| Played in New England, MA, weather: 49 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Chester Marcol kicked off 75 yards from the SDO30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 15:00) Tony Nathan ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Dick Conn. |
| 2-9-NED21 (1Q: 14:18) Tony Nathan ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Kovach, assisted by DE Curtis Greer. |
| 3-4-NED26 (1Q: 13:34) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 6 yards. Tackled by CB John Hendy. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED32 (1Q: 13:24) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mike Reichenbach, assisted by DE Tyrone Keys. |
| 2-9-NED33 (1Q: 12:38) Walter Payton ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Todd Shell. |
| 3-8-NED34 (1Q: 12:02) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Wilson. OLB Howard Carson defended the pass. |
| 4-8-NED34 (1Q: 11:52) Rick Engles punted 51 yards. The ball was downed at the SDO15. |
| 1-10-SDO15 (1Q: 11:44) Wendell Tyler ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Smith. Key block delivered by Brett Miller. |
| 2-2-SDO23 (1Q: 11:21) Wendell Tyler ran around left end for -2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jerry Blanton. |
| 3-4-SDO21 (1Q: 10:52) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Langhorne. DE Al Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-SDO21 (1Q: 10:46) Tom Skladany punted 57 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 12 yards to the NED34. Tackled by John Kimbrough. |
| 1-10-NED34 (1Q: 10:37) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 62 yards. Tackled by S Sam Williams. Payton gained 64 yards after the catch. |
| 1-4-SDO04 (1Q: 09:51) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by RB Tony Nathan. |
| 2-4-SDO04 (1Q: 09:45) Tony Nathan ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Dick Conn. |
| 3-3-SDO03 (1Q: 09:06) Steve Bartkowski scrambled for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 6, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 09:06) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. New England 7, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 08:55) Allan Leavitt kicked off 72 yards from the NED30. James Hunter returned the ball 26 yards to the SDO24. Tackled by George Farmer. |
| 1-10-SDO24 (1Q: 08:18) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Aundra Thompson. CB Rufus Bess defended the pass. |
| 2-10-SDO24 (1Q: 08:14) Rodney Tate ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell, assisted by DT Ron Fernandes. |
| 3-8-SDO26 (1Q: 07:46) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. Thomas gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO42 (1Q: 07:16) Dan Fouts pass completed to TE Steve Jordan for 6 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-SDO48 (1Q: 06:43) Wendell Tyler ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis, assisted by DE Jim Young. |
| 3-1-NED49 (1Q: 06:13) Wendell Tyler ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. |
| 4-1-NED49 (1Q: 05:30) Tom Skladany punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the NED06. |
| 1-10-NED06 (1Q: 05:22) Tony Nathan ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Rich Stachowski. |
| 2-8-NED08 (1Q: 04:47) Tony Nathan ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Rich Stachowski. |
| 3-7-NED09 (1Q: 04:08) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 6 yards. Tackled by S Sam Williams. |
| 4-1-NED15 (1Q: 03:32) Rick Engles punted 37 yards. John Kimbrough returned the kick 5 yards to the NED47. Tackled by Lynn Swann. |
| 1-10-NED47 (1Q: 03:23) Rodney Tate ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Young. Key block delivered by Jesse Sapolu. Sapolu ran over Mark Murphy to set up the play. |
| 2-1-NED38 (1Q: 02:55) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 2-6-NED43 (1Q: 02:47) Wendell Tyler ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Gaines. |
| 3-6-NED43 (1Q: 02:08) Dan Fouts pass was dropped by WR Aundra Thompson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-NED43 (1Q: 02:02) Tom Skladany punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 01:57) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Benny Malone for 25 yards. Tackled by S Bruce Rhodes. Malone gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED45 (1Q: 01:16) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 16 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn. |
| 1-10-SDO39 (1Q: 00:41) Walter Payton ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Todd Shell, assisted by DE Tyrone Keys. |
| 2-8-SDO37 (1Q: 00:17) Tony Nathan ran around the left tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-SDO18 (2Q: 15:00) Bartman Bartkowski scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Kovach. |
| 2-7-SDO15 (2Q: 14:23) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Wilson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 13, San Diego 0 |
| (2Q: 14:23) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. New England 14, San Diego 0 |
| (2Q: 14:15) Allan Leavitt kicked off 68 yards from the NED30. John Kimbrough returned the ball 11 yards to the SDO13. Tackled by George Farmer. |
| 1-10-SDO13 (2Q: 13:50) Wendell Tyler ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene, assisted by DE Al Harris. Key block delivered by Sam Claphan. |
| 1-10-SDO24 (2Q: 13:14) Rodney Tate ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mike Davis. Key block delivered by Russ Grimm. |
| 2-5-SDO29 (2Q: 12:52) Dan Fouts pass was intended for WR Reggie Langhorne and was intercepted by CB Daryl Smith at the SDO35. The interception was returned 18 yards. Tackled by Reggie Langhorne. |
| 1-10-SDO17 (2Q: 12:39) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Benny Malone. DT Rich Stachowski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-SDO17 (2Q: 12:33) Walter Payton ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn, assisted by CB John Hendy. DT Charles Davis knocked down Bill Story to break up the play. |
| 3-7-SDO14 (2Q: 11:48) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to TE Walter White for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 20, San Diego 0 |
| (2Q: 11:48) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. New England 21, San Diego 0 |
| (2Q: 11:38) Allan Leavitt kicked off 59 yards from the NED30. James Hunter returned the ball 21 yards to the SDO32. Tackled by Sylvester Stamps. |
| 1-10-SDO32 (2Q: 11:09) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Smith. New England's Mike Davis was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-SDO46 (2Q: 10:21) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-SDO41 (2Q: 10:13) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Wendell Tyler for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Gaines. Tyler gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-NED50 (2Q: 09:35) Wendell Tyler ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene. |
| 3-10-SDO46 (2Q: 08:52) Wendell Tyler ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy, assisted by ILB John Anderson. Key block delivered by Bob Van Duyne. |
| 4-2-NED46 (2Q: 08:32) Tom Skladany punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 08:25) Tony Nathan ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn, assisted by CB Dennis Thurman. Key block delivered by Don Maggs. |
| 2-5-NED25 (2Q: 07:50) Walter Payton ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Kovach, assisted by DE Eddie Edwards. Payton made a great move on Dennis Thurman. Key block delivered by Bill Story. |
| 1-10-NED38 (2Q: 07:12) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Sam Williams, assisted by S Dick Conn. Key block delivered by Larry Tearry. |
| 2-3-NED45 (2Q: 06:55) Stan Edwards ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Dick Conn. |
| 3-2-NED46 (2Q: 06:35) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to TE Walter White for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Reichenbach, assisted by DE Curtis Greer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED49 (2Q: 06:01) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Washington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-SDO33 (2Q: 05:43) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Rich Stachowski, assisted by S Sam Williams. |
| 2-6-SDO29 (2Q: 05:21) Bartman Bartkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Lin Dawson. DT Charles Davis blocked the pass. |
| 3-6-SDO29 (2Q: 05:12) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to FB Stan Edwards for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Kovach, assisted by CB John Hendy. Edwards gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO22 (2Q: 04:36) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bruce Rhodes. |
| 2-9-SDO21 (2Q: 04:14) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mike Reichenbach, assisted by DE Curtis Greer. |
| 3-8-SDO20 (2Q: 03:54) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Walter White. S Dick Conn defended the pass. |
| 4-8-SDO20 (2Q: 03:49) Bucky Wallace attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 24, San Diego 0 |
| (2Q: 03:43) Allan Leavitt kicked off 65 yards from the NED30. John Kimbrough returned the ball 13 yards to the SDO18. Tackled by Benny Malone. |
| 1-10-SDO18 (2Q: 03:19) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR David Knight for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson, assisted by ILB Jerry Blanton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Knight gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-SDO26 (2Q: 02:48) Rodney Tate ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Pete Koch. Key block delivered by Ron Lee. |
| 1-10-SDO29 (2Q: 02:32) Wendell Tyler ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Ron Fernandes. |
| 2-6-SDO33 (2Q: 02:15) Rodney Tate ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell, assisted by ILB John Anderson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-3-SDO36 (2Q: 02:00) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR David Knight. DE Bruce Clark hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-SDO36 (2Q: 01:54) Tom Skladany punted 50 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 8 yards to the NED22. Tackled by Rodney Tate. |
| 1-10-NED22 (2Q: 01:44) Tony Nathan ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Kovach. |
| 2-6-NED26 (2Q: 01:15) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Curtis Greer, assisted by S Dick Conn. |
| 3-5-NED27 (2Q: 00:47) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. DE Curtis Greer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-NED27 (2Q: 00:37) Rick Engles punted 53 yards. John Kimbrough returned the kick 15 yards to the SDO35. Tackled by Ron Solt. Ball was fumbled and recovered by SDO Eddie Edwards at the SDO35. |
| 1-10-SDO35 (2Q: 00:27) Wendell Tyler ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Smith, assisted by ILB John Anderson. PENALTY: New England was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NED48 (2Q: 00:17) Dan Fouts pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Aundra Thompson. OLB Dan Lloyd blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED48 (2Q: 00:10) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomas gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Allan Leavitt kicked off 54 yards from the NED30. James Hunter returned the ball 25 yards to the SDO41. Tackled by Benny Malone. |
| 1-10-SDO41 (3Q: 14:39) Rodney Tate ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Gaines. Key block delivered by Dennis Swilley. |
| 2-4-SDO47 (3Q: 14:15) Wendell Tyler ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson, assisted by ILB Shane Nelson. |
| 3-5-SDO46 (3Q: 13:43) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Dan Lloyd, assisted by S Mark Murphy. Thomas gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED39 (3Q: 13:37) Ron Lee ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 2-9-NED38 (3Q: 13:03) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Rodney Tate for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Gaines. Tate gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-NED33 (3Q: 12:16) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Gaines. Thomas gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-NED31 (3Q: 11:39) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 29 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Gaines. Thomas gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-2-NED02 (3Q: 10:54) Dan Fouts sacked by OLB Gary Campbell and DT Ron Fernandes for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Sam Claphan. |
| 2-8-NED08 (3Q: 10:16) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Aundra Thompson for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 24, San Diego 6 |
| (3Q: 10:16) Reggie Langhorne ran for the two-point conversion and failed. He was tackled by Al Harris. |
| (3Q: 10:06) Chester Marcol kicked off 67 yards from the SDO30. Fred Bohannon returned the ball 22 yards to the NED25. Tackled by John Kimbrough. |
| 1-10-NED25 (3Q: 09:44) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Sam Williams. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SDO DE Curtis Greer for 9 yards to the NED21. Tackled by Stanley Morgan. |
| 1-10-NED21 (3Q: 09:34) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR David Knight for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Nelson. Knight gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED11 (3Q: 09:10) Dan Fouts pass was dropped by WR David Knight. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED11 (3Q: 09:03) Dan Fouts pass was dropped by TE Steve Jordan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED11 (3Q: 08:58) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR David Knight for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Knight gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 24, San Diego 12 |
| (3Q: 08:58) Dan Fouts passed to Steve Jordan for the successful two-point conversion. New England 24, San Diego 14 |
| (3Q: 08:52) Chester Marcol kicked off 65 yards from the SDO30. Fred Bohannon returned the ball 40 yards to the NED45. Tackled by John Kimbrough. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NED26 (3Q: 08:27) Stan Edwards ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Stan Johnson, assisted by OLB Tony Caldwell. |
| 2-7-NED29 (3Q: 07:56) Tony Nathan ran a trap outside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Eddie Edwards. |
| 3-11-NED25 (3Q: 07:17) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tony Nathan. DE Curtis Greer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-NED25 (3Q: 07:13) Rick Engles punted 62 yards. John Kimbrough returned the kick 3 yards to the SDO16. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-SDO08 (3Q: 07:04) Dan Fouts pass completed to FB Ron Lee for 11 yards. Tackled by S Doug Greene. Lee gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO19 (3Q: 06:37) Wendell Tyler ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Al Harris, assisted by ILB Jerry Blanton. |
| 2-8-SDO21 (3Q: 05:51) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Blanton. Thomas gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO35 (3Q: 05:14) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Wendell Tyler for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dan Lloyd. Tyler gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Herman Edwards on the SDO37. |
| 1-10-SDO37 (3Q: 05:04) Sweetness Payton ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bruce Rhodes. |
| 2-8-SDO35 (3Q: 04:26) Tony Nathan ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Todd Shell, assisted by OLB Jim Kovach. |
| 3-5-SDO32 (3Q: 04:02) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lynn Swann. CB J.C. Wilson defended the pass. |
| 4-5-SDO32 (3Q: 03:52) Bucky Wallace attempted a 49 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. The holder did not do a very good job of getting the ball down in time. |
| 1-10-SDO39 (3Q: 03:47) Dan Fouts pass completed to TE Steve Jordan for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Blanton, assisted by ILB John Anderson. |
| 1-10-NED50 (3Q: 03:09) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR David Knight for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Daryl Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-NED44 (3Q: 02:30) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Aundra Thompson for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mark Murphy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thompson gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED19 (3Q: 01:48) Wendell Tyler ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark, assisted by DT Pete Koch. |
| 2-7-NED16 (3Q: 01:16) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR David Knight for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 24, San Diego 20 |
| (3Q: 01:16) Extra point by Chester Marcol was good. New England 24, San Diego 21 |
| (3Q: 01:08) Chester Marcol kicked off 71 yards from the SDO30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 01:08) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Kovach, assisted by CB Anthony Washington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Sylvester Stamps on the NED23. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED10 (3Q: 01:01) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to TE Walter White for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Reichenbach. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-16-NED14 (3Q: 00:23) Steve Bartkowski scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by CB John Hendy. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-15-NED15 (4Q: 15:00) Bartman Bartkowski pass completed to FB Stan Edwards for 8 yards. Tackled by CB John Hendy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-NED23 (4Q: 14:27) Rick Engles punted 58 yards. John Kimbrough returned the kick 3 yards to the SDO22. Tackled by Benny Malone. |
| 1-10-SDO22 (4Q: 14:20) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Fred Bohannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-SDO30 (4Q: 13:46) Wendell Tyler ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Pete Koch. |
| 3-1-SDO31 (4Q: 13:18) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Rodney Tate for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mark Murphy, assisted by S Fred Bohannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO33 (4Q: 12:30) Wendell Tyler ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jerry Blanton. |
| 2-9-SDO34 (4Q: 11:56) Dan Fouts pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Reggie Langhorne. OLB Dan Lloyd blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-SDO34 (4Q: 11:52) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR David Knight. DE Al Harris drove right through Bob Van Duyne to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-SDO34 (4Q: 11:46) Tom Skladany punted 52 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 9 yards to the NED23. Tackled by Rodney Tate. |
| 1-10-NED23 (4Q: 11:37) Walter Payton ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Curtis Greer. Key block delivered by Don Maggs. |
| 2-3-NED30 (4Q: 11:12) Tony Nathan ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ervin Randle, assisted by DT Charles Davis. |
| 3-3-NED30 (4Q: 10:43) Sweetness Payton ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Eddie Edwards, assisted by DE Curtis Greer. |
| 4-1-NED32 (4Q: 10:07) Rick Engles punted 49 yards. John Kimbrough returned the kick 12 yards to the SDO31. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-NED37 (4Q: 09:59) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to RB Tony Nathan for 3 yards. Tackled by CB John Hendy. Nathan gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-NED27 (4Q: 09:48) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to TE Walter White for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jim Kovach. |
| 2-14-NED33 (4Q: 09:15) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Walter White. DT Stan Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-14-NED33 (4Q: 09:08) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 3-19-NED28 (4Q: 09:02) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB John Hendy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-16-NED31 (4Q: 08:28) Rick Engles punted 43 yards. John Kimbrough returned the kick 8 yards to the SDO34. Tackled by Sylvester Stamps. |
| 1-10-SDO34 (4Q: 08:18) Wendell Tyler ran outside the right tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess, assisted by DT Pete Koch. Key block delivered by Jesse Sapolu. |
| 1-10-SDO49 (4Q: 07:43) Wendell Tyler ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Blanton, assisted by DT Ron Fernandes. |
| 2-7-NED48 (4Q: 07:04) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Wendell Tyler for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-NED45 (4Q: 06:37) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Reggie Langhorne for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess. Langhorne gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED37 (4Q: 05:58) Wendell Tyler ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Pete Koch, assisted by DE Bruce Clark. |
| 2-6-NED33 (4Q: 05:19) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Reggie Langhorne for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Pete Koch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-NED30 (4Q: 04:53) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-NED29 (4Q: 04:07) Chester Marcol attempted a 46 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-NED36 (4Q: 03:59) Sylvester Stamps ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB J.C. Wilson. |
| 2-10-NED36 (4Q: 03:14) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Charles Davis, assisted by S Sam Williams. |
| 3-8-NED38 (4Q: 02:30) Sweetness Payton ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Reichenbach, assisted by S Bruce Rhodes. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 4-3-NED43 (4Q: 02:22) Rick Engles punted 52 yards. The ball was downed at the SDO05. |
| 1-10-SDO05 (4Q: 02:11) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Reggie Langhorne for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Herman Edwards. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (4Q: 02:00) Dan Fouts sacked by CB Herman Edwards for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Russ Grimm. |
| 2-18-SDO12 (4Q: 01:43) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 40 yards. Tackled by S Fred Bohannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED48 (4Q: 01:27) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED36 (4Q: 01:10) Dan Fouts pass fell incomplete, intended for WR David Knight. OLB Gary Campbell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED36 (4Q: 01:00) Dan Fouts pass was dropped by WR Reggie Langhorne. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED36 (4Q: 00:53) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Aundra Thompson for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Fred Bohannon, assisted by ILB John Anderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-NED32 (4Q: 00:42) Chester Marcol attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 24, San Diego 24 |
| (4Q: 00:34) Chester Marcol kicked off 75 yards from the SDO30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 00:34) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lin Dawson. S Bruce Rhodes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED20 (4Q: 00:25) Steve Bartkowski pass was dropped by WR Mike Wilson. |
| 3-10-NED20 (4Q: 00:15) Steve Bartkowski sacked by DT Stan Johnson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Revie Sorey. |
| New England won the coin toss and will receive to begin overtime. |
| Start of overtime 1. |
| (OT: 15:00) Chester Marcol kicked off 67 yards from the SDO30. Fred Bohannon returned the ball 36 yards to the NED39. Tackled by James Haynes. |
| 1-10-NED39 (OT: 14:51) Tony Nathan ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn. |
| 2-10-NED39 (OT: 14:23) Tony Nathan ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Sam Williams. |
| 3-5-NED44 (OT: 13:54) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to WR George Farmer for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Kovach. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NED49 (OT: 13:46) Steve Bartkowski pass completed to FB Stan Edwards for 11 yards. Tackled by CB James Hunter, assisted by OLB Jim Kovach. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-SDO40 (OT: 13:16) Tony Nathan ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Dick Conn. Key block delivered by Stan Edwards. |
| 2-5-SDO35 (OT: 12:41) Steve Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. DE Curtis Greer drove right through Bill Story to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-5-SDO35 (OT: 12:35) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-SDO40 (OT: 12:26) Bartman Bartkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lynn Swann. DT Rich Stachowski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-SDO40 (OT: 12:20) Rick Engles punted 37 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the SDO03. |
| 1-10-SDO03 (OT: 12:12) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess. |
| 1-10-SDO21 (OT: 11:26) Rodney Tate ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| 2-9-SDO22 (OT: 10:53) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR Aundra Thompson for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-SDO27 (OT: 10:46) Rodney Tate ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Pete Koch, assisted by ILB Jerry Blanton. |
| 2-9-SDO28 (OT: 10:08) Rodney Tate ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Pete Koch. |
| 3-2-SDO35 (OT: 09:41) Wendell Tyler ran inside the left tackle for 30 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. Key block delivered by Wes Phillips. |
| 1-10-NED35 (OT: 08:56) Dan Fouts sacked by CB Herman Edwards for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jesse Sapolu. |
| 2-15-NED40 (OT: 08:11) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR David Knight for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Knight gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-NED32 (OT: 07:27) Dan Fouts pass completed to FB Ron Lee for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Blanton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lee gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED22 (OT: 06:55) Dan Fouts pass completed to RB Wendell Tyler for 9 yards. Tackled by S Fred Bohannon, assisted by CB Herman Edwards. Tyler gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-NED13 (OT: 06:18) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 2-6-NED18 (OT: 06:14) Dan Fouts pass completed to WR David Knight for 16 yards. Tackled by S Fred Bohannon. Knight gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-2-NED02 (OT: 05:38) Wendell Tyler ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB John Anderson. |
| 2-2-NED02 (OT: 05:10) Rodney Tate ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Kevin Belcher. San Diego 30, New England 24 |
| (OT: 05:10) |
| Final Score: San Diego Chargers 30, New England Patriots 24 |