| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 98 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 79 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. Houston's Gregg Garrity was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 15:00) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (1Q: 14:24) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by DT Curt Jarvis. |
| 2-8-HOU42 (1Q: 13:49) Neil Lomax sacked by OLB Chip Banks for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Dennis McKnight. |
| 3-16-HOU34 (1Q: 13:08) Jessie Clark ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. |
| 4-13-HOU37 (1Q: 12:29) Brian Hansen punted 41 yards. Bob Glazebrook called for a fair catch at the NOS22. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (1Q: 12:18) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan, assisted by ILB Riki Ellison. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 2-5-NOS27 (1Q: 11:35) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 73 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Johnson gained 68 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-15-NOS17 (1Q: 11:16) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-20-NOS12 (1Q: 11:12) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison. Givins gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 3-16-NOS16 (1Q: 10:47) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 15 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood, assisted by CB Donnie Elder. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-1-NOS31 (1Q: 10:36) Mike Saxon punted 52 yards. Mike Friede returned the kick 4 yards to the HOU21. Tackled by Hubert Oliver. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Joe Rose at the HOU21. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (1Q: 10:25) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Donnie Elder, assisted by DT Bill Acker. Key block delivered by John Tautolo. |
| 2-3-HOU14 (1Q: 09:57) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ethan Horton. OLB Scott Studwell defended the pass. |
| 3-3-HOU14 (1Q: 09:52) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. DE Dexter Manley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-HOU14 (1Q: 09:47) Morten Andersen attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 3, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 09:42) Morten Andersen kicked off 63 yards from the NOS30. Gregg Garrity returned the ball 25 yards to the HOU32. Tackled by Hubert Oliver. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 09:21) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 4 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-6-HOU36 (1Q: 08:54) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-5-HOU37 (1Q: 08:17) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Pat Beach. ILB Cliff Odom defended the pass. |
| 4-5-HOU37 (1Q: 08:11) Brian Hansen punted 52 yards. Bob Glazebrook returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS14. Tackled by Jessie Clark. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (1Q: 08:02) Larry Heater ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison. OLB Scott Studwell knocked down Ed Simmons to break up the play. |
| 2-9-NOS15 (1Q: 07:29) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. |
| 3-1-NOS23 (1Q: 07:02) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. Key block delivered by John Tautolo. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (1Q: 06:24) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jim Jeffcoat, assisted by OLB Simon Fletcher. |
| 2-9-NOS26 (1Q: 06:00) Randall Cunningham kept the ball, running around right end for 11 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 05:18) Bill Johnson ran around left end for -6 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Springs, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 2-16-NOS31 (1Q: 04:42) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by RB Bill Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-NOS31 (1Q: 04:36) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 9 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-NOS40 (1Q: 03:51) Mike Saxon punted 50 yards. Mike Friede returned the kick 1 yard to the HOU11. Tackled by Hubert Oliver. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. |
| 4-12-NOS35 (1Q: 03:42) Mike Saxon punted 53 yards. Mike Friede returned the kick 13 yards to the HOU25. Tackled by Ron Baker. Houston's Darryl Sims was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (1Q: 03:31) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-6-HOU29 (1Q: 03:08) Herschel Walker ran a trap outside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by S Carl Lews. |
| 3-10-HOU25 (1Q: 02:34) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Pat Beach for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd, assisted by CB Issiac Holt. |
| 4-4-HOU31 (1Q: 01:54) Brian Hansen punted 51 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS18. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (1Q: 01:46) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Martin Bayless, assisted by ILB Frank Manumaleuga. |
| 2-9-NOS19 (1Q: 01:02) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Donnie Elder. Givins gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (1Q: 00:23) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Rick Parros. |
| 2-10-NOS42 (1Q: 00:17) Bill Johnson ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. Key block delivered by Ed Simmons. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-NOS32 (1Q: 00:07) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Hubert Oliver. DE Jim Jeffcoat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-20-NOS32 (1Q: 00:02) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Riki Ellison for 9 yards to the NOS36. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (2Q: 15:00) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Fred Robinson. |
| 2-7-NOS33 (2Q: 14:21) Marc Logan ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 3-1-NOS27 (2Q: 13:47) Neil Lomax sacked by DE Tony Colorito and DE Sylvester Hicks for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Dave Studdard. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Jessie Clark on the NOS34. |
| 4-8-NOS34 (2Q: 13:03) Brian Hansen punted 34 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 12:56) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (2Q: 12:19) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-NOS41 (2Q: 11:36) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DE Jim Jeffcoat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-NOS41 (2Q: 11:31) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (2Q: 11:23) Larry Heater ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. |
| 2-10-NOS46 (2Q: 10:40) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Frank Manumaleuga. |
| 3-4-HOU48 (2Q: 10:14) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Kirk Springs, assisted by S David Greenwood. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Jeff Dellenbach to the HOU47. |
| 4-3-HOU47 (2Q: 09:44) Mike Saxon punted 42 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU05. |
| 1-10-HOU05 (2Q: 09:35) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Rob Taylor. |
| 2-2-HOU13 (2Q: 09:12) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 33 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Lipps gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (2Q: 08:25) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Pat Beach. OLB Lawrence Taylor knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-HOU46 (2Q: 08:21) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by DT John Woodcock. |
| 3-6-HOU50 (2Q: 07:46) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 50 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Ellard gained 31 yards after the catch. Houston 6, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 07:46) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 7, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 07:32) Norm Johnson kicked off 63 yards from the HOU30. Bob Glazebrook returned the ball 16 yards to the NOS23. Tackled by Kirk Springs. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (2Q: 07:09) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Mickey Sutton. |
| 2-9-NOS24 (2Q: 06:47) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Scott Studwell, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 3-7-NOS26 (2Q: 06:19) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless, assisted by ILB Riki Ellison. |
| 4-1-NOS32 (2Q: 05:38) Mike Saxon punted 47 yards. Mike Friede returned the kick 5 yards to the HOU26. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. New Orleans's Mike Saxon was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (2Q: 05:27) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DE Cleveland Elam hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU12 (2Q: 05:20) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (2Q: 04:39) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 04:00) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU31 (2Q: 03:56) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. Key block delivered by John Alt. |
| 2-10-HOU36 (2Q: 03:27) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. Walker gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (2Q: 03:05) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Marc Logan for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Logan gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (2Q: 02:45) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. |
| 2-9-NOS33 (2Q: 02:24) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-NOS38 (2Q: 02:24) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ellard gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (2Q: 02:02) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-1-NOS08 (2Q: 01:54) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by RB Herschel Walker. |
| 3-1-NOS08 (2Q: 01:47) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. DE Doug McDougald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-1-NOS08 (2Q: 01:40) Norm Johnson attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 01:33) Norm Johnson kicked off 63 yards from the HOU30. John Floyd returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS27. Tackled by Mike Richardson. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (2Q: 01:24) Randall Cunningham sacked by DT Bill Acker for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by John Tautolo. |
| 2-16-NOS21 (2Q: 01:05) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 15 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Springs. Pittman gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (2Q: 00:56) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley. |
| 2-6-NOS30 (2Q: 00:39) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Mickey Sutton. Johnson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-16-NOS20 (2Q: 00:28) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Tory Nixon, assisted by S Bobby Kemp. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-5-NOS31 (2Q: 00:20) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 29 yards. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. Dellenbach flattened Frank Manumaleuga to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (2Q: 00:03) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU45 (2Q: 00:03) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. CB Mike Richardson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Norm Johnson kicked off 65 yards from the HOU30. Bob Glazebrook returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS24. Tackled by Marc Logan. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (3Q: 14:38) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Jeffcoat, assisted by OLB Simon Fletcher. |
| 2-8-NOS26 (3Q: 13:59) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Springs. |
| 3-8-NOS26 (3Q: 13:30) Larry Heater ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. |
| 4-7-NOS27 (3Q: 12:49) Morten Andersen punted 20 yards. Mike Friede returned the kick 6 yards to the NOS41. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (3Q: 12:42) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Pat Beach for 8 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Beach gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-NOS33 (3Q: 12:13) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Gouveia, assisted by CB Lorenzo Lynch. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-12-NOS43 (3Q: 12:05) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Herschel Walker. OLB Chip Banks defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-NOS43 (3Q: 11:58) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for TE KD Dunn. OLB Chip Banks defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-12-NOS43 (3Q: 11:52) Brian Hansen punted 29 yards. Bob Glazebrook called for a fair catch at the NOS14. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (3Q: 11:41) Larry Heater ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. |
| 2-10-NOS14 (3Q: 11:01) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Frank Manumaleuga, assisted by S Kirk Springs. |
| 3-11-NOS13 (3Q: 10:25) Larry Heater ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Springs, assisted by S Martin Bayless. |
| 4-6-NOS18 (3Q: 09:58) Morten Andersen punted 28 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS46. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (3Q: 09:49) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. |
| 2-7-NOS43 (3Q: 09:18) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 23 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Lipps gained 13 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NOS10 (3Q: 09:05) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Gregg Garrity for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Garrity gained 3 yards after the catch. Houston 16, New Orleans 3 |
| (3Q: 09:05) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 17, New Orleans 3 |
| (3Q: 08:57) Norm Johnson kicked off 71 yards from the HOU30. Bob Glazebrook returned the ball 17 yards to the NOS16. Tackled by Mike Friede. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (3Q: 08:32) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp, assisted by ILB Randy McClanahan. |
| 2-9-NOS17 (3Q: 07:46) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-NOS12 (3Q: 07:40) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DE Jim Jeffcoat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-NOS12 (3Q: 07:33) Randall Cunningham sacked by ILB Randy McClanahan and OLB Simon Fletcher for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by John Tautolo. |
| 4-22-NOS04 (3Q: 07:11) Morten Andersen punted 22 yards. Mike Friede called for a fair catch at the NOS26. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (3Q: 07:01) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by CB Don Griffin. |
| 2-9-NOS25 (3Q: 06:21) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 3-2-NOS18 (3Q: 05:44) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DE Sylvester Hicks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-NOS18 (3Q: 05:39) Norm Johnson attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 20, New Orleans 3 |
| (3Q: 05:32) Norm Johnson kicked off 74 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 05:32) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Jeffcoat. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (3Q: 04:47) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Frank Manumaleuga, assisted by CB Mickey Sutton. Key block delivered by John Tautolo. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (3Q: 04:01) Bill Johnson ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher, assisted by DE Dexter Manley. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NOS20 (3Q: 03:53) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Rick Parros. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-20-NOS20 (3Q: 03:47) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. |
| 3-14-NOS26 (3Q: 03:07) Randall Cunningham sacked by DE Jim Jeffcoat and OLB Simon Fletcher for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Baker. |
| 4-18-NOS22 (3Q: 02:33) Morten Andersen punted 30 yards. Mike Friede called for a fair catch at the HOU48. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (3Q: 02:23) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. |
| 2-7-NOS49 (3Q: 01:45) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (3Q: 01:08) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by RB Herschel Walker. |
| 2-10-NOS42 (3Q: 01:04) Neil Lomax pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DE Kevin Fagan blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-NOS42 (3Q: 01:00) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 4-4-NOS36 (3Q: 00:35) Neil Lomax pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (3Q: 00:31) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-NOS41 (3Q: 00:25) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Acker. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-3-NOS43 (4Q: 15:00) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson, assisted by ILB Randy McClanahan. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (4Q: 14:28) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Frank Manumaleuga, assisted by ILB Randy McClanahan. Key block delivered by Ron McNair. |
| 2-3-HOU46 (4Q: 13:43) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (4Q: 13:20) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Acker. Key block delivered by Ron McNair. |
| 2-3-HOU34 (4Q: 12:42) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison. Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-HOU33 (4Q: 12:15) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Acker, assisted by CB Mickey Sutton. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 3-12-HOU43 (4Q: 12:09) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Pittman. DE Jim Jeffcoat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-HOU43 (4Q: 12:01) Morten Andersen punted 24 yards. Mike Friede called for a fair catch at the HOU19. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (4Q: 11:52) Neil Lomax pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DE Doug McDougald blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU19 (4Q: 11:48) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Cleveland Elam, assisted by DT John Woodcock. Key block delivered by Dave Studdard. |
| 3-2-HOU27 (4Q: 11:14) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Gouveia. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (4Q: 10:33) Marc Logan ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Colorito. |
| 2-6-HOU48 (4Q: 10:06) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Tony Colorito. |
| 3-5-HOU49 (4Q: 09:31) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-NOS47 (4Q: 08:45) Brian Hansen punted 44 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS03. |
| 1-10-NOS03 (4Q: 08:34) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Tory Nixon. Johnson gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 08:16) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Turner gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-NOS28 (4Q: 07:57) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (4Q: 07:39) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Joe Rose. DE Dexter Manley blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS44 (4Q: 07:26) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by TE Ethan Horton. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS44 (4Q: 07:19) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Ernest Givins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NOS44 (4Q: 07:09) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. DE Jim Jeffcoat drove right through Ed Simmons to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (4Q: 07:02) Herschel Walker ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Colorito, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-10-NOS44 (4Q: 06:15) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. |
| 3-9-NOS43 (4Q: 05:27) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Curt Jarvis, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 4-4-NOS38 (4Q: 04:40) Brian Hansen punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 04:34) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Larry Heater for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Heater gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-NOS29 (4Q: 04:12) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Dropkick Murphy. DE Jim Jeffcoat blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 2-6-NOS24 (4Q: 04:06) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. DE Jim Jeffcoat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-NOS24 (4Q: 03:58) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Hubert Oliver. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-NOS24 (4Q: 03:48) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp, assisted by CB Mickey Sutton. Givins gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (4Q: 03:30) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 28 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mickey Sutton. Turner gained 28 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (4Q: 03:19) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Mickey Sutton, assisted by S Kirk Springs. Johnson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (4Q: 02:57) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Hubert Oliver. S David Greenwood defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU22 (4Q: 02:53) Warren Moon scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. |
| 3-6-HOU18 (4Q: 02:35) Warren Moon pass was dropped by TE Ethan Horton. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-6-HOU18 (4Q: 02:27) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Pittman. OLB Simon Fletcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (4Q: 02:21) Marc Logan ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-9-HOU19 (4Q: 02:09) Marc Logan ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-9-HOU19 (4Q: 02:02) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-4-HOU24 (4Q: 01:55) Brian Hansen punted 46 yards. John Floyd returned the kick 0 yards to the NOS30. Tackled by KD Dunn. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 01:46) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Joe Rose. DE Darryl Sims hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS30 (4Q: 01:37) Warren Moon sacked by DE Dexter Manley and DE Jim Jeffcoat for a loss of 16 yards. Manley ran right past Jeff Dellenbach and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-26-NOS14 (4Q: 01:15) Warren Moon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Springs. |
| 4-23-NOS17 (4Q: 00:58) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 19 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless, assisted by CB Tory Nixon. 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-NOS36 (4Q: 00:49) Neil Lomax dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-12-NOS38 (4Q: 00:39) Neil Lomax dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Titans 20, New Orleans Saints 3 |