| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 77 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 49 yards from the CAR35. Tim Brown returned the ball 22 yards to the TBY38. Tackled by Ron Rice. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (1Q: 14:28) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by DE Elijah Alexander. |
| 2-11-TBY37 (1Q: 13:44) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-TBY45 (1Q: 12:58) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Daved Benefield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brown gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (1Q: 12:30) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 25 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. Brown gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (1Q: 11:49) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Perry Kemp. DE Tracy Scroggins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR17 (1Q: 11:43) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-10-CAR17 (1Q: 11:16) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. Harmon gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina's Jimmy Spencer was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-3-CAR03 (1Q: 10:54) Jeff Walker ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 2-3-CAR03 (1Q: 10:20) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 3-3-CAR03 (1Q: 09:43) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Harmon gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 09:43) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Tampa Bay 7, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 09:35) Rich Karlis kicked off 49 yards from the TBY35. Clayton Holmes returned the ball 26 yards to the CAR42. Tackled by Fred Thomas. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (1Q: 09:01) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. Harrison gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (1Q: 08:21) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. CB Aeneas Williams defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY39 (1Q: 08:16) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-TBY34 (1Q: 08:11) Rodney Hampton ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams, assisted by DE Brady Smith. |
| 3-9-TBY38 (1Q: 07:42) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Darryl Ingram for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. Ingram gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (1Q: 07:07) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. |
| 2-2-TBY08 (1Q: 06:42) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 7, Carolina 6 |
| (1Q: 06:42) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Tampa Bay 7, Carolina 7 |
| (1Q: 06:35) John Kasay kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 06:35) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Key block delivered by Antonio Stofa. |
| 2-5-TBY25 (1Q: 05:59) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart, assisted by DT Glenn Montgomery. |
| 3-3-TBY27 (1Q: 05:21) Thurman Thomas ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Brian Williams. |
| 4-1-TBY29 (1Q: 04:56) Chris Mohr punted 50 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 5 yards to the CAR26. Tackled by Cornell Haynes Jr.. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (1Q: 04:46) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. |
| 2-4-CAR32 (1Q: 04:05) Steve McNair scrambled for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (1Q: 03:22) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 26 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. Pritchard gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (1Q: 02:48) Steve McNair scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. |
| 2-2-TBY17 (1Q: 02:16) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Carolina 13, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (1Q: 02:16) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Carolina 14, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (1Q: 02:09) John Kasay kicked off 62 yards from the CAR35. Tim Brown returned the ball 37 yards to the TBY40. Tackled by Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (1Q: 01:35) Thurman Thomas ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Alfred Anderson, assisted by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 2-12-TBY38 (1Q: 01:06) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. Brown gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-TBY43 (1Q: 00:23) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Obee. DE Tracy Scroggins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-TBY43 (1Q: 00:17) Chris Mohr punted 53 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR04. |
| 1-10-CAR04 (1Q: 00:07) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Austin Robbins. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-9-CAR05 (2Q: 15:00) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. |
| 3-6-CAR08 (2Q: 14:37) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. S Robert Griffith defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-CAR08 (2Q: 14:33) Mark Royals punted 38 yards. Thurman Thomas returned the kick 13 yards to the CAR33. Tackled by Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (2Q: 14:24) Steve Beuerlein sacked by DT Jeff Wright for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Antonio Stofa. |
| 2-14-CAR37 (2Q: 13:57) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Dave Moore for 13 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moore gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-CAR24 (2Q: 13:33) Jeff Walker ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 4-1-CAR24 (2Q: 12:54) Rich Karlis attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 14, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (2Q: 12:49) Rich Karlis kicked off 59 yards from the TBY35. Clayton Holmes returned the ball 18 yards to the CAR24. Tackled by Thurman Thomas. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (2Q: 12:18) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins, assisted by S Chad Cota. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pritchard gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (2Q: 11:41) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. S Chad Cota defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR40 (2Q: 11:32) Steve McNair pass was dropped by RB Robert Green. Carolina's Gary Ivan Gordon was hurt on the play. |
| 3-10-CAR40 (2Q: 11:28) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Robert Green for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. Green gained 6 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-4-CAR46 (2Q: 11:17) Mark Royals punted 30 yards. Tim Brown returned the kick 3 yards to the TBY27. Tackled by Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (2Q: 11:06) Jeff Walker ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Alfred Anderson, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 2-14-TBY23 (2Q: 10:27) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. S Tommy Carlisle defended the pass. |
| 3-14-TBY23 (2Q: 10:18) Steve Beuerlein pass was dropped by WR Tim Brown. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-14-TBY23 (2Q: 10:09) Chris Mohr punted 43 yards. Jarvis Williams called for a fair catch at the CAR34. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (2Q: 10:00) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. OLB Chris Singleton defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR34 (2Q: 09:54) Harvey Williams ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by ILB Todd Collins. |
| 3-10-CAR34 (2Q: 09:26) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Calvin Williams. ILB Todd Collins blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR34 (2Q: 09:20) Mark Royals punted 47 yards. Tim Brown returned the kick 1 yard to the TBY20. Tackled by Troy Drayton. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 09:09) Steve Beuerlein kept the ball, running inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 2-8-TBY22 (2Q: 08:30) Jeff Walker ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart, assisted by DE Alfred Anderson. Key block delivered by John Jackson. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (2Q: 08:04) Thurman Thomas ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Alfred Anderson. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (2Q: 07:21) Jeff Walker ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 2-10-TBY45 (2Q: 06:38) Steve Beuerlein pass was dropped by WR Tim Brown. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY45 (2Q: 06:28) Steve Beuerlein pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-TBY45 (2Q: 06:21) Chris Mohr punted 37 yards. Jarvis Williams called for a fair catch at the CAR18. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (2Q: 06:10) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 13 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. Williams gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (2Q: 05:31) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. Williams gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (2Q: 05:20) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Rodney Hampton for 6 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole, assisted by S Chad Cota. Hampton gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-CAR42 (2Q: 04:56) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Rodney Hampton for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (2Q: 04:19) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 2-8-TBY46 (2Q: 03:48) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Troy Drayton. |
| 3-8-TBY46 (2Q: 03:41) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. CB Doug Evans defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-TBY46 (2Q: 03:34) Mark Royals punted 30 yards. Tim Brown called for a fair catch at the TBY16. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (2Q: 03:24) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. DE Tracy Scroggins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY16 (2Q: 03:16) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Holland, assisted by OLB Britt Hager. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-TBY20 (2Q: 02:38) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright. Key block delivered by Roy Jones Jr. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (2Q: 02:10) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. Key block delivered by David Richards. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-3-TBY37 (2Q: 02:00) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Obee. CB Jimmy Spencer defended the pass. |
| 3-3-TBY37 (2Q: 01:51) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Obee. DT Noland Rosenbach defended the pass. |
| 4-3-TBY37 (2Q: 01:47) Chris Mohr punted 42 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR28. Tackled by Dave Moore. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (2Q: 01:39) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Robert Griffith, assisted by DE Eric Curry. |
| 2-8-CAR30 (2Q: 01:08) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Rodney Hampton. DE Eric Curry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-CAR30 (2Q: 00:58) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 28 yards. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett. Pritchard gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (2Q: 00:50) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Robb Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY42 (2Q: 00:40) Steve McNair pass was dropped by TE Troy Drayton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY42 (2Q: 00:35) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Nelly Haynes Jr.. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 4-6-TBY38 (2Q: 00:27) John Kasay attempted a 55 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 17, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (2Q: 00:22) John Kasay kicked off 73 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 00:22) Steve Beuerlein dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 70 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Rodney Hampton ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Chris Singleton. |
| 2-9-CAR21 (3Q: 14:34) Rodney Hampton ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Singleton. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-9-CAR21 (3Q: 14:02) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Calvin Williams. DE Brady Smith blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-9-CAR21 (3Q: 13:54) Mark Royals punted 64 yards. Tim Brown returned the kick 1 yard to the TBY16. Tackled by Clayton Holmes. Carolina's Dean Caliguire was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (3Q: 13:44) Thurman Thomas ran a trap outside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Alfred Anderson, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. Key block delivered by John Jackson. Carolina's Ray Buchanan was hurt on the play. |
| 2-3-TBY23 (3Q: 13:18) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-2-TBY24 (3Q: 12:33) Jeff Walker ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 4-3-TBY23 (3Q: 11:56) Chris Mohr punted 45 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 4 yards to the CAR36. Tackled by Thurman Thomas. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (3Q: 11:45) Rodney Hampton ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Chester McGlockton, assisted by DT Sean Gilbert. ILB Todd Collins knocked down Scott Conover to break up the play. |
| 2-10-CAR36 (3Q: 11:13) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 3-7-CAR39 (3Q: 10:39) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Calvin Williams and was intercepted by CB Aeneas Williams at the TBY21. The interception was returned 22 yards. Tackled by Calvin Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (3Q: 10:29) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Daved Benefield, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 2-9-TBY44 (3Q: 10:07) Steve Beuerlein pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. DT Jeff Wright blocked the pass. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-9-TBY44 (3Q: 10:02) Steve Beuerlein pass was intended for WR Tim Brown and was intercepted by S Tommy Carlisle at the CAR34. The interception was returned 17 yards. Tackled by Tim Brown. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (3Q: 09:50) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Fred Thomas. |
| 2-9-TBY48 (3Q: 09:17) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Austin Robbins. Pritchard gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-TBY44 (3Q: 08:43) Steve McNair scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Thomas and assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (3Q: 08:05) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DE Chester McGlockton drove right through Mike Smith to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY39 (3Q: 07:55) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Mike Pritchard and was intercepted by CB Doug Evans at the TBY32. Tackled by Mike Pritchard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (3Q: 07:42) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Brown gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (3Q: 07:00) Jeff Walker ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Chuck Smith, assisted by DT Noland Rosenbach. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 2-5-CAR48 (3Q: 06:17) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Perry Kemp. DT Glenn Montgomery hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-CAR48 (3Q: 06:09) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-CAR45 (3Q: 05:35) Chris Mohr punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 05:28) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 26 yards. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett. Thomas gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (3Q: 04:58) Robert Green ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Sean Gilbert, assisted by CB Fred Thomas. |
| 2-8-CAR48 (3Q: 04:24) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DT Austin Robbins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-8-CAR48 (3Q: 04:16) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. CB Aeneas Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-8-CAR48 (3Q: 04:07) Mark Royals punted 37 yards. Tim Brown called for a fair catch at the TBY15. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (3Q: 04:00) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Terry Obee for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Brian Williams. Obee gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (3Q: 03:29) Steve Beuerlein scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 2-8-TBY30 (3Q: 02:57) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Tim Brown for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Brian Williams. |
| 3-12-TBY26 (3Q: 02:19) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Jarvis Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (3Q: 01:34) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Key block delivered by Richmond Webb. |
| 2-2-TBY46 (3Q: 01:02) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright, assisted by DE Alfred Anderson. |
| 3-3-TBY45 (3Q: 00:35) Jeff Walker ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-5-TBY43 (4Q: 15:00) Chris Mohr punted 44 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 11 yards to the CAR24. Tackled by Cornell Haynes Jr.. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (4Q: 14:51) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR27 (4Q: 14:08) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Nelly Haynes Jr.. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Williams gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (4Q: 13:32) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Mike Pritchard. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (4Q: 13:22) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Rodney Hampton. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-TBY49 (4Q: 13:15) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Rodney Hampton. CB Aeneas Williams defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY49 (4Q: 13:11) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-TBY43 (4Q: 12:50) Mark Royals punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 12:45) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB Thurman Thomas for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Daved Benefield. Thomas gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (4Q: 12:05) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. OLB Brian Williams defended the pass. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY22 (4Q: 11:57) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins. |
| 2-19-TBY23 (4Q: 11:25) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fontenot gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (4Q: 10:50) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-TBY49 (4Q: 10:06) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 3-3-TBY50 (4Q: 09:45) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. Harmon gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (4Q: 09:13) Thurman Thomas ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 2-11-CAR39 (4Q: 08:42) Steve Beuerlein pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Perry Kemp. |
| 3-11-CAR39 (4Q: 08:34) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Terry Obee for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jarvis Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CAR33 (4Q: 08:07) Rich Karlis attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 17, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (4Q: 07:59) Rich Karlis kicked off 73 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 07:59) Rodney Hampton ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. Key block delivered by Tim Grunhard. |
| 2-1-CAR29 (4Q: 07:14) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Frederick, assisted by S Chad Cota. Key block delivered by Mike Smith. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (4Q: 06:27) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. OLB Cornelius Bennett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR35 (4Q: 06:19) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Calvin Williams. DT Carl Simpson blocked the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR35 (4Q: 06:14) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR35 (4Q: 05:31) Mark Royals punted 60 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY05. |
| 1-10-TBY05 (4Q: 05:21) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-12-TBY03 (4Q: 05:12) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 2-11-TBY04 (4Q: 04:43) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. S Tommy Carlisle defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-TBY04 (4Q: 04:37) Steve Beuerlein pass was intended for WR Tim Brown and was intercepted by OLB Brian Williams at the TBY25. The interception was returned 25 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 23, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (4Q: 04:37) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Carolina 24, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (4Q: 04:26) John Kasay kicked off 70 yards from the CAR35. Thurman Thomas returned the ball 20 yards to the TBY15. Tackled by Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (4Q: 04:20) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 28 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Harmon gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-17-TBY08 (4Q: 04:07) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. DE Tracy Scroggins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-17-TBY08 (4Q: 03:58) Steve Beuerlein pass was dropped by TE Dave Moore. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-TBY08 (4Q: 03:49) Steve Beuerlein pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Tim Brown. DE Alfred Anderson blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-17-TBY08 (4Q: 03:40) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Obee. S Tommy Carlisle defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-8-TBY08 (4Q: 03:33) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Austin Robbins. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Carlos Emmons on the TBY12. |
| 1-10-TBY12 (4Q: 03:27) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ron Rice. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-TBY17 (4Q: 03:06) Steve Beuerlein pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Perry Kemp. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-TBY17 (4Q: 02:57) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-13-TBY09 (4Q: 02:48) Steve Beuerlein pass was dropped by WR Perry Kemp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-13-TBY09 (4Q: 02:35) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dave Moore. DT Noland Rosenbach hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-9-TBY09 (4Q: 02:28) Rodney Hampton ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Brady Smith, assisted by ILB Todd Collins. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-9-TBY09 (4Q: 02:17) Rodney Hampton ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Chester McGlockton, assisted by OLB Cornelius Bennett. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-9-TBY09 (4Q: 02:07) Rodney Hampton ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-7-TBY07 (4Q: 01:59) John Kasay attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 27, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (4Q: 01:51) John Kasay kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 01:51) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Perry Kemp. S Tommy Carlisle defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (4Q: 01:42) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. CB Jimmy Spencer defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY20 (4Q: 01:34) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Roy Jones Jr for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-TBY23 (4Q: 01:14) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 37 yards. Tackled by CB Jarvis Williams. Brown gained 28 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (4Q: 01:02) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Dave Moore for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. Moore gained 2 yards after the catch. Tampa Bay's Richmond Webb was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (4Q: 00:42) Steve Beuerlein spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-CAR23 (4Q: 00:39) Steve Beuerlein pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Perry Kemp. DE Alfred Anderson blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-CAR23 (4Q: 00:33) Steve Beuerlein pass was intended for WR Terry Obee and was intercepted by S Michael Stewart at the CAR12. The interception was returned 6 yards. Tackled by Ronnie Harmon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (4Q: 00:23) Steve McNair dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 |