| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 51 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 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 15:00) Gus Frerotte pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY10 (1Q: 14:54) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 2-21-TBY09 (1Q: 14:09) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. Davis gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 3-15-TBY15 (1Q: 13:27) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Terry Obee for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-TBY25 (1Q: 12:58) Tobey Maguire punted 48 yards. Hart Lee Dykes returned the kick 12 yards to the CAR39. Tackled by Jeff Walker. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (1Q: 12:47) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by DE Eric Curry. |
| 2-7-CAR42 (1Q: 12:04) Antowain Smith ran around right end for 10 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by OLB Lamont Hollinquest. Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (1Q: 11:27) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Harvey Williams for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 2-11-TBY49 (1Q: 10:59) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 11 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (1Q: 10:15) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Yancey Thigpen for -1 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. Tampa Bay's Damien Richardson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor groin injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-11-TBY39 (1Q: 09:50) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DE Brady Smith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-TBY39 (1Q: 09:44) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Andrew Glover for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams, assisted by S Chad Cota. Glover gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (1Q: 09:03) Antowain Smith ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 2-11-TBY24 (1Q: 08:33) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 3-7-TBY20 (1Q: 07:52) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 8 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY12 (1Q: 07:08) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Yancey Thigpen for 6 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-TBY06 (1Q: 06:41) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Robert Green for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 3-4-TBY06 (1Q: 06:20) Antowain Smith ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Brady Smith, assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| 4-5-TBY07 (1Q: 05:42) John Kasay attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 05:37) John Kasay kicked off 73 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 05:37) Jeff Walker ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Key block delivered by Nelson Kelley. |
| 2-2-TBY28 (1Q: 05:00) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Key block delivered by Nelson Kelley. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (1Q: 04:28) Gus Frerotte pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY33 (1Q: 04:24) Ahman Green ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers, assisted by S Ron Rice. |
| 3-6-TBY37 (1Q: 03:40) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by DE Elijah Alexander. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 3-1-TBY42 (1Q: 03:34) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Key block delivered by Chris Liwienski. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (1Q: 03:01) Jeff Walker ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by S Tebucky Jones. Carolina's Greg Favors was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-14-TBY47 (1Q: 02:19) Jeff Walker ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Renaldo Wynn. |
| 3-9-CAR48 (1Q: 01:52) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 6 yards. Tackled by S Robert Tate. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-CAR42 (1Q: 01:25) Tobey Maguire punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 01:20) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Yancey Thigpen. S Damien Richardson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (1Q: 01:07) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Dexter Bahr. |
| 3-11-CAR19 (1Q: 00:32) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Andrew Glover. CB Nelly Haynes Jr. defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-CAR19 (1Q: 00:24) Dave Finzer punted 46 yards. Terry Obee returned the kick 5 yards to the TBY40. Tackled by Ron Rice. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (1Q: 00:13) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-9-TBY41 (2Q: 15:00) Jeff Walker ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 3-8-TBY42 (2Q: 14:36) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. S Robert Tate defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-TBY42 (2Q: 14:28) Tobey Maguire punted 54 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR04. |
| 1-10-CAR04 (2Q: 14:21) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Hart Lee Dykes for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by CB Cornell Haynes Jr.. Dykes gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-CAR06 (2Q: 13:52) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Andrew Glover for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (2Q: 13:09) Antowain Smith ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by S Damien Richardson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY DE Dorian Boose to the CAR16. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (2Q: 13:01) Ahman Green ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Renaldo Wynn, assisted by OLB Greg Favors. Key block delivered by Merv Smith. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR26 (2Q: 12:52) Ahman Green ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Kenard Lang, assisted by S Ron Rice. |
| 2-18-CAR24 (2Q: 12:16) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-2-CAR02 (2Q: 11:41) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach, assisted by OLB Brian Williams. |
| 2-3-CAR03 (2Q: 11:08) Jeff Walker ran around left end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Kenard Lang, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 3-3-CAR03 (2Q: 10:28) Jeff Walker ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Michael Myers. |
| 4-2-CAR02 (2Q: 09:56) Scott Norwood attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 09:48) Scott Norwood kicked off 72 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 09:48) Antowain Smith ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 2-7-CAR23 (2Q: 09:19) Antowain Smith ran a trap outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Nelly Haynes Jr., assisted by S Chad Cota. Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 08:43) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Yancey Thigpen for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Haynes Jr., assisted by S Damien Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR35 (2Q: 08:10) Antowain Smith ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ellis Simon. |
| 3-4-CAR38 (2Q: 07:28) Steve McNair sacked by DE Eric Curry for a loss of 16 yards. Sack allowed by Ed Ellis. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Brady Smith on the CAR22. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (2Q: 07:17) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Robert Tate. Key block delivered by Ross Verba. |
| 2-5-CAR17 (2Q: 06:33) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Terry Obee for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by CB Clayton Holmes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Obee gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-2-CAR02 (2Q: 05:49) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Terry Obee for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 9, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 05:49) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. Tampa Bay 10, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 05:38) Scott Norwood kicked off 71 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 05:38) Antowain Smith ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by S Chad Cota. Key block delivered by Harvey Williams. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 04:58) Antowain Smith ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Haynes Jr., assisted by CB Dexter Bahr. Key block delivered by Ed Ellis. Tampa Bay's Cornell Haynes Jr. was hurt on the play. |
| 2-4-CAR38 (2Q: 04:33) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. ILB John Fiala defended the pass. |
| 3-4-CAR38 (2Q: 04:28) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Antowain Smith for 5 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. Smith gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (2Q: 03:53) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Robert Green for 3 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. Green gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-7-CAR46 (2Q: 03:28) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harrison gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (2Q: 02:54) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. Harrison gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY13 (2Q: 02:29) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Yancey Thigpen for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter Bahr, assisted by ILB John Fiala. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-TBY06 (2Q: 02:12) Steve McNair sacked by DE Dorian Boose for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Villarrial. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-9-TBY12 (2Q: 02:00) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Andrew Glover for 9 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-3-TBY03 (2Q: 01:37) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Harvey Williams. ILB John Fiala defended the pass. |
| 2-3-TBY03 (2Q: 01:30) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. S Robert Griffith defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-TBY03 (2Q: 01:26) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. CB Aeneas Williams defended the pass. |
| 4-3-TBY03 (2Q: 01:19) John Kasay attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 10, Carolina 6 |
| (2Q: 01:14) John Kasay kicked off 70 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 01:14) Gus Frerotte pass was intended for WR Terry Obee and was intercepted by CB Clayton Holmes at the TBY24. The interception was returned 20 yards. Tackled by Terry Obee. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-4-TBY04 (2Q: 01:03) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Hart Lee Dykes for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 12, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (2Q: 01:03) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Carolina 13, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (2Q: 00:57) John Kasay kicked off 73 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 00:57) Ahman Green ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle, assisted by CB Clayton Holmes. Key block delivered by Merv Smith. |
| 2-3-TBY27 (2Q: 00:29) Gus Frerotte pass was dropped by TE Dave Moore. Carolina's Michael Myers was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-3-TBY27 (2Q: 00:22) Gus Frerotte pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. DE Kenard Lang blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-TBY27 (2Q: 00:17) Tobey Maguire punted 47 yards. Hart Lee Dykes returned the kick 6 yards to the CAR32. Tackled by Dave Groh. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 00:09) Antowain Smith ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Scott Norwood kicked off 51 yards from the TBY35. Hart Lee Dykes returned the ball 23 yards to the CAR37. Tackled by Reggie Barnes. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (3Q: 14:21) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 2-10-CAR37 (3Q: 13:46) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Antowain Smith. ILB John Fiala defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CAR37 (3Q: 13:40) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hart Lee Dykes. S Robert Griffith defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR37 (3Q: 13:34) Dave Finzer punted 46 yards. Dave Groh returned the kick 3 yards to the TBY20. Tackled by Chris Ruhman. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 13:27) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 18 yards. Tackled by S Ron Rice. Harmon gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (3Q: 12:53) Ahman Green ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Key block delivered by David Richards. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (3Q: 12:22) Ahman Green ran around right end for 18 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Key block delivered by Ross Verba. Verba ran over Reggie White to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (3Q: 11:43) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Noland Rosenbach, assisted by ILB Artie Ulmer. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 2-3-CAR26 (3Q: 11:06) Jeff Walker ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson, assisted by DT Noland Rosenbach. |
| 3-1-CAR24 (3Q: 10:30) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for 24 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ross Verba. Tampa Bay 16, Carolina 13 |
| (3Q: 10:30) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. Tampa Bay 17, Carolina 13 |
| (3Q: 10:14) Scott Norwood kicked off 57 yards from the TBY35. Clayton Holmes returned the ball 26 yards to the CAR34. Tackled by Joe Poole. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (3Q: 09:50) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 2-1-CAR43 (3Q: 09:08) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-CAR43 (3Q: 09:03) Antowain Smith ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lamont Hollinquest, assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| 4-4-CAR40 (3Q: 08:33) Dave Finzer punted 46 yards. Terry Obee returned the kick 0 yards to the TBY14. Tackled by Ron Rice. |
| 1-10-TBY14 (3Q: 08:25) Gus Frerotte pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Clayton Holmes. Green gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-9-TBY15 (3Q: 07:42) Gus Frerotte pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Terry Obee. DT Michael Myers blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-TBY15 (3Q: 07:35) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ahman Green. DE Elijah Alexander hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-TBY15 (3Q: 07:29) Tobey Maguire punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR38. Tampa Bay's Merv Smith was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (3Q: 07:18) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. Harrison gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (3Q: 06:49) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. Key block delivered by Harvey Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (3Q: 06:20) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. Drayton gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-TBY31 (3Q: 06:01) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Harvey Williams. DT Nolan Harrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-TBY31 (3Q: 05:57) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Antowain Smith for 0 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. |
| 4-4-TBY31 (3Q: 05:19) John Kasay attempted a 48 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 17, Carolina 16 |
| (3Q: 05:12) John Kasay kicked off 67 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 05:12) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Favors, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-7-TBY23 (3Q: 04:39) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ron Rice, assisted by ILB Artie Ulmer. |
| 3-4-TBY26 (3Q: 04:15) Gus Frerotte pass completed to FB Merv Smith for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Clayton Holmes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina's Clayton Holmes was hurt on the play. |
| 4-2-TBY28 (3Q: 03:46) Tobey Maguire punted 36 yards. Hart Lee Dykes returned the kick 12 yards to the CAR48. Tackled by Nelson Kelley. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (3Q: 03:38) Steve McNair sacked by DE Eric Curry for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Villarrial. |
| 2-18-CAR40 (3Q: 02:52) Antowain Smith ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter Bahr. Key block delivered by Chris Villarrial. |
| 3-2-TBY44 (3Q: 02:15) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Andrew Glover for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (3Q: 01:32) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Troy Drayton. ILB John Fiala defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY39 (3Q: 01:24) Steve McNair scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala and assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 3-1-TBY30 (3Q: 00:51) Robert Green ran around the left tackle for -4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Brady Smith, assisted by DT Nolan Harrison. |
| 4-5-TBY34 (3Q: 00:23) Dave Finzer punted 34 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 00:18) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-4-TBY26 (4Q: 15:00) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (4Q: 14:38) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Perry Kemp. ILB Hardy Nickerson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY35 (4Q: 14:28) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Greg Favors. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-TBY40 (4Q: 13:48) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Joey Kent for 8 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Kent gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-15-TBY30 (4Q: 13:41) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-20-TBY25 (4Q: 13:31) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. S Robert Tate defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-20-TBY25 (4Q: 13:25) Tobey Maguire punted 50 yards. Hart Lee Dykes returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR32. Tackled by Joe Poole. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (4Q: 13:15) Antowain Smith ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison. |
| 2-7-CAR35 (4Q: 12:30) Antowain Smith ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 3-5-CAR37 (4Q: 12:04) Antowain Smith ran around right end for 22 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole. Key block delivered by Gary Ivan Gordon. Gordon ran over Brady Smith to set up the play. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (4Q: 11:31) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Yancey Thigpen for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 2-7-TBY38 (4Q: 11:08) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Andrew Glover for 6 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-TBY32 (4Q: 10:36) Antowain Smith ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. Smith slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 4-4-TBY35 (4Q: 10:02) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 6 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (4Q: 09:30) Robert Green ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 2-6-TBY25 (4Q: 09:06) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT James Cannida. |
| 3-7-TBY26 (4Q: 08:29) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (4Q: 08:02) Robert Green ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-TBY16 (4Q: 07:36) Antowain Smith ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by DE Eric Curry. |
| 3-8-TBY13 (4Q: 07:12) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-3-TBY08 (4Q: 07:02) Antowain Smith ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Brady Smith. Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. |
| 1-3-TBY03 (4Q: 06:19) Robert Green ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by DE Brady Smith. |
| 2-2-TBY02 (4Q: 05:56) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Ellis Simon, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 3-2-TBY02 (4Q: 05:25) Antowain Smith ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison, assisted by ILB John Fiala. |
| 4-1-TBY01 (4Q: 04:59) John Kasay attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 19, Tampa Bay 17 |
| (4Q: 04:54) John Kasay kicked off 64 yards from the CAR35. Terry Obee returned the ball 24 yards to the TBY25. Tackled by Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (4Q: 04:44) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Perry Kemp. DE Renaldo Wynn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY25 (4Q: 04:36) Ahman Green ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers. Key block delivered by David Richards. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (4Q: 04:17) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Favors. Harmon gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-TBY45 (4Q: 03:54) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Key block delivered by Ross Verba. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (4Q: 03:29) Ahman Green ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Robert Tate. |
| 2-11-TBY48 (4Q: 03:02) Gus Frerotte pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ron Rice. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-CAR45 (4Q: 02:44) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Obee. S Tebucky Jones defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR45 (4Q: 02:35) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (4Q: 02:13) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ahman Green. CB Jimmy Spencer knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR33 (4Q: 02:08) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 9 yards. Tackled by S Tebucky Jones. Harmon gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Tampa Bay's Nelson Kelley was hurt on the play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-1-CAR24 (4Q: 02:00) Gus Frerotte pass was intended for WR Perry Kemp and was intercepted by S Tommy Carlisle in the end zone. Touchback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 01:50) Antowain Smith ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT James Cannida, assisted by DT Jason Ferguson. Key block delivered by Ed Ellis. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-5-CAR25 (4Q: 01:38) Robert Green ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by CB Aeneas Williams. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-5-CAR25 (4Q: 01:29) Antowain Smith ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by S Damien Richardson. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-6-CAR24 (4Q: 01:22) Dave Finzer punted 33 yards. Terry Obee called for a fair catch at the TBY43. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (4Q: 01:11) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 15 yards. Tackled by S Tebucky Jones. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harmon gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (4Q: 00:50) Gus Frerotte spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-CAR42 (4Q: 00:47) Gus Frerotte pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Terry Obee. ILB Hardy Nickerson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR42 (4Q: 00:40) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Reggie White, assisted by ILB John Holecek. Davis gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 3-20-TBY48 (4Q: 00:33) Gus Frerotte pass completed to RB Jeff Walker for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina's Kenard Lang was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-16-CAR48 (4Q: 00:14) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 4-21-TBY47 (4Q: 00:14) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Ronnie Harmon for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tebucky Jones, assisted by S Shawn Williams. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (4Q: 00:03) Steve McNair dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 19, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 |