| Played in Indianapolis, MD, weather: 69 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Indianapolis won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 60 yards from the NED30. Laverne Smith returned the ball 20 yards to the IND30. Tackled by Fred Carr. |
| 1-10-IND30 (1Q: 14:39) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.T. Smith. DT R.J. Reese hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-IND30 (1Q: 14:33) Joe Theismann pass completed to RB Tommy Thompson for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Lance. Thompson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-IND32 (1Q: 13:49) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR J.T. Smith for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Lance. |
| 1-10-NED41 (1Q: 13:11) Marv Hubbard ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by S Vince Castillo. |
| 2-7-NED38 (1Q: 12:34) Joe Theismann scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Lance. |
| 3-4-NED35 (1Q: 11:49) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Dwight Clark for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Carl Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED25 (1Q: 11:18) Laverne Smith ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Turnbull, assisted by DE Jim Young. Key block delivered by Jay Saldi. |
| 2-1-NED16 (1Q: 10:55) Laverne Smith ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. Key block delivered by J.T. Turner. PENALTY: Indianapolis was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 2-6-NED21 (1Q: 10:45) Tommy Thompson ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Turnbull. Key block delivered by John Fitzgerald. |
| 1-10-NED15 (1Q: 10:22) Marv Hubbard ran around right end for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ted Fritsch. Indianapolis 6, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 10:22) Extra point by Mercury Tchaikovski was good. Indianapolis 7, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 10:14) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 55 yards from the IND30. Jubilee Dunbar returned the ball 17 yards to the NED32. Tackled by Jay Saldi. |
| 1-10-NED32 (1Q: 09:44) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles McShane. Cunningham gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED42 (1Q: 09:14) Theotis Brown ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Monte Johnson. |
| 2-8-NED44 (1Q: 08:37) Art Whittington ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 3-7-NED45 (1Q: 08:06) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Jim Smith for 8 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt, assisted by OLB Charles McShane. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-IND47 (1Q: 07:34) Sam Cunningham ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. |
| 2-8-IND45 (1Q: 06:55) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Art Whittington. DT Wayne Hammond hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-IND45 (1Q: 06:48) Theotis Brown ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Al Latimer. |
| 4-3-IND40 (1Q: 06:10) Rick Engles punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-IND20 (1Q: 06:04) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tommy Thompson. DE Jim Young hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-IND20 (1Q: 06:00) Joe Theismann pass completed to RB Tommy Thompson for 23 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. Thompson gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-IND43 (1Q: 05:26) Joe Theismann pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dwight Clark. DE Jimmy Nakis blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-IND43 (1Q: 05:19) Joe Theismann pass was dropped by WR J.T. Smith. |
| 3-10-IND43 (1Q: 05:10) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 11 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Marvaso. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED46 (1Q: 04:42) Tommy Thompson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Sandy Durko, assisted by DE Jim Young. |
| 2-9-NED45 (1Q: 04:18) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR J.T. Smith for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jim Haslett. Smith gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED33 (1Q: 03:45) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.T. Smith. DE Jim Young hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED33 (1Q: 03:37) Tommy Thompson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 3-6-NED29 (1Q: 03:06) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Dwight Clark for 8 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED21 (1Q: 02:25) Joe Theismann pass completed to FB Marv Hubbard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 2-6-NED17 (1Q: 01:47) Laverne Smith ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Fred Carr. |
| 3-6-NED17 (1Q: 01:05) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.T. Smith. DE Tyrell Garrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-NED17 (1Q: 00:56) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Indianapolis 10, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 00:48) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 76 yards from the IND30. Jubilee Dunbar returned the ball 18 yards to the NED12. Tackled by John Tate. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NED02 (1Q: 00:13) Theotis Brown ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Keith Butler. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-8-NED04 (2Q: 15:00) Jim Plunkett scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Douglass. |
| 3-5-NED07 (2Q: 14:23) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Archie Reese. |
| 1-10-NED13 (2Q: 13:47) Theotis Brown ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Monte Johnson, assisted by DT Edgar Fields. |
| 2-8-NED15 (2Q: 13:08) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB John Tate. Morgan gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED25 (2Q: 12:32) Theotis Brown ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Steve Baumgartner. |
| 2-10-NED25 (2Q: 11:53) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Jim Smith for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles McShane. Smith gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-5-NED30 (2Q: 11:18) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Jim Smith for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles McShane, assisted by DT John Dutton. Smith gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED35 (2Q: 10:47) PENALTY: Indianapolis was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-NED40 (2Q: 10:39) Paul Hofer ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 2-5-NED40 (2Q: 10:06) Art Whittington ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt, assisted by OLB Monte Johnson. |
| 3-3-NED42 (2Q: 09:32) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Smith. OLB Charles McShane defended the pass. |
| 4-3-NED42 (2Q: 09:28) Rick Engles punted 42 yards. Bruce Taylor returned the kick 10 yards to the IND26. Tackled by Sam Cunningham. |
| 1-10-IND26 (2Q: 09:17) Tommy Thompson ran a trap outside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by S Glenn Buchanan. Key block delivered by John Fitzgerald. |
| 2-4-IND32 (2Q: 08:39) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Marvaso. |
| 1-10-IND37 (2Q: 08:06) Joe Theismann pass was dropped by WR Steve Largent. |
| 2-10-IND37 (2Q: 07:56) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Dwight Clark for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Turnbull. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-IND47 (2Q: 07:11) Tommy Thompson ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by DT Reggie Kinlaw. Key block delivered by Tim Stokes. |
| 1-10-NED43 (2Q: 06:52) Tommy Thompson ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garrison. Key block delivered by Kerry Webster. |
| 2-4-NED37 (2Q: 06:35) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Dwight Clark for 31 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 1-6-NED06 (2Q: 06:16) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR J.T. Smith for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Jimmy Nakis. |
| 2-7-NED07 (2Q: 05:54) Tommy Thompson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. |
| 3-3-NED03 (2Q: 05:34) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. CB Martin Lance defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-NED03 (2Q: 05:30) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Indianapolis 13, New England 0 |
| (2Q: 05:25) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 58 yards from the IND30. Theotis Brown returned the ball 15 yards to the NED27. Tackled by Jay Saldi. |
| 1-10-NED27 (2Q: 05:09) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Richard Osborne for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB John Tate. Osborne gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED38 (2Q: 04:47) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Bob Trumpy for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Al Latimer, assisted by CB Allan Ellis. |
| 2-7-NED41 (2Q: 04:29) Jim Plunkett pass was intended for WR Fred Willis and was intercepted by OLB Monte Johnson at the IND44. Tackled by Fred Willis. |
| 1-10-IND44 (2Q: 04:19) Joe Theismann pass completed to RB Tommy Thompson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-IND47 (2Q: 04:02) PENALTY: Indianapolis was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-IND42 (2Q: 03:52) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Lance. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-IND47 (2Q: 03:33) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.T. Smith. OLB Sam Hunt defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-IND47 (2Q: 03:29) John James punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 03:24) Paul Hofer ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Hammond, assisted by DE Billy Newsome. |
| 2-14-NED16 (2Q: 02:46) Paul Hofer ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Mike Hammond. |
| 3-15-NED15 (2Q: 02:16) Jim Plunkett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Fred Willis. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-NED15 (2Q: 02:04) Rick Engles punted 47 yards. Bruce Taylor returned the kick 10 yards to the IND48. Tackled by Fred Carr. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-IND48 (2Q: 01:56) Joe Theismann scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-4-NED46 (2Q: 01:36) Tommy Thompson ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Richard Blackmore. Key block delivered by Tim Stokes. |
| 1-10-NED36 (2Q: 01:19) Tommy Thompson ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. Key block delivered by Conrad Dobler. |
| 1-10-NED24 (2Q: 00:59) Joe Theismann pass completed to TE Earl Thomas for 17 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomas gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Indianapolis called a time out. |
| 1-7-NED07 (2Q: 00:52) PENALTY: Indianapolis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-12-NED12 (2Q: 00:52) Joe Theismann pass was dropped by FB Marv Hubbard. |
| 2-12-NED12 (2Q: 00:46) Joe Theismann sacked by OLB Steve Nelson for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Kerry Webster. |
| Indianapolis called a time out. |
| 3-19-NED19 (2Q: 00:38) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Indianapolis called a time out. |
| 4-7-NED07 (2Q: 00:28) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Indianapolis 16, New England 0 |
| (2Q: 00:20) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 64 yards from the IND30. Theotis Brown returned the ball 51 yards to the IND43. Tackled by John Tate. |
| 1-10-IND43 (2Q: 00:15) Jim Plunkett sacked by DT Wayne Hammond and DT Edgar Fields for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Lynn Boden. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 2-15-IND48 (2Q: 00:03) Jim Plunkett pass was intended for WR Jim Smith and was intercepted by OLB John Tate at the IND09. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Jim Smith. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 77 yards from the IND30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 15:00) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Fred Willis. S Mike Hammond defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED20 (3Q: 14:53) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for -2 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt, assisted by OLB John Tate. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-NED18 (3Q: 14:18) Jim Plunkett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jim Smith. |
| 4-12-NED18 (3Q: 14:14) Rick Engles punted 52 yards. Bruce Taylor returned the kick 4 yards to the IND34. PENALTY: Indianapolis was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-IND23 (3Q: 14:07) Joe Theismann pass completed to RB Tommy Thompson for 10 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. Thompson gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-IND33 (3Q: 13:19) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tommy Thompson. OLB Steve Nelson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-IND33 (3Q: 13:15) PENALTY: Indianapolis was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-IND28 (3Q: 13:08) Joe Theismann pass completed to FB Marv Hubbard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo, assisted by CB Martin Lance. |
| 3-19-IND24 (3Q: 12:29) Joe Theismann pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Steve Largent. OLB Fred Carr blocked the pass. |
| 4-19-IND24 (3Q: 12:21) John James punted 61 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 7 yards to the NED22. Tackled by John Tate. |
| 1-10-NED22 (3Q: 12:12) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Monte Johnson, assisted by CB Bruce Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-NED25 (3Q: 11:46) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-NED20 (3Q: 11:41) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles McShane. PENALTY: Indianapolis was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-NED25 (3Q: 11:33) Theotis Brown ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Monte Johnson, assisted by S Doug Wyatt. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 2-4-NED31 (3Q: 10:59) Paul Hofer ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Charles McShane, assisted by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 3-1-NED34 (3Q: 10:27) Paul Hofer ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Rubin Carter, assisted by CB Bruce Taylor. Key block delivered by Craig Lane. |
| 1-10-NED42 (3Q: 09:48) Paul Hofer ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Steve Baumgartner, assisted by DT John Dutton. Key block delivered by Kyle Delaroche. |
| 2-5-NED47 (3Q: 09:03) Theotis Brown ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Bruce Taylor. |
| 3-3-NED49 (3Q: 08:23) Jim Plunkett sacked by CB Al Latimer and DT Wayne Hammond for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by John Hannah. |
| 4-8-NED44 (3Q: 07:53) Rick Engles punted 53 yards. The ball was downed at the IND03. |
| 1-10-IND03 (3Q: 07:43) Laverne Smith ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-8-IND05 (3Q: 07:14) Tommy Thompson ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Reggie Kinlaw, assisted by CB Carl Allen. Key block delivered by Jay Saldi. |
| 1-10-IND14 (3Q: 06:35) Joe Theismann pass was dropped by WR Steve Odom. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-IND14 (3Q: 06:29) Joe Theismann pass completed to FB Marv Hubbard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Marvaso. |
| 3-9-IND15 (3Q: 06:02) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Dwight Clark for -1 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-IND14 (3Q: 05:16) John James punted 46 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED40. |
| 1-10-NED40 (3Q: 05:06) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Carlos Stevens for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Steve Baumgartner. |
| 2-4-NED46 (3Q: 04:37) Theotis Brown ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Steve Baumgartner. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. |
| 1-10-IND49 (3Q: 03:55) Paul Hofer ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Edgar Fields. |
| 2-6-IND45 (3Q: 03:23) Paul Hofer ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Wayne Hammond. |
| 3-2-IND41 (3Q: 02:57) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Craig Lane for 8 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. Lane gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-IND33 (3Q: 02:12) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Jim Smith for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Pat Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-3-IND26 (3Q: 01:38) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bruce Taylor. Cunningham gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-IND23 (3Q: 01:02) Paul Hofer ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wyatt. |
| 2-7-IND20 (3Q: 00:22) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-IND25 (3Q: 00:15) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. DT John Dutton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-12-IND25 (3Q: 00:11) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Trumpy. OLB Monte Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-12-IND25 (3Q: 00:01) Bucky Wallace attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Indianapolis 16, New England 3 |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| (4Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 52 yards from the NED30. Laverne Smith returned the ball 21 yards to the IND39. Tackled by Art Whittington. |
| 1-10-IND39 (4Q: 14:31) Tommy Thompson ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. Key block delivered by Conrad Dobler. |
| 1-10-NED49 (4Q: 14:00) Tommy Thompson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Carl Allen, assisted by OLB Fred Carr. |
| 2-7-NED46 (4Q: 13:22) Joe Theismann scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Turnbull. |
| 1-10-NED38 (4Q: 12:42) Joe Theismann pass was dropped by WR J.T. Smith. |
| 2-10-NED38 (4Q: 12:38) Joe Theismann pass completed to RB Tommy Thompson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Richard Blackmore, assisted by S Sandy Durko. Thompson gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-NED34 (4Q: 12:10) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Dwight Clark for 4 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Buchanan, assisted by S Sandy Durko. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-NED30 (4Q: 11:36) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Indianapolis 19, New England 3 |
| (4Q: 11:28) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 65 yards from the IND30. Theotis Brown returned the ball 13 yards to the NED18. Tackled by John Tate. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NED08 (4Q: 11:00) Jim Plunkett scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by DT John Dutton. |
| 2-5-NED13 (4Q: 10:13) Paul Hofer ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Steve Baumgartner. Key block delivered by John Hannah. Hannah ran over Charles McShane to set up the play. |
| 1-10-NED19 (4Q: 09:39) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Pat Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED19 (4Q: 09:12) Jim Plunkett sacked by DT John Dutton for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Darryl Carlton. |
| 3-16-NED13 (4Q: 08:41) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Fred Willis for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. Willis gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED31 (4Q: 08:07) Paul Hofer ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Douglass, assisted by OLB Charles McShane. |
| 2-8-NED33 (4Q: 07:40) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. DT Wayne Hammond hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-NED33 (4Q: 07:34) Jim Plunkett pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Fred Willis. DE Steve Baumgartner blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-NED33 (4Q: 07:30) Rick Engles punted 55 yards. Bruce Taylor returned the kick 88 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Indianapolis 25, New England 3 |
| (4Q: 07:30) Extra point by Mercury Tchaikovski was good. Indianapolis 26, New England 3 |
| (4Q: 07:23) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 61 yards from the IND30. Jubilee Dunbar returned the ball 20 yards to the NED29. Tackled by Laverne Smith. |
| 1-10-NED29 (4Q: 06:53) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Jim Smith for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Geddes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED44 (4Q: 06:31) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Jim Smith for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Al Latimer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-IND46 (4Q: 06:10) Reuben Fields sacked by DT John Dutton for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Lynn Boden. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-17-NED47 (4Q: 05:50) Reuben Fields sacked by OLB Monte Johnson for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Lynn Boden. |
| 3-24-NED40 (4Q: 05:34) Reuben Fields pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Al Latimer. |
| 4-20-NED44 (4Q: 05:12) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Smith. DE Steve Baumgartner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NED44 (4Q: 05:04) Tommy Thompson ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. Key block delivered by Conrad Dobler. |
| 2-3-NED37 (4Q: 04:20) Marv Hubbard ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jim Young, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 3-2-NED36 (4Q: 03:32) Tommy Thompson ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garrison. |
| 4-4-NED38 (4Q: 02:45) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 55 yard field goal and succeeded. Indianapolis 29, New England 3 |
| (4Q: 02:39) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 61 yards from the IND30. Jubilee Dunbar returned the ball 15 yards to the NED24. Tackled by Harold Jaeger. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NED12 (4Q: 02:29) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Sam Cunningham. OLB John Tate defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED12 (4Q: 02:23) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Smith. CB Pat Thomas defended the pass. |
| 3-10-NED12 (4Q: 02:16) Reuben Fields pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Fred Willis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED12 (4Q: 02:06) Rick Engles punted 40 yards. Bruce Taylor returned the kick -3 yards to the IND45. Tackled by John Brockington. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-IND45 (4Q: 01:58) Tommy Thompson ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 2-6-IND49 (4Q: 01:13) Tommy Thompson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Jimmy Nakis. |
| 3-2-NED47 (4Q: 00:25) Marv Hubbard ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. Key block delivered by Cleveland Green. |
| Final Score: Indianapolis Colts 29, New England Patriots 3 |