| Played in Buffalo, NY, weather: 56 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Roy Gerela kicked off 79 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 15:00) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mo Houck. Sanders gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET39 (1Q: 14:26) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Walker, assisted by DT Carl Barisich. |
| 2-8-DET41 (1Q: 13:54) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. |
| 1-10-DET49 (1Q: 13:06) Bill Demory pass was dropped by RB Tyrone Hall. |
| 2-10-DET49 (1Q: 13:02) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. OLB Greg Brezina hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-DET49 (1Q: 12:53) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 17 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter, assisted by CB Jeff Wright. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Lamont Marrow on the BUF34. |
| 1-10-BUF34 (1Q: 12:16) Tyrone Hall ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris. |
| 2-7-BUF31 (1Q: 11:33) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tyrell Fleming. DT Jim Osborne hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-BUF31 (1Q: 11:26) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 1-10-BUF19 (1Q: 11:03) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Babich, assisted by S Bryant Salter. Key block delivered by Don Morrison. |
| 2-5-BUF14 (1Q: 10:23) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Walt Patulski, assisted by DE Andy Dorris. |
| 3-4-BUF13 (1Q: 09:36) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Brezina, assisted by OLB Monte Johnson. |
| 1-5-BUF05 (1Q: 09:12) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Paul Howard. Detroit 6, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 09:12) Extra point by Mercury Tchaikovski was good. Detroit 7, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 09:03) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 59 yards from the DET30. Lenny Dunlap returned the ball 21 yards to the BUF32. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-BUF32 (1Q: 08:37) O.J. Simpson ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Tim Rossovich, assisted by DE Sherman White. Key block delivered by Ed Flanagan. |
| 2-1-BUF41 (1Q: 07:54) O.J. Simpson ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Ball. Key block delivered by Lewis Morris. |
| 1-10-BUF43 (1Q: 07:26) Dave Osborn ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. Key block delivered by John Williams. |
| 2-3-BUF50 (1Q: 06:42) David Jaynes pass was intended for WR J.D. Hill and was intercepted by S Mel Phillips at the DET36. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Chip Myers. |
| 1-10-DET46 (1Q: 06:33) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Osborne. |
| 2-8-DET48 (1Q: 05:47) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-DET43 (1Q: 05:39) Bill Demory pass was dropped by WR Wally Francis. |
| 3-13-DET43 (1Q: 05:30) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Carlos Spencer. DE Andy Dorris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-13-DET43 (1Q: 05:21) Duane Carrell punted 57 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 05:16) David Jaynes pass fell incomplete, intended for RB O.J. Simpson. DE Tim Rossovich defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF20 (1Q: 05:13) O.J. Simpson ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. |
| 3-5-BUF25 (1Q: 04:30) David Jaynes pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Moore. S Charlie West hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-5-BUF25 (1Q: 04:20) Jay Bryden punted 39 yards. Charlie West returned the kick 11 yards to the DET47. Tackled by Jim Braxton. |
| 1-10-DET47 (1Q: 04:12) Bill Demory sacked by DT Jim Osborne for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Don Morrison. |
| 2-17-DET40 (1Q: 03:39) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Babich. |
| 3-13-DET44 (1Q: 03:05) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. CB Jeff Wright defended the pass. |
| 4-13-DET44 (1Q: 02:58) Duane Carrell punted 47 yards. Jeff Wright returned the kick -3 yards to the BUF06. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BUF05 (1Q: 02:51) O.J. Simpson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Ball, assisted by DE Tim Rossovich. |
| 2-10-BUF05 (1Q: 02:18) David Jaynes pass completed to TE Bob Moore for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Ball, assisted by CB Tom Hayes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moore gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-BUF14 (1Q: 01:32) Dave Osborn ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White, assisted by DT Greg Wojcik. |
| 4-1-BUF14 (1Q: 01:07) Jay Bryden punted 32 yards. Charlie West returned the kick 4 yards to the BUF42. Tackled by Donnie Walker. |
| 1-10-BUF42 (1Q: 01:00) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. |
| 2-2-BUF34 (1Q: 00:15) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Babich, assisted by DT Carl Barisich. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-BUF32 (2Q: 15:00) Bill Demory scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Babich. |
| 2-6-BUF28 (2Q: 14:36) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Brezina, assisted by ILB Bob Babich. |
| 3-6-BUF28 (2Q: 14:04) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Tyrone Hall for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Mo Houck, assisted by OLB Greg Brezina. Hall gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 4-2-BUF24 (2Q: 13:23) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 10, Buffalo 0 |
| (2Q: 13:15) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 69 yards from the DET30. Lenny Dunlap returned the ball 19 yards to the BUF20. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (2Q: 12:50) David Jaynes sacked by Unknown and DT Greg Wojcik for a loss of 4 yards. Unknown ran right past Gary Puetz and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-14-BUF16 (2Q: 12:17) David Jaynes pass completed to WR Corey Steadman for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. |
| 3-2-BUF28 (2Q: 11:32) Juice Simpson ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. Key block delivered by Lewis Morris. |
| 1-10-BUF39 (2Q: 11:05) David Jaynes pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. |
| 2-7-BUF42 (2Q: 10:33) David Jaynes scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. |
| 3-3-BUF46 (2Q: 09:58) David Jaynes pass completed to TE Bob Moore for 20 yards. Tackled by Unknown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moore gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET34 (2Q: 09:27) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR J.D. Hill for 24 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. Hill gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET10 (2Q: 08:41) Juice Simpson ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Pollard. Key block delivered by Jim Braxton. |
| 2-5-DET05 (2Q: 07:59) Joe Ferguson pass was intended for FB Jim Braxton and was intercepted by CB Skip Thomas at the DET01. The interception was returned 99 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 16, Buffalo 0 |
| (2Q: 07:59) Extra point by Mercury Tchaikovski was good. Detroit 17, Buffalo 0 |
| (2Q: 07:50) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 66 yards from the DET30. Lenny Dunlap returned the ball 17 yards to the BUF21. Tackled by Chester Crites. |
| 1-10-BUF21 (2Q: 07:27) Juice Simpson ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. |
| 2-2-BUF29 (2Q: 06:42) Joe Ferguson pass completed to TE Bob Moore for 18 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West, assisted by CB Lem Barney. |
| 1-10-BUF47 (2Q: 06:24) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR Fair Hooker for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney, assisted by S Chuck Crist. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hooker gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET37 (2Q: 06:08) Joe Ferguson pass completed to FB Jim Braxton for 15 yards. Tackled by DT Greg Wojcik. Braxton gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET22 (2Q: 05:52) Joe Ferguson sacked by DT Greg Wojcik for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Lewis Morris. |
| 2-16-DET28 (2Q: 05:34) Joe Ferguson pass completed to RB Dave Osborn for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-DET23 (2Q: 05:27) Joe Ferguson pass completed to TE Bob Moore for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 2-4-DET17 (2Q: 05:07) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.D. Hill. DT Bob Pollard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-DET17 (2Q: 04:58) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Moore. S Charlie West defended the pass. |
| 4-4-DET17 (2Q: 04:52) Roy Gerela attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 17, Buffalo 3 |
| (2Q: 04:47) Roy Gerela kicked off 57 yards from the BUF30. Charlie West returned the ball 26 yards to the DET39. Tackled by Dave Osborn. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Chuck Wingle on the DET39. |
| 1-10-DET39 (2Q: 04:31) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Babich, assisted by OLB Greg Brezina. |
| 2-13-DET36 (2Q: 04:12) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. DE Walt Patulski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-13-DET36 (2Q: 04:00) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Mo Houck, assisted by CB Jeff Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-DET48 (2Q: 03:25) Duane Carrell punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BUF05. |
| 1-10-BUF05 (2Q: 03:17) O.J. Simpson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by OLB Charlie Weaver. |
| 2-9-BUF06 (2Q: 02:55) Joe Ferguson pass completed to RB Dave Osborn for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Merv Krakau, assisted by S Charlie West. Osborn gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-BUF09 (2Q: 02:11) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Fair Hooker. DT Herb Orvis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-BUF09 (2Q: 02:01) Jay Bryden punted 38 yards. Lem Barney called for a fair catch at the BUF47. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-BUF47 (2Q: 01:54) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Tyrone Hall for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris, assisted by CB Mo Houck. |
| 2-12-BUF49 (2Q: 01:32) Bill Demory sacked by OLB Greg Brezina for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ronnie Carroll. |
| 3-18-DET45 (2Q: 01:11) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright, assisted by S Bryant Salter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-14-DET49 (2Q: 00:43) Duane Carrell punted 42 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BUF09. |
| 1-10-BUF09 (2Q: 00:36) Joe Ferguson pass completed to RB O.J. Simpson for 11 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. Simpson gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 64 yards from the DET30. O.J. Simpson returned the ball 19 yards to the BUF25. Tackled by Ed O'Neil. |
| 1-10-BUF25 (3Q: 14:27) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR Fair Hooker for 12 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BUF37 (3Q: 13:48) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Corey Steadman. S Mel Phillips defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF37 (3Q: 13:39) Joe Ferguson pass completed to TE Bob Moore for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. Moore gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET49 (3Q: 12:58) O.J. Simpson ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. Key block delivered by John Vella. |
| 2-2-DET41 (3Q: 12:12) Joe Ferguson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. |
| 3-2-DET41 (3Q: 12:09) Joe Ferguson pass was dropped by RB Juice Simpson. |
| 4-2-DET41 (3Q: 12:03) Jay Bryden punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 11:56) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Oliver. |
| 2-10-DET20 (3Q: 11:19) Bill Demory pass completed to Unknown for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Dunlap. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Unknown gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET31 (3Q: 10:43) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Bob Babich, assisted by OLB Greg Brezina. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-DET47 (3Q: 10:34) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Brezina. Key block delivered by Charlie Sanders. |
| 1-10-BUF40 (3Q: 09:48) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright, assisted by CB Lenny Dunlap. Key block delivered by Paul Fersen. |
| 2-4-BUF34 (3Q: 09:14) Tyrone Hall ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Donnie Walker. |
| 3-3-BUF33 (3Q: 08:46) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Tyrone Hall for 7 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Walker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hall gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF26 (3Q: 08:19) Bill Demory scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Dunlap. |
| 2-8-BUF24 (3Q: 07:40) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. DT Carl Barisich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-BUF24 (3Q: 07:33) Bill Demory sacked by DE Andy Dorris for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Fersen. |
| 4-14-BUF30 (3Q: 07:09) Duane Carrell punted 28 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF02. |
| 1-10-BUF02 (3Q: 07:01) Joe Ferguson pass completed to RB O.J. Simpson for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. Simpson gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF12 (3Q: 06:21) Dave Osborn ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. Key block delivered by Gary Puetz. |
| 2-1-BUF21 (3Q: 05:39) O.J. Simpson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West. Key block delivered by Al Dennis. |
| 1-10-BUF23 (3Q: 05:04) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Fair Hooker. OLB Ed O'Neil hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BUF23 (3Q: 04:54) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. S Charlie West defended the pass. |
| 3-10-BUF23 (3Q: 04:48) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-BUF18 (3Q: 04:44) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR Fair Hooker for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 4-3-BUF30 (3Q: 04:06) Jay Bryden punted 46 yards. Lem Barney returned the kick 12 yards to the DET36. Tackled by Dave Osborn. |
| 1-10-DET36 (3Q: 03:59) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 14 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Walker. |
| 1-10-BUF50 (3Q: 03:33) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. CB Lenny Dunlap defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF50 (3Q: 03:23) Bill Demory pass completed to Unknown for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Dunlap. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (3Q: 02:49) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for -2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. |
| 2-12-BUF40 (3Q: 02:20) Bill Demory sacked by DT Jim Osborne for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Neal. |
| 3-16-BUF44 (3Q: 01:49) Bill Demory sacked by CB Jeff Wright for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by John Didion. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Paul Fersen on the DET49. |
| 4-23-DET49 (3Q: 01:11) Duane Carrell punted 29 yards. Jeff Wright called for a fair catch at the BUF22. |
| 1-10-BUF22 (3Q: 01:03) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR J.D. Hill for 6 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 2-4-BUF28 (3Q: 00:32) Juice Simpson ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. Key block delivered by John Williams. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (4Q: 15:00) Joe Ferguson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Fair Hooker. |
| 2-10-BUF33 (4Q: 14:55) Joe Ferguson pass completed to RB Dave Osborn for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by Unknown. |
| 3-11-BUF32 (4Q: 14:26) Joe Ferguson pass was dropped by RB Dave Osborn. |
| 4-11-BUF32 (4Q: 14:20) Jay Bryden punted 54 yards. Lem Barney returned the kick 9 yards to the DET23. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-DET08 (4Q: 14:13) Bill Demory pass completed to Unknown for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Pat Summers. |
| 2-5-DET13 (4Q: 13:39) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Brezina. |
| 3-2-DET16 (4Q: 12:53) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 1-10-DET18 (4Q: 12:15) Eddie Ray ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris. |
| 2-7-DET21 (4Q: 11:29) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Babich. |
| 3-3-DET25 (4Q: 10:57) Tyrone Hall ran around left end for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Walt Patulski. Key block delivered by Ronnie Carroll. |
| 1-10-DET33 (4Q: 10:30) Tyrone Hall ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Babich, assisted by DE Andy Dorris. |
| 2-11-DET32 (4Q: 09:45) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Greg Brezina. |
| 3-7-DET36 (4Q: 09:01) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Mo Houck, assisted by S Bryant Salter. |
| 4-5-DET38 (4Q: 08:18) Duane Carrell punted 59 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF03. |
| 1-10-BUF03 (4Q: 08:07) Juice Simpson ran inside the left tackle for 35 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (4Q: 07:49) O.J. Simpson ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips, assisted by S Charlie West. Key block delivered by Al Dennis. |
| 2-2-BUF46 (4Q: 07:20) O.J. Simpson ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. Key block delivered by Lewis Morris. |
| 1-10-BUF50 (4Q: 06:45) Joe Ferguson pass completed to RB Dave Osborn for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. |
| 2-11-BUF49 (4Q: 06:16) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chip Myers. DE Sherman White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-BUF49 (4Q: 06:08) Joe Ferguson pass completed to RB Dave Osborn for 9 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Crist. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-DET42 (4Q: 05:48) Joe Ferguson pass was dropped by RB Juice Simpson. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET42 (4Q: 05:45) Tyrone Hall ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Patulski, assisted by CB Dwight Harrison. |
| 2-8-DET44 (4Q: 05:00) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Babich. Key block delivered by Dan Neal. |
| 1-10-BUF37 (4Q: 04:17) Tyrone Hall ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Brezina, assisted by DT Larry Oliver. Key block delivered by Emmanuel Zanders. |
| 2-4-BUF31 (4Q: 03:34) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Larry Oliver, assisted by OLB Tom Toner. |
| 3-3-BUF30 (4Q: 02:51) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner, assisted by DT Jim Osborne. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 4-3-BUF30 (4Q: 02:41) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 47 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-BUF37 (4Q: 02:34) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.D. Hill. DE Tim Rossovich drove right through John Williams to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-BUF37 (4Q: 02:22) Joe Ferguson pass was dropped by WR Patrick Schulz. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-BUF37 (4Q: 02:14) Joe Ferguson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Moore. S Charlie West defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-BUF37 (4Q: 02:07) Joe Ferguson sacked by DT Herb Orvis for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by John Williams. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Ed O'Neil on the BUF31. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (4Q: 01:59) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Pat Summers. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 2-7-BUF28 (4Q: 01:52) Tyrone Hall ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Brezina. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 3-5-BUF26 (4Q: 01:44) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. |
| 4-2-BUF23 (4Q: 00:59) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 20, Buffalo 3 |
| (4Q: 00:53) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 62 yards from the DET30. Lenny Dunlap returned the ball 20 yards to the BUF28. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-BUF28 (4Q: 00:48) Joe Ferguson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Corey Steadman. |
| 2-10-BUF28 (4Q: 00:40) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR J.D. Hill for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (4Q: 00:20) Joe Ferguson pass completed to WR Fair Hooker for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Hayes. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 20, Buffalo Bills 3 |