| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 72 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Calvin Gifford kicked off 79 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (1Q: 15:00) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Rico Turnbull. |
| 2-5-CAR25 (1Q: 14:31) Howie Barrett pass completed to RB Tommie Peters for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Brent Crawford. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Eddie Royal on the CAR26. |
| 3-4-CAR26 (1Q: 14:03) Tommie Peters ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Brent Crawford. Key block delivered by Richie Haayer. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (1Q: 13:37) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR27 (1Q: 13:27) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Royal. CB Brent Crawford defended the pass. |
| 2-15-CAR27 (1Q: 13:23) Jason Lovallo ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Fili Moala, assisted by CB Brent Crawford. |
| 3-10-CAR32 (1Q: 12:54) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Royal. DT Kent Vaughn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-CAR32 (1Q: 12:48) Bill Hankton punted 67 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY01. |
| 1-10-TBY01 (1Q: 12:41) Clifton Millner ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry, assisted by OLB Leonard Korte. |
| 2-7-TBY04 (1Q: 12:04) Colt McCoy scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. |
| 1-10-TBY12 (1Q: 11:32) Colt McCoy pass completed to FB John Conner for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Juan Anagnostis, assisted by CB Kelly Springer. Conner gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (1Q: 10:53) Clifton Millner ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes. Key block delivered by Rex Strickland. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (1Q: 10:17) Colt McCoy pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Joey Medlock. DE E.J. Wilson blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY33 (1Q: 10:11) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-TBY28 (1Q: 10:05) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Joey Medlock for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Juan Anagnostis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-TBY32 (1Q: 09:30) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Brandon LaFell for 15 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (1Q: 09:05) John Conner ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes. |
| 2-6-CAR49 (1Q: 08:34) Howie Barlow ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE D'Anthony Smith. OLB Leonard Korte knocked down Scottie Brodbelt to break up the play. |
| 3-5-CAR48 (1Q: 08:11) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg Ellison. CB Clyde Kieffer defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-CAR48 (1Q: 08:06) Kerry Bergman punted 45 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR03. |
| 1-10-CAR03 (1Q: 07:59) Jason Lovallo ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Daryl Mincy. |
| 2-6-CAR07 (1Q: 07:16) Jason Lovallo ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Trevor Petry. Key block delivered by Courtney Diminnie. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (1Q: 06:46) Jason Lovallo ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Brent Crawford. |
| 2-9-CAR19 (1Q: 06:16) Jason Lovallo ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Van Alston. |
| 3-7-CAR21 (1Q: 05:44) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 13 yards. Tackled by S Gus Horn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Royal gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (1Q: 05:04) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Richie Fuller for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Rico Turnbull, assisted by OLB Kennedy Welshans. Fuller gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-CAR42 (1Q: 04:30) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Bart Krcik, assisted by CB Brent Crawford. Royal gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (1Q: 04:06) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY50 (1Q: 03:56) Howie Barrett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Richie Fuller. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-25-CAR40 (1Q: 03:51) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. DT Fili Moala simply tossed Courtney Diminnie aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 2-25-CAR40 (1Q: 03:47) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Reuben Preston. ILB Daryl Mincy defended the pass. |
| 3-25-CAR40 (1Q: 03:41) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Arnie Sherry. S Reshad Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-25-CAR40 (1Q: 03:32) Bill Hankton punted 33 yards. Greg Ellison called for a fair catch at the TBY27. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (1Q: 03:22) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Tracy Shergalis for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Wendell Coffey, assisted by CB Clyde Kieffer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Shergalis gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (1Q: 02:54) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brandon LaFell. DE E.J. Wilson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY46 (1Q: 02:43) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Brandon LaFell for 21 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (1Q: 01:58) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Joey Medlock for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Springer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Medlock gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (1Q: 01:18) Colt McCoy pass was dropped by WR Tracy Shergalis. |
| 2-10-CAR22 (1Q: 01:14) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Brandon LaFell for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Juan Anagnostis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-CAR15 (1Q: 00:32) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeremy Maclin. OLB Rodderick Muckelroy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-CAR15 (1Q: 00:24) Calvin Gifford attempted a 32 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (1Q: 00:16) Jason Lovallo ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim, assisted by DT Rico Turnbull. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-10-CAR22 (2Q: 15:00) Jason Lovallo ran around left end for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Brent Crawford, assisted by DT Rico Turnbull. Key block delivered by Richie Haayer. Haayer ran over Vinny Forbes to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (2Q: 14:24) Tommie Peters ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Van Alston. |
| 2-11-CAR38 (2Q: 13:52) Howie Barrett scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Kennedy Welshans. |
| 3-5-CAR44 (2Q: 13:26) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Richie Fuller for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Burt Austin. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (2Q: 12:59) Jason Lovallo ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Daryl Mincy, assisted by CB Brent Crawford. |
| 2-8-TBY47 (2Q: 12:18) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Richie Fuller for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Norman Barone. Fuller gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (2Q: 11:34) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Neal Walton. OLB Trevor Petry defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY37 (2Q: 11:27) Jason Lovallo ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Reshad Jones. |
| 3-9-TBY36 (2Q: 10:51) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Royal. DE Darnell Cooley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-TBY36 (2Q: 10:43) Bill Hankton punted 36 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 10:38) Clifton Millner ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dwayne Swillis. Key block delivered by John Conner. |
| 2-5-TBY25 (2Q: 09:56) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Jeremy Maclin for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Springer. Maclin gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (2Q: 09:14) Clifton Millner ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Juan Anagnostis. Key block delivered by Scottie Brodbelt. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (2Q: 08:47) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Greg Ellison for 28 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. Ellison gained 22 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (2Q: 08:04) Colt McCoy pass completed to RB Clifton Millner for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Millner gained 4 yards after the catch. Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 08:04) Extra point by Calvin Gifford was good. Tampa Bay 7, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 07:54) Calvin Gifford kicked off 67 yards from the TBY30. Jerald Jenkins returned the ball 29 yards to the CAR32. Tackled by Tracy Shergalis. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 07:29) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Richie Fuller. OLB Bart Krcik defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR32 (2Q: 07:23) Tommie Peters ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Vinny Forbes. |
| 3-10-CAR32 (2Q: 06:42) Howie Barrett pass was dropped by WR Neal Walton. |
| 4-10-CAR32 (2Q: 06:33) Bill Hankton punted 50 yards. Greg Ellison returned the kick 0 yards to the TBY18. Tackled by Vinny Mayes. |
| 1-10-TBY18 (2Q: 06:24) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Jeremy Maclin for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Juan Anagnostis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Maclin gained 8 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (2Q: 06:13) Clifton Millner ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Springer, assisted by OLB Preston Sanford. Key block delivered by Norm Battle. |
| 2-4-TBY47 (2Q: 05:50) Howie Barlow ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas, assisted by DT Louis Parker. |
| 3-4-TBY47 (2Q: 05:20) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Winfred Gilmore. CB Sherrick McManis knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-TBY47 (2Q: 05:13) Kerry Bergman punted 42 yards. Eli Martinez called for a fair catch at the CAR11. |
| 1-10-CAR11 (2Q: 05:02) Howie Barrett pass completed to RB Jason Lovallo for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Vinny Forbes. Lovallo gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (2Q: 04:18) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Arnie Sherry for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Daryl Mincy, assisted by DT Kent Vaughn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sherry gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (2Q: 03:30) Tommie Peters ran outside the right tackle for 16 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Trevor Petry. Key block delivered by Courtney Diminnie. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (2Q: 02:46) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Royal. CB Brent Crawford defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY45 (2Q: 02:38) Tommie Peters ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Rico Turnbull. Key block delivered by Courtney Diminnie. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (2Q: 02:01) Tommie Peters ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Calvin Vila, assisted by DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-9-TBY30 (2Q: 01:52) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Arnie Sherry. S Gus Horn defended the pass. |
| 3-9-TBY30 (2Q: 01:44) Howie Barrett sacked by CB Brent Crawford and ILB Daryl Mincy for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by T.J. McGregor. |
| 4-16-TBY37 (2Q: 01:23) Bruce Darche attempted a 54 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (2Q: 01:16) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY39 (2Q: 01:16) Clifton Millner ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte, assisted by S Louis Delmas. Key block delivered by Gene Forbes. |
| 2-5-TBY49 (2Q: 00:55) Colt McCoy pass completed to RB Clifton Millner for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Louis Delmas, assisted by OLB Leonard Korte. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (2Q: 00:46) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Greg Ellison for 12 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Dole. Ellison gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (2Q: 00:36) Colt McCoy pass was dropped by WR Jeremy Maclin. |
| 2-10-CAR32 (2Q: 00:30) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Tracy Shergalis for 32 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Shergalis gained 11 yards after the catch. Tampa Bay 13, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 00:30) Extra point by Calvin Gifford was good. Tampa Bay 14, Carolina 0 |
| (2Q: 00:08) Calvin Gifford kicked off 79 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 00:08) Howie Barrett dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bruce Darche kicked off 50 yards from the CAR30. Joey Medlock returned the ball 21 yards to the TBY41. Tackled by Vinny Mayes. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (3Q: 14:41) Howie Barlow ran a draw inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas, assisted by OLB Leonard Korte. Key block delivered by Gene Forbes. |
| 2-4-TBY23 (3Q: 14:07) Clifton Millner ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas. Key block delivered by Scottie Brodbelt. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (3Q: 13:29) Clifton Millner ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Juan Anagnostis, assisted by ILB Marty Larry. |
| 2-7-TBY33 (3Q: 12:50) Colt McCoy pass completed to TE Rob Gronkowski for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Juan Anagnostis. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (3Q: 12:10) Howie Barlow ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dwayne Swillis, assisted by DE Martin Marsh. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY37 (3Q: 12:03) Clifton Millner ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by DE E.J. Wilson. Key block delivered by Jack Sughroue. |
| 2-9-TBY48 (3Q: 11:31) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeremy Maclin. S Louis Delmas defended the pass. |
| 3-9-TBY48 (3Q: 11:24) Colt McCoy sacked by DE D'Anthony Smith and DE Martin Marsh for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Scottie Brodbelt. |
| 4-16-TBY41 (3Q: 10:56) Kerry Bergman punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR03. |
| 1-10-CAR03 (3Q: 10:47) Tommie Peters ran around right end for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Scotty McGee. Key block delivered by Courtney Diminnie. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (3Q: 10:10) Tommie Peters ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Brent Crawford. |
| 2-12-CAR21 (3Q: 09:39) Howie Barrett scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Scotty McGee. |
| 3-6-CAR27 (3Q: 09:04) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Ethan Blackshear for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Scotty McGee. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (3Q: 08:29) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Richie Fuller for 12 yards. Tackled by S Reshad Jones. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR23 (3Q: 08:18) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Vinny Forbes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (3Q: 08:10) Howie Barrett scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Brent Crawford. |
| 2-4-CAR34 (3Q: 07:37) Howie Barrett sacked by DE Winston England for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by T.J. McGregor. |
| 3-9-CAR29 (3Q: 06:58) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Royal. S Reshad Jones defended the pass. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (3Q: 06:51) Jason Lovallo ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Calvin Vila, assisted by DE Winston England. |
| 2-11-CAR43 (3Q: 06:18) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Richie Fuller for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Vaughn. Fuller gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-CAR48 (3Q: 05:30) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Ethan Blackshear for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Scotty McGee. |
| 4-2-TBY48 (3Q: 04:51) Bill Hankton punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY05. |
| 1-10-TBY05 (3Q: 04:41) Clifton Millner ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Joey Sturgeon, assisted by S Louis Delmas. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Colt McCoy to the TBY08. |
| 2-7-TBY08 (3Q: 04:15) Clifton Millner ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Preston Sanford. |
| 3-5-TBY10 (3Q: 03:47) Clifton Millner ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE E.J. Wilson. |
| 4-2-TBY13 (3Q: 03:01) Kerry Bergman punted 42 yards. Eli Martinez returned the kick 8 yards to the TBY47. Tackled by Calvin Vila. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (3Q: 02:50) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Trevor Petry. Walton gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (3Q: 02:12) Howie Barrett sacked by S Gus Horn for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Courtney Diminnie. |
| 2-15-TBY34 (3Q: 01:27) Howie Barrett pass completed to FB Reuben Preston for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Kennedy Welshans. |
| 3-13-TBY32 (3Q: 00:45) Howie Barrett scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Van Alston. |
| 4-8-TBY27 (3Q: 00:19) Bruce Darche attempted a 44 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (3Q: 00:12) Colt McCoy pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tracy Shergalis. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-10-TBY34 (4Q: 15:00) Colt McCoy pass was dropped by WR Tracy Shergalis. |
| 3-10-TBY34 (4Q: 14:53) Colt McCoy pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Tracy Shergalis. DE Martin Marsh blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-TBY34 (4Q: 14:44) Kerry Bergman punted 46 yards. Eli Martinez returned the kick 5 yards to the CAR25. Tackled by John Conner. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (4Q: 14:34) Tommie Peters ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Gus Horn. |
| 2-7-CAR28 (4Q: 14:09) Tommie Peters ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Norman Barone, assisted by DT Fili Moala. |
| 3-3-CAR32 (4Q: 13:39) Jason Lovallo ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Rico Turnbull. Key block delivered by Courtney Diminnie. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (4Q: 13:02) Tommie Peters ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Daryl Mincy, assisted by DE Darnell Cooley. Key block delivered by T.J. McGregor. |
| 2-5-CAR47 (4Q: 12:18) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Ethan Blackshear for 17 yards. Tackled by S Gus Horn. Blackshear gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (4Q: 11:45) Howie Barrett scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Winston England. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (4Q: 11:02) Howie Barrett scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Trevor Petry. |
| 2-4-TBY20 (4Q: 10:24) Howie Barrett pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Neal Walton. DT Kent Vaughn blocked the pass. |
| 3-4-TBY20 (4Q: 10:20) Howie Barrett pass completed to TE Richie Fuller for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Scotty McGee. |
| 1-10-TBY12 (4Q: 09:35) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tampa Bay 14, Carolina 6 |
| (4Q: 09:35) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. Tampa Bay 14, Carolina 7 |
| (4Q: 09:26) Bruce Darche kicked off 61 yards from the CAR30. Tracy Shergalis returned the ball 22 yards to the TBY31. Tackled by Vinny Mayes. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (4Q: 08:53) Clifton Millner ran outside the right tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by S Louis Delmas, assisted by ILB Dwayne Swillis. Key block delivered by Rex Strickland. |
| 1-10-TBY50 (4Q: 08:16) Howie Barlow ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Wendell Coffey. |
| 2-8-CAR48 (4Q: 07:32) Colt McCoy pass completed to RB Clifton Millner for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry. Millner gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (4Q: 06:48) Clifton Millner ran inside the left tackle for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Juan Anagnostis. Key block delivered by Norm Battle. Battle ran over Marty Larry to set up the play. |
| 1-5-CAR05 (4Q: 06:01) Howie Barlow ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Rex Strickland. Tampa Bay 20, Carolina 7 |
| (4Q: 06:01) Extra point by Calvin Gifford was good. Tampa Bay 21, Carolina 7 |
| (4Q: 05:55) Calvin Gifford kicked off 77 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 05:55) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Brent Crawford. Walton gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 05:09) Tommie Peters ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Darnell Cooley. |
| 2-9-CAR44 (4Q: 04:28) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 48 yards. Tackled by S Calvin Vila. Royal gained 35 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-TBY08 (4Q: 04:06) Jason Lovallo ran around left end for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Richie Haayer. Tampa Bay 21, Carolina 13 |
| (4Q: 04:06) Extra point by Bruce Darche was good. Tampa Bay 21, Carolina 14 |
| (4Q: 04:00) Bruce Darche kicked off 64 yards from the CAR30. Tracy Shergalis returned the ball 22 yards to the TBY28. Tackled by Vinny Mayes. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (4Q: 03:50) John Conner ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Marty Larry. |
| 2-7-TBY31 (4Q: 03:03) Clifton Millner ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE D'Anthony Smith, assisted by ILB Wendell Coffey. |
| 3-6-TBY32 (4Q: 02:15) Colt McCoy kept the ball, running inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Louis Parker. Key block delivered by Rex Strickland. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (4Q: 02:07) Clifton Millner ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-TBY39 (4Q: 02:00) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-TBY34 (4Q: 02:00) Clifton Millner ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Louis Parker, assisted by S Kenny Dole. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-10-TBY39 (4Q: 01:53) Howie Barlow ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Leonard Korte. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 4-9-TBY40 (4Q: 01:45) Kerry Bergman punted 50 yards. Eli Martinez returned the kick 12 yards to the CAR22. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CAR10 (4Q: 01:34) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Brent Crawford. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (4Q: 01:12) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Eddie Royal for 21 yards. Tackled by S Calvin Vila. Royal gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (4Q: 00:51) Howie Barrett pass completed to RB Jason Lovallo for 3 yards. Tackled by S Calvin Vila. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-CAR46 (4Q: 00:32) Howie Barrett spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-7-CAR46 (4Q: 00:29) Howie Barrett pass completed to WR Arnie Sherry for 11 yards. Tackled by S Gus Horn. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (4Q: 00:09) Howie Barrett pass completed to RB Jerald Jenkins for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Vinny Forbes. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 1-5-TBY38 (4Q: 00:09) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Royal. DE Winston England hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-5-TBY38 (4Q: 00:03) Howie Barrett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ethan Blackshear. CB Brent Crawford knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| Final Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21, Carolina Panthers 14 |