| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 34 degrees, snow, 16 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Don Cockroft kicked off 73 yards from the CAR30. John Gilliam returned the ball 57 yards to the CAR46. Tackled by Steve Rivera. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (1Q: 14:25) Wayne Mosley ran around right end for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. |
| 2-4-CAR40 (1Q: 13:59) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to TE Jim Mitchell for -1 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-CAR41 (1Q: 13:17) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dominic Winstead, assisted by CB C.J. Garrett. |
| 4-2-CAR38 (1Q: 12:32) Max Runager punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 12:27) Allen Carter ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Burgess Owens, assisted by DT Dave Pureifory. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (1Q: 11:48) Joe Washington ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 3-6-CAR24 (1Q: 11:07) Will Cureton pass completed to FB Curtis Brown for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers, assisted by S Doug Jones. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-CAR29 (1Q: 10:24) Luke Prestridge punted 48 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick 8 yards to the TBY31. Tackled by Tom Hannon. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (1Q: 10:14) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-TBY36 (1Q: 10:05) Dennis McKenzie scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King and assisted by CB Dwayne Woodruff. |
| 2-1-TBY40 (1Q: 09:40) Deacon Turner ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson, assisted by OLB Gary Weaver. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unnecessary Roughness. Tampa Bay's Greg Koch was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (1Q: 09:30) Wayne Mosley ran outside the right tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (1Q: 08:56) Steve Owens ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. |
| 2-10-CAR25 (1Q: 08:32) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 9 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-CAR16 (1Q: 07:56) Deacon Turner ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Dominic Winstead. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR DE Tony Cline for 14 yards to the CAR23. Tackled by Bill Ellenbogen. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (1Q: 07:46) Joe Washington ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Robert Giblin. |
| 2-8-CAR25 (1Q: 07:05) Allen Carter ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock, assisted by DE Fred Anderson. ILB Mark Arneson crushed Dan Nugent to wreck the play. |
| 3-10-CAR23 (1Q: 06:30) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Steve Rivera for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke. Rivera gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (1Q: 05:43) Allen Carter ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by CB Everett Allen. |
| 2-10-CAR48 (1Q: 05:10) Will Cureton pass completed to TE David Hill for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. Hill gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (1Q: 04:22) Joe Washington ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. Washington slipped on the snowy field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Vic Washington to the TBY42. The weather has created a very slippery ball today. Carolina's Will Cureton was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor triceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-11-TBY42 (1Q: 03:44) Allen Carter ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Burgess Owens, assisted by ILB Mark Arneson. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 2-6-TBY37 (1Q: 03:37) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-1-TBY32 (1Q: 03:33) Joe Washington ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pureifory, assisted by CB Virgil Livers. Key block delivered by Jeff Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (1Q: 03:00) Drew Pearson ran a reverse around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Tom Beasley. Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. |
| 1-10-TBY18 (1Q: 02:32) Allen Carter ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Williams. Key block delivered by Quinn Hoffman. |
| 2-4-TBY12 (1Q: 02:05) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Joe Washington. ILB Mark Arneson defended the pass. |
| 3-4-TBY12 (1Q: 02:00) Joe Washington ran a trap outside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Tom Beasley, assisted by S Burgess Owens. ILB Mark Arneson knocked down Lionel Antoine to break up the play. |
| 4-8-TBY16 (1Q: 01:36) Don Cockroft attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 01:30) Don Cockroft kicked off 67 yards from the CAR30. George Ragsdale returned the ball 25 yards to the TBY28. Tackled by Tom Hannon. Ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY John Gilliam on the TBY28. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (1Q: 01:00) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King, assisted by CB Marvin Cobb. Fitzgerald gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (1Q: 00:25) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Pat Tilley for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Blake Gaylor. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-6-TBY43 (2Q: 15:00) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. |
| 3-9-TBY40 (2Q: 14:19) Dennis McKenzie scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver and assisted by S Honor Jackson. |
| 4-8-TBY41 (2Q: 13:46) Max Runager punted 28 yards. Vic Washington called for a fair catch at the CAR31. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (2Q: 13:37) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR26 (2Q: 13:31) Joe Washington ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Fred Anderson, assisted by OLB Broderick Kimsey. Key block delivered by Lionel Antoine. |
| 2-7-CAR34 (2Q: 12:56) Joe Washington ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers, assisted by DE Tom Beasley. Key block delivered by Lionel Antoine. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (2Q: 12:23) Will Cureton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ted Newton. DE Julius Adams blocked the pass. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR31 (2Q: 12:15) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-25-CAR26 (2Q: 12:07) Will Cureton pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Jeremy Wolf. S Burgess Owens blocked the pass. |
| 2-25-CAR26 (2Q: 12:02) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. DE Tom Beasley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-25-CAR26 (2Q: 11:52) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Kingrea. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (2Q: 11:45) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Vic Washington for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke. |
| 2-3-CAR38 (2Q: 11:01) Allen Carter ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Allen. |
| 3-6-CAR35 (2Q: 10:28) Will Cureton pass completed to TE Burt Kobeski for 2 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. |
| 4-4-CAR37 (2Q: 09:51) Luke Prestridge punted 58 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the TBY05. |
| 1-10-TBY05 (2Q: 09:42) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to TE Jim Mitchell for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY05 (2Q: 09:14) Deacon Turner ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE George Martin, assisted by DT Jim Wolf. |
| 3-11-TBY04 (2Q: 08:46) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. |
| 4-6-TBY09 (2Q: 08:15) Max Runager punted 34 yards. Vic Washington returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY37. Tackled by Robert Giblin. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (2Q: 08:04) Will Cureton pass completed to TE David Hill for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 2-5-TBY32 (2Q: 07:24) Joe Washington ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Fred Anderson, assisted by S Burgess Owens. |
| 3-4-TBY31 (2Q: 06:45) Will Cureton pass completed to RB Joe Washington for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Kingrea. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (2Q: 06:17) Joe Washington ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Kingrea. Key block delivered by Dan Nugent. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (2Q: 05:44) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by DE Ben Williams. |
| 2-4-TBY11 (2Q: 05:02) Joe Washington ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Julius Adams. Key block delivered by Jeff Williams. |
| 1-4-TBY04 (2Q: 04:17) Joe Washington ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pureifory. |
| 2-4-TBY04 (2Q: 03:49) Joe Washington ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. Carolina 9, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 03:49) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 10, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 03:39) Don Cockroft kicked off 63 yards from the CAR30. John Gilliam returned the ball 32 yards to the TBY39. Tackled by Bubba Bean. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (2Q: 03:18) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to TE Jim Mitchell for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-TBY42 (2Q: 02:57) Dennis McKenzie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR John Gilliam. OLB Steve King blocked the pass. |
| 3-7-TBY42 (2Q: 02:47) Dennis McKenzie pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Wayne Mosley. OLB Steve King defended the pass. |
| 4-7-TBY42 (2Q: 02:42) Max Runager punted 46 yards. Vic Washington returned the kick 5 yards to the CAR17. Tackled by George Ragsdale. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (2Q: 02:32) Will Cureton pass completed to RB Allen Carter for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by CB Mario Clark. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-2-CAR25 (2Q: 02:00) Will Cureton pass completed to TE David Hill for 22 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by S Doug Jones. Hill gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (2Q: 01:26) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR42 (2Q: 01:26) Allen Carter ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock, assisted by OLB Mike McGraw. Key block delivered by Lionel Antoine. |
| 2-8-CAR49 (2Q: 01:09) Will Cureton pass completed to TE David Hill for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (2Q: 00:51) Allen Carter ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dave Pureifory, assisted by ILB James Harrell. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Allen Carter to the TBY40. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-9-TBY40 (2Q: 00:40) Will Cureton pass completed to RB Joe Washington for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Washington gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (2Q: 00:32) Joe Washington ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Robert Giblin. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-9-TBY21 (2Q: 00:22) Don Cockroft attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 13, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 00:17) Don Cockroft kicked off 75 yards from the CAR30. George Ragsdale returned the ball 20 yards to the TBY15. Tackled by Blake Gaylor. Ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Ken Bailey on the TBY15. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (2Q: 00:10) Dennis McKenzie dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Garo Yepremian kicked off 54 yards from the TBY30. Allen Carter returned the ball 27 yards to the CAR43. Tackled by James Harrell. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (3Q: 14:41) Joe Washington ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Williams. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CAR48 (3Q: 14:31) Joe Washington ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw. |
| 2-5-CAR48 (3Q: 14:01) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Joe Washington. OLB Broderick Kimsey defended the pass. |
| 3-5-CAR48 (3Q: 13:57) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (3Q: 13:17) Joe Washington ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Fred Anderson. |
| 2-7-TBY37 (3Q: 12:35) Allen Carter ran around right end for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Burgess Owens. Key block delivered by Dan Peiffer. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (3Q: 12:10) Allen Carter ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. Key block delivered by Quinn Hoffman. |
| 2-5-TBY25 (3Q: 11:25) Joe Washington ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pureifory. Key block delivered by Dan Peiffer. |
| 1-10-TBY19 (3Q: 10:54) Joe Washington ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell. |
| 2-7-TBY16 (3Q: 10:16) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Steve Rivera for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke. |
| 3-3-TBY12 (3Q: 09:46) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ted Newton. OLB Rick Kingrea defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-TBY12 (3Q: 09:36) Don Cockroft attempted a 29 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. The holder did not do a very good job of getting the ball down in time. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 09:31) Dennis McKenzie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Larry Mucker. OLB Steve King blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (3Q: 09:19) Dennis McKenzie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jim Mitchell. DE Dennis Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-TBY20 (3Q: 09:13) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR John Gilliam for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (3Q: 08:35) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Larry Mucker for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Eric Williams. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (3Q: 08:03) Dennis McKenzie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Gilliam. S Tom Hannon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR34 (3Q: 07:53) Dennis McKenzie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. CB C.J. Garrett defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CAR34 (3Q: 07:45) Dennis McKenzie sacked by OLB Steve King for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Revie Sorey. |
| 4-15-CAR39 (3Q: 07:16) Max Runager punted 38 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR01. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (3Q: 07:05) Deacon Turner ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff, assisted by DE Dennis Johnson. OLB Gary Weaver knocked down Kyle Davis to break up the play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR S Glen Edwards to the CAR24. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (3Q: 06:58) Joe Washington ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Burgess Owens, assisted by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 2-8-CAR26 (3Q: 06:26) Allen Carter ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Williams, assisted by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 3-6-CAR28 (3Q: 05:59) Will Cureton sacked by DT Dave Pureifory for a loss of 4 yards. Pureifory ran right past Noah Jackson and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-10-CAR24 (3Q: 05:29) Luke Prestridge punted 55 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY27. Tackled by Jeff Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (3Q: 05:20) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Larry Mucker for -4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb. |
| 2-14-TBY23 (3Q: 04:55) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to RB George Ragsdale for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon, assisted by CB Marvin Cobb. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-TBY26 (3Q: 04:22) Dennis McKenzie pass was dropped by WR Ronald Fitzgerald. |
| 4-11-TBY26 (3Q: 04:14) Max Runager punted 37 yards. Vic Washington called for a fair catch at the CAR37. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (3Q: 04:07) Allen Carter ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey, assisted by DE Fred Anderson. |
| 2-8-CAR39 (3Q: 03:40) Allen Carter ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by DE Ben Williams. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-9-CAR38 (3Q: 03:02) Joe Washington ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pureifory. Key block delivered by Lionel Antoine. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (3Q: 02:35) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE David Hill. DE Julius Adams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR47 (3Q: 02:28) Joe Washington ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mario Clark. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-CAR37 (3Q: 02:19) Allen Carter ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-20-CAR37 (3Q: 01:49) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Mario Clark. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pearson gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (3Q: 01:09) Will Cureton pass completed to TE David Hill for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw. |
| 2-5-TBY28 (3Q: 00:35) Allen Carter ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Fred Anderson, assisted by DT Andy Buffone. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-5-TBY28 (4Q: 15:00) Will Cureton pass completed to TE David Hill for 28 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hill gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina 19, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (4Q: 15:00) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 20, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (4Q: 14:49) Don Cockroft kicked off 77 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 14:49) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (4Q: 14:11) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for -2 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-12-TBY28 (4Q: 13:38) Dennis McKenzie pass was intended for WR Pat Tilley and was intercepted by S Honor Jackson at the CAR45. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Pat Tilley. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (4Q: 13:28) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vic Washington. DT Andy Buffone hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY46 (4Q: 13:21) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Curtis Brown. OLB Mike McGraw knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-TBY46 (4Q: 13:16) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Steve Rivera for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers, assisted by S Robert Giblin. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-TBY38 (4Q: 12:29) Will Cureton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Steve Rivera. DE Ben Williams blocked the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (4Q: 12:24) Dennis McKenzie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Pat Tilley. OLB Derrel Luce hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY38 (4Q: 12:15) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Larry Mucker for 14 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mucker gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (4Q: 12:06) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Steve Owens for 0 yards. Tackled by S Glen Edwards. |
| 2-10-CAR48 (4Q: 11:25) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-CAR49 (4Q: 10:59) Chuck Fusina pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Larry Mucker. DE George Martin blocked the pass. |
| 4-11-CAR49 (4Q: 10:52) Max Runager punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 10:46) Allen Carter ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (4Q: 10:13) Joe Washington ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Mario Clark. Key block delivered by Quinn Hoffman. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (4Q: 09:48) Joe Washington ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 2-11-CAR31 (4Q: 09:15) Dave Preston ran around the left tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers, assisted by S Doug Jones. Key block delivered by Jeff Williams. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (4Q: 08:42) Joe Washington ran around the left tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by CB Jim Stienke. Carolina's Noah Jackson was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-CAR50 (4Q: 08:07) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ted Newton. |
| 3-10-CAR50 (4Q: 08:00) Joe Washington ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 4-8-TBY48 (4Q: 07:18) Luke Prestridge punted 38 yards. Virgil Livers called for a fair catch at the TBY10. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (4Q: 07:08) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Pat Tilley. DT Jim Wolf hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY10 (4Q: 07:02) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Gilliam. S Glen Edwards defended the pass. |
| 3-10-TBY10 (4Q: 06:54) Chuck Fusina pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR John Gilliam. DE George Martin blocked the pass. |
| 4-10-TBY10 (4Q: 06:46) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR John Gilliam for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Blake Gaylor. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-TBY14 (4Q: 06:36) Joe Washington ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Tom Beasley. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-TBY15 (4Q: 05:49) Allen Carter ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Julius Adams. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-TBY14 (4Q: 05:01) Joe Washington ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Julius Adams. |
| 4-4-TBY08 (4Q: 04:16) Don Cockroft attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 23, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (4Q: 04:11) Don Cockroft kicked off 58 yards from the CAR30. John Gilliam returned the ball 42 yards to the CAR46. Tackled by Bubba Bean. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (4Q: 04:01) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Mucker. DE Dennis Johnson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR46 (4Q: 03:54) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Deacon Turner for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrel Luce. |
| 3-10-CAR46 (4Q: 03:34) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Pat Tilley. DE Billy Howard simply tossed Charles Goodrum aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR46 (4Q: 03:28) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Pat Tilley for 8 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (4Q: 03:20) Allen Carter ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR38 (4Q: 02:33) Allen Carter ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pureifory. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-11-CAR37 (4Q: 02:22) Joe Washington ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers, assisted by OLB Broderick Kimsey. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-11-CAR37 (4Q: 02:14) Luke Prestridge punted 61 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the TBY02. |
| 1-10-TBY02 (4Q: 02:03) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-TBY02 (4Q: 01:55) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Larry Mucker for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY13 (4Q: 01:49) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Blake Gaylor. |
| 2-8-TBY15 (4Q: 01:32) Chuck Fusina pass was intended for TE Jim Mitchell and was intercepted by S Honor Jackson at the TBY26. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Jim Mitchell. |
| 1-10-TBY21 (4Q: 01:22) Joe Washington ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw, assisted by DT Dave Pureifory. Washington slipped on the snowy field. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-10-TBY21 (4Q: 01:14) Joe Washington ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Andy Buffone, assisted by DT Dave Pureifory. |
| 3-9-TBY20 (4Q: 00:29) Bill Kenney dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 23, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 |