| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 72 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 63 yards from the DET30. Ike Harris returned the ball 14 yards to the NOS21. Tackled by Jack Dolbin. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (1Q: 14:41) Archie Manning scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney and assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (1Q: 13:54) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Henry Childs. DE Sherman White drove right through Thurman Cowley to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-NOS33 (1Q: 13:49) Matt Muhammad ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by DT Greg Wojcik. |
| 3-9-NOS34 (1Q: 13:22) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. Key block delivered by Bruce Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (1Q: 12:48) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. CB Lem Barney defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS45 (1Q: 12:39) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Henry Childs. DE Tim Rossovich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NOS45 (1Q: 12:30) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for 29 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. Strachan gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET26 (1Q: 11:59) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. Muhammad gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-DET18 (1Q: 11:29) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. Cunningham gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET12 (1Q: 11:07) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Larry Ball. |
| 2-6-DET08 (1Q: 10:24) Sam Cunningham ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. |
| 3-7-DET09 (1Q: 09:50) Archie Manning pass was intended for TE Henry Childs and was intercepted by S Doug Wyatt at the DET02. Tackled by Henry Childs. |
| 1-10-DET02 (1Q: 09:41) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 83 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. Key block delivered by Eddie Ray. |
| 1-10-NOS15 (1Q: 08:55) Bill Demory sacked by DT Derland Moore for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Sam Adams. |
| 2-15-NOS20 (1Q: 08:21) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis, assisted by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 3-11-NOS16 (1Q: 07:35) Bill Demory pass was intended for RB Jess Phillips and was intercepted by CB Robbie Magana in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 07:23) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Greg Wojcik. |
| 2-9-NOS21 (1Q: 06:49) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White. Strachan gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-NOS24 (1Q: 06:02) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for -1 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt, assisted by CB Lem Barney. |
| 4-7-NOS23 (1Q: 05:41) Mike Eischeid punted 44 yards. Lem Barney returned the kick 12 yards to the DET45. Tackled by Clarence Hironaka. |
| 1-10-DET45 (1Q: 05:33) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jack Dolbin. |
| 2-10-DET45 (1Q: 05:23) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. DE Billy Newsome hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-DET45 (1Q: 05:20) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (1Q: 04:40) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. ILB Joe Federspiel knocked down Paul Howard to break up the play. |
| 2-8-NOS43 (1Q: 04:00) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. |
| 3-2-NOS37 (1Q: 03:18) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Sanders gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (1Q: 02:50) Jess Phillips ran around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. |
| 2-11-NOS27 (1Q: 02:04) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-6-NOS22 (1Q: 01:25) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Jess Phillips for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (1Q: 00:56) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome. |
| 2-6-NOS07 (1Q: 00:23) Jess Phillips ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-6-NOS07 (2Q: 15:00) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Jess Phillips for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Phillips gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Detroit 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 15:00) Extra point by Mercury Tchaikovski was good. Detroit 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 14:55) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 57 yards from the DET30. Ike Harris returned the ball 14 yards to the NOS27. Tackled by Chuck Crist. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (2Q: 14:19) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Tim Rossovich, assisted by OLB Charlie Weaver. |
| 2-8-NOS29 (2Q: 13:42) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. Kiick gained 7 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (2Q: 13:36) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Sherman White, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 2-10-NOS38 (2Q: 13:10) Matt Muhammad ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Tim Rossovich. |
| 3-9-NOS39 (2Q: 12:36) Archie Manning scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 4-2-NOS46 (2Q: 11:51) Mike Eischeid punted 39 yards. Lem Barney called for a fair catch at the DET15. |
| 1-10-DET15 (2Q: 11:42) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sanders gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET28 (2Q: 10:59) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. |
| 2-4-DET34 (2Q: 10:25) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by DE Billy Newsome. Key block delivered by Sam Adams. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (2Q: 09:55) Jess Phillips ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. Key block delivered by Tom Luken. |
| 2-2-NOS39 (2Q: 09:13) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Charlie Sanders for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. Sanders gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (2Q: 08:26) Jess Phillips ran around left end for 14 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. Key block delivered by Ronnie Carroll. New Orleans's Mario Nakamura was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (2Q: 07:56) Jess Phillips ran around the left tackle for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Sam Adams. Detroit 13, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 07:56) Extra point by Mercury Tchaikovski was good. Detroit 14, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 07:49) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 55 yards from the DET30. Jim Kiick returned the ball 22 yards to the NOS37. Tackled by Eugene Johnstone. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (2Q: 07:15) Sam Cunningham ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. Key block delivered by John Demarie. |
| 2-5-NOS42 (2Q: 06:43) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 15 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. Sims gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET43 (2Q: 06:24) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Lem Barney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harris gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET31 (2Q: 06:04) Archie Manning sacked by DE Sherman White for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Stephen Johnstone. |
| 2-16-DET37 (2Q: 05:43) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. Kiick gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-DET25 (2Q: 05:23) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET13 (2Q: 05:02) Matt Muhammad ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas, assisted by S Mel Phillips. |
| 2-6-DET09 (2Q: 04:43) Matt Muhammad ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 3-1-DET04 (2Q: 04:24) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 14, New Orleans 6 |
| (2Q: 04:24) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. Detroit 14, New Orleans 7 |
| (2Q: 04:14) Ross Robertson kicked off 58 yards from the NOS30. Charlie West returned the ball 29 yards to the DET41. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-DET41 (2Q: 03:57) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. |
| 2-12-DET39 (2Q: 03:36) Jess Phillips ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-8-DET43 (2Q: 03:20) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. OLB Sammy Everett defended the pass. |
| 4-8-DET43 (2Q: 03:14) Jeff West punted 44 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS13. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (2Q: 03:04) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 17 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West, assisted by CB Lem Barney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harris gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (2Q: 02:24) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET CB Lem Barney for 17 yards to the NOS19. Tackled by Jim Kiick. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (2Q: 02:15) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. DT Derland Moore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Intentional Grounding. |
| 2-20-NOS29 (2Q: 02:11) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-14-NOS23 (2Q: 02:00) Jess Phillips ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 4-2-NOS11 (2Q: 01:38) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 17, New Orleans 7 |
| (2Q: 01:30) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 63 yards from the DET30. Ike Harris returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS26. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (2Q: 01:20) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. Key block delivered by John Demarie. Demarie ran over Mel Phillips to set up the play. |
| 2-3-NOS33 (2Q: 00:58) Matt Muhammad ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by CB Lem Barney. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-1-NOS35 (2Q: 00:48) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 16 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET49 (2Q: 00:27) Archie Manning sacked by DE Tim Rossovich for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Randy Rasmussen. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-15-NOS46 (2Q: 00:20) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. Wilcox gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-3-DET42 (2Q: 00:10) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Henry Childs. S Charlie West defended the pass. |
| 4-3-DET42 (2Q: 00:01) Mike Eischeid punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the DET03. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ross Robertson kicked off 60 yards from the NOS30. Wally Francis returned the ball 34 yards to the DET44. Tackled by Billy Wilhide. |
| 1-10-DET44 (3Q: 14:44) Jess Phillips ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Paul Howard. |
| 2-5-DET49 (3Q: 14:03) Jess Phillips ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. Key block delivered by John Didion. Didion flattened Sammy Everett to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (3Q: 13:29) Jess Phillips ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Doug Plank, assisted by S Lenny Richard. |
| 2-7-NOS43 (3Q: 12:44) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. S Doug Plank defended the pass. New Orleans's Doug Plank was hurt on the play. |
| 3-7-NOS43 (3Q: 12:40) Jess Phillips ran around left end for 43 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by John Didion. Didion flattened Alex Kirk to ensure the play's success. Detroit 23, New Orleans 7 |
| (3Q: 12:40) Extra point by Mercury Tchaikovski was good. Detroit 24, New Orleans 7 |
| (3Q: 12:21) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 63 yards from the DET30. Ike Harris returned the ball 12 yards to the NOS19. Tackled by Chuck Crist. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (3Q: 11:44) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Tilleman. |
| 2-5-NOS24 (3Q: 11:10) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. |
| 3-5-NOS24 (3Q: 10:37) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 4-3-NOS26 (3Q: 10:10) Mike Eischeid punted 45 yards. Lem Barney returned the kick 9 yards to the DET38. Tackled by Clarence Hironaka. |
| 1-10-DET38 (3Q: 10:00) Bill Demory pass completed to FB Eddie Ray for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-7-DET41 (3Q: 09:26) Bill Demory sacked by DE Karl Lorch for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Fersen. |
| 3-13-DET35 (3Q: 08:54) Bill Demory pass was dropped by WR Frank Lewis. |
| 4-13-DET35 (3Q: 08:45) Jeff West punted 43 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 1 yard to the NOS23. Tackled by Tom Hayes. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (3Q: 08:36) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (3Q: 07:57) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by CB Lem Barney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-DET47 (3Q: 07:18) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. S Doug Wyatt defended the pass. |
| 3-1-DET47 (3Q: 07:07) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DE Tim Rossovich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-1-DET47 (3Q: 06:57) Mike Eischeid punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 06:52) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. Dolbin gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET35 (3Q: 06:21) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 2-8-DET37 (3Q: 05:42) Bill Demory pass completed to FB Eddie Ray for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome. Ray gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-9-DET36 (3Q: 05:09) Bill Demory pass was intended for WR Jack Dolbin and was intercepted by ILB Joe Federspiel at the NOS48. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Jess Phillips. |
| 1-10-DET39 (3Q: 04:56) Archie Manning pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ike Harris. DT Mike Tilleman blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DET39 (3Q: 04:47) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Charlie Weaver. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-DET14 (3Q: 04:41) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Sherman White, assisted by OLB Charlie Weaver. |
| 2-5-DET09 (3Q: 03:55) Archie Manning scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 1-1-DET01 (3Q: 03:26) Archie Manning pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Henry Childs. DE Sherman White blocked the pass. |
| 2-1-DET01 (3Q: 03:23) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 24, New Orleans 13 |
| (3Q: 03:23) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. Detroit 24, New Orleans 14 |
| (3Q: 03:15) Ross Robertson kicked off 79 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 03:15) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 2-2-DET28 (3Q: 02:55) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome, assisted by CB Louis Wright. Key block delivered by Don Morrison. |
| 1-10-DET30 (3Q: 02:08) Bill Demory sacked by DE Billy Newsome for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Neal. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Bill Demory on the DET25. |
| 2-15-DET25 (3Q: 01:28) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Jess Phillips for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by OLB Tommy Nobis. Phillips gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 3-10-DET30 (3Q: 00:57) Bill Demory pass was dropped by WR Jack Dolbin. |
| 4-10-DET30 (3Q: 00:49) Jeff West punted 43 yards. Ike Harris called for a fair catch at the NOS27. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (3Q: 00:42) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DE Tim Rossovich simply tossed Thurman Cowley aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 2-10-NOS27 (3Q: 00:32) Archie Manning pass was intended for WR Ike Harris and was intercepted by OLB Charlie Weaver at the NOS32. Tackled by Ike Harris. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (3Q: 00:20) Bill Demory pass was dropped by RB Carlos Spencer. |
| 2-10-NOS32 (3Q: 00:14) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by DT Harris Malinowski. Key block delivered by Don Morrison. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-2-NOS24 (4Q: 15:00) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 4-2-NOS24 (4Q: 14:15) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 41 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. The holder did not do a very good job of getting the ball down in time. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 14:10) PENALTY: Detroit was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-NOS36 (4Q: 14:00) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. S Doug Wyatt knocked down Bruce Rasmussen to break up the play. |
| 2-2-NOS39 (4Q: 13:14) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DE Sherman White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-NOS39 (4Q: 13:05) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-2-NOS39 (4Q: 12:56) Mike Eischeid punted 51 yards. Lem Barney returned the kick 10 yards to the DET20. Tackled by Richard Sims. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 12:45) Jess Phillips ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth, assisted by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 2-10-DET20 (4Q: 12:03) Jess Phillips ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-DET34 (4Q: 11:53) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by DE Jim White. |
| 2-9-DET35 (4Q: 11:22) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-4-DET40 (4Q: 11:14) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Harris Malinowski. Key block delivered by Paul Howard. |
| 1-10-DET48 (4Q: 10:30) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning, assisted by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 2-7-NOS49 (4Q: 09:58) Jess Phillips ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. |
| 3-2-NOS44 (4Q: 09:33) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Karl Lorch, assisted by DT Derland Moore. Key block delivered by Tom Luken. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 09:03) Jess Phillips ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Harris Malinowski, assisted by OLB Tommy Nobis. |
| 2-12-NOS44 (4Q: 08:30) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard, assisted by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. |
| 3-9-NOS41 (4Q: 08:03) Bill Demory pass was intended for WR Lamont Marrow and was intercepted by S Tommy Myers at the NOS18. The interception was returned 12 yards. Tackled by Lamont Marrow. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 07:54) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 2-9-NOS31 (4Q: 07:32) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. DE Tim Rossovich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-NOS31 (4Q: 07:24) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DE Tim Rossovich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-9-NOS31 (4Q: 07:21) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (4Q: 07:16) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-14-NOS40 (4Q: 06:32) Carlos Spencer ran a draw inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-9-NOS35 (4Q: 05:48) Jess Phillips ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 4-11-NOS37 (4Q: 05:04) Jeff West punted 37 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 04:59) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 10 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 04:39) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Sam Cunningham. DE Sherman White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS30 (4Q: 04:32) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 6 yards. Tackled by S Charlie West. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Archie Manning on the NOS36. |
| 3-4-NOS36 (4Q: 04:15) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-NOS31 (4Q: 04:08) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. OLB Ed O'Neil hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-9-NOS31 (4Q: 04:00) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. CB Skip Thomas defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 03:53) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. |
| 2-7-NOS28 (4Q: 03:06) Jess Phillips ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. Phillips made a great move on Alex Kirk. Key block delivered by Charlie Sanders. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (4Q: 02:19) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-10-NOS21 (4Q: 02:08) Jess Phillips ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-9-NOS20 (4Q: 02:00) Jess Phillips ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Harris Malinowski, assisted by S Lenny Richard. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-7-NOS18 (4Q: 01:51) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 35 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (4Q: 01:44) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. S Chuck Crist defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS25 (4Q: 01:35) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. S Mel Phillips defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-NOS15 (4Q: 01:28) Archie Manning pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ike Harris. DT Herb Orvis blocked the pass. New Orleans's Stephen Johnstone was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-20-NOS15 (4Q: 01:21) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 15 yards. Tackled by S Mel Phillips. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-5-NOS30 (4Q: 00:59) Archie Manning sacked by DE Tim Rossovich and DE Sherman White for a loss of 5 yards. Rossovich simply blew through Stephen Johnstone to reach the quarterback and knock him down. The ball goes over on downs. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (4Q: 00:50) Bill Demory dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 2-11-NOS26 (4Q: 00:06) Bill Demory dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 24, New Orleans Saints 14 |