| Played in St. Louis, MO, weather: 57 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind. |
| St. Louis won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 72 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 15:00) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Dale Lucas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-STL25 (1Q: 14:51) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 2-7-STL28 (1Q: 14:19) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 1-10-STL37 (1Q: 13:47) Joe Montana sacked by DT Herb Orvis for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Dennis Lick. |
| 2-17-STL30 (1Q: 13:01) Roland Hooks ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 3-31-STL16 (1Q: 12:53) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 3-36-STL11 (1Q: 12:45) Joe Montana pass was intended for WR Freddie Scott and was intercepted by CB Dale Lucas at the STL45. Tackled by Freddie Scott. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL45 (1Q: 12:34) Bill Demory scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Seth Bullock. |
| 2-8-STL43 (1Q: 11:51) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-3-STL38 (1Q: 11:42) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Willie Lee. |
| 3-2-STL37 (1Q: 11:04) Bill Demory sacked by DE Stan Lewis and DE Kenyon Hill for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Long. |
| 4-10-STL45 (1Q: 10:33) Russell Erxleben punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 10:26) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 18 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. Green gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL38 (1Q: 09:58) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Ed Jenkins for 5 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown, assisted by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 2-5-STL43 (1Q: 09:14) Joe Montana pass was dropped by WR Alfred Jenkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-STL43 (1Q: 09:07) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 10 yards. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray, assisted by CB Dale Lucas. Hooks gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET47 (1Q: 08:20) Joe Montana pass was dropped by WR Alfred Jenkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET47 (1Q: 08:13) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-STL43 (1Q: 08:02) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Colbert, assisted by S Johnnie Gray. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-STL48 (1Q: 07:31) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Wilber for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Donnell Erofeev, assisted by CB Maurice Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET47 (1Q: 06:49) Bucky Dilts punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 06:43) Dexter Bussey ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Richard Wood. |
| 2-9-DET21 (1Q: 06:05) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Speedy Thomas for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Seth Bullock, assisted by S Tony Peters. |
| 3-9-DET21 (1Q: 05:23) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. S Tony Peters defended the pass. |
| 4-9-DET21 (1Q: 05:17) Russell Erxleben punted 49 yards. Roland Hooks returned the kick 8 yards to the STL38. Tackled by Tom Sullivan. |
| 1-10-STL38 (1Q: 05:06) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-STL43 (1Q: 04:37) Ed Jenkins ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray, assisted by DT Gary Dunn. |
| 3-4-STL44 (1Q: 03:55) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. CB Ricky Wesson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-STL44 (1Q: 03:51) Bucky Dilts punted 56 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 03:45) Dexter Bussey ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-8-DET22 (1Q: 03:12) Carlos Spencer ran a trap outside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer. Key block delivered by Jesse Burgess. |
| 1-10-DET31 (1Q: 02:35) Bill Demory sacked by S Tony Peters for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Long. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Gary Johnson for 5 yards to the DET17. |
| 1-10-DET17 (1Q: 02:25) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. S Johnnie Gray defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET17 (1Q: 02:19) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Randy Coffield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Malone gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-7-DET07 (1Q: 01:47) Ed Jenkins ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Donnell Erofeev. |
| 2-4-DET04 (1Q: 01:15) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Ricky Wesson. |
| 3-3-DET03 (1Q: 00:31) Joe Montana pass was dropped by WR Benny Malone. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-2-DET02 (1Q: 00:27) Ed Jenkins ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-3-DET03 (2Q: 15:00) Joe Montana sacked by ILB Shane Nelson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Dierdorf. |
| 3-8-DET08 (2Q: 14:27) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. OLB Ed O'Neil simply tossed Ron Coder aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-DET08 (2Q: 14:22) Toni Linhart attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 3, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 14:16) Toni Linhart kicked off 59 yards from the STL30. Danny Colbert returned the ball 28 yards to the DET39. Tackled by John Sawyer. |
| 1-10-DET39 (2Q: 13:46) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Willie Lee. Key block delivered by Jesse Burgess. |
| 1-10-DET49 (2Q: 13:09) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Willie Lee. OLB Bob Breunig knocked down Cody Risien to break up the play. |
| 2-9-STL50 (2Q: 12:45) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 6 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. |
| 3-3-STL44 (2Q: 12:21) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tony Peters, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. |
| 4-2-STL43 (2Q: 11:45) Russell Erxleben punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the STL02. |
| 1-10-STL02 (2Q: 11:37) Roland Hooks ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. |
| 2-10-STL02 (2Q: 11:00) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by DE Barry Bennett. |
| 3-10-STL02 (2Q: 10:24) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Wilber for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd, assisted by CB Ricky Wesson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-STL06 (2Q: 09:45) Bucky Dilts punted 39 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick 4 yards to the STL41. Tackled by Marvin Switzer. |
| 1-10-STL41 (2Q: 09:35) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Seth Bullock. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-STL34 (2Q: 09:04) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. OLB Dave Lewis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-STL34 (2Q: 08:57) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jack Dolbin. ILB Mark Cooney defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-STL34 (2Q: 08:52) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 51 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 3, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 08:47) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 56 yards from the DET30. Freddie Scott returned the ball 14 yards to the STL28. Tackled by Dexter Bussey. |
| 1-10-STL28 (2Q: 08:28) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by DE Tim Rossovich. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Malone gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL46 (2Q: 07:42) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Wesson. Green gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET27 (2Q: 06:57) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Ed Jenkins for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Donnell Erofeev. |
| 2-7-DET24 (2Q: 06:25) Joe Montana scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Dale Lucas. |
| 3-5-DET22 (2Q: 05:45) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 9 yards. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET13 (2Q: 05:21) Roland Hooks ran a draw inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Nate Wright, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. Key block delivered by Dan Dierdorf. |
| 2-2-DET05 (2Q: 04:48) Roland Hooks ran inside the right guard for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by George Kunz. St. Louis 9, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 04:48) Extra point by Toni Linhart was good. St. Louis 10, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 04:41) Toni Linhart kicked off 55 yards from the STL30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 26 yards to the DET41. Tackled by Roland Hooks. |
| 1-10-DET41 (2Q: 04:06) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DET36 (2Q: 03:56) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-20-DET31 (2Q: 03:49) Dexter Bussey ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL CB Roger Wehrli for 10 yards to the DET23. Tackled by Mosi Tatupu. |
| 1-10-DET23 (2Q: 03:39) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Cory Joyner, assisted by ILB Shane Nelson. Key block delivered by George Kunz. |
| 2-3-DET16 (2Q: 03:23) Joe Montana pass completed to FB Roosevelt Leaks for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Donnell Erofeev, assisted by CB Dale Lucas. Leaks gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET10 (2Q: 03:06) Ed Jenkins ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. Key block delivered by Dennis Lick. |
| 2-2-DET02 (2Q: 02:45) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. DE Dennis Boyd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-DET02 (2Q: 02:40) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Roland Hooks for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 16, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 02:40) Extra point by Toni Linhart was good. St. Louis 17, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 02:31) Toni Linhart kicked off 73 yards from the STL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 02:31) Dexter Bussey ran around left end for 52 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. Key block delivered by Steve August. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-STL28 (2Q: 02:00) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Speedy Thomas for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-STL24 (2Q: 01:42) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL18 (2Q: 01:24) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Ozzie Newsome. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL18 (2Q: 01:15) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. DE Ron Rydalich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-STL18 (2Q: 01:07) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Robinson gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-3-STL03 (2Q: 00:59) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Speedy Thomas for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 17, Detroit 9 |
| (2Q: 00:59) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. St. Louis 17, Detroit 10 |
| (2Q: 00:52) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 53 yards from the DET30. Roland Hooks returned the ball 20 yards to the STL37. Tackled by Bob Adams. |
| 1-10-STL37 (2Q: 00:44) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. CB Ron Mabra defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL37 (2Q: 00:37) Joe Montana pass was dropped by RB Ed Jenkins. |
| 3-10-STL37 (2Q: 00:32) Roland Hooks ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd, assisted by S Edddie Brown. Key block delivered by Larry McCarren. |
| 1-10-STL49 (2Q: 00:02) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Colbert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Toni Linhart kicked off 60 yards from the STL30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 36 yards to the DET46. Tackled by Roland Hooks. |
| 1-10-DET46 (3Q: 14:42) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson. Key block delivered by Ken Long. |
| 1-10-STL42 (3Q: 14:01) Dexter Bussey ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum, assisted by DT Willie Lee. |
| 2-9-STL41 (3Q: 13:27) Bill Demory sacked by DE Ron Rydalich for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Fersen. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Paul Fersen on the STL45. |
| 3-13-STL45 (3Q: 12:46) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Ozzie Newsome. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-STL30 (3Q: 12:36) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli, assisted by DE Stan Lewis. |
| 2-9-STL29 (3Q: 12:12) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess. |
| 3-10-STL30 (3Q: 11:43) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. |
| 4-1-STL21 (3Q: 11:05) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 17, Detroit 13 |
| (3Q: 10:57) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 75 yards from the DET30. Roland Hooks returned the ball 19 yards to the STL14. Tackled by Dexter Bussey. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-STL06 (3Q: 10:22) Ed Jenkins ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Drew Mahalic, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. |
| 2-7-STL09 (3Q: 09:41) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer, assisted by OLB Drew Mahalic. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jenkins gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL32 (3Q: 09:05) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett. |
| 2-8-STL34 (3Q: 08:23) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett. |
| 3-7-STL35 (3Q: 07:46) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 7 yards. Tackled by S Nate Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-17-STL25 (3Q: 07:35) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Wesson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-STL32 (3Q: 07:08) Bucky Dilts punted 40 yards. Edddie Brown called for a fair catch at the DET28. |
| 1-10-DET28 (3Q: 06:59) Bill Demory pass was dropped by WR Jim Robinson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET28 (3Q: 06:50) Bill Demory pass was dropped by WR Lamont Marrow. |
| 3-10-DET28 (3Q: 06:37) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. OLB Dave Lewis defended the pass. |
| 4-10-DET28 (3Q: 06:31) Russell Erxleben punted 50 yards. Roland Hooks returned the kick 8 yards to the STL30. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-STL14 (3Q: 06:20) Joe Montana pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Benny Malone. DE Tim Rossovich blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-STL14 (3Q: 06:14) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Dunn, assisted by S Edddie Brown. Key block delivered by Brooks Williams. |
| 3-2-STL22 (3Q: 05:37) Joe Montana pass was dropped by WR Alfred Jenkins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-STL22 (3Q: 05:27) Bucky Dilts punted 49 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick 2 yards to the DET31. Tackled by Marvin Switzer. |
| 1-10-DET31 (3Q: 05:16) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Stan Lewis. |
| 2-7-DET34 (3Q: 04:50) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer, assisted by DE Kenyon Hill. |
| 3-5-DET36 (3Q: 04:28) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Robinson. CB Roger Wehrli hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-DET36 (3Q: 04:22) Russell Erxleben punted 48 yards. Roland Hooks returned the kick 7 yards to the STL23. Tackled by Tom Sullivan. |
| 1-10-STL23 (3Q: 04:12) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ed Jenkins. OLB Drew Mahalic defended the pass. Detroit's Ed O'Neil was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-STL23 (3Q: 04:06) Joe Montana sacked by DE Tim Rossovich and DE Cory Joyner for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by David Carter. |
| 3-17-STL16 (3Q: 03:32) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 4-11-STL22 (3Q: 03:00) Bucky Dilts punted 41 yards. Edddie Brown called for a fair catch at the DET37. |
| 1-10-DET37 (3Q: 02:49) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer, assisted by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-7-DET40 (3Q: 02:09) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 1-10-STL50 (3Q: 01:36) Dexter Bussey ran inside the right guard for 26 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux. Key block delivered by Mosi Tatupu. |
| 1-10-STL24 (3Q: 00:54) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-13-STL27 (3Q: 00:10) Dexter Bussey ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-13-STL27 (4Q: 15:00) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. |
| 1-6-STL06 (4Q: 14:25) Carlos Spencer ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Colonel Sanders, assisted by DT Willie Lee. |
| 2-7-STL07 (4Q: 13:49) Dexter Bussey ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer, assisted by DE Ron Rydalich. |
| 3-1-STL01 (4Q: 13:27) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-STL06 (4Q: 13:19) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 19, St. Louis 17 |
| (4Q: 13:19) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 20, St. Louis 17 |
| (4Q: 13:12) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 79 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 13:12) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson, assisted by S Edddie Brown. |
| 2-8-STL22 (4Q: 12:43) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Brooks Williams for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Wesson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Williams gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL35 (4Q: 12:21) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Al Chandler for 65 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Chandler gained 60 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. St. Louis 23, Detroit 20 |
| (4Q: 12:21) Extra point by Toni Linhart was good. St. Louis 24, Detroit 20 |
| (4Q: 12:03) Toni Linhart kicked off 75 yards from the STL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 12:03) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Dave Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-DET29 (4Q: 11:28) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. CB Rufus Bess defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-DET29 (4Q: 11:21) Dexter Bussey ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney, assisted by DT Kent Kremer. S Tony Peters knocked down Burt Prince to break up the play. |
| 4-1-DET29 (4Q: 10:41) Russell Erxleben punted 47 yards. Roland Hooks returned the kick 9 yards to the STL33. Tackled by Dexter Bussey. |
| 1-10-STL33 (4Q: 10:34) Joe Montana sacked by DE Tim Rossovich for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Dierdorf. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Ed Jenkins on the STL27. |
| 2-16-STL27 (4Q: 10:09) Roland Hooks ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by OLB Randy Coffield. |
| 3-17-STL26 (4Q: 09:43) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. DE Dennis Boyd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-17-STL26 (4Q: 09:36) Bucky Dilts punted 38 yards. Danny Colbert called for a fair catch at the DET36. |
| 1-10-DET36 (4Q: 09:28) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Seth Bullock. |
| 1-10-STL50 (4Q: 08:40) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig, assisted by DT Gary Johnson. |
| 2-9-STL49 (4Q: 07:54) Carlos Spencer ran a trap outside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 3-10-STL50 (4Q: 07:30) Bill Demory pass was dropped by WR Jim Robinson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-STL50 (4Q: 07:19) Russell Erxleben punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 07:14) Roland Hooks ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson, assisted by CB Dale Lucas. |
| 2-8-STL22 (4Q: 06:26) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. DT Donnell Erofeev hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-STL22 (4Q: 06:21) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 4-2-STL28 (4Q: 05:37) Bucky Dilts punted 42 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick 5 yards to the DET35. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-STL33 (4Q: 05:28) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Danny Colbert, assisted by ILB Shane Nelson. Key block delivered by Larry McCarren. |
| 2-3-STL40 (4Q: 04:41) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Cory Joyner. |
| 3-2-STL41 (4Q: 03:55) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson, assisted by S Johnnie Gray. St. Louis's Al Chandler was hurt on the play. |
| 4-1-STL42 (4Q: 03:09) Bucky Dilts punted 48 yards. Danny Colbert returned the kick 13 yards to the DET23. Tackled by Roland Hooks. |
| 1-10-DET23 (4Q: 02:58) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Speedy Thomas. DE Ron Rydalich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET23 (4Q: 02:51) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Speedy Thomas. CB Roger Wehrli defended the pass. |
| 3-10-DET23 (4Q: 02:44) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Kenyon Hill. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-5-DET28 (4Q: 02:26) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess. Dolbin gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET39 (4Q: 02:26) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ozzie Newsome. DE Ron Rydalich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET39 (4Q: 02:17) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-DET34 (4Q: 02:17) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jim Robinson. |
| 3-15-DET34 (4Q: 02:09) Bill Demory pass was intended for WR Speedy Thomas and was intercepted by ILB Mark Cooney at the DET49. Tackled by Speedy Thomas. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET49 (4Q: 02:00) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Wesson. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-8-DET47 (4Q: 01:49) Ed Jenkins ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Drew Mahalic. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-7-DET46 (4Q: 01:38) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown, assisted by DE Dennis Boyd. Key block delivered by Larry McCarren. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET38 (4Q: 01:31) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Cory Joyner. Key block delivered by Ron Mikolajczyk. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-3-DET31 (4Q: 01:21) Ed Jenkins ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Dunn, assisted by DE Cory Joyner. |
| 3-3-DET31 (4Q: 00:34) Joe Montana dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals 24, Detroit Lions 20 |