| Played in St. Louis, MO, weather: 61 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Leypoldt kicked off 61 yards from the STL30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 44 yards to the STL47. Tackled by Jim Tolbert. |
| 1-10-STL47 (1Q: 14:42) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chuck Foreman. S Mike Weger defended the pass. |
| 2-10-STL47 (1Q: 14:34) Bob Gresham ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster, assisted by DE Ron Yankowski. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-MIN43 (1Q: 14:26) Chuck Foreman ran a trap outside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster. |
| 3-13-STL50 (1Q: 13:43) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. |
| 1-10-STL21 (1Q: 13:06) Bob Gresham ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger, assisted by DT John Grant. |
| 2-6-STL17 (1Q: 12:20) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Yankowski, assisted by CB Al Clark. |
| 3-2-STL13 (1Q: 11:45) Fran Tarkenton sacked by OLB Dwight Lewis for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Yary. |
| 4-8-STL19 (1Q: 11:19) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, St. Louis 0 |
| (1Q: 11:14) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 59 yards from the MIN30. Jim Tolbert returned the ball 28 yards to the STL39. Tackled by Robert West. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Bill Peterson for 7 yards to the STL32. Tackled by Willie Harper. |
| 1-10-STL32 (1Q: 11:09) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Dale Norman. |
| 2-2-STL24 (1Q: 10:25) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Weger, assisted by OLB Dwight Lewis. |
| 3-1-STL23 (1Q: 09:59) Bob Gresham ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jim Tolbert. |
| 4-1-STL23 (1Q: 09:19) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 6, St. Louis 0 |
| (1Q: 09:14) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Jim Tolbert returned the ball 30 yards to the STL36. Tackled by Steve Rogers. |
| 1-10-STL36 (1Q: 08:44) Terry Metcalf ran a trap outside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page. |
| 2-10-STL36 (1Q: 08:05) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 11 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause. |
| 1-10-STL47 (1Q: 07:43) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. Jarvis gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 07:00) Warren Bankston ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause, assisted by S Bob Atkins. |
| 2-7-MIN35 (1Q: 06:29) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Matt Braxton. DT Alan Page hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-MIN35 (1Q: 06:23) Jim Hart pass completed to FB Norm Bulaich for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams. |
| 4-2-MIN30 (1Q: 05:43) John Leypoldt attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 6, St. Louis 3 |
| (1Q: 05:35) John Leypoldt kicked off 58 yards from the STL30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN40. Tackled by Larry Brown. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 05:12) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. |
| 2-6-MIN44 (1Q: 04:43) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Kasay. |
| 3-2-MIN48 (1Q: 04:16) Fran Tarkenton sacked by DE Ron Yankowski for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Aaron Meyer. |
| 4-7-MIN43 (1Q: 03:49) Bob Parsons punted 33 yards. Terry Metcalf called for a fair catch at the STL24. |
| 1-10-STL24 (1Q: 03:38) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jarvis gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL36 (1Q: 02:54) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 2-6-STL40 (1Q: 02:07) Terry Metcalf ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 3-4-STL42 (1Q: 01:36) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-STL47 (1Q: 01:33) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Rich Caster. OLB Hollywood Henderson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-STL47 (1Q: 01:30) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Alan Page. Jarvis gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (1Q: 00:45) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. |
| 2-4-MIN29 (1Q: 00:11) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (2Q: 15:00) Warren Bankston ran inside the right tackle for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. St. Louis 9, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 15:00) Extra point by John Leypoldt was good. St. Louis 10, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 14:47) John Leypoldt kicked off 66 yards from the STL30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 29 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Mark Cooney. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 14:15) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster, assisted by DE Ron Yankowski. |
| 2-6-MIN37 (2Q: 13:51) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 18 yards. Tackled by DE Stan Hindman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pitts gained 8 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Stan Hindman on the STL45. |
| 1-10-STL45 (2Q: 13:45) Jim Hart pass completed to FB Norm Bulaich for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 2-3-MIN48 (2Q: 13:05) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause. |
| 3-1-MIN46 (2Q: 12:30) Warren Bankston ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green, assisted by S Bob Atkins. Key block delivered by Jabar Green. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (2Q: 11:43) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 2-6-MIN36 (2Q: 11:21) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. DE Carl Eller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-MIN36 (2Q: 11:16) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ken Payne for 22 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (2Q: 10:38) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 2-9-MIN13 (2Q: 10:03) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 1-3-MIN03 (2Q: 09:40) Warren Bankston ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Len Hauss. Hauss ran over Carl Eller to set up the play. St. Louis 16, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 09:40) Extra point by John Leypoldt was good. St. Louis 17, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 09:30) John Leypoldt kicked off 71 yards from the STL30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 29 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Charlie Smith. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (2Q: 09:07) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Al Clark. Foreman gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-MIN33 (2Q: 08:34) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 08:28) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. Key block delivered by Ed George. |
| 2-1-MIN47 (2Q: 07:52) Bob Gresham ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo, assisted by OLB Dwight Lewis. Key block delivered by Ed George. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 07:09) Bob Gresham ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. Key block delivered by Dan Medlin. |
| 2-3-STL44 (2Q: 06:45) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. |
| 1-10-STL39 (2Q: 05:58) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 30 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McCauley gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-STL09 (2Q: 05:40) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger, assisted by OLB Dwight Lewis. S Mike Weger knocked down Dave Manders to break up the play. |
| 2-7-STL07 (2Q: 05:22) Bob Gresham ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster, assisted by OLB Jim Merlo. OLB Jim Merlo knocked down Jim Pietrzak to break up the play. |
| 3-4-STL04 (2Q: 05:06) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Foreman gained 1 yard after the catch. St. Louis 17, Minnesota 12 |
| (2Q: 05:06) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. St. Louis 17, Minnesota 13 |
| (2Q: 05:01) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Jim Tolbert returned the ball 24 yards to the STL20. Tackled by Robert West. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 04:41) Terry Metcalf ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 2-7-STL23 (2Q: 04:16) Terry Metcalf ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. |
| 3-7-STL23 (2Q: 03:42) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ken Payne for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB John Rowser. |
| 1-10-STL38 (2Q: 03:15) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 14 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 02:38) Warren Bankston ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Paul Krause, assisted by DT Bill Dunstan. Key block delivered by Glen Holloway. |
| 2-5-MIN43 (2Q: 02:20) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. DE Carl Eller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-MIN43 (2Q: 02:13) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-MIN48 (2Q: 02:13) Jim Hart sacked by DE Carl Eller and DT Alan Page for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Revie Sorey. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-15-STL47 (2Q: 02:00) Al Blake punted 35 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick 2 yards to the MIN20. Tackled by Alvin Reed. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 01:51) Chuck Foreman ran a trap outside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Sammy Danko. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 2-4-MIN26 (2Q: 01:14) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. CB Al Clark defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (2Q: 01:09) Bob Gresham ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger, assisted by DT John Grant. |
| 2-8-MIN30 (2Q: 00:52) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Easy Money Pitts for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. Pitts gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL44 (2Q: 00:34) Fran Tarkenton scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers and assisted by CB Roger Wehrli. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Roger Wehrli for 10 yards to the STL43. |
| 1-10-STL43 (2Q: 00:24) Terry Metcalf ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. Key block delivered by Len Hauss. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-5-STL48 (2Q: 00:12) Jim Hart pass was dropped by WR Alfred Jenkins. |
| 3-5-STL48 (2Q: 00:02) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ken Payne for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 54 yards from the MIN30. Roger Wehrli returned the ball 22 yards to the STL38. Tackled by Steve Rogers. |
| 1-10-STL38 (3Q: 14:43) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson. |
| 2-8-STL40 (3Q: 14:02) Warren Bankston ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 3-2-STL46 (3Q: 13:19) Jim Hart pass completed to FB Norm Bulaich for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Eller, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 12:49) Warren Bankston ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| 2-6-MIN39 (3Q: 12:21) Terry Metcalf ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams. Key block delivered by Len Hauss. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 11:37) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams, assisted by S Bob Atkins. |
| 2-9-MIN32 (3Q: 11:12) Jim Hart sacked by CB Zeke Moore for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Revie Sorey. Minnesota's Carl Eller was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-18-MIN41 (3Q: 10:50) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. DT Alan Page hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-18-MIN41 (3Q: 10:44) Al Blake punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 10:38) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Kasay, assisted by OLB Dwight Lewis. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 2-3-MIN27 (3Q: 10:08) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (3Q: 09:26) Chuck Foreman ran a draw inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Sammy Danko. |
| 2-12-MIN35 (3Q: 08:48) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to TE Lewis Rockett for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters, assisted by S Mike Weger. Rockett gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN41 (3Q: 08:10) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Easy Money Pitts for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Willie Harper. |
| 1-10-STL47 (3Q: 07:23) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers, assisted by CB Al Clark. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-STL44 (3Q: 06:58) Chuck Foreman ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Yankowski, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. |
| 3-4-STL41 (3Q: 06:22) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chuck Foreman. DE Ron Yankowski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-STL41 (3Q: 06:18) Bob Parsons punted 36 yards. The ball was downed at the STL05. |
| 1-10-STL05 (3Q: 06:11) Terry Metcalf ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-STL10 (3Q: 06:03) Warren Bankston ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams. Key block delivered by Glen Holloway. |
| 1-10-STL15 (3Q: 05:20) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL10 (3Q: 05:12) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins, assisted by ILB Amos Martin. |
| 2-5-STL20 (3Q: 04:41) Warren Bankston ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 3-2-STL23 (3Q: 04:11) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Norm Bulaich. OLB Floyd Rice defended the pass. |
| 4-2-STL23 (3Q: 04:05) Al Blake punted 44 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick 12 yards to the MIN45. Tackled by Mark Cooney. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 03:54) Fran Tarkenton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Robert West. DT John Grant blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (3Q: 03:44) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster. Foreman gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-STL48 (3Q: 03:23) Bob Gresham ran inside the left tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. |
| 1-10-STL29 (3Q: 02:45) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster. |
| 2-8-STL27 (3Q: 02:14) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Buggs. CB Al Clark defended the pass. |
| 3-8-STL27 (3Q: 02:07) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don McCauley. DE Sammy Danko hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-STL27 (3Q: 02:01) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 4-13-STL32 (3Q: 02:01) Bob Parsons punted 32 yards. Touchback. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-STL17 (3Q: 01:56) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers, assisted by S Mike Weger. Key block delivered by Kent Kramer. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-STL27 (3Q: 01:46) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Al Clark. Fitzgerald gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-STL09 (3Q: 01:01) Bob Gresham ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Yankowski. OLB Dwight Lewis crushed Dan Medlin to wreck the play. |
| 3-4-STL11 (3Q: 00:18) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Buggs. DE Sammy Danko hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-STL11 (3Q: 00:12) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Delay of Game. |
| 4-9-STL16 (3Q: 00:12) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 17, Minnesota 16 |
| (3Q: 00:06) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Jim Tolbert returned the ball 28 yards to the STL34. Tackled by Bill Peterson. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-STL34 (4Q: 15:00) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page, assisted by CB John Rowser. |
| 2-11-STL33 (4Q: 14:14) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Amos Martin, assisted by CB Zeke Moore. |
| 1-10-STL44 (4Q: 13:30) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. DE Carl Eller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL44 (4Q: 13:20) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-STL49 (4Q: 13:14) Warren Bankston ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB John Rowser, assisted by CB Bobby Howard. |
| 3-1-MIN47 (4Q: 12:28) Norm Bulaich ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Alan Page. Key block delivered by Matt Braxton. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 11:50) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. OLB Floyd Rice hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN46 (4Q: 11:42) Terry Metcalf ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page. |
| 3-7-MIN43 (4Q: 11:13) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jarvis gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 10:26) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Speyrer gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-MIN11 (4Q: 09:40) Terry Metcalf ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Fred Nolan. Key block delivered by Glen Holloway. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (4Q: 09:07) Warren Bankston ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bill Dunstan. |
| 2-6-MIN06 (4Q: 08:43) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| 3-3-MIN03 (4Q: 08:14) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left guard for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Glen Holloway. St. Louis 23, Minnesota 16 |
| (4Q: 08:14) Extra point by John Leypoldt was good. St. Louis 24, Minnesota 16 |
| (4Q: 08:07) John Leypoldt kicked off 71 yards from the STL30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN22. Tackled by Charlie Smith. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (4Q: 07:41) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to TE Kent Kramer for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. |
| 2-3-MIN29 (4Q: 07:20) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Buggs. DT Dale Norman defended the pass. |
| 3-3-MIN29 (4Q: 07:12) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. |
| 4-1-MIN31 (4Q: 06:43) Bob Parsons punted 32 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 0 yards to the STL37. Tackled by Larry Schreiber. |
| 1-10-STL37 (4Q: 06:33) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Paul Krause. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-STL46 (4Q: 06:01) Warren Bankston ran around left end for 54 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Len Hauss. St. Louis 30, Minnesota 16 |
| (4Q: 06:01) Extra point by John Leypoldt was good. St. Louis 31, Minnesota 16 |
| (4Q: 05:40) John Leypoldt kicked off 66 yards from the STL30. Danny Buggs returned the ball 17 yards to the MIN21. Tackled by Larry Brown. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (4Q: 05:18) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Don McCauley. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (4Q: 05:06) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Yankowski, assisted by CB Roger Wehrli. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN26 (4Q: 04:45) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jim Tolbert, assisted by CB Al Clark. |
| 3-8-MIN28 (4Q: 04:25) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Pitts. S Tony Peters defended the pass. |
| 4-8-MIN28 (4Q: 04:22) Fran Tarkenton scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 04:14) Warren Bankston ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 2-12-MIN36 (4Q: 03:29) Terry Metcalf ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Eller. |
| 3-7-MIN31 (4Q: 02:43) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Dunstan, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Len Hauss. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (4Q: 02:33) Terry Metcalf ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause. S Bob Atkins knocked down Norm Bulaich to break up the play. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-7-MIN16 (4Q: 02:21) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams, assisted by ILB Amos Martin. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-7-MIN16 (4Q: 02:11) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-4-MIN13 (4Q: 02:00) John Leypoldt attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 34, Minnesota 16 |
| (4Q: 01:54) John Leypoldt kicked off 56 yards from the STL30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 38 yards to the STL48. Tackled by Charlie Smith. |
| 1-10-STL48 (4Q: 01:48) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Danny Buggs. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL48 (4Q: 01:36) Fran Tarkenton sacked by DT John Grant and DE Ron Yankowski for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Yary. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Ed George on the MIN47. |
| 3-15-MIN47 (4Q: 01:15) Fran Tarkenton scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Al Clark. |
| 4-10-STL48 (4Q: 00:55) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 11 yards. Tackled by S Jim Tolbert. |
| 1-10-STL37 (4Q: 00:33) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. DE Sammy Danko hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL37 (4Q: 00:23) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Pitts. CB Hugh Rodgers defended the pass. |
| 3-10-STL37 (4Q: 00:15) Fran Tarkenton scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jim Tolbert and assisted by S Tony Peters. |
| Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals 34, Minnesota Vikings 16 |