| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 95 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mike Lansford kicked off 66 yards from the TBY30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 19 yards to the CAR23. Tackled by Scott Perry. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (1Q: 14:30) Herman Heard ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by OLB Ed Reynolds. Key block delivered by Dan Nugent. |
| 2-4-CAR29 (1Q: 14:03) Herman Heard ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Spears. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY OLB Mike Varty to the CAR33. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (1Q: 13:54) Billy Sims ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Derlange, assisted by S Tom Hannon. |
| 2-14-CAR37 (1Q: 13:24) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade, assisted by DT Lynn Madsen. S Carlton Williamson knocked down Rob Taylor to break up the play. |
| 3-11-CAR34 (1Q: 12:51) Bob Gagliano sacked by DE Barry Bennett for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Adam Schreiber. |
| 4-16-CAR39 (1Q: 12:08) Mike Connell punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 12:01) Greg Hawthorne ran a trap outside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. |
| 2-11-CAR19 (1Q: 11:37) Herman Heard ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds, assisted by CB Gary Thompson. |
| 3-7-CAR23 (1Q: 11:12) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. DE Barney Chavous hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 3-2-CAR28 (1Q: 11:04) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by TE Trey Junkin. |
| 4-2-CAR28 (1Q: 11:00) Luke Prestridge punted 41 yards. Al Walker called for a fair catch at the TBY31. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (1Q: 10:52) Bob Gagliano pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 2 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 2-8-TBY33 (1Q: 10:05) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram, assisted by CB Perry Williams. Key block delivered by Rob Taylor. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (1Q: 09:38) Bob Gagliano pass was dropped by WR Mike Jones. |
| 2-10-TBY43 (1Q: 09:32) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier. Marrow gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-TBY49 (1Q: 08:49) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier, assisted by CB Dwayne Woodruff. Key block delivered by George Lilja. Lilja ran over Jackie Derlange to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (1Q: 08:12) Bob Gagliano pass completed to TE Bob Fisher for 12 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY44 (1Q: 08:04) Bob Gagliano pass was intended for WR Lamont Marrow and was intercepted by CB Dwayne Woodruff at the CAR45. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Lamont Marrow. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (1Q: 07:55) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE John Sawyer for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon, assisted by CB Virgil Livers. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (1Q: 07:18) Herman Heard ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Walter Packer, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Trey Junkin. |
| 2-5-TBY25 (1Q: 06:43) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. |
| 1-10-TBY11 (1Q: 06:03) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bruce Rhodes, assisted by ILB Kyle Clifton. |
| 2-7-TBY08 (1Q: 05:32) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Daryl Turner. DE Barney Chavous hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-TBY08 (1Q: 05:25) Bill Kenney sacked by DE Mario Nakamura for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Mike Baab. |
| 4-12-TBY13 (1Q: 04:53) Don Cockroft attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 04:45) Don Cockroft kicked off 79 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 04:45) Bob Gagliano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. CB Dwayne Woodruff defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (1Q: 04:35) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones, assisted by ILB Jackie Shipp. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (1Q: 04:27) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox, assisted by CB Harvey Clayton. |
| 2-8-TBY39 (1Q: 03:47) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. |
| 3-5-TBY42 (1Q: 03:19) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Mike Jones for 10 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jones gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (1Q: 02:41) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Mike Jones for 15 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (1Q: 02:14) Billy Sims ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox, assisted by DE Barry Bennett. |
| 2-12-CAR35 (1Q: 01:50) Bob Gagliano pass completed to FB Adger Armstrong for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones. |
| 3-12-CAR35 (1Q: 01:12) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack LeVeck. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-CAR31 (1Q: 00:37) Mike Lansford attempted a 48 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 00:30) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-CAR43 (1Q: 00:20) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Trey Junkin for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Varty, assisted by CB Walter Packer. Junkin gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (2Q: 15:00) Herman Heard ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-7-TBY45 (2Q: 14:15) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Willie Jones, assisted by S Eric Williams. |
| 3-3-TBY41 (2Q: 13:43) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. CB Eric Wright defended the pass. |
| 4-3-TBY41 (2Q: 13:37) Luke Prestridge punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 13:30) Bob Gagliano pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Jones. DE Sean Jones blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (2Q: 13:23) Allen Carter ran inside the left guard for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade, assisted by ILB Brian Ingram. Key block delivered by Tom Lynch. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (2Q: 12:40) Allen Carter ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett. |
| 2-6-TBY37 (2Q: 12:10) Allen Carter ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett, assisted by DE Sean Jones. |
| 3-2-TBY41 (2Q: 11:47) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-TBY41 (2Q: 11:20) Mike Connell punted 36 yards. Bill Simpson returned the kick 0 yards to the CAR23. Tackled by Todd Seabaugh. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (2Q: 11:09) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE David Hill. OLB Rich Dixon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR23 (2Q: 11:03) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pearson gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (2Q: 10:32) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE David Hill. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY44 (2Q: 10:26) Trey Junkin ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon, assisted by DE Willie Jones. |
| 3-4-TBY38 (2Q: 09:43) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Daryl Turner for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton. Turner gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (2Q: 08:58) Greg Hawthorne ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Varty, assisted by CB Walter Packer. |
| 2-8-TBY28 (2Q: 08:16) Herman Heard ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers, assisted by DE Willie Jones. |
| 3-8-TBY28 (2Q: 07:36) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-TBY33 (2Q: 07:28) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 20 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by CB Virgil Livers. Pearson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY13 (2Q: 06:49) Toussaint Tyler ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon, assisted by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 2-6-TBY09 (2Q: 06:14) Herman Heard ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Barney Chavous. |
| 3-3-TBY06 (2Q: 05:32) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bruce Rhodes. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-2-TBY02 (2Q: 04:58) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE John Sawyer. CB Virgil Livers defended the pass. |
| 2-2-TBY02 (2Q: 04:52) Greg Hawthorne ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by OLB Bob Breunig. |
| 3-2-TBY02 (2Q: 04:06) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by WR Dave Preston. |
| 4-2-TBY02 (2Q: 03:59) Don Cockroft attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 03:54) Don Cockroft kicked off 78 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 03:54) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Jesse Bendross for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff, assisted by ILB Skip Wilcox. Bendross gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (2Q: 03:26) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Derlange. Key block delivered by Guy Morriss. |
| 1-10-TBY50 (2Q: 02:52) Bob Gagliano pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. |
| 2-10-TBY50 (2Q: 02:46) Bob Gagliano sacked by DE Sean Jones and DE Barry Bennett for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Rob Taylor. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Bob Gagliano on the TBY46. |
| 3-14-TBY46 (2Q: 02:27) Bob Gagliano pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jesse Bendross. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-TBY46 (2Q: 02:19) Mike Connell punted 54 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 02:13) Toussaint Tyler ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Harris Malinowski, assisted by S Eric Williams. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-9-CAR21 (2Q: 02:00) Greg Hawthorne ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. |
| 3-1-CAR29 (2Q: 01:17) Greg Hawthorne ran inside the left tackle for 71 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-11-CAR19 (2Q: 00:58) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. CB Eric Wright defended the pass. |
| 4-11-CAR19 (2Q: 00:51) Luke Prestridge punted 45 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY42. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (2Q: 00:44) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB John Rade. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-TBY30 (2Q: 00:38) Bob Gagliano pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Adger Armstrong. S Carlton Williamson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-TBY30 (2Q: 00:32) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 4-1-TBY33 (2Q: 00:22) Mike Connell punted 61 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR06. |
| 1-10-CAR06 (2Q: 00:12) Greg Hawthorne ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Don Cockroft kicked off 75 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 15:00) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Lynn Madsen. Key block delivered by Tom Lynch. |
| 2-3-TBY27 (3Q: 14:15) Bob Gagliano pass completed to FB Adger Armstrong for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox. |
| 3-2-TBY28 (3Q: 13:27) Bob Gagliano pass completed to FB Adger Armstrong for 18 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. Armstrong gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (3Q: 12:54) Billy Sims ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by CB Perry Williams. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Tom Lynch to the TBY43. |
| 2-13-TBY43 (3Q: 12:10) Bob Gagliano pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Billy Sims. OLB John Rade hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-13-TBY43 (3Q: 12:06) Bob Gagliano pass was dropped by TE Junior Miller. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Tampa Bay's Billy Sims was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-13-TBY43 (3Q: 11:59) Mike Connell punted 55 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR02. |
| 1-10-CAR02 (3Q: 11:51) Herman Heard ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Varty, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. |
| 2-2-CAR10 (3Q: 11:12) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon, assisted by DT Wally Chambers. DT Harris Malinowski knocked down Marsharne Graves to break up the play. |
| 3-1-CAR11 (3Q: 10:32) Herman Heard ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Dan Ralph. Key block delivered by John Sawyer. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-CAR07 (3Q: 10:24) Greg Hawthorne ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. |
| 2-9-CAR08 (3Q: 09:38) Greg Hawthorne ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 3-5-CAR12 (3Q: 09:03) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE David Hill. |
| 4-5-CAR12 (3Q: 08:57) Luke Prestridge punted 46 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY48. Tackled by Toussaint Tyler. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (3Q: 08:47) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 13 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carter gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (3Q: 08:19) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. Carter gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (3Q: 07:42) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. Key block delivered by Jeff Sevy. |
| 1-10-CAR12 (3Q: 07:15) Bob Gagliano pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram. |
| 2-8-CAR10 (3Q: 06:52) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tom Lynch. Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 6 |
| (3Q: 06:52) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. Tampa Bay 7, Carolina 6 |
| (3Q: 06:44) Mike Lansford kicked off 66 yards from the TBY30. Ken Grandberry returned the ball 22 yards to the CAR26. Tackled by Scott Perry. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (3Q: 06:17) Greg Hawthorne ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. |
| 2-8-CAR28 (3Q: 05:53) Bill Kenney sacked by DT Dan Ralph for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Noah Jackson. |
| 3-14-CAR22 (3Q: 05:07) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. ILB Kyle Clifton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-CAR22 (3Q: 04:58) Luke Prestridge punted 53 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 9 yards to the TBY34. Tackled by John Sawyer. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (3Q: 04:49) Billy Sims ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram, assisted by DE Walt Bowyer. |
| 2-8-TBY36 (3Q: 04:21) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Perry Williams. |
| 3-4-TBY40 (3Q: 03:42) Bob Gagliano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. DE Walt Bowyer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-TBY40 (3Q: 03:38) Mike Connell punted 39 yards. Bill Simpson called for a fair catch at the CAR21. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (3Q: 03:28) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. DE Ron Spears hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR21 (3Q: 03:21) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 27 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. Hill gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (3Q: 02:34) Greg Hawthorne ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Wally Chambers, assisted by DE Ron Spears. Key block delivered by Mike Baab. |
| 2-3-TBY45 (3Q: 02:12) Herman Heard ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-1-TBY43 (3Q: 01:28) Greg Hawthorne ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by OLB Rich Dixon. OLB Ed Reynolds knocked down Mike Baab to break up the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-3-TBY45 (3Q: 00:58) Luke Prestridge punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 00:51) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. Key block delivered by Tom Lynch. |
| 2-2-TBY28 (3Q: 00:09) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. Key block delivered by George Lilja. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (4Q: 15:00) Bob Gagliano pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Adger Armstrong. DE Barry Bennett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY44 (4Q: 14:53) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Al Walker for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox. Walker gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-TBY50 (4Q: 14:28) Bob Gagliano pass was dropped by TE Bob Fisher. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-TBY50 (4Q: 14:18) Mike Connell punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 14:13) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-CAR24 (4Q: 13:40) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-3-CAR27 (4Q: 13:00) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-8-CAR22 (4Q: 12:56) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-CAR25 (4Q: 12:13) Luke Prestridge punted 68 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY07. |
| 1-10-TBY07 (4Q: 12:06) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. |
| 2-1-TBY16 (4Q: 11:36) Adger Armstrong ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jack LeVeck. Key block delivered by Junior Miller. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (4Q: 11:04) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 43 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carter gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (4Q: 10:20) Al Walker ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox, assisted by ILB Jack LeVeck. |
| 2-6-CAR36 (4Q: 09:41) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Perry Williams. Key block delivered by Tom Lynch. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (4Q: 09:13) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Johnny Robinson, assisted by CB Harvey Clayton. |
| 2-7-CAR27 (4Q: 08:28) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. Carolina's Carlton Williamson was hurt on the play. |
| 3-4-CAR24 (4Q: 08:00) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-CAR29 (4Q: 07:55) Bob Gagliano pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Billy Sims. CB Perry Williams defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 3-4-CAR24 (4Q: 07:50) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Jesse Bendross for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. Bendross gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (4Q: 07:17) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Derlange, assisted by DE Walt Bowyer. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CAR11 (4Q: 07:11) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Mike Jones for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 13, Carolina 6 |
| (4Q: 07:11) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. Tampa Bay 14, Carolina 6 |
| (4Q: 07:01) Mike Lansford kicked off 70 yards from the TBY30. Bill Simpson returned the ball 14 yards to the CAR14. Tackled by Allen Carter. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (4Q: 06:33) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR09 (4Q: 06:26) Bill Kenney sacked by DT Wally Chambers for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Marsharne Graves. |
| 2-20-CAR04 (4Q: 05:47) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. OLB Rich Dixon defended the pass. |
| 3-20-CAR04 (4Q: 05:41) Bill Kenney pass was thrown quickly to avoid the safety, intended for WR Drew Pearson. |
| 4-20-CAR04 (4Q: 05:33) Luke Prestridge punted 46 yards. Al Walker called for a fair catch at the TBY50. |
| 1-10-TBY50 (4Q: 05:26) Bob Gagliano pass completed to WR Al Walker for 3 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer, assisted by CB Dwayne Woodruff. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-CAR47 (4Q: 04:39) Bob Gagliano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. OLB Guy Frazier defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-7-CAR47 (4Q: 04:32) Bob Gagliano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Jones. DE Barry Bennett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-CAR47 (4Q: 04:25) Mike Connell punted 36 yards. Bill Simpson returned the kick 9 yards to the CAR20. Tackled by Gary Thompson. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Walt Bowyer at the CAR20. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 04:18) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Trey Junkin for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-CAR26 (4Q: 03:50) Greg Hawthorne ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-CAR16 (4Q: 03:44) Herman Heard ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by OLB Rich Dixon. |
| 3-11-CAR19 (4Q: 03:14) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. DE Ron Spears drove right through Marsharne Graves to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-11-CAR19 (4Q: 03:05) Luke Prestridge punted 47 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 7 yards to the TBY41. Tackled by Brian Ingram. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (4Q: 02:55) Allen Carter ran around right end for 10 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jack LeVeck. Key block delivered by Junior Miller. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (4Q: 02:49) Billy Sims ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Johnny Robinson, assisted by S Bill Simpson. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-6-CAR45 (4Q: 02:40) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Lynn Madsen, assisted by DE Barry Bennett. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-7-CAR46 (4Q: 02:31) Billy Sims ran a draw inside the right guard for 19 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. Key block delivered by Adam Schreiber. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (4Q: 02:23) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR37 (4Q: 02:15) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack LeVeck, assisted by ILB Skip Wilcox. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-21-CAR38 (4Q: 02:00) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Sean Jones. |
| 3-20-CAR37 (4Q: 01:15) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Perry Williams. |
| 4-12-CAR29 (4Q: 00:31) Mike Lansford attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 17, Carolina 6 |
| (4Q: 00:25) Mike Lansford kicked off 79 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 00:25) Bill Kenney pass completed to FB Toussaint Tyler for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. Tyler gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR23 (4Q: 00:08) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Final Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17, Carolina Panthers 6 |