| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 61 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) David Treadwell kicked off 69 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 15:00) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Antonio Bryant for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-7-TBY23 (1Q: 14:23) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Antonio Bryant for 3 yards. Tackled by S Drayton Florence. |
| 3-4-TBY26 (1Q: 13:42) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Jimmy Smith for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Adewale Ogunleye. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (1Q: 13:10) Koy Detmer pass completed to TE Mack Minnig for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Marshall Mathers, assisted by S Drayton Florence. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-TBY36 (1Q: 12:48) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Andre Summersell. |
| 3-3-TBY40 (1Q: 12:25) Koy Detmer pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 5 yards. Tackled by S Drayton Florence. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (1Q: 11:52) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY40 (1Q: 11:45) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Drew Bennett for 10 yards. Tackled by S Rogers Beckett, assisted by CB Andre Dyson. Bennett gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-CAR50 (1Q: 11:17) Koy Detmer pass completed to TE Mack Minnig for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Andre Dyson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Minnig gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (1Q: 10:34) Cedric Young ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Kawika Mitchell, assisted by DE Adewale Ogunleye. |
| 2-10-CAR17 (1Q: 09:54) Ahman Green ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Andre Summersell. |
| 3-4-CAR11 (1Q: 09:32) Koy Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Bryant. OLB Kawika Mitchell defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR11 (1Q: 09:28) Joe Nedney attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 09:22) Joe Nedney kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 09:22) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Roland Williams for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-CAR29 (1Q: 08:47) LaBrandon Toefield ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Langston Moore. Toefield slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 3-4-CAR26 (1Q: 08:04) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Carter. CB Ricky Manning defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR26 (1Q: 07:58) Travis Dorch punted 65 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 10 yards to the TBY19. Tackled by Andre Summersell. |
| 1-10-TBY19 (1Q: 07:50) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Drayton Florence. Key block delivered by Cole Shapiro. |
| 2-2-TBY27 (1Q: 07:20) Ahman Green ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Adewale Ogunleye. |
| 3-1-TBY28 (1Q: 06:48) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Kawika Mitchell. |
| 4-1-TBY28 (1Q: 06:05) Scott Player punted 45 yards. Von Hutchins returned the kick 22 yards to the CAR49. Tackled by Randy Thomas. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (1Q: 05:55) LaBrandon Toefield ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Manning. Key block delivered by Levi Jones. |
| 2-1-TBY42 (1Q: 05:13) LaBrandon Toefield ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter McCleon, assisted by S Damien Richardson. Key block delivered by Mickey Gomez. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (1Q: 04:40) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Taco Wallace for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Dexter McCleon. Wallace gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-TBY31 (1Q: 04:16) Dashawn Tilton ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Rocky Bernard. |
| 3-3-TBY33 (1Q: 03:45) Steve McNair pass completed to FB Jim Finn for 17 yards. Tackled by DE Brady Smith. Finn gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (1Q: 03:01) LaBrandon Toefield ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Kenechi Udeze, assisted by DT Langston Moore. Carolina's Roland Williams was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor triceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-9-TBY15 (1Q: 02:28) LaBrandon Toefield ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE John Frank. |
| 3-7-TBY13 (1Q: 02:02) Tim Carter ran a reverse around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Langston Moore, assisted by DE John Frank. |
| 4-1-TBY07 (1Q: 01:32) David Treadwell attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (1Q: 01:24) David Treadwell kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 01:24) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Andre Summersell. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-TBY25 (1Q: 01:17) Ahman Green ran around left end for 15 yards. Tackled by S Rogers Beckett. Key block delivered by Jon Stinchcomb. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (1Q: 00:39) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Kevin Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Alonzo Harris. Johnson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-7-TBY43 (1Q: 00:18) Koy Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmy Smith. OLB Andre Summersell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-TBY43 (1Q: 00:11) Koy Detmer pass completed to TE Ledley King for 19 yards. Tackled by S Drayton Florence. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. King gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (2Q: 15:00) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Drayton Florence, assisted by OLB Junior Suliven. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CAR33 (2Q: 14:52) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Alonzo Harris, assisted by S Drayton Florence. |
| 2-2-CAR30 (2Q: 14:22) Koy Detmer pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (2Q: 13:50) Ahman Green ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Kawika Mitchell. Tampa Bay's Orlando Brown was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-6-CAR22 (2Q: 13:13) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Alonzo Harris. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-16-CAR32 (2Q: 13:07) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Drew Bennett for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Kawika Mitchell. Bennett gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (2Q: 12:36) Cedric Young ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Marshall Mathers. |
| 2-7-CAR07 (2Q: 12:06) Koy Detmer scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Marshall Mathers. |
| 3-1-CAR01 (2Q: 11:37) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Cole Shapiro. Tampa Bay 9, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 11:37) Extra point by Joe Nedney was good. Tampa Bay 10, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 11:29) Joe Nedney kicked off 66 yards from the TBY35. Von Hutchins returned the ball 101 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 10, Carolina 9 |
| (2Q: 11:29) Extra point by David Treadwell was good. Carolina 10, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (2Q: 11:15) David Treadwell kicked off 60 yards from the CAR35. Cedric Young returned the ball 24 yards to the TBY29. Tackled by Andre Summersell. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (2Q: 10:51) Ahman Green ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-8-TBY31 (2Q: 10:10) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Chike Okeafor. |
| 3-7-TBY32 (2Q: 09:34) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Jimmy Smith for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Marshall Mathers. Smith gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (2Q: 09:04) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Kawika Mitchell. Tampa Bay's Drew Bennett was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor chest injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-6-TBY49 (2Q: 08:24) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Junior Suliven, assisted by DE Chike Okeafor. |
| 3-1-CAR46 (2Q: 07:58) Ahman Green ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Adewale Ogunleye, assisted by ILB Chris Claiborne. Key block delivered by Jon Stinchcomb. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (2Q: 07:18) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Drayton Florence. Key block delivered by Jon Stinchcomb. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 06:48) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Jimmy Smith for 3 yards. Tackled by S Drayton Florence. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR29 (2Q: 06:02) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Jimmy Smith for 29 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Smith gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. Tampa Bay 16, Carolina 10 |
| (2Q: 06:02) Extra point by Joe Nedney was good. Tampa Bay 17, Carolina 10 |
| (2Q: 05:48) Joe Nedney kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 05:48) LaBrandon Toefield ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Brady Smith, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 2-14-CAR16 (2Q: 05:19) Steve McNair scrambled for 17 yards. Tackled by S Chad Cota and assisted by CB Ricky Manning. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (2Q: 04:41) J.R. Redmond ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by DE Brady Smith. |
| 2-8-CAR35 (2Q: 04:00) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-CAR30 (2Q: 03:54) LaBrandon Toefield ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons, assisted by ILB John Fiala. |
| 3-17-CAR26 (2Q: 03:21) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Tim Carter for 12 yards. Tackled by S Colin Branch. Carter gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-5-CAR38 (2Q: 02:57) Travis Dorch punted 62 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 02:51) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Chris Hoke, assisted by DE Adewale Ogunleye. |
| 2-8-TBY22 (2Q: 02:18) Cedric Young ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Drayton Florence, assisted by DE Demetrin Veal. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-5-TBY25 (2Q: 02:00) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Antonio Bryant for 11 yards. Tackled by S Drayton Florence. Bryant gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (2Q: 01:36) Koy Detmer pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Blade Brooks. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-TBY43 (2Q: 01:14) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Jimmy Smith for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Andre Dyson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (2Q: 00:53) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Jimmy Smith for 29 yards. Tackled by S Lawrence Porter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (2Q: 00:45) Koy Detmer sacked by DE Chike Okeafor for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Orlando Brown. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-16-CAR22 (2Q: 00:36) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Jimmy Smith for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Andre Summersell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-9-CAR15 (2Q: 00:26) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Jimmy Smith for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Tampa Bay 23, Carolina 10 |
| (2Q: 00:26) Extra point by Joe Nedney was good. Tampa Bay 24, Carolina 10 |
| (2Q: 00:17) Joe Nedney kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 00:17) Steve McNair dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Joe Nedney kicked off 65 yards from the TBY35. Von Hutchins returned the ball 22 yards to the CAR22. Tackled by Ralph Brown. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (3Q: 14:34) J.R. Redmond ran around left end for 78 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Mickey Gomez. Tampa Bay 24, Carolina 16 |
| (3Q: 14:34) Extra point by David Treadwell was good. Tampa Bay 24, Carolina 17 |
| (3Q: 14:14) David Treadwell kicked off 69 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 14:14) Ahman Green ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Andre Dyson, assisted by OLB Kawika Mitchell. |
| 2-7-TBY23 (3Q: 13:30) Koy Detmer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Johnson. |
| 3-7-TBY23 (3Q: 13:24) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Drew Bennett for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Marshall Mathers, assisted by CB Andre Dyson. |
| 4-1-TBY29 (3Q: 12:44) Scott Player punted 60 yards. Rogers Beckett returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR18. Tackled by Colin Branch. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (3Q: 12:36) Dashawn Tilton ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Rocky Bernard. Key block delivered by Mickey Gomez. |
| 2-4-CAR24 (3Q: 12:14) Steve McNair kept the ball, running inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE John Frank. DE Brady Smith knocked down Mickey Gomez to break up the play. |
| 3-1-CAR27 (3Q: 11:29) LaBrandon Toefield ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Shawntae Spencer. Key block delivered by John Wade. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (3Q: 10:50) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Taco Wallace. Tampa Bay's Chad Cota was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-CAR33 (3Q: 10:45) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for RB LaBrandon Toefield. ILB John Fiala hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CAR33 (3Q: 10:41) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Taco Wallace for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Brady Smith. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-CAR41 (3Q: 10:08) Travis Dorch punted 51 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY14. Tackled by Andre Summersell. |
| 1-10-TBY14 (3Q: 09:57) Ahman Green ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Drayton Florence. |
| 2-10-TBY14 (3Q: 09:16) Koy Detmer pass completed to FB Thurman Reese for 3 yards. Tackled by S Drayton Florence. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-TBY17 (3Q: 08:47) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-12-TBY12 (3Q: 08:40) Koy Detmer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmy Smith. S Rogers Beckett defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-TBY12 (3Q: 08:30) Scott Player punted 36 yards. Von Hutchins called for a fair catch at the TBY48. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (3Q: 08:22) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Taco Wallace. S Colin Branch knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-TBY48 (3Q: 08:16) Steve McNair pass was dropped by WR Taco Wallace. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY48 (3Q: 08:10) LaBrandon Toefield ran inside the left tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. Key block delivered by Steve Hutchinson. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (3Q: 07:26) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Tim Carter for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlos Emmons. |
| 2-7-TBY25 (3Q: 07:00) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Tim Carter for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Manning. Carter gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY John Fiala for 78 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 30, Carolina 17 |
| (3Q: 07:00) Extra point by Joe Nedney was good. Tampa Bay 31, Carolina 17 |
| (3Q: 06:52) Joe Nedney kicked off 74 yards from the TBY35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 06:52) LaBrandon Toefield ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Ted Washington, assisted by S Damien Richardson. Key block delivered by Levi Jones. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (3Q: 06:07) Steve McNair sacked by DE John Frank for a loss of 8 yards. Frank ran right past K.C. Strong and knocked down the quarterback. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR LaBrandon Toefield for 3 yards to the CAR28. |
| 2-15-CAR28 (3Q: 05:44) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Samie Parker. S Damien Richardson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-CAR28 (3Q: 05:38) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Nate Jacquet for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Brown, assisted by OLB Carlos Emmons. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-7-CAR36 (3Q: 05:30) Travis Dorch punted 41 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 5 yards to the TBY28. Tackled by Jim Finn. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (3Q: 05:20) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Chike Okeafor. |
| 2-8-TBY30 (3Q: 04:46) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Chris Hoke. |
| 3-2-TBY36 (3Q: 04:24) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Brooks. Key block delivered by Ledley King. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (3Q: 03:47) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. Key block delivered by Cole Shapiro. |
| 2-3-TBY45 (3Q: 03:20) Ahman Green ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Drayton Florence. |
| 3-4-TBY44 (3Q: 02:52) Koy Detmer pass completed to RB Ahman Green for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Marshall Mathers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (3Q: 02:21) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Michael Myers. |
| 2-9-CAR49 (3Q: 01:40) Cedric Young ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 3-3-CAR43 (3Q: 00:59) Ahman Green ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Adewale Ogunleye. |
| 4-1-CAR41 (3Q: 00:27) Scott Player punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 00:22) Steve McNair scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (4Q: 15:00) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Roland Williams for 42 yards. Tackled by S Colin Branch. Williams gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (4Q: 14:20) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Roland Williams for 27 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Williams gained 25 yards after the catch. Tampa Bay 31, Carolina 23 |
| (4Q: 14:20) Extra point by David Treadwell was good. Tampa Bay 31, Carolina 24 |
| (4Q: 14:08) David Treadwell kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 14:08) Cedric Young ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-11-TBY19 (4Q: 13:33) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Alonzo Harris, assisted by S Drayton Florence. |
| 3-11-TBY19 (4Q: 13:08) Koy Detmer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Ledley King. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-TBY19 (4Q: 13:00) Scott Player punted 53 yards. Von Hutchins returned the kick 5 yards to the CAR33. Tackled by Wyatt Woodson. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (4Q: 12:52) J.R. Redmond ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Ricky Manning. |
| 2-9-CAR34 (4Q: 12:26) Steve McNair sacked by DE Brady Smith for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Levi Jones. Tampa Bay's Brady Smith was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-15-CAR28 (4Q: 11:49) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Tim Carter for 40 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carter gained 15 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-25-CAR18 (4Q: 11:35) LaBrandon Toefield ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE John Frank. |
| 4-16-CAR27 (4Q: 10:57) Travis Dorch punted 66 yards. Ralph Brown returned the kick 7 yards to the TBY14. Tackled by Dashawn Tilton. |
| 1-10-TBY14 (4Q: 10:48) Ahman Green ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Kawika Mitchell, assisted by DE Michael Myers. PENALTY: Carolina was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (4Q: 10:41) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Alonzo Harris, assisted by OLB Kawika Mitchell. |
| 2-8-TBY33 (4Q: 10:02) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Jimmy Smith for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lawrence Porter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-TBY36 (4Q: 09:36) Koy Detmer pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Drew Bennett. DE Adewale Ogunleye blocked the pass. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. Tampa Bay's Koy Detmer was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (4Q: 09:29) Ahman Green ran around left end for -6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 2-16-TBY35 (4Q: 08:57) Ahman Green ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Rogers Beckett. |
| 3-6-TBY45 (4Q: 08:34) Koy Detmer pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Antonio Bryant. DE Chike Okeafor blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-TBY45 (4Q: 08:26) Scott Player punted 29 yards. Von Hutchins called for a fair catch at the CAR26. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (4Q: 08:16) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jim Finn. S Damien Richardson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR26 (4Q: 08:09) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Taco Wallace for 37 yards. Tackled by CB Ralph Brown. Wallace gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (4Q: 07:27) Steve McNair pass completed to TE Randy McMichael for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Wyatt Woodson, assisted by CB Dexter McCleon. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (4Q: 06:45) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY31 (4Q: 06:38) J.R. Redmond ran a draw inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Damien Richardson, assisted by CB Ricky Manning. |
| 2-19-TBY35 (4Q: 05:59) Steve McNair pass completed to WR Taco Wallace for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB John Fiala. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-23-TBY39 (4Q: 05:30) LaBrandon Toefield ran a draw inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Manning. |
| 4-13-TBY29 (4Q: 05:04) David Treadwell attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 31, Carolina 27 |
| (4Q: 04:59) David Treadwell kicked off 74 yards from the CAR35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 04:59) Ahman Green ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (4Q: 04:15) Ahman Green ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Junior Suliven. |
| 3-4-TBY26 (4Q: 03:30) Koy Detmer pass completed to WR Jimmy Smith for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Andre Dyson, assisted by CB Marshall Mathers. Smith gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (4Q: 02:45) Ahman Green ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Drayton Florence. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-9-TBY47 (4Q: 02:37) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-4-CAR48 (4Q: 02:37) Cedric Young ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Rogers Beckett. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-5-CAR49 (4Q: 02:27) Ahman Green ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Myers, assisted by OLB Kawika Mitchell. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR S Rogers Beckett to the TBY47. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (4Q: 02:17) Steve McNair sacked by DE John Frank and DT Rocky Bernard for a loss of 4 yards. Frank simply blew through K.C. Strong to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-14-CAR49 (4Q: 02:00) Steve McNair pass was intended for WR Taco Wallace and was intercepted by OLB Carlos Emmons at the TBY29. The interception was returned 8 yards. Tackled by Taco Wallace. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (4Q: 01:52) Ahman Green ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne, assisted by S Rogers Beckett. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-11-TBY36 (4Q: 01:45) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Claiborne. |
| 3-9-TBY38 (4Q: 01:00) Ahman Green ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Drayton Florence. CB Andre Dyson knocked down Orlando Brown to break up the play. |
| 4-8-TBY39 (4Q: 00:14) Scott Player punted 47 yards. Von Hutchins returned the kick 10 yards to the CAR24. Tackled by Jon Stinchcomb. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (4Q: 00:05) Steve McNair pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Carter. S Colin Branch hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, Carolina Panthers 27 |