| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 70 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 65 yards from the NOS30. Art Monk returned the ball 17 yards to the MIN22. Tackled by John Floyd. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (1Q: 14:39) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Giles. OLB Lawrence Taylor hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN22 (1Q: 14:33) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. S Carl Lews hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN22 (1Q: 14:29) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Bruce King for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN30 (1Q: 13:42) Rohn Stark punted 49 yards. Bob Glazebrook returned the kick 10 yards to the NOS31. Tackled by Frank Minnifield. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (1Q: 13:35) Bill Johnson ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (1Q: 13:26) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Danny Pittman. |
| 2-10-NOS44 (1Q: 13:21) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. Turner gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (1Q: 12:50) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (1Q: 12:10) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson, assisted by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-6-MIN19 (1Q: 11:44) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. OLB Rickey Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN19 (1Q: 11:36) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield, assisted by ILB James Harrell. Horton gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-MIN09 (1Q: 10:50) Bill Johnson ran around left end for -6 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-15-MIN15 (1Q: 10:10) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Joe Rose for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN08 (1Q: 09:22) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. ILB James Harrell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN08 (1Q: 09:12) Morten Andersen attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:04) Morten Andersen kicked off 66 yards from the NOS30. Wilbert Montgomery returned the ball 8 yards to the MIN12. Tackled by Emanuel King. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (1Q: 08:41) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 14 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. Fontenot gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (1Q: 07:59) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Bass gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (1Q: 07:20) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. S Carl Lews defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (1Q: 07:12) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by S Greg Bright. Fontenot gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS50 (1Q: 06:25) Dan Marino scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-7-NOS47 (1Q: 05:57) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Pete Metzelaars. ILB Cliff Odom defended the pass. Minnesota's Doug Smith was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-7-NOS47 (1Q: 05:47) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (1Q: 05:10) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Fontenot gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (1Q: 04:27) Dan Marino sacked by DT Curt Jarvis for a loss of 12 yards. Sack allowed by Tim Irwin. |
| 2-22-NOS38 (1Q: 03:45) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-NOS32 (1Q: 03:04) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by CB Lorenzo Lynch. |
| 4-5-NOS21 (1Q: 02:34) Rich Karlis attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 3, Minnesota 3 |
| (1Q: 02:28) Rich Karlis kicked off 77 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 02:28) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-NOS25 (1Q: 02:19) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson. |
| 2-4-NOS26 (1Q: 01:44) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 3-2-NOS28 (1Q: 01:18) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. |
| 4-2-NOS28 (1Q: 01:13) Mike Saxon punted 39 yards. Art Monk returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN42. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (1Q: 01:02) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. |
| 2-2-NOS50 (1Q: 00:23) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Colorito, assisted by CB Don Griffin. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-2-NOS50 (2Q: 15:00) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Minnesota's Bart Oates was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (2Q: 14:30) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Winder gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (2Q: 13:42) Sammy Winder ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Emanuel King. |
| 2-9-NOS24 (2Q: 12:59) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 3-7-NOS22 (2Q: 12:28) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Winder gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (2Q: 11:49) Bruce King ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-14-NOS17 (2Q: 11:12) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 3-11-NOS14 (2Q: 10:49) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch, assisted by S Greg Bright. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-21-NOS24 (2Q: 10:43) Bruce King ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. |
| 4-11-NOS14 (2Q: 10:11) Rich Karlis attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 6, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 10:05) Rich Karlis kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Bob Glazebrook returned the ball 21 yards to the NOS22. Tackled by Pete Metzelaars. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (2Q: 09:45) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Parros gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (2Q: 09:09) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Williams. |
| 2-6-NOS38 (2Q: 08:31) Larry Heater ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Williams. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (2Q: 08:02) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Williams, assisted by CB Eric Wright. |
| 2-11-NOS43 (2Q: 07:30) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rick Parros. DT Leo Wisniewski drove right through Ron McNair to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-NOS43 (2Q: 07:24) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 30 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson. Parros gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 06:41) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. |
| 2-2-MIN19 (2Q: 06:01) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-7-MIN24 (2Q: 05:51) Bill Johnson ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome, assisted by S Gary Fencik. Key block delivered by John Tautolo. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-MIN34 (2Q: 05:42) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Joe Rose for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. Rose gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-18-MIN35 (2Q: 05:08) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Hubert Oliver. OLB Rickey Jackson knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-18-MIN35 (2Q: 04:58) Morten Andersen attempted a 52 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 04:52) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR Herman Fontenot and was intercepted by CB Lorenzo Lynch at the NOS06. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Herman Fontenot. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (2Q: 04:40) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall. |
| 2-8-NOS21 (2Q: 03:56) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye, assisted by S Gary Fencik. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (2Q: 03:25) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Larry Heater for 8 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton, assisted by CB Eric Wright. |
| 2-2-NOS39 (2Q: 02:47) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield, assisted by S Vince Albritton. Parros gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (2Q: 02:30) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Joe Rose. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (2Q: 02:22) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. Turner gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Ken Fantetti on the MIN22. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (2Q: 02:10) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 44 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. Fontenot gained 30 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (2Q: 02:00) Sammy Winder ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Eric Wilson, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 2-2-NOS26 (2Q: 01:22) Bruce King ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd, assisted by DE Tony Colorito. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (2Q: 00:38) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Monk gained 5 yards after the catch. Minnesota 12, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 00:38) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 13, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 00:27) Rich Karlis kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. John Floyd returned the ball 21 yards to the NOS31. Tackled by Pete Metzelaars. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (2Q: 00:21) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by Ron McNair. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 00:05) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DE Mark Gastineau blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 59 yards from the MIN30. John Floyd returned the ball 18 yards to the NOS29. Tackled by Bruce King. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (3Q: 14:38) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. Key block delivered by Ethan Horton. |
| 2-1-NOS38 (3Q: 13:56) Larry Heater ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by Joe Rose. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (3Q: 13:46) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall. |
| 2-12-NOS41 (3Q: 13:10) Bill Johnson ran a draw inside the left guard for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson. |
| 3-5-NOS48 (3Q: 12:42) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Danny Pittman for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright, assisted by S Vince Newsome. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (3Q: 12:11) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye and assisted by CB Frank Minnifield. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (3Q: 11:24) Larry Heater ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 2-5-MIN20 (3Q: 10:57) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (3Q: 10:12) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Hubert Oliver. S Vince Albritton defended the pass. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-MIN10 (3Q: 10:06) Randall Cunningham pass completed to FB Dropkick Murphy for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 3-8-MIN08 (3Q: 09:28) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Rick Parros. |
| 4-8-MIN08 (3Q: 09:19) Morten Andersen attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, New Orleans 6 |
| (3Q: 09:11) Morten Andersen kicked off 77 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 09:11) Bruce King ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Greg Bright. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (3Q: 08:27) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (3Q: 08:18) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 8 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bass gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-MIN39 (3Q: 07:36) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Pete Metzelaars to the MIN45. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 07:01) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-NOS50 (3Q: 06:54) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (3Q: 06:12) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Carl Lews. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (3Q: 05:49) Dan Marino pass was intended for TE Jimmie Giles and was intercepted by S Greg Bright at the NOS17. The interception was returned 83 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 13, New Orleans 12 |
| (3Q: 05:49) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 13, Minnesota 13 |
| (3Q: 05:41) Morten Andersen kicked off 79 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 05:41) Sammy Winder ran inside the right guard for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 05:00) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Bobby Howard. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (3Q: 04:53) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Pete Metzelaars for 6 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock, assisted by OLB Chip Banks. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 04:43) Bruce King ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by DT Curt Jarvis. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. Munchak ran over Cliff Odom to set up the play. |
| 2-3-NOS45 (3Q: 04:10) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Carl Lews, assisted by CB Gill Byrd. Fontenot gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (3Q: 03:23) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Fred Robinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fontenot gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (3Q: 02:42) Sammy Winder ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 2-5-NOS12 (3Q: 02:11) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 19, New Orleans 13 |
| (3Q: 02:11) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 20, New Orleans 13 |
| (3Q: 02:03) Rich Karlis kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Bob Glazebrook returned the ball 13 yards to the NOS18. Tackled by Frank Minnifield. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (3Q: 01:29) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. |
| 2-10-NOS18 (3Q: 00:54) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| 3-9-NOS19 (3Q: 00:26) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-3-NOS25 (4Q: 15:00) Mike Saxon punted 33 yards. Art Monk returned the kick 1 yard to the MIN43. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 14:50) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. DE Kevin Fagan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (4Q: 14:43) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Fred Robinson. Key block delivered by John Wojciechowski. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (4Q: 14:11) Sammy Winder ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. |
| 2-11-NOS42 (4Q: 13:32) Bruce King ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Cleveland Elam, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 3-8-NOS39 (4Q: 12:57) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Fontenot gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (4Q: 12:10) Sammy Winder ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews, assisted by CB Don Griffin. |
| 2-14-NOS27 (4Q: 11:43) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald. OLB Chip Banks knocked down Pete Metzelaars to break up the play. |
| 3-11-NOS24 (4Q: 11:00) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. DT Curt Jarvis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-NOS24 (4Q: 10:50) Rich Karlis attempted a 41 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 10:44) Larry Heater ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by OLB Dave Frye. |
| 2-7-NOS34 (4Q: 10:15) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by DE Leonard Marshall. |
| 3-5-NOS36 (4Q: 09:43) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (4Q: 09:06) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS41 (4Q: 08:58) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Joe Rose for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-7-NOS44 (4Q: 08:29) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 3-2-NOS49 (4Q: 08:18) Larry Heater ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. Key block delivered by Hubert Oliver. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 07:55) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Odessa Turner. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN49 (4Q: 07:48) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 3-2-MIN41 (4Q: 07:10) Randall Cunningham sacked by DT Dan Saleaumula for a loss of 5 yards. Saleaumula ran right past John Tautolo and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-7-MIN46 (4Q: 06:43) Mike Saxon punted 39 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN07. |
| 1-10-MIN07 (4Q: 06:32) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Curt Jarvis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Montgomery gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (4Q: 06:00) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. DT John Woodcock hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN24 (4Q: 05:55) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Sylvester Hicks. |
| 3-9-MIN25 (4Q: 05:07) Dan Marino sacked by DE Doug McDougald for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Marvin Powell. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-16-MIN18 (4Q: 04:23) Rohn Stark punted 45 yards. Bob Glazebrook returned the kick 6 yards to the NOS43. Tackled by Mossy Cade. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (4Q: 04:15) Bill Johnson ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Gastineau. |
| 2-8-NOS45 (4Q: 03:51) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik and assisted by ILB Shelton Robinson. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 03:16) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (4Q: 03:09) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 2-9-MIN24 (4Q: 02:48) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. CB Frank Minnifield knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-MIN24 (4Q: 02:39) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. CB Frank Minnifield defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN24 (4Q: 02:29) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 4-14-MIN29 (4Q: 02:29) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Danny Pittman. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 02:22) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Eric Wilson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Monk gained 2 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Emanuel King on the NOS50. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS50 (4Q: 02:05) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by TE Ethan Horton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-NOS50 (4Q: 01:58) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Pittman. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS50 (4Q: 01:51) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DT Leo Wisniewski simply tossed Dan Fike aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-NOS50 (4Q: 01:45) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade and assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 01:35) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Rick Parros for 38 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Parros gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Minnesota 20, New Orleans 19 |
| (4Q: 01:35) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. New Orleans 20, Minnesota 20 |
| (4Q: 01:17) Morten Andersen kicked off 77 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 01:17) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 9 yards. Tackled by S Carl Lews. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-1-MIN29 (4Q: 00:43) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 00:36) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Monk gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-3-NOS46 (4Q: 00:29) Sammy Winder ran around the left tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks, assisted by DE Kevin Fagan. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. Munchak ran over Lorenzo Lynch to set up the play. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (4Q: 00:17) Bruce King ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-5-NOS22 (4Q: 00:04) Rich Karlis attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 23, New Orleans 20 |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 23, New Orleans Saints 20 |