| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 48 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Chris Jacke kicked off 74 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 15:00) Sean Bennett ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Carter, assisted by ILB Marvin Jones. Key block delivered by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (1Q: 14:20) Jim Finn ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Gilbert Brown, assisted by S Le Roy Butler. |
| 2-6-CAR36 (1Q: 13:37) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 16 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Carter. Drayton gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (1Q: 13:12) Cristian Nofsinger ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore. |
| 2-12-CAR50 (1Q: 12:33) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Mo Lewis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-CAR50 (1Q: 12:07) Cristian Nofsinger ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Surtain. Key block delivered by Pat Harlow. |
| 4-3-HOU41 (1Q: 11:38) Taylor Cochrane punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 11:31) David Klingler pass completed to RB Charlie Garner for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (1Q: 11:09) David Klingler pass completed to FB Tommy Vardell for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton. |
| 2-4-HOU39 (1Q: 10:23) David Klingler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR James Jett. |
| 3-4-HOU39 (1Q: 10:16) David Klingler pass completed to WR Troy Brown for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Crockett. Brown gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (1Q: 09:39) Sherman Williams ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 2-7-CAR28 (1Q: 09:06) Sherman Williams ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Kenard Lang. |
| 3-11-CAR32 (1Q: 08:30) Charlie Garner ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Johnson. |
| 4-5-CAR26 (1Q: 07:58) Chris Jacke attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 07:51) Chris Jacke kicked off 73 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 07:51) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR15 (1Q: 07:47) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Cristian Nofsinger for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Kenny Tippins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (1Q: 07:03) Steve McNair scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Tedy Bruschi. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 2-3-CAR27 (1Q: 06:52) Sean Bennett ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Surtain. Key block delivered by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (1Q: 06:22) Sean Bennett ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Marvin Jones. Key block delivered by Pat Harlow. |
| 2-1-CAR41 (1Q: 05:46) Sean Bennett ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Surtain. Key block delivered by Pat Harlow. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (1Q: 05:12) Sean Bennett ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler, assisted by ILB Marvin Jones. |
| 2-6-CAR50 (1Q: 04:46) Sean Bennett ran around left end for 18 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. Key block delivered by Chris Villarrial. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 04:15) Sean Bennett ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Tedy Bruschi, assisted by DT Gilbert Brown. |
| 2-12-HOU34 (1Q: 03:44) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jay Bellamy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-HOU28 (1Q: 03:20) Cristian Nofsinger ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. |
| 4-4-HOU26 (1Q: 02:51) John Kasay attempted a 43 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (1Q: 02:43) Sherman Williams ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE John Copeland, assisted by ILB Chris Claiborne. Key block delivered by Todd Steussie. |
| 2-4-HOU39 (1Q: 02:06) Charlie Garner ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers, assisted by OLB Mike Morton. |
| 3-2-HOU41 (1Q: 01:32) David Klingler pass completed to WR James Jett for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Andy Macdonald, assisted by S Shawn Williams. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (1Q: 00:55) Charlie Garner ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-6-CAR50 (1Q: 00:23) Charlie Garner ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Hugh Douglas, assisted by CB Ray Crockett. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-1-CAR45 (2Q: 15:00) Charlie Garner ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by ILB Chris Claiborne. Key block delivered by Keith Jackson. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (2Q: 14:15) David Klingler pass was dropped by WR Terrell Owens. |
| 2-10-CAR44 (2Q: 14:07) Charlie Garner ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 3-12-CAR46 (2Q: 13:22) David Klingler pass completed to WR James Jett for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Crockett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jett gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (2Q: 12:42) David Klingler pass completed to WR Troy Brown for -4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 2-14-CAR22 (2Q: 12:16) David Klingler pass completed to FB TD Tommy Vardell for 8 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-6-CAR14 (2Q: 11:41) David Klingler pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Jackson. OLB Ron Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-CAR14 (2Q: 11:34) Chris Jacke attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 6, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 11:28) Chris Jacke kicked off 71 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 11:28) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DT Keith Hamilton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (2Q: 11:22) Eric Zeier pass completed to RB Sean Bennett for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Slade. |
| 3-4-CAR26 (2Q: 10:59) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter McCleon, assisted by S Jay Bellamy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (2Q: 10:27) Sean Bennett ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Gilbert Brown. |
| 2-10-CAR37 (2Q: 10:03) Sean Bennett ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Surtain. |
| 3-4-CAR43 (2Q: 09:27) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Marvin Jones, assisted by OLB Chris Slade. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 08:54) Sean Bennett ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. |
| 2-6-HOU31 (2Q: 08:14) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 3 yards. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore. |
| 3-3-HOU28 (2Q: 07:51) Cristian Nofsinger ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore, assisted by ILB Tedy Bruschi. |
| 4-3-HOU28 (2Q: 07:23) John Kasay attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 6, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 07:16) John Kasay kicked off 69 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 07:16) David Klingler pass completed to WR Terrell Owens for 30 yards. Tackled by S Louis Riddick. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (2Q: 06:51) David Klingler pass completed to WR James Jett for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-CAR42 (2Q: 06:10) Charlie Garner ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton, assisted by S Louis Riddick. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Brendan Stai to the CAR36. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (2Q: 05:26) David Klingler pass completed to WR James Jett for 35 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Johnson. Jett gained 27 yards after the catch. |
| 1-1-CAR01 (2Q: 04:57) Sherman Williams ran around the left tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Brendan Stai. Houston 12, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 04:57) Extra point by Chris Jacke was good. Houston 13, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 04:48) Chris Jacke kicked off 51 yards from the HOU35. Bruce Hill returned the ball 14 yards to the CAR28. Tackled by Troy Brown. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (2Q: 04:15) Eric Zeier sacked by DE Daryl King for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Gary Ivan Gordon. |
| 2-19-CAR19 (2Q: 03:55) Sean Bennett ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. |
| 3-19-CAR19 (2Q: 03:14) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Surtain, assisted by CB Eric Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harrison gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-CAR29 (2Q: 02:47) Taylor Cochrane punted 37 yards. James Jett returned the kick 1 yard to the HOU35. Tackled by David Meggett. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU David Boston at the HOU35. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 02:37) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU30 (2Q: 02:37) Charlie Garner ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Hugh Douglas, assisted by DT Michael Myers. Key block delivered by Adam Treu. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-9-HOU36 (2Q: 02:00) David Klingler pass completed to RB Charlie Garner for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Garner gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (2Q: 01:34) David Klingler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR David Boston. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR46 (2Q: 01:26) David Klingler pass completed to RB Charlie Garner for 11 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU James Jett on the CAR35. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (2Q: 01:06) David Klingler pass was intended for WR James Jett and was intercepted by S Shawn Williams in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 00:57) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (2Q: 00:50) Sean Bennett ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jay Bellamy, assisted by CB Dexter McCleon. Key block delivered by Chris Villarrial. |
| 2-5-CAR30 (2Q: 00:31) Eric Zeier pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter McCleon, assisted by OLB Chris Slade. Drayton gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (2Q: 00:19) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Ramos McDonald, assisted by CB Patrick Surtain. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-2-HOU47 (2Q: 00:10) Eric Zeier sacked by OLB Chris Slade for a loss of 1 yard. Sack allowed by Pat Harlow. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 15:00) David Klingler pass completed to TE Dwayne Carswell for 30 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carswell gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (3Q: 14:31) Sherman Williams ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers. |
| 2-14-HOU46 (3Q: 14:02) David Klingler pass completed to WR James Jett for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-7-CAR47 (3Q: 13:35) Charlie Garner ran around right end for 47 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Todd Steussie. Houston 19, Carolina 3 |
| (3Q: 13:35) Extra point by Chris Jacke was good. Houston 20, Carolina 3 |
| (3Q: 13:16) Chris Jacke kicked off 69 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 13:16) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jim Finn. DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (3Q: 13:12) Cristian Nofsinger ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Marvin Jones, assisted by DT Keith Hamilton. Key block delivered by Chris Villarrial. PENALTY: Houston was called for Unnecessary Roughness. Houston's Keith Hamilton was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor groin injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (3Q: 13:04) Eric Zeier pass was intended for WR Keith Poole and was intercepted by CB Patrick Surtain at the HOU26. Tackled by Keith Poole. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (3Q: 12:56) Charlie Garner ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers. |
| 2-8-HOU28 (3Q: 12:34) David Klingler pass completed to WR James Jett for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton. Jett gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-1-HOU35 (3Q: 11:48) David Klingler pass completed to TE Keith Jackson for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Andy Macdonald. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jackson gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 11:10) Charlie Garner ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-10-HOU40 (3Q: 10:46) David Klingler pass completed to WR Terrell Owens for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Johnson, assisted by CB Andy Macdonald. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Owens gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (3Q: 10:06) David Klingler pass completed to TE Dwayne Carswell for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carswell gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (3Q: 09:42) David Klingler pass completed to WR James Jett for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Andy Macdonald. |
| 2-4-CAR16 (3Q: 08:57) Charlie Garner ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by OLB Ron Johnson. |
| 3-4-CAR16 (3Q: 08:20) Charlie Garner ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by ILB Antonio Armstrong. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. Houston's David Klingler was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-14-CAR26 (3Q: 08:14) Charlie Garner ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 4-7-CAR19 (3Q: 07:42) Chris Jacke attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 23, Carolina 3 |
| (3Q: 07:34) Chris Jacke kicked off 60 yards from the HOU35. Bruce Hill returned the ball 16 yards to the CAR21. Tackled by Troy Brown. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (3Q: 07:05) Cristian Nofsinger ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mo Lewis. |
| 2-6-CAR25 (3Q: 06:40) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Chris Penn for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter McCleon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-CAR25 (3Q: 06:20) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Patrick Surtain. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-CAR30 (3Q: 05:59) Taylor Cochrane punted 37 yards. Troy Brown returned the kick 9 yards to the HOU42. Tackled by Jim Finn. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 05:51) Charlie Garner ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. Key block delivered by Doug Karczewski. |
| 2-2-CAR50 (3Q: 05:22) David Klingler pass completed to WR Troy Brown for 11 yards. Tackled by S Louis Riddick. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (3Q: 04:52) Charlie Garner ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 2-11-CAR40 (3Q: 04:12) David Klingler pass completed to WR James Jett for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-CAR35 (3Q: 03:34) Sherman Williams ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong, assisted by DE John Copeland. |
| 4-3-CAR32 (3Q: 03:11) Chris Jacke attempted a 49 yard field goal and it was blocked by Chris Claiborne. CAR Ray Crockett recovered the ball at the CAR47. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (3Q: 03:03) Sean Bennett ran inside the right guard for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Mo Lewis. Key block delivered by Chris Villarrial. Villarrial ran over Jay Bellamy to set up the play. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 02:23) Cristian Nofsinger ran around left end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Dexter McCleon. |
| 2-6-HOU36 (3Q: 01:58) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Marvin Jones. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-HOU37 (3Q: 01:37) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DE Kevin Carter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-HOU37 (3Q: 01:27) Taylor Cochrane punted 36 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU01. |
| 1-10-HOU01 (3Q: 01:19) Charlie Garner ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong, assisted by OLB Mike Morton. |
| 2-9-HOU02 (3Q: 00:51) Charlie Garner ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by DT Michael Myers. |
| 3-3-HOU08 (3Q: 00:11) Charlie Garner ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Andy Macdonald. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-7-HOU04 (4Q: 15:00) Scott Tyner punted 55 yards. Chris Penn returned the kick 5 yards to the CAR46. Tackled by Troy Brown. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Ray Crockett at the CAR46. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (4Q: 14:50) Eric Zeier sacked by DE Kevin Carter for a loss of 16 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Villarrial. |
| 2-26-CAR30 (4Q: 14:22) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Surtain, assisted by CB Eric Allen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-21-CAR35 (4Q: 13:46) Eric Zeier sacked by OLB Chris Slade for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Pat Harlow. |
| 4-28-CAR28 (4Q: 13:02) Taylor Cochrane punted 41 yards. Troy Brown called for a fair catch at the HOU31. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 12:54) Charlie Garner ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Hugh Douglas. |
| 2-9-HOU32 (4Q: 12:12) Charlie Garner ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-9-HOU32 (4Q: 11:47) Charlie Garner ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Louis Riddick, assisted by S Tommy Carlisle. |
| 4-5-HOU36 (4Q: 11:21) Scott Tyner punted 51 yards. Chris Penn returned the kick 13 yards to the CAR26. Tackled by Sherman Williams. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (4Q: 11:12) Eric Zeier pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 12 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler, assisted by CB Patrick Surtain. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (4Q: 10:35) Cristian Nofsinger ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter McCleon, assisted by DT Gilbert Brown. Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (4Q: 10:07) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Keith Hamilton. Poole gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (4Q: 09:30) Cristian Nofsinger ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Daryl King, assisted by S Le Roy Butler. |
| 2-9-HOU39 (4Q: 09:04) Eric Zeier pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Eric Allen, assisted by OLB Kenny Tippins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-HOU38 (4Q: 08:44) Eric Zeier pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-HOU38 (4Q: 08:37) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 8 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 08:13) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU35 (4Q: 08:05) Eric Zeier pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Surtain. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-15-HOU35 (4Q: 07:47) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for 8 yards. Tackled by S Jay Bellamy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-HOU27 (4Q: 07:32) Eric Zeier scrambled for 22 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (4Q: 07:07) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Keith Poole for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Marvin Jones. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-HOU06 (4Q: 06:51) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Chris Penn for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mo Lewis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-16-HOU16 (4Q: 06:42) Eric Zeier pass was dropped by RB Sean Bennett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-HOU16 (4Q: 06:37) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Shaw gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Houston's Bert Tharpe was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. Houston 23, Carolina 9 |
| (4Q: 06:37) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Houston 23, Carolina 10 |
| (4Q: 06:31) John Kasay kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 06:31) Charlie Garner ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Morton. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (4Q: 05:48) Charlie Garner ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Crockett. |
| 3-13-HOU17 (4Q: 05:02) Charlie Garner ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE John Copeland. |
| 4-11-HOU19 (4Q: 04:16) Scott Tyner punted 51 yards. Chris Penn returned the kick 8 yards to the CAR38. Tackled by Troy Brown. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (4Q: 04:06) Eric Zeier pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Keith Poole. DT Keith Hamilton blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR38 (4Q: 03:56) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DT Keith Hamilton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR38 (4Q: 03:47) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Delay of Game. |
| 3-15-CAR33 (4Q: 03:38) Eric Zeier pass completed to RB Sean Bennett for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. Bennett gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (4Q: 03:09) Eric Zeier pass completed to TE Andrew Glover for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter McCleon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Glover gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (4Q: 02:47) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Keith Poole. OLB Chris Slade drove right through Pat Harlow to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU27 (4Q: 02:40) Eric Zeier pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Marvin Jones. Shaw gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-HOU24 (4Q: 02:20) Eric Zeier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Shaw. DE Kevin Carter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-HOU24 (4Q: 02:11) Eric Zeier pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Keith Poole. OLB Chris Slade blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (4Q: 02:06) Charlie Garner ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Renaldo Wynn, assisted by S Louis Riddick. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-8-HOU26 (4Q: 02:00) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-3-HOU31 (4Q: 02:00) Charlie Garner ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Antonio Armstrong, assisted by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-3-HOU31 (4Q: 01:48) Charlie Garner ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd, assisted by ILB Antonio Armstrong. Key block delivered by Adam Treu. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (4Q: 01:37) Sherman Williams ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by DT Michael Myers. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-8-HOU47 (4Q: 01:25) David Klingler pass completed to WR David Boston for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Jimmy Spencer. Boston gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (4Q: 00:41) David Klingler dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Texans 23, Carolina Panthers 10 |