| Played in Portland (OR), OR, weather: 54 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Willie Baxter kicked off 62 yards from the POR30. Essex Johnson returned the ball 19 yards to the NED27. Tackled by Mike Goff. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for a Face Mask on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NED32 (1Q: 14:38) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for 12 yards. Tackled by S Dick Anderson. |
| 1-10-NED44 (1Q: 13:53) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Essex Johnson for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Harold McLinton. Johnson gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-POR48 (1Q: 13:24) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 15 yards. Tackled by S Dick Anderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rucker gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR33 (1Q: 12:43) Jumbo Asher ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Brundige, assisted by ILB Harold McLinton. Key block delivered by Babe Morgan. |
| 2-1-POR24 (1Q: 12:07) Jim Plunkett pass was intended for TE Bob Adams and was intercepted by CB Walt Sumner at the POR12. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Bob Adams. |
| 1-10-POR23 (1Q: 11:56) PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-POR18 (1Q: 11:47) Duane Thomas ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall. |
| 2-12-POR21 (1Q: 11:04) Mike Phipps pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Fran Lynch. OLB Sam Hunt defended the pass. |
| 3-12-POR21 (1Q: 11:00) Mike Phipps sacked by DE Tommy Hart for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Wayne Moore. |
| 4-17-POR16 (1Q: 10:23) Rick Bruce punted 47 yards. Essex Johnson returned the kick 2 yards to the NED39. Tackled by Mike Goff. |
| 1-10-NED39 (1Q: 10:12) Essex Johnson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Dick Anderson. |
| 2-7-NED42 (1Q: 09:38) Jim Plunkett sacked by DT Bill Brundige for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Stonebarger. |
| 3-13-NED36 (1Q: 08:57) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Gloster Richardson for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Harold McLinton, assisted by OLB Doug Swift. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Richardson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-POR47 (1Q: 08:35) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Adams. CB Walt Sumner knocked the ball out of his grasp. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED43 (1Q: 08:26) Jim Plunkett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Vincent Slatus. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-20-NED43 (1Q: 08:14) Jim Plunkett pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Bob Adams. ILB Harold McLinton blocked the pass. |
| 3-20-NED43 (1Q: 08:05) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vincent Slatus. CB Ken Reaves defended the pass. |
| 4-20-NED43 (1Q: 07:59) Marv Bateman punted 45 yards. Larry Marshall returned the kick 9 yards to the POR21. Tackled by Troy Gerhardt. |
| 1-10-POR21 (1Q: 07:52) Mike Phipps pass completed to WR Jon Staggers for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mike Bass. |
| 2-4-POR27 (1Q: 07:19) Mike Phipps pass completed to WR Jon Staggers for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Bass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-POR34 (1Q: 06:36) Mike Phipps pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gary Garrison. S Chris Farasopoulos defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-POR34 (1Q: 06:29) Mike Phipps pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Goff. DE Coy Bacon drove right through Chris Morris to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-10-POR34 (1Q: 06:21) Mike Phipps pass completed to RB Duane Thomas for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Bass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-POR38 (1Q: 05:57) Rick Bruce punted 35 yards. Chris Farasopoulos called for a fair catch at the NED27. |
| 1-10-NED27 (1Q: 05:46) Essex Johnson ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Harold McLinton, assisted by DT Ron East. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 1-5-NED32 (1Q: 05:38) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Pete Duranko, assisted by ILB Harold McLinton. |
| 2-3-NED34 (1Q: 05:02) Essex Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Dick Anderson. |
| 3-2-NED35 (1Q: 04:24) John Brockington ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Pete Duranko. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. |
| 1-10-NED41 (1Q: 03:46) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Marshall. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-POR48 (1Q: 03:23) Essex Johnson ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Lomas. |
| 2-6-POR44 (1Q: 02:52) Essex Johnson ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Reaves. |
| 3-2-POR40 (1Q: 02:10) Jim Plunkett sacked by DE Pat Toomay for a loss of 9 yards. Toomay ran right past Dan Stonebarger and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-11-POR49 (1Q: 01:45) Marv Bateman punted 35 yards. Larry Marshall returned the kick 6 yards to the POR20. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-POR08 (1Q: 01:37) Duane Thomas ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall. |
| 2-8-POR10 (1Q: 01:15) Mike Phipps pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Tucker. OLB Paul Naumoff hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-POR10 (1Q: 01:05) Mike Phipps pass completed to WR Jon Staggers for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 4-5-POR13 (1Q: 00:32) Rick Bruce punted 52 yards. Chris Farasopoulos returned the kick 2 yards to the NED37. Tackled by Fran Lynch. |
| 1-10-NED37 (1Q: 00:21) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED32 (1Q: 00:15) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Brundige. DE Pat Toomay knocked down Dan Stonebarger to break up the play. New England's Vincent Slatus was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-15-NED32 (2Q: 15:00) Jumbo Asher ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Diron Talbert. |
| 3-12-NED35 (2Q: 14:31) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Rucker. DE Pete Duranko hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-12-NED35 (2Q: 14:22) Marv Bateman punted 51 yards. Larry Marshall returned the kick 6 yards to the POR20. Tackled by John Brockington. Ball was fumbled and recovered by POR Larry Marshall at the POR20. |
| 1-10-POR20 (2Q: 14:12) Mike Phipps pass completed to TE Bob Tucker for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. Tucker gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-POR23 (2Q: 13:44) Mike Phipps pass completed to WR John Gilliam for 22 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. Gilliam gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-POR45 (2Q: 13:12) Duane Thomas ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Olin Rogers. Key block delivered by Tom Mack. |
| 2-5-POR50 (2Q: 12:39) Mike Phipps pass completed to WR Mike Goff for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. Goff gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-1-NED46 (2Q: 12:00) Ron Johnson ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall. |
| 4-1-NED46 (2Q: 11:33) Ron Johnson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Coy Bacon. Key block delivered by Ken Mendenhall. |
| 1-10-NED45 (2Q: 11:02) Duane Thomas ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Bass, assisted by S Vince Castillo. |
| 2-6-NED41 (2Q: 10:33) Mike Phipps pass was dropped by TE John Andrews. |
| 3-6-NED41 (2Q: 10:30) Mike Phipps pass completed to RB Duane Thomas for 1 yard. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. Thomas gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-NED40 (2Q: 10:04) Rick Bruce punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 09:58) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED15 (2Q: 09:48) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Brundige, assisted by CB Larry Marshall. |
| 2-11-NED19 (2Q: 09:22) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Vincent Slatus for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Reaves. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-NED28 (2Q: 08:53) John Brockington ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Dick Anderson. |
| 4-4-NED26 (2Q: 08:23) Marv Bateman punted 44 yards. Larry Marshall called for a fair catch at the POR30. |
| 1-10-POR30 (2Q: 08:14) Mike Phipps pass completed to TE Bob Tucker for 9 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Portland (OR)'s Duane Thomas was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-1-POR39 (2Q: 07:33) Duane Thomas ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Mike Bass, assisted by DE Coy Bacon. Key block delivered by Burgess Robinson. |
| 1-10-POR40 (2Q: 07:07) Duane Thomas ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| 2-6-POR44 (2Q: 06:23) Duane Thomas ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. Key block delivered by Tom Mack. |
| 1-10-NED47 (2Q: 05:54) Mike Phipps pass completed to WR Jon Staggers for 34 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Bass. Staggers gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED13 (2Q: 05:10) Duane Thomas ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Coy Bacon. Thomas made a great move on Charlie Hall. Key block delivered by Wayne Moore. |
| 2-3-NED06 (2Q: 04:33) Duane Thomas ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| 3-3-NED06 (2Q: 04:10) Mike Phipps pass was intended for WR Mike Goff and was intercepted by S Sandy Durko in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 03:59) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Reaves. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED10 (2Q: 03:49) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Van Harmon. S Dick Anderson defended the pass. |
| 2-20-NED10 (2Q: 03:41) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Sumner. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Bob Adams for 6 yards to the NED29. |
| 3-1-NED29 (2Q: 03:13) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Bob Adams for 2 yards. Tackled by S John Charles. |
| 1-10-NED31 (2Q: 02:28) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Pat Toomay, assisted by OLB Ted Choma. |
| 2-9-NED32 (2Q: 02:05) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Essex Johnson for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Harold McLinton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NED45 (2Q: 01:59) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S William Semple. |
| 2-2-POR47 (2Q: 01:52) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Doug Swift, assisted by S Dick Anderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-POR31 (2Q: 01:32) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Jerome Moriarty for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Harold McLinton, assisted by S Dick Anderson. |
| 2-1-POR22 (2Q: 01:14) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Bob Adams for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Sumner, assisted by CB Larry Marshall. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-POR12 (2Q: 00:55) Essex Johnson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bill Brundige, assisted by OLB Doug Swift. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 2-9-POR11 (2Q: 00:48) Essex Johnson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Dick Anderson, assisted by DE Pete Duranko. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-8-POR10 (2Q: 00:36) Larry Smith ran around right end for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Doug Van Horn. New England 6, Portland (OR) 0 |
| (2Q: 00:36) Extra point by Ray Wersching was good. New England 7, Portland (OR) 0 |
| (2Q: 00:29) Ray Wersching kicked off 71 yards from the NED30. Touchback. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. |
| (2Q: 00:29) Ray Wersching kicked off 57 yards from the NED25. Jon Staggers returned the ball 37 yards to the NED45. Tackled by Troy Gerhardt. |
| 1-10-NED45 (2Q: 00:22) Mike Phipps pass completed to WR Jon Staggers for 6 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 2-4-NED39 (2Q: 00:13) Mike Phipps pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Goff. DE Tommy Hart hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-NED39 (2Q: 00:03) Mike Phipps pass completed to WR Gary Garrison for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Garrison gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ray Wersching kicked off 72 yards from the NED30. Jon Staggers returned the ball 42 yards to the POR40. Tackled by Jerome Moriarty. |
| 1-10-POR40 (3Q: 14:42) Duane Thomas ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. |
| 2-10-POR40 (3Q: 13:57) Mike Phipps pass completed to WR John Gilliam for 40 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 13:22) Duane Thomas ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Olin Rogers. |
| 2-10-NED20 (3Q: 12:48) Mike Phipps sacked by OLB Charlie Hall for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by George Buehler. |
| 3-15-NED25 (3Q: 12:19) Mike Phipps pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Tucker. CB Martin Lance defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-NED25 (3Q: 12:13) Willie Baxter attempted a 42 yard field goal and it was blocked by Olin Rogers. NED Charlie Hall recovered the ball at the NED33 and returned it 6 yards. |
| 1-10-NED39 (3Q: 12:03) Jumbo Asher ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Harold McLinton. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 2-5-NED44 (3Q: 11:38) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Pat Toomay. Rucker gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED49 (3Q: 11:16) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jerome Moriarty. CB Walt Sumner defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED49 (3Q: 11:05) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ted Choma, assisted by ILB Harold McLinton. |
| 3-6-POR47 (3Q: 10:29) Jim Plunkett pass was intended for WR Frank Grant and was intercepted by CB Ken Reaves at the POR39. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Van Harmon. |
| 1-10-POR50 (3Q: 10:16) Duane Thomas ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Olin Rogers. |
| 2-9-NED49 (3Q: 09:31) PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-POR46 (3Q: 09:23) Duane Thomas ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. |
| 2-9-NED49 (3Q: 09:17) Duane Thomas ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 3-10-POR50 (3Q: 08:48) Mike Phipps pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Goff. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-POR50 (3Q: 08:42) Rick Bruce punted 42 yards. Chris Farasopoulos called for a fair catch at the NED08. |
| 1-10-NED08 (3Q: 08:32) Jumbo Asher ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Pete Duranko, assisted by S John Charles. Key block delivered by Dan Stonebarger. |
| 2-5-NED13 (3Q: 07:56) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jumbo Asher. DT Bill Brundige hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-NED13 (3Q: 07:53) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-NED08 (3Q: 07:47) Jim Plunkett pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Reggie Rucker. DE Pete Duranko blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED08 (3Q: 07:41) Marv Bateman punted 38 yards. Larry Marshall called for a fair catch at the NED46. |
| 1-10-NED46 (3Q: 07:34) Mike Phipps pass completed to FB Fran Lynch for 24 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lynch gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED22 (3Q: 07:06) Mike Phipps pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Tucker. DE Coy Bacon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED22 (3Q: 06:58) Mike Phipps pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jon Staggers. S Chris Farasopoulos simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED22 (3Q: 06:49) Mike Phipps pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Goff. OLB Charlie Hall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-NED22 (3Q: 06:42) Willie Baxter attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 7, Portland (OR) 3 |
| (3Q: 06:36) Willie Baxter kicked off 68 yards from the POR30. Essex Johnson returned the ball 31 yards to the NED33. Tackled by John Andrews. |
| 1-10-NED33 (3Q: 06:00) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Essex Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Doug Swift. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED23 (3Q: 05:55) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Marshall. Brockington gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-10-NED33 (3Q: 05:21) Essex Johnson ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Doug Swift. |
| 3-9-NED34 (3Q: 04:43) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 21 yards. Tackled by S John Charles. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-POR45 (3Q: 04:03) Jumbo Asher ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by S John Charles, assisted by DT Diron Talbert. Key block delivered by Doug Van Horn. |
| 2-1-POR36 (3Q: 03:32) Essex Johnson ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Brundige. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. |
| 1-10-POR32 (3Q: 03:00) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Curtis Johnson, assisted by S Dick Anderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-POR12 (3Q: 02:32) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Gloster Richardson for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 13, Portland (OR) 3 |
| (3Q: 02:32) Extra point by Ray Wersching was good. New England 14, Portland (OR) 3 |
| (3Q: 02:27) Ray Wersching kicked off 75 yards from the NED30. John Gilliam returned the ball 23 yards to the POR18. Tackled by Frank Grant. |
| 1-10-POR18 (3Q: 01:56) Mike Phipps sacked by DE Bill Stanfill for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Tom Mack. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Olin Rogers on the POR12. |
| 1-10-POR12 (3Q: 01:42) Jumbo Asher ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Diron Talbert. |
| 2-8-POR10 (3Q: 01:14) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Essex Johnson for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Harold McLinton. |
| 3-1-POR03 (3Q: 00:46) Jim Plunkett pass was dropped by WR Gloster Richardson. |
| 4-1-POR03 (3Q: 00:42) Ray Wersching attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. New England's Larry Smith was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. New England 17, Portland (OR) 3 |
| (3Q: 00:37) Ray Wersching kicked off 51 yards from the NED30. John Gilliam returned the ball 43 yards to the NED38. Tackled by Steve Nelson. |
| 1-10-NED38 (3Q: 00:04) Ron Johnson ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Coy Bacon, assisted by OLB Charlie Hall. Key block delivered by Wayne Moore. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-NED25 (4Q: 15:00) Duane Thomas ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Coy Bacon, assisted by DT Elex Price. |
| 2-6-NED21 (4Q: 14:13) Ron Johnson ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. Key block delivered by Fran Lynch. |
| 1-10-NED15 (4Q: 13:47) Ron Johnson ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Coy Bacon, assisted by S Sandy Durko. Key block delivered by Wayne Moore. |
| 2-3-NED08 (4Q: 13:04) Mike Phipps pass completed to WR John Gilliam for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. New England 17, Portland (OR) 9 |
| (4Q: 13:04) Extra point by Willie Baxter was good. New England 17, Portland (OR) 10 |
| (4Q: 12:57) Willie Baxter kicked off 59 yards from the POR30. Essex Johnson returned the ball 24 yards to the NED35. Tackled by Larry Marshall. |
| 1-10-NED35 (4Q: 12:25) Essex Johnson ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S John Charles. |
| 2-8-NED37 (4Q: 11:49) Jim Plunkett scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Sumner. |
| 1-10-NED47 (4Q: 11:07) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Sumner, assisted by S Dick Anderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-POR31 (4Q: 10:29) Essex Johnson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Ron East. |
| 2-7-POR28 (4Q: 10:08) Essex Johnson ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Harold McLinton. Key block delivered by Babe Morgan. |
| 1-10-POR17 (4Q: 09:23) Jumbo Asher ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Doug Swift. |
| 2-13-POR20 (4Q: 08:40) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-18-POR25 (4Q: 08:31) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Diron Talbert, assisted by DT Bill Brundige. |
| 3-17-POR24 (4Q: 08:07) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Jerome Moriarty for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Doug Swift. |
| 4-5-POR12 (4Q: 07:25) Ray Wersching attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 20, Portland (OR) 10 |
| (4Q: 07:17) Ray Wersching kicked off 59 yards from the NED30. Jon Staggers returned the ball 31 yards to the POR42. Tackled by Maurice Spencer. |
| 1-10-POR42 (4Q: 06:54) Mike Phipps pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Gilliam. DE Olin Rogers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-POR42 (4Q: 06:42) Mike Phipps sacked by DE Coy Bacon and DE Olin Rogers for a loss of 6 yards. Bacon ran right past Chris Morris and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-16-POR36 (4Q: 06:14) Mike Phipps pass completed to WR Mike Goff for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer, assisted by S Chris Farasopoulos. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-POR43 (4Q: 05:53) Mike Phipps pass completed to TE Bob Tucker for 10 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED47 (4Q: 05:36) Mike Phipps pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gary Garrison. S Chris Farasopoulos defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED47 (4Q: 05:26) Mike Phipps pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Gilliam. OLB Sam Hunt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED47 (4Q: 05:16) Mike Phipps pass completed to WR Gary Garrison for 9 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-NED38 (4Q: 05:00) Mike Phipps pass completed to TE Bob Tucker for 2 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo, assisted by CB Mike Bass. Tucker gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED36 (4Q: 04:41) Mike Phipps pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jon Staggers. OLB Paul Naumoff defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED36 (4Q: 04:31) Mike Phipps pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jon Staggers. CB Graham Spreen defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED36 (4Q: 04:22) Mike Phipps pass was dropped by WR John Gilliam. |
| 4-10-NED36 (4Q: 04:12) Mike Phipps scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Paul Naumoff. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NED34 (4Q: 04:01) Essex Johnson ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Brundige. |
| 2-6-NED38 (4Q: 03:16) Jumbo Asher ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Dick Anderson. |
| 3-3-NED41 (4Q: 02:31) Essex Johnson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Doug Swift, assisted by CB Ken Reaves. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 4-2-NED42 (4Q: 02:20) Marv Bateman punted 49 yards. Larry Marshall returned the kick 12 yards to the POR21. Tackled by Jerome Moriarty. |
| 1-10-POR21 (4Q: 02:09) Mike Phipps sacked by DE Coy Bacon for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Wayne Moore. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-16-POR15 (4Q: 02:00) Mike Phipps sacked by DE Olin Rogers for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by George Buehler. |
| 3-23-POR08 (4Q: 01:38) Mike Phipps pass completed to WR Mike Goff for 6 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-17-POR14 (4Q: 01:16) Mike Phipps pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Goff. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-POR14 (4Q: 01:07) Jumbo Asher ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Dick Anderson, assisted by CB Ken Reaves. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 2-9-POR13 (4Q: 01:00) Essex Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Doug Swift. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 3-9-POR13 (4Q: 00:52) Jim Plunkett dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 4-10-POR14 (4Q: 00:05) Ray Wersching attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 23, Portland (OR) 10 |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 23, Portland (OR) Shockers 10 |