| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 56 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 63 yards from the CLE30. Charley Young returned the ball 14 yards to the MIN21. Tackled by Sid Justin. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN09 (1Q: 14:40) Sammy Winder ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by DT J.T. Montgomery. |
| 2-11-MIN08 (1Q: 14:02) Dan Marino pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Steve Watson. |
| 3-11-MIN08 (1Q: 13:57) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Floyd Hodge. |
| 4-11-MIN08 (1Q: 13:51) Rohn Stark punted 40 yards. Brad Kimberly returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN40. Tackled by Jimmie Giles. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 13:41) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil Epps. S Mark Murphy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. Minnesota's John Turner was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious arm injury. |
| 2-10-MIN40 (1Q: 13:37) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stephen Starring. S Vince Newsome defended the pass. |
| 3-10-MIN40 (1Q: 13:29) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 9 yards. Tackled by S James Britt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-MIN31 (1Q: 13:00) Charles White ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Gabe Rivera. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (1Q: 12:15) Jerome Barkum ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 2-11-MIN30 (1Q: 11:32) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brad Kimberly. S James Britt defended the pass. |
| 3-11-MIN30 (1Q: 11:24) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil Epps. OLB Thomas Henderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-MIN30 (1Q: 11:18) Bob Parsons punted 30 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 11:12) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Charley Young for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Mark Duda. Young gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (1Q: 10:33) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Chester Willis for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-MIN25 (1Q: 10:04) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Charley Young. |
| 4-5-MIN25 (1Q: 09:59) Rohn Stark punted 45 yards. Brad Kimberly returned the kick 5 yards to the CLE35. Tackled by Barney Cotton. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Mark Murphy for 8 yards to the CLE27.. Tackled by Sid Justin. |
| 1-10-CLE27 (1Q: 09:48) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Charley Young for 9 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-CLE18 (1Q: 09:19) Chester Willis ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT J.T. Montgomery, assisted by DE Art Still. Key block delivered by Glenn Hyde. |
| 1-10-CLE16 (1Q: 08:55) Sammy Winder ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Bradley, assisted by DT J.T. Montgomery. |
| 2-12-CLE18 (1Q: 08:25) Chester Willis ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 3-7-CLE13 (1Q: 07:59) Dan Marino pass was intended for TE Pete Metzelaars and was intercepted by S Bob Jury in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (1Q: 07:49) Charles White ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Lem Burnham, assisted by S Roland Solomon. Key block delivered by Keith Van Horne. |
| 2-4-CLE26 (1Q: 07:09) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stephen Starring. DE Bob Barber hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-CLE26 (1Q: 07:03) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall, assisted by CB Keith Simpson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Mark Murphy on the CLE29. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (1Q: 06:55) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Charlie Wade for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. Wade gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (1Q: 06:29) Mike Kruczek pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. Cunningham gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-MIN50 (1Q: 05:44) Charles White ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson, assisted by DE Leonard Marshall. |
| 3-1-MIN49 (1Q: 05:08) Charles White ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating. Key block delivered by Jim Clack. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (1Q: 04:39) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Brad Kimberly for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson, assisted by OLB Dave Frye. |
| 2-1-MIN36 (1Q: 04:04) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. ILB Ken Fantetti knocked down Keith Van Horne to break up the play. |
| 3-2-MIN37 (1Q: 03:20) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S James Britt. |
| 4-1-MIN36 (1Q: 02:40) Mike Kruczek pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson. Stopek gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (1Q: 02:14) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S James Britt. Key block delivered by Willie Parker. |
| 2-5-MIN11 (1Q: 01:36) Charles White ran around right end for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Irv Eatman. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. Cleveland 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 01:36) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 01:29) John Smith kicked off 67 yards from the CLE30. Charley Young returned the ball 14 yards to the MIN17. Tackled by Bob Jury. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (1Q: 00:59) Chester Willis ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. |
| 2-5-MIN22 (1Q: 00:14) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 9 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant, assisted by OLB George Andrews. Winder gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (2Q: 15:00) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Floyd Hodge for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Sid Justin. Hodge gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 14:24) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury, assisted by CB Zac Henderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-CLE49 (2Q: 13:57) Sammy Winder ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Stan Holloway, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. Key block delivered by Jimmie Giles. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (2Q: 13:15) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Bradley, assisted by S Roland James. |
| 2-7-CLE44 (2Q: 12:36) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 3-5-CLE42 (2Q: 12:04) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR Paul Skansi and was intercepted by S Roland James at the CLE37. The interception was returned 21 yards. Tackled by Paul Skansi. Cleveland's Johnnie Poe was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 11:52) Mike Kruczek pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Johnson. Cunningham gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-MIN34 (2Q: 11:10) Mike Kruczek pass was intended for WR Charlie Wade and was intercepted by CB Keith Simpson at the MIN21. The interception was returned 8 yards. Tackled by Vince Thompson. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (2Q: 10:58) Curtis Dickey ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-MIN34 (2Q: 10:52) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Floyd Hodge for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Zac Henderson. Hodge gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 10:12) Chester Willis ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury, assisted by S Thom Darden. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. |
| 2-1-CLE46 (2Q: 09:37) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB George Andrews, assisted by DT Mark Duda. Key block delivered by Marvin Powell. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-6-MIN49 (2Q: 09:30) Chester Willis ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE John Lee, assisted by DE Byron Darby. |
| 3-4-CLE49 (2Q: 08:56) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Bradley. |
| 1-10-CLE39 (2Q: 08:31) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CLE44 (2Q: 08:25) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Pete Metzelaars for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Johnnie Poe. |
| 2-14-CLE43 (2Q: 07:45) Sammy Winder ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Zac Henderson, assisted by DT Mark Duda. |
| 3-10-CLE39 (2Q: 07:02) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Steve Watson for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 4-1-CLE30 (2Q: 06:15) Rich Karlis attempted a 47 yard field goal and it was blocked by Sid Justin. MIN Rich Karlis recovered the ball at the CLE39. |
| 1-10-CLE39 (2Q: 06:09) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Mark Murphy, assisted by DE Bob Barber. Key block delivered by Bennie Cunningham. Cunningham ran over Vince Newsome to set up the play. |
| 2-3-CLE46 (2Q: 05:29) Charles White ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating. |
| 3-3-CLE46 (2Q: 04:49) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stephen Starring. DT Leo Wisniewski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-CLE46 (2Q: 04:43) Bob Parsons punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN05. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (2Q: 04:36) Mike Kruczek pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Moore. S Mark Murphy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (2Q: 04:26) Charles White ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| 3-1-MIN30 (2Q: 03:50) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau, assisted by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 4-1-MIN30 (2Q: 03:28) Charles White ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 03:20) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. CB Zac Henderson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN30 (2Q: 03:14) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR Charley Young and was intercepted by OLB George Andrews at the MIN42. Tackled by Charley Young. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 03:01) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN47 (2Q: 02:54) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bob Moore. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-15-MIN47 (2Q: 02:46) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson, assisted by S Gary Fencik. |
| 3-11-MIN43 (2Q: 02:24) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Charlie Wade for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Gabe Rivera. |
| 4-8-MIN40 (2Q: 02:08) Bob Parsons punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 02:03) Sammy Winder ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-14-MIN16 (2Q: 01:57) Chester Willis ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Art Still. |
| 3-11-MIN19 (2Q: 01:31) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Steve Watson for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Bradley. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-12-MIN18 (2Q: 01:31) Rohn Stark punted 34 yards. Brad Kimberly returned the kick 2 yards to the MIN50. Tackled by Sammy Winder. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (2Q: 01:22) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Wade. S Gary Fencik defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN50 (2Q: 01:12) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye, assisted by OLB Chris Keating. |
| 3-6-MIN46 (2Q: 00:52) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Brad Kimberly for 18 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy, assisted by CB Bobby Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (2Q: 00:41) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Stephen Starring for 6 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 1-15-MIN33 (2Q: 00:41) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S James Britt. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 2-11-MIN29 (2Q: 00:33) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Brad Kimberly for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye, assisted by CB Keith Simpson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (2Q: 00:26) John Smith attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 10, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 00:18) John Smith kicked off 71 yards from the CLE30. Daryl Bernstein returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN20. Tackled by Zac Henderson. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 00:11) Dan Marino dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 79 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (3Q: 15:00) Charles White ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-7-CLE23 (3Q: 14:26) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Brad Kimberly for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. Kimberly gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-5-CLE25 (3Q: 13:50) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Bennie Cunningham. DE Bob Barber blocked the pass. |
| 4-5-CLE25 (3Q: 13:40) Bob Parsons punted 47 yards. Daryl Bernstein returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN32. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (3Q: 13:32) Chester Willis ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE John Lee, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 2-9-MIN19 (3Q: 13:04) Chester Willis ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT J.T. Montgomery. |
| 3-5-MIN23 (3Q: 12:23) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 3 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. |
| 4-2-MIN26 (3Q: 11:46) Rohn Stark punted 46 yards. Phil Epps returned the kick 8 yards to the CLE36. Tackled by Sammy Winder. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (3Q: 11:38) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Minnesota's Vince Newsome was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-CLE36 (3Q: 10:58) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 3-8-CLE38 (3Q: 10:15) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Brad Kimberly for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Johnson, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 4-5-CLE41 (3Q: 09:49) Bob Parsons punted 54 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN05. |
| 1-10-MIN05 (3Q: 09:42) Sammy Winder ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Stan Holloway. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. Munchak ran over Mark Duda to set up the play. |
| 2-4-MIN11 (3Q: 09:13) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Charley Young for 12 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (3Q: 08:41) Chester Willis ran around right end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ed Bradley. Key block delivered by Barney Cotton. |
| 2-5-MIN28 (3Q: 08:03) Dan Marino pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Steve Watson. |
| 3-5-MIN28 (3Q: 07:59) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Steve Watson for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Zac Henderson. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 07:14) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. S Todd Bell defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (3Q: 07:07) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Steve Watson for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by DE Byron Darby. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-7-MIN42 (3Q: 06:23) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Floyd Hodge for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Sid Justin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hodge gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE28 (3Q: 05:53) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Charley Young for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. Young gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-CLE22 (3Q: 05:11) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Larry Kinnebrew for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Zac Henderson. Kinnebrew gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE18 (3Q: 04:44) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Steve Watson for 17 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 1-1-CLE01 (3Q: 04:11) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 1-6-CLE06 (3Q: 04:00) Curtis Dickey ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by CB Johnnie Poe. |
| 2-5-CLE05 (3Q: 03:21) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 10, Minnesota 6 |
| (3Q: 03:21) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Cleveland 10, Minnesota 7 |
| (3Q: 03:11) Rich Karlis kicked off 62 yards from the MIN30. Charlie Wade returned the ball 18 yards to the CLE26. Tackled by Larry Kinnebrew. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-CLE13 (3Q: 02:39) Charles White ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 2-12-CLE11 (3Q: 01:56) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating. |
| 3-8-CLE15 (3Q: 01:22) Jim McMahon sacked by DT Gabe Rivera for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Kelvin Clark. |
| 4-15-CLE08 (3Q: 00:48) Bob Parsons punted 38 yards. Daryl Bernstein returned the kick 0 yards to the CLE46. Tackled by Roy Foster. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (3Q: 00:41) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. DE Art Still hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE46 (3Q: 00:32) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Floyd Hodge. |
| 3-10-CLE46 (3Q: 00:27) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Charley Young for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Duda. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-7-CLE43 (4Q: 15:00) Rohn Stark punted 35 yards. Brad Kimberly returned the kick 4 yards to the CLE12. Tackled by Mark Murphy. |
| 1-10-CLE12 (4Q: 14:51) Charles White ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. ILB Ken Fantetti knocked down Jim Clack to break up the play. |
| 2-10-CLE12 (4Q: 14:25) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Wade. OLB Rickey Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-10-CLE12 (4Q: 14:18) Jim McMahon pass completed to TE Bob Moore for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Keith Simpson. Moore gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-2-CLE20 (4Q: 13:43) Bob Parsons punted 34 yards. Charley Young called for a fair catch at the MIN46. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 13:34) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. DE Art Still hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CLE49 (4Q: 13:26) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR Don Bass and was intercepted by OLB A.J. Duhe at the CLE37. Tackled by Don Bass. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (4Q: 13:13) Charles White ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating. Key block delivered by Roy Foster. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (4Q: 12:28) Charles White ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau. |
| 2-10-CLE47 (4Q: 11:49) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S James Britt. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (4Q: 11:39) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil Epps. OLB Dave Frye hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN48 (4Q: 11:29) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye, assisted by DE Lem Burnham. |
| 3-7-MIN45 (4Q: 10:51) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil Epps. S James Britt defended the pass. |
| 4-7-MIN45 (4Q: 10:42) Bob Parsons punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 10:37) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 4 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by CB Johnnie Poe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-MIN24 (4Q: 10:03) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Sammy Winder. DE Byron Darby hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-MIN24 (4Q: 09:58) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Steve Watson for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Zac Henderson. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (4Q: 09:24) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. DE John Lee hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (4Q: 09:14) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 4 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by OLB Stan Holloway. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-MIN36 (4Q: 08:49) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. DT Mark Duda hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-6-MIN36 (4Q: 08:43) Rohn Stark punted 38 yards. Brad Kimberly returned the kick 6 yards to the CLE32. Tackled by Bobby Johnson. |
| 1-10-CLE32 (4Q: 08:33) Jim McMahon pass completed to FB Vince Thompson for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Bobby Johnson. Thompson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-10-CLE32 (4Q: 07:54) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 3-8-CLE34 (4Q: 07:06) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Charlie Wade for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Johnson. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (4Q: 06:22) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Charlie Wade for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Gabe Rivera, assisted by CB Bobby Johnson. |
| 2-6-CLE46 (4Q: 05:38) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 3-4-CLE48 (4Q: 04:53) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Charlie Wade for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 04:06) Charles White ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau, assisted by OLB Chris Keating. |
| 2-10-MIN38 (4Q: 03:21) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. McNeil made a great move on Bobby Johnson. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (4Q: 02:34) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-12-MIN19 (4Q: 02:24) Brad Kimberly ran a reverse around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. Key block delivered by Keith Van Horne. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-2-MIN09 (4Q: 02:15) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Lem Burnham. Key block delivered by Bob Moore. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-4-MIN04 (4Q: 02:08) Charles White ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-4-MIN04 (4Q: 02:00) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Irv Eatman. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-MIN14 (4Q: 01:52) Vince Thompson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 3-11-MIN11 (4Q: 01:06) Charles White ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 4-9-MIN09 (4Q: 00:19) John Smith attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 13, Minnesota 7 |
| (4Q: 00:12) John Smith kicked off 69 yards from the CLE30. Charley Young returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN22. Tackled by Brad Kimberly. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN06 (4Q: 00:03) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for -1 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. |
| Final Score: Cleveland Browns 13, Minnesota Vikings 7 |