| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 40 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Lee kicked off 71 yards from the CAR30. Chris Green returned the ball 22 yards to the HOU21. Tackled by Trey Junkin. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (1Q: 14:37) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. Ellard gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (1Q: 13:56) Bartholomew Simpson ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| 2-7-HOU40 (1Q: 13:15) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-HOU35 (1Q: 13:09) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. ILB Britt Hager drove right through Rob Taylor to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-HOU35 (1Q: 13:05) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Haywood Jeffires for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer, assisted by DE Earl Wilson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-HOU39 (1Q: 12:25) Brian Hansen punted 36 yards. Pete Mandley called for a fair catch at the CAR25. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (1Q: 12:18) Thomas Magnum pass was dropped by RB Kenneth Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (1Q: 12:11) Kenneth Davis ran around right end for 36 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. Key block delivered by Trey Junkin. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (1Q: 11:37) Thomas Magnum pass completed to TE Trey Junkin for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno. |
| 2-5-HOU29 (1Q: 11:04) Kenneth Davis ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. |
| 3-2-HOU26 (1Q: 10:20) Harvey Williams ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus, assisted by CB James Hasty. Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (1Q: 09:40) Kenneth Davis ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Tim McKyer. |
| 2-6-HOU18 (1Q: 09:17) Harvey Williams ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison. |
| 3-2-HOU14 (1Q: 08:49) Harvey Williams ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Mark Carrier. Key block delivered by Mike Baab. |
| 1-7-HOU07 (1Q: 08:12) Kenneth Davis ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. |
| 2-5-HOU05 (1Q: 07:26) Harvey Williams ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. |
| 3-3-HOU03 (1Q: 06:42) John Stephens ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. ILB Pepper Johnson knocked down Harry Swayne to break up the play. |
| 4-3-HOU03 (1Q: 06:15) John Lee attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 06:09) John Lee kicked off 79 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 06:09) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade, assisted by CB Harvey Clayton. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 2-1-HOU29 (1Q: 05:26) Herschel Walker ran a trap outside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey. Key block delivered by John Alt. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (1Q: 04:57) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery. Carolina's Carlton Williamson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-6-HOU43 (1Q: 04:29) Neil Lomax pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Brian Brennan. DE Earl Wilson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-HOU43 (1Q: 04:24) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Haywood Jeffires for 6 yards. Tackled by CB A.J. Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (1Q: 03:47) Neil Lomax sacked by DE Bruce Smith for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by John Alt. |
| 2-16-HOU43 (1Q: 03:08) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Haywood Jeffires for 9 yards. Tackled by S Solomon Wilcots. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jeffires gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-CAR48 (1Q: 02:28) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Britt Hager, assisted by CB Harvey Clayton. Key block delivered by George Lilja. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (1Q: 01:48) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by WR Louis Lipps. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR35 (1Q: 01:36) Bartholomew Simpson ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jackie Shipp. |
| 3-8-CAR33 (1Q: 01:08) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Haywood Jeffires for 20 yards. Tackled by CB A.J. Johnson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (1Q: 00:22) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-6-CAR09 (2Q: 15:00) Bartholomew Simpson ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 3-1-CAR04 (2Q: 14:20) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 6, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 14:20) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 7, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 14:09) Norm Johnson kicked off 64 yards from the HOU30. Pete Mandley returned the ball 26 yards to the CAR32. Tackled by David Greenwood. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 13:35) Kenneth Davis ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson, assisted by OLB Jamie Kimmel. |
| 2-6-CAR36 (2Q: 12:51) Thomas Magnum pass was intended for WR Doug Donley and was intercepted by S David Greenwood at the HOU46. The interception was returned 15 yards. Tackled by Doug Donley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (2Q: 12:40) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Brennan. OLB Gary Plummer simply tossed Jeff Bostic aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR39 (2Q: 12:33) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-CAR34 (2Q: 12:23) Neil Lomax pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE KD Dunn. |
| 3-5-CAR34 (2Q: 12:16) Neil Lomax scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson and assisted by CB A.J. Johnson. |
| 4-3-CAR32 (2Q: 11:34) Norm Johnson attempted a 49 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (2Q: 11:28) Thomas Magnum pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB James Hasty. Stanley gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (2Q: 10:44) Thomas Magnum pass completed to RB John Stephens for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Jamar Harris. |
| 2-3-HOU37 (2Q: 10:13) Walter Stanley ran a reverse around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. Key block delivered by John Gesek. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. Houston's Dexter Manley was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (2Q: 10:06) John Stephens ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mark Carrier, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 2-8-HOU24 (2Q: 09:33) Thomas Magnum pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mark Carrier. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-HOU21 (2Q: 08:53) Thomas Magnum pass completed to RB John Stephens for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. Stephens gained 7 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-15-HOU31 (2Q: 08:47) Thomas Magnum pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Jay Novacek. OLB Jamie Kimmel blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-HOU31 (2Q: 08:39) John Lee attempted a 48 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 7, Carolina 6 |
| (2Q: 08:31) John Lee kicked off 70 yards from the CAR30. Chris Green returned the ball 11 yards to the HOU11. Tackled by Harvey Williams. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (2Q: 07:56) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Brennan. DE Sean Jones simply tossed Rob Taylor aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 2-10-HOU11 (2Q: 07:50) Herschel Walker ran inside the right guard for 13 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by DT Jeff Wright. Key block delivered by George Lilja. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (2Q: 07:42) Neil Lomax pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU24 (2Q: 07:29) Bartholomew Simpson ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 3-4-HOU30 (2Q: 06:52) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Gouveia, assisted by CB Bobby Watkins. Brennan gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (2Q: 06:04) Herschel Walker ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones. |
| 2-6-HOU44 (2Q: 05:29) Herschel Walker ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Britt Hager, assisted by OLB John Rade. Key block delivered by KD Dunn. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (2Q: 05:07) Herschel Walker ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey, assisted by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| 2-12-HOU48 (2Q: 04:27) Bartholomew Simpson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones, assisted by ILB Britt Hager. |
| 3-9-CAR49 (2Q: 03:53) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton. Key block delivered by John Alt. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (2Q: 03:21) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ellard gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (2Q: 02:51) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR26 (2Q: 02:51) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey. Key block delivered by Rob Taylor. |
| 2-9-CAR20 (2Q: 02:16) Bartholomew Simpson ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Gouveia. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-10-CAR21 (2Q: 02:00) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB David Grayson, assisted by ILB Jackie Shipp. |
| 4-5-CAR16 (2Q: 01:28) Norm Johnson attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, Carolina 6 |
| (2Q: 01:20) Norm Johnson kicked off 55 yards from the HOU30. Pete Mandley returned the ball 29 yards to the CAR44. Tackled by Chris Green. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (2Q: 01:13) Thomas Magnum pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Walter Stanley. OLB Ed Reynolds blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR44 (2Q: 01:07) Thomas Magnum pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-HOU49 (2Q: 00:51) Thomas Magnum pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 00:43) Thomas Magnum pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. Pritchard gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (2Q: 00:32) Thomas Magnum pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jay Novacek. CB Chris Green defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU25 (2Q: 00:26) Thomas Magnum pass completed to WR Stephen Baker for 14 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (2Q: 00:16) Thomas Magnum pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Kenneth Davis. DE Jim Jeffcoat drove right through Gene Williams to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU11 (2Q: 00:06) John Lee attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, Carolina 9 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Norm Johnson kicked off 60 yards from the HOU30. Doug Donley returned the ball 21 yards to the CAR31. Tackled by Bartholomew Simpson. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (3Q: 14:40) Kenneth Davis ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 2-13-CAR28 (3Q: 13:55) Thomas Magnum pass fell incomplete, intended for RB John Stephens. CB Mike Richardson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-CAR28 (3Q: 13:48) Thomas Magnum pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Doug Donley. DE Martin Harrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-CAR28 (3Q: 13:43) Mark Royals punted 54 yards. Chris Green returned the kick 11 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Jay Novacek. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (3Q: 13:32) Neil Lomax sacked by OLB Gary Plummer and DE Sean Jones for a loss of 6 yards. Plummer ran right past Jeff Bostic and knocked down the quarterback. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Sean Jones for 10 yards to the HOU13. Carolina's Barney Bussey was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-HOU13 (3Q: 13:18) Thomas Magnum pass was dropped by RB Kenneth Davis. |
| 2-10-HOU13 (3Q: 13:12) Kenneth Davis ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Tim McKyer, assisted by OLB Ed Reynolds. |
| 3-4-HOU07 (3Q: 12:39) Thomas Magnum pass was dropped by RB John Stephens. |
| 4-4-HOU07 (3Q: 12:33) John Lee attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 12, Houston 10 |
| (3Q: 12:27) John Lee kicked off 56 yards from the CAR30. Bartholomew Simpson returned the ball 12 yards to the HOU26. Tackled by Trey Junkin. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-HOU13 (3Q: 11:55) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Britt Hager, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 2-7-HOU16 (3Q: 11:17) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB John Rade. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-HOU19 (3Q: 10:39) Neil Lomax sacked by DT Jeff Wright for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Bostic. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-11-HOU12 (3Q: 10:28) Brian Hansen punted 55 yards. Pete Mandley returned the kick 10 yards to the CAR43. Tackled by Chris Singleton. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (3Q: 10:20) Thomas Magnum pass completed to RB Kenneth Davis for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. Davis gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 09:53) John Stephens ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson, assisted by S Lloyd Burrus. Key block delivered by Harry Swayne. |
| 2-5-HOU35 (3Q: 09:26) Kenneth Davis ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson, assisted by CB Tim McKyer. |
| 3-5-HOU35 (3Q: 09:00) Thomas Magnum pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Stephen Baker. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-HOU35 (3Q: 08:54) Mark Royals punted 26 yards. Chris Green called for a fair catch at the HOU09. |
| 1-10-HOU09 (3Q: 08:46) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Jamie Holland for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton. |
| 2-7-HOU12 (3Q: 08:06) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 6 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 3-1-HOU18 (3Q: 07:41) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McKeller gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (3Q: 07:31) Bartholomew Simpson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones. |
| 2-8-HOU25 (3Q: 07:00) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson, assisted by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 3-1-HOU32 (3Q: 06:19) Bartholomew Simpson ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by ILB Jackie Shipp. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (3Q: 05:49) Herschel Walker ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jackie Shipp. |
| 2-9-HOU34 (3Q: 05:17) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. OLB Gary Plummer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-HOU34 (3Q: 05:12) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton, assisted by S Solomon Wilcots. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (3Q: 04:25) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jackie Shipp, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 2-9-CAR50 (3Q: 03:41) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. CB A.J. Johnson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-CAR50 (3Q: 03:34) Herschel Walker ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB John Rade. |
| 4-5-CAR46 (3Q: 03:03) Brian Hansen punted 43 yards. Pete Mandley returned the kick 11 yards to the CAR14. Tackled by Chris Green. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (3Q: 02:55) John Stephens ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jamar Harris. Carolina's John Gesek was hurt on the play. |
| 2-9-CAR15 (3Q: 02:09) Kenneth Davis ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson, assisted by OLB Jamie Kimmel. ILB Pepper Johnson knocked down Harry Swayne to break up the play. |
| 3-8-CAR16 (3Q: 01:28) Thomas Magnum pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stephen Baker. OLB Simon Fletcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-CAR16 (3Q: 01:21) Mark Royals punted 41 yards. Chris Green returned the kick 5 yards to the HOU48. Tackled by John Stephens. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (3Q: 01:13) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB David Grayson, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 2-7-CAR49 (3Q: 00:30) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Herschel Walker. OLB Darrin Miller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-12-HOU46 (3Q: 00:23) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Bartholomew Simpson for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (4Q: 15:00) Bartholomew Simpson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. |
| 2-10-CAR42 (4Q: 14:30) Neil Lomax pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Brian Brennan. |
| 3-10-CAR42 (4Q: 14:23) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Clayton. Walker gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (4Q: 13:50) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 3 yards. Tackled by CB A.J. Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR28 (4Q: 13:20) Bartholomew Simpson ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Gouveia. Key block delivered by Keith McKeller. |
| 1-10-CAR19 (4Q: 12:39) Bartholomew Simpson ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Britt Hager, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| 2-11-CAR20 (4Q: 12:16) Bartholomew Simpson ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones. |
| 3-4-CAR13 (4Q: 11:44) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Keith McKeller. Houston 16, Carolina 12 |
| (4Q: 11:44) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 17, Carolina 12 |
| (4Q: 11:38) Norm Johnson kicked off 79 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 11:38) John Stephens ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. Key block delivered by Gene Williams. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-CAR15 (4Q: 11:31) Kenneth Davis ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. Key block delivered by Harvey Williams. |
| 2-6-CAR24 (4Q: 10:57) Thomas Magnum pass completed to WR Stephen Baker for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison, assisted by CB James Hasty. |
| 3-1-CAR29 (4Q: 10:29) Thomas Magnum scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (4Q: 09:43) Kenneth Davis ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison, assisted by OLB Simon Fletcher. |
| 2-7-CAR35 (4Q: 09:05) Thomas Magnum pass completed to WR Stephen Baker for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. Baker gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (4Q: 08:37) John Stephens ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno, assisted by S David Greenwood. |
| 2-7-HOU40 (4Q: 07:56) John Stephens ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty, assisted by DT Jamar Harris. |
| 3-1-HOU34 (4Q: 07:15) Harvey Williams ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-HOU34 (4Q: 06:35) Harvey Williams ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. Key block delivered by Gene Williams. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (4Q: 05:50) Kenneth Davis ran a trap outside the right tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson, assisted by DT Frank Bruno. Key block delivered by Trey Junkin. Junkin ran over Jim Jeffcoat to set up the play. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU43 (4Q: 05:44) Kenneth Davis ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 2-19-HOU42 (4Q: 05:03) Thomas Magnum pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Trey Junkin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-19-HOU42 (4Q: 04:54) Thomas Magnum pass completed to WR Stephen Baker for 24 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. Baker gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (4Q: 04:08) Thomas Magnum pass completed to RB Kenneth Davis for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. Davis gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-HOU10 (4Q: 04:00) John Stephens ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel, assisted by DE Jim Jeffcoat. |
| 3-1-HOU09 (4Q: 03:16) Harvey Williams ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. Key block delivered by Gene Williams. |
| 1-7-HOU07 (4Q: 02:31) Kenneth Davis ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Keith Uecker. Carolina 18, Houston 17 |
| (4Q: 02:31) Thomas Magnum was stopped short of the end zone on the conversion attempt. |
| (4Q: 02:25) John Lee kicked off 77 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 02:25) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB David Grayson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (4Q: 02:00) Herschel Walker ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Jones, assisted by ILB Jackie Shipp. |
| 2-8-HOU36 (4Q: 01:29) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Carlton Williamson, assisted by ILB Jackie Shipp. |
| 3-3-HOU41 (4Q: 01:11) Bartholomew Simpson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer, assisted by S Carlton Williamson. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-1-HOU43 (4Q: 00:59) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Britt Hager. Walker gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (4Q: 00:53) Neil Lomax pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Henry Ellard. OLB Gary Plummer blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR46 (4Q: 00:47) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. OLB Gary Plummer drove right through George Lilja to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR46 (4Q: 00:41) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 14 yards. Tackled by S Solomon Wilcots. Ellard gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (4Q: 00:33) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by WR Henry Ellard. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR32 (4Q: 00:24) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith McKeller. OLB Gary Plummer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR32 (4Q: 00:16) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 32 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Ellard gained 28 yards after the catch. Houston 23, Carolina 18 |
| (4Q: 00:16) Herschel Walker ran for the two-point conversion and failed. He was tackled by Bruce Smith. |
| (4Q: 00:02) Norm Johnson kicked off 79 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 00:02) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR15 (4Q: 00:02) Thomas Magnum pass completed to TE Trey Junkin for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Houston Oilers 23, Carolina Panthers 18 |