| Played in Chicago, IL, weather: 66 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Errol Mann kicked off 70 yards from the CHI30. Del Ross returned the ball 33 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Cid Edwards. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 14:28) Fran Tarkenton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Bob Newland. DT Wally Chambers blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN33 (1Q: 14:19) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don McCauley. DE Larry Hand hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-MIN33 (1Q: 14:09) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Pitts. S Brant Ofodile defended the pass. |
| 4-10-MIN33 (1Q: 14:01) Bob Parsons punted 67 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHI20 (1Q: 13:55) Otis Armstrong ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 2-10-CHI20 (1Q: 13:27) Carl Garrett ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Fred Nolan. |
| 3-4-CHI26 (1Q: 12:43) Scott Hunter pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Cid Edwards. ILB Lee Roy Jordan defended the pass. |
| 4-4-CHI26 (1Q: 12:38) Merritt Kersey punted 45 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Cid Edwards. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 12:30) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Larry Hand, assisted by DT Wally Chambers. |
| 2-8-MIN35 (1Q: 12:03) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Wally Chambers. |
| 3-7-MIN36 (1Q: 11:28) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lewis Rockett. DE Fred Dryer drove right through Dan Medlin to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-7-MIN36 (1Q: 11:18) Bob Parsons punted 45 yards. Terry Carrol returned the kick 8 yards to the CHI27. Tackled by Kent Kramer. |
| 1-10-CHI27 (1Q: 11:08) Suitcase Andy Johnson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson. |
| 2-7-CHI30 (1Q: 10:23) Suitcase Andy Johnson ran around the left tackle for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Alan Page. PENALTY: Chicago was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 2-12-CHI25 (1Q: 10:16) Otis Armstrong ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. PENALTY: Chicago was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-17-CHI20 (1Q: 10:06) Scott Hunter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Talley. DE Carl Eller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-17-CHI20 (1Q: 09:56) Scott Hunter pass completed to WR Terry Carrol for 40 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 09:19) Scott Hunter pass completed to WR Ronnie Talley for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Talley gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN33 (1Q: 08:45) Otis Armstrong ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 3-1-MIN31 (1Q: 08:09) Otis Armstrong ran a trap outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Del Ross. |
| 4-4-MIN34 (1Q: 07:23) Errol Mann attempted a 51 yard field goal and succeeded. Chicago 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 07:17) Errol Mann kicked off 79 yards from the CHI30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 07:17) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Larry Hand. |
| 2-8-MIN22 (1Q: 06:30) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Maurice Cherpeski. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 2-13-MIN17 (1Q: 06:20) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. |
| 3-14-MIN16 (1Q: 05:42) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newland gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-MIN27 (1Q: 05:01) Bob Parsons punted 37 yards. Paul Johnson returned the kick 8 yards to the CHI44. Tackled by Larry Schreiber. |
| 1-10-CHI44 (1Q: 04:52) Scott Hunter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Talley. CB Zeke Moore defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CHI44 (1Q: 04:43) Carl Garrett ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson, assisted by DE Sweeny Williams. |
| 3-9-CHI45 (1Q: 04:12) Scott Hunter pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. Carr gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (1Q: 03:31) Carl Garrett ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Rich Coady. |
| 2-5-MIN31 (1Q: 03:02) Suitcase Andy Johnson ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by DE Sweeny Williams. |
| 3-1-MIN27 (1Q: 02:20) Scott Hunter pass completed to TE Boyd Brown for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Amos Martin, assisted by CB Bobby Howard. |
| 4-1-MIN27 (1Q: 01:55) Errol Mann attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Chicago 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 01:48) Errol Mann kicked off 76 yards from the CHI30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 01:48) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Pitts. ILB Don Rives defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (1Q: 01:35) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 00:48) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Durwood Keeton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McCauley gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 00:09) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 19 yards. Tackled by S Craig Clemons. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-CHI38 (2Q: 15:00) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lance Rentzel. DT Wally Chambers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CHI38 (2Q: 14:50) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Pitts. DT Wally Chambers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CHI38 (2Q: 14:42) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DE Fred Dryer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-CHI38 (2Q: 14:34) Bob Parsons punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHI20 (2Q: 14:27) Andy Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams. Johnson made a great move on Brock Green. Key block delivered by Carl Garrett. |
| 2-5-CHI25 (2Q: 13:54) Otis Armstrong ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Paul Krause, assisted by DE Carl Eller. Chicago's Joseph Bach was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-4-CHI26 (2Q: 13:15) Scott Hunter pass completed to RB Otis Armstrong for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Amos Martin. Armstrong gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHI40 (2Q: 12:32) Otis Armstrong ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 2-6-CHI44 (2Q: 11:58) Scott Hunter pass completed to WR Ronnie Talley for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 11:20) Otis Armstrong ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Dimebag Ross. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (2Q: 10:42) Scott Hunter pass completed to RB Otis Armstrong for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. |
| 3-10-MIN35 (2Q: 10:04) Otis Armstrong ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Alberto White. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (2Q: 09:41) Scott Hunter pass completed to WR Ronnie Talley for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. |
| 2-6-MIN20 (2Q: 08:59) Scott Hunter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Carrol. DT Fred Nolan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-MIN20 (2Q: 08:49) Scott Hunter pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (2Q: 08:11) Otis Armstrong ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause. |
| 2-8-MIN10 (2Q: 07:28) Scott Hunter pass completed to WR Joseph Bach for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Chicago 12, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 07:28) Extra point by Errol Mann was good. Chicago 13, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 07:23) Errol Mann kicked off 75 yards from the CHI30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 07:23) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN15 (2Q: 07:17) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 4 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Robbins. Foreman gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-11-MIN19 (2Q: 06:32) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Larry Hand, assisted by DE Ron Rydalich. |
| 3-8-MIN22 (2Q: 05:48) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Billy Joe Bridges. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (2Q: 05:17) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DT Wally Chambers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN36 (2Q: 05:07) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lewis Rockett. CB Durwood Keeton knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-MIN36 (2Q: 04:58) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to TE Kent Kramer for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Benson. PENALTY: Chicago was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 04:53) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN36 (2Q: 04:46) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chuck Foreman. ILB Don Rives hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-15-MIN36 (2Q: 04:43) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Bob Newland. PENALTY: Chicago was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 04:35) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to TE Lewis Rockett for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives, assisted by CB Billy Joe Bridges. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rockett gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHI45 (2Q: 04:15) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Billy Joe Bridges. |
| 1-10-CHI24 (2Q: 03:55) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DE Larry Hand hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CHI24 (2Q: 03:49) Fran Tarkenton scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Brant Ofodile. |
| 3-5-CHI19 (2Q: 03:33) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DE Larry Hand hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-5-CHI19 (2Q: 03:24) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Chicago 13, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 03:19) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 72 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHI20 (2Q: 03:19) Otis Armstrong ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page. |
| 2-12-CHI18 (2Q: 02:55) Scott Hunter pass completed to TE Boyd Brown for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. |
| 3-5-CHI25 (2Q: 02:32) Scott Hunter pass completed to RB Otis Armstrong for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. Armstrong gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-CHI27 (2Q: 02:05) Merritt Kersey punted 49 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Lester Tresca. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 01:57) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 14 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Robbins. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 01:40) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Pitts. CB Billy Joe Bridges defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN41 (2Q: 01:32) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Easy Money Pitts. CB Billy Joe Bridges defended the pass. |
| 3-10-MIN41 (2Q: 01:22) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Easy Money Pitts. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN41 (2Q: 01:14) Bob Parsons punted 43 yards. Paul Johnson returned the kick 9 yards to the CHI25. Tackled by Kent Kramer. |
| 1-10-CHI25 (2Q: 01:03) Andy Johnson ran around left end for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Dimebag Ross, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Phil LaPorta. |
| 1-10-CHI42 (2Q: 00:34) Scott Hunter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Carrol. DT Fred Nolan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CHI42 (2Q: 00:30) Andy Johnson ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| Chicago called a time out. |
| 3-11-CHI41 (2Q: 00:21) Scott Hunter pass was dropped by WR Terry Carrol. |
| 4-11-CHI41 (2Q: 00:11) Merritt Kersey punted 36 yards. Bob Atkins called for a fair catch at the MIN23. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (2Q: 00:01) Fran Tarkenton dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 56 yards from the MIN30. Otis Armstrong returned the ball 16 yards to the CHI30. Tackled by Lance Rentzel. PENALTY: Chicago was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-CHI12 (3Q: 14:33) Otis Armstrong ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Eller, assisted by DT Fred Nolan. Key block delivered by Hubert Camarillo. |
| 2-5-CHI17 (3Q: 14:00) Otis Armstrong ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington, assisted by DT Fred Nolan. |
| 3-2-CHI20 (3Q: 13:25) Otis Armstrong ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page, assisted by OLB Dave Washington. Key block delivered by Jim Clack. |
| 1-10-CHI22 (3Q: 12:53) Scott Hunter sacked by CB Bobby Howard for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Bob Young. |
| 2-17-CHI15 (3Q: 12:08) Scott Hunter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Talley. CB Luke Szorcsik defended the pass. |
| 3-17-CHI15 (3Q: 12:02) Scott Hunter pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Paul Krause. |
| 4-4-CHI28 (3Q: 11:19) Merritt Kersey punted 44 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Cid Edwards. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CHI Boyd Brown at the MIN36. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 11:11) Otis Armstrong ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-MIN35 (3Q: 10:39) Otis Armstrong ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Carl Eller. |
| 3-8-MIN34 (3Q: 10:00) Scott Hunter pass completed to WR Terry Carrol for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green. |
| 4-2-MIN28 (3Q: 09:31) Errol Mann attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Chicago 16, Minnesota 3 |
| (3Q: 09:25) Errol Mann kicked off 60 yards from the CHI30. Del Ross returned the ball 29 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Cid Edwards. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Luke Szorcsik on the MIN39. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 08:48) Fran Tarkenton pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Lewis Rockett. DT Wally Chambers blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (3Q: 08:40) Fran Tarkenton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Don McCauley. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-MIN39 (3Q: 08:34) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don McCauley. CB Paul Johnson defended the pass. |
| 4-10-MIN39 (3Q: 08:27) Bob Parsons punted 41 yards. Paul Johnson called for a fair catch at the CHI20. |
| 1-10-CHI20 (3Q: 08:18) Andy Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. Key block delivered by Carl Garrett. |
| 1-10-CHI38 (3Q: 07:46) Scott Hunter pass completed to WR Terry Carrol for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. Carrol gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 07:36) Suitcase Andy Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Don Croft. |
| 2-7-MIN45 (3Q: 07:09) Scott Hunter pass was dropped by WR Terry Carrol. |
| 3-7-MIN45 (3Q: 06:58) Scott Hunter pass completed to RB Otis Armstrong for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-4-MIN42 (3Q: 06:25) Merritt Kersey punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 06:20) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Easy Money Pitts. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (3Q: 06:11) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. Pitts gained 8 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-MIN10 (3Q: 06:04) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Billy Joe Bridges. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rentzel gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 05:26) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DT Wally Chambers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (3Q: 05:19) Fran Tarkenton pass was intended for WR Easy Money Pitts and was intercepted by S Kirk Robbins at the CHI38. The interception was returned 62 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Chicago 22, Minnesota 3 |
| (3Q: 05:19) Extra point by Errol Mann was good. Chicago 23, Minnesota 3 |
| (3Q: 05:10) Errol Mann kicked off 76 yards from the CHI30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 05:10) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 0 yards. Tackled by S Craig Clemons. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN10 (3Q: 05:00) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 36 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Benson. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 04:23) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Easy Money Pitts for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Billy Joe Bridges. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-CHI46 (3Q: 03:48) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Paul Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CHI25 (3Q: 03:13) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Durwood Keeton. Fitzgerald gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 1-15-CHI30 (3Q: 03:08) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DE Larry Hand hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-15-CHI30 (3Q: 03:01) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Craig Clemons, assisted by CB Billy Joe Bridges. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CHI25 (3Q: 02:32) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Paul Johnson. McCauley gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHI10 (3Q: 02:06) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Paul Johnson, assisted by DT Wally Chambers. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. |
| 2-5-CHI05 (3Q: 01:30) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Chicago 23, Minnesota 9 |
| (3Q: 01:30) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Chicago 23, Minnesota 10 |
| (3Q: 01:21) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 66 yards from the MIN30. Paul Johnson returned the ball 23 yards to the CHI27. Tackled by Ronald Fitzgerald. |
| 1-10-CHI27 (3Q: 00:56) Andy Johnson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Paul Krause, assisted by DE Carl Eller. CB Bobby Howard knocked down Dave Hill to break up the play. |
| 2-9-CHI28 (3Q: 00:24) Carl Garrett ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause. PENALTY: Chicago was called for an Illegal Substitution. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-11-CHI26 (3Q: 00:18) Scott Hunter pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-5-CHI32 (4Q: 15:00) Merritt Kersey punted 51 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Dave Edwards. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (4Q: 14:53) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Bob Newland. |
| 2-10-MIN24 (4Q: 14:40) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Billy Joe Bridges. Foreman gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-MIN29 (4Q: 14:09) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lance Rentzel. CB Paul Johnson knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-5-MIN29 (4Q: 14:00) Bob Parsons punted 56 yards. Terry Carrol returned the kick 3 yards to the CHI18. Tackled by Lance Rentzel. |
| 1-10-CHI18 (4Q: 13:53) Andy Johnson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CHI23 (4Q: 13:44) Andy Johnson ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page. |
| 2-6-CHI22 (4Q: 13:04) Carl Garrett ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 3-7-CHI21 (4Q: 12:33) Scott Hunter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joseph Bach. CB Zeke Moore defended the pass. Minnesota's Carl Eller was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-7-CHI21 (4Q: 12:29) Merritt Kersey punted 32 yards. Bob Atkins called for a fair catch at the MIN47. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 12:20) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Durwood Keeton. Chicago's Craig Clemons was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-4-CHI47 (4Q: 11:42) Bob Gresham ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Craig Clemons, assisted by ILB Don Rives. |
| 3-1-CHI44 (4Q: 10:57) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Bob Gresham for 5 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Robbins. |
| 1-10-CHI39 (4Q: 10:22) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Easy Money Pitts. S Craig Clemons defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CHI39 (4Q: 10:14) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Wally Chambers. |
| 3-11-CHI40 (4Q: 09:29) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Billy Joe Bridges, assisted by DE Land Dryer. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. Manders ran over Don Rives to set up the play. |
| 4-1-CHI30 (4Q: 09:01) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Chicago 23, Minnesota 13 |
| (4Q: 08:56) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. Otis Armstrong returned the ball 14 yards to the CHI24. Tackled by Clarence Davis. |
| 1-10-CHI24 (4Q: 08:35) PENALTY: Chicago was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CHI19 (4Q: 08:29) Suitcase Andy Johnson ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams. Key block delivered by Carl Garrett. Garrett flattened Fred Nolan to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-10-CHI24 (4Q: 08:05) Otis Armstrong ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN CB Bobby Howard to the CHI28. |
| 1-10-CHI28 (4Q: 07:55) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lewis Rockett. S Kirk Robbins defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CHI28 (4Q: 07:49) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to FB Larry Schreiber for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Brant Ofodile. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-CHI23 (4Q: 07:06) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-CHI28 (4Q: 07:00) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don McCauley. DE Larry Hand hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-CHI28 (4Q: 06:53) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 45 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-CHI35 (4Q: 06:45) Otis Armstrong ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. OLB Dave Washington crushed Alberto White to wreck the play. |
| 2-11-CHI34 (4Q: 06:00) Otis Armstrong ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Don Croft. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-CHI35 (4Q: 05:13) Scott Hunter pass was dropped by WR Roger Carr. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 3-5-CHI40 (4Q: 05:04) Andy Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page. Key block delivered by Hubert Camarillo. |
| 1-10-CHI45 (4Q: 04:18) Otis Armstrong ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 2-11-CHI44 (4Q: 03:33) Carl Garrett ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington, assisted by S Paul Krause. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-CHI44 (4Q: 02:50) Suitcase Andy Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green, assisted by CB Del Ross. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-8-CHI47 (4Q: 02:38) Merritt Kersey punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN07. |
| 1-10-MIN07 (4Q: 02:29) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Pitts. DE Larry Hand hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN07 (4Q: 02:20) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-MIN04 (4Q: 02:20) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 10 yards. Tackled by S Brant Ofodile. |
| 3-3-MIN14 (4Q: 02:04) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Paul Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McCauley gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-8-MIN09 (4Q: 01:57) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Pitts. S Brant Ofodile defended the pass. |
| 4-8-MIN09 (4Q: 01:48) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Bob Gresham for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Benson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (4Q: 01:28) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 17 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Robbins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (4Q: 01:08) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DE Land Dryer drove right through Dan Medlin to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-MIN40 (4Q: 01:01) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Kirk Robbins. |
| 1-10-CHI46 (4Q: 00:55) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 11 yards. Tackled by S Craig Clemons, assisted by CB Paul Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-CHI35 (4Q: 00:45) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Paul Johnson. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-5-CHI30 (4Q: 00:34) Fran Tarkenton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Frank Pitts. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-CHI30 (4Q: 00:24) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. S Kirk Robbins defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CHI30 (4Q: 00:18) Fran Tarkenton scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Brant Ofodile and assisted by CB Paul Johnson. |
| Final Score: Chicago Bears 23, Minnesota Vikings 13 |