| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 66 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Toni Linhart kicked off 68 yards from the STL30. Po James returned the ball 14 yards to the CAR16. Tackled by Billy Taylor. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (1Q: 14:34) Bill Kenney scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. |
| 2-8-CAR18 (1Q: 14:00) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Jeremy Wolf for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig, assisted by S Marvin Switzer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-CAR24 (1Q: 13:32) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (1Q: 13:04) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Colonel Sanders. |
| 2-7-CAR31 (1Q: 12:29) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig, assisted by DT Kent Kremer. |
| 3-2-CAR36 (1Q: 12:02) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Jeremy Wolf. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-CAR36 (1Q: 11:55) Luke Prestridge punted 47 yards. Bernie Jackson returned the kick 19 yards to the STL36. Tackled by Jeff Williams. |
| 1-10-STL36 (1Q: 11:46) Frank Pollard ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. |
| 2-11-STL35 (1Q: 11:03) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Melvin Wilber. OLB Steve King drove right through Jim Pietrzak to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-STL35 (1Q: 10:52) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Dorsey. DE Billy Howard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-STL35 (1Q: 10:46) Bucky Dilts punted 40 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR25. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (1Q: 10:37) Vince Wilkerson ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Stan Lewis, assisted by CB Wayne Smith. |
| 2-8-CAR27 (1Q: 09:57) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Wood, assisted by CB Wayne Smith. Hill gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-CAR34 (1Q: 09:15) Cleo Montgomery ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum. Key block delivered by Curtis Brown. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (1Q: 08:29) Po James ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders, assisted by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux. |
| 2-7-CAR39 (1Q: 07:55) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-CAR34 (1Q: 07:47) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith, assisted by DT Dave Pear. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-STL46 (1Q: 07:39) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum. |
| 2-2-STL38 (1Q: 07:00) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Kenyon Hill. Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. |
| 1-10-STL30 (1Q: 06:29) Po James ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith. Key block delivered by Dan Peiffer. |
| 2-3-STL23 (1Q: 06:03) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. DT Geoff Carr hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-STL23 (1Q: 05:56) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-STL17 (1Q: 05:08) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. Key block delivered by Quinn Hoffman. |
| 2-4-STL11 (1Q: 04:34) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by WR Drew Pearson. |
| 3-4-STL11 (1Q: 04:27) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Steve Rivera for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Rivera gained 1 yard after the catch. Carolina 6, St. Louis 0 |
| (1Q: 04:27) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 7, St. Louis 0 |
| (1Q: 04:19) Don Cockroft kicked off 79 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 04:19) Frank Pollard ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. |
| 2-12-STL18 (1Q: 03:47) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Al Chandler for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-STL16 (1Q: 03:12) Joe Montana sacked by OLB Steve King for a loss of 6 yards. King ran right past Aaron Meyer and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-20-STL10 (1Q: 02:36) Bucky Dilts punted 47 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick 3 yards to the CAR46. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (1Q: 02:29) Po James ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer, assisted by DE Stan Lewis. Key block delivered by Dan Peiffer. |
| 2-5-CAR36 (1Q: 01:49) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Po James. ILB Richard Wood defended the pass. |
| 3-5-CAR36 (1Q: 01:44) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Vic Washington for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers, assisted by CB Wayne Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Washington gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL44 (1Q: 01:03) Bill Kenney pass completed to FB Curtis Brown for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith, assisted by CB Rufus Bess. |
| 2-6-STL40 (1Q: 00:25) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Wood, assisted by DE Kenyon Hill. Key block delivered by Quinn Hoffman. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-STL30 (2Q: 15:00) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. |
| 2-9-STL29 (2Q: 14:34) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Kenyon Hill, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. Carson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 13:47) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson, assisted by ILB Richard Wood. |
| 2-10-STL20 (2Q: 13:18) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. |
| 3-7-STL17 (2Q: 12:36) Cleo Montgomery ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters. |
| 4-4-STL14 (2Q: 12:09) Don Cockroft attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-7-STL07 (2Q: 12:04) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig, assisted by S John Sanders. |
| 2-5-STL05 (2Q: 11:20) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 3-1-STL01 (2Q: 10:35) Cleo Montgomery ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Dan Peiffer. St. Louis's John Grant was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. Carolina 13, St. Louis 0 |
| (2Q: 10:35) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 14, St. Louis 0 |
| (2Q: 10:25) Don Cockroft kicked off 68 yards from the CAR30. Herb Lusk returned the ball 34 yards to the STL36. Tackled by Jerry Blanton. |
| 1-10-STL36 (2Q: 09:50) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL31 (2Q: 09:44) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Roosevelt Leaks on the STL42. |
| 2-4-STL42 (2Q: 09:19) Billy Taylor ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 26 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. Key block delivered by Larry McCarren. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 08:42) Frank Pollard ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf. |
| 2-9-CAR31 (2Q: 08:16) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Melvin Wilber. OLB Steve King hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-CAR31 (2Q: 08:10) Joe Montana pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Melvin Wilber. DT Jim Wolf blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CAR31 (2Q: 08:06) Toni Linhart attempted a 48 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (2Q: 08:00) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson. |
| 2-9-CAR39 (2Q: 07:25) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson, assisted by DE Kenyon Hill. Key block delivered by Dan Peiffer. |
| 1-10-STL49 (2Q: 07:06) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL37 (2Q: 06:48) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Drew Pearson on the STL33. |
| 2-6-STL33 (2Q: 06:29) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders. |
| 3-2-STL29 (2Q: 06:13) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL17 (2Q: 05:46) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig, assisted by ILB Richard Wood. Carson gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-STL06 (2Q: 05:24) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-STL02 (2Q: 05:03) Po James ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. Carolina 20, St. Louis 0 |
| (2Q: 05:03) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 21, St. Louis 0 |
| (2Q: 04:56) Don Cockroft kicked off 78 yards from the CAR30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 46 yards to the STL38. Tackled by Don Cockroft. |
| 1-10-STL38 (2Q: 04:35) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. DT Jim Wolf hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL38 (2Q: 04:25) Joe Montana pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Melvin Wilber. DE Dennis Johnson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-STL38 (2Q: 04:15) Joe Montana pass completed to FB Roosevelt Leaks for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Reece. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-STL40 (2Q: 03:57) Bucky Dilts punted 41 yards. Danny Colbert called for a fair catch at the CAR19. |
| 1-10-CAR19 (2Q: 03:49) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 81 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Quinn Hoffman. Carolina 27, St. Louis 0 |
| (2Q: 03:49) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 28, St. Louis 0 |
| (2Q: 03:30) Don Cockroft kicked off 54 yards from the CAR30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 84 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 28, St. Louis 6 |
| (2Q: 03:30) Extra point by Toni Linhart was good. Carolina 28, St. Louis 7 |
| (2Q: 03:15) Toni Linhart kicked off 62 yards from the STL30. Danny Colbert returned the ball 19 yards to the CAR27. Tackled by Freddie Scott. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (2Q: 02:51) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 2-10-CAR27 (2Q: 02:14) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant, assisted by ILB Richard Wood. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-10-CAR27 (2Q: 02:00) Cleo Montgomery ran around right end for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. Key block delivered by David Hill. |
| 4-2-CAR35 (2Q: 01:34) Luke Prestridge punted 41 yards. Bernie Jackson returned the kick 10 yards to the STL34. Tackled by Dan Peiffer. |
| 1-10-STL34 (2Q: 01:24) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Colbert. DT Jim Wolf crushed Dan Dierdorf to wreck the play. |
| 2-8-STL36 (2Q: 01:06) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Al Chandler for 32 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Reece. Chandler gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 00:45) Joe Montana pass was dropped by WR Freddie Scott. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR32 (2Q: 00:37) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ray Brown. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 3-3-CAR25 (2Q: 00:25) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. CB Dwayne Woodruff defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-CAR25 (2Q: 00:18) Toni Linhart attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 28, St. Louis 10 |
| (2Q: 00:10) Toni Linhart kicked off 52 yards from the STL30. Vic Washington returned the ball 15 yards to the CAR33. Tackled by Freddie Scott. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (2Q: 00:02) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Don Cockroft kicked off 54 yards from the CAR30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 24 yards to the STL40. Tackled by Cleo Montgomery. |
| 1-10-STL40 (3Q: 14:36) Frank Pollard ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. |
| 2-9-STL41 (3Q: 14:08) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Frank Pollard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. |
| 3-10-STL40 (3Q: 13:26) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. DE Billy Howard drove right through Aaron Meyer to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-STL40 (3Q: 13:20) Bucky Dilts punted 42 yards. Danny Colbert called for a fair catch at the CAR18. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (3Q: 13:13) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters, assisted by OLB Kervin Wyatt. DT Gary Johnson knocked down David Hill to break up the play. |
| 2-8-CAR20 (3Q: 12:45) Po James ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson, assisted by DE Elvis Franks. |
| 3-3-CAR25 (3Q: 12:08) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Vince Wilkerson for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess, assisted by OLB Bob Breunig. Wilkerson gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (3Q: 11:20) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (3Q: 10:43) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Kervin Wyatt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-STL44 (3Q: 10:14) Po James ran a trap outside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. |
| 3-5-STL45 (3Q: 09:33) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. S Tony Peters defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-STL45 (3Q: 09:27) Luke Prestridge punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 09:21) Joe Montana pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL20 (3Q: 09:15) Joe Montana sacked by DE Billy Howard and OLB Steve King for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Dierdorf. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Marvin Cobb on the STL14. |
| 1-10-STL14 (3Q: 09:04) Po James ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Geoff Carr, assisted by OLB Marv Kellum. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Bill Kenney to the STL12. |
| 2-8-STL12 (3Q: 08:20) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Vic Washington for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. |
| 3-5-STL09 (3Q: 07:33) Bill Kenney scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. |
| 4-3-STL07 (3Q: 06:48) Don Cockroft attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 31, St. Louis 10 |
| (3Q: 06:40) Don Cockroft kicked off 75 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 06:40) Joe Montana sacked by DE Dennis Johnson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Larry McCarren. |
| 2-15-STL15 (3Q: 06:11) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Frank Pollard for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. Pollard gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-STL29 (3Q: 05:24) Joe Montana pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Larry Dorsey. DT Floyd Tongue blocked the pass. |
| 4-1-STL29 (3Q: 05:20) Bucky Dilts punted 46 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick -3 yards to the CAR22. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (3Q: 05:12) Bill Kenney sacked by DE Kenyon Hill and DE Stan Lewis for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Lionel Antoine. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL John Grant for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 31, St. Louis 16 |
| (3Q: 05:12) Extra point by Toni Linhart was good. Carolina 31, St. Louis 17 |
| (3Q: 04:57) Toni Linhart kicked off 66 yards from the STL30. Vic Washington returned the ball 18 yards to the CAR22. Tackled by Billy Taylor. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (3Q: 04:27) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Junior Miller. DE Kenyon Hill blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR22 (3Q: 04:20) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Jeremy Wolf for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. Wolf gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-CAR27 (3Q: 03:51) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Drew Pearson. DT Gary Johnson blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (3Q: 03:45) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR42 (3Q: 03:11) Vince Wilkerson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Stan Lewis. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-CAR42 (3Q: 02:47) Cleo Montgomery ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders, assisted by ILB Richard Wood. |
| 4-8-CAR44 (3Q: 02:01) Luke Prestridge punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the STL06. |
| 1-10-STL06 (3Q: 01:52) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 17 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas, assisted by S Tom Hannon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-STL23 (3Q: 01:12) Frank Pollard ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. Key block delivered by Walt Downing. |
| 1-10-STL35 (3Q: 00:31) Frank Pollard ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf, assisted by CB Danny Colbert. DE George Martin knocked down Ron Coder to break up the play. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-8-STL37 (4Q: 15:00) Frank Pollard ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tom Hannon, assisted by DE George Martin. |
| 3-7-STL38 (4Q: 14:18) Joe Montana pass was intended for WR Melvin Wilber and was intercepted by S Dave Waymer at the CAR48. The interception was returned 24 yards. Tackled by Melvin Wilber. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL28 (4Q: 14:09) Po James ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant. Key block delivered by Junior Miller. |
| 2-5-STL23 (4Q: 13:28) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-8-STL08 (4Q: 12:47) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig, assisted by OLB Marv Kellum. |
| 2-6-STL06 (4Q: 12:09) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux, assisted by DE Kenyon Hill. |
| 3-6-STL06 (4Q: 11:27) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Jeremy Wolf for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina 37, St. Louis 17 |
| (4Q: 11:27) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 38, St. Louis 17 |
| (4Q: 11:17) Don Cockroft kicked off 74 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 11:17) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. DE Dennis Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL20 (4Q: 11:09) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Wilber for 16 yards. Tackled by S Ray Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wilber gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL36 (4Q: 10:26) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. DE Dennis Johnson drove right through Jim Pietrzak to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. St. Louis's Alfred Jenkins was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-STL36 (4Q: 10:15) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 21 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. Jenkins gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 09:46) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. |
| 2-7-CAR40 (4Q: 09:06) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ray Brown. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-CAR37 (4Q: 08:49) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 20 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (4Q: 08:33) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Melvin Wilber. DT Jim Wolf hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR17 (4Q: 08:25) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 7 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. Scott gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-CAR10 (4Q: 08:06) Joe Montana pass was intended for WR Freddie Scott and was intercepted by CB Marvin Cobb at the CAR03. Tackled by Freddie Scott. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR03 (4Q: 07:54) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-11-CAR02 (4Q: 07:46) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson. |
| 2-8-CAR05 (4Q: 07:01) Po James ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Stan Lewis. |
| 3-8-CAR05 (4Q: 06:16) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-CAR03 (4Q: 06:06) Cleo Montgomery ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders, assisted by CB Wayne Smith. Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (4Q: 05:20) Vince Wilkerson ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum. |
| 2-9-CAR16 (4Q: 04:34) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Wood, assisted by DE Kenyon Hill. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-9-CAR16 (4Q: 03:46) Cleo Montgomery ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders, assisted by S Marvin Switzer. |
| 4-7-CAR18 (4Q: 02:59) Luke Prestridge punted 32 yards. Bernie Jackson called for a fair catch at the CAR50. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (4Q: 02:50) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Al Chandler for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (4Q: 02:34) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (4Q: 02:15) Joe Montana scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ray Brown and assisted by CB J.T. Thomas. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-2-CAR17 (4Q: 02:00) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (4Q: 01:42) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Larry Dorsey for 7 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-CAR03 (4Q: 01:21) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Carolina 38, St. Louis 23 |
| (4Q: 01:21) Extra point by Toni Linhart was good. Carolina 38, St. Louis 24 |
| (4Q: 01:11) Toni Linhart kicked off (onside) from the STL30. CAR Danny Reece recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-STL38 (4Q: 01:03) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL43 (4Q: 01:03) Po James ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-15-STL43 (4Q: 00:55) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 3-12-STL40 (4Q: 00:48) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 4-12-STL40 (4Q: 00:41) Luke Prestridge punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 00:36) Joe Montana sacked by DE George Martin for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Dierdorf. |
| 2-16-STL14 (4Q: 00:18) Joe Montana spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-16-STL14 (4Q: 00:13) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. OLB Steve King defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-16-STL14 (4Q: 00:07) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 38, St. Louis Cardinals 24 |