| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 63 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rafael Septien kicked off 57 yards from the MIN30. Al Walker returned the ball 17 yards to the NOS30. Tackled by Gary Fencik. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Tripping on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (1Q: 14:32) Rick Trocano pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 2-2-NOS22 (1Q: 13:59) James Mayberry ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. Key block delivered by Leon Gray. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (1Q: 13:21) Rick Trocano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. DE Anthony Jolly hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS27 (1Q: 13:14) Wayne Mosley ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by S Roland Solomon. |
| 3-5-NOS32 (1Q: 12:34) Rick Trocano pass completed to WR Art Monk for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson. Monk gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-NOS35 (1Q: 11:54) Dan Melville punted 43 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN31. Tackled by James Mayberry. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 11:46) Chester Willis ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones, assisted by DT John Woodcock. |
| 2-6-MIN35 (1Q: 11:04) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Haynes, assisted by ILB Rick Razzano. |
| 3-3-MIN38 (1Q: 10:20) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Scot Brantley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-MIN39 (1Q: 09:49) Marv Bateman punted 50 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 6 yards to the NOS17. Tackled by John Choma. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (1Q: 09:42) Rick Trocano pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Wayne Mosley. |
| 2-10-NOS17 (1Q: 09:37) James Mayberry ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 3-12-NOS15 (1Q: 09:08) Rick Trocano pass completed to WR Al Walker for 10 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-NOS25 (1Q: 08:37) Dan Melville punted 31 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 1 yard to the MIN45. Tackled by Scot Brantley. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Norm Wells at the MIN45. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (1Q: 08:26) Chester Willis ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kim Bokamper. |
| 2-8-MIN47 (1Q: 07:45) Mike Strachan ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline. |
| 3-4-NOS49 (1Q: 07:05) Chester Willis ran around right end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Tony Cline. Key block delivered by Curtis Dickey. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (1Q: 06:20) Chester Willis ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE John Andrews, assisted by DE Greg Foggie. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-NOS39 (1Q: 06:12) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Kim Bokamper. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (1Q: 05:33) Chester Willis ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Tony Cline, assisted by DE Greg Foggie. |
| 2-9-NOS18 (1Q: 04:55) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady. |
| 3-7-NOS16 (1Q: 04:07) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Johnson. CB Louis Wright defended the pass. |
| 4-7-NOS16 (1Q: 04:00) Rafael Septien attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 03:55) Rafael Septien kicked off 71 yards from the MIN30. Al Walker returned the ball 12 yards to the NOS11. Tackled by Butch Johnson. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (1Q: 03:28) Wayne Mosley ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-NOS16 (1Q: 03:18) James Mayberry ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Larry Gordon. |
| 2-2-NOS19 (1Q: 02:43) Wayne Mosley ran outside the right tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. Key block delivered by Vincent Horton. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (1Q: 02:11) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS33 (1Q: 02:05) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 2-13-NOS35 (1Q: 01:19) James Mayberry ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Anthony Jolly. |
| 3-8-NOS40 (1Q: 00:45) Rick Trocano pass was dropped by WR Larry Wilcox. |
| 4-8-NOS40 (1Q: 00:35) Dan Melville punted 42 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN23. Tackled by Doug Dieken. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (1Q: 00:25) Mike Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-8-MIN25 (2Q: 15:00) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 40 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Merchant gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (2Q: 14:19) Mike Strachan ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by DE Tony Cline. |
| 2-10-NOS35 (2Q: 13:50) Chester Willis ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Razzano, assisted by S Mike Haynes. |
| 3-8-NOS33 (2Q: 13:09) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 12:59) Mike Strachan ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-6-NOS24 (2Q: 12:29) Mike Strachan ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Louis Wright, assisted by DE Tony Cline. CB Louis Wright knocked down Syd Kitson to break up the play. |
| 3-5-NOS23 (2Q: 11:53) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Charley Young for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Kim Bokamper. Young gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS10 (2Q: 11:11) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Charley Young for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-5-NOS05 (2Q: 11:04) Mike Loyd sacked by DT Derland Moore for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Alan Willis. |
| 2-9-NOS09 (2Q: 10:33) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Rome gained 1 yard after the catch. Minnesota 9, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 10:33) Extra point by Rafael Septien was good. Minnesota 10, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 10:23) Rafael Septien kicked off 68 yards from the MIN30. Al Walker returned the ball 16 yards to the NOS18. Tackled by Jerry Reese. Minnesota's Joe Rose was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (2Q: 10:00) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. Key block delivered by Jim Pietrzak. |
| 2-3-NOS25 (2Q: 09:25) Wayne Mosley ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB LeCharls McDaniel. Key block delivered by Leon Gray. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 08:55) Wayne Mosley ran around left end for -5 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Art Monk to the NOS23. |
| 2-15-NOS23 (2Q: 08:24) Rick Trocano pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Art Monk. OLB Greg Bracelin blocked the pass. |
| 3-15-NOS23 (2Q: 08:18) Rick Trocano sacked by CB Royce McKinney for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Pietrzak. |
| 4-22-NOS16 (2Q: 07:47) Dan Melville punted 35 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 11 yards to the NOS40. Tackled by Scot Brantley. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (2Q: 07:40) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Curtis Dickey. ILB Kim Bokamper defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS40 (2Q: 07:34) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. DE John Andrews hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NOS40 (2Q: 07:28) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-NOS45 (2Q: 07:23) Mike Loyd pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Butch Johnson. DT John Woodcock blocked the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 4-30-MIN40 (2Q: 07:17) Marv Bateman punted 51 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 14 yards to the NOS23. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS10 (2Q: 07:07) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS05 (2Q: 07:00) Rick Trocano pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti, assisted by CB Royce McKinney. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-NOS16 (2Q: 06:12) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Reese. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (2Q: 06:06) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney, assisted by S Roland Solomon. |
| 2-7-NOS24 (2Q: 05:20) Rick Trocano pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 11 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (2Q: 04:55) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS30 (2Q: 04:48) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating, assisted by DT Norm Wells. |
| 2-11-NOS34 (2Q: 04:18) Rick Trocano pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Reese, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-NOS39 (2Q: 03:46) Rick Trocano pass was intended for WR Al Walker and was intercepted by CB LeCharls McDaniel at the NOS47. Tackled by Al Walker. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (2Q: 03:35) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Johnson. DE Greg Foggie hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS47 (2Q: 03:31) Mike Strachan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tim Baylor, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 3-8-NOS45 (2Q: 03:15) Mike Loyd pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 22 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (2Q: 02:55) Mike Strachan ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. |
| 2-12-NOS25 (2Q: 02:38) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 9 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-3-NOS16 (2Q: 02:16) Mike Loyd pass completed to TE Don Warren for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Foggie. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS10 (2Q: 02:00) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Razzano, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-2-NOS02 (2Q: 01:44) Mike Strachan ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Razzano. DE Tony Cline crushed Bo Buetow to wreck the play. |
| 3-6-NOS06 (2Q: 01:24) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Johnson. DE Ben Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-NOS06 (2Q: 01:20) Rafael Septien attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 01:13) Rafael Septien kicked off 59 yards from the MIN30. Nathan Conrady returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS31. Tackled by Greg Bracelin. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NOS15 (2Q: 01:05) Wayne Mosley ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by Jim Pietrzak. |
| 2-2-NOS23 (2Q: 00:26) Wayne Mosley ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by CB LeCharls McDaniel. Key block delivered by Don Greco. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (2Q: 00:03) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. Key block delivered by Leon Gray. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Dave Jacobs kicked off 52 yards from the NOS30. Irving Merchant returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN40. Tackled by Brent Sexton. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (3Q: 14:40) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. DE Greg Foggie defended the pass. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (3Q: 14:35) Mike Loyd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Butch Johnson. |
| 2-10-MIN34 (3Q: 14:30) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 12 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. Rome gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 14:03) Mike Strachan ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. Key block delivered by Franky Smith. |
| 2-3-NOS47 (3Q: 13:19) Chester Willis ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Razzano, assisted by DE Tony Cline. |
| 3-4-NOS48 (3Q: 12:50) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. OLB Mel Kaufman defended the pass. |
| 4-4-NOS48 (3Q: 12:43) Marv Bateman punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 12:37) Wayne Mosley ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-14-NOS16 (3Q: 12:14) Rick Trocano pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk. Jarvis gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-NOS25 (3Q: 11:33) Rick Trocano pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jarvis gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (3Q: 11:03) Wayne Mosley ran outside the right tackle for 30 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. Key block delivered by Jim Pietrzak. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 10:22) James Mayberry ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. |
| 2-8-MIN34 (3Q: 09:55) Wayne Mosley ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 3-6-MIN32 (3Q: 09:28) Rick Trocano pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-6-MIN32 (3Q: 09:20) Dave Jacobs attempted a 49 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 09:13) Chester Willis ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Louis Wright, assisted by DT Derland Moore. |
| 2-8-MIN41 (3Q: 08:31) Chester Willis ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Curtis Dickey to the MIN41. |
| 3-8-MIN41 (3Q: 08:05) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Charley Young for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Haynes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 07:26) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Razzano, assisted by S Mike Haynes. |
| 2-6-NOS47 (3Q: 06:54) Mike Loyd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Stan Rome. |
| 3-6-NOS47 (3Q: 06:47) Mike Loyd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Stan Rome. |
| 4-6-NOS47 (3Q: 06:42) Marv Bateman punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 06:35) James Mayberry ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB LeCharls McDaniel, assisted by DT James Hunter. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (3Q: 05:59) Wayne Mosley ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti, assisted by S Roland Solomon. |
| 3-4-NOS26 (3Q: 05:20) Rick Trocano pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB James Mayberry. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-NOS26 (3Q: 05:16) Dan Melville punted 43 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 05:06) Chester Willis ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Razzano, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Don Warren. |
| 2-4-MIN44 (3Q: 04:35) Mike Strachan ran a draw inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Kim Bokamper. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. Willis ran over Tony Cline to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 03:56) Mike Strachan ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Foggie, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-6-NOS47 (3Q: 03:21) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-MIN48 (3Q: 03:13) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Charley Young for 16 yards. Tackled by S Tim Baylor, assisted by ILB Kim Bokamper. Young gained 4 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Brent Sexton for 2 yards to the NOS38. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (3Q: 03:04) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-NOS43 (3Q: 02:56) James Mayberry ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon, assisted by DE Ernest Kirk. |
| 2-2-NOS46 (3Q: 02:21) Wayne Mosley ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ernest Kirk. Key block delivered by Steve Wilson. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (3Q: 01:52) Wayne Mosley ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by DE Mark Gastineau. |
| 2-6-MIN48 (3Q: 01:19) Rick Trocano pass completed to WR Al Walker for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson. |
| 3-5-MIN47 (3Q: 00:33) Rick Trocano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. CB LeCharls McDaniel defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN47 (3Q: 00:28) Dan Melville punted 39 yards. Irving Merchant returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN13. Tackled by John McMakin. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (3Q: 00:20) Chester Willis ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. Key block delivered by Curtis Dickey. Dickey flattened John Andrews to ensure the play's success. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-2-MIN21 (4Q: 15:00) Chester Willis ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Foggie. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (4Q: 14:30) Mike Strachan ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Razzano, assisted by S Mike Haynes. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN17 (4Q: 14:21) Chester Willis ran a trap outside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Foggie, assisted by S Tim Baylor. Key block delivered by Syd Kitson. |
| 2-14-MIN23 (4Q: 13:42) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. DE Tony Cline hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-14-MIN23 (4Q: 13:35) Mike Loyd pass completed to TE Don Warren for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Kim Bokamper. |
| 4-9-MIN28 (4Q: 13:04) Marv Bateman punted 50 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS22. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (4Q: 12:57) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 2-10-NOS22 (4Q: 12:31) Rick Trocano pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating, assisted by S Roland Solomon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wilcox gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 11:58) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jerry Reese, assisted by DE Mark Gastineau. |
| 2-9-NOS43 (4Q: 11:28) Rick Trocano pass completed to WR Art Monk for 11 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. Monk gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 11:06) James Mayberry ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Minnesota's LeCharls McDaniel was hurt on the play. |
| 2-11-MIN47 (4Q: 10:25) Wayne Mosley ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau, assisted by S Gary Fencik. |
| 3-4-MIN40 (4Q: 09:47) James Mayberry ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson, assisted by DT James Hunter. Key block delivered by Leon Gray. Gray ran over Roland Solomon to set up the play. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 3-9-MIN45 (4Q: 09:39) Rick Trocano pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN45 (4Q: 09:29) Dan Melville punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN02. |
| 1-10-MIN02 (4Q: 09:21) Chester Willis ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock, assisted by ILB Kim Bokamper. |
| 2-8-MIN04 (4Q: 08:46) Mike Strachan ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Cline, assisted by ILB Kim Bokamper. |
| 3-5-MIN07 (4Q: 08:07) Mike Loyd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. |
| 4-5-MIN07 (4Q: 08:03) Marv Bateman punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS45. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (4Q: 07:52) James Mayberry ran a trap outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau. Key block delivered by Don Greco. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 07:20) James Mayberry ran a draw inside the right guard for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by Dave Lafary. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 06:37) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson. |
| 2-8-MIN27 (4Q: 05:52) Rick Trocano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DE Anthony Jolly hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-MIN27 (4Q: 05:44) Rick Trocano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN27 (4Q: 05:38) Dave Jacobs attempted a 44 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. The holder did not do a very good job of getting the ball down in time. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 05:31) Chester Willis ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS DT John Woodcock to the MIN35. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 05:22) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti, assisted by S Jerry Reese. |
| 2-6-MIN31 (4Q: 04:51) Rick Trocano pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. |
| 3-6-MIN31 (4Q: 04:47) Rick Trocano pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DE Mark Gastineau blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN31 (4Q: 04:39) Dave Jacobs attempted a 48 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, New Orleans 3 |
| (4Q: 04:33) Dave Jacobs kicked off 75 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 04:33) Chester Willis ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-8-MIN22 (4Q: 03:48) Chester Willis ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Foggie, assisted by CB Nathan Conrady. |
| 3-3-MIN27 (4Q: 03:03) Mike Strachan ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by CB Nathan Conrady. |
| 4-3-MIN27 (4Q: 02:16) Marv Bateman punted 49 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 5 yards to the NOS29. Tackled by Nathan Poole. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (4Q: 02:08) Rick Trocano pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 8 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson, assisted by S Gary Fencik. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-2-NOS37 (4Q: 02:00) Rick Trocano pass completed to TE John McMakin for 3 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. McMakin gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (4Q: 01:40) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-NOS45 (4Q: 01:40) Rick Trocano pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by S Roland Solomon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-NOS45 (4Q: 01:34) Rick Trocano pass completed to TE Raymond Chester for 11 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Reese. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 01:12) Rick Trocano sacked by DE Anthony Jolly for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Bernich. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Steve Wilson on the NOS49. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-17-NOS49 (4Q: 01:05) Rick Trocano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. CB Keith Simpson defended the pass. |
| 3-17-NOS49 (4Q: 00:57) Rick Trocano pass was intended for WR Larry Wilcox and was intercepted by S Gary Fencik at the MIN41. Tackled by Larry Wilcox. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 00:47) Mike Loyd dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-12-MIN39 (4Q: 00:35) Mike Loyd dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-13-MIN38 (4Q: 00:26) Mike Loyd dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 13, New Orleans Saints 3 |