| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 23 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rafael Septien kicked off 66 yards from the MIN30. Irving Royer returned the ball 15 yards to the DET19. Tackled by Roland Solomon. |
| 1-10-DET19 (1Q: 14:25) Bill Demory sacked by DE Mark Gastineau and ILB Bob Nelson for a loss of 5 yards. Gastineau ran right past Steve August and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-15-DET14 (1Q: 13:39) Bill Demory pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Irving Royer. ILB Bob Nelson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-DET14 (1Q: 13:32) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Walter White. |
| 4-15-DET14 (1Q: 13:23) Russell Erxleben punted 45 yards. John Harris returned the kick 0 yards to the MIN41. Tackled by Jesse Burgess. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (1Q: 13:12) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 2-6-MIN45 (1Q: 12:28) Charlie White ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bo McConnell, assisted by ILB Mike Cofer. |
| 3-2-MIN49 (1Q: 11:54) Charlie White ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray. Key block delivered by John Didion. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 1-10-DET46 (1Q: 11:47) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Steve George. |
| 2-9-DET45 (1Q: 11:20) Pat Ryan pass completed to FB Curtis Dickey for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 3-2-DET38 (1Q: 10:55) Charlie White ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Cofer. |
| 4-3-DET39 (1Q: 10:31) Marv Bateman punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 10:26) Mike Franckowiak ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S John Harris, assisted by DT Bill Dunstan. |
| 2-11-DET19 (1Q: 10:00) Mike Franckowiak ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 3-2-DET28 (1Q: 09:34) Mike Franckowiak ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Anthony Jolly, assisted by ILB Bob Nelson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Mosi Tatupu to the DET32. |
| 1-10-DET32 (1Q: 09:03) Mike Franckowiak ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-8-DET34 (1Q: 08:29) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Ed Porcher for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Mark Nichols. |
| 1-10-DET50 (1Q: 08:00) Mike Franckowiak ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Darrell Irvin. |
| 2-10-DET50 (1Q: 07:19) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau, assisted by CB Herman Edwards. |
| 3-9-MIN49 (1Q: 06:44) Bill Demory pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ed Porcher. DT Bill Dunstan blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN49 (1Q: 06:34) Russell Erxleben punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 06:28) Charlie White ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray. |
| 2-6-MIN24 (1Q: 05:54) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Greer, assisted by OLB Larry Ball. |
| 3-2-MIN28 (1Q: 05:10) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 04:47) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Cofer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (1Q: 04:13) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by DE Jacob Green. Key block delivered by Don Warren. |
| 2-2-DET43 (1Q: 03:28) Charlie White ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray, assisted by OLB Larry Ball. CB Maurice Spencer knocked down Ron Yary to break up the play. |
| 3-1-DET42 (1Q: 02:59) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Bordelon. OLB Ed O'Neil knocked down Doug Smith to break up the play. |
| 4-1-DET42 (1Q: 02:33) Marv Bateman punted 37 yards. The ball was downed at the DET05. |
| 1-10-DET05 (1Q: 02:25) Mike Franckowiak ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 2-7-DET08 (1Q: 01:57) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S John Harris, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 3-6-DET09 (1Q: 01:19) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET15 (1Q: 00:42) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Mike Franckowiak for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. Franckowiak gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-8-DET17 (2Q: 15:00) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mark Nichols. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-DET20 (2Q: 14:28) Bill Demory pass completed to FB Mosi Tatupu for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. Tatupu gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET29 (2Q: 13:43) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 12 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. Newsome gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET41 (2Q: 13:12) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson, assisted by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-8-DET43 (2Q: 12:26) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson. Spencer gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 11:56) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S John Harris. |
| 2-9-MIN37 (2Q: 11:31) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Brad Kimberly for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Washington, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN34 (2Q: 11:09) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-MIN39 (2Q: 11:01) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 18 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon, assisted by CB Royce McKinney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Robinson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (2Q: 10:23) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN26 (2Q: 10:16) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. Robinson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-MIN18 (2Q: 09:34) Carlos Spencer ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S John Harris, assisted by DE Anthony Jolly. |
| 3-6-MIN17 (2Q: 08:56) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (2Q: 08:08) Ed Porcher ran a reverse around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney, assisted by ILB Robert Jackson. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 1-12-MIN12 (2Q: 07:59) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. Detroit 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 07:59) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 07:51) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 62 yards from the DET30. Ike Harris returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Mike Franckowiak. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (2Q: 07:31) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd, assisted by ILB Mike Cofer. |
| 2-10-MIN36 (2Q: 07:03) Pat Ryan pass was dropped by WR Butch Johnson. |
| 3-10-MIN36 (2Q: 06:50) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. CB Bo McConnell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN36 (2Q: 06:43) Marv Bateman punted 55 yards. Charlie Greer returned the kick -1 yards to the DET08. Tackled by Charlie White. |
| 1-10-DET08 (2Q: 06:32) Carlos Spencer ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. Key block delivered by Steve August. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 06:10) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-6-DET24 (2Q: 05:41) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Mike Franckowiak for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-DET29 (2Q: 05:10) Mike Franckowiak ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney, assisted by S Gary Fencik. Key block delivered by Charley Hannah. |
| 1-10-DET33 (2Q: 04:39) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 9 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by S John Harris. Robinson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-1-DET42 (2Q: 03:52) Mike Franckowiak ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Anthony Jolly. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-10-DET43 (2Q: 03:36) Carlos Spencer ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. Key block delivered by Steve August. August ran over Ernest Kirk to set up the play. |
| 2-4-DET49 (2Q: 03:15) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Mike Franckowiak for -1 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by ILB Larry Gordon. |
| 3-5-DET48 (2Q: 02:57) Bill Demory pass was intended for WR Jim Robinson and was intercepted by CB Royce McKinney at the MIN26. Tackled by Jim Robinson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (2Q: 02:47) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. Newland gained 5 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (2Q: 02:47) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 6 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Greer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Foreman gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-4-MIN42 (2Q: 02:29) Pat Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. |
| 3-4-MIN42 (2Q: 02:19) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils. Key block delivered by Halvor Hagen. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 02:02) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. DE Barry Bennett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-MIN49 (2Q: 01:53) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. S Van Green defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN49 (2Q: 01:48) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 22 yards. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray, assisted by CB Maurice Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET29 (2Q: 01:28) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 9 yards. Tackled by S Van Green. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-DET20 (2Q: 01:08) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Wesson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET11 (2Q: 00:50) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 7, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 00:50) Extra point by Rafael Septien was good. Detroit 7, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 00:39) Rafael Septien kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Irving Royer returned the ball 21 yards to the DET26. Tackled by Herman Edwards. |
| 1-10-DET26 (2Q: 00:32) Mike Franckowiak ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. Key block delivered by Harvey Goodman. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 68 yards from the DET30. Ike Harris returned the ball 27 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Mike Franckowiak. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (3Q: 14:32) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN24 (3Q: 14:23) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DE Barry Bennett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-15-MIN24 (3Q: 14:15) Chuck Foreman ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils. |
| 3-14-MIN25 (3Q: 13:39) Pat Ryan pass was intended for WR Charley Young and was intercepted by OLB Ed O'Neil at the MIN35. Tackled by Don Warren. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 13:29) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 2-7-MIN32 (3Q: 12:59) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Washington. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-MIN42 (3Q: 12:50) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brad Kimberly. S Roland Solomon defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-MIN42 (3Q: 12:40) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 20 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (3Q: 12:01) Mike Franckowiak ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by ILB Larry Gordon. |
| 2-8-MIN20 (3Q: 11:23) Bill Demory pass was dropped by FB Mosi Tatupu. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (3Q: 11:19) Bill Demory pass was intended for WR Jim Robinson and was intercepted by CB Keith Simpson at the MIN12. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Jim Robinson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (3Q: 11:11) Charlie White ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Greer, assisted by ILB Ken Bordelon. |
| 2-6-MIN25 (3Q: 10:29) Pat Ryan pass was dropped by WR Bob Newland. |
| 3-6-MIN25 (3Q: 10:24) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. ILB Ken Bordelon defended the pass. |
| 4-6-MIN25 (3Q: 10:18) Marv Bateman punted 61 yards. Charlie Greer returned the kick 7 yards to the DET21. Tackled by Roland Solomon. |
| 1-10-DET21 (3Q: 10:11) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Brad Kimberly for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Washington. Kimberly gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET43 (3Q: 09:35) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ozzie Newsome. OLB Thomas Henderson defended the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-DET48 (3Q: 09:28) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by ILB Larry Gordon. |
| 2-5-DET48 (3Q: 08:45) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 25 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. Key block delivered by Cody Risien. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (3Q: 08:04) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brad Kimberly. DT Ron Dirnbauer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN27 (3Q: 07:59) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Ed Porcher for 27 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 13, Minnesota 7 |
| (3Q: 07:59) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 14, Minnesota 7 |
| (3Q: 07:44) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 71 yards from the DET30. Ike Harris returned the ball 25 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Preston Dennard. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (3Q: 07:09) Pat Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Curtis Dickey. DE Dennis Boyd blocked the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN14 (3Q: 07:04) Pat Ryan pass was dropped by WR Ike Harris. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-20-MIN14 (3Q: 06:53) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 1 yard. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray. |
| 3-19-MIN15 (3Q: 06:20) Pat Ryan pass was dropped by WR Bob Newland. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 06:09) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dino Mangiero. |
| 2-6-MIN24 (3Q: 05:30) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Mike Cofer. |
| 3-2-MIN28 (3Q: 04:57) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Joe Rose. OLB Ed O'Neil knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-2-MIN28 (3Q: 04:50) Marv Bateman punted 44 yards. Charlie Greer returned the kick 13 yards to the DET41. Tackled by Roland Solomon. |
| 1-10-DET41 (3Q: 04:42) Carlos Spencer ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S John Harris. |
| 2-6-DET45 (3Q: 04:13) Carlos Spencer ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau, assisted by S Gary Fencik. |
| 3-5-DET46 (3Q: 03:36) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-DET48 (3Q: 02:51) Russell Erxleben punted 41 yards. Charley Young returned the kick 14 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Lawrence Gaines. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (3Q: 02:43) Curtis Dickey ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Bo McConnell, assisted by DE Jacob Green. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 2-1-MIN34 (3Q: 02:07) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 18 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Greer. Key block delivered by Halvor Hagen. |
| 1-10-DET48 (3Q: 01:28) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Cofer. Key block delivered by Joe Rose. |
| 2-4-DET42 (3Q: 00:58) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Don Warren. CB Ricky Wesson knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-MIN48 (3Q: 00:46) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett, assisted by ILB Mike Cofer. Key block delivered by Doug Smith. |
| 3-1-DET39 (3Q: 00:05) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-4-DET42 (4Q: 15:00) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Wesson. |
| 1-10-DET35 (4Q: 14:17) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. |
| 2-7-DET32 (4Q: 13:36) Charlie White ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-12-DET37 (4Q: 13:26) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Mike Cofer, assisted by DT Dino Mangiero. Giles gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-DET32 (4Q: 13:17) Charlie White ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Bo McConnell, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. ILB Mike Cofer knocked down Franky Smith to break up the play. |
| 2-10-DET32 (4Q: 12:44) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by ILB Ken Bordelon. Key block delivered by Fred Dean. |
| 1-10-DET19 (4Q: 12:04) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. OLB Ed O'Neil knocked down Alan Willis to break up the play. The defense looked a little sluggish on this cold day. |
| 2-7-DET16 (4Q: 11:21) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Charlie White for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. White gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-7-DET07 (4Q: 10:46) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. CB Maurice Spencer defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-DET07 (4Q: 10:38) Charlie White ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Steve George, assisted by DE Jacob Green. OLB Ed O'Neil knocked down Doug Smith to break up the play. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-DET17 (4Q: 10:30) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 7 yards. Tackled by S Van Green, assisted by CB Ricky Wesson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET10 (4Q: 09:44) Pat Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. |
| 4-10-DET10 (4Q: 09:37) Rafael Septien attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 14, Minnesota 10 |
| (4Q: 09:31) Rafael Septien kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 09:31) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson, assisted by DE Anthony Jolly. |
| 2-12-DET18 (4Q: 09:03) Bill Demory pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Carlos Spencer. |
| 3-12-DET18 (4Q: 08:56) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. S John Harris defended the pass. |
| 4-12-DET18 (4Q: 08:49) Russell Erxleben punted 45 yards. Charley Young called for a fair catch at the MIN37. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (4Q: 08:40) Charlie White ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Van Green. |
| 2-9-MIN38 (4Q: 08:11) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. DT Steve George hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-MIN38 (4Q: 08:02) Pat Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Bob Newland. DE Barry Bennett blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN38 (4Q: 07:54) Marv Bateman punted 48 yards. Charlie Greer returned the kick 8 yards to the DET22. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-DET10 (4Q: 07:47) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Larry Gordon. |
| 2-6-DET14 (4Q: 07:01) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 5 yards. Tackled by S John Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-DET19 (4Q: 06:16) Mike Franckowiak ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. Key block delivered by Charley Hannah. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 05:30) Mike Franckowiak ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson. Key block delivered by Dan Neal. |
| 1-10-DET30 (4Q: 04:44) Bill Demory pass completed to RB Carlos Spencer for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 2-4-DET36 (4Q: 04:36) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Washington. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-10-DET41 (4Q: 03:48) Carlos Spencer ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Nelson, assisted by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-6-DET45 (4Q: 03:03) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Mark Nichols. Key block delivered by Charley Hannah. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 02:18) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk, assisted by OLB Hollywood Henderson. |
| 2-6-MIN42 (4Q: 02:10) Carlos Spencer ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-4-MIN40 (4Q: 02:00) Carlos Spencer ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-2-MIN38 (4Q: 01:50) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 55 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 17, Minnesota 10 |
| (4Q: 01:44) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 61 yards from the DET30. Ike Harris returned the ball 29 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Lawrence Gaines. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (4Q: 01:36) Pat Ryan pass was dropped by WR Bob Newland. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN21 (4Q: 01:29) Pat Ryan sacked by DE Dennis Boyd for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Alan Willis. |
| 3-13-MIN18 (4Q: 01:07) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-2-MIN29 (4Q: 00:59) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Wesson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 00:49) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 4 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Greer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-6-MIN39 (4Q: 00:32) Pat Ryan spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-6-MIN39 (4Q: 00:28) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Ball. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET43 (4Q: 00:11) Pat Ryan spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-DET43 (4Q: 00:06) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Charlie White for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 17, Minnesota Vikings 10 |