| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bruce Darche kicked off 77 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 15:00) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN15 (1Q: 14:51) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Frankie Sanford. ILB Wendell Coffey knocked the ball out of his grasp. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (1Q: 14:45) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 32 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi. Moser gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (1Q: 14:17) Matty Ice Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. |
| 2-10-CAR47 (1Q: 14:12) Nicky Winters ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. |
| 3-10-CAR47 (1Q: 13:29) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Murphy. S Darryl Tripodi defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR47 (1Q: 13:16) Kevin Huber punted 37 yards. Eli Martinez returned the kick 8 yards to the CAR18. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR07 (1Q: 13:05) Howie Barrett kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. Key block delivered by Jon Asamoah. |
| 2-4-CAR13 (1Q: 12:33) Tommie Peters ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Brace. Key block delivered by Reuben Preston. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (1Q: 11:55) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Arnie Sherry. |
| 2-10-CAR17 (1Q: 11:49) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Mike Hoomanawanui for 24 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston, assisted by DE Terry Fitzgerald. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hoomanawanui gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (1Q: 11:07) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Ethan Blackshear. |
| 2-10-CAR41 (1Q: 11:01) Tommie Peters ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston, assisted by DE Ron Brace. |
| 3-8-CAR43 (1Q: 10:17) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Corwin Bernstein. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-CAR43 (1Q: 10:09) Bill Hankton punted 52 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN05. |
| 1-10-MIN05 (1Q: 10:00) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte, assisted by ILB Wendell Coffey. Minnesota's Peter Jennings was hurt on the play. |
| 2-2-MIN13 (1Q: 09:17) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Jumbo Kudlacz for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Myron Rolle. Kudlacz gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 08:43) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Springer. Moser gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 08:04) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Wade Turner. |
| 2-12-MIN36 (1Q: 07:30) Nicky Winters ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry, assisted by OLB Leonard Korte. |
| 3-8-MIN40 (1Q: 06:52) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Jumbo Kudlacz for 15 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi. Kudlacz gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (1Q: 06:20) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Jumbo Kudlacz for 6 yards. Tackled by DE E.J. Wilson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Darryl Tripodi on the CAR39. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (1Q: 06:11) Tommie Peters ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Carpenter, assisted by S J.C. Blackwell. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CAR44 (1Q: 06:03) Tommie Peters ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers, assisted by CB Jon Swinton. |
| 2-2-CAR47 (1Q: 05:29) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (1Q: 05:02) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 26 yards. Tackled by ILB Rufus Rasmussen. Royal gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-MIN09 (1Q: 04:20) Buddy Wittich ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Brace, assisted by DE Edward Connell. Minnesota's Keith Rivers was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-7-MIN07 (1Q: 03:55) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Neasman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-MIN05 (1Q: 03:27) Howie Barrett pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Mike Hoomanawanui. DE DeMario Pressley blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN05 (1Q: 03:21) Bruce Darche attempted a 22 yard field goal and it was blocked by J.C. Blackwell. CAR Bill Hankton recovered the ball at the MIN22. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (1Q: 03:15) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE D'Anthony Smith. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| 2-5-MIN27 (1Q: 02:41) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Rodderick Muckelroy. |
| 3-4-MIN28 (1Q: 02:05) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 29 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. Murphy gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (1Q: 01:24) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Shane Williams for 4 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN47 (1Q: 01:13) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 19 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Tripodi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-CAR34 (1Q: 00:33) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-11-CAR44 (1Q: 00:26) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 11 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Dole. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Palmer gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (2Q: 15:00) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by TE Jumbo Kudlacz. |
| 2-10-CAR33 (2Q: 14:56) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry, assisted by ILB Wendell Coffey. |
| 3-9-CAR32 (2Q: 14:17) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Murphy. CB Juan Anagnostis defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CAR32 (2Q: 14:08) Ron Kariger attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 14:00) Ron Kariger kicked off 62 yards from the MIN30. Eli Martinez returned the ball 12 yards to the CAR20. Tackled by Wayne Calixto. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 13:28) Jerald Jenkins ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. DE Edward Connell knocked down Neil Clark to break up the play. |
| 2-7-CAR23 (2Q: 12:55) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 6 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. |
| 3-1-CAR29 (2Q: 12:17) Tommie Peters ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. |
| 4-1-CAR29 (2Q: 11:36) Bill Hankton punted 51 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Ed Dickson. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 11:29) Matt Ryan sacked by DE D'Anthony Smith and DE Martin Marsh for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Kennedy Gaylord. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Darryl Tripodi on the MIN21. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (2Q: 11:18) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN26 (2Q: 11:09) Howie Barrett scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 2-7-MIN18 (2Q: 10:25) Tommie Peters ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. |
| 3-4-MIN15 (2Q: 09:57) Howie Barrett sacked by DE Edward Connell and S Allen Weber for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Courtney Diminnie. |
| 4-10-MIN21 (2Q: 09:11) Bruce Darche attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 09:05) Bruce Darche kicked off 50 yards from the CAR30. Wayne Calixto returned the ball 26 yards to the MIN46. Tackled by Arnie Sherry. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 08:45) Gerald Clark ran a draw inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE E.J. Wilson. |
| 2-11-MIN45 (2Q: 08:18) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Jumbo Kudlacz for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Springer. Kudlacz gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (2Q: 07:43) Matt Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Jumbo Kudlacz. |
| 2-10-CAR41 (2Q: 07:38) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Wade Turner. Murphy gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-4-CAR35 (2Q: 07:13) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 32 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. Murphy gained 24 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-3-CAR03 (2Q: 06:26) Gerald Clark ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE E.J. Wilson, assisted by S Louis Delmas. |
| 2-3-CAR03 (2Q: 05:53) Nicky Winters ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry, assisted by OLB Preston Sanford. |
| 3-4-CAR04 (2Q: 05:09) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Shane Williams for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 9, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 05:09) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Minnesota 10, Carolina 3 |
| (2Q: 05:01) Ron Kariger kicked off 70 yards from the MIN30. Jerald Jenkins returned the ball 14 yards to the CAR14. Tackled by Jon Swinton. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (2Q: 04:26) Howie Barrett scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Neasman and assisted by ILB Andre Poston. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (2Q: 03:40) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 29 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Walton gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 02:59) Howie Barrett pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Neal Walton. DE Edward Connell blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN47 (2Q: 02:52) Tommie Peters ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Brace, assisted by ILB Andre Poston. |
| 3-4-MIN41 (2Q: 02:22) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Eddie Royal. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN41 (2Q: 02:15) Bill Hankton punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 02:08) Matty Ice Ryan pass was dropped by WR Louis Murphy. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (2Q: 02:02) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Martin Marsh, assisted by ILB Marty Larry. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-15-MIN15 (2Q: 02:02) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Wendell Coffey. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-5-MIN25 (2Q: 01:55) Matt Ryan pass was intended for WR Shane Williams and was intercepted by S Darryl Tripodi at the MIN48. The interception was returned 6 yards. Tackled by Shane Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 01:45) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 7 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by CB Jon Swinton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN35 (2Q: 01:24) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 10 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (2Q: 01:05) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Ethan Blackshear for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jon Swinton, assisted by OLB Slade Norris. Blackshear gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (2Q: 00:54) Howie Barrett pass was intended for WR Ethan Blackshear and was intercepted by CB T.J. Ward in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 00:45) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Nicky Winters. DT Wade Turner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (2Q: 00:38) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DT Louis Parker defended the pass. |
| 3-10-MIN20 (2Q: 00:34) Matt Ryan pass was intended for WR Louis Murphy and was intercepted by OLB Leonard Korte at the MIN44. The interception was returned 35 yards. Tackled by Louis Murphy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-9-MIN09 (2Q: 00:25) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Mike Hoomanawanui for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Allen Weber. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-MIN02 (2Q: 00:18) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tommie Peters. DE Shawn Carpenter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-MIN02 (2Q: 00:12) Bruce Darche attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Carolina 6 |
| (2Q: 00:06) Bruce Darche kicked off 71 yards from the CAR30. Wayne Calixto returned the ball 38 yards to the MIN37. Tackled by Kelly Springer. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 00:01) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Preston Sanford. Winters gained 14 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (2Q: 00:01) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DE Martin Marsh hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ron Kariger kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Jerald Jenkins returned the ball 15 yards to the CAR16. Tackled by Cary Torres. |
| 1-10-CAR16 (3Q: 14:44) Tommie Peters ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by DE Ron Brace. |
| 2-9-CAR17 (3Q: 14:07) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Ed Dickson for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Neasman. Dickson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (3Q: 13:25) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers, assisted by CB Sean Smith. Walton gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (3Q: 12:42) Buddy Wittich ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston, assisted by DE Shawn Carpenter. |
| 2-7-CAR46 (3Q: 11:56) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-2-MIN49 (3Q: 11:52) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-7-CAR46 (3Q: 11:46) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 13 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (3Q: 11:08) Buddy Wittich ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 2-11-MIN42 (3Q: 10:23) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. Walton gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN35 (3Q: 09:44) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Neasman, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. Walton gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (3Q: 09:06) Tommie Peters ran a trap outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. Key block delivered by Jon Asamoah. |
| 2-4-MIN25 (3Q: 08:36) Buddy Wittich ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Slade Norris. ILB Phil Gaylor knocked down Neil Clark to break up the play. |
| 3-7-MIN28 (3Q: 08:00) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 28 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Walton gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Carolina 12, Minnesota 10 |
| (3Q: 08:00) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. Carolina 13, Minnesota 10 |
| (3Q: 07:47) Bruce Darche kicked off 58 yards from the CAR30. Wayne Calixto returned the ball 34 yards to the MIN46. Tackled by Ed Dickson. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 07:13) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas, assisted by S Darryl Tripodi. Key block delivered by Renaldo Becker. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (3Q: 06:40) Matt Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Shane Williams. ILB Wendell Coffey blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR40 (3Q: 06:31) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Jumbo Kudlacz for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Preston Sanford. |
| 3-7-CAR37 (3Q: 06:04) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (3Q: 05:54) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Shane Williams for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodderick Muckelroy. Williams gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-CAR20 (3Q: 05:26) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Preston Sanford. |
| 3-3-CAR21 (3Q: 05:04) Matt Ryan sacked by DE E.J. Wilson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Roger George. |
| 4-8-CAR26 (3Q: 04:24) Ron Kariger attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. Minnesota 13, Carolina 13 |
| (3Q: 04:17) Ron Kariger kicked off 76 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 04:17) Tommie Peters ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Jon Swinton. Key block delivered by Neil Clark. |
| 2-2-CAR28 (3Q: 03:52) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. ILB Phil Gaylor defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-CAR28 (3Q: 03:43) Tommie Peters ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. Key block delivered by Steven Justice. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (3Q: 02:59) Howie Barrett scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber and assisted by CB T.J. Ward. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (3Q: 02:32) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Royal. DT Scottie Benton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR44 (3Q: 02:25) Tommie Peters ran around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 3-11-CAR43 (3Q: 01:48) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ethan Blackshear. S J.C. Blackwell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-CAR43 (3Q: 01:38) Bill Hankton punted 43 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 17 yards to the MIN31. Tackled by Kelly Springer. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (3Q: 01:29) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 3 yards. Tackled by DE D'Anthony Smith. |
| 2-7-MIN34 (3Q: 00:48) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Myron Rolle. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (3Q: 00:02) Nicky Winters ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Wendell Coffey, assisted by CB Kelly Springer. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-12-MIN45 (4Q: 15:00) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 38 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Springer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Murphy gained 33 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (4Q: 14:25) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Juan Anagnostis. |
| 2-8-CAR15 (4Q: 13:47) Matty Ice Ryan scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Dole. |
| 3-1-CAR08 (4Q: 13:07) Gerald Clark ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DE D'Anthony Smith. |
| 4-3-CAR10 (4Q: 12:23) Ron Kariger attempted a 27 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. The holder did not do a very good job of getting the ball down in time. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 12:16) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. S Allen Weber defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (4Q: 12:10) Buddy Wittich ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Louie Shaw, assisted by DT Scottie Benton. Key block delivered by Reuben Preston. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (4Q: 11:26) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Corwin Bernstein. DE Terry Fitzgerald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR30 (4Q: 11:18) Tommie Peters ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Brace. |
| 3-7-CAR33 (4Q: 10:53) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Arnie Sherry. S Harry Anaya defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-CAR33 (4Q: 10:47) Bill Hankton punted 53 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN20. Tackled by Kelly Springer. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 10:38) Matty Ice Ryan pass was dropped by WR Emmitt Palmer. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (4Q: 10:32) Matty Ice Ryan scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. |
| 3-4-MIN26 (4Q: 09:55) Matt Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. OLB Preston Sanford blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN26 (4Q: 09:51) Kevin Huber punted 57 yards. Eli Martinez returned the kick 2 yards to the CAR19. Tackled by Cary Torres. |
| 1-10-CAR19 (4Q: 09:40) Howie Barrett pass was intended for WR Neal Walton and was intercepted by ILB Andre Poston at the CAR37. The interception was returned 2 yards. Tackled by Neal Walton. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (4Q: 09:31) Matt Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. OLB Rodderick Muckelroy blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR35 (4Q: 09:26) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 6 yards. Tackled by DE E.J. Wilson. Moser gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-CAR29 (4Q: 08:49) Matt Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Louis Murphy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR29 (4Q: 08:45) Ron Kariger attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 16, Carolina 13 |
| (4Q: 08:38) Ron Kariger kicked off 63 yards from the MIN30. Jerald Jenkins returned the ball 18 yards to the CAR25. Tackled by Cary Torres. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (4Q: 08:14) Buddy Wittich ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. Key block delivered by Neil Clark. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (4Q: 07:47) Tommie Peters ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Fitzgerald. Key block delivered by Chris Marinelli. |
| 2-1-CAR44 (4Q: 07:18) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Royal. OLB Slade Norris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-1-CAR44 (4Q: 07:08) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-CAR39 (4Q: 07:01) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Fitzgerald, assisted by CB Sean Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CAR41 (4Q: 06:19) Bill Hankton punted 49 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN14. Tackled by Mike Hoomanawanui. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (4Q: 06:11) Nicky Winters ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE E.J. Wilson, assisted by S Louis Delmas. |
| 2-6-MIN18 (4Q: 05:23) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to FB A.J. Murray for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Wendell Coffey. Murray gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-5-MIN19 (4Q: 04:36) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by TE Jumbo Kudlacz. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN19 (4Q: 04:29) Kevin Huber punted 46 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR35. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (4Q: 04:22) Buddy Wittich ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 2-8-CAR37 (4Q: 03:44) Jerald Jenkins ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE DeMario Pressley, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 3-4-CAR41 (4Q: 03:19) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 5 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (4Q: 02:50) Tommie Peters ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Slade Norris. OLB Keith Rivers knocked down Neil Clark to break up the play. |
| 2-12-CAR44 (4Q: 02:22) Howie Barrett pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Ed Dickson. DE Edward Connell blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-CAR44 (4Q: 02:15) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Desmond Hout. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-5-MIN49 (4Q: 02:00) Bill Hankton punted 40 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN09. |
| 1-10-MIN09 (4Q: 01:53) Gerald Clark ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodderick Muckelroy, assisted by DT Louis Parker. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-8-MIN11 (4Q: 01:43) Gerald Clark ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Dole. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-9-MIN10 (4Q: 01:36) Nicky Winters ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry, assisted by S Louis Delmas. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 4-3-MIN16 (4Q: 01:26) Kevin Huber punted 41 yards. Eli Martinez returned the kick -2 yards to the CAR41. Tackled by Jumbo Kudlacz. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (4Q: 01:15) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. DE Terry Fitzgerald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR41 (4Q: 01:05) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 33 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Walton gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (4Q: 00:49) Howie Barrett spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-MIN26 (4Q: 00:46) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Mike Hoomanawanui for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Desmond Hout. Hoomanawanui gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Phil Gaylor on the MIN10. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (4Q: 00:36) Matty Ice Ryan dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 16, Carolina Panthers 13 |