| Played in St. Louis, MO, weather: 59 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| St. Louis won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rafael Septien kicked off 70 yards from the MIN30. Freddie Scott returned the ball 17 yards to the STL17. Tackled by Henry Hynoski. |
| 1-10-STL17 (1Q: 14:41) Joe Montana pass was dropped by RB Ed Jenkins. |
| 2-10-STL17 (1Q: 14:37) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 7 yards. Tackled by S John Harris. Green gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-STL24 (1Q: 14:01) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Al Chandler for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mike Washington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Chandler gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-13-STL14 (1Q: 13:55) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 4-3-STL24 (1Q: 13:23) Bucky Dilts punted 51 yards. Steve Holden returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN29. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (1Q: 13:15) John Gordon sacked by OLB Dave Lewis for a loss of 6 yards. Lewis ran right past Alan Willis and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-16-MIN08 (1Q: 12:27) Henry Hynoski ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli, assisted by OLB Dave Lewis. |
| 3-11-MIN13 (1Q: 11:42) John Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DT John Grant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-MIN13 (1Q: 11:32) Marv Bateman punted 61 yards. Roland Hooks returned the kick 10 yards to the STL36. Tackled by Jim McFarland. |
| 1-10-STL36 (1Q: 11:21) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S John Harris. |
| 2-8-STL38 (1Q: 10:48) Joe Montana pass completed to FB Roosevelt Leaks for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Nelson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL46 (1Q: 10:07) Ed Jenkins ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 2-8-STL48 (1Q: 09:34) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Mark Nichols. Green gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (1Q: 08:49) Joe Montana pass was dropped by WR Roy Green. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN41 (1Q: 08:43) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. DE Ernest Kirk hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN41 (1Q: 08:37) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. Jenkins gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (1Q: 07:54) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN34 (1Q: 07:43) Joe Montana pass was intended for WR Melvin Wilber and was intercepted by S Gary Fencik at the MIN08. Tackled by Melvin Wilber. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN08 (1Q: 07:32) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-8-MIN10 (1Q: 07:03) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-9-MIN09 (1Q: 06:56) John Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. OLB Dave Lewis drove right through Ron Yary to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-9-MIN09 (1Q: 06:48) Marv Bateman punted 46 yards. Roland Hooks called for a fair catch at the STL45. |
| 1-10-STL45 (1Q: 06:37) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN48 (1Q: 06:08) Joe Montana sacked by OLB Floyd Rice for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Dierdorf. |
| 3-7-STL48 (1Q: 05:36) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Benny Malone. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-STL48 (1Q: 05:30) Bucky Dilts punted 48 yards. Steve Holden returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN08. Tackled by Roland Hooks. |
| 1-10-MIN08 (1Q: 05:19) John Gordon pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. Foreman gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN15 (1Q: 04:41) Henry Hynoski ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney, assisted by OLB Dave Lewis. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (1Q: 04:01) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney, assisted by OLB Dave Lewis. |
| 2-7-MIN25 (1Q: 03:23) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson. |
| 3-5-MIN27 (1Q: 02:37) John Gordon pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney, assisted by CB Rufus Bess. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harris gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 01:49) Henry Hynoski ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 2-5-MIN38 (1Q: 01:08) John Gordon pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Seth Bullock. Giles gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL50 (1Q: 00:35) Henry Hynoski ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 2-4-STL44 (1Q: 00:08) John Gordon pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Rydalich. Foreman gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-2-STL42 (2Q: 15:00) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess, assisted by OLB Dave Lewis. |
| 4-2-STL42 (2Q: 14:24) Marv Bateman punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 14:19) Ed Jenkins ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Ron Dirnbauer, assisted by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| 2-6-STL24 (2Q: 13:44) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Green gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL37 (2Q: 13:18) Ed Jenkins ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Mark Nichols, assisted by S John Harris. Key block delivered by Dan Dierdorf. |
| 1-10-STL48 (2Q: 12:40) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Wilber for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney, assisted by S Gary Fencik. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-MIN48 (2Q: 11:59) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN45 (2Q: 11:34) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Ed Jenkins for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Dunstan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (2Q: 11:00) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-MIN36 (2Q: 10:25) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 8 yards. Tackled by S John Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (2Q: 10:00) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. Scott gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-1-MIN19 (2Q: 09:24) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack LeVeck. Key block delivered by Dan Dierdorf. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (2Q: 08:55) Joe Montana sacked by DE Ernest Kirk for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Dierdorf. |
| 2-14-MIN21 (2Q: 08:20) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-MIN23 (2Q: 07:36) Joe Montana pass was intended for WR Roy Green and was intercepted by CB Royce McKinney in the end zone. Touchback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 07:26) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Seth Bullock. Key block delivered by Glenn Hyde. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 06:57) John Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. S Tony Peters defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN37 (2Q: 06:48) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Wood. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 1-10-STL48 (2Q: 06:20) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt, assisted by DT Kent Kremer. |
| 2-7-STL45 (2Q: 05:34) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney, assisted by DT John Grant. |
| 3-2-STL40 (2Q: 05:06) Henry Hynoski ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Stan Lewis. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 1-10-STL38 (2Q: 04:39) John Gordon pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL25 (2Q: 03:51) John Gordon pass completed to WR Steve Holden for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-STL18 (2Q: 03:35) John Gordon scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Richard Wood. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-STL13 (2Q: 03:26) John Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. DE Stan Lewis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL13 (2Q: 03:19) John Gordon pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney, assisted by CB Terry Schmidt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-STL07 (2Q: 03:03) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Kenyon Hill. |
| 4-1-STL04 (2Q: 02:41) Rafael Septien attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, St. Louis 0 |
| (2Q: 02:35) Rafael Septien kicked off 58 yards from the MIN30. Roland Hooks returned the ball 24 yards to the STL36. Tackled by Ricky Ray. |
| 1-10-STL36 (2Q: 02:15) Ed Jenkins ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Ron Dirnbauer. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-STL39 (2Q: 02:00) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 61 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Jenkins gained 42 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. St. Louis 6, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 02:00) Extra point by Toni Linhart was good. St. Louis 7, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 01:45) Toni Linhart kicked off 71 yards from the STL30. Steve Holden returned the ball 16 yards to the MIN15. Tackled by Roland Hooks. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (2Q: 01:36) John Gordon pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Seth Bullock. Giles gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (2Q: 01:07) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN26 (2Q: 01:07) John Gordon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. |
| 2-15-MIN26 (2Q: 00:59) John Gordon sacked by DE Stan Lewis for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Ed George. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 3-19-MIN22 (2Q: 00:48) John Gordon sacked by DE Kenyon Hill for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Yary. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 4-28-MIN13 (2Q: 00:36) Marv Bateman punted 51 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the STL36. |
| 1-10-STL36 (2Q: 00:27) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL36 (2Q: 00:20) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Ed Jenkins for 5 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Toni Linhart kicked off 69 yards from the STL30. Steve Holden returned the ball 31 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Billy Taylor. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (3Q: 14:39) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders, assisted by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-7-MIN35 (3Q: 14:17) John Gordon pass was dropped by TE Jimmie Giles. |
| 3-7-MIN35 (3Q: 14:06) John Gordon pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Seth Bullock. |
| 4-8-MIN34 (3Q: 13:25) Marv Bateman punted 61 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the STL05. |
| 1-10-STL05 (3Q: 13:17) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S John Harris, assisted by ILB Robert Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-STL11 (3Q: 12:45) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 89 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Scott gained 75 yards after the catch. St. Louis 13, Minnesota 3 |
| (3Q: 12:45) Extra point by Toni Linhart was good. St. Louis 14, Minnesota 3 |
| (3Q: 12:26) Toni Linhart kicked off 67 yards from the STL30. Steve Holden returned the ball 16 yards to the MIN19. Tackled by Brooks Williams. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (3Q: 12:07) John Gordon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Charley Young. ILB Mark Cooney blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN19 (3Q: 11:58) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 3-6-MIN23 (3Q: 11:31) John Gordon pass completed to WR Steve Holden for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Seth Bullock, assisted by CB Roger Wehrli. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Holden gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (3Q: 11:00) John Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chuck Foreman. CB Hugh Rodgers defended the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN24 (3Q: 10:52) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-17-MIN27 (3Q: 10:30) John Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. CB Terry Schmidt defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-17-MIN27 (3Q: 10:24) John Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DE Stan Lewis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-17-MIN27 (3Q: 10:14) Marv Bateman punted 41 yards. Roland Hooks returned the kick 13 yards to the STL45. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-STL26 (3Q: 10:04) Joe Montana pass was intended for WR Roy Green and was intercepted by S Gary Fencik at the MIN35. The interception was returned 65 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. St. Louis 14, Minnesota 9 |
| (3Q: 10:04) Extra point by Rafael Septien was good. St. Louis 14, Minnesota 10 |
| (3Q: 09:56) Rafael Septien kicked off 79 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 09:56) Joe Montana pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Roland Hooks. ILB Robert Jackson blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-STL20 (3Q: 09:49) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Ron Dirnbauer, assisted by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| 3-9-STL21 (3Q: 09:05) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. Green gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL44 (3Q: 08:19) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Ed Jenkins for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN49 (3Q: 07:38) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Ray, assisted by CB Mike Washington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (3Q: 07:02) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN33 (3Q: 06:32) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. ILB Robert Jackson defended the pass. |
| 3-3-MIN33 (3Q: 06:25) Joe Montana scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Nelson. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (3Q: 05:54) Roland Hooks ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson, assisted by S John Harris. Key block delivered by Ron Mikolajczyk. |
| 2-4-MIN20 (3Q: 05:14) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Roland Hooks. OLB Floyd Rice drove right through Jim Pietrzak to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN20 (3Q: 05:07) Joe Montana pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. OLB Mark Nichols blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN20 (3Q: 05:00) Toni Linhart attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 17, Minnesota 10 |
| (3Q: 04:55) Toni Linhart kicked off 64 yards from the STL30. Steve Holden returned the ball 24 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Billy Taylor. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 04:21) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 2-2-MIN38 (3Q: 03:55) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess, assisted by CB Seth Bullock. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL ILB Mark Cooney to the MIN49. St. Louis's John Grant was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 03:45) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. S John Harris defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN49 (3Q: 03:37) Joe Montana sacked by DE Anthony Jolly for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by David Carter. |
| 3-19-STL42 (3Q: 03:04) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. S John Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. Minnesota's Floyd Rice was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-19-STL42 (3Q: 03:00) Bucky Dilts punted 43 yards. Steve Holden returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN20. Tackled by Aaron Meyer. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 02:51) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Lewis. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 2-4-MIN26 (3Q: 02:25) Henry Hynoski ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer, assisted by CB Terry Schmidt. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 01:40) John Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DE Ron Rydalich defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN30 (3Q: 01:35) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Wood. Key block delivered by Greg Horton. Horton ran over Gary Johnson to set up the play. |
| 3-2-MIN38 (3Q: 00:59) Henry Hynoski ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Lewis. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (3Q: 00:36) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Stan Lewis. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-7-MIN43 (4Q: 15:00) John Gordon pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Lewis, assisted by CB Terry Schmidt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-MIN45 (4Q: 14:28) John Gordon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN45 (4Q: 14:22) Marv Bateman punted 52 yards. The ball was downed at the STL03. |
| 1-10-STL03 (4Q: 14:11) Ed Jenkins ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S John Harris. |
| 2-6-STL07 (4Q: 13:46) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for -4 yards. Tackled by S John Harris, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-STL12 (4Q: 13:39) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| 2-9-STL13 (4Q: 12:57) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-STL14 (4Q: 12:15) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-STL31 (4Q: 11:36) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Ed Jenkins for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Anthony Jolly. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-STL36 (4Q: 11:26) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-STL39 (4Q: 11:00) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Benny Malone. OLB Floyd Rice drove right through David Carter to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-2-STL39 (4Q: 10:56) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney, assisted by S Bob Atkins. Hooks gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 10:28) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (4Q: 09:53) Ed Jenkins ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 2-9-MIN35 (4Q: 09:25) Joe Montana pass completed to FB Roosevelt Leaks for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards, assisted by CB Mike Washington. Leaks gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (4Q: 09:17) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Washington. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 2-22-MIN33 (4Q: 09:07) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Brooks Williams for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Williams gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN21 (4Q: 08:28) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Al Chandler. S Gary Fencik knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN21 (4Q: 08:18) Toni Linhart attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 20, Minnesota 10 |
| (4Q: 08:13) Toni Linhart kicked off 77 yards from the STL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 08:13) John Gordon pass completed to WR Charley Young for 14 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters, assisted by CB Roger Wehrli. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Young gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 07:45) Henry Hynoski ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt. |
| 2-10-MIN34 (4Q: 07:13) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt. |
| 3-6-MIN38 (4Q: 06:40) John Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chuck Foreman. DE Stan Lewis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN38 (4Q: 06:36) Marv Bateman punted 56 yards. Roland Hooks returned the kick 7 yards to the STL13. Tackled by Charlie White. |
| 1-10-STL13 (4Q: 06:29) Ed Jenkins ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Larry Gordon, assisted by OLB Floyd Rice. Key block delivered by Jim Pietrzak. |
| 2-5-STL18 (4Q: 05:41) Ed Jenkins ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack LeVeck. Key block delivered by Larry McCarren. |
| 1-10-STL24 (4Q: 04:56) Ed Jenkins ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Larry Gordon. |
| 2-7-STL27 (4Q: 04:09) Ed Jenkins ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Larry Gordon, assisted by S John Harris. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-STL17 (4Q: 03:59) Ed Jenkins ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice, assisted by CB Luke Szorcsik. |
| 3-9-STL25 (4Q: 03:13) Billy Taylor ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. |
| 4-10-STL24 (4Q: 02:28) Bucky Dilts punted 39 yards. Steve Holden returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN40. Tackled by Roy Green. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (4Q: 02:21) John Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. CB Hugh Rodgers defended the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Tripping. |
| 1-20-MIN30 (4Q: 02:12) John Gordon pass was dropped by WR Ike Harris. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-30-MIN20 (4Q: 02:06) John Gordon pass was dropped by TE Jim McFarland. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-30-MIN20 (4Q: 01:57) John Gordon pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 16 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. Foreman gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-MIN36 (4Q: 01:41) John Gordon pass was intended for WR Charley Young and was intercepted by CB Roger Wehrli at the STL32. Tackled by Charley Young. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL32 (4Q: 01:33) Roland Hooks ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-8-STL34 (4Q: 01:22) Ed Jenkins ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Ron Dirnbauer, assisted by S Gary Fencik. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-6-STL36 (4Q: 01:11) Billy Taylor ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Dunstan. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-1-STL41 (4Q: 00:59) Bucky Dilts punted 55 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN04. St. Louis's Bucky Dilts was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN04 (4Q: 00:50) John Gordon pass completed to WR Charley Young for 16 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters, assisted by CB Roger Wehrli. Young gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 00:31) John Gordon spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (4Q: 00:28) John Gordon pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Seth Bullock, assisted by S Marvin Switzer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-MIN25 (4Q: 00:06) John Gordon pass was dropped by WR Charley Young. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals 20, Minnesota Vikings 10 |