| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 67 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Norm Johnson kicked off 75 yards from the HOU30. Jeff Chadwick returned the ball 19 yards to the DET14. Tackled by James Scott. |
| 1-10-DET14 (1Q: 14:39) Vince Evans pass completed to TE Mike Mularkey for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-DET20 (1Q: 13:59) Craig James ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Larry Anderson. |
| 3-1-DET23 (1Q: 13:34) Little Train James ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Phillips, assisted by CB Jeris White. Key block delivered by Brad Benson. |
| 1-10-DET26 (1Q: 12:48) Little Train James ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Gary Spani. |
| 2-9-DET27 (1Q: 12:19) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Herkie Walls for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET41 (1Q: 11:39) Craig James ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Robin Cole. Key block delivered by Cody Risien. |
| 2-5-DET46 (1Q: 11:18) Little Train James ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Jeffcoat, assisted by S Keith Nord. |
| 3-2-DET49 (1Q: 10:35) Little Train James ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan, assisted by DE Dexter Manley. Key block delivered by Ken Dallafior. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (1Q: 09:50) Craig James ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan, assisted by S Keith Nord. |
| 2-11-HOU50 (1Q: 09:26) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Jensen. DE Dexter Manley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-HOU50 (1Q: 09:22) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Herkie Walls for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan, assisted by OLB Robin Cole. Walls gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-HOU45 (1Q: 08:47) Russell Erxleben punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 08:40) Wade Wilson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gregg Garrity. Unknown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (1Q: 08:35) Wade Wilson sacked by DE Jacob Green and DT Boss Yurtseven Sally for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Melvin Jackson. |
| 3-15-HOU15 (1Q: 08:07) Gerald Riggs ran outside the right tackle for 50 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Chesley. Key block delivered by Reggie McElroy. |
| 1-10-DET35 (1Q: 07:34) Wade Wilson pass completed to WR Anthony Allen for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 2-3-DET28 (1Q: 07:07) Wade Wilson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR James Scott. CB Wyatt Henderson defended the pass. |
| 3-3-DET28 (1Q: 06:57) Wade Wilson pass was dropped by WR Anthony Allen. |
| 4-3-DET28 (1Q: 06:51) Norm Johnson attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 06:44) Norm Johnson kicked off 74 yards from the HOU30. Herkie Walls returned the ball 20 yards to the DET16. Tackled by Jewerl Thomas. |
| 1-10-DET16 (1Q: 06:19) Vince Evans pass was intended for WR Jim Jensen and was intercepted by S David Greenwood at the HOU33. The interception was returned 35 yards. Tackled by Jim Jensen. |
| 1-10-DET32 (1Q: 06:09) Wade Wilson pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 2-9-DET31 (1Q: 05:40) Gerald Riggs ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Lyle Alzado, assisted by CB Wyatt Henderson. |
| 3-6-DET28 (1Q: 04:58) Wade Wilson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Terry Nelson. DE Lyle Alzado defended the pass. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-DET23 (1Q: 04:51) Wade Wilson pass completed to RB Gerald Riggs for 5 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-DET18 (1Q: 04:45) Wade Wilson pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 1 yard. Tackled by Unknown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-DET17 (1Q: 04:11) Amos Lawrence ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. |
| 3-3-DET16 (1Q: 03:32) Wade Wilson pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Williams, assisted by DT Boss Yurtseven Sally. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ellard gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-6-DET06 (1Q: 02:49) Wade Wilson pass completed to WR Gregg Garrity for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 9, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 02:49) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 10, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 02:39) Norm Johnson kicked off 56 yards from the HOU30. Jeff Chadwick returned the ball 16 yards to the DET30. Tackled by Jessie Clark. |
| 1-10-DET30 (1Q: 02:13) Ozzie Newsome ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley. |
| 2-8-DET32 (1Q: 01:37) Mike Franckowiak ran around the left tackle for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Robin Cole. Key block delivered by Mike Mularkey. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (1Q: 00:51) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Larry Anderson for 11 yards to the DET45. |
| 1-10-DET45 (1Q: 00:45) Wade Wilson pass completed to RB Amos Lawrence for 3 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. Lawrence gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-DET42 (1Q: 00:10) Wade Wilson pass completed to TE Pat Beach for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham. Beach gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-DET35 (2Q: 15:00) Wade Wilson pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 2 yards. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 2-8-DET33 (2Q: 14:21) Wade Wilson pass completed to RB Gerald Riggs for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by S Fred Marion. |
| 3-8-DET33 (2Q: 13:38) Wade Wilson pass completed to RB Gerald Riggs for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Jerome Sally. |
| 4-5-DET30 (2Q: 12:58) Norm Johnson attempted a 47 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-DET37 (2Q: 12:52) Vince Evans scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. |
| 1-10-DET47 (2Q: 12:21) Vince Evans pass completed to TE Jerome Moriarty for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Frank Manumaleuga. |
| 2-7-HOU50 (2Q: 11:39) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herkie Walls. S Charlie Phillips defended the pass. |
| 3-7-HOU50 (2Q: 11:29) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Craig James. DE Dexter Manley drove right through Brad Benson to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-HOU50 (2Q: 11:24) Russell Erxleben punted 38 yards. Jeris White called for a fair catch at the HOU12. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (2Q: 11:14) Wade Wilson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Terry Nelson. DT Brian Sochia hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU12 (2Q: 11:09) Wade Wilson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DT Emanuel Weaver hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-HOU12 (2Q: 11:05) Amos Lawrence ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion, assisted by DT Herb Orvis. Key block delivered by Dave Studdard. |
| 4-2-HOU20 (2Q: 10:34) Ray Stachowicz punted 52 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET28. |
| 1-10-DET28 (2Q: 10:24) Vince Evans pass was dropped by RB Craig James. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-DET33 (2Q: 10:16) Craig James ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Frank Manumaleuga. |
| 2-4-DET34 (2Q: 09:30) Vince Evans pass completed to TE Mike Mularkey for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-DET37 (2Q: 09:04) Terdell Middleton ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Curtis Anderson. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-10-DET42 (2Q: 08:27) Craig James ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. Key block delivered by Rich Umphrey. |
| 2-1-HOU49 (2Q: 07:42) Craig James ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. Key block delivered by Jerome Moriarty. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (2Q: 07:00) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Jim Jensen for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (2Q: 06:13) Little Train James ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley, assisted by ILB Randy McClanahan. |
| 2-8-HOU36 (2Q: 05:42) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Chadwick. OLB Robert Braziel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-HOU36 (2Q: 05:37) Vince Evans pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Ozzie Newsome. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-HOU36 (2Q: 05:29) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 53 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 05:21) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 73 yards from the DET30. James Scott returned the ball 18 yards to the HOU15. Tackled by Mike Franckowiak. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU James Scott on the HOU15. |
| 1-10-HOU15 (2Q: 05:05) Wade Wilson pass was intended for RB Amos Lawrence and was intercepted by DT Jerome Sally at the HOU18. The interception was returned 18 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 10, Detroit 9 |
| (2Q: 05:05) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Houston 10, Detroit 10 |
| (2Q: 04:56) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 66 yards from the DET30. Henry Ellard returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU23. Tackled by Mike Franckowiak. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (2Q: 04:30) Wade Wilson pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw. |
| 2-4-HOU29 (2Q: 03:51) Wade Wilson pass completed to RB Gerald Riggs for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Martin. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (2Q: 03:17) Wade Wilson sacked by DT Emanuel Weaver for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Desmond Cribbs. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Reggie McElroy on the HOU27. |
| 2-16-HOU27 (2Q: 02:49) Wade Wilson pass was intended for TE Pat Beach and was intercepted by OLB Craig Bingham at the HOU34. Tackled by Pat Beach. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (2Q: 02:39) Vince Evans pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. |
| 2-10-HOU34 (2Q: 02:29) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Jim Jensen for 15 yards. Tackled by S Larry Anderson. Jensen gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 02:09) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Herkie Walls for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Walls gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-2-HOU02 (2Q: 02:00) Steve Grogan sacked by OLB Robin Cole for a loss of 12 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Dallafior. |
| 2-14-HOU14 (2Q: 01:39) Steve Grogan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jim Robinson. S Larry Anderson defended the pass. |
| 3-14-HOU14 (2Q: 01:31) Steve Grogan pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Margerum gained 2 yards after the catch. Detroit 16, Houston 10 |
| (2Q: 01:31) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 17, Houston 10 |
| (2Q: 01:24) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 61 yards from the DET30. Henry Ellard returned the ball 24 yards to the HOU33. Tackled by Mike Franckowiak. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (2Q: 01:14) Wade Wilson pass was intended for WR Anthony Allen and was intercepted by S Clarence Duren at the HOU44. The interception was returned 37 yards. Tackled by Anthony Allen. |
| 1-7-HOU07 (2Q: 01:01) Terdell Middleton ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley, assisted by DT Bill Acker. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-17-HOU17 (2Q: 00:51) Steve Grogan pass completed to WR Jim Jensen for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Larry Anderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-12-HOU12 (2Q: 00:41) Steve Grogan pass completed to FB Mosi Tatupu for 9 yards. Tackled by S Larry Anderson. Tatupu gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-3-HOU03 (2Q: 00:34) Steve Grogan pass completed to WR Jim Jensen for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Detroit 23, Houston 10 |
| (2Q: 00:34) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 24, Houston 10 |
| (2Q: 00:26) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 59 yards from the DET30. Henry Ellard returned the ball 18 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Ken Margerum. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (2Q: 00:19) Wade Wilson dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 75 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 15:00) Marcus Mickus pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (3Q: 14:55) Marcus Mickus pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Allen. |
| 3-10-HOU20 (3Q: 14:48) Gerald Riggs ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Duren. |
| 4-5-HOU25 (3Q: 14:03) Ray Stachowicz punted 41 yards. Herkie Walls returned the kick 3 yards to the DET37. Tackled by Jessie Clark. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET37 (3Q: 13:54) Craig James ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White, assisted by OLB Scott Studwell. |
| 2-7-DET40 (3Q: 13:22) Steve Grogan pass completed to RB Craig James for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. James gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-DET43 (3Q: 12:54) Steve Grogan pass completed to RB Craig James for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. James gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (3Q: 12:22) Steve Grogan pass was intended for WR Jeff Chadwick and was intercepted by ILB Gary Spani at the HOU33. The interception was returned 67 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 24, Houston 16 |
| (3Q: 12:22) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Detroit 24, Houston 17 |
| (3Q: 12:11) Norm Johnson kicked off 67 yards from the HOU30. Herkie Walls returned the ball 20 yards to the DET23. Tackled by James Scott. |
| 1-10-DET23 (3Q: 11:52) Steve Grogan pass completed to WR Jim Jensen for 7 yards. Tackled by S Keith Nord, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-DET30 (3Q: 11:13) Terdell Middleton ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Larry Anderson, assisted by ILB Randy McClanahan. Key block delivered by Brad Benson. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-DET35 (3Q: 11:07) Little Train James ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Robin Cole, assisted by S Larry Anderson. |
| 2-6-DET39 (3Q: 10:35) Mosi Tatupu ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Acker, assisted by DE Curtis Anderson. Key block delivered by Cody Risien. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (3Q: 10:10) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-HOU43 (3Q: 09:59) Mike Franckowiak ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Scott Studwell. |
| 2-4-HOU42 (3Q: 09:21) Little Train James ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. |
| 3-2-HOU40 (3Q: 08:57) Steve Grogan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Chadwick. DE Jim Jeffcoat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-HOU40 (3Q: 08:50) Russell Erxleben punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 08:43) Gerald Riggs ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by Unknown, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 2-1-HOU29 (3Q: 07:58) Marcus Mickus pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (3Q: 07:33) Marcus Mickus pass completed to WR Anthony Allen for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (3Q: 06:59) Marcus Mickus pass completed to RB Gerald Riggs for 3 yards. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 2-7-DET48 (3Q: 06:13) Marcus Mickus pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Martin. Ellard gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-DET43 (3Q: 05:26) Amos Lawrence ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 1-10-DET36 (3Q: 05:00) Marcus Mickus pass completed to WR Gregg Garrity for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Williams, assisted by OLB Chris Martin. |
| 2-11-DET37 (3Q: 04:22) Marcus Mickus pass completed to TE Pat Beach for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Sensibaugh. |
| 3-3-DET29 (3Q: 03:40) Gerald Riggs ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Martin. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-DET15 (3Q: 03:33) Marcus Mickus pass was dropped by WR Gregg Garrity. |
| 2-10-DET15 (3Q: 03:27) Gerald Riggs ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 3-7-DET12 (3Q: 02:45) Amos Lawrence ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green. |
| 4-5-DET10 (3Q: 02:10) Marcus Mickus pass was dropped by TE Pat Beach. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET10 (3Q: 02:02) Steve Grogan pass completed to RB Craig James for 11 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Phillips, assisted by OLB Robin Cole. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET21 (3Q: 01:35) Steve Grogan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Chadwick. CB Jeris White defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET21 (3Q: 01:24) Steve Grogan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herkie Walls. DE Dexter Manley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-DET26 (3Q: 01:14) Craig James ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Jeffcoat. |
| 2-7-DET29 (3Q: 00:31) Little Train James ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by S Charlie Phillips. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-5-DET31 (4Q: 15:00) Steve Grogan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jim Jensen. DE Curtis Anderson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-DET31 (4Q: 14:50) Russell Erxleben punted 49 yards. Jeris White returned the kick 8 yards to the HOU28. Tackled by Carl Allen. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (4Q: 14:41) Marcus Mickus pass fell incomplete, intended for WR James Scott. DE Jacob Green drove right through Dennis McKnight to hurry the quarterback. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 1-5-HOU33 (4Q: 14:37) Marcus Mickus pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (4Q: 14:07) Marcus Mickus pass completed to WR James Scott for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 2-8-HOU46 (4Q: 13:43) Marcus Mickus pass was intended for WR Anthony Allen and was intercepted by OLB Chris Martin at the HOU49. Tackled by Anthony Allen. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (4Q: 13:33) Little Train James ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. |
| 2-6-HOU45 (4Q: 12:53) Steve Grogan pass completed to RB Craig James for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan, assisted by OLB Robin Cole. James gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (4Q: 12:19) Craig James ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Frank Manumaleuga. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (4Q: 11:41) Steve Grogan sacked by DE Curtis Anderson for a loss of 2 yards. Sack allowed by Tom Forrest. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU34 (4Q: 11:26) Steve Grogan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. DE Dexter Manley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-20-HOU34 (4Q: 11:13) Steve Grogan sacked by OLB Robin Cole for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Wooten. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Ozzie Newsome on the HOU43. |
| 3-29-HOU43 (4Q: 10:43) Steve Grogan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Chadwick. DE Curtis Anderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-29-HOU43 (4Q: 10:35) Russell Erxleben punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 10:30) Marcus Mickus pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Gregg Garrity. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (4Q: 10:24) Marcus Mickus pass completed to WR Anthony Allen for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Chesley. |
| 3-3-HOU27 (4Q: 09:48) Marcus Mickus pass completed to WR Gregg Garrity for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by Unknown, assisted by CB Herb Williams. Garrity gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (4Q: 09:15) Marcus Mickus pass completed to RB Amos Lawrence for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Williams, assisted by CB Bobby Butler. Lawrence gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-HOU45 (4Q: 08:27) Marcus Mickus pass completed to WR Gregg Garrity for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Lyle Alzado, assisted by OLB Craig Bingham. Garrity gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET47 (4Q: 07:48) Marcus Mickus sacked by DT Emanuel Weaver for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Robert Jackson. |
| 2-15-HOU48 (4Q: 07:04) Marcus Mickus pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Sensibaugh. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ellard gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-7-DET44 (4Q: 06:24) Gerald Riggs ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 4-2-DET39 (4Q: 05:46) Marcus Mickus pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Pat Beach. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-DET34 (4Q: 05:39) Marcus Mickus pass completed to RB Gerald Riggs for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Riggs gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET13 (4Q: 04:56) Amos Lawrence ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. Key block delivered by Walt Downing. |
| 2-5-DET08 (4Q: 04:14) Amos Lawrence ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Lyle Alzado. |
| 3-5-DET08 (4Q: 03:39) Marcus Mickus pass was dropped by TE Pat Beach. |
| 4-5-DET08 (4Q: 03:32) Norm Johnson attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 24, Houston 20 |
| (4Q: 03:27) Norm Johnson kicked off 65 yards from the HOU30. Herkie Walls returned the ball 17 yards to the DET22. Tackled by Jessie Clark. |
| 1-10-DET22 (4Q: 03:17) Terdell Middleton ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. |
| 2-12-DET20 (4Q: 02:32) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Jeffcoat. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-5-DET27 (4Q: 02:22) Craig James ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. Key block delivered by Ken Dallafior. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET35 (4Q: 02:15) Craig James ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-10-DET35 (4Q: 02:05) Terdell Middleton ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Gary Spani. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-8-DET37 (4Q: 01:57) Little Train James ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Curtis Anderson, assisted by ILB Randy McClanahan. |
| 4-4-DET41 (4Q: 01:11) Russell Erxleben punted 59 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 01:04) Marcus Mickus pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. Ellard gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-HOU24 (4Q: 00:46) Marcus Mickus spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-6-HOU24 (4Q: 00:42) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-HOU19 (4Q: 00:42) Marcus Mickus sacked by DE Lyle Alzado for a loss of 11 yards. Sack allowed by Desmond Cribbs. |
| 4-22-HOU08 (4Q: 00:26) Marcus Mickus pass was intended for WR Gregg Garrity and was intercepted by CB Wyatt Henderson at the HOU29. The interception was returned 28 yards. Tackled by Robert Jackson. |
| 1-1-HOU01 (4Q: 00:13) Steve Grogan dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 24, Houston Titans 20 |