| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 80 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 59 yards from the NOS30. Dwayne Crump returned the ball 12 yards to the DET23. Tackled by Brian Kelley. |
| 1-10-DET23 (1Q: 14:35) Vince Evans pass was dropped by FB Mosi Tatupu. |
| 2-10-DET23 (1Q: 14:30) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. OLB Lawrence Taylor defended the pass. |
| 3-10-DET23 (1Q: 14:20) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. S Rod Kush defended the pass. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-DET38 (1Q: 14:10) Vince Evans pass completed to TE Mike Mularkey for 3 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-7-DET41 (1Q: 13:44) Craig James ran around the left tackle for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 3-1-DET47 (1Q: 13:16) Little Train James ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Bobby Leopold. Key block delivered by Guy McIntyre. |
| 1-10-DET49 (1Q: 12:37) Albert Bentley ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks, assisted by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-7-NOS48 (1Q: 12:05) Vince Evans pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Ray Yakavonis. |
| 3-4-NOS45 (1Q: 11:25) Craig James ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 4-1-NOS42 (1Q: 10:47) Vince Evans pass completed to FB Mosi Tatupu for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Ray Yakavonis. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (1Q: 10:01) Vince Evans pass completed to TE Jim Obradovich for 21 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. Obradovich gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (1Q: 09:14) Vince Evans pass completed to TE Jim Obradovich for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-NOS06 (1Q: 08:39) Little Train James ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones, assisted by CB Kirk Collins. Key block delivered by Guy McIntyre. |
| 1-1-NOS01 (1Q: 08:10) Craig James ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by S Doug Jones. |
| 2-2-NOS02 (1Q: 07:41) Craig James ran around left end for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Cody Risien. Detroit 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 07:41) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 07:35) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 75 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 07:35) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Jerome Sally. |
| 2-8-NOS22 (1Q: 07:06) Warren Moon pass completed to FB Matt Suhey for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Boss Yurtseven Sally. |
| 3-4-NOS26 (1Q: 06:27) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Martin. Roaches gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (1Q: 05:49) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham. Key block delivered by Mike Freeman. |
| 1-10-DET49 (1Q: 05:18) Warren Moon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Otis Grant. |
| 2-10-DET49 (1Q: 05:09) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Roaches. DE Jacob Green hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-DET49 (1Q: 05:05) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Roaches. DE Rick Bryan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-DET49 (1Q: 04:59) Mike Saxon punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the DET01. |
| 1-10-DET01 (1Q: 04:50) Albert Bentley ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 2-8-DET03 (1Q: 04:08) Craig James ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 3-9-DET02 (1Q: 03:58) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. ILB Cliff Odom knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-9-DET02 (1Q: 03:53) Russell Erxleben punted 43 yards. Doug Jones returned the kick 17 yards to the DET28. Tackled by Leo Lewis. |
| 1-10-DET28 (1Q: 03:45) Larry Heater ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump, assisted by OLB Ed O'Neil. Key block delivered by Don Greco. |
| 2-3-DET21 (1Q: 03:08) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-4-DET22 (1Q: 02:46) Warren Moon pass was dropped by WR John Floyd. |
| 4-4-DET22 (1Q: 02:39) Morten Andersen attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 7, New Orleans 3 |
| (1Q: 02:33) Morten Andersen kicked off 71 yards from the NOS30. Phil McConkey returned the ball 24 yards to the DET23. Tackled by Rod Kush. |
| 1-10-DET23 (1Q: 02:05) Vince Evans pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ken Margerum. DE Elvis Franks blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DET23 (1Q: 01:56) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Chadwick. DT Ray Yakavonis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-DET23 (1Q: 01:51) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. DE Bob Kohrs hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-DET23 (1Q: 01:41) Russell Erxleben punted 46 yards. Doug Jones called for a fair catch at the NOS31. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (1Q: 01:30) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Otis Grant for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Bracelin. Grant gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-NOS35 (1Q: 00:52) Warren Moon pass was intended for TE Walt Arnold and was intercepted by S Ronnie Lott at the NOS38. The interception was returned 30 yards. Tackled by Walt Arnold. |
| 1-8-NOS08 (1Q: 00:42) Albert Bentley ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by DT Ray Yakavonis. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-18-NOS18 (1Q: 00:34) Vince Evans pass was dropped by WR Jeff Chadwick. |
| 2-18-NOS18 (1Q: 00:25) Little Train James ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Calhoun, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-9-NOS09 (2Q: 15:00) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 13, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 15:00) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 14, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 14:52) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 66 yards from the DET30. Doug Jones returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS24. Tackled by Greg Bracelin. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (2Q: 14:23) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green. |
| 2-10-NOS24 (2Q: 13:57) Larry Heater ran around left end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-10-NOS24 (2Q: 13:36) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Roaches. DT Jerome Sally hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-10-NOS24 (2Q: 13:30) Mike Saxon punted 54 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 10 yards to the DET32. Tackled by Rod Kush. |
| 1-10-DET32 (2Q: 13:23) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Jeff Chadwick for 26 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Chadwick gained 13 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Chip Banks on the NOS42. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (2Q: 13:11) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 2-6-NOS46 (2Q: 12:43) Bill Johnson ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Martin. |
| 3-4-NOS48 (2Q: 12:06) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 11 yards. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump. |
| 1-10-DET41 (2Q: 11:18) Larry Heater ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 2-8-DET39 (2Q: 10:37) Warren Moon pass was dropped by RB Bill Johnson. |
| 3-8-DET39 (2Q: 10:29) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. CB Herb Williams defended the pass. |
| 4-8-DET39 (2Q: 10:22) Morten Andersen attempted a 56 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 14, New Orleans 6 |
| (2Q: 10:16) Morten Andersen kicked off 77 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 10:16) Little Train James ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bob Kohrs. |
| 2-7-DET23 (2Q: 09:48) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. McConkey gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET30 (2Q: 09:12) Mosi Tatupu ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald, assisted by DT Stafford Mays. Key block delivered by Guy McIntyre. McIntyre ran over Greg Bright to set up the play. |
| 2-2-DET38 (2Q: 08:29) Phil McConkey ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks, assisted by S Doug Jones. |
| 3-1-DET39 (2Q: 07:51) Craig James ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. Key block delivered by Mike Mularkey. |
| 1-10-DET40 (2Q: 07:17) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-7-DET43 (2Q: 06:32) Vince Evans pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. |
| 3-7-DET43 (2Q: 06:25) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Calhoun, assisted by CB Gill Byrd. Margerum gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (2Q: 05:47) Craig James ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Ray Yakavonis. |
| 2-8-NOS42 (2Q: 05:07) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 40 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McConkey gained 34 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-18-DET48 (2Q: 04:48) Vince Evans pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 3-12-NOS46 (2Q: 04:13) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 10 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 4-2-NOS36 (2Q: 03:45) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 53 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 17, New Orleans 6 |
| (2Q: 03:40) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 71 yards from the DET30. Doug Jones returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS18. Tackled by Jeff Chadwick. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. |
| (2Q: 03:24) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 67 yards from the DET25. John Floyd returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS28. Tackled by Leo Lewis. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 03:07) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 2-8-NOS30 (2Q: 02:49) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Preston Davis, assisted by OLB Chris Martin. |
| 3-1-NOS37 (2Q: 02:31) Larry Heater ran a trap outside the left tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. Key block delivered by Walt Arnold. |
| 1-10-DET43 (2Q: 02:15) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Otis Grant. S Fred Marion defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET43 (2Q: 02:07) Warren Moon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR John Floyd. DE Jacob Green blocked the pass. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-10-DET43 (2Q: 01:59) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-DET18 (2Q: 01:49) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. DT Jerome Sally hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET18 (2Q: 01:42) Warren Moon pass was dropped by WR Art Monk. |
| 3-10-DET18 (2Q: 01:34) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 17, New Orleans 12 |
| (2Q: 01:34) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. Detroit 17, New Orleans 13 |
| (2Q: 01:24) Morten Andersen kicked off 57 yards from the NOS30. Phil McConkey returned the ball 16 yards to the DET29. Tackled by Kirk Collins. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Kris Haines on the DET29. |
| 1-10-DET29 (2Q: 01:14) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Kris Haines for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Fred Marion. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-DET23 (2Q: 01:07) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 23 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 19, Detroit 17 |
| (2Q: 01:07) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 20, Detroit 17 |
| (2Q: 00:51) Morten Andersen kicked off 67 yards from the NOS30. Phil McConkey returned the ball 17 yards to the DET20. Tackled by Tony Woodruff. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 00:45) Craig James ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. Key block delivered by Ken Dallafior. |
| 1-10-DET30 (2Q: 00:20) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET48 (2Q: 00:13) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 52 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! McConkey gained 13 yards after the catch. Detroit 23, New Orleans 20 |
| (2Q: 00:13) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 24, New Orleans 20 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 69 yards from the DET30. Doug Jones returned the ball 15 yards to the NOS16. Tackled by Jeff Chadwick. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (3Q: 14:42) Larry Heater ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Bracelin, assisted by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 2-10-NOS16 (3Q: 14:01) Warren Moon sacked by DT Emanuel Weaver for a loss of 4 yards. Weaver ran right past Michael Obrovac and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-14-NOS12 (3Q: 13:28) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson, assisted by CB Herb Williams. |
| 4-5-NOS21 (3Q: 12:53) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 12 yards to the DET47. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (3Q: 12:45) Warren Moon sacked by DE Jacob Green for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Michael Obrovac. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Boss Yurtseven Sally on the NOS31. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (3Q: 12:31) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by CB Jo Jo Heath. |
| 2-1-NOS22 (3Q: 11:59) Vince Evans kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Cody Risien. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (3Q: 11:16) Little Train James ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 2-6-NOS14 (3Q: 10:46) Craig James ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-3-NOS11 (3Q: 10:16) Vince Evans sacked by DE Elvis Franks for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Anthony Munoz. |
| 4-7-NOS15 (3Q: 09:44) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 27, New Orleans 20 |
| (3Q: 09:38) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 69 yards from the DET30. Doug Jones returned the ball 11 yards to the NOS12. Tackled by Jeff Chadwick. |
| 1-10-NOS12 (3Q: 09:05) Warren Moon pass completed to FB Matt Suhey for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham. Suhey gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (3Q: 08:26) Larry Heater ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 2-7-NOS34 (3Q: 07:48) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Matt Suhey. S Marvin Switzer defended the pass. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (3Q: 07:43) Warren Moon sacked by DT Brian Sochia for a loss of 5 yards. Sochia simply blew through Michael Obrovac to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 2-15-NOS34 (3Q: 07:07) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 3-15-NOS34 (3Q: 06:39) Warren Moon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Art Monk. DT Boss Yurtseven Sally blocked the pass. |
| 4-15-NOS34 (3Q: 06:27) Mike Saxon punted 38 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 12 yards to the DET40. Tackled by Karl Swanke. |
| 1-10-DET40 (3Q: 06:20) Little Train James ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-6-DET44 (3Q: 05:45) Craig James ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-3-DET47 (3Q: 05:13) Vince Evans pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Calhoun. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (3Q: 04:42) Mosi Tatupu ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Kelley, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-10-NOS49 (3Q: 04:03) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Kirk Collins. |
| 3-11-NOS50 (3Q: 03:17) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. DE Doug McDougald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-NOS50 (3Q: 03:09) Russell Erxleben punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 03:02) Larry Heater ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. OLB Craig Bingham knocked down Walt Easley to break up the play. |
| 2-8-NOS22 (3Q: 02:19) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Roaches. CB Herb Williams defended the pass. |
| 3-8-NOS22 (3Q: 02:11) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Roaches. DT Boss Yurtseven Sally hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-NOS22 (3Q: 02:02) Mike Saxon punted 50 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 3 yards to the DET31. Tackled by Brian Kelley. |
| 1-10-DET31 (3Q: 01:51) Little Train James ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Stafford Mays, assisted by DE Doug McDougald. |
| 2-8-DET33 (3Q: 01:10) Little Train James ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Ray Yakavonis. |
| 3-5-DET36 (3Q: 00:46) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 4-6-DET35 (3Q: 00:17) Russell Erxleben punted 49 yards. Doug Jones returned the kick 4 yards to the NOS20. Tackled by Randy Grimes. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 00:10) Billy Jackson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Bracelin, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-8-NOS22 (4Q: 15:00) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. |
| 3-8-NOS22 (4Q: 14:32) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Otis Grant for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. Grant gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (4Q: 13:56) Larry Heater ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 2-6-NOS49 (4Q: 13:14) Larry Heater ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-3-DET48 (4Q: 12:33) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Jerome Sally. Key block delivered by Don Greco. |
| 1-10-DET45 (4Q: 11:56) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 2-11-DET46 (4Q: 11:20) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. Key block delivered by Karl Swanke. |
| 3-2-DET37 (4Q: 10:36) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Otis Grant for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Martin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Grant gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET27 (4Q: 10:12) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Otis Grant for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 2-6-DET23 (4Q: 09:41) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-6-DET23 (4Q: 08:58) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. S Ronnie Lott knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-6-DET23 (4Q: 08:49) Morten Andersen attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 27, New Orleans 23 |
| (4Q: 08:44) Morten Andersen kicked off 71 yards from the NOS30. Phil McConkey returned the ball 16 yards to the DET15. Tackled by Brian Kelley. |
| 1-10-DET15 (4Q: 08:07) Craig James ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 2-4-DET21 (4Q: 07:29) Little Train James ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bob Kohrs. |
| 3-3-DET22 (4Q: 06:43) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Jeff Chadwick for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by DT Ray Yakavonis. Chadwick gained 13 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET36 (4Q: 06:33) Albert Bentley ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by OLB Fred Robinson. |
| 2-9-DET37 (4Q: 05:49) Albert Bentley ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald. Key block delivered by Guy McIntyre. |
| 1-10-DET47 (4Q: 05:02) Vince Evans pass completed to TE Mike Mularkey for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Kirk Collins, assisted by S Jimmy Turner. Mularkey gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 04:16) Vince Evans pass was intended for WR Preston Dennard and was intercepted by OLB Chip Banks at the NOS25. The interception was returned 45 yards. Tackled by Preston Dennard. |
| 1-10-DET30 (4Q: 04:03) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. DT Emanuel Weaver hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET30 (4Q: 03:58) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Floyd. S Fred Marion defended the pass. |
| 3-10-DET30 (4Q: 03:54) Warren Moon scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Preston Davis. |
| 4-6-DET26 (4Q: 03:11) Morten Andersen attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 27, New Orleans 26 |
| (4Q: 03:05) Morten Andersen kicked off 64 yards from the NOS30. Phil McConkey returned the ball 16 yards to the DET22. Tackled by Matt Suhey. |
| 1-10-DET22 (4Q: 02:59) Little Train James ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jo Jo Heath. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-8-DET24 (4Q: 02:50) Albert Bentley ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-6-DET26 (4Q: 02:40) Albert Bentley ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rod Kush. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-5-DET27 (4Q: 02:28) Russell Erxleben punted 43 yards. Doug Jones returned the kick 5 yards to the NOS35. Tackled by Jim Obradovich. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (4Q: 02:18) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 1-10-DET47 (4Q: 02:12) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. DE Dennis Boyd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET47 (4Q: 02:04) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Walt Arnold. DE Dennis Boyd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-10-DET47 (4Q: 01:55) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. |
| 1-10-DET37 (4Q: 01:38) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed O'Neil. Johnson gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-DET29 (4Q: 01:21) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-12-DET39 (4Q: 01:07) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 16 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. Monk gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET23 (4Q: 00:48) Warren Moon spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-DET23 (4Q: 00:43) Warren Moon sacked by DT Jerome Sally for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Michael Obrovac. |
| 3-15-DET28 (4Q: 00:27) Warren Moon spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-15-DET28 (4Q: 00:23) Morten Andersen attempted a 45 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-DET35 (4Q: 00:17) Vince Evans dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 27, New Orleans Saints 26 |