| Played in St. Louis, MO, weather: 55 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind. |
| St. Louis won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jim Bakken kicked off 56 yards from the NOS30. Roger Wehrli returned the ball 24 yards to the STL38. Tackled by Jim Kiick. |
| 1-10-STL38 (1Q: 14:33) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks, assisted by CB Walt Tamaarkin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-STL41 (1Q: 13:59) Jim Hart scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 3-1-STL47 (1Q: 13:32) Jim Hart scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (1Q: 12:51) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Larry Brown. OLB Dave Wilcox defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS49 (1Q: 12:44) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. |
| 3-10-NOS49 (1Q: 12:13) Jim Hart pass was dropped by TE Rich Caster. |
| 4-10-NOS49 (1Q: 12:07) Al Blake punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 12:01) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. Key block delivered by Terry Owens. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NOS10 (1Q: 11:54) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Eric Cook. DT Eric Kasay hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-20-NOS10 (1Q: 11:48) John Hadl pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jim Tolbert, assisted by S Dan Myers. |
| 3-17-NOS13 (1Q: 11:16) John Hadl sacked by CB Roger Wehrli for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Thurman Cowley. |
| 4-24-NOS06 (1Q: 10:37) Jerrel Wilson punted 39 yards. Terry Metcalf called for a fair catch at the NOS45. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (1Q: 10:26) Terry Metcalf ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks. Key block delivered by Glen Holloway. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (1Q: 09:42) Jim Hart pass was dropped by WR Cotton Speyrer. |
| 2-10-NOS35 (1Q: 09:32) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 6 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-NOS29 (1Q: 09:04) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ken Payne for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (1Q: 08:31) Altie Taylor ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome. |
| 2-8-NOS19 (1Q: 08:00) Jim Hart pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-NOS19 (1Q: 07:50) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 4-2-NOS13 (1Q: 07:10) John Leypoldt attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 3, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 07:02) John Leypoldt kicked off 65 yards from the STL30. Ike Harris returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS25. Tackled by Larry Brown. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (1Q: 06:39) John Hadl pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Al Clark. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (1Q: 05:56) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Kasay, assisted by S Mike Weger. Key block delivered by Cas Banaszek. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (1Q: 05:16) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis, assisted by DT John Grant. |
| 2-12-NOS43 (1Q: 04:46) Jim Kiick ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-12-NOS43 (1Q: 04:39) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 4-4-STL49 (1Q: 03:54) Jerrel Wilson punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 03:49) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Metcalf gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-STL29 (1Q: 03:19) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-1-STL29 (1Q: 02:50) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis, assisted by S Lenny Richard. Key block delivered by Jim Arneson. |
| 1-10-STL33 (1Q: 02:08) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 2-8-STL35 (1Q: 01:41) Terry Metcalf ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome. Key block delivered by Len Hauss. |
| 1-10-STL43 (1Q: 01:09) Jim Hart sacked by DE Billy Newsome for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Mikolajczyk. |
| 2-15-STL38 (1Q: 00:45) Terry Metcalf ran around left end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 3-11-STL42 (1Q: 00:11) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-8-STL45 (2Q: 15:00) Al Blake punted 38 yards. Larry Wilcox called for a fair catch at the NOS17. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (2Q: 14:53) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Kasay, assisted by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-6-NOS21 (2Q: 14:21) John Hadl pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jim Tolbert. |
| 3-3-NOS24 (2Q: 13:40) John Hadl pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Yankowski. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (2Q: 13:10) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS24 (2Q: 13:02) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. Key block delivered by Thurman Cowley. |
| 2-10-NOS29 (2Q: 12:35) John Hadl pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Richard Sims. The wind blew that pass off course. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS29 (2Q: 12:31) John Hadl pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 9 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant, assisted by OLB Dwight Lewis. Muhammad gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Jim Tolbert on the NOS38. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (2Q: 12:21) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 38 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 9, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 12:21) Extra point by John Leypoldt was good. St. Louis 10, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 12:05) John Leypoldt kicked off 70 yards from the STL30. Bob Grim returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS23. Tackled by Roy Winston. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (2Q: 11:45) Matt Muhammad ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Kasay, assisted by S Mike Weger. |
| 2-10-NOS23 (2Q: 11:11) John Hadl pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Al Clark. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (2Q: 10:36) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Sammy Danko. |
| 2-6-NOS48 (2Q: 10:09) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Kasay. Key block delivered by Terry Owens. |
| 1-10-STL46 (2Q: 09:44) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Al Clark. Key block delivered by Bruce Rasmussen. |
| 2-1-STL37 (2Q: 09:11) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Kasay, assisted by S Mike Weger. Key block delivered by Cas Banaszek. |
| 1-10-STL30 (2Q: 08:35) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli, assisted by S Jim Tolbert. Key block delivered by John Demarie. |
| 1-10-STL17 (2Q: 07:53) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Al Clark. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kiick gained 5 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-STL27 (2Q: 07:45) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. Key block delivered by Terry Owens. |
| 2-12-STL19 (2Q: 06:59) Matt Muhammad ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Dan Myers, assisted by DE Ron Yankowski. |
| 3-13-STL20 (2Q: 06:18) John Hadl pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster, assisted by CB Roger Wehrli. Galloway gained 2 yards after the catch. New Orleans's Stephen Johnstone was hurt on the play. |
| 4-4-STL11 (2Q: 05:35) Jim Bakken attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 10, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 05:30) Jim Bakken kicked off 62 yards from the NOS30. Roger Wehrli returned the ball 27 yards to the STL35. Tackled by Matt Muhammad. |
| 1-10-STL35 (2Q: 05:13) Altie Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura, assisted by S Tracy Hanks. Key block delivered by Jim Arneson. |
| 2-5-STL40 (2Q: 04:48) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by DE Jim White. |
| 3-2-STL43 (2Q: 04:13) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL48 (2Q: 03:27) Jim Hart pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. |
| 2-10-STL48 (2Q: 03:21) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (2Q: 03:00) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. Metcalf gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS15 (2Q: 02:39) Terry Metcalf ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-9-NOS14 (2Q: 02:20) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-5-NOS10 (2Q: 02:00) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left guard for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Joe Scibelli. St. Louis 16, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 02:00) Extra point by John Leypoldt was good. St. Louis 17, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 01:53) John Leypoldt kicked off 64 yards from the STL30. Ike Harris returned the ball 18 yards to the NOS24. Tackled by Larry Brown. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (2Q: 01:44) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. S Mike Weger hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS24 (2Q: 01:34) John Hadl pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (2Q: 01:17) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers, assisted by ILB Will Foster. Key block delivered by John Demarie. |
| 2-3-NOS44 (2Q: 00:55) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-NOS39 (2Q: 00:55) John Hadl pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (2Q: 00:45) John Hadl pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Al Clark. Childs gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-3-STL46 (2Q: 00:36) John Hadl pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 10 yards. Tackled by S Jim Tolbert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-STL36 (2Q: 00:28) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DE Ron Yankowski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL36 (2Q: 00:22) Archie Manning sacked by ILB Will Foster for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Terry Owens. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Billy Howard on the STL42. |
| 1-10-STL42 (2Q: 00:10) Jim Hart pass completed to TE Rich Caster for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. Caster gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-6-STL46 (2Q: 00:02) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Bubba O'Neil for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk, assisted by CB Robbie Magana. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Leypoldt kicked off 69 yards from the STL30. Bob Grim returned the ball 15 yards to the NOS16. Tackled by Roy Winston. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (3Q: 14:39) Matt Muhammad ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster, assisted by DT John Grant. |
| 2-7-NOS19 (3Q: 14:10) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. |
| 3-7-NOS19 (3Q: 13:37) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Henry Childs. DE Billy Howard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-NOS19 (3Q: 13:32) Jerrel Wilson punted 55 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 4 yards to the STL30. Tackled by Sam Cunningham. |
| 1-10-STL30 (3Q: 13:21) Tom Bailey ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk, assisted by S Tracy Hanks. Key block delivered by Len Hauss. |
| 2-3-STL37 (3Q: 12:57) Jim Hart pass was dropped by WR Ray Jarvis. |
| 3-3-STL37 (3Q: 12:46) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tom Bailey. ILB Joe Federspiel defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans's Derland Moore was hurt on the play. |
| 4-3-STL37 (3Q: 12:40) Al Blake punted 43 yards. Bob Grim called for a fair catch at the NOS20. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 12:29) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers, assisted by CB Al Clark. |
| 2-6-NOS24 (3Q: 11:52) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis, assisted by ILB Will Foster. |
| 3-6-NOS24 (3Q: 11:19) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-NOS19 (3Q: 11:15) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 12 yards. Tackled by S Dan Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (3Q: 10:52) Archie Manning sacked by ILB Will Foster for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Cas Banaszek. |
| 2-16-NOS25 (3Q: 10:28) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Howard, assisted by CB Al Clark. |
| 3-18-NOS23 (3Q: 09:53) Archie Manning pass was dropped by WR Bob Grim. St. Louis's Al Clark was hurt on the play. |
| 4-18-NOS23 (3Q: 09:47) Jerrel Wilson punted 50 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 6 yards to the STL33. Tackled by Tommy Nobis. |
| 1-10-STL33 (3Q: 09:36) Jim Hart pass completed to FB Norm Bulaich for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-9-STL34 (3Q: 08:51) Jim Hart pass completed to TE Rich Caster for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 3-7-STL36 (3Q: 08:12) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bubba O'Neil. DE Billy Newsome hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-STL36 (3Q: 08:02) Al Blake punted 38 yards. Bob Grim returned the kick 0 yards to the NOS26. Tackled by Ray Kiddoo. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (3Q: 07:52) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. DT Eric Kasay hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS26 (3Q: 07:44) Archie Manning sacked by DT John Grant for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Cas Banaszek. |
| 3-15-NOS21 (3Q: 07:06) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. |
| 4-11-NOS25 (3Q: 06:21) Jerrel Wilson punted 42 yards. Dan Myers returned the kick 0 yards to the STL33. Tackled by Henry Childs. |
| 1-10-STL33 (3Q: 06:13) Jim Hart pass was dropped by WR Bubba O'Neil. |
| 2-10-STL33 (3Q: 06:06) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Bubba O'Neil for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL45 (3Q: 05:22) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-7-STL48 (3Q: 04:42) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-17-STL38 (3Q: 04:37) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Payne. ILB Joe Federspiel defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-17-STL38 (3Q: 04:31) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. CB Robbie Magana defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-17-STL38 (3Q: 04:24) Al Blake punted 41 yards. Bob Grim returned the kick 2 yards to the NOS23. Tackled by Norm Bulaich. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (3Q: 04:16) Matt Muhammad ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Howard. Key block delivered by John Demarie. Demarie ran over John Grant to set up the play. |
| 2-4-NOS29 (3Q: 03:53) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Weger, assisted by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 3-1-NOS32 (3Q: 03:28) Matt Muhammad ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray Kiddoo. Key block delivered by Eric Cook. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (3Q: 02:57) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis, assisted by S Mike Weger. |
| 2-10-NOS35 (3Q: 02:24) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. |
| 1-10-STL48 (3Q: 01:43) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. OLB Dwight Lewis defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL48 (3Q: 01:33) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-STL31 (3Q: 00:47) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL36 (3Q: 00:38) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT John Grant, assisted by S Mike Weger. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-14-STL35 (4Q: 15:00) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. OLB Dwight Lewis knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-14-STL35 (4Q: 14:50) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. Muhammad gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-STL25 (4Q: 14:16) Jim Bakken attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 17, New Orleans 6 |
| (4Q: 14:10) Jim Bakken kicked off 65 yards from the NOS30. Roger Wehrli returned the ball 23 yards to the STL28. Tackled by Robbie Magana. |
| 1-10-STL28 (4Q: 13:38) Altie Taylor ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Glen Holloway to the STL33. |
| 2-5-STL33 (4Q: 13:05) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. DE Billy Newsome hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-5-STL33 (4Q: 12:56) Jim Hart sacked by DE Billy Newsome for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Joe Scibelli. |
| 4-12-STL26 (4Q: 12:18) Al Blake punted 47 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 12 yards to the NOS39. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (4Q: 12:10) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-NOS26 (4Q: 11:45) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. DT John Grant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-NOS26 (4Q: 11:35) Archie Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Matt Muhammad. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-NOS26 (4Q: 11:29) Jerrel Wilson punted 47 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick -1 yards to the STL26. Tackled by Tommy Nobis. |
| 1-10-STL26 (4Q: 11:22) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ken Payne for 9 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks. Payne gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-STL35 (4Q: 10:57) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 2-6-STL30 (4Q: 10:47) Altie Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 3-5-STL31 (4Q: 10:26) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 1-10-STL37 (4Q: 09:54) Altie Taylor ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-10-STL37 (4Q: 09:25) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tom Bailey. CB Robbie Magana defended the pass. |
| 3-10-STL37 (4Q: 09:20) Jim Hart pass completed to RB Altie Taylor for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. |
| 4-7-STL40 (4Q: 08:40) Al Blake punted 47 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS16. Tackled by Jim Arneson. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (4Q: 08:33) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 7 yards. Tackled by S Dan Myers, assisted by ILB Will Foster. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New Orleans's Larry Wilcox was hurt on the play. |
| 2-3-NOS23 (4Q: 07:52) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. Muhammad gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (4Q: 07:05) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 15 yards. Tackled by S Dan Myers, assisted by S Jim Tolbert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 06:26) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for 33 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. Key block delivered by Thurman Cowley. |
| 1-10-STL25 (4Q: 06:09) Jim Kiick ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli, assisted by OLB Dwight Lewis. Key block delivered by Clarence Hironaka. |
| 2-5-STL20 (4Q: 05:48) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harris gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-5-STL05 (4Q: 05:28) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-STL04 (4Q: 05:06) Archie Manning scrambled for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 17, New Orleans 12 |
| (4Q: 05:06) Jim Kiick ran for the two-point conversion and failed. He was tackled by Billy Howard. |
| (4Q: 04:57) Jim Bakken kicked off 69 yards from the NOS30. Roger Wehrli returned the ball 26 yards to the STL27. Tackled by Sam Cunningham. |
| 1-10-STL27 (4Q: 04:48) Tom Bailey ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. Key block delivered by Norm Bulaich. |
| 2-4-STL33 (4Q: 04:04) Jeff Gainey pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 3-3-STL34 (4Q: 03:20) Altie Taylor ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura. OLB Dave Wilcox knocked down Sam Davis to break up the play. |
| 4-1-STL36 (4Q: 02:33) Al Blake punted 48 yards. Bob Grim called for a fair catch at the NOS16. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (4Q: 02:23) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ray Easterling, assisted by CB Roger Wehrli. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS16 (4Q: 02:18) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli, assisted by S Dan Myers. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (4Q: 02:13) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. ILB Will Foster hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS34 (4Q: 02:06) Archie Manning pass was intended for WR Ike Harris and was intercepted by ILB Will Foster at the NOS42. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Bob Grim. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (4Q: 01:58) Tom Bailey ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-7-NOS30 (4Q: 01:49) Altie Taylor ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Jim White, assisted by CB Alex Kirk. Key block delivered by Dan Dierdorf. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (4Q: 01:42) Terry Metcalf ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth, assisted by S Lenny Richard. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS DE Jim White to the NOS20. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 01:34) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Dan Myers. Sims gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-NOS24 (4Q: 01:28) Archie Manning pass was dropped by WR Richard Sims. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-6-NOS24 (4Q: 01:20) Archie Manning scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-1-NOS29 (4Q: 01:10) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 00:51) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. S Mike Weger defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS31 (4Q: 00:39) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-NOS26 (4Q: 00:39) Archie Manning sacked by ILB Will Foster and DT John Grant for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by John Demarie. |
| 3-20-NOS21 (4Q: 00:17) Archie Manning spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-20-NOS21 (4Q: 00:12) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. S Mike Weger defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (4Q: 00:05) Jeff Gainey dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals 17, New Orleans Saints 12 |