| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 73 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Edward Sprincz kicked off 59 yards from the TBY30. Casey Sanderson returned the ball 14 yards to the CAR25. Tackled by Ron Lazer. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (1Q: 14:24) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Casey Sanderson. |
| 2-10-CAR25 (1Q: 14:17) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by TE Terry Browning. |
| 3-10-CAR25 (1Q: 14:13) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Leonard Uerling for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brooks. |
| 4-5-CAR30 (1Q: 13:28) Rod Francis punted 30 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY40. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (1Q: 13:21) Cris Stevens ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett, assisted by OLB Ronald Kournikova. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR S Jaiquawn Jarrett for 14 yards to the TBY27. Tackled by Julio Pennington. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (1Q: 13:12) Bernard Pierce ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Preston Rasmussen. |
| 2-7-TBY24 (1Q: 12:44) Earl Peterson ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Preston Rasmussen, assisted by CB Brent Crawford. |
| 3-2-TBY19 (1Q: 12:11) Earl Peterson ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Wolf. Peterson made a great move on Bruce Brandenfeis. Key block delivered by Danny Stephens. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (1Q: 11:28) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Terry Browning for 3 yards. Tackled by S Neal Rodgers. |
| 2-7-TBY07 (1Q: 10:53) Bernard Pierce ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brooks, assisted by CB Colin Morris. |
| 3-5-TBY05 (1Q: 10:12) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Tommie Woodard for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 10:12) Extra point by Jason Burroughs was good. Carolina 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 10:06) Jason Burroughs kicked off 52 yards from the CAR30. Dustin Bishop returned the ball 19 yards to the TBY37. Tackled by Mel Richardson. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (1Q: 09:34) Cris Stevens ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett, assisted by CB Mel Richardson. |
| 2-11-TBY36 (1Q: 09:06) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Mel Richardson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-TBY46 (1Q: 08:22) Vernon Wilcox pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Harry Krupp. DT Dontari Poe hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-1-TBY46 (1Q: 08:18) Casey Lynn punted 44 yards. Tommie Woodard returned the kick -1 yards to the CAR09. Tackled by Neal Rodgers. |
| 1-10-CAR09 (1Q: 08:11) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Casey Sanderson for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Toby Wallerstedt. Sanderson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-CAR17 (1Q: 07:31) Howie Barrett sacked by DT Robert Grossreider for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by T.J. McGregor. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Kendall Reyes on the CAR09. |
| 1-9-CAR09 (1Q: 07:16) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to RB Cris Stevens for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Isaac Eatherton, assisted by CB Bryce Glasthal. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-5-CAR05 (1Q: 07:05) Cris Stevens ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Mel Richardson, assisted by S Sam Moss. |
| 2-6-CAR06 (1Q: 06:25) Vernon Wilcox pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Rob Gronkowski. DE Melvin Dennis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-CAR06 (1Q: 06:19) Vernon Wilcox pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Clarence Welch. CB Mel Richardson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-CAR06 (1Q: 06:12) Edward Sprincz attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 7, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (1Q: 06:05) Edward Sprincz kicked off 59 yards from the TBY30. Albert Meadows returned the ball 21 yards to the CAR32. Tackled by Antoine Zimmerman. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (1Q: 05:42) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leonard Uerling. CB J.R. Coccione defended the pass. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (1Q: 05:36) Howie Barrett pass completed to FB Junior Marsh for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Wally Ferguson. Marsh gained 6 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Stephen Hicks on the CAR43. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (1Q: 05:26) Rod Carter ran inside the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. Key block delivered by Danny Watkins. Watkins flattened Brenden Richard to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (1Q: 04:55) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to RB Cris Stevens for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown, assisted by ILB Drew Gailey. Stevens gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (1Q: 04:21) Cris Stevens ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ronald Kournikova. |
| 2-10-CAR17 (1Q: 03:38) Vernon Wilcox pass was dropped by WR Dustin Bishop. |
| 3-10-CAR17 (1Q: 03:31) Vernon Wilcox pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dustin Bishop. DE Isaac Eatherton blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-10-CAR17 (1Q: 03:25) Edward Sprincz attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 7, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (1Q: 03:19) Edward Sprincz kicked off 63 yards from the TBY30. Albert Meadows returned the ball 24 yards to the CAR31. Tackled by Neal Rodgers. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (1Q: 02:58) Bernard Pierce ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brooks, assisted by DE Toby Wallerstedt. |
| 2-6-CAR35 (1Q: 02:27) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Tommie Woodard for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Colin Morris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (1Q: 01:49) Earl Peterson ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Don Wolf. |
| 2-9-CAR48 (1Q: 01:05) Earl Peterson ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Neal Rodgers. |
| 3-6-TBY49 (1Q: 00:39) Howie Barrett pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Albert Meadows. DE John Harding blocked the pass. |
| 4-6-TBY49 (1Q: 00:34) Rod Francis punted 45 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the TBY04. |
| 1-10-TBY04 (1Q: 00:24) Cris Stevens ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown, assisted by S Junior Barker. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-8-TBY06 (1Q: 00:17) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to TE Harry Krupp for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-1-TBY13 (2Q: 15:00) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to WR Jonathan Snyder for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard, assisted by S Major Wright. Snyder gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (2Q: 14:16) Cris Stevens ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE George Carter, assisted by OLB Zach Brown. Key block delivered by Danny Watkins. |
| 2-2-TBY42 (2Q: 13:48) Vernon Wilcox pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bishop. OLB Chris Whitfield defended the pass. |
| 3-2-TBY42 (2Q: 13:39) PENALTY: Carolina was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (2Q: 13:34) Cris Stevens ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Dennis. Key block delivered by Danny Watkins. |
| 2-4-CAR47 (2Q: 12:54) Rod Carter ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. |
| 3-4-CAR47 (2Q: 12:11) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to WR Jonathan Snyder for 2 yards. Tackled by S Major Wright. |
| 4-2-CAR45 (2Q: 11:32) Casey Lynn punted 44 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR01. |
| 1-10-CAR01 (2Q: 11:25) Bernard Pierce ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE John Harding, assisted by ILB Ron Lazer. Key block delivered by Maurice Hammond. |
| 2-5-CAR06 (2Q: 11:01) Earl Peterson ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Robert Grossreider. |
| 3-3-CAR08 (2Q: 10:35) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Casey Sanderson for 13 yards. Tackled by S Neal Rodgers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (2Q: 10:07) Earl Peterson ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brooks, assisted by ILB Ron Lazer. Key block delivered by Billy Joe Sellers. |
| 2-5-CAR26 (2Q: 09:32) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by FB Junior Marsh. |
| 3-5-CAR26 (2Q: 09:26) Pete Bates ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Lazer. Key block delivered by Junior Marsh. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 08:49) Earl Peterson ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Christian Thompson. Key block delivered by Danny Stephens. |
| 2-5-CAR37 (2Q: 08:24) Bernard Pierce ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Kendall Reyes, assisted by S Casey Hayward. Key block delivered by Maurice Hammond. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (2Q: 07:57) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by FB Junior Marsh. |
| 2-10-CAR42 (2Q: 07:51) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Randy Stuvaints for 2 yards. Tackled by S Christian Thompson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-8-CAR44 (2Q: 07:05) Howie Barrett scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Preston Rasmussen. |
| 4-2-CAR50 (2Q: 06:33) Rod Francis punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the TBY07. |
| 1-10-TBY07 (2Q: 06:24) Cris Stevens ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Major Wright. |
| 2-11-TBY06 (2Q: 05:58) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to WR AJ Jenkins for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. Jenkins gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY18 (2Q: 05:15) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Shaun Perkins. |
| 2-7-TBY21 (2Q: 04:31) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to WR Jonathan Snyder for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Archie Thies. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-TBY22 (2Q: 04:06) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to TE Harry Krupp for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Thies. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-TBY26 (2Q: 03:29) Casey Lynn punted 57 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR17. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (2Q: 03:21) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Albert Meadows for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Lazer. Meadows gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-CAR26 (2Q: 02:45) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Casey Sanderson for 10 yards. Tackled by CB J.R. Coccione, assisted by CB Colin Morris. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CAR36 (2Q: 02:00) Bernard Pierce ran around left end for 64 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Pierce made a great move on Christian Thompson. Key block delivered by Rickey Stoole. Carolina 13, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (2Q: 02:00) Extra point by Jason Burroughs was good. Carolina 14, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (2Q: 01:44) Jason Burroughs kicked off 68 yards from the CAR30. Dustin Bishop returned the ball 26 yards to the TBY28. Tackled by Earl Peterson. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (2Q: 01:34) Vernon Wilcox pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bishop. DE Melvin Dennis drove right through Rodney Bjorke to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY28 (2Q: 01:28) Vernon Wilcox pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bishop. OLB Zach Brown defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY28 (2Q: 01:23) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Delay of Game. |
| 3-15-TBY23 (2Q: 01:23) Vernon Wilcox pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bishop. DT George Harr hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-TBY23 (2Q: 01:16) Casey Lynn punted 36 yards. Tommie Woodard returned the kick -8 yards to the CAR33. Tackled by Neal Rodgers. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (2Q: 01:09) Earl Peterson ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Neal Rodgers. Key block delivered by Lamar Holmes. Holmes ran over Ron Brooks to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (2Q: 00:26) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR38 (2Q: 00:26) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Casey Sanderson for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Preston Rasmussen. Sanderson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-8-CAR45 (2Q: 00:19) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-CAR40 (2Q: 00:19) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Leonard Uerling for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB J.R. Coccione, assisted by CB Colin Morris. |
| 3-9-CAR44 (2Q: 00:13) Howie Barrett sacked by DE Toby Wallerstedt and ILB Ron Lazer for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by T.J. McGregor. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Jason Burroughs kicked off 60 yards from the CAR30. Isaac Seaman returned the ball 19 yards to the TBY29. Tackled by Mel Richardson. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (3Q: 14:42) Cris Stevens ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Isaac Eatherton, assisted by OLB Chris Whitfield. Key block delivered by Martin Schwartz. |
| 2-4-TBY35 (3Q: 14:01) Vernon Wilcox pass was intended for WR Dustin Bishop and was intercepted by S Major Wright at the CAR49. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Dustin Bishop. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (3Q: 13:52) Bernard Pierce ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Wolf. |
| 2-6-TBY37 (3Q: 13:15) Earl Peterson ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Toby Wallerstedt. |
| 3-4-TBY35 (3Q: 12:43) Howie Barrett scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brooks. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (3Q: 11:56) Howie Barrett pass completed to FB Junior Marsh for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Preston Rasmussen, assisted by CB Brent Crawford. |
| 2-3-TBY20 (3Q: 11:12) Earl Peterson ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Casey Hayward, assisted by ILB Don Wolf. |
| 3-4-TBY21 (3Q: 10:31) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Tommie Woodard for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ron Lazer. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (3Q: 09:52) Bernard Pierce ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brooks, assisted by ILB Antoine Zimmerman. |
| 2-8-TBY14 (3Q: 09:29) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-TBY19 (3Q: 09:21) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-18-TBY24 (3Q: 09:14) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Casey Sanderson. DT Kendall Reyes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-18-TBY24 (3Q: 09:06) Bernard Pierce ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Kendall Reyes. |
| 4-13-TBY19 (3Q: 08:29) Jason Burroughs attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 17, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (3Q: 08:24) Jason Burroughs kicked off 51 yards from the CAR30. Dustin Bishop returned the ball 21 yards to the TBY40. Tackled by Bernard Anglin. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (3Q: 08:01) Cris Stevens ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown, assisted by S Major Wright. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-TBY45 (3Q: 07:53) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to RB Cris Stevens for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Thies. |
| 2-5-TBY45 (3Q: 07:07) Vernon Wilcox pass was dropped by WR Jonathan Snyder. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-TBY45 (3Q: 06:57) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to WR Jonathan Snyder for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. |
| 4-2-TBY48 (3Q: 06:13) Casey Lynn punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR04. |
| 1-10-CAR04 (3Q: 06:04) Earl Peterson ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Wolf, assisted by DE John Harding. Key block delivered by Lamar Holmes. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (3Q: 05:27) Earl Peterson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brooks, assisted by DT Robert Grossreider. |
| 2-8-CAR19 (3Q: 05:02) Earl Peterson ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Toby Wallerstedt. |
| 3-6-CAR21 (3Q: 04:20) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Casey Sanderson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Colin Morris, assisted by CB J.R. Coccione. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (3Q: 03:36) Earl Peterson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Toby Wallerstedt, assisted by ILB Don Wolf. |
| 2-7-CAR30 (3Q: 03:07) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Albert Meadows for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ron Brooks. Meadows gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-6-CAR31 (3Q: 02:28) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Tommie Woodard for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Brandenfeis. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (3Q: 02:17) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Casey Sanderson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Brent Crawford, assisted by OLB Ross Siglar. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. Tampa Bay's Ross Siglar was hurt on the play. |
| 1-20-CAR32 (3Q: 02:10) Howie Barrett scrambled for 20 yards. Tackled by DE Toby Wallerstedt. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (3Q: 01:31) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Casey Sanderson for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Brandenfeis, assisted by S Casey Hayward. |
| 2-11-TBY49 (3Q: 00:59) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Randy Stuvaints. DE John Harding hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-TBY49 (3Q: 00:52) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Albert Meadows. DE John Harding hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-TBY49 (3Q: 00:42) Rod Francis punted 41 yards. Dustin Bishop returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY14. Tackled by T.J. McGregor. |
| 1-10-TBY14 (3Q: 00:34) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to TE Rob Gronkowski for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett. Gronkowski gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-7-TBY17 (3Q: 00:08) Vernon Wilcox pass was dropped by WR Jonathan Snyder. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-7-TBY17 (4Q: 15:00) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Glenn Rivera. |
| 4-8-TBY16 (4Q: 14:28) Casey Lynn punted 44 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR40. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (4Q: 14:20) Bernard Pierce ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Matt Knight. |
| 2-8-CAR42 (4Q: 13:43) Earl Peterson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Brandenfeis, assisted by S Ron Brooks. |
| 3-4-CAR46 (4Q: 13:15) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Albert Meadows for 8 yards. Tackled by S Casey Hayward. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (4Q: 12:33) Earl Peterson ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Casey Hayward, assisted by DE Toby Wallerstedt. |
| 2-6-TBY42 (4Q: 11:51) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Albert Meadows for 27 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Brandenfeis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (4Q: 11:11) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-TBY10 (4Q: 11:06) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Junior Marsh. CB J.R. Coccione defended the pass. |
| 2-5-TBY10 (4Q: 11:00) Bernard Pierce ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Don Wolf. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-15-TBY20 (4Q: 10:50) Howie Barrett pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Earl Peterson. ILB Don Wolf blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-15-TBY20 (4Q: 10:46) Howie Barrett pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Hicks. |
| 1-2-TBY02 (4Q: 10:05) Earl Peterson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brooks. |
| 2-2-TBY02 (4Q: 09:34) Howie Barrett pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Junior Marsh. DT Kendall Reyes blocked the pass. |
| 3-2-TBY02 (4Q: 09:30) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommie Woodard. DE Toby Wallerstedt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-2-TBY02 (4Q: 09:23) Jason Burroughs attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 20, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (4Q: 09:16) Jason Burroughs kicked off 61 yards from the CAR30. Dustin Bishop returned the ball 33 yards to the TBY42. Tackled by Mel Richardson. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (4Q: 08:54) Vernon Wilcox sacked by OLB Zach Brown for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Danny Watkins. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Melvin Dennis for 6 yards to the TBY31. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (4Q: 08:42) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommie Woodard. DE John Harding hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-TBY31 (4Q: 08:38) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Leonard Uerling for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Christian Thompson, assisted by S Neal Rodgers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Uerling gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY19 (4Q: 08:00) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Tommie Woodard. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY29 (4Q: 07:56) Randy Stuvaints ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brooks. |
| 2-18-TBY27 (4Q: 07:09) Earl Peterson ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE A.J. Thomason, assisted by CB Preston Rasmussen. |
| 3-12-TBY21 (4Q: 06:21) Bernard Pierce ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Preston Rasmussen. |
| 4-10-TBY19 (4Q: 05:36) Jason Burroughs attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 23, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (4Q: 05:28) Jason Burroughs kicked off 71 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 05:28) Vernon Wilcox pass completed to TE Rob Gronkowski for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Bryce Glasthal, assisted by OLB Zach Brown. Gronkowski gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (4Q: 05:07) Brandon Johnson pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Cris Stevens. CB Mel Richardson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY38 (4Q: 05:02) Brandon Johnson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Clarence Welch. S Sam Moss defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY38 (4Q: 04:51) Brandon Johnson pass completed to TE Rob Gronkowski for 24 yards. Tackled by S Jaiquawn Jarrett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Gronkowski gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (4Q: 04:29) Brandon Johnson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jonathan Snyder. DE Isaac Eatherton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR38 (4Q: 04:19) Brandon Johnson scrambled for 31 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard and assisted by S Sam Moss. |
| 1-7-CAR07 (4Q: 03:59) Brandon Johnson sacked by CB Mel Richardson and DE Melvin Dennis for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Martin Schwartz. |
| 2-12-CAR12 (4Q: 03:39) Brandon Johnson pass completed to WR AJ Jenkins for 8 yards. Tackled by S Sam Moss. |
| 3-4-CAR04 (4Q: 03:18) Brandon Johnson pass was dropped by WR Dustin Bishop. |
| 4-4-CAR04 (4Q: 03:14) Brandon Johnson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bishop. CB Mel Richardson defended the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR04 (4Q: 03:09) Earl Peterson ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Brandenfeis. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR04 (4Q: 02:22) Bernard Pierce ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Hicks, assisted by DE John Harding. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-7-CAR07 (4Q: 02:11) Bernard Pierce ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Toby Wallerstedt, assisted by OLB Stephen Hicks. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-5-CAR09 (4Q: 02:02) Rod Francis punted 47 yards. Brent Crawford returned the kick 4 yards to the TBY48. Tackled by Albert Meadows. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (4Q: 01:53) Brandon Johnson pass completed to WR AJ Jenkins for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Thies, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. Jenkins gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (4Q: 01:35) Brandon Johnson pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Sanderson. |
| 2-14-CAR32 (4Q: 01:14) Brandon Johnson pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Clarence Welch. DT Dontari Poe blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-CAR32 (4Q: 01:04) Brandon Johnson sacked by DT Dontari Poe for a loss of 5 yards. Poe simply blew through Julio Pennington to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 4-19-CAR37 (4Q: 00:44) Brandon Johnson pass was dropped by WR Clarence Welch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR37 (4Q: 00:38) Howie Barrett dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-12-CAR35 (4Q: 00:28) Howie Barrett dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 23, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 |