| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 60 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. Carlos Galloway returned the ball 24 yards to the CAR28. Tackled by Devin Bush. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (1Q: 14:41) David Meggett ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman, assisted by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-10-CAR28 (1Q: 13:57) Cristian Nofsinger ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 3-5-CAR33 (1Q: 13:16) Cristian Nofsinger ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by S John Lynch. Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. Minnesota's La'roi Glover was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor groin injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (1Q: 12:42) Cristian Nofsinger ran outside the right tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. Key block delivered by Tim Grunhard. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 12:14) David Meggett ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush. |
| 2-10-MIN40 (1Q: 11:39) Cristian Nofsinger ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank Slade. Key block delivered by Tim Grunhard. |
| 3-2-MIN32 (1Q: 11:07) Jim Finn ran a trap outside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda, assisted by OLB Henri Crockett. |
| 4-6-MIN36 (1Q: 10:40) Taylor Cochrane punted 36 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 10:35) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by ILB Antonio Armstrong. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 10:15) Spencer George ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Kenard Lang, assisted by ILB Stephen Boyd. |
| 2-14-MIN28 (1Q: 09:41) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 24 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Taylor gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (1Q: 08:59) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Andy Macdonald. |
| 2-11-CAR49 (1Q: 08:24) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Stephen Boyd. Key block delivered by Ken Dilger. |
| 3-2-CAR40 (1Q: 07:42) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Andy Macdonald. Glenn gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (1Q: 07:04) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 2-7-CAR28 (1Q: 06:24) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Kenard Lang. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. Raymer ran over Andy Macdonald to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (1Q: 05:49) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 2-7-CAR15 (1Q: 05:22) Spencer George ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Andy Macdonald, assisted by S Tebucky Jones. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. Dishman flattened Stephen Boyd to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-8-CAR08 (1Q: 04:57) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. S Shawn Williams defended the pass. |
| 2-8-CAR08 (1Q: 04:53) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Crockett, assisted by S Tebucky Jones. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-CAR02 (1Q: 04:14) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. Dishman flattened Ron Johnson to ensure the play's success. Minnesota's Chris Dishman was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. Minnesota 6, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 04:14) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 7, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 04:06) Phil Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 04:06) David Meggett ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR10 (1Q: 03:57) David Meggett ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-20-CAR10 (1Q: 03:12) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Galloway. DE La'roi Glover defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-20-CAR10 (1Q: 03:06) Cristian Nofsinger ran around right end for 28 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush. Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. Naeole ran over James Darling to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 02:21) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 8 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-CAR46 (1Q: 01:38) David Meggett ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by S Paul Miranda. Key block delivered by Chris Villarrial. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (1Q: 01:14) David Meggett ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by DE Mike Rucker. |
| 2-10-CAR48 (1Q: 00:33) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 22 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 15:00) Eric Zeier pass was dropped by TE Andrew Glover. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN30 (2Q: 14:49) Cristian Nofsinger ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. ILB James Darling crushed Gary Ivan Gordon to wreck the play. |
| 3-7-MIN27 (2Q: 14:19) Eric Zeier pass completed to RB David Meggett for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. Meggett gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN John Lynch on the MIN18. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (2Q: 14:11) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tebucky Jones, assisted by CB Ray Crockett. |
| 2-8-MIN20 (2Q: 13:34) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Andy Macdonald. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 12:58) Fred Taylor ran around left end for -5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerry Jensen, assisted by OLB Mike Morton. |
| 2-15-MIN37 (2Q: 12:14) Spencer George ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-11-MIN41 (2Q: 11:36) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. DE Renaldo Wynn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-MIN41 (2Q: 11:27) Mitch Berger punted 44 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 8 yards to the CAR23. Tackled by Kailey Wong. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Ken Dilger for 3 yards to the CAR20.. Tackled by Cristian Nofsinger. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 11:16) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by OLB Mike Morton. |
| 2-7-CAR17 (2Q: 10:53) Brian Griese pass completed to FB George Irwin for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-CAR18 (2Q: 10:17) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Johnson, assisted by CB Andy Macdonald. Glenn gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-5-CAR05 (2Q: 09:33) Brian Griese pass was dropped by WR Charles Johnson. |
| 2-5-CAR05 (2Q: 09:29) Brian Griese pass was intended for WR Charles Johnson and was intercepted by ILB Antonio Armstrong in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 09:18) Cristian Nofsinger ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank Slade, assisted by CB Walt Harris. |
| 2-11-CAR19 (2Q: 08:36) Eric Zeier pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman, assisted by CB Artrell Hawkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-CAR22 (2Q: 08:07) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Roy Koehn. Harrison gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (2Q: 07:37) Eric Zeier scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR David Meggett on the CAR37. |
| 2-7-CAR37 (2Q: 07:07) David Meggett ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by S Paul Miranda. |
| 3-10-CAR34 (2Q: 06:48) Eric Zeier pass completed to RB Cristian Nofsinger for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR40 (2Q: 06:22) Taylor Cochrane punted 39 yards. O.J. McDuffie returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Ron Rice. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Tracy Simien at the MIN29. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (2Q: 06:15) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Stephen Boyd. |
| 2-8-MIN31 (2Q: 05:50) Spencer George ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Stephen Boyd. |
| 3-7-MIN32 (2Q: 05:18) Brian Griese scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Andy Macdonald and assisted by OLB Ron Johnson. |
| 4-4-MIN35 (2Q: 04:39) Mitch Berger punted 38 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR34. Tackled by Chris Dishman. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (2Q: 04:30) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Galloway. OLB Frank Slade hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR34 (2Q: 04:20) David Meggett ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB James Darling. ILB James Darling knocked down Gary Ivan Gordon to break up the play. |
| 3-9-CAR35 (2Q: 03:54) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Keith Poole. S Devin Bush defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CAR35 (2Q: 03:46) Taylor Cochrane punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN18. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (2Q: 03:38) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by CB Ray Crockett. |
| 2-8-MIN20 (2Q: 03:14) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-5-MIN23 (2Q: 02:37) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 4-3-MIN25 (2Q: 02:02) Mitch Berger punted 34 yards. David Meggett called for a fair catch at the CAR41. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (2Q: 01:54) Eric Zeier pass completed to RB Cristian Nofsinger for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR44 (2Q: 01:34) Eric Zeier pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 01:10) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Keith Poole. S Devin Bush defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN49 (2Q: 01:01) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Keith Poole. CB Artrell Hawkins defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN49 (2Q: 00:48) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 12 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 00:37) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Troy Drayton. DE Donte Rocco hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN37 (2Q: 00:24) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Poole gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (2Q: 00:03) John Kasay attempted a 42 yard field goal and it was blocked by Mike Rucker. MIN Artrell Hawkins recovered the ball at the MIN28. You can blame the block on a bad snap from center. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 57 yards from the CAR35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 27 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Ron Rice. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 14:28) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. CB Jimmy Spencer defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (3Q: 14:18) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 3-10-MIN35 (3Q: 13:43) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (3Q: 13:10) Spencer George ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 2-9-CAR46 (3Q: 12:30) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 1 yard. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-CAR45 (3Q: 12:04) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ken Dilger. S Tommy Carlisle defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-CAR45 (3Q: 11:58) Mitch Berger punted 40 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 4 yards to the CAR09. Tackled by Derrick Harris. |
| 1-10-CAR09 (3Q: 11:48) David Meggett ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mike Rucker, assisted by S John Lynch. |
| 2-9-CAR10 (3Q: 11:09) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 30 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S John Lynch. Poole gained 21 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (3Q: 10:55) Eric Zeier pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 6 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by S Devin Bush. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-CAR46 (3Q: 10:28) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Galloway. DE Mike Rucker defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-CAR46 (3Q: 10:24) Eric Zeier pass completed to RB David Meggett for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Meggett gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-CAR49 (3Q: 09:42) Cristian Nofsinger ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mike Rucker. Key block delivered by Tim Grunhard. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (3Q: 09:17) Eric Zeier pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. OLB Henri Crockett blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 09:10) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. Poole gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (3Q: 08:25) David Meggett ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by S Devin Bush. |
| 2-12-MIN19 (3Q: 07:48) Eric Zeier pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Galloway. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-MIN19 (3Q: 07:41) Eric Zeier pass was dropped by WR Keith Poole. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-MIN19 (3Q: 07:35) John Kasay attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 7, Carolina 3 |
| (3Q: 07:29) John Kasay kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 07:29) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 45 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tebucky Jones. Johnson gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (3Q: 06:55) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Crockett. Key block delivered by George Irwin. |
| 2-3-CAR28 (3Q: 06:31) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tebucky Jones. Key block delivered by Chuck Belin. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (3Q: 05:52) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Dilger gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-CAR05 (3Q: 05:15) Fred Taylor ran around left end for -3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Michael Myers. |
| 2-8-CAR08 (3Q: 04:56) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-CAR13 (3Q: 04:48) Brian Griese pass completed to FB Derrick Harris for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Harris gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-23-CAR23 (3Q: 04:39) Brian Griese scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tebucky Jones. |
| 3-16-CAR16 (3Q: 04:10) Brian Griese scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S Tebucky Jones. |
| 4-7-CAR07 (3Q: 03:30) Phil Dawson attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Carolina 3 |
| (3Q: 03:23) Phil Dawson kicked off 60 yards from the MIN35. David Meggett returned the ball 14 yards to the CAR19. Tackled by O.J. McDuffie. |
| 1-10-CAR19 (3Q: 03:01) David Meggett ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. |
| 2-10-CAR19 (3Q: 02:18) David Meggett ran inside the right guard for 14 yards. Tackled by DE La'roi Glover, assisted by DE Donte Rocco. Key block delivered by Tim Grunhard. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (3Q: 01:52) Eric Zeier pass completed to RB Cristian Nofsinger for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 2-1-CAR42 (3Q: 01:16) Cristian Nofsinger ran around left end for -3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson. |
| 3-4-CAR39 (3Q: 00:50) Eric Zeier pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 27 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. Finn gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (3Q: 00:20) David Meggett ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-10-MIN34 (4Q: 15:00) Cristian Nofsinger ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank Slade, assisted by CB Roy Koehn. |
| 3-11-MIN35 (4Q: 14:17) Eric Zeier pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Galloway. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-MIN35 (4Q: 14:12) Taylor Cochrane punted 35 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 14:05) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tebucky Jones, assisted by DE John Copeland. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 2-4-MIN26 (4Q: 13:38) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. S Tebucky Jones defended the pass. |
| 3-4-MIN26 (4Q: 13:33) Brian Griese sacked by OLB Jerry Jensen for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Dishman. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-10-MIN20 (4Q: 13:19) Mitch Berger punted 41 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 18 yards to the MIN43. Tackled by O.J. McDuffie. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 13:11) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Keith Poole. DE Mike Rucker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (4Q: 13:06) Cristian Nofsinger ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by DT Dan Wilkinson. |
| 3-11-MIN44 (4Q: 12:27) Eric Zeier pass completed to RB David Meggett for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Roy Koehn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN41 (4Q: 12:00) Taylor Cochrane punted 37 yards. O.J. McDuffie returned the kick 21 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Asher Ackerman. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (4Q: 11:49) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong, assisted by OLB Jerry Jensen. Key block delivered by Chuck Belin. |
| 2-5-MIN30 (4Q: 11:12) Spencer George ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 3-5-MIN30 (4Q: 10:46) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by DE John Copeland. |
| 4-5-MIN30 (4Q: 10:10) Mitch Berger punted 37 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR33. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (4Q: 10:01) Cristian Nofsinger ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush, assisted by DE Mike Rucker. |
| 2-6-CAR37 (4Q: 09:18) David Meggett ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush. Carolina's Chris Villarrial was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-3-CAR40 (4Q: 08:54) Eric Zeier sacked by DE La'roi Glover for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 4-6-CAR37 (4Q: 08:27) Taylor Cochrane punted 51 yards. O.J. McDuffie returned the kick 21 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Ron Rice. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 08:17) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 2-9-MIN34 (4Q: 07:38) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-8-MIN35 (4Q: 06:51) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. ILB Stephen Boyd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN35 (4Q: 06:42) Mitch Berger punted 59 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR06. |
| 1-10-CAR06 (4Q: 06:31) Cristian Nofsinger ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by OLB Henri Crockett. |
| 2-8-CAR08 (4Q: 05:54) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 14 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (4Q: 05:29) David Meggett ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. |
| 2-5-CAR27 (4Q: 05:06) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Troy Drayton. S John Lynch knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-CAR27 (4Q: 05:00) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. CB Artrell Hawkins defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-CAR27 (4Q: 04:55) Taylor Cochrane punted 36 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN37. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (4Q: 04:44) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. Key block delivered by George Irwin. Irwin ran over Antonio Armstrong to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 03:59) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. Key block delivered by Antone Davis. |
| 2-1-CAR42 (4Q: 03:12) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by S Tebucky Jones. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (4Q: 02:28) Brian Griese pass completed to FB George Irwin for 34 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. Irwin gained 33 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-4-CAR04 (4Q: 02:20) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by George Irwin. Minnesota 16, Carolina 3 |
| (4Q: 02:20) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 17, Carolina 3 |
| (4Q: 02:13) Phil Dawson kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. Carlos Galloway returned the ball 19 yards to the CAR23. Tackled by Paul Miranda. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (4Q: 02:07) Eric Zeier pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Keith Poole. DE Donte Rocco blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-CAR23 (4Q: 01:59) Eric Zeier pass was dropped by WR Carlos Galloway. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR23 (4Q: 01:47) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Delay of Game. |
| 3-15-CAR18 (4Q: 01:47) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by S John Lynch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CAR26 (4Q: 01:26) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 8 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (4Q: 01:05) Eric Zeier pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DE La'roi Glover blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR34 (4Q: 00:58) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DT Dan Wilkinson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR34 (4Q: 00:49) Eric Zeier sacked by DT Cletidus Hunt for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Pat Harlow. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Henri Crockett for 7 yards to the CAR22. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (4Q: 00:34) Brian Griese dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-12-CAR24 (4Q: 00:26) Brian Griese dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-13-CAR25 (4Q: 00:18) Brian Griese dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 17, Carolina Panthers 3 |