| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 94 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mike Lansford kicked off 63 yards from the TBY30. Cleo Montgomery returned the ball 25 yards to the CAR32. Tackled by Ronald Fitzgerald. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (1Q: 14:27) Cleo Montgomery ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura, assisted by DE Ernie Dodge. |
| 2-9-CAR33 (1Q: 13:43) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Junior Miller for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Stanley Doebert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Miller gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (1Q: 13:14) Cleo Montgomery ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas, assisted by ILB James Harrell. Key block delivered by Lionel Antoine. |
| 2-5-TBY29 (1Q: 12:34) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Wagner. |
| 3-1-TBY25 (1Q: 12:01) Cleo Montgomery ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Andy Buffone, assisted by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 4-1-TBY25 (1Q: 11:30) Don Cockroft attempted a 42 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (1Q: 11:22) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Jeremy Wolf for 5 yards to the TBY44. Tackled by Dave Waymer. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (1Q: 10:42) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-TBY50 (1Q: 10:15) Billy Sims ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE George Martin. |
| 3-6-TBY48 (1Q: 09:32) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Eric Sievers for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. Sievers gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (1Q: 08:58) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 8 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-CAR27 (1Q: 08:16) Billy Sims ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (1Q: 07:44) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR29 (1Q: 07:34) Chuck Fusina sacked by OLB Steve King for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ted Petersen. |
| 2-21-CAR35 (1Q: 06:48) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Van Harmon. DE George Martin drove right through Ted Petersen to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-21-CAR35 (1Q: 06:35) Chuck Fusina scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. |
| 4-19-CAR33 (1Q: 05:55) Mike Lansford attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 05:47) Mike Lansford kicked off 78 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 05:47) Cleo Montgomery ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ernie Dodge. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (1Q: 05:12) Cleo Montgomery ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas. |
| 3-5-CAR25 (1Q: 04:27) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright, assisted by OLB Mike Woods. Preston gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-CAR27 (1Q: 03:53) Luke Prestridge punted 42 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick 12 yards to the TBY43. Tackled by Guy Frazier. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (1Q: 03:44) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 42 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Selfridge. Key block delivered by Jon Kolb. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (1Q: 02:59) Deacon Turner ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier. |
| 2-7-CAR12 (1Q: 02:25) Deacon Turner ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. |
| 3-6-CAR11 (1Q: 01:43) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. DE Billy Howard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-CAR11 (1Q: 01:37) Mike Lansford attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 01:29) Mike Lansford kicked off 73 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 01:29) Cleo Montgomery ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (1Q: 00:44) Po James ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Vinny Hoover. DT Randy Davison crushed Curtis Brown to wreck the play. |
| 3-11-CAR19 (1Q: 00:21) Cleo Montgomery ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas. Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-3-CAR27 (2Q: 15:00) Luke Prestridge punted 61 yards. Chris Fletcher returned the kick 11 yards to the TBY23. Tackled by David Hill. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (2Q: 14:49) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. DE George Martin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY23 (2Q: 14:44) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Towle, assisted by S Glen Edwards. |
| 3-3-TBY30 (2Q: 14:11) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by WR Van Harmon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-TBY30 (2Q: 14:04) Max Runager punted 49 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick 14 yards to the CAR35. Tackled by Vinny Hoover. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (2Q: 13:57) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR30 (2Q: 13:51) Cleo Montgomery ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Ernie Dodge, assisted by ILB James Harrell. |
| 2-11-CAR34 (2Q: 13:16) Bill Kenney pass completed to FB Curtis Brown for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. |
| 3-2-CAR43 (2Q: 12:52) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Steve Rivera for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Mike Woods. Rivera gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (2Q: 12:13) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-TBY40 (2Q: 11:45) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (2Q: 11:08) Po James ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Vinny Hoover, assisted by CB Stanley Doebert. OLB Broderick Kimsey crushed David Hill to wreck the play. |
| 2-13-TBY30 (2Q: 10:37) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-18-TBY35 (2Q: 10:33) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Cleo Montgomery for 15 yards. Tackled by S Chris Fletcher. Montgomery gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-TBY20 (2Q: 09:53) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE David Hill. DE Steve Baumgartner blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Tampa Bay's Mike Wagner was hurt on the play. |
| 4-3-TBY20 (2Q: 09:48) Don Cockroft attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 09:43) Don Cockroft kicked off 62 yards from the CAR30. Chris Fletcher returned the ball 26 yards to the TBY34. Tackled by M.L. Harris. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (2Q: 09:16) Deacon Turner ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson. Key block delivered by Jeremy Wolf. Wolf ran over Dave Waymer to set up the play. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (2Q: 08:51) Deacon Turner ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Steve King, assisted by CB Danny Colbert. |
| 2-7-TBY48 (2Q: 08:20) Billy Sims ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier. |
| 3-6-TBY49 (2Q: 07:40) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-TBY48 (2Q: 07:12) Max Runager punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR05. |
| 1-10-CAR05 (2Q: 07:03) Cleo Montgomery ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Steve Rivera to the CAR07. |
| 2-8-CAR07 (2Q: 06:25) Po James ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey, assisted by DT Andy Buffone. |
| 3-7-CAR08 (2Q: 05:50) Bill Kenney scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Youngblood. |
| 4-5-CAR10 (2Q: 05:05) Luke Prestridge punted 46 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR49. Tackled by Bob Kuziel. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (2Q: 04:58) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Dunstan. Key block delivered by Rich Saul. |
| 2-5-CAR44 (2Q: 04:18) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Billy Sims to the CAR47. |
| 3-8-CAR47 (2Q: 03:34) Chuck Fusina pass completed to FB Tim Wilson for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Selfridge. Wilson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (2Q: 03:15) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier. Sims gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 1-15-CAR44 (2Q: 03:05) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Eric Sievers. OLB Steve Towle defended the pass. |
| 2-15-CAR44 (2Q: 02:58) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 12 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. |
| 3-3-CAR32 (2Q: 02:39) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE George Martin, assisted by OLB Andy Selfridge. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-6-CAR35 (2Q: 02:29) Max Runager punted 26 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick 6 yards to the CAR15. Tackled by Timmy Newsome. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (2Q: 02:22) Po James ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Vinny Hoover. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-17-CAR08 (2Q: 02:15) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Jerome Dove. Pearson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-3-CAR22 (2Q: 02:00) Cleo Montgomery ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Steve Baumgartner, assisted by S Vinny Hoover. Key block delivered by Bob Kuziel. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (2Q: 01:53) Cleo Montgomery ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. |
| 2-7-CAR16 (2Q: 01:22) Cleo Montgomery ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-15-CAR08 (2Q: 01:14) Cleo Montgomery ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-15-CAR08 (2Q: 01:05) Bill Kenney pass completed to FB Curtis Brown for 12 yards. Tackled by S Vinny Hoover. |
| 4-3-CAR20 (2Q: 00:38) Luke Prestridge punted 44 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick -3 yards to the TBY33. Tackled by M.L. Harris. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (2Q: 00:30) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf, assisted by OLB Steve King. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Don Cockroft kicked off 67 yards from the CAR30. Chris Fletcher returned the ball 27 yards to the TBY30. Tackled by Eddie Bell. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (3Q: 14:37) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. CB Danny Colbert defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY30 (3Q: 14:27) Barty Smith ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. |
| 3-1-TBY39 (3Q: 13:59) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 9 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (3Q: 13:25) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Glen Edwards, assisted by DE George Martin. |
| 2-13-TBY45 (3Q: 12:47) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-CAR49 (3Q: 12:06) Chuck Fusina sacked by DE Billy Howard and DE George Martin for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Nicholson. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-12-TBY46 (3Q: 11:55) Max Runager punted 38 yards. Danny Colbert called for a fair catch at the CAR16. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (3Q: 11:44) Cleo Montgomery ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by DE Mario Nakamura. Key block delivered by Dan Nugent. |
| 2-4-CAR22 (3Q: 11:18) Po James ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Jerome Dove. |
| 3-6-CAR20 (3Q: 10:33) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Steve Rivera for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Stanley Doebert. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (3Q: 09:58) Cleo Montgomery ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura, assisted by DE Fred Anderson. |
| 2-8-CAR34 (3Q: 09:23) Po James ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell. DE Steve Baumgartner knocked down Quinn Hoffman to break up the play. |
| 3-10-CAR32 (3Q: 08:48) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jerome Dove. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-4-CAR38 (3Q: 08:26) Luke Prestridge punted 48 yards. Virgil Livers called for a fair catch at the TBY14. |
| 1-10-TBY14 (3Q: 08:18) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 2-8-TBY16 (3Q: 07:39) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. CB Dwayne Woodruff simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-TBY16 (3Q: 07:30) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (3Q: 07:01) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. Francis gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (3Q: 06:20) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 0 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY37 (3Q: 05:32) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Jeremy Wolf for -1 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina's Terry Beeson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-11-TBY36 (3Q: 04:51) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. Francis gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (3Q: 04:10) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. Sims gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-CAR49 (3Q: 03:44) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. |
| 3-1-CAR43 (3Q: 03:15) Deacon Turner ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. Key block delivered by Tom Forrest. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (3Q: 02:30) Deacon Turner ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. |
| 2-14-CAR46 (3Q: 01:45) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier, assisted by S Glen Edwards. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-CAR45 (3Q: 00:59) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR42 (3Q: 00:19) Max Runager punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR01. |
| 1-10-CAR01 (3Q: 00:11) Po James ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Vinny Hoover. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Po James for 1 yard to the CAR01. Tackled by Carl Barzilauskas. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-9-CAR01 (4Q: 15:00) Cleo Montgomery ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 3-7-CAR03 (4Q: 14:17) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Cleo Montgomery for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Mike Woods. |
| 4-1-CAR09 (4Q: 13:49) Luke Prestridge punted 42 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick -1 yards to the TBY48. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (4Q: 13:40) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Barty Smith. DE Billy Howard drove right through Tom Forrest to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY39 (4Q: 13:34) Chuck Fusina pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Van Harmon. DE Billy Howard blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY39 (4Q: 13:24) Chuck Fusina pass was intended for WR Van Harmon and was intercepted by S Carlton Williamson at the TBY50. The interception was returned 14 yards. Tackled by Lam Jones. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (4Q: 13:12) Cleo Montgomery ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 2-9-TBY35 (4Q: 12:45) Cleo Montgomery ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Vinny Hoover, assisted by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 3-2-TBY28 (4Q: 12:04) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 5 yards. Tackled by S Chris Fletcher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (4Q: 11:27) Dave Preston ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell. Carolina's Dan Nugent was hurt on the play. |
| 2-7-TBY20 (4Q: 10:50) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Woods. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-TBY15 (4Q: 10:10) Cleo Montgomery ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey, assisted by ILB James Harrell. Key block delivered by Jeff Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY12 (4Q: 09:37) Po James ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Mike Woods, assisted by DE Fred Anderson. |
| 2-9-TBY11 (4Q: 09:12) Cleo Montgomery ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Vinny Hoover, assisted by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| 3-7-TBY09 (4Q: 08:47) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Andy Buffone. |
| 4-3-TBY05 (4Q: 08:10) Don Cockroft attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 6 |
| (4Q: 08:02) Don Cockroft kicked off 62 yards from the CAR30. Chris Fletcher returned the ball 16 yards to the TBY24. Tackled by Guy Frazier. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (4Q: 07:35) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jones gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY50 (4Q: 06:57) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Colbert. Fitzgerald gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-CAR41 (4Q: 06:31) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Glen Edwards. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (4Q: 06:05) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Dunstan. Key block delivered by Jeremy Wolf. |
| 2-2-CAR31 (4Q: 05:30) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. S Carlton Williamson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-CAR31 (4Q: 05:23) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by FB Tim Wilson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-CAR31 (4Q: 05:17) Mike Lansford attempted a 48 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (4Q: 05:11) Cleo Montgomery ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers, assisted by DE Fred Anderson. |
| 2-8-CAR40 (4Q: 04:35) Cleo Montgomery ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by DE Fred Anderson. |
| 3-6-CAR42 (4Q: 03:56) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Curtis Brown. DE Ernie Dodge blocked the pass. |
| 4-6-CAR42 (4Q: 03:49) Luke Prestridge punted 57 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY01. |
| 1-10-TBY01 (4Q: 03:40) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. OLB Steve King hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. Safety awarded on penalty in the end zone. Carolina 8, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (4Q: 03:31) Mike Lansford kicked off 61 yards from the TBY20. Cleo Montgomery returned the ball 21 yards to the CAR40. Tackled by Jerome Dove. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (4Q: 03:21) Cleo Montgomery ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Vinny Hoover, assisted by DE Ernie Dodge. |
| 2-11-CAR39 (4Q: 02:33) Cleo Montgomery ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-10-CAR40 (4Q: 02:33) Cleo Montgomery ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Jerome Dove. CB Stanley Doebert knocked down Lionel Antoine to break up the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-10-CAR40 (4Q: 02:23) Luke Prestridge punted 52 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick 2 yards to the TBY10. Tackled by David Hill. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (4Q: 02:12) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 8 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-2-TBY18 (4Q: 02:00) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. DE Billy Howard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (4Q: 01:51) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 12 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (4Q: 01:33) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Eric Sievers for 32 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sievers gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (4Q: 01:15) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by WR Wally Francis. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR23 (4Q: 01:08) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by WR Ronald Fitzgerald. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR23 (4Q: 01:02) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 23 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Francis gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Tampa Bay 12, Carolina 8 |
| (4Q: 01:02) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. Tampa Bay 13, Carolina 8 |
| (4Q: 00:50) Mike Lansford kicked off 59 yards from the TBY30. Eddie Bell returned the ball 24 yards to the CAR35. Tackled by Timmy Newsome. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (4Q: 00:43) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. DE Steve Baumgartner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR35 (4Q: 00:37) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE M.L. Harris. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR35 (4Q: 00:28) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. S Vinny Hoover knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR35 (4Q: 00:22) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. S Vinny Hoover defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (4Q: 00:14) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-11-CAR36 (4Q: 00:03) Chuck Fusina dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13, Carolina Panthers 8 |