| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 51 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Don Cockroft kicked off 66 yards from the CAR30. Irving Merchant returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Guy Frazier. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR David Hill for 4 yards to the MIN20. Tackled by Stan Rome. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 14:54) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti, assisted by S Terry Jackson. |
| 2-8-MIN18 (1Q: 14:20) Po James ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 3-3-MIN13 (1Q: 13:52) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-8-MIN18 (1Q: 13:46) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. S Gary Fencik hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 3-3-MIN13 (1Q: 13:37) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Po James for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Bracelin, assisted by ILB Robert Jackson. James gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-3-MIN03 (1Q: 12:50) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. |
| 2-1-MIN01 (1Q: 12:19) Po James ran around left end for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. Carolina 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 12:19) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 12:10) Don Cockroft kicked off 65 yards from the CAR30. Royce McKinney returned the ball 35 yards to the MIN40. Tackled by M.L. Harris. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 11:39) Mike Strachan ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King. |
| 2-8-MIN42 (1Q: 11:13) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. S Dave Waymer defended the pass. |
| 3-8-MIN42 (1Q: 11:08) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Derlange. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (1Q: 10:29) Mike Strachan ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Howard, assisted by S Tom Hannon. |
| 2-7-CAR44 (1Q: 09:48) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Johnson. DE George Martin drove right through Syd Kitson to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-CAR44 (1Q: 09:38) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Derlange. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-CAR38 (1Q: 08:55) Marv Bateman punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 08:50) Po James ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Reese. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (1Q: 08:21) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 4 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. Hill gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-CAR26 (1Q: 07:44) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE David Hill. OLB Rickey Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR26 (1Q: 07:37) Luke Prestridge punted 40 yards. Irving Merchant called for a fair catch at the MIN34. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (1Q: 07:30) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Colbert. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN41 (1Q: 07:03) Mike Strachan ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (1Q: 06:33) Walter Landers ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Billy Howard, assisted by S Tom Hannon. Key block delivered by Syd Kitson. |
| 2-4-CAR43 (1Q: 05:51) Mike Strachan ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King. |
| 3-2-CAR41 (1Q: 05:08) Mike Strachan ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ray Brown. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Glenn Hyde to the CAR38. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 04:36) Mike Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson, assisted by DE Billy Howard. Key block delivered by Franky Smith. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 03:56) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR25 (1Q: 03:52) Pat Ryan sacked by DE George Martin and OLB Steve King for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Franky Smith. |
| 2-21-CAR31 (1Q: 03:20) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Stan Rome for -1 yards. Tackled by S Glen Edwards. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-22-CAR32 (1Q: 02:57) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Derlange. |
| 4-12-CAR22 (1Q: 02:12) Rafael Septien attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 7, Minnesota 3 |
| (1Q: 02:05) Rafael Septien kicked off 63 yards from the MIN30. Eddie Bell returned the ball 13 yards to the CAR20. Tackled by Jerry Reese. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 01:42) Bill Kenney scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (1Q: 01:29) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 2-11-CAR24 (1Q: 00:59) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE M.L. Harris. OLB Rickey Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-CAR24 (1Q: 00:53) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 34 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Reese. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Preston gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (1Q: 00:17) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for 4 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-6-MIN38 (2Q: 15:00) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating. |
| 3-3-MIN35 (2Q: 14:34) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 35 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Bob Kuziel. Carolina 13, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 14:34) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 14, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 14:20) Don Cockroft kicked off 64 yards from the CAR30. Irving Merchant returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN34. Tackled by Steve Rivera. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN09 (2Q: 13:45) Walter Landers ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Selfridge. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (2Q: 13:01) Mike Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox, assisted by DT Jim Wolf. |
| 2-6-MIN23 (2Q: 12:31) Walter Landers ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Steve King, assisted by S Glen Edwards. |
| 3-5-MIN24 (2Q: 12:02) Pat Ryan pass was intended for WR Irving Merchant and was intercepted by S Dave Waymer at the MIN27. Tackled by Irving Merchant. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 11:50) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. |
| 2-3-MIN20 (2Q: 11:16) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 3-2-MIN19 (2Q: 10:30) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Junior Miller for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk, assisted by S Terry Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (2Q: 09:59) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating. Key block delivered by Lionel Antoine. |
| 2-5-MIN08 (2Q: 09:18) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. OLB Rickey Jackson drove right through Jeff Williams to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-5-MIN08 (2Q: 09:14) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE David Hill. CB LeCharls McDaniel defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-5-MIN08 (2Q: 09:10) Don Cockroft attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 17, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 09:02) Don Cockroft kicked off 57 yards from the CAR30. Irving Merchant returned the ball 17 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by M.L. Harris. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 08:29) Pat Ryan pass was dropped by WR Charley Young. |
| 2-10-MIN30 (2Q: 08:22) Walter Landers ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 3-12-MIN28 (2Q: 07:48) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-17-MIN23 (2Q: 07:42) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-22-MIN18 (2Q: 07:36) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. CB Jackie Derlange defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-22-MIN18 (2Q: 07:29) Marv Bateman punted 54 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR28. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (2Q: 07:21) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 06:35) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-MIN39 (2Q: 06:17) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 3 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-MIN36 (2Q: 06:00) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Curtis Brown. CB Keith Simpson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN36 (2Q: 05:54) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (2Q: 05:14) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by WR Dave Preston. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN17 (2Q: 05:07) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. S Terry Jackson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN17 (2Q: 05:00) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carson gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-1-MIN01 (2Q: 04:26) Po James ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Norm Wells. |
| 2-1-MIN01 (2Q: 04:09) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by TE David Hill. |
| 3-1-MIN01 (2Q: 04:02) Cleo Montgomery ran around the left tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. Carolina 23, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 04:02) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Carolina 24, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 03:54) Don Cockroft kicked off 63 yards from the CAR30. Irving Merchant returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Steve Rivera. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (2Q: 03:30) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 30 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. Johnson gained 28 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (2Q: 03:17) Pat Ryan pass was intended for WR Stan Rome and was intercepted by CB Jackie Derlange at the CAR15. The interception was returned 23 yards. Tackled by Stan Rome. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (2Q: 03:04) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 11 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (2Q: 02:45) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR39 (2Q: 02:39) Bill Kenney scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. |
| 2-17-CAR42 (2Q: 02:20) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Eddie Bell for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bell gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-7-MIN48 (2Q: 02:01) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Po James for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Reese, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-4-MIN45 (2Q: 01:53) Luke Prestridge punted 38 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN07. |
| 1-10-MIN07 (2Q: 01:45) Pat Ryan sacked by ILB Terry Beeson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Syd Kitson. |
| 2-15-MIN02 (2Q: 01:05) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Walter Landers for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ray Brown. Landers gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN06 (2Q: 00:41) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 4-8-MIN09 (2Q: 00:34) Marv Bateman punted 71 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick 0 yards to the CAR20. Tackled by Jerry Reese. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 00:24) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (2Q: 00:17) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT James Hunter, assisted by OLB Greg Bracelin. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rafael Septien kicked off 76 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (3Q: 14:15) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Junior Miller for 6 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-CAR28 (3Q: 13:35) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. DE Anthony Jolly hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-CAR28 (3Q: 13:29) Luke Prestridge punted 44 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Guy Frazier. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 13:21) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. DE George Martin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN33 (3Q: 13:17) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. CB J.T. Thomas defended the pass. |
| 3-10-MIN33 (3Q: 13:10) Pat Ryan pass was dropped by WR Stan Rome. |
| 4-10-MIN33 (3Q: 13:06) Marv Bateman punted 41 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick 1 yard to the CAR27. Tackled by Walter Landers. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (3Q: 12:59) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 17 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. Hill gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (3Q: 12:34) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE David Hill. OLB Thomas Henderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR44 (3Q: 12:27) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. CB Keith Simpson defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-CAR44 (3Q: 12:21) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Block Below the Waist. |
| 3-25-CAR29 (3Q: 12:13) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 4-15-CAR39 (3Q: 11:40) Luke Prestridge punted 46 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 21 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by David Hill. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 11:31) Stan Rome ran a reverse around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE George Martin, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. Key block delivered by Jimmie Giles. |
| 2-3-MIN43 (3Q: 10:45) Nathan Poole ran a draw inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Floyd Tongue. Key block delivered by John Choma. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (3Q: 10:08) Mike Strachan ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Selfridge. |
| 2-7-CAR44 (3Q: 09:32) Pat Ryan scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox. |
| 3-3-CAR40 (3Q: 08:52) Mike Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Floyd Tongue, assisted by S Ray Brown. |
| 4-1-CAR38 (3Q: 08:29) Marv Bateman punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 08:24) Po James ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau, assisted by S Jerry Reese. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR10 (3Q: 08:14) Po James ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau, assisted by S Roland Solomon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN DT James Hunter to the CAR20. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 08:05) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 16 yards. Tackled by S Glen Edwards. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Young gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-4-CAR04 (3Q: 07:32) Mike Strachan ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King. |
| 2-4-CAR04 (3Q: 06:49) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Walter Landers for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 24, Minnesota 9 |
| (3Q: 06:49) Extra point by Rafael Septien was good. Carolina 24, Minnesota 10 |
| (3Q: 06:40) Rafael Septien kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Po James returned the ball 34 yards to the CAR29. Tackled by Jerry Reese. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (3Q: 06:16) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR24 (3Q: 06:10) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 2-14-CAR25 (3Q: 05:27) Dave Preston ran a reverse around left end for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. |
| 3-6-CAR33 (3Q: 04:59) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-CAR28 (3Q: 04:51) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Steve Rivera for 32 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson. Rivera gained 20 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (3Q: 04:11) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 2-11-MIN41 (3Q: 03:23) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE David Hill. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-MIN41 (3Q: 03:18) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. ILB Ken Fantetti defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-MIN41 (3Q: 03:12) Luke Prestridge punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 03:05) Mike Strachan ran around the left tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Derlange, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. Key block delivered by Syd Kitson. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 02:25) Mike Strachan ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf. |
| 2-9-MIN40 (3Q: 01:59) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 6 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN46 (3Q: 01:21) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Johnson. DE Billy Howard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-MIN46 (3Q: 01:15) Marv Bateman punted 39 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick 16 yards to the CAR31. Tackled by Jerry Reese. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (3Q: 01:08) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Terry Jackson, assisted by S Roland Solomon. |
| 2-9-CAR32 (3Q: 00:27) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 22 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Preston gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 15:00) Po James ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau. |
| 2-7-MIN43 (4Q: 14:29) Po James ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 3-5-MIN41 (4Q: 13:48) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Steve Rivera for 3 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN38 (4Q: 13:00) Luke Prestridge punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 12:53) Pat Ryan sacked by DT Floyd Tongue for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Franky Smith. |
| 2-15-MIN15 (4Q: 12:26) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Don Warren for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-MIN17 (4Q: 11:50) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. DT Floyd Tongue hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-MIN17 (4Q: 11:43) Marv Bateman punted 39 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick 5 yards to the CAR49. Tackled by Joe Rose. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (4Q: 11:33) Po James ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti, assisted by S Roland Solomon. |
| 2-14-CAR45 (4Q: 11:03) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Junior Miller. DT James Hunter blocked the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-14-CAR45 (4Q: 10:59) Bill Kenney sacked by DE Ernest Kirk for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Quinn Hoffman. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Bill Kenney on the CAR36. |
| 4-23-CAR36 (4Q: 10:33) Luke Prestridge punted 37 yards. Irving Merchant called for a fair catch at the MIN27. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (4Q: 10:22) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-MIN35 (4Q: 09:48) Mike Strachan ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Steve King, assisted by S Glen Edwards. |
| 3-1-MIN36 (4Q: 09:13) Mike Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Floyd Tongue. Key block delivered by Dennis Nelson. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 08:42) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Joe Rose for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-MIN41 (4Q: 07:56) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Don Warren for 5 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-2-MIN46 (4Q: 07:16) Pat Ryan kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by CB Jackie Derlange. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (4Q: 06:51) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. DT Floyd Tongue hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (4Q: 06:43) Stan Rome ran a reverse around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 2-8-CAR43 (4Q: 06:09) Mike Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Colbert, assisted by DE George Martin. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (4Q: 05:38) Mike Strachan ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon, assisted by DE George Martin. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 2-5-CAR20 (4Q: 05:08) Curtis Dickey ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ray Brown. |
| 3-3-CAR18 (4Q: 04:37) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 1 yard. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas, assisted by CB Jackie Derlange. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-CAR17 (4Q: 03:51) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (4Q: 03:40) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-18-CAR08 (4Q: 03:33) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 2-16-CAR10 (4Q: 02:47) Po James ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-10-CAR16 (4Q: 02:37) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-7-CAR19 (4Q: 02:30) Luke Prestridge punted 50 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by M.L. Harris. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (4Q: 02:23) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. DE Billy Howard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN36 (4Q: 02:15) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for 16 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Strachan gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (4Q: 02:00) Pat Ryan scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King and assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 2-8-CAR46 (4Q: 01:42) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 3 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 3-5-CAR43 (4Q: 01:24) Pat Ryan pass was dropped by WR Butch Johnson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-CAR43 (4Q: 01:11) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (4Q: 01:03) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Johnson. DE Billy Howard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR36 (4Q: 00:56) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 6 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by S Glen Edwards. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-CAR30 (4Q: 00:34) Pat Ryan spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-4-CAR30 (4Q: 00:30) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Howard, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (4Q: 00:08) Pat Ryan pass was dropped by TE Don Warren. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 24, Minnesota Vikings 10 |