| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 68 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Don Cockroft kicked off 75 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 15:00) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 12 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jack LeVeck, assisted by ILB Brian Ingram. Key block delivered by Walter White. |
| 1-10-NED32 (1Q: 14:28) Steve Bartkowski pass was intended for WR George Farmer and was intercepted by DE Sean Jones at the NED43. The interception was returned 12 yards. Tackled by George Farmer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED31 (1Q: 14:16) Bill Kenney pass was intended for TE David Hill and was intercepted by S Doug Greene at the NED20. Tackled by David Hill. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 14:07) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett, assisted by DE Walt Bowyer. |
| 2-6-NED24 (1Q: 13:26) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Ron Cassidy for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones, assisted by OLB Guy Frazier. Cassidy gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-4-NED26 (1Q: 12:49) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to TE Chris Dressel for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Derlange, assisted by S Tom Hannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-NED28 (1Q: 12:06) Rick Engles punted 55 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR17. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (1Q: 11:55) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Karl Lorch, assisted by Unknown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-CAR25 (1Q: 11:19) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Trey Junkin. ILB John Anderson defended the pass. |
| 3-2-CAR25 (1Q: 11:11) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (1Q: 10:48) Herman Heard ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene, assisted by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 2-7-CAR31 (1Q: 10:08) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Herman Heard. DE Al Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-CAR31 (1Q: 10:01) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by WR Daryl Turner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CAR31 (1Q: 09:55) Luke Prestridge punted 62 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED07. |
| 1-10-NED07 (1Q: 09:48) Tony Nathan ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier. |
| 2-9-NED08 (1Q: 09:16) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR George Farmer for 11 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer, assisted by CB Dwayne Woodruff. |
| 1-10-NED19 (1Q: 08:51) Dana McKenzie ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Derlange, assisted by DE Barry Bennett. Key block delivered by Joe Fields. |
| 2-1-NED28 (1Q: 08:07) Tony Nathan ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade, assisted by ILB Jackie Shipp. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. |
| 1-10-NED30 (1Q: 07:33) Jimmy Rogers ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones. Key block delivered by Irv Pankey. |
| 2-2-NED38 (1Q: 06:51) Dana McKenzie ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Derlange. Key block delivered by Don Maggs. |
| 1-10-NED42 (1Q: 06:12) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 20 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. Wilson gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 05:36) Stan Edwards ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade. |
| 2-6-CAR34 (1Q: 04:57) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to RB Jimmy Rogers for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton, assisted by CB Jackie Derlange. |
| 3-7-CAR35 (1Q: 04:15) Steve Bartkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR George Farmer. DE Barry Bennett blocked the pass. |
| 4-7-CAR35 (1Q: 04:09) Rick Engles punted 35 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 04:04) Greg Hawthorne ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Young, assisted by S Doug Greene. Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (1Q: 03:22) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jerry Blanton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-9-CAR32 (1Q: 02:47) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. |
| 3-8-CAR33 (1Q: 02:25) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Ken Grandberry for 7 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-CAR40 (1Q: 01:54) Luke Prestridge punted 55 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 7 yards to the NED12. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NED06 (1Q: 01:47) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-NED14 (1Q: 01:02) Tony Nathan ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Johnny Robinson, assisted by CB Harvey Clayton. Key block delivered by Stan Edwards. |
| 1-10-NED17 (1Q: 00:19) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to TE Walter White for 14 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson, assisted by S Dave Waymer. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NED31 (2Q: 15:00) Tony Nathan ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 2-9-NED32 (2Q: 14:35) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Bowyer. |
| 3-7-NED34 (2Q: 14:00) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR George Farmer for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox. Farmer gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED42 (2Q: 13:15) Tony Nathan ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. Key block delivered by Larry Tearry. |
| 2-5-NED47 (2Q: 12:36) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett. Key block delivered by Montique Anderson. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (2Q: 12:10) Tony Nathan ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones. |
| 2-7-CAR39 (2Q: 11:25) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Johnny Perkins. |
| 3-7-CAR39 (2Q: 11:15) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 12 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (2Q: 10:46) Tony Nathan ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. |
| 2-9-CAR26 (2Q: 10:03) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to RB Jimmy Rogers for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rogers gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (2Q: 09:25) Jimmy Rogers ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. Key block delivered by Joe Fields. |
| 2-5-CAR05 (2Q: 08:59) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 6, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 08:59) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. New England 7, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 08:49) Allan Leavitt kicked off 62 yards from the NED30. Bill Simpson returned the ball 9 yards to the CAR17. Tackled by Johnny Perkins. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (2Q: 08:16) Herman Heard ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Karl Lorch, assisted by S Doug Greene. Key block delivered by Dan Nugent. |
| 2-3-CAR24 (2Q: 07:50) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-CAR19 (2Q: 07:42) Greg Hawthorne ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Young, assisted by S Mike Davis. |
| 3-8-CAR19 (2Q: 07:17) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Daryl Turner. OLB Milt McColl defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-CAR19 (2Q: 07:08) Luke Prestridge punted 50 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 22 yards to the CAR47. Tackled by Bob Kuziel. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (2Q: 06:57) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Farmer. DE Sean Jones drove right through Ron Solt to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR47 (2Q: 06:52) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox. |
| 3-8-CAR45 (2Q: 06:20) Steve Bartkowski scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Glen Edwards. |
| 4-6-CAR43 (2Q: 05:44) Rick Engles punted 29 yards. Harvey Clayton called for a fair catch at the CAR14. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (2Q: 05:34) Herman Heard ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB John Anderson, assisted by ILB Jim Eliopulos. |
| 2-9-CAR15 (2Q: 04:53) Herman Heard ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Edddie Brown, assisted by ILB Jim Eliopulos. |
| 3-7-CAR17 (2Q: 04:19) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 23 yards. Tackled by Unknown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carson gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (2Q: 03:41) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Daryl Turner. ILB Jerry Blanton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR40 (2Q: 03:31) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 3-6-CAR44 (2Q: 02:59) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. ILB John Anderson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-CAR44 (2Q: 02:49) Luke Prestridge punted 56 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 02:43) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Johnny Perkins for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. Perkins gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED32 (2Q: 02:09) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to TE Chris Dressel for 23 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack LeVeck, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. Dressel gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (2Q: 02:00) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Johnny Perkins for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (2Q: 01:39) Tony Nathan ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson, assisted by ILB Skip Wilcox. Key block delivered by Montique Anderson. |
| 2-4-CAR24 (2Q: 01:17) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-9-CAR29 (2Q: 01:17) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram. |
| 3-5-CAR25 (2Q: 00:55) Sam Adkins pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Farmer. ILB Jack LeVeck defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CAR25 (2Q: 00:45) Bucky Wallace attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 10, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 00:37) Allan Leavitt kicked off 66 yards from the NED30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 17 yards to the CAR21. Tackled by Johnny Perkins. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (2Q: 00:32) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Garcia Lane. Preston gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Allan Leavitt kicked off 71 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Herman Heard ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell, assisted by ILB Jerry Blanton. |
| 2-6-CAR24 (3Q: 14:24) Greg Hawthorne ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Eliopulos, assisted by ILB Jerry Blanton. |
| 3-3-CAR27 (3Q: 13:58) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Trey Junkin for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Rusty Rebowe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Junkin gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (3Q: 13:16) Greg Hawthorne ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Young, assisted by OLB Rusty Rebowe. Key block delivered by Marsharne Graves. |
| 2-5-CAR44 (3Q: 12:42) Herman Heard ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Eliopulos. |
| 3-1-CAR48 (3Q: 12:17) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-1-CAR48 (3Q: 12:11) Luke Prestridge punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the NED05. |
| 1-10-NED05 (3Q: 12:02) Tony Nathan ran around left end for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Jackie Shipp. Key block delivered by Joe Fields. |
| 1-10-NED25 (3Q: 11:28) Sam Adkins pass completed to TE Walter White for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-NED33 (3Q: 10:45) Tony Nathan ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram, assisted by DT Lynn Madsen. Key block delivered by Irv Pankey. |
| 1-10-NED39 (3Q: 10:13) Sam Adkins pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 10 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 1-10-NED49 (3Q: 09:39) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Walt Bowyer, assisted by ILB Skip Wilcox. |
| 2-6-CAR47 (3Q: 09:10) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack LeVeck, assisted by CB Dwayne Woodruff. |
| 3-6-CAR47 (3Q: 08:40) Sam Adkins pass completed to TE Chris Dressel for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-CAR44 (3Q: 07:59) Rick Engles punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 07:52) Herman Heard ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Brison Manor, assisted by S Doug Greene. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (3Q: 07:14) Greg Hawthorne ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis, assisted by ILB John Anderson. Key block delivered by Mike Baab. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (3Q: 06:50) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-CAR38 (3Q: 06:09) Greg Hawthorne ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Karl Lorch, assisted by OLB Gary Campbell. Key block delivered by Ben Akbar. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (3Q: 05:33) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Doug Greene. |
| 2-8-CAR42 (3Q: 04:52) Greg Hawthorne ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene, assisted by ILB Jim Eliopulos. |
| 3-8-CAR42 (3Q: 04:23) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. DE Brison Manor drove right through Marsharne Graves to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-CAR42 (3Q: 04:13) Luke Prestridge punted 33 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 13 yards to the NED38. Tackled by Ben Akbar. |
| 1-10-NED38 (3Q: 04:04) Tony Nathan ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. S Carlton Williamson knocked down Joe Fields to break up the play. |
| 2-10-NED38 (3Q: 03:25) Sam Adkins pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jimmy Rogers. CB Dwayne Woodruff defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED38 (3Q: 03:20) Sam Adkins pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 13 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson, assisted by CB Jackie Derlange. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (3Q: 02:41) Sam Adkins pass was intended for WR George Farmer and was intercepted by S Tom Hannon at the CAR03. The interception was returned 3 yards. Tackled by George Farmer. |
| 1-10-CAR06 (3Q: 02:29) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 7 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-CAR13 (3Q: 01:49) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-CAR08 (3Q: 01:41) Greg Hawthorne ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Brison Manor. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-12-CAR04 (3Q: 01:34) Herman Heard ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Doug Greene, assisted by DE Brison Manor. |
| 3-11-CAR05 (3Q: 01:04) Greg Hawthorne ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Pete Koch. |
| 4-5-CAR11 (3Q: 00:18) Luke Prestridge punted 53 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 10 yards to the NED46. Tackled by Harvey Clayton. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Rusty Rebowe at the NED46. |
| 1-10-NED46 (3Q: 00:10) Tony Nathan ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram, assisted by S Glen Edwards. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-9-NED47 (4Q: 15:00) Sam Adkins pass completed to TE Walter White for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tom Hannon, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 3-8-NED48 (4Q: 14:23) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-NED43 (4Q: 14:15) Jimmy Rogers ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by CB Jackie Derlange. |
| 4-10-NED46 (4Q: 13:54) Rick Engles punted 40 yards. Bill Simpson called for a fair catch at the CAR14. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (4Q: 13:47) Greg Hawthorne ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Donaldson. |
| 2-8-CAR16 (4Q: 13:21) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Rusty Rebowe, assisted by ILB John Anderson. |
| 3-3-CAR21 (4Q: 12:35) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pearson gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (4Q: 12:08) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Trey Junkin. S Doug Greene defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR29 (4Q: 12:01) Bill Kenney sacked by DE Al Harris for a loss of 5 yards. Harris ran right past Ben Akbar and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-15-CAR24 (4Q: 11:18) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-CAR24 (4Q: 11:10) Luke Prestridge punted 53 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 11 yards to the NED34. Tackled by Toussaint Tyler. |
| 1-10-NED34 (4Q: 10:59) Sam Adkins pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox. |
| 2-5-NED39 (4Q: 10:11) Sam Adkins pass completed to WR George Farmer for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton, assisted by ILB Skip Wilcox. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (4Q: 09:25) Tony Nathan ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones. |
| 2-7-CAR45 (4Q: 08:51) Larry Lawrence pass completed to TE Walter White for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (4Q: 08:26) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett, assisted by ILB Jack LeVeck. |
| 2-10-CAR38 (4Q: 07:59) Jimmy Rogers ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Derlange. |
| 3-6-CAR34 (4Q: 07:14) Jimmy Rogers ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Derlange, assisted by CB Dwayne Woodruff. |
| 4-6-CAR34 (4Q: 06:28) Rick Engles punted 34 yards. Touchback. New England's Dana McKenzie was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 06:22) Herman Heard ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. |
| 2-2-CAR28 (4Q: 05:40) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by FB Toussaint Tyler. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-2-CAR28 (4Q: 05:35) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Lloyd. Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (4Q: 04:58) Greg Hawthorne ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. |
| 2-9-CAR35 (4Q: 04:22) Herman Heard ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Eliopulos. |
| 3-7-CAR37 (4Q: 03:37) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Garcia Lane. Carson gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED46 (4Q: 02:58) Herman Heard ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Brison Manor, assisted by S Mike Davis. |
| 2-8-NED44 (4Q: 02:32) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 2 yards. Tackled by Unknown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NED27 (4Q: 02:22) Herman Heard ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Al Harris, assisted by DE Brison Manor. Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. |
| 2-4-NED21 (4Q: 02:01) Greg Hawthorne ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NED14 (4Q: 01:52) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by WR Dave Preston. |
| 2-10-NED14 (4Q: 01:45) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 10, Carolina 6 |
| (4Q: 01:45) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. New England 10, Carolina 7 |
| (4Q: 01:36) Don Cockroft kicked off 64 yards from the CAR30. Jimmy Rogers returned the ball 20 yards to the NED26. Tackled by Brian Ingram. |
| 1-10-NED26 (4Q: 01:30) Tony Nathan ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier, assisted by ILB Brian Ingram. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-11-NED25 (4Q: 01:19) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Johnny Robinson, assisted by OLB John Rade. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-9-NED27 (4Q: 01:07) Jimmy Rogers ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack LeVeck. ILB Jackie Shipp knocked down Joe Fields to break up the play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Wade Griffin to the NED30. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 4-6-NED30 (4Q: 00:59) Rick Engles punted 46 yards. Harvey Clayton returned the kick 0 yards to the CAR24. Tackled by Johnny Perkins. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (4Q: 00:49) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 10 yards. Tackled by Unknown. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (4Q: 00:30) Bill Kenney spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-CAR34 (4Q: 00:26) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. DE Brison Manor hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR34 (4Q: 00:16) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. S Jeff Donaldson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR34 (4Q: 00:10) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Daryl Turner for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Aaron Kyle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Turner gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (4Q: 00:01) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE David Hill. ILB John Anderson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 10, Carolina Panthers 7 |