| Played in New England, MA, weather: 30 degrees, fair, calm. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 73 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 15:00) Edgar Bennett ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-11-NED19 (1Q: 14:28) Don Majkowski sacked by DE Elijah Alexander for a loss of 8 yards. Alexander ran right past Richmond Webb and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-19-NED11 (1Q: 14:02) Don Majkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. S Robert Tate hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-19-NED11 (1Q: 13:52) Bryan Barker punted 33 yards. Jarvis Williams returned the kick 7 yards to the NED37. Tackled by Evan Toomer. |
| 1-10-NED37 (1Q: 13:42) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ted Johnson, assisted by DT John Randle. |
| 2-12-NED39 (1Q: 13:20) Louis Davis ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ted Johnson. |
| 3-9-NED36 (1Q: 12:46) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Isreal, assisted by CB Homey D Clown. Davis gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-NED34 (1Q: 12:09) Mark Royals punted 34 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 12:03) John Miller ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson. Key block delivered by Tony Mandarich. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. Carolina's Jarvis Williams was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious hamstring injury. |
| 1-5-NED25 (1Q: 11:54) Don Majkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. DE Elijah Alexander blocked the pass. New England's Greg Truitt was hurt on the play. |
| 2-5-NED25 (1Q: 11:47) Edgar Bennett ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins. |
| 3-2-NED28 (1Q: 11:18) Edgar Bennett ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Key block delivered by Richmond Webb. |
| 1-10-NED38 (1Q: 10:48) Bob Christian ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 2-8-NED40 (1Q: 10:19) Edgar Bennett ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 3-1-NED47 (1Q: 09:37) Mike Alstott ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander. Key block delivered by Eric Bjornson. |
| 1-10-NED48 (1Q: 08:54) Don Majkowski sacked by DT Noland Rosenbach for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Tony Ramirez. |
| 2-14-NED44 (1Q: 08:20) Don Majkowski pass completed to RB John Miller for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Kenard Lang. |
| 3-18-NED40 (1Q: 07:49) Don Majkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Evan Toomer. DE Tracy Scroggins drove right through Tony Ramirez to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-18-NED40 (1Q: 07:41) Bryan Barker punted 59 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR01. |
| 1-10-CAR01 (1Q: 07:32) Robert Green ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ron Johnson. |
| 2-9-CAR02 (1Q: 07:02) Robert Green ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT John Randle. |
| 3-8-CAR03 (1Q: 06:35) Steve McNair scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Homey D Clown and assisted by S Je-rod Rozumek. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (1Q: 06:23) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Andrew Glover for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Sawyda. |
| 2-4-CAR20 (1Q: 05:40) Robert Green ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Jones. |
| 3-4-CAR20 (1Q: 04:55) Robert Green ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison. |
| 4-2-CAR22 (1Q: 04:23) Mark Royals punted 45 yards. The ball was downed at the NED33. |
| 1-10-NED33 (1Q: 04:14) Don Majkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. DE Kenard Lang blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED33 (1Q: 04:08) Edgar Bennett ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 3-10-NED33 (1Q: 03:33) Majik Majkowski pass completed to FB Bob Christian for 19 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Christian gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (1Q: 02:54) Don Majkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Curtis Conway. DT Noland Rosenbach hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR48 (1Q: 02:48) Majik Majkowski pass completed to TE Jamie Asher for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. Asher gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 02:09) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR25 (1Q: 02:02) Edgar Bennett ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Key block delivered by Tony Ramirez. |
| 2-9-CAR19 (1Q: 01:22) Edgar Bennett ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson. Key block delivered by Brendan Stai. |
| 3-1-CAR11 (1Q: 00:56) Edgar Bennett ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach. Key block delivered by Richmond Webb. New England's Tony Mandarich was hurt on the play. |
| 1-9-CAR09 (1Q: 00:29) Don Majkowski pass completed to RB Edgar Bennett for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander. Bennett gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-5-CAR05 (1Q: 00:04) Don Majkowski pass completed to FB Bob Christian for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB John Holecek. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-6-CAR06 (2Q: 15:00) Don Majkowski scrambled for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 6, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 15:00) Extra point by Cole Ford was good. New England 7, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 14:50) Cole Ford kicked off 53 yards from the NED35. Clayton Holmes returned the ball 22 yards to the CAR34. Tackled by Larry Izzo. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (2Q: 14:13) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Eric Blount for 39 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB James Francis. Blount gained 34 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED27 (2Q: 13:35) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ted Johnson. |
| 2-5-NED22 (2Q: 12:55) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison, assisted by S Je-rod Rozumek. Key block delivered by Chris Villarrial. |
| 1-10-NED14 (2Q: 12:19) Antowain Smith ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT John Randle. |
| 2-12-NED16 (2Q: 11:37) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. CB Homey D Clown defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-NED16 (2Q: 11:30) Antowain Smith ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Karpinski, assisted by S Je-rod Rozumek. |
| 4-10-NED14 (2Q: 11:07) John Kasay attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. New England 7, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 11:00) John Kasay kicked off 73 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 11:00) Majik Majkowski pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-14-NED16 (2Q: 10:22) Don Majkowski pass was dropped by WR Antonio Freeman. |
| 3-14-NED16 (2Q: 10:13) Don Majkowski pass completed to TE Jamie Asher for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 4-3-NED27 (2Q: 09:37) Bryan Barker punted 50 yards. Eric Blount returned the kick 6 yards to the CAR29. Tackled by Larry Izzo. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (2Q: 09:29) Antowain Smith ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Siragusa. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR19 (2Q: 09:21) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Robert Green for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Tom Carter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Green gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-12-CAR27 (2Q: 08:51) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Jones. Carolina's Robb Thomas was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-16-CAR23 (2Q: 08:11) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter. Davis gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR35 (2Q: 07:40) Mark Royals punted 49 yards. Evan Toomer returned the kick 3 yards to the NED19. Tackled by Harvey Williams. |
| 1-10-NED19 (2Q: 07:30) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED14 (2Q: 07:20) Edgar Bennett ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Reggie White. |
| 2-13-NED16 (2Q: 06:43) Edgar Bennett ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 3-14-NED15 (2Q: 06:11) Don Majkowski pass completed to FB Bob Christian for 40 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Christian gained 28 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (2Q: 05:34) John Miller ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by OLB Johnny Holland. |
| 2-8-CAR43 (2Q: 05:00) John Miller ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. Key block delivered by Tony Ramirez. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (2Q: 04:15) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR31 (2Q: 03:41) Majik Majkowski pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown, assisted by OLB Johnny Holland. Freeman gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (2Q: 03:14) Don Majkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. S Tommy Carlisle defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR13 (2Q: 03:08) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by OLB Johnny Holland. |
| 1-1-CAR01 (2Q: 02:47) PENALTY: New England was called for Delay of Game. |
| 1-6-CAR06 (2Q: 02:47) Don Majkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. DE Tracy Scroggins blocked the pass. |
| 2-6-CAR06 (2Q: 02:41) Don Majkowski pass completed to TE Jamie Asher for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 13, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 02:41) Extra point by Cole Ford was good. New England 14, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 02:31) Cole Ford kicked off 57 yards from the NED35. Clayton Holmes returned the ball 27 yards to the CAR35. Tackled by Dexter Carter. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR09 (2Q: 02:00) Steve McNair pass was dropped by TE Troy Drayton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR09 (2Q: 01:56) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. DT Tony Siragusa hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-CAR14 (2Q: 01:56) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison, assisted by DT John Randle. |
| 3-1-CAR18 (2Q: 01:29) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Antowain Smith for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Homey D Clown. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (2Q: 01:06) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Andrew Glover for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT John Randle. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR24 (2Q: 00:58) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 4 yards. Tackled by S Greg Myers, assisted by CB Steve Isreal. Davis gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-3-CAR28 (2Q: 00:49) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. CB Tom Carter defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-CAR28 (2Q: 00:45) Mark Royals punted 32 yards. Evan Toomer returned the kick 8 yards to the NED48. Tackled by Ron Rice. |
| 1-10-NED48 (2Q: 00:34) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Ed McCaffrey for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 2-2-CAR44 (2Q: 00:24) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Evan Toomer for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-1-CAR43 (2Q: 00:16) Don Majkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Eric Bjornson. CB Ray Buchanan knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-1-CAR43 (2Q: 00:08) Bryan Barker punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 00:01) Steve McNair dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Cole Ford kicked off 60 yards from the NED35. Clayton Holmes returned the ball 20 yards to the CAR25. Tackled by Larry Izzo. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-CAR12 (3Q: 14:39) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Andrew Glover for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (3Q: 14:05) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Robert Green for 16 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Sawyda. Green gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (3Q: 13:31) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. CB Steve Isreal defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR39 (3Q: 13:27) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 11 yards. Tackled by S Greg Myers. Williams gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED50 (3Q: 12:51) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter, assisted by S Rodney Harrison. Key block delivered by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 2-5-NED45 (3Q: 12:17) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-NED50 (3Q: 12:07) Steve McNair scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB James Francis. |
| 3-2-NED42 (3Q: 11:23) Antowain Smith ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT John Randle. |
| 4-4-NED44 (3Q: 11:01) Mark Royals punted 33 yards. Evan Toomer called for a fair catch at the NED11. |
| 1-10-NED11 (3Q: 10:52) Bob Christian ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 2-9-NED12 (3Q: 10:12) Don Majkowski pass completed to RB John Miller for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Clayton Holmes. |
| 3-3-NED18 (3Q: 09:39) John Miller ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Holland. |
| 4-3-NED18 (3Q: 09:11) Bryan Barker punted 35 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR47. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (3Q: 09:04) Antowain Smith ran around left end for -5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT John Randle, assisted by DE Ben Karpinski. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-NED48 (3Q: 08:54) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. DT Tony Siragusa hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-NED48 (3Q: 08:47) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Homey D Clown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED42 (3Q: 08:12) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Antowain Smith for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Goose Siragusa. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-14-NED46 (3Q: 07:35) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Mike Jones. Williams gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-NED46 (3Q: 06:50) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-NED43 (3Q: 06:08) Mark Royals punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 06:03) Edgar Bennett ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-13-NED17 (3Q: 05:24) Don Majkowski pass was intended for TE Keith Jackson and was intercepted by CB Ray Buchanan at the NED28. The interception was returned 28 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! New England 14, Carolina 9 |
| (3Q: 05:24) Extra point by John Kasay was good. New England 14, Carolina 10 |
| (3Q: 05:11) John Kasay kicked off 73 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 05:11) John Miller ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 2-6-NED24 (3Q: 04:42) Edgar Bennett ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-2-NED28 (3Q: 04:01) Mike Alstott ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. Key block delivered by Richmond Webb. |
| 1-10-NED31 (3Q: 03:29) Edgar Bennett ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach, assisted by DE Tracy Scroggins. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED21 (3Q: 03:19) Don Majkowski pass was dropped by WR Curtis Conway. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-20-NED21 (3Q: 03:12) Don Majkowski pass completed to TE Jamie Asher for 17 yards. Tackled by S Robert Tate. |
| 3-3-NED38 (3Q: 02:29) Edgar Bennett ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins, assisted by ILB Ed Brown. |
| 4-1-NED40 (3Q: 01:49) Bryan Barker punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR17. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (3Q: 01:40) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. |
| 2-10-CAR17 (3Q: 01:35) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Robert Green for 5 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek, assisted by S Greg Myers. Green gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-CAR22 (3Q: 01:12) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Eric Blount. |
| 4-5-CAR22 (3Q: 01:05) Mark Royals punted 39 yards. Evan Toomer returned the kick -1 yards to the NED38. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NED29 (3Q: 00:58) John Miller ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Key block delivered by Brendan Stai. |
| 1-10-NED40 (3Q: 00:35) Don Majkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. CB Ray Buchanan defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED40 (3Q: 00:25) Edgar Bennett ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson. |
| 3-13-NED37 (3Q: 00:05) Don Majkowski sacked by DE Elijah Alexander for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Richmond Webb. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-8-NED42 (4Q: 15:00) Don Majkowski pass completed to RB Edgar Bennett for 26 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Holland. Bennett gained 20 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (4Q: 14:31) Don Majkowski pass completed to TE Jamie Asher for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-CAR27 (4Q: 13:45) Edgar Bennett ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins, assisted by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 3-5-CAR27 (4Q: 13:02) Majik Majkowski pass completed to WR Evan Toomer for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CAR27 (4Q: 12:26) Cole Ford attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 17, Carolina 10 |
| (4Q: 12:18) Cole Ford kicked off 70 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 12:18) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Calvin Williams. DE Ben Karpinski blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (4Q: 12:14) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Antowain Smith. CB Steve Isreal defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR20 (4Q: 12:04) Steve McNair scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Jones. |
| 4-3-CAR27 (4Q: 11:35) Mark Royals punted 58 yards. Evan Toomer returned the kick -1 yards to the NED14. Tackled by Troy Drayton. |
| 1-10-NED14 (4Q: 11:25) John Miller ran a draw inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 2-14-NED10 (4Q: 10:58) Don Majkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for FB A-Train Alstott. CB Ray Buchanan defended the pass. |
| 3-14-NED10 (4Q: 10:49) Don Majkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. CB Lemuel Stinson defended the pass. |
| 4-14-NED10 (4Q: 10:41) Bryan Barker punted 54 yards. Eric Blount returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR43. Tackled by Larry Izzo. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 10:34) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 4 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-6-CAR47 (4Q: 09:56) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Izzo. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Davis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED45 (4Q: 09:22) Antowain Smith ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Chuck Johnson, assisted by S Rodney Harrison. Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. |
| 2-2-NED37 (4Q: 08:37) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-7-NED42 (4Q: 08:28) Robert Green ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Torrian Gray. |
| 3-5-NED40 (4Q: 07:44) Steve McNair pass was dropped by TE Andrew Glover. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-NED40 (4Q: 07:39) Mark Royals punted 38 yards. The ball was downed at the NED02. |
| 1-10-NED02 (4Q: 07:32) Bob Christian ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. DT Reggie White knocked down Harrison Burks to break up the play. |
| 2-11-NED01 (4Q: 06:48) John Miller ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins, assisted by OLB Johnny Holland. |
| 3-11-NED01 (4Q: 06:03) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-NED01 (4Q: 05:57) Edgar Bennett ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 4-9-NED03 (4Q: 05:13) Bryan Barker punted 59 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR38. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (4Q: 05:04) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB James Francis. Davis gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED50 (4Q: 04:21) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Eric Blount for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Jones, assisted by S Je-rod Rozumek. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NED47 (4Q: 03:48) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Izzo, assisted by S Greg Myers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-CAR49 (4Q: 03:02) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. CB Homey D Clown defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-CAR49 (4Q: 02:56) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 23 yards. Tackled by S Torrian Gray. Thomas gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED28 (4Q: 02:32) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Eric Blount for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Homey D Clown. Blount gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED15 (4Q: 02:13) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 17, Carolina 16 |
| (4Q: 02:13) Extra point by John Kasay was good. New England 17, Carolina 17 |
| (4Q: 02:06) John Kasay kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 02:06) Don Majkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jamie Asher. DE Elijah Alexander hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-NED20 (4Q: 01:59) Don Majkowski pass completed to TE Jamie Asher for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-NED10 (4Q: 01:53) Don Majkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. S Tommy Carlisle defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-20-NED10 (4Q: 01:47) Don Majkowski scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 4-13-NED17 (4Q: 01:14) Bryan Barker punted 37 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR46. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (4Q: 01:07) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Troy Drayton. OLB James Francis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: New England was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-NED39 (4Q: 01:03) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Louis Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED39 (4Q: 00:57) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Johnson. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-13-NED42 (4Q: 00:48) Steve McNair scrambled for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter and assisted by ILB Ted Johnson. |
| 1-10-NED29 (4Q: 00:16) Steve McNair scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED17 (4Q: 00:03) John Kasay attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 20, New England 17 |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 20, New England Patriots 17 |