| Played in New England, MA, weather: 49 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Allan Leavitt kicked off 65 yards from the NED30. Lorenzo Hampton returned the ball 21 yards to the CAR26. Tackled by Johnny Perkins. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (1Q: 14:38) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 13:50) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Gaines. Preston gained 14 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR10 (1Q: 13:36) Herman Heard ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 2-17-CAR13 (1Q: 13:04) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson, assisted by CB Herman Edwards. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-CAR13 (1Q: 12:32) Bill Kenney pass completed to FB Randy Love for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-CAR15 (1Q: 12:05) Luke Prestridge punted 38 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 3 yards to the NED50. Tackled by Lorenzo Hampton. Carolina's Karl Swanke was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NED50 (1Q: 11:57) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB John Rade, assisted by ILB Brian Ingram. |
| 2-9-CAR49 (1Q: 11:26) Steve Bartkowski sacked by DE Bruce Smith and DT Mark Shumate for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Walter Payton. |
| 3-14-NED46 (1Q: 10:39) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 12 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. |
| 4-2-CAR42 (1Q: 10:11) Rick Engles punted 32 yards. Rick Upchurch called for a fair catch at the CAR10. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (1Q: 10:04) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Byron Franklin for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Smith, assisted by ILB John Anderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-CAR18 (1Q: 09:35) Herman Heard ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-4-CAR16 (1Q: 09:26) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 13 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis. Preston gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (1Q: 09:03) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Byron Franklin. S Doug Greene defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR29 (1Q: 08:56) Lorenzo Hampton ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 3-6-CAR33 (1Q: 08:16) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 14 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (1Q: 07:31) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. CB Rufus Bess defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR47 (1Q: 07:24) Herman Heard ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Pete Koch. |
| 3-5-NED48 (1Q: 06:47) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Lorenzo Hampton for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. Hampton gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-1-NED44 (1Q: 06:38) Luke Prestridge punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 06:33) Walter Payton ran around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Dino Mangiero, assisted by S Tom Hannon. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. |
| 1-10-NED33 (1Q: 06:05) Dana McKenzie ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ross Browner, assisted by S Tom Hannon. |
| 2-8-NED35 (1Q: 05:21) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tony Nathan. ILB Jackie Shipp defended the pass. |
| 3-8-NED35 (1Q: 05:17) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 7 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-NED42 (1Q: 04:35) Rick Engles punted 39 yards. Rick Upchurch returned the kick 4 yards to the CAR23. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (1Q: 04:27) Lorenzo Hampton ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Garcia Lane. Key block delivered by Terry Tausch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Block Below the Waist. |
| 1-15-CAR05 (1Q: 04:19) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Key block delivered by Dan Nugent. |
| 2-7-CAR13 (1Q: 03:44) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Herman Heard. |
| 3-7-CAR13 (1Q: 03:40) Bill Kenney scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Ron Fernandes. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 02:53) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Byron Franklin for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (1Q: 02:13) Herman Heard ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson, assisted by CB Rufus Bess. |
| 3-12-CAR18 (1Q: 01:38) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Byron Franklin for 12 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. Franklin gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (1Q: 00:53) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR25 (1Q: 00:46) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dave Preston. OLB Gary Campbell blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-15-CAR25 (1Q: 00:33) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Lorenzo Hampton for -1 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy, assisted by CB Garcia Lane. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (1Q: 00:24) Herman Heard ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-6-CAR43 (2Q: 15:00) Bill Kenney pass completed to FB Randy Love for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Garcia Lane. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (2Q: 14:21) Lorenzo Hampton ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene, assisted by CB Garcia Lane. |
| 2-7-NED48 (2Q: 13:50) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. OLB Sam Hunt defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-CAR42 (2Q: 13:41) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-22-CAR37 (2Q: 13:36) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-23-CAR36 (2Q: 13:07) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Byron Franklin for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-33-CAR26 (2Q: 12:55) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. Carson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-28-CAR31 (2Q: 12:33) Luke Prestridge punted 42 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 6 yards to the NED33. Tackled by Lorenzo Hampton. |
| 1-10-NED33 (2Q: 12:22) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom De Paso. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. |
| 2-2-NED41 (2Q: 11:37) Tony Nathan ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones, assisted by OLB John Rade. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (2Q: 10:58) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 31 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Morgan gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (2Q: 10:26) Tony Nathan ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Rich Miano. |
| 2-6-CAR13 (2Q: 09:49) Steve Bartkowski scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram. |
| 3-4-CAR11 (2Q: 09:21) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Sean Jones, assisted by OLB John Rade. DE Sean Jones knocked down Revie Sorey to break up the play. |
| 4-3-CAR10 (2Q: 08:39) Bucky Wallace attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 08:32) Allan Leavitt kicked off 72 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 08:32) Herman Heard ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Key block delivered by Dan Nugent. |
| 2-5-CAR25 (2Q: 07:54) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 10 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (2Q: 07:23) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for -2 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-12-CAR33 (2Q: 06:37) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess, assisted by S Doug Greene. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Preston gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-CAR41 (2Q: 06:04) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess. Hill gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED34 (2Q: 05:29) Herman Heard ran a trap outside the right tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess, assisted by DE Reggie White. Key block delivered by Dan Nugent. |
| 1-10-NED17 (2Q: 04:43) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Preston gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-NED08 (2Q: 04:16) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lorenzo Hampton. CB Herman Edwards defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-NED08 (2Q: 04:11) Herman Heard ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark, assisted by CB Rufus Bess. Key block delivered by Marsharne Graves. |
| 1-2-NED02 (2Q: 03:38) Herman Heard ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson, assisted by OLB Greg Gaines. |
| 2-3-NED03 (2Q: 02:53) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Herman Heard for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina 6, New England 3 |
| (2Q: 02:53) Extra point by Bill Capece was good. Carolina 7, New England 3 |
| (2Q: 02:47) Bill Capece kicked off 50 yards from the CAR30. Fred Bohannon returned the ball 25 yards to the NED45. Tackled by Byron Franklin. |
| 1-10-NED45 (2Q: 02:28) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Mike Wilson. |
| 2-10-NED45 (2Q: 02:21) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Rich Miano. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-4-CAR49 (2Q: 02:00) Walter Payton ran a draw inside the right guard for 41 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. Key block delivered by Bob Rush. |
| 1-8-CAR08 (2Q: 01:23) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins, assisted by CB Dwayne Woodruff. |
| 2-4-CAR04 (2Q: 01:06) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom De Paso. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. New England's Larry Tearry was hurt on the play. |
| 1-4-CAR04 (2Q: 00:57) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB John Rade, assisted by S Dave Waymer. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-14-CAR14 (2Q: 00:51) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to TE Walter White for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 9, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 00:51) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. New England 10, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 00:40) Allan Leavitt kicked off 67 yards from the NED30. Rick Upchurch returned the ball 33 yards to the CAR36. Tackled by Phil Freeman. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (2Q: 00:33) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-CAR44 (2Q: 00:12) Bill Kenney pass was intended for WR Freddie Solomon and was intercepted by CB Herman Edwards at the NED34. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Freddie Solomon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED39 (2Q: 00:01) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. OLB John Rade defended the pass. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bill Capece kicked off 62 yards from the CAR30. Lynn Swann returned the ball 18 yards to the NED26. Tackled by Steve Folsom. |
| 1-10-NED26 (3Q: 14:39) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Shumate. |
| 2-8-NED28 (3Q: 14:17) Tony Nathan ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Bowyer, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. |
| 3-8-NED28 (3Q: 13:53) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff, assisted by ILB Brian Ingram. |
| 4-1-NED35 (3Q: 13:18) Rick Engles punted 39 yards. Rick Upchurch returned the kick 3 yards to the CAR29. Tackled by Sylvester Stamps. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (3Q: 13:07) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by CB Herman Edwards. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-CAR35 (3Q: 12:36) Herman Heard ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene, assisted by DE Bruce Clark. Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (3Q: 11:51) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Herman Heard for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Heard gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-CAR48 (3Q: 11:18) Lorenzo Hampton ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. Key block delivered by Mike Baab. |
| 1-10-NED48 (3Q: 10:47) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards, assisted by S Mike Davis. Preston gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED24 (3Q: 09:59) Herman Heard ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. |
| 1-10-NED12 (3Q: 09:22) Lorenzo Hampton ran around the left tackle for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Randy Love. Carolina 13, New England 10 |
| (3Q: 09:22) Extra point by Bill Capece was good. Carolina 14, New England 10 |
| (3Q: 09:12) Bill Capece kicked off 67 yards from the CAR30. Fred Bohannon returned the ball 31 yards to the NED34. Tackled by Brian Ingram. |
| 1-10-NED34 (3Q: 08:35) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to TE Walter White for 27 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram. White gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (3Q: 08:00) Walter Payton ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson, assisted by S Lester Lyles. |
| 2-6-CAR35 (3Q: 07:37) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lynn Swann for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-CAR32 (3Q: 06:59) Tony Nathan ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Steve Niehaus, assisted by S Dave Waymer. |
| 4-3-CAR32 (3Q: 06:24) Bucky Wallace attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 14, New England 13 |
| (3Q: 06:16) Allan Leavitt kicked off 63 yards from the NED30. Rick Upchurch returned the ball 22 yards to the CAR29. Tackled by Johnny Perkins. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (3Q: 05:50) Randy Love ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis. |
| 2-7-CAR32 (3Q: 05:14) Lorenzo Hampton ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. |
| 3-6-CAR33 (3Q: 04:52) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (3Q: 04:21) Herman Heard ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Greg Gaines. |
| 2-9-CAR40 (3Q: 03:50) Lorenzo Hampton ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 3-11-CAR38 (3Q: 03:21) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. ILB John Anderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-CAR38 (3Q: 03:12) Luke Prestridge punted 49 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 0 yards to the NED13. Tackled by Steve Folsom. |
| 1-10-NED13 (3Q: 03:03) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to TE Dana McKenzie for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NED16 (3Q: 02:16) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to TE Walter White for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram. |
| 3-4-NED19 (3Q: 01:50) Sweetness Payton ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Shumate. Key block delivered by Duval Love. |
| 1-10-NED24 (3Q: 01:12) Tony Nathan ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram, assisted by S Tom Hannon. |
| 2-8-NED26 (3Q: 00:30) Bartman Bartkowski sacked by DT Steve Niehaus for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Duval Love. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-16-NED18 (4Q: 15:00) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 3-21-NED13 (4Q: 14:52) Bartman Bartkowski pass was dropped by TE Dana McKenzie. |
| 4-21-NED13 (4Q: 14:46) Rick Engles punted 45 yards. Rick Upchurch returned the kick 5 yards to the CAR47. Tackled by Johnny Perkins. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (4Q: 14:36) Herman Heard ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell, assisted by S Mike Davis. |
| 2-11-CAR46 (4Q: 14:10) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by WR Carlos Carson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-CAR46 (4Q: 14:04) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. DE Reggie White blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-CAR46 (4Q: 13:52) Luke Prestridge punted 40 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 7 yards to the NED21. Tackled by Rick Upchurch. |
| 1-10-NED21 (4Q: 13:44) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to RB Tony Nathan for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Nathan gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED48 (4Q: 12:58) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 11 yards. Tackled by S Lester Lyles. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (4Q: 12:16) Steve Bartkowski pass was intended for WR Stanley Morgan and was intercepted by S Tom Hannon at the CAR31. The interception was returned 3 yards. Tackled by Stanley Morgan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (4Q: 12:05) Lorenzo Hampton ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark. |
| 2-9-CAR35 (4Q: 11:39) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by WR Dave Preston. |
| 3-9-CAR35 (4Q: 11:32) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. DE Bruce Clark defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-CAR35 (4Q: 11:26) Luke Prestridge punted 45 yards. Stanley Morgan called for a fair catch at the NED20. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 11:17) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Walter White. DE Sean Jones drove right through Bob Rush to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-NED20 (4Q: 11:09) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to TE Walter White for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. |
| 3-1-NED29 (4Q: 10:31) Walter Payton ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Shumate. Key block delivered by Bob Rush. |
| 1-10-NED41 (4Q: 10:04) Tony Nathan ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson, assisted by S Rich Miano. |
| 2-7-NED44 (4Q: 09:36) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett. |
| 3-4-NED47 (4Q: 09:03) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Smith. Key block delivered by Duval Love. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (4Q: 08:17) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tony Nathan. CB Dwayne Woodruff defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR46 (4Q: 08:10) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 28 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Tom De Paso. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Malone gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (4Q: 07:25) Bartman Bartkowski pass was dropped by RB Walter Payton. |
| 2-10-CAR18 (4Q: 07:20) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by TE Dana McKenzie. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR18 (4Q: 07:13) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Benny Malone. DT Steve Niehaus hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-CAR18 (4Q: 07:06) Bucky Wallace attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 16, Carolina 14 |
| (4Q: 06:59) Allan Leavitt kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 06:59) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lorenzo Hampton. DT Pete Koch hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (4Q: 06:55) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Young, assisted by CB Garcia Lane. Carson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-CAR24 (4Q: 06:28) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Byron Franklin. DE Jim Young hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-CAR24 (4Q: 06:21) Luke Prestridge punted 34 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 13 yards to the CAR45. Tackled by Trey Junkin. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (4Q: 06:12) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to RB Tony Nathan for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Dino Mangiero, assisted by OLB John Rade. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (4Q: 05:43) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lynn Swann. ILB Brian Ingram defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR35 (4Q: 05:35) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. |
| 3-8-CAR33 (4Q: 04:49) Bartman Bartkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Benny Malone. DT Dino Mangiero blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-8-CAR33 (4Q: 04:40) Rick Engles punted 33 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 04:35) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 37 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Hill gained 26 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED43 (4Q: 04:16) Herman Heard ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Young. Key block delivered by Karl Swanke. |
| 2-4-NED37 (4Q: 03:35) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Doug Greene, assisted by CB Rufus Bess. |
| 3-3-NED36 (4Q: 03:09) Lorenzo Hampton ran a draw inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson, assisted by DE Bruce Clark. Key block delivered by Trey Junkin. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED28 (4Q: 03:02) Herman Heard ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 2-9-NED27 (4Q: 02:46) Bill Kenney pass was intended for WR Dave Preston and was intercepted by S Doug Greene at the NED08. The interception was returned 43 yards. Tackled by Marsharne Graves. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (4Q: 02:37) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lynn Swann. DE Sean Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR49 (4Q: 02:28) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade, assisted by ILB Brian Ingram. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-10-CAR49 (4Q: 02:16) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Johnny Perkins. DT Dino Mangiero hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR49 (4Q: 02:06) Rick Engles punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 02:01) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. ILB Shane Nelson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (4Q: 01:52) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards, assisted by ILB Shane Nelson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (4Q: 01:33) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-CAR38 (4Q: 01:16) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-3-CAR40 (4Q: 01:07) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Steve Folsom for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Folsom gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED48 (4Q: 01:01) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by WR Carlos Carson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED48 (4Q: 00:55) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Carlos Carson. OLB Gary Campbell blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED48 (4Q: 00:45) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 16 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy, assisted by CB Daryl Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Solomon gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED32 (4Q: 00:36) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE David Hill for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED18 (4Q: 00:15) Bill Kenney spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-NED18 (4Q: 00:10) Bill Capece attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 17, New England 16 |
| (4Q: 00:04) Bill Capece kicked off 65 yards from the CAR30. Fred Bohannon returned the ball 23 yards to the NED28. Tackled by Brian Ingram. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 17, New England Patriots 16 |