| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 61 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mike Lansford kicked off 68 yards from the TBY30. Cleo Montgomery returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS25. Tackled by Lee Rouson. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (1Q: 14:43) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Roaches. DE Randy White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS25 (1Q: 14:34) Randall Cunningham kept the ball, running inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton. |
| 3-5-NOS30 (1Q: 14:02) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Walt Arnold. DT Donnie Ostrowski blocked the pass. New Orleans's Tyrell Sampson was hurt on the play. |
| 4-5-NOS30 (1Q: 13:55) Mike Saxon punted 45 yards. Horace Ivory returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY31. Tackled by Emanuel King. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Ethan Horton for 6 yards to the TBY25.. Tackled by Al Walker. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (1Q: 13:48) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE John Goodman. Key block delivered by Rich Strenger. |
| 2-3-TBY18 (1Q: 13:06) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by DT Donnie Ostrowski. |
| 3-2-TBY17 (1Q: 12:36) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY12 (1Q: 12:10) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Roger Carr. DT Donnie Ostrowski blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY12 (1Q: 12:03) Larry Heater ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE John Goodman, assisted by CB Virgil Livers. |
| 3-8-TBY10 (1Q: 11:26) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-1-TBY01 (1Q: 11:16) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Bill Johnson. DE Randy White blocked the pass. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-1-TBY01 (1Q: 11:09) Larry Heater ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. |
| 2-2-TBY02 (1Q: 10:29) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR John Floyd for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 10:29) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 10:20) Morten Andersen kicked off 57 yards from the NOS30. Lee Rouson returned the ball 11 yards to the TBY24. Tackled by Tony Woodruff. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (1Q: 09:44) Steve Bono pass completed to TE Junior Miller for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-TBY30 (1Q: 09:09) Lee Rouson ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Key block delivered by Allan Kennedy. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (1Q: 08:24) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DT Stafford Mays drove right through Aaron Meyer to hurry the quarterback. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (1Q: 08:19) Steve Bono pass completed to FB Adger Armstrong for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jo Jo Heath. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-TBY48 (1Q: 07:48) Lee Rouson ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by DE Mike Calhoun. |
| 3-4-NOS50 (1Q: 07:22) Lee Rouson ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by CB Gill Byrd. Key block delivered by Trevor Matich. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (1Q: 06:44) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Tim Moffett for 6 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-4-NOS37 (1Q: 06:00) Horace Ivory ran around left end for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Jo Jo Heath. Key block delivered by Darrell Austin. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 05:17) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carter gained 2 yards after the catch. New Orleans 7, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (1Q: 05:17) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. New Orleans 7, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (1Q: 05:05) Mike Lansford kicked off 79 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 05:05) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 04:22) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Walt Arnold. DT Dan Ralph hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS37 (1Q: 04:16) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Ralph. |
| 3-5-NOS42 (1Q: 03:54) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds, assisted by DT Dan Ralph. Key block delivered by Don Greco. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (1Q: 03:10) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE Randy White for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Rich Strenger. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Randy White on the NOS39. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (1Q: 02:57) Horace Ivory ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. Key block delivered by Bill Ellenbogen. |
| 2-5-NOS34 (1Q: 02:25) Amos Lawrence ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy. Key block delivered by Burgess Robinson. Robinson ran over Gill Byrd to set up the play. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (1Q: 01:57) Lee Rouson ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. Key block delivered by Allan Kennedy. |
| 2-4-NOS23 (1Q: 01:24) Lee Rouson ran inside the left tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Mel Kaufman, assisted by CB Jo Jo Heath. Key block delivered by Adger Armstrong. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-NOS33 (1Q: 01:08) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS10 (1Q: 00:20) Horace Ivory ran a trap outside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Stafford Mays. Key block delivered by Darrell Austin. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-4-NOS04 (2Q: 15:00) Steve Bono pass was dropped by WR Al Walker. |
| 3-4-NOS04 (2Q: 14:55) Steve Bono pass was intended for WR Al Walker and was intercepted by OLB Lawrence Taylor at the NOS01. The interception was returned 17 yards. Tackled by Al Walker. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (2Q: 14:46) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Roger Carr. DE Bill Neill blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS18 (2Q: 14:37) Larry Heater ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Wally Chambers, assisted by OLB Ed Reynolds. |
| 3-9-NOS19 (2Q: 13:56) Larry Heater ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer, assisted by OLB Rich Dixon. Key block delivered by Don Greco. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (2Q: 13:25) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bruce Halford, assisted by CB Virgil Livers. Key block delivered by Billy Lindstrom. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (2Q: 12:51) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Walt Arnold. DE John Goodman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS39 (2Q: 12:42) Randall Cunningham kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Donovan Rose. |
| 3-6-NOS43 (2Q: 11:58) Larry Heater ran around left end for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. Key block delivered by Don Greco. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Chop Block. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (2Q: 11:41) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds, assisted by OLB Jamie Kimmel. Key block delivered by Joe Walter. |
| 2-4-TBY48 (2Q: 11:09) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds, assisted by OLB Jamie Kimmel. Key block delivered by Joe Walter. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (2Q: 10:33) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-TBY33 (2Q: 10:25) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. Roaches gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (2Q: 09:47) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by DE John Goodman. |
| 2-7-TBY19 (2Q: 09:18) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-TBY24 (2Q: 09:11) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton. |
| 3-5-TBY17 (2Q: 08:25) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE John Goodman. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (2Q: 08:01) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR John Floyd for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans 13, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 08:01) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 14, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 07:52) Morten Andersen kicked off 70 yards from the NOS30. Virgil Livers returned the ball 24 yards to the TBY24. Tackled by Emanuel King. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (2Q: 07:31) Lee Rouson ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by OLB Fred Robinson. Rouson made a great move on Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Darrell Austin. |
| 2-4-TBY30 (2Q: 07:03) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-9-TBY25 (2Q: 06:55) Steve Bono sacked by DT Phil Murphy for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Darrell Austin. |
| 3-15-TBY19 (2Q: 06:22) Lee Rouson ran a draw inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy. |
| 4-8-TBY26 (2Q: 05:38) Mike Connell punted 63 yards. Roger Carr returned the kick 8 yards to the NOS19. Tackled by Amos Lawrence. Ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Adam Schreiber at the NOS19. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (2Q: 05:27) Steve Bono pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Anthony Carter. DE Mike Calhoun blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS19 (2Q: 05:21) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Mike Jones for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-NOS29 (2Q: 05:10) Steve Bono scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 3-19-NOS28 (2Q: 04:26) Steve Bono sacked by DT Stafford Mays for a loss of 6 yards. Mays ran right past Aaron Meyer and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-25-NOS34 (2Q: 03:43) Mike Lansford attempted a 51 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (2Q: 03:35) Larry Heater ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Wilson, assisted by DE Bill Neill. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (2Q: 03:03) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Bruce Halford, assisted by CB Audrey McMillian. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (2Q: 02:21) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (2Q: 02:17) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Roaches. OLB Ed Reynolds defended the pass. |
| 2-10-TBY33 (2Q: 02:08) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Donovan Rose. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-10-TBY33 (2Q: 02:00) Larry Heater ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Wilson, assisted by ILB Kyle Clifton. |
| 4-4-TBY27 (2Q: 01:30) Morten Andersen attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 17, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 01:23) Morten Andersen kicked off 74 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 01:23) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Mike Jones for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by S Carl Lews. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-TBY26 (2Q: 00:44) Steve Bono pass completed to RB Horace Ivory for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Mel Kaufman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ivory gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (2Q: 00:24) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Jones. DT Phil Murphy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY38 (2Q: 00:18) Steve Bono pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Jones. |
| 3-10-TBY38 (2Q: 00:12) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. S Carl Lews defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-TBY38 (2Q: 00:06) Mike Connell punted 56 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS06. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 79 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 15:00) Horace Ivory ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-7-TBY23 (3Q: 14:21) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Adger Armstrong. DE Mike Calhoun hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-TBY23 (3Q: 14:14) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jo Jo Heath. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-TBY29 (3Q: 13:29) Mike Connell punted 35 yards. John Floyd returned the kick 5 yards to the NOS41. Tackled by Lee Rouson. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (3Q: 13:22) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Roaches. DT Dan Ralph hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS41 (3Q: 13:10) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Ostrowski. |
| 3-11-NOS40 (3Q: 12:34) Bill Johnson ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by S Felix Wright. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (3Q: 12:04) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Kris Haines for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom Cousineau. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (3Q: 11:33) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Tom Cousineau, assisted by S Felix Wright. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Joe Walter to the TBY29. |
| 2-9-TBY29 (3Q: 10:47) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Wilks. Key block delivered by Mike Kelley. |
| 1-10-TBY17 (3Q: 10:06) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ethan Horton. DT Donnie Ostrowski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY17 (3Q: 10:01) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel, assisted by DT Donnie Ostrowski. |
| 3-8-TBY15 (3Q: 09:26) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. OLB Ed Reynolds defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-TBY15 (3Q: 09:21) Morten Andersen attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 20, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (3Q: 09:15) Morten Andersen kicked off 79 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 09:15) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. DE Mike Calhoun hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (3Q: 09:04) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Al Walker for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (3Q: 08:37) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Tim Moffett for 4 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-TBY37 (3Q: 08:01) Horace Ivory ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by CB Gill Byrd. |
| 3-3-TBY40 (3Q: 07:36) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-8-TBY35 (3Q: 07:30) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. DE Doug McDougald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-TBY35 (3Q: 07:20) Mike Connell punted 50 yards. Roger Carr returned the kick 8 yards to the NOS23. Tackled by Amos Lawrence. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (3Q: 07:09) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-NOS31 (3Q: 06:24) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Ralph, assisted by DE Jim Wilks. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (3Q: 05:45) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Audrey McMillian. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (3Q: 04:57) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. OLB Rich Dixon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS47 (3Q: 04:51) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Donovan Rose. |
| 3-6-TBY49 (3Q: 04:21) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Chop Block. |
| 4-17-NOS40 (3Q: 04:15) Mike Saxon punted 36 yards. Horace Ivory returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY30. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (3Q: 04:07) Steve Bono pass completed to TE Junior Miller for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Miller gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-3-TBY37 (3Q: 03:32) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (3Q: 02:51) Horace Ivory ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 2-6-TBY48 (3Q: 02:08) Amos Lawrence ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Adger Armstrong. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (3Q: 01:42) Steve Bono pass completed to FB Adger Armstrong for 9 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. Armstrong gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Phil Murphy on the NOS35. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (3Q: 01:32) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. CB Virgil Livers defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS35 (3Q: 01:23) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers, assisted by S Scott Perry. |
| 3-3-NOS42 (3Q: 01:00) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Steve Wilson. Horton gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (3Q: 00:15) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for RB Bill Johnson and was intercepted by S Felix Wright at the TBY37. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Walt Arnold. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (3Q: 00:02) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Al Walker for 6 yards. Tackled by S Rod Kush. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-4-NOS47 (4Q: 15:00) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. Carter gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (4Q: 14:16) Horace Ivory ran inside the right guard for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Trevor Matich. New Orleans 20, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (4Q: 14:16) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. New Orleans 20, Tampa Bay 14 |
| (4Q: 14:03) Mike Lansford kicked off 79 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 14:03) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. DE Jim Wilks drove right through Billy Lindstrom to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (4Q: 13:56) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton. |
| 3-7-NOS23 (4Q: 13:22) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for TE Ethan Horton and was intercepted by ILB Kyle Clifton at the NOS37. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Hubert Oliver. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (4Q: 13:13) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Tim Moffett for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-NOS24 (4Q: 12:46) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 3-4-NOS21 (4Q: 12:09) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Tim Moffett for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (4Q: 11:22) Horace Ivory ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by DE Doug McDougald. |
| 2-7-NOS11 (4Q: 10:55) Steve Bono pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-NOS11 (4Q: 10:51) Steve Bono pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Jones. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-NOS11 (4Q: 10:44) Mike Lansford attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 20, Tampa Bay 17 |
| (4Q: 10:37) Mike Lansford kicked off 72 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 10:37) Larry Heater ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Ralph, assisted by DE Jim Wilks. |
| 2-6-NOS24 (4Q: 09:52) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel. |
| 3-3-NOS27 (4Q: 09:19) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton. Carr gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (4Q: 08:43) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ethan Horton. DE Jim Wilks defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS38 (4Q: 08:34) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Virgil Livers. |
| 3-4-NOS44 (4Q: 08:06) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 6 yards. Tackled by S Felix Wright. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS50 (4Q: 07:36) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Audrey McMillian. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY21 (4Q: 06:50) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton, assisted by DE Jim Wilks. |
| 2-8-TBY19 (4Q: 06:06) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds, assisted by DE Bill Neill. |
| 3-7-TBY18 (4Q: 05:20) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Neill. |
| 4-4-TBY15 (4Q: 04:32) Morten Andersen attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 23, Tampa Bay 17 |
| (4Q: 04:25) Morten Andersen kicked off 79 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 04:25) Amos Lawrence ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mike Calhoun, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-9-TBY21 (4Q: 03:49) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-TBY16 (4Q: 03:43) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-TBY24 (4Q: 03:21) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Mike Jones for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Mel Kaufman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY30 (4Q: 03:03) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Moffett. OLB Lawrence Taylor hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-TBY30 (4Q: 02:57) Steve Bono pass was intended for WR Mike Jones and was intercepted by OLB Lawrence Taylor at the NOS45. Tackled by Mike Jones. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (4Q: 02:45) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Floyd. DE Randy White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS45 (4Q: 02:35) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Wally Chambers. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-4-TBY49 (4Q: 02:27) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Neill. Key block delivered by Billy Lindstrom. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (4Q: 02:16) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. DE Jim Wilks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY43 (4Q: 02:07) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Audrey McMillian. Roaches gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (4Q: 01:59) Bill Johnson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dan Ralph. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-9-TBY24 (4Q: 01:49) Larry Heater ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Bill Neill. |
| 3-6-TBY21 (4Q: 01:42) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Donovan Rose. Key block delivered by Joe Walter. |
| 1-9-TBY09 (4Q: 00:54) Randall Cunningham dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 2-10-TBY10 (4Q: 00:06) Randall Cunningham dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 23, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 |