| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 58 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mike Lansford kicked off 55 yards from the TBY30. Irving Merchant returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Barty Smith. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (1Q: 14:37) Mike Strachan ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers, assisted by S Larry Brune. CB Eric Wright knocked down Syd Kitson to break up the play. |
| 2-12-MIN33 (1Q: 14:02) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-17-MIN28 (1Q: 13:58) Pat Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Butch Johnson. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-27-MIN18 (1Q: 13:52) Mike Strachan ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey, assisted by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 3-24-MIN21 (1Q: 13:28) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Mike Strachan. CB Jerome Dove defended the pass. |
| 4-24-MIN21 (1Q: 13:24) Marv Bateman punted 57 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick 1 yard to the TBY23. Tackled by Greg Bracelin. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (1Q: 13:15) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by Barty Smith. Smith ran over Keith Simpson to set up the play. |
| 2-3-TBY30 (1Q: 12:43) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. Francis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (1Q: 12:02) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. Key block delivered by Jeremy Wolf. |
| 2-1-TBY46 (1Q: 11:40) Billy Sims ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Reese. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Chuck Fusina to the MIN50. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (1Q: 11:15) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Paul Hofer for 20 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. Hofer gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (1Q: 10:47) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. Key block delivered by Tom Forrest. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (1Q: 10:25) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. |
| 2-9-MIN17 (1Q: 10:02) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for -4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Roland Solomon, assisted by CB Royce McKinney. |
| 3-13-MIN21 (1Q: 09:19) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-4-MIN04 (1Q: 08:45) Paul Hofer ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 2-3-MIN03 (1Q: 08:10) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jeremy Wolf. DE Don Latimer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-MIN03 (1Q: 08:04) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. S Terry Jackson defended the pass. |
| 4-3-MIN03 (1Q: 07:57) Mike Lansford attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Tampa Bay 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 07:51) Mike Lansford kicked off 62 yards from the TBY30. Irving Merchant returned the ball 16 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Barty Smith. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (1Q: 07:15) Mike Strachan ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Wagner. |
| 2-10-MIN24 (1Q: 06:42) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Andy Buffone, assisted by DE Fred Anderson. Merchant gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN31 (1Q: 06:19) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Curtis Dickey. DE Steve Baumgartner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-MIN31 (1Q: 06:14) Marv Bateman punted 35 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick 7 yards to the TBY41. Tackled by Jerry Reese. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (1Q: 06:03) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. Key block delivered by Rich Saul. Saul flattened Greg Bracelin to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 05:18) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-6-MIN42 (1Q: 04:32) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by WR Wally Francis. |
| 3-6-MIN42 (1Q: 04:21) Paul Hofer ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk. |
| 4-3-MIN39 (1Q: 03:48) Max Runager punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 03:43) Mike Strachan ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by DT Randy Davison. |
| 2-11-MIN19 (1Q: 03:07) Pat Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. |
| 3-11-MIN19 (1Q: 02:58) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. DE Mario Nakamura hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-MIN19 (1Q: 02:49) Marv Bateman punted 54 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick -1 yards to the TBY26. Tackled by Jerry Reese. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (1Q: 02:40) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. |
| 2-10-TBY26 (1Q: 02:31) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. Key block delivered by Ted Petersen. |
| 1-10-TBY36 (1Q: 01:46) Billy Sims ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk. |
| 2-8-TBY38 (1Q: 01:04) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Anthony Jolly. Key block delivered by Jon Kolb. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (1Q: 00:27) Chuck Fusina pass was intended for WR Lam Jones and was intercepted by S Terry Jackson at the MIN45. The interception was returned 43 yards. Tackled by Lam Jones. |
| 1-10-TBY12 (1Q: 00:17) Mike Strachan ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Andy Buffone, assisted by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-8-TBY10 (2Q: 15:00) Walter Landers ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison. CB Jerome Dove knocked down Dean Miraldi to break up the play. |
| 3-6-TBY08 (2Q: 14:27) Pat Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Curtis Dickey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-TBY08 (2Q: 14:22) Rafael Septien attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 14:15) Rafael Septien kicked off 49 yards from the MIN30. Cotton Speyrer returned the ball 10 yards to the TBY31. Tackled by Jerry Reese. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (2Q: 13:50) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney, assisted by OLB Chris Keating. Jones gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-7-TBY34 (2Q: 13:10) Paul Hofer ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Reese. |
| 3-5-TBY36 (2Q: 12:37) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Van Harmon for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson, assisted by DE Anthony Jolly. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (2Q: 12:03) Chuck Fusina scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by DT James Hunter. |
| 2-6-TBY45 (2Q: 11:19) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 29 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (2Q: 10:45) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. Dolbin gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN36 (2Q: 10:35) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau. |
| 2-20-MIN36 (2Q: 10:09) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-MIN32 (2Q: 09:41) Chuck Fusina pass was intended for WR Jack Dolbin and was intercepted by OLB Hollywood Henderson at the MIN19. The interception was returned 12 yards. Tackled by Jack Dolbin. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (2Q: 09:29) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Stanley Doebert, assisted by DE Fred Anderson. Rome gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-MIN36 (2Q: 09:01) Mike Strachan ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 3-4-MIN37 (2Q: 08:18) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. DE Steve Baumgartner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-MIN37 (2Q: 08:14) Marv Bateman punted 45 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY24. Tackled by Greg Bracelin. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (2Q: 08:05) Billy Sims ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk. |
| 2-9-TBY25 (2Q: 07:26) Chuck Fusina pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jack Dolbin. DE Anthony Jolly blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-TBY25 (2Q: 07:21) Chuck Fusina pass was intended for WR Jack Dolbin and was intercepted by S Gary Fencik at the TBY36. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Paul Hofer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (2Q: 07:11) Walter Landers ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. |
| 2-8-TBY24 (2Q: 06:39) Walter Landers ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Woods. |
| 3-5-TBY21 (2Q: 06:11) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Mike Woods, assisted by S Mike Wagner. Strachan gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-TBY19 (2Q: 05:40) Rafael Septien attempted a 36 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (2Q: 05:33) Paul Hofer ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY16 (2Q: 05:26) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-25-TBY11 (2Q: 05:16) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-30-TBY06 (2Q: 05:08) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-31-TBY05 (2Q: 04:24) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB LeCharls McDaniel, assisted by S Gary Fencik. DE Mark Gastineau knocked down Rich Saul to break up the play. |
| 3-30-TBY06 (2Q: 03:38) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson, assisted by CB Royce McKinney. Francis gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-14-TBY22 (2Q: 02:53) Max Runager punted 33 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN45. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 02:42) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 20 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Larry Brune. Young gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (2Q: 02:23) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers, assisted by S Mike Wagner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-TBY29 (2Q: 02:01) Pat Ryan scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-1-TBY26 (2Q: 01:53) Walter Landers ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Ernie Dodge, assisted by OLB Broderick Kimsey. Key block delivered by Glenn Hyde. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (2Q: 01:34) Pat Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Johnson. OLB Jim Youngblood defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY25 (2Q: 01:26) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 6 yards. Tackled by S Vinny Hoover. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-TBY35 (2Q: 01:17) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-9-TBY24 (2Q: 01:00) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 11 yards. Tackled by S Chris Fletcher. Young gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY13 (2Q: 00:39) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-TBY08 (2Q: 00:39) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 9, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 00:39) Extra point by Rafael Septien was good. Minnesota 10, Tampa Bay 3 |
| (2Q: 00:31) Rafael Septien kicked off 62 yards from the MIN30. Cotton Speyrer returned the ball 28 yards to the TBY36. Tackled by Jerry Reese. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Robert Jackson for 8 yards to the TBY28. Tackled by Jack Dolbin. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (2Q: 00:25) Pat Ryan sacked by DE Willie Jones for a loss of 6 yards. Jones ran right past Syd Kitson and knocked down the quarterback. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-16-TBY34 (2Q: 00:13) Rafael Septien attempted a 51 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (2Q: 00:07) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by WR Wally Francis. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rafael Septien kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Chris Fletcher returned the ball 21 yards to the TBY30. Tackled by Walter Landers. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (3Q: 14:40) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for -2 yards. Tackled by CB LeCharls McDaniel. |
| 2-12-TBY28 (3Q: 14:01) Billy Sims ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Ryan, assisted by ILB Robert Jackson. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (3Q: 13:20) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. DE Don Latimer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY43 (3Q: 13:11) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. S Gary Fencik defended the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (3Q: 13:03) Billy Sims ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. |
| 2-8-MIN08 (3Q: 12:34) Chuck Fusina pass completed to FB Tim Wilson for 1 yard. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-MIN18 (3Q: 12:24) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. CB LeCharls McDaniel defended the pass. |
| 3-18-MIN18 (3Q: 12:14) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. Jones gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN04 (3Q: 11:42) Mike Lansford attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (3Q: 11:34) Mike Lansford kicked off 56 yards from the TBY30. Royce McKinney returned the ball 14 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Vinny Hoover. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (3Q: 11:01) Pat Ryan pass completed to FB Curtis Dickey for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Willie Jones. Dickey gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-MIN32 (3Q: 10:14) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Mike Woods. |
| 3-5-MIN33 (3Q: 09:46) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB James Harrell. Young gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN35 (3Q: 09:06) Marv Bateman punted 39 yards. Virgil Livers called for a fair catch at the TBY26. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (3Q: 08:59) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Jeremy Wolf for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Wolf gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (3Q: 08:50) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY39 (3Q: 08:40) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk, assisted by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 3-8-TBY41 (3Q: 08:03) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. CB Keith Simpson defended the pass. |
| 4-8-TBY41 (3Q: 07:55) Max Runager punted 57 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN02. |
| 1-10-MIN02 (3Q: 07:46) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mike Wagner, assisted by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| 2-5-MIN07 (3Q: 07:19) Mike Strachan ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Wagner. |
| 3-4-MIN08 (3Q: 06:33) Pat Ryan scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (3Q: 05:54) Mike Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 50 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. Key block delivered by Dean Miraldi. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (3Q: 05:10) Pat Ryan pass was dropped by WR Butch Johnson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY38 (3Q: 05:05) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Woods. Young gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-TBY35 (3Q: 04:26) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 7 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Stan Rome on the TBY24. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (3Q: 03:59) Mike Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison, assisted by CB Virgil Livers. Key block delivered by Jimmie Giles. |
| 2-4-TBY18 (3Q: 03:36) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Woods. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY14 (3Q: 02:54) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Larry Brune, assisted by CB Eric Wright. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-TBY11 (3Q: 02:22) Curtis Dickey ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Woods, assisted by DE Willie Jones. |
| 3-8-TBY12 (3Q: 01:39) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. Giles gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-2-TBY02 (3Q: 01:06) Mike Strachan ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| 2-2-TBY02 (3Q: 00:42) Mike Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Dean Miraldi. Minnesota 16, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (3Q: 00:42) Extra point by Rafael Septien was good. Minnesota 17, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (3Q: 00:32) Rafael Septien kicked off 73 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 00:32) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (3Q: 00:25) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. Dolbin gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-5-TBY25 (4Q: 15:00) Chuck Fusina sacked by DE Ernest Kirk for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by Tom Forrest. |
| 4-15-TBY15 (4Q: 14:13) Max Runager punted 47 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN46. Tackled by Vinny Hoover. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 14:04) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Don Warren for 5 yards. Tackled by S Vinny Hoover, assisted by OLB Mike Woods. Warren gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-MIN41 (4Q: 13:55) Mike Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 2-13-MIN43 (4Q: 13:17) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jerome Dove, assisted by CB Eric Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-MIN50 (4Q: 12:50) Pat Ryan pass completed to FB Curtis Dickey for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. |
| 4-4-TBY48 (4Q: 12:04) Marv Bateman punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 11:59) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-7-TBY23 (4Q: 11:34) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 2-2-TBY28 (4Q: 11:24) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. Francis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (4Q: 10:50) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. S Jerry Reese defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY35 (4Q: 10:43) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. OLB Greg Bracelin defended the pass. |
| 3-10-TBY35 (4Q: 10:36) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Francis. S Gary Fencik defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-TBY35 (4Q: 10:29) Max Runager punted 40 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN25. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (4Q: 10:22) Pat Ryan pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 11 yards. Tackled by S Vinny Hoover. Giles gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (4Q: 09:41) Pat Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. |
| 2-10-MIN36 (4Q: 09:35) Pat Ryan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. Young gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (4Q: 09:09) Mike Strachan ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison. |
| 2-6-TBY43 (4Q: 08:30) Mike Strachan ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jerome Dove. |
| 3-4-TBY41 (4Q: 07:54) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. |
| 4-3-TBY40 (4Q: 07:09) Marv Bateman punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 07:04) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by WR Wally Francis. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-TBY10 (4Q: 06:54) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. Francis gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-15-TBY15 (4Q: 06:21) Chuck Fusina pass was intended for WR Wally Francis and was intercepted by S Terry Jackson at the TBY28. Tackled by Wally Francis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (4Q: 06:12) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY33 (4Q: 06:07) Pat Ryan pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Youngblood. Strachan gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-TBY22 (4Q: 05:19) Mike Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Wagner, assisted by S Larry Brune. |
| 3-3-TBY21 (4Q: 04:32) Mike Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Stanley Doebert. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Charley Young to the TBY18. |
| 1-10-TBY18 (4Q: 03:46) Mike Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Wagner, assisted by OLB Jim Youngblood. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-TBY28 (4Q: 03:40) Mike Strachan ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 2-18-TBY26 (4Q: 02:56) Walter Landers ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Andy Buffone. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-15-TBY23 (4Q: 02:48) Walter Landers ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Steve Baumgartner, assisted by S Mike Wagner. |
| 4-10-TBY18 (4Q: 02:37) Rafael Septien attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 20, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (4Q: 02:30) Rafael Septien kicked off 78 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 02:30) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. OLB Rickey Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (4Q: 02:23) Chuck Fusina pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Sims gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-8-TBY22 (4Q: 02:15) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 33 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Francis gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 02:00) Chuck Fusina pass completed to FB Tim Wilson for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-MIN39 (4Q: 01:41) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by WR Lam Jones. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN39 (4Q: 01:33) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. |
| 4-4-MIN39 (4Q: 01:26) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 39 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Francis gained 34 yards after the catch. Minnesota 20, Tampa Bay 12 |
| (4Q: 01:26) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. Minnesota 20, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (4Q: 01:08) Mike Lansford kicked off (onside) from the TBY30. MIN Walter Landers recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (4Q: 01:04) Walter Landers ran around left end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Wagner. CB Eric Wright knocked down Tim Irwin to break up the play. Tampa Bay's Jerome Dove was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-TBY39 (4Q: 00:53) Mike Strachan ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by S Mike Wagner. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-7-TBY36 (4Q: 00:44) Mike Strachan ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by DE Fred Anderson. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-7-TBY36 (4Q: 00:35) Rafael Septien attempted a 53 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (4Q: 00:27) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 19 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. Dolbin gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 00:08) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. DE Don Latimer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN38 (4Q: 00:01) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Jeremy Wolf. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 |