| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 58 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind. |
| San Francisco 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-SFO20 (1Q: 15:00) Jerome Bettis ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 2-12-SFO18 (1Q: 14:31) Jerome Bettis ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright. Key block delivered by Mike Devlin. |
| 1-10-SFO30 (1Q: 13:59) Mario Bates ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Darrell Davis, assisted by S Michael Stewart. |
| 2-7-SFO33 (1Q: 13:17) Jerome Bettis ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. |
| 3-6-SFO34 (1Q: 12:42) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chandler Bing. ILB Hardy Nickerson knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-6-SFO34 (1Q: 12:32) Matt Turk punted 49 yards. Lemuel Stinson returned the kick -2 yards to the CAR15. Tackled by Tony Richardson. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (1Q: 12:21) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-CAR20 (1Q: 11:55) Rodney Hampton ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. |
| 3-8-CAR17 (1Q: 11:24) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (1Q: 10:45) Steve McNair sacked by CB Koby Thomas for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Eric Mahlum. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Rodney Hampton for 11 yards to the CAR39. |
| 2-4-CAR39 (1Q: 10:04) Rodney Hampton ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Frank, assisted by CB Koby Thomas. Key block delivered by Ken Moyer. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (1Q: 09:29) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. S Willie Clay defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR47 (1Q: 09:19) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 11 yards. Tackled by S Dedrick Dodge, assisted by OLB William Thomas. Williams gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-SFO27 (1Q: 09:09) Steve McNair pass was dropped by RB Kenneth Davis. |
| 2-10-SFO27 (1Q: 09:05) Steve McNair scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas. |
| 3-1-SFO18 (1Q: 08:23) Robert Tyler ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay, assisted by CB Malcolm Frank. Key block delivered by Eric Mahlum. |
| 1-10-SFO16 (1Q: 07:51) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon. Davis gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-SFO10 (1Q: 07:26) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Kuberski. Key block delivered by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 1-5-SFO05 (1Q: 06:52) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Harvey Williams. CB Willie Beamon defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-SFO05 (1Q: 06:45) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. |
| 3-3-SFO03 (1Q: 06:00) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Rodney Hampton for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon, assisted by ILB Ed McDaniel. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-SFO07 (1Q: 05:31) Gary Anderson attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, San Francisco 0 |
| (1Q: 05:24) Gary Anderson kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (1Q: 05:24) Jerome Bettis ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Darrell Davis. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SFO Jerome Bettis to the SFO30. |
| 1-10-SFO30 (1Q: 05:02) Jerome Bettis ran around right end for -3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-13-SFO27 (1Q: 04:39) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Tommy Kane for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-SFO31 (1Q: 04:17) Mark Brunell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Wayne Chrebet. DT Jeff Wright blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-SFO31 (1Q: 04:11) Matt Turk punted 47 yards. Lemuel Stinson returned the kick 2 yards to the CAR24. Tackled by Tony Richardson. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (1Q: 04:04) Kenneth Davis ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 2-11-CAR23 (1Q: 03:28) Steve McNair sacked by DE Joe Johnson for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Darian Rose. |
| 3-20-CAR14 (1Q: 02:47) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. CB Willie Beamon defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-20-CAR14 (1Q: 02:37) Mark Royals punted 33 yards. Tommy Kane called for a fair catch at the CAR47. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (1Q: 02:27) Mark Brunell sacked by DE Alfred Anderson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Eric Harris. |
| 2-16-SFO47 (1Q: 01:48) Mark Brunell pass completed to RB Mario Bates for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. |
| 3-13-CAR50 (1Q: 01:09) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Shannon Sharpe. DT Jeff Wright hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-CAR50 (1Q: 01:02) Matt Turk punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 00:56) Harvey Williams ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay, assisted by S Anthony Newman. Key block delivered by Darian Rose. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (1Q: 00:18) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-7-CAR35 (2Q: 15:00) Steve McNair scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-CAR25 (2Q: 14:52) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas, assisted by S Willie Clay. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pritchard gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR32 (2Q: 14:30) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Frank, assisted by CB Willie Beamon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (2Q: 14:00) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Aaron Pierce for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Koby Thomas. Pierce gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR36 (2Q: 13:54) Kenneth Davis ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel. |
| 2-20-CAR36 (2Q: 13:23) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Harvey Williams. |
| 3-20-CAR36 (2Q: 13:17) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Calvin Williams and was intercepted by S Willie Clay at the SFO34. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Harvey Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO47 (2Q: 13:05) Tony Richardson ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery. |
| 2-13-SFO44 (2Q: 12:32) Mark Brunell pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 3 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. Carolina's Hardy Nickerson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-10-SFO47 (2Q: 11:58) Mark Brunell pass was dropped by WR Wayne Chrebet. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-SFO47 (2Q: 11:49) Matt Turk punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR11. |
| 1-10-CAR11 (2Q: 11:42) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Rodney Hampton for -4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Dedrick Dodge, assisted by CB Malcolm Frank. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-14-CAR07 (2Q: 11:02) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Kenneth Davis. |
| 3-14-CAR07 (2Q: 10:56) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Mike Pritchard. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-14-CAR07 (2Q: 10:48) Mark Royals punted 57 yards. Tommy Kane returned the kick 6 yards to the SFO42. Tackled by Lemuel Stinson. |
| 1-10-SFO42 (2Q: 10:41) Jerome Bettis ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright. Key block delivered by Darryl Ashmore. |
| 2-4-SFO48 (2Q: 10:01) Jerome Bettis ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. Key block delivered by Darryl Ashmore. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (2Q: 09:25) Mario Bates ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Victor Jones, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-6-CAR40 (2Q: 08:51) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommy Kane. DE Darrell Davis drove right through Darryl Ashmore to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-6-CAR40 (2Q: 08:46) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Tommy Kane for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-CAR37 (2Q: 08:22) Mark Brunell pass completed to RB Mario Bates for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 08:11) Mark Brunell pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. Sharpe gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-CAR24 (2Q: 07:37) Mark Brunell scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 06:56) Jerome Bettis ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by S Michael Stewart. |
| 2-6-CAR16 (2Q: 06:34) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Thomas Giblin. DE Darrell Davis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-CAR16 (2Q: 06:27) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-CAR21 (2Q: 06:21) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Tommy Kane for 14 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 1-7-CAR07 (2Q: 05:48) Jerome Bettis ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Darrell Davis, assisted by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 2-7-CAR07 (2Q: 05:18) Mario Bates ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by OLB Victor Jones. |
| 3-3-CAR03 (2Q: 04:49) Mario Bates ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Darrell Davis. |
| 4-2-CAR02 (2Q: 04:04) Steve Christie attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, San Francisco 3 |
| (2Q: 03:57) Steve Christie kicked off 70 yards from the SFO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 03:57) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel, assisted by CB Malcolm Frank. |
| 2-9-CAR21 (2Q: 03:24) Steve McNair sacked by ILB Ed McDaniel and DT Kelvin Pritchett for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Eric Mahlum. |
| 3-13-CAR17 (2Q: 02:43) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Frank. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Williams gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (2Q: 02:00) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Kelvin Pritchett. |
| 2-10-CAR31 (2Q: 01:36) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman, assisted by OLB William Thomas. |
| 3-7-CAR34 (2Q: 01:11) Steve McNair scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB William Thomas. |
| 4-6-CAR35 (2Q: 00:41) Mark Royals punted 51 yards. Tommy Kane returned the kick 2 yards to the SFO16. Tackled by Lemuel Stinson. |
| 1-10-SFO16 (2Q: 00:31) Mario Bates ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. Key block delivered by Mike Devlin. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Steve Christie kicked off 72 yards from the SFO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Kenneth Davis ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay, assisted by DE Joe Johnson. |
| 2-7-CAR23 (3Q: 14:25) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon. |
| 3-11-CAR19 (3Q: 13:53) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DE Lee Carter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-CAR19 (3Q: 13:43) Mark Royals punted 48 yards. Tommy Kane returned the kick 1 yard to the SFO34. Tackled by Lemuel Stinson. |
| 1-10-SFO34 (3Q: 13:34) Mario Bates ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Darrell Davis, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 2-10-SFO34 (3Q: 12:51) Mario Bates ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by DE Darrell Davis. Key block delivered by Adam Timmerman. |
| 3-2-SFO42 (3Q: 12:21) Jerome Bettis ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Key block delivered by Mike Devlin. |
| 1-10-SFO47 (3Q: 11:47) Mario Bates ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins. |
| 2-9-SFO48 (3Q: 11:22) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-SFO43 (3Q: 11:15) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Tommy Kane for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-12-SFO45 (3Q: 10:35) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for a False Start. |
| 3-17-SFO40 (3Q: 10:28) Mario Bates ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery, assisted by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 4-14-SFO43 (3Q: 10:04) Matt Turk punted 57 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 09:58) Rodney Hampton ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Frank, assisted by DT Kelvin Pritchett. |
| 2-13-CAR17 (3Q: 09:16) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman, assisted by DE James Jones. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-CAR25 (3Q: 08:40) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Harvey Williams. DE James Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-5-CAR25 (3Q: 08:33) Mark Royals punted 54 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the SFO21. |
| 1-10-SFO21 (3Q: 08:25) Mario Bates ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 2-9-SFO22 (3Q: 07:44) Mario Bates ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-5-SFO26 (3Q: 07:01) Jerome Bettis ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Darrell Davis. |
| 4-1-SFO30 (3Q: 06:31) Matt Turk punted 54 yards. Lemuel Stinson returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR23. Tackled by Mike Barber. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (3Q: 06:22) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Frank. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR26 (3Q: 05:37) Rodney Hampton ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Stimpson Cat. |
| 3-4-CAR29 (3Q: 05:05) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Kenneth Davis for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Beamon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (3Q: 04:42) Rodney Hampton ran around left end for 32 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Willie Clay. Key block delivered by Darian Rose. |
| 1-10-SFO34 (3Q: 04:11) Rodney Hampton ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay, assisted by DT Stimpson Cat. Key block delivered by Scott Conover. |
| 2-4-SFO28 (3Q: 03:32) Rodney Hampton ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB William Thomas, assisted by DE James Jones. |
| 3-3-SFO27 (3Q: 02:47) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Dedrick Dodge. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (3Q: 02:05) Kenneth Davis ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay. |
| 2-7-SFO17 (3Q: 01:20) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Carter, assisted by CB Koby Thomas. |
| 3-5-SFO15 (3Q: 00:41) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. Pritchard gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-5-SFO05 (3Q: 00:04) Rodney Hampton ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Anthony Newman, assisted by OLB William Thomas. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-4-SFO04 (4Q: 15:00) Rodney Hampton ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Kelvin Pritchett. |
| 3-4-SFO04 (4Q: 14:31) Kenneth Davis ran around left end for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Davis made a great move on Malcolm Frank. Key block delivered by Ken Moyer. Carolina 9, San Francisco 3 |
| (4Q: 14:31) Extra point by Gary Anderson was good. Carolina 10, San Francisco 3 |
| (4Q: 14:22) Gary Anderson kicked off 64 yards from the CAR35. Chandler Bing returned the ball 22 yards to the SFO23. Tackled by Aaron Pierce. |
| 1-10-SFO23 (4Q: 14:00) Jerome Bettis ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SFO Wayne Chrebet to the SFO31. |
| 2-2-SFO31 (4Q: 13:15) Jerome Bettis ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 3-3-SFO30 (4Q: 12:35) Mario Bates ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Key block delivered by Adam Timmerman. |
| 1-10-SFO33 (4Q: 12:07) Mark Brunell pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 15 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. Sharpe gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO48 (4Q: 11:42) Jerome Bettis ran around left end for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. Key block delivered by Mike Devlin. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (4Q: 10:57) Mario Bates ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright, assisted by OLB Victor Jones. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-CAR28 (4Q: 10:47) Mario Bates ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Darrell Davis. Key block delivered by Adam Timmerman. |
| 2-7-CAR20 (4Q: 10:22) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Kyle Brady. CB Lemuel Stinson defended the pass. |
| 3-7-CAR20 (4Q: 10:14) Mark Brunell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Chandler Bing. DE Alfred Anderson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CAR20 (4Q: 10:06) Steve Christie attempted a 37 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (4Q: 10:00) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel, assisted by CB Malcolm Frank. Key block delivered by Darian Rose. |
| 2-4-CAR33 (4Q: 09:33) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 24 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. Williams gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO43 (4Q: 08:51) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Stimpson Cat, assisted by CB Malcolm Frank. |
| 2-8-SFO41 (4Q: 08:26) Steve McNair sacked by DT Bob Kuberski for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Scott Conover. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SFO Bob Kuberski on the SFO46. |
| 1-10-SFO46 (4Q: 08:11) Jerome Bettis ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 2-7-SFO49 (4Q: 07:37) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Shannon Sharpe. CB Jimmy Spencer defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-SFO49 (4Q: 07:31) Mark Brunell sacked by DE Alfred Anderson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by David Walker. |
| 4-12-SFO44 (4Q: 06:50) Matt Turk punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR07. |
| 1-10-CAR07 (4Q: 06:42) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed McDaniel, assisted by S Willie Clay. Stanley gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-CAR12 (4Q: 05:59) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. S Anthony Newman defended the pass. |
| 3-5-CAR12 (4Q: 05:52) Steve McNair sacked by ILB Ed McDaniel for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Scott Conover. |
| 4-10-CAR07 (4Q: 05:06) Mark Royals punted 49 yards. Tommy Kane returned the kick 5 yards to the SFO49. Tackled by Chris Port. |
| 1-10-SFO49 (4Q: 04:55) Jerome Bettis ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by DT Glenn Montgomery. Key block delivered by Adam Timmerman. |
| 2-1-CAR42 (4Q: 04:20) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommy Kane. DT Jeff Wright hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-1-CAR42 (4Q: 04:15) Mario Bates ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by CB Lemuel Stinson. Key block delivered by David Walker. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (4Q: 03:37) Mario Bates ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 2-9-CAR33 (4Q: 03:05) Mark Brunell pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Shannon Sharpe. DE Alfred Anderson blocked the pass. |
| 3-9-CAR33 (4Q: 02:59) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Chandler Bing for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bing gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR11 (4Q: 02:35) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Thomas Giblin for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. Giblin gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-6-CAR07 (4Q: 02:15) Mark Brunell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Chrebet. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-CAR07 (4Q: 02:08) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Tommy Kane for 1 yard. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-5-CAR06 (4Q: 02:00) Mark Brunell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommy Kane. OLB Britt Hager defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR06 (4Q: 01:55) Robert Tyler ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Carter, assisted by S Willie Clay. |
| San Francisco called a time out. |
| 2-12-CAR04 (4Q: 01:44) Rodney Hampton ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. |
| San Francisco called a time out. |
| 3-12-CAR04 (4Q: 01:34) Kenneth Davis ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Stimpson Cat. |
| San Francisco called a time out. |
| 4-9-CAR07 (4Q: 01:23) Mark Royals punted 36 yards. Tommy Kane called for a fair catch at the CAR43. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 01:16) Mark Brunell pass completed to WR Wayne Chrebet for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Chrebet gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (4Q: 00:52) Mark Brunell pass completed to TE Kyle Brady for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-4-CAR04 (4Q: 00:29) Mark Brunell spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-4-CAR04 (4Q: 00:26) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for a False Start. |
| 2-9-CAR09 (4Q: 00:26) Mark Brunell pass completed to FB Tony Richardson for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 3-4-CAR04 (4Q: 00:05) Mark Brunell pass was dropped by WR Tommy Kane. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR04 (4Q: 00:01) Mark Brunell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Wayne Chrebet. DE Tracy Scroggins blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 10, San Francisco 49ers 3 |