| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 43 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jim Bakken kicked off 63 yards from the NOS30. Wally Francis returned the ball 28 yards to the DET35. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DET15 (1Q: 14:39) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 10 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Maier, assisted by S Tracy Hanks. |
| 1-10-DET25 (1Q: 14:15) Tyrone Hall ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-6-DET29 (1Q: 13:34) Tyrone Hall ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk, assisted by S Tracy Hanks. |
| 3-2-DET33 (1Q: 13:06) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 4-3-DET32 (1Q: 12:21) Duane Carrell punted 64 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS04. |
| 1-10-NOS04 (1Q: 12:13) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. OLB Charlie Weaver crushed Cas Banaszek to wreck the play. |
| 2-10-NOS04 (1Q: 11:37) Archie Manning scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White and assisted by OLB Charlie Weaver. |
| 3-2-NOS12 (1Q: 11:00) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas, assisted by CB Lem Barney. Wilcox gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (1Q: 10:14) Archie Manning pass was dropped by RB Matt Muhammad. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-NOS23 (1Q: 10:11) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Grim. DE Tim Rossovich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-20-NOS23 (1Q: 10:06) Archie Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Matt Muhammad. |
| 3-20-NOS23 (1Q: 09:56) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. |
| 4-8-NOS35 (1Q: 09:11) Jerrel Wilson punted 53 yards. Charlie West returned the kick 4 yards to the DET16. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-DET16 (1Q: 09:04) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. Key block delivered by Don Morrison. |
| 1-10-DET32 (1Q: 08:33) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Tyrell Fleming for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. Fleming gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET43 (1Q: 07:51) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Jim White, assisted by DT Ricardo Browning. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 2-3-DET50 (1Q: 07:08) Tyrone Hall ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. Key block delivered by John Didion. Didion flattened Lenny Richard to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (1Q: 06:44) Tyrone Hall ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Lenny Richard, assisted by CB Alex Kirk. |
| 2-9-NOS42 (1Q: 06:01) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Tyrell Fleming for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Fleming gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-1-NOS34 (1Q: 05:19) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Maier, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 4-2-NOS35 (1Q: 04:36) Kris Stevenson attempted a 52 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (1Q: 04:31) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. Key block delivered by Clarence Hironaka. |
| 2-5-NOS47 (1Q: 03:53) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 23 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. Kiick made a great move on Chuck Crist. Key block delivered by Terry Owens. |
| 1-10-DET30 (1Q: 03:18) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White. |
| 2-7-DET27 (1Q: 02:39) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Gergory. |
| 3-2-DET22 (1Q: 02:05) Archie Manning pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Jim Kiick. DE Tim Rossovich blocked the pass. New Orleans's Richard Sims was hurt on the play. |
| 4-2-DET22 (1Q: 01:59) Jim Bakken attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 3, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 01:52) Jim Bakken kicked off 79 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 01:52) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. Marrow gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET34 (1Q: 01:21) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 22 yards. Tackled by DE Karl Lorch, assisted by S Lenny Richard. Francis gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (1Q: 00:48) Tyrone Hall ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-7-NOS41 (1Q: 00:20) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (2Q: 15:00) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. Sanders gained 5 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Earl Thomas on the NOS21. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (2Q: 14:29) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 2-4-NOS15 (2Q: 14:07) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. Key block delivered by Sam Adams. Adams ran over Derland Moore to set up the play. |
| 1-5-NOS05 (2Q: 13:31) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 6, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 13:31) Extra point by Kris Stevenson was good. Detroit 7, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 13:26) Kris Stevenson kicked off 54 yards from the DET30. Bob Grim returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS35. Tackled by Ed O'Neil. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (2Q: 12:50) Matt Muhammad ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney, assisted by OLB Charlie Weaver. Key block delivered by Thurman Cowley. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (2Q: 12:25) Jim Kiick ran a trap outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. |
| 2-13-NOS42 (2Q: 11:42) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. |
| 3-11-NOS44 (2Q: 10:55) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-6-NOS49 (2Q: 10:31) Thunderfoot Wilson punted 34 yards. Charlie West returned the kick 3 yards to the DET20. Tackled by Eric Cook. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 10:23) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Eddie Ray. CB Walt Tamaarkin defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET20 (2Q: 10:19) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Tyrone Hall for 12 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hall gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET32 (2Q: 09:32) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Earl Thomas for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 2-2-DET40 (2Q: 08:53) Bill Demory sacked by OLB Dave Wilcox for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by John Didion. |
| 3-11-DET31 (2Q: 08:26) Bill Demory pass was dropped by TE Charlie Sanders. |
| 4-11-DET31 (2Q: 08:20) Duane Carrell punted 51 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick -1 yards to the NOS17. Tackled by Ed O'Neil. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (2Q: 08:12) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver, assisted by S Mel Phillips. Key block delivered by Thurman Cowley. |
| 2-4-NOS23 (2Q: 07:43) Matt Muhammad ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by CB Lem Barney. Key block delivered by Cas Banaszek. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (2Q: 07:18) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. S Mel Phillips defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS27 (2Q: 07:11) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 34 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. Galloway gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET39 (2Q: 06:40) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Sam Cunningham. S Charlie West defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET39 (2Q: 06:37) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Ball. |
| 3-10-DET39 (2Q: 06:09) Archie Manning sacked by S Charlie West for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Clarence Hironaka. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Clarence Hironaka on the DET44. |
| 4-15-DET44 (2Q: 05:42) Thunderfoot Wilson punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 05:35) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. Francis gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET39 (2Q: 05:06) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. Sanders gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET49 (2Q: 04:32) Tyrone Hall ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Lenny Richard, assisted by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. |
| 2-9-DET50 (2Q: 03:56) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. |
| 3-10-DET49 (2Q: 03:20) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana, assisted by S Tracy Hanks. |
| 4-11-DET48 (2Q: 02:43) Duane Carrell punted and it was blocked by Alex Kirk. DET Duane Carrell recovered the ball at the DET29. |
| 1-10-DET29 (2Q: 02:34) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Detroit's Charlie Weaver was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DET13 (2Q: 02:12) Jim Kiick ran around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-11-DET14 (2Q: 02:00) Jim Kiick ran inside the right guard for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by John Demarie. New Orleans 9, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 02:00) Extra point by Jim Bakken was good. New Orleans 10, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 01:52) Jim Bakken kicked off 77 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 01:52) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Maier. Francis gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-4-DET26 (2Q: 01:22) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. Key block delivered by Sam Adams. |
| 1-10-DET32 (2Q: 01:12) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 2-5-DET37 (2Q: 00:56) Tyrone Hall ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Maier, assisted by CB Alex Kirk. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 1-10-DET45 (2Q: 00:34) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Maier, assisted by CB Alex Kirk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-4-NOS49 (2Q: 00:23) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 13 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Maier, assisted by CB Alex Kirk. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (2Q: 00:13) Kris Stevenson attempted a 53 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (2Q: 00:05) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Kris Stevenson kicked off 51 yards from the DET30. Bob Grim returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS39. Tackled by Ed O'Neil. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (3Q: 14:39) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. Cunningham gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (3Q: 13:56) Archie Manning pass was dropped by WR Tony Galloway. |
| 2-10-NOS49 (3Q: 13:49) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-NOS44 (3Q: 13:40) Archie Manning pass was dropped by TE Henry Childs. |
| 3-15-NOS44 (3Q: 13:34) Archie Manning scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 4-8-DET49 (3Q: 12:50) Jerrel Wilson punted 45 yards. The ball was downed at the DET04. |
| 1-10-DET04 (3Q: 12:41) Bill Demory pass was dropped by TE Charlie Sanders. |
| 2-10-DET04 (3Q: 12:35) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 1-10-DET15 (3Q: 12:01) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Dan Neal. |
| 2-4-DET21 (3Q: 11:28) Bill Demory scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox and assisted by S Lenny Richard. |
| 3-2-DET23 (3Q: 10:53) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Tyrell Fleming for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET26 (3Q: 10:28) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 2-5-DET31 (3Q: 09:45) Bill Demory pass completed to FB Eddie Ray for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-2-DET34 (3Q: 09:02) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. Sanders gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET40 (3Q: 08:34) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Eddie Ray. CB Alex Kirk defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET40 (3Q: 08:31) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 3-10-DET40 (3Q: 08:07) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (3Q: 07:22) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana, assisted by CB Alex Kirk. Sanders gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (3Q: 06:49) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 2-10-NOS22 (3Q: 06:12) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-8-NOS20 (3Q: 05:39) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 1-10-NOS12 (3Q: 05:12) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by S Tracy Hanks. |
| 2-8-NOS10 (3Q: 04:29) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. |
| 3-8-NOS10 (3Q: 04:23) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 13, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 04:23) Extra point by Kris Stevenson was good. Detroit 14, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 04:17) Kris Stevenson kicked off 57 yards from the DET30. Bob Grim returned the ball 26 yards to the NOS39. Tackled by Ed O'Neil. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (3Q: 03:45) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Greg Wojcik. |
| 2-9-NOS40 (3Q: 03:09) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. Galloway gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET41 (3Q: 02:46) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 2-7-DET38 (3Q: 02:22) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 3-3-DET34 (3Q: 01:45) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET25 (3Q: 01:17) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Crist. DE Tim Rossovich crushed Clarence Hironaka to wreck the play. |
| 2-8-DET23 (3Q: 00:48) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 6 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-DET17 (3Q: 00:21) Matt Muhammad ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Sherman White, assisted by DE Bill Gergory. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-1-DET16 (4Q: 15:00) Jim Bakken attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 14, New Orleans 13 |
| (4Q: 14:53) Jim Bakken kicked off 73 yards from the NOS30. Wally Francis returned the ball 24 yards to the DET21. Tackled by Marc LaBounty. |
| 1-10-DET21 (4Q: 14:34) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-DET20 (4Q: 13:52) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. S Lenny Richard defended the pass. |
| 3-11-DET20 (4Q: 13:39) Bill Demory pass was dropped by TE Charlie Sanders. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-11-DET20 (4Q: 13:32) Duane Carrell punted 48 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick -1 yards to the NOS31. Tackled by Chester Crites. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 13:25) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Sam Cunningham. DE Tim Rossovich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-NOS31 (4Q: 13:21) Archie Manning pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DE Tim Rossovich blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-NOS31 (4Q: 13:18) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Bob Grim on the NOS34. |
| 4-7-NOS34 (4Q: 12:38) Thunderfoot Wilson punted 54 yards. Charlie West returned the kick 0 yards to the DET12. Tackled by Henry Childs. |
| 1-10-DET12 (4Q: 12:31) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jermaine Maier, assisted by DE Jim White. |
| 2-9-DET13 (4Q: 11:50) Bill Demory pass was dropped by TE Charlie Sanders. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-9-DET13 (4Q: 11:45) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by OLB Tommy Nobis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lewis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET28 (4Q: 11:13) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-10-DET28 (4Q: 10:45) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-DET33 (4Q: 10:36) Tyrone Hall ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth, assisted by CB Alex Kirk. Key block delivered by Earl Thomas. |
| 1-10-DET44 (4Q: 10:10) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-DET44 (4Q: 10:05) Bill Demory pass was dropped by FB Eddie Ray. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-DET44 (4Q: 10:02) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 12 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (4Q: 09:32) Bill Demory pass was dropped by WR Frank Lewis. |
| 2-10-NOS44 (4Q: 09:25) Tyrone Hall ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 3-6-NOS40 (4Q: 08:50) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tyrell Fleming. CB Robbie Magana defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-6-NOS40 (4Q: 08:46) Duane Carrell punted 34 yards. Larry Wilcox called for a fair catch at the NOS06. |
| 1-10-NOS06 (4Q: 08:38) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. Key block delivered by Clarence Hironaka. |
| 2-4-NOS12 (4Q: 07:53) Archie Manning sacked by DT Herb Orvis and DE Sherman White for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Terry Owens. |
| 3-11-NOS05 (4Q: 07:29) Archie Manning pass was thrown quickly to avoid the safety, intended for RB Matt Muhammad. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-11-NOS05 (4Q: 07:24) Jerrel Wilson punted 54 yards. Charlie West returned the kick 8 yards to the DET49. Tackled by Sam Cunningham. |
| 1-10-DET49 (4Q: 07:15) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. CB Robbie Magana defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-DET49 (4Q: 07:11) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox, assisted by DT Derland Moore. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-NOS46 (4Q: 07:05) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. Key block delivered by Sam Adams. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (4Q: 06:21) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jim White, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-8-NOS37 (4Q: 05:38) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana, assisted by DT Derland Moore. |
| 3-7-NOS36 (4Q: 04:51) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 20 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. Lewis gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (4Q: 04:05) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tyrell Fleming. DE Jim White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS16 (4Q: 04:00) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. OLB Dave Wilcox defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-NOS16 (4Q: 03:57) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 20, New Orleans 13 |
| (4Q: 03:57) Extra point by Kris Stevenson was good. Detroit 21, New Orleans 13 |
| (4Q: 03:50) Kris Stevenson kicked off 72 yards from the DET30. Bob Grim returned the ball 16 yards to the NOS14. Tackled by Ed O'Neil. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (4Q: 03:41) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 18 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wilcox gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (4Q: 02:55) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. |
| 2-10-NOS32 (4Q: 02:37) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DT Herb Orvis drove right through Terry Owens to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-10-NOS32 (4Q: 02:27) Archie Manning sacked by DE Tim Rossovich for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Clarence Hironaka. The defense looked very familiar with that play. New Orleans's Terry Owens was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-19-NOS23 (4Q: 02:05) Archie Manning pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ike Harris. OLB Charlie Weaver blocked the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (4Q: 01:59) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-10-NOS23 (4Q: 01:52) Tyrone Hall ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-9-NOS22 (4Q: 01:41) Tyrone Hall ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-9-NOS22 (4Q: 01:31) Kris Stevenson attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 24, New Orleans 13 |
| (4Q: 01:25) Kris Stevenson kicked off 72 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 01:25) Archie Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NOS10 (4Q: 01:17) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-15-NOS15 (4Q: 00:57) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Hayes. Grim gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (4Q: 00:40) Archie Manning spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-NOS39 (4Q: 00:37) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 1 yard. Tackled by S Chuck Crist. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (4Q: 00:30) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 4 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. Cunningham gained 4 yards after the catch. New Orleans's Archie Manning was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| 2-6-NOS48 (4Q: 00:09) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 24, New Orleans Saints 13 |