| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 45 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind. |
| Cleveland won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 79 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (1Q: 15:00) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CLE15 (1Q: 14:52) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Mike McCoy. Stanley gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-CLE27 (1Q: 14:09) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Reyna Thompson, assisted by DT Jerome Sally. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 1-10-CLE34 (1Q: 13:39) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass was intended for TE Calvin Magee and was intercepted by CB Bobby Butler at the CLE44. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Calvin Magee. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (1Q: 13:28) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. |
| 2-6-CLE29 (1Q: 12:49) Timmy Smith ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Seale, assisted by DT Tony Casillas. |
| 3-4-CLE27 (1Q: 12:19) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE19 (1Q: 11:45) Timmy Smith ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe, assisted by S Roland James. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-4-CLE04 (1Q: 11:16) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Graf, assisted by ILB Eugene Seale. |
| 2-4-CLE04 (1Q: 10:48) Doug Flutie pass completed to FB Ron Wolfley for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Detroit 6, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 10:48) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 7, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 10:39) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 64 yards from the DET30. Jimmy Rogers returned the ball 27 yards to the CLE33. Tackled by Reyna Thompson. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (1Q: 10:10) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-CLE39 (1Q: 09:27) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Reyna Thompson, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-1-CLE42 (1Q: 08:52) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. |
| 4-1-CLE42 (1Q: 08:13) Lee Johnson punted 49 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 5 yards to the DET14. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-DET05 (1Q: 08:05) Billy Sims ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell, assisted by DT Tony Casillas. OLB George Andrews knocked down Paul Fairchild to break up the play. |
| 2-7-DET08 (1Q: 07:34) Doug Flutie pass completed to FB Tim Spencer for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Seale. |
| 3-2-DET13 (1Q: 06:46) Billy Sims ran a draw inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. Key block delivered by Tom Newberry. |
| 1-10-DET22 (1Q: 06:11) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey. |
| 2-6-DET26 (1Q: 05:30) Timmy Smith ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey. |
| 3-4-DET28 (1Q: 04:57) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-DET30 (1Q: 04:09) Russell Erxleben punted 41 yards. John Kimbrough returned the kick 13 yards to the CLE42. Tackled by Ron Wolfley. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (1Q: 04:00) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by DT Jerome Sally. |
| 2-8-CLE44 (1Q: 03:30) Steve Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| 3-3-CLE49 (1Q: 02:49) Steve Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Randy Edwards. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| 1-10-DET48 (1Q: 02:09) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 2-5-DET43 (1Q: 01:30) Steve Strachan ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Mike McCoy, assisted by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| 3-7-DET45 (1Q: 00:57) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Reyna Thompson. Key block delivered by Unknown. |
| 1-10-DET31 (1Q: 00:26) Steve Strachan ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia, assisted by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 2-6-DET27 (1Q: 00:01) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-DET21 (2Q: 15:00) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by CB Reyna Thompson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-DET18 (2Q: 14:30) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion, assisted by CB Bobby Butler. Key block delivered by Irv Eatman. |
| 1-5-DET05 (2Q: 13:56) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Tim Cofield. |
| 2-4-DET04 (2Q: 13:25) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-3-DET03 (2Q: 12:44) Jimmy Rogers ran inside the right guard for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. Detroit 7, Cleveland 6 |
| (2Q: 12:44) Extra point by John Smith was good. Detroit 7, Cleveland 7 |
| (2Q: 12:34) John Smith kicked off 67 yards from the CLE30. Billy Sims returned the ball 11 yards to the DET14. Tackled by Andre Reed. |
| 1-10-DET14 (2Q: 12:07) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Casillas. |
| 2-6-DET18 (2Q: 11:45) Ron Wolfley ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Casillas. |
| 3-9-DET15 (2Q: 11:14) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Edwards. DE Tony Woods hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-DET15 (2Q: 11:04) Russell Erxleben punted 46 yards. Roland James returned the kick 3 yards to the CLE42. Tackled by Reyna Thompson. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (2Q: 10:53) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. Key block delivered by Joel Patten. |
| 1-10-DET40 (2Q: 10:07) Steve Strachan ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Tom Flynn. |
| 2-11-DET41 (2Q: 09:37) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ron Francis, assisted by CB Wyatt Henderson. |
| 3-8-DET38 (2Q: 09:14) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Wayne Capers for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Mike McCoy. Capers gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET23 (2Q: 08:31) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. |
| 2-7-DET20 (2Q: 08:04) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Capers. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-DET20 (2Q: 07:54) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 4-7-DET20 (2Q: 07:26) John Smith attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 10, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 07:21) John Smith kicked off 77 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 07:21) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Seale, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. Key block delivered by Tim Spencer. |
| 2-4-DET26 (2Q: 06:50) Doug Flutie pass completed to RB Timmy Smith for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by OLB George Andrews. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-14-DET16 (2Q: 06:43) Timmy Smith ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Art Still, assisted by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. |
| 3-6-DET24 (2Q: 06:03) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Kelvin Edwards for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews, assisted by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. Edwards gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET39 (2Q: 05:33) Billy Sims ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 2-7-DET42 (2Q: 05:00) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Seale. Key block delivered by Rich Umphrey. |
| 1-10-CLE49 (2Q: 04:29) Ron Wolfley ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Woods. |
| 2-8-CLE47 (2Q: 03:56) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Duda. |
| 3-3-CLE42 (2Q: 03:21) Doug Flutie pass was intended for TE Mike Mularkey and was intercepted by CB Rick Grimes at the CLE36. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Mike Mularkey. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (2Q: 03:12) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. Collinsworth gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-4-DET47 (2Q: 02:25) Steve Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia, assisted by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-1-DET44 (2Q: 02:00) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Reed gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET39 (2Q: 01:21) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd, assisted by DT Brian Sochia. |
| 2-9-DET38 (2Q: 00:56) Jim McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Calvin Magee. |
| 3-9-DET38 (2Q: 00:46) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Wayne Capers for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by CB Wyatt Henderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET29 (2Q: 00:34) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. ILB Matt Millen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET29 (2Q: 00:24) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 3-2-DET21 (2Q: 00:13) John Smith attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 13, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 00:05) John Smith kicked off 78 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 00:05) Doug Flutie dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 61 yards from the CLE30. Mike McCoy returned the ball 18 yards to the DET27. Tackled by John Kimbrough. |
| 1-10-DET27 (3Q: 14:29) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB A.J. Duhe. |
| 2-11-DET26 (3Q: 14:03) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-16-DET21 (3Q: 13:55) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Sheffield. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE OLB A.J. Duhe for 25 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 19, Detroit 7 |
| (3Q: 13:55) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 20, Detroit 7 |
| (3Q: 13:48) John Smith kicked off 55 yards from the CLE30. Mike McCoy returned the ball 17 yards to the DET32. Tackled by John Kimbrough. |
| 1-10-DET32 (3Q: 13:16) Ron Wolfley ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey, assisted by ILB Eugene Seale. |
| 2-8-DET34 (3Q: 12:44) Billy Sims ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Mark Duda. |
| 3-7-DET35 (3Q: 12:20) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews, assisted by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-DET40 (3Q: 11:50) Russell Erxleben punted 42 yards. Roland James returned the kick 16 yards to the CLE34. Tackled by Tom Flynn. |
| 1-10-CLE34 (3Q: 11:42) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson, assisted by CB Reyna Thompson. Collinsworth gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-CLE40 (3Q: 11:13) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson, assisted by CB Bobby Butler. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-CLE43 (3Q: 10:36) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. Key block delivered by Irv Eatman. |
| 1-10-CLE49 (3Q: 10:03) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 2-9-DET50 (3Q: 09:32) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by WR Wayne Capers. |
| 3-9-DET50 (3Q: 09:25) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Walter Stanley. DT Emanuel Weaver hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-DET50 (3Q: 09:16) Lee Johnson punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 09:11) Billy Sims ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by DT Tony Casillas. |
| 2-8-DET22 (3Q: 08:31) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Seale. |
| 3-6-DET24 (3Q: 07:53) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. DE Art Still hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-DET24 (3Q: 07:49) Russell Erxleben punted 45 yards. John Kimbrough returned the kick 15 yards to the CLE46. Tackled by Ron Hall. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (3Q: 07:38) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by ILB Johnny Taylor. |
| 2-10-CLE46 (3Q: 07:13) Freeman McNeil ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tom Flynn, assisted by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| 3-6-DET50 (3Q: 06:32) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 14 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 1-10-DET36 (3Q: 06:07) Dave Wilson pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Andre Reed. DT Emanuel Weaver blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DET36 (3Q: 06:01) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by DT Brian Sochia. |
| 3-10-DET36 (3Q: 05:28) Dave Wilson pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 20 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Reed gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET16 (3Q: 04:55) Dave Wilson pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 2-3-DET09 (3Q: 04:11) PENALTY: Detroit was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-DET05 (3Q: 04:04) Dave Wilson pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Cleveland 26, Detroit 7 |
| (3Q: 04:04) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 27, Detroit 7 |
| (3Q: 03:56) John Smith kicked off 61 yards from the CLE30. Mike McCoy returned the ball 20 yards to the DET29. Tackled by Wayne Capers. |
| 1-10-DET29 (3Q: 03:36) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. McConkey gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-8-DET31 (3Q: 02:51) Billy Sims ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. Key block delivered by Guy McIntyre. |
| 1-10-DET40 (3Q: 02:09) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Kelvin Edwards for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CLE27 (3Q: 01:34) Billy Sims ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. Key block delivered by Ozzie Newsome. |
| 2-1-CLE18 (3Q: 00:52) Timmy Smith ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Woods. Key block delivered by Tom Newberry. |
| 1-10-CLE13 (3Q: 00:23) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-3-CLE03 (4Q: 15:00) Vince Evans pass was dropped by WR Phil McConkey. |
| 2-3-CLE03 (4Q: 14:56) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Rich Umphrey. Cleveland 27, Detroit 13 |
| (4Q: 14:56) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Cleveland 27, Detroit 14 |
| (4Q: 14:48) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 71 yards from the DET30. John Kimbrough returned the ball 27 yards to the CLE26. Tackled by Phil McConkey. |
| 1-10-CLE26 (4Q: 14:12) Dave Wilson pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 29 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. Reed gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET45 (4Q: 13:33) Dave Wilson pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham, assisted by CB Mike McCoy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Reed gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET31 (4Q: 13:02) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson, assisted by DT Boss Yurtseven Sally. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Dave Wilson to the DET30. |
| 2-9-DET30 (4Q: 12:27) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by DE Jacob Green. Key block delivered by Keith Van Horne. |
| 1-10-DET19 (4Q: 11:45) Dave Wilson pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. |
| 2-7-DET16 (4Q: 10:58) Steve Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. Key block delivered by Joel Patten. |
| 1-9-DET09 (4Q: 10:22) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 1-14-DET14 (4Q: 10:16) Dave Wilson pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tom Flynn. Stanley gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-DET04 (4Q: 09:46) Dave Wilson pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 33, Detroit 14 |
| (4Q: 09:46) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 34, Detroit 14 |
| (4Q: 09:35) John Smith kicked off 68 yards from the CLE30. Mike McCoy returned the ball 15 yards to the DET17. Tackled by Jimmy Rogers. |
| 1-10-DET17 (4Q: 09:03) Billy Sims ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Woods. |
| 2-10-DET17 (4Q: 08:45) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Sheffield, assisted by CB Rick Grimes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET31 (4Q: 08:29) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Timmy Smith. ILB Eugene Seale defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET31 (4Q: 08:23) Vince Evans pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newsome gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET46 (4Q: 08:01) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Sheffield. |
| 1-10-CLE26 (4Q: 07:44) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. DE Tony Woods hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE26 (4Q: 07:32) Vince Evans pass completed to RB Timmy Smith for 3 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. |
| 3-7-CLE23 (4Q: 07:10) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 3-12-CLE28 (4Q: 07:06) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. DT Mark Duda hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-CLE28 (4Q: 06:58) Vince Evans pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CLE23 (4Q: 06:49) Vince Evans sacked by DE Art Still and DT Donnie Humphrey for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Tom Baugh. |
| 2-18-CLE31 (4Q: 06:31) Vince Evans pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Phil McConkey. DT Donnie Humphrey blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-18-CLE31 (4Q: 06:23) Vince Evans pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. DE Tony Woods blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-18-CLE31 (4Q: 06:12) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. S Clinton Burrell defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (4Q: 06:02) Dave Wilson pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 2-7-CLE34 (4Q: 05:14) Dave Wilson pass was dropped by WR John Kimbrough. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 2-2-CLE39 (4Q: 05:05) Dave Wilson pass completed to WR John Kimbrough for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 1-10-DET46 (4Q: 04:19) Dave Wilson pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by DE Randy Edwards. |
| 2-7-DET43 (4Q: 03:32) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| 3-6-DET42 (4Q: 02:46) Steve Strachan ran a draw inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham, assisted by ILB Niko Noga. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET35 (4Q: 02:38) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-6-DET31 (4Q: 02:31) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-6-DET31 (4Q: 02:23) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-16-DET41 (4Q: 02:13) Steve Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-6-DET31 (4Q: 02:00) John Smith attempted a 48 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 37, Detroit 14 |
| (4Q: 01:53) John Smith kicked off 75 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 01:53) Vince Evans pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET20 (4Q: 01:44) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 34 yards. Tackled by S Roland James. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (4Q: 01:27) Vince Evans pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Edwards. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE46 (4Q: 01:19) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. S Steve Gage defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CLE46 (4Q: 01:09) Vince Evans pass completed to TE Mike Mularkey for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst, assisted by CB Chris Sheffield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CLE43 (4Q: 00:49) Vince Evans pass was dropped by WR Steve Largent. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CLE43 (4Q: 00:43) Dave Wilson dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Cleveland Browns 37, Detroit Lions 14 |