| Played in St. Louis, MO, weather: 81 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| St. Louis won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Carson Long kicked off 56 yards from the BUF30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 32 yards to the STL46. Tackled by George Farmer. |
| 1-10-STL46 (1Q: 14:36) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Mel Land, assisted by DT Mike Dawson. |
| 2-9-STL47 (1Q: 13:54) Frank Pollard ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Mel Land, assisted by ILB Don Rives. Key block delivered by Ron Mikolajczyk. |
| 3-1-BUF45 (1Q: 13:14) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF44 (1Q: 12:41) Frank Pollard ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. |
| 2-6-BUF40 (1Q: 12:01) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison, assisted by OLB Tom Toner. Green gained 22 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF17 (1Q: 11:23) Sherman Smith ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Will Wynn, assisted by DT Willie Lee. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Larry McCarren to the BUF07. |
| 1-7-BUF07 (1Q: 10:39) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. DE Byron Alexander hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-7-BUF07 (1Q: 10:35) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. |
| 3-1-BUF01 (1Q: 09:54) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. OLB Tom Toner defended the pass. |
| 4-1-BUF01 (1Q: 09:47) Toni Linhart attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 3, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 09:40) Toni Linhart kicked off 67 yards from the STL30. Tom Bailey returned the ball 11 yards to the BUF14. Tackled by Roosevelt Leaks. |
| 1-10-BUF14 (1Q: 09:09) Sweetness Payton ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Rydalich, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. Key block delivered by Ken Huff. |
| 1-10-BUF26 (1Q: 08:34) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 24 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Griffin gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL50 (1Q: 07:51) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson, assisted by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-2-STL42 (1Q: 07:21) Richard Todd pass completed to WR George Farmer for 42 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Farmer gained 37 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Buffalo 6, St. Louis 3 |
| (1Q: 07:21) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 7, St. Louis 3 |
| (1Q: 07:04) Carson Long kicked off 62 yards from the BUF30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 34 yards to the STL42. Tackled by George Farmer. |
| 1-10-STL42 (1Q: 06:41) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. OLB Andy Collins defended the pass. |
| 2-10-STL42 (1Q: 06:28) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BUF47 (1Q: 06:01) Frank Pollard ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson. |
| 2-6-BUF43 (1Q: 05:33) Frank Pollard ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. DT Carl Barisich crushed Aaron Meyer to wreck the play. |
| 3-4-BUF41 (1Q: 04:48) Joe Montana sacked by DE Andy Dorris for a loss of 8 yards. Dorris ran right past Ron Mikolajczyk and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-12-BUF49 (1Q: 04:12) Bucky Dilts punted 49 yards. Touchback. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. |
| 4-17-STL46 (1Q: 04:07) Bucky Dilts punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BUF06. |
| 1-10-BUF06 (1Q: 03:56) Richard Todd pass completed to TE Bob Tucker for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 1-10-BUF17 (1Q: 03:27) Richard Todd pass completed to WR George Farmer for 13 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters, assisted by DT Gary Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Farmer gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF30 (1Q: 02:48) Earl Gant ran inside the right guard for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Stan Lewis. Key block delivered by Don Macek. Macek ran over John Grant to set up the play. |
| 1-10-BUF42 (1Q: 02:19) Sweetness Payton ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson, assisted by S John Sanders. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BUF32 (1Q: 02:11) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant. |
| 2-21-BUF31 (1Q: 01:36) Richard Todd pass completed to WR George Farmer for 18 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. |
| 3-3-BUF49 (1Q: 00:54) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Tucker. DT Dave Pear hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-BUF49 (1Q: 00:49) Pat McInally punted 35 yards. Bernie Jackson called for a fair catch at the STL16. |
| 1-10-STL16 (1Q: 00:41) Sherman Smith ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson. Key block delivered by Al Chandler. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-3-STL23 (2Q: 15:00) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris. Key block delivered by Larry McCarren. McCarren ran over Don Rives to set up the play. |
| 1-10-STL29 (2Q: 14:21) Joe Montana pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Melvin Wilber. |
| 2-10-STL29 (2Q: 14:15) Sherman Smith ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord. Key block delivered by Larry McCarren. |
| 1-10-STL41 (2Q: 13:34) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Frank Pollard for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Mel Land. Pollard gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-STL49 (2Q: 12:59) Sherman Smith ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson. |
| 3-1-STL50 (2Q: 12:29) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Harold McLinton. Key block delivered by Dan Dierdorf. |
| 1-10-BUF46 (2Q: 11:46) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Rives. Scott gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (2Q: 11:06) Frank Pollard ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris, assisted by ILB Harold McLinton. |
| 2-14-BUF35 (2Q: 10:28) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Walt Patulski, assisted by S Vince Castillo. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-BUF32 (2Q: 10:06) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Frank Pollard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-BUF28 (2Q: 09:36) Toni Linhart attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 7, St. Louis 6 |
| (2Q: 09:31) Toni Linhart kicked off 68 yards from the STL30. Tom Bailey returned the ball 20 yards to the BUF22. Tackled by Al Chandler. |
| 1-10-BUF22 (2Q: 09:00) Walter Payton ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders, assisted by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-6-BUF26 (2Q: 08:24) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-BUF21 (2Q: 08:19) Richard Todd pass was dropped by WR Archie Griffin. |
| 3-11-BUF21 (2Q: 08:09) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Farmer. DT John Grant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-BUF21 (2Q: 08:03) Pat McInally punted 60 yards. Bernie Jackson returned the kick 6 yards to the STL25. Tackled by Tom Bailey. |
| 1-10-STL25 (2Q: 07:55) Sherman Smith ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Will Wynn. |
| 2-7-STL28 (2Q: 07:12) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Wilber for 18 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. |
| 1-10-STL46 (2Q: 06:31) Sherman Smith ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich. |
| 2-11-STL45 (2Q: 05:45) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jenkins gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF40 (2Q: 05:20) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris, assisted by DT Willie Lee. Key block delivered by Ed Fisher. |
| 2-3-BUF33 (2Q: 04:42) Frank Pollard ran around right end for 14 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter, assisted by S Tommy Casanova. Key block delivered by Ron Mikolajczyk. |
| 1-10-BUF19 (2Q: 04:11) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter. |
| 2-4-BUF13 (2Q: 03:43) Frank Pollard ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner, assisted by ILB Don Rives. |
| 3-3-BUF12 (2Q: 03:15) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 3 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-9-BUF09 (2Q: 02:39) Joe Montana pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Melvin Wilber. DE Andy Dorris blocked the pass. |
| 2-9-BUF09 (2Q: 02:30) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. DE Andy Dorris drove right through Ed Fisher to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-BUF09 (2Q: 02:23) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Wilber for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 3-19-BUF19 (2Q: 02:12) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-14-BUF14 (2Q: 02:00) Toni Linhart attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 9, Buffalo 7 |
| (2Q: 01:55) Toni Linhart kicked off 74 yards from the STL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (2Q: 01:55) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith. Griffin gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-BUF32 (2Q: 01:46) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Farmer. CB Rufus Bess defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF32 (2Q: 01:42) Richard Todd pass was dropped by WR George Farmer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BUF32 (2Q: 01:35) Richard Todd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wally Henry. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-BUF37 (2Q: 01:29) Richard Todd pass completed to TE Gary Shirk for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith, assisted by S Mike Jolly. Shirk gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL41 (2Q: 01:08) Richard Todd sacked by DE Stan Lewis for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Steve Riley. |
| 2-15-STL46 (2Q: 00:49) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 14 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 3-1-STL32 (2Q: 00:42) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 9 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 1-10-STL23 (2Q: 00:35) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 12 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 1-10-STL11 (2Q: 00:23) Carson Long attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 10, St. Louis 9 |
| (2Q: 00:18) Carson Long kicked off 76 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 00:18) Joe Montana dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Toni Linhart kicked off 64 yards from the STL30. Lloyd Mumphord returned the ball 13 yards to the BUF19. Tackled by Marvin Switzer. |
| 1-10-BUF19 (3Q: 14:24) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. S Mike Jolly hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF19 (3Q: 14:19) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. CB Hugh Rodgers knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-BUF19 (3Q: 14:07) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. CB Wayne Smith defended the pass. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (3Q: 14:01) Richard Todd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Tom Bailey. |
| 2-10-BUF36 (3Q: 13:56) Sweetness Payton ran a draw inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant. |
| 3-5-BUF41 (3Q: 13:14) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney, assisted by S John Sanders. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF46 (3Q: 12:29) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-STL49 (3Q: 12:22) Earl Gant ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney, assisted by DT Kent Kremer. Key block delivered by Larron Jackson. |
| 1-10-STL43 (3Q: 11:44) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-8-STL41 (3Q: 11:15) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 40 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Griffin gained 30 yards after the catch. |
| 1-1-STL01 (3Q: 10:39) Walter Payton ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess, assisted by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-2-STL02 (3Q: 09:53) Earl Gant ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Steve Riley. Buffalo 16, St. Louis 9 |
| (3Q: 09:53) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 17, St. Louis 9 |
| (3Q: 09:43) Carson Long kicked off 69 yards from the BUF30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 65 yards to the BUF34. Tackled by Touchdown Tony Hill. |
| 1-10-BUF34 (3Q: 09:09) Sherman Smith ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Willie Lee, assisted by OLB Tom Toner. |
| 2-12-BUF36 (3Q: 08:37) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Wilber for 36 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Wilber gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Buffalo 17, St. Louis 15 |
| (3Q: 08:37) Extra point by Toni Linhart was good. Buffalo 17, St. Louis 16 |
| (3Q: 08:23) Toni Linhart kicked off 73 yards from the STL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (3Q: 08:23) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Stan Lewis, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-BUF15 (3Q: 08:16) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 13 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. Griffin gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-BUF28 (3Q: 07:44) Richard Todd scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux and assisted by S John Sanders. |
| 1-10-BUF30 (3Q: 07:15) Richard Todd sacked by DE Ron Rydalich for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Larron Jackson. |
| 2-16-BUF24 (3Q: 06:44) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters. |
| 3-14-BUF26 (3Q: 06:00) Richard Todd pass completed to WR George Farmer for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-BUF29 (3Q: 05:13) Pat McInally punted 41 yards. Bernie Jackson returned the kick 8 yards to the STL38. Tackled by George Farmer. |
| 1-10-STL38 (3Q: 05:02) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. |
| 2-9-STL39 (3Q: 04:17) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Wilber for 4 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo, assisted by ILB Don Rives. Wilber gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-STL43 (3Q: 03:46) Joe Montana scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord. |
| 4-1-STL47 (3Q: 03:04) Bucky Dilts punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (3Q: 02:58) Sweetness Payton ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters. Key block delivered by Don Macek. |
| 2-3-BUF27 (3Q: 02:13) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Wally Henry for -2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 3-5-BUF25 (3Q: 01:43) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux. Hill gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-BUF34 (3Q: 01:32) Walter Payton ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux, assisted by OLB Marv Kellum. |
| 2-7-BUF37 (3Q: 00:51) Richard Todd pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Touchdown Tony Hill. DE Stan Lewis blocked the pass. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-BUF27 (3Q: 00:42) Richard Todd pass was dropped by WR Tony Hill. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-17-BUF27 (3Q: 00:32) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 29 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters. Hill gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-STL44 (4Q: 15:00) Walter Payton ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-8-STL42 (4Q: 14:30) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. ILB Mark Cooney defended the pass. |
| 3-8-STL42 (4Q: 14:24) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Mike Renfro for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney, assisted by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux. Renfro gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL26 (4Q: 13:45) Richard Todd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wally Henry. |
| 2-10-STL26 (4Q: 13:40) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess. Key block delivered by Reggie McKenzie. |
| 1-3-STL03 (4Q: 12:54) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S John Sanders. |
| 2-2-STL02 (4Q: 12:12) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Henry. CB Hugh Rodgers defended the pass. |
| 3-2-STL02 (4Q: 12:08) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Hill. CB Hugh Rodgers defended the pass. |
| 4-2-STL02 (4Q: 12:04) Carson Long attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 20, St. Louis 16 |
| (4Q: 11:59) Carson Long kicked off 75 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 11:59) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. ILB Don Rives defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL20 (4Q: 11:51) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. CB Dwight Harrison defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-STL20 (4Q: 11:45) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Brooks Williams. DE Andy Dorris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-STL20 (4Q: 11:41) Bucky Dilts punted 60 yards. Tom Bailey returned the kick -3 yards to the BUF17. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for an Illegal Use of Hands on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BUF10 (4Q: 11:30) Earl Gant ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-7-BUF13 (4Q: 10:48) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Kervin Wyatt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Henry gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (4Q: 10:12) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Rydalich, assisted by S Tony Peters. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Gary Shirk to the BUF42. |
| 2-4-BUF42 (4Q: 09:34) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess, assisted by OLB Marv Kellum. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-BUF45 (4Q: 08:51) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 22 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum, assisted by CB Rufus Bess. Payton gained 22 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL33 (4Q: 08:19) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 20 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL13 (4Q: 07:40) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-7-STL10 (4Q: 06:56) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Wally Henry for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum. |
| 1-2-STL02 (4Q: 06:12) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer. |
| 2-3-STL03 (4Q: 05:27) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Chad Bush. Buffalo 26, St. Louis 16 |
| (4Q: 05:27) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 27, St. Louis 16 |
| (4Q: 05:20) Carson Long kicked off 59 yards from the BUF30. Freddie Scott returned the ball 31 yards to the STL42. Tackled by Walt Arnold. |
| 1-10-STL42 (4Q: 04:55) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Brooks Williams for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. |
| 2-4-STL48 (4Q: 04:48) Joe Montana pass was dropped by TE Al Chandler. |
| 3-4-STL48 (4Q: 04:40) Joe Montana sacked by DT Willie Lee for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Aaron Meyer. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Andy Dorris on the STL42. |
| 1-10-STL42 (4Q: 04:21) Sweetness Payton ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-9-STL41 (4Q: 03:34) Walter Payton ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 3-5-STL37 (4Q: 02:50) Sweetness Payton ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson, assisted by S Colonel Sanders. Key block delivered by Kelvin Clark. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 1-10-STL28 (4Q: 02:42) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. Key block delivered by George Buehler. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-4-STL22 (4Q: 02:35) Earl Gant ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 3-1-STL19 (4Q: 02:27) Sweetness Payton ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-1-STL19 (4Q: 02:00) Carson Long attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 30, St. Louis 16 |
| (4Q: 01:55) Carson Long kicked off 71 yards from the BUF30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 31 yards to the STL30. Tackled by George Farmer. |
| 1-10-STL30 (4Q: 01:48) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. DE Will Wynn simply tossed Ron Coder aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL30 (4Q: 01:39) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lloyd Mumphord. Scott gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-2-STL38 (4Q: 01:20) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Salter, assisted by CB Lloyd Mumphord. |
| 1-10-STL47 (4Q: 01:00) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison. Green gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF32 (4Q: 00:40) Joe Montana spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-BUF32 (4Q: 00:36) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Brooks Williams. S Bryant Salter defended the pass. |
| 3-10-BUF32 (4Q: 00:29) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. DE Andy Dorris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-BUF32 (4Q: 00:23) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BUF26 (4Q: 00:15) Richard Todd dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Buffalo Bills 30, St. Louis Cardinals 16 |