| Played in Buffalo, NY, weather: 46 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind. |
| Buffalo won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 73 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 15:00) Gary Anderson ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. Minnesota's Frank Minnifield was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-8-BUF22 (1Q: 14:15) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Farmer. DE Leonard Marshall drove right through Jim Romano to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-BUF22 (1Q: 14:06) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-BUF26 (1Q: 13:32) Pat McInally punted 36 yards. Bruce King called for a fair catch at the MIN38. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 13:24) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Larry Kinnebrew for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson, assisted by ILB Scott Radecic. |
| 2-3-MIN45 (1Q: 12:56) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Davis, assisted by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. Winder gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF34 (1Q: 12:16) Sammy Winder ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson. |
| 2-14-BUF38 (1Q: 11:38) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 3 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk. |
| 3-11-BUF35 (1Q: 10:58) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Bruce Scholtz, assisted by S Shaun Gayle. |
| 4-3-BUF27 (1Q: 10:15) Rich Karlis attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 10:07) Rich Karlis kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 10:07) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Mike Young for 3 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. |
| 2-7-BUF23 (1Q: 09:45) Gary Anderson ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. |
| 3-2-BUF28 (1Q: 09:21) Richard Todd sacked by DE Mark Gastineau and DE Lee Williams for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Mattes. |
| 4-8-BUF22 (1Q: 08:33) Pat McInally punted 38 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN40. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 08:26) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Scott Radecic. Montgomery gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF46 (1Q: 07:49) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery and was intercepted by S Scott Burk at the BUF31. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Wilbert Montgomery. |
| 1-10-BUF42 (1Q: 07:41) Cedric Minter ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade, assisted by Unknown. Key block delivered by Brad Edelman. |
| 2-3-BUF49 (1Q: 07:04) Tony Dorsett ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon, assisted by DE Lee Williams. |
| 3-1-MIN49 (1Q: 06:21) Gary Anderson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Williams, assisted by DT Leo Wisniewski. Key block delivered by Brad Edelman. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (1Q: 05:35) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Mike Young for 11 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (1Q: 05:09) Richard Todd sacked by DE Mark Gastineau and OLB Rickey Jackson for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Mattes. |
| 2-19-MIN43 (1Q: 04:33) Richard Todd pass was dropped by WR Bobby Duckworth. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-19-MIN43 (1Q: 04:23) Cedric Minter ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by Unknown, assisted by DT Leo Wisniewski. |
| 4-16-MIN40 (1Q: 03:42) Pat McInally punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 03:35) Bruce King ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. Key block delivered by Jimmie Giles. |
| 2-2-MIN28 (1Q: 02:52) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson. Fontenot gained 26 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF41 (1Q: 02:09) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Howard. OLB Bruce Scholtz defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF41 (1Q: 02:04) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Howard. DE Reggie White drove right through Doug Smith to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-10-BUF41 (1Q: 01:58) Dan Marino sacked by DE Reggie White and DE Terry Dion for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Larry Williams. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Marvin Powell on the BUF48. |
| 4-17-BUF48 (1Q: 01:19) Rohn Stark punted 35 yards. Archie Griffin called for a fair catch at the BUF13. |
| 1-10-BUF13 (1Q: 01:09) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rich Martini. ILB Eddie Johnson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF13 (1Q: 01:02) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Bobby Duckworth for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. Duckworth gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-3-BUF20 (1Q: 00:18) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rich Martini. OLB Rickey Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-BUF20 (1Q: 00:14) Pat McInally punted 48 yards. Bruce King returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN40. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (1Q: 00:06) Sammy Winder ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF ILB Jim Fahnhorst for 9 yards to the MIN14. Tackled by Mike Munchak. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (2Q: 15:00) Gary Anderson ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 2-9-MIN13 (2Q: 14:36) Richard Todd sacked by OLB Thomas Henderson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Don Macek. |
| 3-15-MIN19 (2Q: 14:01) Richard Todd pass was dropped by WR Stan Rome. |
| 4-15-MIN19 (2Q: 13:52) Carson Long attempted a 36 yard field goal and it was blocked by Eric Wright. BUF Carson Long recovered the ball at the MIN25. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (2Q: 13:46) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 7 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-MIN32 (2Q: 13:18) Bruce King ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Davis, assisted by S Scott Burk. |
| 3-4-MIN31 (2Q: 12:38) Bruce King ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. King slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 4-5-MIN30 (2Q: 11:56) Rohn Stark punted 47 yards. Mike Prior returned the kick 12 yards to the BUF35. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 1-10-BUF35 (2Q: 11:46) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Mike Young for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti, assisted by DE Mark Gastineau. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-BUF40 (2Q: 11:07) Cedric Minter ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson. Key block delivered by Don Macek. Macek ran over Leonard Marshall to set up the play. |
| 1-10-BUF45 (2Q: 10:32) Gary Anderson ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Leon White, assisted by S Vince Albritton. |
| 2-8-BUF47 (2Q: 10:08) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Bobby Duckworth for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by Unknown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-MIN47 (2Q: 09:32) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Duckworth. DE Leonard Marshall drove right through Brad Edelman to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-2-MIN47 (2Q: 09:27) Pat McInally punted 45 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN02. |
| 1-10-MIN02 (2Q: 09:17) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson, assisted by ILB Jim Collins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-11-MIN01 (2Q: 09:10) Sammy Winder ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Dion, assisted by OLB Johnny Rembert. |
| 2-8-MIN04 (2Q: 08:35) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Reggie White, assisted by OLB Keena Turner. |
| 3-3-MIN09 (2Q: 07:59) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Pete Metzelaars for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (2Q: 07:15) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Monk gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (2Q: 06:34) Sammy Winder ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert. |
| 2-9-MIN40 (2Q: 06:02) Bruce King ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Keena Turner, assisted by DT Jermaine Perkins. |
| 3-6-MIN43 (2Q: 05:28) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. CB Wayne Davis defended the pass. |
| 4-6-MIN43 (2Q: 05:23) Rohn Stark punted 57 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (2Q: 05:16) Gary Anderson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Thomas Henderson, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 2-6-BUF24 (2Q: 04:39) Bubby Brister pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Tony Dorsett. DE Leonard Marshall blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota's Leonard Marshall was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-6-BUF24 (2Q: 04:34) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 10 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Martini gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF34 (2Q: 04:09) Cedric Minter ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. |
| 2-6-BUF38 (2Q: 03:42) Bubby Brister pass completed to RB Cedric Minter for 5 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. |
| 3-1-BUF43 (2Q: 03:12) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Mike Young for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Cedric Minter on the BUF42. |
| 4-2-BUF42 (2Q: 02:35) Pat McInally punted 55 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN03. |
| 1-10-MIN03 (2Q: 02:24) Bruce King ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Scholtz. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-8-MIN05 (2Q: 02:00) Bruce King ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk. |
| 3-3-MIN10 (2Q: 01:21) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Bobby Howard for 17 yards. Tackled by S Shaun Gayle. Howard gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 00:36) Bruce King ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior. Key block delivered by Franky Smith. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 00:06) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Larry Kinnebrew for 7 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior, assisted by S Shaun Gayle. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Carson Long kicked off 51 yards from the BUF30. Unknown returned the ball 10 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Archie Griffin. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (3Q: 14:41) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. OLB Anthony Bell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN29 (3Q: 14:34) Mike Loyd sacked by DT Stafford Mays for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Larry Williams. |
| 3-16-MIN23 (3Q: 13:57) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Shaun Gayle. Fontenot gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (3Q: 13:19) Sammy Winder ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst, assisted by S Shaun Gayle. |
| 2-8-MIN42 (3Q: 12:48) Bruce King ran around left end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Anthony Bell. |
| 3-8-MIN42 (3Q: 12:11) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Art Monk for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Keena Turner, assisted by OLB Bruce Scholtz. Monk gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (3Q: 11:24) Mike Loyd pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Davis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-BUF33 (3Q: 10:53) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 14 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk, assisted by ILB Scott Radecic. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BUF19 (3Q: 10:06) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk, assisted by OLB Johnny Rembert. |
| 2-7-BUF16 (3Q: 09:30) Bruce King ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk, assisted by ILB Scott Radecic. |
| 3-7-BUF16 (3Q: 08:50) Mike Loyd pass was intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery and was intercepted by ILB Jim Collins at the BUF13. The interception was returned 87 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo 6, Minnesota 3 |
| (3Q: 08:50) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 7, Minnesota 3 |
| (3Q: 08:37) Carson Long kicked off 69 yards from the BUF30. Unknown returned the ball 15 yards to the MIN16. Tackled by Tony Dorsett. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (3Q: 08:06) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 23 yards. Tackled by S Scott Burk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fontenot gained 9 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 07:54) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Art Monk for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst, assisted by OLB Bruce Scholtz. Monk gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-MIN48 (3Q: 07:14) Sammy Winder ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior. Key block delivered by Doug Smith. |
| 1-10-BUF50 (3Q: 06:29) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 1-5-BUF45 (3Q: 06:19) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. OLB Johnny Rembert hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-5-BUF45 (3Q: 06:12) Mike Loyd pass was dropped by WR Wilbert Montgomery. |
| 3-5-BUF45 (3Q: 06:04) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Scholtz. |
| 1-10-BUF40 (3Q: 05:17) Mike Loyd pass completed to FB Chris Brewer for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Davis, assisted by OLB Johnny Rembert. Brewer gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-6-BUF36 (3Q: 04:38) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 36 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Fontenot gained 18 yards after the catch. Minnesota 9, Buffalo 7 |
| (3Q: 04:38) Extra point by Rich Karlis missed. |
| (3Q: 04:21) Rich Karlis kicked off 59 yards from the MIN30. Zachary Dixon returned the ball 16 yards to the BUF27. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 1-10-BUF27 (3Q: 04:00) Gary Anderson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Bubba Green, assisted by DE Lee Williams. |
| 2-7-BUF30 (3Q: 03:28) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stan Rome. OLB Hollywood Henderson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-BUF30 (3Q: 03:21) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade, assisted by ILB Shelton Robinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Martini gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF41 (3Q: 02:52) Cedric Minter ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 2-7-BUF44 (3Q: 02:13) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-BUF44 (3Q: 02:08) Bubby Brister pass was intended for WR Stan Rome and was intercepted by CB Eric Wright at the MIN35. Tackled by Tim Wrightman. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 02:00) Mike Loyd pass was intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery and was intercepted by S Shaun Gayle at the MIN38. The interception was returned 17 yards. Tackled by Don Bass. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (3Q: 01:52) Tony Dorsett ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Roland Solomon. |
| 2-7-MIN18 (3Q: 01:19) Bubby Brister pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Cedric Minter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN18 (3Q: 01:12) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (3Q: 00:37) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Bobby Duckworth for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. |
| 2-4-MIN04 (3Q: 00:01) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rich Martini. DT Bubba Green defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-4-MIN04 (4Q: 15:00) Gary Anderson ran inside the right guard for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Don Macek. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-14-MIN14 (4Q: 14:52) Cedric Minter ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield, assisted by DT Leo Wisniewski. |
| 4-5-MIN05 (4Q: 14:19) Carson Long attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 10, Minnesota 9 |
| (4Q: 14:14) Carson Long kicked off 66 yards from the BUF30. Unknown returned the ball 8 yards to the MIN12. Tackled by George Farmer. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (4Q: 13:44) Mike Loyd pass completed to TE Larry Kinnebrew for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Scott Radecic. |
| 2-7-MIN15 (4Q: 13:07) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Scott Radecic. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (4Q: 12:44) Bruce King ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Keena Turner. |
| 2-10-MIN23 (4Q: 12:07) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Bobby Howard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Scholtz. |
| 3-1-MIN32 (4Q: 11:33) Mike Loyd pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (4Q: 11:08) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Shaun Gayle. Key block delivered by Marvin Powell. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 10:35) Mike Loyd pass completed to RB Bruce King for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins. King gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF42 (4Q: 09:59) Bruce King ran around left end for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert, assisted by ILB Jim Collins. Key block delivered by Curtis Rouse. |
| 1-10-BUF23 (4Q: 09:16) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. S Scott Burk defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-BUF23 (4Q: 09:07) Sammy Winder ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by S Shaun Gayle. Key block delivered by Doug Smith. |
| 1-9-BUF09 (4Q: 08:32) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR HFont Fontenot. OLB Johnny Rembert knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-BUF09 (4Q: 08:28) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Davis, assisted by DE Reggie White. |
| 3-2-BUF02 (4Q: 07:51) Bruce King ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Mike Prior, assisted by ILB Scott Radecic. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-3-BUF03 (4Q: 07:15) Rich Karlis attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 12, Buffalo 10 |
| (4Q: 07:07) Rich Karlis kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Archie Griffin returned the ball 19 yards to the BUF14. Tackled by Pete Metzelaars. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-BUF03 (4Q: 06:36) Bubby Brister pass was dropped by RB Gary Anderson. |
| 2-10-BUF03 (4Q: 06:30) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Mike Young for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. |
| 3-4-BUF09 (4Q: 05:56) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stan Rome. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-BUF09 (4Q: 05:51) Pat McInally punted 43 yards. Unknown called for a fair catch at the MIN48. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (4Q: 05:43) Mike Loyd pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy, assisted by S Shaun Gayle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-BUF43 (4Q: 04:59) Mike Loyd scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Scott Radecic. |
| 1-10-BUF40 (4Q: 04:11) Mike Loyd pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Scott Radecic. |
| 2-10-BUF40 (4Q: 03:27) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy, assisted by OLB Bruce Scholtz. |
| 3-8-BUF38 (4Q: 02:40) Mike Loyd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Howard. OLB Anthony Bell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-8-BUF38 (4Q: 02:31) Rich Karlis attempted a 55 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-BUF45 (4Q: 02:25) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BUF40 (4Q: 02:25) Gary Anderson ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. |
| 2-15-BUF40 (4Q: 02:04) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Duckworth. CB Mossy Cade defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-15-BUF40 (4Q: 01:57) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Stan Rome for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. Rome gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 01:38) Bubby Brister sacked by DE Mark Gastineau for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Wes Phillips. |
| 2-15-MIN49 (4Q: 01:22) Bubby Brister pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-MIN49 (4Q: 01:12) Bubby Brister pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 5 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 4-10-MIN44 (4Q: 01:01) Bubby Brister pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Young. DE Lee Williams defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 00:55) Bruce King ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Dion, assisted by ILB Jim Collins. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 2-11-MIN43 (4Q: 00:45) Mike Loyd dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 3-12-MIN42 (4Q: 00:36) Mike Loyd dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 12, Buffalo Bills 10 |