| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 45 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 54 yards from the CAR35. Vaughn Hebron returned the ball 15 yards to the TBY26. Tackled by David Meggett. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (1Q: 14:39) Ahman Green ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd, assisted by DT Mike Lodish. |
| 2-10-TBY26 (1Q: 14:02) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE John Copeland. Key block delivered by Ross Verba. |
| 3-1-TBY35 (1Q: 13:19) Ahman Green ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. Key block delivered by Ross Verba. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (1Q: 12:48) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Anfernee Hardaway for 9 yards. Tackled by DE John Copeland. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hardaway gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 1-15-TBY33 (1Q: 12:41) Gus Frerotte pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Tyrone Davis. OLB Ron Johnson blocked the pass. |
| 2-15-TBY33 (1Q: 12:37) Gus Frerotte pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 9 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. Green gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-TBY42 (1Q: 12:01) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Kevin Johnson for 7 yards. Tackled by DE John Copeland. Johnson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (1Q: 11:16) Vaughn Hebron ran a trap outside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Andy Macdonald. Key block delivered by Chris Liwienski. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (1Q: 10:35) Ahman Green ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. Key block delivered by Randy Thomas. |
| 2-4-CAR35 (1Q: 09:55) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong, assisted by OLB Ron Johnson. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (1Q: 09:26) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton. |
| 2-10-CAR31 (1Q: 08:47) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ahman Green. ILB Chris Claiborne defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CAR31 (1Q: 08:42) Gus Frerotte sacked by DE Kenard Lang for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Randy Thomas. |
| 4-15-CAR36 (1Q: 08:12) Scott Player punted 36 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 08:07) Steve McNair scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (1Q: 07:35) Sean Bennett ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 2-6-CAR34 (1Q: 06:50) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Cristian Nofsinger for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. |
| 3-7-CAR33 (1Q: 06:17) Steve McNair scrambled for 17 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (1Q: 06:04) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Chris Penn for 5 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. |
| 2-5-TBY30 (1Q: 05:35) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 30 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Harrison gained 19 yards after the catch. Carolina 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 05:35) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Carolina 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 05:21) John Kasay kicked off 64 yards from the CAR35. Vaughn Hebron returned the ball 23 yards to the TBY24. Tackled by David Meggett. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (1Q: 04:53) Vaughn Hebron ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 2-14-TBY20 (1Q: 04:10) Ahman Green ran a trap outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. Tampa Bay's Chris Liwienski was hurt on the play. |
| 3-16-TBY18 (1Q: 03:34) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. ILB Antonio Armstrong defended the pass. |
| 4-16-TBY18 (1Q: 03:28) Scott Player punted 38 yards. Chris Penn returned the kick 6 yards to the CAR50. Tackled by Vaughn Hebron. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (1Q: 03:20) David Meggett ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry, assisted by DE Brady Smith. Key block delivered by Chris Villarrial. |
| 2-4-TBY44 (1Q: 02:51) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Chris Penn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-TBY44 (1Q: 02:41) Sean Bennett ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison, assisted by ILB John Fiala. |
| 4-3-TBY43 (1Q: 02:13) Taylor Cochrane punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 02:07) Vaughn Hebron ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-8-TBY22 (1Q: 01:41) Vaughn Hebron ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 3-7-TBY23 (1Q: 00:57) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Anfernee Hardaway for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd, assisted by CB Jimmy Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Tampa Bay's Anfernee Hardaway was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (1Q: 00:26) Ahman Green ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by S Louis Riddick. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-9-TBY31 (2Q: 15:00) Gus Frerotte pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton. Green gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (2Q: 14:32) Shawn Jefferson ran a reverse around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by CB Andy Macdonald. |
| 2-7-CAR47 (2Q: 14:02) Vaughn Hebron ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by S Louis Riddick, assisted by S Shawn Williams. Key block delivered by Randy Thomas. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (2Q: 13:35) Ahman Green ran around left end for 34 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Randy Thomas. Carolina 7, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (2Q: 13:35) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. Carolina 7, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 13:19) Scott Norwood kicked off 70 yards from the TBY35. David Meggett returned the ball 20 yards to the CAR15. Tackled by Vaughn Hebron. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (2Q: 12:48) Sean Bennett ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Dorian Boose. Key block delivered by Tim Grunhard. |
| 2-4-CAR21 (2Q: 12:17) David Meggett ran a draw inside the left guard for 44 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Haynes Jr.. Key block delivered by Tim Grunhard. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (2Q: 11:40) Eric Zeier pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-9-TBY34 (2Q: 11:08) Cristian Nofsinger ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 3-4-TBY29 (2Q: 10:24) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Cornell Haynes Jr.. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (2Q: 09:49) Sean Bennett ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison. Key block delivered by Andrew Glover. |
| 2-5-TBY17 (2Q: 09:05) Sean Bennett ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison, assisted by S Damien Richardson. |
| 3-6-TBY18 (2Q: 08:21) Eric Zeier pass completed to TE Andrew Glover for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-TBY14 (2Q: 07:45) John Kasay attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 10, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 07:38) John Kasay kicked off 55 yards from the CAR35. Anfernee Hardaway returned the ball 21 yards to the TBY31. Tackled by Ron Rice. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (2Q: 07:10) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Kevin Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Andy Macdonald. |
| 2-7-TBY34 (2Q: 06:41) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Louis Riddick. |
| 3-3-TBY38 (2Q: 06:00) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. Key block delivered by Mark White. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (2Q: 05:19) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 2-3-CAR50 (2Q: 04:47) Ahman Green ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne, assisted by ILB Antonio Armstrong. Key block delivered by Nelson Kelley. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (2Q: 04:02) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton. |
| 2-9-CAR46 (2Q: 03:33) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. DE Hugh Douglas hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (2Q: 03:27) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Shawn Jefferson. CB Ray Crockett defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR31 (2Q: 03:21) Gus Frerotte pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd. Vail gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (2Q: 02:55) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 1-5-CAR05 (2Q: 02:31) Gus Frerotte pass completed to TE Tyrone Davis for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 13, Carolina 10 |
| (2Q: 02:31) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. Tampa Bay 14, Carolina 10 |
| (2Q: 02:24) Scott Norwood kicked off 73 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 02:24) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-5-CAR25 (2Q: 02:00) Eric Zeier pass was dropped by TE Andrew Glover. |
| 3-5-CAR25 (2Q: 01:52) Eric Zeier pass was dropped by WR Marvin Harrison. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CAR25 (2Q: 01:47) Taylor Cochrane punted 50 yards. Vaughn Hebron returned the kick 3 yards to the TBY28. Tackled by Troy Drayton. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (2Q: 01:38) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Crockett. |
| 2-13-TBY25 (2Q: 01:20) Ahman Green ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-6-TBY32 (2Q: 00:58) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Carlisle. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (2Q: 00:51) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Johnson. DT Michael Myers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY39 (2Q: 00:45) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-4-TBY45 (2Q: 00:36) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Anfernee Hardaway for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (2Q: 00:29) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Shawn Jefferson. DT Mike Lodish hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR48 (2Q: 00:22) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Davis. CB Jimmy Spencer defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR48 (2Q: 00:15) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Anfernee Hardaway for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Scott Norwood kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Sean Bennett ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. |
| 2-9-CAR21 (3Q: 14:26) Marvin Harrison ran a reverse around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 3-6-CAR24 (3Q: 13:49) Eric Zeier pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. |
| 4-6-CAR24 (3Q: 13:41) Taylor Cochrane punted 53 yards. Vaughn Hebron returned the kick 19 yards to the TBY42. Tackled by Pat Harlow. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (3Q: 13:31) Gus Frerotte pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Andy Macdonald, assisted by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (3Q: 13:03) Ahman Green ran a trap outside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton. |
| 2-11-CAR48 (3Q: 12:28) Gus Frerotte scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 3-5-CAR42 (3Q: 11:42) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Perry Kemp for 37 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kemp gained 27 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-CAR05 (3Q: 11:06) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Mike Lodish. |
| 2-4-CAR04 (3Q: 10:25) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 20, Carolina 10 |
| (3Q: 10:25) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. Tampa Bay 21, Carolina 10 |
| (3Q: 10:19) Scott Norwood kicked off 73 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 10:19) Sean Bennett ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry, assisted by DT Jason Ferguson. |
| 2-13-CAR17 (3Q: 09:41) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 3 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 3-10-CAR20 (3Q: 09:00) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. Shaw gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (3Q: 08:15) Sean Bennett ran around left end for 33 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. Key block delivered by Pat Harlow. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (3Q: 07:34) Eric Zeier pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DE Brady Smith blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (3Q: 07:29) Eric Zeier pass completed to RB Cristian Nofsinger for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Ellis Simon. |
| 2-7-TBY26 (3Q: 06:47) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 15 yards. Tackled by DT James Cannida. Poole gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY11 (3Q: 06:07) Cristian Nofsinger ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison. |
| 2-7-TBY08 (3Q: 05:29) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Keith Poole. ILB John Fiala defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-TBY08 (3Q: 05:19) Eric Zeier pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Keith Poole. DE Eric Curry blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-4-TBY04 (3Q: 05:15) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jim Finn. CB Doug Evans defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-TBY04 (3Q: 05:09) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-TBY14 (3Q: 05:03) Eric Zeier pass was intended for RB Sean Bennett and was intercepted by CB Aeneas Williams at the TBY08. The interception was returned 22 yards. Tackled by Chris Penn. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (3Q: 04:54) Ahman Green ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers. Key block delivered by Ross Verba. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY20 (3Q: 04:46) Vaughn Hebron ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong, assisted by S Ron Rice. |
| 2-21-TBY19 (3Q: 04:04) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Anfernee Hardaway for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by CB Andy Macdonald. |
| 3-14-TBY26 (3Q: 03:23) Gus Frerotte pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. Vail gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (3Q: 02:50) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-TBY40 (3Q: 02:43) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton. |
| 2-17-TBY43 (3Q: 02:14) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Penny Hardaway. S Shawn Williams defended the pass. |
| 3-17-TBY43 (3Q: 02:07) Ahman Green ran a draw inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Andy Macdonald, assisted by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 4-9-CAR49 (3Q: 01:36) Scott Player punted 29 yards. Chris Penn called for a fair catch at the CAR20. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 01:29) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Penn. OLB Carlos Emmons defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (3Q: 01:23) Sean Bennett ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 3-6-CAR24 (3Q: 00:54) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Chris Penn for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (3Q: 00:14) Sean Bennett ran inside the right guard for 34 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. Key block delivered by Chris Villarrial. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (4Q: 15:00) Eric Zeier pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Troy Drayton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY36 (4Q: 14:56) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Chris Penn for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (4Q: 14:32) Eric Zeier pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. |
| 2-10-TBY23 (4Q: 14:25) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Keith Poole. DE Eric Curry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY23 (4Q: 14:16) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 15 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. Harrison gained 2 yards after the catch. Carolina's Eric Zeier was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor chest injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-8-TBY08 (4Q: 13:32) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison, assisted by OLB Chris Singleton. |
| 2-1-TBY01 (4Q: 12:54) Sean Bennett ran around left end for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tim Grunhard. Tampa Bay 21, Carolina 16 |
| (4Q: 12:54) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Tampa Bay 21, Carolina 17 |
| (4Q: 12:45) John Kasay kicked off 72 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 12:45) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Anfernee Hardaway for 5 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 2-5-TBY25 (4Q: 12:04) Gus Frerotte pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Shawn Jefferson. DE Hugh Douglas hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-TBY25 (4Q: 11:57) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 4-7-TBY23 (4Q: 11:35) Scott Player punted 58 yards. Chris Penn returned the kick 8 yards to the CAR27. Tackled by Nelly Haynes Jr.. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (4Q: 11:25) Eric Zeier pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. Finn gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (4Q: 10:51) Sean Bennett ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter Bahr, assisted by S Damien Richardson. |
| 2-8-CAR48 (4Q: 10:20) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Penn. S Chad Cota defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-CAR48 (4Q: 10:10) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Chris Penn for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. Penn gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (4Q: 09:26) Eric Zeier pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 6 yards. Tackled by S Robert Griffith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-TBY32 (4Q: 08:45) Jim Finn ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry, assisted by S Damien Richardson. |
| 3-2-TBY30 (4Q: 08:02) Cristian Nofsinger ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by DE Eric Curry. The defense looked very familiar with that play. Tampa Bay's Robert Griffith was hurt on the play. |
| 4-1-TBY29 (4Q: 07:38) John Kasay attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 21, Carolina 20 |
| (4Q: 07:31) John Kasay kicked off 62 yards from the CAR35. Penny Hardaway returned the ball 19 yards to the TBY22. Tackled by Ron Rice. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (4Q: 06:59) Vaughn Hebron ran inside the left tackle for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Crockett. Key block delivered by Aaron Craver. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (4Q: 06:15) Ahman Green ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Louis Riddick. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 2-5-CAR43 (4Q: 05:31) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Louis Davis for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (4Q: 04:44) Gus Frerotte scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ron Rice and assisted by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 2-4-CAR27 (4Q: 04:00) Gus Frerotte pass completed to WR Anfernee Hardaway for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (4Q: 03:15) Vaughn Hebron ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Michael Myers. |
| 2-9-CAR21 (4Q: 02:32) Gus Frerotte pass was dropped by WR Louis Davis. |
| 3-9-CAR21 (4Q: 02:27) Ahman Green ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 4-7-CAR19 (4Q: 02:20) Scott Norwood attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 24, Carolina 20 |
| (4Q: 02:14) Scott Norwood kicked off 53 yards from the TBY35. Bruce Hill returned the ball 18 yards to the CAR30. Tackled by Cornell Haynes Jr.. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (4Q: 02:04) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. S Chad Cota hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-CAR30 (4Q: 01:56) Eric Zeier pass was dropped by WR Bobby Shaw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR30 (4Q: 01:47) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 14 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (4Q: 01:26) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Keith Poole. S Chad Cota defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR44 (4Q: 01:17) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Chris Penn for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Cornell Haynes Jr., assisted by S Chad Cota. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Penn gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (4Q: 01:06) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Haynes Jr.. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-4-TBY33 (4Q: 00:57) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 7 yards. Tackled by S Joe Poole. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (4Q: 00:47) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. S Chad Cota defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY26 (4Q: 00:40) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Penn. CB Doug Evans defended the pass. |
| 3-10-TBY26 (4Q: 00:30) Eric Zeier scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. |
| 4-3-TBY19 (4Q: 00:04) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Shaw. DE Eric Curry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Final Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24, Carolina Panthers 20 |