| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 74 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 62 yards from the DET30. Bob Glazebrook returned the ball 22 yards to the NOS30. Tackled by Kelvin Edwards. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (1Q: 14:33) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. Key block delivered by Dan Fike. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (1Q: 14:03) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 2-2-NOS49 (1Q: 13:25) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-1-NOS50 (1Q: 12:42) Larry Heater ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tom Flynn. Key block delivered by Ron McNair. |
| 1-10-DET43 (1Q: 12:07) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NOS47 (1Q: 12:00) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tom Flynn. |
| 2-16-DET49 (1Q: 11:25) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Turner gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-DET36 (1Q: 10:57) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Fred Marion. |
| 4-2-DET35 (1Q: 10:30) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway, assisted by ILB Johnny Taylor. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-DET33 (1Q: 10:04) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Tim Cofield, assisted by DT Boss Yurtseven Sally. |
| 2-9-DET32 (1Q: 09:20) Bill Johnson ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green, assisted by OLB Craig Bingham. |
| 3-10-DET33 (1Q: 08:40) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Boss Yurtseven Sally, assisted by CB Duane Galloway. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 1-10-DET23 (1Q: 08:04) Randall Cunningham kept the ball, running around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. Detroit's Ron Francis was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-20-DET33 (1Q: 07:58) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 2-13-DET26 (1Q: 07:31) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DT Brian Sochia hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-DET26 (1Q: 07:25) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-DET21 (1Q: 06:54) Morten Andersen attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 3, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 06:48) Morten Andersen kicked off 75 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 06:48) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. |
| 2-10-DET20 (1Q: 06:39) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 3-6-DET24 (1Q: 05:53) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Kelvin Edwards for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Edwards gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET42 (1Q: 05:05) Billy Sims ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 2-9-DET43 (1Q: 04:22) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-9-DET43 (1Q: 03:39) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-NOS49 (1Q: 02:55) Russell Erxleben punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS02. |
| 1-10-NOS02 (1Q: 02:48) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. S Tom Flynn defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS02 (1Q: 02:43) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia. New Orleans's Dropkick Murphy was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-7-NOS05 (1Q: 02:06) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pittman gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (1Q: 01:18) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| 2-8-NOS18 (1Q: 00:48) Bill Johnson ran around right end for -5 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver, assisted by CB Wyatt Henderson. |
| 3-13-NOS13 (1Q: 00:15) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ron Francis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-1-NOS25 (2Q: 15:00) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET31. |
| 1-10-DET31 (2Q: 14:49) Timmy Smith ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-8-DET33 (2Q: 14:19) Doug Flutie sacked by DT John Woodcock for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Rich Umphrey. |
| 3-15-DET26 (2Q: 13:32) Doug Flutie pass was intended for WR Ken Margerum and was intercepted by OLB Lawrence Taylor at the DET35. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Billy Sims. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET22 (2Q: 13:22) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver, assisted by S Tom Flynn. Key block delivered by Hubert Oliver. |
| 2-3-DET15 (2Q: 12:51) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Givins gained 8 yards after the catch. New Orleans 9, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 12:51) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 10, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 12:44) Morten Andersen kicked off 67 yards from the NOS30. Billy Sims returned the ball 12 yards to the DET15. Tackled by Emanuel King. |
| 1-10-DET15 (2Q: 12:24) Doug Flutie scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin. |
| 2-1-DET24 (2Q: 11:47) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by DT Curt Jarvis. Key block delivered by Guy McIntyre. McIntyre ran over John Woodcock to set up the play. |
| 1-10-DET34 (2Q: 11:19) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. Key block delivered by Ron Wolfley. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DET24 (2Q: 11:13) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-19-DET25 (2Q: 10:36) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ken Margerum. DE Doug McDougald blocked the pass. |
| 3-19-DET25 (2Q: 10:27) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. DE Kevin Fagan drove right through Paul Fairchild to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-19-DET25 (2Q: 10:18) Russell Erxleben punted 50 yards. Bob Glazebrook returned the kick 10 yards to the NOS35. Tackled by Phil McConkey. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (2Q: 10:07) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. DT Jerome Sally hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS35 (2Q: 09:59) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-9-NOS36 (2Q: 09:50) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Pittman. DE Jacob Green hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-9-NOS36 (2Q: 09:42) Mike Saxon punted 36 yards. Phil McConkey called for a fair catch at the DET28. |
| 1-10-DET28 (2Q: 09:34) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Phil McConkey. DT Curt Jarvis blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DET28 (2Q: 09:26) Timmy Smith ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 3-7-DET31 (2Q: 08:56) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Margerum gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET49 (2Q: 08:11) Doug Flutie kept the ball, running inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. Key block delivered by Tim Spencer. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (2Q: 07:40) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. DE Tony Colorito hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS41 (2Q: 07:31) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Cleveland Elam. |
| 3-4-NOS35 (2Q: 06:52) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 32 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Largent gained 24 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-3-NOS03 (2Q: 06:18) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. DE Doug McDougald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-3-NOS03 (2Q: 06:14) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Tim Spencer. DE Cleveland Elam hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-NOS03 (2Q: 06:09) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Phil McConkey. DE Doug McDougald blocked the pass. |
| 4-3-NOS03 (2Q: 06:05) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 10, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 05:57) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 76 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 05:57) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by S Fred Marion. Johnson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (2Q: 05:22) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga, assisted by S Fred Marion. Johnson gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (2Q: 04:35) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Tim Cofield, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 2-8-NOS42 (2Q: 04:12) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Pittman. DE Jacob Green hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-NOS42 (2Q: 04:06) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 9 yards. Tackled by S Tom Flynn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET49 (2Q: 03:31) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 2-8-DET47 (2Q: 02:57) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. Key block delivered by Ed Simmons. |
| 1-10-DET39 (2Q: 02:40) Larry Heater ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tom Flynn. |
| 2-7-DET36 (2Q: 02:23) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Randy Edwards, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-5-DET34 (2Q: 02:01) Larry Heater ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by S Tom Flynn. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-3-DET32 (2Q: 01:52) Morten Andersen attempted a 49 yard field goal and it was blocked by Craig Bingham. NOS Morten Andersen recovered the ball at the DET41. You can blame the block on a bad snap from center. |
| 1-10-DET41 (2Q: 01:45) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Edwards. CB Lorenzo Lynch defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET41 (2Q: 01:38) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Edwards. CB Gill Byrd knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-DET41 (2Q: 01:28) Doug Flutie pass was intended for WR Phil McConkey and was intercepted by CB Don Griffin at the NOS42. The interception was returned 28 yards. Tackled by Phil McConkey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET30 (2Q: 01:16) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 2-9-DET29 (2Q: 00:54) Larry Heater ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia, assisted by CB Ron Francis. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-5-DET25 (2Q: 00:44) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Jacob Green. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 00:33) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-8-DET18 (2Q: 00:26) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-4-DET14 (2Q: 00:17) Morten Andersen attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 13, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 00:11) Morten Andersen kicked off 68 yards from the NOS30. Billy Sims returned the ball 7 yards to the DET09. Tackled by Dropkick Murphy. |
| 1-10-DET09 (2Q: 00:06) Doug Flutie dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 62 yards from the NOS30. Tony Collins returned the ball 20 yards to the DET28. Tackled by John Floyd. |
| 1-10-DET28 (3Q: 14:39) Billy Sims ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 2-13-DET25 (3Q: 14:01) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-18-DET20 (3Q: 13:51) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. DE Sylvester Hicks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-18-DET20 (3Q: 13:38) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. DE Doug McDougald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-18-DET20 (3Q: 13:28) Russell Erxleben punted 48 yards. Bob Glazebrook returned the kick -2 yards to the NOS30. Tackled by Tom Flynn. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (3Q: 13:18) Larry Heater ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 2-6-NOS34 (3Q: 12:40) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Parros gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET49 (3Q: 12:09) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| 2-9-DET48 (3Q: 11:36) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. |
| 3-6-DET45 (3Q: 11:05) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 4-3-DET42 (3Q: 10:23) Mike Saxon punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 10:17) Doug Flutie pass completed to RB Timmy Smith for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-DET45 (3Q: 10:09) Billy Sims ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 2-7-DET48 (3Q: 09:26) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Phil McConkey. |
| 3-7-DET48 (3Q: 09:19) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Steve Largent. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-DET48 (3Q: 09:10) Russell Erxleben punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS05. |
| 1-10-NOS05 (3Q: 09:02) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by DT Brian Sochia. |
| 2-7-NOS08 (3Q: 08:22) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Ron Francis, assisted by CB Bobby Butler. Horton gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (3Q: 07:44) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by DE Jacob Green. |
| 2-9-NOS25 (3Q: 07:08) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-9-NOS25 (3Q: 06:34) Larry Heater ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| 4-2-NOS32 (3Q: 06:10) Mike Saxon punted 50 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 4 yards to the DET22. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-DET22 (3Q: 05:59) Timmy Smith ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. Munoz ran over Eric Wilson to set up the play. |
| 2-5-DET27 (3Q: 05:33) Billy Sims ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-10-DET34 (3Q: 04:52) Timmy Smith ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Curt Jarvis, assisted by CB Issiac Holt. |
| 2-10-DET34 (3Q: 04:22) Timmy Smith ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-4-DET40 (3Q: 03:57) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Billy Sims. DE Doug McDougald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-DET40 (3Q: 03:51) Russell Erxleben punted 46 yards. Bob Glazebrook returned the kick 7 yards to the NOS21. Tackled by Tom Flynn. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (3Q: 03:40) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS16 (3Q: 03:36) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DT Emanuel Weaver drove right through John Tautolo to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-15-NOS16 (3Q: 03:31) Randall Cunningham sacked by OLB Tim Cofield for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Fike. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Randy Edwards on the NOS09. |
| 1-9-NOS09 (3Q: 03:20) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by RB Billy Sims. |
| 2-9-NOS09 (3Q: 03:14) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Kelvin Edwards for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. |
| 3-5-NOS05 (3Q: 02:34) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Edwards. S Greg Bright defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-NOS05 (3Q: 02:29) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 13, Detroit 6 |
| (3Q: 02:24) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 77 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 02:24) PENALTY: Detroit was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-NOS25 (3Q: 02:18) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tom Flynn. |
| 2-1-NOS29 (3Q: 01:47) Randall Cunningham sacked by DT Jerome Sally for a loss of 12 yards. Sack allowed by Tremain Rogers. |
| 3-13-NOS17 (3Q: 01:20) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 9 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-NOS26 (3Q: 00:52) Mike Saxon punted 40 yards. Phil McConkey called for a fair catch at the DET34. |
| 1-10-DET34 (3Q: 00:44) Doug Flutie sacked by DE Sylvester Hicks and ILB Cliff Odom for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Fairchild. |
| 2-15-DET29 (3Q: 00:03) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Colorito. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-7-DET37 (4Q: 15:00) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-7-DET37 (4Q: 14:29) Russell Erxleben punted 48 yards. Bob Glazebrook returned the kick 5 yards to the NOS20. Tackled by Tony Collins. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 14:21) Bill Johnson ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Randy Edwards. |
| 2-11-NOS19 (4Q: 13:35) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. DE Randy Edwards defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-NOS19 (4Q: 13:31) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway, assisted by OLB Craig Bingham. Key block delivered by Ed Simmons. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 12:55) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. DE Randy Edwards hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS30 (4Q: 12:50) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DT Emanuel Weaver hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NOS30 (4Q: 12:45) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-NOS37 (4Q: 12:14) Mike Saxon punted 38 yards. Phil McConkey called for a fair catch at the DET25. |
| 1-10-DET25 (4Q: 12:04) Doug Flutie kept the ball, running around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 2-7-DET28 (4Q: 11:19) Timmy Smith ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook, assisted by DE Sylvester Hicks. |
| 3-2-DET33 (4Q: 10:48) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. S Bob Glazebrook defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-DET33 (4Q: 10:41) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET34 (4Q: 10:33) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Odessa Turner. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-DET29 (4Q: 10:27) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by DT Jerome Sally. |
| 2-8-DET27 (4Q: 09:56) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-6-DET25 (4Q: 09:16) Bill Johnson ran a trap outside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Reyna Thompson, assisted by DT Brian Sochia. Key block delivered by Dan Fike. Detroit's Tom Flynn was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor triceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DET18 (4Q: 08:38) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by S Tom Flynn. |
| 2-10-DET18 (4Q: 08:13) Larry Heater ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-6-DET06 (4Q: 07:38) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DT Emanuel Weaver hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-6-DET06 (4Q: 07:34) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-DET01 (4Q: 06:48) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-DET06 (4Q: 06:41) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham. |
| 4-4-DET04 (4Q: 05:53) Morten Andersen attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 16, Detroit 6 |
| (4Q: 05:46) Morten Andersen kicked off 71 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 05:46) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. DE Kevin Fagan defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET20 (4Q: 05:36) Doug Flutie pass completed to RB Timmy Smith for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. Smith gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-DET23 (4Q: 05:14) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Steve Largent. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-DET23 (4Q: 05:10) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET23 (4Q: 05:05) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jerome Sally, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 2-9-DET22 (4Q: 04:18) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Jerome Sally, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-6-DET19 (4Q: 03:34) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 4-3-DET16 (4Q: 02:48) Morten Andersen attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 19, Detroit 6 |
| (4Q: 02:40) Morten Andersen kicked off 75 yards from the NOS30. Billy Sims returned the ball 22 yards to the DET17. Tackled by Hubert Oliver. |
| 1-10-DET17 (4Q: 02:32) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. McConkey gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET27 (4Q: 02:15) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Kelvin Edwards for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-DET32 (4Q: 02:07) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook, assisted by CB Lorenzo Lynch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET42 (4Q: 01:59) Doug Flutie scrambled for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin. |
| 2-13-DET39 (4Q: 01:38) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Phil McConkey. |
| 3-13-DET39 (4Q: 01:30) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 22 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Margerum gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (4Q: 01:12) Doug Flutie sacked by DE Kevin Fagan for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Anthony Munoz. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Guy McIntyre on the NOS44. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-15-NOS44 (4Q: 01:00) Doug Flutie pass was intended for TE Ozzie Newsome and was intercepted by S Greg Bright at the NOS31. Tackled by Ozzie Newsome. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 00:47) Randall Cunningham dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-12-NOS29 (4Q: 00:35) Randall Cunningham dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-14-NOS27 (4Q: 00:24) Randall Cunningham dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 19, Detroit Lions 6 |