| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 70 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 71 yards from the NOS30. Lorenzo Hampton returned the ball 19 yards to the CAR18. Tackled by Rod Kush. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (1Q: 14:23) Herman Heard ran a trap outside the left tackle for 40 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Key block delivered by Marsharne Graves. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (1Q: 13:43) Lorenzo Hampton ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews. Key block delivered by Mike Baab. |
| 2-5-NOS37 (1Q: 13:18) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by WR Dave Preston. |
| 3-5-NOS37 (1Q: 13:10) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Lorenzo Hampton for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Hampton gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (1Q: 12:24) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Trey Junkin. DE Kevin Fagan blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS25 (1Q: 12:19) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. DE Keith Baldwin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NOS25 (1Q: 12:07) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dave Preston. ILB Cliff Odom blocked the pass. |
| 4-10-NOS25 (1Q: 11:58) John Lee attempted a 42 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (1Q: 11:50) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ethan Horton. OLB Gary Plummer defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS32 (1Q: 11:43) Willie McClendon ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Smith, assisted by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| 3-5-NOS37 (1Q: 10:58) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ethan Horton. OLB Gary Plummer defended the pass. |
| 4-5-NOS37 (1Q: 10:49) Mike Saxon punted 46 yards. Rick Upchurch returned the kick 32 yards to the CAR49. Tackled by Emanuel King. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (1Q: 10:38) Herman Heard ran around the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (1Q: 09:53) Ted Brown ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Baldwin. Key block delivered by Terry Tausch. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (1Q: 09:18) Lorenzo Hampton ran around the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Trey Junkin. |
| 1-4-NOS04 (1Q: 08:47) Lorenzo Hampton ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by DT John Woodcock. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Walt Downing to the NOS03. |
| 2-3-NOS03 (1Q: 08:09) Lorenzo Hampton ran inside the right guard for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Dave Lutz. Carolina 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 08:09) Extra point by John Lee was good. Carolina 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 08:02) Luke Prestridge kicked off 66 yards from the CAR30. Roger Carr returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS23. Tackled by Freddie Solomon. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (1Q: 07:40) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB John Rade. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-NOS31 (1Q: 07:04) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Nelson. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (1Q: 06:31) Willie McClendon ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Howard Carson. |
| 2-8-NOS41 (1Q: 06:07) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton. Givins gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (1Q: 05:24) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins, assisted by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| 2-6-CAR41 (1Q: 04:43) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett. |
| 3-3-CAR38 (1Q: 04:10) Larry Heater ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade, assisted by CB Bobby Watkins. OLB Gary Plummer knocked down Tremain Rogers to break up the play. |
| 4-3-CAR38 (1Q: 03:27) Mike Saxon punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 03:21) Herman Heard ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 2-6-CAR24 (1Q: 02:38) Herman Heard ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. |
| 3-3-CAR27 (1Q: 01:58) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Herman Heard for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Colorito, assisted by CB Don Griffin. Heard gained 5 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Dave Preston on the CAR36. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (1Q: 01:23) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carson gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (1Q: 00:55) Herman Heard ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Key block delivered by Marsharne Graves. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 2-19-CAR41 (1Q: 00:48) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. DE Tony Colorito hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 2-14-CAR46 (1Q: 00:39) Lorenzo Hampton ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Colorito. |
| 3-5-NOS45 (1Q: 00:12) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (2Q: 15:00) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dave Preston. DE Doug McDougald blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS40 (2Q: 14:50) Herman Heard ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 3-7-NOS37 (2Q: 14:22) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 37 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carson gained 24 yards after the catch. Carolina 13, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 14:22) Extra point by John Lee was good. Carolina 14, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 14:07) Luke Prestridge kicked off 71 yards from the CAR30. Roger Carr returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS18. Tackled by Rick Upchurch. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (2Q: 13:38) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-NOS23 (2Q: 13:29) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Hemphill, assisted by OLB Howard Carson. |
| 2-1-NOS27 (2Q: 12:47) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins, assisted by CB Harvey Clayton. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (2Q: 12:01) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade, assisted by OLB Gary Plummer. Givins gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-1-CAR46 (2Q: 11:32) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (2Q: 10:57) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Hemphill. |
| 2-7-CAR37 (2Q: 10:23) Larry Heater ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| 3-5-CAR35 (2Q: 09:54) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Hemphill. Carr gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (2Q: 09:16) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by FB Hubert Oliver. |
| 2-10-CAR18 (2Q: 09:11) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| 3-5-CAR13 (2Q: 08:39) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 11 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by CB Harvey Clayton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-2-CAR02 (2Q: 07:59) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. CB Harvey Clayton defended the pass. |
| 2-2-CAR02 (2Q: 07:54) Willie McClendon ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Mark Shumate, assisted by OLB Howard Carson. |
| 3-1-CAR01 (2Q: 07:08) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. OLB Gary Plummer drove right through Ron McNair to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-1-CAR01 (2Q: 07:01) Morten Andersen attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 14, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 06:53) Morten Andersen kicked off 68 yards from the NOS30. Lorenzo Hampton returned the ball 18 yards to the CAR20. Tackled by Bob Glazebrook. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 06:27) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by DE Sylvester Hicks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 1-15-CAR15 (2Q: 06:19) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 8 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-7-CAR23 (2Q: 05:57) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-CAR18 (2Q: 05:51) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. |
| 3-9-CAR21 (2Q: 05:25) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. S Greg Bright hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-CAR21 (2Q: 05:18) Luke Prestridge punted 46 yards. Roger Carr called for a fair catch at the NOS33. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (2Q: 05:08) Billy Jackson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Brad Shearer. |
| 2-8-NOS35 (2Q: 04:52) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Roger Carr. |
| 3-8-NOS35 (2Q: 04:44) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. Carr gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (2Q: 04:26) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Hubert Oliver for 11 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by OLB John Rade. Oliver gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (2Q: 04:10) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. |
| 2-10-CAR38 (2Q: 03:59) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton. |
| 3-1-CAR29 (2Q: 03:40) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (2Q: 03:18) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ethan Horton. OLB Gary Plummer defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR23 (2Q: 03:12) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. DE Walt Bowyer drove right through John Tautolo to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-10-CAR23 (2Q: 03:03) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. DE Walt Bowyer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-CAR23 (2Q: 02:53) Morten Andersen attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 14, New Orleans 6 |
| (2Q: 02:45) Morten Andersen kicked off 58 yards from the NOS30. Rick Upchurch returned the ball 28 yards to the CAR40. Tackled by Dropkick Murphy. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (2Q: 02:27) Herman Heard ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Colorito, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Napoleon McCallum to the CAR47. |
| 2-3-CAR47 (2Q: 02:01) Bill Kenney sacked by ILB Cliff Odom for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Karl Swanke. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-9-CAR41 (2Q: 01:54) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. S Greg Bright defended the pass. |
| 4-9-CAR41 (2Q: 01:44) Luke Prestridge punted 44 yards. Roger Carr called for a fair catch at the NOS15. |
| 1-10-NOS15 (2Q: 01:37) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. |
| 2-10-NOS15 (2Q: 01:27) Larry Heater ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. |
| 3-4-NOS21 (2Q: 00:52) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. OLB John Rade simply tossed Tremain Rogers aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 4-4-NOS21 (2Q: 00:48) Mike Saxon punted 43 yards. Rick Upchurch returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR43. Tackled by Emanuel King. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (2Q: 00:40) Herman Heard ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-CAR33 (2Q: 00:32) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. CB Don Griffin defended the pass. |
| 2-20-CAR33 (2Q: 00:26) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. S Bob Glazebrook defended the pass. |
| 3-20-CAR33 (2Q: 00:22) Lorenzo Hampton ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Luke Prestridge kicked off 75 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 15:00) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff, assisted by CB Bobby Watkins. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (3Q: 14:17) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for WR Ernest Givins and was intercepted by S Carlton Williamson at the NOS42. The interception was returned 22 yards. Tackled by Ethan Horton. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 14:06) Bill Kenney pass completed to FB Ted Brown for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Brown gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-NOS14 (3Q: 13:42) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Herman Heard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. |
| 1-8-NOS08 (3Q: 13:16) Lorenzo Hampton ran around left end for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Steve Folsom. Carolina 20, New Orleans 6 |
| (3Q: 13:16) Extra point by John Lee was good. Carolina 21, New Orleans 6 |
| (3Q: 13:08) Luke Prestridge kicked off 65 yards from the CAR30. Roger Carr returned the ball 14 yards to the NOS19. Tackled by Freddie Solomon. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (3Q: 12:38) Larry Heater ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by DE Bruce Smith. |
| 2-9-NOS20 (3Q: 12:11) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. OLB John Rade defended the pass. |
| 3-9-NOS20 (3Q: 12:04) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Rick Parros. DE Sean Jones blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-9-NOS20 (3Q: 11:55) Mike Saxon punted 37 yards. Rick Upchurch called for a fair catch at the CAR43. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (3Q: 11:44) Bill Kenney pass completed to FB Ted Brown for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. Brown gained 4 yards after the catch. New Orleans's Kevin Fagan was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-4-CAR49 (3Q: 11:13) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Steve Folsom for 16 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Baldwin. Folsom gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (3Q: 10:31) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Upchurch. CB Issiac Holt knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-NOS35 (3Q: 10:21) Herman Heard ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews, assisted by S Greg Bright. |
| 3-6-NOS31 (3Q: 09:51) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. Carson gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-3-NOS03 (3Q: 09:05) Herman Heard ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by DE Tony Colorito. |
| 2-2-NOS02 (3Q: 08:20) Herman Heard ran around left end for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Dave Lutz. Carolina 27, New Orleans 6 |
| (3Q: 08:20) Extra point by John Lee was good. Carolina 28, New Orleans 6 |
| (3Q: 08:11) Luke Prestridge kicked off 61 yards from the CAR30. Roger Carr returned the ball 18 yards to the NOS27. Tackled by Rick Upchurch. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (3Q: 07:34) Willie McClendon ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Meisner, assisted by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| 2-8-NOS29 (3Q: 06:54) Willie McClendon ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Bowyer, assisted by S Tom Hannon. |
| 3-4-NOS33 (3Q: 06:29) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (3Q: 05:43) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton, assisted by OLB John Rade. |
| 2-4-NOS45 (3Q: 04:59) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Howard Carson. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (3Q: 04:11) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Nelson, assisted by CB Dwayne Woodruff. |
| 2-7-CAR41 (3Q: 03:34) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Givins gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (3Q: 02:48) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 7 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Givins gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-CAR21 (3Q: 02:07) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. DE Sean Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-CAR21 (3Q: 02:01) Larry Heater ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Anthony Griggs, assisted by CB Darryl Hemphill. |
| 4-2-CAR20 (3Q: 01:28) Morten Andersen attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 28, New Orleans 9 |
| (3Q: 01:20) Morten Andersen kicked off 63 yards from the NOS30. Lorenzo Hampton returned the ball 19 yards to the CAR26. Tackled by Chip Banks. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (3Q: 00:57) Lorenzo Hampton ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Key block delivered by Mike Baab. |
| 2-1-CAR35 (3Q: 00:30) Herman Heard ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin, assisted by S Greg Bright. Key block delivered by Dave Lutz. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (4Q: 15:00) Lorenzo Hampton ran around left end for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin. Key block delivered by Terry Tausch. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 14:16) Herman Heard ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Colorito. |
| 2-10-NOS42 (4Q: 13:44) Bill Kenney scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin and assisted by OLB Fred Robinson. |
| 3-8-NOS40 (4Q: 13:08) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-NOS45 (4Q: 12:58) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rick Upchurch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 3-8-NOS40 (4Q: 12:45) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. CB Gill Byrd defended the pass. |
| 4-8-NOS40 (4Q: 12:37) Luke Prestridge punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 12:32) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 2-6-NOS24 (4Q: 12:01) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. DT Brad Shearer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-NOS24 (4Q: 11:52) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 26 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. Givins gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (4Q: 11:16) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE Bruce Smith for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Ron McNair. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (4Q: 11:06) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR47 (4Q: 10:57) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. CB Dwayne Woodruff defended the pass. |
| 2-15-CAR47 (4Q: 10:49) Dropkick Murphy ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Smith. |
| 3-12-CAR44 (4Q: 10:19) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. |
| 4-12-CAR44 (4Q: 10:09) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 10:04) Herman Heard ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS OLB Chip Banks to the CAR23. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (4Q: 09:57) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-CAR18 (4Q: 09:47) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. DE Sean Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-CAR18 (4Q: 09:41) Willie McClendon ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| 3-1-CAR14 (4Q: 09:18) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Rick Parros. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-CAR14 (4Q: 09:09) Morten Andersen attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 28, New Orleans 12 |
| (4Q: 09:02) Morten Andersen kicked off 74 yards from the NOS30. Lorenzo Hampton returned the ball 16 yards to the CAR12. Tackled by Emanuel King. |
| 1-10-CAR12 (4Q: 08:43) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. |
| 2-10-CAR12 (4Q: 08:35) Herman Heard ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by DT John Woodcock. |
| 3-4-CAR18 (4Q: 07:58) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Herman Heard. |
| 4-4-CAR18 (4Q: 07:51) Luke Prestridge punted 49 yards. Roger Carr returned the kick 11 yards to the NOS44. Tackled by Rick Upchurch. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (4Q: 07:40) Larry Heater ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Meisner. |
| 2-10-NOS44 (4Q: 07:08) Willie McClendon ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Darryl Hemphill. |
| 3-9-NOS45 (4Q: 06:29) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. DT Brad Shearer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-9-NOS45 (4Q: 06:19) Mike Saxon punted 46 yards. Freddie Solomon called for a fair catch at the CAR09. |
| 1-10-CAR09 (4Q: 06:11) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by WR Johnny Perkins. |
| 2-10-CAR09 (4Q: 06:02) Herman Heard ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Emanuel King. |
| 3-10-CAR09 (4Q: 05:15) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. OLB Lawrence Taylor defended the pass. |
| 4-10-CAR09 (4Q: 05:08) Luke Prestridge punted 38 yards. Roger Carr called for a fair catch at the CAR47. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (4Q: 04:59) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE Sean Jones for a loss of 6 yards. Jones ran right past Ron Baker and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-16-NOS47 (4Q: 04:39) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Anthony Griggs. |
| 3-14-NOS49 (4Q: 04:21) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton and assisted by ILB Anthony Griggs. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (4Q: 04:05) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. DT Mark Shumate drove right through Tremain Rogers to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR36 (4Q: 03:56) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. S Carlton Williamson defended the pass. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-CAR46 (4Q: 03:51) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. DT Bob Nelson drove right through Ron Baker to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-20-CAR46 (4Q: 03:44) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Hubert Oliver for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Anthony Griggs. |
| 4-16-CAR42 (4Q: 03:27) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (4Q: 03:15) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR32 (4Q: 03:06) Lorenzo Hampton ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin. |
| 2-11-CAR36 (4Q: 02:19) Herman Heard ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-11-CAR36 (4Q: 02:11) Lorenzo Hampton ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin, assisted by DE Doug McDougald. Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (4Q: 02:01) Herman Heard ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-NOS47 (4Q: 01:54) Lorenzo Hampton ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 2-2-NOS42 (4Q: 01:54) Lorenzo Hampton ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald. Key block delivered by Mike Baab. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (4Q: 01:46) Herman Heard ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Keith Baldwin. |
| 2-9-NOS39 (4Q: 01:02) Herman Heard ran inside the right tackle for 39 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. Carolina 34, New Orleans 12 |
| (4Q: 01:02) Extra point by John Lee was good. Carolina 35, New Orleans 12 |
| (4Q: 00:47) Luke Prestridge kicked off 73 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 00:47) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DE Bruce Smith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (4Q: 00:35) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. DE Bruce Smith simply tossed Ron Baker aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS20 (4Q: 00:25) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NOS20 (4Q: 00:19) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. OLB John Rade hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 00:10) Bill Kenney dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 35, New Orleans Saints 12 |