| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 61 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mike Vanderjagt kicked off 71 yards from the NOS35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 15:00) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 35 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. Pritchard gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (1Q: 14:20) Steve McNair sacked by DE Gary Ferguson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Pat Harlow. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-15-NOS50 (1Q: 14:04) Salvador Blair ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by S Buddy Love. Key block delivered by Asher Ackerman. |
| 3-1-NOS36 (1Q: 13:41) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jim Finn. DE Robert Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-1-NOS36 (1Q: 13:37) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Asher Ackerman. DE Robert Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (1Q: 13:32) Richard Huntley ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne, assisted by DE Adewale Ogunleye. |
| 2-10-NOS36 (1Q: 13:03) J.J. Johnson ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-12-NOS34 (1Q: 12:37) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Eli Reid for 28 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Reid gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 11:53) Richard Huntley ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Antonio Armstrong, assisted by DT Michael Myers. |
| 2-8-CAR36 (1Q: 11:21) Richard Huntley ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers, assisted by S Louis Riddick. |
| 3-10-CAR38 (1Q: 10:50) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE John Davis for 3 yards. Tackled by S Louis Riddick. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CAR35 (1Q: 10:18) Will Bryce punted 35 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 10:12) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR15 (1Q: 10:05) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Simmons, assisted by CB Bobby Taylor. |
| 2-4-CAR26 (1Q: 09:19) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones. Harrison gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (1Q: 08:55) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-CAR40 (1Q: 08:09) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 13 yards. Tackled by S Donovin Darius, assisted by CB Kelly Herndon. Harrison gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (1Q: 07:29) Chris Floyd ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Darrell Russell, assisted by DE Gary Ferguson. Key block delivered by Pat Harlow. Harlow ran over Kelly Herndon to set up the play. |
| 2-3-NOS40 (1Q: 07:06) Chris Floyd ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell, assisted by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. Key block delivered by Pat Harlow. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (1Q: 06:42) Chris Floyd ran a draw inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by S Buddy Love. Key block delivered by Marco Rivera. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (1Q: 06:05) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jim Finn. DT William Munny hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS24 (1Q: 05:58) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor, assisted by DE Robert Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-NOS18 (1Q: 05:27) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. CB Antoine Winfield simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-NOS18 (1Q: 05:19) John Kasay attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 05:13) John Kasay kicked off 72 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 05:13) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 17 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by CB Kiwuakee Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 04:49) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. OLB Stephen Boyd defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS37 (1Q: 04:43) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE John Davis for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerry Jensen. Davis gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS50 (1Q: 04:18) Richard Huntley ran a draw inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerry Jensen. Key block delivered by Damion McIntosh. |
| 2-3-CAR43 (1Q: 03:40) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for TE John Davis. S Shawn Williams defended the pass. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 03:32) J.J. Johnson ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd, assisted by ILB Donnie Spragan. Carolina's Donnie Spragan was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-11-CAR39 (1Q: 03:08) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE John Davis for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 3-8-CAR36 (1Q: 02:29) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Williams. OLB Jerry Jensen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-CAR36 (1Q: 02:23) Will Bryce punted 36 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 02:17) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Asher Ackerman for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield, assisted by CB Kelly Herndon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ackerman gained 3 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Troy Drayton on the CAR29. |
| 2-1-CAR29 (1Q: 01:45) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Herndon. Pritchard gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (1Q: 00:59) Chris Floyd ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Robert Harris, assisted by ILB Dhani Jones. |
| 2-9-NOS40 (1Q: 00:27) Chris Floyd ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones, assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-7-NOS38 (2Q: 15:00) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Troy Drayton. DT William Carr hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-NOS38 (2Q: 14:51) Taylor Cochrane punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 14:46) Richard Huntley ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-11-NOS19 (2Q: 14:23) Richard Huntley ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 3-5-NOS25 (2Q: 14:00) Matt Hassebeck scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen and assisted by OLB Stephen Boyd. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (2Q: 13:22) Richard Huntley ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by OLB Stephen Boyd. |
| 2-12-NOS35 (2Q: 12:57) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to RB Richard Huntley for 6 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-6-NOS41 (2Q: 12:16) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-NOS36 (2Q: 12:12) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Williams. DE Adewale Ogunleye hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-NOS36 (2Q: 12:04) Will Bryce punted 37 yards. Chris Penn called for a fair catch at the CAR27. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (2Q: 11:53) Chris Floyd ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Donovin Darius. Key block delivered by Chris Villarrial. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (2Q: 11:30) Salvador Blair ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT William Munny. |
| 2-9-CAR38 (2Q: 10:53) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Chris Penn and was intercepted by CB Antoine Winfield at the CAR46. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Bobby Shaw. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (2Q: 10:43) Richard Huntley ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Hugh Douglas. Key block delivered by Ike Davis. |
| 2-2-CAR29 (2Q: 10:07) Richard Huntley ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd, assisted by ILB Chris Claiborne. Key block delivered by Zack Freeman. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (2Q: 09:46) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE John Davis for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Donnie Spragan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Davis gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (2Q: 09:10) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Eli Reid for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. New Orleans 6, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 09:10) Extra point by Mike Vanderjagt was good. New Orleans 7, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 09:02) Mike Vanderjagt kicked off 54 yards from the NOS35. Kiwuakee Thomas returned the ball 22 yards to the CAR33. Tackled by Sebastian Fannin. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (2Q: 08:43) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones, assisted by S Buddy Love. Drayton gained 10 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR23 (2Q: 08:37) Salvador Blair ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT William Munny. Key block delivered by Chris Ruhman. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (2Q: 08:27) J.R. Redmond ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris, assisted by DT Walt Murphy. |
| 2-11-CAR42 (2Q: 07:54) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. |
| 3-11-CAR42 (2Q: 07:45) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. S Buddy Love blocked the pass. |
| 4-11-CAR42 (2Q: 07:36) Taylor Cochrane punted 50 yards. Karl Williams returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS11. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS06 (2Q: 07:25) Richard Huntley ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne, assisted by ILB Donnie Spragan. |
| 2-9-NOS07 (2Q: 06:49) Richard Huntley ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Kiwuakee Thomas. Key block delivered by Zack Freeman. |
| 3-1-NOS15 (2Q: 06:27) J.J. Johnson ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 4-2-NOS14 (2Q: 05:56) Will Bryce punted 51 yards. Chris Penn returned the kick 5 yards to the CAR40. Tackled by Sebastian Fannin. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (2Q: 05:48) Salvador Blair ran around left end for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. Key block delivered by Pat Harlow. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (2Q: 05:11) Chris Floyd ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Dexter Coakley, assisted by ILB Dhani Jones. |
| 2-9-NOS42 (2Q: 04:42) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. Drayton gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (2Q: 04:09) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 23 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Finn gained 22 yards after the catch. Carolina 9, New Orleans 7 |
| (2Q: 04:09) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Carolina 10, New Orleans 7 |
| (2Q: 03:58) John Kasay kicked off 69 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 03:58) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE John Davis for 10 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (2Q: 03:17) Matt Hassebeck pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE John Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS30 (2Q: 03:07) Richard Huntley ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd, assisted by S Tebucky Jones. |
| 3-8-NOS32 (2Q: 02:45) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Karl Williams for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-NOS37 (2Q: 02:05) Will Bryce punted 55 yards. Chris Penn returned the kick 12 yards to the CAR20. Tackled by Marcus Pollard. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 01:57) Chris Floyd ran around the left tackle for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Gary Ferguson. Key block delivered by Chris Ruhman. |
| 2-3-CAR27 (2Q: 01:47) J.R. Redmond ran a trap outside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. Key block delivered by Pat Harlow. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (2Q: 01:22) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DT William Munny hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR35 (2Q: 01:13) Chris Floyd ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT William Carr. |
| 3-9-CAR36 (2Q: 00:53) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Penn. CB Antoine Winfield knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-9-CAR36 (2Q: 00:47) Taylor Cochrane punted 41 yards. Karl Williams called for a fair catch at the NOS23. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (2Q: 00:37) Richard Huntley ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Kenard Lang. Key block delivered by Damion McIntosh. |
| 2-2-NOS31 (2Q: 00:08) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Marcus Pollard. DE Kenard Lang hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-NOS31 (2Q: 00:02) Matt Hassebeck sacked by DE Hugh Douglas for a loss of 1 yard. Sack allowed by Ike Davis. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 71 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 15:00) Richard Huntley ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. Key block delivered by Zack Freeman. |
| 2-3-NOS27 (3Q: 14:22) Matt Hassebeck pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE John Davis. The wind blew that pass off course. |
| 3-3-NOS27 (3Q: 14:13) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE John Davis for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Adewale Ogunleye. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Davis gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (3Q: 13:48) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Karl Williams for 55 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Williams gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-CAR06 (3Q: 13:18) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 13, Carolina 10 |
| (3Q: 13:18) Extra point by Mike Vanderjagt was good. New Orleans 14, Carolina 10 |
| (3Q: 13:11) Mike Vanderjagt kicked off 56 yards from the NOS35. Kiwuakee Thomas returned the ball 19 yards to the CAR28. Tackled by Marcus Pollard. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (3Q: 12:50) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. |
| 2-10-CAR28 (3Q: 12:44) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Troy Drayton. DE Robert Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CAR28 (3Q: 12:37) Steve McNair sacked by DT William Munny for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Ruhman. |
| 4-17-CAR21 (3Q: 12:04) Taylor Cochrane punted 44 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS35. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (3Q: 11:57) Richard Huntley ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. Key block delivered by Zack Freeman. |
| 2-4-NOS41 (3Q: 11:12) Richard Huntley ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by S Louis Riddick. Key block delivered by Zack Freeman. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (3Q: 10:36) J.J. Johnson ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 2-12-NOS49 (3Q: 09:52) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for TE John Davis. DE Kenard Lang hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-12-NOS49 (3Q: 09:47) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-17-NOS44 (3Q: 09:37) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by ILB Donnie Spragan. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-10-CAR49 (3Q: 09:28) Will Bryce punted 45 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR04. |
| 1-10-CAR04 (3Q: 09:20) Steve McNair scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by S Donovin Darius. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (3Q: 08:43) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jim Finn. ILB Brett Wallerstedt defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR15 (3Q: 08:37) J.R. Redmond ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt, assisted by S Buddy Love. |
| 3-14-CAR11 (3Q: 07:57) Steve McNair sacked by DE Gary Ferguson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Pat Harlow. |
| 4-19-CAR06 (3Q: 07:28) Taylor Cochrane punted 46 yards. Karl Williams returned the kick 5 yards to the CAR47. Tackled by Jimmy Spencer. Carolina's Sale Isaia was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (3Q: 07:19) Matt Hassebeck sacked by DE Hugh Douglas and OLB Jerry Jensen for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Ike Davis. |
| 2-17-NOS46 (3Q: 06:42) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 7 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-10-CAR47 (3Q: 05:58) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Sebastian Fannin for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR41 (3Q: 05:17) Will Bryce punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 05:12) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Asher Ackerman for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. Ackerman gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-CAR28 (3Q: 04:40) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield, assisted by CB Bobby Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-CAR27 (3Q: 04:16) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris, assisted by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (3Q: 03:46) Steve McNair kept the ball, running around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Ferguson. Key block delivered by Pat Harlow. |
| 2-5-CAR36 (3Q: 03:23) Chris Floyd ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dexter Coakley, assisted by ILB Dhani Jones. |
| 3-2-CAR39 (3Q: 02:39) Steve McNair scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (3Q: 02:08) J.R. Redmond ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT William Munny. |
| 2-6-NOS49 (3Q: 01:27) Steve McNair sacked by DE Robert Harris for a loss of 2 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Villarrial. |
| 3-8-CAR49 (3Q: 01:02) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DE Robert Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-CAR49 (3Q: 00:58) Taylor Cochrane punted 44 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS07. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS07 (3Q: 00:51) Richard Huntley ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 2-7-NOS10 (3Q: 00:21) J.J. Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-7-NOS10 (4Q: 15:00) Matt Hassebeck scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (4Q: 14:32) Richard Huntley ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-13-NOS14 (4Q: 14:10) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE John Davis for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Donnie Spragan, assisted by S Shawn Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Davis gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-NOS26 (4Q: 13:37) J.J. Johnson ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Kiwuakee Thomas, assisted by S Matt Bowmen. Key block delivered by Damion McIntosh. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (4Q: 12:55) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS22 (4Q: 12:45) J.J. Johnson ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. Key block delivered by Damion McIntosh. |
| 2-10-NOS27 (4Q: 12:04) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Williams. DE Renaldo Wynn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NOS27 (4Q: 11:59) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE John Davis for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd. Carolina's Stephen Boyd was hurt on the play. |
| 4-6-NOS31 (4Q: 11:31) Will Bryce punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR27. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (4Q: 11:21) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 37 yards. Tackled by S Buddy Love. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harrison gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (4Q: 10:48) J.R. Redmond ran inside the right tackle for 28 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. |
| 1-8-NOS08 (4Q: 10:12) Salvador Blair ran a trap outside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Buddy Love. Key block delivered by Marco Rivera. |
| 2-2-NOS02 (4Q: 09:37) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DE Robert Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-NOS02 (4Q: 09:33) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 16, New Orleans 14 |
| (4Q: 09:33) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Carolina 17, New Orleans 14 |
| (4Q: 09:22) John Kasay kicked off 70 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 09:22) Richard Huntley ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (4Q: 09:00) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-NOS18 (4Q: 08:50) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Antonio Armstrong. Graham gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (4Q: 08:05) Richard Huntley ran a trap outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by OLB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 2-12-NOS34 (4Q: 07:31) J.J. Johnson ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Donnie Spragan. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-22-NOS24 (4Q: 07:24) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 10 yards. Tackled by S Louis Riddick. |
| 3-12-NOS34 (4Q: 06:46) Matt Hassebeck pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE John Davis. |
| 4-12-NOS34 (4Q: 06:39) Will Bryce punted 41 yards. Chris Penn returned the kick 17 yards to the CAR42. Tackled by Sebastian Fannin. Carolina's Moe Barber was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (4Q: 06:29) Chris Floyd ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by S Donovin Darius. |
| 2-9-CAR43 (4Q: 05:42) Chris Floyd ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris. |
| 3-6-CAR46 (4Q: 04:59) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Mike Pritchard and was intercepted by CB Antoine Winfield at the NOS45. The interception was returned 15 yards. Tackled by Mike Pritchard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (4Q: 04:49) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Williams. OLB Jerry Jensen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR40 (4Q: 04:40) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE John Davis for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Kiwuakee Thomas, assisted by S Shawn Williams. Davis gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (4Q: 04:12) Richard Huntley ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Kenard Lang, assisted by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 2-10-CAR18 (4Q: 03:35) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE John Davis for 10 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by OLB Jerry Jensen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-8-CAR08 (4Q: 02:52) Richard Huntley ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers, assisted by CB Kiwuakee Thomas. |
| 2-8-CAR08 (4Q: 02:32) Richard Huntley ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-9-CAR09 (4Q: 02:14) Richard Huntley ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Renaldo Wynn, assisted by OLB Antonio Armstrong. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-6-CAR06 (4Q: 02:00) Mike Vanderjagt attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 17, Carolina 17 |
| (4Q: 01:55) Mike Vanderjagt kicked off 70 yards from the NOS35. Kiwuakee Thomas returned the ball 21 yards to the CAR16. Tackled by Karl Williams. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (4Q: 01:46) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Chris Floyd for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. |
| 2-7-CAR19 (4Q: 01:41) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-CAR14 (4Q: 01:41) Steve McNair scrambled for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones and assisted by CB Kelly Herndon. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (4Q: 01:03) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell, assisted by S Buddy Love. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-CAR35 (4Q: 00:43) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield, assisted by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (4Q: 00:35) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Troy Drayton for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones, assisted by CB Kelly Herndon. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (4Q: 00:25) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Penn. OLB Gerald Dixon knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-NOS41 (4Q: 00:17) Steve McNair scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Herndon. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-3-NOS34 (4Q: 00:03) John Kasay attempted a 51 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| New Orleans won the coin toss and will receive to begin overtime. |
| Start of overtime 1. |
| (OT: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 72 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (OT: 15:00) Richard Huntley ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Donnie Spragan. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (OT: 14:36) Richard Huntley ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 3-8-NOS22 (OT: 14:07) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Karl Williams for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 4-4-NOS26 (OT: 13:23) Will Bryce punted 58 yards. Chris Penn returned the kick 13 yards to the CAR29. Tackled by Frank Jordan. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (OT: 13:15) Chris Floyd ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 2-23-CAR16 (OT: 13:05) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt, assisted by S Buddy Love. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-21-CAR18 (OT: 12:30) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Herndon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (OT: 12:03) Chris Floyd ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Ferguson. |
| 2-7-NOS49 (OT: 11:36) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Bobby Shaw. |
| 3-7-NOS49 (OT: 11:31) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 30 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. Pritchard gained 29 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (OT: 10:51) Chris Floyd ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT William Munny, assisted by ILB Dhani Jones. |
| 2-11-NOS20 (OT: 10:28) Salvador Blair ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris. |
| 3-9-NOS18 (OT: 09:51) Salvador Blair ran around left end for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Pat Harlow. Carolina 23, New Orleans 17 |
| (OT: 09:51) |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 23, New Orleans Saints 17 |