| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 52 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Atlanta won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rick McKenzie kicked off 73 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 15:00) Spencer George ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR ILB Donnie Spragan for 5 yards to the ATL23. Tackled by Spencer George. |
| 1-10-ATL23 (1Q: 14:54) Tony Hambrick ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Orpheus Roye, assisted by S Shawn Williams. Key block delivered by John Wade. |
| 2-3-ATL16 (1Q: 14:17) Tony Hambrick ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Casey Hayward, assisted by DE Derrick Burgess. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-13-ATL26 (1Q: 14:09) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Matthew Hatchette for 13 yards. Tackled by S Big Play Clay. Hatchette gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-23-ATL36 (1Q: 14:03) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Matthew Hatchette for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Donnie Abraham. |
| 3-18-ATL31 (1Q: 13:22) Tony Hambrick ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Woodson. |
| 4-7-ATL20 (1Q: 12:42) Rick McKenzie attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 12:34) Rick McKenzie kicked off 60 yards from the CAR35. Kevin Mathis returned the ball 23 yards to the ATL28. Tackled by Pete Russell. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-ATL07 (1Q: 12:13) Spencer George ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-9-ATL08 (1Q: 11:51) Spencer George ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne, assisted by OLB Mo Bishop. |
| 3-4-ATL13 (1Q: 11:29) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Alonzo Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-ATL12 (1Q: 11:04) Louie Aguiar punted 55 yards. Snoop Minnis returned the kick 1 yard to the CAR34. Tackled by Henry Anderko. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (1Q: 10:53) Tony Hambrick ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. |
| 2-7-CAR37 (1Q: 10:26) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Asher Ackerman for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt, assisted by ILB Yev Kassem. |
| 3-2-CAR42 (1Q: 09:54) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Omar Espinosa for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Woodson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (1Q: 09:30) Tony Hambrick ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Woodson. Key block delivered by Chris Villarrial. |
| 2-5-ATL46 (1Q: 08:54) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Asher Ackerman. CB Donnie Abraham defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-ATL46 (1Q: 08:44) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Omar Espinosa for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Woodson. Espinosa gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 08:19) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Tony Hambrick for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Yev Kassem. Hambrick gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-ATL13 (1Q: 07:42) Tony Hambrick ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Ed Jasper. |
| 3-4-ATL14 (1Q: 07:03) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Omar Espinosa for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Espinosa gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina 9, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 07:03) Extra point by Rick McKenzie was good. Carolina 10, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 06:56) Rick McKenzie kicked off 70 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. Carolina's Pete Russell was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 06:56) Spencer George ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-11-ATL19 (1Q: 06:18) Drew Brees pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-ATL25 (1Q: 05:33) Olandis Gary ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen, assisted by DT Joe Salave'a. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 4-16-ATL14 (1Q: 05:27) Louie Aguiar punted 30 yards. Snoop Minnis returned the kick 7 yards to the ATL37. Tackled by George Irwin. |
| 1-10-ATL37 (1Q: 05:20) Tony Hambrick ran inside the right guard for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Yev Kassem. Key block delivered by Chris Ruhman. |
| 1-10-ATL19 (1Q: 04:43) Steve McNair sacked by DE Orpheus Roye for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Naeole. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Eddie Evans on the ATL27. |
| 2-18-ATL27 (1Q: 04:18) Tony Hambrick ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams, assisted by S Willie Clay. |
| 3-10-ATL19 (1Q: 03:53) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Yev Kassem. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-4-ATL04 (1Q: 03:08) Tony Hambrick ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno. |
| 2-4-ATL04 (1Q: 02:34) Tony Hambrick ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by John Wade. Wade ran over Casey Hayward to set up the play. Carolina 16, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 02:34) Extra point by Rick McKenzie was good. Carolina 17, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 02:25) Rick McKenzie kicked off 58 yards from the CAR35. Kevin Mathis returned the ball 23 yards to the ATL30. Tackled by Ryan Thelwell. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (1Q: 02:04) Sedrick Shaw ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 2-10-ATL30 (1Q: 01:39) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. DT Joe Salave'a hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-ATL30 (1Q: 01:33) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 50 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. Johnson gained 35 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 00:51) Sedrick Shaw ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Myers, assisted by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-6-CAR16 (1Q: 00:19) Spencer George ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Joe Salave'a, assisted by S Matt Bowmen. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-5-CAR15 (2Q: 15:00) Drew Brees pass completed to RB Olandis Gary for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Na'il Diggs. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR14 (2Q: 14:32) Derek Whaley attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 17, Atlanta 3 |
| (2Q: 14:25) Derek Whaley kicked off 71 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 14:25) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. Finn gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (2Q: 13:42) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-CAR36 (2Q: 13:35) Jim Finn ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Yev Kassem. Key block delivered by Marvel Smith. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (2Q: 13:01) Tony Hambrick ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Yev Kassem. |
| 2-9-CAR42 (2Q: 12:23) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno. Harrison gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-CAR50 (2Q: 11:56) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Jim Finn for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Derrick Burgess. Atlanta's Ed Jasper was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor triceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-5-CAR46 (2Q: 11:16) Taylor Cochrane punted 43 yards. Terry Fair returned the kick 11 yards to the ATL22. Tackled by Ryan Thelwell. |
| 1-10-ATL22 (2Q: 11:06) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chad Johnson. S Willie Kramer defended the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL22 (2Q: 10:56) Spencer George ran around left end for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Andre Dyson. Key block delivered by Travis Claridge. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (2Q: 10:15) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. DT Grady Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL41 (2Q: 10:09) Spencer George ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Salave'a, assisted by OLB Alonzo Harris. |
| 3-7-ATL44 (2Q: 09:26) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (2Q: 08:46) Sedrick Shaw ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne, assisted by OLB Jerry Jensen. Key block delivered by Cooper Carlisle. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (2Q: 08:08) Sedrick Shaw ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Jackson. |
| 2-6-CAR22 (2Q: 07:33) Spencer George ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 3-4-CAR20 (2Q: 07:13) Sedrick Shaw ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen, assisted by DE Adewale Ogunleye. |
| 4-5-CAR21 (2Q: 06:47) Derek Whaley attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 17, Atlanta 6 |
| (2Q: 06:39) Derek Whaley kicked off 74 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 06:39) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Eddie Evans for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Charles Woodson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-CAR27 (2Q: 06:13) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Orpheus Roye, assisted by ILB Yev Kassem. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (2Q: 05:28) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 31 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. Harrison gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL33 (2Q: 04:56) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno, assisted by DE Derrick Burgess. Harrison gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL14 (2Q: 04:24) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jim Finn. DE Orpheus Roye hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-ATL14 (2Q: 04:18) Jim Finn ran around the left tackle for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-7-ATL11 (2Q: 03:52) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Moe Barber for 9 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-2-ATL02 (2Q: 03:32) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 23, Atlanta 6 |
| (2Q: 03:32) Extra point by Rick McKenzie missed. The snap from center was quite a bit off the mark. |
| (2Q: 03:22) Rick McKenzie kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 03:22) Spencer George ran a trap outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Willie Kramer. Key block delivered by Casey Webster. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (2Q: 02:51) Spencer George ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Andre Dyson, assisted by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-10-ATL30 (2Q: 02:30) Sedrick Shaw ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Matt Bowmen. |
| 3-13-ATL27 (2Q: 02:10) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. Johnson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-ATL44 (2Q: 02:00) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (2Q: 01:42) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR43 (2Q: 01:22) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chad Johnson. DE Adewale Ogunleye hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-CAR43 (2Q: 01:12) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chris Penn for 17 yards. Tackled by S Willie Kramer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Penn gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (2Q: 00:51) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Marshall Mathers, assisted by ILB Chris Claiborne. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 2-6-CAR22 (2Q: 00:40) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Buchanan, assisted by CB Marshall Mathers. Johnson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (2Q: 00:33) Drew Brees pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Spencer George. OLB Jerry Jensen blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR10 (2Q: 00:26) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-CAR15 (2Q: 00:26) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Johnson gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina 23, Atlanta 12 |
| (2Q: 00:26) Extra point by Derek Whaley was good. Carolina 23, Atlanta 13 |
| (2Q: 00:16) Derek Whaley kicked off 66 yards from the ATL35. Snoop Minnis returned the ball 21 yards to the CAR20. Tackled by Ken Dilger. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 00:08) Steve McNair dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Derek Whaley kicked off 70 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Tony Hambrick ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Willie Clay. Key block delivered by Chris Ruhman. |
| 2-3-CAR27 (3Q: 14:35) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (3Q: 14:26) Tony Hambrick ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Yev Kassem. |
| 3-8-CAR22 (3Q: 13:53) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Yev Kassem. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-CAR29 (3Q: 13:07) Taylor Cochrane punted 53 yards. Terry Fair returned the kick 6 yards to the ATL24. Tackled by Pat Harlow. |
| 1-10-ATL24 (3Q: 13:00) Spencer George ran a draw inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Salave'a. |
| 2-14-ATL20 (3Q: 12:34) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Marshall Mathers, assisted by S Matt Bowmen. Johnson gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-ATL31 (3Q: 11:59) Spencer George ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Myers. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-7-ATL27 (3Q: 11:49) Louie Aguiar punted 57 yards. Snoop Minnis returned the kick 5 yards to the CAR21. Tackled by Henry Anderko. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (3Q: 11:40) Steve McNair kept the ball, running inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Orpheus Roye. |
| 2-13-CAR18 (3Q: 11:01) Steve McNair pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Matthew Hatchette. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-13-CAR18 (3Q: 10:52) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Bobby Shaw and was intercepted by CB Donnie Abraham at the CAR45. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Bobby Shaw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (3Q: 10:43) Spencer George ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Adewale Ogunleye. Atlanta's Charles Johnson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-CAR32 (3Q: 10:00) Spencer George ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 3-10-CAR32 (3Q: 09:21) Drew Brees pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR32 (3Q: 09:13) Louie Aguiar punted 32 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 09:07) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Donnie Abraham. Harrison gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-CAR29 (3Q: 08:35) Eddie Evans ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Orpheus Roye. Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (3Q: 07:54) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Eddie Evans for 2 yards. Tackled by S Big Play Clay. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-CAR34 (3Q: 07:27) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Moe Barber. DT Casey Hayward blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-CAR34 (3Q: 07:23) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-CAR29 (3Q: 07:16) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (3Q: 06:45) Steve McNair pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Marvin Harrison. DE Orpheus Roye blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR44 (3Q: 06:37) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Fair, assisted by CB Donnie Abraham. Harrison gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL32 (3Q: 05:55) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Woodson. Finn gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-ATL27 (3Q: 05:30) Eddie Evans ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno, assisted by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-3-ATL25 (3Q: 04:54) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Moe Barber for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Fair. Barber gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL14 (3Q: 04:20) Tony Hambrick ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Orpheus Roye. |
| 2-7-ATL11 (3Q: 03:43) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 10 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-1-ATL01 (3Q: 02:59) Eddie Evans ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Yev Kassem. |
| 2-2-ATL02 (3Q: 02:30) Tony Hambrick ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Asher Ackerman. Carolina 29, Atlanta 13 |
| (3Q: 02:30) Extra point by Rick McKenzie was good. Carolina 30, Atlanta 13 |
| (3Q: 02:22) Rick McKenzie kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (3Q: 02:22) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Andre Dyson, assisted by OLB Alonzo Harris. Johnson gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-ATL23 (3Q: 02:00) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Chad Johnson for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-ATL19 (3Q: 01:36) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 81 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Johnson gained 64 yards after the catch. Carolina 30, Atlanta 19 |
| (3Q: 01:36) Extra point by Derek Whaley was good. Carolina 30, Atlanta 20 |
| (3Q: 01:19) Derek Whaley kicked off 73 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 01:19) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 8 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. Shaw gained 5 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR10 (3Q: 01:08) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Shaw. DE Derrick Burgess hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-20-CAR10 (3Q: 01:02) Tony Hambrick ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| 3-22-CAR08 (3Q: 00:28) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Bobby Shaw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-22-CAR08 (3Q: 00:22) Taylor Cochrane punted 44 yards. Terry Fair returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR45. Tackled by Asher Ackerman. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (3Q: 00:14) Drew Brees pass completed to FB George Irwin for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Andre Dyson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina's Chris Claiborne was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-6-CAR41 (4Q: 15:00) Spencer George ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Willie Kramer. |
| 3-4-CAR39 (4Q: 14:37) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Adewale Ogunleye. Pritchard gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (4Q: 14:05) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 28 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Johnson gained 20 yards after the catch. Carolina 30, Atlanta 26 |
| (4Q: 14:05) Extra point by Derek Whaley was good. Carolina 30, Atlanta 27 |
| (4Q: 13:54) Derek Whaley kicked off 73 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 13:54) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Moe Barber for 35 yards. Tackled by ILB Yev Kassem. Barber gained 24 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Marvin Harrison for 13 yards to the ATL32. Carolina's John Wade was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor triceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-ATL32 (4Q: 13:22) Tony Hambrick ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Fair, assisted by ILB Yev Kassem. Key block delivered by Marvel Smith. |
| 1-10-ATL22 (4Q: 12:52) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Woodson. Finn gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-ATL18 (4Q: 12:25) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Marvin Harrison for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Charles Woodson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-7-ATL07 (4Q: 11:46) Tony Hambrick ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Zeke Moreno. |
| 2-6-ATL06 (4Q: 11:06) Tony Hambrick ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Casey Hayward. |
| 3-1-ATL01 (4Q: 10:29) Eddie Evans ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. Carolina 36, Atlanta 27 |
| (4Q: 10:29) Extra point by Rick McKenzie was good. Carolina 37, Atlanta 27 |
| (4Q: 10:23) Rick McKenzie kicked off 58 yards from the CAR35. Kevin Mathis returned the ball 23 yards to the ATL30. Tackled by Ray Buchanan. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (4Q: 09:57) Drew Brees pass was intended for WR Chad Johnson and was intercepted by CB Ray Buchanan at the ATL39. The interception was returned 6 yards. Tackled by Charles Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL33 (4Q: 09:48) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-ATL38 (4Q: 09:40) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Bobby Shaw for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-14-ATL37 (4Q: 09:01) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-19-ATL42 (4Q: 08:51) Steve McNair scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Fair. Atlanta's Charles Woodson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-10-ATL33 (4Q: 08:17) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Bobby Shaw and was intercepted by S Tyrone Carter at the ATL28. The interception was returned 4 yards. Tackled by Jim Finn. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL32 (4Q: 08:05) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Andre Dyson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL45 (4Q: 07:23) Spencer George ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne, assisted by OLB Mo Bishop. Key block delivered by Marco Rivera. |
| 2-3-CAR48 (4Q: 06:50) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chad Johnson. OLB Jerry Jensen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-CAR48 (4Q: 06:43) Drew Brees pass completed to WR Mike Pritchard for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Alonzo Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (4Q: 06:18) Drew Brees pass was dropped by WR Mike Pritchard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR45 (4Q: 06:12) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. OLB Jerry Jensen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR45 (4Q: 06:05) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. DT Joe Salave'a drove right through Cooper Carlisle to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR45 (4Q: 05:57) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chad Johnson. DE Adewale Ogunleye drove right through Cooper Carlisle to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (4Q: 05:51) Eddie Evans ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Orpheus Roye. |
| 2-10-CAR45 (4Q: 05:06) Tony Hambrick ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Orpheus Roye. |
| 3-6-CAR49 (4Q: 04:20) Steve McNair pass completed to RB Tony Hambrick for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Donnie Abraham. Hambrick gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL28 (4Q: 03:36) Tony Hambrick ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Derrick Burgess. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-ATL38 (4Q: 03:29) Eddie Evans ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Mike Barber. |
| 2-19-ATL37 (4Q: 02:42) Eddie Evans ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Shawn Williams. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 3-16-ATL34 (4Q: 02:30) Tony Hambrick ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Charles Woodson. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 4-15-ATL33 (4Q: 02:23) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Delay of Game. |
| 4-20-ATL38 (4Q: 02:23) Taylor Cochrane punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 02:16) Drew Brees pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Pritchard. S Matt Bowmen defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (4Q: 02:08) Drew Brees pass was intended for WR Charles Johnson and was intercepted by OLB Jerry Jensen at the ATL46. Tackled by Charles Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-ATL46 (4Q: 02:00) Tony Hambrick ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Big Play Clay, assisted by CB Donnie Abraham. Key block delivered by Jim Finn. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 2-5-ATL41 (4Q: 01:50) Marvin Harrison ran a reverse around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Orpheus Roye, assisted by ILB Yev Kassem. Key block delivered by Chris Naeole. |
| 1-10-ATL33 (4Q: 01:03) Eddie Evans ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Yev Kassem, assisted by OLB Clint Kreiwaldt. |
| 2-11-ATL34 (4Q: 00:17) Steve McNair dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 37, Atlanta Falcons 27 |