| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 77 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jim Bakken kicked off 68 yards from the NOS30. Del Ross returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Sam Cunningham. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (1Q: 14:40) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-8-MIN32 (1Q: 13:59) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 23 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. Key block delivered by Vincent Horton. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (1Q: 13:13) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 25 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 12:38) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to FB Vincent Horton for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 2-2-NOS12 (1Q: 12:10) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to TE Kent Kramer for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-5-NOS05 (1Q: 11:41) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to FB Vincent Horton for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Horton gained 4 yards after the catch. Minnesota 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 11:41) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 11:31) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 79 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 11:31) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by CB Del Ross. |
| 2-6-NOS24 (1Q: 10:46) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins, assisted by DE Lamar Martin. |
| 3-3-NOS27 (1Q: 10:16) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Eric Cook for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Cook gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (1Q: 09:41) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Almost Famous Martin, assisted by CB Zeke Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-8-NOS48 (1Q: 09:20) Jim Kiick ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Eller. S Paul Krause knocked down John Demarie to break up the play. |
| 3-9-NOS47 (1Q: 08:49) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page. |
| 4-9-NOS47 (1Q: 08:20) Thunderfoot Wilson punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 08:13) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by DT Derland Moore. |
| 2-8-MIN22 (1Q: 07:44) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don McCauley. CB J.B. Conway defended the pass. |
| 3-8-MIN22 (1Q: 07:34) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 15 yards. Tackled by CB J.B. Conway. Foreman gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (1Q: 06:53) Fran Tarkenton sacked by DT Ricardo Browning for a loss of 11 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Yary. New Orleans's Walt Tamaarkin was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-21-MIN26 (1Q: 06:14) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-31-MIN16 (1Q: 06:04) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Pitts. CB J.B. Conway defended the pass. |
| 3-31-MIN16 (1Q: 05:51) Fran Tarkenton scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 4-21-MIN26 (1Q: 05:18) Bob Parsons punted 47 yards. Larry Wilcox called for a fair catch at the NOS27. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (1Q: 05:07) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson. Wilcox gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS50 (1Q: 04:27) Archie Manning sacked by DE Lamar Martin and DE Sweeny Williams for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 2-15-NOS45 (1Q: 03:52) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. CB Zeke Moore defended the pass. |
| 3-15-NOS45 (1Q: 03:44) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 4-10-NOS50 (1Q: 03:10) Jerrel Wilson punted 38 yards. Chuck Foreman returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN19. Tackled by Tommy Nobis. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (1Q: 03:00) Fran Tarkenton scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-3-MIN26 (1Q: 02:23) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-1-MIN28 (1Q: 01:36) Bob Gresham ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Karl Lorch. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 01:10) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-11-MIN32 (1Q: 00:23) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newland gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 15:00) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. |
| 2-6-NOS48 (2Q: 14:28) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Bob Gresham for 9 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (2Q: 13:59) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Bob Gresham for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. Gresham gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (2Q: 13:29) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Bob Gresham for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-8-NOS22 (2Q: 13:03) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DE Shawn Hollingsworth hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-NOS22 (2Q: 13:00) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to FB Vincent Horton for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 4-4-NOS18 (2Q: 12:34) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. New Orleans's Sammy Everett was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-9-NOS23 (2Q: 12:34) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 12:27) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 77 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 12:27) Archie Manning sacked by OLB Dave Washington for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Thurman Cowley. |
| 2-16-NOS14 (2Q: 11:56) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DE Sweeny Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-16-NOS14 (2Q: 11:46) Archie Manning sacked by S Paul Krause for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by J.B. Aarhus. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Alan Page on the NOS08. |
| 1-8-NOS08 (2Q: 11:35) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 16, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 11:35) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 17, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 11:26) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 70 yards from the MIN30. Bob Grim returned the ball 21 yards to the NOS21. Tackled by Clarence Davis. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (2Q: 10:53) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS16 (2Q: 10:45) Archie Manning sacked by DE Sweeny Williams and DT Art Thoms for a loss of 6 yards. Williams simply blew through Stephen Johnstone to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 2-21-NOS10 (2Q: 10:04) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page. |
| 3-10-NOS21 (2Q: 09:18) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik, assisted by CB Del Ross. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-NOS25 (2Q: 08:40) Thunderfoot Wilson punted 57 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN22. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (2Q: 08:31) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN17 (2Q: 08:26) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-11-MIN21 (2Q: 07:53) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 23 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 07:24) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chuck Foreman. DT Harris Malinowski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN44 (2Q: 07:18) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Chester Kuehl, assisted by CB Walt Tamaarkin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (2Q: 06:58) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| 2-4-NOS40 (2Q: 06:40) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-9-NOS45 (2Q: 06:31) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-NOS50 (2Q: 06:18) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. S Tommy Myers defended the pass. |
| 3-14-NOS50 (2Q: 06:12) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Lance Rentzel. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-14-NOS50 (2Q: 06:05) Bob Parsons punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS01. |
| 1-10-NOS01 (2Q: 05:54) Jim Kiick ran inside the right guard for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington. Key block delivered by Thurman Cowley. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (2Q: 05:11) Archie Manning sacked by DE Carl Eller and ILB Lee Roy Jordan for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Stephen Johnstone. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Sam Cunningham on the NOS11. |
| 2-15-NOS11 (2Q: 04:40) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Almost Famous Martin. |
| 3-11-NOS15 (2Q: 04:13) Archie Manning sacked by DT Alan Page and ILB Lee Roy Jordan for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Bruce Rasmussen. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Carl Eller on the NOS08. |
| 1-8-NOS08 (2Q: 04:00) Chuck Foreman ran a trap outside the right tackle for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Pat Matson. Minnesota 23, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 04:00) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 24, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 03:51) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 58 yards from the MIN30. Bob Grim returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS32. Tackled by Clarence Davis. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (2Q: 03:34) Matt Muhammad ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green, assisted by S Paul Krause. |
| 2-8-NOS34 (2Q: 03:16) Matt Muhammad ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson, assisted by CB Brock Green. |
| 3-3-NOS39 (2Q: 02:56) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (2Q: 02:35) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DT Alan Page simply tossed John Demarie aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 2-10-NOS44 (2Q: 02:25) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard, assisted by CB Brock Green. |
| 3-1-MIN47 (2Q: 02:09) Jim Kiick ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Alan Page, assisted by CB Brock Green. Key block delivered by Clarence Hironaka. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 02:00) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard, assisted by S Paul Krause. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-MIN42 (2Q: 01:40) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DE Sweeny Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN42 (2Q: 01:33) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DT Alan Page hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-MIN42 (2Q: 01:27) Jerrel Wilson punted 36 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN06. |
| 1-10-MIN06 (2Q: 01:18) Bob Gresham ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Jim White. Key block delivered by Larry Schreiber. |
| 2-4-MIN12 (2Q: 00:40) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 14 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-10-MIN06 (2Q: 00:33) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 55 yards from the MIN30. Bob Grim returned the ball 27 yards to the NOS42. Tackled by Lance Rentzel. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (3Q: 14:28) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington. |
| 2-6-NOS46 (3Q: 13:50) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Bruce Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (3Q: 13:18) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 5 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause. Cunningham gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-5-MIN42 (3Q: 12:40) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Fred Nolan. |
| 3-3-MIN40 (3Q: 11:55) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Dimebag Ross. |
| 4-1-MIN38 (3Q: 11:26) Matt Muhammad ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by S Paul Krause. Key block delivered by Stephen Johnstone. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (3Q: 10:42) Archie Manning sacked by DT Art Thoms for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Stephen Johnstone. |
| 2-15-MIN42 (3Q: 09:59) Archie Manning scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 3-6-MIN33 (3Q: 09:37) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Eric Cook for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore, assisted by CB Brock Green. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (3Q: 09:07) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Henry Childs. DE Carl Eller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (3Q: 08:59) Archie Manning pass was dropped by RB Jim Kiick. |
| 2-10-MIN22 (3Q: 08:49) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green, assisted by DT Alan Page. New Orleans's Terry Owens was hurt on the play. |
| 3-8-MIN20 (3Q: 08:05) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 4-5-MIN17 (3Q: 07:36) Jim Bakken attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, New Orleans 3 |
| (3Q: 07:28) Jim Bakken kicked off 67 yards from the NOS30. Dimebag Ross returned the ball 24 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Tracy Hanks. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (3Q: 07:05) Bob Gresham ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jim White. Key block delivered by Dan Medlin. |
| 2-5-MIN32 (3Q: 06:37) Bob Gresham ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-4-MIN33 (3Q: 05:57) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to TE Kent Kramer for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 05:11) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 11 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. McCauley gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 04:26) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Chester Kuehl. |
| 2-6-NOS47 (3Q: 03:52) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. Manders ran over John Brandon to set up the play. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (3Q: 03:15) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-6-NOS36 (3Q: 02:39) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-4-NOS34 (3Q: 02:04) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks. Key block delivered by Ed George. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (3Q: 01:27) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Don McCauley. |
| 2-10-NOS30 (3Q: 01:18) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox, assisted by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. |
| 3-11-NOS31 (3Q: 00:47) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin, assisted by S Tracy Hanks. |
| 4-9-NOS29 (3Q: 00:18) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 46 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (3Q: 00:10) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Del Ross. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (4Q: 15:00) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. |
| 2-1-MIN44 (4Q: 14:30) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (4Q: 13:54) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by DE Sweeny Williams. Key block delivered by Clarence Hironaka. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (4Q: 13:13) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green, assisted by CB Del Ross. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-4-MIN04 (4Q: 12:34) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 24, New Orleans 9 |
| (4Q: 12:34) Extra point by Jim Bakken was good. Minnesota 24, New Orleans 10 |
| (4Q: 12:29) Jim Bakken kicked off 68 yards from the NOS30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Tommy Nobis. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (4Q: 11:57) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. |
| 2-7-MIN27 (4Q: 11:10) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-MIN22 (4Q: 11:02) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-7-MIN27 (4Q: 10:54) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. |
| 3-6-MIN28 (4Q: 10:20) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB J.B. Conway, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 10:11) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox, assisted by S Lenny Richard. |
| 2-8-MIN48 (4Q: 09:34) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana, assisted by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. |
| 3-2-NOS46 (4Q: 09:00) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Larry Schreiber. DT Derland Moore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-NOS46 (4Q: 08:57) Bob Parsons punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 08:50) Matt Muhammad ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. Key block delivered by J.B. Aarhus. |
| 2-5-NOS25 (4Q: 08:05) Jim Kiick ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by DT Alan Page. |
| 3-4-NOS26 (4Q: 07:36) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. CB Del Ross defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-NOS26 (4Q: 07:27) Jerrel Wilson punted 48 yards. Chuck Foreman returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN31. Tackled by Tommy Nobis. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (4Q: 07:17) Bob Gresham ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB J.B. Conway, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-7-MIN34 (4Q: 06:33) Bob Gresham ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-MIN24 (4Q: 06:24) Bob Gresham ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-15-MIN26 (4Q: 05:40) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB John Brandon, assisted by DT Derland Moore. |
| 4-12-MIN29 (4Q: 05:07) Bob Parsons punted 44 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS30. Tackled by Clarence Davis. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 05:00) Archie Manning pass was dropped by WR Tony Galloway. |
| 2-10-NOS30 (4Q: 04:51) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. |
| 3-4-NOS36 (4Q: 04:41) Archie Manning sacked by DE Sweeny Williams for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by John Demarie. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-14-NOS26 (4Q: 04:22) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. ILB Lee Roy Jordan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (4Q: 04:13) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| 2-9-NOS25 (4Q: 03:27) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-9-NOS25 (4Q: 02:43) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-5-NOS21 (4Q: 02:35) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 27, New Orleans 10 |
| (4Q: 02:28) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 66 yards from the MIN30. Ike Harris returned the ball 14 yards to the NOS18. Tackled by Clarence Davis. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (4Q: 02:20) Archie Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS18 (4Q: 02:10) Archie Manning pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ike Harris. DE Carl Eller blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-NOS18 (4Q: 02:02) Archie Manning sacked by DE Sweeny Williams for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by John Demarie. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-16-NOS12 (4Q: 01:56) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. OLB Bill Peterson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS12 (4Q: 01:50) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS17 (4Q: 01:50) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-15-NOS17 (4Q: 01:42) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-13-NOS15 (4Q: 01:33) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-18-NOS20 (4Q: 01:33) Bob Gresham ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 4-13-NOS15 (4Q: 00:50) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans's Walt Tamaarkin was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. Minnesota 30, New Orleans 10 |
| (4Q: 00:42) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Bob Grim returned the ball 15 yards to the NOS21. Tackled by Clarence Davis. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (4Q: 00:32) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Ike Harris on the NOS31. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 00:12) John Hadl pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Lonnie Murray, assisted by CB Del Ross. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 30, New Orleans Saints 10 |