05:31) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-4-NOS17 (2Q: 05:05) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. DT Jeff Wright hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-NOS17 (2Q: 05:01) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Brian Williams, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. Graham gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (2Q: 04:32) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Horton gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (2Q: 04:03) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DT Jeff Wright hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR50 (2Q: 03:56) Randall Cunningham kept the ball, running inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-4-CAR44 (2Q: 03:21) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (2Q: 02:41) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 34 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. Graham gained 26 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-CAR06 (2Q: 02:18) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 17, New Orleans 16 |
| (2Q: 02:18) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. Carolina 17, New Orleans 17 |
| (2Q: 02:08) Morten Andersen kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 02:08) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 14 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (2Q: 02:00) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. Pritchard gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-CAR40 (2Q: 01:25) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. DE Gary Ferguson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-CAR40 (2Q: 01:19) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Claudis Klemm, assisted by CB Fred Foggie. Williams gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (2Q: 01:02) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Kenneth Davis. DE Marvin Washington blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR47 (2Q: 00:52) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. 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-NOS43 (2Q: 00:41) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Daryl Hobbs. DE Robert Harris blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS43 (2Q: 00:31) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Calvin Williams. DE Pierce Holt blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS43 (2Q: 00:22) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. DE Kevin Fagan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (2Q: 00:16) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 14 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. Davis gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (2Q: 00:03) Gary Anderson attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 20, New Orleans 17 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Gary Anderson kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 15:00) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 3 yards. Tackled by S Melvin Johnson. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (3Q: 14:30) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. ILB Hardy Nickerson defended the pass. |
| 3-7-NOS23 (3Q: 14:26) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR James McKnight for 8 yards. Tackled by S Melvin Johnson, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (3Q: 13:46) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. Graham gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (3Q: 13:02) Lorenzo White ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Alfred Anderson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Craig Heyward to the CAR33. |
| 2-3-CAR33 (3Q: 12:21) Lorenzo White ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-5-CAR35 (3Q: 11:55) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Courtney Hawkins for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer, assisted by S Rickey Dixon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-CAR33 (3Q: 11:23) Morten Andersen attempted a 50 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (3Q: 11:17) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt. |
| 2-4-CAR46 (3Q: 10:45) Kenneth Davis ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins, assisted by S Bubba McDowell. Key block delivered by Harvey Williams. Carolina's Ken Moyer was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (3Q: 10:04) Rodney Hampton ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Roland Mitchell, assisted by CB Fred Foggie. |
| 2-7-NOS47 (3Q: 09:28) Rodney Hampton ran around left end for 19 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. Key block delivered by Chris Port. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (3Q: 08:58) Kenneth Davis ran a trap outside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. |
| 2-13-NOS31 (3Q: 08:16) Steve McNair scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. |
| 3-6-NOS24 (3Q: 07:47) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. |
| 4-3-NOS21 (3Q: 07:01) Gary Anderson attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 23, New Orleans 17 |
| (3Q: 06:53) Gary Anderson kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 06:53) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Jennings. S Rickey Dixon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (3Q: 06:48) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Victor Jones. Givins gained 12 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (3Q: 06:38) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Jennings. CB Lemuel Stinson knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-CAR46 (3Q: 06:28) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (3Q: 06:00) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR James McKnight. DE Alfred Anderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR28 (3Q: 05:55) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DT Glenn Montgomery defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR28 (3Q: 05:50) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR28 (3Q: 05:42) Morten Andersen attempted a 45 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (3Q: 05:34) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. |
| 2-10-CAR35 (3Q: 05:27) Kenneth Davis ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Claudis Klemm, assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. OLB Jessie Armstead knocked down Gary Ivan Gordon to break up the play. |
| 3-12-CAR33 (3Q: 04:42) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. DE Marvin Washington drove right through Eric Mahlum to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-CAR33 (3Q: 04:34) Mark Royals punted 51 yards. Courtney Hawkins returned the kick 4 yards to the NOS20. Tackled by Ray Buchanan. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Chris Port for 15 yards to the NOS05.. Tackled by Pete Bercich. |
| 1-5-NOS05 (3Q: 04:25) Steve McNair scrambled for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 29, New Orleans 17 |
| (3Q: 04:25) Extra point by Gary Anderson was good. Carolina 30, New Orleans 17 |
| (3Q: 04:15) Gary Anderson kicked off 72 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 04:15) Ken Liggett ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 2-11-NOS19 (3Q: 03:43) Randall Cunningham sacked by DT Glenn Montgomery and DT Jeff Wright for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Bruce Wilkerson. |
| 3-15-NOS15 (3Q: 03:17) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for TE Keith Jennings and was intercepted by CB Lemuel Stinson at the NOS26. Tackled by Keith Jennings. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (3Q: 03:09) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Kenneth Davis. |
| 2-10-NOS26 (3Q: 03:03) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-NOS17 (3Q: 02:19) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Kenneth Davis for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Davis gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (3Q: 01:33) Kenneth Davis ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Pierce Holt. |
| 2-8-NOS12 (3Q: 01:05) Kenneth Davis ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Key block delivered by Eric Mahlum. |
| 1-3-NOS03 (3Q: 00:30) Kenneth Davis ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Pierce Holt. CB Dewayne Washington knocked down Tim Grunhard to break up the play. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-4-NOS04 (4Q: 15:00) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Louis Davis. |
| 3-4-NOS04 (4Q: 14:56) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Kenneth Davis for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-NOS01 (4Q: 14:13) Gary Anderson attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 33, New Orleans 17 |
| (4Q: 14:07) Gary Anderson kicked off 63 yards from the CAR35. Ernest Givins returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS21. Tackled by Ray Buchanan. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (4Q: 13:30) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Craig Heyward for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Victor Jones. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-NOS23 (4Q: 12:45) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by S Rickey Dixon and assisted by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (4Q: 12:12) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR James McKnight for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 2-14-NOS31 (4Q: 11:34) Lorenzo White ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 3-3-NOS42 (4Q: 11:07) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Graham gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (4Q: 10:33) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Lorenzo White for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. White gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (4Q: 09:56) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. OLB Britt Hager defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR34 (4Q: 09:51) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (4Q: 09:13) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Graham gained 6 yards after the catch. Carolina 33, New Orleans 23 |
| (4Q: 09:13) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. Carolina 33, New Orleans 24 |
| (4Q: 09:05) Morten Andersen kicked off 61 yards from the NOS35. Rickey Dixon returned the ball 19 yards to the CAR23. Tackled by Tyrone Davis. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (4Q: 08:40) Rodney Hampton ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 2-8-CAR25 (4Q: 08:03) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins, assisted by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 3-5-CAR28 (4Q: 07:25) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. S Roland Mitchell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CAR28 (4Q: 07:20) Mark Royals punted 45 yards. Courtney Hawkins called for a fair catch at the NOS27. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (4Q: 07:13) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS22 (4Q: 07:09) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 2-8-NOS29 (4Q: 06:44) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Courtney Hawkins for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (4Q: 06:34) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. ILB Hardy Nickerson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS49 (4Q: 06:28) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Melvin Johnson. |
| 3-6-CAR47 (4Q: 06:05) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Courtney Hawkins for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB John Holecek, assisted by S Rickey Dixon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-CAR43 (4Q: 05:47) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Craig Heyward. CB Lemuel Stinson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 05:42) Rodney Hampton ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Key block delivered by Joey Banes. |
| 2-1-NOS48 (4Q: 04:56) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 0 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay. |
| 3-1-NOS48 (4Q: 04:10) Harvey Williams ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by OLB Brett Wallerstedt. DE Kevin Fagan knocked down Joey Banes to break up the play. |
| 4-2-NOS49 (4Q: 03:27) Mark Royals punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 03:22) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Givins gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (4Q: 02:57) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. ILB Hardy Nickerson knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-NOS36 (4Q: 02:48) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR James McKnight. DE Alfred Anderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS36 (4Q: 02:43) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lorenzo White. OLB Britt Hager defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-NOS36 (4Q: 02:35) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Brian Williams. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (4Q: 02:22) Kenneth Davis ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins, assisted by S Bubba McDowell. Key block delivered by Gary Ivan Gordon. Gordon ran over Steve Grant to set up the play. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-4-NOS35 (4Q: 02:12) Kenneth Davis ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-4-NOS35 (4Q: 02:00) Kenneth Davis ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell, assisted by ILB Kyle Perkins. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-4-NOS35 (4Q: 01:53) Gary Anderson attempted a 52 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 36, New Orleans 24 |
| (4Q: 01:48) Gary Anderson kicked off 65 yards from the CAR35. Ernest Givins returned the ball 21 yards to the NOS21. Tackled by Hardy Nickerson. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (4Q: 01:40) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Jeff Graham. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS21 (4Q: 01:32) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 3-4-NOS27 (4Q: 01:08) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Graham gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (4Q: 00:56) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (4Q: 00:30) Randall Cunningham spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-NOS48 (4Q: 00:27) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for WR James McKnight and was intercepted by S Melvin Johnson at the CAR45. The interception was returned 55 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina 42, New Orleans 24 |
| (4Q: 00:27) Extra point by Gary Anderson was good. Carolina 43, New Orleans 24 |
| (4Q: 00:16) Gary Anderson kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 00:16) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Ernest Givins. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (4Q: 00:09) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Courtney Hawkins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 43, New Orleans Saints 24 |