| Played in Atlanta, GA, weather: 32 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ricky Fisher kicked off 63 yards from the ATL30. Essex Johnson returned the ball 22 yards to the CAR29. Tackled by Allan Ellis. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (1Q: 14:39) Vic Washington ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan, assisted by DT Dave Rowe. |
| 2-7-CAR32 (1Q: 13:56) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-CAR27 (1Q: 13:50) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Richard Hooper for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie McGee. Hooper gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (1Q: 13:22) Essex Johnson ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Wafer, assisted by OLB Richie Minter. |
| 2-11-CAR39 (1Q: 12:56) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Marco Vehar for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB John Pergine, assisted by DE Coy Bacon. Vehar gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL50 (1Q: 12:15) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB John Pergine. |
| 2-9-ATL49 (1Q: 11:46) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. ILB Tom MacLeod defended the pass. |
| 3-9-ATL49 (1Q: 11:41) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pearson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL32 (1Q: 11:03) Vic Washington ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| 2-7-ATL29 (1Q: 10:33) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-ATL34 (1Q: 10:25) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Andrew James for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 3-4-ATL26 (1Q: 09:49) Dale Zorn pass completed to FB Hugh McKinnis for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 09:21) Essex Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by Kyle Davis. |
| 2-5-ATL15 (1Q: 08:45) Vic Washington ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod, assisted by DE John Zook. |
| 3-1-ATL11 (1Q: 08:05) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. Key block delivered by Steve Riley. |
| 1-7-ATL07 (1Q: 07:34) Essex Johnson ran inside the left guard for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Quinn Hoffman. Carolina 6, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 07:34) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 7, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 07:27) Don Cockroft kicked off 73 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 07:27) Reuben Fields pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Lionel Summers. DT Mike Fanning blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (1Q: 07:18) Reuben Fields pass completed to RB Mack Herron for 28 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (1Q: 06:42) Reuben Fields scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett. |
| 2-7-CAR49 (1Q: 06:01) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 3 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-CAR46 (1Q: 05:26) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Len Garrett. CB J.T. Thomas simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR46 (1Q: 05:20) Tom Wittum punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 05:15) Essex Johnson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Coy Bacon, assisted by OLB John Pergine. |
| 2-6-CAR24 (1Q: 04:40) Essex Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Wafer, assisted by DE Coy Bacon. Key block delivered by Julio Bauer. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (1Q: 04:13) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Richard Hooper for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Carl Wafer. Hooper gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (1Q: 03:30) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 2-1-ATL38 (1Q: 03:07) Vic Washington ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Coy Bacon, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. Key block delivered by Kyle Davis. |
| 1-10-ATL37 (1Q: 02:28) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-ATL42 (1Q: 02:19) Vic Washington ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by CB Ernie McGee. Key block delivered by Quinn Hoffman. |
| 2-8-ATL35 (1Q: 01:32) Essex Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Hugh McKinnis to the ATL32. |
| 3-5-ATL32 (1Q: 01:02) Dale Zorn scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill and assisted by CB Rolland Lawrence. |
| 4-3-ATL30 (1Q: 00:39) Don Cockroft attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 10, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 00:31) Don Cockroft kicked off 72 yards from the CAR30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 24 yards to the ATL22. Tackled by Hugh McKinnis. |
| 1-10-ATL22 (1Q: 00:02) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson. Key block delivered by George Kunz. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-2-ATL30 (2Q: 15:00) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson, assisted by DE George Martin. Key block delivered by Jeff Van Note. |
| 1-10-ATL42 (2Q: 14:30) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-ATL47 (2Q: 14:24) Mack Herron ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett, assisted by S Honor Jackson. Key block delivered by Dave Burk. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (2Q: 13:45) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Glen Edwards, assisted by DE Dennis Johnson. Key block delivered by Ted Fritsch. |
| 2-1-CAR35 (2Q: 12:59) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson, assisted by DT Jim Wolf. Key block delivered by Jeff Van Note. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 12:35) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb. |
| 1-10-CAR19 (2Q: 11:55) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson, assisted by S Glen Edwards. Key block delivered by Dave Burk. |
| 2-1-CAR10 (2Q: 11:21) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Robinson. DE George Martin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-CAR10 (2Q: 11:13) Reuben Fields pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 5 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett, assisted by DE George Martin. Van Eeghen gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-CAR05 (2Q: 10:40) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Glen Edwards, assisted by DT Jim Wolf. |
| 2-4-CAR04 (2Q: 09:59) Reuben Fields pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 10, Atlanta 6 |
| (2Q: 09:59) Extra point by Ricky Fisher was good. Carolina 10, Atlanta 7 |
| (2Q: 09:50) Ricky Fisher kicked off 72 yards from the ATL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 09:50) Dale Zorn sacked by DT Dave Rowe and DE Coy Bacon for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Julio Bauer. |
| 2-18-CAR12 (2Q: 09:05) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-23-CAR07 (2Q: 08:55) Vic Washington ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. |
| 3-20-CAR10 (2Q: 08:16) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR David Knight for 13 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. Knight gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CAR23 (2Q: 07:33) John James punted 30 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick 3 yards to the ATL50. Tackled by Dave Dalby. |
| 1-10-ATL50 (2Q: 07:22) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline. |
| 2-7-CAR47 (2Q: 06:58) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Fred Willis for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. Willis gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (2Q: 06:24) Mack Herron ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 1-15-CAR43 (2Q: 06:18) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Ken Grandberry for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (2Q: 05:31) Vince Wilkerson ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. Key block delivered by George Kunz. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (2Q: 04:47) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver, assisted by DE George Martin. |
| 2-7-CAR12 (2Q: 04:12) Vince Wilkerson ran around left end for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Honor Jackson, assisted by DT Jim Wolf. |
| 3-1-CAR06 (2Q: 03:50) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. Key block delivered by Travis Roach. |
| 1-2-CAR02 (2Q: 03:16) Mack Herron ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson. |
| 2-1-CAR01 (2Q: 02:41) Mack Herron ran around the left tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by George Kunz. Atlanta 13, Carolina 10 |
| (2Q: 02:41) Extra point by Ricky Fisher was good. Atlanta 14, Carolina 10 |
| (2Q: 02:32) Ricky Fisher kicked off 75 yards from the ATL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 02:32) Essex Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (2Q: 02:00) Essex Johnson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB John Pergine, assisted by DE Carl Wafer. |
| 3-9-CAR21 (2Q: 01:30) Essex Johnson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Coy Bacon. |
| 4-6-CAR24 (2Q: 00:56) John James punted 46 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick 4 yards to the ATL34. Tackled by Marco Vehar. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (2Q: 00:45) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. |
| 2-8-ATL36 (2Q: 00:22) Mack Herron ran a trap outside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas, assisted by DT Jim Wolf. Key block delivered by Jon Morris. Morris flattened Terry Schmidt to ensure the play's success. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Don Cockroft kicked off 68 yards from the CAR30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 27 yards to the ATL29. Tackled by Hugh McKinnis. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (3Q: 14:24) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf, assisted by CB Marvin Cobb. Key block delivered by Travis Roach. |
| 2-1-ATL38 (3Q: 14:03) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Tony Cline. Key block delivered by Jeff Van Note. |
| 1-10-ATL39 (3Q: 13:21) Vince Wilkerson ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 2-7-ATL42 (3Q: 12:55) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Steve King. |
| 3-4-ATL45 (3Q: 12:12) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. DE Tony Cline hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-ATL45 (3Q: 12:09) Tom Wittum punted 47 yards. Glen Edwards called for a fair catch at the CAR08. |
| 1-10-CAR08 (3Q: 12:02) Vic Washington ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. Key block delivered by Steve Riley. |
| 2-3-CAR15 (3Q: 11:41) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-CAR10 (3Q: 11:32) Essex Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dave Rowe. |
| 3-7-CAR11 (3Q: 11:03) Dale Zorn pass was dropped by WR Drew Pearson. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-7-CAR11 (3Q: 10:55) John James punted 35 yards. Bernie Jackson returned the kick 10 yards to the CAR36. Tackled by Hugh McKinnis. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (3Q: 10:48) Mack Herron ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. |
| 2-8-CAR34 (3Q: 10:19) Mack Herron ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. |
| 3-5-CAR31 (3Q: 09:46) Reuben Fields sacked by DE George Martin for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Kyle Mathis. |
| 4-13-CAR39 (3Q: 09:03) Tom Wittum punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 08:57) Vic Washington ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. |
| 2-5-CAR25 (3Q: 08:17) Vic Washington ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 3-3-CAR27 (3Q: 07:42) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Richard Hooper for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence, assisted by OLB John Pergine. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (3Q: 07:00) Dale Zorn pass completed to RB Essex Johnson for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ernie McGee. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-CAR34 (3Q: 06:38) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by OLB Richie Minter. |
| 3-5-CAR36 (3Q: 06:12) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marco Vehar. DT Dave Rowe drove right through Steve Riley to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-5-CAR36 (3Q: 06:08) John James punted 32 yards. Mack Herron called for a fair catch at the ATL32. |
| 1-10-ATL32 (3Q: 06:00) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Grandberry. S Glen Edwards defended the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL32 (3Q: 05:55) Mack Herron ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb, assisted by S Honor Jackson. |
| 3-9-ATL33 (3Q: 05:29) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Vince Wilkerson. CB J.T. Thomas simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 4-9-ATL33 (3Q: 05:20) Tom Wittum punted 42 yards. Glen Edwards returned the kick 1 yard to the CAR26. Tackled by Willie Frazier. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (3Q: 05:09) Vic Washington ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear. Key block delivered by Kyle Davis. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (3Q: 04:37) Essex Johnson ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Crowder. Key block delivered by Kyle Davis. |
| 2-4-CAR44 (3Q: 04:08) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-9-CAR39 (3Q: 04:02) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Richard Hooper for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 3-7-CAR41 (3Q: 03:17) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-12-CAR36 (3Q: 03:10) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. DE Coy Bacon drove right through Quinn Hoffman to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-CAR36 (3Q: 03:02) John James punted 47 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick 11 yards to the ATL28. Tackled by Isaac Curtis. |
| 1-10-ATL28 (3Q: 02:53) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb, assisted by OLB Steve King. Key block delivered by Jon Morris. |
| 2-5-ATL33 (3Q: 02:22) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrel Luce. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (3Q: 01:38) Mack Herron ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Fanning. DE Dennis Johnson knocked down Dave Burk to break up the play. |
| 2-8-ATL43 (3Q: 01:08) Mack Herron ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf. |
| 3-7-ATL44 (3Q: 00:31) Reuben Fields pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-8-ATL43 (4Q: 15:00) Tom Wittum punted 42 yards. Glen Edwards called for a fair catch at the CAR15. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (4Q: 14:49) Essex Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear. |
| 2-8-CAR17 (4Q: 14:03) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Crowder, assisted by CB Randy Logan. |
| 3-4-CAR21 (4Q: 13:37) Vic Washington ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. Key block delivered by Paul Laaveg. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-14-CAR11 (4Q: 13:31) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR David Knight. DE Coy Bacon drove right through Steve Riley to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-CAR11 (4Q: 13:22) John James punted 51 yards. Mack Herron returned the kick 1 yard to the ATL39. Tackled by Essex Johnson. |
| 1-10-ATL39 (4Q: 13:14) Mack Herron ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Glen Edwards. Key block delivered by Travis Roach. |
| 2-1-ATL48 (4Q: 12:41) Reuben Fields scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (4Q: 11:59) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Russ Francis. CB J.T. Thomas defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR44 (4Q: 11:55) Reuben Fields pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 9 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-CAR35 (4Q: 11:08) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas, assisted by CB Marvin Cobb. Key block delivered by Jeff Van Note. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (4Q: 10:27) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson. |
| 2-6-CAR27 (4Q: 09:45) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 17 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. Robinson gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (4Q: 09:08) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by Mark Van Eeghen. Van Eeghen ran over Glen Edwards to set up the play. |
| 2-2-CAR02 (4Q: 08:37) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Atlanta 20, Carolina 10 |
| (4Q: 08:37) Extra point by Ricky Fisher was good. Atlanta 21, Carolina 10 |
| (4Q: 08:31) Ricky Fisher kicked off 50 yards from the ATL30. Essex Johnson returned the ball 19 yards to the CAR39. Tackled by Van Terry. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (4Q: 08:09) Essex Johnson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear. |
| 2-7-CAR42 (4Q: 07:37) Essex Johnson ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson, assisted by CB Allan Ellis. |
| 3-1-CAR48 (4Q: 07:15) Essex Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by CB Randy Logan. |
| 4-1-CAR48 (4Q: 06:36) John James punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL04. |
| 1-10-ATL04 (4Q: 06:25) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrel Luce, assisted by DE Tony Cline. |
| 2-7-ATL07 (4Q: 05:41) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Fanning, assisted by DE George Martin. |
| 3-5-ATL09 (4Q: 04:58) Mack Herron ran around right end for 10 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf. Key block delivered by Travis Roach. |
| 1-10-ATL19 (4Q: 04:52) Mack Herron ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Glen Edwards, assisted by OLB Steve King. |
| 2-9-ATL20 (4Q: 04:09) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Glen Edwards. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-ATL10 (4Q: 04:01) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King, assisted by S Honor Jackson. |
| 3-17-ATL12 (4Q: 03:14) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson, assisted by CB C.J. Garrett. |
| 4-12-ATL17 (4Q: 02:31) Tom Wittum punted 43 yards. Glen Edwards returned the kick 1 yard to the CAR41. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (4Q: 02:20) Dale Zorn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Isaac Curtis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-20-CAR20 (4Q: 02:10) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ernie McGee. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-10-CAR30 (4Q: 02:05) Essex Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-7-CAR33 (4Q: 01:59) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. Pearson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL Rolland Lawrence for 15 yards to the CAR24. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (4Q: 01:52) Mack Herron ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by DT Mike Fanning. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR CB C.J. Garrett to the CAR21. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (4Q: 01:45) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Isaac Curtis. DE Coy Bacon simply tossed Paul Laaveg aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR21 (4Q: 01:38) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Delay of Game. |
| 2-15-CAR16 (4Q: 01:38) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-20-CAR11 (4Q: 01:38) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Isaac Curtis. S Bernie Jackson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-20-CAR11 (4Q: 01:28) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. DE Coy Bacon drove right through Quinn Hoffman to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-20-CAR11 (4Q: 01:19) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. DT Randy Crowder hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR11 (4Q: 01:13) Mack Herron ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. Key block delivered by Kyle Mathis. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-4-CAR05 (4Q: 01:04) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR DT Jim Wolf for 5 yards to the CAR10. Tackled by Ted Fritsch. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (4Q: 00:54) Dale Zorn pass completed to FB Jim Harrison for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie McGee. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-15-CAR05 (4Q: 00:47) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-4-CAR16 (4Q: 00:35) Dale Zorn pass was intended for TE Andrew James and was intercepted by CB Randy Logan at the CAR48. Tackled by Andrew James. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (4Q: 00:27) Reuben Fields dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-11-CAR49 (4Q: 00:18) Reuben Fields dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Atlanta Falcons 21, Carolina Panthers 10 |