| Played in Cincinnati, OH, weather: 69 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bill McClard kicked off 67 yards from the CIN30. Wally Francis returned the ball 20 yards to the DET23. Tackled by Doug Kotar. |
| 1-10-DET23 (1Q: 14:43) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes, assisted by S Jerry Moore. |
| 2-13-DET20 (1Q: 14:04) Carlos Spencer ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes, assisted by DE Cedrick Hardeman. |
| 3-6-DET27 (1Q: 13:20) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson, assisted by S Lyle Blackwood. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CIN Lemar Parrish on the DET31. |
| 1-10-DET31 (1Q: 13:13) Doug Kotar ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. Key block delivered by Darrell Austin. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for an Illegal Cut Block. |
| 2-19-DET40 (1Q: 13:07) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mack Alston. OLB Charlie Weaver defended the pass. |
| 3-19-DET40 (1Q: 13:01) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ken Burrow for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lem Barney, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Burrow gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-DET24 (1Q: 12:33) Bill McClard attempted a 41 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-DET31 (1Q: 12:28) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. Key block delivered by Dan Neal. Cincinnati's Phil Olsen was hurt on the play. |
| 2-5-DET36 (1Q: 12:05) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump, assisted by DE Jeff Yeates. |
| 3-4-DET37 (1Q: 11:39) Tyrone Hall ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Lemar Parrish. Key block delivered by Charlie Sanders. |
| 1-10-DET41 (1Q: 11:11) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for Unknown. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 2-25-DET26 (1Q: 11:01) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. OLB Al Atkinson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-25-DET26 (1Q: 10:57) Tyrone Hall ran around the left tackle for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump, assisted by DE Cedrick Hardeman. |
| 4-21-DET30 (1Q: 10:23) Duane Carrell punted 39 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 17 yards to the CIN48. Tackled by Ed O'Neil. |
| 1-10-CIN48 (1Q: 10:12) Charlie Smith ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Merv Krakau. |
| 2-10-CIN48 (1Q: 09:35) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ken Burrow for 25 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Burrow gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET27 (1Q: 08:56) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DET32 (1Q: 08:50) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ken Burrow for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney, assisted by S Doug Wyatt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-DET24 (1Q: 08:26) Doug Kotar ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White. |
| 3-8-DET25 (1Q: 08:03) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 24 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt, assisted by CB Lem Barney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Joiner gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-1-DET01 (1Q: 07:29) Charlie Smith ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Gergory, assisted by DT Greg Wojcik. |
| 2-2-DET02 (1Q: 06:51) Doug Kotar ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Willie Parker. Cincinnati 6, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 06:51) Extra point by Bill McClard was good. Cincinnati 7, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 06:41) Bill McClard kicked off 54 yards from the CIN30. Charlie West returned the ball 15 yards to the DET31. Tackled by Ken Burrow. |
| 1-10-DET31 (1Q: 06:15) Tyrone Hall ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Lemar Parrish. |
| 2-6-DET35 (1Q: 05:45) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 21 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore. Sanders gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN44 (1Q: 05:16) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Cedrick Hardeman, assisted by S Jerry Moore. |
| 2-9-CIN43 (1Q: 04:40) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Terry Brown, assisted by ILB Pat Hughes. Lewis gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN26 (1Q: 04:00) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-CIN20 (1Q: 03:13) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson. Key block delivered by Don Morrison. Morrison ran over Jeff Yeates to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CIN14 (1Q: 02:46) Tyrone Hall ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Cedrick Hardeman, assisted by CB Ken Riley. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 2-5-CIN09 (1Q: 02:19) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cincinnati 7, Detroit 6 |
| (1Q: 02:19) Extra point by Mercury Tchaikovski was good. Cincinnati 7, Detroit 7 |
| (1Q: 02:13) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 51 yards from the DET30. Odell Lawson returned the ball 33 yards to the DET48. Tackled by Frank Lewis. |
| 1-10-DET48 (1Q: 01:48) Ken Anderson pass completed to TE Keith Krepfle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West. |
| 2-6-DET44 (1Q: 01:14) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 3-1-DET39 (1Q: 00:36) Odell Lawson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Pollard. Key block delivered by Willie Parker. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-DET37 (2Q: 15:00) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Greg Wojcik. |
| 2-9-DET36 (2Q: 14:17) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ken Burrow for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 3-5-DET32 (2Q: 13:43) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ahmad Rashad for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. Rashad gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET22 (2Q: 13:00) Charlie Smith ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Greg Wojcik, assisted by ILB Merv Krakau. |
| 2-6-DET18 (2Q: 12:16) Doug Kotar ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Greg Wojcik. Key block delivered by Willie Parker. |
| 1-10-DET11 (2Q: 11:50) Charlie Smith ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. |
| 2-6-DET07 (2Q: 11:09) Teddy Bangs scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. |
| 3-1-DET02 (2Q: 10:42) Charlie Smith ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Charlie West, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. Key block delivered by Willie Parker. |
| 1-1-DET01 (2Q: 09:59) Doug Kotar ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. |
| 2-1-DET01 (2Q: 09:17) Charlie Smith ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Tim Rossovich, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. |
| 3-1-DET01 (2Q: 08:31) Teddy Bangs pass completed to FB Nate Kido for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Cincinnati 13, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 08:31) Extra point by Bill McClard was good. Cincinnati 14, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 08:26) Bill McClard kicked off 58 yards from the CIN30. Charlie West returned the ball 27 yards to the DET39. Tackled by Keith Krepfle. |
| 1-10-DET39 (2Q: 07:53) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 2-8-DET41 (2Q: 07:17) Bill Demory pass completed to FB Eddie Ray for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson. Ray gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN43 (2Q: 06:30) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Lemar Parrish. |
| 2-5-CIN38 (2Q: 05:56) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. S Lyle Blackwood knocked the ball out of his grasp. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-15-CIN48 (2Q: 05:43) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore. |
| 3-11-CIN44 (2Q: 04:59) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Riley, assisted by OLB Al Atkinson. Spencer gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-CIN36 (2Q: 04:34) Duane Carrell punted 36 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (2Q: 04:28) Teddy Bangs sacked by DE Sherman White for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Len Gotshalk. |
| 2-16-CIN14 (2Q: 03:54) Teddy Bangs pass was dropped by WR Ken Burrow. |
| 3-16-CIN14 (2Q: 03:48) Teddy Bangs pass was intended for WR Charlie Joiner and was intercepted by OLB Charlie Weaver at the CIN29. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Charlie Joiner. |
| 1-10-CIN24 (2Q: 03:39) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. DT J.T. Montgomery hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CIN24 (2Q: 03:29) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 14 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore, assisted by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 1-10-CIN10 (2Q: 02:51) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT J.T. Montgomery, assisted by ILB Pat Hughes. |
| 2-8-CIN08 (2Q: 02:30) Tyrone Hall ran around right end for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Sam Adams. Cincinnati 14, Detroit 13 |
| (2Q: 02:30) Extra point by Mercury Tchaikovski was good. Cincinnati 14, Detroit 14 |
| (2Q: 02:24) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 61 yards from the DET30. Doug Kotar returned the ball 30 yards to the CIN39. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-CIN39 (2Q: 02:04) Teddy Bangs sacked by DE Sherman White for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Darrell Austin. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-15-CIN34 (2Q: 01:56) Charlie Smith ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney, assisted by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 3-4-CIN45 (2Q: 01:34) Teddy Bangs pass completed to TE Mack Alston for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Tim Rossovich, assisted by CB Lem Barney. Alston gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN50 (2Q: 01:00) Teddy Bangs pass completed to RB Charlie Smith for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-DET47 (2Q: 00:43) Teddy Bangs sacked by DE Tim Rossovich for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Len Gotshalk. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Tim Rossovich for 6 yards to the CIN42. |
| 1-10-CIN42 (2Q: 00:29) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Tyrone Hall for 0 yards. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump, assisted by CB Ken Riley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-10-CIN42 (2Q: 00:19) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. CB Ken Riley knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CIN42 (2Q: 00:10) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. |
| 4-10-CIN42 (2Q: 00:03) Duane Carrell punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 67 yards from the DET30. Odell Lawson returned the ball 27 yards to the CIN30. Tackled by Chuck Crist. |
| 1-10-CIN30 (3Q: 14:39) Teddy Bangs pass completed to WR Ahmad Rashad for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-CIN34 (3Q: 14:04) Teddy Bangs pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Stingley. |
| 3-6-CIN34 (3Q: 13:56) Teddy Bangs pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ahmad Rashad. |
| 4-6-CIN34 (3Q: 13:46) Billy Van Heusen punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the DET17. |
| 1-10-DET17 (3Q: 13:36) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT J.T. Montgomery, assisted by OLB Andy Selfridge. |
| 2-8-DET19 (3Q: 12:57) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Lemar Parrish. |
| 1-10-DET29 (3Q: 12:15) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. |
| 2-10-DET29 (3Q: 12:10) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Selfridge. Detroit's Unknown was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor elbow injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-2-DET37 (3Q: 11:31) Bill Demory sacked by DT Maulty Moore for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Fersen. |
| 4-9-DET30 (3Q: 10:49) Duane Carrell punted 46 yards. Lyle Blackwood called for a fair catch at the CIN24. |
| 1-10-CIN24 (3Q: 10:38) Teddy Bangs pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. Joiner gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET49 (3Q: 09:59) Teddy Bangs pass completed to WR Ahmad Rashad for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 2-5-DET44 (3Q: 09:36) Charlie Smith ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Merv Krakau, assisted by S Chuck Crist. |
| 3-2-DET41 (3Q: 09:06) Teddy Bangs pass was intended for WR Ahmad Rashad and was intercepted by OLB Ed O'Neil at the DET35. The interception was returned 65 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 20, Cincinnati 14 |
| (3Q: 09:06) Extra point by Mercury Tchaikovski was good. Detroit 21, Cincinnati 14 |
| (3Q: 08:54) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 67 yards from the DET30. Doug Kotar returned the ball 19 yards to the CIN22. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-CIN22 (3Q: 08:19) Doug Kotar ran around the left tackle for -2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Sherman White. S Mel Phillips knocked down Tom De Leone to break up the play. |
| 2-12-CIN20 (3Q: 07:37) Teddy Bangs pass completed to WR Ken Burrow for 8 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 3-4-CIN28 (3Q: 06:58) Teddy Bangs pass completed to WR Larry Brunson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. |
| 1-10-CIN36 (3Q: 06:23) Teddy Bangs pass was dropped by WR Darryl Stingley. |
| 2-10-CIN36 (3Q: 06:14) Doug Kotar ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mel Phillips, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. |
| 3-9-CIN37 (3Q: 05:29) Teddy Bangs pass was dropped by WR Larry Brunson. |
| 4-9-CIN37 (3Q: 05:21) Billy Van Heusen punted 59 yards. The ball was downed at the DET04. |
| 1-10-DET04 (3Q: 05:10) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Andy Selfridge. Cincinnati's Donnell Erofeev was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-9-DET05 (3Q: 04:33) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. DT Steve Furness defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-DET05 (3Q: 04:30) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Earl Thomas for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson, assisted by ILB Pat Hughes. Thomas gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 4-2-DET12 (3Q: 03:57) Duane Carrell punted 46 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 12 yards to the DET46. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-DET46 (3Q: 03:48) Teddy Bangs pass completed to RB Doug Kotar for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CIN44 (3Q: 03:38) Doug Kotar ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Pollard, assisted by DE Sherman White. |
| 2-16-CIN48 (3Q: 03:05) Doug Kotar ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White. |
| 3-17-CIN47 (3Q: 02:22) Charlie Smith ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Tim Rossovich, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 4-8-DET44 (3Q: 01:44) Billy Van Heusen punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the DET05. Detroit's Charlie Sanders was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-DET05 (3Q: 01:34) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson, assisted by DE Cedrick Hardeman. |
| 2-10-DET05 (3Q: 01:01) Tyrone Hall ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Manny Sistrunk, assisted by ILB Pat Hughes. |
| 3-6-DET09 (3Q: 00:26) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-1-DET14 (4Q: 15:00) Duane Carrell punted 36 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 20 yards to the DET30. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-DET30 (4Q: 14:53) Teddy Bangs pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Pollard, assisted by OLB Larry Ball. |
| 1-10-DET19 (4Q: 14:09) Doug Kotar ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver, assisted by OLB Larry Ball. |
| 2-9-DET18 (4Q: 13:37) Virgil Carter pass completed to WR Ken Burrow for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Ball. Burrow gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-DET28 (4Q: 13:32) Doug Kotar ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White. |
| 3-16-DET25 (4Q: 12:54) Virgil Carter pass completed to RB Charlie Smith for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Charlie West. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-8-DET17 (4Q: 12:09) Bill McClard attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 21, Cincinnati 17 |
| (4Q: 12:01) Bill McClard kicked off 69 yards from the CIN30. Charlie West returned the ball 21 yards to the DET22. Tackled by Norm Thompson. |
| 1-10-DET22 (4Q: 11:24) Tyrone Hall ran around the left tackle for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Cedrick Hardeman, assisted by DT J.T. Montgomery. Key block delivered by Paul Fersen. |
| 2-5-DET27 (4Q: 10:49) Bill Demory sacked by DT Maulty Moore for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Fersen. |
| 3-10-DET22 (4Q: 10:12) Bill Demory pass was intended for WR Wally Francis and was intercepted by S Jerry Moore at the DET37. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 1-10-DET37 (4Q: 10:01) Virgil Carter pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Charlie Smith. CB Skip Thomas defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET37 (4Q: 09:54) Charlie Smith ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Merv Krakau. Key block delivered by Len Gotshalk. Detroit's Charlie Weaver was hurt on the play. |
| 3-2-DET29 (4Q: 09:20) Charlie Smith ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Tim Rossovich. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-12-DET39 (4Q: 09:14) Virgil Carter pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 4 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-8-DET35 (4Q: 08:44) Billy Van Heusen punted 35 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 08:39) Bill Demory sacked by DE Cedrick Hardeman and DE Jeff Yeates for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Fersen. |
| 2-14-DET16 (4Q: 08:06) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. |
| 3-14-DET16 (4Q: 07:53) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lemar Parrish. |
| 4-8-DET22 (4Q: 07:10) Duane Carrell punted 42 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 7 yards to the CIN43. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-CIN43 (4Q: 06:59) Virgil Carter pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Gergory. |
| 2-5-CIN48 (4Q: 06:19) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Greg Wojcik, assisted by ILB Merv Krakau. |
| 3-1-DET48 (4Q: 05:49) Odell Lawson ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by DE Sherman White. Key block delivered by Darrell Austin. |
| 1-10-DET36 (4Q: 05:22) Doug Kotar ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CIN Stan Walters to the DET33. |
| 2-7-DET33 (4Q: 04:38) Virgil Carter pass completed to RB Charlie Smith for 19 yards. Tackled by Unknown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET14 (4Q: 03:55) Virgil Carter pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. |
| 2-10-DET14 (4Q: 03:26) Charlie Smith ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips, assisted by OLB Larry Ball. CB Lem Barney crushed George Starke to wreck the play. |
| 3-10-DET14 (4Q: 03:08) Virgil Carter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Joiner. DE Sherman White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-DET14 (4Q: 02:58) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 4-15-DET19 (4Q: 02:58) Virgil Carter sacked by DT Herb Orvis and DE Tim Rossovich for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Stan Walters. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET26 (4Q: 02:43) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brad Dusek, assisted by DE Jeff Yeates. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 2-8-DET28 (4Q: 02:34) Tyrone Hall ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 3-11-DET25 (4Q: 02:23) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes, assisted by S Jerry Moore. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 4-6-DET30 (4Q: 02:15) Duane Carrell punted 48 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 14 yards to the CIN36. Tackled by Paul Howard. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CIN36 (4Q: 02:07) Virgil Carter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Joiner. DE Tim Rossovich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-CIN36 (4Q: 01:58) Virgil Carter pass was dropped by WR Ken Burrow. |
| 3-10-CIN36 (4Q: 01:49) Virgil Carter pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 8 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 4-2-CIN44 (4Q: 01:30) Virgil Carter pass completed to RB Charlie Smith for 3 yards. Tackled by Unknown. Smith gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN47 (4Q: 01:11) Virgil Carter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Joiner. S Mel Phillips defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CIN47 (4Q: 01:03) Virgil Carter pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 5 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West. |
| 3-5-DET48 (4Q: 00:43) Virgil Carter spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-5-DET48 (4Q: 00:39) Virgil Carter pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 17 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Joiner gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET31 (4Q: 00:22) Virgil Carter spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-DET31 (4Q: 00:19) Virgil Carter pass completed to WR Ken Burrow for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Tim Rossovich. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 21, Cincinnati Bengals 17 |