| Played in Cleveland, OH, weather: 46 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 75 yards from the CLE30. John Floyd returned the ball 16 yards to the NOS11. Tackled by Steve Strachan. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (1Q: 14:41) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Hubert Oliver for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. Oliver gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-NOS13 (1Q: 14:04) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 3-1-NOS20 (1Q: 13:32) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 1 yard. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by OLB George Andrews. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (1Q: 12:51) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE William Fuller. |
| 2-7-NOS24 (1Q: 12:21) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 3-9-NOS22 (1Q: 11:48) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Joe Rose for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (1Q: 11:21) Larry Heater ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Casillas. |
| 2-7-NOS36 (1Q: 10:43) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Kris Haines for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Ryan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (1Q: 10:00) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Larry Heater. OLB A.J. Duhe defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS43 (1Q: 09:54) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Danny Pittman. |
| 3-10-NOS43 (1Q: 09:48) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Danny Pittman. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-NOS43 (1Q: 09:38) Mike Saxon punted 35 yards. Walter Stanley returned the kick -1 yards to the CLE21. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-CLE21 (1Q: 09:29) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews, assisted by DE Doug McDougald. Key block delivered by Irv Eatman. |
| 2-5-CLE26 (1Q: 08:50) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Vince Thompson. DE Doug McDougald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-CLE26 (1Q: 08:44) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by DT John Woodcock. |
| 4-6-CLE25 (1Q: 08:12) Lee Johnson punted 40 yards. Issiac Holt returned the kick 7 yards to the NOS42. Tackled by Calvin Magee. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (1Q: 08:02) Larry Heater ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 2-6-NOS46 (1Q: 07:33) Larry Heater ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews, assisted by DT Tony Casillas. Key block delivered by Hubert Oliver. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CLE45 (1Q: 07:23) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich, assisted by OLB Lucius Sanford. |
| 2-11-CLE46 (1Q: 06:40) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-16-NOS49 (1Q: 06:34) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. Givins gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE26 (1Q: 05:59) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. Key block delivered by Tremain Rogers. |
| 2-4-CLE20 (1Q: 05:18) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. Key block delivered by Tremain Rogers. |
| 1-10-CLE14 (1Q: 04:40) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Duda, assisted by DE Byron Darby. Key block delivered by Steve Wilson. |
| 1-3-CLE03 (1Q: 04:01) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey, assisted by DT Mark Duda. |
| 2-3-CLE03 (1Q: 03:33) Larry Heater ran around left end for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ron McNair. New Orleans 6, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 03:33) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 7, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 03:24) Morten Andersen kicked off 74 yards from the NOS30. Walter Stanley returned the ball 24 yards to the CLE20. Tackled by Billy Jackson. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (1Q: 02:51) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Kenny Jackson for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 2-2-CLE28 (1Q: 02:17) Jimmy Rogers ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews. |
| 3-3-CLE27 (1Q: 01:36) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by RB Jimmy Rogers. |
| 4-3-CLE27 (1Q: 01:32) Lee Johnson punted 42 yards. Issiac Holt returned the kick 5 yards to the NOS36. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (1Q: 01:21) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Hubert Oliver for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. |
| 2-11-NOS21 (1Q: 00:46) Larry Heater ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey. |
| 3-8-NOS24 (1Q: 00:15) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. Pittman gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (2Q: 15:00) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. Pittman gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (2Q: 14:18) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by S Todd Bell. Key block delivered by Ron McNair. |
| 2-4-CLE36 (2Q: 13:35) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for -1 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by S Clinton Burrell. |
| 3-5-CLE37 (2Q: 12:58) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-CLE35 (2Q: 12:33) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pittman gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE24 (2Q: 11:52) Larry Heater ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Byron Darby, assisted by DT Donnie Humphrey. S Roland James knocked down Tremain Rogers to break up the play. |
| 2-10-CLE24 (2Q: 11:22) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 24 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 13, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 11:22) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 14, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 11:10) Morten Andersen kicked off 79 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 11:10) Jimmy Rogers ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd, assisted by DE Doug McDougald. |
| 2-8-CLE22 (2Q: 10:43) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Cunningham. DE Kevin Fagan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-CLE22 (2Q: 10:39) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Kenny Jackson for 15 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. Jackson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (2Q: 10:02) Jim McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Cunningham. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE37 (2Q: 09:55) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Reggie Dupard for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE48 (2Q: 09:31) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 6 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Phil Epps on the NOS46. |
| 2-4-NOS46 (2Q: 09:04) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Chip Banks for 7 yards to the NOS42. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (2Q: 08:53) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Givins gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (2Q: 08:20) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 2-7-CLE43 (2Q: 07:52) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 3-4-CLE40 (2Q: 07:16) Larry Heater ran inside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. Key block delivered by Edwin Bailey. |
| 1-10-CLE27 (2Q: 06:31) Bill Johnson ran a draw inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. Key block delivered by Tremain Rogers. |
| 1-10-CLE17 (2Q: 06:00) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Towle, assisted by CB Patrick Allen. Pittman gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-2-CLE02 (2Q: 05:32) Larry Heater ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich, assisted by S Clinton Burrell. |
| 2-2-CLE02 (2Q: 05:10) Larry Heater ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 3-1-CLE01 (2Q: 04:49) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Danny Pittman. DT Donnie Humphrey blocked the pass. |
| 4-1-CLE01 (2Q: 04:44) Morten Andersen attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 17, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 04:38) Morten Andersen kicked off 70 yards from the NOS30. Walter Stanley returned the ball 16 yards to the CLE16. Tackled by Don Griffin. |
| 1-10-CLE16 (2Q: 04:17) Steve Strachan ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 2-7-CLE19 (2Q: 03:53) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 23 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly, assisted by S Bob Glazebrook. Collinsworth gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (2Q: 03:20) Jim McMahon sacked by DE Elvis Franks and DE Kevin Fagan for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Greg Jarvis. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Doug McDougald for 36 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 23, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 03:20) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 24, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 03:08) Morten Andersen kicked off 65 yards from the NOS30. Walter Stanley returned the ball 25 yards to the CLE30. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-CLE30 (2Q: 02:50) Steve Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 2-10-CLE30 (2Q: 02:29) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-6-CLE34 (2Q: 02:07) Jim McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-6-CLE34 (2Q: 01:58) Lee Johnson punted 46 yards. Issiac Holt returned the kick 1 yard to the NOS21. Tackled by Calvin Magee. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (2Q: 01:51) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews, assisted by S Todd Bell. |
| 2-8-NOS23 (2Q: 01:17) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR John Floyd for 16 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (2Q: 00:29) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-5-NOS44 (2Q: 00:18) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Roosevelt Barnes, assisted by CB Patrick Allen. Key block delivered by Edwin Bailey. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (2Q: 00:10) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury. Key block delivered by Edwin Bailey. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-CLE34 (2Q: 00:03) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 68 yards from the NOS30. Walter Stanley returned the ball 19 yards to the CLE21. Tackled by Danny Pittman. |
| 1-10-CLE21 (3Q: 14:42) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Wayne Capers for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-CLE26 (3Q: 13:56) Steve Strachan ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. |
| 3-4-CLE27 (3Q: 13:14) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd, assisted by ILB Kurt Gouveia. Key block delivered by Irv Eatman. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (3Q: 12:31) Reggie Dupard ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 2-6-CLE37 (3Q: 11:54) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by S Mike Jolly. |
| 3-1-CLE42 (3Q: 11:15) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. Key block delivered by Vince Thompson. |
| 1-10-CLE48 (3Q: 10:41) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Kenny Jackson for 32 yards. Tackled by OLB Eric Wilson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jackson gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 09:57) Jimmy Rogers ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rod Kush, assisted by DE Tony Colorito. |
| 2-7-NOS17 (3Q: 09:31) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-1-NOS11 (3Q: 08:57) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. Stanley gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-NOS06 (3Q: 08:21) Steve Strachan ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by DT John Woodcock. |
| 2-7-NOS07 (3Q: 07:39) Jimmy Rogers ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rod Kush. |
| 3-6-NOS06 (3Q: 07:07) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by WR Cris Collinsworth. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-NOS06 (3Q: 07:00) John Smith attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 24, Cleveland 3 |
| (3Q: 06:52) John Smith kicked off 66 yards from the CLE30. Larry Heater returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS23. Tackled by Phil Epps. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (3Q: 06:24) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey. |
| 2-9-NOS24 (3Q: 05:41) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by OLB Lucius Sanford. |
| 3-7-NOS26 (3Q: 05:18) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Floyd. CB Patrick Allen defended the pass. |
| 4-7-NOS26 (3Q: 05:10) Mike Saxon punted 51 yards. Walter Stanley returned the kick 35 yards to the NOS42. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CLE40 (3Q: 05:00) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Cleveland Elam. Key block delivered by Greg Jarvis. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CLE45 (3Q: 04:50) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-4-CLE46 (3Q: 04:12) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks, assisted by S Carl Lews. Key block delivered by Irv Eatman. |
| 1-10-CLE50 (3Q: 03:38) Jimmy Rogers ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 2-8-NOS48 (3Q: 02:54) Steve Strachan ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock, assisted by S Carl Lews. |
| 3-4-NOS44 (3Q: 02:27) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. |
| 4-4-NOS44 (3Q: 01:52) Lee Johnson punted 37 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS07. |
| 1-10-NOS07 (3Q: 01:43) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Frank Warren, assisted by S Bob Jury. Johnson gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (3Q: 01:15) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-NOS26 (3Q: 00:30) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DT Donnie Humphrey blocked the pass. |
| 3-1-NOS26 (3Q: 00:22) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR John Floyd for 15 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. Floyd gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (4Q: 15:00) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 2-7-NOS44 (4Q: 14:31) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Pittman. CB Patrick Allen defended the pass. |
| 3-7-NOS44 (4Q: 14:25) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. Givins gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (4Q: 13:39) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CLE42 (4Q: 13:33) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Danny Pittman. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-15-CLE42 (4Q: 13:29) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. |
| 3-12-CLE39 (4Q: 12:50) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. S Clinton Burrell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-CLE39 (4Q: 12:44) Mike Saxon punted 32 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE07. |
| 1-10-CLE07 (4Q: 12:35) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 15 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. Epps gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE22 (4Q: 12:07) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to RB Jimmy Rogers for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-CLE27 (4Q: 11:27) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Steve Strachan. DE Elvis Franks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-CLE27 (4Q: 11:23) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 6 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (4Q: 10:54) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Rod Kush, assisted by DE Tony Colorito. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-CLE39 (4Q: 10:08) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE44 (4Q: 09:23) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks, assisted by DE Tony Colorito. Key block delivered by Bennie Cunningham. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (4Q: 09:06) Jim McMahon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-7-NOS41 (4Q: 08:46) Jim McMahon pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by S Greg Bright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Cunningham gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (4Q: 08:30) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by S Mike Jolly. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New Orleans's Mike Jolly was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (4Q: 08:09) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Kenny Jackson for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans 24, Cleveland 9 |
| (4Q: 08:09) Extra point by John Smith was good. New Orleans 24, Cleveland 10 |
| (4Q: 07:59) John Smith kicked off 73 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 07:59) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by DT Donnie Humphrey. |
| 2-9-NOS21 (4Q: 07:13) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Hubert Oliver for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Johnnie Poe, assisted by S Bob Jury. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (4Q: 06:28) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey, assisted by S Roland James. |
| 2-7-NOS35 (4Q: 05:40) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews, assisted by S Roland James. |
| 3-5-NOS37 (4Q: 04:54) Bill Johnson ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 4-4-NOS38 (4Q: 04:10) Mike Saxon punted 41 yards. Walter Stanley returned the kick 8 yards to the CLE29. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CLE17 (4Q: 03:59) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenny Jackson. S Rod Kush defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE17 (4Q: 03:51) Jim McMahon pass was intended for WR Phil Epps and was intercepted by OLB Lawrence Taylor at the CLE32. The interception was returned 19 yards. Tackled by Phil Epps. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE13 (4Q: 03:39) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey, assisted by S Roland James. |
| 2-10-CLE13 (4Q: 02:51) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews, assisted by DT Carl Barisich. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 3-8-CLE11 (4Q: 02:43) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by DT Tony Casillas. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 4-2-CLE05 (4Q: 02:31) Morten Andersen attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 27, Cleveland 10 |
| (4Q: 02:26) Morten Andersen kicked off 62 yards from the NOS30. Walter Stanley returned the ball 17 yards to the CLE25. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-CLE25 (4Q: 02:16) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Phil Epps for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (4Q: 02:00) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Cunningham. S Greg Bright defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE36 (4Q: 01:50) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. DE Kevin Fagan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CLE36 (4Q: 01:43) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Reggie Dupard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Rod Kush. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-4-CLE42 (4Q: 01:33) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 4 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. Stanley gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (4Q: 01:16) Jim McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE46 (4Q: 01:09) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Delay of Game by the Defense. |
| 2-5-NOS49 (4Q: 01:09) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenny Jackson. CB Gill Byrd defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NOS49 (4Q: 01:02) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass was dropped by WR Cris Collinsworth. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-NOS49 (4Q: 00:49) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. DE Elvis Franks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (4Q: 00:43) Randall Cunningham dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 2-12-NOS47 (4Q: 00:33) Randall Cunningham dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 27, Cleveland Browns 10 |