| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 61 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Scott Norwood kicked off 62 yards from the POR30. Wilbert Montgomery returned the ball 31 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Tony Hunter. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (1Q: 14:38) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. CB Ward Bownes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (1Q: 14:33) Sammy Winder ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. |
| 3-14-MIN35 (1Q: 14:03) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Van Jakes. Fontenot gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR48 (1Q: 13:22) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. CB Van Jakes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-POR48 (1Q: 13:12) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Milt McColl. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. |
| 1-10-POR25 (1Q: 12:26) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR HFont Fontenot. DT Tim Webster hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-POR25 (1Q: 12:18) Sammy Winder ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Milt McColl. |
| 3-7-POR22 (1Q: 11:45) Dan Marino pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. |
| 4-7-POR22 (1Q: 11:39) Rich Karlis attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Portland (OR) 0 |
| (1Q: 11:34) Rich Karlis kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Dennis Gentry returned the ball 17 yards to the POR26. Tackled by Frank Minnifield. |
| 1-10-POR26 (1Q: 11:05) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Gray. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-POR26 (1Q: 10:59) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Clarence Weathers. S Vince Newsome knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-POR26 (1Q: 10:51) PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-POR21 (1Q: 10:45) Machine Gun Kelly sacked by DT Leo Wisniewski for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Bubba Paris. |
| 4-21-POR15 (1Q: 10:09) Cliff Parsley punted 37 yards. Wally Henry called for a fair catch at the MIN48. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (1Q: 10:01) Ray Crouse ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Glen Redd, assisted by S Nolan Cromwell. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 2-5-POR47 (1Q: 09:34) Dan Marino sacked by DE Mongo McMichael for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Doug Smith. |
| 3-11-MIN47 (1Q: 09:00) Dan Marino scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. |
| 4-7-POR49 (1Q: 08:22) Rohn Stark punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the POR02. |
| 1-10-POR02 (1Q: 08:11) Earnest Byner ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 2-6-POR06 (1Q: 07:46) Joe Washington ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti, assisted by ILB Eddie Johnson. Key block delivered by Ellis Gardner. |
| 1-10-POR12 (1Q: 07:12) Earnest Byner ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright, assisted by DE Leonard Marshall. Key block delivered by Brett Moritz. |
| 2-1-POR21 (1Q: 06:42) Machine Gun Kelly pass completed to WR Clarence Weathers for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-POR40 (1Q: 05:58) Jessie Hester ran a reverse around right end for 30 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by Jamie Williams. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (1Q: 05:20) Earnest Byner ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. ILB Ken Fantetti knocked down Broderick Thompson to break up the play. |
| 2-8-MIN28 (1Q: 04:51) Earnest Byner ran around the left tackle for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Edgar Fields. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-MIN38 (1Q: 04:41) Jim Kelly pass was dropped by WR Wesley Walker. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-18-MIN38 (1Q: 04:35) Earnest Byner ran inside the left guard for 22 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. Key block delivered by Tom Glassic. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (1Q: 03:59) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Earnest Byner for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Byner gained 5 yards after the catch. Portland (OR) 6, Minnesota 3 |
| (1Q: 03:59) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. Portland (OR) 7, Minnesota 3 |
| (1Q: 03:48) Scott Norwood kicked off 61 yards from the POR30. Wally Henry returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN31. Tackled by Jeff Spek. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 03:25) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 9 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. Monk gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-MIN40 (1Q: 02:43) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnie Cooks. Fontenot gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR48 (1Q: 02:03) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Elvis Patterson. Winder gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR34 (1Q: 01:30) PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-POR29 (1Q: 01:20) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lonnie Young. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-POR17 (1Q: 00:40) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Ward Bownes. Monk gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-2-POR02 (1Q: 00:12) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 9, Portland (OR) 7 |
| (1Q: 00:12) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 10, Portland (OR) 7 |
| (1Q: 00:04) Rich Karlis kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-POR20 (1Q: 00:04) Earnest Byner ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Edgar Fields, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-8-POR22 (2Q: 15:00) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Clarence Weathers. DE Lee Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-POR22 (2Q: 14:56) Joe Washington ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome, assisted by DE Mark Gastineau. Key block delivered by Tom Glassic. |
| 1-10-POR32 (2Q: 14:10) Joe Washington ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau, assisted by S Vince Newsome. Key block delivered by Tom Glassic. |
| 2-4-POR38 (2Q: 13:47) Earnest Byner ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson, assisted by S Gary Fencik. DE Mark Gastineau knocked down Ellis Gardner to break up the play. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-POR43 (2Q: 13:38) Machine Gun Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for C Jeff Spek. OLB Hollywood Henderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-POR43 (2Q: 13:32) Jim Kelly sacked by OLB Thomas Henderson for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Tom Glassic. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-POR48 (2Q: 13:22) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Earnest Gray for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright, assisted by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 2-1-MIN43 (2Q: 12:37) Joe Washington ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. Key block delivered by Ellis Gardner. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-11-POR47 (2Q: 12:31) Joe Washington ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson. |
| 3-9-POR49 (2Q: 12:05) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Hester. DT Edgar Fields hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-POR49 (2Q: 11:57) Cliff Parsley punted 30 yards. Art Monk returned the kick 11 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Jeff Spek. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 11:46) Sammy Winder ran a trap outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. Munchak flattened Bob Hamm to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-2-MIN40 (2Q: 11:13) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 40 yards. Tackled by CB Van Jakes. Fontenot gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR20 (2Q: 10:32) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 10 yards. Tackled by S Terry Kinard. |
| 1-10-POR10 (2Q: 09:51) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson, assisted by OLB Johnie Cooks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Minnesota's Bart Oates was hurt on the play. |
| 2-2-POR02 (2Q: 09:25) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. DE Steve McMichael hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-POR02 (2Q: 09:21) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. OLB Bryan Hinkle defended the pass. |
| 4-2-POR02 (2Q: 09:15) Rich Karlis attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, Portland (OR) 7 |
| (2Q: 09:08) Rich Karlis kicked off 58 yards from the MIN30. Dennis Gentry returned the ball 19 yards to the POR31. Tackled by Mossy Cade. |
| 1-10-POR31 (2Q: 08:38) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Gray. OLB Rickey Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-POR36 (2Q: 08:31) Jim Kelly pass completed to C Tony Hunter for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-POR42 (2Q: 07:49) Jim Kelly sacked by OLB Rickey Jackson and DE Leonard Marshall for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Broderick Thompson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Lee Williams for 7 yards to the POR28. |
| 1-10-POR28 (2Q: 07:35) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. OLB Mike Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Intentional Grounding. |
| 2-20-POR38 (2Q: 07:29) Sammy Winder ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Tim Webster, assisted by CB Van Jakes. |
| 3-15-POR33 (2Q: 07:03) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery. S Terry Kinard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-15-POR33 (2Q: 06:53) Rich Karlis attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 16, Portland (OR) 7 |
| (2Q: 06:45) Rich Karlis kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Dennis Gentry returned the ball 16 yards to the POR22. Tackled by Frank Minnifield. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-POR10 (2Q: 06:19) Joe Washington ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson. |
| 2-7-POR13 (2Q: 05:39) Joe Washington ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 3-2-POR18 (2Q: 05:14) PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-POR13 (2Q: 05:10) Machine Gun Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Hester. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-POR13 (2Q: 05:01) Cliff Parsley punted 43 yards. Wally Henry called for a fair catch at the MIN44. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 04:52) Dan Marino sacked by DE Bob Hamm for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Tim Irwin. |
| 2-16-MIN38 (2Q: 04:20) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 30 yards. Tackled by ILB Glen Redd. Bass gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR32 (2Q: 03:34) Sammy Winder ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Gray, assisted by S Terry Kinard. Key block delivered by Brian Blados. |
| 2-4-POR26 (2Q: 03:01) Sammy Winder ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnie Cooks. |
| 3-5-POR27 (2Q: 02:32) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-POR32 (2Q: 02:32) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Van Jakes. |
| 4-6-POR28 (2Q: 02:02) Rich Karlis attempted a 45 yard field goal and it was blocked by Bob Hamm. POR Lonnie Young recovered the ball at the POR39. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-POR39 (2Q: 01:53) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Wesley Walker for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-POR29 (2Q: 01:44) Machine Gun Kelly pass completed to WR Earnest Byner for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. |
| 2-13-POR36 (2Q: 01:33) Jim Kelly sacked by DT Leo Wisniewski for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Tom Glassic. |
| 3-21-POR28 (2Q: 01:15) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Jessie Hester for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 3-16-POR33 (2Q: 01:15) Machine Gun Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wesley Walker. S Gary Fencik defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-16-POR33 (2Q: 01:06) Cliff Parsley punted 34 yards. Wally Henry returned the kick 12 yards to the MIN45. Tackled by Tom Glassic. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 00:56) Ray Crouse ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-6-MIN49 (2Q: 00:44) Ray Crouse ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bud Brown. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-POR45 (2Q: 00:32) Dan Marino sacked by DE Bob Hamm for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Mike Munchak. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-15-MIN50 (2Q: 00:22) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Van Jakes. Giles gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-12-POR47 (2Q: 00:03) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. OLB Johnie Cooks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 50 yards from the MIN30. Dennis Gentry returned the ball 23 yards to the POR43. Tackled by James Harrell. |
| 1-10-POR43 (3Q: 14:43) Machine Gun Kelly pass completed to RB Joe Washington for 3 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-POR33 (3Q: 14:34) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Wesley Walker for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade, assisted by S Vince Newsome. Walker gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 13:51) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Gray. OLB Rickey Jackson drove right through Brett Moritz to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (3Q: 13:45) Jim Kelly pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Hester. The wind blew that pass off course. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN45 (3Q: 13:38) Jim Kelly pass completed to RB Joe Washington for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Washington gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN39 (3Q: 13:14) Cliff Parsley punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 13:08) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Glen Redd. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 12:23) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 10 yards. Tackled by S Terry Kinard. Giles gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 11:36) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 11 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. |
| 1-10-POR43 (3Q: 10:51) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Steve McMichael. Key block delivered by Marvin Powell. |
| 2-4-POR37 (3Q: 10:08) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ray Crouse. DT Mike Gray hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The wind blew that pass off course. |
| 3-4-POR37 (3Q: 10:04) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Pete Metzelaars for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson. Metzelaars gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR25 (3Q: 09:25) Dan Marino pass was dropped by TE Pete Metzelaars. |
| 2-10-POR25 (3Q: 09:19) Louie Giammona ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bob Hamm. The ball was fumbled and recovered by POR DE Steve McMichael for 77 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 16, Portland (OR) 13 |
| (3Q: 09:19) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. Minnesota 16, Portland (OR) 14 |
| (3Q: 09:13) Scott Norwood kicked off 79 yards from the POR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 09:13) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnie Cooks. |
| 2-7-MIN23 (3Q: 08:34) Sammy Winder ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. |
| 3-4-MIN26 (3Q: 07:55) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. S Nolan Cromwell defended the pass. |
| 4-4-MIN26 (3Q: 07:49) Rohn Stark punted 58 yards. Cedric Brown returned the kick 2 yards to the POR18. Tackled by Frank Minnifield. |
| 1-10-POR18 (3Q: 07:42) Machine Gun Kelly pass completed to WR Clarence Weathers for 10 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. Weathers gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR28 (3Q: 06:58) Joe Washington ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Leo Wisniewski. |
| 2-8-POR30 (3Q: 06:28) Earnest Byner ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield, assisted by S Vince Newsome. |
| 3-7-POR31 (3Q: 06:02) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Clarence Weathers for 7 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-POR38 (3Q: 05:22) Machine Gun Kelly pass completed to WR Wesley Walker for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson, assisted by S Vince Newsome. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Walker gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 04:50) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Clarence Weathers for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-8-MIN44 (3Q: 04:21) Machine Gun Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wesley Walker. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-MIN44 (3Q: 04:16) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Earnest Byner for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. Byner gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 4-1-MIN37 (3Q: 03:36) Joe Washington ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson, assisted by CB Eric Wright. The ball goes over on downs. Minnesota's Rickey Jackson was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (3Q: 03:29) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR Herman Fontenot and was intercepted by OLB Mike Johnson at the MIN45. Tackled by Herman Fontenot. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 03:19) Machine Gun Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jamie Williams. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (3Q: 03:15) Jim Kelly pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Mike Guman. |
| 3-10-MIN45 (3Q: 03:11) Machine Gun Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Byner. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Intentional Grounding. |
| 4-20-POR45 (3Q: 03:02) Cliff Parsley punted 44 yards. Wally Henry returned the kick 10 yards to the MIN21. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN06 (3Q: 02:52) Dan Marino pass was intended for TE Pete Metzelaars and was intercepted by OLB Johnie Cooks at the MIN19. The interception was returned 1 yard. Tackled by Wilbert Montgomery. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (3Q: 02:40) Earnest Byner ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by Ellis Gardner. |
| 2-5-MIN13 (3Q: 02:07) Earnest Byner ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell. |
| 3-2-MIN10 (3Q: 01:33) Machine Gun Kelly sacked by OLB Thomas Henderson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Tom Glassic. |
| 4-8-MIN16 (3Q: 00:58) Scott Norwood attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Portland (OR) 17, Minnesota 16 |
| (3Q: 00:51) Scott Norwood kicked off 70 yards from the POR30. Wilbert Montgomery returned the ball 15 yards to the MIN15. Tackled by Wesley Walker. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (3Q: 00:26) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 28 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Cedric Brown. Winder gained 24 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 15:00) Sammy Winder ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnie Cooks, assisted by OLB Mike Johnson. DT Bob Clasby knocked down Brian Blados to break up the play. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (4Q: 14:30) Sammy Winder ran around left end for -4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Doug Smith, assisted by CB Van Jakes. |
| 3-14-MIN39 (4Q: 14:06) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 15 yards. Tackled by S Terry Kinard, assisted by S Nolan Cromwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-POR46 (4Q: 13:22) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Steve McMichael. |
| 2-7-POR43 (4Q: 12:42) Ray Crouse ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson. |
| 3-4-POR40 (4Q: 12:04) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 40 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Montgomery gained 31 yards after the catch. Minnesota 22, Portland (OR) 17 |
| (4Q: 12:04) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 23, Portland (OR) 17 |
| (4Q: 11:44) Rich Karlis kicked off 72 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-POR20 (4Q: 11:44) Jim Kelly pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Hester. |
| 2-10-POR20 (4Q: 11:34) Earnest Byner ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Edgar Fields. |
| 3-8-POR22 (4Q: 10:49) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Gray. S Gary Fencik simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-POR22 (4Q: 10:42) Cliff Parsley punted 57 yards. Wally Henry returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Jamie Williams. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (4Q: 10:33) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. DE Steve McMichael drove right through Marvin Powell to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN25 (4Q: 10:27) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Bryan Hinkle, assisted by DE Steve McMichael. Key block delivered by Doug Smith. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (4Q: 09:42) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Bob Hamm. Winder gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 09:06) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. CB Elvis Patterson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN47 (4Q: 08:56) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mongo McMichael. |
| 3-7-MIN50 (4Q: 08:14) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 11 yards. Tackled by S Cedric Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-POR39 (4Q: 07:46) Ray Crouse ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Clasby, assisted by OLB Mike Johnson. |
| 2-8-POR37 (4Q: 07:00) Sammy Winder ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Tim Webster, assisted by S Cedric Brown. |
| 3-9-POR38 (4Q: 06:14) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 33 yards. Tackled by S Terry Kinard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fontenot gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-POR05 (4Q: 05:28) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Pete Metzelaars for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson. |
| 2-1-POR01 (4Q: 04:40) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Larry Kinnebrew. Minnesota 29, Portland (OR) 17 |
| (4Q: 04:40) Dan Marino passed to Herman Fontenot for the successful two-point conversion. Minnesota 31, Portland (OR) 17 |
| (4Q: 04:34) Rich Karlis kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-POR20 (4Q: 04:34) Jim Kelly pass completed to TE Jamie Williams for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Vince Newsome, assisted by OLB Dave Frye. Williams gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-POR38 (4Q: 04:25) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Wesley Walker for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. Walker gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 04:04) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Earnest Gray for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. Gray gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (4Q: 03:47) Machine Gun Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jamie Williams. S Vince Newsome knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-MIN31 (4Q: 03:37) Jim Kelly pass completed to RB Joe Washington for 4 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota's Lee Williams was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-6-MIN27 (4Q: 03:18) Machine Gun Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wesley Walker. ILB James Harrell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-MIN27 (4Q: 03:11) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Clarence Weathers. DE Lee Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (4Q: 03:06) Sammy Winder ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Tim Webster, assisted by S Terry Kinard. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. |
| 2-1-MIN36 (4Q: 02:20) Ray Crouse ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Tim Webster, assisted by OLB Milt McColl. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 3-1-MIN36 (4Q: 02:10) Ray Crouse ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Steve McMichael, assisted by OLB Johnie Cooks. Key block delivered by Pete Metzelaars. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 02:02) Ray Crouse ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson, assisted by S Nolan Cromwell. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-12-MIN39 (4Q: 01:54) Sammy Winder ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Morrissey, assisted by S Nolan Cromwell. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 3-9-MIN42 (4Q: 01:43) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Gray. |
| 4-7-MIN44 (4Q: 00:58) Rohn Stark punted 40 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the POR16. |
| 1-10-POR16 (4Q: 00:49) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Wesley Walker for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. |
| 1-10-POR29 (4Q: 00:32) Machine Gun Kelly spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-POR29 (4Q: 00:28) Machine Gun Kelly pass was intended for WR Wesley Walker and was intercepted by CB Eric Wright at the MIN38. Tackled by Wesley Walker. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 00:18) Dan Marino dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 31, Portland (OR) Seahawks 17 |