| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 66 yards from the DET30. Nathan Conrady returned the ball 9 yards to the NOS13. Tackled by Mike Franckowiak. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (1Q: 14:38) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wilcox gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-NOS20 (1Q: 13:56) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 13:14) Wayne Mosley ran around left end for -5 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 2-15-NOS32 (1Q: 12:42) James Mayberry ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dino Mangiero. |
| 3-14-NOS33 (1Q: 12:11) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 3 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 4-11-NOS36 (1Q: 11:45) Dan Melville punted 31 yards. Norm Thompson returned the kick 6 yards to the DET39. Tackled by Don Greco. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Gerry Sullivan at the DET39. |
| 1-10-DET39 (1Q: 11:36) Warren Moon pass completed to TE Raymond Chester for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 2-7-DET36 (1Q: 10:59) James Mayberry ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by DT Dino Mangiero. |
| 3-5-DET34 (1Q: 10:14) Warren Moon pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Childs gained 26 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-DET05 (1Q: 09:33) James Mayberry ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon. |
| 2-3-DET03 (1Q: 08:49) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Leon Gray. New Orleans 6, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 08:49) Extra point by Dave Jacobs was good. New Orleans 7, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 08:43) Dave Jacobs kicked off 60 yards from the NOS30. Norm Thompson returned the ball 39 yards to the DET49. Tackled by Rick Razzano. |
| 1-10-DET49 (1Q: 08:13) Bill Demory sacked by DE Tony Cline for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Rufus Mayes. |
| 2-17-DET42 (1Q: 07:39) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Dennard gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-7-NOS48 (1Q: 07:04) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. DE Ben Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-NOS48 (1Q: 07:00) Russell Erxleben punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS01. |
| 1-10-NOS01 (1Q: 06:49) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. Key block delivered by Will Grant. |
| 2-3-NOS08 (1Q: 06:19) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Wayne Mosley. DT Herb Orvis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-NOS08 (1Q: 06:14) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. DT Herb Orvis drove right through Leon Gray to hurry the quarterback. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (1Q: 06:07) Wayne Mosley ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by DE Dennis Boyd. Key block delivered by Gerry Sullivan. |
| 2-4-NOS19 (1Q: 05:37) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-2-NOS21 (1Q: 04:52) James Mayberry ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson. Key block delivered by Dave Lafary. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (1Q: 04:07) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson. Mosley gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (1Q: 03:41) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 1 yard. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 2-9-NOS41 (1Q: 03:14) Warren Moon pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Henry Childs. DE Dennis Boyd blocked the pass. |
| 3-9-NOS41 (1Q: 03:08) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DE Jacob Green hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-NOS41 (1Q: 02:59) Dan Melville punted 33 yards. Norm Thompson returned the kick 7 yards to the DET33. Tackled by Rick Razzano. |
| 1-10-DET33 (1Q: 02:50) Lawrence Gaines ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by DE Ken Kennard. |
| 2-8-DET35 (1Q: 02:19) Bill Demory pass completed to WR Jim Jensen for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET49 (1Q: 01:43) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DET44 (1Q: 01:35) Bill Demory pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-NOS46 (1Q: 00:49) Bill Demory pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. CB Nathan Conrady defended the pass. |
| 3-5-NOS46 (1Q: 00:42) Lawrence Gaines ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Kim Bokamper. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-1-NOS42 (2Q: 15:00) Russell Erxleben punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 14:53) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. ILB Jeff Siemon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (2Q: 14:44) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 3-7-NOS23 (2Q: 14:13) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wilcox gained 1 yard after the catch. New Orleans's Steve Wilson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (2Q: 13:26) James Mayberry ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. OLB Ed O'Neil knocked down Will Grant to break up the play. |
| 2-10-NOS33 (2Q: 12:41) James Mayberry ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-4-NOS39 (2Q: 12:12) James Mayberry ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. Key block delivered by Leon Gray. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (2Q: 11:46) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB James Mayberry. S Ralph McGill defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS44 (2Q: 11:41) Wayne Mosley ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| 3-9-NOS45 (2Q: 11:19) Warren Moon scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 4-7-NOS47 (2Q: 10:47) Dan Melville punted 50 yards. Norm Thompson returned the kick 16 yards to the DET19. Tackled by Rick Razzano. |
| 1-10-DET19 (2Q: 10:40) Mike Franckowiak ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Rick Razzano, assisted by DT Derland Moore. |
| 2-9-DET20 (2Q: 10:10) Bill Demory pass was intended for WR Ken Margerum and was intercepted by S Tommy Myers at the NOS36. The interception was returned 20 yards. Tackled by Ken Margerum. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET44 (2Q: 09:59) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. Wilcox gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET22 (2Q: 09:16) Warren Moon scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 2-8-DET20 (2Q: 08:33) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 13, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 08:33) Extra point by Dave Jacobs was good. New Orleans 14, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 08:16) Dave Jacobs kicked off 61 yards from the NOS30. Norm Thompson returned the ball 17 yards to the DET26. Tackled by Larry Heater. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Tim Baylor on the DET26. |
| 1-10-DET26 (2Q: 08:07) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. CB Maurice Spencer defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET26 (2Q: 07:56) Warren Moon pass completed to FB Vincent Horton for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Horton gained 26 yards after the catch. New Orleans 20, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 07:56) Extra point by Dave Jacobs was good. New Orleans 21, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 07:43) Dave Jacobs kicked off 71 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 07:43) Lawrence Gaines ran a draw inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady, assisted by DE Greg Foggie. Detroit's Bill Demory was hurt on the play. |
| 2-11-DET19 (2Q: 07:14) Terdell Middleton ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Jesse Burgess. |
| 3-3-DET27 (2Q: 06:28) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Jim Jensen for 18 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jensen gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET45 (2Q: 06:10) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-6-DET49 (2Q: 05:52) Mike Nott pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Ozzie Newsome. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-16-DET39 (2Q: 05:48) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 12 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Margerum gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-NOS49 (2Q: 05:28) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-DET46 (2Q: 05:19) Mike Nott pass was dropped by WR Jim Robinson. |
| 4-9-DET46 (2Q: 05:10) Russell Erxleben punted 51 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS03. |
| 1-10-NOS03 (2Q: 05:03) Wayne Mosley ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Barry Bennett, assisted by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| 2-6-NOS07 (2Q: 04:35) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. OLB Mike McGraw defended the pass. |
| 3-6-NOS07 (2Q: 04:30) Art Monk ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by CB Bobby Butler. Key block delivered by Steve Wilson. |
| 1-10-NOS15 (2Q: 03:48) Wayne Mosley ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon. DE Barry Bennett knocked down Will Grant to break up the play. |
| 2-9-NOS16 (2Q: 03:24) James Mayberry ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon. |
| 3-8-NOS17 (2Q: 02:52) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon. Wilcox gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (2Q: 02:06) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 30 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. Wilcox gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET45 (2Q: 01:57) James Mayberry ran inside the left guard for 45 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Vincent Horton. New Orleans 27, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 01:57) Extra point by Dave Jacobs was good. New Orleans 28, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 01:40) Dave Jacobs kicked off 63 yards from the NOS30. Mike Franckowiak returned the ball 26 yards to the DET33. Tackled by Brent Sexton. |
| 1-10-DET33 (2Q: 01:32) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Jim Jensen for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady. |
| 2-6-DET37 (2Q: 01:16) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 18 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Margerum gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (2Q: 00:57) Mike Nott pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jim Robinson. |
| 2-10-NOS45 (2Q: 00:45) Mike Nott pass completed to RB Lawrence Gaines for 9 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-1-NOS36 (2Q: 00:38) Mike Nott pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jim Robinson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-NOS36 (2Q: 00:28) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 53 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (2Q: 00:22) James Mayberry ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by CB Maurice Spencer. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-8-NOS45 (2Q: 00:14) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-NOS40 (2Q: 00:14) Warren Moon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. DT Dino Mangiero blocked the pass. |
| 3-13-NOS40 (2Q: 00:04) Warren Moon pass was intended for WR Larry Wilcox and was intercepted by S Ralph McGill at the NOS48. Tackled by Larry Wilcox. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Dave Jacobs kicked off 59 yards from the NOS30. Mike Franckowiak returned the ball 22 yards to the DET33. Tackled by Al Walker. |
| 1-10-DET33 (3Q: 14:39) Lawrence Gaines ran around right end for -5 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-15-DET28 (3Q: 14:14) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-10-DET33 (3Q: 13:26) Mike Nott pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. ILB Joe Federspiel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET33 (3Q: 13:17) Russell Erxleben punted 49 yards. Doug Jones returned the kick 0 yards to the NOS18. Tackled by Terdell Middleton. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (3Q: 13:08) James Mayberry ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 2-10-NOS18 (3Q: 12:24) James Mayberry ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-9-NOS19 (3Q: 11:56) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. CB Wyatt Henderson defended the pass. |
| 4-9-NOS19 (3Q: 11:47) Dan Melville punted 37 yards. Norm Thompson returned the kick 11 yards to the NOS45. Tackled by Rick Razzano. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (3Q: 11:40) Mike Nott pass completed to FB Mosi Tatupu for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. Tatupu gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (3Q: 11:31) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-3-NOS12 (3Q: 11:01) Terdell Middleton ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline, assisted by ILB Kim Bokamper. Key block delivered by Steve Young. |
| 1-4-NOS04 (3Q: 10:35) Mike Nott pass was dropped by RB Mike Franckowiak. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-NOS04 (3Q: 10:31) Terdell Middleton ran around the left tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jesse Burgess. New Orleans 28, Detroit 6 |
| (3Q: 10:31) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. New Orleans 28, Detroit 7 |
| (3Q: 10:25) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 59 yards from the DET30. Nathan Conrady returned the ball 15 yards to the NOS26. Tackled by Lawrence Gaines. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (3Q: 09:55) Wayne Mosley ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 2-10-NOS26 (3Q: 09:20) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon. |
| 3-8-NOS28 (3Q: 08:51) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 11 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Henry Childs on the NOS39. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (3Q: 08:18) James Mayberry ran a trap outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Dino Mangiero. Key block delivered by Dave Lafary. |
| 2-4-NOS45 (3Q: 07:39) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis. New Orleans's Steve Wilson was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| 3-5-NOS44 (3Q: 07:03) Warren Moon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. |
| 4-5-NOS44 (3Q: 06:56) Dan Melville punted 31 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET25. |
| 1-10-DET25 (3Q: 06:49) Mike Nott pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lawrence Gaines. DT Derland Moore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET25 (3Q: 06:44) Mike Nott sacked by DE Ben Williams for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Anthony Munoz. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Derland Moore for 5 yards to the DET15. |
| 1-10-DET15 (3Q: 06:32) Patrick Schulz ran a reverse around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 2-7-DET12 (3Q: 05:59) James Mayberry ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| 3-6-DET11 (3Q: 05:30) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-6-DET11 (3Q: 05:23) Dave Jacobs attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 31, Detroit 7 |
| (3Q: 05:15) Dave Jacobs kicked off 69 yards from the NOS30. Norm Thompson returned the ball 22 yards to the DET23. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-DET23 (3Q: 04:54) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 11 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET34 (3Q: 04:22) Mike Nott pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Jensen. DE Ben Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET34 (3Q: 04:13) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (3Q: 03:29) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Jim Jensen for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. Detroit's Rufus Mayes was hurt on the play. |
| 1-20-NOS50 (3Q: 03:18) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 23 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ernie Jackson. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (3Q: 02:35) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 27 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Robinson gained 24 yards after the catch. New Orleans 31, Detroit 13 |
| (3Q: 02:35) Lawrence Gaines ran for the two-point conversion and failed. He was tackled by Tony Cline. |
| (3Q: 02:18) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 74 yards from the DET30. Al Walker returned the ball 29 yards to the NOS25. Tackled by Mike Franckowiak. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NOS07 (3Q: 01:49) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Gary Hrivnak. |
| 2-9-NOS08 (3Q: 01:24) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 00:38) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. Detroit's Randy Coffield was hurt on the play. This appears to be a very serious knee injury. |
| 2-6-NOS24 (3Q: 00:10) Warren Moon pass was intended for WR Art Monk and was intercepted by S Ronnie Lott at the NOS30. The interception was returned 21 yards. Tackled by Art Monk. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-9-NOS09 (4Q: 15:00) Mike Nott pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. DT Gary Dunn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-9-NOS09 (4Q: 14:50) Mike Nott pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Robinson. DT John Woodcock hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-NOS09 (4Q: 14:43) Mike Nott pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. DE Ben Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-NOS09 (4Q: 14:34) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 31, Detroit 16 |
| (4Q: 14:28) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 62 yards from the DET30. Al Walker returned the ball 14 yards to the NOS22. Tackled by Lawrence Gaines. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (4Q: 14:04) Warren Moon pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. Childs gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-NOS27 (4Q: 13:27) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 14 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. Wilcox gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (4Q: 13:03) Warren Moon pass completed to RB James Mayberry for -2 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 2-12-NOS39 (4Q: 12:37) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 49 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 1-10-DET12 (4Q: 12:00) Warren Moon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Al Walker. DE Mike St. Clair blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DET12 (4Q: 11:55) James Mayberry ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-8-DET10 (4Q: 11:30) Warren Moon pass was dropped by RB Wayne Mosley. |
| 4-8-DET10 (4Q: 11:26) Dave Jacobs attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 34, Detroit 16 |
| (4Q: 11:18) Dave Jacobs kicked off 66 yards from the NOS30. Norm Thompson returned the ball 20 yards to the DET24. Tackled by Rick Razzano. |
| 1-10-DET24 (4Q: 10:50) Mike Nott pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jim Jensen. |
| 2-10-DET24 (4Q: 10:38) Mike Nott pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. |
| 3-10-DET24 (4Q: 10:29) Mike Nott pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. CB Ernie Jackson defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-10-DET24 (4Q: 10:22) Russell Erxleben punted 44 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS35. Tackled by Mosi Tatupu. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (4Q: 10:13) James Mayberry ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon. |
| 2-8-NOS37 (4Q: 09:39) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by S Ralph McGill. |
| 3-8-NOS37 (4Q: 08:58) Warren Moon sacked by DE Dennis Boyd for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Will Grant. |
| 4-14-NOS31 (4Q: 08:26) Dan Melville punted 39 yards. Norm Thompson returned the kick 6 yards to the DET36. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-DET36 (4Q: 08:17) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Jim Jensen for 4 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-DET40 (4Q: 07:59) Mike Nott pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Robinson. DT Gary Dunn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-DET40 (4Q: 07:53) Mike Nott pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. DT Gary Dunn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-DET40 (4Q: 07:44) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET43 (4Q: 07:36) Wayne Mosley ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Dino Mangiero, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. DE Dennis Boyd knocked down Dave Lafary to break up the play. |
| 2-10-DET43 (4Q: 06:51) James Mayberry ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jacob Green, assisted by OLB Mike McGraw. |
| 3-9-DET42 (4Q: 06:04) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Dino Mangiero, assisted by DE Dennis Boyd. DE Dennis Boyd knocked down Will Grant to break up the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-9-DET42 (4Q: 05:18) Dan Melville punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 05:11) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tim Baylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-DET25 (4Q: 04:53) Mike Nott pass was dropped by WR Preston Dennard. |
| 3-5-DET25 (4Q: 04:43) Mike Nott pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Jensen. CB Ernie Jackson defended the pass. |
| 4-5-DET25 (4Q: 04:35) Mike Nott pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. DE Tony Cline hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET25 (4Q: 04:30) Wayne Mosley ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by CB Norm Thompson. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-DET11 (4Q: 04:22) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Mike St. Clair. Key block delivered by Raymond Chester. |
| 2-5-DET06 (4Q: 03:34) James Mayberry ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. |
| 3-3-DET04 (4Q: 02:46) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 4-1-DET02 (4Q: 02:34) Dave Jacobs attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 37, Detroit 16 |
| (4Q: 02:28) Dave Jacobs kicked off 61 yards from the NOS30. Norm Thompson returned the ball 29 yards to the DET38. Tackled by Brent Sexton. |
| 1-10-DET38 (4Q: 02:23) Mike Nott pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Ozzie Newsome. DT Gary Dunn blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET38 (4Q: 02:14) Mike Nott pass was intended for WR Jim Robinson and was intercepted by S Tommy Myers at the NOS38. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Jim Robinson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (4Q: 02:05) Wayne Mosley ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-NOS43 (4Q: 01:58) Wayne Mosley ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by DE Jacob Green. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-4-NOS49 (4Q: 01:47) Wayne Mosley ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Mike St. Clair, assisted by S Ralph McGill. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 4-5-NOS48 (4Q: 01:36) Dan Melville punted 36 yards. Mike Franckowiak returned the kick 2 yards to the DET18. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-DET08 (4Q: 01:28) Mike Nott pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Jensen. CB Louis Wright defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET08 (4Q: 01:20) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 11 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton, assisted by S Tim Baylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET19 (4Q: 01:00) Mike Nott pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady. Newsome gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-2-DET27 (4Q: 00:41) Mike Nott sacked by DE Ken Kennard for a loss of 6 yards. Kennard ran right past Ron Wooten and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-8-DET21 (4Q: 00:20) Mike Nott pass completed to WR Jim Jensen for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jensen gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans's Tim Baylor was hurt on the play. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 37, Detroit Lions 16 |