| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 63 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 63 yards from the MIN30. Wally Francis returned the ball 15 yards to the DET22. Tackled by Bobby Howard. |
| 1-10-DET22 (1Q: 14:42) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 13 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Eddie Ray. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (1Q: 14:33) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Almost Famous Martin. Sanders gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-MIN41 (1Q: 13:52) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 3-1-MIN41 (1Q: 13:19) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. Francis gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (1Q: 12:48) Tyrone Hall ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington. |
| 2-7-MIN36 (1Q: 12:16) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Del Ross, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Bill Demory to the MIN29. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (1Q: 11:39) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. CB Bobby Howard defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN29 (1Q: 11:34) Tyrone Hall ran outside the right tackle for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. Key block delivered by John Didion. Detroit's Emmanuel Zanders was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (1Q: 11:03) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for -2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Alan Page. |
| 2-9-MIN09 (1Q: 10:27) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 3-9-MIN09 (1Q: 09:51) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-5-MIN05 (1Q: 09:48) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Charlie Sanders. CB Bobby Howard defended the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-1-MIN01 (1Q: 09:45) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right guard for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Charlie Sanders. Detroit 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:45) Extra point by Kris Stevenson was good. Detroit 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:35) Kris Stevenson kicked off 55 yards from the DET30. Del Ross returned the ball 17 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Tom Hayes. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (1Q: 09:02) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. Foreman gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-MIN17 (1Q: 08:32) Fran Tarkenton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Bob Newland. DE Sherman White blocked the pass. |
| 3-6-MIN17 (1Q: 08:24) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Bob Gresham for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. |
| 4-7-MIN16 (1Q: 07:47) Bob Parsons punted 45 yards. Charlie West returned the kick 7 yards to the DET46. Tackled by Lance Rentzel. |
| 1-10-DET46 (1Q: 07:37) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson. Marrow gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (1Q: 07:13) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. |
| 2-10-MIN36 (1Q: 07:10) Bill Demory pass was dropped by WR Wally Francis. |
| 3-10-MIN36 (1Q: 07:04) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Tyrell Fleming for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Del Ross. Fleming gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (1Q: 06:35) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Chuck Wingle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard, assisted by OLB Bill Peterson. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (1Q: 06:25) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| 2-9-MIN15 (1Q: 05:46) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sanders gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-MIN06 (1Q: 05:14) Tyrone Hall ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Carl Eller, assisted by S Paul Krause. |
| 2-5-MIN05 (1Q: 04:37) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. Spencer gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-MIN03 (1Q: 04:00) Tyrone Hall ran around right end for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Don Morrison. Detroit 13, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 04:00) Extra point by Kris Stevenson was good. Detroit 14, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 03:52) Kris Stevenson kicked off 60 yards from the DET30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Tom Hayes. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Bob Atkins on the MIN32. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 03:16) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. Newland gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET49 (1Q: 02:39) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Bob Gresham for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by ILB Merv Krakau. Gresham gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-4-DET43 (1Q: 02:07) Bob Gresham ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White. |
| 3-6-DET45 (1Q: 01:42) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 1-10-DET34 (1Q: 01:05) Bob Gresham ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. |
| 1-10-DET23 (1Q: 00:38) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Easy Money Pitts for 5 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt, assisted by S Mel Phillips. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-5-DET18 (2Q: 15:00) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Rentzel gained 14 yards after the catch. Detroit 14, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 15:00) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Detroit 14, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 14:53) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 57 yards from the MIN30. Wally Francis returned the ball 32 yards to the DET45. Tackled by Clarence Davis. |
| 1-10-DET45 (2Q: 14:33) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Chuck Wingle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins, assisted by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| 2-7-DET48 (2Q: 14:08) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET John Didion to the DET49. |
| 3-6-DET49 (2Q: 13:25) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. |
| 4-1-MIN46 (2Q: 12:43) Duane Carrell punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 12:38) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Dan Medlin to the MIN22. |
| 2-8-MIN22 (2Q: 11:58) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don McCauley. S Charlie West knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-8-MIN22 (2Q: 11:49) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Easy Money Pitts. DT Bob Pollard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-MIN22 (2Q: 11:44) Bob Parsons punted 58 yards. Charlie West returned the kick 9 yards to the DET29. Tackled by Larry Schreiber. |
| 1-10-DET29 (2Q: 11:34) Tyrone Hall ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington, assisted by S Paul Krause. |
| 2-10-DET29 (2Q: 10:53) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 3-5-DET34 (2Q: 10:10) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Chuck Wingle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Eller. |
| 4-5-DET34 (2Q: 09:35) Duane Carrell punted 56 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 1 yard to the MIN11. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (2Q: 09:24) Bob Gresham ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Lem Barney, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 2-9-MIN12 (2Q: 08:52) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 11 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips, assisted by CB Lem Barney. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Don McCauley for 6 yards to the MIN29. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 08:46) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Greg Wojcik, assisted by DT Bob Pollard. |
| 2-6-MIN48 (2Q: 08:12) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McCauley gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET37 (2Q: 07:47) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. Rentzel gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET26 (2Q: 07:09) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley 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. McCauley gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET10 (2Q: 06:28) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by DE Sherman White. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 2-5-DET05 (2Q: 05:50) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Merv Krakau. |
| 3-4-DET04 (2Q: 05:16) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Newland gained 1 yard after the catch. Detroit 14, Minnesota 13 |
| (2Q: 05:16) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 14, Detroit 14 |
| (2Q: 05:09) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 66 yards from the MIN30. Charlie West returned the ball 43 yards to the DET47. Tackled by Ronald Fitzgerald. |
| 1-10-DET47 (2Q: 04:43) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. CB Bobby Howard defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET47 (2Q: 04:37) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Tyrone Hall for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Hall gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-MIN45 (2Q: 03:56) Tyrone Hall ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Amos Martin, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 4-4-MIN47 (2Q: 03:22) Duane Carrell punted 47 yards. Touchback. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. |
| 4-9-DET48 (2Q: 03:15) Duane Carrell punted 42 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 90 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 20, Detroit 14 |
| (2Q: 03:15) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 21, Detroit 14 |
| (2Q: 03:08) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 57 yards from the MIN30. Wally Francis returned the ball 87 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 21, Detroit 20 |
| (2Q: 03:08) Extra point by Kris Stevenson was good. Minnesota 21, Detroit 21 |
| (2Q: 02:54) Kris Stevenson kicked off 46 yards from the DET30. Dimebag Ross returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN47. Tackled by Chuck Wingle. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 02:32) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. |
| 2-2-DET45 (2Q: 02:16) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET36 (2Q: 02:00) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Bob Newland. |
| 2-10-DET36 (2Q: 01:53) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 1-10-DET26 (2Q: 01:36) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-DET18 (2Q: 01:19) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Kent Kramer. CB Lem Barney knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-2-DET18 (2Q: 01:10) Bob Gresham ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. CB Lem Barney knocked down Ron Yary to break up the play. |
| 4-2-DET18 (2Q: 00:54) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, Detroit 21 |
| (2Q: 00:48) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. Wally Francis returned the ball 26 yards to the DET36. Tackled by Clarence Davis. |
| 1-10-DET36 (2Q: 00:38) Bill Demory sacked by DE Sweeny Williams for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Ronnie Carroll. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Eddie Ray on the DET29. |
| 2-17-DET29 (2Q: 00:22) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tyrell Fleming. DE Carl Eller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-17-DET29 (2Q: 00:13) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Charlie Sanders. DT Alan Page hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-17-DET29 (2Q: 00:05) Duane Carrell punted 27 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN44. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Kris Stevenson kicked off 72 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 15:00) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Lance Rentzel. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (3Q: 14:52) Fran Tarkenton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Frank Pitts. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-MIN20 (3Q: 14:42) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to FB Larry Schreiber for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-8-MIN22 (3Q: 13:55) Bob Parsons punted 52 yards. The ball was downed at the DET26. |
| 1-10-DET26 (3Q: 13:45) Tyrone Hall ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Del Ross. Detroit's Tyrone Hall was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-6-DET30 (3Q: 13:13) Bill Demory pass was intended for WR Frank Lewis and was intercepted by S Paul Krause at the DET46. Tackled by Frank Lewis. |
| 1-10-DET46 (3Q: 13:04) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White. Key block delivered by Pat Matson. |
| 2-5-DET41 (3Q: 12:31) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lance Rentzel. CB Lem Barney knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-5-DET41 (3Q: 12:24) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 4-3-DET39 (3Q: 11:48) Bob Parsons punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 11:42) Tyrone Hall ran outside the right tackle for 42 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. Key block delivered by Don Morrison. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 11:07) Bill Demory pass completed to FB Eddie Ray for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 2-9-MIN37 (3Q: 10:35) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by DE Carl Eller. |
| 3-12-MIN40 (3Q: 09:51) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams, assisted by CB Del Ross. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-6-MIN34 (3Q: 09:14) Kris Stevenson attempted a 51 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, Detroit 24 |
| (3Q: 09:07) Kris Stevenson kicked off 78 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 09:07) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lance Rentzel. DE Sherman White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (3Q: 08:58) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tim Rossovich. |
| 3-7-MIN23 (3Q: 08:36) Fran Tarkenton scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West and assisted by S Mel Phillips. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (3Q: 08:03) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Bob Newland. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (3Q: 07:53) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 3-6-MIN36 (3Q: 07:28) Fran Tarkenton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Lance Rentzel. DT Herb Orvis blocked the pass. |
| 4-6-MIN36 (3Q: 07:19) Bob Parsons punted 52 yards. The ball was downed at the DET12. |
| 1-10-DET12 (3Q: 07:12) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. DT Alan Page hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET12 (3Q: 07:05) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson. |
| 3-7-DET15 (3Q: 06:31) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-4-DET18 (3Q: 05:46) Duane Carrell punted 30 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 5 yards to the DET43. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-DET43 (3Q: 05:38) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 2-1-DET34 (3Q: 05:09) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver, assisted by S Mel Phillips. |
| 3-2-DET35 (3Q: 04:41) Bob Gresham ran around right end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Mel Phillips, assisted by S Charlie West. |
| 4-2-DET35 (3Q: 03:56) Bob Parsons punted 32 yards. The ball was downed at the DET03. |
| 1-10-DET03 (3Q: 03:47) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tyrell Fleming. ILB Lee Roy Jordan knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-DET03 (3Q: 03:39) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Charlie Sanders. DT Alan Page hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-DET03 (3Q: 03:35) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. |
| 4-1-DET12 (3Q: 02:58) Duane Carrell punted 48 yards. Bob Atkins called for a fair catch at the MIN40. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-DET17 (3Q: 02:47) Bill Demory pass completed to FB Eddie Ray for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Eller. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-DET24 (3Q: 02:16) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause. Key block delivered by Don Morrison. |
| 1-10-DET42 (3Q: 01:47) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Charlie Sanders. |
| 2-10-DET42 (3Q: 01:42) Bill Demory pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. OLB Dave Washington blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-DET42 (3Q: 01:36) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. |
| 4-10-DET42 (3Q: 01:26) Duane Carrell punted 44 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 10 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Tyrone Hall. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (3Q: 01:19) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by RB Chuck Foreman. |
| 2-10-MIN24 (3Q: 01:14) Bob Gresham ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Merv Krakau. |
| 3-7-MIN27 (3Q: 00:30) Bob Gresham ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 4-5-MIN29 (3Q: 00:01) Bob Parsons punted 65 yards. The ball was downed at the DET06. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-DET06 (4Q: 15:00) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tyrell Fleming. DE Carl Eller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET06 (4Q: 14:54) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Don Morrison. Detroit's Ronnie Carroll was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-DET23 (4Q: 14:14) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by DT Alan Page. |
| 2-9-DET24 (4Q: 13:29) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington, assisted by ILB Almost Famous Martin. |
| 3-5-DET28 (4Q: 12:44) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Francis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET42 (4Q: 12:24) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik, assisted by DE Carl Eller. |
| 2-2-MIN50 (4Q: 11:44) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Alan Page, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 3-1-MIN49 (4Q: 10:57) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Emmanuel Zanders. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 10:10) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Charlie Sanders. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (4Q: 10:06) Tyrone Hall ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams. |
| 3-12-MIN47 (4Q: 09:42) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Tyrone Hall for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Del Ross. |
| 4-11-MIN46 (4Q: 09:11) Duane Carrell punted 35 yards. Bob Atkins called for a fair catch at the MIN11. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (4Q: 09:02) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to FB Larry Schreiber for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-MIN17 (4Q: 08:31) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. |
| 3-1-MIN20 (4Q: 07:43) Bob Gresham ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West, assisted by OLB Charlie Weaver. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (4Q: 07:19) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. |
| 2-9-MIN23 (4Q: 06:39) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by OLB Larry Ball. |
| 3-6-MIN26 (4Q: 06:15) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 5 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 4-1-MIN31 (4Q: 05:38) Bob Parsons punted 34 yards. Charlie West returned the kick 19 yards to the MIN46. Tackled by Lance Rentzel. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 05:29) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Eller, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 2-11-MIN47 (4Q: 04:57) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page, assisted by CB Del Ross. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (4Q: 04:18) Bill Demory sacked by DE Carl Eller for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Don Morrison. |
| 2-19-MIN45 (4Q: 03:44) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 3-10-MIN36 (4Q: 03:34) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Tyrell Fleming for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fleming gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-4-MIN30 (4Q: 03:01) Kris Stevenson attempted a 47 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. Detroit's Eddie Ray was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (4Q: 02:55) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Gergory. Pitts gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (4Q: 02:35) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 16 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. Foreman gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET36 (4Q: 02:16) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Merv Krakau, assisted by ILB Artie Prior. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET24 (4Q: 02:00) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lem Barney, assisted by S Mel Phillips. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-DET15 (4Q: 01:51) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Lem Barney, assisted by OLB Larry Ball. Key block delivered by Kent Kramer. |
| 1-10-DET14 (4Q: 01:34) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by DE Bill Gergory. |
| 2-7-DET11 (4Q: 01:12) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Kent Kramer. Minnesota 30, Detroit 24 |
| (4Q: 01:12) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 31, Detroit 24 |
| (4Q: 01:04) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Charlie West returned the ball 24 yards to the DET27. Tackled by Lance Rentzel. |
| 1-10-DET27 (4Q: 00:54) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Charlie Sanders. S Paul Krause defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET27 (4Q: 00:47) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET37 (4Q: 00:39) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Charlie Sanders. DE Sweeny Williams drove right through Sam Adams to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET37 (4Q: 00:29) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson. |
| 3-6-DET41 (4Q: 00:21) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. DE Carl Eller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-DET41 (4Q: 00:11) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. DE Carl Eller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET41 (4Q: 00:07) Fran Tarkenton dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 31, Detroit Lions 24 |