| Played in Cleveland, OH, weather: 33 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ross Robertson kicked off 72 yards from the CLE30. Norm Thompson returned the ball 21 yards to the DET19. Tackled by Jim Mandich. |
| 1-10-DET19 (1Q: 14:31) Terdell Middleton ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford. |
| 2-9-DET20 (1Q: 13:46) Terdell Middleton ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. |
| 3-9-DET20 (1Q: 13:02) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. CB Steve Wilson defended the pass. |
| 4-9-DET20 (1Q: 12:50) Russell Erxleben punted 63 yards. Brad Kimberly returned the kick 13 yards to the CLE30. Tackled by Ronnie Lott. |
| 1-10-CLE30 (1Q: 12:40) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. |
| 2-7-CLE33 (1Q: 11:59) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Roger Finnie to the CLE43. |
| 1-10-CLE43 (1Q: 11:31) Franco Harris ran around left end for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Williams. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 1-10-DET33 (1Q: 10:53) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DET43 (1Q: 10:43) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by CB Maurice Spencer. |
| 2-19-DET42 (1Q: 10:18) Franco Harris ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-14-DET37 (1Q: 09:56) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Wade. DE Jacob Green hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-14-DET37 (1Q: 09:50) Tom Wittum punted 37 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 09:45) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Margerum gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET31 (1Q: 09:10) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DET26 (1Q: 09:04) Eric Hipple sacked by DE Casey Merrill and DE Art Still for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Long. |
| 2-20-DET21 (1Q: 08:18) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Steve Wilson. |
| 3-11-DET30 (1Q: 07:54) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Allerman. |
| 4-6-DET35 (1Q: 07:24) Russell Erxleben punted 56 yards. Brad Kimberly returned the kick 4 yards to the CLE13. Tackled by Mike Franckowiak. |
| 1-10-CLE13 (1Q: 07:16) Franco Harris ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon, assisted by DT Dino Mangiero. |
| 2-10-CLE13 (1Q: 06:39) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. Key block delivered by Keith Van Horne. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-16-CLE07 (1Q: 06:33) Mike Kruczek scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer and assisted by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-10-CLE13 (1Q: 05:58) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-CLE08 (1Q: 05:54) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Charlie Wade for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wade gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE23 (1Q: 05:20) Franco Harris ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Roger Finnie to the CLE29. |
| 2-4-CLE29 (1Q: 04:39) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Ray Bradley for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Hrivnak. Bradley gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (1Q: 04:15) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| 2-8-CLE38 (1Q: 03:32) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Carlos Stevens for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. Stevens gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-CLE41 (1Q: 02:44) Mike Kruczek pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Franco Harris. DE Mike St. Clair blocked the pass. |
| 4-5-CLE41 (1Q: 02:39) Tom Wittum punted 25 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET34. |
| 1-10-DET34 (1Q: 02:29) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Leo Lewis for 11 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Todd Bell for 9 yards to the DET36. |
| 1-10-DET36 (1Q: 02:23) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DET41 (1Q: 02:17) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 1-20-DET46 (1Q: 02:11) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Brad Kimberly for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. Kimberly gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-9-DET35 (1Q: 01:40) Mike Kruczek pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Mike St. Clair. |
| 3-3-DET29 (1Q: 01:01) Franco Harris ran inside the left guard for 29 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tom De Leone. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-13-DET39 (1Q: 00:44) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Bradley. DT Dino Mangiero hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-13-DET39 (1Q: 00:36) Tom Wittum punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 00:30) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 40 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Robinson gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-CLE40 (2Q: 15:00) Terdell Middleton ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB James Hunter. |
| 2-8-CLE38 (2Q: 14:27) Eric Hipple sacked by DE Casey Merrill for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Steve Young. |
| 3-14-CLE44 (2Q: 14:04) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Jim Robinson for 5 yards. Tackled by CB James Hunter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-9-CLE39 (2Q: 13:41) Russell Erxleben punted 35 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CLE04. |
| 1-10-CLE04 (2Q: 13:34) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 2-6-CLE08 (2Q: 13:09) Mike Kruczek pass was dropped by RB Freeman McNeil. |
| 3-6-CLE08 (2Q: 13:05) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Wade. CB Maurice Spencer defended the pass. |
| 4-6-CLE08 (2Q: 12:56) Tom Wittum punted 26 yards. Mike Franckowiak called for a fair catch at the CLE34. |
| 1-10-CLE34 (2Q: 12:46) Terdell Middleton ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. |
| 2-7-CLE31 (2Q: 12:18) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB James Hunter, assisted by ILB Kurt Allerman. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-10-CLE24 (2Q: 11:36) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by CB James Hunter. Key block delivered by Steve Young. |
| 2-2-CLE16 (2Q: 10:50) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leo Lewis. S Thom Darden simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 3-2-CLE16 (2Q: 10:41) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Jim Jensen for 10 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by CB James Hunter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-6-CLE06 (2Q: 10:07) Lawrence Gaines ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB James Hunter. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-11-CLE11 (2Q: 09:57) Lawrence Gaines ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE John Banaszak, assisted by OLB Lucius Sanford. Key block delivered by Brad Benson. Detroit's Preston Dennard was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-5-CLE05 (2Q: 09:20) Eric Hipple pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 6, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 09:20) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 7, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 09:11) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 72 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 09:11) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 2-6-CLE24 (2Q: 08:44) Mike Kruczek pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson. McNeil gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (2Q: 07:57) Franco Harris ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Dino Mangiero. Harris slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 2-12-CLE44 (2Q: 07:26) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brad Kimberly. DT Herb Orvis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-12-CLE44 (2Q: 07:18) Mike Kruczek pass was dropped by FB Vince Thompson. |
| 4-12-CLE44 (2Q: 07:11) Tom Wittum punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET08. |
| 1-10-DET08 (2Q: 07:01) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for -1 yards. Tackled by CB James Hunter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-11-DET07 (2Q: 06:14) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 8 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 3-3-DET15 (2Q: 05:33) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE John Lee, assisted by OLB George Andrews. Dennard gained 5 yards after the catch. Cleveland's Johnnie Poe was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious leg injury. |
| 1-10-DET22 (2Q: 05:07) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT J.T. Montgomery. |
| 2-6-DET26 (2Q: 04:40) Lawrence Gaines ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. Key block delivered by Ken Long. |
| 1-10-DET34 (2Q: 04:11) Terdell Middleton ran a draw inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. Key block delivered by Brad Benson. |
| 2-2-DET42 (2Q: 03:49) Terdell Middleton ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Wilson. Middleton slipped a little on the wet field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Eric Hipple to the DET44. The weather has created a very slippery ball today. |
| 1-10-DET44 (2Q: 03:33) Lawrence Gaines ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by OLB George Andrews. |
| 2-8-DET46 (2Q: 03:12) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-3-CLE49 (2Q: 03:04) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Leo Lewis for 8 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 1-10-CLE41 (2Q: 02:47) Lawrence Gaines ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. Gaines slipped a little on the wet field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Eric Hipple to the CLE41. The weather has created a very slippery ball today. |
| 2-10-CLE41 (2Q: 02:30) Eric Hipple pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. |
| 3-7-CLE38 (2Q: 02:12) Eric Hipple pass was dropped by TE J.T. Galles. |
| 4-7-CLE38 (2Q: 02:06) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 55 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CLE45 (2Q: 01:58) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Bradley. DT Herb Orvis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE45 (2Q: 01:48) Mike Kruczek pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-DET49 (2Q: 01:42) Mike Kruczek pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET43 (2Q: 01:25) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Charlie Wade for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. Wade gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-3-DET36 (2Q: 01:18) Mike Kruczek pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Stevens. |
| 3-3-DET36 (2Q: 01:09) Mike Kruczek pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET31 (2Q: 00:52) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Ray Bradley for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. Cleveland's Charlie Wade was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET21 (2Q: 00:43) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Carlos Stevens for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET10 (2Q: 00:32) Mike Kruczek pass completed to RB Willie McClendon for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 7, Cleveland 6 |
| (2Q: 00:32) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. Cleveland 7, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 00:25) Ross Robertson kicked off 65 yards from the CLE30. Norm Thompson returned the ball 23 yards to the DET28. Tackled by Greg Hawthorne. |
| 1-10-DET28 (2Q: 00:20) Eric Hipple dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 65 yards from the DET30. Steve Holden returned the ball 27 yards to the CLE32. Tackled by Lawrence Gaines. |
| 1-10-CLE32 (3Q: 14:32) Mike Kruczek pass was dropped by WR Charlie Wade. |
| 2-10-CLE32 (3Q: 14:24) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-9-CLE33 (3Q: 13:43) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Steve Holden for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| 4-6-CLE36 (3Q: 13:06) Tom Wittum punted 35 yards. Norm Thompson called for a fair catch at the DET29. |
| 1-10-DET29 (3Q: 12:57) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for TE J.T. Galles. DE Art Still defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET29 (3Q: 12:48) Eric Hipple pass completed to TE Jerome Moriarty for 12 yards. Tackled by CB James Hunter, assisted by S Clarence Duren. Moriarty gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET41 (3Q: 12:02) Eric Hipple pass completed to FB Mosi Tatupu for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by S Roland James. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-10-DET41 (3Q: 11:14) Lawrence Gaines ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 3-9-DET42 (3Q: 10:37) Eric Hipple pass completed to RB Lawrence Gaines for 4 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by CB Steve Wilson. |
| 4-5-DET46 (3Q: 09:53) Russell Erxleben punted 53 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE01. |
| 1-10-CLE01 (3Q: 09:44) Franco Harris ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 2-8-CLE03 (3Q: 09:09) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by ILB Jeff Siemon. |
| 3-1-CLE10 (3Q: 08:35) Mike Kruczek pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw. |
| 1-10-CLE14 (3Q: 07:55) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Freeman McNeil. DT Herb Orvis drove right through Roger Finnie to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-CLE14 (3Q: 07:49) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| 1-10-CLE32 (3Q: 07:15) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Carlos Stevens for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by OLB Curtis Townsend. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-CLE40 (3Q: 06:42) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw. |
| 3-1-CLE41 (3Q: 06:13) Mike Kruczek pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (3Q: 05:37) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 2-11-CLE41 (3Q: 05:02) Mike Kruczek pass was dropped by TE Bennie Cunningham. |
| 3-11-CLE41 (3Q: 04:57) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Bradley. CB Herb Williams defended the pass. |
| 4-11-CLE41 (3Q: 04:49) Tom Wittum punted 37 yards. Norm Thompson returned the kick 13 yards to the DET35. Tackled by Greg Hawthorne. |
| 1-10-DET35 (3Q: 04:39) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Leo Lewis for 14 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by OLB George Andrews. Lewis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET49 (3Q: 03:51) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. S Thom Darden knocked down Mosi Tatupu to break up the play. |
| 2-10-DET49 (3Q: 03:13) Eric Hipple pass was dropped by WR Preston Dennard. |
| 3-10-DET49 (3Q: 03:09) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leo Lewis. CB James Hunter defended the pass. |
| 4-10-DET49 (3Q: 02:59) Russell Erxleben punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (3Q: 02:53) Mike Kruczek pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Wade. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CLE20 (3Q: 02:43) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by CB Maurice Spencer. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (3Q: 02:06) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Freeman McNeil. S Ronnie Lott defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE31 (3Q: 01:59) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Cunningham. DE Gary Hrivnak hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CLE31 (3Q: 01:54) Mike Kruczek pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Wade. |
| 4-10-CLE31 (3Q: 01:45) Tom Wittum punted and it was blocked by Jeff Siemon. DET Barry Bennett recovered the ball at the CLE11. |
| 1-10-CLE11 (3Q: 01:37) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by OLB George Andrews. |
| 2-7-CLE08 (3Q: 01:01) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Daryl Hunt. |
| 3-6-CLE07 (3Q: 00:22) Eric Hipple pass completed to TE Jerome Moriarty for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-3-CLE04 (4Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 10, Cleveland 7 |
| (4Q: 14:53) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 68 yards from the DET30. Steve Holden returned the ball 20 yards to the CLE22. Tackled by Herb Williams. |
| 1-10-CLE22 (4Q: 14:19) Mike Kruczek pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-CLE25 (4Q: 13:42) Mike Kruczek pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| 3-3-CLE29 (4Q: 13:15) Mike Kruczek pass was dropped by WR Charlie Wade. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-3-CLE29 (4Q: 13:09) Tom Wittum punted 40 yards. Norm Thompson called for a fair catch at the DET31. |
| 1-10-DET31 (4Q: 13:00) Eric Hipple pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Wilson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-DET40 (4Q: 12:13) Terdell Middleton ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Art Still, assisted by CB Steve Wilson. |
| 3-1-DET40 (4Q: 11:36) Lawrence Gaines ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by CB James Hunter. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-10-DET44 (4Q: 11:14) Terdell Middleton ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 2-11-DET43 (4Q: 10:30) Terdell Middleton ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford. |
| 3-10-DET44 (4Q: 09:52) Eric Hipple pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Robinson. DE John Lee hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-DET44 (4Q: 09:48) Russell Erxleben punted 47 yards. Brad Kimberly called for a fair catch at the CLE09. |
| 1-10-CLE09 (4Q: 09:41) Mike Kruczek pass was dropped by TE Bennie Cunningham. |
| 2-10-CLE09 (4Q: 09:36) Franco Harris ran around the left tackle for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jeff Siemon. |
| 3-3-CLE16 (4Q: 08:51) Mike Kruczek pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CLE24 (4Q: 08:18) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. Key block delivered by Jim Mandich. |
| 2-2-CLE32 (4Q: 07:46) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-2-CLE32 (4Q: 07:39) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Ray Bradley for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by CB Maurice Spencer. Bradley gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE34 (4Q: 07:01) Mike Kruczek pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-CLE37 (4Q: 06:34) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Charlie Wade for 13 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CLE50 (4Q: 05:49) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Herb Orvis, assisted by DE Gary Hrivnak. |
| 2-6-DET46 (4Q: 05:09) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Wade. CB Herb Williams defended the pass. |
| 3-6-DET46 (4Q: 05:04) Mike Kruczek pass completed to RB Franco Harris for -2 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| 4-8-DET48 (4Q: 04:19) Tom Wittum punted 33 yards. Norm Thompson called for a fair catch at the DET15. |
| 1-10-DET15 (4Q: 04:11) Terdell Middleton ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Thom Darden. Middleton slipped a little on the wet field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET J.T. Galles to the DET16. The weather has created a very slippery ball today. |
| 2-9-DET16 (4Q: 03:24) Lawrence Gaines ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. S Thom Darden knocked down Brad Benson to break up the play. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-DET08 (4Q: 03:17) Lawrence Gaines ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Duren, assisted by S Thom Darden. |
| 3-11-DET14 (4Q: 02:29) Terdell Middleton ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 4-6-DET19 (4Q: 02:20) Russell Erxleben punted 33 yards. Brad Kimberly returned the kick -2 yards to the CLE46. Tackled by Norm Thompson. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (4Q: 02:11) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Ray Bradley for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson, assisted by S Ralph McGill. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-3-DET47 (4Q: 02:00) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Stevens. DE Gary Hrivnak hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-DET47 (4Q: 01:54) Mike Kruczek pass was intended for RB Freeman McNeil and was intercepted by S Ronnie Lott at the DET33. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Freeman McNeil. |
| 1-10-DET46 (4Q: 01:43) Terdell Middleton ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT J.T. Montgomery. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 2-9-DET47 (4Q: 01:31) Terdell Middleton ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford. S Thom Darden knocked down Steve Young to break up the play. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 3-10-DET46 (4Q: 01:19) Terdell Middleton ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Art Still, assisted by S Thom Darden. DE Art Still knocked down Rufus Mayes to break up the play. |
| 4-8-DET48 (4Q: 01:08) Russell Erxleben punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE06. |
| 1-10-CLE06 (4Q: 00:58) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Ray Bradley for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Spencer. |
| 2-6-CLE10 (4Q: 00:42) Mike Kruczek spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-6-CLE10 (4Q: 00:39) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brad Kimberly. ILB Jeff Siemon defended the pass. |
| 4-6-CLE10 (4Q: 00:30) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Bradley. CB Norm Thompson defended the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CLE10 (4Q: 00:25) Eric Hipple dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 10, Cleveland Browns 7 |