| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 71 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Benny Ricardo kicked off 55 yards from the STL30. Virgil Livers returned the ball 27 yards to the TBY42. Tackled by Junior Tautalatasi. |
| 1-10-TBY42 (1Q: 14:41) Steve Bono pass completed to TE Doug Cosbie for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Paul Butcher, assisted by ILB Fredd Young. |
| 2-7-TBY45 (1Q: 14:10) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Doug Cosbie. CB Albert Lewis defended the pass. |
| 3-7-TBY45 (1Q: 14:04) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Tim Moffett for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Albert Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-STL43 (1Q: 13:32) Barry Word ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Gray. Key block delivered by Zach Waite. |
| 2-2-STL35 (1Q: 12:46) Barry Word ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson. Key block delivered by David Jones. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-12-STL45 (1Q: 12:37) Steve Bono pass completed to FB Adger Armstrong for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Gray. |
| 3-13-STL46 (1Q: 11:49) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-18-TBY49 (1Q: 11:41) Steve Bono pass was dropped by WR Tim Moffett. |
| 4-18-TBY49 (1Q: 11:33) Mike Connell punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 11:26) Joe Montana pass completed to FB Tony Paige for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel. Paige gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-STL24 (1Q: 10:47) Roy Green ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Jones. |
| 3-6-STL24 (1Q: 10:11) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Vance Johnson for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Crowder. Johnson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-STL29 (1Q: 09:43) Bucky Dilts punted 55 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick 12 yards to the TBY28. Tackled by Wayne Smith. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (1Q: 09:36) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Mike Jones for 10 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain. Jones gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (1Q: 08:50) Barry Word ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson. |
| 2-10-TBY38 (1Q: 08:25) Barry Word ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer. |
| 3-8-TBY40 (1Q: 07:56) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. CB Jerry Gray defended the pass. |
| 4-8-TBY40 (1Q: 07:49) Mike Connell punted 49 yards. Al Walker returned the kick -2 yards to the STL09. Tackled by Gary Thompson. |
| 1-10-STL09 (1Q: 07:41) Zeke Mowatt ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds, assisted by ILB Kyle Clifton. |
| 2-7-STL12 (1Q: 07:11) Joe Montana pass was dropped by TE Rodney Holman. |
| 3-7-STL12 (1Q: 07:07) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. CB Rod Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-STL12 (1Q: 06:59) Bucky Dilts punted 47 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY47. Tackled by Junior Tautalatasi. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (1Q: 06:48) Barry Word ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Fredd Young. |
| 2-9-TBY48 (1Q: 06:14) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Albert Lewis. |
| 1-10-STL34 (1Q: 05:34) Steve Bono pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL34 (1Q: 05:28) Steve Bono pass completed to TE Junior Miller for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Washington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Miller gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-STL26 (1Q: 05:02) Barry Word ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Chris Williams. Key block delivered by Doug Cosbie. |
| 1-10-STL24 (1Q: 04:25) Barry Word ran inside the right tackle for 24 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Zach Waite. Tampa Bay 6, St. Louis 0 |
| (1Q: 04:25) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. Tampa Bay 7, St. Louis 0 |
| (1Q: 04:10) Mike Lansford kicked off 64 yards from the TBY30. Al Walker returned the ball 23 yards to the STL29. Tackled by Danny Buggs. |
| 1-10-STL29 (1Q: 03:36) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton, assisted by DT John Washington. |
| 2-9-STL30 (1Q: 03:04) Derrick Harmon ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson, assisted by ILB Kyle Clifton. |
| 3-6-STL33 (1Q: 02:20) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-STL38 (1Q: 01:37) Bucky Dilts punted 47 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick 17 yards to the TBY32. Tackled by Derrick Harmon. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (1Q: 01:27) Steve Bono pass completed to FB Adger Armstrong for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer, assisted by CB Jerry Gray. |
| 2-11-TBY31 (1Q: 00:50) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Moffett. DT Kent Kremer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-TBY31 (1Q: 00:41) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Mike Jones for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith, assisted by DT Kent Kremer. Jones gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-7-TBY35 (2Q: 15:00) Mike Connell punted 62 yards. The ball was downed at the STL03. |
| 1-10-STL03 (2Q: 14:49) Derrick Harmon ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Audrey McMillian. Key block delivered by Leotis Harris. |
| 2-5-STL08 (2Q: 14:06) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 63 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Jones. Green gained 47 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (2Q: 13:26) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Rodney Holman for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Randy White. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-TBY22 (2Q: 13:01) Frank Pollard ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon, assisted by S Johnnie Gray. |
| 3-4-TBY23 (2Q: 12:25) Joe Montana pass was dropped by WR Al Walker. |
| 4-4-TBY23 (2Q: 12:17) Benny Ricardo attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 7, St. Louis 3 |
| (2Q: 12:10) Benny Ricardo kicked off 48 yards from the STL30. Virgil Livers returned the ball 22 yards to the TBY44. Tackled by Al Walker. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (2Q: 11:40) Barry Word ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson. |
| 2-10-TBY44 (2Q: 10:55) Barry Word ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Brown. Key block delivered by Bill Ellenbogen. |
| 3-2-STL48 (2Q: 10:30) Barry Word ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Cornell Gowdy. Key block delivered by Adam Schreiber. |
| 1-10-STL44 (2Q: 09:49) Barry Word ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Fredd Young, assisted by OLB Jeff Davis. |
| 2-12-STL46 (2Q: 09:07) Mike Jones ran a reverse around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Fredd Young, assisted by S Chris Williams. |
| 3-9-STL43 (2Q: 08:35) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Albert Lewis. Carter gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL16 (2Q: 07:58) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jeff Davis. Jenkins gained 4 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Junior Miller on the STL09. |
| 2-3-STL09 (2Q: 07:33) Barry Word ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Cornell Gowdy, assisted by DT Kent Kremer. Key block delivered by Karl Nelson. |
| 1-6-STL06 (2Q: 06:52) Horace Ivory ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith. Key block delivered by Steve Moore. |
| 2-1-STL01 (2Q: 06:10) Barry Word ran inside the right guard for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Steve Moore. Tampa Bay 13, St. Louis 3 |
| (2Q: 06:10) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. Tampa Bay 14, St. Louis 3 |
| (2Q: 06:04) Mike Lansford kicked off 65 yards from the TBY30. Al Walker returned the ball 31 yards to the STL36. Tackled by Scott Perry. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Illegal Low Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-STL08 (2Q: 05:34) Derrick Harmon ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton, assisted by DE John Goodman. |
| 2-9-STL09 (2Q: 05:08) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Elois Grooms, assisted by CB Audrey McMillian. |
| 3-6-STL12 (2Q: 04:33) Joe Montana pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Billy Ryckman. DE John Goodman blocked the pass. |
| 4-6-STL12 (2Q: 04:24) Bucky Dilts punted 61 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick -2 yards to the TBY25. Tackled by Wayne Smith. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (2Q: 04:17) Steve Bono pass completed to RB Barry Word for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Washington, assisted by DE Shawn Miller. |
| 2-8-TBY27 (2Q: 03:49) Barry Word ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson, assisted by S Leonard Smith. Key block delivered by Adam Schreiber. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (2Q: 03:26) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 15 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Miller, assisted by DE Smiley Creswell. Carter gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL49 (2Q: 02:59) Adger Armstrong ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson, assisted by OLB Jeff Davis. |
| 2-6-STL45 (2Q: 02:42) Steve Bono pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Anthony Carter. DE Ben Thomas blocked the pass. |
| 3-6-STL45 (2Q: 02:33) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 10 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-STL35 (2Q: 02:14) Barry Word ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Brown, assisted by CB Wayne Smith. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-STL32 (2Q: 02:00) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-STL37 (2Q: 02:00) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson. |
| 3-14-STL39 (2Q: 01:39) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. DE Keith Ferguson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-14-STL39 (2Q: 01:30) Mike Lansford attempted a 56 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-STL46 (2Q: 01:23) Joe Montana pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. |
| 2-10-STL46 (2Q: 01:13) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Vance Johnson for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds, assisted by S Felix Wright. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-STL36 (2Q: 01:04) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Billy Ryckman for 6 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-STL42 (2Q: 00:45) Joe Montana pass was dropped by WR Eugene Goodlow. |
| 4-14-STL42 (2Q: 00:38) Bucky Dilts punted 51 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the TBY07. |
| 1-10-TBY07 (2Q: 00:29) Steve Bono pass completed to RB Barry Word for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Kervin Wyatt. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mike Lansford kicked off 68 yards from the TBY30. Al Walker returned the ball 11 yards to the STL13. Tackled by Gary Thompson. |
| 1-10-STL13 (3Q: 14:29) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. OLB Ed Reynolds defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL13 (3Q: 14:23) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Eugene Goodlow for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. |
| 1-10-STL24 (3Q: 13:45) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Vance Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. |
| 2-7-STL27 (3Q: 13:19) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Rodney Holman. DT Dan Ralph hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-STL27 (3Q: 13:12) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vance Johnson. DE Mike Fultz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-STL32 (3Q: 13:04) Tony Paige ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE John Goodman. |
| 2-10-STL32 (3Q: 12:23) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 12 yards. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray. Green gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL44 (3Q: 11:51) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Fultz. |
| 2-10-STL44 (3Q: 11:27) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Al Walker for 11 yards. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray. Walker gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (3Q: 10:58) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. CB Virgil Livers defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY45 (3Q: 10:52) Frank Pollard ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson. Key block delivered by Larry McCarren. |
| 3-1-TBY36 (3Q: 10:07) Frank Pollard ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. Key block delivered by Larry McCarren. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (3Q: 09:22) Derrick Harmon ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Felix Wright. |
| 2-6-TBY31 (3Q: 08:44) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Rodney Holman for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel, assisted by ILB Kyle Clifton. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (3Q: 08:00) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Eugene Goodlow for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-TBY20 (3Q: 07:33) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Billy Ryckman for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Jones. Ryckman gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-9-TBY09 (3Q: 06:49) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Eugene Goodlow for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Goodlow gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Tampa Bay 14, St. Louis 9 |
| (3Q: 06:49) Extra point by Benny Ricardo was good. Tampa Bay 14, St. Louis 10 |
| (3Q: 06:40) Benny Ricardo kicked off 58 yards from the STL30. Virgil Livers returned the ball 21 yards to the TBY33. Tackled by Derrick Harmon. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (3Q: 06:11) Barry Word ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Leonard Smith, assisted by S Rod McSwain. Key block delivered by Zach Waite. |
| 2-3-TBY40 (3Q: 05:46) Steve Bono pass completed to RB Joe Washington for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jeff Davis, assisted by S Rod McSwain. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-TBY39 (3Q: 05:09) Steve Bono pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-TBY39 (3Q: 05:01) Mike Connell punted 46 yards. Al Walker called for a fair catch at the STL15. |
| 1-10-STL15 (3Q: 04:54) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Al Walker for 31 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. |
| 1-10-STL46 (3Q: 04:22) Frank Pollard ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson. |
| 2-7-STL49 (3Q: 03:53) Derrick Harmon ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers, assisted by DE Randy White. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 2-2-TBY46 (3Q: 03:47) Frank Pollard ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray. Key block delivered by Larry McCarren. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (3Q: 03:03) Joe Montana scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Dave Ahrens. |
| 2-4-TBY29 (3Q: 02:32) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Vance Johnson for 29 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 16, Tampa Bay 14 |
| (3Q: 02:32) Extra point by Benny Ricardo was good. St. Louis 17, Tampa Bay 14 |
| (3Q: 02:18) Benny Ricardo kicked off 65 yards from the STL30. Virgil Livers returned the ball 24 yards to the TBY29. Tackled by Tim Washington. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (3Q: 01:53) Horace Ivory ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer. |
| 2-8-TBY31 (3Q: 01:13) Barry Word ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson. |
| 3-4-TBY35 (3Q: 00:49) Steve Bono pass completed to RB Barry Word for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Leonard Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (3Q: 00:16) Steve Bono pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Doug Cosbie. |
| 2-10-TBY40 (3Q: 00:10) Barry Word ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Leonard Smith, assisted by OLB Jeff Davis. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-9-TBY41 (4Q: 15:00) Steve Bono pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tim Moffett. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-TBY41 (4Q: 14:53) Mike Connell punted 55 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the STL04. |
| 1-10-STL04 (4Q: 14:42) Tony Paige ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Randy White, assisted by DT John Washington. |
| 2-10-STL04 (4Q: 14:14) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-STL09 (4Q: 13:29) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vance Johnson. DT Dan Ralph hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-5-STL09 (4Q: 13:21) Bucky Dilts punted 58 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick 7 yards to the TBY40. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (4Q: 13:12) Steve Bono pass completed to RB Barry Word for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chris Williams. |
| 2-7-TBY29 (4Q: 12:44) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. DE Shawn Miller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-TBY29 (4Q: 12:40) Barry Word ran around right end for 27 yards. Tackled by S Chris Williams. Key block delivered by Derek Kennard. |
| 1-10-STL44 (4Q: 12:03) Steve Bono pass completed to TE Doug Cosbie for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Cornell Gowdy. |
| 2-7-STL41 (4Q: 11:22) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 11 yards. Tackled by S Cornell Gowdy, assisted by S Chris Williams. |
| 1-10-STL30 (4Q: 10:40) Barry Word ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain, assisted by OLB Jeff Davis. Key block delivered by Karl Nelson. |
| 2-2-STL22 (4Q: 10:13) Barry Word ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson, assisted by ILB Fredd Young. Key block delivered by Adam Schreiber. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 09:51) Barry Word ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Paul Butcher, assisted by DT Kent Kremer. |
| 2-6-STL16 (4Q: 09:26) Barry Word ran around right end for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Zach Waite. Tampa Bay 20, St. Louis 17 |
| (4Q: 09:26) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. Tampa Bay 21, St. Louis 17 |
| (4Q: 09:09) Mike Lansford kicked off 64 yards from the TBY30. Al Walker returned the ball 24 yards to the STL30. Tackled by Gary Thompson. |
| 1-10-STL30 (4Q: 08:37) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Eugene Goodlow for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Audrey McMillian. |
| 2-6-STL34 (4Q: 07:57) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Mark Boyer for 3 yards. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray. |
| 3-3-STL37 (4Q: 07:21) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Frank Pollard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. Pollard gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-STL42 (4Q: 07:12) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 25 yards. Tackled by S Felix Wright. Key block delivered by Luis Sharpe. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (4Q: 06:27) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Vance Johnson for 10 yards. Tackled by S Felix Wright, assisted by ILB Kyle Clifton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (4Q: 05:53) Derrick Harmon ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Fultz, assisted by S Scott Perry. Key block delivered by John Scully. |
| 2-4-TBY17 (4Q: 05:10) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. DE Mike Fultz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-TBY17 (4Q: 05:06) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Frank Pollard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. |
| 4-2-TBY15 (4Q: 04:32) Benny Ricardo attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 21, St. Louis 20 |
| (4Q: 04:26) Benny Ricardo kicked off 73 yards from the STL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 04:26) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. DE Keith Ferguson drove right through Bill Ellenbogen to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (4Q: 04:21) Barry Word ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer, assisted by ILB Fredd Young. |
| 3-11-TBY19 (4Q: 03:35) Joe Washington ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith, assisted by DE Keith Ferguson. |
| 4-6-TBY24 (4Q: 02:48) Mike Connell punted 47 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 11 yards to the STL40. Tackled by Gary Thompson. |
| 1-10-STL40 (4Q: 02:39) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vance Johnson. ILB Dave Ahrens hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL40 (4Q: 02:29) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Al Walker for 11 yards. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-STL30 (4Q: 02:19) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eugene Goodlow. DE Mike Fultz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-20-STL30 (4Q: 02:13) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vance Johnson. DE Randy White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-20-STL30 (4Q: 02:07) Bucky Dilts punted 47 yards. Virgil Livers called for a fair catch at the TBY23. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (4Q: 02:00) Horace Ivory ran inside the left tackle for 77 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Doug Cosbie. Tampa Bay 27, St. Louis 20 |
| (4Q: 02:00) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. Tampa Bay 28, St. Louis 20 |
| (4Q: 01:38) Mike Lansford kicked off 58 yards from the TBY30. Billy Ryckman returned the ball 18 yards to the STL30. Tackled by Ed Brady. |
| 1-10-STL30 (4Q: 01:30) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vance Johnson. DT Randy Crowder hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL30 (4Q: 01:23) Joe Montana pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Vance Johnson. DE Mike Fultz blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-STL30 (4Q: 01:13) Joe Montana pass was intended for WR Vance Johnson and was intercepted by S Johnnie Gray at the STL45. The interception was returned 25 yards. Tackled by Luis Sharpe. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 01:05) Horace Ivory ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-10-STL20 (4Q: 00:53) Barry Word ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Leonard Smith. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 3-10-STL20 (4Q: 00:46) Joe Washington ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Eric Holle. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 4-9-STL19 (4Q: 00:34) Mike Lansford attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 31, St. Louis 20 |
| (4Q: 00:29) Mike Lansford kicked off 59 yards from the TBY30. Al Walker returned the ball 20 yards to the STL31. Tackled by Virgil Livers. |
| 1-10-STL31 (4Q: 00:23) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Derrick Harmon for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Jones. Harmon gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-STL36 (4Q: 00:04) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Al Walker for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, St. Louis Cardinals 20 |