| Played in Buffalo, NY, weather: 56 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind. |
| Buffalo won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Dave Jacobs kicked off 57 yards from the NOS30. Lloyd Mumphord returned the ball 18 yards to the BUF31. Tackled by Terdell Middleton. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (1Q: 14:38) Walter Payton ran a draw inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by DE Tony Cline. Key block delivered by Ken Huff. |
| 2-5-BUF36 (1Q: 13:59) Sweetness Payton ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-4-BUF37 (1Q: 13:15) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Touchdown Tony Hill for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Van Terry. |
| 4-3-BUF38 (1Q: 12:39) Pat McInally punted 60 yards. Patrick Schulz returned the kick 2 yards to the NOS04. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 1-10-NOS04 (1Q: 12:31) Wayne Mosley ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison, assisted by ILB Don Rives. |
| 2-8-NOS06 (1Q: 12:00) Cleveland Franklin ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Will Wynn, assisted by S Bryant Salter. |
| 3-4-NOS10 (1Q: 11:29) Warren Moon sacked by OLB Tom Toner for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Bob Brooks. |
| 4-10-NOS04 (1Q: 10:50) Dan Melville punted 56 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BUF40. |
| 1-10-BUF40 (1Q: 10:43) Earl Gant ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Van Terry, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-7-BUF43 (1Q: 09:58) Earl Gant ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Dinkel, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-3-BUF47 (1Q: 09:15) Sweetness Payton ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Steve Young. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (1Q: 08:33) Richard Todd sacked by DE Ben Williams and ILB Joe Federspiel for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Larron Jackson. |
| 2-15-BUF50 (1Q: 07:56) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 15 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (1Q: 07:13) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Farmer. CB Louis Wright hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS35 (1Q: 07:05) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 15 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Dunn. Payton gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 06:18) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS25 (1Q: 06:09) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 22 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Haynes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Griffin gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-3-NOS03 (1Q: 05:30) Earl Gant ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Foggie, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-1-NOS01 (1Q: 04:50) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. ILB Rick Razzano defended the pass. |
| 3-1-NOS01 (1Q: 04:44) Walter Payton ran around left end for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. Buffalo 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 04:44) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 04:34) Carson Long kicked off 68 yards from the BUF30. Nathan Conrady returned the ball 15 yards to the NOS17. Tackled by Tony Hill. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (1Q: 04:10) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS12 (1Q: 04:02) Warren Moon pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 6 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. |
| 2-9-NOS18 (1Q: 03:24) Terdell Middleton ran inside the right guard for 51 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Collins. Key block delivered by Cleveland Franklin. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (1Q: 02:50) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BUF36 (1Q: 02:42) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Cleveland Franklin. S Bryant Salter defended the pass. |
| 2-15-BUF36 (1Q: 02:37) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook, assisted by CB Lloyd Mumphord. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (1Q: 02:28) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. |
| 2-3-BUF24 (1Q: 02:02) Warren Moon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson. |
| 1-10-BUF21 (1Q: 01:27) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Harold McLinton. |
| 2-6-BUF17 (1Q: 00:45) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison. Mosley gained 14 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-5-BUF05 (1Q: 00:35) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova, assisted by OLB Andy Collins. |
| 2-4-BUF04 (1Q: 00:10) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Patulski. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-7-BUF07 (2Q: 15:00) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-BUF02 (2Q: 14:24) Dave Jacobs attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 7, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 14:18) Dave Jacobs kicked off 65 yards from the NOS30. Lloyd Mumphord returned the ball 21 yards to the BUF26. Tackled by Patrick Schulz. |
| 1-10-BUF26 (2Q: 13:58) Walter Payton ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by ILB Rick Razzano. |
| 2-10-BUF26 (2Q: 13:12) Ted McKnight ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Razzano, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-5-BUF31 (2Q: 12:41) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Tucker. DE Greg Foggie hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-5-BUF31 (2Q: 12:37) Pat McInally punted 30 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS39. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (2Q: 12:27) Warren Moon pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Childs gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-8-NOS41 (2Q: 11:51) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. Mosley gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF42 (2Q: 11:05) Wayne Mosley ran around right end for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives, assisted by S Vince Castillo. Key block delivered by Ken Bernich. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-BUF24 (2Q: 10:47) Terdell Middleton ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. Key block delivered by Bob Brooks. Brooks ran over Dwight Harrison to set up the play. |
| 2-5-BUF19 (2Q: 10:18) Charles Swift pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DT Carl Barisich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-BUF19 (2Q: 10:12) Charles Swift pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Harold McLinton. |
| 1-10-BUF12 (2Q: 09:32) Terdell Middleton ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Patulski. Key block delivered by Billy Bryan. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BUF22 (2Q: 09:26) Wayne Mosley ran around the left tackle for 21 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. Key block delivered by Raymond Chester. |
| 1-1-BUF01 (2Q: 08:57) Wayne Mosley ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo, assisted by DT Mike Dawson. DT Greg Wojcik knocked down Frank Austin to break up the play. |
| 2-2-BUF02 (2Q: 08:26) Wayne Mosley ran around left end for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Steve Wilson. New Orleans 9, Buffalo 7 |
| (2Q: 08:26) Extra point by Dave Jacobs was good. New Orleans 10, Buffalo 7 |
| (2Q: 08:19) Dave Jacobs kicked off 68 yards from the NOS30. Lloyd Mumphord returned the ball 26 yards to the BUF28. Tackled by James Mayberry. |
| 1-10-BUF28 (2Q: 07:43) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. |
| 2-2-BUF36 (2Q: 07:05) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Don Macek. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (2Q: 06:37) Earl Gant ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-7-BUF41 (2Q: 06:13) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene, assisted by DE Tony Cline. |
| 3-3-BUF45 (2Q: 05:34) Dave Mays pass completed to WR George Farmer for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Kim Bokamper. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (2Q: 04:55) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BUF48 (2Q: 04:49) Dave Mays pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Farmer. DE Ben Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Intentional Grounding. |
| 2-32-BUF31 (2Q: 04:38) Dave Mays pass was dropped by WR Touchdown Tony Hill. |
| 3-32-BUF31 (2Q: 04:29) Earl Gant ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Dunn. |
| 4-28-BUF35 (2Q: 03:48) Pat McInally punted 41 yards. Patrick Schulz returned the kick 14 yards to the NOS38. Tackled by Don Macek. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (2Q: 03:41) Charles Swift scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Harold McLinton. |
| 2-6-NOS42 (2Q: 03:21) Charles Swift pass was dropped by RB Wayne Mosley. |
| 3-6-NOS42 (2Q: 03:12) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-NOS37 (2Q: 03:06) Charles Swift pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. S Bob Glazebrook blocked the pass. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-11-NOS37 (2Q: 02:58) Dan Melville punted 45 yards. Tom Bailey returned the kick 18 yards to the BUF36. Tackled by Ken Bernich. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (2Q: 02:48) Earl Gant ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Dinkel. Key block delivered by Steve Riley. |
| 1-10-BUF47 (2Q: 02:27) Dave Mays pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Henry. S Tommy Myers defended the pass. The wind blew that pass off course. |
| 2-10-BUF47 (2Q: 02:18) Dave Mays pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Touchdown Tony Hill. DT Derland Moore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-BUF47 (2Q: 02:10) Dave Mays pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Renfro. CB Van Terry defended the pass. |
| 4-10-BUF47 (2Q: 02:01) Pat McInally punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS14. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (2Q: 01:54) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. Key block delivered by Phil LaPorta. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (2Q: 01:19) James Mayberry ran around left end for 12 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord, assisted by CB Jeff Wright. Key block delivered by Ken Bernich. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (2Q: 01:10) Wayne Mosley ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo, assisted by DE Walt Patulski. |
| 2-8-NOS38 (2Q: 00:48) Charles Swift pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. S Tommy Casanova defended the pass. |
| 3-8-NOS38 (2Q: 00:38) Charles Swift pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. |
| 4-8-NOS38 (2Q: 00:29) Dan Melville punted 49 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BUF13. |
| 1-10-BUF13 (2Q: 00:20) Dave Mays pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Touchdown Tony Hill. |
| 2-10-BUF13 (2Q: 00:10) Earl Gant ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by CB Nathan Conrady. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-3-BUF20 (2Q: 00:02) Dave Mays pass completed to TE Bob Tucker for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Kim Bokamper. Tucker gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Carson Long kicked off 63 yards from the BUF30. Nathan Conrady returned the ball 8 yards to the NOS15. Tackled by Tony Hill. |
| 1-10-NOS15 (3Q: 14:27) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 2-10-NOS15 (3Q: 13:52) Charles Swift pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 11 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (3Q: 13:20) Charles Swift pass completed to WR Art Monk for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Mel Land. Monk gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-4-NOS32 (3Q: 12:45) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Mel Land, assisted by DT Mike Dawson. |
| 3-4-NOS32 (3Q: 12:00) Charles Swift scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (3Q: 11:21) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord, assisted by S Bryant Salter. |
| 2-7-NOS39 (3Q: 10:42) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris, assisted by OLB Andy Collins. Key block delivered by Frank Austin. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (3Q: 10:00) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Will Wynn. |
| 2-9-NOS48 (3Q: 09:33) Terdell Middleton ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. |
| 3-7-BUF50 (3Q: 08:52) Charles Swift scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook and assisted by S Vince Castillo. |
| 4-4-BUF47 (3Q: 08:06) Dan Melville punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF06. |
| 1-10-BUF06 (3Q: 07:55) Earl Gant ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. Key block delivered by Steve Riley. Riley ran over Joe Federspiel to set up the play. |
| 1-10-BUF16 (3Q: 07:21) Dave Mays pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Gary Shirk. S Mike Haynes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF16 (3Q: 07:15) Dave Mays sacked by DT John Woodcock for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Steve Courson. New Orleans's John Woodcock was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor quadriceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-17-BUF09 (3Q: 06:38) Dave Mays sacked by DE Bill Stanfill for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Steve Riley. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Tony Cline in the end zone for a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 16, Buffalo 7 |
| (3Q: 06:38) Extra point by Dave Jacobs was good. New Orleans 17, Buffalo 7 |
| (3Q: 06:28) Dave Jacobs kicked off 79 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (3Q: 06:28) Dave Mays pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-BUF35 (3Q: 06:18) Dave Mays pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Touchdown Tony Hill. DE Tony Cline hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-BUF40 (3Q: 06:08) Dave Mays pass completed to TE Gary Shirk for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-8-BUF42 (3Q: 05:42) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Dinkel, assisted by ILB Rick Razzano. |
| 3-4-BUF46 (3Q: 05:06) Dave Mays pass was dropped by WR Mike Renfro. |
| 4-4-BUF46 (3Q: 04:58) Pat McInally punted 44 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 5 yards to the NOS15. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 1-10-NOS15 (3Q: 04:49) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich. |
| 2-8-NOS17 (3Q: 04:10) Wayne Mosley ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord, assisted by S Bryant Salter. |
| 3-5-NOS20 (3Q: 03:44) Charles Swift pass completed to WR Al Walker for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (3Q: 03:20) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Byron Alexander, assisted by OLB Tom Toner. |
| 2-9-NOS30 (3Q: 02:42) Charles Swift pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Mel Land. Mosley gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (3Q: 01:57) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Collins. |
| 2-6-NOS48 (3Q: 01:25) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison, assisted by OLB Andy Collins. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offsides. |
| 2-1-BUF47 (3Q: 01:19) Terdell Middleton ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. Key block delivered by Gerry Sullivan. |
| 1-10-BUF46 (3Q: 00:48) Charles Swift pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord. |
| 2-5-BUF41 (3Q: 00:02) Charles Swift pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 38 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. Schulz gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-3-BUF03 (4Q: 15:00) Terdell Middleton ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris, assisted by CB Dwight Harrison. |
| 2-2-BUF02 (4Q: 14:26) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Byron Alexander. New Orleans's Cleveland Franklin was hurt on the play. |
| 3-1-BUF01 (4Q: 13:58) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner, assisted by DT Carl Barisich. DE Walt Patulski knocked down Steve Wilson to break up the play. |
| 4-2-BUF02 (4Q: 13:34) Dave Jacobs attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. New Orleans 20, Buffalo 7 |
| (4Q: 13:29) Dave Jacobs kicked off 57 yards from the NOS30. Lloyd Mumphord returned the ball 22 yards to the BUF35. Tackled by James Mayberry. |
| 1-10-BUF35 (4Q: 12:52) Dave Mays pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Henry. S Doug Greene defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF35 (4Q: 12:46) Dave Mays pass completed to FB Ted McKnight for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Scot Brantley. |
| 3-9-BUF36 (4Q: 11:58) Dave Mays pass completed to WR Mike Renfro for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Haynes. |
| 4-6-BUF39 (4Q: 11:11) Pat McInally punted 58 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS03. |
| 1-10-NOS03 (4Q: 11:03) James Mayberry ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Greg Wojcik, assisted by DE Byron Alexander. Key block delivered by Phil LaPorta. LaPorta ran over Jeff Wright to set up the play. |
| 2-5-NOS08 (4Q: 10:17) Charles Swift pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. DE Andy Dorris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-9-NOS04 (4Q: 10:11) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson. |
| 3-6-NOS07 (4Q: 09:39) Charles Swift pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 5 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. |
| 4-1-NOS12 (4Q: 09:08) Dan Melville punted 39 yards. Lloyd Mumphord returned the kick 10 yards to the NOS41. Tackled by Billy Bryan. Ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Lloyd Mumphord at the NOS41. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (4Q: 08:59) Dave Mays pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Dinkel. Henry gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (4Q: 08:48) Dave Mays pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. S Mike Haynes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS36 (4Q: 08:35) Dave Mays sacked by DE Tony Cline for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Steve Young. |
| 3-16-NOS42 (4Q: 07:48) Dave Mays pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Henry gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (4Q: 07:01) Dave Mays pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Bob Tucker. DE Bill Stanfill blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS25 (4Q: 06:53) Dave Mays pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Farmer. ILB Joe Federspiel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-NOS25 (4Q: 06:44) Dave Mays pass was dropped by WR George Farmer. |
| 4-10-NOS25 (4Q: 06:37) Carson Long attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 20, Buffalo 10 |
| (4Q: 06:32) Carson Long kicked off 63 yards from the BUF30. Al Walker returned the ball 24 yards to the NOS31. Tackled by Lloyd Mumphord. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 06:05) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. |
| 2-7-NOS34 (4Q: 05:19) Wayne Mosley ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Harold McLinton, assisted by Unknown. |
| 3-10-NOS31 (4Q: 04:35) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Collins, assisted by S Bryant Salter. Key block delivered by Billy Bryan. |
| 4-2-NOS39 (4Q: 03:48) Dan Melville punted 28 yards. Lloyd Mumphord called for a fair catch at the BUF33. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (4Q: 03:40) Dave Mays pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Gary Shirk. DT John Woodcock hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BUF23 (4Q: 03:34) Dave Mays pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady. |
| 2-11-BUF32 (4Q: 03:18) Dave Mays pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. S Mike Haynes defended the pass. |
| 3-11-BUF32 (4Q: 03:08) Dave Mays sacked by DE Tony Cline for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Larron Jackson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Gary Dunn on the BUF23. |
| 1-10-BUF23 (4Q: 02:53) Terdell Middleton ran a draw inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 2-13-BUF26 (4Q: 02:41) Terdell Middleton ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich, assisted by OLB Tom Toner. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 3-10-BUF23 (4Q: 02:32) Terdell Middleton ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson, assisted by S Bryant Salter. Key block delivered by Frank Austin. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 4-1-BUF14 (4Q: 02:23) Dave Jacobs attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 23, Buffalo 10 |
| (4Q: 02:16) Dave Jacobs kicked off 79 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. Buffalo's Harold McLinton was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (4Q: 02:16) Dave Mays pass was dropped by RB Earl Gant. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 1-5-BUF25 (4Q: 02:16) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (4Q: 02:16) Dave Mays pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Dinkel. Payton gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-4-BUF26 (4Q: 02:00) Dave Mays pass completed to WR George Farmer for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Brent Sexton, assisted by CB Nathan Conrady. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (4Q: 01:50) Dave Mays pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 18 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Henry gained 2 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Wally Henry on the NOS44. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (4Q: 01:31) Dave Mays pass completed to WR George Farmer for 11 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene, assisted by CB Louis Wright. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (4Q: 01:11) Dave Mays pass completed to WR George Farmer for 6 yards. Tackled by S Mike Haynes. |
| 2-4-NOS27 (4Q: 00:54) Dave Mays pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 5 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (4Q: 00:32) Dave Mays spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-NOS22 (4Q: 00:27) Dave Mays pass completed to WR George Farmer for 8 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene. |
| 3-2-NOS14 (4Q: 00:10) Dave Mays spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-2-NOS14 (4Q: 00:05) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Delay of Game. |
| 4-7-NOS19 (4Q: 00:05) Dave Mays pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Earl Gant. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 4-2-NOS14 (4Q: 00:05) Dave Mays pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Farmer. OLB Tom Dinkel defended the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (4Q: 00:01) Charles Swift dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 23, Buffalo Bills 10 |