| Played in Tampa Bay, FL, weather: 63 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 53 yards from the NOS30. Danny Buggs returned the ball 16 yards to the TBY33. Tackled by Hubert Oliver. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (1Q: 14:44) Steve Bono scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 2-8-TBY35 (1Q: 14:08) Steve Bono pass completed to TE Doug Cosbie for 14 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. Cosbie gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (1Q: 13:31) Steve Bono pass completed to FB Adger Armstrong for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-NOS49 (1Q: 12:59) Barry Word ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. |
| 3-1-NOS42 (1Q: 12:27) Barry Word ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks. Key block delivered by Zach Waite. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (1Q: 11:57) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Horace Ivory. CB Don Griffin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS41 (1Q: 11:51) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. S Bob Glazebrook defended the pass. |
| 3-10-NOS41 (1Q: 11:44) Steve Bono pass was intended for WR Anthony Carter and was intercepted by OLB Lawrence Taylor at the NOS28. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Anthony Carter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (1Q: 11:32) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds, assisted by DT Dan Ralph. |
| 2-6-NOS43 (1Q: 11:01) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds, assisted by S Scott Perry. |
| 3-3-NOS46 (1Q: 10:23) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by RB Bill Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-3-NOS46 (1Q: 10:18) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. Virgil Livers called for a fair catch at the TBY10. |
| 1-10-TBY10 (1Q: 10:09) Barry Word ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by DE Kevin Fagan. |
| 2-8-TBY12 (1Q: 09:29) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. S Carl Lews defended the pass. |
| 3-8-TBY12 (1Q: 09:22) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. |
| 4-8-TBY12 (1Q: 08:43) Mike Connell punted 63 yards. Issiac Holt returned the kick 4 yards to the NOS29. Tackled by Scott Perry. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (1Q: 08:35) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. ILB Dave Ahrens hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS29 (1Q: 08:24) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Randy White. |
| 3-3-NOS36 (1Q: 07:42) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (1Q: 07:17) Larry Heater ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. Key block delivered by Edwin Bailey. |
| 1-10-TBY50 (1Q: 06:33) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by ILB Kyle Clifton. |
| 2-6-TBY46 (1Q: 05:51) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE Randy White for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Fike. |
| 3-14-NOS46 (1Q: 05:05) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 5 yards. Tackled by S Felix Wright. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-TBY49 (1Q: 04:33) Mike Saxon punted 42 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the TBY07. |
| 1-10-TBY07 (1Q: 04:22) Barry Word ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Eric Wilson. |
| 2-6-TBY11 (1Q: 03:38) Horace Ivory ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by DE Sylvester Hicks. |
| 3-9-TBY08 (1Q: 03:03) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. DE Doug McDougald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-TBY08 (1Q: 02:53) Mike Connell punted 62 yards. Issiac Holt returned the kick 7 yards to the NOS37. Tackled by Gary Thompson. Ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY David Jones at the NOS37. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 02:43) Barry Word ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Key block delivered by Steve Moore. |
| 2-2-NOS29 (1Q: 02:11) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (1Q: 01:47) Steve Bono pass was intended for TE Doug Cosbie and was intercepted by S Greg Bright at the NOS16. The interception was returned 2 yards. Tackled by Doug Cosbie. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (1Q: 01:38) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by DE Randy White. Key block delivered by Steve Wilson. |
| 2-2-NOS26 (1Q: 01:03) Larry Heater ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. Key block delivered by Tremain Rogers. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (1Q: 00:33) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS23 (1Q: 00:24) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Jones, assisted by S Scott Perry. Horton gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (2Q: 15:00) Larry Heater ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson, assisted by DE Elois Grooms. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (2Q: 14:51) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY44 (2Q: 14:42) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry. |
| 2-19-TBY48 (2Q: 14:01) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Crowder. Key block delivered by Edwin Bailey. Bailey ran over Felix Wright to set up the play. |
| 3-6-TBY35 (2Q: 13:28) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (2Q: 12:48) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Joe Rose for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. |
| 2-7-TBY25 (2Q: 12:10) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DT Dan Ralph blocked the pass. |
| 3-7-TBY25 (2Q: 12:01) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson. Pittman gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY11 (2Q: 11:31) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 11:31) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 11:24) Morten Andersen kicked off 67 yards from the NOS30. Danny Buggs returned the ball 19 yards to the TBY22. Tackled by John Floyd. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (2Q: 10:55) Steve Bono pass completed to RB Barry Word for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-TBY25 (2Q: 10:26) Horace Ivory ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd, assisted by CB Don Griffin. Key block delivered by Junior Miller. Miller ran over Tony Colorito to set up the play. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (2Q: 09:46) Adger Armstrong ran outside the right tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. Key block delivered by Louis Bullard. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (2Q: 09:03) Steve Bono pass completed to TE Doug Cosbie for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Cosbie gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (2Q: 08:34) Steve Bono pass completed to FB Adger Armstrong for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-5-NOS35 (2Q: 08:07) Barry Word ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald. Key block delivered by Bill Ellenbogen. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (2Q: 07:23) Steve Bono pass completed to RB Horace Ivory for 0 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS26 (2Q: 06:44) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Junior Miller. DE Elvis Franks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS26 (2Q: 06:35) Steve Bono sacked by DE Elvis Franks for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Steve Moore. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Tony Colorito on the NOS32. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (2Q: 06:20) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-NOS37 (2Q: 06:13) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (2Q: 06:07) Larry Heater ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Felix Wright, assisted by DE John Goodman. Key block delivered by Steve Wilson. |
| 2-4-NOS38 (2Q: 05:38) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (2Q: 05:31) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Ralph, assisted by DE Randy White. |
| 2-6-NOS47 (2Q: 04:47) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon, assisted by CB Gary Thompson. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (2Q: 04:20) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 44 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-2-TBY02 (2Q: 03:41) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-7-TBY07 (2Q: 03:34) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kris Haines. DE Mike Fultz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-7-TBY07 (2Q: 03:28) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Edwin Bailey. New Orleans 13, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 03:28) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 14, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (2Q: 03:21) Morten Andersen kicked off 69 yards from the NOS30. Horace Ivory returned the ball 25 yards to the TBY26. Tackled by Don Griffin. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (2Q: 02:52) Barry Word ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-9-TBY27 (2Q: 02:30) Steve Bono pass completed to RB Joe Washington for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Washington gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-TBY35 (2Q: 02:10) Steve Bono scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Eric Wilson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-TBY40 (2Q: 02:00) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. CB Don Griffin defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY40 (2Q: 01:54) Steve Bono pass was dropped by WR Alfred Jenkins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY40 (2Q: 01:45) Steve Bono pass completed to TE Doug Cosbie for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Cosbie gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-TBY48 (2Q: 01:24) Mike Connell punted 39 yards. Issiac Holt called for a fair catch at the NOS13. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (2Q: 01:16) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Kris Haines for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton. Haines gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-NOS20 (2Q: 00:48) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Billy Jackson for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson, assisted by S Johnnie Gray. |
| 3-2-NOS21 (2Q: 00:23) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Hubert Oliver for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson, assisted by CB Audrey McMillian. Oliver gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mike Lansford kicked off 67 yards from the TBY30. Larry Heater returned the ball 30 yards to the NOS33. Tackled by Scott Perry. Tampa Bay's Doug Cosbie was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor triceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (3Q: 14:28) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson, assisted by S Felix Wright. |
| 2-9-NOS34 (3Q: 14:05) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Ralph. New Orleans's Ernest Givins was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor chest injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-3-NOS40 (3Q: 13:31) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (3Q: 13:25) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry. |
| 2-7-NOS48 (3Q: 12:53) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. |
| 3-7-NOS48 (3Q: 12:47) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Kris Haines for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson. Haines gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (3Q: 12:13) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DE Elois Grooms hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (3Q: 12:04) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Rod Jones, assisted by CB Gary Thompson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (3Q: 11:58) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. |
| 2-5-TBY11 (3Q: 11:13) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Larry Heater for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton. Heater gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-6-TBY06 (3Q: 10:42) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. |
| 2-3-TBY03 (3Q: 10:10) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Bill Johnson. DE Randy White blocked the pass. |
| 3-3-TBY03 (3Q: 10:06) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. S Johnnie Gray defended the pass. |
| 4-3-TBY03 (3Q: 10:02) Morten Andersen attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 17, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (3Q: 09:54) Morten Andersen kicked off 66 yards from the NOS30. Horace Ivory returned the ball 23 yards to the TBY27. Tackled by Billy Jackson. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (3Q: 09:31) Steve Bono sacked by S Greg Bright for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Karl Nelson. |
| 2-15-TBY22 (3Q: 08:58) Steve Bono pass was dropped by FB Adger Armstrong. |
| 3-15-TBY22 (3Q: 08:54) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Gouveia. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-16-TBY21 (3Q: 08:20) Mike Connell punted 45 yards. Issiac Holt returned the kick 7 yards to the NOS41. Tackled by Scott Perry. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (3Q: 08:11) Larry Heater ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon, assisted by DE Elois Grooms. |
| 2-10-NOS41 (3Q: 07:37) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray. |
| 3-10-NOS41 (3Q: 07:02) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Ernest Givins. |
| 4-10-NOS41 (3Q: 06:52) Mike Saxon punted 51 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick -3 yards to the TBY05. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-TBY05 (3Q: 06:42) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. DE Kevin Fagan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY05 (3Q: 06:36) Horace Ivory ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-9-TBY06 (3Q: 05:51) Steve Bono sacked by OLB Emanuel King for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Zach Waite. |
| 4-14-TBY01 (3Q: 05:16) Mike Connell punted 44 yards. Issiac Holt returned the kick 1 yard to the TBY44. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (3Q: 05:05) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 7 yards. Tackled by S Johnnie Gray. Parros gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-3-NOS47 (3Q: 04:19) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson. Key block delivered by Dan Fike. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (3Q: 03:41) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Hubert Oliver for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Fultz. |
| 2-5-TBY42 (3Q: 03:07) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Larry Heater for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson, assisted by S Scott Perry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY25 (3Q: 02:40) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Pittman. DT John Washington hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY25 (3Q: 02:34) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 6 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-TBY35 (3Q: 02:23) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Larry Heater for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Thompson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Heater gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-14-TBY29 (3Q: 01:37) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 29 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Givins gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans 23, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (3Q: 01:37) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 24, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (3Q: 01:20) Morten Andersen kicked off 70 yards from the NOS30. Horace Ivory returned the ball 14 yards to the TBY14. Tackled by Bob Glazebrook. |
| 1-10-TBY14 (3Q: 01:00) Barry Word ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-11-TBY13 (3Q: 00:38) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. Jenkins gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-7-TBY17 (4Q: 15:00) Steve Bono sacked by DE Tony Colorito and DE Kevin Fagan for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Bill Ellenbogen. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Adam Schreiber on the TBY12. |
| 4-12-TBY12 (4Q: 14:29) Mike Connell punted 50 yards. Issiac Holt returned the kick 2 yards to the NOS40. Tackled by Allan Kennedy. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (4Q: 14:21) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DT John Washington blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS40 (4Q: 14:14) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Hubert Oliver for 6 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by ILB Kyle Clifton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Rick Parros for 10 yards to the TBY44. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (4Q: 13:33) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 16 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds, assisted by CB Gary Thompson. Key block delivered by John Tautolo. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (4Q: 12:50) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Larry Heater for 5 yards. Tackled by DT John Washington, assisted by CB Virgil Livers. |
| 2-5-TBY23 (4Q: 12:24) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. ILB Kyle Clifton defended the pass. |
| 3-5-TBY23 (4Q: 12:14) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Bill Johnson. DE Elois Grooms blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-15-TBY33 (4Q: 12:10) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Ethan Horton. DE John Goodman blocked the pass. |
| 4-15-TBY33 (4Q: 12:03) Morten Andersen attempted a 50 yard field goal and it was blocked by Mike Fultz. TBY Ed Reynolds recovered the ball at the TBY41 and returned it 10 yards. You can blame the block on a bad snap from center. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (4Q: 11:54) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 20 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (4Q: 11:07) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. Carter gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-NOS20 (4Q: 10:39) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Jones. OLB Chip Banks defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-NOS20 (4Q: 10:34) Barry Word ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. Word made a great move on Sylvester Hicks. Key block delivered by Allan Kennedy. |
| 1-10-NOS15 (4Q: 09:51) Horace Ivory ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 2-10-NOS15 (4Q: 09:07) Steve Bono pass completed to WR Tim Moffett for -2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-NOS17 (4Q: 08:31) Steve Bono pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Junior Miller. DE Doug McDougald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-NOS17 (4Q: 08:22) Steve Bono pass was intended for WR Tim Moffett and was intercepted by S Bob Glazebrook at the NOS02. Tackled by Tim Moffett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS02 (4Q: 08:09) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by OLB Ed Reynolds. |
| 2-11-NOS01 (4Q: 07:27) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel, assisted by DT Randy Crowder. |
| 3-9-NOS03 (4Q: 06:39) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DE Elois Grooms hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-NOS03 (4Q: 06:30) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. Danny Buggs called for a fair catch at the NOS47. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (4Q: 06:19) Steve Bono pass completed to RB Barry Word for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-NOS40 (4Q: 05:46) Steve Bono pass completed to RB Horace Ivory for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by S Mike Jolly. Ivory gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (4Q: 05:04) Jeff Komlo sacked by DE Sylvester Hicks for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Steve Moore. |
| 2-16-NOS32 (4Q: 04:27) Jeff Komlo pass completed to WR Tim Moffett for 32 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Moffett gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans 24, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (4Q: 04:27) Jeff Komlo passed to Mike Jones for the successful two-point conversion. New Orleans 24, Tampa Bay 8 |
| (4Q: 04:16) Mike Lansford kicked off (onside) from the TBY30. NOS Danny Pittman recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-TBY47 (4Q: 04:12) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. |
| 2-5-TBY42 (4Q: 03:28) Larry Heater ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dave Ahrens, assisted by DT Dan Ralph. |
| 3-1-TBY38 (4Q: 02:44) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-2-TBY39 (4Q: 02:37) Mike Saxon punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 02:31) Jeff Komlo sacked by DT John Woodcock for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Bill Ellenbogen. |
| 2-19-TBY11 (4Q: 02:14) Jeff Komlo pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-14-TBY16 (4Q: 02:00) Jeff Komlo pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 11 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-TBY27 (4Q: 01:41) Jeff Komlo pass completed to TE Junior Miller for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (4Q: 01:33) Larry Heater ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kyle Clifton. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-8-TBY26 (4Q: 01:23) Larry Heater ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-8-TBY26 (4Q: 01:11) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds, assisted by S Johnnie Gray. |
| 4-6-TBY24 (4Q: 00:27) Morten Andersen attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Roughing the Kicker. The penalty was declined. New Orleans 27, Tampa Bay 8 |
| (4Q: 00:20) Morten Andersen kicked off 73 yards from the NOS30. Horace Ivory returned the ball 23 yards to the TBY20. Tackled by Bob Glazebrook. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (4Q: 00:13) Jeff Komlo pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. DE Tony Colorito hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (4Q: 00:03) Jeff Komlo pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by S Carl Lews. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Tampa Bay's Bill Ellenbogen was hurt on the play. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8 |