| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 82 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Luke Prestridge kicked off 68 yards from the CAR30. Larry Heater returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS25. Tackled by Craig Shaffer. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (1Q: 14:38) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Hemphill, assisted by OLB John Rade. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (1Q: 13:52) Larry Heater ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton. Key block delivered by Edwin Bailey. |
| 2-1-CAR48 (1Q: 13:21) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (1Q: 12:40) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 43 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ron McNair. New Orleans 6, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 12:40) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 7, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 12:21) Morten Andersen kicked off 71 yards from the NOS30. Rick Upchurch returned the ball 22 yards to the CAR21. Tackled by John Floyd. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (1Q: 11:48) Herman Heard ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Colorito. |
| 2-6-CAR25 (1Q: 11:14) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Sylvester Hicks, assisted by S Greg Bright. |
| 3-5-CAR26 (1Q: 10:39) Bill Kenney sacked by OLB Fred Robinson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dave Lutz. |
| 4-11-CAR20 (1Q: 10:06) Luke Prestridge punted 41 yards. Issiac Holt returned the kick 9 yards to the NOS48. Tackled by Herman Heard. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (1Q: 09:58) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Howard Carson, assisted by CB Dwayne Woodruff. Key block delivered by Edwin Bailey. |
| 2-5-CAR47 (1Q: 09:22) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ethan Horton. CB Harvey Clayton defended the pass. |
| 3-5-CAR47 (1Q: 09:14) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Dropkick Murphy. |
| 4-5-CAR47 (1Q: 09:10) Mike Saxon punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 09:05) Herman Heard ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-6-CAR24 (1Q: 08:24) Herman Heard ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Emanuel King, assisted by DE Doug McDougald. |
| 3-8-CAR22 (1Q: 07:55) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Don Griffin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CAR25 (1Q: 07:23) Luke Prestridge punted 38 yards. Issiac Holt called for a fair catch at the NOS37. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 07:14) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade. |
| 2-4-NOS43 (1Q: 06:44) Bill Johnson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer, assisted by DE Greg Meisner. |
| 3-3-NOS44 (1Q: 06:09) Larry Heater ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Smith, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 4-3-NOS44 (1Q: 05:44) Mike Saxon punted 47 yards. Rick Upchurch called for a fair catch at the CAR09. |
| 1-10-CAR09 (1Q: 05:34) Herman Heard ran around right end for 26 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. Key block delivered by Mike Baab. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (1Q: 05:02) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Sylvester Hicks, assisted by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-6-CAR39 (1Q: 04:33) Lorenzo Hampton ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. OLB Lawrence Taylor knocked down Keith Uecker to break up the play. |
| 3-3-CAR42 (1Q: 03:52) Bill Kenney sacked by OLB Lawrence Taylor for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dave Lutz. |
| 4-9-CAR36 (1Q: 03:23) Luke Prestridge punted 46 yards. Issiac Holt called for a fair catch at the NOS18. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (1Q: 03:16) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Craig Shaffer. Horton gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (1Q: 02:40) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| 2-7-NOS37 (1Q: 02:05) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-NOS37 (1Q: 01:58) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. Givins gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 01:10) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for FB Dropkick Murphy and was intercepted by OLB John Rade at the CAR26. The interception was returned 43 yards. Tackled by Edwin Bailey. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (1Q: 01:00) Herman Heard ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-7-NOS28 (1Q: 00:21) Herman Heard ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly, assisted by DE Tony Colorito. Key block delivered by Terry Tausch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (2Q: 15:00) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Dan Ross for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Emanuel King, assisted by CB Gill Byrd. |
| 2-3-NOS14 (2Q: 14:13) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Trey Junkin. OLB Chip Banks defended the pass. |
| 3-3-NOS14 (2Q: 14:08) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Preston gained 3 yards after the catch. New Orleans 7, Carolina 6 |
| (2Q: 14:08) Extra point by John Lee was good. New Orleans 7, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 14:02) Luke Prestridge kicked off 53 yards from the CAR30. John Floyd returned the ball 25 yards to the NOS42. Tackled by Johnny Perkins. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (2Q: 13:29) Bill Johnson ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jackie Shipp. |
| 2-12-NOS19 (2Q: 12:51) Larry Heater ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade. |
| 3-6-NOS25 (2Q: 12:11) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Perry Williams and assisted by CB Dwayne Woodruff. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (2Q: 11:25) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. OLB Howard Carson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS38 (2Q: 11:20) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones, assisted by DE Bruce Smith. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-NOS28 (2Q: 11:11) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-NOS31 (2Q: 10:25) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kris Haines. S Tom Hannon defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-17-NOS31 (2Q: 10:12) Mike Saxon punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR28. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (2Q: 10:05) Herman Heard ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Gouveia, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. OLB Lawrence Taylor crushed Dave Lutz to wreck the play. |
| 2-8-CAR30 (2Q: 09:33) Lorenzo Hampton ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-5-CAR33 (2Q: 08:49) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Herman Heard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-CAR36 (2Q: 08:20) Luke Prestridge punted 39 yards. Issiac Holt called for a fair catch at the NOS25. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (2Q: 08:13) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (2Q: 07:46) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. |
| 2-10-NOS35 (2Q: 07:38) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. S Carlton Williamson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Pass Interference. Carolina's Dwayne Woodruff was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-20-NOS25 (2Q: 07:32) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Rick Parros. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-20-NOS25 (2Q: 07:26) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson and assisted by ILB Craig Shaffer. |
| 4-14-NOS31 (2Q: 06:39) Mike Saxon punted 36 yards. Rick Upchurch returned the kick 6 yards to the CAR39. Tackled by Billy Jackson. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (2Q: 06:32) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Steve Folsom. OLB Lawrence Taylor hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR39 (2Q: 06:28) Bill Kenney pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. DE Kevin Fagan blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR39 (2Q: 06:22) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Emanuel King. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carson gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (2Q: 05:40) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. DE Doug McDougald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS42 (2Q: 05:29) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Sylvester Hicks. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-CAR48 (2Q: 05:20) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-20-CAR48 (2Q: 05:16) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Steve Folsom. OLB Chip Banks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-20-CAR48 (2Q: 05:03) Luke Prestridge punted 40 yards. Issiac Holt returned the kick -1 yards to the NOS11. Tackled by Rick Upchurch. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (2Q: 04:54) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bruce Smith. |
| 2-9-NOS12 (2Q: 04:24) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson and assisted by OLB Howard Carson. |
| 3-2-NOS19 (2Q: 03:52) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Perry Williams, assisted by ILB Craig Shaffer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Givins gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (2Q: 03:06) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Kris Haines. DE Sean Jones blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS42 (2Q: 03:00) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Shumate. |
| 3-3-NOS49 (2Q: 02:19) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton, assisted by OLB Howard Carson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-3-NOS49 (2Q: 02:00) Mike Saxon punted 29 yards. Rick Upchurch returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR29. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR19 (2Q: 01:49) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. CB Gill Byrd defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR19 (2Q: 01:40) Lorenzo Hampton ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly, assisted by DE Tony Colorito. Key block delivered by Karl Swanke. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (2Q: 01:01) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-CAR34 (2Q: 00:36) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Byron Franklin for 15 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (2Q: 00:26) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. DE Kevin Fagan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS36 (2Q: 00:16) Bill Kenney pass completed to RB Herman Heard for 12 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly, assisted by S Bob Glazebrook. Heard gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (2Q: 00:05) John Lee attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 10, New Orleans 7 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 76 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Herman Heard ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews, assisted by DE Elvis Franks. Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (3Q: 14:15) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Sylvester Hicks. |
| 2-9-CAR33 (3Q: 13:39) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-5-CAR37 (3Q: 13:10) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Emanuel King, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Carson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (3Q: 12:34) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Dan Ross for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. Ross gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-CAR49 (3Q: 11:54) Herman Heard ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. Key block delivered by Mike Baab. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (3Q: 11:15) Herman Heard ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin, assisted by DE Sylvester Hicks. |
| 2-6-NOS40 (3Q: 10:34) Lorenzo Hampton ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald. Key block delivered by Terry Tausch. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (3Q: 10:11) Herman Heard ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly, assisted by DT John Woodcock. |
| 2-11-NOS31 (3Q: 09:43) Herman Heard ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-9-NOS29 (3Q: 09:02) Bill Kenney pass completed to WR Dave Preston for 24 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-5-NOS05 (3Q: 08:28) Bill Kenney scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin and assisted by CB Issiac Holt. |
| 2-3-NOS03 (3Q: 07:41) Herman Heard ran around left end for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Mike Baab. Carolina 16, New Orleans 7 |
| (3Q: 07:41) Extra point by John Lee was good. Carolina 17, New Orleans 7 |
| (3Q: 07:35) Luke Prestridge kicked off 64 yards from the CAR30. Larry Heater returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS26. Tackled by Dave Waymer. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (3Q: 07:13) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by CB Perry Williams. |
| 2-7-NOS29 (3Q: 06:48) Bill Johnson ran a draw inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Nelson, assisted by DT Mark Shumate. Key block delivered by Dropkick Murphy. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (3Q: 06:13) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Brad Shearer. |
| 2-8-NOS39 (3Q: 05:38) Randall Cunningham sacked by OLB Gary Plummer for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Hubert Oliver. |
| 3-14-NOS33 (3Q: 05:09) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kris Haines. DE Bruce Smith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Intentional Grounding. |
| 4-33-NOS14 (3Q: 04:59) Mike Saxon punted 48 yards. Rick Upchurch returned the kick 6 yards to the CAR44. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (3Q: 04:49) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Steve Folsom for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (3Q: 04:15) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS49 (3Q: 04:06) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. |
| 2-15-NOS49 (3Q: 03:56) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. OLB Lawrence Taylor defended the pass. |
| 3-15-NOS49 (3Q: 03:47) Bill Kenney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-NOS49 (3Q: 03:41) Luke Prestridge punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS01. |
| 1-10-NOS01 (3Q: 03:34) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade, assisted by CB Darryl Hemphill. |
| 2-8-NOS03 (3Q: 02:48) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. |
| 3-6-NOS05 (3Q: 02:09) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for WR Ernest Givins and was intercepted by CB Darryl Hemphill at the NOS21. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Ethan Horton. |
| 1-10-NOS10 (3Q: 01:57) Lorenzo Hampton ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Gouveia, assisted by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-8-NOS08 (3Q: 01:28) Herman Heard ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks, assisted by ILB Kurt Gouveia. |
| 3-4-NOS04 (3Q: 01:03) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Byron Franklin. DE Kevin Fagan drove right through Marsharne Graves to hurry the quarterback. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-4-NOS04 (3Q: 00:56) John Lee attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 20, New Orleans 7 |
| (3Q: 00:50) Luke Prestridge kicked off 71 yards from the CAR30. Larry Heater returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS22. Tackled by Johnny Perkins. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Dropkick Murphy on the NOS22. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (3Q: 00:28) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 35 yards. Tackled by CB Perry Williams. Horton gained 24 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 15:00) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Dwayne Woodruff. Key block delivered by Ron McNair. |
| 2-5-CAR38 (4Q: 14:32) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 23 yards. Tackled by S Lester Lyles. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (4Q: 13:50) Larry Heater ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by DE Greg Meisner. Key block delivered by Edwin Bailey. New Orleans's Dan Fike was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-1-CAR06 (4Q: 13:11) Larry Heater ran inside the left guard for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Hubert Oliver. Carolina 20, New Orleans 13 |
| (4Q: 13:11) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. Carolina 20, New Orleans 14 |
| (4Q: 13:01) Morten Andersen kicked off 64 yards from the NOS30. Lorenzo Hampton returned the ball 31 yards to the CAR37. Tackled by Billy Jackson. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (4Q: 12:27) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR32 (4Q: 12:23) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Trey Junkin for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by OLB Emanuel King. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-CAR42 (4Q: 11:55) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by WR Freddie Solomon. |
| 3-5-CAR42 (4Q: 11:50) Bill Kenney pass completed to FB Ted Brown for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Emanuel King. Brown gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (4Q: 11:02) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Steve Folsom. S Carl Lews hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS46 (4Q: 10:53) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Preston. DE Sylvester Hicks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS46 (4Q: 10:45) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Ted Brown. DT John Woodcock hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NOS46 (4Q: 10:36) Luke Prestridge punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 10:31) Larry Heater ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (4Q: 10:02) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Howard Carson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Horton gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (4Q: 09:22) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 08:39) Larry Heater ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. Key block delivered by Ron McNair. |
| 2-4-CAR37 (4Q: 07:58) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE Sean Jones for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by John Tautolo. |
| 3-10-CAR43 (4Q: 07:16) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. OLB John Rade hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-CAR43 (4Q: 07:12) Mike Saxon punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 07:05) Herman Heard ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by DE Tony Colorito. Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. |
| 2-1-CAR29 (4Q: 06:19) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Byron Franklin. CB Gill Byrd defended the pass. |
| 3-1-CAR29 (4Q: 06:10) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Steve Folsom for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Folsom gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (4Q: 05:26) Bill Kenney pass was dropped by TE Trey Junkin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR40 (4Q: 05:17) Lorenzo Hampton ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Gouveia. |
| 3-5-CAR45 (4Q: 04:33) Bill Kenney pass was intended for WR Dave Preston and was intercepted by S Carl Lews at the CAR43. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Dave Preston. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (4Q: 04:21) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Perry Williams, assisted by DT Brad Shearer. |
| 2-9-CAR37 (4Q: 03:55) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR38 (4Q: 03:26) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR John Floyd for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Hemphill. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-CAR30 (4Q: 03:07) Morten Andersen attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 20, New Orleans 17 |
| (4Q: 03:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 65 yards from the NOS30. Lorenzo Hampton returned the ball 21 yards to the CAR26. Tackled by Kris Haines. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (4Q: 02:50) Bill Kenney pass completed to FB Ted Brown for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-14-CAR22 (4Q: 02:39) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-19-CAR17 (4Q: 02:39) Bill Kenney pass completed to TE Trey Junkin for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook, assisted by CB Don Griffin. Junkin gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-9-CAR27 (4Q: 02:27) Bill Kenney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Byron Franklin. DE Sylvester Hicks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CAR27 (4Q: 02:21) Luke Prestridge punted 55 yards. Issiac Holt returned the kick 2 yards to the NOS20. Tackled by Herman Heard. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 02:14) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-8-NOS22 (4Q: 02:00) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Larry Heater for 8 yards. Tackled by S Dave Waymer, assisted by OLB John Rade. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 01:41) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 6 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by CB Harvey Clayton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-NOS36 (4Q: 01:19) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Hemphill, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. Johnson gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (4Q: 01:09) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE Sean Jones for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Dellenbach. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (4Q: 00:56) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones, assisted by DT Mark Shumate. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR41 (4Q: 00:34) Randall Cunningham spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-7-CAR41 (4Q: 00:31) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Rick Parros. DE Sean Jones blocked the pass. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 4-22-NOS44 (4Q: 00:18) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton. Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (4Q: 00:11) Bill Kenney dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 20, New Orleans Saints 17 |