| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 83 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Steve De Line kicked off 55 yards from the ATL30. Pete Mandley returned the ball 25 yards to the CAR40. Tackled by Hardy Nickerson. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (1Q: 14:39) Kenneth Davis ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Marvin Washington, assisted by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 2-10-CAR40 (1Q: 13:55) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 6 yards. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-CAR46 (1Q: 13:09) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to RB John Stephens for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Van Winkle, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 4-4-CAR46 (1Q: 12:33) Mark Royals punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL04. |
| 1-10-ATL04 (1Q: 12:23) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Rob Moore for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones, assisted by CB A.J. Johnson. Moore gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL18 (1Q: 11:53) Scott Mitchell pass was intended for WR Stephone Paige and was intercepted by CB A.J. Johnson at the ATL30. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Stephone Paige. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL25 (1Q: 11:44) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stephen Baker. DE Marvin Washington hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-ATL35 (1Q: 11:38) Kenneth Davis ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-19-ATL34 (1Q: 11:10) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jay Novacek. OLB Jerry Olsavsky hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-19-ATL34 (1Q: 11:00) Neil O'Donnell sacked by OLB Jerry Olsavsky for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Keith Uecker. |
| 4-25-ATL40 (1Q: 10:30) Mark Royals punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 10:24) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Moore. DE Sean Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (1Q: 10:19) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by S Solomon Wilcots. |
| 3-4-ATL26 (1Q: 09:51) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Ernie Mills for 7 yards. Tackled by DE John Shannon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL33 (1Q: 09:22) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Britt Hager. Key block delivered by Ickey Woods. |
| 2-5-ATL38 (1Q: 08:56) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade, assisted by ILB Britt Hager. |
| 3-5-ATL38 (1Q: 08:14) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Moore. OLB John Rade simply tossed Tyler Houston aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-ATL38 (1Q: 08:07) Shawn McCarthy punted 49 yards. Pete Mandley returned the kick 19 yards to the CAR32. Tackled by Walter Johnson. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (1Q: 07:59) Kenneth Davis ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Walter Johnson. |
| 2-9-CAR33 (1Q: 07:24) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to RB Kenneth Davis for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Davis gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-CAR41 (1Q: 06:38) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to RB Napoleon McCallum for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. McCallum gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (1Q: 06:00) Kenneth Davis ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore. |
| 2-9-CAR45 (1Q: 05:22) John Stephens ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Byrd, assisted by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 3-6-CAR48 (1Q: 04:58) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. S Bubba McDowell defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-CAR48 (1Q: 04:50) Mark Royals punted 44 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 7 yards to the ATL15. Tackled by Harvey Williams. |
| 1-10-ATL15 (1Q: 04:40) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Stephone Paige for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Dante Jones, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (1Q: 04:08) A.B. Brown ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 2-8-ATL31 (1Q: 03:44) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB David Grayson, assisted by OLB John Rade. |
| 3-3-ATL36 (1Q: 03:10) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jonathan Hayes. OLB John Rade hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-ATL36 (1Q: 03:04) Shawn McCarthy punted 47 yards. Pete Mandley returned the kick 21 yards to the CAR38. Tackled by Bill Jones. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 02:53) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Stephen Baker for 17 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Robertson, assisted by CB Robert Van Winkle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL45 (1Q: 02:24) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Stephen Baker for 45 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Baker gained 24 yards after the catch. Carolina 6, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 02:24) Extra point by John Lee was good. Carolina 7, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 02:04) John Lee kicked off 67 yards from the CAR30. Robert Van Winkle returned the ball 13 yards to the ATL16. Tackled by David Grayson. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-ATL05 (1Q: 01:37) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 2-7-ATL08 (1Q: 00:58) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL23 (1Q: 00:10) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Stephone Paige for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Dante Jones. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Paige gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-ATL45 (2Q: 15:00) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. Key block delivered by Richard Cooper. |
| 2-2-CAR47 (2Q: 14:31) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Rob Moore for 36 yards. Tackled by S Solomon Wilcots. Moore gained 5 yards after the catch. Atlanta's Houston Hoover was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-CAR11 (2Q: 13:52) A.B. Brown ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Jackie Shipp. Key block delivered by Richard Cooper. |
| 2-4-CAR05 (2Q: 13:18) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. DE Sean Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-CAR15 (2Q: 13:14) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stephone Paige. OLB Gary Plummer simply tossed Richard Cooper aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 3-14-CAR15 (2Q: 13:10) Scott Mitchell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Rob Moore. OLB John Rade blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-14-CAR15 (2Q: 13:04) Steve De Line attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 7, Atlanta 3 |
| (2Q: 12:57) Steve De Line kicked off 75 yards from the ATL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 12:57) Kenneth Davis ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore. |
| 2-11-CAR19 (2Q: 12:28) John Stephens ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by DT Israel Miller. |
| 3-6-CAR24 (2Q: 11:47) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jarvis Williams. |
| 4-3-CAR27 (2Q: 11:03) Mark Royals punted 45 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 10 yards to the ATL38. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-ATL27 (2Q: 10:54) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. Key block delivered by Bob Olderman. Olderman ran over Solomon Wilcots to set up the play. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (2Q: 10:09) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jackie Shipp. |
| 2-9-ATL48 (2Q: 09:48) Scott Mitchell pass completed to FB Ickey Woods for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Britt Hager. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-CAR50 (2Q: 09:00) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stephone Paige. DT Jeff Wright hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CAR50 (2Q: 08:54) Shawn McCarthy punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 08:48) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR15 (2Q: 08:41) John Stephens ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 2-12-CAR18 (2Q: 08:17) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to TE Jay Novacek for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 3-3-CAR27 (2Q: 07:32) John Stephens ran around left end for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Newbill. Key block delivered by Gene Williams. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (2Q: 07:00) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for RB John Stephens. OLB Brett Faryniarz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR46 (2Q: 06:56) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to RB Kenneth Davis for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Walter Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-CAR49 (2Q: 06:12) Neil O'Donnell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB John Stephens. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-ATL46 (2Q: 06:08) Kenneth Davis ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jarvis Williams. Key block delivered by Gene Williams. |
| 2-3-ATL39 (2Q: 05:26) John Stephens ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Brett Faryniarz. Key block delivered by Mike Baab. Baab ran over Dave Whitmore to set up the play. |
| 1-10-ATL31 (2Q: 04:46) John Stephens ran around the left tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Richard Newbill, assisted by OLB Jerry Olsavsky. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-ATL41 (2Q: 04:37) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to TE Jay Novacek for 36 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Van Winkle. Novacek gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-ATL05 (2Q: 03:56) Neil O'Donnell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Harvey Williams. |
| 2-5-ATL05 (2Q: 03:51) John Stephens ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 3-1-ATL01 (2Q: 03:15) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to TE Jay Novacek for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by CB Quintin Jones. |
| 4-2-ATL02 (2Q: 02:28) John Lee attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 10, Atlanta 3 |
| (2Q: 02:23) John Lee kicked off 74 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 02:23) Thurman Thomas ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-11-ATL19 (2Q: 02:00) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 28 yards. Tackled by ILB Britt Hager. Thomas gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (2Q: 01:23) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-CAR46 (2Q: 01:03) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Thurman Thomas. OLB Gary Plummer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-CAR46 (2Q: 00:54) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. S Solomon Wilcots defended the pass. |
| 4-3-CAR46 (2Q: 00:45) Shawn McCarthy punted 44 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR02. |
| 1-10-CAR02 (2Q: 00:38) Kenneth Davis ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Wilber Marshall, assisted by DT Israel Miller. Key block delivered by Ken Moyer. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (2Q: 00:05) Harvey Williams ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Walter Johnson, assisted by CB Jarvis Williams. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Lee kicked off 66 yards from the CAR30. Robert Van Winkle returned the ball 13 yards to the ATL17. Tackled by Doug Donley. |
| 1-10-ATL17 (3Q: 14:28) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Stephone Paige for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson, assisted by CB Ben Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-ATL23 (3Q: 13:52) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Jackie Shipp, assisted by DT Jeff Wright. Key block delivered by Dermontti Dawson. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (3Q: 13:07) A.B. Brown ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| 2-8-ATL32 (3Q: 12:24) Scott Mitchell pass completed to TE Jonathan Hayes for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Britt Hager. |
| 3-1-ATL39 (3Q: 11:46) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Stephone Paige for 22 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Bruce Smith. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (3Q: 10:59) A.B. Brown ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 2-9-CAR38 (3Q: 10:24) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 3-4-CAR33 (3Q: 09:48) Scott Mitchell pass completed to RB Thurman Thomas for 6 yards. Tackled by CB A.J. Johnson. Thomas gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (3Q: 09:12) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-CAR22 (3Q: 09:04) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB David Grayson. |
| 2-2-CAR19 (3Q: 08:38) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jackie Shipp. |
| 3-2-CAR19 (3Q: 08:05) Scott Mitchell sacked by OLB Gary Plummer for a loss of 11 yards. Sack allowed by Dermontti Dawson. |
| 4-13-CAR30 (3Q: 07:37) Steve De Line attempted a 47 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (3Q: 07:31) Kenneth Davis ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by DE Ray Agnew. |
| 2-10-CAR37 (3Q: 06:56) Kenneth Davis ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore, assisted by ILB Richard Newbill. |
| 3-8-CAR39 (3Q: 06:16) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Doug Donley. DE Marvin Washington drove right through Keith Uecker to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-8-CAR39 (3Q: 06:06) Mark Royals punted 46 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 3 yards to the ATL18. Tackled by Trey Junkin. |
| 1-10-ATL18 (3Q: 05:55) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Earl Wilson, assisted by ILB Britt Hager. Key block delivered by Bob Olderman. |
| 2-5-ATL23 (3Q: 05:26) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by OLB John Rade. |
| 3-4-ATL24 (3Q: 04:52) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Rob Moore for 45 yards. Tackled by ILB Britt Hager. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moore gained 37 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-14-ATL14 (3Q: 04:32) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Britt Hager. |
| 4-2-ATL26 (3Q: 04:03) Shawn McCarthy punted 30 yards. Pete Mandley returned the kick 6 yards to the CAR50. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (3Q: 03:53) Kenneth Davis ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jarvis Williams. |
| 2-7-CAR41 (3Q: 03:12) John Stephens ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Curtis Maxie. |
| 3-4-CAR44 (3Q: 02:35) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to RB John Stephens for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Ray Agnew. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (3Q: 02:01) Neil O'Donnell pass was dropped by RB John Stephens. |
| 2-10-ATL48 (3Q: 01:57) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Stephen Baker for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Baker gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL19 (3Q: 01:25) Kenneth Davis ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Walter Johnson, assisted by CB Jarvis Williams. Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. |
| 2-4-ATL13 (3Q: 00:57) John Stephens ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by CB Jarvis Williams. |
| 3-4-ATL13 (3Q: 00:30) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for RB John Stephens. CB Quintin Jones defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-ATL13 (3Q: 00:25) John Lee attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 13, Atlanta 3 |
| (3Q: 00:20) John Lee kicked off 66 yards from the CAR30. Robert Van Winkle returned the ball 18 yards to the ATL22. Tackled by Harvey Williams. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Walter Stanley for 9 yards to the ATL13. Tackled by Paul Green. |
| 1-10-ATL13 (3Q: 00:11) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Newbill. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-3-ATL06 (4Q: 15:00) John Stephens ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Van Winkle. Key block delivered by Tom Baugh. |
| 1-3-ATL03 (4Q: 14:33) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Stephen Baker for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 19, Atlanta 3 |
| (4Q: 14:33) Extra point by John Lee was good. Carolina 20, Atlanta 3 |
| (4Q: 14:22) John Lee kicked off 59 yards from the CAR30. Robert Van Winkle returned the ball 18 yards to the ATL29. Tackled by Carlton Williamson. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (4Q: 13:50) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Britt Hager. Thomas gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-ATL34 (4Q: 13:25) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jackie Shipp. OLB Gary Plummer crushed Richard Cooper to wreck the play. |
| 3-8-ATL31 (4Q: 12:54) Scott Mitchell pass completed to RB Thurman Thomas for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright, assisted by ILB Jackie Shipp. Thomas gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-ATL36 (4Q: 12:31) Shawn McCarthy punted 57 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR07. |
| 1-10-CAR07 (4Q: 12:22) John Stephens ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 2-10-CAR07 (4Q: 11:51) Kenneth Davis ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerry Olsavsky. |
| 3-8-CAR09 (4Q: 11:15) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. DE Ray Agnew hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-CAR09 (4Q: 11:05) Mark Royals punted 48 yards. Jarvis Williams called for a fair catch at the ATL43. |
| 1-10-ATL43 (4Q: 10:58) Scott Mitchell pass completed to RB A.B. Brown for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 2-7-ATL46 (4Q: 10:16) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-ATL41 (4Q: 10:08) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Thurman Thomas. OLB John Rade hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-12-ATL41 (4Q: 10:03) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Britt Hager, assisted by DE Earl Wilson. Key block delivered by Dermontti Dawson. |
| 4-2-CAR49 (4Q: 09:23) Shawn McCarthy punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR07. |
| 1-10-CAR07 (4Q: 09:14) John Stephens ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell, assisted by S Marcus Robertson. |
| 2-8-CAR09 (4Q: 08:50) Kenneth Davis ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-9-CAR08 (4Q: 08:23) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to TE Jay Novacek for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Novacek gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (4Q: 07:54) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to RB John Stephens for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Stephens gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-CAR32 (4Q: 07:09) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-CAR27 (4Q: 06:59) John Stephens ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones. |
| 3-9-CAR28 (4Q: 06:14) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. S Bubba McDowell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CAR28 (4Q: 06:04) Mark Royals punted 51 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 4 yards to the ATL25. Tackled by Walter Stanley. |
| 1-10-ATL25 (4Q: 05:54) Scott Mitchell pass was intended for RB Thurman Thomas and was intercepted by CB Lemuel Stinson at the CAR43. Tackled by Thurman Thomas. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 05:42) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Stephen Baker for 26 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Robertson. Baker gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL31 (4Q: 04:56) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones. |
| 2-5-ATL26 (4Q: 04:11) Harvey Williams ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Newbill. |
| 3-3-ATL24 (4Q: 03:23) Kenneth Davis ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 4-1-ATL22 (4Q: 02:37) John Lee attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 23, Atlanta 3 |
| (4Q: 02:32) John Lee kicked off 67 yards from the CAR30. Robert Van Winkle returned the ball 14 yards to the ATL17. Tackled by David Grayson. |
| 1-10-ATL17 (4Q: 02:23) Scott Mitchell pass completed to TE Jonathan Hayes for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-ATL19 (4Q: 02:02) Scott Mitchell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-8-ATL19 (4Q: 01:56) Scott Mitchell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-ATL19 (4Q: 01:50) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stephone Paige. DE Sean Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-ATL19 (4Q: 01:43) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-ATL24 (4Q: 01:43) Kenneth Davis ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 2-13-ATL22 (4Q: 01:34) John Stephens ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Robertson. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 3-11-ATL20 (4Q: 01:23) John Stephens ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell, assisted by DE Curtis Maxie. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 4-6-ATL15 (4Q: 01:14) John Lee attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 26, Atlanta 3 |
| (4Q: 01:06) John Lee kicked off 60 yards from the CAR30. Stephone Paige returned the ball 17 yards to the ATL27. Tackled by Carlton Williamson. |
| 1-10-ATL27 (4Q: 00:59) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. DE Bruce Smith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Intentional Grounding. |
| 2-20-ATL17 (4Q: 00:51) Scott Mitchell pass was dropped by TE Jonathan Hayes. |
| 3-20-ATL17 (4Q: 00:41) Scott Mitchell pass completed to RB A.B. Brown for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Britt Hager. |
| 4-20-ATL17 (4Q: 00:21) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 18 yards. Tackled by S Henry Jones. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-ATL35 (4Q: 00:10) Neil O'Donnell dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 26, Atlanta Falcons 3 |