| Played in Cleveland, OH, weather: 57 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 60 yards from the CLE30. Vince Albritton returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Steve Strachan. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (1Q: 14:43) Sammy Winder ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Seale, assisted by S Michael Stewart. |
| 2-8-MIN32 (1Q: 14:01) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Bobby Howard for 23 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by S Michael Stewart. |
| 1-10-CLE45 (1Q: 13:15) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Sammy Winder. DE Art Still hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE45 (1Q: 13:07) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. Fontenot gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE32 (1Q: 12:35) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 15 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 1-10-CLE17 (1Q: 11:58) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-7-CLE07 (1Q: 11:16) Ray Crouse ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Duda, assisted by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 2-1-CLE01 (1Q: 10:34) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-6-CLE06 (1Q: 10:27) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Ray Crouse for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 6, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 10:27) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 7, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 10:19) Rich Karlis kicked off 68 yards from the MIN30. John Kimbrough returned the ball 20 yards to the CLE22. Tackled by Ray Crouse. |
| 1-10-CLE22 (1Q: 09:56) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. S Vince Newsome defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE22 (1Q: 09:50) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 3-2-CLE30 (1Q: 09:22) Jim McMahon pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 6 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (1Q: 08:38) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by WR Andre Reed. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 2-25-CLE21 (1Q: 08:31) Jim McMahon sacked by DE Mark Gastineau and OLB Larry Kelm for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by John Ayers. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Vince Albritton for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 13, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 08:31) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 14, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 08:16) Rich Karlis kicked off 55 yards from the MIN30. John Kimbrough returned the ball 17 yards to the CLE32. Tackled by Vince Albritton. |
| 1-10-CLE32 (1Q: 07:44) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Leo Wisniewski. Key block delivered by Max Montoya. |
| 2-4-CLE38 (1Q: 07:09) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-CLE38 (1Q: 07:05) Jim McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Capers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CLE38 (1Q: 06:57) Lee Johnson punted 44 yards. Eric Thomas returned the kick 0 yards to the MIN18. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN09 (1Q: 06:50) Dan Marino pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. |
| 2-10-MIN09 (1Q: 06:42) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. DE William Fuller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN09 (1Q: 06:35) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Herman Fontenot. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN09 (1Q: 06:27) Rohn Stark punted 60 yards. John Kimbrough returned the kick 10 yards to the CLE41. Tackled by Ray Crouse. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Wilbert Montgomery for 10 yards to the CLE31.. Tackled by Terry Lewis. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (1Q: 06:20) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery. DE Tony Woods hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE31 (1Q: 06:12) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Byron Darby, assisted by CB Rick Grimes. Winder gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. Cleveland's Chris Sheffield was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-20-CLE41 (1Q: 06:02) Dan Marino scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen and assisted by CB Chris Sheffield. Minnesota's Bobby Howard was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-17-CLE38 (1Q: 05:30) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Wilbert Montgomery. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-17-CLE38 (1Q: 05:17) Rohn Stark punted 30 yards. John Kimbrough returned the kick 7 yards to the CLE15. Tackled by Ray Crouse. |
| 1-10-CLE15 (1Q: 05:06) Steve Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. Minnesota's Vince Newsome was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-8-CLE17 (1Q: 04:20) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade, assisted by S Gary Fencik. |
| 3-8-CLE17 (1Q: 03:41) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-CLE12 (1Q: 03:33) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. Unknown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-13-CLE12 (1Q: 03:24) Lee Johnson punted 34 yards. Vince Albritton returned the kick 6 yards to the CLE40. Tackled by John Kimbrough. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Joel Patten at the CLE40. |
| 1-10-CLE40 (1Q: 03:16) Jim McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE40 (1Q: 03:10) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by Unknown, assisted by S Gary Fencik. |
| 3-7-CLE43 (1Q: 02:34) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. |
| 4-2-CLE48 (1Q: 01:51) Lee Johnson punted 43 yards. Eric Thomas returned the kick -2 yards to the MIN07. Tackled by Steve Strachan. |
| 1-10-MIN07 (1Q: 01:43) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 28 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. Fontenot gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (1Q: 01:04) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Howard. ILB Jim Fahnhorst defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota's Dan Marino was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (1Q: 00:54) Sammy Winder ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Casillas, assisted by S Roland James. |
| 3-13-MIN32 (1Q: 00:14) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. S Clinton Burrell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-MIN32 (1Q: 00:08) Rohn Stark punted 41 yards. John Kimbrough returned the kick 6 yards to the CLE33. Tackled by Wilbert Montgomery. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (2Q: 15:00) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. |
| 2-8-CLE35 (2Q: 14:23) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. Collinsworth gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 13:44) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 3 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for an Illegal Substitution. |
| 1-15-MIN40 (2Q: 13:35) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright, assisted by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-11-MIN36 (2Q: 12:59) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 3-6-MIN31 (2Q: 12:31) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. Reed gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (2Q: 12:02) Jim McMahon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Walter Stanley. OLB Rickey Jackson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN24 (2Q: 11:52) Steve Strachan ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 3-11-MIN25 (2Q: 11:23) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. Cleveland's Bennie Cunningham was hurt on the play. |
| 4-12-MIN26 (2Q: 10:41) John Smith attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 14, Cleveland 3 |
| (2Q: 10:33) John Smith kicked off 58 yards from the CLE30. Vince Albritton returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by A.J. Duhe. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 09:56) Sammy Winder ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Woods. |
| 2-12-MIN30 (2Q: 09:14) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 10 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by CB Chris Sheffield. Winder gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-MIN40 (2Q: 08:42) Ray Crouse ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Art Still. Key block delivered by John Wojciechowski. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 08:00) Sammy Winder ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. |
| 2-2-CLE47 (2Q: 07:15) Ray Crouse ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst, assisted by S Roland James. Key block delivered by Curtis Rouse. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (2Q: 06:41) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst, assisted by CB Chris Sheffield. Key block delivered by Doug Smith. |
| 2-5-CLE31 (2Q: 06:06) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CLE25 (2Q: 05:28) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 25 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 20, Cleveland 3 |
| (2Q: 05:28) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 21, Cleveland 3 |
| (2Q: 05:13) Rich Karlis kicked off 68 yards from the MIN30. John Kimbrough returned the ball 20 yards to the CLE22. Tackled by Mossy Cade. |
| 1-10-CLE22 (2Q: 04:37) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau. |
| 2-10-CLE22 (2Q: 04:05) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Calvin Magee. OLB Larry Kelm defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CLE22 (2Q: 04:00) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-CLE30 (2Q: 03:32) Lee Johnson punted 36 yards. Eric Thomas returned the kick 1 yard to the MIN35. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (2Q: 03:23) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. ILB Jim Fahnhorst hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN24 (2Q: 03:17) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. DE Tony Woods hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN24 (2Q: 03:10) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 39 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. Bass gained 29 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (2Q: 02:32) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CLE27 (2Q: 02:00) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 16 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by ILB Eugene Seale. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 1-10-CLE11 (2Q: 01:18) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Bass gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 27, Cleveland 3 |
| (2Q: 01:18) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 28, Cleveland 3 |
| (2Q: 01:10) Rich Karlis kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. John Kimbrough returned the ball 27 yards to the CLE33. Tackled by Vince Albritton. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (2Q: 01:04) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton, assisted by ILB Johnny Holland. |
| 2-6-CLE37 (2Q: 00:44) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-CLE32 (2Q: 00:44) Jim McMahon sacked by DE Mark Gastineau for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Irv Eatman. |
| 3-15-CLE28 (2Q: 00:27) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. |
| 4-6-CLE37 (2Q: 00:19) Lee Johnson punted 39 yards. Eric Thomas called for a fair catch at the MIN24. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (2Q: 00:12) Dan Marino sacked by DE Byron Darby for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Marvin Powell. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Jimmy Rogers returned the ball 21 yards to the CLE22. Tackled by Pete Metzelaars. |
| 1-10-CLE22 (3Q: 14:27) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. OLB Larry Kelm defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE22 (3Q: 14:22) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-CLE23 (3Q: 13:58) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. OLB Dave Frye defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Cleveland's Max Montoya was hurt on the play. |
| 4-9-CLE23 (3Q: 13:52) Lee Johnson punted 46 yards. Eric Thomas called for a fair catch at the MIN31. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (3Q: 13:44) Sammy Winder ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by S Michael Stewart. |
| 2-6-MIN35 (3Q: 12:59) Ray Crouse ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey. |
| 3-7-MIN34 (3Q: 12:25) Dan Marino pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Art Monk. DE Art Still blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-MIN34 (3Q: 12:15) Rohn Stark punted 45 yards. John Kimbrough called for a fair catch at the CLE21. |
| 1-10-CLE21 (3Q: 12:07) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. |
| 2-7-CLE24 (3Q: 11:37) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-CLE19 (3Q: 11:27) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-CLE25 (3Q: 11:01) Jim McMahon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. |
| 4-3-CLE28 (3Q: 10:17) Lee Johnson punted 29 yards. Vince Albritton returned the kick -2 yards to the MIN41. Tackled by John Kimbrough. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (3Q: 10:08) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Sheffield. |
| 1-10-CLE26 (3Q: 09:38) Scott Stankavage pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 12 yards. Tackled by S Steve Gage. |
| 1-10-CLE14 (3Q: 08:59) Scott Stankavage pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. ILB Jim Fahnhorst defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE14 (3Q: 08:51) Scott Stankavage pass completed to WR Don Bass for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Bass gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 34, Cleveland 3 |
| (3Q: 08:51) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 35, Cleveland 3 |
| (3Q: 08:43) Rich Karlis kicked off 58 yards from the MIN30. John Kimbrough returned the ball 21 yards to the CLE33. Tackled by Art Monk. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE A.J. Duhe on the CLE33. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (3Q: 08:17) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. CB Mossy Cade defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE33 (3Q: 08:13) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by WR Andre Reed. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CLE33 (3Q: 08:06) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Andre Reed. Unknown blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CLE33 (3Q: 07:57) Lee Johnson punted 50 yards. Vince Albritton returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN21. Tackled by John Kimbrough. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (3Q: 07:47) Scott Stankavage pass was dropped by WR Art Monk. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN21 (3Q: 07:39) Scott Stankavage pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 14 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 07:09) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE William Fuller, assisted by DT Tony Casillas. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-CLE48 (3Q: 07:03) Scott Stankavage pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. |
| 2-4-CLE42 (3Q: 06:24) Scott Stankavage pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. DE Art Still hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-CLE42 (3Q: 06:12) Scott Stankavage pass completed to WR Art Monk for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Graf. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Monk gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE30 (3Q: 05:43) Scott Stankavage pass completed to WR Art Monk for 30 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Monk gained 4 yards after the catch. Minnesota 41, Cleveland 3 |
| (3Q: 05:43) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 42, Cleveland 3 |
| (3Q: 05:29) Rich Karlis kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Jimmy Rogers returned the ball 30 yards to the CLE36. Tackled by Chris Brewer. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (3Q: 05:04) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-CLE41 (3Q: 04:32) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Vince Albritton, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 3-4-CLE42 (3Q: 03:55) Cris Collinsworth ran a reverse around right end for 36 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (3Q: 03:13) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Reed gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (3Q: 02:31) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. Reed gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-MIN03 (3Q: 02:03) Steve Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. Minnesota 42, Cleveland 9 |
| (3Q: 02:03) Extra point by John Smith was good. Minnesota 42, Cleveland 10 |
| (3Q: 01:53) John Smith kicked off 65 yards from the CLE30. Eric Thomas returned the ball 10 yards to the MIN15. Tackled by Andre Reed. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (3Q: 01:24) Scott Stankavage pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN15 (3Q: 01:18) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-MIN10 (3Q: 01:12) Ray Crouse ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Lewis, assisted by DE Byron Darby. |
| 3-13-MIN12 (3Q: 00:34) Scott Stankavage pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. DE Art Still hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-13-MIN12 (3Q: 00:28) Rohn Stark punted 37 yards. Roland James returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN41. Tackled by Vince Albritton. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (3Q: 00:20) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-7-MIN38 (4Q: 15:00) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield, assisted by CB Mossy Cade. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-MIN32 (4Q: 14:26) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 13:52) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. Stanley gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN22 (4Q: 13:09) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 11 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. McNeil gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (4Q: 12:23) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 42, Cleveland 16 |
| (4Q: 12:23) Jim McMahon passed to Andre Reed for the successful two-point conversion. Minnesota 42, Cleveland 18 |
| (4Q: 12:13) John Smith kicked off 51 yards from the CLE30. Vince Albritton returned the ball 16 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Terry Lewis. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 11:52) Sammy Winder ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 11:42) Scott Stankavage pass completed to TE Pete Metzelaars for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Sheffield. |
| 2-7-CLE48 (4Q: 11:09) Scott Stankavage pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. |
| 3-7-CLE48 (4Q: 11:03) Scott Stankavage pass was dropped by WR Art Monk. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-CLE48 (4Q: 10:59) Rohn Stark punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (4Q: 10:52) Jim McMahon scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. |
| 2-6-CLE24 (4Q: 10:09) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (4Q: 09:32) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. Stanley gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (4Q: 09:06) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Freeman McNeil. OLB Rickey Jackson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE42 (4Q: 09:01) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Wayne Capers for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. Capers gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (4Q: 08:28) Jim McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (4Q: 08:22) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. Reed gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (4Q: 07:40) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to RB Steve Strachan for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson, assisted by CB Frank Minnifield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-9-MIN22 (4Q: 07:03) Jimmy Mac McMahon sacked by DT Dan Saleaumula and OLB Rickey Jackson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Irv Eatman. |
| 3-14-MIN27 (4Q: 06:23) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Capers. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-14-MIN27 (4Q: 06:13) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade, assisted by CB Eric Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (4Q: 05:34) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. CB Frank Minnifield defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN13 (4Q: 05:24) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. S Gary Fencik defended the pass. |
| 3-10-MIN13 (4Q: 05:17) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Steve Strachan for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. Strachan gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN09 (4Q: 04:35) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. S Vince Newsome defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN09 (4Q: 04:29) Scott Stankavage pass was dropped by WR Herman Fontenot. |
| 2-10-MIN09 (4Q: 04:22) Scott Stankavage pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 35 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. Fontenot gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 03:35) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Woods. Key block delivered by Doug Smith. |
| 2-1-CLE47 (4Q: 02:47) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst, assisted by OLB Rick Graf. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CLE44 (4Q: 02:00) Ray Crouse ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. |
| 2-8-CLE42 (4Q: 01:12) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Rick Graf, assisted by DE Byron Darby. |
| 3-7-CLE41 (4Q: 00:25) Ray Crouse ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Duda. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 42, Cleveland Browns 18 |