| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 78 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Leypoldt kicked off 56 yards from the WAS30. Al Walker returned the ball 18 yards to the NOS32. Tackled by Curtis Townsend. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (1Q: 14:24) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. CB Kerry Reardon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS32 (1Q: 14:11) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DE Mike Fultz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NOS32 (1Q: 14:05) Don Horn pass was dropped by WR Al Walker. |
| 4-10-NOS32 (1Q: 13:57) Dan Melville punted 45 yards. Lou Piccone returned the kick 6 yards to the WAS29. Tackled by Mark Nordquist. |
| 1-10-WAS29 (1Q: 13:49) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-WAS34 (1Q: 13:42) Delvin Williams ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Van Terry. |
| 2-3-WAS36 (1Q: 13:15) Delvin Williams ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-1-WAS38 (1Q: 12:40) Bert Jones pass completed to WR Lou Piccone for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Haynes. Piccone gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-WAS46 (1Q: 11:55) Delvin Williams ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings. |
| 2-6-NOS50 (1Q: 11:28) Jeff Kinney ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-6-NOS50 (1Q: 11:01) Bert Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Siani. ILB Joe Federspiel defended the pass. |
| 4-6-NOS50 (1Q: 10:56) Craig Colquitt punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 10:50) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. S Ken Greene defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (1Q: 10:44) Don Horn pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 33 yards. Tackled by OLB Stan White. |
| 1-10-WAS47 (1Q: 10:06) Terdell Middleton ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ken Greene, assisted by DE Cleveland Elam. |
| 2-6-WAS43 (1Q: 09:26) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left guard for 11 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Neal Olkewicz. Key block delivered by Will Grant. |
| 1-10-WAS32 (1Q: 09:01) Terdell Middleton ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Lem Burnham, assisted by ILB Ralph Ortega. |
| 2-8-WAS30 (1Q: 08:32) Don Horn pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. ILB Neal Olkewicz blocked the pass. |
| 3-8-WAS30 (1Q: 08:24) Don Horn pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Kerry Reardon. Schulz gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-WAS20 (1Q: 07:58) James Mayberry ran outside the right tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by S Ken Greene. Key block delivered by Mark Nordquist. |
| 1-2-WAS02 (1Q: 07:27) Cleveland Franklin ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Jeff Merrow, assisted by OLB Reggie Williams. |
| 2-4-WAS04 (1Q: 06:57) Walter Landers ran around left end for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Frank Austin. New Orleans 6, Washington 0 |
| (1Q: 06:57) Extra point by Dave Jacobs was good. New Orleans 7, Washington 0 |
| (1Q: 06:48) Dave Jacobs kicked off 73 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-WAS20 (1Q: 06:48) Delvin Williams ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-8-WAS22 (1Q: 06:06) Bert Jones pass completed to WR John Fuqua for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Haynes. Fuqua gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-WAS24 (1Q: 05:37) Delvin Williams ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tody Smith. |
| 4-3-WAS27 (1Q: 05:10) Craig Colquitt punted 50 yards. Mike Haynes returned the kick 4 yards to the NOS27. Tackled by Curtis Townsend. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (1Q: 05:03) Don Horn pass completed to FB Cleveland Franklin for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Cleveland Elam, assisted by CB Lloyd Mumphord. |
| 2-5-NOS32 (1Q: 04:15) Don Horn pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Martin. Childs gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-2-NOS35 (1Q: 03:47) Don Horn pass was dropped by WR Patrick Schulz. |
| 4-2-NOS35 (1Q: 03:42) Dan Melville punted 49 yards. Lou Piccone returned the kick 3 yards to the WAS19. Tackled by Terdell Middleton. |
| 1-10-WAS19 (1Q: 03:31) Bert Jones pass completed to WR Lou Piccone for 9 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton, assisted by CB Van Terry. |
| 2-1-WAS28 (1Q: 02:48) Jeff Kinney ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Doug Sutherland, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Jim Braxton. |
| 1-10-WAS29 (1Q: 02:17) Bert Jones pass completed to RB Delvin Williams for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Rick Kay, assisted by S Mike Haynes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-9-WAS30 (1Q: 01:44) Bert Jones pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Delvin Williams. DE Greg Foggie blocked the pass. |
| 3-9-WAS30 (1Q: 01:38) Bert Jones pass completed to WR Lou Piccone for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Dinkel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-WAS46 (1Q: 01:05) Bert Jones pass completed to WR John Fuqua for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Keller, assisted by DE Greg Foggie. |
| 2-6-NOS50 (1Q: 00:38) Norm Bulaich ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-4-NOS48 (2Q: 15:00) Bert Jones pass completed to WR John Fuqua for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Keller, assisted by S Mike Haynes. |
| 4-1-NOS45 (2Q: 14:29) Craig Colquitt punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 14:22) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Martin, assisted by ILB Neal Olkewicz. |
| 2-8-NOS22 (2Q: 13:43) Terdell Middleton ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ralph Ortega, assisted by S Tom Pridemore. |
| 3-7-NOS23 (2Q: 13:17) Don Horn pass completed to FB Cleveland Franklin for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Neal Olkewicz. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by WAS Tommy Jeffries for 15 yards to the NOS10. |
| 1-10-NOS10 (2Q: 13:08) Delvin Williams ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Pete Wysocki, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-9-NOS09 (2Q: 12:27) Bert Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Donohoe. DT Doug Sutherland hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-NOS09 (2Q: 12:17) Bert Jones pass was dropped by WR John Fuqua. |
| 4-9-NOS09 (2Q: 12:08) John Leypoldt attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 7, Washington 3 |
| (2Q: 12:02) John Leypoldt kicked off 60 yards from the WAS30. Al Walker returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS30. Tackled by Curtis Townsend. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (2Q: 11:32) Terdell Middleton ran a trap outside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Townsend, assisted by OLB Reggie Williams. Key block delivered by Bob Brooks. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (2Q: 10:54) Walter Landers ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ken Greene. Key block delivered by Frank Austin. |
| 2-2-NOS50 (2Q: 10:23) James Mayberry ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Dave Parkin. Key block delivered by Mark Nordquist. |
| 1-10-WAS47 (2Q: 09:47) Don Horn sacked by OLB Reggie Williams for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Bob Brooks. Washington's Kerry Reardon was hurt on the play. |
| 2-18-NOS45 (2Q: 09:19) Don Horn pass completed to WR Al Walker for 55 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Walker gained 53 yards after the catch. New Orleans 13, Washington 3 |
| (2Q: 09:19) Extra point by Dave Jacobs was good. New Orleans 14, Washington 3 |
| (2Q: 09:01) Dave Jacobs kicked off 62 yards from the NOS30. Lou Piccone returned the ball 33 yards to the WAS41. Tackled by Van Terry. |
| 1-10-WAS41 (2Q: 08:25) Delvin Williams ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Dinkel. Key block delivered by Keith Shelton. |
| 2-5-WAS46 (2Q: 07:55) Jeff Kinney ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Kay, assisted by OLB Tom Dinkel. Key block delivered by Keith Shelton. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (2Q: 07:29) Jeff Kinney ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| 2-13-WAS49 (2Q: 07:01) Delvin Williams ran a trap outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Tody Smith, assisted by S Mike Haynes. |
| 3-6-NOS44 (2Q: 06:29) Bert Jones pass completed to WR Lou Piccone for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Bo McConnell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Piccone gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (2Q: 05:47) Bert Jones pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lou Piccone. |
| 2-10-NOS16 (2Q: 05:40) Bert Jones pass completed to TE Mike Barber for 15 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. New Orleans's Brent Sexton was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-1-NOS01 (2Q: 05:21) Bert Jones pass completed to FB Norm Bulaich for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Washington was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-11-NOS11 (2Q: 05:11) Bert Jones pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Mike Barber. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11-NOS11 (2Q: 05:03) Bert Jones pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 14, Washington 9 |
| (2Q: 05:03) Extra point by John Leypoldt was good. New Orleans 14, Washington 10 |
| (2Q: 04:55) John Leypoldt kicked off 57 yards from the WAS30. Al Walker returned the ball 16 yards to the NOS29. Tackled by Jim Braxton. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (2Q: 04:39) Don Horn sacked by DE Lem Burnham for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Babe Morgan. |
| 2-14-NOS25 (2Q: 03:59) Terdell Middleton ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Reggie Williams. |
| 3-16-NOS23 (2Q: 03:33) James Mayberry ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Townsend. |
| 4-14-NOS25 (2Q: 02:48) Dan Melville punted 36 yards. Lou Piccone returned the kick 12 yards to the NOS49. Tackled by Tom Dinkel. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (2Q: 02:39) Bert Jones pass completed to WR Lou Piccone for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Bo McConnell. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (2Q: 02:19) Bert Jones pass completed to TE Mike Donohoe for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Wysocki. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (2Q: 02:02) Bert Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don McCauley. DE Greg Foggie hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-NOS14 (2Q: 01:53) Bert Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don McCauley. CB Louis Wright defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-NOS14 (2Q: 01:43) Bert Jones pass completed to WR John Fuqua for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Washington 16, New Orleans 14 |
| (2Q: 01:43) Extra point by John Leypoldt was good. Washington 17, New Orleans 14 |
| (2Q: 01:33) John Leypoldt kicked off 76 yards from the WAS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 01:33) Don Horn pass completed to WR Al Walker for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Reggie Williams, assisted by CB Dave Parkin. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (2Q: 00:47) Don Horn pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 39 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Townsend. Schulz gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-WAS30 (2Q: 00:28) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. DE Cleveland Elam drove right through Frank Austin to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-WAS30 (2Q: 00:18) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. CB Lloyd Mumphord defended the pass. |
| 3-10-WAS30 (2Q: 00:11) Dave Jacobs attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 17, Washington 17 |
| (2Q: 00:03) Dave Jacobs kicked off 75 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-WAS20 (2Q: 00:03) Bert Jones pass completed to TE Mike Barber for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bo McConnell. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Dave Jacobs kicked off 67 yards from the NOS30. Lou Piccone returned the ball 19 yards to the WAS22. Tackled by John McMakin. |
| 1-10-WAS22 (3Q: 14:40) Delvin Williams ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-12-WAS20 (3Q: 13:56) Delvin Williams ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Doug Sutherland, assisted by OLB Tom Dinkel. |
| 3-9-WAS23 (3Q: 13:28) Delvin Williams ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Derek Check. |
| 4-2-WAS30 (3Q: 12:49) Craig Colquitt punted 47 yards. Mike Haynes returned the kick 6 yards to the NOS29. Tackled by Tommy Jeffries. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (3Q: 12:40) Don Horn pass completed to FB Cleveland Franklin for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ralph Ortega, assisted by OLB Reggie Williams. |
| 2-6-NOS33 (3Q: 12:13) Don Horn pass completed to RB Terdell Middleton for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Curtis Townsend, assisted by ILB Ralph Ortega. |
| 3-2-NOS37 (3Q: 11:43) Don Horn pass completed to RB James Mayberry for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Merrow. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (3Q: 10:58) Cleveland Franklin ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Neal Olkewicz, assisted by DT John Mendenhall. |
| 2-9-NOS40 (3Q: 10:24) Don Horn pass completed to WR Mike Renfro for 18 yards. Tackled by S Ken Greene, assisted by OLB Curtis Townsend. Renfro gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-WAS42 (3Q: 09:53) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Renfro. DE Cleveland Elam drove right through Sam Claphan to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-WAS42 (3Q: 09:45) Terdell Middleton ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Cleveland Elam. |
| 3-5-WAS37 (3Q: 09:21) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Renfro. DE Cleveland Elam hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-5-WAS37 (3Q: 09:15) Dan Melville punted 37 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-WAS20 (3Q: 09:10) Delvin Williams ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by DT Doug Sutherland. |
| 2-10-WAS20 (3Q: 08:27) Bert Jones pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Siani. DE Tody Smith blocked the pass. PENALTY: Washington was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-10-WAS20 (3Q: 08:21) Delvin Williams ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 4-9-WAS21 (3Q: 07:35) Craig Colquitt punted 53 yards. Mike Haynes returned the kick 12 yards to the NOS38. Tackled by Doug Dumler. PENALTY: Washington was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. |
| 4-14-WAS16 (3Q: 07:25) Craig Colquitt punted 45 yards. Mike Haynes returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS42. Tackled by Jim Braxton. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (3Q: 07:14) Don Horn pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord. |
| 2-7-NOS45 (3Q: 06:38) Terdell Middleton ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT John Mendenhall, assisted by OLB Curtis Townsend. Key block delivered by Stephen Johnstone. |
| 1-10-WAS47 (3Q: 06:13) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for TE John McMakin. ILB Ralph Ortega defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-WAS47 (3Q: 06:05) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Renfro. OLB Curtis Townsend defended the pass. |
| 3-10-WAS47 (3Q: 05:57) Don Horn pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Dave Parkin. |
| 1-10-WAS35 (3Q: 05:16) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Renfro. CB Dave Parkin defended the pass. PENALTY: Washington was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-1-WAS01 (3Q: 05:07) James Mayberry ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Merrow. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-2-WAS02 (3Q: 04:34) Terdell Middleton ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ralph Ortega. |
| 3-2-WAS02 (3Q: 03:49) Don Horn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. |
| 4-2-WAS02 (3Q: 03:45) Dave Jacobs attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 20, Washington 17 |
| (3Q: 03:38) Dave Jacobs kicked off 68 yards from the NOS30. Lou Piccone returned the ball 37 yards to the WAS39. Tackled by Tom Dinkel. |
| 1-10-WAS39 (3Q: 03:03) Delvin Williams ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bo McConnell, assisted by DE Greg Foggie. Key block delivered by Keith Shelton. |
| 2-5-WAS44 (3Q: 02:29) Delvin Williams ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tody Smith. |
| 3-2-WAS47 (3Q: 01:56) Jeff Kinney ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| 4-3-WAS46 (3Q: 01:21) Craig Colquitt punted 39 yards. Mike Haynes returned the kick 17 yards to the NOS32. Tackled by Curtis Townsend. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (3Q: 01:14) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. ILB Neal Olkewicz defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS32 (3Q: 01:10) Don Horn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. |
| 3-10-NOS32 (3Q: 01:00) James Mayberry ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ralph Ortega, assisted by S Ken Greene. |
| 4-8-NOS34 (3Q: 00:17) Dan Melville punted 46 yards. Lou Piccone called for a fair catch at the WAS20. |
| 1-10-WAS20 (3Q: 00:08) Delvin Williams ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Kay, assisted by OLB Tom Dinkel. Key block delivered by Tom Luken. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-WAS30 (4Q: 15:00) Bert Jones pass completed to RB Delvin Williams for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Wysocki, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. Williams gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-WAS36 (4Q: 14:12) Jeff Kinney ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Dinkel. |
| 3-2-WAS38 (4Q: 13:38) Bert Jones pass completed to WR John Fuqua for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-WAS42 (4Q: 12:54) Jeff Kinney ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Jack Cornell. |
| 2-1-NOS49 (4Q: 12:18) Delvin Williams ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Wysocki, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Tom Luken. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (4Q: 11:34) Bert Jones pass completed to WR Lou Piccone for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Wysocki. Piccone gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-NOS42 (4Q: 11:00) PENALTY: Washington was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-NOS47 (4Q: 10:56) Jeff Kinney ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tody Smith. |
| 3-7-NOS44 (4Q: 10:29) Delvin Williams ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 4-10-NOS47 (4Q: 09:48) Craig Colquitt punted 36 yards. Mike Haynes called for a fair catch at the NOS11. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (4Q: 09:40) Cleveland Franklin ran around right end for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Reggie Williams, assisted by DE Jeff Merrow. Key block delivered by Babe Morgan. |
| 2-3-NOS18 (4Q: 09:08) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ralph Ortega, assisted by DE Cleveland Elam. |
| 3-2-NOS19 (4Q: 08:31) Walter Landers ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT O.J. Sanford. Key block delivered by Frank Austin. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 3-11-NOS10 (4Q: 08:22) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DT John Mendenhall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-NOS10 (4Q: 08:14) Dan Melville punted 41 yards. Lou Piccone returned the kick 6 yards to the NOS45. Tackled by Mark Nordquist. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (4Q: 08:06) Delvin Williams ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Dinkel. |
| 2-8-NOS43 (4Q: 07:34) Bert Jones pass completed to RB Delvin Williams for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Williams gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 06:46) Bert Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Fuqua. DE Greg Foggie hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS31 (4Q: 06:39) Delvin Williams ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Tody Smith. ILB Joe Federspiel knocked down Ronnie Lee to break up the play. |
| 3-9-NOS30 (4Q: 06:12) Bert Jones pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don McCauley. S Mike Haynes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-NOS30 (4Q: 06:03) John Leypoldt attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 20, Washington 20 |
| (4Q: 05:55) John Leypoldt kicked off 58 yards from the WAS30. Patrick Schulz returned the ball 15 yards to the NOS27. Tackled by Curtis Townsend. Ball was fumbled and recovered by WAS Tommy Jeffries on the NOS27. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (4Q: 05:49) Delvin Williams ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Doug Sutherland, assisted by DE Tody Smith. |
| 2-8-NOS25 (4Q: 05:18) Jeff Kinney ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| 3-6-NOS23 (4Q: 04:37) Bert Jones pass completed to RB Delvin Williams for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by CB Louis Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (4Q: 03:54) Bert Jones pass completed to WR Mike Siani for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Siani gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Washington 26, New Orleans 20 |
| (4Q: 03:54) Extra point by John Leypoldt was good. Washington 27, New Orleans 20 |
| (4Q: 03:45) John Leypoldt kicked off 71 yards from the WAS30. Al Walker returned the ball 14 yards to the NOS13. Tackled by Jim Braxton. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (4Q: 03:40) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for RB James Mayberry. DE Mike Fultz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS13 (4Q: 03:34) Don Horn pass completed to RB James Mayberry for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ken Greene. Mayberry gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Washington was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-NOS18 (4Q: 03:27) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord, assisted by S Ken Greene. Key block delivered by Bob Brooks. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (4Q: 03:09) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. CB Lloyd Mumphord defended the pass. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-20-NOS19 (4Q: 03:03) Don Horn sacked by DE Jeff Merrow for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Mark Nordquist. |
| 2-26-NOS13 (4Q: 02:44) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. DE Cleveland Elam simply tossed Bob Brooks aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 3-26-NOS13 (4Q: 02:37) Don Horn pass completed to WR Mike Renfro for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Merrow, assisted by S Tom Pridemore. |
| 4-20-NOS19 (4Q: 02:17) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 4-25-NOS14 (4Q: 02:17) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. DE Mike Fultz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (4Q: 02:06) Delvin Williams ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Dinkel. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-NOS11 (4Q: 01:58) Norm Bulaich ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-7-NOS11 (4Q: 01:48) Delvin Williams ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-4-NOS08 (4Q: 01:39) John Leypoldt attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Washington 30, New Orleans 20 |
| (4Q: 01:33) John Leypoldt kicked off 60 yards from the WAS30. Al Walker returned the ball 26 yards to the NOS36. Tackled by Curtis Townsend. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (4Q: 01:23) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. OLB Stan White defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS36 (4Q: 01:17) Don Horn pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DE Jeff Merrow blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS36 (4Q: 01:08) Don Horn sacked by DE Lem Burnham for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Stephen Johnstone. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-16-NOS30 (4Q: 00:57) Don Horn pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Dave Parkin. Schulz gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (4Q: 00:37) Don Horn spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-NOS46 (4Q: 00:33) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Renfro. S Tommy Jeffries defended the pass. |
| 3-10-NOS46 (4Q: 00:26) Don Horn pass was intended for RB James Mayberry and was intercepted by S Tommy Jeffries at the NOS48. The interception was returned 8 yards. Tackled by James Mayberry. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (4Q: 00:13) Bert Jones dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Washington Redskins 30, New Orleans Saints 20 |