| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 58 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mike Lansford kicked off 72 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 15:00) Po James ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison. |
| 2-7-CAR23 (1Q: 14:25) Po James ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw, assisted by DE Willie Jones. |
| 3-4-CAR26 (1Q: 13:54) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Allen. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (1Q: 13:12) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the right guard for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Allen. Key block delivered by Dan Peiffer. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (1Q: 12:35) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| 2-6-TBY43 (1Q: 12:08) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-TBY48 (1Q: 11:59) Po James ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. ILB Carl Gersbach knocked down Dan Peiffer to break up the play. |
| 3-13-TBY50 (1Q: 11:18) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Carlos Carson. DE Fred Anderson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 3-8-TBY45 (1Q: 11:11) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by TE Junior Miller. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-TBY45 (1Q: 11:02) Luke Prestridge punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 10:57) Billy Sims ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson, assisted by DT Jim Wolf. |
| 2-6-TBY24 (1Q: 10:21) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 9 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. Lewis gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (1Q: 09:53) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King, assisted by S Ray Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY23 (1Q: 09:45) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. |
| 2-18-TBY25 (1Q: 09:17) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jack Dolbin. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-18-TBY25 (1Q: 09:11) Paul Hofer ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. |
| 4-13-TBY30 (1Q: 08:44) Max Runager punted 42 yards. Danny Colbert called for a fair catch at the CAR28. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (1Q: 08:34) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Fred Anderson, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 2-7-CAR31 (1Q: 07:51) Bill Kenney pass completed to FB Curtis Brown for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Everett Allen. Brown gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (1Q: 07:16) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. DT Carl Barzilauskas hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY44 (1Q: 07:12) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 12 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pearson gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (1Q: 06:45) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 2-9-TBY31 (1Q: 06:00) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Junior Miller for 27 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. Miller gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-4-TBY04 (1Q: 05:29) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-9-TBY09 (1Q: 05:22) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Willie Jones. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 1-5-TBY05 (1Q: 05:16) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. DE Ernie Dodge hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 1-3-TBY03 (1Q: 05:12) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. Carolina 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 05:12) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 05:04) Don Cockroft kicked off 59 yards from the CAR30. Ronald Fitzgerald returned the ball 11 yards to the TBY22. Tackled by Jerry Blanton. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (1Q: 04:32) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Colbert. |
| 2-7-TBY25 (1Q: 04:01) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Jim Mitchell for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mitchell gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (1Q: 03:24) Paul Hofer ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson, assisted by ILB Skip Wilcox. Key block delivered by Jim Nicholson. Nicholson ran over Billy Howard to set up the play. |
| 2-5-TBY42 (1Q: 02:55) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King. |
| 3-3-TBY44 (1Q: 02:20) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (1Q: 01:52) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb. Dolbin gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-CAR44 (1Q: 01:17) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb. Key block delivered by Tom Forrest. Sims slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (1Q: 00:38) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer, assisted by DT Floyd Tongue. Key block delivered by Charles Goodrum. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (2Q: 15:00) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Ray Brown, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. |
| 2-1-CAR18 (2Q: 14:32) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ray Brown, assisted by S Tom Hannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (2Q: 13:58) Chuck Fusina scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. |
| 2-9-CAR15 (2Q: 13:20) Chuck Fusina pass completed to FB Tim Wilson for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox. |
| 3-10-CAR16 (2Q: 12:36) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jack Dolbin. S Ray Brown knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR16 (2Q: 12:29) Mike Lansford attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 7, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 12:21) Mike Lansford kicked off 69 yards from the TBY30. Vic Washington returned the ball 50 yards to the TBY49. Tackled by Ronald Fitzgerald. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (2Q: 11:57) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 2-8-TBY47 (2Q: 11:19) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vic Washington. DE Fred Anderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-TBY47 (2Q: 11:14) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by WR Dave Preston. |
| 4-8-TBY47 (2Q: 11:05) Luke Prestridge punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 11:00) Billy Sims ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. |
| 2-11-TBY19 (2Q: 10:20) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Larry Brown. DT Floyd Tongue hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-TBY19 (2Q: 10:13) Paul Hofer ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. |
| 4-4-TBY26 (2Q: 09:49) Max Runager punted 49 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick 4 yards to the CAR29. Tackled by Ronald Fitzgerald. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (2Q: 09:39) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR24 (2Q: 09:29) Vince Wilkerson ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Allen. CB Everett Allen knocked down Junior Miller to break up the play. |
| 2-12-CAR27 (2Q: 08:50) Jeremy Wolf ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen, assisted by DT Randy Davison. |
| 3-5-CAR34 (2Q: 08:06) Carlos Carson ran a reverse around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Julius Adams. |
| 4-4-CAR35 (2Q: 07:36) Luke Prestridge punted 40 yards. Doug Jones called for a fair catch at the TBY25. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (2Q: 07:29) Paul Hofer ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. |
| 2-2-TBY33 (2Q: 06:43) Chuck Fusina sacked by OLB Steve King and DE Dennis Johnson for a loss of 4 yards. King simply blew through Jim Nicholson to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 3-6-TBY29 (2Q: 06:10) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-TBY32 (2Q: 05:29) Max Runager punted 47 yards. Danny Colbert called for a fair catch at the CAR21. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (2Q: 05:22) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Junior Miller for 28 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Miller gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (2Q: 04:40) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey, assisted by DT Phil Murphy. OLB Broderick Kimsey knocked down Gene Killian to break up the play. James slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 2-10-CAR49 (2Q: 04:05) Po James ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Chris Fletcher. Key block delivered by Lionel Antoine. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (2Q: 03:33) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison. |
| 2-6-TBY37 (2Q: 03:11) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Curtis Brown. DE Ernie Dodge blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-TBY37 (2Q: 03:03) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (2Q: 02:45) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 2-10-TBY30 (2Q: 02:28) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by OLB Steve Kiner. Preston gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY18 (2Q: 02:10) Po James ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 1-15-TBY23 (2Q: 02:10) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Kiner. Hill gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-6-TBY14 (2Q: 02:00) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. DE Fred Anderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-TBY14 (2Q: 01:55) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. OLB Sammy Everett defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-TBY14 (2Q: 01:50) Don Cockroft attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 10, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 01:42) Don Cockroft kicked off 59 yards from the CAR30. Ronald Fitzgerald returned the ball 16 yards to the TBY27. Tackled by Cleo Montgomery. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (2Q: 01:33) Billy Sims ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Colbert, assisted by OLB Steve King. Key block delivered by Bill Ellenbogen. |
| 2-5-TBY32 (2Q: 01:15) Paul Hofer ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. |
| 3-6-TBY31 (2Q: 00:54) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 11 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (2Q: 00:32) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Givens. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY42 (2Q: 00:26) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 10 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas, assisted by S Tom Hannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (2Q: 00:16) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 13 yards. Tackled by S Ray Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Givens gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (2Q: 00:07) Mike Lansford attempted a 52 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 10, Tampa Bay 6 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Don Cockroft kicked off 79 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 15:00) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver, assisted by OLB Steve King. |
| 2-6-TBY24 (3Q: 14:22) Chuck Fusina pass completed to FB Tim Wilson for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf, assisted by CB Danny Colbert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-TBY23 (3Q: 13:50) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-TBY27 (3Q: 13:05) Max Runager punted 36 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR37. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (3Q: 12:57) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Stanley Doebert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-CAR43 (3Q: 12:24) Curtis Brown ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Fred Anderson. Key block delivered by Dan Peiffer. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (3Q: 11:40) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11-CAR46 (3Q: 11:14) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Vic Washington for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Everett Allen. Washington gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-TBY45 (3Q: 10:44) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson, assisted by DE Fred Anderson. Key block delivered by Jeff Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (3Q: 10:22) Jeremy Wolf ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 2-10-TBY39 (3Q: 09:58) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Po James for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 3-3-TBY32 (3Q: 09:22) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Vic Washington for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Willie Jones. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (3Q: 08:51) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 2-8-TBY21 (3Q: 08:09) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Curtis Brown. DT Randy Davison blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-TBY21 (3Q: 08:03) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Stanley Doebert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-TBY14 (3Q: 07:32) Don Cockroft attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 13, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (3Q: 07:26) Don Cockroft kicked off 67 yards from the CAR30. Doug Jones returned the ball 27 yards to the TBY30. Tackled by Cleo Montgomery. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (3Q: 06:56) Chuck Fusina sacked by OLB Steve King for a loss of 6 yards. King ran right past Jim Clack and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-16-TBY24 (3Q: 06:28) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf, assisted by OLB Steve King. Sims gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-TBY34 (3Q: 06:00) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-TBY29 (3Q: 05:53) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (3Q: 05:22) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. |
| 2-10-TBY45 (3Q: 04:39) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-TBY40 (3Q: 04:35) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. S Tom Hannon defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-TBY40 (3Q: 04:31) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. OLB Gary Weaver hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-TBY40 (3Q: 04:22) Max Runager punted 29 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick -1 yards to the CAR30. Tackled by Larry Brown. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Vic Washington at the CAR30. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (3Q: 04:15) Vince Wilkerson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| 2-9-CAR31 (3Q: 03:39) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas. |
| 3-8-CAR32 (3Q: 03:13) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 40 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Preston gained 29 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (3Q: 02:31) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-TBY23 (3Q: 02:23) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (3Q: 01:51) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 2-10-TBY17 (3Q: 01:09) Po James ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 3-9-TBY16 (3Q: 00:40) Cleo Montgomery ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by CB Stanley Doebert. |
| 4-3-TBY10 (3Q: 00:07) Don Cockroft attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay's Graham Spreen was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. Carolina 16, Tampa Bay 6 |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| (4Q: 15:00) Don Cockroft kicked off 79 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 15:00) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon, assisted by OLB Steve King. |
| 2-7-TBY23 (4Q: 14:23) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Colbert, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Givens gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (4Q: 13:53) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 17 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. Givens gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (4Q: 13:19) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. DE Dennis Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR47 (4Q: 13:14) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox, assisted by S Dave Waymer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-CAR40 (4Q: 12:27) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Colbert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lewis gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (4Q: 11:41) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Larry Brown for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Reece. Brown gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (4Q: 11:14) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. |
| 2-13-CAR19 (4Q: 10:49) Paul Hofer ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf. DT Jim Wolf knocked down Timmy Newsome to break up the play. |
| 3-10-CAR16 (4Q: 10:07) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina 16, Tampa Bay 12 |
| (4Q: 10:07) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. Carolina 16, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (4Q: 09:58) Mike Lansford kicked off 70 yards from the TBY30. Vic Washington returned the ball 37 yards to the CAR37. Tackled by James Harrell. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (4Q: 09:22) Po James ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones, assisted by ILB James Harrell. |
| 2-11-CAR36 (4Q: 08:50) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Julius Adams. Key block delivered by David Hill. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (4Q: 08:12) Vince Wilkerson ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas, assisted by DT Randy Davison. |
| 2-10-CAR49 (4Q: 07:29) Vince Wilkerson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-15-CAR44 (4Q: 07:20) Po James ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 3-12-CAR47 (4Q: 06:36) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-TBY50 (4Q: 05:48) Luke Prestridge punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 05:42) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. |
| 2-2-TBY28 (4Q: 05:11) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-2-TBY28 (4Q: 05:06) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-TBY23 (4Q: 04:57) Chuck Fusina pass was intended for RB Paul Hofer and was intercepted by CB Dwayne Woodruff at the TBY29. The interception was returned 22 yards. Tackled by Lam Jones. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-7-TBY07 (4Q: 04:47) Vince Wilkerson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by S Honor Jackson. |
| 2-4-TBY04 (4Q: 04:01) Vince Wilkerson ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson, assisted by DT Carl Barzilauskas. DT Carl Barzilauskas knocked down Gene Killian to break up the play. |
| 3-1-TBY01 (4Q: 03:17) Cleo Montgomery ran inside the left guard for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Dan Peiffer. Carolina 22, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (4Q: 03:17) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 23, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (4Q: 03:09) Don Cockroft kicked off 63 yards from the CAR30. Ronald Fitzgerald returned the ball 27 yards to the TBY34. Tackled by Steve Rivera. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (4Q: 03:00) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Paul Hofer for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ray Brown, assisted by S Tom Hannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-TBY37 (4Q: 02:40) Chuck Fusina pass completed to FB Tim Wilson for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson, assisted by S Ray Brown. Wilson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-TBY41 (4Q: 02:20) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. OLB Steve King drove right through Tom Forrest to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-TBY41 (4Q: 02:14) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. S Dave Waymer defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (4Q: 02:10) Vince Wilkerson ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Fred Anderson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-8-TBY39 (4Q: 02:00) Vince Wilkerson ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen, assisted by DE Ernie Dodge. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-10-TBY41 (4Q: 01:50) Cleo Montgomery ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Willie Jones. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-10-TBY41 (4Q: 01:41) Luke Prestridge punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 01:35) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by TE Timmy Newsome. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (4Q: 01:29) Chuck Fusina scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. |
| 3-8-TBY22 (4Q: 01:08) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by WR Frank Lewis. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-TBY22 (4Q: 01:04) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 8 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. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 4-18-TBY12 (4Q: 00:55) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (4Q: 00:46) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Larry Brown. S Ray Brown defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY36 (4Q: 00:39) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Billy Sims. S Ray Brown knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY36 (4Q: 00:30) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. S Ray Brown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-TBY36 (4Q: 00:20) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (4Q: 00:01) Chuck Fusina sacked by DT Jim Wolf for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Charles Goodrum. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 23, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 |