| Played in Kansas City, MO, weather: 40 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Tom Dempsey kicked off 75 yards from the KCY30. Ike Harris returned the ball 18 yards to the NOS13. Tackled by Ron Hornsby. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (1Q: 14:37) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 7 yards. Tackled by S Dick Jauron. Cunningham gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-NOS20 (1Q: 14:07) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Buck Buchanan. Key block delivered by Stephen Johnstone. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (1Q: 13:23) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Marsalis. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (1Q: 13:00) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Contact Lanier, assisted by OLB Jim Lynch. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 2-3-NOS43 (1Q: 12:19) Matt Muhammad ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Wilbur Young. ILB Contact Lanier knocked down Randy Rasmussen to break up the play. |
| 3-4-NOS42 (1Q: 11:42) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. DT Bob Briggs drove right through Clarence Hironaka to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-4-NOS42 (1Q: 11:32) Thunderfoot Wilson punted 49 yards. Gary Hammond returned the kick 2 yards to the KCY11. Tackled by Matt Muhammad. |
| 1-10-KCY11 (1Q: 11:22) Steve Hunter pass completed to RB Marco King for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. King gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-5-KCY16 (1Q: 10:38) Doug Dressler ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 3-3-KCY18 (1Q: 09:59) Steve Hunter pass completed to WR John Holland for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Holland gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-KCY26 (1Q: 09:29) Steve Hunter pass completed to FB Sean Rolle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. Rolle gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-KCY31 (1Q: 08:51) Doug Dressler ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. |
| 3-3-KCY33 (1Q: 08:08) Steve Hunter pass completed to FB Sean Rolle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Rolle gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-KCY37 (1Q: 07:33) Marco King ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-7-KCY40 (1Q: 06:53) Steve Hunter pass completed to WR Elmo Wright for 47 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. Wright gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (1Q: 06:23) Doug Dressler ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-8-NOS11 (1Q: 06:00) Steve Hunter pass completed to FB Bennie Goricki for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. |
| 3-5-NOS08 (1Q: 05:33) Steve Hunter pass completed to WR John Holland for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana, assisted by CB Alex Kirk. |
| 4-1-NOS04 (1Q: 05:00) Tom Dempsey attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Kansas City 3, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 04:54) Tom Dempsey kicked off 77 yards from the KCY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 04:54) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS15 (1Q: 04:51) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Wilbur Young. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (1Q: 04:06) Archie Manning pass was intended for TE Eric Cook and was intercepted by CB Emmitt Thomas at the NOS33. The interception was returned 8 yards. Tackled by Eric Cook. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (1Q: 03:55) Doug Dressler ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Karl Lorch. Key block delivered by Mike Montler. |
| 2-4-NOS19 (1Q: 03:11) Steve Hunter pass completed to WR John Holland for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 3-2-NOS17 (1Q: 02:39) Steve Hunter pass completed to WR Archie Stewart for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (1Q: 02:01) Doug Dressler ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-7-NOS10 (1Q: 01:26) Steve Hunter pass completed to WR Jubilee Dunbar for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 3-5-NOS08 (1Q: 00:52) Steve Hunter pass completed to FB Bennie Goricki for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. Goricki gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 4-2-NOS05 (1Q: 00:07) Tom Dempsey attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Kansas City 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 00:01) Tom Dempsey kicked off 59 yards from the KCY30. Bob Grim returned the ball 17 yards to the NOS28. Tackled by Fabian Damkroger. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 15:00) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jim Lynch, assisted by DE Wilbur Young. Cunningham gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-NOS32 (2Q: 14:12) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for -4 yards. Tackled by S Dick Jauron. |
| 3-10-NOS28 (2Q: 13:36) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Buck Buchanan. Key block delivered by Thurman Cowley. |
| 4-2-NOS36 (2Q: 13:12) Jerrel Wilson punted 44 yards. Gary Hammond returned the kick -1 yards to the KCY19. Tackled by Tommy Nobis. |
| 1-10-KCY19 (2Q: 13:02) Doug Dressler ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 2-10-KCY19 (2Q: 12:28) Steve Hunter pass completed to WR John Holland for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. |
| 3-7-KCY22 (2Q: 12:04) Steve Hunter pass completed to WR John Holland for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-KCY32 (2Q: 11:55) Steve Hunter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Holland. OLB Dave Wilcox hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-KCY32 (2Q: 11:49) Doug Dressler ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 3-4-KCY38 (2Q: 11:18) Marco King ran a trap outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. Key block delivered by Vern Holland. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (2Q: 10:36) Doug Dressler ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Ernie Janet. |
| 2-5-NOS44 (2Q: 10:12) Marco King ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. Key block delivered by Ed Budde. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (2Q: 09:39) Marco King ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. Key block delivered by Mike Montler. Montler ran over Derland Moore to set up the play. |
| 2-4-NOS28 (2Q: 09:12) Doug Dressler ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 3-5-NOS29 (2Q: 08:29) Doug Dressler ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 4-5-NOS29 (2Q: 07:47) Tom Dempsey attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Kansas City 9, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 07:39) Tom Dempsey kicked off 65 yards from the KCY30. Bob Grim returned the ball 21 yards to the NOS26. Tackled by Gary Hammond. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NOS10 (2Q: 07:14) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bill Cahill. |
| 2-11-NOS09 (2Q: 06:44) Matt Muhammad ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Fabian Damkroger. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Thurman Cowley to the NOS11. |
| 3-9-NOS11 (2Q: 06:20) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Contact Lanier. |
| 4-6-NOS14 (2Q: 05:42) Jerrel Wilson punted 48 yards. Gary Hammond returned the kick 6 yards to the KCY44. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-KCY44 (2Q: 05:33) Steve Hunter pass completed to WR Jubilee Dunbar for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (2Q: 05:17) Marco King ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Karl Lorch, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. Key block delivered by Vern Holland. |
| 2-1-NOS37 (2Q: 04:55) Doug Dressler ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Harris Lehan. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (2Q: 04:39) Steve Hunter pass completed to FB Sean Rolle for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. Rolle gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-NOS30 (2Q: 04:19) Marco King ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-3-NOS28 (2Q: 03:57) Bennie Goricki ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 4-3-NOS28 (2Q: 03:40) Tom Dempsey attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Kansas City 12, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 03:35) Tom Dempsey kicked off 67 yards from the KCY30. Bob Grim returned the ball 25 yards to the NOS28. Tackled by Bill Cahill. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 03:17) Matt Muhammad ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Lynch, assisted by DT Buck Buchanan. PENALTY: Kansas City was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (2Q: 03:11) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Willie Lanier, assisted by S Mike Sensibaugh. Key block delivered by Terry Owens. |
| 2-5-NOS38 (2Q: 02:51) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (2Q: 02:34) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Eric Cook for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Brupbacher. |
| 2-1-KCY44 (2Q: 02:15) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jim Marsalis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-KCY32 (2Q: 02:00) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wilcox gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-KCY10 (2Q: 01:44) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by John Demarie. Kansas City 12, New Orleans 6 |
| (2Q: 01:44) Extra point by Jim Bakken was good. Kansas City 12, New Orleans 7 |
| (2Q: 01:37) Jim Bakken kicked off 68 yards from the NOS30. Gary Hammond returned the ball 22 yards to the KCY24. Tackled by Marc LaBounty. |
| 1-10-KCY24 (2Q: 01:27) Steve Hunter pass completed to TE Lorenzo Jasso for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 1-10-KCY36 (2Q: 01:06) Steve Hunter pass completed to WR Elmo Wright for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. Wright gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-KCY47 (2Q: 00:27) Steve Hunter pass completed to WR John Holland for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Kansas City called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (2Q: 00:19) Steve Hunter pass completed to FB Sean Rolle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin, assisted by S Tracy Hanks. |
| Kansas City called a time out. |
| 2-9-NOS28 (2Q: 00:11) Tom Dempsey attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Kansas City 15, New Orleans 7 |
| (2Q: 00:04) Tom Dempsey kicked off 58 yards from the KCY30. Bob Grim returned the ball 18 yards to the NOS30. Tackled by Sean Rolle. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Jim Bakken kicked off 66 yards from the NOS30. Bill Cahill returned the ball 19 yards to the KCY23. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-KCY23 (3Q: 14:43) Doug Dressler ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by CB Walt Tamaarkin. |
| 2-6-KCY27 (3Q: 14:08) Steve Hunter pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Klein. DT Derland Moore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-KCY27 (3Q: 14:01) Steve Hunter pass completed to RB Marco King for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. The ball was fumbled and recovered by KCY Marco King on the KCY24. New Orleans's Tommy Myers was hurt on the play. |
| 4-9-KCY24 (3Q: 13:17) Dave Jennings punted 63 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick -2 yards to the NOS11. Tackled by Bennie Goricki. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (3Q: 13:06) Archie Manning sacked by DE Wilbur Young for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Cas Banaszek. The ball was fumbled and recovered by KCY Buck Buchanan on the NOS04. |
| 1-4-NOS04 (3Q: 12:53) Doug Dressler ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks. |
| 2-2-NOS02 (3Q: 12:27) Doug Dressler ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning. ILB Joe Federspiel knocked down Harris Lehan to break up the play. |
| 3-2-NOS02 (3Q: 11:45) Doug Dressler ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 4-2-NOS02 (3Q: 11:16) Tom Dempsey attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Kansas City 18, New Orleans 7 |
| (3Q: 11:10) Tom Dempsey kicked off 73 yards from the KCY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 11:10) Sam Cunningham ran around right end for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Marvin Upshaw. Key block delivered by Thurman Cowley. |
| 2-4-NOS26 (3Q: 10:23) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Grim. CB Jim Marsalis defended the pass. |
| 3-4-NOS26 (3Q: 10:17) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 26 yards. Tackled by S Dick Jauron. Key block delivered by Thurman Cowley. |
| 1-10-KCY48 (3Q: 09:32) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Rex Kern. |
| 2-5-KCY43 (3Q: 08:54) Jim Kiick ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Marvin Upshaw. CB Emmitt Thomas crushed Clarence Hironaka to wreck the play. |
| 3-6-KCY44 (3Q: 08:16) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DE Marvin Upshaw hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-KCY44 (3Q: 08:06) Jerrel Wilson punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-KCY20 (3Q: 08:01) Doug Dressler ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-10-KCY20 (3Q: 07:34) Doug Dressler ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. |
| 3-3-KCY27 (3Q: 07:10) Doug Dressler ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox, assisted by DT Derland Moore. |
| 4-1-KCY29 (3Q: 06:32) Dave Jennings punted 46 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick -7 yards to the NOS18. Tackled by Lorenzo Jasso. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (3Q: 06:21) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Lynch. Kiick gained 8 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Kansas City was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (3Q: 06:12) Archie Manning sacked by DT Buck Buchanan and DE Marvin Upshaw for a loss of 8 yards. Buchanan ran right past Terry Owens and knocked down the quarterback. The ball was fumbled and recovered by KCY Contact Lanier for 9 yards to the NOS29. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (3Q: 05:58) Doug Dressler ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-11-NOS30 (3Q: 05:24) Steve Hunter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Holland. DT Ricardo Browning hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Kansas City was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-21-NOS40 (3Q: 05:18) Marco King ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by DT Derland Moore. |
| 3-18-NOS37 (3Q: 04:45) Marco King ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Karl Lorch, assisted by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. |
| 4-9-NOS28 (3Q: 04:07) Tom Dempsey attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Kansas City 21, New Orleans 7 |
| (3Q: 04:01) Tom Dempsey kicked off 61 yards from the KCY30. Bob Grim returned the ball 18 yards to the NOS27. Tackled by Ron Hornsby. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (3Q: 03:33) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jim Kiick. OLB Jim Lynch defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS27 (3Q: 03:30) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. DE Wilbur Young defended the pass. |
| 3-10-NOS27 (3Q: 03:21) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. ILB Contact Lanier drove right through John Demarie to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-10-NOS27 (3Q: 03:12) Jerrel Wilson punted 55 yards. Gary Hammond returned the kick 6 yards to the KCY24. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-KCY24 (3Q: 03:05) Doug Dressler ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. |
| 2-7-KCY27 (3Q: 02:23) Steve Hunter pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Elmo Wright. DT Harris Malinowski blocked the pass. |
| 3-7-KCY27 (3Q: 02:20) Steve Hunter pass completed to WR Archie Stewart for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 4-2-KCY32 (3Q: 01:52) Dave Jennings punted 47 yards. Larry Wilcox called for a fair catch at the NOS21. New Orleans's Billy Newsome was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (3Q: 01:42) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. ILB Willie Lanier hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS21 (3Q: 01:33) Archie Manning pass was dropped by WR Ike Harris. |
| 3-10-NOS21 (3Q: 01:24) Archie Manning pass was intended for WR Ike Harris and was intercepted by CB Fabian Damkroger at the NOS29. The interception was returned 18 yards. Tackled by Matt Muhammad. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (3Q: 01:14) Steve Hunter pass completed to FB Sean Rolle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. PENALTY: Kansas City was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NOS21 (3Q: 01:05) Steve Hunter pass completed to WR Elmo Wright for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks. |
| 2-15-NOS16 (3Q: 00:38) Steve Hunter pass completed to TE Bob Klein for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Karl Lorch. Klein gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-2-NOS03 (4Q: 15:00) Doug Dressler ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Mike Montler. Kansas City 27, New Orleans 7 |
| (4Q: 15:00) Extra point by Tom Dempsey was good. Kansas City 28, New Orleans 7 |
| (4Q: 14:52) Tom Dempsey kicked off 64 yards from the KCY30. Bob Grim returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS29. Tackled by Ron Hornsby. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (4Q: 14:20) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DE Wilbur Young hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS29 (4Q: 14:11) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Wilbur Young. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-NOS31 (4Q: 13:30) Archie Manning scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Lynch. |
| 4-4-NOS35 (4Q: 13:08) Jerrel Wilson punted 52 yards. Gary Hammond returned the kick 8 yards to the KCY21. PENALTY: Kansas City was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-KCY08 (4Q: 13:01) Doug Dressler ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-10-KCY08 (4Q: 12:25) Marco King ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-12-KCY06 (4Q: 11:52) Steve Hunter pass completed to WR Elmo Wright for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks, assisted by OLB Chester Kuehl. Wright gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-6-KCY12 (4Q: 11:29) Dave Jennings punted 49 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 61 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Kansas City 28, New Orleans 13 |
| (4Q: 11:29) Extra point by Jim Bakken was good. Kansas City 28, New Orleans 14 |
| (4Q: 11:22) Jim Bakken kicked off 76 yards from the NOS30. Bill Cahill returned the ball 29 yards to the KCY23. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-KCY23 (4Q: 10:55) Steve Hunter pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Klein. DT Ricardo Browning hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-KCY23 (4Q: 10:48) Steve Hunter pass completed to RB Marco King for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Harris Malinowski. King gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-KCY33 (4Q: 10:05) Doug Dressler ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. Key block delivered by Mike Montler. |
| 2-5-KCY38 (4Q: 09:21) Doug Dressler ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning, assisted by S Lenny Richard. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-5-KCY38 (4Q: 08:45) Doug Dressler ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-5-KCY38 (4Q: 08:03) Dave Jennings punted 34 yards. Larry Wilcox called for a fair catch at the NOS28. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (4Q: 07:55) Archie Manning sacked by DT Buck Buchanan for a loss of 6 yards. Buchanan simply blew through Randy Rasmussen to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 2-16-NOS22 (4Q: 07:39) Archie Manning pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ike Harris. ILB Willie Lanier blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-16-NOS22 (4Q: 07:31) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Grim. DE Marvin Upshaw hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-16-NOS22 (4Q: 07:20) Jerrel Wilson punted 38 yards. Gary Hammond returned the kick 4 yards to the KCY44. Tackled by Tommy Nobis. |
| 1-10-KCY44 (4Q: 07:12) Steve Hunter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Archie Stewart. |
| 2-10-KCY44 (4Q: 07:06) Marco King ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-KCY43 (4Q: 06:23) Doug Dressler ran inside the right guard for 57 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Vern Holland. Kansas City 34, New Orleans 14 |
| (4Q: 06:23) Extra point by Tom Dempsey was good. Kansas City 35, New Orleans 14 |
| (4Q: 06:05) Tom Dempsey kicked off 73 yards from the KCY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 06:05) Archie Manning pass was intended for RB Jim Kiick and was intercepted by CB Fabian Damkroger at the NOS28. The interception was returned 14 yards. Tackled by Jim Kiick. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (4Q: 05:53) Doug Dressler ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS14 (4Q: 05:09) Doug Dressler ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. |
| 3-8-NOS12 (4Q: 04:26) PENALTY: Kansas City was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-NOS17 (4Q: 04:17) Marco King ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 4-10-NOS14 (4Q: 03:31) Tom Dempsey attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Kansas City 38, New Orleans 14 |
| (4Q: 03:26) Tom Dempsey kicked off 71 yards from the KCY30. Ike Harris returned the ball 15 yards to the NOS14. Tackled by Ron Hornsby. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (4Q: 03:17) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. DE Marvin Upshaw drove right through Thurman Cowley to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-NOS14 (4Q: 03:06) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Thomas, assisted by CB Jim Marsalis. |
| 3-7-NOS17 (4Q: 02:34) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Fabian Damkroger, assisted by CB Jim Marsalis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-NOS23 (4Q: 02:24) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Lynch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 02:00) Archie Manning pass was dropped by WR Larry Wilcox. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS31 (4Q: 01:52) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Fabian Damkroger. |
| 3-2-NOS39 (4Q: 01:23) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DE Wilbur Young hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-NOS39 (4Q: 01:15) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. S Dick Jauron defended the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (4Q: 01:11) Doug Dressler ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. |
| 2-11-NOS40 (4Q: 00:26) Marco King ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| Final Score: Kansas City Chiefs 38, New Orleans Saints 14 |