| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 68 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 58 yards from the MIN30. Cliff Taylor returned the ball 17 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Clarence Davis. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (1Q: 14:23) Quinn Newsome ran inside the right guard for 59 yards. Tackled by CB John Rowser. Key block delivered by Tom Banks. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (1Q: 13:38) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR White Shoes Johnson. |
| 2-10-MIN12 (1Q: 13:29) Lynn Dickey sacked by DT Alan Page and DT Fred Nolan for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Fred Sturt. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Bill Olds on the MIN18. |
| 3-16-MIN18 (1Q: 13:07) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard, assisted by OLB Bill Peterson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Duncan gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN04 (1Q: 12:41) Jessie Becker attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 12:35) Jessie Becker kicked off 67 yards from the HOU30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Jackie Wallace. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (1Q: 12:10) Fran Tarkenton sacked by OLB Larry Stallings and OLB Jim Cheyunski for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Yary. |
| 2-15-MIN21 (1Q: 11:33) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 3-16-MIN20 (1Q: 10:52) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (1Q: 10:42) Chuck Foreman ran a draw inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson. Key block delivered by Dan Medlin. |
| 2-5-HOU50 (1Q: 10:17) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by CB Jeris White. Newland gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (1Q: 09:37) Bob Gresham ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 2-6-HOU35 (1Q: 08:52) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Sullivan, assisted by DT Curley Culp. Key block delivered by Tom Forrest. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (1Q: 08:05) Bob Gresham ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. |
| 2-5-HOU23 (1Q: 07:33) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. Newland gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU10 (1Q: 07:09) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 6, Houston 3 |
| (1Q: 07:09) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 7, Houston 3 |
| (1Q: 07:02) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 62 yards from the MIN30. Cliff Taylor returned the ball 23 yards to the HOU31. Tackled by Lance Rentzel. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (1Q: 06:29) Kendall McKinley ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Bill Olds. |
| 2-1-HOU40 (1Q: 05:53) Kendall McKinley ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (1Q: 05:22) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard, assisted by S Paul Krause. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (1Q: 04:48) Kendall McKinley ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Terry Nelson. |
| 2-1-MIN33 (1Q: 04:13) Quinn Newsome ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Art Thoms, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Block Below the Waist. |
| 2-16-MIN48 (1Q: 04:04) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. DT Fred Nolan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-26-HOU42 (1Q: 03:56) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. ILB Lee Roy Jordan defended the pass. |
| 3-26-HOU42 (1Q: 03:46) Lynn Dickey pass was intended for RB Cliff Taylor and was intercepted by CB Zeke Moore at the MIN29. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Cliff Taylor. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (1Q: 03:35) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by CB Tommie Burns. Pitts gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (1Q: 02:51) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by Dan Medlin. |
| 2-3-HOU40 (1Q: 02:15) Fran Tarkenton pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Chuck Foreman. OLB Larry Stallings blocked the pass. |
| 3-3-HOU40 (1Q: 02:09) Fran Tarkenton pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Bob Gresham. OLB Larry Stallings blocked the pass. |
| 4-3-HOU40 (1Q: 02:04) Bob Parsons punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 01:58) Kendall McKinley ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore, assisted by CB John Rowser. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 2-3-HOU27 (1Q: 01:17) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. CB Bobby Howard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-HOU27 (1Q: 01:08) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green, assisted by OLB Bill Peterson. Duncan gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (1Q: 00:31) Lynn Dickey pass was intended for WR Mercury Duncan and was intercepted by CB Bobby Howard at the MIN25. Tackled by Mercury Duncan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (1Q: 00:20) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN20 (1Q: 00:11) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to TE Lewis Rockett for 18 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Sullivan. Rockett gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 15:00) Bob Gresham ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 2-3-MIN45 (2Q: 14:35) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newland gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (2Q: 14:02) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 7 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Sullivan. Foreman gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-3-HOU30 (2Q: 13:22) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Foreman gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (2Q: 12:59) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. |
| 2-8-HOU12 (2Q: 12:20) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lance Rentzel. CB Jackie Wallace defended the pass. |
| 3-8-HOU12 (2Q: 12:11) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 9 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. McCauley gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-3-HOU03 (2Q: 11:47) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ed George. Minnesota 13, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 11:47) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 14, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 11:39) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 73 yards from the MIN30. White Shoes Johnson returned the ball 16 yards to the HOU13. Tackled by Bob Atkins. |
| 1-10-HOU13 (2Q: 11:09) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Billy Johnson. DT Alan Page drove right through Desmond Cribbs to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-HOU13 (2Q: 10:59) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson. |
| 3-6-HOU17 (2Q: 10:39) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 5 yards. Tackled by CB John Rowser. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-HOU22 (2Q: 10:15) Jessie Becker punted 46 yards. Bob Atkins called for a fair catch at the MIN32. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 10:05) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. OLB Larry Stallings hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (2Q: 09:59) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. CB Nelson Munsey knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-MIN32 (2Q: 09:53) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN37 (2Q: 09:27) Bob Parsons punted 43 yards. White Shoes Johnson called for a fair catch at the HOU20. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 09:18) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by ILB Almost Famous Martin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-HOU25 (2Q: 08:46) Quinn Newsome ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Eller, assisted by S Paul Krause. Key block delivered by Desmond Cribbs. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 08:08) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. CB Dimebag Ross defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU36 (2Q: 07:58) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-HOU36 (2Q: 07:49) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Kendall McKinley for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Fred Nolan. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (2Q: 07:40) Lynn Dickey sacked by DT Alan Page for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Saul. |
| 2-16-HOU35 (2Q: 06:55) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR White Shoes Johnson. CB Zeke Moore defended the pass. |
| 3-16-HOU35 (2Q: 06:48) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR White Shoes Johnson for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore, assisted by CB Brock Green. |
| 4-16-HOU35 (2Q: 06:04) Jessie Becker punted 28 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN37. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 05:55) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN27 (2Q: 05:47) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-25-MIN22 (2Q: 05:41) Fran Tarkenton kept the ball, running inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Minnesota's Dave Manders was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor neck injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-22-MIN25 (2Q: 04:59) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. Newland gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-14-MIN33 (2Q: 04:20) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McCauley gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 4-5-MIN42 (2Q: 03:33) Bob Parsons punted 39 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU19. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 03:25) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Kendall McKinley. DE Sweeny Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 2-19-HOU10 (2Q: 03:21) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Kendall McKinley for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore, assisted by CB John Rowser. McKinley gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-HOU24 (2Q: 02:46) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Cliff Taylor for 17 yards. Tackled by CB John Rowser. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Taylor gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (2Q: 02:29) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Billy Johnson. ILB Lee Roy Jordan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU41 (2Q: 02:24) Lynn Dickey sacked by DE Sweeny Williams for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Peiffer. |
| 3-15-HOU36 (2Q: 02:02) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR White Shoes Johnson. OLB Bill Peterson defended the pass. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-15-HOU36 (2Q: 01:56) Jessie Becker punted 34 yards. Bob Atkins called for a fair catch at the MIN30. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 01:45) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chuck Foreman. DT Curley Culp hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN30 (2Q: 01:38) Fran Tarkenton sacked by OLB Larry Stallings for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ed George. |
| 3-16-MIN24 (2Q: 01:16) Bob Gresham ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. |
| 4-5-MIN35 (2Q: 00:45) Bob Parsons punted 34 yards. Kendall McKinley called for a fair catch at the HOU31. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (2Q: 00:35) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Billy Johnson. DE Sweeny Williams drove right through Ron Saul to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-HOU31 (2Q: 00:25) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. DE Carl Eller defended the pass. |
| 3-10-HOU31 (2Q: 00:18) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. DE Sweeny Williams simply tossed Ron Saul aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-HOU31 (2Q: 00:11) Jessie Becker punted 35 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN42. Tackled by Fred Sturt. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 00:01) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN37 (2Q: 00:01) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by OLB Dave Robinson. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Jessie Becker kicked off 61 yards from the HOU30. Del Ross returned the ball 24 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 14:34) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. CB Jackie Wallace defended the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-MIN33 (3Q: 14:28) Bob Gresham ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson, assisted by DT Curley Culp. |
| 3-12-MIN31 (3Q: 14:04) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (3Q: 13:33) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. |
| 2-3-HOU37 (3Q: 12:56) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Easy Money Pitts for 22 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by DT Leo Brooks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pitts gained 1 yard after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Frank Pitts on the HOU15. |
| 1-10-HOU15 (3Q: 12:18) Bob Gresham ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings. |
| 2-8-HOU13 (3Q: 11:45) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace. DE Elvin Bethea crushed Kent Kramer to wreck the play. |
| 3-6-HOU11 (3Q: 11:08) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. CB Nelson Munsey simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-HOU11 (3Q: 11:01) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 17, Houston 3 |
| (3Q: 10:56) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 70 yards from the MIN30. White Shoes Johnson returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU19. Tackled by Clarence Davis. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (3Q: 10:20) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore, assisted by CB John Rowser. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 09:45) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 6 yards. Tackled by CB John Rowser. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-HOU45 (3Q: 09:20) Quinn Newsome ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. Key block delivered by Dan Peiffer. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 08:54) Kendall McKinley ran around left end for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (3Q: 08:08) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Kendall McKinley for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. McKinley gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-MIN20 (3Q: 07:39) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Paul Seymour. DE Sweeny Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Formation. Minnesota's John Rowser was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious leg injury. |
| 2-6-MIN25 (3Q: 07:29) Quinn Newsome ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| 3-4-MIN23 (3Q: 06:47) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Kendall McKinley for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Dimebag Ross. McKinley gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-2-MIN21 (3Q: 06:12) Jessie Becker attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 17, Houston 6 |
| (3Q: 06:07) Jessie Becker kicked off 62 yards from the HOU30. Del Ross returned the ball 24 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Prentice McCray. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (3Q: 05:34) Bob Gresham ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 2-9-MIN33 (3Q: 04:59) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Pitts gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-2-MIN40 (3Q: 04:18) Bob Gresham ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns, assisted by DE Steve Baumgartner. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. |
| 1-10-HOU50 (3Q: 03:39) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. Foreman gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-HOU45 (3Q: 03:16) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Maurice Patton, assisted by DE Bert Askson. |
| 3-1-HOU41 (3Q: 02:55) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (3Q: 02:46) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson. Key block delivered by Kent Kramer. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (3Q: 02:02) Bob Gresham ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Key block delivered by Ed George. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU36 (3Q: 01:56) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 2-17-HOU33 (3Q: 01:09) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to FB Vincent Horton for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 3-20-HOU36 (3Q: 00:28) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-6-HOU22 (4Q: 15:00) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 20, Houston 6 |
| (4Q: 14:54) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 14:54) Kendall McKinley ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Art Thoms. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 2-3-HOU27 (4Q: 14:21) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Mercury Duncan. |
| 3-3-HOU27 (4Q: 14:14) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Paul Seymour. |
| 4-3-HOU27 (4Q: 14:08) Jessie Becker punted 42 yards. Bob Atkins called for a fair catch at the MIN31. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (4Q: 14:00) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Bob Gresham for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson, assisted by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Gresham gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 13:21) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 11 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Newland gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (4Q: 12:58) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. |
| 2-6-HOU41 (4Q: 12:21) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 3-2-HOU37 (4Q: 11:36) Bob Gresham ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson, assisted by DE Al Cowlings. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 11:10) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. |
| 2-10-HOU30 (4Q: 10:38) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. |
| 3-6-HOU26 (4Q: 09:56) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Pitts. DT Curley Culp hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-HOU26 (4Q: 09:49) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 43 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (4Q: 09:44) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-HOU40 (4Q: 08:58) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Kendall McKinley for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Del Ross. McKinley gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (4Q: 08:28) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Terry Nelson. DE Carl Eller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU45 (4Q: 08:23) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Cliff Taylor for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Bob Atkins on the MIN46. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 08:13) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-6-HOU50 (4Q: 07:44) Bob Gresham ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (4Q: 06:58) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Steve Baumgartner. |
| 2-10-HOU44 (4Q: 06:12) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Maurice Patton. |
| 3-6-HOU40 (4Q: 05:29) Bob Gresham ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. |
| 4-3-HOU37 (4Q: 04:43) Bob Parsons punted 37 yards. Touchback. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (4Q: 04:36) Bob Gresham ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by ILB Maurice Patton. |
| 2-9-HOU31 (4Q: 03:49) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Maurice Patton, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 3-7-HOU29 (4Q: 03:03) Bob Gresham ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 4-2-HOU24 (4Q: 02:20) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 41 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 02:12) Lynn Dickey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Irving Royer. ILB Lee Roy Jordan blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU31 (4Q: 02:06) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Del Ross. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (4Q: 01:58) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. DE Sweeny Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU46 (4Q: 01:50) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Carl Eller. Duncan gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-1-MIN45 (4Q: 01:40) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. DE Sweeny Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-1-MIN45 (4Q: 01:30) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Billy Johnson for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore, assisted by CB Del Ross. Johnson gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 01:11) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR White Shoes Johnson for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (4Q: 01:02) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by TE Paul Seymour. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN22 (4Q: 00:56) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. DE Sweeny Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-MIN22 (4Q: 00:50) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 4-6-MIN18 (4Q: 00:40) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Billy Johnson for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (4Q: 00:32) Fran Tarkenton dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-12-MIN12 (4Q: 00:20) Fran Tarkenton dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 20, Houston Oilers 6 |