| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 83 degrees, stormy, 24 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 76 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 15:00) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-11-NED19 (1Q: 14:32) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Darryl Stingley. |
| 3-11-NED19 (1Q: 14:26) Bartman Bartkowski sacked by ILB Matt Millen and OLB Ed O'Neil for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Irv Pankey. |
| 4-17-NED13 (1Q: 13:43) Rick Engles punted 57 yards. Mike Franckowiak returned the kick 8 yards to the DET38. Tackled by Mike Wilson. |
| 1-10-DET38 (1Q: 13:36) Eric Hipple pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson, assisted by S Sandy Durko. Newsome gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED45 (1Q: 12:51) Eric Hipple pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jim Jensen. CB Herman Edwards blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED45 (1Q: 12:47) Eric Hipple pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED45 (1Q: 12:39) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 20 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED25 (1Q: 12:11) Lawrence Gaines ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-9-NED24 (1Q: 11:33) Terdell Middleton ran a trap outside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 3-9-NED24 (1Q: 10:56) Eric Hipple pass was intended for WR Jim Jensen and was intercepted by S Sandy Durko at the NED02. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Jim Jensen. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED12 (1Q: 10:47) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for -2 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| 2-12-NED10 (1Q: 10:20) Cullen Bryant ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon. |
| 3-7-NED15 (1Q: 09:39) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| 4-4-NED18 (1Q: 09:08) Rick Engles punted 45 yards. Jim Smith called for a fair catch at the DET37. |
| 1-10-DET37 (1Q: 08:57) Lawrence Gaines ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Shafer Suggs, assisted by S Edddie Brown. |
| 2-6-DET41 (1Q: 08:11) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Jensen. DE Barney Chavous hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-DET41 (1Q: 08:00) Eric Hipple scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown. |
| 4-4-DET43 (1Q: 07:26) Russell Erxleben punted 51 yards. The ball was downed at the NED06. |
| 1-10-NED06 (1Q: 07:19) Cullen Bryant ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 2-9-NED07 (1Q: 06:38) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Stingley. DT Zack Lang hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-NED07 (1Q: 06:34) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Collier. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 05:55) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED15 (1Q: 05:50) Jimmy Rogers ran around the left tackle for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 2-12-NED18 (1Q: 05:26) Cullen Bryant ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 3-11-NED19 (1Q: 04:49) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED39 (1Q: 04:13) Steve Bartkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. DE Dennis Boyd blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NED39 (1Q: 04:06) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. |
| 3-3-NED46 (1Q: 03:30) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to TE Lin Dawson for 10 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by DT Dino Mangiero. Dawson gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET44 (1Q: 03:04) Jimmy Rogers ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| 2-13-DET47 (1Q: 02:21) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by S Billy Thompson. Morgan gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-9-DET43 (1Q: 01:40) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to TE Lin Dawson for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler, assisted by ILB Jeff Siemon. |
| 4-4-DET38 (1Q: 01:15) Rick Engles punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 01:10) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell, assisted by ILB John Anderson. |
| 2-8-DET22 (1Q: 00:37) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Al Harris, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 3-6-DET24 (1Q: 00:10) Mike Franckowiak ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Barney Chavous. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-7-DET23 (2Q: 15:00) Russell Erxleben punted 48 yards. Edddie Brown returned the kick 6 yards to the NED35. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NED22 (2Q: 14:51) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to FB John Brockington for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Collier. |
| 2-8-NED24 (2Q: 14:12) PENALTY: Detroit was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-3-NED29 (2Q: 14:08) Steve Bartkowski scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Randy Coffield. |
| 3-1-NED31 (2Q: 13:26) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Randy Coffield. |
| 4-1-NED31 (2Q: 12:44) Rick Engles punted 44 yards. Jim Smith returned the kick 5 yards to the DET30. Tackled by Steve Kenney. |
| 1-10-DET30 (2Q: 12:37) Eric Hipple sacked by CB Mike Washington for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Langer. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Barney Chavous on the DET22. |
| 1-10-DET22 (2Q: 12:27) Jimmy Rogers ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by DE Gary Hrivnak. Key block delivered by Leonard Mitchell. |
| 2-2-DET14 (2Q: 12:00) Cullen Bryant ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green, assisted by S Billy Thompson. Key block delivered by Steve Kenney. |
| 1-10-DET12 (2Q: 11:18) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Wilson. DE Dennis Boyd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET12 (2Q: 11:11) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to FB John Brockington for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Tim Collier, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. PENALTY: New England was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-11-DET13 (2Q: 11:03) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. OLB Ed O'Neil defended the pass. |
| 4-11-DET13 (2Q: 10:54) Bucky Wallace attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 10:49) Garo Yepremian kicked off 66 yards from the NED30. Mike Franckowiak returned the ball 13 yards to the DET17. Tackled by Mark Mitchell. |
| 1-10-DET17 (2Q: 10:26) Terdell Middleton ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Al Harris, assisted by ILB John Anderson. |
| 2-8-DET19 (2Q: 09:41) Eric Hipple pass completed to TE J.T. Galles for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis, assisted by CB Mark Mitchell. |
| 3-4-DET23 (2Q: 09:05) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. S Steve Luke defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-DET23 (2Q: 08:56) Russell Erxleben punted 44 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 12 yards to the NED45. Tackled by Ronnie Lott. |
| 1-10-NED45 (2Q: 08:48) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon, assisted by DE Jacob Green. |
| 2-9-NED46 (2Q: 08:19) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Stingley. DE Jacob Green hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-NED46 (2Q: 08:12) Bartman Bartkowski scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. |
| 4-6-NED49 (2Q: 07:42) Rick Engles punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 07:35) Lawrence Gaines ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-9-DET21 (2Q: 07:07) Eric Hipple pass completed to TE Jerome Moriarty for 1 yard. Tackled by DT R.J. Reese. |
| 3-8-DET22 (2Q: 06:23) Eric Hipple pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-DET22 (2Q: 06:18) Russell Erxleben punted 44 yards. Edddie Brown returned the kick 12 yards to the NED46. Tackled by Steve Young. |
| 1-10-NED46 (2Q: 06:08) Jimmy Rogers ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by DE Barry Bennett. |
| 2-11-NED45 (2Q: 05:32) Steve Bartkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Lamont Marrow. DT Zack Lang blocked the pass. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 2-6-DET50 (2Q: 05:24) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Carlos Stevens for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. |
| 1-10-DET43 (2Q: 04:43) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by DE Gary Hrivnak. |
| 2-10-DET43 (2Q: 04:01) Jimmy Rogers ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. Key block delivered by Leonard Mitchell. |
| 1-10-DET31 (2Q: 03:29) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Darryl Stingley. |
| 2-10-DET31 (2Q: 03:22) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Stanley Morgan. |
| 3-10-DET31 (2Q: 03:16) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Wilson. S Ralph McGill defended the pass. |
| 4-10-DET31 (2Q: 03:06) PENALTY: New England was called for Delay of Game. |
| 4-15-DET36 (2Q: 03:06) Rick Engles punted 36 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 02:59) Lawrence Gaines ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Barney Chavous. |
| 2-6-DET24 (2Q: 02:28) Lawrence Gaines ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell, assisted by S Shafer Suggs. |
| 3-3-DET27 (2Q: 02:07) Terdell Middleton ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. Key block delivered by Kent Uribe. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET37 (2Q: 02:00) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Washington. |
| 2-2-DET45 (2Q: 01:39) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED49 (2Q: 01:18) Eric Hipple pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Young. Newsome gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED37 (2Q: 00:57) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson, assisted by S Mike Davis. Dennard gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-3-NED30 (2Q: 00:50) Eric Hipple pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE J.T. Galles. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-NED30 (2Q: 00:41) Eric Hipple pass was dropped by WR Jim Smith. |
| 4-3-NED30 (2Q: 00:35) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 3, New England 3 |
| (2Q: 00:28) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 56 yards from the DET30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 35 yards to the NED49. Tackled by Lawrence Gaines. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Terdell Middleton for 6 yards to the NED43. Tackled by Shane Nelson. |
| 1-10-NED43 (2Q: 00:23) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jerome Moriarty. CB Herman Edwards defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED43 (2Q: 00:15) Eric Hipple pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED43 (2Q: 00:09) Eric Hipple sacked by DE Jim Young and DE Barney Chavous for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Kent Uribe. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Willie Harper on the DET49. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Garo Yepremian kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 15:00) Lawrence Gaines ran a trap outside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Willie Harper, assisted by S Sandy Durko. Key block delivered by Steve Young. |
| 2-3-DET27 (3Q: 14:31) Lawrence Gaines ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Shafer Suggs. Key block delivered by Steve Young. |
| 1-10-DET39 (3Q: 13:46) Terdell Middleton ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Edddie Brown, assisted by S Steve Luke. |
| 2-8-DET41 (3Q: 13:12) Eric Hipple pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 18 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newsome gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED41 (3Q: 12:33) Terdell Middleton ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. Key block delivered by Kent Uribe. PENALTY: New England was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 12:26) Eric Hipple pass completed to TE J.T. Galles for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Galles gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Detroit 9, New England 3 |
| (3Q: 12:26) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 10, New England 3 |
| (3Q: 12:10) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 59 yards from the DET30. Edddie Brown returned the ball 38 yards to the NED49. Tackled by Lawrence Gaines. |
| 1-10-NED49 (3Q: 11:44) John Brockington ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by S Billy Thompson. |
| 2-8-DET49 (3Q: 11:20) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-7-DET48 (3Q: 10:50) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Collier. Wilson gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET29 (3Q: 10:10) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to RB Cullen Bryant for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 2-5-DET24 (3Q: 09:38) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET19 (3Q: 09:04) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to TE Lin Dawson for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon. |
| 2-7-DET16 (3Q: 08:18) Jimmy Rogers ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Zack Lang. |
| 3-4-DET13 (3Q: 07:46) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Cullen Bryant. CB Maurice Spencer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-DET13 (3Q: 07:37) Bucky Wallace attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 10, New England 6 |
| (3Q: 07:32) Garo Yepremian kicked off 54 yards from the NED30. Mike Franckowiak returned the ball 20 yards to the DET36. Tackled by Jimmy Rogers. |
| 1-10-DET36 (3Q: 07:06) Eric Hipple pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Milt McColl, assisted by CB Herman Edwards. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-DET43 (3Q: 06:34) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-DET38 (3Q: 06:24) Eric Hipple pass completed to RB Lawrence Gaines for 11 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis. Gaines gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET49 (3Q: 05:36) Terdell Middleton ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-7-NED48 (3Q: 05:00) Eric Hipple pass was dropped by TE Ozzie Newsome. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-NED48 (3Q: 04:50) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 11 yards. Tackled by S Shafer Suggs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED37 (3Q: 04:26) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED42 (3Q: 04:18) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-20-NED47 (3Q: 04:10) Terdell Middleton ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jeff Lloyd. |
| 2-20-NED47 (3Q: 03:28) Eric Hipple pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-NED44 (3Q: 02:40) Eric Hipple pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jim Robinson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-17-NED44 (3Q: 02:30) Russell Erxleben punted 37 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED07. |
| 1-10-NED07 (3Q: 02:23) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Mike Wilson. |
| 2-10-NED07 (3Q: 02:17) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 3-12-NED05 (3Q: 01:49) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 1 yard. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-11-NED06 (3Q: 01:16) Rick Engles punted 51 yards. Mike Franckowiak returned the kick 3 yards to the DET46. Tackled by Steve Luke. |
| 1-10-DET46 (3Q: 01:06) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Al Harris. |
| 2-9-DET47 (3Q: 00:40) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ozzie Newsome. DE Barney Chavous hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-DET47 (3Q: 00:31) Mike Franckowiak ran inside the right guard for 29 yards. Tackled by S Steve Luke. Key block delivered by Jesse Burgess. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-NED24 (4Q: 15:00) Mike Franckowiak ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. |
| 2-7-NED21 (4Q: 14:20) Eric Hipple pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-NED21 (4Q: 14:08) Lawrence Gaines ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Mitchell. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-1-NED01 (4Q: 13:26) Ken Margerum ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson, assisted by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 2-2-NED02 (4Q: 13:03) Eric Hipple pass was dropped by TE J.T. Galles. |
| 3-2-NED02 (4Q: 12:56) Mike Franckowiak ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson, assisted by CB Herman Edwards. |
| 4-5-NED05 (4Q: 12:24) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 13, New England 6 |
| (4Q: 12:17) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 55 yards from the DET30. Cullen Bryant returned the ball 32 yards to the NED47. Tackled by Preston Dennard. |
| 1-10-NED47 (4Q: 11:55) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 9 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by CB Tim Collier. Marrow gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-DET44 (4Q: 11:28) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-6-DET49 (4Q: 11:23) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. Key block delivered by John Hannah. |
| 1-10-DET42 (4Q: 10:46) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon. |
| 2-11-DET43 (4Q: 10:23) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Carlos Stevens for -1 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by CB Maurice Spencer. |
| 3-12-DET44 (4Q: 09:37) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 34 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. Wilson gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET10 (4Q: 09:00) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Lamont Marrow for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-DET06 (4Q: 08:23) Cullen Bryant ran a trap outside the left tackle for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Larry Tearry. Detroit 13, New England 12 |
| (4Q: 08:23) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. Detroit 13, New England 13 |
| (4Q: 08:16) Garo Yepremian kicked off 75 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 08:16) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for TE J.T. Galles. OLB Gary Campbell defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET20 (4Q: 08:09) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. DE Al Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET20 (4Q: 08:01) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Mike Franckowiak. OLB Gary Campbell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET20 (4Q: 07:54) Russell Erxleben punted 48 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 8 yards to the NED40. Tackled by Lawrence Gaines. |
| 1-10-NED40 (4Q: 07:44) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| 2-3-NED47 (4Q: 07:05) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 10 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. Wilson gained 2 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Tim Collier on the DET43. |
| 1-10-DET43 (4Q: 06:58) Eric Hipple sacked by DE Barney Chavous and DT Jeff Lloyd for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Langer. |
| 2-16-DET37 (4Q: 06:21) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. OLB Gary Campbell defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-16-DET37 (4Q: 06:11) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. ILB John Anderson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-16-DET37 (4Q: 06:06) Russell Erxleben punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the NED16. |
| 1-10-NED16 (4Q: 05:59) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to RB Jimmy Rogers for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon. Rogers gained 5 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-NED39 (4Q: 05:49) Jimmy Rogers ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Zack Lang. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. Griffin ran over Barry Bennett to set up the play. |
| 2-3-NED46 (4Q: 05:09) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Collier, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 3-6-NED43 (4Q: 04:31) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 37 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. Stingley gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 03:46) Cullen Bryant ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by DE Jacob Green. |
| 2-12-DET22 (4Q: 03:14) Loaird McCreary ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 3-9-DET19 (4Q: 02:33) Cullen Bryant ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 4-2-DET12 (4Q: 02:11) Bucky Wallace attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 16, Detroit 13 |
| (4Q: 02:04) Garo Yepremian kicked off 64 yards from the NED30. Mike Franckowiak returned the ball 16 yards to the DET22. Tackled by Mark Mitchell. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET22 (4Q: 01:56) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. S Edddie Brown defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET22 (4Q: 01:47) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Jensen. CB Herman Edwards defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET22 (4Q: 01:41) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Jensen. DE Al Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET22 (4Q: 01:33) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 8 yards. Tackled by S Shafer Suggs. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET30 (4Q: 01:22) Cullen Bryant ran a draw inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. Key block delivered by Larry Tearry. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-5-DET25 (4Q: 01:14) Loaird McCreary ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Zack Lang. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-4-DET24 (4Q: 01:05) Cullen Bryant ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon, assisted by DE Barry Bennett. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 4-4-DET24 (4Q: 00:56) Bucky Wallace attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 19, Detroit 13 |
| (4Q: 00:50) Garo Yepremian kicked off 68 yards from the NED30. Tim Collier returned the ball 10 yards to the DET12. Tackled by Steve Luke. |
| 1-10-DET12 (4Q: 00:41) Eric Hipple pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 18 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET30 (4Q: 00:22) Eric Hipple spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-DET30 (4Q: 00:18) Eric Hipple pass was dropped by WR Jim Jensen. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET30 (4Q: 00:11) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Mitchell, assisted by DE Jim Young. Dennard gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 19, Detroit Lions 13 |