| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 85 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ross Robertson kicked off 64 yards from the NOS30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 27 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Jim Kiick. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 14:23) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 2-3-MIN40 (1Q: 13:48) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-4-MIN39 (1Q: 13:08) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. Foreman gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (1Q: 12:25) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-6-NOS43 (1Q: 11:42) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. CB Alex Kirk defended the pass. |
| 3-6-NOS43 (1Q: 11:36) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to FB Larry Schreiber for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. |
| 4-2-NOS39 (1Q: 11:03) Bob Parsons punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 10:57) John Hadl pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (1Q: 10:51) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Richard Sims. OLB Floyd Rice drove right through Thurman Cowley to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-10-NOS20 (1Q: 10:44) John Hadl pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. |
| 4-10-NOS20 (1Q: 10:34) Mike Eischeid punted 48 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN40. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 10:27) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 44 yards. Tackled by DT Harris Malinowski. Newland gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (1Q: 09:42) Bob Gresham ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk, assisted by S Jack Mildren. Key block delivered by Art Kuehn. |
| 1-5-NOS05 (1Q: 09:16) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Art Kuehn. Minnesota 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 09:16) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 09:06) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 73 yards from the MIN30. Jim Kiick returned the ball 17 yards to the NOS14. Tackled by Ray Kiddoo. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (1Q: 08:40) Sam Cunningham ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Fred Nolan. |
| 2-8-NOS16 (1Q: 08:05) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| 3-2-NOS22 (1Q: 07:40) John Hadl pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore, assisted by CB Dimebag Ross. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (1Q: 07:07) Matt Muhammad ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 2-6-NOS36 (1Q: 06:28) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Richard Sims. OLB Bill Peterson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-NOS36 (1Q: 06:18) John Hadl pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray Kiddoo, assisted by OLB Floyd Rice. Galloway gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (1Q: 05:36) Matt Muhammad ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| 2-8-NOS50 (1Q: 04:57) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (1Q: 04:29) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Grim. S Carl Capria defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN42 (1Q: 04:22) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 3-6-MIN38 (1Q: 03:36) John Hadl pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Alan Page. Muhammad gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 4-2-MIN34 (1Q: 03:09) Mike Eischeid punted 34 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 03:03) Fran Tarkenton scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-7-MIN23 (1Q: 02:18) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lewis Rockett. S Jack Mildren defended the pass. |
| 3-7-MIN23 (1Q: 02:11) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana, assisted by S Jack Mildren. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (1Q: 01:47) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 35 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Buggs gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (1Q: 01:01) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. Key block delivered by Ed George. |
| 2-5-NOS25 (1Q: 00:29) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright, assisted by CB Robbie Magana. Foreman gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (2Q: 15:00) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-NOS11 (2Q: 14:24) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 3-4-NOS10 (2Q: 13:48) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Tom Stropka for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 13, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 13:48) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 14, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 13:39) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 52 yards from the MIN30. Bob Grim returned the ball 26 yards to the NOS44. Tackled by Carl Capria. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (2Q: 13:14) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 2-12-NOS42 (2Q: 12:45) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DT Alan Page drove right through Cas Banaszek to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-12-NOS42 (2Q: 12:39) John Hadl pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 12 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. Cunningham gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 11:53) John Hadl pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ray Kiddoo. Childs gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-MIN37 (2Q: 11:06) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. Key block delivered by Sam Cunningham. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 10:25) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Richard Sims. OLB Floyd Rice defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (2Q: 10:15) Matt Muhammad ran around the left tackle for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Bob Atkins, assisted by CB Zeke Moore. |
| 3-7-MIN32 (2Q: 09:52) John Hadl pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Grim gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 4-2-MIN27 (2Q: 09:34) Ross Robertson attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 14, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 09:26) Ross Robertson kicked off 73 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 09:26) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. ILB Joe Federspiel defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (2Q: 09:17) Bob Gresham ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-11-MIN19 (2Q: 08:51) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Tom Stropka. |
| 4-11-MIN19 (2Q: 08:43) Bob Parsons punted 46 yards. Bob Grim returned the kick 1 yard to the NOS36. Tackled by Lewis Rockett. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (2Q: 08:33) John Hadl pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. New Orleans's Matt Muhammad was hurt on the play. |
| 2-9-NOS37 (2Q: 08:02) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Delay of Game. |
| 2-14-NOS32 (2Q: 07:52) John Hadl pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for 5 yards. Tackled by S Carl Capria. Strachan gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-9-NOS37 (2Q: 07:35) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Richard Sims. DT Alan Page hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-NOS37 (2Q: 07:30) Mike Eischeid punted 57 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN06. |
| 1-10-MIN06 (2Q: 07:22) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-13-MIN03 (2Q: 07:15) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. ILB Carl Gersbach knocked down Art Kuehn to break up the play. |
| 2-13-MIN03 (2Q: 06:36) Bob Gresham ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 3-11-MIN05 (2Q: 05:57) Fran Tarkenton pass was intended for WR Easy Money Pitts and was intercepted by CB Louis Wright at the MIN13. The interception was returned 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 14, New Orleans 9 |
| (2Q: 05:57) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. Minnesota 14, New Orleans 10 |
| (2Q: 05:46) Ross Robertson kicked off 60 yards from the NOS30. Dimebag Ross returned the ball 33 yards to the MIN43. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (2Q: 05:22) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. |
| 2-6-MIN47 (2Q: 05:06) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-1-NOS48 (2Q: 04:19) Bob Gresham ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren. Key block delivered by Tom Forrest. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (2Q: 03:43) Bob Gresham ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (2Q: 03:09) Fran Tarkenton scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Jim White on the NOS26. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (2Q: 02:57) Mike Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 2-9-NOS27 (2Q: 02:40) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. OLB Thomas Henderson defended the pass. |
| 3-9-NOS27 (2Q: 02:30) John Hadl pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Grim gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (2Q: 02:14) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. CB Bobby Howard defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS38 (2Q: 02:02) John Hadl pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-10-NOS38 (2Q: 01:56) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Richard Sims. CB Del Ross defended the pass. |
| 4-10-NOS38 (2Q: 01:46) Mike Eischeid punted 49 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN21. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (2Q: 01:35) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Pat Matson. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 01:27) Bob Gresham ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome, assisted by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. Key block delivered by Ed George. |
| 2-5-NOS50 (2Q: 01:10) Bob Gresham ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Jim Pietrzak. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (2Q: 00:49) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. Key block delivered by Dan Medlin. |
| 1-8-NOS08 (2Q: 00:33) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by DE Billy Newsome. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-3-NOS03 (2Q: 00:26) Bob Gresham ran around right end for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ron Yary. Minnesota 20, New Orleans 10 |
| (2Q: 00:26) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 21, New Orleans 10 |
| (2Q: 00:17) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 52 yards from the MIN30. Bob Grim returned the ball 21 yards to the NOS39. Tackled by Carl Capria. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (2Q: 00:08) John Hadl sacked by DE Carl Eller and S Carl Capria for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Cas Banaszek. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Jim Kiick returned the ball 16 yards to the NOS19. Tackled by Lewis Rockett. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Bob Gresham for 8 yards to the NOS11. Tackled by Ike Harris. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (3Q: 14:53) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. |
| 2-4-NOS05 (3Q: 14:08) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Tom Stropka for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 27, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 14:08) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 28, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 13:58) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 59 yards from the MIN30. Jim Kiick returned the ball 15 yards to the NOS26. Tackled by Ray Kiddoo. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (3Q: 13:29) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins, assisted by DE Sweeny Williams. |
| 2-7-NOS29 (3Q: 12:48) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Richard Sims. DE Carl Eller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-NOS29 (3Q: 12:40) Mike Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. Key block delivered by Thurman Cowley. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (3Q: 12:00) John Hadl pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 2-7-NOS39 (3Q: 11:27) John Hadl pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Dimebag Ross, assisted by S Bob Atkins. |
| 3-2-NOS44 (3Q: 10:52) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-NOS39 (3Q: 10:48) John Hadl pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| 4-3-NOS43 (3Q: 10:11) Mike Eischeid punted 57 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 10:06) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. OLB Fulton Kuykendall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (3Q: 10:03) Fran Tarkenton scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 09:16) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. |
| 2-9-MIN31 (3Q: 08:38) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. |
| 3-9-MIN31 (3Q: 07:59) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. ILB Joe Federspiel defended the pass. |
| 4-9-MIN31 (3Q: 07:54) Bob Parsons punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS23. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (3Q: 07:47) John Hadl pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Richard Sims. |
| 2-10-NOS23 (3Q: 07:37) John Hadl pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Grim gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (3Q: 07:05) John Hadl pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 06:31) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. DT Alan Page drove right through Randy Rasmussen to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (3Q: 06:24) John Hadl pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 33 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray Kiddoo. Wilcox gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-6-MIN06 (3Q: 05:37) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DE Sweeny Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 1-11-MIN11 (3Q: 05:33) John Hadl pass was dropped by WR Richard Sims. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-MIN11 (3Q: 05:24) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Grim. DE Sweeny Williams simply tossed Cas Banaszek aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-MIN11 (3Q: 05:18) John Hadl pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-MIN03 (3Q: 04:55) Ross Robertson attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 28, New Orleans 13 |
| (3Q: 04:49) Ross Robertson kicked off 71 yards from the NOS30. Zeke Moore returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN18. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (3Q: 04:27) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-9-MIN19 (3Q: 03:43) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 27 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Dan Medlin. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 03:03) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome. Foreman gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-NOS46 (3Q: 02:40) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. Key block delivered by Ed George. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (3Q: 01:54) Bob Gresham ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Larry Schreiber. |
| 2-4-NOS38 (3Q: 01:14) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Ed George. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (3Q: 00:30) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Buggs. DT Ricardo Browning hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS28 (3Q: 00:23) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-3-NOS21 (4Q: 15:00) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to TE Lewis Rockett for 12 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 1-9-NOS09 (4Q: 14:24) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 34, New Orleans 13 |
| (4Q: 14:24) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 35, New Orleans 13 |
| (4Q: 14:18) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 62 yards from the MIN30. Bob Grim returned the ball 18 yards to the NOS26. Tackled by Ray Kiddoo. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (4Q: 13:46) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Dimebag Ross. |
| 2-4-NOS32 (4Q: 13:17) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-9-NOS27 (4Q: 13:10) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. CB Del Ross defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-9-NOS27 (4Q: 12:57) John Hadl pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 9 yards. Tackled by S Carl Capria. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (4Q: 12:40) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jim Kiick. DT Alan Page hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS36 (4Q: 12:30) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DT Bill Dunstan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-NOS36 (4Q: 12:24) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Richard Sims. CB Bobby Howard simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-NOS36 (4Q: 12:18) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. CB Bobby Howard defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (4Q: 12:09) Bob Gresham ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 2-8-NOS34 (4Q: 11:23) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-NOS39 (4Q: 11:16) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-6-NOS32 (4Q: 10:31) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newland gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (4Q: 09:58) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Pat Matson. |
| 2-3-NOS09 (4Q: 09:21) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by S Lenny Richard. Key block delivered by Art Kuehn. |
| 1-4-NOS04 (4Q: 08:35) Bob Gresham ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren. |
| 2-2-NOS02 (4Q: 07:55) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 3-1-NOS01 (4Q: 07:11) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 41, New Orleans 13 |
| (4Q: 07:11) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 42, New Orleans 13 |
| (4Q: 07:05) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Jim Kiick returned the ball 16 yards to the NOS19. Tackled by Ray Kiddoo. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (4Q: 06:37) John Hadl pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Sam Cunningham. |
| 2-10-NOS19 (4Q: 06:34) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jim Kiick. DT Alan Page simply tossed Randy Rasmussen aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-NOS19 (4Q: 06:25) John Hadl pass was intended for WR Tony Galloway and was intercepted by CB Zeke Moore at the NOS35. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Sam Cunningham. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 06:14) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-6-NOS26 (4Q: 05:28) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-5-NOS25 (4Q: 04:45) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 4-2-NOS22 (4Q: 03:58) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 39 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (4Q: 03:51) John Hadl pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DT Alan Page blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS29 (4Q: 03:42) Mike Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| 3-7-NOS32 (4Q: 03:11) John Hadl pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. Childs gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-2-NOS37 (4Q: 02:38) Mike Eischeid punted 36 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Billy Wilhide. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 02:29) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-8-MIN37 (4Q: 02:00) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-9-MIN36 (4Q: 01:14) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by DE Billy Newsome. |
| 4-7-MIN38 (4Q: 00:28) Bob Parsons punted 40 yards. Bob Grim called for a fair catch at the NOS22. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (4Q: 00:19) John Hadl pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. Grim gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (4Q: 00:13) Bobby Scott pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DT Alan Page blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS32 (4Q: 00:03) Bobby Scott pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. S Bob Atkins defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 42, New Orleans Saints 13 |