| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 49 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ethan Hutton kicked off 63 yards from the CAR30. Neal Rodgers returned the ball 21 yards to the TBY28. Tackled by Tommie Woodard. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (1Q: 14:39) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Cris Stevens for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Vernon Warren. Stevens gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (1Q: 14:00) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Jake Hall for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Barry Abrams, assisted by CB Vernon Warren. Hall gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-TBY49 (1Q: 13:23) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Cris Stevens for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (1Q: 12:50) J.J. Sutton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Howard Rucci. DE Isaac Eatherton blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR46 (1Q: 12:45) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Rucci. DE George Carter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CAR46 (1Q: 12:39) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jake Hall. OLB Zach Brown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-CAR46 (1Q: 12:31) Gino James punted 42 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR04. |
| 1-10-CAR04 (1Q: 12:23) Pete Bates ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Julio Fortin. Tampa Bay's John Harding was hurt on the play. |
| 2-9-CAR05 (1Q: 11:49) Earl Peterson ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Andrew McNeal. |
| 3-4-CAR10 (1Q: 11:28) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Randal Joyner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Edwards gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (1Q: 10:50) Geno Smith pass completed to TE Joseph Sweeney for 6 yards. Tackled by DE C.J. Paraiso. |
| 2-4-CAR23 (1Q: 10:24) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 12 yards. Tackled by S Shannon Lorch. Edwards gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (1Q: 09:48) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dixon Edwards. DE Toby Wallerstedt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR35 (1Q: 09:41) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk, assisted by OLB Jarvis Jones. |
| 3-8-CAR37 (1Q: 09:10) Geno Smith pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Randal Joyner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bates gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-1-CAR44 (1Q: 08:47) Jared Francis punted 38 yards. Dustin Bishop called for a fair catch at the TBY18. |
| 1-10-TBY18 (1Q: 08:37) Rod Carter ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| 2-8-TBY20 (1Q: 07:58) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-TBY15 (1Q: 07:49) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Cris Stevens. CB Barry Abrams defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-TBY15 (1Q: 07:43) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Rucci. S Kim Guthrie defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-TBY15 (1Q: 07:36) Gino James punted 36 yards. Barry Abrams returned the kick 1 yard to the CAR50. Tackled by Rod Carter. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (1Q: 07:25) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Lamar Miller for 20 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Brad Rash. Miller gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (1Q: 06:47) Earl Peterson ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Shannon Lorch, assisted by ILB Brandon Fisk. |
| 2-8-TBY28 (1Q: 06:12) Geno Smith scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jarvis Jones and assisted by S J.J. Eisenbart. |
| 3-2-TBY22 (1Q: 05:45) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 22 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Edwards gained 13 yards after the catch. Carolina 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 05:45) Extra point by Ethan Hutton was good. Carolina 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 05:32) Ethan Hutton kicked off 77 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 05:32) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Victor Pendleton for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pendleton gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (1Q: 05:01) Cris Stevens ran a draw inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Derek Wolfe. Key block delivered by Kelechi Osemele. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (1Q: 04:25) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bishop. OLB Zach Brown defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY42 (1Q: 04:21) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Jake Hall for 9 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Boggs. Hall gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-CAR49 (1Q: 03:34) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Rucci. ILB Bart Graham defended the pass. |
| 4-1-CAR49 (1Q: 03:27) Gino James punted and it was blocked by Jay Conway. TBY Gino James recovered the ball at the TBY37. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (1Q: 03:20) Earl Peterson ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Toby Wallerstedt. |
| 2-6-TBY33 (1Q: 02:47) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamar Miller. S Shannon Lorch defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-TBY33 (1Q: 02:40) Geno Smith sacked by S Neal Rodgers for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Rickey Stoole. |
| 4-11-TBY38 (1Q: 02:12) Jared Francis punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 02:07) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Randall Cobb for 36 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Boggs. Cobb gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (1Q: 01:32) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Josh O'Donnell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-CAR38 (1Q: 01:04) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Randall Cobb. DE Star Latulelei hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-CAR38 (1Q: 00:55) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Howard Rucci for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Holko. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (1Q: 00:19) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Randall Cobb. OLB Grady Sanders hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CAR29 (1Q: 00:15) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jake Hall. ILB Brenden Richard defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CAR29 (1Q: 00:06) J.J. Sutton sacked by OLB Zach Brown for a loss of 13 yards. Sack allowed by Corey Raber. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-23-CAR42 (2Q: 15:00) Gino James punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 14:55) Pete Bates ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Shannon Lorch. |
| 2-8-CAR22 (2Q: 14:14) Geno Smith pass completed to WR AJ Green for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Shannon Lorch, assisted by ILB Don Wolf. |
| 3-4-CAR26 (2Q: 13:45) Geno Smith pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Harold Aspell, assisted by CB Alfred Denoncourt. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (2Q: 13:21) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-CAR40 (2Q: 12:42) Geno Smith pass completed to WR AJ Green for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jarvis Jones. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (2Q: 11:58) Geno Smith pass completed to TE Stanley Conley for 5 yards. Tackled by S Shannon Lorch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-CAR49 (2Q: 11:23) Geno Smith pass was dropped by WR Dixon Edwards. |
| 3-5-CAR49 (2Q: 11:17) Geno Smith sacked by S Shannon Lorch for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Ellis Covill. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Ellis Covill on the CAR45. |
| 4-9-CAR45 (2Q: 10:32) Jared Francis punted 55 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 10:26) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Rucci. DE Star Latulelei hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (2Q: 10:20) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 9 yards. Tackled by S Junior Barker. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-TBY29 (2Q: 09:53) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (2Q: 09:15) J.J. Sutton pass was intended for WR Dustin Bishop and was intercepted by ILB Brenden Richard at the CAR47. The interception was returned 51 yards. Tackled by Shannon Weinke. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-2-TBY02 (2Q: 09:02) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 13, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 09:02) Extra point by Ethan Hutton was good. Carolina 14, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 08:51) Ethan Hutton kicked off 65 yards from the CAR30. Dustin Bishop returned the ball 22 yards to the TBY27. Tackled by Jerald Boggs. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (2Q: 08:23) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. Bishop gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (2Q: 07:36) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Renaldo Spence for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Vernon Warren. Spence gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-CAR50 (2Q: 06:54) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Boggs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Pass Interference. |
| 2-13-TBY40 (2Q: 06:46) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Derek Wolfe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-TBY45 (2Q: 06:06) Rod Carter ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Star Latulelei. |
| 4-5-TBY48 (2Q: 05:27) Gino James punted 52 yards. Touchback. Tampa Bay's Kelechi Osemele was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (2Q: 05:20) Geno Smith pass completed to TE Joseph Sweeney for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Randal Joyner, assisted by S Neal Rodgers. Sweeney gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (2Q: 04:50) Geno Smith pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jarvis Jones, assisted by S Teddy Hutton. |
| 2-10-CAR31 (2Q: 04:14) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Stanley Conley. S Neal Rodgers defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CAR31 (2Q: 04:07) Geno Smith pass completed to WR AJ Green for 32 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Wolf. Green gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (2Q: 03:35) Pete Bates ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jarvis Jones. |
| 2-9-TBY36 (2Q: 03:13) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommie Woodard. CB Alfred Denoncourt defended the pass. |
| 3-9-TBY36 (2Q: 03:07) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Tommie Woodard for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Harold Aspell. Woodard gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY13 (2Q: 02:30) Pete Bates ran around left end for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Reuben Hansen. Carolina 20, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 02:30) Extra point by Ethan Hutton was good. Carolina 21, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 02:24) Ethan Hutton kicked off 75 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 02:24) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Cris Stevens. OLB Zach Brown defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (2Q: 02:17) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Jake Hall for 6 yards. Tackled by S Junior Barker. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-4-TBY26 (2Q: 02:00) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Cris Stevens for 20 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. Stevens gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (2Q: 01:44) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard, assisted by S Jerald Boggs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (2Q: 01:23) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by TE Renaldo Spence. |
| 2-10-CAR42 (2Q: 01:14) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Randall Cobb. DE Dustin Baxter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CAR42 (2Q: 01:04) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bishop. DE Dustin Baxter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CAR42 (2Q: 00:56) Ryan Garrison attempted a 59 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (2Q: 00:48) Earl Peterson ran around right end for 19 yards. Tackled by S Neal Rodgers. Key block delivered by Ellis Covill. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (2Q: 00:37) Pete Bates ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Graham Dodson, assisted by DE C.J. Paraiso. Key block delivered by Lamar Holmes. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-2-TBY09 (2Q: 00:26) Pete Bates ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Julio Eloms. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-3-TBY10 (2Q: 00:16) Ethan Hutton attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 24, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 00:08) Ethan Hutton kicked off 77 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 00:08) J.J. Sutton dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ryan Garrison kicked off 65 yards from the TBY30. Cris Ciervo returned the ball 17 yards to the CAR22. Tackled by Jake Hall. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (3Q: 14:39) Geno Smith pass completed to TE Stanley Conley for 39 yards. Tackled by CB Harold Aspell. Conley gained 27 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (3Q: 13:52) Geno Smith pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk, assisted by DT Graham Dodson. |
| 2-7-TBY36 (3Q: 13:23) Pete Bates ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Wolf, assisted by DT Julio Fortin. |
| 3-2-TBY31 (3Q: 12:57) Earl Peterson ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Shannon Lorch. Key block delivered by Danny Stephens. |
| 1-10-TBY21 (3Q: 12:15) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Tommie Woodard for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jarvis Jones. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (3Q: 12:07) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. DE C.J. Paraiso hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY10 (3Q: 12:00) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Tommie Woodard for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Woodard gained 4 yards after the catch. Carolina 30, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (3Q: 12:00) Extra point by Ethan Hutton was good. Carolina 31, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (3Q: 11:52) Ethan Hutton kicked off 69 yards from the CAR30. Dustin Bishop returned the ball 19 yards to the TBY20. Tackled by Antoine Holko. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 11:15) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bishop. OLB Grady Sanders hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (3Q: 11:03) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Jake Hall for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Holko. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (3Q: 10:35) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR Howard Rucci. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (3Q: 10:27) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Jake Hall for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Grady Sanders. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-CAR48 (3Q: 09:47) J.J. Sutton sacked by OLB Jay Conway for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Brock Pearson. |
| 3-11-TBY43 (3Q: 09:18) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Howard Rucci. |
| 4-11-TBY43 (3Q: 09:08) Gino James punted 42 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR15. |
| 1-10-CAR15 (3Q: 08:57) Pete Bates ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE C.J. Paraiso, assisted by ILB Brandon Fisk. |
| 2-10-CAR15 (3Q: 08:26) Earl Peterson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk. |
| 3-6-CAR19 (3Q: 07:43) Geno Smith pass was intended for WR AJ Green and was intercepted by CB Alfred Denoncourt at the CAR22. Tackled by AJ Green. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR22 (3Q: 07:34) J.J. Sutton sacked by OLB Grady Sanders for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Brock Pearson. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (3Q: 07:20) J.J. Sutton pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Cris Stevens. OLB Tom Everett blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR14 (3Q: 07:14) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bishop. DT Rex Hogue hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR14 (3Q: 07:07) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown, assisted by ILB Brenden Richard. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-CAR06 (3Q: 06:40) Ryan Garrison attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 31, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (3Q: 06:33) Ryan Garrison kicked off 62 yards from the TBY30. Tommie Woodard returned the ball 19 yards to the CAR27. Tackled by Bert McKenna. |
| 1-10-CAR27 (3Q: 06:06) Pete Bates ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jarvis Jones. |
| 2-12-CAR25 (3Q: 05:28) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Tommie Woodard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Rash. |
| 3-9-CAR28 (3Q: 04:45) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. DT Julio Fortin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CAR28 (3Q: 04:38) Jared Francis punted 45 yards. Shannon Lorch returned the kick 7 yards to the TBY34. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-TBY18 (3Q: 04:27) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Rucci. CB Barry Abrams defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY18 (3Q: 04:23) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Jake Hall for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. Hall gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-TBY25 (3Q: 03:43) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Randall Cobb. S Jerald Boggs defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-TBY25 (3Q: 03:36) Gino James punted 39 yards. Tommie Woodard returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR43. Tackled by Renaldo Spence. |
| 1-10-CAR43 (3Q: 03:25) Earl Peterson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE C.J. Paraiso. |
| 2-8-CAR45 (3Q: 02:39) Pete Bates ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Julio Fortin, assisted by S Shannon Lorch. OLB Brad Rash knocked down Lamar Holmes to break up the play. |
| 3-8-CAR45 (3Q: 02:02) Geno Smith pass completed to WR AJ Green for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jarvis Jones, assisted by CB Harold Aspell. |
| 4-1-TBY48 (3Q: 01:32) Jared Francis punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY02. |
| 1-10-TBY02 (3Q: 01:23) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Jake Hall for 6 yards. Tackled by S Vincent Whittington. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-TBY08 (3Q: 00:52) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jake Hall. |
| 3-4-TBY08 (3Q: 00:45) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bishop. S Kim Guthrie defended the pass. |
| 4-4-TBY08 (3Q: 00:38) Gino James punted 39 yards. Tommie Woodard returned the kick 5 yards to the TBY42. Tackled by Bert McKenna. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (3Q: 00:28) Geno Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Pete Bates. DE Toby Wallerstedt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY42 (3Q: 00:23) Earl Peterson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Julio Fortin, assisted by DE Toby Wallerstedt. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-9-TBY41 (4Q: 15:00) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 6 yards. Tackled by S Teddy Hutton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-TBY35 (4Q: 14:32) Geno Smith pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 3 yards. Tackled by S Teddy Hutton. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (4Q: 14:02) Earl Peterson ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Andrew McNeal, assisted by OLB Jarvis Jones. |
| 2-6-TBY28 (4Q: 13:30) Geno Smith pass completed to TE Joseph Sweeney for 6 yards. Tackled by S Shannon Lorch. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (4Q: 12:55) Geno Smith sacked by DT Graham Dodson for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Ellis Covill. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-19-TBY31 (4Q: 12:39) Earl Peterson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Don Wolf, assisted by OLB Brad Rash. |
| 3-18-TBY30 (4Q: 11:58) Pete Bates ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Teddy Hutton, assisted by DE Toby Wallerstedt. |
| 4-14-TBY26 (4Q: 11:13) Ethan Hutton attempted a 43 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (4Q: 11:08) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by RB Cris Stevens. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY33 (4Q: 11:02) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Howard Rucci for 4 yards. Tackled by S Vincent Whittington. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-TBY37 (4Q: 10:18) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jake Hall. ILB Brenden Richard defended the pass. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 3-1-TBY42 (4Q: 10:13) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jake Hall. OLB Tom Everett defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-TBY42 (4Q: 10:09) Gino James punted 47 yards. Tommie Woodard returned the kick 6 yards to the CAR17. Tackled by Ian Miller. |
| 1-10-CAR17 (4Q: 09:59) Pete Bates ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Shannon Lorch. |
| 2-9-CAR18 (4Q: 09:36) Earl Peterson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Teddy Hutton. |
| 3-9-CAR18 (4Q: 09:11) Pete Bates ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S J.J. Eisenbart, assisted by S Neal Rodgers. |
| 4-5-CAR22 (4Q: 08:45) Jared Francis punted 38 yards. Shannon Lorch called for a fair catch at the TBY40. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (4Q: 08:35) Stanley Havili ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. Key block delivered by Danny Watkins. Watkins flattened Antoine Holko to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-1-TBY49 (4Q: 07:56) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Victor Pendleton for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Isaac Eatherton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (4Q: 07:10) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Howard Rucci. S Junior Barker defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR45 (4Q: 07:05) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bishop. CB Vernon Warren defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CAR45 (4Q: 06:56) J.J. Sutton sacked by DE Isaac Eatherton for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ian Miller. |
| 4-16-TBY49 (4Q: 06:21) Gino James punted 38 yards. Tommie Woodard called for a fair catch at the CAR13. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (4Q: 06:13) Pete Bates ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Teddy Hutton. |
| 2-10-CAR13 (4Q: 05:28) Pete Bates ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Toby Wallerstedt, assisted by S Neal Rodgers. |
| 3-9-CAR14 (4Q: 04:40) Pete Bates ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Rash. |
| 4-9-CAR14 (4Q: 03:52) Jared Francis punted 54 yards. Shannon Lorch returned the kick 11 yards to the TBY43. Tackled by Rickey Stoole. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (4Q: 03:43) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR Jake Hall. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY43 (4Q: 03:39) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bishop. S Jerald Boggs defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY43 (4Q: 03:30) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR Randall Cobb. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-TBY43 (4Q: 03:20) Gino James punted 51 yards. The ball was downed at the CAR06. |
| 1-10-CAR06 (4Q: 03:13) Earl Peterson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk, assisted by OLB Jarvis Jones. |
| 2-9-CAR07 (4Q: 02:28) Pete Bates ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Brad Rash. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-8-CAR08 (4Q: 02:00) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-3-CAR13 (4Q: 02:00) Earl Peterson ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jarvis Jones, assisted by DE Toby Wallerstedt. |
| 4-3-CAR13 (4Q: 01:12) Jared Francis punted 52 yards. Shannon Lorch returned the kick 9 yards to the TBY44. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (4Q: 01:03) Cris Stevens ran inside the left tackle for 21 yards. Tackled by S Kim Guthrie. Key block delivered by Danny Watkins. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (4Q: 00:20) Rod Carter ran around left end for 22 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Boggs. Key block delivered by Corey Raber. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 |