| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 28 degrees, snow, 18 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rafael Septien kicked off 72 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 15:00) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by RB Billy Sims. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (1Q: 14:53) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Jim Mitchell. |
| 3-10-TBY20 (1Q: 14:46) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Moe Dixon for -1 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon, assisted by CB Herman Edwards. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-11-TBY19 (1Q: 14:21) Max Runager punted 38 yards. Henry Hynoski called for a fair catch at the MIN43. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 14:13) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newland gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (1Q: 13:32) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 2-8-TBY31 (1Q: 12:57) Henry Hynoski ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by S Doug Jones. |
| 3-6-TBY29 (1Q: 12:31) Pat Ryan sacked by OLB Sammy Everett for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Yary. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Doug Smith on the TBY36. |
| 4-13-TBY36 (1Q: 11:44) Rafael Septien attempted a 53 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 11:37) Rafael Septien kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Jim Stienke returned the ball 15 yards to the TBY20. Tackled by Roland Solomon. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (1Q: 11:13) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Washington. |
| 2-2-TBY18 (1Q: 10:36) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Mark Nichols. Lewis gained 15 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-7-TBY13 (1Q: 10:19) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by WR Frank Lewis. |
| 3-7-TBY13 (1Q: 10:11) Chuck Fusina sacked by S John Harris and OLB Thomas Henderson for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Greg Koch. |
| 4-15-TBY05 (1Q: 09:28) Max Runager punted 59 yards. Henry Hynoski returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN45. Tackled by Graham Spreen. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (1Q: 09:18) Charlie White ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. |
| 2-8-MIN47 (1Q: 08:46) Charlie White ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by S Doug Jones. |
| 3-1-TBY46 (1Q: 08:07) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by S Doug Jones. Key block delivered by Eric Cunningham. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (1Q: 07:34) Charlie White ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw. Key block delivered by John Didion. |
| 2-5-TBY25 (1Q: 06:54) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 06:47) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas, assisted by ILB James Harrell. Key block delivered by Glenn Hyde. |
| 2-4-TBY14 (1Q: 06:13) Charlie White ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Stanley Doebert, assisted by OLB Mike McGraw. White made a great move on Honor Jackson. Key block delivered by Curtis Dickey. |
| 1-5-TBY05 (1Q: 05:29) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. OLB Sammy Everett defended the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Formation. Minnesota's Charlie White was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (1Q: 05:23) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Willie Jones. Key block delivered by Curtis Dickey. |
| 2-4-TBY04 (1Q: 04:39) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 3-2-TBY02 (1Q: 03:58) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Doug Smith. Minnesota 9, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 03:58) Extra point by Rafael Septien was good. Minnesota 10, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 03:48) Rafael Septien kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Graham Spreen returned the ball 15 yards to the TBY11. Tackled by Ricky Ray. |
| 1-10-TBY11 (1Q: 03:16) Moe Dixon ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. |
| 2-5-TBY16 (1Q: 02:40) Billy Sims ran a draw inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Nelson, assisted by DT Ron Dirnbauer. Key block delivered by Larry Brown. Brown ran over John Harris to set up the play. Tampa Bay's Chuck Fusina was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-TBY21 (1Q: 02:11) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau. |
| 2-10-TBY21 (1Q: 01:34) Moe Dixon ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by DE Anthony Jolly. |
| 3-12-TBY19 (1Q: 00:59) Chuck Fusina pass completed to FB Tim Wilson for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-TBY16 (1Q: 00:16) Max Runager punted 52 yards. Henry Hynoski returned the kick 14 yards to the MIN46. Tackled by Moe Dixon. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 00:09) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (2Q: 15:00) Henry Hynoski ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy, assisted by CB Graham Spreen. Key block delivered by Glenn Hyde. |
| 2-3-TBY27 (2Q: 14:25) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. |
| 3-6-TBY30 (2Q: 13:51) Pat Ryan pass completed to FB Curtis Dickey for 20 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. Dickey gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (2Q: 13:05) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Don Warren for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Kiner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-TBY07 (2Q: 12:27) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Joe Rose for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 16, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 12:27) Extra point by Rafael Septien was good. Minnesota 17, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 12:17) Rafael Septien kicked off 76 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 12:17) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Larry Brown for 1 yard. Tackled by S John Harris. Brown gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-9-TBY21 (2Q: 11:30) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Larry Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-TBY21 (2Q: 11:23) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. Jones gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 4-6-TBY24 (2Q: 10:46) Max Runager punted 31 yards. Henry Hynoski called for a fair catch at the MIN45. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 10:39) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Don Warren for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Stanley Doebert. |
| 2-3-TBY48 (2Q: 10:00) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Willie Jones. Key block delivered by Curtis Dickey. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (2Q: 09:28) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Julius Adams. Key block delivered by Curtis Dickey. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (2Q: 08:55) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen, assisted by DE Fred Anderson. |
| 2-10-TBY35 (2Q: 08:29) Pat Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Don Warren. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (2Q: 08:20) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Fred Anderson. |
| 2-9-TBY29 (2Q: 07:59) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 3-5-TBY25 (2Q: 07:41) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 10 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newland gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY15 (2Q: 07:15) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 23, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 07:15) Extra point by Rafael Septien was good. Minnesota 24, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 07:09) Rafael Septien kicked off 54 yards from the MIN30. Jim Stienke returned the ball 18 yards to the TBY34. Tackled by Joe Rose. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (2Q: 06:50) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY34 (2Q: 06:43) Moe Dixon ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S John Harris, assisted by DE Darrell Irvin. |
| 3-12-TBY32 (2Q: 06:24) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Givens. S Gary Fencik hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (2Q: 06:14) Tim Wilson ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson, assisted by DT Bill Dunstan. |
| 2-10-TBY37 (2Q: 05:57) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Timmy Newsome for 9 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. Newsome gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-TBY46 (2Q: 05:38) Billy Sims ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson, assisted by S Roland Solomon. Key block delivered by Charles Goodrum. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (2Q: 05:18) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY42 (2Q: 05:09) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-9-TBY48 (2Q: 04:48) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jack Dolbin. S John Harris knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-TBY48 (2Q: 04:41) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Larry Brown for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Ray. |
| 4-5-MIN48 (2Q: 04:23) Max Runager punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 04:17) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Clarence Copeland. Key block delivered by Doug Smith. |
| 2-5-MIN25 (2Q: 03:32) Henry Hynoski ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey, assisted by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| 3-5-MIN25 (2Q: 03:03) Henry Hynoski ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Willie Jones. |
| 4-3-MIN27 (2Q: 02:38) Marv Bateman punted 53 yards. Jim Stienke returned the kick 3 yards to the TBY23. Tackled by Roland Solomon. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (2Q: 02:30) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Timmy Newsome. |
| 2-10-TBY23 (2Q: 02:25) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Larry Gordon. Jones gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-5-TBY28 (2Q: 02:00) Moe Dixon ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Bob Nelson. |
| 4-4-TBY29 (2Q: 01:41) Max Runager punted 47 yards. Henry Hynoski returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Moe Dixon. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 01:34) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by DE Fred Anderson. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 01:28) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 5 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. |
| 2-5-MIN37 (2Q: 00:50) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen, assisted by S Doug Jones. |
| 3-2-MIN40 (2Q: 00:19) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 17 yards. Tackled by S Honor Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Foreman gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (2Q: 00:12) Pat Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Butch Johnson. |
| 2-10-TBY43 (2Q: 00:02) Pat Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mike Lansford kicked off 70 yards from the TBY30. Henry Hynoski returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN23. Tackled by Jim Stienke. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (3Q: 14:38) Henry Hynoski ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell. Key block delivered by Joe Rose. |
| 2-4-MIN29 (3Q: 14:10) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| 3-1-MIN32 (3Q: 13:30) Henry Hynoski ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke, assisted by ILB James Harrell. Key block delivered by Eric Cunningham. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 12:56) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-MIN48 (3Q: 12:20) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 4 yards. Tackled by S Chris Fletcher. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (3Q: 12:11) Henry Hynoski ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones, assisted by S Honor Jackson. |
| 2-6-TBY43 (3Q: 11:29) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by DT Phil Murphy. Key block delivered by Fred Dean. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (3Q: 10:43) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. S Honor Jackson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY26 (3Q: 10:37) Henry Hynoski ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Clarence Copeland. Hynoski slipped on the snowy field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Ron Yary to the TBY26. The weather has created a very slippery ball today. |
| 3-10-TBY26 (3Q: 09:56) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. ILB James Harrell defended the pass. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-TBY21 (3Q: 09:47) Henry Hynoski ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas, assisted by DE Fred Anderson. |
| 2-10-TBY21 (3Q: 09:23) Henry Hynoski ran around the left tackle for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Steve Kiner, assisted by DT Carl Barzilauskas. |
| 3-4-TBY15 (3Q: 08:57) Pat Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ike Harris. DT Randy Davison blocked the pass. |
| 4-4-TBY15 (3Q: 08:52) Rafael Septien attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 27, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (3Q: 08:44) Rafael Septien kicked off 71 yards from the MIN30. Graham Spreen returned the ball 14 yards to the TBY13. Tackled by Ricky Ray. |
| 1-10-TBY13 (3Q: 08:07) Chuck Fusina sacked by DE Anthony Jolly for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Nicholson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Ron Dirnbauer for 7 yards to the TBY01. |
| 1-1-TBY01 (3Q: 07:51) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 2-2-TBY02 (3Q: 07:21) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Curtis Dickey. Minnesota 33, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (3Q: 07:21) Extra point by Rafael Septien was good. Minnesota 34, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (3Q: 07:11) Rafael Septien kicked off 66 yards from the MIN30. Ronald Fitzgerald returned the ball 13 yards to the TBY17. Tackled by Mark Nichols. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (3Q: 06:51) Steve Spurrier pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Larry Brown. DE Darrell Irvin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY17 (3Q: 06:46) Moe Dixon ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson, assisted by CB Mike Washington. |
| 3-7-TBY20 (3Q: 06:03) Steve Spurrier pass was dropped by TE Larry Brown. |
| 4-7-TBY20 (3Q: 05:57) Max Runager punted 44 yards. John Harris returned the kick 0 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Moe Dixon. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 05:49) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Chris Fletcher. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN26 (3Q: 05:39) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 4 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 2-16-MIN30 (3Q: 05:09) Henry Hynoski ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell. |
| 3-16-MIN30 (3Q: 04:33) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 26 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Kiner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Young gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (3Q: 03:57) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey, assisted by CB Stanley Doebert. |
| 2-10-TBY44 (3Q: 03:17) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Chris Fletcher, assisted by ILB James Harrell. |
| 3-6-TBY40 (3Q: 02:33) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by OLB Mike McGraw. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-TBY37 (3Q: 01:52) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Chris Fletcher, assisted by DT Clarence Copeland. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (3Q: 01:43) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 2-6-TBY39 (3Q: 01:16) Steve Spurrier pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-TBY44 (3Q: 00:28) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-1-TBY44 (4Q: 15:00) Max Runager punted 47 yards. John Harris returned the kick 10 yards to the MIN19. Tackled by Jim Clack. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (4Q: 14:49) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison, assisted by OLB Mike McGraw. |
| 2-7-MIN22 (4Q: 14:25) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by S Billy Thompson. |
| 3-10-MIN19 (4Q: 13:39) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey, assisted by CB Stanley Doebert. |
| 4-10-MIN19 (4Q: 13:10) Marv Bateman punted 57 yards. Jack Dolbin returned the kick 3 yards to the TBY27. Tackled by Jim Harrison. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (4Q: 12:59) Steve Spurrier pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Washington, assisted by ILB Robert Jackson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY27 (4Q: 12:17) Steve Spurrier pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-20-TBY17 (4Q: 12:07) Steve Spurrier sacked by OLB Floyd Rice for a loss of 8 yards. Rice simply blew through Charles Goodrum to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 3-28-TBY09 (4Q: 11:40) Steve Spurrier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. DT Bill Dunstan drove right through Tom Forrest to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-28-TBY09 (4Q: 11:34) Max Runager punted 36 yards. John Harris returned the kick 10 yards to the TBY35. Tackled by Doug Jones. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (4Q: 11:23) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas. OLB Steve Kiner knocked down Halvor Hagen to break up the play. |
| 2-12-TBY37 (4Q: 10:44) Henry Hynoski ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by S Billy Thompson. |
| 3-12-TBY37 (4Q: 10:14) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by OLB Steve Kiner. |
| 4-12-TBY37 (4Q: 09:29) Rafael Septien attempted a 54 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 37, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (4Q: 09:22) Rafael Septien kicked off 72 yards from the MIN30. Stanley Doebert returned the ball 25 yards to the TBY23. Tackled by Roland Solomon. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (4Q: 08:59) Steve Spurrier pass completed to TE Timmy Newsome for 36 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Ray. Newsome gained 36 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 08:11) Billy Sims ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by DE Anthony Jolly. |
| 2-11-MIN42 (4Q: 07:42) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. Key block delivered by Russ Washington. |
| 3-3-MIN34 (4Q: 07:11) Steve Spurrier pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (4Q: 06:35) Steve Spurrier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN19 (4Q: 06:28) Steve Spurrier pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN12 (4Q: 05:58) Steve Spurrier pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney, assisted by CB Herman Edwards. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-6-MIN06 (4Q: 05:14) Tim Wilson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Dunstan, assisted by CB Herman Edwards. |
| 2-3-MIN03 (4Q: 04:46) Steve Spurrier scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Mike Washington on the MIN02. |
| 1-10-MIN02 (4Q: 04:36) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by DE Willie Jones. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-MIN01 (4Q: 03:48) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw, assisted by DT Phil Murphy. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-MIN01 (4Q: 03:01) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 4-10-MIN02 (4Q: 02:13) Marv Bateman punted 48 yards. Jack Dolbin called for a fair catch at the MIN50. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (4Q: 02:04) Steve Spurrier pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 2 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-8-MIN48 (4Q: 01:57) Steve Spurrier sacked by DE Darrell Irvin for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Charles Goodrum. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Bill Ellenbogen on the TBY44. |
| 3-16-TBY44 (4Q: 01:26) Steve Spurrier pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-16-TBY44 (4Q: 01:16) Max Runager punted 48 yards. John Harris returned the kick 11 yards to the MIN19. Tackled by Tom Forrest. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (4Q: 01:07) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. OLB Broderick Kimsey crushed Fred Dean to wreck the play. |
| 2-13-MIN16 (4Q: 00:21) Henry Hynoski ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by S Billy Thompson. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 37, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 |