| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 48 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 51 yards from the CAR35. Anfernee Hardaway returned the ball 25 yards to the TBY39. Tackled by Stephen Boyd. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (1Q: 14:35) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Penny Hardaway for 30 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. Hardaway gained 22 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (1Q: 13:49) Ahman Green ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-7-CAR28 (1Q: 13:05) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers. |
| 3-2-CAR23 (1Q: 12:32) Ahman Green ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by DE Adewale Ogunleye. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (1Q: 12:01) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by ILB Donnie Spragan. |
| 2-9-CAR16 (1Q: 11:20) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Nelson Kelley. Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 11:20) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. Tampa Bay 7, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 11:08) Scott Norwood kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 11:08) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 19 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harrison gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (1Q: 10:29) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Chris Penn. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (1Q: 10:19) Jim Finn ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by DE Brady Smith. |
| 2-13-CAR41 (1Q: 09:51) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 7 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson, assisted by CB Nelly Haynes Jr.. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-CAR48 (1Q: 09:22) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. S Chad Cota drove right through Pat Harlow to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-6-CAR48 (1Q: 09:18) Taylor Cochrane punted 42 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 11 yards to the TBY21. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (1Q: 09:07) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Lodish, assisted by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-6-TBY14 (1Q: 08:30) Ahman Green ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers, assisted by ILB Chris Claiborne. Key block delivered by Nelson Kelley. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (1Q: 08:04) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-4-TBY32 (1Q: 07:28) Ahman Green ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers, assisted by S Louis Riddick. |
| 3-2-TBY34 (1Q: 06:44) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (1Q: 06:06) Koy Detmer pass completed to FB Pee Wee Reese for -1 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Shawn Williams on the TBY37. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (1Q: 06:00) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 6 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-TBY31 (1Q: 05:29) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. S Damien Richardson simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 3-4-TBY31 (1Q: 05:19) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Finn gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (1Q: 04:34) Spencer Bramson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Jason Ferguson. |
| 2-6-TBY12 (1Q: 03:57) Chris Floyd ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. |
| 3-3-TBY09 (1Q: 03:19) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Chris Penn for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Penn gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Tampa Bay 7, Carolina 6 |
| (1Q: 03:19) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Tampa Bay 7, Carolina 7 |
| (1Q: 03:13) John Kasay kicked off 65 yards from the CAR35. Doug Evans returned the ball 15 yards to the TBY15. Tackled by Ray Buchanan. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (1Q: 02:46) Braxton Willis ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd, assisted by S Shawn Williams. |
| 2-7-TBY18 (1Q: 02:25) Koy Detmer pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Kiwuakee Thomas, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Vail gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (1Q: 01:52) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jerry Jensen, assisted by DT Michael Myers. |
| 2-9-TBY34 (1Q: 01:18) Koy Detmer pass completed to TE Dave Moore for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 3-6-TBY37 (1Q: 00:47) Ahman Green ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers, assisted by S Shawn Williams. |
| 4-10-TBY33 (1Q: 00:14) Scott Player punted 48 yards. Chris Penn returned the kick 12 yards to the CAR31. Tackled by Harvey Vail. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (1Q: 00:03) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Chris Penn for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-7-CAR34 (2Q: 15:00) Chris Floyd ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by S Chad Cota. |
| 3-7-CAR34 (2Q: 14:16) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 26 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Shaw gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (2Q: 13:39) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 13 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (2Q: 12:58) Chris Floyd ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE John Frank, assisted by DT Jason Ferguson. |
| 2-11-TBY28 (2Q: 12:27) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Chris Penn. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-21-TBY38 (2Q: 12:21) Spencer Bramson ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Brady Smith. |
| 3-25-TBY42 (2Q: 11:48) Steve McNair sacked by DE Eric Curry for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Pat Harlow. |
| 4-29-TBY46 (2Q: 11:25) Taylor Cochrane punted 37 yards. Ralph Brown called for a fair catch at the TBY09. |
| 1-10-TBY09 (2Q: 11:14) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 2-4-TBY15 (2Q: 10:43) Ahman Green ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerry Jensen. Key block delivered by Cleveland Williams. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 10:13) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by ILB Donnie Spragan. |
| 2-6-TBY24 (2Q: 09:40) Koy Detmer pass completed to TE Dave Moore for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by CB Kiwuakee Thomas. |
| 3-3-TBY27 (2Q: 09:06) Koy Detmer pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Kiwuakee Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-TBY28 (2Q: 08:29) Scott Player punted 55 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR17. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (2Q: 08:19) Jim Finn ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Dorian Boose, assisted by CB Cornell Haynes Jr.. S Chad Cota knocked down Asher Ackerman to break up the play. |
| 2-14-CAR13 (2Q: 07:53) Steve McNair pass was dropped by TE Asher Ackerman. |
| 3-14-CAR13 (2Q: 07:48) Steve McNair sacked by DE Brady Smith and DT James Cannida for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Marco Rivera. |
| 4-19-CAR08 (2Q: 07:25) Taylor Cochrane punted 52 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 11 yards to the CAR49. Tackled by Jim Finn. Tampa Bay's Dave Moore was hurt on the play. This appears to be a very serious hamstring injury. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (2Q: 07:14) Koy Detmer pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd. |
| 2-10-CAR49 (2Q: 06:49) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Troy Brown for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Lodish. |
| 3-7-CAR46 (2Q: 06:07) Koy Detmer pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 6 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 4-1-CAR40 (2Q: 05:29) Scott Player punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 05:24) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. Harrison gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 05:01) Spencer Bramson ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala, assisted by CB Ralph Brown. |
| 2-11-CAR31 (2Q: 04:35) Steve McNair kept the ball, running inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT James Cannida. |
| 3-6-CAR36 (2Q: 04:07) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-CAR31 (2Q: 04:02) Steve McNair scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams and assisted by CB Ralph Brown. |
| 4-5-CAR37 (2Q: 03:17) Taylor Cochrane punted and it was blocked by Anfernee Hardaway. TBY Eric Curry recovered the ball at the CAR29. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (2Q: 03:09) Koy Detmer pass completed to FB Thurman Reese for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Myers, assisted by ILB Chris Claiborne. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-CAR24 (2Q: 02:37) Koy Detmer pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (2Q: 02:13) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Troy Walters for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 13, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 02:13) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. Tampa Bay 14, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 02:02) Scott Norwood kicked off 69 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 02:02) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 37 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pritchard gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (2Q: 01:54) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Haynes Jr.. Pritchard gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (2Q: 01:34) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Chad Cota, assisted by CB Ralph Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-TBY23 (2Q: 01:26) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT James Cannida, assisted by OLB Robbie Herndon. Harrison gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY11 (2Q: 01:19) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Brown. |
| 1-1-TBY01 (2Q: 00:56) Steve McNair sacked by DE Brady Smith for a loss of 4 yards. Smith ran right past Pat Harlow and knocked down the quarterback. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-5-TBY05 (2Q: 00:48) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 14, Carolina 13 |
| (2Q: 00:48) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Tampa Bay 14, Carolina 14 |
| (2Q: 00:40) John Kasay kicked off 56 yards from the CAR35. Penny Hardaway returned the ball 20 yards to the TBY29. Tackled by Antonio Armstrong. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (2Q: 00:31) Koy Detmer pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd. Vail gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-6-TBY33 (2Q: 00:19) Koy Detmer pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 24 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Louis Riddick. Green gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (2Q: 00:05) Scott Norwood attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 17, Carolina 14 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Scott Norwood kicked off 71 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Jim Finn ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jason Ferguson. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (3Q: 14:40) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Mike Pritchard and was intercepted by CB Nelly Haynes Jr. at the CAR31. The interception was returned 2 yards. Tackled by Bobby Shaw. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (3Q: 14:28) Koy Detmer pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Donnie Spragan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (3Q: 13:44) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Kenard Lang, assisted by OLB Jerry Jensen. |
| 2-7-CAR15 (3Q: 13:18) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Kiwuakee Thomas. |
| 3-3-CAR11 (3Q: 12:52) Koy Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Shawn Jefferson. OLB Stephen Boyd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-CAR11 (3Q: 12:46) Scott Norwood attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 20, Carolina 14 |
| (3Q: 12:41) Scott Norwood kicked off 69 yards from the TBY35. Salvador Blair returned the ball 15 yards to the CAR11. Tackled by Doug Evans. |
| 1-10-CAR11 (3Q: 12:21) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Chris Penn for 8 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 2-2-CAR19 (3Q: 11:49) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Spencer Bramson for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. Bramson gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (3Q: 11:25) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Chris Penn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR29 (3Q: 11:20) Spencer Bramson ran a draw inside the left guard for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. Key block delivered by Chris Villarrial. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (3Q: 10:55) Chris Floyd ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 2-8-CAR45 (3Q: 10:24) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Shaw. CB Ralph Brown defended the pass. |
| 3-8-CAR45 (3Q: 10:17) Steve McNair scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. |
| 4-5-CAR48 (3Q: 09:32) Taylor Cochrane punted 46 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 13 yards to the TBY19. Tackled by Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-TBY19 (3Q: 09:24) Ahman Green ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 2-6-TBY23 (3Q: 09:05) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd, assisted by S Louis Riddick. Key block delivered by Chris Liwienski. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (3Q: 08:24) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 2-9-TBY31 (3Q: 07:58) Braxton Willis ran outside the right tackle for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd. Key block delivered by Cleveland Williams. Williams ran over Antonio Armstrong to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (3Q: 07:13) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by DE Kenard Lang. |
| 2-6-CAR40 (3Q: 06:48) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Antonio Armstrong, assisted by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-3-CAR37 (3Q: 06:26) Ahman Green ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen, assisted by OLB Jerry Jensen. Key block delivered by Cleveland Williams. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (3Q: 05:50) Koy Detmer pass completed to TE Harvey Vail for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Kiwuakee Thomas, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. |
| 2-7-CAR29 (3Q: 05:12) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Kenard Lang, assisted by OLB Jerry Jensen. |
| 3-7-CAR29 (3Q: 04:28) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Kevin Johnson for 14 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (3Q: 03:50) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Lodish. |
| 2-8-CAR13 (3Q: 03:07) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Shawn Jefferson for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne, assisted by S Matt Bowmen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-CAR14 (3Q: 02:27) Koy Detmer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Harvey Vail. |
| 4-9-CAR14 (3Q: 02:19) Scott Norwood attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 23, Carolina 14 |
| (3Q: 02:13) Scott Norwood kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 02:13) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (3Q: 01:33) Chris Floyd ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE John Frank, assisted by CB Doug Evans. |
| 3-3-CAR27 (3Q: 00:54) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Curry. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-CAR29 (3Q: 00:31) Taylor Cochrane punted 53 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 10 yards to the TBY28. Tackled by Jimmy Spencer. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (3Q: 00:23) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 34 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd. Key block delivered by Cleveland Williams. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (4Q: 15:00) Ahman Green ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd, assisted by DT Mike Lodish. Key block delivered by Chris Dahlman. |
| 2-3-CAR31 (4Q: 14:33) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd. |
| 3-1-CAR29 (4Q: 13:59) Ahman Green ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Stephen Boyd, assisted by CB Ray Buchanan. Key block delivered by Ross Verba. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (4Q: 13:30) Ahman Green ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen, assisted by DT Michael Myers. |
| 2-6-CAR24 (4Q: 12:52) Ahman Green ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerry Jensen. |
| 3-4-CAR22 (4Q: 12:17) Koy Detmer pass was dropped by RB Braxton Willis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR22 (4Q: 12:13) Scott Norwood attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 26, Carolina 14 |
| (4Q: 12:08) Scott Norwood kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 12:08) Steve McNair kept the ball, running around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE John Frank. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (4Q: 11:28) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Brown, assisted by CB Doug Evans. Finn gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR20 (4Q: 11:04) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Spencer Bramson for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Brown. Bramson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-CAR27 (4Q: 10:23) Taylor Cochrane punted 53 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 14 yards to the TBY34. Tackled by Jim Finn. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (4Q: 10:13) Shawn Jefferson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerry Jensen, assisted by OLB Stephen Boyd. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-TBY34 (4Q: 09:38) Koy Detmer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Shawn Jefferson. |
| 3-10-TBY34 (4Q: 09:33) Koy Detmer pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Antonio Armstrong. |
| 4-1-TBY43 (4Q: 08:59) Scott Player punted 45 yards. Chris Penn returned the kick 14 yards to the CAR26. Tackled by Tim Jorden. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (4Q: 08:52) Chris Floyd ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams, assisted by CB Doug Evans. |
| 2-10-CAR26 (4Q: 08:33) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pritchard gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-CAR31 (4Q: 08:27) Spencer Bramson ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Evans. |
| 3-8-CAR28 (4Q: 08:03) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pritchard gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (4Q: 07:21) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Salvador Blair for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-12-CAR42 (4Q: 07:00) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams. Finn gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-CAR49 (4Q: 06:14) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DT Jason Ferguson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-CAR49 (4Q: 06:09) Taylor Cochrane punted 37 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 9 yards to the TBY23. Tackled by Antonio Armstrong. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (4Q: 06:00) Ahman Green ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-8-TBY25 (4Q: 05:14) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 3-6-TBY27 (4Q: 04:30) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Kenard Lang, assisted by DT Michael Myers. |
| 4-3-TBY30 (4Q: 03:44) Scott Player punted 35 yards. Chris Penn called for a fair catch at the CAR35. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (4Q: 03:36) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DT James Cannida drove right through Pat Harlow to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR35 (4Q: 03:24) Steve McNair sacked by DE Brady Smith for a loss of 1 yard. Sack allowed by Pat Harlow. |
| 3-11-CAR34 (4Q: 03:03) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Chris Penn for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Aeneas Williams, assisted by S Robert Griffith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Penn gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-21-CAR24 (4Q: 02:49) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. OLB Robbie Herndon defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-21-CAR24 (4Q: 02:45) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Penn. DT James Cannida hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (4Q: 02:35) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by OLB Jerry Jensen. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-9-CAR23 (4Q: 02:25) Ahman Green ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Donnie Spragan. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-8-CAR22 (4Q: 02:14) Ahman Green ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Darwin Walker. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 4-5-CAR19 (4Q: 02:02) Scott Norwood attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 29, Carolina 14 |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| (4Q: 01:54) Scott Norwood kicked off 48 yards from the TBY35. Kiwuakee Thomas returned the ball 12 yards to the CAR29. Tackled by Tyrone Davis. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (4Q: 01:45) Steve McNair scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota. |
| 2-5-CAR34 (4Q: 01:23) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Brown. Shaw gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 01:03) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR38 (4Q: 01:03) Steve McNair scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota and assisted by CB Doug Evans. |
| 2-10-CAR43 (4Q: 00:36) Steve McNair spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-10-CAR43 (4Q: 00:34) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DE Brady Smith blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR43 (4Q: 00:26) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Bobby Shaw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 00:16) Koy Detmer dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29, Carolina Panthers 14 |