| Played in Cincinnati, OH, weather: 56 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Cincinnati won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rafael Septien kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. Lyle Blackwood returned the ball 16 yards to the CIN26. Tackled by Greg Bracelin. |
| 1-10-CIN26 (1Q: 14:40) Kenny Lewis ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 2-11-CIN25 (1Q: 13:59) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leonard Thompson. DT James Hunter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-CIN25 (1Q: 13:51) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leonard Thompson. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-CIN25 (1Q: 13:43) Chuck Ramsey punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN27. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (1Q: 13:34) Mike Loyd pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes, assisted by CB Lemar Parrish. |
| 2-9-MIN28 (1Q: 12:49) Mike Loyd pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for -1 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN27 (1Q: 12:25) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Reggie Wilkes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN34 (1Q: 12:03) Marv Bateman punted 52 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 16 yards to the CIN30. Tackled by Royce McKinney. |
| 1-10-CIN30 (1Q: 11:54) Kenny Lewis ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. S Gary Fencik crushed George Starke to wreck the play. |
| 2-7-CIN33 (1Q: 11:28) Doug Williams pass completed to RB Kenny Lewis for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-7-CIN33 (1Q: 10:58) Doug Williams sacked by OLB Greg Bracelin for a loss of 6 yards. Bracelin ran right past George Starke and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-13-CIN27 (1Q: 10:34) Chuck Ramsey punted 58 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick -2 yards to the MIN13. Tackled by Randy Hughes. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (1Q: 10:25) Chester Willis ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 2-3-MIN20 (1Q: 09:51) Mike Strachan ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Bob Brudzinski, assisted by ILB Lance Mehl. DE Bubba Baker knocked down Syd Kitson to break up the play. |
| 3-2-MIN21 (1Q: 09:14) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-MIN16 (1Q: 09:08) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Lance Mehl. Merchant gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (1Q: 08:26) Mike Loyd sacked by DT Steve Furness and ILB Reggie Wilkes for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Bo Buetow. |
| 2-14-MIN31 (1Q: 07:55) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stan Rome. OLB Bob Brudzinski drove right through Alan Willis to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-MIN31 (1Q: 07:45) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Johnson. S Lyle Blackwood defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (1Q: 07:36) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Harden. |
| 2-1-CIN49 (1Q: 07:09) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Harden. Johnson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN35 (1Q: 06:21) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. S Lyle Blackwood defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-CIN35 (1Q: 06:12) Chester Willis ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Brudzinski. |
| 3-3-CIN28 (1Q: 05:45) Mike Loyd scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Harden. |
| 1-10-CIN23 (1Q: 05:01) Mike Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Steve Furness. |
| 2-9-CIN22 (1Q: 04:39) Mike Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump, assisted by ILB Rik Bonness. |
| 3-2-CIN15 (1Q: 03:56) Mike Loyd pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 7 yards. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-8-CIN08 (1Q: 03:13) Chester Willis ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Brudzinski, assisted by CB Lemar Parrish. ILB Pat Hughes crushed John Choma to wreck the play. |
| 2-8-CIN08 (1Q: 02:38) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. OLB Bob Brudzinski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-CIN08 (1Q: 02:34) Mike Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Yeates, assisted by OLB Bob Brudzinski. |
| 4-3-CIN03 (1Q: 01:56) Rafael Septien attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Cincinnati 0 |
| (1Q: 01:50) Rafael Septien kicked off 63 yards from the MIN30. Lemar Parrish returned the ball 21 yards to the CIN28. Tackled by Greg Bracelin. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Stan Rome for 9 yards to the CIN19. Tackled by Leonard Thompson. |
| 1-10-CIN19 (1Q: 01:44) Mike Loyd pass was dropped by WR Irving Merchant. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CIN19 (1Q: 01:37) Mike Strachan ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lance Mehl, assisted by CB Ray Griffin. |
| 3-8-CIN17 (1Q: 01:10) Mike Loyd pass was dropped by WR Irving Merchant. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-CIN17 (1Q: 01:00) Rafael Septien attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 6, Cincinnati 0 |
| (1Q: 00:52) Rafael Septien kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Lemar Parrish returned the ball 18 yards to the CIN21. Tackled by Larry Gordon. |
| 1-10-CIN21 (1Q: 00:17) Kenny Lewis ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Darrell Irvin, assisted by S Gary Fencik. Key block delivered by Dennis Swilley. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-1-CIN30 (2Q: 15:00) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by Darrell Austin. |
| 1-10-CIN35 (2Q: 14:21) Kenny Lewis ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating. |
| 2-7-CIN38 (2Q: 13:47) Kenny Lewis ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Greg Bracelin. |
| 3-6-CIN39 (2Q: 13:06) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Kenny Lewis. CB Royce McKinney hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-CIN39 (2Q: 13:01) Chuck Ramsey punted 48 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 14 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Jerry Blanton. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 12:53) Mike Loyd sacked by DT R.J. Crozier for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Bo Buetow. |
| 2-15-MIN22 (2Q: 12:17) Mike Strachan ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Brudzinski, assisted by ILB Pat Hughes. |
| 3-10-MIN27 (2Q: 11:45) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Griffin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN43 (2Q: 11:14) Mike Strachan ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Randy Hughes. |
| 2-9-CIN42 (2Q: 10:33) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-CIN41 (2Q: 09:57) Mike Loyd sacked by DT Steve Furness for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Tim Irwin. |
| 4-15-CIN48 (2Q: 09:14) Marv Bateman punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (2Q: 09:09) Doug Kotar ran a draw inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. Key block delivered by Ron Springs. |
| 2-5-CIN25 (2Q: 08:31) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Terry LeCount for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti, assisted by CB Keith Simpson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CIN33 (2Q: 08:07) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Norm Wells. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 2-23-CIN20 (2Q: 07:58) Kenny Lewis ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti, assisted by DT James Hunter. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-27-CIN16 (2Q: 07:50) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry LeCount. CB Keith Simpson defended the pass. |
| 4-27-CIN16 (2Q: 07:43) Chuck Ramsey punted 51 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 40 yards to the CIN27. Tackled by Doug Kotar. |
| 1-10-CIN27 (2Q: 07:34) Mike Loyd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. |
| 2-10-CIN27 (2Q: 07:26) Mike Loyd pass completed to FB Nathan Poole for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Lemar Parrish. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Don Warren on the CIN25. |
| 3-8-CIN25 (2Q: 06:46) Mike Loyd pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Butch Johnson. OLB Bob Brudzinski blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-CIN25 (2Q: 06:39) Rafael Septien attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 9, Cincinnati 0 |
| (2Q: 06:33) Rafael Septien kicked off 66 yards from the MIN30. Lemar Parrish returned the ball 20 yards to the CIN24. Tackled by Royce McKinney. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Terry Jackson on the CIN24. |
| 1-10-CIN24 (2Q: 06:24) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Curtis Dickey. ILB Rik Bonness defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CIN24 (2Q: 06:20) Mike Strachan ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift. |
| 3-9-CIN23 (2Q: 06:04) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. ILB Reggie Wilkes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-CIN23 (2Q: 05:57) Rafael Septien attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 12, Cincinnati 0 |
| (2Q: 05:52) Rafael Septien kicked off 59 yards from the MIN30. Lemar Parrish returned the ball 16 yards to the CIN27. Tackled by Mark Murphy. |
| 1-10-CIN27 (2Q: 05:36) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Drew Hill for 15 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. Hill gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN42 (2Q: 05:15) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ahmad Rashad. CB LeCharls McDaniel defended the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CIN47 (2Q: 05:10) Doug Williams sacked by OLB Rickey Jackson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by George Starke. |
| 2-11-CIN41 (2Q: 04:52) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Ahmad Rashad for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating, assisted by S Gary Fencik. Rashad gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 04:35) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Drew Hill for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 04:16) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Ahmad Rashad for 15 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rashad gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (2Q: 04:00) Doug Williams pass completed to TE Keith Krepfle for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 12, Cincinnati 6 |
| (2Q: 04:00) Extra point by Ronald Dunk was good. Minnesota 12, Cincinnati 7 |
| (2Q: 03:52) Ronald Dunk kicked off 74 yards from the CIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 03:52) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Charley Young for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lemar Parrish. |
| 2-11-MIN19 (2Q: 03:22) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 7 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 3-4-MIN26 (2Q: 02:51) Mike Loyd pass completed to FB Nathan Poole for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 02:15) Mike Strachan ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Steve Furness. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-11-MIN31 (2Q: 02:00) Mike Strachan ran around right end for 29 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. Key block delivered by Syd Kitson. |
| 1-10-CIN40 (2Q: 01:17) Mike Loyd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CIN40 (2Q: 01:10) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Griffin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Merchant gained 24 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN15 (2Q: 00:54) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. OLB Bob Brudzinski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CIN15 (2Q: 00:49) Chester Willis ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Harden, assisted by ILB Rik Bonness. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-20-CIN25 (2Q: 00:42) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Mike Strachan. ILB Lance Mehl defended the pass. |
| 3-20-CIN25 (2Q: 00:38) Chester Willis ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Neil Elshire, assisted by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-15-CIN20 (2Q: 00:27) Rafael Septien attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 15, Cincinnati 7 |
| (2Q: 00:22) Rafael Septien kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Lemar Parrish returned the ball 28 yards to the CIN33. Tackled by Stan Rome. |
| 1-10-CIN33 (2Q: 00:15) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Terry LeCount for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson, assisted by CB Royce McKinney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ronald Dunk kicked off 75 yards from the CIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 15:00) Nathan Poole ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Mike Reinfeldt, assisted by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (3Q: 14:21) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Don Warren. ILB Rik Bonness hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-MIN21 (3Q: 14:11) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. OLB Bob Brudzinski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN21 (3Q: 14:01) Marv Bateman punted 44 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CIN35. |
| 1-10-CIN35 (3Q: 13:53) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Terry LeCount for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. |
| 2-4-CIN41 (3Q: 13:07) Doug Williams sacked by OLB Rickey Jackson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Tyrell Sampson. |
| 3-9-CIN36 (3Q: 12:30) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Leonard Thompson for 26 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. Thompson gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 11:49) Doug Williams pass completed to TE Keith Krepfle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-MIN31 (3Q: 11:04) Kenny Lewis ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 3-1-MIN29 (3Q: 10:19) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by DE Darrell Irvin. Key block delivered by Darrell Austin. Austin ran over Mark Murphy to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (3Q: 09:46) Doug Williams pass completed to TE Keith Krepfle for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. |
| 2-11-MIN25 (3Q: 09:04) Doug Williams pass was intended for WR Ahmad Rashad and was intercepted by CB LeCharls McDaniel at the MIN14. The interception was returned 6 yards. Tackled by Ahmad Rashad. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 08:55) Mike Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Griffin. |
| 2-8-MIN22 (3Q: 08:10) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN22 (3Q: 07:35) Mike Loyd pass completed to RB Chester Willis for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Lance Mehl. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 07:09) Chester Willis ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT R.J. Crozier, assisted by S Lyle Blackwood. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 2-4-MIN39 (3Q: 06:46) Mike Strachan ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bubba Baker. |
| 3-2-MIN41 (3Q: 06:02) Mike Loyd pass was dropped by WR Butch Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN41 (3Q: 05:53) Marv Bateman punted 33 yards. Lemar Parrish called for a fair catch at the CIN26. |
| 1-10-CIN26 (3Q: 05:46) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CIN21 (3Q: 05:36) Doug Williams pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ahmad Rashad. |
| 2-15-CIN21 (3Q: 05:30) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Krepfle. S Roland Solomon defended the pass. |
| 3-15-CIN21 (3Q: 05:25) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Hill. OLB Thomas Henderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-15-CIN21 (3Q: 05:17) Chuck Ramsey punted 52 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 2 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Doug Kotar. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (3Q: 05:07) Chester Willis ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump, assisted by ILB Reggie Wilkes. |
| 2-7-MIN32 (3Q: 04:39) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stan Rome. OLB Bob Brudzinski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Cincinnati's Lemar Parrish was hurt on the play. |
| 3-7-MIN32 (3Q: 04:30) Mike Loyd pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 7 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 03:45) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Johnson. S Dwayne Crump defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (3Q: 03:39) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Charley Young for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Griffin. |
| 1-10-CIN49 (3Q: 02:56) Mike Loyd pass completed to TE Don Warren for 8 yards. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Warren gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. Cincinnati's Rik Bonness was hurt on the play. |
| 2-17-MIN44 (3Q: 02:49) Chester Willis ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT R.J. Crozier. |
| 3-14-MIN47 (3Q: 02:22) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stan Rome. DE Jeff Yeates drove right through Bo Buetow to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-MIN47 (3Q: 02:15) Marv Bateman punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (3Q: 02:09) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Terry LeCount for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CIN Terry LeCount on the CIN19. |
| 2-11-CIN19 (3Q: 01:36) Kenny Lewis ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 3-11-CIN19 (3Q: 01:11) Doug Williams sacked by DT Norm Wells for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Fred Quillan. |
| 4-17-CIN13 (3Q: 00:30) Chuck Ramsey punted 45 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 9 yards to the CIN49. Tackled by Jerry Blanton. |
| 1-10-CIN49 (3Q: 00:23) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Griffin. Merchant gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-CIN36 (4Q: 15:00) Mike Loyd pass was dropped by TE Don Warren. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CIN36 (4Q: 14:53) Mike Loyd pass completed to FB Curtis Dickey for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Griffin. |
| 3-11-CIN37 (4Q: 14:26) Mike Loyd sacked by DE Jeff Yeates and OLB Bob Brudzinski for a loss of 6 yards. Yeates simply blew through Franky Smith to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 4-17-CIN43 (4Q: 13:49) Marv Bateman punted 38 yards. The ball was downed at the CIN05. |
| 1-10-CIN05 (4Q: 13:40) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Terry LeCount for 11 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson, assisted by CB LeCharls McDaniel. LeCount gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN16 (4Q: 13:06) Doug Williams scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson. |
| 2-2-CIN24 (4Q: 12:19) Doug Kotar ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by S Roland Solomon. |
| 3-1-CIN25 (4Q: 11:40) Doug Williams pass completed to TE Keith Krepfle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. Krepfle gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN34 (4Q: 11:04) Kenny Lewis ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. Key block delivered by Pete Johnson. |
| 2-5-CIN39 (4Q: 10:36) Doug Williams scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau. |
| 1-10-CIN45 (4Q: 10:06) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Drew Hill for 6 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. |
| 2-4-MIN49 (4Q: 09:18) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Hill. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-MIN49 (4Q: 09:11) Doug Williams pass completed to TE Keith Krepfle for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-14-CIN41 (4Q: 09:04) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Hill. DE Anthony Jolly hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-14-CIN41 (4Q: 08:54) Chuck Ramsey punted 39 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Ron Springs. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 08:43) Chester Willis ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 2-9-MIN30 (4Q: 08:14) Mike Loyd pass was dropped by WR Stan Rome. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-MIN30 (4Q: 08:09) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN34 (4Q: 07:27) Marv Bateman punted 61 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CIN05. |
| 1-10-CIN05 (4Q: 07:17) Kenny Lewis ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk. Key block delivered by Dennis Swilley. |
| 2-1-CIN14 (4Q: 06:31) Doug Kotar ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by DT Norm Wells. |
| 3-1-CIN14 (4Q: 06:08) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. Key block delivered by Dennis Swilley. |
| 1-10-CIN19 (4Q: 05:44) Doug Kotar ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-8-CIN21 (4Q: 05:00) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Terry LeCount for 4 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 3-4-CIN25 (4Q: 04:20) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leonard Thompson. DE Anthony Jolly hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-CIN25 (4Q: 04:13) Chuck Ramsey punted 40 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN43. Tackled by Doug Kotar. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 04:05) Mike Loyd pass completed to RB Chester Willis for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Griffin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-MIN49 (4Q: 03:18) Chester Willis ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Griffin. Key block delivered by Franky Smith. |
| 1-10-CIN44 (4Q: 02:30) Mike Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Reggie Wilkes, assisted by DT R.J. Crozier. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 2-6-CIN40 (4Q: 02:21) Chester Willis ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. Willis ran over Ray Griffin to set up the play. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 1-10-CIN33 (4Q: 02:09) Chester Willis ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Yeates. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 2-6-CIN29 (4Q: 02:01) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ray Griffin. Newland gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-4-CIN27 (4Q: 01:55) Mike Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Steve Furness, assisted by S Dwayne Crump. Key block delivered by Dennis Nelson. |
| 1-10-CIN23 (4Q: 01:08) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-CIN18 (4Q: 01:08) Mike Strachan ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Brudzinski, assisted by DE Bubba Baker. |
| 2-6-CIN19 (4Q: 00:20) Mike Loyd dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 15, Cincinnati Bengals 7 |