| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 52 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 71 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 15:00) Doug Flutie kept the ball, running around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks. |
| 2-6-DET24 (1Q: 14:21) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Rod Kush. |
| 1-10-DET31 (1Q: 13:34) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. |
| 2-10-DET31 (1Q: 13:24) Billy Sims ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rod Kush. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-DET21 (1Q: 13:15) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. |
| 3-21-DET20 (1Q: 12:49) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. OLB Lawrence Taylor defended the pass. |
| 4-21-DET20 (1Q: 12:41) Russell Erxleben punted 47 yards. Roger Carr returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS36. Tackled by Phil McConkey. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Randy Grimes at the NOS36. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (1Q: 12:34) Ron Wolfley ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-8-NOS34 (1Q: 11:55) Albert Bentley ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by S Rod Kush. |
| 3-5-NOS31 (1Q: 11:31) Doug Flutie pass was intended for WR Steve Largent and was intercepted by OLB Lawrence Taylor at the NOS20. Tackled by Steve Largent. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 11:23) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. DT Brian Sochia hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (1Q: 11:17) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump. |
| 3-3-NOS27 (1Q: 10:52) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for FB Hubert Oliver and was intercepted by CB Duane Galloway at the NOS33. The interception was returned 7 yards. Tackled by Kris Haines. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (1Q: 10:40) Albert Bentley ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (1Q: 10:03) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald, assisted by S Greg Bright. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-10-NOS10 (1Q: 09:33) Doug Flutie scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-5-NOS05 (1Q: 08:55) Albert Bentley ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by DE Mike Calhoun. |
| 3-2-NOS02 (1Q: 08:14) Billy Sims ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Fred Robinson, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 4-2-NOS02 (1Q: 07:31) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 3, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 07:26) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 69 yards from the DET30. Cleo Montgomery returned the ball 38 yards to the NOS39. Tackled by Preston Dennard. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (1Q: 06:52) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green. |
| 2-5-NOS44 (1Q: 06:10) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler, assisted by S Fred Marion. |
| 3-4-NOS45 (1Q: 05:36) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-NOS40 (1Q: 05:26) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-NOS48 (1Q: 04:48) Mike Saxon punted 39 yards. Phil McConkey called for a fair catch at the DET13. |
| 1-10-DET13 (1Q: 04:37) Doug Flutie pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jo Jo Heath. |
| 1-10-DET24 (1Q: 03:57) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-7-DET27 (1Q: 03:17) Albert Bentley ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Ray Yakavonis, assisted by OLB Emanuel King. |
| 3-6-DET28 (1Q: 02:37) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. S Carl Lews defended the pass. |
| 4-6-DET28 (1Q: 02:28) Russell Erxleben punted 53 yards. Roger Carr returned the kick 8 yards to the NOS27. Tackled by Mike Mularkey. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (1Q: 02:20) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson. |
| 2-3-NOS34 (1Q: 01:47) Larry Heater ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 01:15) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR John Floyd. |
| 2-10-NOS37 (1Q: 01:06) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier, assisted by CB Herb Williams. |
| 3-12-NOS35 (1Q: 00:25) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-NOS35 (1Q: 00:19) Mike Saxon punted 41 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET24. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET24 (1Q: 00:11) Billy Sims ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Alvin Toles. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-9-DET25 (2Q: 15:00) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-DET20 (2Q: 14:51) Albert Bentley ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by DE Elvis Franks. |
| 3-14-DET20 (2Q: 14:06) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. S Greg Bright defended the pass. |
| 4-14-DET20 (2Q: 14:00) Russell Erxleben punted 43 yards. Roger Carr returned the kick 8 yards to the NOS45. Tackled by Randy Grimes. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (2Q: 13:49) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson. Roaches gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-DET46 (2Q: 13:22) Larry Heater ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. Key block delivered by Dan Fike. |
| 1-10-DET45 (2Q: 12:36) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Billy Jackson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. |
| 2-4-DET39 (2Q: 12:13) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. OLB Craig Bingham knocked down Dan Fike to break up the play. |
| 3-4-DET39 (2Q: 11:33) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 4-1-DET36 (2Q: 10:50) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Hubert Oliver for 36 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Oliver gained 32 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 4-11-DET46 (2Q: 10:34) Mike Saxon punted 36 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 12 yards to the DET22. Tackled by Billy Jackson. |
| 1-10-DET22 (2Q: 10:24) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Billy Sims. |
| 2-10-DET22 (2Q: 10:18) Albert Bentley ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by S Greg Bright. |
| 3-6-DET26 (2Q: 09:37) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-DET30 (2Q: 09:05) Russell Erxleben punted 45 yards. Roger Carr returned the kick 9 yards to the NOS34. Tackled by Jeff Chadwick. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (2Q: 08:57) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Kris Haines for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by OLB Craig Bingham. Haines gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-3-NOS41 (2Q: 08:22) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE Rick Bryan and DE Jacob Green for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 3-11-NOS33 (2Q: 07:49) Randall Cunningham sacked by DT Brian Sochia for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Billy Lindstrom. |
| 4-17-NOS27 (2Q: 07:21) Mike Saxon punted 48 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 12 yards to the DET37. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-DET22 (2Q: 07:13) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Mike Mularkey for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by S Rod Kush. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET34 (2Q: 06:33) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. DE Elvis Franks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET34 (2Q: 06:28) Albert Bentley ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Key block delivered by Guy McIntyre. |
| 1-10-DET44 (2Q: 05:55) Albert Bentley ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 2-9-DET45 (2Q: 05:34) Doug Flutie scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks and assisted by CB Jo Jo Heath. |
| 3-6-DET48 (2Q: 04:58) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. DT Ray Yakavonis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-DET48 (2Q: 04:50) Russell Erxleben punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS05. |
| 1-10-NOS05 (2Q: 04:43) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump. Carr gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (2Q: 04:04) Bill Johnson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 2-3-NOS37 (2Q: 03:30) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE Dennis Boyd for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Larry Heater. |
| 3-8-NOS32 (2Q: 03:12) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Roger Carr. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-NOS32 (2Q: 03:02) Mike Saxon punted 36 yards. The ball was downed at the DET32. |
| 1-10-DET32 (2Q: 02:52) Albert Bentley ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 2-8-DET34 (2Q: 02:19) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 25 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Dennard gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (2Q: 02:00) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Albert Bentley. ILB Cliff Odom defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS41 (2Q: 01:53) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (2Q: 01:45) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Alvin Toles. Largent gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-NOS08 (2Q: 01:26) Billy Sims ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Calhoun. |
| 2-5-NOS05 (2Q: 01:06) Billy Sims ran around left end for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. Munoz ran over Chip Banks to set up the play. Detroit 9, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 01:06) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 10, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 00:57) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 57 yards from the DET30. Cleo Montgomery returned the ball 27 yards to the NOS40. Tackled by Preston Dennard. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (2Q: 00:47) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-1-NOS49 (2Q: 00:35) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR John Floyd for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Rick Bryan, assisted by CB Bobby Butler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Floyd gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET38 (2Q: 00:25) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 34 yards. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carr gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-4-DET04 (2Q: 00:16) Morten Andersen attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 10, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 00:08) Morten Andersen kicked off 68 yards from the NOS30. Gerald McNeil returned the ball 15 yards to the DET17. Tackled by Carl Lews. |
| 1-10-DET17 (2Q: 00:02) Doug Flutie dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 73 yards from the DET30. Cleo Montgomery returned the ball 26 yards to the NOS23. Tackled by Dwayne Crump. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (3Q: 14:29) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson, assisted by CB Wyatt Henderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NOS26 (3Q: 13:47) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by OLB Duane Bickett. |
| 3-10-NOS23 (3Q: 13:06) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. DE Jacob Green simply tossed Dan Fike aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 4-10-NOS23 (3Q: 12:56) Mike Saxon punted 51 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET26. |
| 1-10-DET26 (3Q: 12:45) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DET21 (3Q: 12:38) Albert Bentley ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Mel Kaufman. Key block delivered by Randy Grimes. Grimes ran over Greg Bright to set up the play. |
| 2-9-DET27 (3Q: 11:54) Ron Wolfley ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by S Greg Bright. |
| 3-6-DET30 (3Q: 11:21) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Dennard. S Rod Kush defended the pass. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-6-DET30 (3Q: 11:11) Russell Erxleben punted 38 yards. Roger Carr returned the kick 7 yards to the NOS39. Tackled by Randy Grimes. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (3Q: 11:00) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by OLB Guy Frazier. |
| 2-9-NOS40 (3Q: 10:22) Bill Johnson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-9-NOS40 (3Q: 09:45) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. DE Jacob Green hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-NOS40 (3Q: 09:39) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. Phil McConkey called for a fair catch at the DET16. |
| 1-10-DET16 (3Q: 09:31) Albert Bentley ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mike Calhoun. |
| 2-9-DET17 (3Q: 09:01) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-3-DET23 (3Q: 08:27) Doug Flutie pass completed to RB Albert Bentley for 6 yards. Tackled by S Rod Kush. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET29 (3Q: 07:48) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald. |
| 2-9-DET30 (3Q: 07:06) Mosi Tatupu ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-DET20 (3Q: 06:56) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. Key block delivered by Noah Jackson. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-29-DET10 (3Q: 06:39) Albert Bentley ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by CB Gill Byrd. |
| 3-23-DET16 (3Q: 06:16) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Margerum gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-4-DET35 (3Q: 05:47) Russell Erxleben punted 43 yards. Roger Carr returned the kick 14 yards to the NOS36. Tackled by Mike Mularkey. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (3Q: 05:37) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. Key block delivered by Dan Fike. |
| 2-5-NOS41 (3Q: 05:10) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver, assisted by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| 3-1-NOS45 (3Q: 04:46) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson. |
| 4-1-NOS45 (3Q: 04:20) Mike Saxon punted 36 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 4 yards to the DET23. Tackled by Emanuel King. |
| 1-10-DET23 (3Q: 04:11) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-10-DET23 (3Q: 03:32) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-DET18 (3Q: 03:25) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. |
| 3-15-DET18 (3Q: 03:14) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. CB Gill Byrd knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-15-DET18 (3Q: 03:02) Russell Erxleben punted 51 yards. Roger Carr returned the kick 17 yards to the NOS48. Tackled by Jeff Chadwick. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (3Q: 02:55) Randall Cunningham sacked by DT Brian Sochia for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Steve Wilson. |
| 2-17-NOS41 (3Q: 02:28) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump, assisted by CB Herb Williams. |
| 3-17-NOS41 (3Q: 01:52) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Kris Haines for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-DET44 (3Q: 01:11) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 01:05) Albert Bentley ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by CB Jo Jo Heath. Key block delivered by Rich Umphrey. |
| 2-5-DET25 (3Q: 00:23) Albert Bentley ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-2-DET28 (4Q: 15:00) Doug Flutie kept the ball, running inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by DT Ray Yakavonis. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS S Rod Kush to the DET31. |
| 1-10-DET31 (4Q: 14:53) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. |
| 2-8-DET29 (4Q: 14:18) Bill Johnson ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by OLB Guy Frazier. |
| 3-8-DET29 (4Q: 13:41) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. S Fred Marion drove right through Billy Lindstrom to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-8-DET29 (4Q: 13:34) Morten Andersen attempted a 46 yard field goal and it was blocked by Rick Bryan. DET Rick Bryan recovered the ball at the DET38. You can blame the block on a bad snap from center. |
| 1-10-DET38 (4Q: 13:24) Albert Bentley ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. Key block delivered by Ozzie Newsome. |
| 2-5-DET43 (4Q: 12:46) Doug Flutie sacked by OLB Chip Banks for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Guy McIntyre. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Issiac Holt on the DET37. |
| 1-10-DET37 (4Q: 12:34) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump, assisted by DT Brian Sochia. |
| 2-8-DET35 (4Q: 12:07) Larry Heater ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-6-DET33 (4Q: 11:27) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Williams. |
| 4-1-DET28 (4Q: 11:04) Morten Andersen attempted a 45 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-DET35 (4Q: 10:58) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Ozzie Newsome. |
| 2-10-DET35 (4Q: 10:50) Billy Sims ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-8-DET37 (4Q: 10:16) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. OLB Lawrence Taylor knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-8-DET37 (4Q: 10:08) Russell Erxleben punted 50 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS13. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (4Q: 09:57) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson. |
| 2-5-NOS18 (4Q: 09:22) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR John Floyd. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NOS18 (4Q: 09:16) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 4-3-NOS20 (4Q: 08:37) Mike Saxon punted 28 yards. Phil McConkey called for a fair catch at the NOS48. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (4Q: 08:26) Albert Bentley ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Ozzie Newsome. |
| 2-1-NOS39 (4Q: 07:40) Tim Spencer ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mike Calhoun, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (4Q: 06:55) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Ozzie Newsome. |
| 2-5-NOS33 (4Q: 06:08) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Alvin Toles, assisted by CB Gill Byrd. |
| 3-2-NOS30 (4Q: 05:44) Doug Flutie scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (4Q: 04:56) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS31 (4Q: 04:48) Albert Bentley ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by DT Stafford Mays. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-14-NOS30 (4Q: 04:02) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Jeff Chadwick for 22 yards. Tackled by S Rod Kush, assisted by CB Gill Byrd. Chadwick gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-NOS08 (4Q: 03:14) Tim Spencer ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by DT Phil Murphy. |
| 2-8-NOS08 (4Q: 02:29) Albert Bentley ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Emanuel King, assisted by ILB Alvin Toles. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-7-NOS07 (4Q: 02:17) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. Munoz ran over Carl Lews to set up the play. Detroit 16, New Orleans 3 |
| (4Q: 02:17) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 17, New Orleans 3 |
| (4Q: 02:11) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 79 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 02:11) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Roger Carr. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (4Q: 02:06) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Larry Heater for 33 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Heater gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET47 (4Q: 01:57) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson. |
| 2-5-DET42 (4Q: 01:35) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. CB Duane Galloway defended the pass. |
| 3-5-DET42 (4Q: 01:25) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. |
| 4-5-DET42 (4Q: 01:14) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Hubert Oliver for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham. Oliver gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET31 (4Q: 01:06) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-2-DET23 (4Q: 00:58) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Kris Haines for 15 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. Haines gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-8-DET08 (4Q: 00:37) Randall Cunningham spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-8-DET08 (4Q: 00:33) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 17, New Orleans 9 |
| (4Q: 00:33) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. Detroit 17, New Orleans 10 |
| (4Q: 00:26) Morten Andersen kicked off (onside) from the NOS30 and out of bounds. The ball will change possession. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 00:20) Doug Flutie dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 17, New Orleans Saints 10 |