| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 86 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Scott Norwood kicked off 72 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 15:00) Sean Bennett ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry. |
| 2-14-CAR16 (1Q: 14:31) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Cristian Nofsinger for -4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-18-CAR12 (1Q: 13:54) Cristian Nofsinger ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Nelly Haynes Jr.. |
| 4-14-CAR16 (1Q: 13:22) Taylor Cochrane punted 31 yards. Vaughn Hebron called for a fair catch at the CAR47. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (1Q: 13:15) Ahman Green ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong, assisted by S Shawn Williams. |
| 2-13-TBY50 (1Q: 12:35) Gus Frerotte sacked by DT Michael Myers for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Dahlman. |
| 3-16-TBY47 (1Q: 12:11) Gus Frerotte pass completed to RB Vaughn Hebron for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-CAR48 (1Q: 11:29) Scott Player punted 44 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR04. |
| 1-10-CAR04 (1Q: 11:19) Sean Bennett ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Singleton, assisted by ILB John Fiala. |
| 2-8-CAR06 (1Q: 10:59) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by CB Doug Evans. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-CAR08 (1Q: 10:37) Steve McNair scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Dorian Boose. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (1Q: 10:05) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Asher Ackerman for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams, assisted by CB Doug Evans. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (1Q: 09:30) Steve McNair scrambled for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (1Q: 09:17) Cristian Nofsinger ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Chris Singleton, assisted by ILB Todd Collins. |
| 2-9-CAR49 (1Q: 08:51) Cristian Nofsinger ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry. CB Aeneas Williams knocked down Chris Villarrial to break up the play. |
| 3-11-CAR47 (1Q: 08:13) Steve McNair scrambled for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 4-11-CAR47 (1Q: 07:30) Taylor Cochrane punted 41 yards. Vaughn Hebron returned the kick 10 yards to the TBY22. Tackled by Cristian Nofsinger. Carolina's Chris Naeole was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (1Q: 07:19) Ahman Green ran a draw inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Hugh Douglas, assisted by S Shawn Williams. |
| 2-11-TBY21 (1Q: 06:56) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 43 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. Jefferson gained 39 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (1Q: 06:21) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Lyles. |
| 2-11-CAR37 (1Q: 05:38) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 5 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 3-6-CAR32 (1Q: 04:56) Gus Frerotte pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Dave Moore. ILB Stephen Boyd blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (1Q: 04:47) Ahman Green ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Hugh Douglas, assisted by ILB Chris Claiborne. Key block delivered by Chris Liwienski. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (1Q: 04:04) Ahman Green ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by ILB Antonio Armstrong. Key block delivered by Chris Liwienski. |
| 2-5-CAR12 (1Q: 03:24) Ahman Green ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by DT Mike Lodish. |
| 3-3-CAR10 (1Q: 02:45) Vaughn Hebron ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerry Jensen. |
| 4-5-CAR12 (1Q: 02:04) Scott Norwood attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 01:57) Scott Norwood kicked off 67 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 01:57) Cristian Nofsinger ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Eric Curry. |
| 2-9-CAR21 (1Q: 01:29) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (1Q: 01:22) Sean Bennett ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by DT Nolan Harrison. |
| 2-7-CAR29 (1Q: 00:48) Cristian Nofsinger ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT James Cannida. |
| 3-8-CAR28 (1Q: 00:22) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DE Dorian Boose hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-CAR28 (1Q: 00:14) Taylor Cochrane punted 36 yards. Vaughn Hebron called for a fair catch at the TBY36. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (1Q: 00:04) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne, assisted by S Louis Riddick. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-7-TBY39 (2Q: 15:00) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton. |
| 3-4-TBY42 (2Q: 14:34) Gus Frerotte pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 15 yards. Tackled by S Louis Riddick. Green gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-14-TBY32 (2Q: 14:26) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anfernee Hardaway. OLB Mike Morton drove right through Ross Verba to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-14-TBY32 (2Q: 14:19) Scott Player punted 59 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 1 yard to the CAR10. Tackled by Vaughn Hebron. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (2Q: 14:10) Sean Bennett ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT James Cannida, assisted by S Damien Richardson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Bruce Hill for 9 yards to the CAR20. Tackled by Chris Singleton. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 13:42) Cristian Nofsinger ran a trap outside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by CB Doug Evans. |
| 2-13-CAR17 (2Q: 13:18) Sean Bennett ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Haynes Jr.. |
| 3-2-CAR28 (2Q: 12:54) Sean Bennett ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Haynes Jr.. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-4-CAR26 (2Q: 12:45) Taylor Cochrane punted 31 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY43. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (2Q: 12:34) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. Key block delivered by Nelson Kelley. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (2Q: 12:08) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by DT Michael Myers. Key block delivered by Randy Thomas. |
| 2-1-CAR36 (2Q: 11:40) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 22 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Louis Riddick for 5 yards to the CAR19. |
| 1-10-CAR19 (2Q: 11:28) Cristian Nofsinger ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Damien Richardson, assisted by ILB John Fiala. |
| 2-9-CAR20 (2Q: 10:51) Sean Bennett ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jason Ferguson, assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| 3-10-CAR19 (2Q: 10:08) Steve McNair sacked by DE Brady Smith and OLB Carlos Emmons for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Pat Harlow. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Cristian Nofsinger on the CAR13. Tampa Bay's Cornell Haynes Jr. was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor abdominal injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-16-CAR13 (2Q: 09:27) Taylor Cochrane punted 54 yards. Vaughn Hebron returned the kick 11 yards to the TBY44. Tackled by Shawn Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (2Q: 09:20) Vaughn Hebron ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 2-9-TBY45 (2Q: 08:40) Gus Frerotte pass completed to TE Dave Moore for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Stephen Boyd. |
| 3-6-TBY48 (2Q: 08:02) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 2 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. Davis gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-TBY50 (2Q: 07:19) Scott Player punted 44 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR06. |
| 1-10-CAR06 (2Q: 07:12) Sean Bennett ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Eric Curry, assisted by ILB John Fiala. |
| 2-9-CAR07 (2Q: 06:40) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Moe Barber. OLB Reggie Barnes defended the pass. |
| 3-9-CAR07 (2Q: 06:34) Cristian Nofsinger ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by DE Eric Curry. |
| 4-10-CAR06 (2Q: 05:56) Taylor Cochrane punted 29 yards. Vaughn Hebron called for a fair catch at the CAR35. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (2Q: 05:49) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 10 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (2Q: 05:25) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE John Copeland, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. Key block delivered by Thurman Reese. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (2Q: 04:48) Gus Frerotte sacked by DT Mike Lodish for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Liwienski. |
| 2-15-CAR19 (2Q: 04:24) Vaughn Hebron ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by S Louis Riddick. |
| 3-9-CAR13 (2Q: 03:39) Gus Frerotte scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton. |
| 4-7-CAR11 (2Q: 02:56) Scott Norwood attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 02:50) Scott Norwood kicked off 72 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 02:50) Sean Bennett ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by DT Nolan Harrison. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (2Q: 02:30) Sean Bennett ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 3-11-CAR19 (2Q: 02:04) Steve McNair scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (2Q: 01:56) Sean Bennett ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison. |
| 2-9-CAR32 (2Q: 01:31) Cristian Nofsinger ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry. |
| 3-9-CAR32 (2Q: 01:04) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. CB Aeneas Williams defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-CAR32 (2Q: 00:58) Taylor Cochrane punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY29. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (2Q: 00:47) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY24 (2Q: 00:47) Vaughn Hebron ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers. Key block delivered by Thurman Reese. |
| 2-9-TBY30 (2Q: 00:26) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Lyles, assisted by OLB Mike Morton. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (2Q: 00:05) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 29 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. Jefferson gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 72 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 15:00) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. ILB Stephen Boyd defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (3Q: 14:55) Gus Frerotte scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Gus Frerotte on the TBY27. |
| 3-3-TBY27 (3Q: 14:11) Gus Frerotte pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (3Q: 13:31) Vaughn Hebron ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jim Lyles. Key block delivered by Randy Thomas. |
| 2-5-TBY35 (3Q: 12:55) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Stephen Boyd, assisted by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-3-TBY37 (3Q: 12:31) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jeff Prior. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (3Q: 11:49) Gus Frerotte pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for 6 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by CB Jim Lyles. |
| 2-4-TBY48 (3Q: 11:09) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (3Q: 10:31) Ahman Green ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 2-8-CAR39 (3Q: 09:50) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 3-2-CAR33 (3Q: 09:19) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Crockett. Jefferson gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (3Q: 08:43) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. S Shawn Williams defended the pass. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. Tampa Bay's Thurman Reese was hurt on the play. This appears to be a very serious knee injury. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (3Q: 08:33) Gus Frerotte pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton. |
| 2-11-CAR17 (3Q: 07:57) Gus Frerotte sacked by DT Michael Myers and OLB Jerry Jensen for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Harvey Vail. |
| 3-18-CAR24 (3Q: 07:29) Gus Frerotte scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton. |
| 4-14-CAR20 (3Q: 06:44) Scott Norwood attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 9, Carolina 0 |
| (3Q: 06:37) Scott Norwood kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 06:37) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Andrew Glover. CB Doug Evans defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (3Q: 06:28) Steve McNair kept the ball, running around left end for -6 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson, assisted by DE Eric Curry. |
| 3-16-CAR14 (3Q: 05:59) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Bruce Hill. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CAR19 (3Q: 05:48) David Meggett ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry. |
| 2-8-CAR21 (3Q: 05:23) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Shaw. CB Aeneas Williams defended the pass. |
| 3-8-CAR21 (3Q: 05:19) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Cristian Nofsinger for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Todd Collins. Nofsinger gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-1-CAR28 (3Q: 05:12) Taylor Cochrane punted 31 yards. Vaughn Hebron returned the kick 13 yards to the CAR46. Tackled by David Meggett. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (3Q: 05:03) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by OLB Mike Morton. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 2-5-CAR41 (3Q: 04:39) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (3Q: 03:57) Ahman Green ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Nate Stimson. |
| 2-6-CAR26 (3Q: 03:29) Vaughn Hebron ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Louis Riddick, assisted by S Shawn Williams. Carolina's Ray Buchanan was hurt on the play. This appears to be a very serious ankle injury. |
| 3-8-CAR28 (3Q: 03:00) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Crockett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Davis gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (3Q: 02:19) Ahman Green ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Kenard Lang. |
| 2-6-CAR12 (3Q: 01:44) Gus Frerotte sacked by ILB Antonio Armstrong for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Ross Verba. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-9-CAR15 (3Q: 01:28) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 15, Carolina 0 |
| (3Q: 01:28) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. Tampa Bay 16, Carolina 0 |
| (3Q: 01:17) Scott Norwood kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. |
| (3Q: 01:17) Scott Norwood kicked off 52 yards from the TBY30. Bruce Hill returned the ball 12 yards to the CAR30. Tackled by Tyrone Davis. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (3Q: 00:55) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. OLB Chris Singleton defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR14 (3Q: 00:49) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Andrew Glover for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-CAR17 (3Q: 00:24) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Andrew Glover. DT Nolan Harrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CAR17 (3Q: 00:19) Taylor Cochrane punted 55 yards. Vaughn Hebron returned the kick 7 yards to the TBY35. Tackled by Bobby Shaw. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR David Meggett at the TBY35. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (3Q: 00:10) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DE Brady Smith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY35 (3Q: 00:01) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DT Nolan Harrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-10-TBY35 (4Q: 15:00) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Moe Barber for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. Barber gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-8-TBY33 (4Q: 14:52) John Kasay attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 16, Carolina 3 |
| (4Q: 14:46) John Kasay kicked off 60 yards from the CAR35. Vaughn Hebron returned the ball 95 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay's Cornell Haynes Jr. was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. Tampa Bay 22, Carolina 3 |
| (4Q: 14:46) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. Tampa Bay 23, Carolina 3 |
| (4Q: 14:32) Scott Norwood kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 14:32) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR15 (4Q: 14:24) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 33 yards. Tackled by OLB Reggie Barnes. Harrison gained 33 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (4Q: 13:52) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans, assisted by S Robert Griffith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carolina's Tim Grunhard was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (4Q: 13:21) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Bruce Hill. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY33 (4Q: 13:09) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Cristian Nofsinger for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. |
| 3-7-TBY30 (4Q: 12:27) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Moe Barber for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Reggie Barnes, assisted by S Robert Griffith. |
| 4-8-TBY31 (4Q: 11:45) John Kasay attempted a 48 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (4Q: 11:37) Ahman Green ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Louis Riddick. |
| 2-8-TBY40 (4Q: 11:02) Ahman Green ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Lyles. Key block delivered by Ross Verba. |
| 1-10-TBY50 (4Q: 10:25) Ahman Green ran around left end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer, assisted by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 2-10-TBY50 (4Q: 09:53) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers, assisted by DE Hugh Douglas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-7-CAR47 (4Q: 09:18) Gus Frerotte pass was dropped by WR Anfernee Hardaway. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CAR47 (4Q: 09:11) Scott Player punted 40 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR07. |
| 1-10-CAR07 (4Q: 09:02) Steve McNair scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. |
| 2-2-CAR15 (4Q: 08:37) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Shaw. CB Aeneas Williams defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-CAR15 (4Q: 08:27) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bruce Hill for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (4Q: 08:08) Steve McNair sacked by DT James Cannida for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Naeole. |
| 2-17-CAR15 (4Q: 07:42) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Galloway. DE Eric Curry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-CAR15 (4Q: 07:36) Steve McNair scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 4-8-CAR24 (4Q: 07:09) Steve McNair scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole and assisted by S Damien Richardson. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (4Q: 06:48) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bruce Hill. OLB Reggie Barnes defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR33 (4Q: 06:42) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Bobby Shaw. DE Brady Smith blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR33 (4Q: 06:29) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. |
| 4-10-CAR33 (4Q: 06:20) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 9 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (4Q: 06:14) Ahman Green ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong, assisted by S Shawn Williams. Key block delivered by Nelson Kelley. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (4Q: 05:28) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Hugh Douglas, assisted by OLB Jerry Jensen. |
| 2-7-CAR28 (4Q: 04:43) Vaughn Hebron ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 3-7-CAR28 (4Q: 03:58) Vaughn Hebron ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jeff Prior, assisted by DT Mike Lodish. |
| 4-11-CAR32 (4Q: 03:11) Scott Norwood attempted a 49 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (4Q: 03:05) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Galloway. CB Doug Evans defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-CAR39 (4Q: 02:59) Eric Zeier sacked by DT James Cannida for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jumbo Elliott. |
| 3-15-CAR34 (4Q: 02:36) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Carlos Galloway for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Chad Cota. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CAR44 (4Q: 02:29) Eric Zeier pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Carlos Galloway. DE Brady Smith blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (4Q: 02:25) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Stephen Boyd. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-8-CAR42 (4Q: 02:13) Ahman Green ran around left end for 35 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-7-CAR07 (4Q: 02:02) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong, assisted by OLB Nate Stimson. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-1-CAR01 (4Q: 01:56) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Stephen Boyd. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-2-CAR02 (4Q: 01:47) Ahman Green ran around left end for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. Tampa Bay 29, Carolina 3 |
| (4Q: 01:47) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. Tampa Bay 30, Carolina 3 |
| (4Q: 01:39) Scott Norwood kicked off 71 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 01:39) Eric Zeier pass was dropped by WR Bobby Shaw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (4Q: 01:33) David Meggett ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Robert Griffith, assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| 3-12-CAR18 (4Q: 01:11) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Shaw. S Chad Cota knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-CAR18 (4Q: 01:02) Taylor Cochrane punted 52 yards. Vaughn Hebron returned the kick 16 yards to the TBY46. Tackled by David Meggett. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (4Q: 00:52) Koy Detmer dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 2-11-TBY45 (4Q: 00:07) Koy Detmer dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30, Carolina Panthers 3 |