| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 61 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bill Capece kicked off 59 yards from the CAR30. Bruce Halford returned the ball 19 yards to the TBY30. Tackled by Rick Upchurch. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (1Q: 14:36) Lee Rouson ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram. |
| 2-7-TBY33 (1Q: 13:53) Lee Rouson ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett, assisted by DT Dino Mangiero. |
| 3-7-TBY33 (1Q: 13:21) Amos Lawrence ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. |
| 4-3-TBY37 (1Q: 12:36) Mike Connell punted 41 yards. Rick Upchurch returned the kick 17 yards to the CAR39. Tackled by Scott Perry. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (1Q: 12:29) Herman Heard ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton, assisted by DT Dan Ralph. |
| 2-7-CAR42 (1Q: 11:46) Bill Kenney pass was intended for RB Lorenzo Hampton and was intercepted by S Bruce Halford at the CAR47. Tackled by Lorenzo Hampton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (1Q: 11:33) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Moffett. OLB John Rade simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 2-10-CAR47 (1Q: 11:23) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. |
| 3-6-CAR43 (1Q: 10:43) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Al Walker for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (1Q: 10:02) Lee Rouson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones. OLB Cliff Lewis knocked down Allan Kennedy to break up the play. |
| 2-8-CAR30 (1Q: 09:27) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Tim Moffett for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moffett gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (1Q: 09:03) Amos Lawrence ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Lester Lyles. |
| 2-9-CAR21 (1Q: 08:36) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade. Jenkins gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-CAR13 (1Q: 08:00) Amos Lawrence ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon, assisted by ILB Jackie Shipp. |
| 4-1-CAR13 (1Q: 07:35) Mike Lansford attempted a 30 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 07:27) Lorenzo Hampton ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry. |
| 2-7-CAR23 (1Q: 07:00) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Carlos Carson. DE Jim Wilks blocked the pass. |
| 3-7-CAR23 (1Q: 06:50) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. DT Wally Chambers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CAR23 (1Q: 06:40) Luke Prestridge punted 58 yards. Amos Lawrence returned the kick 2 yards to the TBY21. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (1Q: 06:30) Lee Rouson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tom Hannon. |
| 2-9-TBY11 (1Q: 05:48) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Moffett. DT Dino Mangiero hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-TBY11 (1Q: 05:39) Steve Bono pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tim Moffett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-TBY11 (1Q: 05:32) Mike Connell punted 49 yards. Rick Upchurch returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR47. Tackled by Felix Wright. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (1Q: 05:22) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Byron Franklin for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Audrey McMillian. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Franklin gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (1Q: 04:48) Herman Heard ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon, assisted by DT Dan Ralph. Key block delivered by Mike Baab. |
| 2-4-TBY30 (1Q: 04:02) Herman Heard ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by CB Gary Thompson. Key block delivered by Ben Akbar. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (1Q: 03:21) Herman Heard ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by DE John Goodman. |
| 2-8-TBY23 (1Q: 02:50) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Byron Franklin. DT Donnie Ostrowski blocked the pass. |
| 3-8-TBY23 (1Q: 02:40) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. DE Randy White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-TBY23 (1Q: 02:30) Bill Capece attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 02:22) Bill Capece kicked off 69 yards from the CAR30. Bruce Halford returned the ball 15 yards to the TBY16. Tackled by Doug Jones. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (1Q: 02:00) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Mike Jones for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Steve Niehaus. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-TBY18 (1Q: 01:17) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Moffett. S Dave Waymer defended the pass. |
| 3-8-TBY18 (1Q: 01:08) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Tim Moffett for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moffett gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (1Q: 00:37) Steve Bono pass completed to RB Lee Rouson for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Sean Jones. Rouson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-3-TBY44 (2Q: 15:00) Lee Rouson ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Lester Lyles, assisted by DT Steve Niehaus. Key block delivered by Aaron Meyer. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (2Q: 14:18) Lee Rouson ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Lester Lyles, assisted by OLB John Rade. |
| 2-8-CAR47 (2Q: 13:32) Steve Bono pass was dropped by TE Doug Cosbie. |
| 3-8-CAR47 (2Q: 13:26) Lee Rouson ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Illegal Cut Block. |
| 4-17-TBY44 (2Q: 13:16) Mike Connell punted 54 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR02. |
| 1-10-CAR02 (2Q: 13:09) Herman Heard ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson, assisted by ILB Kyle Clifton. |
| 2-6-CAR06 (2Q: 12:40) Herman Heard ran around left end for 94 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Terry Tausch. Carolina 9, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 12:40) Extra point by Bill Capece was good. Carolina 10, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 12:20) Bill Capece kicked off 53 yards from the CAR30. Shafer Suggs returned the ball 25 yards to the TBY42. Tackled by Rick Upchurch. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (2Q: 11:50) Amos Lawrence ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones, assisted by ILB Terry Beeson. Key block delivered by Bill Ellenbogen. |
| 2-4-TBY48 (2Q: 11:11) Steve Bono sacked by DE Sean Jones for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Trevor Matich. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Sean Jones on the TBY42. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (2Q: 11:01) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. S Felix Wright defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY42 (2Q: 10:54) Bill Kenney pass was intended for WR Carlos Carson and was intercepted by S Scott Perry in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 10:43) Lee Rouson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Sean Jones. |
| 2-9-TBY21 (2Q: 10:01) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-TBY16 (2Q: 09:53) Steve Bono pass completed to RB Amos Lawrence for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade. |
| 3-14-TBY16 (2Q: 09:13) Steve Bono scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. |
| 4-12-TBY18 (2Q: 08:35) Mike Connell punted 40 yards. Rick Upchurch called for a fair catch at the CAR42. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (2Q: 08:26) Herman Heard ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Donovan Rose, assisted by CB Gary Thompson. |
| 2-8-CAR44 (2Q: 07:50) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Rick Upchurch for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. Upchurch gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (2Q: 07:14) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 13 yards. Tackled by S Felix Wright. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (2Q: 06:44) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon, assisted by CB Walter Packer. Preston gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (2Q: 06:16) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by TE Trey Junkin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY26 (2Q: 06:08) Lorenzo Hampton ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE John Goodman, assisted by DE Bill Neill. |
| 2-19-TBY25 (2Q: 05:43) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. CB Walter Packer defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-19-TBY25 (2Q: 05:36) Lorenzo Hampton ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson. |
| 4-14-TBY20 (2Q: 04:52) Bill Capece attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 13, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 04:45) Bill Capece kicked off 60 yards from the CAR30. Shafer Suggs returned the ball 9 yards to the TBY19. Tackled by Rick Upchurch. |
| 1-10-TBY19 (2Q: 04:14) Adger Armstrong ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Shumate. Key block delivered by Bill Ellenbogen. |
| 2-3-TBY26 (2Q: 03:46) Amos Lawrence ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade. Key block delivered by Darrell Austin. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (2Q: 03:26) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 15 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. Carter gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (2Q: 03:09) Steve Bono pass was intended for TE Doug Cosbie and was intercepted by S Dave Waymer at the CAR37. Tackled by Doug Cosbie. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (2Q: 02:56) Herman Heard ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 2-8-CAR39 (2Q: 02:30) Herman Heard ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Ralph. Carolina's Dan Nugent was hurt on the play. |
| 3-1-CAR46 (2Q: 02:06) Herman Heard ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Dan Ralph. Key block delivered by Mike Baab. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (2Q: 01:58) Herman Heard ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. |
| 2-6-TBY49 (2Q: 01:32) Herman Heard ran a draw inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. Key block delivered by Terry Tausch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-16-CAR41 (2Q: 01:22) Herman Heard ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE John Goodman, assisted by S Bruce Halford. |
| 3-9-CAR48 (2Q: 00:54) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. DE Jim Wilks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-CAR48 (2Q: 00:46) Luke Prestridge punted 42 yards. Amos Lawrence returned the kick 13 yards to the TBY23. Tackled by Ben Akbar. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (2Q: 00:35) Adger Armstrong ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones, assisted by DE Bruce Smith. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mike Lansford kicked off 63 yards from the TBY30. Rick Upchurch returned the ball 27 yards to the CAR34. Tackled by Adger Armstrong. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (3Q: 14:32) Herman Heard ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton, assisted by S Bruce Halford. |
| 2-8-CAR36 (3Q: 14:05) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Herman Heard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton. |
| 3-5-CAR39 (3Q: 13:32) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Trey Junkin for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom Cousineau. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Junkin gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (3Q: 13:08) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. CB Audrey McMillian defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR48 (3Q: 12:55) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Herman Heard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom Cousineau. |
| 3-11-CAR47 (3Q: 12:28) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Herman Heard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-TBY45 (3Q: 12:02) Luke Prestridge punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 11:57) Lee Rouson ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins, assisted by S Doug Jones. Key block delivered by David Jones. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY10 (3Q: 11:50) Lee Rouson ran around left end for 45 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram. Key block delivered by Allan Kennedy. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (3Q: 11:16) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade, assisted by S Lester Lyles. Jenkins gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-CAR38 (3Q: 10:36) Steve Bono pass completed to RB Lee Rouson for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. |
| 3-3-CAR38 (3Q: 09:56) Steve Bono pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Amos Lawrence. DE Sean Jones blocked the pass. |
| 4-3-CAR38 (3Q: 09:50) Mike Lansford attempted a 55 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 13, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (3Q: 09:42) Mike Lansford kicked off 74 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 09:42) Herman Heard ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jim Wilks. |
| 2-9-CAR21 (3Q: 09:04) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. DT Dan Ralph hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-CAR21 (3Q: 08:57) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. |
| 4-3-CAR27 (3Q: 08:15) Luke Prestridge punted 44 yards. Amos Lawrence returned the kick 4 yards to the TBY33. Tackled by Rick Upchurch. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (3Q: 08:06) Amos Lawrence ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram, assisted by DE Sean Jones. Key block delivered by Aaron Meyer. |
| 2-2-TBY41 (3Q: 07:21) Steve Bono pass was intended for WR Alfred Jenkins and was intercepted by S Dave Waymer at the CAR46. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Alfred Jenkins. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (3Q: 07:10) Lorenzo Hampton ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. Key block delivered by Dan McQuaid. |
| 2-5-TBY40 (3Q: 06:33) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 30 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton. Carson gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (3Q: 06:05) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. |
| 2-4-TBY04 (3Q: 05:19) Lorenzo Hampton ran around right end for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Mike Baab. Carolina 19, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (3Q: 05:19) Extra point by Bill Capece was good. Carolina 20, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (3Q: 05:09) Bill Capece kicked off 69 yards from the CAR30. Bruce Halford returned the ball 15 yards to the TBY16. Tackled by Rick Upchurch. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (3Q: 04:50) Amos Lawrence ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Smith, assisted by DT Steve Niehaus. |
| 2-8-TBY18 (3Q: 04:15) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DE Bruce Smith simply tossed Trevor Matich aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 3-8-TBY18 (3Q: 04:09) Steve Bono pass completed to TE Doug Cosbie for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Beeson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Cosbie gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (3Q: 03:29) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Al Walker for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lester Lyles. |
| 2-7-TBY34 (3Q: 03:02) Lee Rouson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. |
| 3-4-TBY37 (3Q: 02:22) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Al Walker for 12 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Walker gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (3Q: 01:35) Al Walker ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. Key block delivered by Adam Schreiber. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY39 (3Q: 01:25) Steve Bono sacked by DE Sean Jones for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Trevor Matich. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Tom Hannon for 7 yards to the TBY24. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (3Q: 01:10) Lorenzo Hampton ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel. |
| 2-11-TBY25 (3Q: 00:39) Herman Heard ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Wally Chambers, assisted by DT Dan Ralph. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-8-TBY22 (4Q: 15:00) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Byron Franklin for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Audrey McMillian, assisted by ILB Kyle Clifton. |
| 1-3-TBY03 (4Q: 14:29) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Byron Franklin. |
| 2-3-TBY03 (4Q: 14:25) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Audrey McMillian, assisted by OLB Rich Dixon. |
| 3-2-TBY02 (4Q: 13:56) Herman Heard ran around right end for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Mike Baab. Carolina 26, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (4Q: 13:56) Extra point by Bill Capece was good. Carolina 27, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (4Q: 13:49) Bill Capece kicked off 51 yards from the CAR30. Shafer Suggs returned the ball 10 yards to the TBY29. Tackled by Rick Upchurch. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (4Q: 13:12) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. S Dave Waymer defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY29 (4Q: 13:05) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Moffett. DE Ross Browner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY29 (4Q: 12:58) Steve Bono sacked by DT Dino Mangiero for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Allan Kennedy. |
| 4-15-TBY24 (4Q: 12:13) Mike Connell punted 40 yards. Rick Upchurch called for a fair catch at the CAR36. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (4Q: 12:02) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 1 yard. Tackled by S Scott Perry. |
| 2-9-CAR37 (4Q: 11:19) Herman Heard ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Ostrowski, assisted by DE John Goodman. |
| 3-5-CAR41 (4Q: 10:50) Lorenzo Hampton ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton, assisted by OLB Rich Dixon. Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (4Q: 10:24) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Herman Heard for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. |
| 2-4-TBY46 (4Q: 09:55) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. S Donovan Rose defended the pass. |
| 3-4-TBY46 (4Q: 09:47) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Byron Franklin for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Audrey McMillian. |
| 4-3-TBY45 (4Q: 09:00) Luke Prestridge punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 08:54) Steve Bono sacked by DE Sean Jones for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Adam Schreiber. |
| 2-16-TBY14 (4Q: 08:09) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tom Hannon, assisted by S Dave Waymer. |
| 3-9-TBY21 (4Q: 07:33) Steve Bono pass was intended for WR Al Walker and was intercepted by CB Dwayne Woodruff at the TBY37. The interception was returned 26 yards. Tackled by Steve Bono. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY11 (4Q: 07:20) Lorenzo Hampton ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Wally Chambers. |
| 2-9-TBY10 (4Q: 06:35) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bruce Halford, assisted by ILB Kyle Clifton. Carson gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-1-TBY01 (4Q: 05:48) Herman Heard ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-11-TBY11 (4Q: 05:42) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 33, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (4Q: 05:42) Extra point by Bill Capece was good. Carolina 34, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (4Q: 05:33) Bill Capece kicked off 74 yards from the CAR30. Bruce Halford returned the ball 21 yards to the TBY17. Tackled by Lorenzo Hampton. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (4Q: 05:00) Amos Lawrence ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bruce Smith. |
| 2-9-TBY18 (4Q: 04:30) Steve Bono pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. |
| 3-9-TBY18 (4Q: 04:25) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. CB Dwayne Woodruff defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-TBY18 (4Q: 04:15) Mike Connell punted 40 yards. Freddie Solomon returned the kick 15 yards to the TBY43. Tackled by Bill Ellenbogen. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (4Q: 04:08) Herman Heard ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bill Neill. |
| 2-9-TBY42 (4Q: 03:20) Herman Heard ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. |
| 3-8-TBY41 (4Q: 02:35) Lorenzo Hampton ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-8-TBY41 (4Q: 02:00) Luke Prestridge punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 01:53) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Doug Cosbie. DE Sean Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (4Q: 01:45) Lee Rouson ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Cliff Lewis, assisted by S Tom Hannon. |
| 3-8-TBY22 (4Q: 01:18) Steve Bono pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tim Moffett. |
| 4-8-TBY22 (4Q: 01:11) Mike Connell punted 50 yards. Freddie Solomon returned the kick -4 yards to the CAR24. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (4Q: 01:02) Herman Heard ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by DT Donnie Ostrowski. |
| 2-8-CAR20 (4Q: 00:17) Herman Heard ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 34, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 |