| Played in Cincinnati, OH, weather: 21 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| Cleveland won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Gary Anderson kicked off 67 yards from the CIN30. Bob Jury returned the ball 28 yards to the CLE31. Tackled by Lyle Blackwood. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (1Q: 14:29) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift. |
| 1-10-CLE48 (1Q: 13:57) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 37 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. Reed gained 31 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN15 (1Q: 13:09) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Maas. |
| 2-6-CIN11 (1Q: 12:44) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Meisner, assisted by ILB Lance Mehl. |
| 3-6-CIN11 (1Q: 12:02) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB The Dark Knight. McNeil gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-3-CIN03 (1Q: 11:16) Steve Strachan ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Perko, assisted by DT Bill Maas. |
| 2-3-CIN03 (1Q: 10:49) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. Cleveland 6, Cincinnati 0 |
| (1Q: 10:49) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 7, Cincinnati 0 |
| (1Q: 10:43) John Smith kicked off 59 yards from the CLE30. Lyle Blackwood returned the ball 16 yards to the CIN27. Tackled by Steve Strachan. |
| 1-10-CIN27 (1Q: 10:11) Ken O'Brien pass was intended for WR Drew Hill and was intercepted by S Bob Jury at the CLE40. The interception was returned 16 yards. Tackled by Drew Hill. |
| 1-10-CIN44 (1Q: 10:02) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Quenton Ballard. |
| 2-8-CIN42 (1Q: 09:24) Jimmy Mac McMahon scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 1-10-CIN33 (1Q: 08:52) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 29 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron McCartney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McNeil gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-4-CIN04 (1Q: 08:22) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass was dropped by WR Cris Collinsworth. |
| 2-4-CIN04 (1Q: 08:15) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 13, Cincinnati 0 |
| (1Q: 08:15) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 14, Cincinnati 0 |
| (1Q: 08:08) John Smith kicked off 74 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (1Q: 08:08) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CIN15 (1Q: 07:58) Allen Rice ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey, assisted by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 2-12-CIN18 (1Q: 07:21) Ken O'Brien pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Terry LeCount. S Roland James blocked the pass. |
| 3-12-CIN18 (1Q: 07:11) Ken O'Brien pass was intended for WR Drew Hill and was intercepted by S Roland James at the CIN31. The interception was returned 4 yards. Tackled by Drew Hill. |
| 1-10-CIN27 (1Q: 06:59) Steve Strachan ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Maas. |
| 2-12-CIN29 (1Q: 06:32) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Freeman McNeil. CB Mike Reinfeldt defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-CIN29 (1Q: 06:25) Jim McMahon scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Phillips and assisted by CB Ken Coffey. |
| 4-6-CIN23 (1Q: 05:38) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Delay of Game. |
| 4-11-CIN28 (1Q: 05:38) John Smith attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 17, Cincinnati 0 |
| (1Q: 05:31) John Smith kicked off 70 yards from the CLE30. Lyle Blackwood returned the ball 13 yards to the CIN13. Tackled by Calvin Magee. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-CIN03 (1Q: 05:01) Tony Green ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. |
| 2-8-CIN05 (1Q: 04:26) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Willie Gault for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-CIN11 (1Q: 03:49) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Pete Johnson. ILB Eugene Marve defended the pass. |
| 4-2-CIN11 (1Q: 03:42) Chuck Ramsey punted 46 yards. Charlie Wade returned the kick 2 yards to the CLE45. Tackled by Dextor Clinkscale. |
| 1-10-CLE45 (1Q: 03:32) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Lance Mehl. |
| 2-2-CIN47 (1Q: 02:45) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 23 yards. Tackled by S Randy Hughes, assisted by CB Kevin Ross. Reed gained 8 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CIN24 (1Q: 02:33) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Jolly. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CIN34 (1Q: 02:24) Jim McMahon pass was intended for WR Wayne Capers and was intercepted by CB Kevin Ross at the CIN02. Tackled by Wayne Capers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN02 (1Q: 02:14) Tony Green ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. |
| 2-8-CIN04 (1Q: 01:31) Tony Green ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 3-8-CIN04 (1Q: 00:58) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Pete Johnson. CB George Floyd defended the pass. |
| 4-8-CIN04 (1Q: 00:48) Chuck Ramsey punted 52 yards. Charlie Wade returned the kick 9 yards to the CIN47. Tackled by Steve Moore. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Wayne Capers at the CIN47. |
| 1-10-CIN47 (1Q: 00:41) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass was dropped by FB Vince Thompson. |
| 2-10-CIN47 (1Q: 00:35) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Neil Elshire. |
| 3-8-CIN45 (1Q: 00:09) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Coffey, assisted by CB Kevin Ross. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-CIN36 (2Q: 15:00) Steve Strachan ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Dextor Clinkscale, assisted by OLB Michael Knight. |
| 2-8-CIN34 (2Q: 14:37) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Maas. McNeil gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN25 (2Q: 13:52) Steve Strachan ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift, assisted by OLB Michael Knight. |
| 2-11-CIN26 (2Q: 13:27) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 2-16-CIN31 (2Q: 13:20) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lance Mehl, assisted by DE Greg Meisner. |
| 3-12-CIN27 (2Q: 12:38) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Capers. DE Bubba Baker drove right through Mike Freeman to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-CIN27 (2Q: 12:30) John Smith attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 20, Cincinnati 0 |
| (2Q: 12:23) John Smith kicked off 79 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (2Q: 12:23) Tony Green ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning, assisted by DE William Fuller. Key block delivered by Derek Shields. |
| 2-5-CIN25 (2Q: 11:40) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Drew Hill for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 1-10-CIN30 (2Q: 10:55) Allen Rice ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey, assisted by S Roland James. |
| 2-7-CIN33 (2Q: 10:26) Ken O'Brien pass was dropped by WR Drew Hill. |
| 3-7-CIN33 (2Q: 10:16) Ken O'Brien pass completed to FB Kevin Mack for 21 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury. Mack gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (2Q: 09:39) Ken O'Brien pass completed to FB Kevin Mack for 13 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mack gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (2Q: 08:53) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Terry LeCount for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-7-CLE07 (2Q: 08:37) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Terry LeCount for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-CLE01 (2Q: 08:17) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Willie Gault for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 20, Cincinnati 6 |
| (2Q: 08:17) Extra point by Gary Anderson was good. Cleveland 20, Cincinnati 7 |
| (2Q: 08:08) Gary Anderson kicked off 75 yards from the CIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 08:08) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Jolly, assisted by OLB Michael Knight. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-CLE24 (2Q: 07:42) Steve Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Neil Elshire, assisted by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 3-1-CLE29 (2Q: 07:16) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for -1 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 4-2-CLE28 (2Q: 06:44) Lee Johnson punted 36 yards. Lyle Blackwood returned the kick 0 yards to the CIN36. Tackled by Roy Foster. |
| 1-10-CIN36 (2Q: 06:34) Ken O'Brien pass was dropped by FB Kevin Mack. |
| 2-10-CIN36 (2Q: 06:27) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Drew Hill for 7 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren. |
| 3-3-CIN43 (2Q: 05:56) Ken O'Brien pass completed to RB Tony Green for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey, assisted by CB Sid Justin. |
| 1-10-CIN46 (2Q: 05:39) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry LeCount. DE Byron Darby hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CIN46 (2Q: 05:33) Ken O'Brien pass completed to FB Michael Haddix for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE William Fuller. |
| 3-7-CIN49 (2Q: 05:17) Ken O'Brien pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Pete Johnson. |
| 4-7-CIN49 (2Q: 05:13) Chuck Ramsey punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 05:08) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by RB Freeman McNeil. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE20 (2Q: 05:02) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Coffey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Reed gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (2Q: 04:35) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| 1-10-CIN43 (2Q: 04:00) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bubba Baker. |
| 2-8-CIN41 (2Q: 03:35) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey. |
| 3-8-CIN41 (2Q: 02:49) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 10 yards. Tackled by S Randy Hughes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN31 (2Q: 02:19) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Wayne Capers for 31 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 26, Cincinnati 7 |
| (2Q: 02:19) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 27, Cincinnati 7 |
| (2Q: 02:08) John Smith kicked off 67 yards from the CLE30. Lyle Blackwood returned the ball 15 yards to the CIN18. Tackled by Wayne Capers. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CIN18 (2Q: 02:00) Ken O'Brien pass was dropped by WR Terry LeCount. |
| 2-10-CIN18 (2Q: 01:53) Tony Green ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by ILB Eugene Marve. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-CIN09 (2Q: 01:43) Ken O'Brien pass completed to TE Pete Johnson for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 3-6-CIN22 (2Q: 01:14) Ken O'Brien pass completed to FB Michael Haddix for 1 yard. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by S Roland James. |
| 4-5-CIN23 (2Q: 00:47) Chuck Ramsey punted 44 yards. Charlie Wade returned the kick 5 yards to the CLE38. Tackled by Montique Anderson. |
| 1-10-CLE38 (2Q: 00:40) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Neil Elshire. McNeil made a great move on Dextor Clinkscale. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 2-4-CLE44 (2Q: 00:33) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Charlie Wade for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Lance Mehl, assisted by CB Mike Reinfeldt. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 1-10-CIN49 (2Q: 00:25) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 10 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. Collinsworth gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 1-10-CIN39 (2Q: 00:14) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lance Mehl. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 2-23-CLE48 (2Q: 00:08) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. DT Mike Perko hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 77 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (3Q: 15:00) Ken O'Brien pass completed to FB Kevin Mack for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. |
| 1-10-CIN38 (3Q: 14:27) Ken O'Brien pass completed to FB Kevin Mack for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Roland James on the CIN43. |
| 1-10-CIN43 (3Q: 14:19) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Bubba Baker, assisted by S Lyle Blackwood. Key block delivered by Bennie Cunningham. |
| 2-4-CIN37 (3Q: 13:33) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Dextor Clinkscale, assisted by DT Bill Maas. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Jim Ritcher to the CIN33. |
| 1-10-CIN33 (3Q: 13:01) Steve Strachan ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 1-10-CIN16 (3Q: 12:29) Steve Strachan ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ron McCartney. |
| 2-9-CIN15 (3Q: 11:57) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Meisner. |
| 3-6-CIN12 (3Q: 11:12) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. DE Bubba Baker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-CIN12 (3Q: 11:04) John Smith attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 30, Cincinnati 7 |
| (3Q: 10:56) John Smith kicked off 60 yards from the CLE30. Lyle Blackwood returned the ball 11 yards to the CIN21. Tackled by Steve Strachan. |
| 1-10-CIN21 (3Q: 10:28) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CIN16 (3Q: 10:22) Ken O'Brien pass completed to FB Kevin Mack for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Sid Justin. Mack gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-3-CIN28 (3Q: 10:12) Ken O'Brien pass completed to FB Kevin Mack for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford. |
| 1-10-CIN39 (3Q: 09:33) Ken O'Brien sacked by DE John Lee for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Keith Dorney. |
| 2-14-CIN35 (3Q: 09:10) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Willie Gault for 20 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury. Gault gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE45 (3Q: 08:28) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Willie Gault for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen, assisted by DT Carl Barisich. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CIN45 (3Q: 08:17) Ken O'Brien pass was dropped by TE Pete Johnson. |
| 2-20-CIN45 (3Q: 08:11) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury, assisted by ILB Dave Ahrens. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-10-CLE45 (3Q: 07:29) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Terry LeCount for 7 yards. Tackled by CB George Floyd. LeCount gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-CLE38 (3Q: 06:41) Chuck Ramsey punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (3Q: 06:35) Jim McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Cunningham. |
| 2-10-CLE20 (3Q: 06:22) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-CLE15 (3Q: 06:17) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift. Reed gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (3Q: 05:40) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Michael Knight, assisted by S Dextor Clinkscale. |
| 2-8-CLE38 (3Q: 05:12) Jim McMahon pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Michael Knight. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CIN50 (3Q: 04:29) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 11 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood, assisted by CB Ken Coffey. |
| 1-10-CIN39 (3Q: 03:42) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Meisner, assisted by ILB Cliff Thrift. |
| 2-13-CIN42 (3Q: 03:07) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift. McNeil gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-CIN35 (3Q: 02:36) Jim McMahon sacked by DE Neil Elshire for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by John Ayers. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE John Ayers on the CIN41. |
| 4-12-CIN41 (3Q: 02:02) Lee Johnson punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (3Q: 01:57) Ken O'Brien pass was dropped by WR Drew Hill. |
| 2-10-CIN20 (3Q: 01:53) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Terry LeCount for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Stan Holloway. |
| 3-5-CIN25 (3Q: 01:12) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Drew Hill for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by CB Sid Justin. Hill gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN38 (3Q: 00:37) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Michael Haddix. S Jack Mildren defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CIN38 (3Q: 00:30) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-CIN33 (3Q: 00:23) Ken O'Brien pass was dropped by WR Willie Gault. |
| 3-15-CIN33 (3Q: 00:16) Ken O'Brien pass completed to TE Pete Johnson for 31 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. Johnson gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (4Q: 15:00) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Gault. OLB Stan Holloway defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE36 (4Q: 14:54) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Drew Hill for 20 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE16 (4Q: 14:14) Tony Green ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 2-8-CLE14 (4Q: 13:47) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Willie Gault for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford, assisted by S Jack Mildren. |
| 3-5-CLE11 (4Q: 13:00) Ken O'Brien pass completed to FB Kevin Mack for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 4-2-CLE08 (4Q: 12:29) Gary Anderson attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 30, Cincinnati 10 |
| (4Q: 12:23) Gary Anderson kicked off 73 yards from the CIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (4Q: 12:23) Steve Strachan ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift, assisted by OLB Michael Knight. |
| 2-9-CLE21 (4Q: 11:42) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. S Dextor Clinkscale defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Cincinnati's Lance Mehl was hurt on the play. |
| 3-9-CLE21 (4Q: 11:35) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Andre Reed. DT Mike Perko blocked the pass. |
| 4-9-CLE21 (4Q: 11:29) Lee Johnson punted 34 yards. The ball was downed at the CIN45. |
| 1-10-CIN45 (4Q: 11:18) Tony Green ran inside the left guard for 45 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. Key block delivered by Louis Bullard. |
| 1-10-CLE10 (4Q: 10:35) Ken O'Brien pass completed to RB Tony Green for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford. |
| 2-6-CLE06 (4Q: 09:54) Ken O'Brien pass completed to TE Bob Fisher for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-CLE03 (4Q: 09:19) Ken O'Brien pass was dropped by WR Willie Gault. |
| 4-3-CLE03 (4Q: 09:14) Gary Anderson attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 30, Cincinnati 13 |
| (4Q: 09:07) Gary Anderson kicked off 58 yards from the CIN30. Charlie Wade returned the ball 20 yards to the CLE32. Tackled by Barney Bussey. |
| 1-10-CLE32 (4Q: 08:45) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood, assisted by OLB Ken Jolly. |
| 2-9-CLE33 (4Q: 08:07) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. DE Bubba Baker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-CLE33 (4Q: 08:01) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron McCartney. Reed gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (4Q: 07:19) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Maas. |
| 2-10-CLE42 (4Q: 06:35) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Michael Knight. |
| 3-6-CLE46 (4Q: 05:47) Jim McMahon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Coffey. |
| 4-3-CLE49 (4Q: 05:01) Lee Johnson punted 43 yards. Lyle Blackwood returned the kick 4 yards to the CIN12. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CIN04 (4Q: 04:52) Ken O'Brien pass completed to FB Michael Haddix for 25 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Marve. Haddix gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN29 (4Q: 04:36) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Terry LeCount for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-CIN38 (4Q: 04:15) Ken O'Brien pass was dropped by WR Terry LeCount. |
| 3-1-CIN38 (4Q: 04:09) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Kevin Mack. DE John Lee hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-1-CIN38 (4Q: 04:02) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Speedy Neal. OLB George Andrews defended the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CIN38 (4Q: 03:57) Freeman McNeil ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. Cincinnati's Randy Hughes was hurt on the play. |
| 2-9-CIN37 (4Q: 03:11) Freeman McNeil ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offsides. |
| 2-4-CIN32 (4Q: 03:05) Freeman McNeil ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. Key block delivered by Irv Eatman. |
| 1-10-CIN25 (4Q: 02:19) Steve Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bubba Baker, assisted by ILB Cliff Thrift. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CIN OLB Michael Knight for 77 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 30, Cincinnati 19 |
| (4Q: 02:19) Extra point by Gary Anderson was good. Cleveland 30, Cincinnati 20 |
| (4Q: 02:11) Gary Anderson kicked off 72 yards from the CIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (4Q: 02:11) Steve Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Dextor Clinkscale, assisted by CB Kevin Ross. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-5-CLE25 (4Q: 02:00) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Neil Elshire, assisted by DE Bubba Baker. Key block delivered by Keith Van Horne. Van Horne ran over Randy Hughes to set up the play. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (4Q: 02:00) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Meisner. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 2-6-CLE35 (4Q: 01:50) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Quenton Ballard, assisted by DT Bill Maas. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 3-2-CLE39 (4Q: 01:38) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Bubba Baker, assisted by CB Ken Coffey. Key block delivered by Irv Eatman. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (4Q: 01:30) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Dextor Clinkscale. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Charlie Wade to the CLE45. |
| 2-11-CLE45 (4Q: 00:45) Jimmy Mac McMahon dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Cleveland Browns 30, Cincinnati Bengals 20 |