| Played in Carolina, NC, weather: 38 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| Carolina won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ryan Garrison kicked off 71 yards from the TBY30. Dixon Edwards returned the ball 15 yards to the CAR14. Tackled by Dustin Bishop. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (1Q: 14:41) Pete Bates ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Brad Rash. |
| 2-9-CAR15 (1Q: 13:55) Pete Bates ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE John Harding, assisted by S Casey Hayward. |
| 3-6-CAR18 (1Q: 13:23) Ricky Colon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dixon Edwards. CB Randal Joyner defended the pass. |
| 4-6-CAR18 (1Q: 13:15) Jared Francis punted 56 yards. Dustin Bishop returned the kick 11 yards to the TBY37. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (1Q: 13:05) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Kim Guthrie. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-6-TBY26 (1Q: 12:26) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Howard Rucci for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard, assisted by CB Vernon Warren. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-TBY25 (1Q: 11:53) Colt McCoy pass completed to TE Renaldo Spence for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kim Guthrie, assisted by CB Vernon Warren. Spence gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-TBY28 (1Q: 11:17) Casey Lynn punted 30 yards. Barry Abrams called for a fair catch at the CAR42. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (1Q: 11:10) Earl Peterson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Neal Rodgers. |
| 2-6-CAR46 (1Q: 10:43) Ricky Colon pass was dropped by WR Dixon Edwards. |
| 3-6-CAR46 (1Q: 10:33) Ricky Colon pass completed to RB Earl Peterson for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk. Peterson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (1Q: 09:51) Pete Bates ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Matt Knight, assisted by S Neal Rodgers. Key block delivered by Danny Stephens. |
| 2-5-TBY43 (1Q: 09:15) Ricky Colon pass completed to TE Terry Browning for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Bill Karamanos, assisted by OLB Ross Siglar. Browning gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (1Q: 08:46) Earl Peterson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Siglar, assisted by DT Matt Knight. |
| 2-7-TBY28 (1Q: 08:18) Pete Bates ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk. |
| 3-4-TBY25 (1Q: 07:54) Ricky Colon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommie Woodard. CB Bill Karamanos defended the pass. |
| 4-4-TBY25 (1Q: 07:48) Ethan Hutton attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 07:43) Ethan Hutton kicked off 56 yards from the CAR30. Dustin Bishop returned the ball 29 yards to the TBY43. Tackled by Josh Phillips. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (1Q: 07:06) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Howard Rucci for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Shaun Perkins, assisted by S Jerald Boggs. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (1Q: 06:34) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Barry Abrams. |
| 2-11-CAR48 (1Q: 05:50) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Jake Hall for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Holko, assisted by OLB Zach Brown. Hall gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (1Q: 05:14) Colt McCoy pass was dropped by WR Isaac Seaman. |
| 2-10-CAR32 (1Q: 05:07) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Howard Rucci for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Shaun Perkins, assisted by OLB Tom Everett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-CAR25 (1Q: 04:20) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Holko. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (1Q: 03:51) Bert McKenna ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Rex Hogue, assisted by DE George Carter. |
| 2-9-CAR17 (1Q: 03:20) Colt McCoy pass was dropped by WR Isaac Seaman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-CAR17 (1Q: 03:13) Colt McCoy pass was dropped by WR Howard Rucci. Tampa Bay's Corey Raber was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious clavicle injury. |
| 4-9-CAR17 (1Q: 03:04) Ryan Garrison attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 3, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (1Q: 02:56) Ryan Garrison kicked off 70 yards from the TBY30. Cris Ciervo returned the ball 19 yards to the CAR19. Tackled by Victor Pendleton. |
| 1-10-CAR19 (1Q: 02:23) Ricky Colon pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk. Bates gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-9-CAR20 (1Q: 01:53) Earl Peterson ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Casey Hayward, assisted by DT Matt Knight. |
| 3-5-CAR24 (1Q: 01:14) Ricky Colon pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ross Siglar. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (1Q: 00:48) Ricky Colon pass completed to WR Bernard Anglin for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Brandenfeis. |
| 1-10-CAR40 (1Q: 00:19) Ricky Colon pass completed to WR Bernard Anglin for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Wolf. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR30 (1Q: 00:10) Ricky Colon pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Alfred Denoncourt. Bates gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-1-CAR49 (2Q: 15:00) Pete Bates ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bill Karamanos, assisted by S Neal Rodgers. Key block delivered by Joe Barksdale. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (2Q: 14:18) Pete Bates ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Matt Knight. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CAR44 (2Q: 14:11) Pete Bates ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk, assisted by DT Matt Knight. |
| 2-17-CAR47 (2Q: 13:25) Pete Bates ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk. Carolina's Bradie Ewing was hurt on the play. |
| 3-12-TBY48 (2Q: 12:55) Ricky Colon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lamar Miller. |
| 4-12-TBY48 (2Q: 12:48) Jared Francis punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY07. |
| 1-10-TBY07 (2Q: 12:40) Colt McCoy sacked by DT Dontari Poe for a loss of 6 yards. Poe simply blew through Randy Jaax to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 2-16-TBY01 (2Q: 12:00) Bert McKenna ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard, assisted by DT Dontari Poe. |
| 3-13-TBY04 (2Q: 11:15) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Jake Hall for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Shaun Perkins, assisted by S Kim Guthrie. |
| 4-9-TBY08 (2Q: 10:51) Casey Lynn punted 45 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CAR47. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (2Q: 10:44) Pete Bates ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Julio Fortin. Key block delivered by Percy Stokes. |
| 2-3-TBY46 (2Q: 10:21) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-CAR49 (2Q: 10:13) Ricky Colon pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Preston Rasmussen. |
| 3-2-TBY45 (2Q: 09:38) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (2Q: 09:29) Ricky Colon pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Bill Karamanos. Edwards gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (2Q: 08:51) Pete Bates ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-TBY19 (2Q: 08:44) Earl Peterson ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bill Karamanos, assisted by DT Matt Knight. |
| 2-1-TBY15 (2Q: 08:21) PENALTY: Carolina was called for a False Start. |
| 2-6-TBY20 (2Q: 08:13) Pete Bates ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Brad Rash. |
| 3-5-TBY19 (2Q: 07:36) Ricky Colon pass completed to WR Tommie Woodard for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Woodard gained 9 yards after the catch. Carolina 9, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 07:36) Extra point by Ethan Hutton was good. Carolina 10, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 07:30) Ethan Hutton kicked off 63 yards from the CAR30. Dustin Bishop returned the ball 21 yards to the TBY28. Tackled by Richie Criblez. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (2Q: 07:10) Cris Stevens ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Kim Guthrie. |
| 2-10-TBY15 (2Q: 06:42) Colt McCoy pass was dropped by WR Isaac Seaman. |
| 3-10-TBY15 (2Q: 06:34) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Jake Hall for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Sam Moss. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-TBY18 (2Q: 05:48) Casey Lynn punted 36 yards. Bernard Anglin called for a fair catch at the CAR46. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (2Q: 05:37) Pete Bates ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Neal Rodgers, assisted by DT Terrell McClain. Key block delivered by Rickey Stoole. |
| 2-5-TBY49 (2Q: 05:13) Earl Peterson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Everett Golding. |
| 3-4-TBY48 (2Q: 04:45) Ricky Colon pass completed to WR Lamar Miller for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Preston Rasmussen, assisted by OLB Ross Siglar. Miller gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (2Q: 04:04) Ricky Colon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Tommie Woodard. DE Julio Eloms blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY33 (2Q: 03:54) Pete Bates ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Neal Rodgers, assisted by DT Julio Fortin. |
| 3-5-TBY28 (2Q: 03:33) Pete Bates ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bill Karamanos. Key block delivered by Joe Barksdale. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (2Q: 03:17) Ricky Colon pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Alfred Denoncourt. Edwards gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-TBY18 (2Q: 03:01) Ricky Colon pass completed to TE Richie Criblez for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk. |
| 1-5-TBY05 (2Q: 02:40) Earl Peterson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE John Harding. |
| 2-4-TBY04 (2Q: 02:22) Pete Bates ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Julio Fortin. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-1-TBY01 (2Q: 02:00) Earl Peterson ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Matt Knight. |
| 4-1-TBY01 (2Q: 01:44) Ethan Hutton attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 13, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 01:37) Ethan Hutton kicked off 63 yards from the CAR30. Dustin Bishop returned the ball 93 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Carolina 13, Tampa Bay 9 |
| (2Q: 01:37) Extra point by Ryan Garrison was good. Carolina 13, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (2Q: 01:23) Ryan Garrison kicked off 54 yards from the TBY30. Dixon Edwards returned the ball 26 yards to the CAR42. Tackled by Jake Hall. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (2Q: 01:13) Ricky Colon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Lamar Miller. DT Terrell McClain blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR42 (2Q: 01:05) Ricky Colon pass was dropped by TE Terry Browning. |
| 3-10-CAR42 (2Q: 00:55) Ricky Colon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dixon Edwards. CB Preston Rasmussen defended the pass. |
| 4-10-CAR42 (2Q: 00:45) Jared Francis punted 58 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 00:39) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Jake Hall for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Kim Guthrie. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY10 (2Q: 00:30) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Isaac Seaman. OLB Tom Everett defended the pass. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-20-TBY10 (2Q: 00:22) Colt McCoy sacked by OLB Zach Brown for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Randy Jaax. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ethan Hutton kicked off 76 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 15:00) Colt McCoy pass was intended for WR Howard Rucci and was intercepted by S Jerald Boggs at the TBY31. The interception was returned 21 yards. Tackled by Dustin Bishop. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (3Q: 14:47) Ricky Colon kept the ball, running around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk. |
| 2-9-TBY09 (3Q: 14:23) Ricky Colon pass completed to WR Dixon Edwards for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Alfred Denoncourt. |
| 3-4-TBY04 (3Q: 13:38) Pete Bates ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Neal Rodgers. |
| 4-4-TBY04 (3Q: 12:55) Ethan Hutton attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 16, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (3Q: 12:49) Ethan Hutton kicked off 64 yards from the CAR30. Dustin Bishop returned the ball 20 yards to the TBY26. Tackled by Josh Phillips. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-TBY09 (3Q: 12:30) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Howard Rucci for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Brenden Richard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-TBY14 (3Q: 12:20) Jon Tormenti ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Junior Barker, assisted by DT Dontari Poe. |
| 2-1-TBY18 (3Q: 11:41) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Howard Rucci for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Thies, assisted by S Junior Barker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY21 (3Q: 11:09) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Howard Rucci for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kim Guthrie. |
| 2-7-TBY24 (3Q: 10:40) Colt McCoy pass completed to TE Renaldo Spence for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Shaun Perkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-TBY28 (3Q: 10:10) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Howard Rucci for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Barry Abrams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (3Q: 09:27) Colt McCoy pass was dropped by WR Dustin Bishop. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY32 (3Q: 09:21) Colt McCoy scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Thies and assisted by CB Shaun Perkins. |
| 3-3-TBY39 (3Q: 08:40) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Jake Hall for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jerald Boggs. Hall gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-TBY40 (3Q: 08:07) Casey Lynn punted 49 yards. Barry Abrams returned the kick 7 yards to the CAR18. Tackled by Jon Tormenti. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (3Q: 07:59) Pete Bates ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE John Harding. Key block delivered by Danny Stephens. Stephens ran over Preston Rasmussen to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (3Q: 07:33) Pete Bates ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Julio Fortin, assisted by DT Matt Knight. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CAR34 (3Q: 07:27) Ricky Colon pass completed to RB Otis Fitzgerald for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Julio Fortin, assisted by CB Alfred Denoncourt. |
| 1-10-CAR39 (3Q: 07:00) Earl Peterson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk, assisted by DT Terrell McClain. |
| 2-9-CAR40 (3Q: 06:17) Ricky Colon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Pete Bates. DT Julio Fortin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-CAR40 (3Q: 06:12) Ricky Colon pass completed to WR Tommie Woodard for 35 yards. Tackled by S Casey Hayward. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Woodard gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (3Q: 05:41) Earl Peterson ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk, assisted by S Casey Hayward. Key block delivered by Bobby Hodges. |
| 2-2-TBY17 (3Q: 05:03) Ricky Colon pass completed to RB Otis Fitzgerald for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Julio Eloms. Fitzgerald gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY14 (3Q: 04:36) Earl Peterson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE John Harding. |
| 2-9-TBY13 (3Q: 04:09) Ricky Colon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dixon Edwards. CB Bill Karamanos defended the pass. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-7-TBY07 (3Q: 04:02) Pete Bates ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk, assisted by DE John Harding. DE John Harding knocked down Bobby Hodges to break up the play. |
| 2-5-TBY05 (3Q: 03:17) Ricky Colon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dixon Edwards. CB Alfred Denoncourt defended the pass. |
| 3-5-TBY05 (3Q: 03:11) Ricky Colon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bernard Anglin. |
| 4-5-TBY05 (3Q: 03:06) Ethan Hutton attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 19, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (3Q: 03:00) Ethan Hutton kicked off 70 yards from the CAR30. Dustin Bishop returned the ball 21 yards to the TBY21. Tackled by Richie Criblez. |
| 1-10-TBY21 (3Q: 02:41) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bishop. DE Curtis Tanner defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY21 (3Q: 02:37) Colt McCoy scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kim Guthrie. |
| 3-7-TBY24 (3Q: 02:02) Colt McCoy pass was intended for WR Dustin Bishop and was intercepted by S Kim Guthrie at the CAR42. The interception was returned 44 yards. Tackled by Dustin Bishop. |
| 1-10-TBY14 (3Q: 01:51) Pete Bates ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Terrell McClain. |
| 2-8-TBY12 (3Q: 01:20) Pete Bates ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Julio Eloms. |
| 3-7-TBY11 (3Q: 00:43) Ricky Colon scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Siglar. |
| 4-2-TBY06 (3Q: 00:07) Ethan Hutton attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Carolina 22, Tampa Bay 10 |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| (4Q: 15:00) Ethan Hutton kicked off 59 yards from the CAR30. Neal Rodgers returned the ball 27 yards to the TBY38. Tackled by Richie Criblez. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (4Q: 14:31) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Howard Rucci for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Shaun Perkins, assisted by CB Barry Abrams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-TBY42 (4Q: 14:05) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Howard Rucci for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Vernon Warren. |
| 3-5-TBY43 (4Q: 13:33) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Howard Rucci for 7 yards. Tackled by S Junior Barker, assisted by CB Vernon Warren. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR50 (4Q: 13:02) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Howard Rucci for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Shaun Perkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-CAR47 (4Q: 12:27) Colt McCoy pass completed to TE Renaldo Spence for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Vernon Warren. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-CAR43 (4Q: 11:53) Colt McCoy pass was dropped by WR Dustin Bishop. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-CAR43 (4Q: 11:49) Casey Lynn punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 11:43) Pete Bates ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk. Key block delivered by Terry Browning. |
| 1-10-CAR31 (4Q: 11:13) Ricky Colon pass completed to WR Lamar Miller for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Terrell McClain, assisted by CB Bill Karamanos. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Miller gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-CAR38 (4Q: 10:26) Ricky Colon pass completed to WR Lamar Miller for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Siglar. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (4Q: 09:57) Ricky Colon pass completed to RB Pete Bates for 7 yards. Tackled by DE John Harding. Bates gained 5 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY J.J. Eisenbart for 19 yards to the CAR29. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (4Q: 09:46) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Jake Hall for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jerald Boggs. |
| 2-4-CAR23 (4Q: 09:05) Colt McCoy pass was dropped by WR Dustin Bishop. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CAR18 (4Q: 08:59) Colt McCoy pass completed to RB Cris Stevens for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Stevens gained 18 yards after the catch. Carolina 22, Tampa Bay 16 |
| (4Q: 08:59) Extra point by Ryan Garrison was good. Carolina 22, Tampa Bay 17 |
| (4Q: 08:48) Ryan Garrison kicked off 49 yards from the TBY30. Dixon Edwards returned the ball 24 yards to the CAR45. Tackled by Jake Hall. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (4Q: 08:15) Earl Peterson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Brad Rash. |
| 2-9-CAR46 (4Q: 07:37) Pete Bates ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Casey Hayward. |
| 3-6-CAR49 (4Q: 06:50) Ricky Colon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dixon Edwards. CB Alfred Denoncourt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-CAR49 (4Q: 06:43) Jared Francis punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the TBY01. |
| 1-10-TBY01 (4Q: 06:35) Cris Stevens ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. Key block delivered by Tyrone Earthman. |
| 2-3-TBY08 (4Q: 05:56) Colt McCoy pass completed to RB Cris Stevens for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Curtis Tanner. |
| 1-10-TBY12 (4Q: 05:15) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Thies, assisted by CB Shaun Perkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (4Q: 04:34) Colt McCoy pass completed to RB Cris Stevens for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-TBY29 (4Q: 03:59) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Howard Rucci for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Barry Abrams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (4Q: 03:30) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Curtis Tanner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-TBY47 (4Q: 02:52) Colt McCoy pass was intended for WR Jake Hall and was intercepted by S Sam Moss at the CAR44. Tackled by Jake Hall. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR44 (4Q: 02:42) Pete Bates ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Casey Hayward. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-7-CAR47 (4Q: 02:35) Pete Bates ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Matt Knight. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-2-TBY48 (4Q: 02:24) Otis Fitzgerald ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Matt Knight. Key block delivered by Bobby Hodges. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (4Q: 02:14) Pete Bates ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Siglar, assisted by DE John Harding. DT Terrell McClain knocked down Joe Barksdale to break up the play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-TBY45 (4Q: 02:00) Pete Bates ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon Fisk. |
| 3-4-TBY39 (4Q: 01:16) Pete Bates ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Randal Joyner. |
| 4-2-TBY37 (4Q: 00:30) Jared Francis punted 37 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 00:25) Colt McCoy pass was dropped by WR Howard Rucci. Tampa Bay's Bert McKenna was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (4Q: 00:18) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Jake Hall for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Zach Brown, assisted by S Jerald Boggs. |
| 3-4-TBY26 (4Q: 00:02) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Dustin Bishop for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Kim Guthrie. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Carolina Panthers 22, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 |