| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 55 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 58 yards from the TBY35. Lemuel Stinson returned the ball 18 yards to the CAR25. Tackled by Merv Smith. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (1Q: 14:32) Rodney Hampton ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Raymond, assisted by ILB Todd Collins. |
| 2-8-CAR27 (1Q: 13:57) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. S Tim McDonald defended the pass. |
| 3-8-CAR27 (1Q: 13:53) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Daryl Hobbs. DE Chester McGlockton drove right through Eric Mahlum to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-CAR27 (1Q: 13:47) Mark Royals punted 33 yards. Rod Bernstine called for a fair catch at the TBY40. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (1Q: 13:36) Steve Beuerlein scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Darrell Davis. |
| 2-3-TBY47 (1Q: 12:51) Rod Bernstine ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Melvin Johnson, assisted by DE Alfred Anderson. Key block delivered by John Jackson. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (1Q: 12:19) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 21 yards. Tackled by S Rickey Dixon. Brown gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 11:36) Jeff Walker ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rickey Dixon, assisted by DT Glenn Montgomery. |
| 2-9-CAR19 (1Q: 11:06) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Rickey Dixon. Kemp gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-3-CAR03 (1Q: 10:36) Jeff Walker ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Victor Jones. |
| 2-2-CAR02 (1Q: 10:12) Rod Bernstine ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 3-1-CAR01 (1Q: 09:46) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-CAR06 (1Q: 09:37) Steve Beuerlein pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Alexander. S Rickey Dixon blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-CAR06 (1Q: 09:30) Rich Karlis attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 09:23) Rich Karlis kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 09:23) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR15 (1Q: 09:16) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Rodney Hampton. |
| 2-15-CAR15 (1Q: 09:11) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. DE Chester McGlockton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-15-CAR15 (1Q: 09:03) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Louis Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-CAR15 (1Q: 08:55) Mark Royals punted 37 yards. Mike Sherrard returned the kick 8 yards to the CAR44. Tackled by Yonel Jourdain. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (1Q: 08:44) Rod Bernstine ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by S Melvin Johnson. |
| 2-12-CAR46 (1Q: 08:23) Jeff Walker ran inside the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. Key block delivered by Bill Hitchcock. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (1Q: 07:44) Jeff Walker ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by S Rickey Dixon. |
| 2-6-CAR26 (1Q: 07:05) Steve Beuerlein sacked by DT Jeff Wright for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by John Hunter. |
| 3-10-CAR30 (1Q: 06:34) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Alexander. DE Darrell Davis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR30 (1Q: 06:24) Rich Karlis attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 06:17) Rich Karlis kicked off 48 yards from the TBY35. Yonel Jourdain returned the ball 18 yards to the CAR35. Tackled by Chris Sanders. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (1Q: 05:52) Rodney Hampton ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Chester McGlockton, assisted by S Tim McDonald. |
| 2-9-CAR36 (1Q: 05:13) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins, assisted by CB Doug Evans. Pritchard gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-CAR43 (1Q: 04:39) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Louis Davis. |
| 4-2-CAR43 (1Q: 04:32) Mark Royals punted 34 yards. Mike Sherrard called for a fair catch at the TBY23. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (1Q: 04:21) Jeff Walker ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Melvin Johnson. |
| 2-6-TBY27 (1Q: 03:54) Jeff Walker ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Darrell Davis, assisted by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 3-1-TBY32 (1Q: 03:12) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 11 yards. Tackled by S Rickey Dixon. Tampa Bay's Steve Beuerlein was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (1Q: 02:46) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Roy Jones Jr. OLB Victor Jones defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY43 (1Q: 02:40) Rod Bernstine ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 3-4-TBY49 (1Q: 02:16) Pete Mitchell pass completed to RB Jeff Walker for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Walker gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (1Q: 01:35) Pete Mitchell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. |
| 2-10-CAR35 (1Q: 01:25) Jeff Walker ran around right end for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. Key block delivered by Bill Hitchcock. Hitchcock ran over Melvin Johnson to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (1Q: 00:49) Jeff Walker ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery, assisted by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 2-9-CAR15 (1Q: 00:14) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Chris Sanders for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Sanders gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-4-CAR10 (2Q: 15:00) Pete Mitchell sacked by OLB Brian Williams for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by John Jackson. |
| 4-8-CAR14 (2Q: 14:37) Rich Karlis attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 9, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 14:31) Rich Karlis kicked off 72 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 14:31) Kenneth Davis ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins, assisted by DE Chester McGlockton. |
| 2-6-CAR24 (2Q: 14:10) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Aaron Pierce. |
| 3-6-CAR24 (2Q: 14:03) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Kenneth Davis for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tim McDonald, assisted by CB Doug Evans. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (2Q: 13:30) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Rodney Hampton for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. Hampton gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (2Q: 13:01) Steve McNair sacked by DE Chester McGlockton and DE Mike Frederick for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Eric Mahlum. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Joey Banes on the CAR40. |
| 2-16-CAR40 (2Q: 12:32) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett. |
| 3-13-CAR43 (2Q: 12:03) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. ILB Todd Collins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-13-CAR43 (2Q: 11:54) Mark Royals punted 45 yards. Mike Sherrard returned the kick 12 yards to the TBY24. Tackled by Ray Buchanan. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (2Q: 11:45) Jeff Walker ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown, assisted by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 2-7-TBY27 (2Q: 11:25) Rod Bernstine ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Alfred Anderson, assisted by S Rickey Dixon. |
| 3-11-TBY23 (2Q: 11:01) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. DT Noland Rosenbach hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-TBY23 (2Q: 10:55) Chris Mohr punted 45 yards. Rickey Dixon returned the kick 0 yards to the CAR32. Tackled by Rod Bernstine. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 10:45) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (2Q: 10:01) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-TBY48 (2Q: 09:27) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Rodney Hampton for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins, assisted by OLB Gerald Dixon. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (2Q: 09:00) Kenneth Davis ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by DT Sean Gilbert. |
| 2-10-TBY45 (2Q: 08:15) Kenneth Davis ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett. |
| 3-14-TBY49 (2Q: 07:36) Steve McNair scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tim McDonald and assisted by CB A.J. Johnson. |
| 4-10-TBY45 (2Q: 06:59) Mark Royals punted 30 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the TBY15. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (2Q: 06:51) Jeff Walker ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery, assisted by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 2-9-TBY16 (2Q: 06:19) Pete Mitchell pass completed to FB Daryl Johnston for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Johnston gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (2Q: 05:46) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. OLB Brian Williams defended the pass. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (2Q: 05:38) Jeff Walker ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Darrell Davis, assisted by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 2-6-TBY35 (2Q: 05:05) Jeff Walker ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Darrell Davis. |
| 3-3-TBY38 (2Q: 04:29) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. Brown gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (2Q: 03:59) Pete Mitchell sacked by DE Darrell Davis for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Bill Hitchcock. |
| 2-18-TBY45 (2Q: 03:39) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by S Rickey Dixon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-CAR43 (2Q: 03:20) Pete Mitchell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. |
| 4-6-CAR43 (2Q: 03:11) Chris Mohr punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR01. |
| 1-10-CAR01 (2Q: 03:04) Harvey Williams ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Sean Gilbert, assisted by OLB Cornelius Bennett. |
| 2-10-CAR01 (2Q: 02:35) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tim McDonald, assisted by DT Sean Gilbert. |
| 3-9-CAR02 (2Q: 02:06) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett. Pritchard gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (2Q: 01:57) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DE Mike Frederick blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR14 (2Q: 01:48) Steve McNair sacked by DT Sean Gilbert for a loss of 13 yards. Sack allowed by Gary Ivan Gordon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Chester McGlockton on the CAR01. |
| 1-1-CAR01 (2Q: 01:32) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 15, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 01:32) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Tampa Bay 16, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 01:21) Rich Karlis kicked off 57 yards from the TBY35. Yonel Jourdain returned the ball 18 yards to the CAR26. Tackled by Doug Evans. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (2Q: 01:15) Steve McNair kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett, assisted by DE Chester McGlockton. Key block delivered by Eric Mahlum. |
| 2-3-CAR33 (2Q: 00:53) Kenneth Davis ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Simpson, assisted by S Tim McDonald. Key block delivered by Tim Grunhard. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-13-CAR23 (2Q: 00:46) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans, assisted by S Joe Poole. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Eric Mahlum on the CAR26. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-10-CAR26 (2Q: 00:37) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-2-CAR34 (2Q: 00:30) Mark Royals punted 47 yards. Mike Sherrard returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY25. Tackled by Ray Buchanan. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (2Q: 00:21) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY20 (2Q: 00:21) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 30 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Rickey Dixon. Brown gained 33 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY50 (2Q: 00:06) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. DT Noland Rosenbach hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Gary Anderson kicked off 72 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 15:00) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by ILB John Holecek. Brown gained 9 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (3Q: 14:53) Pete Mitchell pass was dropped by FB Daryl Johnston. |
| 2-10-TBY37 (3Q: 14:47) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-TBY42 (3Q: 14:43) Rod Bernstine ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Victor Jones. |
| 3-4-TBY43 (3Q: 14:03) Pete Mitchell pass completed to RB Jeff Walker for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-TBY46 (3Q: 13:20) Chris Mohr punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR05. |
| 1-10-CAR05 (3Q: 13:09) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 17 yards. Tackled by CB A.J. Johnson, assisted by S Tim McDonald. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Drayton gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (3Q: 12:41) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Daryl Hobbs. DE Chester McGlockton blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR22 (3Q: 12:37) Steve McNair scrambled for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (3Q: 11:59) Harvey Williams ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Simpson. |
| 2-7-CAR41 (3Q: 11:30) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. |
| 3-7-CAR41 (3Q: 11:26) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. CB Aeneas Williams defended the pass. |
| 4-7-CAR41 (3Q: 11:17) Mark Royals punted 33 yards. Mike Sherrard returned the kick 5 yards to the TBY31. Tackled by Calvin Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (3Q: 11:10) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. Brown gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (3Q: 10:32) Pete Mitchell pass completed to RB Jeff Walker for 1 yard. Tackled by S Melvin Johnson. |
| 2-9-TBY46 (3Q: 10:07) Jeff Walker ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-3-CAR48 (3Q: 09:47) Rod Bernstine ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 4-1-CAR46 (3Q: 09:22) Chris Mohr punted 44 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR02. |
| 1-10-CAR02 (3Q: 09:11) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Kenneth Davis for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (3Q: 08:38) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DT Sean Gilbert hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR14 (3Q: 08:29) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Kenneth Davis. DT Sean Gilbert hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. Tampa Bay's Todd Collins was hurt on the play. |
| 3-10-CAR14 (3Q: 08:23) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB A.J. Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-CAR16 (3Q: 07:51) Mark Royals punted 56 yards. Mike Sherrard returned the kick 0 yards to the TBY28. Tackled by Daryl Hobbs. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (3Q: 07:43) Pete Mitchell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Tim Brown. DE Alfred Anderson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Tampa Bay's Tim Brown was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-TBY28 (3Q: 07:35) Jeff Walker ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Rickey Dixon, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 3-8-TBY30 (3Q: 07:12) Rod Bernstine ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by DE Alfred Anderson. Tampa Bay's Daryl Johnston was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-3-TBY35 (3Q: 06:30) Chris Mohr punted 45 yards. Rickey Dixon returned the kick 4 yards to the CAR24. Tackled by Frank Wainright. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (3Q: 06:21) Rodney Hampton ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by DE Mike Frederick. |
| 2-8-CAR26 (3Q: 05:37) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Louis Davis. |
| 3-8-CAR26 (3Q: 05:28) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. CB Aeneas Williams defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-CAR26 (3Q: 05:23) Mark Royals punted 41 yards. Mike Sherrard called for a fair catch at the TBY33. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (3Q: 05:14) Rod Bernstine ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach, assisted by S Rickey Dixon. |
| 2-9-TBY34 (3Q: 04:54) Jeff Walker ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB John Holecek, assisted by DE Darrell Davis. |
| 3-10-TBY33 (3Q: 04:21) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Mike Alexander for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (3Q: 03:55) Rod Bernstine ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 2-2-CAR49 (3Q: 03:23) Rod Bernstine ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Rickey Dixon. Key block delivered by Daryl Johnston. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (3Q: 03:01) Pete Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Roy Jones Jr. OLB Britt Hager defended the pass. Tampa Bay's Daryl Johnston was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| 2-10-CAR47 (3Q: 02:51) Jeff Walker ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Rickey Dixon, assisted by DE Darrell Davis. |
| 3-10-CAR47 (3Q: 02:15) Jeff Walker ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 4-8-CAR45 (3Q: 01:52) Chris Mohr punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 01:46) Kenneth Davis ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Austin Robbins, assisted by DT Sean Gilbert. Key block delivered by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (3Q: 01:21) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 17 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. Williams gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (3Q: 00:46) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Gerald Dixon, assisted by CB Doug Evans. |
| 2-6-TBY45 (3Q: 00:06) Rodney Hampton ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-6-TBY45 (4Q: 15:00) Steve McNair scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. |
| 4-4-TBY43 (4Q: 14:23) Mark Royals punted 34 yards. Mike Sherrard returned the kick 7 yards to the TBY16. Tackled by Harvey Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (4Q: 14:12) Pete Mitchell pass completed to TE Frank Wainright for 6 yards. Tackled by S Melvin Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-TBY22 (4Q: 13:37) Jeff Walker ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Victor Jones. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (4Q: 13:16) Jeff Walker ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Victor Jones. Key block delivered by John Jackson. Jackson ran over Tommy Carlisle to set up the play. |
| 2-4-TBY32 (4Q: 12:51) Jeff Walker ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Rickey Dixon, assisted by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 3-5-TBY31 (4Q: 12:06) Pete Mitchell pass was dropped by WR Mike Alexander. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-TBY31 (4Q: 12:01) Chris Mohr punted 43 yards. Rickey Dixon returned the kick 4 yards to the CAR30. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Use of Hands on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (4Q: 11:54) Steve McNair sacked by CB Aeneas Williams for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 2-15-CAR11 (4Q: 11:11) Rodney Hampton ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 3-10-CAR16 (4Q: 10:44) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Yonel Jourdain for 8 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 4-2-CAR24 (4Q: 10:05) Mark Royals punted 51 yards. Mike Sherrard returned the kick 8 yards to the TBY33. Tackled by Ray Buchanan. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (4Q: 09:56) Pete Mitchell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Chris Sanders. |
| 2-10-TBY33 (4Q: 09:47) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson, assisted by S Melvin Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kemp gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (4Q: 09:05) Pete Mitchell pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 48 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Kemp gained 10 yards after the catch. Tampa Bay 22, Carolina 0 |
| (4Q: 09:05) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Tampa Bay 23, Carolina 0 |
| (4Q: 08:49) Rich Karlis kicked off 72 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 08:49) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. DE Eric Curry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (4Q: 08:42) Steve McNair scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Chester McGlockton and assisted by CB Aeneas Williams. |
| 3-2-CAR28 (4Q: 08:15) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB A.J. Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (4Q: 07:52) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-CAR48 (4Q: 07:33) Steve McNair sacked by DE Ellis Simon for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Eric Mahlum. |
| 3-9-CAR42 (4Q: 07:14) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Daryl Hobbs. DE Chester McGlockton blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CAR42 (4Q: 07:07) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. CB A.J. Johnson defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (4Q: 07:00) Rod Bernstine ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Melvin Johnson, assisted by DE Alfred Anderson. |
| 2-9-CAR41 (4Q: 06:15) Rod Bernstine ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 3-8-CAR40 (4Q: 05:32) Jeff Walker ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-1-CAR33 (4Q: 05:22) Rich Karlis attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 26, Carolina 0 |
| (4Q: 05:17) Rich Karlis kicked off 50 yards from the TBY35. Yonel Jourdain returned the ball 33 yards to the CAR48. Tackled by Doug Evans. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (4Q: 04:49) Kenneth Davis ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Raymond, assisted by DT Carl Simpson. |
| 2-12-CAR46 (4Q: 04:15) Yonel Jourdain ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Chris Singleton. |
| 3-11-CAR47 (4Q: 03:43) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Yonel Jourdain. DE Mike Frederick hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-CAR47 (4Q: 03:37) Mark Royals punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the TBY05. |
| 1-10-TBY05 (4Q: 03:28) Jeff Walker ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins, assisted by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 2-7-TBY08 (4Q: 02:44) Rod Bernstine ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 3-7-TBY08 (4Q: 02:01) Rod Bernstine ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-6-TBY09 (4Q: 01:54) Chris Mohr punted 29 yards. Rickey Dixon called for a fair catch at the TBY38. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (4Q: 01:46) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-TBY33 (4Q: 01:46) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Yonel Jourdain for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Raymond. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-TBY36 (4Q: 01:25) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Daryl Hobbs for -4 yards. Tackled by S Tim McDonald. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-TBY40 (4Q: 00:46) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Aaron Pierce. DE Eric Curry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 3-7-TBY35 (4Q: 00:46) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Aaron Pierce for 11 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (4Q: 00:12) Daryl Hobbs ran outside the right tackle for 24 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Aaron Pierce. Tampa Bay 26, Carolina 6 |
| (4Q: 00:12) Extra point by Gary Anderson was good. Tampa Bay 26, Carolina 7 |
| Final Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26, Carolina Panthers 7 |