| Played in Cleveland, OH, weather: 31 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| St. Louis won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bruce Gossett kicked off 72 yards from the CLE30. Herb Lusk returned the ball 24 yards to the STL22. Tackled by Greg Hawthorne. |
| 1-10-STL22 (1Q: 14:37) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 5 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Duren. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-STL27 (1Q: 14:01) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Wentford Gaines. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-STL30 (1Q: 13:27) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Wentford Gaines, assisted by OLB George Andrews. Green gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL44 (1Q: 12:53) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Brooks Williams for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Gary Spani. Williams gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE39 (1Q: 12:17) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. DE John Lee hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE39 (1Q: 12:07) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. DT Jerry Sherk hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CLE39 (1Q: 12:03) Joe Montana sacked by OLB George Andrews for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Dierdorf. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CLE34 (1Q: 11:48) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott. Green gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE22 (1Q: 11:01) Ed Jenkins ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Art Still, assisted by DT J.T. Montgomery. Key block delivered by George Kunz. |
| 2-1-CLE13 (1Q: 10:31) Billy Taylor ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. Key block delivered by Dan Dierdorf. |
| 1-10-CLE11 (1Q: 09:56) Joe Montana sacked by DT Randy Davison for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by George Kunz. |
| 2-16-CLE17 (1Q: 09:15) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 2-21-CLE22 (1Q: 09:07) Joe Montana sacked by DE John Lee and DE Art Still for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Aaron Meyer. |
| 3-27-CLE28 (1Q: 08:27) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. S Thom Darden defended the pass. |
| 4-27-CLE28 (1Q: 08:23) Toni Linhart attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 3, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 08:16) Toni Linhart kicked off 73 yards from the STL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (1Q: 08:16) Jumbo Asher ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer. |
| 2-7-CLE23 (1Q: 07:51) Jumbo Asher ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant, assisted by DE Ed McAleney. |
| 3-2-CLE28 (1Q: 07:25) Jumbo Asher ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant, assisted by OLB Bob Breunig. Key block delivered by Roger Finnie. |
| 1-10-CLE30 (1Q: 06:48) Ricky Bell ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer, assisted by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux. |
| 2-8-CLE32 (1Q: 06:02) Jumbo Asher ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Kenyon Hill, assisted by OLB Bob Breunig. |
| 3-6-CLE34 (1Q: 05:21) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. S John Sanders defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-CLE34 (1Q: 05:15) Jeremy Woodcock punted 64 yards. The ball was downed at the STL02. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-CLE49 (1Q: 05:05) Jumbo Asher ran a draw inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer, assisted by CB Rufus Bess. Key block delivered by Carl Mauck. |
| 2-1-STL42 (1Q: 04:21) Ricky Bell ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 1-10-STL41 (1Q: 03:37) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 3 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer, assisted by ILB Richard Wood. |
| 2-7-STL38 (1Q: 02:55) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. CB Roger Wehrli defended the pass. |
| 3-7-STL38 (1Q: 02:47) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL29 (1Q: 02:16) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Fair Hooker for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers, assisted by OLB Bob Breunig. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hooker gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL13 (1Q: 01:51) Ricky Bell ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ray Brown, assisted by DE Ed McAleney. |
| 2-6-STL09 (1Q: 01:08) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Greg Hawthorne. CB Terry Schmidt defended the pass. |
| 3-6-STL09 (1Q: 01:03) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-STL14 (1Q: 00:56) Steve Ramsey pass completed to RB Ricky Bell for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers, assisted by S Marvin Switzer. Bell gained 4 yards after the catch. Cleveland's Tony Galloway was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-1-STL01 (1Q: 00:17) Steve Ramsey pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Jumbo Asher. DE Ron Rydalich blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-STL01 (1Q: 00:10) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-1-STL01 (1Q: 00:01) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Danny Abramowicz for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 6, St. Louis 3 |
| (1Q: 00:01) Extra point by Bruce Gossett was good. Cleveland 7, St. Louis 3 |
| Start of second quarter. |
| (2Q: 15:00) Bruce Gossett kicked off 58 yards from the CLE30. Herb Lusk returned the ball 17 yards to the STL29. Tackled by Neal Colzie. St. Louis's Brooks Williams was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious foot injury. |
| 1-10-STL29 (2Q: 14:39) Joe Montana pass was intended for RB Ed Jenkins and was intercepted by OLB A.J. Duhe at the STL40. Tackled by Ed Jenkins. |
| 1-10-STL40 (2Q: 14:31) Steve Ramsey pass completed to RB Greg Hawthorne for 4 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. Hawthorne gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-STL36 (2Q: 13:44) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Emery Moorehead. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-STL36 (2Q: 13:35) Ricky Bell ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson. Key block delivered by Skip Lewis. |
| 1-10-STL30 (2Q: 13:10) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Fair Hooker. S Ray Brown defended the pass. |
| 2-10-STL30 (2Q: 12:59) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Danny Abramowicz for 20 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Abramowicz gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL10 (2Q: 12:14) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ray Bradley for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Bradley gained 3 yards after the catch. Cleveland 13, St. Louis 3 |
| (2Q: 12:14) Extra point by Bruce Gossett was good. Cleveland 14, St. Louis 3 |
| (2Q: 12:07) Bruce Gossett kicked off 62 yards from the CLE30. Herb Lusk returned the ball 22 yards to the STL30. Tackled by Ricky Bell. |
| 1-10-STL30 (2Q: 11:31) Ed Jenkins ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Art Still. Key block delivered by Ron Mikolajczyk. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 1-5-STL35 (2Q: 11:22) Joe Montana pass completed to FB Randy Love for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Gary Spani. |
| 1-10-STL40 (2Q: 10:37) Joe Montana pass was dropped by WR Alfred Jenkins. |
| 2-10-STL40 (2Q: 10:30) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ed Jenkins. OLB A.J. Duhe knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-STL40 (2Q: 10:23) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Terry Miller. |
| 4-11-STL39 (2Q: 09:38) Bucky Dilts punted 44 yards. Jumbo Asher returned the kick 8 yards to the CLE25. Tackled by Marvin Switzer. |
| 1-10-CLE25 (2Q: 09:27) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Danny Abramowicz for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum. |
| 2-4-CLE31 (2Q: 08:58) Ricky Bell ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. |
| 3-1-CLE34 (2Q: 08:23) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Emery Moorehead for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. |
| 4-2-CLE33 (2Q: 07:44) Jeremy Woodcock punted 33 yards. Roland Hooks called for a fair catch at the STL34. |
| 1-10-STL34 (2Q: 07:34) Ed Jenkins ran around right end for 26 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. Key block delivered by Al Chandler. |
| 1-10-CLE40 (2Q: 07:01) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Ed Jenkins for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Brister. Jenkins gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-CLE37 (2Q: 06:20) Ed Jenkins ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Duren, assisted by S Neal Colzie. Key block delivered by George Kunz. |
| 1-10-CLE24 (2Q: 05:42) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Al Chandler. CB Clarence Scott simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 2-10-CLE24 (2Q: 05:36) Joe Montana pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Al Chandler. |
| 3-10-CLE24 (2Q: 05:30) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 24 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Malone gained 4 yards after the catch. Cleveland 14, St. Louis 9 |
| (2Q: 05:30) Extra point by Toni Linhart was good. Cleveland 14, St. Louis 10 |
| (2Q: 05:15) Toni Linhart kicked off 71 yards from the STL30. Wentford Gaines returned the ball 27 yards to the CLE26. Tackled by Rufus Bess. |
| 1-10-CLE26 (2Q: 04:59) Steve Ramsey scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt and assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. |
| 2-7-CLE29 (2Q: 04:31) Jumbo Asher ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Wood. Key block delivered by Russ Bolinger. |
| 1-10-CLE40 (2Q: 03:54) Jumbo Asher ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig, assisted by OLB Marv Kellum. |
| 2-7-CLE43 (2Q: 03:36) Jumbo Asher ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer, assisted by CB Terry Schmidt. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Steve Ramsey to the CLE44. |
| 3-6-CLE44 (2Q: 03:15) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Fair Hooker for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-CLE49 (2Q: 02:57) Jeremy Woodcock punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the STL02. |
| 1-10-STL02 (2Q: 02:48) Ed Jenkins ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Foley. Key block delivered by Aaron Meyer. |
| 2-5-STL07 (2Q: 02:11) Ed Jenkins ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jerry Sherk. OLB A.J. Duhe knocked down David Carter to break up the play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-5-STL07 (2Q: 02:00) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 10 yards. Tackled by S Neal Colzie. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Malone gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL17 (2Q: 01:19) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Wilber for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Foley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-STL20 (2Q: 00:42) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Ed Jenkins for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Wentford Gaines. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Melvin Wilber on the STL17. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 3-10-STL17 (2Q: 00:35) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Al Chandler for 12 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by CB Tim Foley. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Toni Linhart kicked off 61 yards from the STL30. Wentford Gaines returned the ball 16 yards to the CLE25. Tackled by Billy Taylor. |
| 1-10-CLE25 (3Q: 14:41) Ricky Bell ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 2-2-CLE33 (3Q: 13:58) Jumbo Asher ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Ed McAleney. Key block delivered by Carl Mauck. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (3Q: 13:26) Steve Ramsey pass completed to RB Jumbo Asher for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux, assisted by S Marvin Switzer. |
| 2-9-CLE38 (3Q: 12:59) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. CB Terry Schmidt defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-CLE38 (3Q: 12:50) Steve Ramsey pass was dropped by WR Fair Hooker. |
| 4-9-CLE38 (3Q: 12:40) Jeremy Woodcock punted 47 yards. Roland Hooks returned the kick 6 yards to the STL21. Tackled by Ricky Bell. |
| 1-10-STL21 (3Q: 12:30) Ed Jenkins ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott. |
| 2-6-STL25 (3Q: 12:05) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Terry Miller. |
| 3-1-STL30 (3Q: 11:40) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford. Malone gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL40 (3Q: 11:15) Billy Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews, assisted by CB Wentford Gaines. Key block delivered by Ron Mikolajczyk. |
| 2-5-STL45 (3Q: 10:35) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Billy Taylor. DE John Banaszak hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-STL45 (3Q: 10:30) Joe Montana scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews and assisted by S Thom Darden. |
| 4-3-STL47 (3Q: 09:44) Bucky Dilts punted 34 yards. Jumbo Asher returned the kick 10 yards to the CLE29. Tackled by Herb Lusk. |
| 1-10-CLE29 (3Q: 09:35) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Fair Hooker for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. |
| 2-7-CLE32 (3Q: 09:09) Ricky Bell ran around left end for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. Key block delivered by Roger Finnie. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (3Q: 08:39) Jumbo Asher ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer. |
| 2-7-CLE50 (3Q: 08:06) Steve Ramsey pass completed to RB Ricky Bell for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ed McAleney, assisted by S John Sanders. Bell gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-STL48 (3Q: 07:23) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. DT John Grant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-STL48 (3Q: 07:16) Jeremy Woodcock punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the STL01. |
| 1-10-STL01 (3Q: 07:08) Billy Taylor ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by DT Jerry Sherk. OLB Terry Miller crushed Dennis Lick to wreck the play. |
| 2-9-STL02 (3Q: 06:34) Ed Jenkins ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott, assisted by DE Jim Mitchell. |
| 3-5-STL06 (3Q: 05:53) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Benny Malone. OLB George Andrews defended the pass. |
| 4-5-STL06 (3Q: 05:47) Bucky Dilts punted 33 yards. Jumbo Asher returned the kick 5 yards to the STL34. Tackled by Roland Hooks. |
| 1-10-STL34 (3Q: 05:40) Ricky Bell ran around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. Key block delivered by John Ayers. Ayers ran over John Grant to set up the play. |
| 1-10-STL21 (3Q: 05:07) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ray Bradley for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. Bradley gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-2-STL02 (3Q: 04:39) Jumbo Asher ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess, assisted by DE Ron Rydalich. |
| 2-1-STL01 (3Q: 04:15) Ricky Bell ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. OLB Sedrick Gourdoux knocked down Dave Foley to break up the play. |
| 3-1-STL01 (3Q: 03:36) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Chip Glass. CB Roger Wehrli knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-1-STL01 (3Q: 03:31) Bruce Gossett attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 17, St. Louis 10 |
| (3Q: 03:24) Bruce Gossett kicked off 72 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 03:24) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Terry Miller. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-11-STL19 (3Q: 02:41) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Al Chandler. CB Tim Foley knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-11-STL19 (3Q: 02:35) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. DE Jim Mitchell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-STL19 (3Q: 02:26) Bucky Dilts punted 34 yards. Jumbo Asher called for a fair catch at the CLE47. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (3Q: 02:18) Steve Ramsey pass was dropped by TE Bennie Cunningham. |
| 2-10-CLE47 (3Q: 02:10) Steve Ramsey pass completed to RB Jumbo Asher for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Wood. |
| 3-10-CLE47 (3Q: 01:30) Steve Ramsey pass was dropped by WR Fair Hooker. |
| 4-10-CLE47 (3Q: 01:23) Jeremy Woodcock punted 39 yards. Roland Hooks returned the kick 9 yards to the STL23. Tackled by Greg Hawthorne. |
| 1-10-STL23 (3Q: 01:12) Joe Montana pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Billy Taylor. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-STL23 (3Q: 01:06) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Billy Taylor. S Thom Darden defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-STL23 (3Q: 01:01) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. CB Clarence Scott hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-STL23 (3Q: 00:56) Bucky Dilts punted 48 yards. Jumbo Asher called for a fair catch at the CLE29. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-STL38 (3Q: 00:47) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by CB Tim Foley. |
| 2-9-STL39 (3Q: 00:20) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Benny Malone. DE Art Still hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-STL39 (3Q: 00:14) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. CB Tim Foley defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-9-STL39 (3Q: 00:09) Bucky Dilts punted 31 yards. Jumbo Asher returned the kick 16 yards to the CLE46. Tackled by Randy Love. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (4Q: 15:00) Jumbo Asher ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-8-CLE48 (4Q: 14:16) Jumbo Asher ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Wood. Key block delivered by Dave Foley. |
| 1-10-STL42 (4Q: 13:51) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Fair Hooker. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL42 (4Q: 13:41) Jumbo Asher ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer, assisted by ILB Richard Wood. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-STL21 (4Q: 13:35) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. ILB Richard Wood hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL21 (4Q: 13:31) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Bradley. CB Terry Schmidt defended the pass. |
| 3-10-STL21 (4Q: 13:25) Ricky Bell ran a draw inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. Key block delivered by Skip Lewis. |
| 1-10-STL10 (4Q: 12:47) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ray Bradley for 5 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer, assisted by OLB Bob Breunig. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-STL05 (4Q: 12:16) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. DE Kenyon Hill hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-STL05 (4Q: 12:11) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Bradley. DT Gary Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-STL05 (4Q: 12:07) Bruce Gossett attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 20, St. Louis 10 |
| (4Q: 11:59) Bruce Gossett kicked off 70 yards from the CLE30. Herb Lusk returned the ball 27 yards to the STL27. Tackled by Greg Hawthorne. |
| 1-10-STL27 (4Q: 11:39) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Al Chandler for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Wentford Gaines. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-STL17 (4Q: 11:28) Joe Montana pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. |
| 2-20-STL17 (4Q: 11:19) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 10 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. Malone gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 3-10-STL27 (4Q: 10:40) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 10 yards. Tackled by DE John Banaszak, assisted by CB Tim Foley. |
| 1-10-STL37 (4Q: 10:02) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 34 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Duren. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Malone gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE29 (4Q: 09:18) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. CB Tim Foley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CLE29 (4Q: 09:12) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 3-6-CLE25 (4Q: 08:34) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Terry Miller, assisted by S Thom Darden. Malone gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-CLE06 (4Q: 08:00) Ed Jenkins ran inside the left guard for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ron Coder. Cleveland 20, St. Louis 16 |
| (4Q: 08:00) Extra point by Toni Linhart was good. Cleveland 20, St. Louis 17 |
| (4Q: 07:54) Toni Linhart kicked off 70 yards from the STL30. Wentford Gaines returned the ball 15 yards to the CLE15. Tackled by Roland Hooks. |
| 1-10-CLE15 (4Q: 07:25) Jumbo Asher ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. |
| 2-8-CLE17 (4Q: 06:41) Jumbo Asher ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Wood, assisted by S John Sanders. |
| 3-1-CLE24 (4Q: 05:56) Ricky Bell ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Wood. Key block delivered by Skip Lewis. |
| 1-10-CLE28 (4Q: 05:11) Ricky Bell ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant, assisted by OLB Marv Kellum. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CLE33 (4Q: 05:02) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 28 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Cunningham gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL39 (4Q: 04:14) Jumbo Asher ran around the left tackle for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess, assisted by ILB Richard Wood. |
| 2-6-STL35 (4Q: 04:05) Jumbo Asher ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Rydalich. |
| 3-3-STL32 (4Q: 03:19) Ricky Bell ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig, assisted by DT Kent Kremer. |
| 4-6-STL35 (4Q: 02:35) Jeremy Woodcock punted 35 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 02:28) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. DE Art Still hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL20 (4Q: 02:19) Joe Montana pass was intended for WR Roy Green and was intercepted by OLB George Andrews at the STL25. Tackled by Roy Green. |
| 1-10-STL25 (4Q: 02:10) Jumbo Asher ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ray Brown. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-6-STL21 (4Q: 02:00) Jumbo Asher ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 3-2-STL17 (4Q: 01:48) Ricky Bell ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli, assisted by DE Ed McAleney. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 4-2-STL17 (4Q: 01:38) Bruce Gossett attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 23, St. Louis 17 |
| (4Q: 01:32) Bruce Gossett kicked off 68 yards from the CLE30. Herb Lusk returned the ball 20 yards to the STL22. Tackled by Neal Colzie. |
| 1-10-STL22 (4Q: 01:25) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Al Chandler for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Wentford Gaines. Chandler gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL38 (4Q: 01:05) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL33 (4Q: 01:05) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 14 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. Scott gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-1-STL47 (4Q: 00:57) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. DE John Lee hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-1-STL47 (4Q: 00:49) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Wentford Gaines. |
| 4-1-STL47 (4Q: 00:31) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for -1 yards. Tackled by DE John Lee. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-STL46 (4Q: 00:24) Steve Ramsey dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Cleveland Browns 23, St. Louis Cardinals 17 |