| Played in Cincinnati, OH, weather: 53 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Matt Stover kicked off 62 yards from the CIN35. Clayton Holmes returned the ball 25 yards to the CAR28. Tackled by Butler By'not'e. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (1Q: 14:24) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Antowain Smith for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB William Wallace, assisted by CB Troy Vincent. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Troy Drayton on the CAR39. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (1Q: 14:03) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Canute Curtis. Harrison gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-CAR48 (1Q: 13:40) Antowain Smith ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Butler By'not'e, assisted by DT Warren Sapp. |
| 3-3-CAR46 (1Q: 13:04) Robert Green ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Flanagan. Key block delivered by Tim Grunhard. |
| 1-10-CIN50 (1Q: 12:39) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Bryant Young, assisted by ILB Canute Curtis. Key block delivered by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 2-5-CIN45 (1Q: 11:54) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Andrew Glover for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny McGill. |
| 3-6-CIN46 (1Q: 11:25) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 4 yards. Tackled by S Damon Burgess, assisted by CB Butler By'not'e. |
| 4-2-CIN42 (1Q: 10:40) Dave Finzer punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (1Q: 10:34) Kurt Warner pass completed to TE Jeremy Willie for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-5-CIN25 (1Q: 09:50) Kurt Warner pass completed to WR Sean Dawkins for 31 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Robert Tate. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (1Q: 09:16) Kurt Warner pass completed to WR Tony Simmons for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Favors. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (1Q: 08:32) Kurt Warner pass completed to WR Tony Simmons for 29 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Simmons gained 15 yards after the catch. Cincinnati 6, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 08:32) Extra point by Matt Stover was good. Cincinnati 7, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 08:19) Matt Stover kicked off 72 yards from the CIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 08:19) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny McGill. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Drayton gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (1Q: 07:56) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB John Mobley. Harrison gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (1Q: 07:19) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamal Brooks. |
| 2-4-CIN48 (1Q: 06:52) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Warren Sapp. |
| 3-2-CIN46 (1Q: 06:29) Steve McNair scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB William Wallace. |
| 1-10-CIN36 (1Q: 05:43) Antowain Smith ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Damon Burgess. |
| 2-12-CIN38 (1Q: 05:20) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Dedrick Dodge. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-12-CIN38 (1Q: 04:38) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny McGill, assisted by CB Butler By'not'e. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pritchard gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN23 (1Q: 03:54) Steve McNair sacked by DT Warren Sapp for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Naeole. |
| 2-17-CIN30 (1Q: 03:32) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Antowain Smith for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Bryant Young. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-21-CIN34 (1Q: 02:59) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Hart Lee Dykes for 26 yards. Tackled by S Dedrick Dodge. Dykes gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-CIN08 (1Q: 02:17) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Drayton gained 3 yards after the catch. Cincinnati 7, Carolina 6 |
| (1Q: 02:17) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Cincinnati 7, Carolina 7 |
| (1Q: 02:06) John Kasay kicked off 67 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (1Q: 02:06) Tupac Shakur ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Favors. |
| 2-6-CIN24 (1Q: 01:39) Kurt Warner pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Simmons. DT Noland Rosenbach hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-CIN24 (1Q: 01:27) Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tebucky Jones, assisted by OLB Britt Hager. Key block delivered by Aaron Taylor. |
| 1-10-CIN34 (1Q: 01:02) Kurt Warner pass completed to RB Tupac Shakur for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Shakur gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN44 (1Q: 00:37) Kurt Warner pass completed to WR Matthew Hatchette for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Hatchette gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (1Q: 00:03) Kurt Warner pass completed to RB Tupac Shakur for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Shakur gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-1-CAR30 (2Q: 15:00) Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Reggie White, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. Key block delivered by David Williams. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (2Q: 14:28) Tupac Shakur ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ron Rice. |
| 2-7-CAR19 (2Q: 14:06) Tupac Shakur ran a draw inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by CB Clayton Holmes. Key block delivered by Sebastian Meeker. |
| 1-8-CAR08 (2Q: 13:31) Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Aaron Taylor. Cincinnati 13, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 13:31) Extra point by Matt Stover was good. Cincinnati 14, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 13:24) Matt Stover kicked off 55 yards from the CIN35. Clayton Holmes returned the ball 14 yards to the CAR24. Tackled by Justin Armour. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (2Q: 12:49) Steve McNair sacked by DE Bryant Young and DE Wayne Martin for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 2-14-CAR20 (2Q: 12:12) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DE Bryant Young hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-14-CAR20 (2Q: 12:06) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB William Wallace. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (2Q: 11:35) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Hart Lee Dykes for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny McGill. |
| 2-7-CAR37 (2Q: 11:11) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Antowain Smith for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Canute Curtis. |
| 3-8-CAR36 (2Q: 10:47) Steve McNair sacked by DE Mark Smith for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Naeole. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CIN Mark Smith for 9 yards to the CAR18. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (2Q: 10:37) Tupac Shakur ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers. |
| 2-12-CAR20 (2Q: 10:16) Kurt Warner pass completed to WR Sean Dawkins for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cincinnati 20, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 10:16) Extra point by Matt Stover was good. Cincinnati 21, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 10:02) Matt Stover kicked off 71 yards from the CIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 10:02) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Andrew Glover. OLB John Mobley defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (2Q: 09:52) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny McGill. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (2Q: 09:43) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Troy Vincent, assisted by S Keith Lyle. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (2Q: 09:11) Antowain Smith ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Troy Vincent. |
| 2-8-CAR44 (2Q: 08:44) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny McGill. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harrison gained 16 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CIN25 (2Q: 08:29) Steve McNair pass was dropped by TE Troy Drayton. |
| 2-10-CIN25 (2Q: 08:25) Antowain Smith ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Keith Lyle. |
| 3-7-CIN22 (2Q: 07:56) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Yancey Thigpen for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny McGill. |
| 1-10-CIN13 (2Q: 07:16) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cincinnati 21, Carolina 13 |
| (2Q: 07:16) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Cincinnati 21, Carolina 14 |
| (2Q: 07:06) John Kasay kicked off 70 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (2Q: 07:06) Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran a draw inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 2-14-CIN16 (2Q: 06:26) Tupac Shakur ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Favors. |
| 3-12-CIN18 (2Q: 06:03) Kurt Warner pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Simmons. CB Ray Buchanan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-12-CIN18 (2Q: 05:53) Brad Maynard punted 36 yards. Hart Lee Dykes called for a fair catch at the CAR46. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (2Q: 05:43) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Warren Sapp. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CIN49 (2Q: 05:34) Antowain Smith ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Dedrick Dodge. Key block delivered by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 1-10-CIN42 (2Q: 05:07) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Dedrick Dodge, assisted by ILB Canute Curtis. ILB Canute Curtis knocked down Troy Drayton to break up the play. |
| 2-9-CIN41 (2Q: 04:25) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 41 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Harrison gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Cincinnati 21, Carolina 20 |
| (2Q: 04:25) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Cincinnati 21, Carolina 21 |
| (2Q: 04:07) John Kasay kicked off 63 yards from the CAR35. Tony Simmons returned the ball 21 yards to the CIN23. Tackled by Ron Rice. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CIN Justin Armour on the CIN23. |
| 1-10-CIN23 (2Q: 03:38) Tupac Shakur ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson, assisted by S Shawn Williams. |
| 2-7-CIN26 (2Q: 03:14) Tupac Shakur ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ron Rice, assisted by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 3-7-CIN26 (2Q: 02:39) Kurt Warner pass completed to TE Aaron Pierce for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Clayton Holmes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-1-CIN32 (2Q: 02:00) Brad Maynard punted 46 yards. Hart Lee Dykes returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR29. Tackled by Aaron Pierce. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (2Q: 01:50) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Keith Lyle, assisted by OLB John Mobley. |
| 2-11-CAR28 (2Q: 01:15) Steve McNair scrambled for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB John Mobley. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (2Q: 00:33) Steve McNair scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Butler By'not'e. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-3-CIN44 (2Q: 00:23) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Delay of Game. |
| 2-8-CIN49 (2Q: 00:23) Steve McNair sacked by DE Bryant Young for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Villarrial. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-14-CAR45 (2Q: 00:11) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hart Lee Dykes. CB Lenny McGill knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-14-CAR45 (2Q: 00:04) Dave Finzer punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CIN07. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 63 yards from the CAR35. Tony Simmons returned the ball 17 yards to the CIN19. Tackled by Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-CIN19 (3Q: 14:16) Kurt Warner pass completed to RB Tupac Shakur for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson, assisted by OLB Britt Hager. Shakur gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-CIN22 (3Q: 13:49) Tupac Shakur ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-4-CIN25 (3Q: 13:22) Kurt Warner pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tony Simmons. |
| 4-4-CIN25 (3Q: 13:18) Brad Maynard punted 45 yards. Yancey Thigpen returned the kick 5 yards to the CAR35. Tackled by Brett Carolan. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (3Q: 13:08) Robert Green ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Flanagan. Key block delivered by Tim Grunhard. |
| 2-3-CAR42 (3Q: 12:45) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Robert Green for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Sherman Klump. |
| 1-10-CIN47 (3Q: 12:02) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB John Mobley. |
| 2-11-CIN48 (3Q: 11:21) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Butler By'not'e, assisted by S Keith Lyle. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-CIN42 (3Q: 10:38) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Butler By'not'e. |
| 4-4-CIN41 (3Q: 10:14) Dave Finzer punted 40 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CIN01. |
| 1-10-CIN01 (3Q: 10:07) Tupac Shakur ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by S Ron Rice. |
| 2-6-CIN05 (3Q: 09:44) Tupac Shakur ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-9-CIN02 (3Q: 09:19) Kurt Warner pass completed to RB Tupac Shakur for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Britt Hager, assisted by S Shawn Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-CIN05 (3Q: 08:34) Brad Maynard punted 38 yards. Hart Lee Dykes returned the kick 8 yards to the CIN35. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (3Q: 08:25) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB John Mobley. DE Wayne Martin knocked down Chris Naeole to break up the play. |
| 2-7-CAR49 (3Q: 07:42) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. S Keith Lyle defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-12-CAR44 (3Q: 07:34) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-17-CAR39 (3Q: 07:28) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Butler By'not'e. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-CAR40 (3Q: 06:50) Robert Green ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Keith Lyle, assisted by ILB Canute Curtis. |
| 4-7-CAR49 (3Q: 06:07) Dave Finzer punted 31 yards. Dedrick Dodge returned the kick 5 yards to the CIN25. Tackled by Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-CIN25 (3Q: 05:59) Tupac Shakur ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander. |
| 2-11-CIN24 (3Q: 05:14) Kurt Warner pass completed to WR Sean Dawkins for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Clayton Holmes, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-CIN29 (3Q: 04:44) Kurt Warner pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Sean Dawkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-CIN29 (3Q: 04:38) Brad Maynard punted 45 yards. Hart Lee Dykes called for a fair catch at the CAR26. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (3Q: 04:29) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bryant Young. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-CAR21 (3Q: 04:22) Steve McNair scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Troy Vincent. |
| 2-9-CAR27 (3Q: 03:53) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DT Jim Flanagan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-CAR17 (3Q: 03:46) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-24-CAR12 (3Q: 03:39) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. CB Troy Vincent defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-24-CAR12 (3Q: 03:35) Steve McNair scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Troy Vincent. |
| 4-21-CAR15 (3Q: 03:01) Dave Finzer punted 40 yards. Dedrick Dodge returned the kick 6 yards to the CAR49. Tackled by Chris Naeole. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (3Q: 02:50) Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by S Shawn Williams. |
| 2-8-CAR47 (3Q: 02:14) Kurt Warner pass completed to RB Tupac Shakur for 7 yards. Tackled by S Robert Tate. Shakur gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-CAR40 (3Q: 01:41) Kurt Warner pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Simmons. OLB Brian Williams defended the pass. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (3Q: 01:35) Tupac Shakur ran around the left tackle for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Kenard Lang, assisted by DT Michael Myers. Key block delivered by David Williams. |
| 2-4-CAR29 (3Q: 01:12) Sebastian Meeker ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by S Tebucky Jones. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (3Q: 01:06) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR23 (3Q: 01:00) Kurt Warner pass completed to TE Jeremy Willie for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Favors, assisted by OLB Brian Williams. Willie gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-CAR08 (3Q: 00:32) Tupac Shakur ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander. |
| 2-7-CAR07 (3Q: 00:09) Kurt Warner scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Artie Ulmer and assisted by OLB Brian Williams. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-1-CAR01 (4Q: 15:00) Tupac Shakur ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Aaron Taylor. Cincinnati 27, Carolina 21 |
| (4Q: 15:00) Extra point by Matt Stover was good. Cincinnati 28, Carolina 21 |
| (4Q: 14:50) Matt Stover kicked off 74 yards from the CIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 14:50) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR15 (4Q: 14:40) Steve McNair pass was dropped by TE Andrew Glover. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-15-CAR15 (4Q: 14:32) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Canute Curtis. Pritchard gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-CAR23 (4Q: 13:48) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Troy Vincent. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (4Q: 13:25) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Yancey Thigpen. CB Troy Vincent knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR33 (4Q: 13:15) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Butler By'not'e. |
| 3-7-CAR36 (4Q: 12:29) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB John Mobley. |
| 4-1-CAR42 (4Q: 12:03) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Keith Lyle, assisted by OLB John Mobley. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (4Q: 11:54) Kurt Warner pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Tupac Shakur. Carolina's Kenard Lang was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-CAR42 (4Q: 11:49) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-CAR47 (4Q: 11:39) Kurt Warner pass completed to WR Sean Dawkins for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Favors, assisted by S Ron Rice. Dawkins gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-3-CAR35 (4Q: 11:12) Tupac Shakur ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Clayton Holmes. |
| 4-6-CAR38 (4Q: 10:32) Matt Stover attempted a 55 yard field goal and succeeded. Cincinnati 31, Carolina 21 |
| (4Q: 10:26) Matt Stover kicked off 54 yards from the CIN35. Clayton Holmes returned the ball 23 yards to the CAR34. Tackled by Harold Shaw. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (4Q: 09:59) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Yancey Thigpen. S Dedrick Dodge defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR34 (4Q: 09:54) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hart Lee Dykes. DT Keith Hamilton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-CAR34 (4Q: 09:45) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Yancey Thigpen for 37 yards. Tackled by ILB Canute Curtis. Thigpen gained 27 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN29 (4Q: 09:11) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Yancey Thigpen. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CIN29 (4Q: 09:01) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. S Dedrick Dodge defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CIN29 (4Q: 08:51) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Yancey Thigpen. DE Wayne Martin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CIN24 (4Q: 08:47) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CIN29 (4Q: 08:41) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Canute Curtis. |
| 2-14-CIN28 (4Q: 08:12) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Yancey Thigpen. DE Wayne Martin defended the pass. |
| 3-14-CIN28 (4Q: 08:08) Steve McNair scrambled for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Troy Vincent and assisted by CB Lenny McGill. |
| 1-10-CIN14 (4Q: 07:22) Antowain Smith ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Keith Lyle, assisted by DT Keith Hamilton. |
| 2-14-CIN18 (4Q: 06:49) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Yancey Thigpen. OLB John Mobley defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-14-CIN18 (4Q: 06:44) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Marvin Harrison and was intercepted by OLB John Mobley at the CIN07. The interception was returned 3 yards. Tackled by Marvin Harrison. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN10 (4Q: 06:34) Tupac Shakur ran around left end for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. Key block delivered by Jeff Mitchell. |
| 1-10-CIN41 (4Q: 05:48) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CIN36 (4Q: 05:38) Tupac Shakur ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by DT Grady Jackson. Key block delivered by Jeff Mitchell. |
| 2-9-CIN42 (4Q: 04:54) Kurt Warner pass completed to WR Sean Dawkins for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Clayton Holmes. Dawkins gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (4Q: 04:08) Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Brian Williams, assisted by DT Reggie White. |
| 2-6-CAR43 (4Q: 03:21) Tupac Shakur ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Brian Williams. |
| 3-1-CAR38 (4Q: 02:36) Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers. Key block delivered by Tra Thomas. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (4Q: 02:28) Tupac Shakur ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Elijah Alexander, assisted by OLB Greg Favors. Key block delivered by Jeff Mitchell. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-4-CAR28 (4Q: 02:16) Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Favors, assisted by OLB Brian Williams. Key block delivered by Jeff Mitchell. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (4Q: 02:04) Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Key block delivered by Jeremy Willie. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-9-CAR09 (4Q: 01:58) Kurt Warner kept the ball, running around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson, assisted by DT Michael Myers. |
| 2-7-CAR07 (4Q: 01:15) Tupac Shakur ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-4-CAR04 (4Q: 00:30) Kurt Warner dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Cincinnati Bengals 31, Carolina Panthers 21 |