| Played in San Diego, CA, weather: 72 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| San Diego won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 63 yards from the MIN30. Ken Burrough returned the ball 21 yards to the SDO28. Tackled by Bill Peterson. |
| 1-10-SDO28 (1Q: 14:43) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Siani for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Almost Famous Martin. Siani gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO49 (1Q: 14:09) Stan Fritts ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Dunstan. |
| 2-8-MIN49 (1Q: 13:30) Stan Fritts ran around right end for 16 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. Key block delivered by Dave Lapham. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 12:55) Monroe Eley ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 2-10-MIN33 (1Q: 12:14) Monroe Eley ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page. |
| 3-8-MIN31 (1Q: 11:38) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Broderick Van Pelt for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (1Q: 10:54) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Ken Burrough for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (1Q: 10:45) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Ken Burrough for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Burrough gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. San Diego 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 10:45) Extra point by Chester Marcol was good. San Diego 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 10:40) Chester Marcol kicked off 70 yards from the SDO30. Danny Buggs returned the ball 32 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Charlie Babb. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 10:13) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Danny Buggs. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (1Q: 10:05) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to FB Larry Schreiber for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray May. Schreiber gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-MIN40 (1Q: 09:33) Bob Gresham ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Babb, assisted by DE Mel Lunsford. Key block delivered by Pat Matson. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 08:53) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Sam Williams, assisted by DE Mike Barnes. |
| 2-8-MIN45 (1Q: 08:12) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Monte Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-SDO44 (1Q: 07:39) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Don Goode, assisted by DT Charles Davis. Key block delivered by Dan Medlin. |
| 1-10-SDO34 (1Q: 07:15) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-SDO39 (1Q: 07:08) Bob Gresham ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Mel Lunsford. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 2-8-SDO32 (1Q: 06:21) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. S Sam Williams defended the pass. |
| 3-8-SDO32 (1Q: 06:11) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. S Dick Conn defended the pass. |
| 4-8-SDO32 (1Q: 06:07) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. San Diego 7, Minnesota 3 |
| (1Q: 06:00) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 57 yards from the MIN30. Ken Burrough returned the ball 19 yards to the SDO32. Tackled by Robert West. |
| 1-10-SDO32 (1Q: 05:40) Monroe Eley ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page. |
| 2-6-SDO36 (1Q: 05:12) Dan Fouts pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Broderick Van Pelt. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-SDO41 (1Q: 05:04) Monroe Eley ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. Key block delivered by Russ Washington. |
| 2-2-SDO49 (1Q: 04:28) Stan Fritts ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Don Croft. Key block delivered by Solomon Freelon. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (1Q: 03:44) Stan Fritts ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams. |
| 2-7-MIN45 (1Q: 03:00) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Johnny Rodgers for 18 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause, assisted by CB John Rowser. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (1Q: 02:16) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Siani. CB John Rowser defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN27 (1Q: 02:06) Stan Fritts ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams, assisted by S Bob Atkins. |
| 3-7-MIN24 (1Q: 01:22) Luther Middleton ran inside the left guard for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Paul Krause. |
| 4-1-MIN18 (1Q: 00:47) Chester Marcol attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. San Diego 10, Minnesota 3 |
| (1Q: 00:39) Chester Marcol kicked off 62 yards from the SDO30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 24 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Sam Williams. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 00:02) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Easy Money Pitts for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Monte Jackson, assisted by DT Bob Lurtsema. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 15:00) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Babb. |
| 2-11-MIN43 (2Q: 14:19) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Frank Pitts. |
| 3-11-MIN43 (2Q: 14:10) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray May. Key block delivered by Dan Medlin. |
| 4-3-SDO49 (2Q: 13:34) Bob Parsons punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (2Q: 13:29) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Monroe Eley for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Paul Krause, assisted by S Bob Atkins. |
| 1-10-SDO30 (2Q: 12:57) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Broderick Van Pelt. CB John Rowser defended the pass. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-SDO20 (2Q: 12:49) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Siani for 31 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. Siani gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 12:14) Stan Fritts ran a trap outside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB John Rowser, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Russ Washington. |
| 2-1-MIN40 (2Q: 11:27) Dan Fouts pass was dropped by WR Broderick Van Pelt. |
| 3-1-MIN40 (2Q: 11:18) Stan Fritts ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Almost Famous Martin, assisted by S Bob Atkins. Key block delivered by Seth Hallen. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 10:34) Dan Fouts pass completed to TE Mike Hawkins for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore, assisted by S Bob Atkins. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (2Q: 09:56) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Johnny Rodgers for 22 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-6-MIN06 (2Q: 09:12) Dan Fouts pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Johnny Rodgers. |
| 2-6-MIN06 (2Q: 09:09) Luther Middleton ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Eller. ILB Lee Roy Jordan crushed Russ Washington to wreck the play. |
| 3-8-MIN08 (2Q: 08:22) Dan Fouts pass was dropped by WR Mike Siani. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN08 (2Q: 08:13) Chester Marcol attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. San Diego 13, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 08:07) Chester Marcol kicked off 62 yards from the SDO30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 42 yards to the SDO50. Tackled by Sam Williams. |
| 1-10-SDO50 (2Q: 07:30) Bob Gresham ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn, assisted by OLB Ray May. |
| 2-8-SDO48 (2Q: 06:44) Fran Tarkenton sacked by OLB Charles Anthony and DE Mike Barnes for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Yary. |
| 3-13-MIN47 (2Q: 06:10) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Buggs. CB Monte Jackson defended the pass. |
| 4-13-MIN47 (2Q: 06:02) Bob Parsons punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the SDO07. |
| 1-10-SDO07 (2Q: 05:51) Dan Fouts pass completed to FB Michael Burhart for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. Burhart gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-SDO12 (2Q: 05:16) Monroe Eley ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Dunstan. |
| 3-3-SDO14 (2Q: 04:37) Stan Fritts ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Joe Brunson. |
| 1-10-SDO19 (2Q: 04:03) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Siani. DE Carl Eller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-SDO19 (2Q: 03:55) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Johnny Rodgers for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Paul Krause. Rodgers gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO40 (2Q: 03:07) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Stan Fritts for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 02:51) Monroe Eley ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins, assisted by DT Alan Page. Minnesota's Don Croft was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-8-MIN47 (2Q: 02:35) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Johnny Rodgers for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams, assisted by DT Bill Dunstan. Rodgers gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (2Q: 02:17) Dan Fouts pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Claude Dawson. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. Minnesota's Ralph Bullock was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (2Q: 02:07) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Burrough. CB Bobby Howard defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-MIN29 (2Q: 02:00) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Siani for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SDO Johnny Rodgers for 3 yards to the MIN18. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (2Q: 01:38) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Siani for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. San Diego 19, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 01:38) Extra point by Chester Marcol was good. San Diego 20, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 01:29) Chester Marcol kicked off 67 yards from the SDO30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 30 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Sam Williams. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 01:21) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Carpenter. |
| 2-11-MIN32 (2Q: 01:03) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Babb, assisted by S Sam Williams. |
| 3-5-MIN38 (2Q: 00:44) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Easy Money Pitts. CB Ernie Jackson defended the pass. |
| 4-5-MIN38 (2Q: 00:35) Bob Parsons punted 49 yards. Johnny Rodgers returned the kick -6 yards to the SDO07. Tackled by Dan Medlin. |
| 1-10-SDO07 (2Q: 00:24) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Burrough. CB Bobby Howard defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. San Diego's Bill Story was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-SDO07 (2Q: 00:18) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Ken Burrough for 23 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause. Burrough gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Chester Marcol kicked off 69 yards from the SDO30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 34 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Sam Williams. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN09 (3Q: 14:30) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Brooks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 13:52) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Monte Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-MIN41 (3Q: 13:22) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Carpenter, assisted by S Sam Williams. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. |
| 1-10-SDO48 (3Q: 12:57) Bob Gresham ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. |
| 2-3-SDO41 (3Q: 12:31) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 7 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn, assisted by CB Ernie Jackson. |
| 1-10-SDO34 (3Q: 11:56) Bob Gresham ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Monte Jackson. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 1-10-SDO19 (3Q: 11:28) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. San Diego 20, Minnesota 9 |
| (3Q: 11:28) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. San Diego 20, Minnesota 10 |
| (3Q: 11:21) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (3Q: 11:21) Monroe Eley ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Paul Krause, assisted by DE Carl Eller. |
| 2-9-SDO21 (3Q: 10:49) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Monroe Eley. OLB Floyd Rice simply tossed Chester Brennan aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-9-SDO21 (3Q: 10:42) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Siani. S Bob Atkins defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-9-SDO21 (3Q: 10:36) Mike Bragg punted 68 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick 11 yards to the MIN22. Tackled by Levi Johnson. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (3Q: 10:28) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bob Gresham. CB Ernie Jackson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN22 (3Q: 10:19) Bob Gresham ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Ron Carpenter, assisted by S Charlie Babb. |
| 3-9-MIN23 (3Q: 09:38) Fran Tarkenton scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Monte Jackson and assisted by CB Ernie Jackson. |
| 4-3-MIN29 (3Q: 09:15) Bob Parsons punted 52 yards. Johnny Rodgers returned the kick 11 yards to the SDO30. Tackled by Steve Rogers. |
| 1-10-SDO30 (3Q: 09:06) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Monroe Eley for 2 yards. Tackled by CB John Rowser. Eley gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-SDO32 (3Q: 08:40) Stan Fritts ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams, assisted by DT Alan Page. |
| 3-1-SDO39 (3Q: 08:07) Dan Fouts pass was dropped by RB Monroe Eley. |
| 4-1-SDO39 (3Q: 08:02) Mike Bragg punted 35 yards. Danny Buggs called for a fair catch at the MIN26. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (3Q: 07:55) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 28 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Sam Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Buggs gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO46 (3Q: 07:12) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 18 yards. Tackled by DE Mel Lunsford. Pitts gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO28 (3Q: 06:46) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Danny Buggs. |
| 2-10-SDO28 (3Q: 06:33) Bob Gresham ran around left end for 28 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ed George. San Diego 20, Minnesota 16 |
| (3Q: 06:33) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. San Diego 20, Minnesota 17 |
| (3Q: 06:16) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Johnny Rodgers returned the ball 16 yards to the SDO21. Tackled by Steve Rogers. |
| 1-10-SDO21 (3Q: 05:52) Stan Fritts ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. Key block delivered by Chester Brennan. |
| 2-1-SDO30 (3Q: 05:14) Monroe Eley ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB John Rowser, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Bill Story. |
| 1-10-SDO34 (3Q: 04:36) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Ken Burrough for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Dunstan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-SDO39 (3Q: 04:02) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Monroe Eley for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson, assisted by ILB Almost Famous Martin. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-SDO48 (3Q: 03:56) Monroe Eley ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Paul Krause. |
| 2-9-SDO49 (3Q: 03:09) Dan Fouts pass completed to FB Bo Matthews for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. Matthews gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN46 (3Q: 02:32) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Siani for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. Siani gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 01:56) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Johnny Rodgers for 7 yards. Tackled by CB John Rowser. |
| 2-3-MIN29 (3Q: 01:16) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Siani for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. Siani gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (3Q: 00:39) Monroe Eley ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-5-MIN05 (3Q: 00:30) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Monroe Eley for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! San Diego 26, Minnesota 17 |
| (3Q: 00:30) Extra point by Chester Marcol was good. San Diego 27, Minnesota 17 |
| (3Q: 00:20) Chester Marcol kicked off 68 yards from the SDO30. Danny Buggs returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Don Goode. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (4Q: 15:00) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Babb. Key block delivered by Tom Forrest. |
| 2-4-MIN36 (4Q: 14:38) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-9-MIN31 (4Q: 14:35) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray May, assisted by S Dick Conn. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 13:49) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Buggs. S Dick Conn defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN46 (4Q: 13:40) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Brooks, assisted by S Dick Conn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-SDO50 (4Q: 13:07) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Monte Jackson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-SDO45 (4Q: 12:26) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Monte Jackson. |
| 1-10-SDO41 (4Q: 11:53) Fran Tarkenton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Danny Buggs. OLB Charles Anthony blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO41 (4Q: 11:47) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Buggs. S Dick Conn defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-MIN49 (4Q: 11:38) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Buggs. S Dick Conn defended the pass. |
| 3-20-MIN49 (4Q: 11:28) Fran Tarkenton sacked by DT Bob Lurtsema for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Pietrzak. |
| 4-26-MIN43 (4Q: 10:42) Bob Parsons punted 43 yards. Johnny Rodgers called for a fair catch at the SDO14. |
| 1-10-SDO14 (4Q: 10:34) Monroe Eley ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 2-11-SDO13 (4Q: 09:51) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Broderick Van Pelt for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by CB John Rowser. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-SDO18 (4Q: 09:05) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Luther Middleton. DT Alan Page hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-SDO18 (4Q: 08:58) Mike Bragg punted 40 yards. Danny Buggs called for a fair catch at the MIN42. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (4Q: 08:51) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Robert West for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles Anthony. |
| 2-3-MIN49 (4Q: 08:16) Bob Gresham ran around right end for 44 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Jackson. Key block delivered by Pat Matson. |
| 1-7-SDO07 (4Q: 07:38) Fran Tarkenton scrambled for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! San Diego 27, Minnesota 23 |
| (4Q: 07:38) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. San Diego 27, Minnesota 24 |
| (4Q: 07:29) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Ken Burrough returned the ball 21 yards to the SDO30. Tackled by Bill Peterson. |
| 1-10-SDO30 (4Q: 07:06) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Monroe Eley for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-SDO36 (4Q: 06:22) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Siani for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 1-10-SDO42 (4Q: 05:36) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Johnny Rodgers. DT Bill Dunstan drove right through Seth Hallen to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO42 (4Q: 05:26) Dan Fouts sacked by DE Carl Eller for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Solomon Freelon. |
| 3-15-SDO37 (4Q: 04:41) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Siani. CB John Rowser defended the pass. |
| 4-15-SDO37 (4Q: 04:31) Mike Bragg punted 43 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick 16 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Claude Dawson. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Don McCauley at the MIN36. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (4Q: 04:24) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Monte Jackson, assisted by OLB Ray May. Key block delivered by Tom Forrest. |
| 2-5-MIN41 (4Q: 03:57) Bob Gresham ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mel Lunsford, assisted by S Charlie Babb. |
| 3-2-MIN44 (4Q: 03:18) Bob Gresham ran inside the left guard for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles Anthony. Key block delivered by Larry Schreiber. |
| 1-10-SDO43 (4Q: 02:57) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Jackson. |
| 1-10-SDO32 (4Q: 02:39) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray May. Foreman gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-SDO27 (4Q: 02:23) Fran Tarkenton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. DE Mel Lunsford blocked the pass. |
| 3-5-SDO27 (4Q: 02:16) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 4 yards. Tackled by S Sam Williams, assisted by CB Monte Jackson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-1-SDO23 (4Q: 02:00) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 40 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-SDO30 (4Q: 01:54) Monroe Eley ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-9-SDO31 (4Q: 01:42) Stan Fritts ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. Key block delivered by Tom Condon. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-1-SDO39 (4Q: 01:31) Stan Fritts ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Carl Eller, assisted by S Bob Atkins. Key block delivered by Tom Condon. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-SDO40 (4Q: 01:22) Monroe Eley ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. ILB Lee Roy Jordan knocked down Joe Brunson to break up the play. |
| 2-9-SDO41 (4Q: 00:36) Dan Fouts dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: San Diego Chargers 27, Minnesota Vikings 24 |