| Played in Buffalo, NY, weather: 59 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Carson Long kicked off 56 yards from the BUF30. Cleo Montgomery returned the ball 21 yards to the CAR35. Tackled by Dextor Clinkscale. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (1Q: 14:38) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. ILB Jim Collins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR35 (1Q: 14:33) Po James ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright, assisted by DE Walt Patulski. |
| 3-3-CAR42 (1Q: 13:53) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Eddie Bell for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen, assisted by OLB Tom Toner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF50 (1Q: 13:17) Po James ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins. |
| 2-10-BUF50 (1Q: 12:50) Po James ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Keena Turner, assisted by DT Mike Dawson. |
| 3-12-CAR48 (1Q: 12:08) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Rivera. S Bryant Salter defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-CAR48 (1Q: 12:00) Luke Prestridge punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BUF04. |
| 1-10-BUF04 (1Q: 11:52) Walter Payton ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE George Martin, assisted by OLB Steve Towle. |
| 2-10-BUF04 (1Q: 11:12) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Billy Jackson for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Selfridge, assisted by CB J.T. Thomas. Jackson gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 10:25) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Earl Gant for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. Gant gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF34 (1Q: 09:52) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Ted McKnight for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Glen Edwards. McKnight gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF44 (1Q: 09:07) Walter Payton ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon, assisted by DE Billy Howard. Key block delivered by Walt Arnold. |
| 2-5-BUF49 (1Q: 08:24) Richard Todd scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Glen Edwards and assisted by CB J.T. Thomas. |
| 3-2-CAR48 (1Q: 07:50) Earl Gant ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE George Martin. |
| 4-3-CAR49 (1Q: 07:17) Pat McInally punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR01. |
| 1-10-CAR01 (1Q: 07:08) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Steve Rivera for 21 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter, assisted by ILB Jim Collins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rivera gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (1Q: 06:23) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Po James for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. James gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-CAR31 (1Q: 05:41) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald. Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (1Q: 05:02) Bill Kenney sacked by ILB Don Blackmon for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Kenny Frame. |
| 2-16-CAR26 (1Q: 04:29) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins, assisted by DE Andy Dorris. |
| 3-9-CAR33 (1Q: 03:56) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Blackmon, assisted by CB Graham Spreen. Carson gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (1Q: 03:12) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-BUF49 (1Q: 02:42) Po James ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Blackmon, assisted by S Tommy Casanova. |
| 3-5-BUF46 (1Q: 02:17) Po James ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich, assisted by ILB Don Blackmon. |
| 4-4-BUF45 (1Q: 01:37) Luke Prestridge punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 01:32) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Touchdown Tony Hill for 9 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. Hill gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-1-BUF29 (1Q: 00:45) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Selfridge. Hill gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-BUF42 (2Q: 15:00) Richard Todd pass completed to TE Gary Shirk for 10 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (2Q: 14:27) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Ted McKnight for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Selfridge. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-11-CAR49 (2Q: 14:21) Walter Payton ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. |
| 3-9-CAR47 (2Q: 13:40) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Earl Gant for 7 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-CAR40 (2Q: 12:59) Pat McInally punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 12:52) Carlos Spencer ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (2Q: 12:26) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Junior Miller for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. Miller gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (2Q: 11:51) Po James ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison, assisted by OLB Keena Turner. |
| 2-14-CAR26 (2Q: 11:27) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. DE Will Wynn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-CAR26 (2Q: 11:20) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner, assisted by ILB Jim Collins. |
| 4-7-CAR33 (2Q: 10:43) Luke Prestridge punted 48 yards. Graham Spreen returned the kick 5 yards to the BUF24. Tackled by M.L. Harris. |
| 1-10-BUF24 (2Q: 10:35) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 7 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. Hill gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-3-BUF31 (2Q: 10:10) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. CB J.T. Thomas defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-BUF31 (2Q: 10:03) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. |
| 1-10-BUF41 (2Q: 09:18) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Touchdown Tony Hill for 16 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. Hill gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (2Q: 09:12) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Billy Jackson for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-CAR37 (2Q: 08:46) Richard Todd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Touchdown Tony Hill. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-CAR37 (2Q: 08:41) Richard Todd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tony Hill. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR37 (2Q: 08:34) Walter Payton ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (2Q: 08:25) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. |
| 2-6-CAR38 (2Q: 07:57) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (2Q: 07:29) Po James ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison. |
| 2-7-BUF50 (2Q: 06:54) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-BUF44 (2Q: 06:20) Cleo Montgomery ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. |
| 4-2-BUF45 (2Q: 05:53) Luke Prestridge punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF06. |
| 1-10-BUF06 (2Q: 05:45) Earl Gant ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 2-8-BUF08 (2Q: 05:19) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Billy Jackson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier, assisted by CB J.T. Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 2-3-BUF13 (2Q: 05:13) Richard Todd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR George Farmer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-BUF13 (2Q: 05:07) Billy Jackson ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon, assisted by OLB Guy Frazier. Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. |
| 1-10-BUF16 (2Q: 04:32) Richard Todd pass completed to TE Walt Arnold for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF27 (2Q: 03:47) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson. |
| 2-7-BUF30 (2Q: 03:10) Richard Todd scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by S Glen Edwards. |
| 3-6-BUF31 (2Q: 02:42) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Dennis Franklin for 44 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Franklin gained 28 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (2Q: 02:00) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 4 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 2-6-CAR21 (2Q: 01:41) Richard Todd sacked by DE George Martin and OLB Steve King for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Reggie McKenzie. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Ted McKnight on the CAR27. |
| 3-12-CAR27 (2Q: 01:21) Richard Todd pass was dropped by TE Gary Shirk. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-CAR27 (2Q: 01:14) Carson Long attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 3, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 01:09) Carson Long kicked off 58 yards from the BUF30. Eddie Bell returned the ball 17 yards to the CAR29. Tackled by Dextor Clinkscale. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (2Q: 01:01) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich. Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. |
| 2-3-CAR36 (2Q: 00:35) Bill Kenney sacked by DE Doug McDougald for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Bob Kuziel. |
| 3-8-CAR31 (2Q: 00:13) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Don Cockroft kicked off 79 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (3Q: 15:00) Richard Todd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tony Hill. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF20 (3Q: 14:54) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver, assisted by DE Billy Howard. Key block delivered by Don Macek. |
| 3-1-BUF29 (3Q: 14:26) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Steve King. Key block delivered by Kelvin Clark. |
| 1-10-BUF30 (3Q: 14:02) Richard Todd sacked by DE Billy Howard for a loss of 6 yards. Howard ran right past Ken Huff and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-16-BUF24 (3Q: 13:18) Walter Payton ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE George Martin. |
| 3-17-BUF23 (3Q: 12:38) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 3-22-BUF18 (3Q: 12:29) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Henry gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-BUF35 (3Q: 11:55) Pat McInally punted 46 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick 2 yards to the CAR21. Tackled by Dextor Clinkscale. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (3Q: 11:48) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Patulski, assisted by OLB Tom Toner. Key block delivered by Quinn Hoffman. |
| 2-1-CAR30 (3Q: 11:15) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Spencer gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (3Q: 10:47) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. |
| 2-4-CAR46 (3Q: 10:02) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson. Key block delivered by Lionel Antoine. |
| 1-10-BUF48 (3Q: 09:38) Bill Kenney sacked by OLB Frank LeMaster for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Williams. |
| 2-16-CAR46 (3Q: 09:09) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins, assisted by CB Dwight Harrison. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-BUF50 (3Q: 08:34) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-17-CAR45 (3Q: 08:27) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Po James. CB Graham Spreen defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-17-CAR45 (3Q: 08:15) Luke Prestridge punted 53 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BUF02. |
| 1-10-BUF02 (3Q: 08:05) Walter Payton ran around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. |
| 2-11-BUF01 (3Q: 07:36) Sweetness Payton ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Glen Edwards. |
| 3-11-BUF01 (3Q: 07:00) Earl Gant ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier, assisted by DT Bill Dunstan. Key block delivered by Don Macek. |
| 1-10-BUF19 (3Q: 06:17) Earl Gant ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE George Martin, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-12-BUF17 (3Q: 05:31) Walter Payton ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson, assisted by CB Dwayne Woodruff. Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. |
| 3-1-BUF28 (3Q: 04:52) Earl Gant ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Howard. |
| 4-2-BUF27 (3Q: 04:23) Pat McInally punted 60 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR20. Tackled by Chad Bush. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 04:13) Dave Preston ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (3Q: 03:52) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris. |
| 3-8-CAR22 (3Q: 03:18) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson, assisted by CB Dwight Harrison. Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (3Q: 02:43) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carson gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-CAR39 (3Q: 02:05) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins, assisted by S Tommy Casanova. Key block delivered by Kenny Frame. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (3Q: 01:22) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova, assisted by OLB Frank LeMaster. |
| 2-3-BUF50 (3Q: 00:36) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright, assisted by ILB Jim Collins. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-3-BUF50 (4Q: 15:00) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Curtis Brown. CB Dwight Harrison defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-BUF50 (4Q: 14:56) Luke Prestridge punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BUF07. |
| 1-10-BUF07 (4Q: 14:46) Richard Todd pass completed to TE Gary Shirk for 21 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Shirk gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF28 (4Q: 14:01) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Farmer. DE Billy Howard drove right through Kelvin Clark to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-BUF28 (4Q: 13:53) Richard Todd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-BUF28 (4Q: 13:46) Richard Todd pass was intended for WR Archie Griffin and was intercepted by S Dave Waymer at the BUF43. The interception was returned 43 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina 6, Buffalo 3 |
| (4Q: 13:46) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 7, Buffalo 3 |
| (4Q: 13:33) Don Cockroft kicked off 74 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (4Q: 13:33) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Earl Gant for 3 yards. Tackled by DE George Martin. Gant gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-BUF23 (4Q: 13:08) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-BUF18 (4Q: 13:00) Walter Payton ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King, assisted by CB Danny Colbert. |
| 3-8-BUF22 (4Q: 12:16) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (4Q: 11:31) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Selfridge. |
| 2-7-BUF39 (4Q: 10:55) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Sweetness Payton for 3 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas, assisted by OLB Guy Frazier. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-BUF42 (4Q: 10:16) Sweetness Payton ran a trap outside the right tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. Key block delivered by Don Macek. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (4Q: 09:34) Walter Payton ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf. |
| 2-7-CAR38 (4Q: 09:06) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson, assisted by CB J.T. Thomas. Payton gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (4Q: 08:19) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Ted McKnight for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. |
| 2-6-CAR25 (4Q: 07:33) Richard Todd sacked by DT Jim Wolf for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Huff. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Jim Wolf on the CAR30. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (4Q: 07:23) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by FB Curtis Brown. |
| 2-10-CAR30 (4Q: 07:19) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by WR Dave Preston. |
| 3-10-CAR30 (4Q: 07:13) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Carlos Carson. DE Will Wynn blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR30 (4Q: 07:03) Luke Prestridge punted 42 yards. Graham Spreen returned the kick 15 yards to the BUF43. Tackled by M.L. Harris. |
| 1-10-BUF43 (4Q: 06:52) Richard Todd pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Archie Griffin. OLB Steve King blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF43 (4Q: 06:47) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Colbert. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-BUF43 (4Q: 06:18) Richard Todd pass was dropped by WR Tony Hill. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-BUF43 (4Q: 06:11) Pat McInally punted 54 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR03. |
| 1-10-CAR03 (4Q: 06:00) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson. |
| 2-10-CAR03 (4Q: 05:13) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison, assisted by CB Graham Spreen. |
| 3-7-CAR06 (4Q: 04:25) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE David Hill. DE Doug McDougald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-CAR06 (4Q: 04:16) Luke Prestridge punted 45 yards. Graham Spreen returned the kick 11 yards to the CAR40. Tackled by Guy Frazier. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (4Q: 04:05) Richard Todd pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dennis Franklin. DT Bill Dunstan blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR40 (4Q: 04:00) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Touchdown Tony Hill for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-CAR31 (4Q: 03:12) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (4Q: 03:05) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Gary Shirk. DE Billy Howard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR27 (4Q: 02:59) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 16 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Griffin gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR11 (4Q: 02:42) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Walt Arnold. CB J.T. Thomas defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR11 (4Q: 02:36) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Howard, assisted by S Tom Hannon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-CAR02 (4Q: 02:18) Richard Todd scrambled for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo 9, Carolina 7 |
| (4Q: 02:18) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 10, Carolina 7 |
| (4Q: 02:06) Carson Long kicked off 71 yards from the BUF30. Eddie Bell returned the ball 14 yards to the CAR13. Tackled by George Farmer. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (4Q: 02:00) Po James ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins. Key block delivered by Bob Kuziel. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (4Q: 01:23) Po James ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 31 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. Key block delivered by Bob Kuziel. |
| 1-10-BUF45 (4Q: 01:06) Drew Pearson ran a reverse around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner, assisted by CB Jeff Wright. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-12-BUF47 (4Q: 00:56) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. S The Assassin Tatum defended the pass. |
| 3-12-BUF47 (4Q: 00:48) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 12 yards. Tackled by S The Assassin Tatum. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Preston gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-BUF35 (4Q: 00:38) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Rivera. CB Graham Spreen defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF35 (4Q: 00:32) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. DE Andy Dorris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BUF35 (4Q: 00:23) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by WR Carlos Carson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-BUF35 (4Q: 00:17) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 4-15-BUF40 (4Q: 00:17) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-BUF15 (4Q: 00:10) Don Cockroft attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. Buffalo 10, Carolina 10 |
| (4Q: 00:03) Don Cockroft kicked off 63 yards from the CAR30. Graham Spreen returned the ball 18 yards to the BUF25. Tackled by Guy Frazier. |
| Carolina won the coin toss and will receive to begin overtime. |
| Start of overtime 1. |
| (OT: 15:00) Carson Long kicked off 69 yards from the BUF30. Eddie Bell returned the ball 20 yards to the CAR21. Tackled by Dextor Clinkscale. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (OT: 14:51) Po James ran around left end for 15 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. Key block delivered by Bob Kuziel. Kuziel ran over Walt Patulski to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (OT: 14:13) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by TE David Hill. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR36 (OT: 14:07) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 18 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. Carson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF46 (OT: 13:42) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (OT: 12:56) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Blackmon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-BUF33 (OT: 12:28) Po James ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S The Assassin Tatum, assisted by ILB Don Rives. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-8-BUF34 (OT: 11:48) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF26 (OT: 11:19) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. Carolina 16, Buffalo 10 |
| (OT: 11:19) |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 16, Buffalo Bills 10 |