| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 57 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 70 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 15:00) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett, assisted by DT Sean Gilbert. Pritchard gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-3-CAR27 (1Q: 14:14) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (1Q: 13:50) Robert Green ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Sean Gilbert. |
| 2-9-CAR34 (1Q: 13:26) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 22 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by S Joe Poole. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (1Q: 12:47) Steve McNair scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. |
| 2-5-TBY39 (1Q: 12:04) Rodney Hampton ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole, assisted by OLB Cornelius Bennett. |
| 3-3-TBY37 (1Q: 11:39) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-8-TBY42 (1Q: 11:34) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans, assisted by S Chad Cota. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (1Q: 10:51) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. Drayton gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (1Q: 10:19) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. CB Aeneas Williams defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY15 (1Q: 10:15) Steve McNair scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans and assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 1-3-TBY03 (1Q: 09:29) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 09:29) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Carolina 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 09:18) John Kasay kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 09:18) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 2-8-TBY22 (1Q: 08:43) Thurman Thomas ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Brian Williams. |
| 3-7-TBY23 (1Q: 08:05) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Terry Obee for 27 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Holland. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Obee gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (1Q: 07:31) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins. |
| 2-8-CAR48 (1Q: 06:56) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for -3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 3-11-TBY49 (1Q: 06:17) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Obee. CB Ray Buchanan knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-TBY49 (1Q: 06:10) Chris Mohr punted 37 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR14. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (1Q: 06:00) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams, assisted by CB Doug Evans. |
| 2-3-CAR21 (1Q: 05:37) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Rodney Hampton. ILB Todd Collins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-CAR21 (1Q: 05:32) Rodney Hampton ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. Key block delivered by Mike Smith. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (1Q: 05:04) Steve McNair sacked by DT Austin Robbins and DE Eric Curry for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 2-13-CAR27 (1Q: 04:23) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Darryl Ingram for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. Ingram gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (1Q: 03:37) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 7 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole. |
| 2-3-TBY40 (1Q: 02:52) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. OLB Cornelius Bennett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-TBY40 (1Q: 02:44) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins, assisted by OLB Cornelius Bennett. Pritchard gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (1Q: 02:18) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. Pritchard gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-TBY25 (1Q: 01:41) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Bernardo Harris, assisted by OLB Chris Singleton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 01:09) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Robert Green for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. |
| 2-2-TBY12 (1Q: 00:38) Steve McNair scrambled for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 13, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 00:38) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Carolina 14, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 00:30) John Kasay kicked off 73 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 00:30) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Roy Jones Jr for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-6-TBY24 (2Q: 15:00) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-6-TBY24 (2Q: 14:16) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. ILB Hardy Nickerson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-TBY24 (2Q: 14:12) Chris Mohr punted 45 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 2 yards to the CAR33. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (2Q: 14:05) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. CB Doug Evans defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR22 (2Q: 13:53) Steve McNair pass was dropped by TE Darryl Ingram. |
| 3-10-CAR22 (2Q: 13:49) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Rodney Hampton for 5 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 4-5-CAR27 (2Q: 13:22) Mark Royals punted 55 yards. HFont Fontenot returned the kick -1 yards to the TBY17. Tackled by Greg Werner. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (2Q: 13:14) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dave Moore. DT Jeff Wright hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY17 (2Q: 13:08) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB Thurman Thomas for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomas gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-4-TBY23 (2Q: 12:29) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB Jeff Walker for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown, assisted by S Michael Stewart. Walker gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (2Q: 12:05) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 2-2-TBY41 (2Q: 11:23) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer, assisted by DE Chuck Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (2Q: 10:38) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by S Ron Rice. Key block delivered by David Richards. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (2Q: 09:54) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for -5 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. |
| 2-15-CAR41 (2Q: 09:16) Steve Beuerlein pass was dropped by WR Ronnie Harmon. |
| 3-15-CAR41 (2Q: 09:11) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Terry Obee for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-CAR29 (2Q: 08:26) Rich Karlis attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 14, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 08:18) Rich Karlis kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 08:18) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Haynes Jr., assisted by S Robert Griffith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (2Q: 08:12) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Louis Davis. |
| 2-10-CAR38 (2Q: 08:08) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Sean Gilbert. Tampa Bay's Sean Gilbert was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-9-CAR39 (2Q: 07:30) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. ILB Todd Collins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-CAR39 (2Q: 07:23) Mark Royals punted 45 yards. Herman Fontenot returned the kick -1 yards to the TBY15. Tackled by Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (2Q: 07:12) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Alfred Anderson, assisted by DT Jeff Wright. Key block delivered by David Richards. |
| 2-5-TBY20 (2Q: 06:27) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Alfred Anderson. Key block delivered by John Jackson. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (2Q: 05:45) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins. |
| 2-6-TBY29 (2Q: 05:26) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY David Richards to the TBY30. |
| 3-5-TBY30 (2Q: 05:05) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-TBY25 (2Q: 05:00) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Brian Williams. Kemp gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (2Q: 04:37) Steve Beuerlein pass was dropped by TE Dave Moore. |
| 2-10-TBY47 (2Q: 04:31) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (2Q: 04:08) Steve Beuerlein pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR HFont Fontenot. DE Tracy Scroggins blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR43 (2Q: 03:58) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Dave Moore for 30 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (2Q: 03:31) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Perry Kemp. S Michael Stewart defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR13 (2Q: 03:23) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Terry Obee for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Jarvis Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-CAR05 (2Q: 02:58) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by DT Jeff Wright. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 1-1-CAR01 (2Q: 02:38) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 14, Tampa Bay 9 |
| (2Q: 02:38) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Carolina 14, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (2Q: 02:31) Rich Karlis kicked off 52 yards from the TBY35. Clayton Holmes returned the ball 19 yards to the CAR32. Tackled by Chris Singleton. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 02:00) Rodney Hampton ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum, assisted by DT Austin Robbins. Key block delivered by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 2-3-CAR39 (2Q: 01:19) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by CB Aeneas Williams. |
| 3-2-CAR40 (2Q: 00:54) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Louis Davis and was intercepted by CB Doug Evans at the TBY49. Tackled by Louis Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (2Q: 00:41) Steve Beuerlein pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Terry Obee. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (2Q: 00:32) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Roy Jones Jr. DE Tracy Scroggins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR46 (2Q: 00:22) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Roy Jones Jr for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. Jones Jr gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (2Q: 00:03) Rich Karlis attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 14, Tampa Bay 13 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 61 yards from the CAR35. Terry Obee returned the ball 22 yards to the TBY26. Tackled by Louis Davis. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (3Q: 14:14) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins. |
| 2-10-TBY26 (3Q: 13:49) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins. Key block delivered by John Jackson. |
| 3-2-TBY34 (3Q: 13:19) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (3Q: 12:38) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to FB Daryl Johnston for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Brian Williams, assisted by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 2-5-TBY43 (3Q: 12:08) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Dave Moore for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (3Q: 11:44) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Brian Williams. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY47 (3Q: 11:35) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Brian Williams. DT Jeff Wright knocked down Dino Smith to break up the play. |
| 2-18-TBY49 (3Q: 10:58) Steve Beuerlein pass was intended for WR Fabien Bownes and was intercepted by CB Jimmy Spencer at the CAR42. Tackled by Fabien Bownes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (3Q: 10:48) Steve McNair scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. |
| 2-5-CAR47 (3Q: 10:11) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (3Q: 09:40) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Chuck Landeta. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (3Q: 09:15) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. Williams gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-7-TBY07 (3Q: 08:30) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Aaron Pierce for 3 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole. |
| 2-4-TBY04 (3Q: 07:55) Rodney Hampton ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Sean Gilbert, assisted by DE Eric Curry. |
| 3-2-TBY02 (3Q: 07:32) Robert Green ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Carl Simpson, assisted by DE Chester McGlockton. S Chad Cota knocked down Robert Jenkins to break up the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-TBY01 (3Q: 07:06) John Kasay attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 17, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (3Q: 07:01) John Kasay kicked off 52 yards from the CAR35. HFont Fontenot returned the ball 22 yards to the TBY35. Tackled by Darryl Ingram. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (3Q: 06:29) Steve Beuerlein pass was dropped by FB Daryl Johnston. |
| 2-10-TBY35 (3Q: 06:25) Jeff Walker ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by S Ron Rice. |
| 3-7-TBY38 (3Q: 05:41) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB Thurman Thomas for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-TBY41 (3Q: 05:01) Chris Mohr punted 36 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 14 yards to the CAR37. Tackled by Daryl Johnston. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (3Q: 04:50) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Harvey Williams. ILB Bernardo Harris defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR37 (3Q: 04:44) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. CB Aeneas Williams knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR37 (3Q: 04:37) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Rodney Hampton for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB John Mangum. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Tampa Bay's John Mangum was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-5-CAR42 (3Q: 04:03) Mark Royals punted 48 yards. Herman Fontenot called for a fair catch at the TBY10. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (3Q: 03:56) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-TBY19 (3Q: 03:27) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-4-TBY16 (3Q: 02:49) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. ILB Ed Brown defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-TBY16 (3Q: 02:42) Chris Mohr punted 48 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 0 yards to the CAR36. Tackled by Nelly Haynes Jr.. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (3Q: 02:33) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. OLB Cornelius Bennett defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. Carolina's Harvey Williams was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-CAR36 (3Q: 02:27) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. CB Doug Evans defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR36 (3Q: 02:19) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. CB Doug Evans defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR36 (3Q: 02:10) Mark Royals punted 59 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY05. |
| 1-10-TBY05 (3Q: 02:03) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB Jeff Walker for 9 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. Walker gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-TBY14 (3Q: 01:39) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Terry Obee for 10 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. Carolina's Jeff Wright was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (3Q: 01:10) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR HFont Fontenot. DE Chuck Smith drove right through Dino Smith to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY24 (3Q: 01:00) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB Thurman Thomas for -1 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. |
| 3-11-TBY23 (3Q: 00:26) 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. |
| 4-11-TBY23 (3Q: 00:19) Chris Mohr punted 39 yards. Jarvis Williams called for a fair catch at the CAR38. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (3Q: 00:11) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Robert Green for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry, assisted by CB Aeneas Williams. Green gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (4Q: 15:00) Steve McNair scrambled for 19 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (4Q: 14:27) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Louis Davis. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-TBY29 (4Q: 14:20) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DT Austin Robbins defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY29 (4Q: 14:13) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DE Eric Curry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-TBY29 (4Q: 14:04) John Kasay attempted a 46 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (4Q: 13:57) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY31 (4Q: 13:48) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ron Rice, assisted by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 2-14-TBY32 (4Q: 13:09) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Reggie White. |
| 3-10-TBY36 (4Q: 12:26) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Fabien Bownes. DE Alfred Anderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-TBY36 (4Q: 12:17) Chris Mohr punted 51 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 12 yards to the CAR25. Tackled by Daryl Johnston. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (4Q: 12:09) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 8 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole, assisted by CB Nelly Haynes Jr.. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-CAR33 (4Q: 11:31) Robert Green ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Sean Gilbert, assisted by OLB Cornelius Bennett. Key block delivered by Marco Rivera. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (4Q: 10:52) Robert Green ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Chester McGlockton. |
| 2-10-CAR35 (4Q: 10:13) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DT Austin Robbins blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-CAR35 (4Q: 10:06) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. S Joe Poole defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR35 (4Q: 09:56) Mark Royals punted 61 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY04. |
| 1-10-TBY04 (4Q: 09:49) Jeff Walker ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Wright, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 2-12-TBY02 (4Q: 09:11) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jeff Walker. DE Elijah Alexander hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-12-TBY02 (4Q: 09:06) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB Jeff Walker for 3 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. |
| 4-9-TBY05 (4Q: 08:42) Chris Mohr punted 45 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 14 yards to the TBY36. Tackled by John Jackson. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (4Q: 08:35) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. S Joe Poole defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY36 (4Q: 08:25) Steve McNair scrambled for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (4Q: 07:45) Steve McNair sacked by S Chad Cota for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Robert Jenkins. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-15-TBY22 (4Q: 07:02) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-TBY22 (4Q: 06:52) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Calvin Williams. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-TBY22 (4Q: 06:45) John Kasay attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 20, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (4Q: 06:40) John Kasay kicked off 69 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 06:40) Jeff Walker ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Ron Rice, assisted by DT Jeff Wright. |
| 2-12-TBY18 (4Q: 06:08) Jeff Walker ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson, assisted by S Ron Rice. Carolina's Ed Brown was hurt on the play. |
| 3-9-TBY21 (4Q: 05:33) Steve Beuerlein pass was dropped by WR Perry Kemp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-TBY21 (4Q: 05:27) Chris Mohr punted 42 yards. Jarvis Williams called for a fair catch at the CAR37. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (4Q: 05:17) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Singleton. Drayton gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (4Q: 04:30) Steve McNair kept the ball, running inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Cornelius Bennett, assisted by ILB Todd Collins. |
| 2-11-CAR48 (4Q: 03:47) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Mike Pritchard. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-CAR48 (4Q: 03:40) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Nelly Haynes Jr.. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Williams gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-3-TBY44 (4Q: 02:57) Mark Royals punted 34 yards. Herman Fontenot returned the kick 2 yards to the TBY12. Tackled by Scott Conover. |
| 1-10-TBY12 (4Q: 02:47) Steve Beuerlein pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Perry Kemp. |
| 2-10-TBY12 (4Q: 02:36) Steve Beuerlein sacked by DT Jeff Wright for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Richmond Webb. |
| 3-15-TBY07 (4Q: 02:11) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. DT Jeff Wright hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-TBY07 (4Q: 02:05) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. CB Jarvis Williams defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-7-TBY07 (4Q: 01:59) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Robert Green. DT Carl Simpson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-7-TBY07 (4Q: 01:55) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Calvin Williams and was intercepted by CB Doug Evans at the TBY04. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Calvin Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (4Q: 01:43) Steve Beuerlein sacked by DT Jeff Wright for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Richmond Webb. |
| 2-17-TBY08 (4Q: 01:27) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 2 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Ray Buchanan on the TBY10. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (4Q: 01:21) Robert Green ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Eric Curry, assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-9-TBY09 (4Q: 01:11) Robert Green ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole, assisted by DE Eric Curry. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-10-TBY10 (4Q: 01:00) Rodney Hampton ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Sean Gilbert, assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-10-TBY10 (4Q: 00:49) John Kasay attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 23, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (4Q: 00:44) John Kasay kicked off 69 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 00:44) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Fabien Bownes. DE Alfred Anderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (4Q: 00:35) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR HFont Fontenot. DE Alfred Anderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY20 (4Q: 00:27) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Obee. OLB Johnny Holland hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 3-5-TBY25 (4Q: 00:27) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 25 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. Fontenot gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (4Q: 00:02) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Fabien Bownes. DE Alfred Anderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 23, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 |