| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 69 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bruce Darche kicked off 65 yards from the CAR30. Tracy Shergalis returned the ball 27 yards to the TBY32. Tackled by Billy Duffy. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (1Q: 14:29) Brady Quinn pass was intended for TE Winfred Gilmore and was intercepted by S Louis Delmas at the TBY39. The interception was returned 3 yards. Tackled by Winfred Gilmore. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (1Q: 14:17) Wade Denson ran around the left tackle for 27 yards. Tackled by OLB Trevor Petry. Key block delivered by Courtney Diminnie. Tampa Bay's Mike Simmons was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| 1-9-TBY09 (1Q: 13:44) Wade Denson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Otis Wyatt. |
| 2-7-TBY07 (1Q: 13:06) Wade Denson ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Otis Wyatt, assisted by S Wesley Lincoln. |
| 3-3-TBY03 (1Q: 12:27) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Brent Woodson for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. Carolina 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 12:27) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. Carolina 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 12:21) Bruce Darche kicked off 66 yards from the CAR30. Tracy Shergalis returned the ball 21 yards to the TBY25. Tackled by Les Wilkins. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (1Q: 11:47) Billy Lutes ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Teddy Groves. Key block delivered by Preston Lewis. |
| 2-1-TBY34 (1Q: 11:20) Rufus Nunn ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Anthony Spencer, assisted by S Louis Delmas. Key block delivered by Archie Dudley. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (1Q: 10:37) Billy Lutes ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas, assisted by ILB Wendell Coffey. Key block delivered by Levon Fisher. |
| 2-4-CAR49 (1Q: 10:10) Rufus Nunn ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. |
| 3-2-CAR47 (1Q: 09:27) Troy Bernard ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. |
| 4-1-CAR46 (1Q: 08:50) Kerry Bergman punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 08:45) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Barry Norris. S Otis Wyatt knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (1Q: 08:37) Tyrone Neville ran around right end for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Vinny Forbes, assisted by DT Charles Sitz. Key block delivered by Richie Haayer. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (1Q: 08:11) Wade Denson ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Carlton Powell. |
| 2-8-CAR36 (1Q: 07:43) Tyrone Neville ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Kennedy Welshans. |
| 3-4-CAR40 (1Q: 07:18) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Wade Denson. DT Carlton Powell defended the pass. |
| 4-4-CAR40 (1Q: 07:14) Bill Hankton punted 45 yards. Otis Wyatt called for a fair catch at the TBY15. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (1Q: 07:05) Troy Bernard ran around right end for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Anthony Spencer. Key block delivered by Preston Lewis. |
| 2-2-TBY23 (1Q: 06:34) Billy Lutes ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Wendell Coffey, assisted by DE Joey Sturgeon. |
| 3-3-TBY22 (1Q: 06:07) Brady Quinn pass completed to RB Billy Lutes for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Dwayne Swillis. |
| 4-3-TBY22 (1Q: 05:28) Kerry Bergman punted 40 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR38. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 05:18) Tyrone Neville ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Wesley Lincoln, assisted by S Matthew Tinkis. |
| 2-10-CAR38 (1Q: 04:39) Tyrone Neville ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Wesley Lincoln. |
| 3-7-CAR41 (1Q: 04:01) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by RB Tyrone Neville. |
| 4-7-CAR41 (1Q: 03:57) Bill Hankton punted 58 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY01. |
| 1-10-TBY01 (1Q: 03:49) Billy Lutes ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. |
| 2-6-TBY05 (1Q: 03:23) Billy Lutes ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas, assisted by ILB Wendell Coffey. |
| 3-2-TBY09 (1Q: 02:56) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Gene Clemons for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Crawford, assisted by ILB Wendell Coffey. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (1Q: 02:11) Billy Lutes ran around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. Key block delivered by Marvin Cressio. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (1Q: 01:38) Brady Quinn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jeremy Maclin. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (1Q: 01:27) Billy Lutes ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Tyrus Harden, assisted by CB Antoine Cason. Key block delivered by Roderick Andrews. |
| 2-5-TBY39 (1Q: 00:59) Troy Bernard ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Rich Goeas. |
| 3-3-TBY41 (1Q: 00:23) Troy Bernard ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rich Goeas, assisted by ILB Marty Larry. Key block delivered by Preston Lewis. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (2Q: 15:00) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY39 (2Q: 14:48) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Jeremy Maclin for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry, assisted by CB Les Wilkins. |
| 2-9-TBY45 (2Q: 14:13) Billy Lutes ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry. |
| 3-5-TBY49 (2Q: 13:43) Brady Quinn pass was dropped by WR Neil Pierce. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-TBY49 (2Q: 13:36) Kerry Bergman punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 13:29) Wade Denson ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Grant Howard, assisted by S Otis Wyatt. Key block delivered by James Heurtin. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 12:48) Tyrone Neville ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Daryl Mincy, assisted by DT Carlton Powell. Key block delivered by Chris Pyne. |
| 2-5-CAR37 (2Q: 12:09) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-CAR32 (2Q: 12:03) Tyrone Neville ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Charles Sitz. |
| 3-9-CAR33 (2Q: 11:26) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. CB Vinny Forbes defended the pass. |
| 4-9-CAR33 (2Q: 11:17) Bill Hankton punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY11. |
| 1-10-TBY11 (2Q: 11:09) Brady Quinn sacked by OLB Julio Holstine and DE Joey Sturgeon for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Levon Fisher. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Kerry Abrams on the TBY05. |
| 1-5-TBY05 (2Q: 10:58) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Ethan Blackshear for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 13, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 10:58) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. Carolina 14, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 10:49) Bruce Darche kicked off 58 yards from the CAR30. Tracy Shergalis returned the ball 21 yards to the TBY33. Tackled by Billy Duffy. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (2Q: 10:27) Brady Quinn pass completed to RB Billy Lutes for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Les Wilkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-TBY13 (2Q: 09:57) Billy Lutes ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. |
| 3-4-TBY16 (2Q: 09:12) Brady Quinn pass completed to RB Billy Lutes for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte, assisted by CB Bryant Crawford. Lutes gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (2Q: 08:46) Brady Quinn pass completed to RB Billy Lutes for 11 yards. Tackled by S Rich Goeas. Lutes gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (2Q: 08:03) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Neil Pierce for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY25 (2Q: 07:49) Brady Quinn scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Crawford. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 1-15-TBY30 (2Q: 07:37) Brady Quinn pass completed to TE Winfred Gilmore for 10 yards. Tackled by S Rich Goeas. |
| 2-5-TBY40 (2Q: 06:50) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Kenyon Moland for 18 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. Moland gained 1 yard after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Billy Lutes on the CAR42. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (2Q: 06:18) Brady Quinn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Neil Pierce. |
| 2-10-CAR42 (2Q: 06:12) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Jeremy Maclin for 11 yards. Tackled by S Rich Goeas. Maclin gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (2Q: 05:29) Brady Quinn pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jeremy Maclin. OLB Tyrus Harden blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR31 (2Q: 05:23) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Neil Pierce for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Tyrus Harden. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 05:04) Brady Quinn scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. |
| 2-6-CAR16 (2Q: 04:43) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Gene Clemons for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Cason. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Clemons gained 5 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Gene Clemons on the CAR05. |
| 1-5-CAR05 (2Q: 04:25) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Neil Pierce for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 14, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (2Q: 04:25) Extra point by Calvin Gifford was good. Carolina 14, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 04:19) Calvin Gifford kicked off 71 yards from the TBY30. Gino Moser returned the ball 14 yards to the CAR13. Tackled by Darrell Preston. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (2Q: 03:57) Wade Denson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Daryl Mincy, assisted by OLB Tony Zelenka. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (2Q: 03:48) Wade Denson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Daryl Mincy, assisted by DT Grant Howard. |
| 2-8-CAR33 (2Q: 03:13) Howie Barrett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. |
| 3-8-CAR33 (2Q: 03:09) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Brent Woodson. OLB Kennedy Welshans hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-CAR33 (2Q: 03:03) Bill Hankton punted 56 yards. Wesley Lincoln returned the kick 8 yards to the TBY19. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Illegal Low Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-TBY07 (2Q: 02:56) Troy Bernard ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Kerry Abrams. |
| 2-6-TBY11 (2Q: 02:22) Rufus Nunn ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Wade Turner. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-1-TBY16 (2Q: 02:00) Mel Grier ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. |
| 4-1-TBY16 (2Q: 01:15) Kerry Bergman punted 50 yards. Eli Martinez returned the kick 14 yards to the CAR48. Tackled by Darrell Preston. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (2Q: 01:04) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 11 yards. Tackled by S Matthew Tinkis, assisted by CB Cornell Frederick. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (2Q: 00:42) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. CB Vinny Forbes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY41 (2Q: 00:32) Tyrone Neville ran around the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Vinny Forbes. Key block delivered by Richie Haayer. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (2Q: 00:23) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Ralph Witt for 16 yards. Tackled by S Otis Wyatt. Witt gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (2Q: 00:15) Wade Denson ran around left end for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Richie Haayer. Carolina 20, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 00:15) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. Carolina 21, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 00:09) Bruce Darche kicked off 67 yards from the CAR30. Tracy Shergalis returned the ball 33 yards to the TBY36. Tackled by Les Wilkins. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Calvin Gifford kicked off 68 yards from the TBY30. Raymond Bournigal returned the ball 28 yards to the CAR30. Tackled by Matthew Tinkis. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (3Q: 14:41) Tyrone Neville ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Trevor Petry. |
| 2-10-CAR30 (3Q: 14:01) Wade Denson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Winston England. |
| 3-8-CAR32 (3Q: 13:25) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ralph Witt. CB Mike Simmons hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-CAR32 (3Q: 13:17) Bill Hankton punted 60 yards. Wesley Lincoln returned the kick 13 yards to the TBY21. Tackled by Brent Woodson. |
| 1-10-TBY21 (3Q: 13:06) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Jeremy Maclin for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Rich Goeas. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (3Q: 12:23) Troy Bernard ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Shannon Darrow, assisted by CB Bryant Crawford. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-TBY27 (3Q: 12:14) Brady Quinn pass completed to RB Troy Bernard for 51 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Cason. Bernard gained 51 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CAR11 (3Q: 12:00) Brady Quinn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeremy Maclin. ILB Wendell Coffey defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR11 (3Q: 11:56) Rufus Nunn ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Anthony Spencer, assisted by S Louis Delmas. |
| 3-8-CAR09 (3Q: 11:14) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Jeremy Maclin for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina 21, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (3Q: 11:14) Extra point by Calvin Gifford was good. Carolina 21, Tampa Bay 14 |
| (3Q: 11:05) Calvin Gifford kicked off 72 yards from the TBY30. Bryant Crawford returned the ball 18 yards to the CAR16. Tackled by Vinny Forbes. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (3Q: 10:30) Howie Barrett pass was intended for TE Billy Duffy and was intercepted by S Wesley Lincoln at the CAR31. The interception was returned 27 yards. Tackled by Billy Duffy. |
| 1-4-CAR04 (3Q: 10:20) Troy Bernard ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Kerry Abrams, assisted by DE Shannon Darrow. |
| 2-2-CAR02 (3Q: 09:48) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Jeremy Maclin for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 21, Tampa Bay 20 |
| (3Q: 09:48) Extra point by Calvin Gifford was good. Carolina 21, Tampa Bay 21 |
| (3Q: 09:41) Calvin Gifford kicked off 72 yards from the TBY30. Raymond Bournigal returned the ball 26 yards to the CAR24. Tackled by Matthew Tinkis. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-CAR04 (3Q: 09:10) Howie Barrett pass was intended for TE Brent Woodson and was intercepted by CB Vinny Forbes at the CAR22. The interception was returned 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 27, Carolina 21 |
| (3Q: 09:10) Extra point by Calvin Gifford was good. Tampa Bay 28, Carolina 21 |
| (3Q: 08:59) Calvin Gifford kicked off 75 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 08:59) Howie Barrett scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Wesley Lincoln. |
| 2-7-CAR23 (3Q: 08:22) Howie Barrett pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Neal Walton. DE Winston England blocked the pass. |
| 3-7-CAR23 (3Q: 08:15) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ethan Blackshear. S Wesley Lincoln defended the pass. |
| 4-7-CAR23 (3Q: 08:06) Bill Hankton punted 53 yards. Wesley Lincoln returned the kick 1 yard to the TBY25. Tackled by Gino Moser. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (3Q: 07:59) Billy Lutes ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Wade Turner. |
| 2-6-TBY29 (3Q: 07:19) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Jeremy Maclin for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Cason. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Maclin gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (3Q: 06:49) Mel Grier ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. |
| 2-9-TBY48 (3Q: 06:05) Rufus Nunn ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Shannon Darrow, assisted by OLB Leonard Korte. |
| 3-13-TBY44 (3Q: 05:27) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Gene Clemons for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Les Wilkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-TBY42 (3Q: 04:53) Kerry Bergman punted 29 yards. Eli Martinez returned the kick 12 yards to the CAR41. Tackled by Mel Grier. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (3Q: 04:42) Wade Denson ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Carlton Powell. Key block delivered by Courtney Diminnie. |
| 2-5-CAR46 (3Q: 04:02) Tyrone Neville ran around right end for 18 yards. Tackled by S Wesley Lincoln, assisted by OLB Tony Zelenka. Key block delivered by Courtney Diminnie. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (3Q: 03:23) Tyrone Neville ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Wesley Lincoln. Key block delivered by Billy Duffy. |
| 2-1-TBY27 (3Q: 02:42) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Ethan Blackshear for 10 yards. Tackled by S Wesley Lincoln. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (3Q: 02:10) Tyrone Neville ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Winston England. |
| 2-9-TBY16 (3Q: 01:35) Howie Barrett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Barry Norris. |
| 3-9-TBY16 (3Q: 01:25) Howie Barrett scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Matthew Tinkis. |
| 4-3-TBY10 (3Q: 00:53) Bruce Darche attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 28, Carolina 24 |
| (3Q: 00:48) Bruce Darche kicked off 78 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 00:48) Troy Bernard ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Anthony Spencer. Key block delivered by Archie Dudley. |
| 2-3-TBY27 (3Q: 00:06) Troy Bernard ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dwayne Swillis, assisted by DE Shannon Darrow. Key block delivered by Levon Fisher. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (4Q: 15:00) Brady Quinn scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Wendell Coffey and assisted by CB Teddy Groves. |
| 2-7-TBY33 (4Q: 14:28) Billy Lutes ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry. |
| 3-8-TBY32 (4Q: 13:43) Brady Quinn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Gene Clemons. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-TBY32 (4Q: 13:34) Kerry Bergman punted 61 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR07. |
| 1-10-CAR07 (4Q: 13:24) Wade Denson ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Winston England. |
| 2-11-CAR06 (4Q: 12:49) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Ethan Blackshear for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Tobin. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (4Q: 12:15) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Ethan Blackshear for 39 yards. Tackled by OLB Bart Krcik. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Blackshear gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (4Q: 11:29) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. DE Darnell Cooley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-TBY40 (4Q: 11:23) Wade Denson ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Matthew Tinkis. |
| 3-12-TBY42 (4Q: 10:58) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-7-TBY37 (4Q: 10:51) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Billy Duffy for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Simmons. |
| 4-3-TBY33 (4Q: 10:18) Bruce Darche attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 28, Carolina 27 |
| (4Q: 10:10) Bruce Darche kicked off 67 yards from the CAR30. Tracy Shergalis returned the ball 17 yards to the TBY20. Tackled by Gino Moser. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 09:37) Brady Quinn pass completed to RB Billy Lutes for 6 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. Lutes gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-TBY26 (4Q: 08:52) Brady Quinn pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Gene Clemons. OLB Tyrus Harden blocked the pass. |
| 3-4-TBY26 (4Q: 08:44) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Jeremy Maclin for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Teddy Groves. Maclin gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (4Q: 08:01) Billy Lutes ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rich Goeas, assisted by DE Joey Sturgeon. |
| 2-9-CAR49 (4Q: 07:32) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Neil Pierce for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. Pierce gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (4Q: 06:45) Billy Lutes ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Rich Goeas, assisted by ILB Marty Larry. Key block delivered by John Greco. |
| 2-1-CAR28 (4Q: 05:57) Troy Bernard ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. Key block delivered by Levon Fisher. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (4Q: 05:11) Billy Lutes ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. |
| 2-9-CAR25 (4Q: 04:23) Troy Bernard ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Kerry Abrams. |
| 3-8-CAR24 (4Q: 03:38) Troy Bernard ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Les Wilkins. |
| 4-1-CAR17 (4Q: 02:50) Calvin Gifford attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 31, Carolina 27 |
| (4Q: 02:44) Calvin Gifford kicked off 69 yards from the TBY30. Raymond Bournigal returned the ball 17 yards to the CAR18. Tackled by Jerry Johnstone. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (4Q: 02:36) Tyrone Neville ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Grant Howard. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-14-CAR14 (4Q: 02:28) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Cornell Frederick. Walton gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-7-CAR21 (4Q: 02:19) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by TE Brent Woodson. |
| 4-7-CAR21 (4Q: 02:13) Bill Hankton punted 41 yards. Wesley Lincoln called for a fair catch at the TBY38. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (4Q: 02:04) Mel Grier ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR OLB Leonard Korte for 4 yards to the TBY40. Tackled by John Greco. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (4Q: 01:55) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by TE Brent Woodson. |
| 2-10-TBY40 (4Q: 01:50) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Simmons, assisted by CB Cornell Frederick. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Walton gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 01:28) Howie Barrett pass completed to FB Reuben Preston for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Johnstone, assisted by S Matthew Tinkis. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-7-TBY07 (4Q: 01:17) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Ethan Blackshear for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Daryl Mincy. |
| 2-5-TBY05 (4Q: 00:55) Howie Barrett pass completed to FB Reuben Preston for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Tony Zelenka. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-3-TBY03 (4Q: 00:47) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by FB Reuben Preston. |
| 4-3-TBY03 (4Q: 00:41) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Ralph Witt for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 33, Tampa Bay 31 |
| (4Q: 00:41) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. Carolina 34, Tampa Bay 31 |
| (4Q: 00:35) Bruce Darche kicked off 61 yards from the CAR30. Tracy Shergalis returned the ball 19 yards to the TBY28. Tackled by Ralph Witt. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (4Q: 00:25) Brady Quinn pass completed to WR Tracy Shergalis for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry, assisted by DE Shannon Darrow. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-TBY34 (4Q: 00:05) Brady Quinn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeremy Maclin. S Louis Delmas defended the pass. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 34, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 |