| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 47 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Gary Anderson kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 15:00) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 2-11-MIN19 (1Q: 14:27) Dan Marino pass completed to FB Brad Muster for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. Muster gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 13:47) Brian Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer, assisted by DE Darrell Davis. |
| 2-9-MIN39 (1Q: 13:05) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 23 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Carleton Bailey. Fontenot gained 14 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 12:52) Dan Marino sacked by DE Darrell Davis for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Keith Sims. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN John Wojciechowski on the CAR46. |
| 2-18-CAR46 (1Q: 12:24) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Sean Dawkins for 42 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. Dawkins gained 43 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-4-CAR04 (1Q: 11:37) Dan Marino pass was dropped by TE Ben Coates. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-CAR04 (1Q: 11:33) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Carleton Bailey, assisted by DE Darrell Davis. |
| 3-2-CAR02 (1Q: 11:09) Robert Green ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by John Gerak. Minnesota 6, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 11:09) Extra point by Jason Hanson was good. Minnesota 7, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 11:03) Jason Hanson kicked off 72 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 11:03) Neil O'Donnell pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Jay Novacek. DE Robert Porcher blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (1Q: 10:56) Neil O'Donnell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Troy Drayton. |
| 3-10-CAR20 (1Q: 10:48) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quinn Early. CB Eric Allen defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR20 (1Q: 10:43) Mark Royals punted 54 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN31. Tackled by Greg Jackson. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 10:36) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 12 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fontenot gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 10:13) Dan Marino pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Sean Dawkins. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (1Q: 10:05) Brian Mitchell ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rickey Dixon, assisted by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 3-9-MIN44 (1Q: 09:33) Dan Marino pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Sean Dawkins. DT Glenn Montgomery blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN44 (1Q: 09:29) John Jett punted 39 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 5 yards to the CAR22. Tackled by Chuck Banks. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (1Q: 09:22) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to RB Kenneth Davis for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. Davis gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (1Q: 08:48) Kenneth Davis ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Wayne Martin, assisted by OLB Ken Harvey. Carolina's Kenneth Davis was hurt on the play. |
| 2-6-CAR43 (1Q: 08:16) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to TE Jay Novacek for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. |
| 3-8-CAR41 (1Q: 07:37) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 8 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. Williams gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (1Q: 06:56) Gaston Green ran a trap outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula, assisted by ILB Johnny Holland. Key block delivered by Tim Grunhard. |
| 2-2-MIN43 (1Q: 06:30) Gaston Green ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Briggs. |
| 3-4-MIN45 (1Q: 05:51) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 05:10) Neil O'Donnell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DE Robert Porcher blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN40 (1Q: 05:04) Gaston Green ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Shannon Briggs, assisted by OLB Ken Harvey. |
| 3-9-MIN39 (1Q: 04:19) Neil O'Donnell pass was dropped by WR Mike Pritchard. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN39 (1Q: 04:14) Mark Royals punted 39 yards. Touchback. Minnesota's Eric Allen was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor quadriceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 04:08) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 2-1-MIN29 (1Q: 03:24) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-6-MIN24 (1Q: 03:16) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Victor Jones. Key block delivered by John Wojciechowski. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 02:47) Robert Green ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Dante Jones. Key block delivered by John Gerak. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (1Q: 02:24) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. Moore gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR12 (1Q: 01:51) Robert Green ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer, assisted by DE Elijah Alexander. |
| 2-13-CAR15 (1Q: 01:20) Robert Green ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 3-8-CAR10 (1Q: 00:44) Dan Marino scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dante Jones. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-5-CAR07 (2Q: 15:00) Jason Hanson attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 14:54) Jason Hanson kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. Phil McConkey returned the ball 20 yards to the CAR24. Tackled by Ben Coates. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (2Q: 14:32) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 7 yards. Tackled by S Eric Turner. |
| 2-3-CAR31 (2Q: 13:46) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quinn Early. S John Lynch defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-CAR31 (2Q: 13:41) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Shannon Briggs. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (2Q: 13:19) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. |
| 2-1-CAR43 (2Q: 12:38) Gaston Green ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. DE Robert Porcher knocked down John Gesek to break up the play. |
| 3-5-CAR39 (2Q: 11:55) Gaston Green ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Eric Turner. |
| 4-3-CAR41 (2Q: 11:24) Mark Royals punted 42 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Harvey Williams. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (2Q: 11:13) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by DE Tracy Scroggins. |
| 2-7-MIN27 (2Q: 10:41) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 10:04) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. Mitchell made a great move on Carl Lews. Key block delivered by John Wojciechowski. |
| 2-3-MIN44 (2Q: 09:29) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (2Q: 09:02) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 41 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. Fontenot gained 30 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-CAR05 (2Q: 08:19) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins. |
| 2-3-CAR03 (2Q: 07:50) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. OLB Britt Hager defended the pass. |
| 3-3-CAR03 (2Q: 07:45) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-8-CAR08 (2Q: 07:41) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Qadry Ismail. DT Noland Rosenbach hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-CAR08 (2Q: 07:35) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 4-13-CAR13 (2Q: 07:35) Jason Hanson attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 07:28) Jason Hanson kicked off 70 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 07:28) Harvey Williams ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by DE Charles Haley. |
| 2-12-CAR18 (2Q: 06:48) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DT Russell Maryland hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (2Q: 06:38) Gaston Green ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Eric Turner. |
| 2-8-CAR35 (2Q: 06:18) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. DE Robert Porcher defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-CAR35 (2Q: 06:12) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-CAR30 (2Q: 06:05) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Quinn Early for 3 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR33 (2Q: 05:20) Mark Royals punted 53 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 12 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Phil McConkey. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (2Q: 05:10) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey. Mitchell made a great move on Carl Lews. Key block delivered by John Gerak. |
| 2-5-MIN31 (2Q: 04:30) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey, assisted by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 3-9-MIN27 (2Q: 03:56) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sean Dawkins. CB Lemuel Stinson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN27 (2Q: 03:50) John Jett punted 45 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 15 yards to the CAR43. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (2Q: 03:39) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas, assisted by CB Darrell McClellan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-11-CAR17 (2Q: 03:00) Gaston Green ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by DE Charles Haley. Minnesota's Eric Thomas was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-11-CAR17 (2Q: 02:31) Neil O'Donnell pass was dropped by WR Quinn Early. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-11-CAR17 (2Q: 02:22) Mark Royals punted 46 yards. Vai Sikahema called for a fair catch at the MIN37. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 02:12) Dan Marino pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Robert Green. |
| 2-10-MIN37 (2Q: 02:05) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-8-MIN39 (2Q: 01:59) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Qadry Ismail for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Carleton Bailey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN44 (2Q: 01:29) John Jett punted 48 yards. Phil McConkey called for a fair catch at the CAR08. |
| 1-10-CAR08 (2Q: 01:22) Neil O'Donnell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR08 (2Q: 01:18) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-CAR04 (2Q: 01:18) Gaston Green ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Tracy Simien. |
| 3-12-CAR06 (2Q: 00:53) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quinn Early. DE Robert Porcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-CAR06 (2Q: 00:47) Mark Royals punted 48 yards. Eric Blount called for a fair catch at the MIN46. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 00:37) Dan Marino pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR HFont Fontenot. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CAR49 (2Q: 00:37) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Moore. CB Lemuel Stinson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (2Q: 00:37) Dan Marino pass was dropped by TE Adrian Cooper. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR44 (2Q: 00:29) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Sean Dawkins for 34 yards. Tackled by S Rickey Dixon. Dawkins gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (2Q: 00:03) Jason Hanson attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 16, Carolina 0 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Jason Hanson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Quinn Early ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Robert Porcher. |
| 2-9-CAR21 (3Q: 14:34) Gaston Green ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Tracy Simien, assisted by DE Robert Porcher. |
| 3-8-CAR22 (3Q: 14:03) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey, assisted by CB Eric Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-CAR21 (3Q: 13:34) Mark Royals punted 52 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Phil McConkey. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 13:27) Robert Green ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Darrell Davis, assisted by ILB Dante Jones. |
| 2-9-MIN31 (3Q: 12:54) Vai Sikahema ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 3-7-MIN33 (3Q: 12:25) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Ben Coates for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Dante Jones. Coates gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (3Q: 11:45) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 2-12-CAR48 (3Q: 11:09) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Ben Coates for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Carleton Bailey, assisted by OLB Victor Jones. |
| 3-4-CAR40 (3Q: 10:26) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| 4-2-CAR38 (3Q: 09:44) John Jett punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 09:38) Gaston Green ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey, assisted by ILB Johnny Holland. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (3Q: 09:00) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (3Q: 08:17) Gaston Green ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. |
| 2-10-CAR40 (3Q: 07:36) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jay Novacek. CB Darrell McClellan defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR40 (3Q: 07:32) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-CAR43 (3Q: 06:57) Mark Royals punted 44 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN20. Tackled by Greg Jackson. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 06:49) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Darrell Davis. Key block delivered by Brad Muster. |
| 2-3-MIN27 (3Q: 06:05) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by S Barney Bussey. |
| 3-2-MIN28 (3Q: 05:38) Dan Marino pass completed to FB Brad Muster for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. Muster gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 04:57) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander, assisted by OLB Carleton Bailey. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. Oates ran over Darrell Davis to set up the play. |
| 2-2-CAR49 (3Q: 04:15) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 19 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews, assisted by CB Lemuel Stinson. Fontenot gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (3Q: 03:49) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey. |
| 2-8-CAR28 (3Q: 03:14) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach, assisted by S Barney Bussey. |
| 3-6-CAR26 (3Q: 02:42) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Ben Coates for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. Coates gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (3Q: 02:04) Brian Mitchell ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dante Jones. Key block delivered by John Wojciechowski. |
| 2-5-CAR12 (3Q: 01:41) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 22, Carolina 0 |
| (3Q: 01:41) Extra point by Jason Hanson was good. Minnesota 23, Carolina 0 |
| (3Q: 01:35) Jason Hanson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 01:35) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 22 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. Williams gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (3Q: 00:58) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to RB Gaston Green for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR45 (3Q: 00:25) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Tracy Simien. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 15:00) Gaston Green ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. Key block delivered by Ken Moyer. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (4Q: 14:24) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to RB Gaston Green for 3 yards. Tackled by S Eric Turner, assisted by CB Darrell McClellan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-MIN24 (4Q: 13:38) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. DE Wayne Martin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN24 (4Q: 13:33) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN21 (4Q: 13:01) Gary Anderson attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 23, Carolina 3 |
| (4Q: 12:55) Gary Anderson kicked off 73 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 12:55) Robert Green ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (4Q: 12:17) Robert Green ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery, assisted by OLB Gary Plummer. Key block delivered by Antone Davis. |
| 3-1-MIN29 (4Q: 11:45) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Carleton Bailey. Moore gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (4Q: 11:11) Robert Green ran around right end for -6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Rickey Dixon. |
| 2-16-MIN31 (4Q: 10:29) Robert Green ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dante Jones, assisted by OLB Victor Jones. |
| 3-14-MIN33 (4Q: 09:49) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 4-8-MIN39 (4Q: 09:09) John Jett punted 48 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 6 yards to the CAR19. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR09 (4Q: 08:59) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jay Novacek. DT Dan Saleaumula hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR09 (4Q: 08:49) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Quinn Early for 30 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Eric Turner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Early gained 20 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota's Sean Lumpkin was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (4Q: 08:19) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. DE Wayne Martin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR39 (4Q: 08:14) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quinn Early. CB Eric Allen defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR39 (4Q: 08:04) Neil O'Donnell sacked by DE Wayne Martin for a loss of 13 yards. Sack allowed by Joey Banes. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Johnny Holland on the CAR26. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (4Q: 07:33) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. Moore gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-3-CAR03 (4Q: 06:48) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Keith Sims. Minnesota 29, Carolina 3 |
| (4Q: 06:48) Extra point by Jason Hanson was good. Minnesota 30, Carolina 3 |
| (4Q: 06:40) Jason Hanson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 06:40) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Darrell McClellan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11-CAR19 (4Q: 06:19) Gaston Green ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| 3-6-CAR24 (4Q: 05:34) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Darion Conner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CAR23 (4Q: 04:49) Mark Royals punted 48 yards. Eric Blount returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Troy Drayton. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 04:39) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Dante Jones. Fontenot gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (4Q: 03:53) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery. |
| 2-7-CAR49 (4Q: 03:08) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Victor Jones. |
| 3-6-CAR48 (4Q: 02:21) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Plummer. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-3-CAR45 (4Q: 02:00) John Jett punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR03. |
| 1-10-CAR03 (4Q: 01:49) Gaston Green ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Tracy Simien, assisted by S Eric Turner. |
| 2-11-CAR02 (4Q: 01:22) Gaston Green ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Wayne Martin, assisted by S John Lynch. Key block delivered by Darian Rose. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (4Q: 00:50) Neil O'Donnell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. DE Robert Porcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR13 (4Q: 00:44) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to TE Jay Novacek for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas, assisted by CB Eric Allen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-CAR16 (4Q: 00:21) Neil O'Donnell pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Russell Maryland. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 30, Carolina Panthers 3 |