| Played in Cleveland, OH, weather: 81 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| Cleveland won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 68 yards from the MIN30. Bob Jury returned the ball 17 yards to the CLE19. Tackled by Pete Metzelaars. |
| 1-10-CLE19 (1Q: 14:31) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall. Key block delivered by Chester Brennan. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (1Q: 13:58) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. |
| 2-6-CLE35 (1Q: 13:17) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall. |
| 3-4-CLE37 (1Q: 12:38) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (1Q: 12:34) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Leo Wisniewski. |
| 2-7-CLE45 (1Q: 12:03) Jim McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. |
| 3-7-CLE45 (1Q: 11:54) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass was intended for WR Cris Collinsworth and was intercepted by S Vince Newsome at the MIN19. The interception was returned 81 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Minnesota 6, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 11:54) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 7, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 11:41) Rich Karlis kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (1Q: 11:41) Jim McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE20 (1Q: 11:34) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McNeil gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (1Q: 11:00) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Kenny Jackson for 4 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-6-CLE37 (1Q: 10:33) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye, assisted by S Gary Fencik. |
| 1-10-CLE43 (1Q: 09:47) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson, assisted by S Vince Albritton. |
| 2-8-CLE45 (1Q: 09:22) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall. |
| 3-7-CLE46 (1Q: 08:43) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 08:13) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton, assisted by DT Edgar Fields. Minnesota's Shelton Robinson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-7-MIN43 (1Q: 07:36) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. OLB Thomas Henderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN43 (1Q: 07:29) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 3 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN40 (1Q: 07:00) Lee Johnson punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 06:53) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by S Bob Jury. |
| 2-6-MIN24 (1Q: 06:17) Ray Crouse ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Byron Darby, assisted by S Roland James. Key block delivered by Doug Smith. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 05:47) Sammy Winder ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning, assisted by CB Terry Lewis. |
| 2-8-MIN33 (1Q: 05:13) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich. |
| 3-6-MIN35 (1Q: 04:29) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. Winder gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (1Q: 04:02) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. OLB George Andrews hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE47 (1Q: 03:56) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery. CB George Floyd defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CLE47 (1Q: 03:47) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Art Monk. |
| 4-10-CLE47 (1Q: 03:41) Rohn Stark punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CLE04. |
| 1-10-CLE04 (1Q: 03:33) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-13-CLE01 (1Q: 02:55) Steve Strachan ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. DT Leo Wisniewski knocked down Mike Freeman to break up the play. |
| 3-11-CLE03 (1Q: 02:17) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE17 (1Q: 01:44) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Cunningham. OLB Hollywood Henderson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE17 (1Q: 01:40) Steve Strachan ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. |
| 3-6-CLE21 (1Q: 01:02) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-CLE25 (1Q: 00:29) Lee Johnson punted 32 yards. Wally Henry returned the kick 9 yards to the CLE48. Tackled by Walter Stanley. |
| 1-10-CLE48 (1Q: 00:18) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. CB Patrick Allen defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE48 (1Q: 00:05) Sammy Winder ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Roland James. Key block delivered by Larry Kinnebrew. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-1-CLE39 (2Q: 15:00) Ray Crouse ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by DT Carl Barisich. |
| 4-2-CLE40 (2Q: 14:21) Rohn Stark punted 35 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CLE05. |
| 1-10-CLE05 (2Q: 14:11) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE05 (2Q: 14:03) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Leo Wisniewski, assisted by DE Mark Gastineau. DE Mark Gastineau knocked down Roy Foster to break up the play. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CLE22 (2Q: 13:55) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. ILB Eddie Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE22 (2Q: 13:49) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. |
| 3-3-CLE29 (2Q: 13:19) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Steve Strachan for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson, assisted by ILB James Harrell. Strachan gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 4-1-CLE31 (2Q: 12:48) Lee Johnson punted 38 yards. Wally Henry returned the kick 11 yards to the MIN42. Tackled by Steve Strachan. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 12:40) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. CB George Floyd defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN42 (2Q: 12:36) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-MIN37 (2Q: 12:26) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Curtis Dickey. S Roland James defended the pass. |
| 3-15-MIN37 (2Q: 12:19) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Johnnie Poe. Monk gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE48 (2Q: 11:50) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Wilbert Montgomery. |
| 2-10-CLE48 (2Q: 11:40) Ray Crouse ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 3-10-CLE48 (2Q: 11:06) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 35 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Perry. Monk gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE13 (2Q: 10:25) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. DE Byron Darby hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE13 (2Q: 10:15) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Montgomery gained 7 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-15-CLE18 (2Q: 10:06) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren. |
| 3-9-CLE12 (2Q: 09:40) Dan Marino pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. DT Mark Duda blocked the pass. |
| 4-9-CLE12 (2Q: 09:36) Rich Karlis attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 09:29) Rich Karlis kicked off 71 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 09:29) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 0 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE20 (2Q: 08:54) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by DE Mark Gastineau. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-CLE34 (2Q: 08:47) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CLE29 (2Q: 08:42) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 2-10-CLE34 (2Q: 08:17) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. Stanley gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-4-CLE40 (2Q: 07:47) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 7 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (2Q: 07:08) Steve Strachan ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Lee Williams. |
| 2-9-CLE48 (2Q: 06:30) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 4 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. |
| 3-5-MIN48 (2Q: 06:01) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by WR Walter Stanley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN48 (2Q: 05:55) Lee Johnson punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 05:50) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. DE John Lee hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (2Q: 05:42) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-MIN15 (2Q: 05:36) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. Winder gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (2Q: 04:53) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Larry Kinnebrew for 25 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kinnebrew gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE44 (2Q: 04:13) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CLE49 (2Q: 04:07) Ray Crouse ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey. |
| 2-11-CLE45 (2Q: 03:34) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-16-CLE50 (2Q: 03:24) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. OLB A.J. Duhe defended the pass. |
| 3-16-CLE50 (2Q: 03:19) Sammy Winder ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by CB George Floyd, assisted by DE John Lee. |
| 4-4-CLE38 (2Q: 02:55) Rohn Stark punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 02:50) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson, assisted by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-8-CLE22 (2Q: 02:12) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 17 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Collinsworth gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CLE39 (2Q: 02:00) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 01:41) Jim McMahon pass was intended for WR Cris Collinsworth and was intercepted by S Vince Newsome at the MIN09. The interception was returned 25 yards. Tackled by Cris Collinsworth. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (2Q: 01:30) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by S Jack Mildren. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 00:56) Ray Crouse ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Perry, assisted by DE John Lee. Key block delivered by Curtis Rouse. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-4-CLE47 (2Q: 00:44) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery. OLB A.J. Duhe hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-CLE47 (2Q: 00:37) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Perry, assisted by S Jack Mildren. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-1-CLE44 (2Q: 00:27) Rohn Stark punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE02. |
| 1-10-CLE02 (2Q: 00:17) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 54 yards from the CLE30. Wally Henry returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Clint Didier. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 14:23) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE John Lee. Key block delivered by Steve Courson. |
| 2-3-MIN46 (3Q: 13:38) Sammy Winder ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE William Fuller, assisted by S Bob Jury. |
| 3-1-MIN48 (3Q: 13:02) Ray Crouse ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich, assisted by OLB Lucius Sanford. |
| 4-1-MIN48 (3Q: 12:16) Rohn Stark punted 44 yards. Phil Epps returned the kick 6 yards to the CLE14. Tackled by Frank Minnifield. |
| 1-10-CLE14 (3Q: 12:05) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. ILB Eddie Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE14 (3Q: 11:59) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 3-6-CLE18 (3Q: 11:30) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by WR Kenny Jackson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-CLE18 (3Q: 11:26) Lee Johnson punted 32 yards. Wally Henry returned the kick 11 yards to the CLE39. Tackled by Charles White. |
| 1-10-CLE39 (3Q: 11:16) Ray Crouse ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey, assisted by DE William Fuller. Key block delivered by Marvin Powell. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CLE17 (3Q: 11:06) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Jimmie Giles for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Giles gained 7 yards after the catch. Minnesota 16, Cleveland 0 |
| (3Q: 11:06) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 17, Cleveland 0 |
| (3Q: 10:55) Rich Karlis kicked off 56 yards from the MIN30. Roland James returned the ball 24 yards to the CLE38. Tackled by Pete Metzelaars. |
| 1-10-CLE38 (3Q: 10:19) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 13 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. Stanley gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 09:47) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. OLB Thomas Henderson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN49 (3Q: 09:43) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to RB Steve Strachan for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Strachan gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN47 (3Q: 09:01) Jim McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN47 (3Q: 08:54) Lee Johnson punted 31 yards. Wally Henry called for a fair catch at the MIN16. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (3Q: 08:45) Sammy Winder ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by DT Donnie Humphrey. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-18-MIN08 (3Q: 08:36) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. CB Johnnie Poe defended the pass. |
| 2-18-MIN08 (3Q: 08:27) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Perry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-11-MIN15 (3Q: 07:52) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR Don Bass and was intercepted by CB Patrick Allen at the MIN34. Tackled by Don Bass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (3Q: 07:39) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Freeman McNeil. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-MIN29 (3Q: 07:34) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. McNeil gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (3Q: 07:06) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenny Jackson. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN17 (3Q: 06:56) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson, assisted by S Vince Albritton. |
| 3-7-MIN14 (3Q: 06:19) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-MIN08 (3Q: 05:51) John Smith attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 17, Cleveland 3 |
| (3Q: 05:43) John Smith kicked off 56 yards from the CLE30. Wilbert Montgomery returned the ball 25 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Todd Bell. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 05:10) Dan Marino pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-CLE45 (3Q: 05:01) Dan Marino sacked by DE John Lee and DT Donnie Humphrey for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Tim Irwin. |
| 2-18-MIN47 (3Q: 04:24) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB George Floyd, assisted by DE Byron Darby. Monk gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-13-CLE48 (3Q: 03:53) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. S Bob Jury defended the pass. |
| 4-13-CLE48 (3Q: 03:40) Rohn Stark punted 38 yards. Phil Epps called for a fair catch at the CLE10. |
| 1-10-CLE10 (3Q: 03:30) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE10 (3Q: 03:21) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 25 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stanley gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE35 (3Q: 02:45) Jim McMahon sacked by DE Leonard Marshall and OLB Hollywood Henderson for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Ritcher. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Gary Fencik on the CLE32. |
| 1-10-CLE32 (3Q: 02:31) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. CB Patrick Allen defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE32 (3Q: 02:23) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 32 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Monk gained 24 yards after the catch. Minnesota 23, Cleveland 3 |
| (3Q: 02:23) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 24, Cleveland 3 |
| (3Q: 02:08) Rich Karlis kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. Bob Jury returned the ball 26 yards to the CLE36. Tackled by Ray Crouse. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (3Q: 01:40) Freeman McNeil ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall. |
| 2-8-CLE38 (3Q: 01:13) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-CLE44 (3Q: 00:43) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. ILB James Harrell defended the pass. |
| 4-2-CLE44 (3Q: 00:37) Lee Johnson punted 37 yards. Wally Henry returned the kick 15 yards to the MIN34. Tackled by Jim Ritcher. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (3Q: 00:26) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR Art Monk and was intercepted by CB Johnnie Poe at the CLE49. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Art Monk. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (3Q: 00:13) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. CB Mossy Cade defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN41 (3Q: 00:04) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-15-MIN46 (4Q: 15:00) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. S Vince Newsome defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-MIN46 (4Q: 14:53) Jimmy Mac McMahon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 4-12-MIN43 (4Q: 14:09) Lee Johnson punted and it was blocked by Shelton Robinson. MIN Jimmie Giles recovered the ball at the CLE44. |
| 1-10-CLE44 (4Q: 14:00) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery. CB Rod Perry defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE44 (4Q: 13:50) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 26 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Monk gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE18 (4Q: 13:10) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 11 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury. Fontenot gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-7-CLE07 (4Q: 12:38) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wally Henry. CB Terry Lewis defended the pass. |
| 2-7-CLE07 (4Q: 12:32) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 30, Cleveland 3 |
| (4Q: 12:32) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 31, Cleveland 3 |
| (4Q: 12:25) Rich Karlis kicked off 70 yards from the MIN30. Bob Jury returned the ball 18 yards to the CLE18. Tackled by James Harrell. |
| 1-10-CLE18 (4Q: 11:58) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-19-CLE09 (4Q: 11:52) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 10 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Collinsworth gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-9-CLE19 (4Q: 11:25) Freeman McNeil ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall, assisted by DT Leo Wisniewski. |
| 3-8-CLE20 (4Q: 10:46) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil Epps. DE Mark Gastineau drove right through Leon Gray to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-CLE20 (4Q: 10:40) Lee Johnson punted 49 yards. Wally Henry returned the kick 16 yards to the MIN47. Tackled by Clint Didier. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Jimmie Giles at the MIN47. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 10:32) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-CLE47 (4Q: 09:56) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-9-MIN48 (4Q: 09:49) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 15 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. Fontenot gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (4Q: 09:02) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. DT Carl Barisich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE37 (4Q: 08:58) Sammy Winder ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Johnnie Poe. |
| 3-3-CLE30 (4Q: 08:27) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. DT Mark Duda defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-CLE30 (4Q: 08:23) Rich Karlis attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 34, Cleveland 3 |
| (4Q: 08:18) Rich Karlis kicked off 54 yards from the MIN30. Roland James returned the ball 12 yards to the CLE28. Tackled by Mossy Cade. |
| 1-10-CLE28 (4Q: 07:43) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Cunningham. S Gary Fencik defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE28 (4Q: 07:39) Freeman McNeil ran a draw inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by Mike Freeman. |
| 1-10-CLE39 (4Q: 07:04) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE39 (4Q: 06:56) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. DT Edgar Fields hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CLE39 (4Q: 06:49) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CLE39 (4Q: 06:42) Lee Johnson punted 54 yards. Art Monk returned the kick 10 yards to the MIN17. Tackled by Roy Foster. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (4Q: 06:35) Sammy Winder ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey. Key block delivered by Larry Kinnebrew. |
| 2-2-MIN25 (4Q: 05:48) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Perry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fontenot gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE50 (4Q: 05:00) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 2-6-CLE46 (4Q: 04:13) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by ILB Eugene Marve. |
| 3-3-CLE43 (4Q: 03:26) Sammy Winder ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. Key block delivered by Steve Courson. |
| 1-10-CLE39 (4Q: 02:41) Ray Crouse ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE John Lee, assisted by S Roland James. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-6-CLE35 (4Q: 02:00) Ray Crouse ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. |
| 3-6-CLE35 (4Q: 01:14) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews, assisted by DE William Fuller. |
| 4-6-CLE35 (4Q: 00:27) Rich Karlis attempted a 52 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (4Q: 00:21) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson, assisted by CB Mossy Cade. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 34, Cleveland Browns 3 |