| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 50 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind. |
| Cleveland won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 64 yards from the DET30. Charlie Wade returned the ball 53 yards to the DET41. Tackled by Mike Mularkey. |
| 1-10-DET41 (1Q: 14:38) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia, assisted by DE Jacob Green. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| 2-5-DET36 (1Q: 14:06) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 1-10-DET30 (1Q: 13:42) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 4 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. |
| 2-6-DET26 (1Q: 13:17) Steve Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Rick Bryan. |
| 3-4-DET24 (1Q: 12:33) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for C Clint Didier. CB Herb Williams defended the pass. |
| 4-4-DET24 (1Q: 12:26) John Smith attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 3, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 12:21) John Smith kicked off 71 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 12:21) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. OLB George Andrews hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-DET10 (1Q: 12:11) Albert Bentley ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 2-18-DET12 (1Q: 11:36) Doug Flutie sacked by OLB George Andrews for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Anthony Munoz. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Donnie Humphrey for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 9, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 11:36) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 10, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 11:23) John Smith kicked off 73 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 11:23) Albert Bentley ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by CB George Floyd. Key block delivered by Ozzie Newsome. |
| 2-5-DET25 (1Q: 10:44) Albert Bentley ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Byron Darby. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-15-DET15 (1Q: 10:38) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-20-DET10 (1Q: 10:32) Albert Bentley ran around the left tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. Key block delivered by Randy Grimes. |
| 3-1-DET29 (1Q: 09:58) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews, assisted by DT Ricardo Browning. Key block delivered by Tim Spencer. |
| 1-10-DET31 (1Q: 09:13) Albert Bentley ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE William Fuller, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. Key block delivered by Randy Grimes. |
| 2-4-DET37 (1Q: 08:46) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. OLB A.J. Duhe hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-DET37 (1Q: 08:35) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Largent gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (1Q: 07:58) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury. |
| 2-8-CLE45 (1Q: 07:13) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. DT Ricardo Browning hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-CLE45 (1Q: 07:07) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Jeff Chadwick for 10 yards. Tackled by CB George Floyd. |
| 1-10-CLE35 (1Q: 06:28) Doug Flutie sacked by S Roland James for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Noah Jackson. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-15-CLE40 (1Q: 06:13) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis, assisted by CB Sid Justin. |
| 3-1-CLE26 (1Q: 05:34) Billy Sims ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-10-CLE24 (1Q: 04:54) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey. |
| 2-4-CLE18 (1Q: 04:17) Billy Sims ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury, assisted by OLB Stan Holloway. Key block delivered by Randy Grimes. |
| 1-10-CLE10 (1Q: 03:47) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lucius Sanford. |
| 2-8-CLE08 (1Q: 03:03) Ron Wolfley ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury, assisted by OLB George Andrews. |
| 3-5-CLE05 (1Q: 02:40) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by TE Ozzie Newsome. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CLE05 (1Q: 02:36) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 10, Detroit 3 |
| (1Q: 02:30) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 74 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (1Q: 02:30) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Rick Bryan, assisted by DE Jerry Wilkinson. |
| 2-9-CLE21 (1Q: 01:53) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham. |
| 3-7-CLE23 (1Q: 01:20) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson, assisted by OLB Craig Bingham. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE35 (1Q: 00:53) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. DT Brian Sochia hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE35 (1Q: 00:46) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Freeman McNeil. DE Dennis Boyd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CLE35 (1Q: 00:40) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Charlie Wade for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-7-CLE38 (2Q: 15:00) Lee Johnson punted 60 yards. The ball was downed at the DET02. |
| 1-10-DET02 (2Q: 14:51) Ron Wolfley ran around the left tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 2-10-DET02 (2Q: 14:25) Albert Bentley ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE William Fuller, assisted by S Roland James. |
| 3-7-DET05 (2Q: 13:59) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 2 yards. Tackled by CB George Floyd, assisted by CB Patrick Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-5-DET07 (2Q: 13:29) Russell Erxleben punted 53 yards. Charlie Wade returned the kick 8 yards to the CLE48. Tackled by Phil McConkey. |
| 1-10-CLE48 (2Q: 13:21) Freeman McNeil ran a trap outside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| 2-4-DET46 (2Q: 12:45) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Williams. Stanley gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET32 (2Q: 12:07) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 32 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Stanley gained 2 yards after the catch. Detroit's Fred Marion was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. Cleveland 16, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 12:07) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 17, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 11:54) John Smith kicked off 73 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 11:54) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Eugene Marve. |
| 2-9-DET21 (2Q: 11:15) Albert Bentley ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 3-10-DET20 (2Q: 10:39) Doug Flutie scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 4-6-DET24 (2Q: 10:11) Russell Erxleben punted 55 yards. Charlie Wade returned the kick 7 yards to the CLE28. Tackled by Mike Mularkey. |
| 1-10-CLE28 (2Q: 10:04) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 2-10-CLE28 (2Q: 09:33) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by S Fred Marion. |
| 3-11-CLE27 (2Q: 08:47) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 18 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. Reed gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE45 (2Q: 08:21) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. Key block delivered by Keith Van Horne. |
| 1-10-DET44 (2Q: 07:38) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 2-7-DET41 (2Q: 07:10) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. OLB Duane Bickett knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-7-DET41 (2Q: 07:04) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. OLB Duane Bickett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-DET41 (2Q: 06:55) Lee Johnson punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 06:49) Billy Sims ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by DT Carl Barisich. |
| 2-14-DET16 (2Q: 06:15) Albert Bentley ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Marve, assisted by CB George Floyd. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-22-DET08 (2Q: 06:09) Albert Bentley ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE William Fuller, assisted by S Roland James. |
| 3-13-DET17 (2Q: 05:24) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. CB Johnnie Poe defended the pass. |
| 4-13-DET17 (2Q: 05:16) Russell Erxleben punted 45 yards. Charlie Wade returned the kick 8 yards to the CLE46. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (2Q: 05:05) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| 1-10-CLE43 (2Q: 04:31) Jim McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. |
| 2-10-CLE43 (2Q: 04:26) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Rick Bryan, assisted by DT Brian Sochia. Key block delivered by Leon Gray. |
| 1-10-DET45 (2Q: 03:48) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by OLB Craig Bingham. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 1-10-DET31 (2Q: 03:17) Jimmy Mac McMahon scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DET41 (2Q: 03:08) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| 2-18-DET39 (2Q: 02:47) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. CB Duane Galloway defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-18-DET39 (2Q: 02:38) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Wayne Capers for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway, assisted by S Fred Marion. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET17 (2Q: 02:00) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. |
| 1-6-DET06 (2Q: 01:26) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. Cleveland 23, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 01:26) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 24, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 01:17) John Smith kicked off 79 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 01:17) Albert Bentley ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. |
| 2-10-DET20 (2Q: 00:34) Albert Bentley ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey, assisted by DE Byron Darby. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 3-8-DET22 (2Q: 00:25) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 8 yards. Tackled by CB George Floyd, assisted by OLB George Andrews. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 70 yards from the CLE30. Gerald McNeil returned the ball 16 yards to the DET16. Tackled by Sid Justin. |
| 1-10-DET16 (3Q: 14:41) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 2-10-DET16 (3Q: 14:08) Billy Sims ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Byron Darby. |
| 3-8-DET18 (3Q: 13:31) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Jack Mildren. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET26 (3Q: 13:22) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB George Floyd, assisted by S Bob Jury. Key block delivered by Guy McIntyre. |
| 2-5-DET31 (3Q: 12:50) Albert Bentley ran a trap outside the left tackle for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. Key block delivered by Randy Grimes. |
| 1-10-CLE39 (3Q: 12:05) Tim Spencer ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 2-7-CLE36 (3Q: 11:37) Albert Bentley ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by OLB George Andrews. |
| 3-5-CLE34 (3Q: 10:57) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-CLE39 (3Q: 10:49) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Jeff Chadwick. |
| 4-10-CLE39 (3Q: 10:41) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 56 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 24, Detroit 6 |
| (3Q: 10:34) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 75 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (3Q: 10:34) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CLE15 (3Q: 10:23) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-11-CLE19 (3Q: 09:35) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Fred Marion. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-7-CLE23 (3Q: 09:03) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (3Q: 08:26) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 15 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. Collinsworth gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET43 (3Q: 07:59) Steve Strachan ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson. |
| 2-9-DET42 (3Q: 07:34) Jim McMahon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Andre Reed. DE Jacob Green blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-DET42 (3Q: 07:28) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by WR Andre Reed. |
| 4-9-DET42 (3Q: 07:23) Lee Johnson punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 07:18) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 80 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! McConkey gained 45 yards after the catch. Cleveland 24, Detroit 12 |
| (3Q: 07:18) Doug Flutie passed to Ken Margerum for the successful two-point conversion. Cleveland 24, Detroit 14 |
| (3Q: 07:03) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 62 yards from the DET30. Charlie Wade returned the ball 30 yards to the CLE38. Tackled by Phil McConkey. |
| 1-10-CLE38 (3Q: 06:44) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for C Clint Didier. S Fred Marion defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE38 (3Q: 06:39) Jimmy Mac McMahon scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump. |
| 3-6-CLE42 (3Q: 05:58) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. DE Rick Bryan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-CLE42 (3Q: 05:51) Lee Johnson punted 42 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 6 yards to the DET22. Tackled by Steve Strachan. |
| 1-10-DET22 (3Q: 05:41) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Johnnie Poe. Key block delivered by Randy Grimes. |
| 2-3-DET29 (3Q: 05:12) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-DET34 (3Q: 05:06) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Marve. |
| 2-5-DET39 (3Q: 04:42) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. Cleveland's Johnnie Poe was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-2-DET42 (3Q: 04:07) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jeff Chadwick. DE William Fuller blocked the pass. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-DET47 (3Q: 04:01) Doug Flutie pass completed to RB Albert Bentley for 5 yards. Tackled by CB George Floyd. |
| 2-5-CLE48 (3Q: 03:26) Albert Bentley ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. Munoz ran over Sid Justin to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CLE40 (3Q: 02:50) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. S Jack Mildren defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE40 (3Q: 02:44) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Marve. McConkey gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-2-CLE32 (3Q: 02:13) Doug Flutie pass completed to C Mark Lewis for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lewis gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-7-CLE07 (3Q: 01:32) Albert Bentley ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren. |
| 2-11-CLE11 (3Q: 00:49) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-16-CLE16 (3Q: 00:43) Albert Bentley ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by S Todd Bell. |
| 3-15-CLE15 (3Q: 00:01) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB George Floyd, assisted by S Bob Jury. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-7-CLE07 (4Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 24, Detroit 17 |
| (4Q: 14:52) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 60 yards from the DET30. Charlie Wade returned the ball 26 yards to the CLE36. Tackled by Jeff Chadwick. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (4Q: 14:17) Steve Strachan ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 2-9-CLE37 (4Q: 13:49) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier. |
| 3-8-CLE38 (4Q: 13:19) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. OLB Duane Bickett knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-8-CLE38 (4Q: 13:12) Lee Johnson punted 44 yards. Phil McConkey called for a fair catch at the DET18. |
| 1-10-DET18 (4Q: 13:04) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. DT Ricardo Browning hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET18 (4Q: 12:56) Doug Flutie pass completed to C Mark Lewis for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by CB George Floyd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET32 (4Q: 12:20) Doug Flutie scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Dave Ahrens. |
| 2-2-DET40 (4Q: 11:45) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich. Key block delivered by Guy McIntyre. |
| 1-10-DET42 (4Q: 11:19) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DET37 (4Q: 11:11) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. CB Johnnie Poe defended the pass. |
| 2-15-DET37 (4Q: 11:03) Doug Flutie pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey. |
| 3-14-DET38 (4Q: 10:17) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. CB Terry Lewis defended the pass. |
| 4-14-DET38 (4Q: 10:11) Russell Erxleben punted 39 yards. Charlie Wade returned the kick 2 yards to the CLE25. Tackled by Phil McConkey. |
| 1-10-CLE25 (4Q: 10:03) Jim McMahon pass completed to C Clint Didier for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. |
| 2-3-CLE32 (4Q: 09:15) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jerry Wilkinson, assisted by S Dwayne Crump. |
| 3-1-CLE34 (4Q: 08:40) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 3-6-CLE29 (4Q: 08:29) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. CB Bobby Butler defended the pass. |
| 4-6-CLE29 (4Q: 08:22) Lee Johnson punted 46 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 4 yards to the DET29. Tackled by Roy Foster. |
| 1-10-DET29 (4Q: 08:13) Albert Bentley ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE William Fuller, assisted by ILB Eugene Marve. |
| 2-6-DET33 (4Q: 07:37) Billy Sims ran around right end for 17 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. Key block delivered by Cody Risien. |
| 1-10-DET50 (4Q: 06:57) Albert Bentley ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Byron Darby. |
| 2-8-CLE48 (4Q: 06:34) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen, assisted by DT Donnie Humphrey. |
| 1-10-CLE40 (4Q: 06:05) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 2-11-CLE41 (4Q: 05:23) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. DT Carl Barisich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-CLE41 (4Q: 05:17) Doug Flutie sacked by DT Ricardo Browning for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Cody Risien. |
| 4-17-CLE47 (4Q: 04:32) Russell Erxleben punted 32 yards. Charlie Wade returned the kick 14 yards to the CLE29. Tackled by Paul Fairchild. |
| 1-10-CLE29 (4Q: 04:21) Steve Strachan ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green, assisted by DT Brian Sochia. |
| 2-13-CLE26 (4Q: 03:33) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green. |
| 3-3-CLE36 (4Q: 02:45) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Guy Frazier, assisted by CB Duane Galloway. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 4-2-CLE37 (4Q: 02:38) Lee Johnson punted 57 yards. Gerald McNeil returned the kick 8 yards to the DET14. Tackled by Wayne Capers. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Bobby Butler at the DET14. |
| 1-10-DET14 (4Q: 02:28) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 15 yards. Tackled by CB George Floyd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET29 (4Q: 02:08) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-DET29 (4Q: 02:00) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 34 yards. Tackled by CB Sid Justin. Newsome gained 30 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (4Q: 01:38) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Jack Mildren, assisted by DE John Lee. Dennard gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-CLE32 (4Q: 01:29) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Jeff Chadwick for 6 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by CB Sid Justin. |
| 1-10-CLE26 (4Q: 01:12) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Preston Dennard for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Johnnie Poe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 1-10-CLE12 (4Q: 01:02) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. CB Patrick Allen defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE12 (4Q: 00:53) Doug Flutie pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE William Fuller. Sims gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-CLE08 (4Q: 00:45) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 24, Detroit 23 |
| (4Q: 00:45) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 24, Cleveland 24 |
| (4Q: 00:37) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 70 yards from the DET30. Bob Jury returned the ball 18 yards to the CLE18. Tackled by Craig Bingham. |
| 1-10-CLE18 (4Q: 00:32) Steve Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd, assisted by S Dwayne Crump. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 2-6-CLE22 (4Q: 00:22) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 4 yards. Tackled by S Dwayne Crump. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 3-2-CLE26 (4Q: 00:13) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by OLB Duane Bickett. |
| Detroit won the coin toss and will receive to begin overtime. |
| Start of overtime 1. |
| (OT: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 67 yards from the CLE30. Ice Cube McNeil returned the ball 16 yards to the DET19. Tackled by Wayne Capers. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. |
| (OT: 14:55) John Smith kicked off 68 yards from the CLE25. Ice Cube McNeil returned the ball 28 yards to the DET35. Tackled by Wayne Capers. |
| 1-10-DET35 (OT: 14:50) Albert Bentley ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey. |
| 2-7-DET38 (OT: 14:24) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 3-9-DET36 (OT: 13:47) Doug Flutie pass completed to FB Ron Wolfley for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Johnnie Poe, assisted by S Roland James. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-10-DET35 (OT: 13:04) Russell Erxleben punted 46 yards. Charlie Wade returned the kick 11 yards to the CLE30. Tackled by Jeff Chadwick. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Ron Wolfley at the CLE30. |
| 1-10-CLE30 (OT: 12:55) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CLE35 (OT: 12:50) Albert Bentley ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 2-11-CLE31 (OT: 12:08) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. S Todd Bell defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-CLE31 (OT: 12:00) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Largent gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE10 (OT: 11:13) Billy Sims ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 2-9-CLE09 (OT: 10:45) Billy Sims ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB George Floyd. |
| 3-2-CLE02 (OT: 10:14) Doug Flutie pass was intended for WR Ken Margerum and was intercepted by S Roland James in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (OT: 10:02) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd, assisted by OLB Guy Frazier. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CLE43 (OT: 09:54) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 2-7-CLE46 (OT: 09:26) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. Reed gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-CLE36 (OT: 09:18) Jim McMahon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. |
| 3-14-CLE39 (OT: 08:41) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by WR Andre Reed. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-14-CLE39 (OT: 08:31) Lee Johnson punted 43 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 0 yards to the DET18. Tackled by Steve Strachan. |
| 1-10-DET18 (OT: 08:22) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. OLB Lucius Sanford defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET18 (OT: 08:13) Billy Sims ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews, assisted by S Roland James. |
| 3-12-DET16 (OT: 07:33) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET30 (OT: 07:00) Doug Flutie kept the ball, running around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. Key block delivered by Randy Grimes. |
| 1-10-DET43 (OT: 06:33) Albert Bentley ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by CB Patrick Allen. |
| 2-8-DET45 (OT: 05:59) Albert Bentley ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Byron Darby, assisted by ILB Eugene Marve. |
| 3-11-DET42 (OT: 05:13) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 10 yards. Tackled by CB George Floyd. |
| 4-1-CLE48 (OT: 04:31) Russell Erxleben punted 36 yards. Charlie Wade returned the kick 6 yards to the CLE18. Tackled by Gary Kowalski. |
| 1-10-CLE18 (OT: 04:22) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver, assisted by DE Rick Bryan. |
| 2-10-CLE18 (OT: 03:57) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. DT Brian Sochia hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CLE18 (OT: 03:46) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Wade. ILB Otis Wilson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CLE18 (OT: 03:40) Lee Johnson punted 37 yards. Phil McConkey called for a fair catch at the DET45. |
| 1-10-DET45 (OT: 03:33) Doug Flutie pass was intended for WR Jeff Chadwick and was intercepted by CB Patrick Allen at the CLE37. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Jeff Chadwick. |
| 1-10-CLE48 (OT: 03:20) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 1-10-DET39 (OT: 02:44) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET21 (OT: 02:11) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Wayne Capers for 21 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 30, Detroit 24 |
| (OT: 02:11) |
| Final Score: Cleveland Browns 30, Detroit Lions 24 |