| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 69 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Don Cockroft kicked off 72 yards from the CAR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 15:00) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King, assisted by OLB Gary Weaver. |
| 2-7-MIN23 (1Q: 14:36) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Tony Cline. |
| 3-6-MIN24 (1Q: 14:14) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Waymond Bryant. Rentzel gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (1Q: 13:40) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. Key block delivered by Dan Medlin. |
| 2-3-MIN43 (1Q: 13:14) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ed Torrice. |
| 1-10-CAR46 (1Q: 12:51) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett. Key block delivered by Ed George. |
| 2-2-CAR38 (1Q: 12:24) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King, assisted by DT Floyd Tongue. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 1-10-CAR35 (1Q: 11:41) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Waymond Bryant. |
| 2-7-CAR32 (1Q: 11:16) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver, assisted by CB J.T. Thomas. Key block delivered by Aaron Meyer. |
| 1-10-CAR23 (1Q: 10:50) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CAR28 (1Q: 10:47) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 9 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-CAR19 (1Q: 10:12) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Easy Money Pitts for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (1Q: 09:35) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Steve King. |
| 2-9-CAR12 (1Q: 08:51) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 4 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-CAR08 (1Q: 08:05) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson. |
| 4-2-CAR05 (1Q: 07:24) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 07:17) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 53 yards from the MIN30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 12 yards to the CAR29. Tackled by Lewis Rockett. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR29 (1Q: 06:46) Vic Washington ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 2-11-CAR28 (1Q: 06:19) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Richard Hooper for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington. |
| 3-4-CAR35 (1Q: 05:56) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-CAR38 (1Q: 05:22) Brian Molinaro ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page, assisted by S Bob Atkins. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (1Q: 05:14) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 4 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-6-CAR34 (1Q: 04:46) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 13 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. Rentzel gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CAR21 (1Q: 04:20) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. |
| 2-8-CAR19 (1Q: 03:43) Clarence Davis ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Glen Edwards, assisted by CB C.J. Garrett. |
| 3-10-CAR21 (1Q: 03:11) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Waymond Bryant. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newland gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-5-CAR05 (1Q: 02:49) Clarence Davis ran around left end for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ed George. Minnesota 9, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 02:49) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 10, Carolina 0 |
| (1Q: 02:42) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 22 yards to the CAR32. Tackled by Lance Rentzel. |
| 1-10-CAR32 (1Q: 02:20) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Andrew James for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Fred Nolan, assisted by OLB Dave Washington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. James gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-CAR39 (1Q: 01:44) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Richard Hooper for 32 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hooper gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (1Q: 01:01) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Andrew James for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. |
| 2-4-MIN23 (1Q: 00:35) Vic Washington ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-4-MIN23 (2Q: 15:00) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (2Q: 14:33) Vic Washington ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bob Atkins, assisted by DE Carl Eller. |
| 2-9-MIN14 (2Q: 14:05) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 10 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 1-4-MIN04 (2Q: 13:31) Vic Washington ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 2-3-MIN03 (2Q: 12:44) Vic Washington ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams. |
| 3-1-MIN01 (2Q: 11:58) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 10, Carolina 6 |
| (2Q: 11:58) Extra point by Don Cockroft was good. Minnesota 10, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 11:49) Don Cockroft kicked off 61 yards from the CAR30. Dimebag Ross returned the ball 35 yards to the MIN44. Tackled by Carlos Nixon. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 11:25) Clarence Davis ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. Key block delivered by Pat Matson. |
| 2-4-MIN50 (2Q: 10:52) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. Key block delivered by Pat Matson. |
| 1-10-CAR45 (2Q: 10:21) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (2Q: 10:14) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Frank Pitts. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CAR30 (2Q: 10:07) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 9 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. |
| 3-1-CAR21 (2Q: 09:45) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Monson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newland gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR11 (2Q: 09:01) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Aaron Meyer. Minnesota 16, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 09:01) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 17, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 08:54) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 22 yards to the CAR25. Tackled by Clarence Davis. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (2Q: 08:28) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vic Washington. DT Art Thoms hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CAR30 (2Q: 08:25) Bob Hudson ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Amos Martin, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 2-6-CAR34 (2Q: 07:41) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Harold Jaeger for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 07:09) Vic Washington ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Fred Nolan. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (2Q: 06:36) Brian Molinaro ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Alan Page, assisted by OLB Bill Peterson. |
| 3-9-MIN44 (2Q: 06:03) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Isaac Curtis for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Curtis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 05:17) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. ILB Lee Roy Jordan defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (2Q: 05:11) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page, assisted by CB John Rowser. |
| 3-4-MIN26 (2Q: 04:28) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Richard Hooper for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington. Hooper gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 04:00) Dale Zorn pass was intended for TE Richard Hooper and was intercepted by CB Bobby Howard in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 03:51) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Karl Lynch. |
| 2-7-MIN23 (2Q: 03:17) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf, assisted by S Glen Edwards. |
| 3-10-MIN20 (2Q: 02:39) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lance Rentzel. OLB Waymond Bryant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN20 (2Q: 02:30) Bob Parsons punted 38 yards. Glen Edwards called for a fair catch at the CAR42. |
| 1-10-CAR42 (2Q: 02:19) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Andrew James for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green. |
| 2-4-CAR48 (2Q: 02:02) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Isaac Curtis for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson, assisted by CB Del Ross. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 01:53) Dale Zorn scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington. |
| 2-7-MIN34 (2Q: 01:33) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Harold Jaeger for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson, assisted by CB Bobby Howard. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-MIN44 (2Q: 01:27) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. DE Sweeny Williams simply tossed Kenny Frame aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-17-MIN44 (2Q: 01:21) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR David Knight for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. |
| 4-11-MIN38 (2Q: 01:02) Don Cockroft attempted a 55 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. He appeared to lose his footing on the wet field. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 00:57) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to TE Lewis Rockett for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR41 (2Q: 00:47) Clarence Davis ran around left end for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson. Key block delivered by Aaron Meyer. |
| 2-3-CAR34 (2Q: 00:41) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Glen Edwards. Foreman gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR28 (2Q: 00:32) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Jim Wolf, assisted by OLB Steve King. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-3-CAR21 (2Q: 00:22) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-2-CAR20 (2Q: 00:11) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 20, Carolina 7 |
| (2Q: 00:05) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 51 yards from the MIN30. C.J. Garrett returned the ball 16 yards to the CAR35. Tackled by Clarence Davis. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 76 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Bob Hudson ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 2-11-CAR19 (3Q: 14:30) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Andrew James. DT Alan Page simply tossed Julio Bauer aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 3-11-CAR19 (3Q: 14:25) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. DT Alan Page drove right through Quinn Hoffman to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (3Q: 14:19) Vic Washington ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause. DE Carl Eller knocked down Quinn Hoffman to break up the play. |
| 2-10-CAR34 (3Q: 13:44) Vic Washington ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Eller, assisted by DT Art Thoms. |
| 3-7-CAR37 (3Q: 13:09) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Harold Jaeger for 10 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause. |
| 1-10-CAR47 (3Q: 12:25) Brian Molinaro ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green. |
| 2-8-CAR49 (3Q: 11:47) Dale Zorn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. |
| 3-8-CAR49 (3Q: 11:41) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Richard Hooper. DT Alan Page drove right through Andy Dawson to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-8-CAR49 (3Q: 11:33) John James punted 34 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 1 yard to the MIN18. Tackled by Carlos Nixon. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (3Q: 11:22) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. Yary flattened Edddie Brown to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-5-MIN23 (3Q: 10:53) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Steve King, assisted by DE Dennis Johnson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Fran Tarkenton to the MIN24. |
| 3-4-MIN24 (3Q: 10:11) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to FB Larry Schreiber for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Karl Lynch. Schreiber gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 09:42) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to FB Larry Schreiber for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett, assisted by CB Karl Lynch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 09:33) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Honor Jackson, assisted by OLB Gary Weaver. |
| 2-9-MIN36 (3Q: 08:51) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to TE Kent Kramer for 9 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson, assisted by ILB Carlos Nixon. Kramer gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-MIN26 (3Q: 08:41) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Karl Lynch. |
| 3-12-MIN33 (3Q: 08:08) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Easy Money Pitts. DE Dennis Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-MIN33 (3Q: 07:59) Bob Parsons punted 37 yards. Glen Edwards returned the kick -5 yards to the CAR25. Tackled by Clarence Davis. |
| 1-10-CAR25 (3Q: 07:52) Vic Washington ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause. CB John Rowser knocked down Noah Jackson to break up the play. |
| 2-11-CAR24 (3Q: 07:24) Brian Molinaro ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Minnesota's Bill Peterson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-7-CAR28 (3Q: 06:39) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Richard Hooper for 4 yards. Tackled by CB John Rowser. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-CAR32 (3Q: 05:57) John James punted 44 yards. Chuck Foreman called for a fair catch at the MIN24. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (3Q: 05:47) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 11 yards. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rentzel gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 05:07) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Monson. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-CAR48 (3Q: 04:58) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 34 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR14 (3Q: 04:11) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CAR11 (3Q: 03:40) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Steve King. |
| 3-6-CAR10 (3Q: 02:59) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 6 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett. Pitts gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-4-CAR04 (3Q: 02:32) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to TE Kent Kramer for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 26, Carolina 7 |
| (3Q: 02:32) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 27, Carolina 7 |
| (3Q: 02:25) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 21 yards to the CAR24. Tackled by John Rowser. |
| 1-10-CAR24 (3Q: 01:59) Brian Molinaro ran around the left tackle for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB John Rowser, assisted by DT Alan Page. Key block delivered by Steve Riley. |
| 2-4-CAR30 (3Q: 01:34) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Isaac Curtis for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington, assisted by ILB Almost Famous Martin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CAR34 (3Q: 00:49) Bob Hudson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB John Rowser. |
| 2-9-CAR35 (3Q: 00:09) Vic Washington ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. ILB Lee Roy Jordan crushed Steve Riley to wreck the play. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-9-CAR35 (4Q: 15:00) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Drew Pearson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore, assisted by CB Bobby Howard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-CAR43 (4Q: 14:18) John James punted 36 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 2 yards to the MIN23. Tackled by Carlos Nixon. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (4Q: 14:09) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Monson, assisted by CB J.T. Thomas. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. |
| 2-3-MIN30 (4Q: 13:34) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson. |
| 3-2-MIN31 (4Q: 12:58) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 12:30) Clarence Davis ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Kenyon Hill. |
| 2-10-MIN33 (4Q: 12:05) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ed Torrice. |
| 3-3-MIN40 (4Q: 11:31) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline, assisted by OLB Gary Weaver. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-13-MIN30 (4Q: 11:25) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. OLB Waymond Bryant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Carolina was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 11:17) Clarence Davis ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline, assisted by OLB Gary Weaver. |
| 2-12-MIN33 (4Q: 10:38) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Easy Money Pitts. CB Karl Lynch defended the pass. |
| 3-12-MIN33 (4Q: 10:32) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-17-MIN28 (4Q: 10:25) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King. |
| 4-9-MIN36 (4Q: 09:38) Bob Parsons punted 45 yards. Glen Edwards called for a fair catch at the CAR19. |
| 1-10-CAR19 (4Q: 09:28) Dale Zorn pass was dropped by WR Vic Washington. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CAR19 (4Q: 09:24) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Richard Hooper. CB John Rowser defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CAR19 (4Q: 09:20) Dale Zorn pass was dropped by WR Drew Pearson. |
| 4-10-CAR19 (4Q: 09:10) John James punted 47 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN41. Tackled by Hugh McKinnis. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 09:02) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Easy Money Pitts for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB J.T. Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-MIN49 (4Q: 08:32) Clarence Davis ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Ronald Fitzgerald to the MIN49. |
| 3-2-MIN49 (4Q: 07:56) Bob Gresham ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 1-10-CAR49 (4Q: 07:12) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Waymond Bryant, assisted by DE Tony Cline. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. Manders ran over Gary Weaver to set up the play. |
| 2-5-CAR44 (4Q: 06:27) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Weaver, assisted by CB Karl Lynch. Key block delivered by Vincent Horton. |
| 1-10-CAR38 (4Q: 05:41) Clarence Davis ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ed Torrice, assisted by OLB Gary Weaver. Key block delivered by Pat Matson. |
| 2-4-CAR32 (4Q: 04:56) Clarence Davis ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB C.J. Garrett. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-5-CAR33 (4Q: 04:12) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Tony Cline, assisted by OLB Gary Weaver. Key block delivered by Ed George. George ran over Jim Wolf to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CAR26 (4Q: 04:05) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Johnson. |
| 2-11-CAR27 (4Q: 03:21) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Karl Lynch. |
| 3-6-CAR22 (4Q: 02:35) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. Key block delivered by Pat Matson. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 1-10-CAR13 (4Q: 02:24) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Floyd Tongue. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 2-11-CAR14 (4Q: 02:15) Clarence Davis ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. |
| Carolina called a time out. |
| 3-10-CAR13 (4Q: 02:06) Clarence Davis ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve King, assisted by S Glen Edwards. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-10-CAR13 (4Q: 01:58) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 30, Carolina 7 |
| (4Q: 01:53) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 72 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CAR20 (4Q: 01:53) Dale Zorn pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Drew Pearson. DE Carl Eller blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CAR20 (4Q: 01:45) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Isaac Curtis. S Paul Krause defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CAR20 (4Q: 01:36) Dale Zorn sacked by DE Carl Eller for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Steve Riley. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CAR Dale Zorn on the CAR14. |
| 4-16-CAR14 (4Q: 01:14) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR David Knight for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. Knight gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CAR33 (4Q: 00:58) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR David Knight for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Del Ross. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11-CAR32 (4Q: 00:40) Dale Zorn pass completed to RB Brian Molinaro for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green. Molinaro gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-CAR41 (4Q: 00:23) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Andrew James for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 00:06) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Drew Pearson. DE Sweeny Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. Carolina's Andy Dawson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 30, Carolina Panthers 7 |