| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 96 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 71 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 15:00) Rodney Hampton ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Walt Murphy. Key block delivered by Ken Moyer. |
| 2-5-CAR25 (1Q: 14:15) Steve McNair scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (1Q: 13:45) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins, assisted by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 2-11-CAR32 (1Q: 13:10) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (1Q: 12:44) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore. Drayton gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (1Q: 12:00) Rodney Hampton ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins, assisted by DE Pierce Holt. CB Fred Foggie knocked down Tim Grunhard to break up the play. |
| 2-10-NOS31 (1Q: 11:23) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Rodney Hampton for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-NOS32 (1Q: 11:02) Kenneth Davis ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore. |
| 4-10-NOS31 (1Q: 10:20) Gary Anderson attempted a 48 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (1Q: 10:14) Lorenzo White ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer, assisted by DT Jeff Wright. Key block delivered by Marcus Spears. |
| 2-4-NOS44 (1Q: 09:44) Lorenzo White ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-2-NOS46 (1Q: 09:02) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Lorenzo White for 46 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. White gained 42 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-CAR08 (1Q: 08:31) Owen Gill ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 2-5-CAR05 (1Q: 07:57) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Keith Jennings for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 6, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 07:57) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 7, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 07:49) Morten Andersen kicked off 61 yards from the NOS35. Yonel Jourdain returned the ball 18 yards to the CAR22. Tackled by Rob Carpenter. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (1Q: 07:27) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington, assisted by CB Fred Foggie. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CAR27 (1Q: 07:18) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 21 yards. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Drayton gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (1Q: 06:51) Steve McNair kept the ball, running around left end for -6 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins, assisted by CB John Mangum. |
| 2-16-CAR42 (1Q: 06:15) Steve McNair sacked by DE Kevin Fagan for a loss of 5 yards. Fagan ran right past Joey Banes and knocked down the quarterback. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Dave Whitmore for 15 yards to the CAR22. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (1Q: 05:59) Lorenzo White ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander. |
| 2-9-CAR21 (1Q: 05:34) Lorenzo White ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery. |
| 3-13-CAR25 (1Q: 05:12) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-3-CAR03 (1Q: 04:29) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR James McKnight for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-13-CAR13 (1Q: 04:20) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE Darrell Davis and DE Alfred Anderson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Bruce Wilkerson. |
| 2-18-CAR18 (1Q: 03:56) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Jennings. ILB Hardy Nickerson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-18-CAR18 (1Q: 03:51) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for WR Jeff Graham and was intercepted by S Michael Stewart in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 03:38) Mike Pritchard ran a reverse around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB John Mangum, assisted by DE Pierce Holt. New Orleans's Bubba McDowell was hurt on the play. |
| 2-11-CAR19 (1Q: 02:55) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins. |
| 3-7-CAR23 (1Q: 02:20) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Mike Pritchard and was intercepted by CB John Mangum at the CAR26. The interception was returned 3 yards. Tackled by Kenneth Davis. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (1Q: 02:09) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (1Q: 01:36) Lorenzo White ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Brian Williams, assisted by OLB Victor Jones. Key block delivered by Tony Jones. |
| 2-3-CAR06 (1Q: 00:57) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rob Carpenter. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-3-CAR03 (1Q: 00:53) Lorenzo White ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 2-5-CAR05 (1Q: 00:10) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-2-CAR02 (2Q: 15:00) Owen Gill ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Carl Bax. New Orleans 13, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 15:00) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 14, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 14:51) Morten Andersen kicked off 57 yards from the NOS35. Yonel Jourdain returned the ball 18 yards to the CAR26. Tackled by Tyrone Davis. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (2Q: 14:23) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch, assisted by ILB Kyle Perkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR29 (2Q: 13:51) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (2Q: 13:18) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Troy Drayton. DE Pierce Holt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR36 (2Q: 13:11) Kenneth Davis ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins. |
| 3-9-CAR37 (2Q: 12:38) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DE Kevin Fagan drove right through Joey Banes to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-9-CAR37 (2Q: 12:34) Mark Royals punted 49 yards. Owen Gill returned the kick 6 yards to the NOS20. Tackled by Lemuel Stinson. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 12:25) Lorenzo White ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. |
| 2-11-NOS19 (2Q: 11:55) Lorenzo White ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins. |
| 3-8-NOS22 (2Q: 11:20) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Jeff Graham. |
| 4-8-NOS22 (2Q: 11:11) Mike Saxon punted 35 yards. Lemuel Stinson returned the kick 4 yards to the CAR47. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Low Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (2Q: 11:04) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins. Davis gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (2Q: 10:43) Robert Tyler ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Walt Murphy, assisted by DT J.R. Green. |
| 2-10-CAR39 (2Q: 10:02) Rodney Hampton ran a trap outside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. |
| 3-14-CAR35 (2Q: 09:30) Louis Davis ran a reverse around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington, assisted by OLB Steve Grant. |
| 4-2-CAR47 (2Q: 08:58) Mark Royals punted 36 yards. Owen Gill returned the kick 10 yards to the NOS27. Tackled by Greg Werner. New Orleans's Dropkick Murphy was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (2Q: 08:48) Lorenzo White ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 2-14-NOS23 (2Q: 08:07) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 3-6-NOS31 (2Q: 07:30) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for WR James McKnight and was intercepted by S Tommy Carlisle at the NOS50. The interception was returned 27 yards. Tackled by Ernest Givins. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (2Q: 07:19) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-NOS19 (2Q: 06:48) Steve McNair pass was dropped by TE Troy Drayton. |
| 3-6-NOS19 (2Q: 06:42) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 6 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum, assisted by DT J.R. Green. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (2Q: 06:07) Rodney Hampton ran around left end for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ken Moyer. New Orleans 14, Carolina 6 |
| (2Q: 06:07) Extra point by Gary Anderson was good. New Orleans 14, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 06:01) Gary Anderson kicked off 72 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 06:01) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. ILB Hardy Nickerson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (2Q: 05:55) Lorenzo White ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 3-7-NOS23 (2Q: 05:25) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR James McKnight for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 4-3-NOS27 (2Q: 04:41) Mike Saxon punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR31. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (2Q: 04:34) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Aaron Pierce for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CAR36 (2Q: 04:24) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (2Q: 04:14) Kenneth Davis ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Jerry Drake. |
| 2-12-CAR39 (2Q: 03:31) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch, assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-NOS50 (2Q: 02:59) Kenneth Davis ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins, assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. Key block delivered by Eric Mahlum. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (2Q: 02:39) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. DE Robert Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS49 (2Q: 02:27) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. |
| 3-3-NOS42 (2Q: 02:05) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 3 yards. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore. Davis gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (2Q: 01:57) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 01:40) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Daryl Hobbs for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by OLB Steve Grant. Hobbs gained 4 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Daryl Hobbs on the NOS07. |
| 1-7-NOS07 (2Q: 01:16) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 14, Carolina 13 |
| (2Q: 01:16) Extra point by Gary Anderson was good. New Orleans 14, Carolina 14 |
| (2Q: 01:07) Gary Anderson kicked off 70 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 01:07) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR James McKnight for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-NOS28 (2Q: 00:46) Lorenzo White ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. Key block delivered by Marcus Spears. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (2Q: 00:25) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Keith Jennings for 13 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. Jennings gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (2Q: 00:15) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 1-15-NOS39 (2Q: 00:15) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR James McKnight for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-9-NOS45 (2Q: 00:03) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. OLB Britt Hager hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Gary Anderson kicked off 68 yards from the CAR35. Owen Gill returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS17. Tackled by Daryl Hobbs. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (3Q: 14:07) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Keith Jennings for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Victor Jones, assisted by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 2-10-NOS17 (3Q: 13:25) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Lorenzo White for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 3-14-NOS13 (3Q: 12:42) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Ernest Givins. |
| 4-14-NOS13 (3Q: 12:30) Mike Saxon punted 30 yards. Michael Stewart called for a fair catch at the NOS43. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (3Q: 12:23) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Aaron Pierce for 8 yards. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore, assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-NOS35 (3Q: 11:42) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-12-NOS45 (3Q: 11:31) Rodney Hampton ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by DT Walt Murphy. |
| 3-16-NOS49 (3Q: 11:05) Steve McNair scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch and assisted by ILB Kyle Perkins. |
| 4-5-NOS38 (3Q: 10:31) Gary Anderson attempted a 55 yard field goal and it was blocked by John Mangum. NOS Kevin Fagan recovered the ball at the NOS49. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (3Q: 10:20) Owen Gill ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach, assisted by DE Darrell Davis. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Jeff Dellenbach to the CAR47. |
| 2-6-CAR47 (3Q: 09:39) Lorenzo White ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 3-6-CAR47 (3Q: 09:06) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rob Carpenter for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Carolina's Glenn Montgomery was hurt on the play. |
| 4-7-CAR48 (3Q: 08:39) Mike Saxon punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR01. |
| 1-10-CAR01 (3Q: 08:31) Rodney Hampton ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by S Dave Whitmore. |
| 2-7-CAR04 (3Q: 08:01) Yonel Jourdain ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Pierce Holt, assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 3-5-CAR06 (3Q: 07:33) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Grant. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (3Q: 07:23) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Rodney Hampton. S Dave Whitmore defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR14 (3Q: 07:19) Rodney Hampton ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch, assisted by DT Walt Murphy. |
| 3-6-CAR18 (3Q: 06:57) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. CB Fred Foggie defended the pass. |
| 4-6-CAR18 (3Q: 06:50) Mark Royals punted 48 yards. Owen Gill returned the kick 7 yards to the NOS41. Tackled by Yonel Jourdain. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (3Q: 06:42) Lorenzo White ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-9-NOS42 (3Q: 06:01) Lorenzo White ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-7-NOS44 (3Q: 05:18) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rob Carpenter for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. Carpenter gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (3Q: 04:34) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. ILB Hardy Nickerson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR30 (3Q: 04:26) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR James McKnight for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander. |
| 3-7-CAR27 (3Q: 04:00) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Carpenter. DE Darrell Davis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CAR27 (3Q: 03:56) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 4-12-CAR32 (3Q: 03:56) Morten Andersen attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 17, Carolina 14 |
| (3Q: 03:48) Morten Andersen kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 03:48) Kenneth Davis ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Marvin Washington. Key block delivered by Joey Banes. |
| 2-1-CAR29 (3Q: 03:12) Kenneth Davis ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT J.R. Green. |
| 3-1-CAR29 (3Q: 02:42) Yonel Jourdain ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by CB Fred Foggie. Key block delivered by Ken Moyer. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (3Q: 02:06) Yonel Jourdain ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins, assisted by OLB Steve Grant. |
| 2-8-CAR32 (3Q: 01:35) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (3Q: 00:57) Kenneth Davis ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Grant. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS OLB Steve Grant to the CAR40. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (3Q: 00:50) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Craig Heyward for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11-CAR41 (3Q: 00:07) Lorenzo White ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-10-CAR40 (4Q: 15:00) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Owen Gill for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 4-14-CAR44 (4Q: 14:34) Mike Saxon punted 41 yards. Michael Stewart returned the kick 3 yards to the CAR06. Tackled by Tyrone Davis. |
| 1-10-CAR06 (4Q: 14:24) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 2-11-CAR05 (4Q: 13:41) Rodney Hampton ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 3-10-CAR06 (4Q: 13:14) Steve McNair scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. |
| 4-7-CAR09 (4Q: 12:41) Mark Royals punted 55 yards. Ernest Givins returned the kick 2 yards to the NOS38. Tackled by Lemuel Stinson. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (4Q: 12:34) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jeff Graham. DT Jeff Wright blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS38 (4Q: 12:30) Owen Gill ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-14-NOS34 (4Q: 11:57) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Graham gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 4-2-NOS46 (4Q: 11:19) Mike Saxon punted 32 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR22. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (4Q: 11:12) Kenneth Davis ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT J.R. Green. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-CAR12 (4Q: 11:02) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Louis Davis and was intercepted by OLB Jessie Armstead at the CAR20. Tackled by Louis Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 10:52) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Jennings. ILB Hardy Nickerson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (4Q: 10:45) Lorenzo White ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-9-CAR19 (4Q: 10:22) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DT Jeff Wright blocked the pass. |
| 4-9-CAR19 (4Q: 10:13) Morten Andersen attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 20, Carolina 14 |
| (4Q: 10:07) Morten Andersen kicked off 71 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 10:07) Kenneth Davis ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie, assisted by CB Dewayne Washington. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (4Q: 09:24) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-CAR12 (4Q: 09:13) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Calvin Williams. |
| 3-18-CAR12 (4Q: 09:04) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Louis Davis and was intercepted by OLB Jessie Armstead at the CAR19. Tackled by Louis Davis. |
| 1-10-CAR19 (4Q: 08:54) Lorenzo White ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. |
| 2-10-CAR19 (4Q: 08:24) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-CAR14 (4Q: 08:17) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-5-CAR05 (4Q: 07:51) Lorenzo White ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Darrell Davis, assisted by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 2-6-CAR06 (4Q: 07:05) Lorenzo White ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 3-5-CAR05 (4Q: 06:18) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Carpenter. OLB Victor Jones defended the pass. |
| 4-5-CAR05 (4Q: 06:14) Morten Andersen attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 23, Carolina 14 |
| (4Q: 06:07) Morten Andersen kicked off 71 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 06:07) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR15 (4Q: 05:59) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Daryl Hobbs for 15 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (4Q: 05:38) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 30 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (4Q: 05:12) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Rodney Hampton for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Hampton gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 04:47) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. ILB Kyle Perkins defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS30 (4Q: 04:42) Steve McNair scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan and assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 3-6-NOS26 (4Q: 04:19) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Kenneth Davis for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (4Q: 03:59) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DE Robert Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. New Orleans's Walt Murphy was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-5-NOS13 (4Q: 03:51) Kenneth Davis ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Walt Murphy, assisted by ILB Kyle Perkins. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-15-NOS23 (4Q: 03:44) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-15-NOS23 (4Q: 03:38) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DT J.R. Green blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-NOS23 (4Q: 03:32) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. DE Kevin Fagan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-15-NOS23 (4Q: 03:24) Gary Anderson attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 23, Carolina 17 |
| (4Q: 03:19) Gary Anderson kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 03:19) Owen Gill ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander. |
| 2-6-NOS24 (4Q: 02:35) Lorenzo White ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-5-NOS25 (4Q: 02:24) Lorenzo White ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 4-6-NOS24 (4Q: 02:16) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. Michael Stewart returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR39. Tackled by Rob Carpenter. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (4Q: 02:05) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Perkins, assisted by CB Fred Foggie. Pritchard gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (4Q: 01:59) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Daryl Hobbs. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS46 (4Q: 01:48) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Kenneth Davis for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Fred Foggie. Davis gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-NOS40 (4Q: 01:40) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-NOS38 (4Q: 01:20) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Aaron Pierce for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Steve Grant. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 01:12) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Calvin Williams and was intercepted by CB Lorenzo Lynch at the NOS13. The interception was returned 87 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 29, Carolina 17 |
| (4Q: 01:12) Lorenzo White ran for the two-point conversion and failed. He was tackled by Darrell Davis. |
| (4Q: 01:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 56 yards from the NOS35. Yonel Jourdain returned the ball 16 yards to the CAR25. Tackled by Tyrone Davis. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (4Q: 00:55) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Grant. Drayton gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (4Q: 00:47) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Rodney Hampton for 24 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. Hampton gained 20 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (4Q: 00:24) Steve McNair spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-NOS39 (4Q: 00:22) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-NOS34 (4Q: 00:22) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Troy Drayton. DE Pierce Holt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-5-NOS34 (4Q: 00:16) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Calvin Williams. DE Pierce Holt blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-NOS34 (4Q: 00:05) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 29, Carolina Panthers 17 |