| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 73 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 59 yards from the CAR35. Vaughn Hebron returned the ball 34 yards to the TBY40. Tackled by Harvey Williams. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-TBY12 (1Q: 14:12) Jason Garrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. ILB Hardy Nickerson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-TBY12 (1Q: 14:05) Jason Garrett pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 15 yards. Tackled by S Robert Tate, assisted by OLB Britt Hager. Kemp gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (1Q: 13:24) Vaughn Hebron ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach, assisted by DT Grady Jackson. |
| 2-9-TBY28 (1Q: 12:50) Jason Garrett pass completed to RB Vaughn Hebron for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. |
| 3-3-TBY34 (1Q: 12:21) Jason Garrett pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown, assisted by S Robert Tate. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (1Q: 11:37) Jason Garrett scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle and assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (1Q: 11:00) Jeff Walker ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander. |
| 2-6-CAR46 (1Q: 10:22) Jason Garrett pass was intended for WR Dave Groh and was intercepted by OLB Britt Hager at the CAR35. The interception was returned 3 yards. Tackled by Dave Groh. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 10:09) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Robert Griffith, assisted by ILB John Fiala. |
| 2-8-CAR40 (1Q: 09:45) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by S Chad Cota. Williams gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (1Q: 09:19) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 49 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Harrison gained 43 yards after the catch. Carolina's Darryl Ingram was hurt on the play. Carolina 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 09:19) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Carolina 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 09:01) John Kasay kicked off 73 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 09:01) Jason Garrett pass completed to RB Jeff Walker for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 2-14-TBY16 (1Q: 08:30) Jason Garrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Obee. CB Jimmy Spencer defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-14-TBY16 (1Q: 08:25) Jason Garrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Obee. DE Tracy Scroggins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-TBY21 (1Q: 08:19) Vaughn Hebron ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 2-10-TBY21 (1Q: 07:44) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-TBY16 (1Q: 07:36) Jason Garrett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Terry Obee. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-TBY16 (1Q: 07:32) Jason Garrett pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 7 yards. Tackled by S Robert Tate. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harmon gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-8-TBY23 (1Q: 07:05) Tobey Maguire punted 50 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 12 yards to the CAR39. Tackled by Fred Thomas. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (1Q: 06:55) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 4 yards. Tackled by S Robert Griffith, assisted by CB Aeneas Williams. |
| 2-6-CAR43 (1Q: 06:33) Antowain Smith ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 3-6-CAR43 (1Q: 05:59) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Austin Robbins. |
| 4-5-CAR44 (1Q: 05:31) Mark Royals punted 56 yards. Touchback. Tampa Bay's Bernardo Harris was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 05:24) Jason Garrett pass completed to TE Chad Lewis for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-TBY27 (1Q: 04:56) Jeff Walker ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 3-2-TBY28 (1Q: 04:28) Vaughn Hebron ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by OLB Johnny Holland. Key block delivered by Nelson Kelley. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (1Q: 03:56) Jason Garrett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Chad Lewis. S Ron Rice defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY34 (1Q: 03:48) Jason Garrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. DT Noland Rosenbach hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-TBY34 (1Q: 03:39) Jason Garrett pass completed to TE Chad Lewis for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (1Q: 03:05) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY44 (1Q: 03:01) Vaughn Hebron ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 2-14-TBY45 (1Q: 02:31) Jason Garrett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Terry Obee. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-14-TBY45 (1Q: 02:22) Jason Garrett pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Fabien Bownes. DE Elijah Alexander blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-TBY45 (1Q: 02:12) Tobey Maguire punted 37 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 1 yard to the CAR19. Tackled by Dino Smith. |
| 1-10-CAR19 (1Q: 02:02) Steve McNair pass was dropped by FB Harvey Williams. |
| 2-10-CAR19 (1Q: 01:55) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. DE Ellis Simon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR19 (1Q: 01:48) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. DE Ellis Simon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (1Q: 01:38) Antowain Smith ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 2-14-CAR20 (1Q: 01:16) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Robb Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-CAR20 (1Q: 01:08) Steve McNair scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 4-13-CAR21 (1Q: 00:33) Mark Royals punted 30 yards. Terry Obee called for a fair catch at the TBY49. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (1Q: 00:24) Jeff Walker ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Reggie White. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (1Q: 00:05) Jeff Walker ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Key block delivered by Dino Smith. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (2Q: 15:00) Jeff Walker ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-11-CAR28 (2Q: 14:37) Jason Garrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Kent. OLB Britt Hager defended the pass. |
| 3-11-CAR28 (2Q: 14:32) Jason Garrett pass completed to WR Fabien Bownes for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Jarvis Williams, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bownes gained 2 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Ed Brown on the CAR20. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 14:24) Robert Green ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by ILB John Fiala. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (2Q: 13:44) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harrison gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (2Q: 13:08) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. Harrison gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (2Q: 12:36) Robert Green ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. DE Eric Curry knocked down Chris Naeole to break up the play. |
| 2-10-TBY49 (2Q: 11:54) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Robert Griffith. |
| 3-11-CAR50 (2Q: 11:10) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Robert Green. S Robert Griffith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-CAR50 (2Q: 11:03) Mark Royals punted 48 yards. Dave Groh returned the kick 9 yards to the TBY11. Tackled by Ron Rice. |
| 1-10-TBY11 (2Q: 10:54) Jeff Walker ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by DT Glenn Montgomery. |
| 2-7-TBY14 (2Q: 10:15) Jason Garrett pass completed to TE Kerry Cash for 24 yards. Tackled by S Ron Rice, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. Cash gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-TBY07 (2Q: 10:03) Jeff Walker ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Robert Tate, assisted by DE Kenard Lang. |
| 3-15-TBY06 (2Q: 09:24) Jason Garrett pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 2 yards. Tackled by S Robert Tate. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-13-TBY08 (2Q: 08:51) Tobey Maguire punted 46 yards. Jarvis Williams called for a fair catch at the CAR46. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (2Q: 08:41) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by CB Fred Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-CAR49 (2Q: 08:04) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Robert Green. DE Mike Frederick hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-CAR49 (2Q: 07:51) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 11 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by S Robert Griffith. Harrison gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (2Q: 07:08) 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-TBY40 (2Q: 07:02) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Frederick, assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| 3-7-TBY37 (2Q: 06:20) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-TBY31 (2Q: 05:49) John Kasay attempted a 48 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 10, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 05:42) John Kasay kicked off 70 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 05:42) Jason Garrett pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 2-7-TBY23 (2Q: 05:14) Jason Garrett pass completed to RB Jeff Walker for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Daved Benefield. |
| 3-11-TBY19 (2Q: 04:41) Jason Garrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Obee. S Ron Rice defended the pass. |
| 4-11-TBY19 (2Q: 04:31) Tobey Maguire punted 34 yards. Jarvis Williams called for a fair catch at the CAR47. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (2Q: 04:21) Robert Green ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 2-11-CAR46 (2Q: 04:01) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamont Hollinquest. Harrison gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-TBY45 (2Q: 03:23) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 6 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomas gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (2Q: 02:37) Robert Green ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Robert Griffith. Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-1-TBY30 (2Q: 02:00) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Austin Robbins, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. Key block delivered by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (2Q: 01:25) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Haynes Jr.. Harrison gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-TBY06 (2Q: 01:00) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-3-TBY03 (2Q: 01:00) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 16, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 01:00) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Carolina 17, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 00:54) John Kasay kicked off 56 yards from the CAR35. Vaughn Hebron returned the ball 24 yards to the TBY33. Tackled by Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (2Q: 00:44) Jeff Walker ran around left end for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (2Q: 00:35) Jason Garrett pass completed to WR Dave Groh for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB John Holecek. Groh gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (2Q: 00:24) Jason Garrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Fabien Bownes. CB Ray Buchanan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR40 (2Q: 00:16) Jason Garrett pass completed to TE Asher Ackerman for 29 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Ackerman gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR11 (2Q: 00:05) Rich Karlis attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 17, Tampa Bay 3 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Austin Robbins. |
| 2-7-CAR23 (3Q: 14:17) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. |
| 3-7-CAR23 (3Q: 14:09) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 27 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. Davis gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (3Q: 13:40) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. DE Ellis Simon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. Carolina's Chris Villarrial was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor chest injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-CAR50 (3Q: 13:34) Robert Green ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 3-10-CAR50 (3Q: 13:06) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomas gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (3Q: 12:27) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. Harrison gained 2 yards after the catch. Tampa Bay's Ellis Simon was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-1-TBY01 (3Q: 11:45) Antowain Smith ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 2-1-TBY01 (3Q: 11:17) Antowain Smith ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 3-1-TBY01 (3Q: 10:49) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Williams gained 4 yards after the catch. Carolina 23, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (3Q: 10:49) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Carolina 24, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (3Q: 10:43) John Kasay kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 10:43) Jeff Walker ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 2-7-TBY23 (3Q: 09:58) Jason Garrett sacked by DT Glenn Montgomery for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Dino Smith. |
| 3-12-TBY18 (3Q: 09:16) Jason Garrett pass was dropped by WR Perry Kemp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-TBY18 (3Q: 09:08) Tobey Maguire punted 57 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 13 yards to the CAR38. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (3Q: 09:01) Antowain Smith ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamont Hollinquest, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 2-11-CAR23 (3Q: 08:30) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for -1 yards. Tackled by S Robert Griffith. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-12-CAR22 (3Q: 07:46) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. DE Eric Curry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-12-CAR22 (3Q: 07:40) Mark Royals punted 45 yards. Terry Obee returned the kick 1 yard to the TBY34. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (3Q: 07:30) Jason Garrett pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. Carolina's Lemuel Stinson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-7-TBY26 (3Q: 06:56) Jason Garrett pass completed to TE Chad Lewis for 4 yards. Tackled by S Robert Tate. |
| 3-3-TBY30 (3Q: 06:22) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-8-TBY25 (3Q: 06:16) Jason Garrett pass completed to WR Dave Groh for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. Groh gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (3Q: 05:45) Jason Garrett pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Perry Kemp. DE Tracy Scroggins blocked the pass. Carolina's Elijah Alexander was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-TBY34 (3Q: 05:35) Jason Garrett pass completed to WR Fabien Bownes for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson, assisted by S Robert Tate. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-TBY39 (3Q: 05:10) Jason Garrett pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 4-9-TBY35 (3Q: 04:28) Tobey Maguire punted 51 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 12 yards to the CAR26. Tackled by Nelson Kelley. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (3Q: 04:19) Antowain Smith ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Austin Robbins. |
| 2-12-CAR24 (3Q: 03:54) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Robert Green for 12 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole. Green gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (3Q: 03:26) Calvin Williams ran a reverse around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jason Ferguson. |
| 2-9-CAR37 (3Q: 02:53) Robert Green ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 3-13-CAR33 (3Q: 02:18) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamont Hollinquest, assisted by S Joe Poole. |
| 4-9-CAR37 (3Q: 01:55) Mark Royals punted 35 yards. Terry Obee returned the kick -3 yards to the TBY25. Tackled by Antowain Smith. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (3Q: 01:47) Jason Garrett scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-1-TBY34 (3Q: 01:02) Jason Garrett pass completed to RB Jeff Walker for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Holland. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (3Q: 00:28) Jason Garrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Perry Kemp. DE Kenard Lang hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY38 (3Q: 00:22) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-TBY33 (3Q: 00:18) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-20-TBY28 (3Q: 00:13) Jason Garrett pass was intended for WR Ronnie Harmon and was intercepted by ILB Ed Brown at the TBY28. The interception was returned 17 yards. Tackled by Ronnie Harmon. |
| 1-10-TBY11 (3Q: 00:03) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Frederick. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-10-TBY11 (4Q: 15:00) Robert Green ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry. |
| 3-3-TBY04 (4Q: 14:28) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams, assisted by DT Jason Ferguson. |
| 4-3-TBY04 (4Q: 13:52) John Kasay attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 27, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (4Q: 13:47) John Kasay kicked off 65 yards from the CAR35. Vaughn Hebron returned the ball 33 yards to the TBY33. Tackled by Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (4Q: 13:13) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY28 (4Q: 13:03) Jason Garrett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Perry Kemp. |
| 2-15-TBY28 (4Q: 12:54) Vaughn Hebron ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer, assisted by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 3-13-TBY30 (4Q: 12:30) Jason Garrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Groh. DE Elijah Alexander hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-13-TBY30 (4Q: 12:25) Tobey Maguire punted 45 yards. Jarvis Williams called for a fair catch at the CAR25. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (4Q: 12:18) Antowain Smith ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| 2-10-CAR25 (4Q: 11:50) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Thomas, assisted by S Chad Cota. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (4Q: 11:44) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ellis Simon. |
| 2-8-CAR42 (4Q: 11:12) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-CAR37 (4Q: 11:06) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by S Robert Griffith. |
| 3-10-CAR40 (4Q: 10:37) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamont Hollinquest, assisted by CB Leo Blair. Harrison gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR46 (4Q: 10:12) Mark Royals punted 45 yards. Terry Obee called for a fair catch at the TBY09. |
| 1-10-TBY09 (4Q: 10:05) Jeff Walker ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Robert Tate. |
| 2-9-TBY10 (4Q: 09:32) Jason Garrett pass completed to TE Chad Lewis for 5 yards. Tackled by S Robert Tate. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-TBY15 (4Q: 09:00) Jason Garrett pass was dropped by WR Ronnie Harmon. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (4Q: 08:50) Jason Garrett sacked by DE Kenard Lang for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Nelson Kelley. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Terry Obee for 3 yards to the TBY18. |
| 2-14-TBY18 (4Q: 08:07) Jason Garrett pass was intended for WR Perry Kemp and was intercepted by CB Ray Buchanan at the TBY18. Tackled by Perry Kemp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY18 (4Q: 07:55) Antowain Smith ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Chuck Landeta, assisted by ILB John Fiala. |
| 2-9-TBY17 (4Q: 07:10) Robert Green ran a draw inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. |
| 1-8-TBY08 (4Q: 06:27) Antowain Smith ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry, assisted by DT Austin Robbins. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-TBY09 (4Q: 05:40) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 3-8-TBY08 (4Q: 05:10) Antowain Smith ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Robert Griffith. |
| 4-5-TBY05 (4Q: 04:24) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 4-10-TBY10 (4Q: 04:24) John Kasay attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 30, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (4Q: 04:17) John Kasay kicked off 71 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 04:17) Jason Garrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Obee. DE Chuck Smith drove right through Ricky Siglar to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (4Q: 04:08) Jason Garrett pass was dropped by WR Terry Obee. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (4Q: 04:04) Vaughn Hebron ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (4Q: 03:55) Gus Frerotte pass was intended for WR Fabien Bownes and was intercepted by S Tommy Carlisle at the CAR37. The interception was returned 16 yards. Tackled by Fabien Bownes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (4Q: 03:47) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-12-TBY49 (4Q: 03:04) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jason Ferguson. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY CB Leo Blair for 8 yards to the CAR43. Tackled by Mike Smith. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 02:56) Gus Frerotte pass completed to RB Vaughn Hebron for 12 yards. Tackled by S Ron Rice. Hebron gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (4Q: 02:16) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Merv Smith. DT Grady Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR31 (4Q: 02:09) Vaughn Hebron ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB John Holecek, assisted by CB Clayton Holmes. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-6-CAR27 (4Q: 02:00) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Fabien Bownes for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR19 (4Q: 01:19) Vaughn Hebron ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 2-9-CAR18 (4Q: 00:49) Vaughn Hebron ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by DT Grady Jackson. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 1-6-CAR06 (4Q: 00:27) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Groh. DT Reggie White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-CAR06 (4Q: 00:20) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-CAR11 (4Q: 00:20) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Terry Obee for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jarvis Williams. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 30, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 |