| Played in St. Louis, MO, weather: 52 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Toni Linhart kicked off 67 yards from the STL30. Kerry Reardon returned the ball 35 yards to the HOU38. Tackled by Marvin Switzer. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (1Q: 14:44) Wade Wilson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Carrol. S Bernie Jackson knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU38 (1Q: 14:36) Wade Wilson pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL46 (1Q: 13:57) Wade Wilson pass completed to WR Terry Carrol for 4 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-STL42 (1Q: 13:15) Wade Wilson pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-STL39 (1Q: 12:39) Wade Wilson sacked by DE Keith Ferguson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Robert Jackson. |
| 4-9-STL45 (1Q: 11:55) Ray Stachowicz punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the STL06. |
| 1-10-STL06 (1Q: 11:47) Frank Pollard ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan, assisted by OLB Robin Cole. OLB Scott Studwell knocked down Tommie Ginn to break up the play. |
| 2-12-STL04 (1Q: 11:06) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Brooks Williams for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-12-STL04 (1Q: 10:35) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Billy Ryckman for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. |
| 4-6-STL10 (1Q: 10:10) Bucky Dilts punted 40 yards. The ball was downed at the STL50. |
| 1-10-STL50 (1Q: 10:03) Wade Wilson pass completed to TE Bob Fisher for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-4-STL44 (1Q: 09:19) Wade Wilson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Terry Carrol. |
| 3-4-STL44 (1Q: 09:10) Wade Wilson pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 1-10-STL38 (1Q: 08:24) Wade Wilson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Carrol. DE Harvey Martin simply tossed Ron Essink aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 2-10-STL38 (1Q: 08:16) Wade Wilson pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith, assisted by DT Kent Kremer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-STL32 (1Q: 07:32) Wade Wilson pass completed to TE Bob Fisher for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL28 (1Q: 06:44) Wade Wilson pass completed to WR Terry Carrol for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Kervin Wyatt. |
| 2-4-STL22 (1Q: 06:12) Wade Wilson pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 7 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. |
| 1-10-STL15 (1Q: 05:40) Wade Wilson pass completed to WR Lionel Summers for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom De Paso, assisted by S John Sanders. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-1-STL01 (1Q: 05:02) Wade Wilson pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 6, St. Louis 0 |
| (1Q: 05:02) Extra point by John Smith was good. Houston 7, St. Louis 0 |
| (1Q: 04:51) John Smith kicked off 74 yards from the HOU30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 29 yards to the STL25. Tackled by Tinker Owens. |
| 1-10-STL25 (1Q: 04:15) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. OLB Robert Braziel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL25 (1Q: 04:06) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Frank Pollard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel, assisted by S Charlie Phillips. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-STL29 (1Q: 03:21) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. Jenkins gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL38 (1Q: 02:41) Joe Montana pass was dropped by WR Billy Ryckman. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-STL43 (1Q: 02:34) Joe Montana pass was dropped by WR Alfred Jenkins. |
| 2-10-STL43 (1Q: 02:24) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. DE Mike Stensrud hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-STL43 (1Q: 02:15) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Brooks Williams. CB Kerry Reardon defended the pass. |
| 4-10-STL43 (1Q: 02:05) Bucky Dilts punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU01. |
| 1-10-HOU01 (1Q: 01:57) Wayne Wilson ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith, assisted by DT John Grant. |
| 2-10-HOU01 (1Q: 01:16) Amos Lawrence ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. |
| 3-8-HOU03 (1Q: 00:48) Jon Keyworth ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig, assisted by S Mike Jolly. |
| 4-2-HOU09 (1Q: 00:20) Ray Stachowicz punted 56 yards. Bernie Jackson returned the kick 7 yards to the STL42. Tackled by Vern Roberson. |
| 1-10-STL42 (1Q: 00:12) Frank Pollard ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Scott Studwell, assisted by S Steve Foley. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-8-STL44 (2Q: 15:00) Frank Pollard ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Stensrud. |
| 3-4-STL48 (2Q: 14:20) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. S Vern Roberson defended the pass. |
| 4-4-STL48 (2Q: 14:13) Bucky Dilts punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU04. |
| 1-10-HOU04 (2Q: 14:05) Amos Lawrence ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders. |
| 2-8-HOU06 (2Q: 13:31) Wade Wilson pass was dropped by WR Lionel Summers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-HOU06 (2Q: 13:21) Duane Thomas ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson. Thomas made a great move on Marvin Switzer. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (2Q: 12:55) Wade Wilson pass completed to RB Amos Lawrence for 7 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-HOU21 (2Q: 12:16) Wade Wilson pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 8 yards. Tackled by S Chris Williams, assisted by OLB Marv Kellum. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (2Q: 11:34) Wade Wilson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tinker Owens. DT Gary Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU29 (2Q: 11:27) Wade Wilson pass was intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald and was intercepted by S Bernie Jackson at the STL19. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Ronald Fitzgerald. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL32 (2Q: 11:15) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 23 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Scott gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (2Q: 10:44) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. OLB Robert Braziel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU45 (2Q: 10:35) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 33 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Phillips. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Green gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (2Q: 10:06) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU17 (2Q: 09:59) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 2-7-HOU09 (2Q: 09:35) Sherman Smith ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel. |
| 3-8-HOU10 (2Q: 09:06) Joe Montana pass was dropped by WR Alfred Jenkins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-HOU10 (2Q: 09:00) Toni Linhart attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 7, St. Louis 3 |
| (2Q: 08:52) Toni Linhart kicked off 60 yards from the STL30. Kerry Reardon returned the ball 29 yards to the HOU39. Tackled by Chris Williams. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (2Q: 08:20) Wade Wilson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tinker Owens. DT Kent Kremer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offsides. Houston's Wade Wilson was hurt on the play. |
| 1-5-HOU44 (2Q: 08:13) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Tinker Owens for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL46 (2Q: 07:30) Steve Ramsey pass was intended for WR Terry Carrol and was intercepted by CB Rufus Bess at the STL36. Tackled by Terry Nelson. |
| 1-10-STL36 (2Q: 07:20) Sherman Smith ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Stensrud, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 2-10-STL36 (2Q: 06:42) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. Scott gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-STL41 (2Q: 06:31) Frank Pollard ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley. |
| 2-7-STL44 (2Q: 05:57) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Steve Foley. |
| 3-6-STL45 (2Q: 05:25) Joe Montana sacked by OLB Robert Braziel for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Coder. |
| 4-12-STL39 (2Q: 04:40) Bucky Dilts punted 44 yards. Terry Carrol returned the kick 9 yards to the HOU26. Tackled by John Scully. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (2Q: 04:32) Steve Ramsey sacked by DE Harvey Martin for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Robert Jackson. |
| 2-16-HOU20 (2Q: 03:47) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum. |
| 3-8-HOU28 (2Q: 03:16) Amos Lawrence ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks. Key block delivered by Steve Wright. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 02:50) Amos Lawrence ran inside the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders. Key block delivered by Terry Nelson. |
| 1-10-STL49 (2Q: 02:32) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Duane Thomas. DE Stan Lewis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL49 (2Q: 02:25) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. CB Hugh Rodgers knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-STL49 (2Q: 02:14) Duane Thomas ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-5-STL44 (2Q: 02:00) Ray Stachowicz punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 01:54) Joe Montana pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. DT Harris Malinowski blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-STL20 (2Q: 01:49) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-STL25 (2Q: 01:49) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for TE John Sawyer. S Steve Foley defended the pass. |
| 3-5-STL25 (2Q: 01:37) Joe Montana pass completed to TE John Sawyer for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sawyer gained 1 yard after the catch. Houston's Jeris White was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-STL34 (2Q: 01:18) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Kerry Reardon, assisted by S Charlie Phillips. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (2Q: 01:02) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. CB Jeris White defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU49 (2Q: 00:55) Joe Montana sacked by DE Horace Jones and DE Dexter Manley for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Ed Fisher. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 3-18-STL43 (2Q: 00:45) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. CB Nelson Munsey defended the pass. |
| 4-18-STL43 (2Q: 00:38) Bucky Dilts punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU14. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (2Q: 00:28) Steve Ramsey dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 74 yards from the HOU30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 34 yards to the STL30. Tackled by Tinker Owens. |
| 1-10-STL30 (3Q: 14:40) Joe Montana pass was dropped by TE John Sawyer. |
| 2-10-STL30 (3Q: 14:36) Joe Montana pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Melvin Wilber. DE Mike Stensrud blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-STL30 (3Q: 14:32) Frank Pollard ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Dick Leftridge, assisted by S Vern Roberson. |
| 4-13-STL27 (3Q: 13:52) Bucky Dilts punted 38 yards. Terry Carrol called for a fair catch at the HOU35. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 13:43) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. DE Stan Lewis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU35 (3Q: 13:35) Amos Lawrence ran around the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith. Key block delivered by Steve Wright. |
| 1-10-STL50 (3Q: 13:07) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Tinker Owens for 16 yards. Tackled by S Chris Williams. |
| 1-10-STL34 (3Q: 12:24) Steve Ramsey sacked by CB Hugh Rodgers for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Louis Bullard. |
| 2-16-STL40 (3Q: 11:46) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Carrol. DE Stan Lewis drove right through Ron Saul to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-16-STL40 (3Q: 11:41) Amos Lawrence ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks, assisted by S Mike Jolly. |
| 4-9-STL33 (3Q: 11:10) John Smith attempted a 50 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-STL40 (3Q: 11:04) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. DE Dexter Manley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL40 (3Q: 10:58) Joe Montana pass was dropped by WR Roy Green. |
| 3-10-STL40 (3Q: 10:45) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 18 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 10:11) Frank Pollard ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley. |
| 2-10-HOU42 (3Q: 09:25) Joe Montana pass was intended for WR Alfred Jenkins and was intercepted by S Vern Roberson at the HOU30. Tackled by Brooks Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 09:17) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (3Q: 08:52) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 36 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders. Farmer gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-STL19 (3Q: 08:40) Amos Lawrence ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Harvey Martin, assisted by S Marvin Switzer. Key block delivered by Ron Essink. |
| 1-9-STL09 (3Q: 08:02) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Terry Carrol for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 13, St. Louis 3 |
| (3Q: 08:02) Extra point by John Smith was good. Houston 14, St. Louis 3 |
| (3Q: 07:52) John Smith kicked off 77 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 07:52) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for TE John Sawyer. S Charlie Phillips defended the pass. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-STL25 (3Q: 07:41) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley. |
| 2-4-STL26 (3Q: 07:03) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 2-9-STL21 (3Q: 06:57) Frank Pollard ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley. Key block delivered by John Scully. |
| 1-10-STL31 (3Q: 06:19) Frank Pollard ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Dick Leftridge, assisted by OLB Robert Braziel. |
| 2-11-STL30 (3Q: 05:49) Frank Pollard ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by DT Harris Malinowski. |
| 3-11-STL30 (3Q: 05:08) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Billy Ryckman. DE Dexter Manley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-STL30 (3Q: 04:58) Bucky Dilts punted 56 yards. Terry Carrol returned the kick 12 yards to the HOU26. Tackled by John Scully. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (3Q: 04:50) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-HOU26 (3Q: 04:44) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. ILB Mark Cooney hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-HOU26 (3Q: 04:37) Steve Ramsey sacked by DE Keith Ferguson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Steve Wright. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Robert Jackson on the HOU20. |
| 4-16-HOU20 (3Q: 03:51) Ray Stachowicz punted 41 yards. Bernie Jackson called for a fair catch at the STL39. St. Louis's Sherman Smith was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-STL39 (3Q: 03:43) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 16 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Green gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (3Q: 03:05) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 27 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (3Q: 02:18) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. CB Jeris White defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU18 (3Q: 02:12) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Brooks Williams for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Frank Manumaleuga, assisted by S Charlie Phillips. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-HOU11 (3Q: 01:27) Joe Montana pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Billy Ryckman. DE Dexter Manley blocked the pass. |
| 4-3-HOU11 (3Q: 01:19) Toni Linhart attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 14, St. Louis 6 |
| (3Q: 01:11) Toni Linhart kicked off 79 yards from the STL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 01:11) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Tinker Owens for 15 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson, assisted by S Mike Jolly. Owens gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 00:24) Steve Ramsey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Lionel Summers. DT John Grant blocked the pass. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU25 (3Q: 00:15) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jon Keyworth. S Marvin Switzer defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-20-HOU25 (3Q: 00:08) Steve Ramsey sacked by DE Keith Ferguson for a loss of 8 yards. Ferguson ran right past Ron Essink and knocked down the quarterback. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-28-HOU17 (4Q: 15:00) Steve Ramsey sacked by DE Harvey Martin for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Melvin Jackson. |
| 4-34-HOU11 (4Q: 14:31) Ray Stachowicz punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the STL39. |
| 1-10-STL39 (4Q: 14:24) Frank Pollard ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Phillips, assisted by OLB Scott Studwell. |
| 2-6-STL43 (4Q: 13:46) Sherman Smith ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by S Charlie Phillips. |
| 3-3-STL46 (4Q: 13:24) Frank Pollard ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Phillips, assisted by ILB Randy McClanahan. Key block delivered by Walt Downing. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (4Q: 12:57) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Billy Ryckman for 6 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Phillips. |
| 2-4-HOU41 (4Q: 12:15) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Billy Ryckman for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-STL49 (4Q: 12:09) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 2-19-STL44 (4Q: 12:02) Joe Montana pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Melvin Wilber. S Vern Roberson blocked the pass. |
| 3-19-STL44 (4Q: 11:52) Joe Montana sacked by DT Harris Malinowski for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ed Fisher. |
| 4-25-STL38 (4Q: 11:19) Bucky Dilts punted 62 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 11:14) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lionel Summers. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-HOU25 (4Q: 11:08) Amos Lawrence ran a draw inside the right guard for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Harvey Martin, assisted by S Chris Williams. Key block delivered by Wayne Wilson. Wilson ran over Hugh Rodgers to set up the play. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (4Q: 10:23) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Bob Fisher for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (4Q: 09:41) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Farmer. DE Stan Lewis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-HOU49 (4Q: 09:34) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-STL48 (4Q: 09:03) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-12-HOU47 (4Q: 08:54) Steve Ramsey pass was dropped by WR Lionel Summers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-HOU47 (4Q: 08:47) Ray Stachowicz punted 44 yards. Bernie Jackson called for a fair catch at the STL09. |
| 1-10-STL09 (4Q: 08:37) Sherman Smith ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. Key block delivered by Tommie Ginn. |
| 2-5-STL14 (4Q: 07:58) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Billy Ryckman. S Steve Foley defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-STL14 (4Q: 07:52) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Billy Ryckman. OLB Robert Braziel defended the pass. |
| 4-5-STL14 (4Q: 07:44) Bucky Dilts punted 53 yards. Ron Brandon returned the kick 1 yard to the HOU34. Tackled by Aaron Meyer. St. Louis's John Scully was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (4Q: 07:36) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bell Owens. S Marvin Switzer defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-HOU34 (4Q: 07:27) Amos Lawrence ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks, assisted by OLB Bob Breunig. |
| 3-7-HOU37 (4Q: 06:39) Amos Lawrence ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson, assisted by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 4-4-HOU40 (4Q: 05:53) Ray Stachowicz punted 39 yards. Bernie Jackson returned the kick 6 yards to the STL27. Tackled by Bob Fisher. |
| 1-10-STL27 (4Q: 05:45) Frank Pollard ran a trap outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley. Key block delivered by Dennis Lick. |
| 1-10-STL40 (4Q: 05:04) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. |
| 2-5-STL45 (4Q: 04:28) Sherman Smith ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. |
| 3-5-STL45 (4Q: 03:55) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Braziel. Green gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (4Q: 03:27) Frank Pollard ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley. Key block delivered by Walt Downing. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 03:08) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. Scott gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-HOU23 (4Q: 02:51) Joe Montana pass completed to TE John Sawyer for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. Sawyer gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (4Q: 02:35) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 14, St. Louis 12 |
| (4Q: 02:35) Joe Montana passed to Billy Taylor for the successful two-point conversion. St. Louis 14, Houston 14 |
| (4Q: 02:29) Toni Linhart kicked off 64 yards from the STL30. Vern Roberson returned the ball 24 yards to the HOU30. Tackled by John Sawyer. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 02:20) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Chris Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (4Q: 02:10) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Terry Carrol for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith. Carrol gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-STL38 (4Q: 02:00) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Farmer. DE Harvey Martin drove right through Ron Saul to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL38 (4Q: 01:54) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Carrol. S John Sanders defended the pass. |
| 3-10-STL38 (4Q: 01:44) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum. Keyworth gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL27 (4Q: 01:24) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess. |
| 2-1-STL18 (4Q: 01:07) Amos Lawrence ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. |
| 3-1-STL18 (4Q: 00:45) Amos Lawrence ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer, assisted by DE Elvis Franks. Key block delivered by Desmond Cribbs. |
| 1-10-STL15 (4Q: 00:24) Amos Lawrence ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-6-STL06 (4Q: 00:14) Amos Lawrence ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-5-STL05 (4Q: 00:04) John Smith attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 17, St. Louis 14 |
| Final Score: Houston Oilers 17, St. Louis Cardinals 14 |