| Played in Cleveland, OH, weather: 42 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| Cincinnati won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 59 yards from the CLE30. Terry LeCount returned the ball 13 yards to the CIN24. Tackled by Phil Epps. |
| 1-10-CIN24 (1Q: 14:43) Stanley Wilson ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Duda, assisted by CB Patrick Allen. |
| 2-14-CIN20 (1Q: 14:15) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Drew Hill for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Johnnie Poe, assisted by CB Patrick Allen. |
| 3-6-CIN28 (1Q: 13:48) Ken O'Brien pass completed to FB Speedy Neal for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury, assisted by CB Rick Grimes. |
| 4-1-CIN33 (1Q: 13:18) Chuck Ramsey punted 38 yards. Walter Stanley called for a fair catch at the CLE29. |
| 1-10-CLE29 (1Q: 13:09) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bret Clark. Key block delivered by Irv Eatman. |
| 2-5-CLE34 (1Q: 12:38) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. CB Kevin Ross defended the pass. |
| 3-5-CLE34 (1Q: 12:32) Jim McMahon sacked by DT Quenton Ballard and DT Bill Maas for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Alan Willis. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CIN Bill Maas on the CLE28. |
| 1-10-CLE28 (1Q: 12:16) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CLE33 (1Q: 12:12) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Rod Barksdale for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Roosevelt Barnes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Roosevelt Barnes for 6 yards to the CLE21. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CLE21 (1Q: 12:04) Freeman McNeil ran a trap outside the left tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Michael Knight. Key block delivered by Irv Eatman. |
| 1-10-CLE38 (1Q: 11:31) Steve Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bret Clark. |
| 2-6-CLE42 (1Q: 11:00) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Lance Mehl. |
| 3-3-CLE45 (1Q: 10:15) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift, assisted by DT Dean Hamel. Key block delivered by Greg Jarvis. |
| 1-10-CLE50 (1Q: 09:29) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Tim Cofield. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CLE40 (1Q: 09:20) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Ross. Key block delivered by Keith Van Horne. |
| 2-13-CLE47 (1Q: 08:34) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Michael Knight. Collinsworth gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN39 (1Q: 07:54) Steve Strachan ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Maas. |
| 2-12-CIN41 (1Q: 07:09) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenny Jackson. DE Jeff Tupper hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-CIN41 (1Q: 07:05) Jim McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-CIN41 (1Q: 06:55) Lee Johnson punted 29 yards. Terry LeCount called for a fair catch at the CIN12. |
| 1-10-CIN12 (1Q: 06:44) Ken O'Brien pass completed to C Cap Boso for 56 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. Boso gained 45 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE32 (1Q: 06:06) Allen Rice ran around left end for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. Key block delivered by Speedy Neal. |
| 1-10-CLE17 (1Q: 05:21) Ken O'Brien pass completed to C Cap Boso for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Roosevelt Barnes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-CLE13 (1Q: 04:36) Stanley Wilson ran around the left tackle for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Keith Dorney. Cincinnati 6, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 04:36) Extra point by Gary Anderson was good. Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 04:28) Gary Anderson kicked off 79 yards from the CIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (1Q: 04:28) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey. |
| 2-10-CLE20 (1Q: 03:44) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (1Q: 03:04) Freeman McNeil ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Michael Knight. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. Cleveland's Freeman McNeil was hurt on the play. |
| 1-20-CLE23 (1Q: 02:55) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 11 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-9-CLE34 (1Q: 02:13) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Reggie Dupard. DE Neil Elshire hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-CLE34 (1Q: 02:08) Steve Strachan ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Jolly, assisted by DT Tom Magee. |
| 4-7-CLE36 (1Q: 01:34) Lee Johnson punted 50 yards. Terry LeCount returned the kick 14 yards to the CIN28. Tackled by Calvin Magee. |
| 1-10-CIN28 (1Q: 01:23) Allen Rice ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Johnnie Poe. |
| 2-8-CIN30 (1Q: 00:44) Stanley Wilson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Alonzo Johnson. |
| 3-4-CIN34 (1Q: 00:01) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Rod Barksdale for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-1-CIN37 (2Q: 15:00) Chuck Ramsey punted 44 yards. Walter Stanley returned the kick 4 yards to the CLE23. Tackled by Stanley Wilson. |
| 1-10-CLE23 (2Q: 14:51) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Cunningham. ILB Cliff Thrift defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE23 (2Q: 14:41) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Harden. |
| 3-7-CLE26 (2Q: 13:57) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Kenny Jackson for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Phillips, assisted by S Devon Mitchell. Jackson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE41 (2Q: 13:13) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tim Cofield, assisted by DT Dean Hamel. |
| 2-6-CLE45 (2Q: 12:52) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Harden. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN49 (2Q: 12:13) Steve Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Perko. Key block delivered by John Ayers. Ayers flattened Quenton Ballard to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-2-CIN41 (2Q: 11:31) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Harden. |
| 1-10-CIN36 (2Q: 11:03) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by TE Bennie Cunningham. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CIN36 (2Q: 10:57) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift, assisted by S Barney Bussey. Stanley gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-2-CIN28 (2Q: 10:27) Steve Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 28 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 6 |
| (2Q: 10:27) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 7, Cincinnati 7 |
| (2Q: 10:14) John Smith kicked off 59 yards from the CLE30. Terry LeCount returned the ball 6 yards to the CIN17. Tackled by Steve Strachan. |
| 1-10-CIN17 (2Q: 09:46) Stanley Wilson ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Byron Darby. |
| 2-9-CIN18 (2Q: 09:14) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rod Barksdale. ILB Roosevelt Barnes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-CIN18 (2Q: 09:07) Ken O'Brien pass completed to C Cap Boso for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Boso gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN35 (2Q: 08:38) Allen Rice ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Roosevelt Barnes. |
| 2-7-CIN38 (2Q: 07:56) Stanley Wilson ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. |
| 3-4-CIN41 (2Q: 07:10) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Rod Barksdale for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes, assisted by CB Terry Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (2Q: 06:27) Ken O'Brien pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Andy Ekern. |
| 2-10-CLE46 (2Q: 06:20) Stanley Wilson ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 3-10-CLE46 (2Q: 05:48) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Hill. DE Art Still drove right through Keith Dorney to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CLE46 (2Q: 05:42) Chuck Ramsey punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 05:35) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Maas. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| 2-4-CLE26 (2Q: 05:00) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bret Clark. Collinsworth gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (2Q: 04:50) Steve Strachan ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by S Devon Mitchell. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. Ritcher ran over Reggie Phillips to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (2Q: 04:15) Jim McMahon sacked by DE Jeff Tupper for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Keith Van Horne. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CIN Tom Magee for 10 yards to the CLE29. |
| 1-10-CLE29 (2Q: 04:03) Stanley Wilson ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by ILB Roosevelt Barnes. |
| 2-7-CLE26 (2Q: 03:28) Ken O'Brien pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Terry LeCount. DE William Fuller blocked the pass. |
| 3-7-CLE26 (2Q: 03:21) Stanley Wilson ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. |
| 4-2-CLE21 (2Q: 02:56) Gary Anderson attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Cincinnati 10, Cleveland 7 |
| (2Q: 02:48) Gary Anderson kicked off 77 yards from the CIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 02:48) Jim McMahon sacked by DT Tom Magee for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Irv Eatman. |
| 2-15-CLE15 (2Q: 02:12) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass was dropped by RB Steve Strachan. |
| 3-15-CLE15 (2Q: 02:07) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 3-20-CLE10 (2Q: 02:07) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass was dropped by WR Phil Epps. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-20-CLE10 (2Q: 01:59) Lee Johnson punted 44 yards. Terry LeCount returned the kick 14 yards to the CLE40. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CIN47 (2Q: 01:49) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Rod Barksdale for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. |
| 2-1-CLE44 (2Q: 01:27) Ken O'Brien pass was dropped by WR Drew Hill. |
| 3-1-CLE44 (2Q: 01:21) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rod Barksdale. DE Frank Warren hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-1-CLE44 (2Q: 01:16) Chuck Ramsey punted 41 yards. Walter Stanley returned the kick 3 yards to the CLE06. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for an Illegal Use of Hands on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CLE02 (2Q: 01:06) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 1-11-CLE01 (2Q: 01:06) Steve Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Quenton Ballard, assisted by OLB Ken Jolly. Key block delivered by Irv Eatman. |
| 1-10-CLE14 (2Q: 00:34) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenny Jackson. S Devon Mitchell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE14 (2Q: 00:28) Steve Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Lance Mehl, assisted by S Barney Bussey. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 3-2-CLE22 (2Q: 00:17) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Steve Strachan. CB Kevin Ross defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-CLE22 (2Q: 00:13) Lee Johnson punted 37 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CIN41. |
| 1-10-CIN41 (2Q: 00:06) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Hill. DE William Fuller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-CIN46 (2Q: 00:01) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Willie Gault for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Gary Anderson kicked off 70 yards from the CIN30. Walter Stanley returned the ball 33 yards to the CLE33. Tackled by Willie Gault. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (3Q: 14:44) Steve Strachan ran a trap outside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Jolly. Key block delivered by Keith Van Horne. |
| 2-1-CLE42 (3Q: 13:58) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by TE Bennie Cunningham. |
| 3-1-CLE42 (3Q: 13:51) Steve Strachan ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tim Cofield. Key block delivered by Irv Eatman. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (3Q: 13:08) Steve Strachan ran around right end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Jeff Tupper. |
| 2-11-CLE45 (3Q: 12:41) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Steve Strachan. ILB Cliff Thrift defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-CLE45 (3Q: 12:37) Steve Strachan ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 1-10-CIN44 (3Q: 12:10) Steve Strachan ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Devon Mitchell. |
| 2-7-CIN41 (3Q: 11:26) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ken Jolly. |
| 3-6-CIN40 (3Q: 10:51) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Steve Strachan. ILB Lance Mehl defended the pass. |
| 4-6-CIN40 (3Q: 10:47) Lee Johnson punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (3Q: 10:41) Stanley Wilson ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Ryan, assisted by CB Terry Lewis. Key block delivered by Andre Cowlings. |
| 2-5-CIN25 (3Q: 09:57) Allen Rice ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 3-3-CIN27 (3Q: 09:13) Ken O'Brien pass completed to C Cap Boso for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Roosevelt Barnes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN32 (3Q: 08:38) Allen Rice ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich. Key block delivered by Roger Caron. |
| 2-3-CIN39 (3Q: 08:06) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Hill. DE William Fuller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-CIN39 (3Q: 08:00) Ken O'Brien pass was dropped by WR Willie Gault. |
| 4-3-CIN39 (3Q: 07:53) Chuck Ramsey punted 60 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE01. |
| 1-10-CLE01 (3Q: 07:42) Steve Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bret Clark. Key block delivered by Irv Eatman. |
| 1-10-CLE11 (3Q: 07:11) Steve Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Lance Mehl. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CIN S Barney Bussey to the CLE14. |
| 1-10-CLE14 (3Q: 07:03) Stanley Wilson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis, assisted by ILB Roosevelt Barnes. |
| 2-6-CLE10 (3Q: 06:31) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-CLE15 (3Q: 06:27) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Willie Gault for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cincinnati 16, Cleveland 7 |
| (3Q: 06:27) Extra point by Gary Anderson was good. Cincinnati 17, Cleveland 7 |
| (3Q: 06:21) Gary Anderson kicked off 75 yards from the CIN30. Walter Stanley returned the ball 28 yards to the CLE23. Tackled by Willie Gault. |
| 1-10-CLE23 (3Q: 05:53) Steve Strachan ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Maas. |
| 2-13-CLE20 (3Q: 05:07) Steve Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey. |
| 3-11-CLE22 (3Q: 04:27) Steve Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 26 yards. Tackled by OLB Michael Knight. Key block delivered by Joel Patten. |
| 1-10-CLE48 (3Q: 03:41) Steve Strachan ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bill Maas, assisted by OLB Ken Jolly. |
| 2-9-CLE49 (3Q: 03:08) Steve Strachan ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey. |
| 3-3-CIN45 (3Q: 02:27) Jim McMahon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Barney Bussey and assisted by OLB Ken Jolly. |
| 1-10-CIN42 (3Q: 02:05) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Devon Mitchell, assisted by S Barney Bussey. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-CIN41 (3Q: 01:38) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Tom Magee. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-CIN36 (3Q: 01:29) Jim McMahon pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 17 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Tupper, assisted by S Devon Mitchell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Cunningham gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN19 (3Q: 00:43) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Phillips, assisted by S Devon Mitchell. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Calvin Magee for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cincinnati 17, Cleveland 13 |
| (3Q: 00:43) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cincinnati 17, Cleveland 14 |
| (3Q: 00:18) John Smith kicked off 68 yards from the CLE30. Terry LeCount returned the ball 14 yards to the CIN16. Tackled by Terry Lewis. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-CIN16 (4Q: 15:00) Stanley Wilson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis, assisted by ILB Roosevelt Barnes. |
| 2-7-CIN19 (4Q: 14:32) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Terry LeCount for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Johnnie Poe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CIN26 (4Q: 13:46) Ken O'Brien sacked by DE Art Still and DE Frank Warren for a loss of 5 yards. Still ran right past Andre Cowlings and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-15-CIN21 (4Q: 13:11) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Drew Hill for 36 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. |
| 1-10-CLE43 (4Q: 12:23) Ken O'Brien scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. |
| 2-9-CLE42 (4Q: 11:57) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Rod Barksdale for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Roosevelt Barnes. |
| 3-3-CLE36 (4Q: 11:30) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Willie Gault for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen, assisted by CB Rick Grimes. Gault gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE26 (4Q: 10:46) Ken O'Brien pass completed to C Cap Boso for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. |
| 2-6-CLE22 (4Q: 10:16) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Terry LeCount for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford. |
| 3-9-CLE25 (4Q: 09:38) Ken O'Brien pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Drew Hill. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-CLE25 (4Q: 09:32) Gary Anderson attempted a 42 yard field goal and it was blocked by William Fuller. CLE Roosevelt Barnes recovered the ball at the CLE40. |
| 1-10-CLE40 (4Q: 09:23) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Lance Mehl. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CIN49 (4Q: 09:14) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bret Clark, assisted by DT Dean Hamel. |
| 2-9-CIN48 (4Q: 08:34) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Tom Magee. |
| 3-7-CIN46 (4Q: 07:52) Jim McMahon pass completed to TE Calvin Magee for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Michael Knight. Magee gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN31 (4Q: 07:13) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. ILB Cliff Thrift defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CIN31 (4Q: 07:07) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Thrift. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stanley gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-CIN23 (4Q: 06:39) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Stan David, assisted by ILB Lance Mehl. |
| 1-10-CIN14 (4Q: 06:08) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Tom Magee. Key block delivered by Joel Patten. |
| 2-4-CIN08 (4Q: 05:46) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Ross. |
| 1-2-CIN02 (4Q: 05:04) Steve Strachan ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Michael Knight, assisted by DT Tom Magee. |
| 2-3-CIN03 (4Q: 04:40) Steve Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Keith Van Horne. Cleveland 20, Cincinnati 17 |
| (4Q: 04:40) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 21, Cincinnati 17 |
| (4Q: 04:30) John Smith kicked off 79 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (4Q: 04:30) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Drew Hill for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-CIN25 (4Q: 03:48) Stanley Wilson ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Duda. |
| 3-2-CIN28 (4Q: 03:05) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Drew Hill for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Roosevelt Barnes. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN33 (4Q: 02:44) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Willie Gault for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. |
| 2-10-CIN33 (4Q: 02:35) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Hill. S Bob Jury defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CIN33 (4Q: 02:29) Ken O'Brien pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Speedy Neal. DE William Fuller blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CIN33 (4Q: 02:21) Ken O'Brien pass completed to WR Willie Gault for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CIN45 (4Q: 02:00) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Hill. DE Art Still drove right through Roger Caron to hurry the quarterback. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CIN35 (4Q: 01:52) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Hill. CB Terry Lewis defended the pass. |
| 2-20-CIN35 (4Q: 01:46) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Hill. DE Byron Darby hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-20-CIN35 (4Q: 01:36) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 3-25-CIN30 (4Q: 01:36) Ken O'Brien pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Hill. CB Rick Grimes defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-25-CIN30 (4Q: 01:28) Ken O'Brien pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Drew Hill. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CIN30 (4Q: 01:15) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Stan David. Key block delivered by Joel Patten. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 2-5-CIN25 (4Q: 01:05) Steve Strachan ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bret Clark, assisted by ILB Lance Mehl. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 3-2-CIN22 (4Q: 00:58) Steve Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Harden. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 1-10-CIN16 (4Q: 00:47) Jim McMahon dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 2-11-CIN17 (4Q: 00:02) Jim McMahon dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Cleveland Browns 21, Cincinnati Bengals 17 |