| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 63 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| St. Louis won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Norm Johnson kicked off 71 yards from the HOU30. Don McNeal returned the ball 19 yards to the STL18. Tackled by Gregg Garrity. |
| 1-10-STL18 (1Q: 14:34) Frank Pollard ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Acker. |
| 2-13-STL15 (1Q: 14:11) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Frank Pollard for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S David Greenwood, assisted by DT Bill Acker. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-STL24 (1Q: 13:38) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Billy Ryckman for 11 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. Ryckman gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. St. Louis's Billy Ryckman was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-STL35 (1Q: 13:13) Frank Pollard ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson, assisted by ILB Riki Ellison. Key block delivered by Luis Sharpe. |
| 2-2-STL43 (1Q: 12:44) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mardye McDole. CB Mike Richardson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-STL43 (1Q: 12:37) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Mark Boyer for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. Boyer gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (1Q: 11:51) David Hughes ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp. |
| 2-6-HOU40 (1Q: 11:24) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Mark Boyer for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-HOU39 (1Q: 10:51) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Mardye McDole for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. McDole gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (1Q: 10:07) Frank Pollard ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Frank Manumaleuga. |
| 2-9-HOU22 (1Q: 09:39) Joe Montana pass completed to FB Tony Paige for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-HOU17 (1Q: 09:10) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-HOU22 (1Q: 09:05) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp. Green gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-1-HOU14 (1Q: 08:56) Benny Ricardo attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 3, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 08:51) Benny Ricardo kicked off 71 yards from the STL30. Bobby Kemp returned the ball 15 yards to the HOU14. Tackled by Rick Woods. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (1Q: 08:24) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Fredd Young, assisted by CB Albert Lewis. |
| 2-8-HOU16 (1Q: 07:46) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. DT Gary Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-HOU16 (1Q: 07:33) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Gray, assisted by OLB Jeff Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (1Q: 07:04) Herschel Walker ran a trap outside the right tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Fredd Young, assisted by OLB Mike Woods. Key block delivered by George Lilja. |
| 1-10-STL47 (1Q: 06:25) Neil Lomax pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DT Eric Holle blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-STL47 (1Q: 06:15) Neil Lomax pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Brian Brennan. DE Ben Thomas blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-STL47 (1Q: 06:03) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Herschel Walker. CB Don McNeal defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-STL47 (1Q: 05:54) Brian Hansen punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the STL04. |
| 1-10-STL04 (1Q: 05:44) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-STL09 (1Q: 05:37) Frank Pollard ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Larry Anderson. Key block delivered by John Scully. |
| 1-10-STL16 (1Q: 04:51) Frank Pollard ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison, assisted by ILB Randy McClanahan. |
| 2-8-STL18 (1Q: 04:17) Joe Montana sacked by DE Jim Jeffcoat for a loss of 10 yards. Jeffcoat ran right past Bruce Collie and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-18-STL08 (1Q: 03:51) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Hoover for 26 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Springs. Hoover gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL34 (1Q: 03:05) Frank Pollard ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Acker. Key block delivered by Leotis Harris. |
| 2-5-STL39 (1Q: 02:29) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Frank Pollard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-STL43 (1Q: 01:53) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Rodney Holman for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Golic. Holman gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (1Q: 01:09) David Hughes ran inside the right tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Tory Nixon. Key block delivered by John Scully. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (1Q: 00:31) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Mardye McDole for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan, assisted by DT Bill Acker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McDole gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-HOU17 (2Q: 15:00) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless, assisted by OLB Simon Fletcher. |
| 2-7-HOU14 (2Q: 14:19) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Mark Boyer for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-6-HOU06 (2Q: 13:47) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. |
| 2-4-HOU04 (2Q: 13:17) Frank Pollard ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Robin Cole, assisted by OLB Simon Fletcher. |
| 3-1-HOU01 (2Q: 12:51) Joe Montana pass was dropped by RB David Hughes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-HOU01 (2Q: 12:46) Benny Ricardo attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 6, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 12:40) Benny Ricardo kicked off 79 yards from the STL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 12:40) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 20 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (2Q: 11:58) Herschel Walker ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Leonard Smith. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-HOU45 (2Q: 11:50) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DT Gary Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-5-HOU45 (2Q: 11:37) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jerry Gray. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL44 (2Q: 11:07) Herschel Walker ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Holle. |
| 2-7-STL41 (2Q: 10:38) Herschel Walker ran a trap outside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Rick Woods, assisted by CB Jerry Gray. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 1-10-STL33 (2Q: 10:04) Gerald Riggs ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson. |
| 2-7-STL30 (2Q: 09:24) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 28 yards. Tackled by ILB Fredd Young. |
| 1-2-STL02 (2Q: 08:44) Herschel Walker ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson, assisted by S Leonard Smith. |
| 2-4-STL04 (2Q: 08:04) Jessie Clark ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jim Rourke. Houston 6, St. Louis 6 |
| (2Q: 08:04) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 7, St. Louis 6 |
| (2Q: 07:54) Norm Johnson kicked off 63 yards from the HOU30. Don McNeal returned the ball 15 yards to the STL22. Tackled by Jewerl Thomas. |
| 1-10-STL22 (2Q: 07:23) David Hughes ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp. |
| 2-7-STL25 (2Q: 06:59) David Hughes ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Acker, assisted by S Martin Bayless. |
| 3-3-STL29 (2Q: 06:26) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. S Bobby Kemp defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-STL29 (2Q: 06:19) Bucky Dilts punted 41 yards. Gerald Riggs returned the kick 7 yards to the HOU37. Tackled by David Hughes. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (2Q: 06:09) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Eric Holle, assisted by OLB Mike Woods. |
| 2-9-HOU38 (2Q: 05:49) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 12 yards. Tackled by S Rick Woods, assisted by OLB Ken Woodard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 2-14-HOU33 (2Q: 05:43) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Gerald Riggs for 15 yards. Tackled by S Rick Woods. Riggs gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (2Q: 05:00) Gerald Riggs ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Gray, assisted by DE Smiley Creswell. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| 2-4-STL46 (2Q: 04:30) Gerald Riggs ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Washington, assisted by S Leonard Smith. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| 1-10-STL42 (2Q: 04:07) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Herschel Walker. DE Keith Ferguson drove right through Jeff Bostic to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-STL42 (2Q: 03:55) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 41 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith. Lipps gained 30 yards after the catch. |
| 1-1-STL01 (2Q: 03:38) Neil Lomax pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Louis Lipps. DT Gary Johnson blocked the pass. |
| 2-1-STL01 (2Q: 03:32) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 13, St. Louis 6 |
| (2Q: 03:32) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 14, St. Louis 6 |
| (2Q: 03:26) Norm Johnson kicked off 74 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 03:26) Joe Montana scrambled for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-STL25 (2Q: 03:13) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Hoover for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. |
| 2-5-STL25 (2Q: 02:27) David Hughes ran around right end for 14 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Springs, assisted by DE Dexter Manley. Key block delivered by Walt Downing. |
| 1-10-STL39 (2Q: 02:10) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Steve Watson for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. Watson gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (2Q: 02:00) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. Green gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (2Q: 01:38) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Hoover for 18 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. Hoover gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (2Q: 01:19) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Hoover for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 14, St. Louis 12 |
| (2Q: 01:19) Extra point by Benny Ricardo was good. Houston 14, St. Louis 13 |
| (2Q: 01:08) Benny Ricardo kicked off 66 yards from the STL30. Gerald Riggs returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU25. Tackled by Mardye McDole. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (2Q: 01:00) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Miller. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. McKnight flattened Rod McSwain to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 00:32) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jeff Davis, assisted by S Rod McSwain. Key block delivered by Robert Jackson. |
| 2-5-HOU40 (2Q: 00:15) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Leonard Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (2Q: 00:04) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Miller, assisted by S Rick Woods. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Benny Ricardo kicked off 61 yards from the STL30. Gerald Riggs returned the ball 25 yards to the HOU34. Tackled by David Hughes. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (3Q: 14:43) Herschel Walker ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Thomas, assisted by S Rod McSwain. |
| 2-7-HOU37 (3Q: 14:05) Neil Lomax sacked by DE Keith Ferguson for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Dennis McKnight. |
| 3-14-HOU30 (3Q: 13:23) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Fredd Young. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 13:16) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DE Keith Ferguson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU35 (3Q: 13:07) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Don McNeal. Lipps gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL49 (3Q: 12:21) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jeff Davis, assisted by DT Gary Johnson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL S Rod McSwain for 15 yards to the HOU42. Tackled by Brian Brennan. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 12:14) David Hughes ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison. Key block delivered by Luis Sharpe. |
| 2-2-HOU34 (3Q: 11:37) David Hughes ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Jeffcoat, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. Key block delivered by Luis Sharpe. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (3Q: 11:01) Joe Montana sacked by DE Ken Kennard for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Leotis Harris. |
| 2-16-HOU35 (3Q: 10:26) Joe Montana sacked by OLB Simon Fletcher for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Luis Sharpe. |
| 3-21-HOU40 (3Q: 09:54) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Hoover for 13 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. Hoover gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-HOU27 (3Q: 09:14) Benny Ricardo attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 16, Houston 14 |
| (3Q: 09:08) Benny Ricardo kicked off 60 yards from the STL30. Gerald Riggs returned the ball 18 yards to the HOU28. Tackled by Don McNeal. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (3Q: 08:32) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Thomas. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| 2-4-HOU34 (3Q: 07:50) Jessie Clark ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Shawn Miller, assisted by S Rick Woods. |
| 3-2-HOU36 (3Q: 07:08) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Leonard Smith, assisted by OLB Mike Woods. |
| 4-1-HOU37 (3Q: 06:46) Brian Hansen punted 45 yards. Don McNeal returned the kick 9 yards to the STL27. Tackled by Lindsay Scott. |
| 1-10-STL27 (3Q: 06:37) Frank Pollard ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. Key block delivered by John Scully. Scully flattened Mike Golic to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-5-STL32 (3Q: 06:08) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Hoover for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Tory Nixon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Melvin Hoover for 1 yard to the HOU49. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (3Q: 05:21) Frank Pollard ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher, assisted by S David Greenwood. Key block delivered by Dennis Lick. |
| 2-3-HOU42 (3Q: 04:56) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Rodney Holman for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Mike Golic. Holman gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-2-HOU41 (3Q: 04:30) Frank Pollard ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. |
| 4-2-HOU41 (3Q: 03:59) Bucky Dilts punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 03:53) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Gray, assisted by CB Tim Washington. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 03:11) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. DT Brad Shearer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU42 (3Q: 03:01) Neil Lomax pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Louis Lipps. DE Keith Ferguson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-HOU42 (3Q: 02:53) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Washington, assisted by ILB Fredd Young. Walker gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL40 (3Q: 02:13) Herschel Walker ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain, assisted by DT Brad Shearer. |
| 2-12-STL42 (3Q: 01:40) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Fredd Young. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-STL31 (3Q: 01:02) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Don McNeal. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-STL23 (3Q: 00:36) Gerald Riggs ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Woodard, assisted by S Rod McSwain. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-6-STL19 (4Q: 15:00) Herschel Walker ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Woods. |
| 3-2-STL15 (4Q: 14:23) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson, assisted by S Leonard Smith. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| 1-6-STL06 (4Q: 13:57) Gerald Riggs ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain. |
| 2-6-STL06 (4Q: 13:18) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 4 yards. Tackled by S Rod McSwain. |
| 3-2-STL02 (4Q: 12:33) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. Houston 20, St. Louis 16 |
| (4Q: 12:33) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 21, St. Louis 16 |
| (4Q: 12:25) Norm Johnson kicked off 71 yards from the HOU30. Don McNeal returned the ball 15 yards to the STL14. Tackled by Robin Cole. |
| 1-10-STL14 (4Q: 12:01) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Hoover for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp. Hoover gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL27 (4Q: 11:22) David Hughes ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Martin Bayless, assisted by S David Greenwood. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Mardye McDole to the STL28. |
| 2-9-STL28 (4Q: 10:53) Joe Montana scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless and assisted by CB Jeris White. |
| 3-7-STL30 (4Q: 10:22) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. CB Jeris White defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-STL30 (4Q: 10:15) Bucky Dilts punted 45 yards. Gerald Riggs returned the kick 3 yards to the HOU28. Tackled by Mardye McDole. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (4Q: 10:04) Gerald Riggs ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Washington. |
| 2-12-HOU26 (4Q: 09:29) Jewerl Thomas ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Miller. |
| 3-8-HOU30 (4Q: 09:02) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith, assisted by DT Gary Johnson. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (4Q: 08:31) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Fredd Young. |
| 2-8-HOU40 (4Q: 08:00) Herschel Walker ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson. |
| 3-7-HOU41 (4Q: 07:31) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Pat Beach for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith. |
| 4-4-HOU44 (4Q: 06:44) Brian Hansen punted 45 yards. Don McNeal returned the kick -1 yards to the STL10. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-STL06 (4Q: 06:35) Frank Pollard ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher, assisted by ILB Clay's LIttle Bro Matthews. Key block delivered by Luis Sharpe. |
| 2-3-STL13 (4Q: 05:55) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Rodney Holman for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Tory Nixon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Jeris White on the STL15. |
| 1-10-STL15 (4Q: 05:49) Gerald Riggs ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Kervin Wyatt, assisted by CB Tim Washington. DE Keith Ferguson knocked down Rob Taylor to break up the play. St. Louis's Albert Lewis was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-9-STL14 (4Q: 05:04) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson, assisted by DE Smiley Creswell. |
| 3-9-STL14 (4Q: 04:18) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DE Shawn Miller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-STL14 (4Q: 04:11) Norm Johnson attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 24, St. Louis 16 |
| (4Q: 04:05) Norm Johnson kicked off 50 yards from the HOU30. Don McNeal returned the ball 18 yards to the STL38. Tackled by Lindsay Scott. |
| 1-10-STL38 (4Q: 03:55) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mardye McDole. ILB Randy McClanahan knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL38 (4Q: 03:46) Frank Pollard ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson, assisted by DE Jim Jeffcoat. Key block delivered by Leotis Harris. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (4Q: 03:08) Frank Pollard ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. Key block delivered by Tommie Ginn. |
| 2-1-HOU40 (4Q: 02:46) Joe Montana sacked by DE Jim Jeffcoat for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Kelvin Clark. |
| 3-6-HOU45 (4Q: 02:28) Joe Montana pass was dropped by FB James Jones. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-6-HOU45 (4Q: 02:20) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (4Q: 02:14) Herschel Walker ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Fredd Young, assisted by DE Ben Thomas. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-12-HOU40 (4Q: 02:03) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Miller, assisted by OLB Mike Woods. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-13-HOU39 (4Q: 01:54) Herschel Walker ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rick Woods. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 4-10-HOU42 (4Q: 01:47) Brian Hansen punted 34 yards. Don McNeal returned the kick 14 yards to the STL38. Tackled by Lindsay Scott. |
| 1-10-STL38 (4Q: 01:40) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. DE Dexter Manley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL38 (4Q: 01:32) Joe Montana sacked by DE Jim Jeffcoat for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Leotis Harris. |
| 3-16-STL32 (4Q: 01:14) Joe Montana pass completed to FB James Jones for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Tory Nixon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jones gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. St. Louis's Dennis Lick was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (4Q: 01:05) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Frank Pollard. OLB Mike McGraw defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU38 (4Q: 01:00) Joe Montana pass was dropped by WR Roy Green. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-HOU38 (4Q: 00:55) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-HOU43 (4Q: 00:55) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Frank Pollard for 17 yards. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp, assisted by S Martin Bayless. Pollard gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (4Q: 00:47) Joe Montana sacked by OLB Simon Fletcher for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Luis Sharpe. |
| 2-17-HOU33 (4Q: 00:29) Joe Montana spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-17-HOU33 (4Q: 00:25) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-HOU22 (4Q: 00:09) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White, assisted by ILB Randy McClanahan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Houston Titans 24, St. Louis Cardinals 16 |