| Played in Denver, CO, weather: 78 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind. |
| Denver won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Don Cockroft kicked off 69 yards from the CAR30. Billy Thompson returned the ball 21 yards to the DEN22. Tackled by Hugh McKinnis. |
| 1-10-DEN22 (1Q: 14:42) Billy Kilmer pass completed to WR Howard Twilley for 10 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett, assisted by S Edddie Brown. |
| 1-10-DEN32 (1Q: 14:11) Billy Kilmer pass completed to TE Riley Odoms for 12 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett. Odoms gained 6 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (1Q: 14:03) Billy Kilmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Twilley. DE Tony Cline hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR41 (1Q: 13:54) Billy Kilmer pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Riley Odoms. DE Jamie Castillo blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-CAR41 (1Q: 13:50) Billy Kilmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Twilley. CB Marvin Cobb defended the pass. |
| 4-10-CAR41 (1Q: 13:40) Dave Chapple punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 13:34) Brian Molinaro ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Jackson, assisted by DE Lyle Alzado. CB Jimmy Warren knocked down Andrew James to break up the play. |
| 2-7-CAR23 (1Q: 12:53) Essex Johnson ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by CB Jimmy Warren. Key block delivered by Quinn Hoffman. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (1Q: 12:28) Tony Adams pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Warren. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR34 (1Q: 11:43) Brian Molinaro ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Garry Lyle. Key block delivered by Steve Riley. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (1Q: 11:16) Brian Molinaro ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Schrader. Key block delivered by Paul Laaveg. |
| 2-4-CAR47 (1Q: 10:31) Tony Adams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. DE Lyle Alzado drove right through Andrew James to hurry the quarterback. The wind blew that pass off course. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-CAR37 (1Q: 10:28) Brian Molinaro ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 3-11-CAR40 (1Q: 10:05) Tony Adams pass completed to WR John Fuqua for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Warren. PENALTY: Denver was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (1Q: 09:59) Tony Adams pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Kingrea. Pearson gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-DEN46 (1Q: 09:31) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-6-CAR49 (1Q: 09:21) Tony Adams pass completed to RB Brian Molinaro for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Joe Beauchamp, assisted by DT John Little. |
| 3-2-DEN47 (1Q: 08:54) Tony Adams pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 9 yards. Tackled by DT John Little. Pearson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (1Q: 08:30) Brian Molinaro ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Orlando Matsui. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DEN48 (1Q: 08:24) Tony Adams pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Andrew James. CB Joe Beauchamp defended the pass. |
| 2-20-DEN48 (1Q: 08:18) Brian Molinaro ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Jackson, assisted by S Garry Lyle. |
| 3-12-DEN40 (1Q: 07:34) Tony Adams pass completed to RB Essex Johnson for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Garry Lyle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN26 (1Q: 07:08) Brian Molinaro ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Stan Lewis. Key block delivered by Steve Riley. |
| 2-2-DEN18 (1Q: 06:24) Tony Adams pass completed to RB Essex Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Paul Smith, assisted by OLB Dave Schrader. Johnson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN15 (1Q: 05:54) Tony Adams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. CB Jimmy Warren defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN15 (1Q: 05:48) Vic Washington ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 3-8-DEN13 (1Q: 05:23) Tony Adams pass completed to RB Essex Johnson for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Tom Jackson, assisted by CB Jimmy Warren. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-5-DEN05 (1Q: 04:54) Vic Washington ran around the left tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Kyle Davis. Carolina 6, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 04:54) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 7, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 04:46) Don Cockroft kicked off 70 yards from the CAR30. Billy Thompson returned the ball 13 yards to the DEN13. Tackled by Jim Harrison. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Hugh McKinnis on the DEN13. |
| 1-10-DEN13 (1Q: 04:38) Tony Adams pass completed to WR Marco Vehar for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Joe Beauchamp. Vehar gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-2-DEN02 (1Q: 03:53) Brian Molinaro ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Tom Jackson, assisted by DE Stan Lewis. |
| 2-1-DEN01 (1Q: 03:14) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 3-1-DEN01 (1Q: 02:28) Vic Washington ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB George Webster. |
| 4-2-DEN02 (1Q: 01:57) Don Cockroft attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 10, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 01:49) Don Cockroft kicked off 78 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 01:49) Ed Podolak ran around the left tackle for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrel Luce. Key block delivered by Bruce Van Dyke. |
| 1-10-DEN41 (1Q: 01:03) Ed Podolak ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by Bruce Van Dyke. Van Dyke ran over Floyd Tongue to set up the play. |
| 2-5-DEN46 (1Q: 00:31) The Franchise Little ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Fanning. Key block delivered by Buddy Hudson. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (1Q: 00:03) Billy Kilmer pass completed to TE Riley Odoms for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. Odoms gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (2Q: 15:00) Ol' Whiskey Kilmer pass completed to RB Floyd Little for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-CAR23 (2Q: 14:19) Ed Podolak ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrel Luce, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by Darryl Carlton. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 13:51) Billy Kilmer pass completed to WR Dick Drake for 11 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett. |
| 1-9-CAR09 (2Q: 13:08) Billy Kilmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jack Snow. DE George Martin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-9-CAR09 (2Q: 13:05) Billy Kilmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Twilley. CB C.J. Garrett defended the pass. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-CAR05 (2Q: 12:59) Floyd Little ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Monson. |
| 3-1-CAR01 (2Q: 12:19) Ed Podolak ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrel Luce. |
| 4-1-CAR01 (2Q: 11:40) David Ray attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 10, Denver 3 |
| (2Q: 11:33) David Ray kicked off 60 yards from the DEN30. Essex Johnson returned the ball 38 yards to the CAR48. Tackled by Blake Gaylor. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (2Q: 11:08) Vic Washington ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT John Little. |
| 2-6-CAR28 (2Q: 10:40) Tony Adams sacked by DE Lyle Alzado for a loss of 5 yards. Alzado simply blew through Steve Riley to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 3-11-CAR23 (2Q: 10:08) Tony Adams pass was dropped by TE Andrew James. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-11-CAR23 (2Q: 10:00) John James punted 39 yards. Billy Thompson returned the kick 6 yards to the DEN44. Tackled by Ed Torrice. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (2Q: 09:49) Ed Podolak ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Floyd Tongue. Key block delivered by John Schmitt. |
| 2-2-CAR48 (2Q: 09:05) The Franchise Little ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline. Key block delivered by Milt Sunde. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (2Q: 08:39) Ed Podolak ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren. PENALTY: Denver was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-DEN50 (2Q: 08:30) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Twilley. CB Karl Lynch defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-15-DEN50 (2Q: 08:26) Ed Podolak ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline. |
| 3-7-CAR42 (2Q: 07:45) Joe Ferguson pass completed to FB Roosevelt Leaks for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren, assisted by CB Karl Lynch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR39 (2Q: 07:14) Dave Chapple punted 38 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR01. |
| 1-10-CAR01 (2Q: 07:03) Vic Washington ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT John Little. Key block delivered by Kyle Davis. |
| 2-5-CAR06 (2Q: 06:27) Vic Washington ran around the left tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB George Webster, assisted by S Billy Thompson. |
| 3-4-CAR07 (2Q: 05:59) Tony Adams pass completed to WR Marco Vehar for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Roberts. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (2Q: 05:21) Vic Washington ran around the left tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Tom Jackson. |
| 2-10-CAR18 (2Q: 04:36) Brian Molinaro ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Warren, assisted by DT John Little. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-CAR09 (2Q: 04:30) Tony Adams pass completed to WR John Fuqua for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Leslie Drake, assisted by S Garry Lyle. Fuqua gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-CAR24 (2Q: 03:58) Tony Adams pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Jackson. |
| 4-1-CAR27 (2Q: 03:12) John James punted 44 yards. Billy Thompson returned the kick 13 yards to the DEN42. Tackled by Hugh McKinnis. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (2Q: 03:04) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dick Drake. ILB Bob Pifferini defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN42 (2Q: 02:56) Joe Ferguson pass completed to RB The Franchise Little for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (2Q: 02:37) Joe Ferguson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Howard Twilley. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR44 (2Q: 02:28) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-CAR49 (2Q: 02:28) Joe Ferguson pass completed to TE Chip Glass for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb. |
| 3-10-CAR44 (2Q: 02:08) Joe Ferguson pass was dropped by WR Dick Drake. |
| 4-10-CAR44 (2Q: 02:01) Dave Chapple punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR03. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR03 (2Q: 01:53) Brian Molinaro ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 2-11-CAR02 (2Q: 01:20) Brian Molinaro ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Lyle Alzado, assisted by DE Stan Lewis. DE Lyle Alzado knocked down Dave Dalby to break up the play. |
| 3-9-CAR04 (2Q: 01:11) Tony Adams pass completed to WR John Fuqua for 6 yards. Tackled by DT John Little, assisted by S Al Randolph. |
| 4-3-CAR10 (2Q: 00:36) John James punted 48 yards. Floyd Little called for a fair catch at the DEN42. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (2Q: 00:26) Joe Ferguson pass was dropped by WR Ron Shanklin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN42 (2Q: 00:18) Joe Ferguson pass completed to TE Riley Odoms for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb, assisted by CB C.J. Garrett. Odoms gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (2Q: 00:07) Joe Ferguson pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Howard Twilley. DE Tony Cline blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) David Ray kicked off 70 yards from the DEN30. Essex Johnson returned the ball 32 yards to the CAR32. Tackled by Chip Glass. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (3Q: 14:39) Brian Molinaro ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Garry Lyle. DE Lyle Alzado crushed Kyle Davis to wreck the play. |
| 2-11-CAR31 (3Q: 14:09) Brian Molinaro ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Dave Schrader. Denver's Rick Kingrea was hurt on the play. |
| 3-10-CAR32 (3Q: 13:34) Vic Washington ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Craig Hanneman, assisted by DT John Little. |
| 4-9-CAR33 (3Q: 12:56) John James punted 48 yards. Floyd Little returned the kick 11 yards to the DEN30. Tackled by Jim Harrison. |
| 1-10-DEN30 (3Q: 12:48) Floyd Little ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrel Luce. PENALTY: Denver was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-DEN20 (3Q: 12:41) Joe Ferguson pass completed to TE Riley Odoms for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrel Luce. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Odoms gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (3Q: 12:08) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Riley Odoms. DE Tony Cline hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN40 (3Q: 12:00) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-DEN35 (3Q: 11:53) Joe Ferguson pass completed to RB The Franchise Little for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline, assisted by DE George Martin. Little gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-DEN38 (3Q: 11:25) Joe Ferguson pass was intended for TE Riley Odoms and was intercepted by CB Karl Lynch at the DEN49. The interception was returned 12 yards. Tackled by Riley Odoms. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (3Q: 11:12) Brian Molinaro ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Stan Lewis, assisted by OLB Tom Jackson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-DEN37 (3Q: 10:44) Brian Molinaro ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Paul Smith. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-9-DEN36 (3Q: 10:07) Tony Adams pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Richard Hooper. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-DEN36 (3Q: 10:02) John James punted 36 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (3Q: 09:56) Floyd Little ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline, assisted by S Jack Mildren. |
| 2-6-DEN24 (3Q: 09:18) Joe Ferguson scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb. |
| 3-3-DEN27 (3Q: 08:53) Joe Ferguson pass completed to RB Floyd Little for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrel Luce. |
| 1-10-DEN32 (3Q: 08:15) Joe Ferguson pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dick Drake. DE Jamie Castillo blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-DEN32 (3Q: 08:08) Ed Podolak ran around right end for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by S Jack Mildren. Key block delivered by Milt Sunde. Sunde flattened Kenyon Hill to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (3Q: 07:37) The Franchise Little ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by CB Karl Lynch. |
| 2-11-DEN50 (3Q: 07:07) Floyd Little ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. |
| 3-6-CAR45 (3Q: 06:41) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR Ron Shanklin for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. Shanklin gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (3Q: 06:07) The Franchise Little ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Monson. |
| 2-8-CAR24 (3Q: 05:29) Joe Ferguson pass was intended for WR Howard Twilley and was intercepted by CB C.J. Garrett at the CAR07. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Jack Snow. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (3Q: 05:18) Tony Adams pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Garry Lyle. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR19 (3Q: 04:39) Tony Adams pass was intended for TE Richard Hooper and was intercepted by CB Joe Beauchamp at the CAR22. The interception was returned 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 10, Denver 9 |
| (3Q: 04:39) Extra point by David Ray was good. Denver 10, Carolina 10 |
| (3Q: 04:30) David Ray kicked off 60 yards from the DEN30. Vic Washington returned the ball 25 yards to the CAR35. Tackled by Dave Schrader. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (3Q: 04:10) Tony Adams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. S Al Randolph defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR35 (3Q: 04:04) Tony Adams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. ILB Randy Gradishar knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-CAR35 (3Q: 03:54) Essex Johnson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy Gradishar. |
| 4-7-CAR38 (3Q: 03:24) John James punted 53 yards. Billy Thompson returned the kick 8 yards to the DEN17. Tackled by Jim Harrison. |
| 1-10-DEN17 (3Q: 03:17) Floyd Little ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt. Key block delivered by Zach Waite. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (3Q: 03:10) Ed Podolak ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Derrel Luce. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Zach Waite to the DEN41. |
| 2-9-DEN41 (3Q: 02:43) The Franchise Little ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by S Jack Mildren. |
| 3-4-DEN46 (3Q: 02:08) Joe Ferguson pass completed to TE Riley Odoms for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Mike Fanning, assisted by CB Karl Lynch. Odoms gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (3Q: 01:30) Joe Ferguson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Ed Podolak. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR42 (3Q: 01:22) Ed Podolak ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline, assisted by CB C.J. Garrett. |
| 3-5-CAR37 (3Q: 00:45) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Twilley. S Edddie Brown defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CAR37 (3Q: 00:35) Dave Chapple punted 37 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 00:29) Brian Molinaro ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Lyle Alzado. DT John Little knocked down Julio Bauer to break up the play. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (4Q: 15:00) Tony Adams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. S Billy Thompson defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CAR20 (4Q: 14:51) Tony Adams pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 25 yards. Tackled by S Al Randolph. Pearson gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (4Q: 14:19) Brian Molinaro ran around left end for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Leslie Drake. Key block delivered by Kyle Davis. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR35 (4Q: 14:09) Brian Molinaro ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 2-17-CAR38 (4Q: 13:44) Tony Adams pass completed to WR John Fuqua for 8 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 3-9-CAR46 (4Q: 13:16) Essex Johnson ran around right end for 16 yards. Tackled by S Al Randolph. Key block delivered by Quinn Hoffman. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-19-CAR36 (4Q: 13:04) Tony Adams pass completed to WR John Fuqua for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Leslie Drake. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (4Q: 12:28) Essex Johnson ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy Gradishar. |
| 2-8-DEN41 (4Q: 11:42) Essex Johnson ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Lyle Alzado, assisted by DT Paul Smith. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-CAR49 (4Q: 11:34) Tony Adams pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Blake Gaylor. |
| 3-10-DEN43 (4Q: 10:54) Tony Adams pass completed to WR John Fuqua for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Jackson, assisted by S Billy Thompson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fuqua gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN31 (4Q: 10:20) Brian Molinaro ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Stan Lewis. |
| 2-9-DEN30 (4Q: 09:53) Essex Johnson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Lyle Alzado. |
| 3-8-DEN29 (4Q: 09:26) Tony Adams pass was dropped by WR John Fuqua. PENALTY: Denver was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-DEN18 (4Q: 09:19) Vic Washington ran around the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Lyle Alzado. Washington made a great move on Al Randolph. Key block delivered by Quinn Hoffman. |
| 1-4-DEN04 (4Q: 08:47) Tony Adams pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Jackson. |
| 2-2-DEN02 (4Q: 08:11) Tony Adams sacked by DT Paul Smith and DE Stan Lewis for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Steve Riley. |
| 3-7-DEN07 (4Q: 07:40) Tony Adams pass completed to TE Richard Hooper for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Leslie Drake. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-DEN02 (4Q: 06:57) Don Cockroft attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 13, Denver 10 |
| (4Q: 06:52) Don Cockroft kicked off 79 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 06:52) Joe Ferguson pass was intended for RB Ed Podolak and was intercepted by ILB Bob Pifferini at the DEN24. The interception was returned 8 yards. Tackled by Ed Podolak. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN16 (4Q: 06:40) Essex Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT John Little, assisted by CB Jimmy Warren. Key block delivered by Paul Laaveg. |
| 2-3-DEN09 (4Q: 05:54) Vic Washington ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by DE Stan Lewis. Key block delivered by Kyle Davis. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-13-DEN19 (4Q: 05:45) Tony Adams pass completed to TE Richard Hooper for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Warren. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 2-8-DEN14 (4Q: 05:37) Brian Molinaro ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by DT Josh Lane. OLB Tom Jackson knocked down Kyle Davis to break up the play. |
| 3-10-DEN16 (4Q: 04:54) Vic Washington ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Paul Smith, assisted by DT John Little. |
| 4-6-DEN12 (4Q: 04:09) Don Cockroft attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 16, Denver 10 |
| (4Q: 04:04) Don Cockroft kicked off 75 yards from the CAR30. Floyd Little returned the ball 29 yards to the DEN24. Tackled by Jim Harrison. |
| 1-10-DEN24 (4Q: 03:59) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jack Snow. CB Karl Lynch defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN24 (4Q: 03:51) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR Jack Snow for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Karl Lynch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-DEN30 (4Q: 03:10) Joe Ferguson pass completed to TE Chip Glass for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Glass gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN50 (4Q: 02:51) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Riley Odoms. ILB Bob Pifferini hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN50 (4Q: 02:45) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Riley Odoms. CB Marvin Cobb defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DEN50 (4Q: 02:35) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Twilley. S Jack Mildren defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-DEN50 (4Q: 02:27) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 4-15-DEN45 (4Q: 02:27) Joe Ferguson sacked by DE Tony Cline for a loss of 2 yards. Sack allowed by Milt Sunde. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (4Q: 02:14) Essex Johnson ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Leslie Drake. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-7-DEN40 (4Q: 02:05) Brian Molinaro ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Leslie Drake, assisted by S Al Randolph. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-5-DEN38 (4Q: 01:57) Vic Washington ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy Gradishar, assisted by S Billy Thompson. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 4-6-DEN39 (4Q: 01:49) John James punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 01:42) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Twilley. DE Tony Cline hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (4Q: 01:32) Joe Ferguson pass completed to TE Riley Odoms for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-DEN28 (4Q: 01:15) Joe Ferguson pass was dropped by WR Ron Shanklin. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-DEN28 (4Q: 01:07) Joe Ferguson pass completed to RB Floyd Little for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren, assisted by CB Marvin Cobb. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (4Q: 00:58) Joe Ferguson scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb and assisted by OLB Derrel Luce. |
| 2-4-DEN39 (4Q: 00:36) Joe Ferguson spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-4-DEN39 (4Q: 00:31) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-DEN34 (4Q: 00:31) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Twilley. DE Tony Cline hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-DEN34 (4Q: 00:25) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ron Shanklin. S Jack Mildren defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (4Q: 00:17) Tony Adams dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 16, Denver Broncos 10 |