| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 44 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Scott Norwood kicked off 59 yards from the POR30. John Floyd returned the ball 25 yards to the NOS36. Tackled by Mitch Brookins. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (1Q: 14:38) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Hicks, assisted by ILB Dino Hackett. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 2-2-NOS44 (1Q: 14:01) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell, assisted by OLB Mike Johnson. |
| 3-1-NOS45 (1Q: 13:32) Larry Heater ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Steve McLean, assisted by OLB Jim Morrissey. Key block delivered by Dropkick Murphy. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (1Q: 13:01) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Dino Hackett, assisted by OLB Jim Morrissey. |
| 2-11-NOS47 (1Q: 12:26) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Larry Heater for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Greg Wilson. Heater gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-POR46 (1Q: 11:44) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Gray, assisted by OLB Jim Morrissey. |
| 4-1-POR43 (1Q: 11:17) Mike Saxon punted 28 yards. Nolan Cromwell called for a fair catch at the POR15. |
| 1-10-POR15 (1Q: 11:08) Mike Guman ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Key block delivered by Ellis Gardner. |
| 2-4-POR21 (1Q: 10:22) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Earnest Byner for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 1-10-POR30 (1Q: 09:55) Gerald Riggs ran inside the right guard for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Colorito, assisted by S Carl Lews. Key block delivered by Ellis Gardner. |
| 1-10-POR42 (1Q: 09:09) Gerald Riggs ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT John Woodcock, assisted by ILB Kurt Gouveia. |
| 2-7-POR45 (1Q: 08:39) Machine Gun Kelly pass completed to RB Gerald Riggs for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. Riggs gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-12-POR40 (1Q: 08:31) Allen Pinkett ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. |
| 3-6-POR46 (1Q: 08:01) Gerald Riggs ran a draw inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Gouveia, assisted by DT Curt Jarvis. |
| 4-1-NOS49 (1Q: 07:21) Mike Michel punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 07:16) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NOS10 (1Q: 07:09) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-25-NOS05 (1Q: 07:00) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Dino Hackett. Key block delivered by Dan Fike. |
| 2-19-NOS11 (1Q: 06:20) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Terry Kinard, assisted by S Nolan Cromwell. |
| 3-13-NOS17 (1Q: 05:51) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Hicks. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-NOS27 (1Q: 05:15) Mike Saxon punted 39 yards. Nolan Cromwell called for a fair catch at the POR34. |
| 1-10-POR34 (1Q: 05:08) Allen Pinkett ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. |
| 2-7-POR37 (1Q: 04:29) Jim Kelly pass was dropped by RB Gerald Riggs. |
| 3-7-POR37 (1Q: 04:24) Gerald Riggs ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 4-2-POR42 (1Q: 03:46) Mike Michel punted 54 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS04. New Orleans's Ethan Horton was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NOS04 (1Q: 03:36) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Morrissey. Turner gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (1Q: 02:51) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Elvis Patterson, assisted by S Nolan Cromwell. Turner gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-NOS33 (1Q: 02:18) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell, assisted by DE Steve McMichael. Key block delivered by Ron McNair. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 01:43) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Larry Heater for 5 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. Heater gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-NOS42 (1Q: 01:05) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. Key block delivered by John Tautolo. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (1Q: 00:34) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 51 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Givins gained 45 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. New Orleans 6, Portland (OR) 0 |
| (1Q: 00:34) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 7, Portland (OR) 0 |
| (1Q: 00:20) Morten Andersen kicked off 72 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-POR20 (1Q: 00:20) Gerald Riggs ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by DE Kevin Fagan. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-9-POR21 (2Q: 15:00) Jim Kelly pass completed to FB Alfred Anderson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin. The ball was fumbled and recovered by POR Tony Hunter on the POR24. |
| 3-6-POR24 (2Q: 14:29) Machine Gun Kelly pass was thrown incomplete, intended for C Tony Hunter. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-POR24 (2Q: 14:25) Mike Michel punted 53 yards. Bob Glazebrook returned the kick 25 yards to the NOS48. Tackled by Gerald Riggs. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (2Q: 14:17) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Gray, assisted by DT Brandon Hill. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 2-4-POR46 (2Q: 13:35) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Gray, assisted by DE Richard Dent. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-POR42 (2Q: 13:10) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dino Hackett. Johnson gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-POR37 (2Q: 12:27) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Gray. DE Richard Dent crushed Ron Baker to wreck the play. |
| 3-5-POR37 (2Q: 11:43) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson, assisted by OLB Jim Morrissey. Givins gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR23 (2Q: 11:15) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell, assisted by S Terry Kinard. |
| 2-12-POR25 (2Q: 10:46) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lonnie Young. |
| 3-9-POR22 (2Q: 10:21) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 22 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Turner gained 10 yards after the catch. New Orleans 13, Portland (OR) 0 |
| (2Q: 10:21) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 14, Portland (OR) 0 |
| (2Q: 10:05) Morten Andersen kicked off 66 yards from the NOS30. Wesley Walker returned the ball 16 yards to the POR20. Tackled by Hubert Oliver. |
| 1-10-POR20 (2Q: 09:29) Allen Pinkett ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. |
| 2-7-POR23 (2Q: 08:51) Gerald Riggs ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 3-5-POR25 (2Q: 08:26) Machine Gun Kelly sacked by OLB Lawrence Taylor for a loss of 2 yards. Sack allowed by Bruce Kozerski. |
| 4-7-POR23 (2Q: 07:40) Mike Michel punted 45 yards. Bob Glazebrook returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS35. Tackled by Mitch Brookins. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (2Q: 07:30) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Elvis Patterson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (2Q: 07:05) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Dropkick Murphy. DE Mongo McMichael hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS46 (2Q: 07:00) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. CB Dwight Hicks knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS46 (2Q: 06:56) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Elvis Patterson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-NOS49 (2Q: 06:21) Mike Saxon punted 33 yards. Nolan Cromwell called for a fair catch at the POR18. |
| 1-10-POR18 (2Q: 06:11) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Hester. DT John Woodcock hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-POR18 (2Q: 06:04) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Gerald Riggs. OLB Chip Banks defended the pass. |
| 3-10-POR18 (2Q: 05:59) Allen Pinkett ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Gouveia. Key block delivered by Alfred Anderson. |
| 4-2-POR26 (2Q: 05:30) Mike Michel punted 31 yards. Bob Glazebrook returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS46. Tackled by Mike Guman. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (2Q: 05:23) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Kurt Novitsky. DT Mike Gray knocked down John Tautolo to break up the play. |
| 2-7-NOS49 (2Q: 04:52) Larry Heater ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dino Hackett, assisted by DE Steve McMichael. |
| 3-5-POR49 (2Q: 04:15) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jim Morrissey, assisted by DT Steve McLean. |
| 4-4-POR48 (2Q: 03:45) Mike Saxon punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-POR20 (2Q: 03:39) Gerald Riggs ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-8-POR22 (2Q: 03:10) Machine Gun Kelly pass completed to C Jeff Spek for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by CB Issiac Holt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-POR29 (2Q: 02:26) Allen Pinkett ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 4-4-POR26 (2Q: 02:05) Mike Michel punted 39 yards. Bob Glazebrook returned the kick 9 yards to the NOS44. Tackled by Gerald Riggs. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (2Q: 01:57) Randall Cunningham kept the ball, running around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Gray, assisted by DE Steve McMichael. Key block delivered by Dan Fike. |
| 2-4-NOS50 (2Q: 01:27) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Turner gained 1 yard after the catch. Portland (OR)'s Steve McLean was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-POR35 (2Q: 01:19) Bill Johnson ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-POR45 (2Q: 01:12) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Dwight Hicks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-9-POR34 (2Q: 01:04) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Danny Pittman. |
| 3-9-POR34 (2Q: 00:59) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. S Nolan Cromwell defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-POR34 (2Q: 00:53) Morten Andersen attempted a 51 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-POR41 (2Q: 00:46) Jim Kelly pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Rocky Klever. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-POR41 (2Q: 00:42) Jim Kelly pass completed to RB Gerald Riggs for 34 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin. Riggs gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (2Q: 00:34) Jim Kelly pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Earnest Gray. DE Kevin Fagan blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS25 (2Q: 00:24) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Gray. CB Gill Byrd defended the pass. |
| 3-10-NOS25 (2Q: 00:17) Machine Gun Kelly pass completed to RB Gerald Riggs for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 4-1-NOS16 (2Q: 00:06) Scott Norwood attempted a 33 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 59 yards from the NOS30. Nolan Cromwell returned the ball 24 yards to the POR35. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-POR35 (3Q: 14:42) Gerald Riggs ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-7-POR38 (3Q: 13:58) Gerald Riggs ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-12-POR33 (3Q: 13:49) Gerald Riggs ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. |
| 3-10-POR35 (3Q: 13:15) Gerald Riggs ran a trap outside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Alvin Toles. Key block delivered by Ellis Gardner. |
| 1-10-POR46 (3Q: 12:38) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Earnest Gray for 14 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook, assisted by CB Don Griffin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Gray gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (3Q: 12:04) Gerald Riggs ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by ILB Alvin Toles. Key block delivered by Russ Grimm. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (3Q: 11:32) Gerald Riggs ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-8-NOS27 (3Q: 11:07) Gerald Riggs ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 3-3-NOS22 (3Q: 10:28) Allen Pinkett ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Sylvester Hicks. Key block delivered by Bruce Kozerski. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (3Q: 09:57) Gerald Riggs ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock, assisted by ILB Alvin Toles. Key block delivered by Mike Guman. |
| 2-5-NOS08 (3Q: 09:12) Gerald Riggs ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Cleveland Elam. |
| 3-2-NOS05 (3Q: 08:36) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Jessie Hester for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans 14, Portland (OR) 6 |
| (3Q: 08:36) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. New Orleans 14, Portland (OR) 7 |
| (3Q: 08:30) Scott Norwood kicked off 58 yards from the POR30. Bob Glazebrook returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS31. Tackled by Gerald Riggs. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (3Q: 07:58) Larry Heater ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. |
| 2-7-NOS34 (3Q: 07:35) Bill Johnson ran a draw inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Terry Kinard. Key block delivered by Ron McNair. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (3Q: 06:54) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Morrissey, assisted by S Nolan Cromwell. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Randall Cunningham to the NOS43. |
| 2-8-NOS43 (3Q: 06:19) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Joe Rose. DE Richard Dent hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-NOS43 (3Q: 06:13) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DE Richard Dent hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-NOS43 (3Q: 06:06) Mike Saxon punted 49 yards. Nolan Cromwell returned the kick 9 yards to the POR17. Tackled by Hubert Oliver. |
| 1-10-POR17 (3Q: 05:56) Machine Gun Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Byner. CB Lorenzo Lynch defended the pass. |
| 2-10-POR17 (3Q: 05:47) Allen Pinkett ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin, assisted by S Carl Lews. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-POR09 (3Q: 05:40) Gerald Riggs ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 3-15-POR12 (3Q: 05:12) Jim Kelly pass was intended for FB Mike Guman and was intercepted by OLB Lawrence Taylor at the POR18. The interception was returned 12 yards. Tackled by Mike Guman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-6-POR06 (3Q: 05:00) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. OLB Mike Johnson defended the pass. |
| 2-6-POR06 (3Q: 04:54) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. OLB Mike Johnson defended the pass. |
| 3-6-POR06 (3Q: 04:47) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. DE Richard Dent hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-POR06 (3Q: 04:42) Morten Andersen attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 17, Portland (OR) 7 |
| (3Q: 04:37) Morten Andersen kicked off 61 yards from the NOS30. Nolan Cromwell returned the ball 21 yards to the POR30. Tackled by Don Griffin. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-POR15 (3Q: 04:17) Jim Kelly pass completed to C Tony Hunter for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. Hunter gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR31 (3Q: 03:55) Allen Pinkett ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. |
| 2-7-POR34 (3Q: 03:09) Gerald Riggs ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Alvin Toles, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 3-4-POR37 (3Q: 02:34) Gerald Riggs ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by ILB Kurt Gouveia. Key block delivered by Bruce Kozerski. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-14-POR27 (3Q: 02:24) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for C Tony Hunter. OLB Lawrence Taylor defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-POR27 (3Q: 02:19) Mike Michel punted 41 yards. Bob Glazebrook returned the kick 4 yards to the NOS36. Tackled by Ken Bell. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (3Q: 02:10) Larry Heater ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Gray. |
| 2-10-NOS36 (3Q: 01:44) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. DT Mike Gray drove right through John Tautolo to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-10-NOS36 (3Q: 01:39) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lonnie Young. |
| 4-4-NOS42 (3Q: 00:56) Mike Saxon punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the POR19. |
| 1-10-POR19 (3Q: 00:46) Mike Guman ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-11-POR18 (3Q: 00:19) Gerald Riggs ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Colorito, assisted by DE Doug McDougald. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS DE Doug McDougald for 20 yards to the POR01. Tackled by John Davis. |
| 1-1-POR01 (3Q: 00:10) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-1-POR01 (3Q: 00:03) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. New Orleans 23, Portland (OR) 7 |
| (3Q: 00:03) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 24, Portland (OR) 7 |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| (4Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 79 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-POR20 (4Q: 15:00) Gerald Riggs ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-6-POR24 (4Q: 14:28) Gerald Riggs ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. |
| 3-2-POR28 (4Q: 13:42) Allen Pinkett ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald. Key block delivered by Broderick Thompson. |
| 1-10-POR37 (4Q: 13:07) PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-POR32 (4Q: 13:02) Gerald Riggs ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch, assisted by S Greg Bright. Key block delivered by Bruce Kozerski. |
| 2-10-POR37 (4Q: 12:23) Gerald Riggs ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Curt Jarvis. |
| 3-6-POR41 (4Q: 11:46) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Jessie Hester for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (4Q: 11:17) Allen Pinkett ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Gouveia. |
| 2-7-NOS37 (4Q: 10:33) Jim Kelly scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 3-4-NOS34 (4Q: 09:46) Gerald Riggs ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. Key block delivered by Broderick Thompson. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 09:02) Gerald Riggs ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Key block delivered by Broderick Thompson. |
| 2-4-NOS24 (4Q: 08:44) Machine Gun Kelly pass completed to WR Earnest Byner for 24 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Byner gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New Orleans 24, Portland (OR) 13 |
| (4Q: 08:44) Extra point by Scott Norwood was good. New Orleans 24, Portland (OR) 14 |
| (4Q: 08:33) Scott Norwood kicked off 75 yards from the POR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 08:33) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Dino Hackett, assisted by DE Richard Dent. |
| 2-9-NOS21 (4Q: 07:55) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell, assisted by DE Richard Dent. |
| 3-4-NOS26 (4Q: 07:11) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Tyrone Stowe. Givins gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 06:24) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Kurt Novitsky, assisted by S Nolan Cromwell. |
| 2-10-NOS30 (4Q: 05:37) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. |
| 3-6-NOS34 (4Q: 04:50) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Dwight Hicks. Parros gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR49 (4Q: 04:39) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson. Parros gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR39 (4Q: 03:54) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Kurt Novitsky. |
| 2-5-POR34 (4Q: 03:07) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Hicks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-POR11 (4Q: 02:19) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-POR16 (4Q: 02:19) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Hicks. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 2-12-POR13 (4Q: 02:09) Larry Heater ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Kurt Novitsky. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 3-8-POR09 (4Q: 02:01) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. Key block delivered by John Tautolo. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-1-POR01 (4Q: 01:54) Larry Heater ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell, assisted by DT Kurt Novitsky. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 2-2-POR02 (4Q: 01:47) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Dino Hackett. |
| 3-2-POR02 (4Q: 01:01) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by John Tautolo. New Orleans 30, Portland (OR) 14 |
| (4Q: 01:01) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 31, Portland (OR) 14 |
| (4Q: 00:51) Morten Andersen kicked off 65 yards from the NOS30. Wesley Walker returned the ball 15 yards to the POR20. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-POR20 (4Q: 00:41) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Earnest Gray for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. Gray gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR48 (4Q: 00:19) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Jessie Hester for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. Hester gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-POR38 (4Q: 00:10) Jim Kelly sacked by OLB Lawrence Taylor and DE Doug McDougald for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Bruce Kozerski. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 31, Portland (OR) Seahawks 14 |