| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 94 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ray Wersching kicked off 61 yards from the NED30. Bob Grim returned the ball 17 yards to the NOS26. Tackled by Dave Hampton. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (1Q: 14:40) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. Key block delivered by Henry Childs. New England's Sandy Durko was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (1Q: 14:15) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Key block delivered by John Demarie. |
| 2-5-NOS41 (1Q: 13:42) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (1Q: 13:18) Jim Kiick ran inside the right guard for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Key block delivered by Clarence Hironaka. |
| 1-10-NED35 (1Q: 12:33) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-9-NED34 (1Q: 11:50) Archie Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. |
| 3-9-NED34 (1Q: 11:42) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 28 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. Harris gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-NED06 (1Q: 10:59) Jim Kiick ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| 2-7-NED07 (1Q: 10:26) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 3-4-NED04 (1Q: 09:48) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-NED01 (1Q: 09:07) Ross Robertson attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 3, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 09:01) Ross Robertson kicked off 60 yards from the NOS30. Chris Farasopoulos returned the ball 31 yards to the NED41. Tackled by Marc LaBounty. |
| 1-10-NED41 (1Q: 08:41) Dave Osborn ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-7-NED44 (1Q: 07:59) Jumbo Asher ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-2-NED49 (1Q: 07:22) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. Rucker gained 6 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-12-NED39 (1Q: 07:17) Jim Plunkett scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard and assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 4-7-NED44 (1Q: 06:51) Marv Bateman punted 52 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 1 yard to the NOS05. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS03 (1Q: 06:41) Mike Strachan ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 2-2-NOS11 (1Q: 05:58) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Eric Cook for 12 yards. Tackled by S Autry Beamon. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (1Q: 05:52) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Williams, assisted by OLB Charlie Hall. |
| 2-11-NOS22 (1Q: 05:27) Archie Manning pass was dropped by WR Ike Harris. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-NOS22 (1Q: 05:18) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-NOS27 (1Q: 04:37) Mike Eischeid punted 50 yards. Jumbo Asher returned the kick 0 yards to the NED23. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-NED23 (1Q: 04:30) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jerome Moriarty. DE Mario Nakamura hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED23 (1Q: 04:23) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Vincent Slatus. CB Louis Wright defended the pass. |
| 3-10-NED23 (1Q: 04:13) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Van Harmon. CB Louis Wright hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-NED23 (1Q: 04:07) Marv Bateman punted 42 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick -3 yards to the NOS32. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Use of Hands on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (1Q: 04:00) Archie Manning scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson and assisted by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-6-NOS29 (1Q: 03:21) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Meyer, assisted by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| 3-9-NOS26 (1Q: 02:49) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 26 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. Galloway gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED48 (1Q: 02:11) Mike Strachan ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-8-NED46 (1Q: 01:36) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Meyer. |
| 3-10-NED48 (1Q: 01:11) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-NED42 (1Q: 00:38) Mike Eischeid punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 00:33) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-7-NED23 (2Q: 15:00) Jared Kuszewski pass was dropped by WR Van Harmon. |
| 3-7-NED23 (2Q: 14:49) Jared Kuszewski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Van Harmon. DE Billy Newsome blocked the pass. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 3-2-NED28 (2Q: 14:42) Jumbo Asher ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome, assisted by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 4-2-NED28 (2Q: 14:19) Marv Bateman punted 57 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 1 yard to the NOS16. Tackled by Autry Beamon. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (2Q: 14:09) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos, assisted by DT R.J. Reese. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 2-2-NOS24 (2Q: 13:31) Mike Strachan ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 3-3-NOS23 (2Q: 12:52) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 15 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Grim gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (2Q: 12:16) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by S Autry Beamon, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-13-NOS35 (2Q: 11:40) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Williams. |
| 3-2-NOS46 (2Q: 10:54) Jim Kiick ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Autry Beamon. Key block delivered by John Demarie. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (2Q: 10:18) Mike Strachan ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 2-2-NED44 (2Q: 09:53) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Hall, assisted by DE Bill Stanfill. Key block delivered by Bruce Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-NED42 (2Q: 09:21) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen, assisted by CB Maurice Spencer. Kiick gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED32 (2Q: 08:37) Mike Strachan ran around the left tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. Rasmussen ran over Maurice Spencer to set up the play. |
| 1-10-NED12 (2Q: 08:02) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 7 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-3-NED03 (2Q: 07:55) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. |
| 2-2-NED02 (2Q: 07:19) John Hadl pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 2-7-NED07 (2Q: 07:11) John Hadl pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 9, New England 0 |
| (2Q: 07:11) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. New Orleans 10, New England 0 |
| (2Q: 07:03) Ross Robertson kicked off 53 yards from the NOS30. Chris Farasopoulos returned the ball 31 yards to the NED48. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| 1-10-NED48 (2Q: 06:26) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to WR Frank Grant for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. |
| 2-4-NOS46 (2Q: 05:53) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 12 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by CB Louis Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rucker gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (2Q: 05:34) Jared Kuszewski scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 2-7-NOS31 (2Q: 05:15) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to TE Bob Adams for 15 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Adams gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (2Q: 04:54) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS21 (2Q: 04:48) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright, assisted by S Tommy Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harmon gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-NOS05 (2Q: 04:26) Dave Osborn ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-3-NOS03 (2Q: 04:09) Dave Osborn ran inside the right guard for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Babe Morgan. New Orleans 10, New England 6 |
| (2Q: 04:09) Extra point by Ray Wersching was good. New Orleans 10, New England 7 |
| (2Q: 04:03) Ray Wersching kicked off 63 yards from the NED30. Ike Harris returned the ball 12 yards to the NOS19. Tackled by Sandy Durko. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (2Q: 03:44) John Hadl pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Paul Naumoff, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. Childs gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (2Q: 03:14) Mike Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tommy Hart. |
| 2-6-NOS40 (2Q: 02:28) John Hadl pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 19 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harris gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED41 (2Q: 02:07) John Hadl sacked by DE Olin Rogers for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by John Demarie. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-18-NED49 (2Q: 01:59) John Hadl pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 8 yards. Tackled by S Autry Beamon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-10-NED41 (2Q: 01:42) John Hadl pass was dropped by WR Ike Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED41 (2Q: 01:32) Mike Eischeid punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 01:25) Dave Osborn ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-6-NED24 (2Q: 00:53) Jared Kuszewski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jumbo Asher. S Doug Plank defended the pass. |
| 3-6-NED24 (2Q: 00:46) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED32 (2Q: 00:28) Dave Osborn ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright, assisted by S Lenny Richard. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. |
| 2-4-NED38 (2Q: 00:12) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. |
| 1-10-NED48 (2Q: 00:04) Jared Kuszewski sacked by ILB Joe Federspiel and DE Billy Newsome for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Skip Lewis. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ross Robertson kicked off 55 yards from the NOS30. Chris Farasopoulos returned the ball 31 yards to the NED46. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| 1-10-NED46 (3Q: 14:38) Jared Kuszewski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Rucker. CB Alex Kirk defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED46 (3Q: 14:29) Dave Osborn ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Babe Morgan. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (3Q: 13:54) Dave Osborn ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Dan Stonebarger. |
| 2-5-NOS39 (3Q: 13:11) Dave Osborn ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning, assisted by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. |
| 3-3-NOS37 (3Q: 12:32) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to RB Jumbo Asher for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. Asher gained 3 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Vincent Slatus for 35 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 13, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 12:32) Extra point by Ray Wersching was good. New England 14, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 11:57) Ray Wersching kicked off 65 yards from the NED30. Ike Harris returned the ball 11 yards to the NOS16. Tackled by Autry Beamon. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (3Q: 11:35) John Hadl pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 12 yards. Tackled by S Autry Beamon. Galloway gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (3Q: 10:57) John Hadl pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos, assisted by S Sandy Durko. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NOS31 (3Q: 10:29) Mike Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Paul Naumoff. |
| 3-5-NOS33 (3Q: 09:47) John Hadl pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DE Tommy Hart blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-NOS33 (3Q: 09:43) Mike Eischeid punted 44 yards. Chris Farasopoulos returned the kick -1 yards to the NED22. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Terry Meyer at the NED22. |
| 1-10-NED22 (3Q: 09:35) Dave Osborn ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome, assisted by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 2-12-NED20 (3Q: 08:59) Dave Osborn ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Chester Kuehl. |
| 3-11-NED21 (3Q: 08:20) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to WR Reggie Rucker for 27 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. Rucker gained 10 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED48 (3Q: 08:06) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to RB Dave Osborn for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-NOS49 (3Q: 07:24) Jumbo Asher ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura. Key block delivered by Skip Lewis. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (3Q: 06:46) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS47 (3Q: 06:36) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to TE Jerome Moriarty for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moriarty gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (3Q: 05:52) Dave Osborn ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by John Brockington. |
| 2-5-NOS17 (3Q: 05:15) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to RB Dave Osborn for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by CB Louis Wright. |
| 1-6-NOS06 (3Q: 04:48) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to FB John Brockington for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 20, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 04:48) Extra point by Ray Wersching was good. New England 21, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 04:39) Ray Wersching kicked off 71 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 04:39) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-9-NOS21 (3Q: 04:00) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 3-4-NOS26 (3Q: 03:36) John Hadl pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 32 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harris gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED42 (3Q: 02:55) John Hadl pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-9-NED09 (3Q: 02:13) John Hadl pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. |
| 2-2-NED02 (3Q: 01:31) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-7-NED07 (3Q: 01:28) Mike Strachan ran around left end for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Cas Banaszek. New England 21, New Orleans 16 |
| (3Q: 01:28) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. New England 21, New Orleans 17 |
| (3Q: 01:21) Ross Robertson kicked off 60 yards from the NOS30. Chris Farasopoulos returned the ball 22 yards to the NED32. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-NED32 (3Q: 00:44) Jumbo Asher ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Chester Kuehl, assisted by CB Louis Wright. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-8-NED34 (4Q: 15:00) Dave Osborn ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Skip Lewis. |
| 1-10-NED49 (4Q: 14:37) Dave Osborn ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. Key block delivered by Doug Van Horn. |
| 2-2-NOS43 (4Q: 14:03) Dave Osborn ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Chester Kuehl, assisted by ILB Carl Gersbach. Key block delivered by Skip Lewis. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (4Q: 13:41) Jumbo Asher ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. ILB Joe Federspiel knocked down Skip Lewis to break up the play. |
| 2-10-NOS36 (4Q: 12:58) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to WR Vincent Slatus for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 3-1-NOS27 (4Q: 12:35) Dave Osborn ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| 4-1-NOS27 (4Q: 11:56) Ray Wersching attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 24, New Orleans 17 |
| (4Q: 11:48) Ray Wersching kicked off 70 yards from the NED30. Bob Grim returned the ball 100 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! New England 24, New Orleans 23 |
| (4Q: 11:48) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. New Orleans 24, New England 24 |
| (4Q: 11:34) Ross Robertson kicked off 62 yards from the NOS30. Frank Grant returned the ball 21 yards to the NED29. Tackled by Matt Muhammad. |
| 1-10-NED29 (4Q: 11:03) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to WR Frank Grant for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 2-6-NED33 (4Q: 10:40) Jared Kuszewski pass was dropped by WR Van Harmon. |
| 3-6-NED33 (4Q: 10:30) Jared Kuszewski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Rucker. DE Billy Newsome hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-NED33 (4Q: 10:24) Marv Bateman punted 58 yards. Bob Grim returned the kick -2 yards to the NOS07. Tackled by Autry Beamon. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Dave Hampton for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 30, New Orleans 24 |
| (4Q: 10:24) Extra point by Ray Wersching was good. New England 31, New Orleans 24 |
| (4Q: 10:16) Ray Wersching kicked off 68 yards from the NED30. Ike Harris returned the ball 13 yards to the NOS15. Tackled by Frank Grant. |
| 1-10-NOS15 (4Q: 09:42) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: New England was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (4Q: 09:33) John Hadl scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. |
| 2-2-NOS48 (4Q: 09:05) John Hadl pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 47 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. Grim gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-NED05 (4Q: 08:18) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by John Demarie. Demarie ran over R.J. Reese to set up the play. New England 31, New Orleans 30 |
| (4Q: 08:18) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. New Orleans 31, New England 31 |
| (4Q: 08:12) Ross Robertson kicked off 58 yards from the NOS30. Dave Hampton returned the ball 21 yards to the NED33. Tackled by Matt Muhammad. |
| 1-10-NED33 (4Q: 07:42) Jared Kuszewski scrambled for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett and assisted by CB Louis Wright. |
| 1-10-NED48 (4Q: 07:14) Jared Kuszewski pass was intended for WR Frank Grant and was intercepted by CB Louis Wright at the NOS40. Tackled by Frank Grant. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (4Q: 07:06) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill, assisted by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-6-NOS44 (4Q: 06:27) Mike Strachan ran around the left tackle for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| 3-7-NOS43 (4Q: 05:58) John Hadl pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-NOS49 (4Q: 05:15) Mike Eischeid punted 42 yards. Chris Farasopoulos called for a fair catch at the NED09. |
| 1-10-NED09 (4Q: 05:05) Dave Osborn ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis, assisted by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 2-9-NED10 (4Q: 04:22) Dave Osborn ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. |
| 3-8-NED11 (4Q: 03:37) Jared Kuszewski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Rucker. DE Billy Newsome hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-8-NED11 (4Q: 03:30) Marv Bateman punted 53 yards. Bob Grim returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS39. Tackled by Frank Grant. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (4Q: 03:19) John Hadl pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. |
| 2-10-NOS39 (4Q: 03:10) John Hadl pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by CB Maurice Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Galloway gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED47 (4Q: 03:05) John Hadl pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson, assisted by DT Elex Price. |
| 1-10-NED36 (4Q: 02:47) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Grim. CB Mike Williams defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED36 (4Q: 02:37) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. S Chris Farasopoulos defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED36 (4Q: 02:31) John Hadl pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-NED27 (4Q: 02:11) Ross Robertson attempted a 44 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-NED34 (4Q: 02:04) Jared Kuszewski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Dave Osborn. CB Louis Wright defended the pass. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Pass Interference. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-20-NED24 (4Q: 01:57) Jared Kuszewski pass was dropped by TE Bob Adams. |
| 2-20-NED24 (4Q: 01:52) Jared Kuszewski pass fell incomplete, intended for FB John Brockington. ILB Joe Federspiel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-20-NED24 (4Q: 01:43) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to WR Frank Grant for 12 yards. Tackled by S Doug Plank. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-8-NED36 (4Q: 01:26) Marv Bateman punted 49 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick -3 yards to the NOS12. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 1-10-NOS12 (4Q: 01:17) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. OLB Sam Hunt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS12 (4Q: 01:08) John Hadl pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 11 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (4Q: 00:21) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mike Williams. Kiick gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (4Q: 00:13) John Hadl pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 9 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. Sims gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-1-NOS44 (4Q: 00:04) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. OLB Paul Naumoff defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| New England won the coin toss and will receive to begin overtime. |
| Start of overtime 1. |
| (OT: 15:00) Ross Robertson kicked off 57 yards from the NOS30. Dave Hampton returned the ball 41 yards to the NOS46. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (OT: 14:50) Dave Osborn ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 2-7-NOS43 (OT: 14:24) Jared Kuszewski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Van Harmon. DT Harris Malinowski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-NOS43 (OT: 14:12) Jared Kuszewski pass was dropped by WR Larry Smith. |
| 4-7-NOS43 (OT: 14:08) Marv Bateman punted 31 yards. Larry Wilcox called for a fair catch at the NOS12. |
| 1-10-NOS12 (OT: 13:58) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 6 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-NOS18 (OT: 13:32) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Grim. CB Graham Spreen defended the pass. New Orleans's Henry Childs was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-4-NOS18 (OT: 13:23) John Hadl pass was dropped by WR Larry Wilcox. |
| 4-4-NOS18 (OT: 13:17) Mike Eischeid punted 46 yards. Jumbo Asher returned the kick 9 yards to the NED45. Tackled by Richard Sims. |
| 1-10-NED45 (OT: 13:08) Jared Kuszewski pass completed to WR Vincent Slatus for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Slatus gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-2-NOS47 (OT: 12:26) Jumbo Asher ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis, assisted by ILB Carl Gersbach. Key block delivered by Doug Van Horn. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (OT: 11:45) Jared Kuszewski sacked by DE Mario Nakamura for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Stonebarger. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (OT: 11:32) Jumbo Asher ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by DT Derland Moore. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-NOS37 (OT: 10:56) Jared Kuszewski pass was intended for WR Reggie Rucker and was intercepted by S Tommy Myers at the NOS28. The interception was returned 36 yards. Tackled by Reggie Rucker. |
| 1-10-NED36 (OT: 10:46) John Hadl pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 1 yard. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. Cunningham gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-9-NED35 (OT: 10:12) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Paul Naumoff. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-NED27 (OT: 09:33) John Hadl pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. Wilcox gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED10 (OT: 08:55) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. New Orleans 37, New England 31 |
| (OT: 08:55) |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 37, New England Patriots 31 |