| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 97 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 60 yards from the HOU30. Ike Harris returned the ball 14 yards to the NOS24. Tackled by Kendall McKinley. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (1Q: 14:37) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jeris White. |
| 2-10-NOS24 (1Q: 14:05) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 3-7-NOS27 (1Q: 13:38) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White, assisted by S Ron Brandon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (1Q: 13:13) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Billy Wilhide for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-5-NOS44 (1Q: 12:37) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. S Ron Brandon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-NOS44 (1Q: 12:33) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Cunningham gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (1Q: 11:48) Matt Muhammad ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. DT Curley Culp crushed Clarence Hironaka to wreck the play. |
| 2-9-HOU46 (1Q: 11:12) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Key block delivered by Stephen Johnstone. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 10:26) Archie Manning pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ike Harris. DT Curley Culp blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU36 (1Q: 10:19) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for 12 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Houston's R.J. Crozier was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (1Q: 09:56) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 14 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU10 (1Q: 09:34) Matt Muhammad ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 2-9-HOU09 (1Q: 08:48) Matt Muhammad ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 3-9-HOU09 (1Q: 08:20) Matt Muhammad ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Stephen Johnstone. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-19-HOU19 (1Q: 08:14) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Harris gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans 6, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 08:14) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. New Orleans 7, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 08:05) Ross Robertson kicked off 60 yards from the NOS30. Irving Royer returned the ball 20 yards to the HOU30. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (1Q: 07:43) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-7-HOU33 (1Q: 07:00) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 3-5-HOU35 (1Q: 06:21) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright, assisted by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (1Q: 05:56) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by DE Mario Nakamura. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 2-5-HOU47 (1Q: 05:28) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. ILB Joe Federspiel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-HOU47 (1Q: 05:20) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-NOS49 (1Q: 04:33) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura. Key block delivered by Craig Hertwig. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (1Q: 03:51) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Irving Royer. |
| 2-10-NOS46 (1Q: 03:45) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Butch Stark. |
| 3-10-NOS46 (1Q: 03:36) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Mercury Duncan. |
| 4-10-NOS46 (1Q: 03:26) Tom Blanchard punted 41 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS05. |
| 1-10-NOS05 (1Q: 03:18) Jim Kiick ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings. Key block delivered by Sam Cunningham. |
| 2-5-NOS10 (1Q: 02:43) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Tony Galloway for 3 yards to the NOS24. Tackled by Prentice McCray. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (1Q: 01:58) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. Key block delivered by Clarence Hironaka. |
| 2-4-NOS30 (1Q: 01:14) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace, assisted by CB Jeris White. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 00:27) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-8-NOS39 (2Q: 15:00) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-NOS34 (2Q: 14:52) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Mike Strachan. CB Nelson Munsey defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-13-NOS34 (2Q: 14:46) Archie Manning scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 4-9-NOS38 (2Q: 14:13) Mike Eischeid punted 57 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick 6 yards to the HOU11. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (2Q: 14:02) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 2-4-HOU17 (2Q: 13:41) Ed Williams ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. |
| 3-3-HOU18 (2Q: 13:10) Roland Hooks ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Larry Jarvis. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (2Q: 12:24) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. Key block delivered by Tom Banks. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (2Q: 11:39) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Doug Plank. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (2Q: 11:15) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-10-HOU42 (2Q: 10:47) Ed Williams ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-10-HOU42 (2Q: 10:06) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. Royer gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (2Q: 10:01) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (2Q: 09:53) Ed Williams ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 2-7-NOS18 (2Q: 09:17) Ed Williams ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Doug Plank. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 1-10-NOS10 (2Q: 08:35) Roland Hooks ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 2-8-NOS08 (2Q: 07:56) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Thomas. DE Shawn Hollingsworth hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-NOS08 (2Q: 07:52) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 7, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 07:52) Extra point by John Smith was good. Houston 7, New Orleans 7 |
| (2Q: 07:47) John Smith kicked off 65 yards from the HOU30. Jim Kiick returned the ball 16 yards to the NOS21. Tackled by Kendall McKinley. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (2Q: 07:13) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-9-NOS22 (2Q: 06:42) Archie Manning sacked by OLB Larry Stallings and DE Al Cowlings for a loss of 6 yards. Stallings ran right past Cas Banaszek and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-15-NOS16 (2Q: 06:11) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wilcox gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (2Q: 06:05) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. Key block delivered by Clarence Hironaka. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (2Q: 05:28) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS42 (2Q: 05:07) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 3-7-NOS45 (2Q: 04:23) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings, assisted by CB Tommie Burns. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-4-NOS48 (2Q: 03:52) Mike Eischeid punted 39 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick -2 yards to the HOU11. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (2Q: 03:42) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 89 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Stark gained 69 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-15-HOU06 (2Q: 03:28) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-11-HOU10 (2Q: 02:43) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (2Q: 02:07) Roland Hooks ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Harris Malinowski. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-8-HOU24 (2Q: 01:59) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. DE Billy Newsome hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-HOU14 (2Q: 01:49) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. CB Louis Wright defended the pass. |
| 3-18-HOU14 (2Q: 01:40) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Jon Keyworth. |
| 4-18-HOU14 (2Q: 01:36) Tom Blanchard punted 31 yards. Ike Harris called for a fair catch at the HOU45. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (2Q: 01:27) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings, assisted by S Prentice McCray. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kiick gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-HOU36 (2Q: 01:07) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 16 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 00:48) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-11-HOU21 (2Q: 00:37) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 12 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harris gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-9-HOU09 (2Q: 00:29) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-7-HOU07 (2Q: 00:20) Ross Robertson attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 10, Houston 7 |
| (2Q: 00:14) Ross Robertson kicked off 70 yards from the NOS30. Irving Royer returned the ball 24 yards to the HOU24. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (2Q: 00:07) Lynn Dickey dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ross Robertson kicked off 60 yards from the NOS30. Irving Royer returned the ball 33 yards to the HOU43. Tackled by Alex Kirk. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (3Q: 14:39) Ed Williams ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 2-9-HOU44 (3Q: 14:05) Ed Williams ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Harris Malinowski, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-8-HOU45 (3Q: 13:29) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 11 yards. Tackled by S Doug Plank, assisted by CB Louis Wright. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (3Q: 12:53) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth, assisted by S Tommy Myers. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS S Tommy Myers to the NOS40. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (3Q: 12:43) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU OLB Jim Cheyunski to the HOU39. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 12:28) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-7-HOU42 (3Q: 11:56) Ed Williams ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. |
| 3-4-HOU45 (3Q: 11:26) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Kendall McKinley for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. McKinley gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (3Q: 10:59) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. Keyworth gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-NOS44 (3Q: 10:24) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. Hooks gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (3Q: 09:44) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 09:13) Roland Hooks ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Larry Jarvis. |
| 2-2-NOS12 (3Q: 08:50) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-1-NOS11 (3Q: 08:25) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-NOS16 (3Q: 08:19) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 4-3-NOS13 (3Q: 07:32) John Smith attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 07:24) John Smith kicked off 68 yards from the HOU30. Ike Harris returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS25. Tackled by Jackie Wallace. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (3Q: 06:57) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-NOS34 (3Q: 06:13) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-6-NOS29 (3Q: 06:00) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-NOS24 (3Q: 05:55) Archie Manning pass was intended for WR Tony Galloway and was intercepted by CB Nelson Munsey at the HOU43. The interception was returned 12 yards. Tackled by Tony Galloway. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (3Q: 05:46) Ed Williams ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Larry Jarvis. |
| 2-4-NOS39 (3Q: 04:59) Roland Hooks ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 3-7-NOS42 (3Q: 04:16) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 10 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (3Q: 03:34) Roland Hooks ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-7-NOS29 (3Q: 03:05) Roland Hooks ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-3-NOS25 (3Q: 02:31) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Paul Seymour for 14 yards. Tackled by S Doug Plank. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (3Q: 02:03) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 16, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 02:03) Extra point by John Smith was good. Houston 17, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 01:58) John Smith kicked off 75 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 01:58) Archie Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (3Q: 01:49) Matt Muhammad ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by DE Al Cowlings. |
| 3-7-NOS23 (3Q: 01:24) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-4-NOS26 (3Q: 01:19) Mike Eischeid punted 49 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick 8 yards to the HOU33. Tackled by Clarence Hironaka. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. |
| 4-9-NOS21 (3Q: 01:12) Mike Eischeid punted 44 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick 0 yards to the HOU35. Tackled by Matt Muhammad. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 01:05) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Jon Keyworth. |
| 2-3-HOU42 (3Q: 00:36) Roland Hooks ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Harris Malinowski. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-2-HOU43 (4Q: 15:00) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. Hooks gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (4Q: 14:14) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 2-7-NOS42 (4Q: 13:44) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-7-NOS42 (4Q: 13:01) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Kendall McKinley for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-NOS37 (4Q: 12:20) John Smith attempted a 54 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 20, New Orleans 10 |
| (4Q: 12:13) John Smith kicked off 56 yards from the HOU30. Ike Harris returned the ball 71 yards to the HOU15. Tackled by Ed Williams. |
| 1-10-HOU15 (4Q: 11:36) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (4Q: 10:58) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 20, New Orleans 16 |
| (4Q: 10:58) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. Houston 20, New Orleans 17 |
| (4Q: 10:52) Ross Robertson kicked off 60 yards from the NOS30. Irving Royer returned the ball 18 yards to the HOU28. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (4Q: 10:16) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 20 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. Thomas gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (4Q: 09:36) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Thomas. DE Billy Newsome hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU48 (4Q: 09:26) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Mercury Duncan. |
| 3-10-HOU48 (4Q: 09:14) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. CB Alex Kirk defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-HOU48 (4Q: 09:06) Tom Blanchard punted 51 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS01. |
| 1-10-NOS01 (4Q: 08:57) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by DT Curley Culp. Key block delivered by Stephen Johnstone. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (4Q: 08:11) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by DE Elvin Bethea. Key block delivered by John Demarie. |
| 2-4-NOS20 (4Q: 07:25) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 5 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. Harris gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (4Q: 06:56) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 2-6-NOS29 (4Q: 06:10) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 3-4-NOS31 (4Q: 05:24) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Sam Cunningham. CB Nelson Munsey defended the pass. |
| 4-4-NOS31 (4Q: 05:21) Mike Eischeid punted 39 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick 9 yards to the HOU39. Tackled by Bruce Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (4Q: 05:14) Roland Hooks ran around right end for 33 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. Key block delivered by Desmond Cribbs. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (4Q: 04:27) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (4Q: 03:40) Ed Williams ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-9-NOS15 (4Q: 02:56) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. DE Billy Newsome knocked down Dan Peiffer to break up the play. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-7-NOS13 (4Q: 02:49) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-6-NOS12 (4Q: 02:38) John Smith attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 23, New Orleans 17 |
| (4Q: 02:33) John Smith kicked off 78 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 02:33) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 14 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (4Q: 02:11) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jim Kiick. DE Al Cowlings hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS34 (4Q: 02:05) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 10 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (4Q: 01:57) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Billy Wilhide. CB Tommie Burns defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS44 (4Q: 01:51) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 3-2-HOU48 (4Q: 01:32) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Sam Cunningham. OLB Larry Stallings defended the pass. |
| 4-2-HOU48 (4Q: 01:22) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. Sims gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (4Q: 01:04) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Billy Wilhide. S Ron Brandon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU43 (4Q: 00:53) Archie Manning pass was intended for WR Ike Harris and was intercepted by CB Nelson Munsey at the HOU28. The interception was returned 15 yards. Tackled by Ike Harris. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (4Q: 00:42) Lynn Dickey dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-11-HOU42 (4Q: 00:30) Lynn Dickey dropped to one knee for -2 yards. Dickey seems to be a little slow on this hot day. |
| Final Score: Houston Oilers 23, New Orleans Saints 17 |