| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 41 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Los Angeles won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Ray Bradley returned the ball 15 yards to the LAS16. Tackled by Charley Young. |
| 1-10-LAS16 (1Q: 14:40) Lawrence McCutcheon ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson, assisted by S Gary Fencik. Key block delivered by Marvin Sims. |
| 1-10-LAS29 (1Q: 14:06) Lawrence McCutcheon ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson, assisted by OLB Hollywood Henderson. Key block delivered by Bob Van Duyne. |
| 2-3-LAS36 (1Q: 13:29) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. Kimbrough gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 12:49) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to FB Marvin Sims for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 2-9-MIN37 (1Q: 12:18) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Kimbrough. OLB Chris Keating hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-MIN37 (1Q: 12:09) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR Ray Bradley for 3 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-6-MIN34 (1Q: 11:36) Cliff Parsley punted 34 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 11:31) Rich Diana ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Avon Riley. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (1Q: 10:49) Rich Diana ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk. |
| 3-7-MIN23 (1Q: 10:13) Mike Strachan ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Brown, assisted by S Scott Burk. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-5-MIN25 (1Q: 10:06) Rohn Stark punted 38 yards. Daryl Bernstein called for a fair catch at the LAS37. |
| 1-10-LAS37 (1Q: 09:57) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Kimbrough. OLB Thomas Henderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-LAS37 (1Q: 09:50) Lawrence McCutcheon ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy, assisted by CB Keith Simpson. |
| 3-3-LAS44 (1Q: 09:20) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE McDonald Oden. DE Robert Brown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-LAS44 (1Q: 09:13) Cliff Parsley punted 34 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN22. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (1Q: 09:05) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Don McNeal. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (1Q: 08:32) Mike Strachan ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Avon Riley. |
| 2-7-MIN42 (1Q: 07:58) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Floyd Hodge for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Don McNeal. |
| 1-10-LAS47 (1Q: 07:32) Curtis Dickey ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen, assisted by DT Randy Davison. |
| 2-8-LAS45 (1Q: 06:59) Mike Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Andrew Melontree, assisted by DT Randy Davison. |
| 3-6-LAS43 (1Q: 06:14) Mike Machurek pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Pinkney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-LAS30 (1Q: 05:40) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Floyd Hodge for 22 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk. Hodge gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-LAS08 (1Q: 05:11) Rich Diana ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison. Key block delivered by Franky Smith. |
| 2-2-LAS02 (1Q: 04:35) Curtis Dickey ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Cory Joyner. |
| 3-1-LAS01 (1Q: 03:51) Rich Diana ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. |
| 4-1-LAS01 (1Q: 03:24) Rich Karlis attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Los Angeles 0 |
| (1Q: 03:16) Rich Karlis kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Daryl Bernstein returned the ball 13 yards to the LAS18. Tackled by Quentin Chancey. |
| 1-10-LAS18 (1Q: 02:40) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Solomon. DT Leo Wisniewski drove right through Jim Sexton to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-LAS18 (1Q: 02:36) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Roland Solomon, assisted by ILB Eddie Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Galloway gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-LAS29 (1Q: 01:49) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 15 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. Kimbrough gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-LAS44 (1Q: 01:05) Ron Jaworski pass completed to RB Rick Moser for 0 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 2-10-LAS44 (1Q: 00:31) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR Ray Bradley for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-7-LAS47 (2Q: 15:00) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR Ray Bradley for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney, assisted by DT James Hunter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bradley gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 14:25) Jaws Jaworski pass was intended for TE Joe Rose and was intercepted by S Gary Fencik at the MIN19. Tackled by Joe Rose. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (2Q: 14:15) Curtis Dickey ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison, assisted by ILB Richard Wood. Key block delivered by Doug Smith. PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-MIN24 (2Q: 14:05) Mike Machurek pass was dropped by WR Ray Butler. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-MIN24 (2Q: 13:57) Mike Machurek pass completed to FB Curtis Dickey for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Pinkney. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 13:18) Rich Diana ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Cory Joyner. |
| 2-8-MIN35 (2Q: 12:44) Mike Machurek pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Curtis Dickey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN35 (2Q: 12:39) Mike Machurek pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Don McNeal, assisted by ILB Avon Riley. Giles gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 12:15) Mike Strachan ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Cory Joyner. |
| 2-7-MIN48 (2Q: 11:45) Rich Diana ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Anthony Dickerson. |
| 3-7-MIN48 (2Q: 11:21) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Floyd Hodge for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ray Ellis, assisted by ILB Avon Riley. Hodge gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-LAS45 (2Q: 10:33) Mike Machurek pass completed to RB Rich Diana for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen, assisted by S Tommy Marvaso. |
| 2-6-LAS41 (2Q: 10:05) Rich Diana ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Marvaso. |
| 3-4-LAS39 (2Q: 09:21) Mike Machurek pass was dropped by WR Charley Young. |
| 4-4-LAS39 (2Q: 09:12) Rohn Stark punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-LAS20 (2Q: 09:07) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to TE Joe Rose for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. |
| 2-1-LAS29 (2Q: 08:19) Rick Moser ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Greg Wojcik, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. Key block delivered by Eric Cunningham. |
| 1-10-LAS34 (2Q: 07:43) Ron Jaworski pass completed to TE McDonald Oden for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. Oden gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (2Q: 06:58) Lawrence McCutcheon ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by DT Leo Wisniewski. |
| 2-9-MIN49 (2Q: 06:20) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-MIN41 (2Q: 05:36) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 1 yard. Tackled by S Terry Jackson, assisted by ILB Robert Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 3-6-MIN46 (2Q: 05:26) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 04:58) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Svihus. |
| 2-5-MIN30 (2Q: 04:10) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR Daryl Bernstein for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (2Q: 03:35) Ron Jaworski pass was intended for WR John Kimbrough and was intercepted by S Terry Jackson at the MIN01. Tackled by John Kimbrough. |
| 1-10-MIN01 (2Q: 03:22) Rich Diana ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Anthony Dickerson. |
| 2-7-MIN04 (2Q: 02:53) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sanders Shiver, assisted by OLB Andrew Melontree. |
| 3-4-MIN07 (2Q: 02:06) Mike Machurek sacked by S Ray Ellis and ILB Avon Riley for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Tim Irwin. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-10-MIN01 (2Q: 02:00) Rohn Stark punted 37 yards. Daryl Bernstein called for a fair catch at the MIN38. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 01:53) Ron Jaworski sacked by DE Mark Gastineau for a loss of 5 yards. Gastineau ran right past Andy Frederick and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-15-MIN43 (2Q: 01:35) Ron Jaworski pass was intended for WR Daryl Bernstein and was intercepted by CB Royce McKinney at the MIN33. The interception was returned 4 yards. Tackled by Daryl Bernstein. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 01:24) Mike Machurek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. ILB Richard Wood hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN37 (2Q: 01:18) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Floyd Hodge for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Pinkney. |
| 3-5-MIN42 (2Q: 00:58) Mike Machurek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. CB Reggie Pinkney defended the pass. |
| 4-5-MIN42 (2Q: 00:48) Rohn Stark punted 44 yards. Daryl Bernstein returned the kick 15 yards to the LAS29. Tackled by Jimmie Giles. Ball was fumbled and recovered by LAS Tommy Marvaso at the LAS29. |
| 1-10-LAS29 (2Q: 00:37) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Kimbrough. DE Robert Brown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-LAS29 (2Q: 00:33) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. Galloway gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-11-LAS28 (2Q: 00:25) Jaws Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lawrence McCutcheon. S Roland Solomon defended the pass. |
| 4-11-LAS28 (2Q: 00:18) Cliff Parsley punted 37 yards. Quentin Chancey called for a fair catch at the MIN35. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 00:08) Mike Machurek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. DE Anthony Jolly hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ross Robertson kicked off 73 yards from the LAS30. Quentin Chancey returned the ball 30 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Reggie Pinkney. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (3Q: 14:44) Curtis Dickey ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk. |
| 2-6-MIN20 (3Q: 13:58) Mike Strachan ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Andrew Melontree. |
| 3-3-MIN23 (3Q: 13:33) Mike Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison. Key block delivered by Curtis Dickey. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (3Q: 13:05) Mike Machurek pass was dropped by WR Irving Merchant. |
| 2-10-MIN29 (3Q: 12:58) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Charley Young for 28 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk. Young gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-LAS43 (3Q: 12:21) Mike Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen, assisted by S Tommy Marvaso. Key block delivered by Doug Smith. |
| 1-10-LAS33 (3Q: 11:38) Mike Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Gaines, assisted by DE Anthony Jolly. |
| 2-6-LAS29 (3Q: 10:59) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Ray Butler for 2 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk, assisted by S Jimmy Allen. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-LAS27 (3Q: 10:27) Mike Machurek pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Andrew Melontree. Strachan gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-LAS18 (3Q: 09:46) Mike Machurek pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 9, Los Angeles 0 |
| (3Q: 09:46) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 10, Los Angeles 0 |
| (3Q: 09:35) Rich Karlis kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-LAS20 (3Q: 09:35) Ron Jaworski pass was dropped by TE Joe Rose. |
| 2-10-LAS20 (3Q: 09:29) Jaws Jaworski pass was dropped by WR John Kimbrough. |
| 3-10-LAS20 (3Q: 09:24) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 43 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Solomon gained 37 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (3Q: 08:48) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-MIN32 (3Q: 08:42) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 8 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. Kimbrough gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (3Q: 08:18) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 24 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 10, Los Angeles 6 |
| (3Q: 08:18) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. Minnesota 10, Los Angeles 7 |
| (3Q: 08:05) Ross Robertson kicked off 62 yards from the LAS30. Irving Merchant returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Reggie Pinkney. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (3Q: 07:43) Rich Diana ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ray Ellis, assisted by DT Randy Davison. |
| 2-6-MIN32 (3Q: 06:58) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Andrew Melontree. Merchant gained 8 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by LAS Scott Burk on the MIN48. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 06:51) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to RB Rick Moser for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 06:42) Ron Jaworski pass completed to FB Marvin Sims for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-11-MIN44 (3Q: 05:57) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Quentin Chancey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kimbrough gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (3Q: 05:11) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR Daryl Bernstein for 19 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. Bernstein gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (3Q: 04:32) Lawrence McCutcheon ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney, assisted by DT Leo Wisniewski. Key block delivered by Charles Aiu. |
| 2-1-MIN01 (3Q: 03:56) Ron Jaworski pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Kimbrough gained 2 yards after the catch. Los Angeles 13, Minnesota 10 |
| (3Q: 03:56) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. Los Angeles 14, Minnesota 10 |
| (3Q: 03:46) Ross Robertson kicked off 54 yards from the LAS30. Quentin Chancey returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN37. Tackled by Ray Bradley. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (3Q: 03:27) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Ray Butler for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Hicks. |
| 1-10-LAS49 (3Q: 02:46) Curtis Dickey ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Andrew Melontree. |
| 2-8-LAS47 (3Q: 02:18) Mike Machurek scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Marvaso. |
| 3-3-LAS42 (3Q: 01:35) Mike Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Scott Burk, assisted by DE Greg Brown. |
| 4-2-LAS41 (3Q: 00:56) Rohn Stark punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-LAS20 (3Q: 00:49) Rick Moser ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. Key block delivered by Fred Dean. |
| 2-5-LAS25 (3Q: 00:14) Jaws Jaworski sacked by DE Mark Gastineau and OLB Rickey Jackson for a loss of 7 yards. Gastineau simply blew through Charles Aiu to reach the quarterback and knock him down. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN James Hunter on the LAS18. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-LAS18 (4Q: 15:00) Mike Strachan ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Gaines, assisted by S Ray Ellis. Key block delivered by Doug Smith. |
| 2-5-LAS13 (4Q: 14:14) Mike Machurek pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Rich Diana. |
| 3-5-LAS13 (4Q: 14:09) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-LAS18 (4Q: 14:02) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-LAS23 (4Q: 13:58) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Floyd Hodge for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Don McNeal. |
| 1-8-LAS08 (4Q: 13:17) Mike Strachan ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Greg Gaines. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Alan Willis to the LAS07. |
| 2-7-LAS07 (4Q: 12:45) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Ray Butler for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 16, Los Angeles 14 |
| (4Q: 12:45) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 17, Los Angeles 14 |
| (4Q: 12:34) Rich Karlis kicked off 77 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-LAS20 (4Q: 12:34) Lawrence McCutcheon ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Quentin Chancey. Key block delivered by Charlie Ane. |
| 2-1-LAS29 (4Q: 12:04) Jaws Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE McDonald Oden. OLB Rickey Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. Minnesota's Eddie Johnson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-1-LAS29 (4Q: 11:58) Lawrence McCutcheon ran a draw inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by Fred Dean. |
| 1-10-LAS34 (4Q: 11:23) Ron Jaworski pass was intended for TE Joe Rose and was intercepted by ILB Ken Fantetti at the MIN43. Tackled by Joe Rose. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 11:13) Mike Machurek pass completed to FB Curtis Dickey for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Brown. |
| 2-11-MIN42 (4Q: 10:35) Mike Machurek pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Troy Archer, assisted by DE Greg Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN50 (4Q: 09:56) Rich Diana ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Brown, assisted by DT Bob Golic. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 1-10-LAS47 (4Q: 09:13) Rich Diana ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Reggie Pinkney, assisted by DT Troy Archer. |
| 2-6-LAS43 (4Q: 08:38) Curtis Dickey ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Avon Riley, assisted by DT Troy Archer. Key block delivered by Franky Smith. |
| 1-10-LAS35 (4Q: 08:06) Mike Strachan ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Greg Brown. |
| 2-9-LAS34 (4Q: 07:33) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Ray Butler for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Reggie Pinkney, assisted by S Jimmy Allen. |
| 3-7-LAS32 (4Q: 07:02) Mike Machurek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. DE Mike Barnes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-LAS32 (4Q: 06:53) Mike Machurek pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Curtis Dickey. DE Mike Barnes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-LAS32 (4Q: 06:48) Ron Jaworski pass completed to TE McDonald Oden for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Robert Brown. Oden gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-9-LAS33 (4Q: 06:23) Lawrence McCutcheon ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson, assisted by S Mark Murphy. |
| 3-7-LAS35 (4Q: 05:50) Ron Jaworski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Daryl Bernstein. OLB Rickey Jackson blocked the pass. PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-7-LAS35 (4Q: 05:41) Cliff Parsley punted 38 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN27. PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (4Q: 05:30) Mike Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Marvaso, assisted by ILB Avon Riley. |
| 2-8-MIN29 (4Q: 04:44) Mike Machurek scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ray Ellis. |
| 3-7-MIN30 (4Q: 03:57) Mike Strachan ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk, assisted by ILB Avon Riley. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Tripping. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-4-MIN33 (4Q: 03:49) Rohn Stark punted 59 yards. Daryl Bernstein returned the kick 11 yards to the LAS19. Tackled by Calvin Thomas. |
| 1-10-LAS19 (4Q: 03:42) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Bradley. CB Royce McKinney defended the pass. |
| 2-10-LAS19 (4Q: 03:33) Ron Jaworski pass was intended for WR Ray Bradley and was intercepted by S Terry Jackson at the LAS25. Tackled by Ray Bradley. |
| 1-10-LAS25 (4Q: 03:22) Curtis Dickey ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Gaines, assisted by ILB Richard Wood. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 2-4-LAS19 (4Q: 02:34) Mike Strachan ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. |
| Los Angeles called a time out. |
| 3-2-LAS17 (4Q: 02:27) Rich Diana ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bob Golic, assisted by ILB Richard Wood. |
| Los Angeles called a time out. |
| 4-1-LAS16 (4Q: 02:20) Rich Karlis attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 20, Los Angeles 14 |
| (4Q: 02:13) Rich Karlis kicked off 77 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-LAS20 (4Q: 02:13) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR Daryl Bernstein for 20 yards. Tackled by S Terry Jackson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-LAS40 (4Q: 02:00) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Daryl Bernstein. DT James Hunter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-LAS40 (4Q: 01:54) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR Freddie Solomon for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson. Solomon gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (4Q: 01:32) Ron Jaworski pass completed to TE McDonald Oden for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson, assisted by CB Royce McKinney. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (4Q: 01:16) Ron Jaworski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Bradley. DE Mark Gastineau simply tossed Bob Van Duyne aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 2-10-MIN26 (4Q: 01:10) Ron Jaworski pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Daryl Bernstein. DT Greg Wojcik blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-MIN26 (4Q: 00:59) Jaws Jaworski pass completed to WR Daryl Bernstein for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Bernstein gained 16 yards after the catch. Minnesota 20, Los Angeles 20 |
| (4Q: 00:59) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. Los Angeles 21, Minnesota 20 |
| (4Q: 00:47) Ross Robertson kicked off 51 yards from the LAS30. Quentin Chancey returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Tommy Marvaso. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 00:42) PENALTY: Los Angeles was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-MIN43 (4Q: 00:42) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Floyd Hodge for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Hicks. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-LAS41 (4Q: 00:30) Mike Machurek pass was dropped by WR Charley Young. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-LAS41 (4Q: 00:25) Mike Machurek pass completed to WR Ray Butler for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Marvaso. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-7-LAS38 (4Q: 00:15) Mike Machurek pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. DE Greg Brown blocked the pass. |
| 4-7-LAS38 (4Q: 00:05) Rich Karlis attempted a 55 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 23, Los Angeles 21 |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 23, Los Angeles Rams 21 |