| Played in New England, MA, weather: 63 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Garo Yepremian kicked off 73 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 15:00) Wayne Mosley ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-6-NOS24 (1Q: 14:28) Terdell Middleton ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom De Paso. |
| 3-6-NOS24 (1Q: 13:56) Warren Moon scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Buchanan. New England's R.J. Reese was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-2-NOS28 (1Q: 13:23) Dan Melville punted 34 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 8 yards to the NED46. Tackled by James Mayberry. |
| 1-10-NED46 (1Q: 13:12) Sam Cunningham ran around left end for 15 yards. Tackled by S Johnny Fuller, assisted by CB Doug Nettles. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (1Q: 12:26) Carlos Brown pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Patton. Cunningham gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-2-NOS31 (1Q: 11:50) Sam Cunningham ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by CB Doug Nettles. |
| 3-3-NOS32 (1Q: 11:06) Sam Cunningham ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nettles. |
| 4-1-NOS30 (1Q: 10:23) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 4-6-NOS35 (1Q: 10:23) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 52 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (1Q: 10:17) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 9 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Buchanan, assisted by S Shafer Suggs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-NED49 (1Q: 09:29) Terdell Middleton ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Young. Key block delivered by George Buehler. |
| 1-10-NED44 (1Q: 08:53) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. CB Carl Allen defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED44 (1Q: 08:45) Wayne Mosley ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 3-9-NED43 (1Q: 08:02) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DT Jeff Lloyd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-NED43 (1Q: 07:53) Dan Melville punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the NED01. |
| 1-10-NED01 (1Q: 07:43) Sam Cunningham ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Foggie. |
| 2-8-NED03 (1Q: 07:12) Carlos Brown pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Doug Nettles. Morgan gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NED08 (1Q: 07:05) Sam Cunningham ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Razzano, assisted by S Carl Capria. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 2-5-NED13 (1Q: 06:25) Sam Cunningham ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nettles, assisted by S Carl Capria. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. |
| 1-10-NED25 (1Q: 05:49) Sam Cunningham ran around left end for 11 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Johnny Fuller, assisted by S Doug Greene. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 1-10-NED36 (1Q: 05:19) Jimmy Rogers ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Williams. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. |
| 2-3-NED43 (1Q: 04:45) Sam Cunningham ran a draw inside the right guard for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. Key block delivered by Lynn Boden. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (1Q: 04:04) Carlos Brown pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Stevens. CB Van Terry defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS44 (1Q: 03:59) Sam Cunningham ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nettles, assisted by ILB Jerry Patton. |
| 3-8-NOS42 (1Q: 03:17) Carlos Brown scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady. |
| 4-4-NOS38 (1Q: 02:42) Rick Engles punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 02:36) Warren Moon pass was dropped by WR Patrick Schulz. New Orleans's Larry Wilcox was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (1Q: 02:28) Warren Moon sacked by DT R.J. Reese for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Sam Claphan. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Jeff Lloyd for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 02:28) Extra point by Mercury Tchaikovski was good. New England 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 02:13) Garo Yepremian kicked off 54 yards from the NED30. Nathan Conrady returned the ball 14 yards to the NOS30. Tackled by Shafer Suggs. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (1Q: 01:52) Warren Moon scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. |
| 2-8-NOS32 (1Q: 01:22) Wayne Mosley ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson, assisted by DE Ed McAleney. |
| 3-6-NOS34 (1Q: 00:44) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Farrell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-NOS39 (1Q: 00:09) Dan Melville punted 38 yards. Stanley Morgan called for a fair catch at the NED23. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NED23 (2Q: 15:00) Jimmy Rogers ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Van Terry, assisted by OLB Tom Dinkel. PENALTY: New England was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 2-19-NED14 (2Q: 14:54) Carlos Brown pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady. |
| 3-13-NED20 (2Q: 14:10) Carlos Brown pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 10 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene. |
| 4-3-NED30 (2Q: 13:30) Rick Engles punted 45 yards. Carl Capria called for a fair catch at the NOS25. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (2Q: 13:20) Wayne Mosley ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Tom De Paso, assisted by S Shafer Suggs. New England's Ed McAleney was hurt on the play. |
| 2-9-NOS26 (2Q: 12:50) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. |
| 3-6-NOS29 (2Q: 12:11) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. DE Ken Johnson drove right through Sam Claphan to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-6-NOS29 (2Q: 12:04) Dan Melville punted 33 yards. Edddie Brown called for a fair catch at the NED38. |
| 1-10-NED38 (2Q: 11:57) Carlos Brown pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nettles. |
| 2-5-NED43 (2Q: 11:28) Carlos Brown pass was dropped by TE Loaird McCreary. |
| 3-5-NED43 (2Q: 11:24) Lamont Marrow ran a reverse around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Dunn. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS DE Tony Cline to the NOS48. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (2Q: 11:17) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Raymond Chester. DT Jeff Lloyd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS48 (2Q: 11:07) Terdell Middleton ran around right end for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Ken Johnson. |
| 3-4-NED46 (2Q: 10:26) Warren Moon sacked by DE Ken Johnson and DT Jeff Lloyd for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Bernich. |
| 4-11-NOS47 (2Q: 09:38) Dan Melville punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the NED06. |
| 1-10-NED06 (2Q: 09:29) Carlos Brown pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Bo McConnell, assisted by S Brent Sexton. Cunningham gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED18 (2Q: 08:42) Jimmy Rogers ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nettles, assisted by DE Greg Foggie. Key block delivered by Lynn Boden. |
| 1-10-NED32 (2Q: 08:00) Carlos Brown pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Stevens. OLB Tom Dinkel defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED32 (2Q: 07:54) Sam Cunningham ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Carl Capria, assisted by DE Tony Cline. |
| 3-13-NED29 (2Q: 07:14) Carlos Brown pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Doug Nettles. |
| 4-12-NED30 (2Q: 06:41) Rick Engles punted 34 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS36. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (2Q: 06:33) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT R.J. Reese, assisted by DE Ken Johnson. |
| 2-12-NOS34 (2Q: 06:10) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Shafer Suggs, assisted by DT Jeff Lloyd. New Orleans's Ken Bernich was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-9-NOS37 (2Q: 05:30) Warren Moon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. |
| 4-9-NOS37 (2Q: 05:25) Dan Melville punted 43 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 15 yards to the NED35. Tackled by Wayne Mosley. |
| 1-10-NED35 (2Q: 05:15) Sam Cunningham ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Patton. |
| 2-7-NED38 (2Q: 04:47) Sam Cunningham ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline. Key block delivered by Peter Bernstein. |
| 1-10-NED45 (2Q: 04:01) Jimmy Rogers ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline. Key block delivered by Lindsey Mason. |
| 2-5-NED50 (2Q: 03:33) Carlos Brown pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Johnny Fuller. Stingley gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (2Q: 02:55) Carlos Brown pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Bo McConnell. Garcia gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (2Q: 02:36) Sam Cunningham ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Williams. |
| 2-6-NOS19 (2Q: 02:18) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Foggie. |
| 3-2-NOS15 (2Q: 02:02) PENALTY: New England was called for Delay of Game. |
| 3-7-NOS20 (2Q: 02:02) Carlos Brown pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-7-NOS20 (2Q: 01:56) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 37 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (2Q: 01:48) Terdell Middleton ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Lloyd. |
| 2-6-NOS31 (2Q: 01:28) Warren Moon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Art Monk. DE Ken Johnson blocked the pass. |
| 3-6-NOS31 (2Q: 01:17) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (2Q: 00:55) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 13 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Buchanan. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED40 (2Q: 00:47) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. DT R.J. Reese hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED40 (2Q: 00:40) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. S Edddie Brown defended the pass. New England's R.J. Reese was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| 3-10-NED40 (2Q: 00:32) Warren Moon sacked by DT R.J. Reese for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Frank Austin. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-18-NED48 (2Q: 00:22) Dan Melville punted 32 yards. Edddie Brown called for a fair catch at the NED16. |
| 1-10-NED16 (2Q: 00:13) Carlos Brown dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Dave Jacobs kicked off 75 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 15:00) Jimmy Rogers ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 2-2-NED28 (3Q: 14:34) Carlos Brown pass completed to TE Rich Caster for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED40 (3Q: 14:01) Sam Cunningham ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Johnny Fuller, assisted by CB Van Terry. |
| 2-9-NED41 (3Q: 13:19) Sam Cunningham ran outside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Van Terry. Key block delivered by Ken Garcia. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (3Q: 12:42) Sam Cunningham ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. |
| 2-7-NOS40 (3Q: 12:07) Sam Cunningham ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Dinkel. |
| 3-3-NOS36 (3Q: 11:22) Sam Cunningham ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Johnny Fuller, assisted by CB Doug Nettles. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (3Q: 10:43) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Loaird McCreary for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Van Terry. McCreary gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Jim Plunkett was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-3-NOS20 (3Q: 10:19) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Johnny Fuller, assisted by DE Bill Stanfill. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (3Q: 09:40) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Jimmy Rogers for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Patton. Rogers gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-NOS06 (3Q: 08:55) Sam Cunningham ran inside the left guard for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Peter Bernstein. New England 13, New Orleans 0 |
| (3Q: 08:55) Extra point by Mercury Tchaikovski was good. New England 14, New Orleans 0 |
| (3Q: 08:49) Garo Yepremian kicked off 61 yards from the NED30. Patrick Schulz returned the ball 13 yards to the NOS22. Tackled by Ken Garcia. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (3Q: 08:24) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Shafer Suggs. |
| 2-6-NOS26 (3Q: 07:42) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell, assisted by S Shafer Suggs. |
| 3-3-NOS29 (3Q: 07:00) Warren Moon pass completed to RB James Mayberry for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (3Q: 06:22) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. OLB Steve Nelson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS32 (3Q: 06:14) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. OLB Jim Turnbull defended the pass. |
| 3-10-NOS32 (3Q: 06:08) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 0 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown, assisted by OLB Jim Turnbull. |
| 4-10-NOS32 (3Q: 05:41) Dan Melville punted 63 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 21 yards to the NED26. Tackled by Scot Brantley. |
| 1-10-NED26 (3Q: 05:30) Jim Plunkett sacked by DE Bill Stanfill for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Lindsey Mason. |
| 2-15-NED21 (3Q: 04:55) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Tom Dinkel. |
| 3-16-NED20 (3Q: 04:28) Sam Cunningham ran a draw inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Carl Capria. |
| 4-11-NED25 (3Q: 03:50) Rick Engles punted 33 yards. Carl Capria returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS45. Tackled by Edddie Brown. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (3Q: 03:39) Terdell Middleton ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. Key block delivered by Ken Bernich. |
| 2-1-NED46 (3Q: 03:03) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom De Paso, assisted by DE Ken Johnson. Key block delivered by Doug Dieken. |
| 1-10-NED42 (3Q: 02:37) Terdell Middleton ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT R.J. Reese, assisted by DE Ken Johnson. |
| 2-7-NED39 (3Q: 01:58) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT R.J. Reese. |
| 3-6-NED38 (3Q: 01:29) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by S Glenn Buchanan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED30 (3Q: 01:02) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Carl Allen. |
| 1-10-NED17 (3Q: 00:24) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. OLB Tom De Paso hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED17 (3Q: 00:20) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson, assisted by S Shafer Suggs. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-4-NED11 (4Q: 15:00) Warren Moon pass completed to RB James Mayberry for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 1-7-NED07 (4Q: 14:36) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-4-NED04 (4Q: 14:01) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Carl Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-NED05 (4Q: 13:18) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 14, New Orleans 6 |
| (4Q: 13:18) Extra point by Dave Jacobs was good. New England 14, New Orleans 7 |
| (4Q: 13:11) Dave Jacobs kicked off 57 yards from the NOS30. Glenn Buchanan returned the ball 33 yards to the NED46. Tackled by Terdell Middleton. |
| 1-10-NED46 (4Q: 12:47) Sam Cunningham ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| 2-8-NED48 (4Q: 12:11) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 2 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. Morgan gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-6-NED50 (4Q: 11:32) Jimmy Rogers ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Dinkel. |
| 4-2-NOS46 (4Q: 11:07) Rick Engles punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 11:01) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Carl Allen. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (4Q: 10:22) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell, assisted by S Shafer Suggs. |
| 3-2-NOS28 (4Q: 09:49) Warren Moon scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Buchanan. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (4Q: 09:10) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Raymond Chester. OLB Steve Nelson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS33 (4Q: 09:06) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 3-3-NOS40 (4Q: 08:31) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Shafer Suggs. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (4Q: 07:58) Warren Moon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. |
| 2-10-NOS45 (4Q: 07:49) Warren Moon pass was intended for WR Ray Jarvis and was intercepted by S Glenn Buchanan at the NED36. The interception was returned 18 yards. Tackled by Ray Jarvis. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (4Q: 07:37) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED49 (4Q: 07:30) Sam Cunningham ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-12-NOS48 (4Q: 06:43) Jim Plunkett pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Sam Cunningham. DE Tony Cline blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-NOS48 (4Q: 06:39) Jim Plunkett sacked by DE Ben Williams for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Wade Griffin. |
| 4-19-NED45 (4Q: 05:55) Rick Engles punted 51 yards. Doug Nettles returned the kick 4 yards to the NOS08. Tackled by Ken Garcia. |
| 1-10-NOS08 (4Q: 05:47) Wayne Mosley ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT R.J. Reese. |
| 2-7-NOS11 (4Q: 05:11) Warren Moon scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 3-5-NOS13 (4Q: 04:48) Warren Moon sacked by DE Jim Young and DT R.J. Reese for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Bob Brooks. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Jim Copeland on the NOS07. |
| 4-11-NOS07 (4Q: 04:05) Dan Melville punted 40 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS47. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (4Q: 03:54) Jim Plunkett scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene. |
| 2-3-NOS40 (4Q: 03:09) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Carlos Stevens for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill, assisted by CB Bo McConnell. |
| 3-2-NOS39 (4Q: 02:23) Sam Cunningham ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Williams, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-3-NOS40 (4Q: 02:14) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 57 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 17, New Orleans 7 |
| (4Q: 02:09) Garo Yepremian kicked off 68 yards from the NED30. Carl Capria returned the ball 25 yards to the NOS27. Tackled by Edddie Brown. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (4Q: 02:04) Warren Moon pass was dropped by WR Ray Jarvis. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-NOS27 (4Q: 01:55) Warren Moon sacked by DE Ken Johnson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Copeland. |
| 3-15-NOS22 (4Q: 01:33) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Terdell Middleton. ILB Shane Nelson knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-15-NOS22 (4Q: 01:27) Warren Moon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (4Q: 01:18) Sam Cunningham ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Carl Capria. |
| 2-7-NOS19 (4Q: 01:09) Jimmy Rogers ran around right end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Gary Dunn. |
| 3-3-NOS15 (4Q: 01:01) Jimmy Rogers ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Williams. Key block delivered by John Hannah. Hannah flattened Gary Dunn to ensure the play's success. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-5-NOS05 (4Q: 00:53) Jim Plunkett dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-6-NOS06 (4Q: 00:41) Jim Plunkett dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 17, New Orleans Saints 7 |