| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 55 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 63 yards from the NOS35. Lemuel Stinson returned the ball 20 yards to the CAR22. Tackled by Brett Wallerstedt. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (1Q: 14:33) Robert Green ran a trap outside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Marvin Washington. Key block delivered by Ed Ellis. New Orleans's Frank Robinson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a very serious knee injury. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (1Q: 13:51) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Eric Blount for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Blount gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (1Q: 13:07) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Antowain Smith for 23 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (1Q: 12:31) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-NOS17 (1Q: 12:27) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay, assisted by DE Robert Harris. |
| 2-1-NOS13 (1Q: 11:45) Robert Green ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt, assisted by OLB Dexter Coakley. Key block delivered by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 1-10-NOS12 (1Q: 11:19) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Robert Green. DE Pierce Holt blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS12 (1Q: 11:12) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Blount. S Bubba McDowell defended the pass. |
| 3-10-NOS12 (1Q: 11:05) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. Carolina 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 11:05) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Carolina 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 10:55) John Kasay kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 10:55) Danny Wuerffel pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Jennings. OLB Johnny Holland defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (1Q: 10:50) Richard Huntley ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 3-10-NOS20 (1Q: 10:16) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to WR Leonard Klecko for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-4-NOS26 (1Q: 09:45) Will Bryce punted 43 yards. Eric Blount returned the kick 11 yards to the CAR42. Tackled by Dewayne Washington. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (1Q: 09:35) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. DE Robert Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR42 (1Q: 09:29) Steve McNair sacked by DT Darrell Russell for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Ed Ellis. |
| 3-14-CAR38 (1Q: 08:56) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-14-CAR38 (1Q: 08:50) Mark Royals punted 42 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS20. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 08:40) Richard Huntley ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by OLB Johnny Holland. Carolina's Noland Rosenbach was hurt on the play. |
| 2-9-NOS21 (1Q: 08:06) Danny Wuerffel pass was dropped by TE Keith Jennings. |
| 3-9-NOS21 (1Q: 07:59) Richard Huntley ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown. |
| 4-7-NOS23 (1Q: 07:38) Will Bryce punted 37 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR40. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (1Q: 07:27) Robert Green ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Dexter Coakley. |
| 2-9-CAR41 (1Q: 06:42) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Eric Blount for 8 yards. Tackled by S Brian Jordan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-CAR49 (1Q: 06:15) Steve McNair scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell and assisted by S Deke McQuay. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (1Q: 05:43) Robert Green ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT William Carr. Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. |
| 2-3-NOS39 (1Q: 05:00) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Robb Thomas. ILB Mike Caldwell blocked the pass. |
| 3-3-NOS39 (1Q: 04:54) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 8 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay, assisted by CB Dewayne Washington. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (1Q: 04:23) Steve McNair pass was dropped by RB Robert Green. |
| 2-10-NOS31 (1Q: 04:17) Antowain Smith ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay. |
| 3-8-NOS29 (1Q: 03:44) Steve McNair sacked by DE Marvin Washington for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Naeole. Carolina's Chris Naeole was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious quadriceps injury. |
| 4-14-NOS35 (1Q: 02:58) Mark Royals punted 35 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 02:51) Richard Huntley ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-13-NOS17 (1Q: 02:14) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Chuck Smith. Graham gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-10-NOS20 (1Q: 01:39) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to WR Karl Williams for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (1Q: 01:31) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 32 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Holland. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Graham gained 27 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (1Q: 00:46) Richard Huntley ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Tracy Scroggins. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 1-15-CAR48 (1Q: 00:40) Danny Wuerffel kept the ball, running inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 2-13-CAR46 (1Q: 00:20) Danny Wuerffel sacked by DE Tracy Scroggins for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Tony Jones. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-21-NOS46 (2Q: 15:00) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to WR Leonard Klecko for 27 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Klecko gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (2Q: 14:15) Danny Wuerffel scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 2-4-CAR21 (2Q: 13:43) Danny Wuerffel pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Richard Huntley. DE Tracy Scroggins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-CAR21 (2Q: 13:38) Danny Wuerffel pass was intended for WR James McKnight and was intercepted by CB Ray Buchanan in the end zone. Touchback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 13:27) Antowain Smith ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT William Carr. |
| 2-11-CAR19 (2Q: 12:52) Robert Green ran inside the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Monty Montgomery. Key block delivered by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (2Q: 12:12) Antowain Smith ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dexter Coakley. |
| 2-12-CAR31 (2Q: 11:47) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 3-9-CAR34 (2Q: 11:27) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (2Q: 10:56) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Andrew Glover. DE Marvin Washington hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR44 (2Q: 10:50) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Robert Green for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. New Orleans's Robert Harris was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-14-CAR40 (2Q: 10:21) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Louis Davis. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-14-CAR40 (2Q: 10:12) Mark Royals punted 60 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 10:07) Richard Huntley ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 2-8-NOS22 (2Q: 09:27) Danny Wuerffel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Derek Russell. DE Elijah Alexander hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-NOS22 (2Q: 09:15) Danny Wuerffel sacked by DE Elijah Alexander and DT Grady Jackson for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Tony Jones. |
| 4-15-NOS15 (2Q: 08:35) Will Bryce punted 42 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR43. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (2Q: 08:26) Steve McNair sacked by DE Robert Harris for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 2-16-CAR37 (2Q: 07:46) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Robert Green for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-17-CAR36 (2Q: 07:02) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. DE Robert Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-17-CAR36 (2Q: 06:56) Mark Royals punted 47 yards. Jake Reed called for a fair catch at the NOS17. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (2Q: 06:49) Craig Heyward ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by DT Grady Jackson. |
| 2-9-NOS18 (2Q: 06:17) Larry Long ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-7-NOS20 (2Q: 05:47) Danny Wuerffel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. S Robert Tate defended the pass. |
| 4-7-NOS20 (2Q: 05:40) Will Bryce punted 69 yards. Eric Blount returned the kick 14 yards to the CAR25. Tackled by Ruben Brown. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (2Q: 05:31) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington. |
| 2-8-CAR27 (2Q: 04:47) Robert Green ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT William Carr. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-CAR17 (2Q: 04:39) Robert Green ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell, assisted by DT Darrell Russell. |
| 3-12-CAR23 (2Q: 04:10) Steve McNair scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell and assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 4-8-CAR27 (2Q: 03:40) Mark Royals punted 47 yards. Jake Reed returned the kick 2 yards to the NOS28. Tackled by Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 03:30) Richard Huntley ran around left end for 20 yards. Tackled by S Ron Rice. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (2Q: 02:59) Danny Wuerffel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. DE Tracy Scroggins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS48 (2Q: 02:51) Danny Wuerffel pass was dropped by WR Karl Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS48 (2Q: 02:43) Danny Wuerffel sacked by DE Tracy Scroggins for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Larry Heck. |
| 4-15-NOS43 (2Q: 02:01) Will Bryce punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR14. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (2Q: 01:54) Steve McNair scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Gerald Dixon. |
| 2-9-CAR15 (2Q: 01:28) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 17 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Ferguson, assisted by ILB Mike Caldwell. Davis gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 01:00) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Eric Blount for 25 yards. Tackled by S Brian Jordan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Blount gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (2Q: 00:23) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. S Deke McQuay defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS43 (2Q: 00:17) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Eric Blount for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-2-NOS35 (2Q: 00:03) John Kasay attempted a 52 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 00:00) John Kasay attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 10, New Orleans 0 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 69 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. New Orleans's Gerald Dixon was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 15:00) Larry Long ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-12-NOS18 (3Q: 14:25) Richard Huntley ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by DT Reggie White. |
| 3-6-NOS24 (3Q: 13:46) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to WR Karl Williams for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. Williams gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-NOS27 (3Q: 13:13) Will Bryce punted 43 yards. Eric Blount returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR37. Tackled by Barry Minter. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (3Q: 13:03) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Brian Jordan, assisted by S Deke McQuay. |
| 2-6-CAR41 (3Q: 12:28) Steve McNair scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Dexter Coakley. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (3Q: 11:48) Robert Green ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay. |
| 2-10-NOS47 (3Q: 11:17) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Andrew Glover. DE Robert Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NOS47 (3Q: 11:12) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. CB Monty Montgomery defended the pass. |
| 4-10-NOS47 (3Q: 11:03) Mark Royals punted 39 yards. Jake Reed returned the kick -1 yards to the NOS07. Tackled by Ron Rice. |
| 1-10-NOS07 (3Q: 10:56) Richard Huntley ran inside the right guard for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery. Key block delivered by Zack Freeman. Freeman ran over Ron Rice to set up the play. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (3Q: 10:32) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to WR Leonard Klecko for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-14-NOS17 (3Q: 10:11) Danny Wuerffel scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 3-12-NOS19 (3Q: 09:33) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 25 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Graham gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (3Q: 08:53) Danny Wuerffel scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 2-4-NOS50 (3Q: 08:21) Richard Huntley ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Reggie White, assisted by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 3-8-NOS46 (3Q: 07:43) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to WR Leonard Klecko for 22 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (3Q: 07:10) Danny Wuerffel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Derek Russell. DT Glenn Montgomery hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR32 (3Q: 07:04) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to WR Leonard Klecko for 32 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-CAR42 (3Q: 06:50) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to WR Derek Russell for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-CAR35 (3Q: 06:25) Danny Wuerffel pass was dropped by WR Jeff Graham. |
| 4-13-CAR35 (3Q: 06:18) Morten Andersen attempted a 52 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 10, New Orleans 3 |
| (3Q: 06:12) Morten Andersen kicked off 74 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 06:12) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Deke McQuay. CB Dewayne Washington knocked down Dean Caliguire to break up the play. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (3Q: 06:05) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Eric Blount for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington. |
| 2-1-CAR45 (3Q: 05:25) Robert Green ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Davis. |
| 3-2-CAR44 (3Q: 05:03) Antowain Smith ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Ferguson. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (3Q: 04:55) Robert Green ran around left end for -6 yards. Tackled by S Brian Jordan, assisted by CB Monty Montgomery. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS OLB Jessie Armstead to the CAR49. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (3Q: 04:49) Danny Wuerffel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. OLB Britt Hager defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR49 (3Q: 04:42) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to TE Keith Jennings for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Lemuel Stinson, assisted by OLB Britt Hager. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (3Q: 04:15) Danny Wuerffel pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Karl Williams. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR37 (3Q: 04:09) Richard Huntley ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. Key block delivered by Craig Heyward. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (3Q: 03:46) Richard Huntley ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB John Holecek, assisted by OLB Johnny Holland. |
| 2-7-CAR22 (3Q: 03:02) Richard Huntley ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 3-19-CAR34 (3Q: 02:56) Danny Wuerffel pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Derek Russell. |
| 4-19-CAR34 (3Q: 02:47) Morten Andersen attempted a 51 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (3Q: 02:42) Antowain Smith ran a trap outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington. New Orleans's Jessie Armstead was hurt on the play. |
| 2-12-CAR39 (3Q: 02:10) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 31 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt. Thomas gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (3Q: 01:34) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Andrew Glover for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Dewayne Washington. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 01:03) Antowain Smith ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Deke McQuay. |
| 2-9-NOS19 (3Q: 00:30) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 11 yards. Tackled by S Brian Jordan, assisted by DE Robert Harris. Drayton gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-NOS08 (3Q: 00:04) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Eric Blount for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-10-NOS10 (4Q: 15:00) Robert Green ran around the left tackle for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Chris Villarrial. Carolina 16, New Orleans 3 |
| (4Q: 15:00) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Carolina 17, New Orleans 3 |
| (4Q: 14:53) John Kasay kicked off 63 yards from the CAR35. Jake Reed returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS22. Tackled by Calvin Williams. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (4Q: 14:26) Danny Wuerffel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. CB Ray Buchanan defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS22 (4Q: 14:16) Danny Wuerffel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leonard Klecko. OLB Britt Hager defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS22 (4Q: 14:09) Danny Wuerffel sacked by DE Chuck Smith for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Tony Jones. |
| 4-13-NOS19 (4Q: 13:24) Will Bryce punted 35 yards. Lemuel Stinson called for a fair catch at the CAR46. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (4Q: 13:13) Robert Green ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Brian Jordan. |
| 2-8-CAR48 (4Q: 12:33) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Monty Montgomery. |
| 3-5-NOS49 (4Q: 12:07) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Eric Blount. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-NOS49 (4Q: 11:58) Mark Royals punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 11:52) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to FB Craig Heyward for 24 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown. Heyward gained 24 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (4Q: 11:21) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to TE Tyrone Davis for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. Davis gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (4Q: 10:39) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-CAR36 (4Q: 09:56) Richard Huntley ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Glenn Montgomery, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 3-2-CAR36 (4Q: 09:37) Danny Wuerffel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Williams. S Robert Tate defended the pass. |
| 4-2-CAR36 (4Q: 09:33) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to WR Derek Russell for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Russell gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (4Q: 09:24) Danny Wuerffel sacked by DE Elijah Alexander for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Tony Jones. |
| 2-16-CAR37 (4Q: 08:40) Danny Wuerffel sacked by DT Reggie White for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ike Davis. |
| 3-22-CAR43 (4Q: 08:00) Danny Wuerffel pass was intended for WR James McKnight and was intercepted by CB Ray Buchanan at the CAR35. The interception was returned 8 yards. Tackled by Richard Huntley. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 07:48) Antowain Smith ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay. Key block delivered by Marco Rivera. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 1-15-CAR38 (4Q: 07:42) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Marvin Washington, assisted by OLB Gerald Dixon. |
| 2-11-CAR42 (4Q: 06:58) Antowain Smith ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Monty Montgomery. |
| 3-10-CAR43 (4Q: 06:15) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CAR44 (4Q: 05:30) Mark Royals punted 54 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS02. |
| 1-10-NOS02 (4Q: 05:23) Danny Wuerffel pass completed to RB Larry Long for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Holland. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Long gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (4Q: 04:58) Danny Wuerffel pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jeff Graham. DE Elijah Alexander blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS13 (4Q: 04:50) Danny Wuerffel pass was dropped by WR Leonard Klecko. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-NOS13 (4Q: 04:44) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-NOS08 (4Q: 04:35) Danny Wuerffel pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Karl Williams. |
| 4-15-NOS08 (4Q: 04:30) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 4-19-NOS04 (4Q: 04:20) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 4-21-NOS02 (4Q: 04:13) Danny Wuerffel pass was thrown quickly to avoid the safety, intended for WR Karl Williams. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-2-NOS02 (4Q: 04:03) Antowain Smith ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay. |
| 2-3-NOS03 (4Q: 03:19) Robert Green ran around the left tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Troy Drayton. Carolina 23, New Orleans 3 |
| (4Q: 03:19) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Carolina 24, New Orleans 3 |
| (4Q: 03:12) John Kasay kicked off 61 yards from the CAR35. Jake Reed returned the ball 13 yards to the NOS17. Tackled by Lemuel Stinson. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (4Q: 03:03) Paul Walker scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 2-7-NOS20 (4Q: 02:38) Paul Walker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jake Reed. CB Ray Buchanan knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-NOS20 (4Q: 02:31) Paul Walker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. DE Kenard Lang hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-NOS20 (4Q: 02:24) Paul Walker pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Craig Heyward. ILB John Holecek defended the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 02:18) Antowain Smith ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell, assisted by DE Gary Ferguson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (4Q: 02:10) Antowain Smith ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Ferguson. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-15-NOS25 (4Q: 02:10) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-15-NOS25 (4Q: 02:00) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt, assisted by CB Monty Montgomery. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-9-NOS19 (4Q: 01:50) John Kasay attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 27, New Orleans 3 |
| (4Q: 01:43) John Kasay kicked off 73 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 01:43) Paul Walker pass was intended for TE Keith Jennings and was intercepted by CB Jimmy Spencer at the NOS25. Tackled by Keith Jennings. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (4Q: 01:32) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Ferguson. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-7-NOS22 (4Q: 01:25) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Darrell Russell. |
| 3-7-NOS22 (4Q: 00:39) Frank Reich dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 27, New Orleans Saints 3 |