| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 36 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 66 yards from the DET30. Art Monk returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Reyna Thompson. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (1Q: 14:37) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 45 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. Fontenot gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET30 (1Q: 13:53) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fontenot gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET11 (1Q: 13:29) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. DT Boss Yurtseven Sally hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The wind blew that pass off course. |
| 2-10-DET11 (1Q: 13:24) Dan Marino pass was dropped by TE Jimmie Giles. |
| 3-10-DET11 (1Q: 13:16) Dan Marino pass was dropped by TE Jimmie Giles. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET11 (1Q: 13:06) Rich Karlis attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 12:58) Rich Karlis kicked off 51 yards from the MIN30. Billy Sims returned the ball 18 yards to the DET37. Tackled by Ray Crouse. |
| 1-10-DET37 (1Q: 12:23) Timmy Smith ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. |
| 2-6-DET41 (1Q: 11:42) Billy Sims ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Leo Wisniewski, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 3-2-DET45 (1Q: 11:07) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. Key block delivered by Randy Grimes. |
| 1-10-DET49 (1Q: 10:42) Doug Flutie pass completed to RB Tony Collins for 1 yard. Tackled by S Vince Newsome, assisted by OLB Dave Frye. |
| 2-9-MIN50 (1Q: 10:00) Billy Sims ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 3-2-MIN43 (1Q: 09:30) Billy Sims ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 4-2-MIN43 (1Q: 08:44) Russell Erxleben punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 08:39) Dan Marino pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (1Q: 08:32) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham, assisted by DT Brian Sochia. |
| 3-10-MIN20 (1Q: 07:58) Dan Marino pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. DE Randy Edwards blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN20 (1Q: 07:54) Rohn Stark punted 40 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 12 yards to the MIN48. Tackled by Frank Minnifield. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (1Q: 07:46) Timmy Smith ran outside the right tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by Ron Wolfley. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (1Q: 07:09) Timmy Smith ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Leo Wisniewski, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 2-6-MIN26 (1Q: 06:30) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Timmy Smith. |
| 3-6-MIN26 (1Q: 06:26) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Ron Wolfley. CB Frank Minnifield knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN26 (1Q: 06:20) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Detroit 3 |
| (1Q: 06:12) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 61 yards from the DET30. Art Monk returned the ball 26 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Phil McConkey. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (1Q: 05:36) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 28 yards. Tackled by OLB Tim Cofield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fontenot gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET37 (1Q: 04:57) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion, assisted by ILB Niko Noga. Key block delivered by Brian Blados. |
| 2-4-DET31 (1Q: 04:20) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-1-DET28 (1Q: 03:47) Dan Marino scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen and assisted by ILB Johnny Taylor. |
| 1-10-DET25 (1Q: 03:06) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Wilbert Montgomery. |
| 2-10-DET25 (1Q: 02:59) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-DET30 (1Q: 02:51) Ray Crouse ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by DT Brian Sochia. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. |
| 3-2-DET17 (1Q: 02:14) Ray Crouse ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. Irwin ran over Ron Francis to set up the play. |
| 1-10-DET12 (1Q: 01:32) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 9, Detroit 3 |
| (1Q: 01:32) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 10, Detroit 3 |
| (1Q: 01:26) Rich Karlis kicked off 76 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 01:26) Timmy Smith ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-10-DET30 (1Q: 00:44) Ken Margerum ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by ILB Shelton Robinson. Key block delivered by Cody Risien. |
| 2-4-DET36 (1Q: 00:21) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. McConkey gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 15:00) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Tim Spencer. OLB Dave Frye knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-MIN46 (2Q: 14:56) Tony Collins ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall, assisted by DE Mark Gastineau. |
| 3-9-MIN45 (2Q: 14:21) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Kelvin Edwards for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Derrick Burroughs. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (2Q: 13:50) Timmy Smith ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-6-MIN32 (2Q: 13:24) Timmy Smith ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by CB Frank Minnifield. Key block delivered by Randy Grimes. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (2Q: 12:41) Tony Collins ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. |
| 2-10-MIN25 (2Q: 12:07) Timmy Smith ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 3-3-MIN18 (2Q: 11:30) Timmy Smith ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. Key block delivered by Mike Mularkey. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (2Q: 11:07) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. Margerum gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-2-MIN02 (2Q: 10:34) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-3-MIN03 (2Q: 10:06) Timmy Smith ran around the left tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Rich Umphrey. Minnesota 10, Detroit 9 |
| (2Q: 10:06) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Minnesota 10, Detroit 10 |
| (2Q: 09:58) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 71 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 09:58) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by DE Jacob Green. Fontenot gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-MIN26 (2Q: 09:12) Ray Crouse ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-4-MIN26 (2Q: 08:32) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. Bass gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 08:02) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. ILB Niko Noga defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN47 (2Q: 07:56) Ray Crouse ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga. |
| 3-7-MIN50 (2Q: 07:23) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. ILB Matt Millen defended the pass. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-DET45 (2Q: 07:19) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Johnny Taylor. |
| 2-9-DET44 (2Q: 06:34) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by OLB Tim Cofield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-DET38 (2Q: 05:47) Sammy Winder ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Randy Edwards. Key block delivered by Marvin Powell. |
| 1-10-DET32 (2Q: 05:09) Dan Marino scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. |
| 2-7-DET29 (2Q: 04:28) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery. S Fred Marion defended the pass. |
| 3-7-DET29 (2Q: 04:20) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd, assisted by CB Duane Galloway. Montgomery gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET18 (2Q: 03:52) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. Key block delivered by Marvin Powell. |
| 2-1-DET09 (2Q: 03:26) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Don Bass. |
| 3-1-DET09 (2Q: 03:18) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Don Bass for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler, assisted by S Fred Marion. |
| 1-3-DET03 (2Q: 02:31) Ray Crouse ran around the left tackle for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-4-DET04 (2Q: 02:00) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-2-DET02 (2Q: 01:19) Sammy Winder ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 4-2-DET02 (2Q: 00:37) Rich Karlis attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, Detroit 10 |
| (2Q: 00:29) Rich Karlis kicked off 57 yards from the MIN30. Billy Sims returned the ball 27 yards to the DET40. Tackled by Mossy Cade. |
| 1-10-DET40 (2Q: 00:19) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Timmy Smith. ILB Shelton Robinson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET40 (2Q: 00:15) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ron Hall. CB Eric Wright defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET40 (2Q: 00:05) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Edwards. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Billy Sims returned the ball 17 yards to the DET23. Tackled by Art Monk. |
| 1-10-DET23 (3Q: 14:44) Doug Flutie pass was intended for WR Phil McConkey and was intercepted by CB Mossy Cade at the DET27. Tackled by Phil McConkey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET27 (3Q: 14:31) Dan Marino scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 2-8-DET25 (3Q: 13:54) Dan Marino pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Bobby Howard. OLB Duane Bickett blocked the pass. |
| 3-8-DET25 (3Q: 13:47) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. DE Randy Edwards hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-DET25 (3Q: 13:38) Rich Karlis attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 16, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 13:30) Rich Karlis kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Billy Sims returned the ball 10 yards to the DET13. Tackled by Vince Albritton. |
| 1-10-DET13 (3Q: 13:03) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. DT Dan Saleaumula hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET13 (3Q: 12:54) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 3-9-DET14 (3Q: 12:14) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-DET14 (3Q: 12:09) Russell Erxleben punted 34 yards. Art Monk returned the kick 2 yards to the DET46. Tackled by Reyna Thompson. |
| 1-10-DET46 (3Q: 11:59) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Larry Kinnebrew for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Reyna Thompson. Kinnebrew gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-DET41 (3Q: 11:50) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Sammy Winder. CB Wyatt Henderson defended the pass. |
| 2-5-DET41 (3Q: 11:42) Ray Crouse ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. |
| 3-3-DET39 (3Q: 11:06) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. Fontenot gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET35 (3Q: 10:20) Sammy Winder ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 2-7-DET32 (3Q: 09:44) Dan Marino sacked by DT Brian Sochia for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Brian Blados. |
| 3-14-DET39 (3Q: 08:56) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Reyna Thompson, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-DET27 (3Q: 08:23) Rich Karlis attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 19, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 08:17) Rich Karlis kicked off 55 yards from the MIN30. Tony Collins returned the ball 18 yards to the DET33. Tackled by Vince Albritton. |
| 1-10-DET33 (3Q: 07:51) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Kelvin Edwards. OLB Rickey Jackson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET33 (3Q: 07:45) Doug Flutie pass completed to FB Ron Wolfley for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson. |
| 3-11-DET32 (3Q: 07:21) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Edwards. CB Frank Minnifield simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-DET32 (3Q: 07:15) Russell Erxleben punted 38 yards. Art Monk called for a fair catch at the MIN30. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 07:08) Sammy Winder ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. Irwin ran over Matt Millen to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (3Q: 06:27) Ray Crouse ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. Key block delivered by Doug Smith. Smith ran over Reyna Thompson to set up the play. |
| 2-5-MIN47 (3Q: 05:55) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 46 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. Fontenot gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-7-DET07 (3Q: 05:14) Ray Crouse ran inside the left guard for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Bart Oates. Minnesota 25, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 05:14) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 26, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 05:07) Rich Karlis kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 05:07) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Edwards. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET20 (3Q: 05:00) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET20 (3Q: 04:54) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 0 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET20 (3Q: 04:08) Russell Erxleben punted 57 yards. Art Monk returned the kick 1 yard to the MIN24. Tackled by Ron Hall. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (3Q: 03:57) Ray Crouse ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion, assisted by OLB Craig Bingham. |
| 2-10-MIN24 (3Q: 03:26) Ray Crouse ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-6-MIN28 (3Q: 02:40) Dan Marino sacked by DE Dennis Boyd for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by John Wojciechowski. |
| 4-16-MIN18 (3Q: 02:02) Rohn Stark punted 53 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 13 yards to the DET42. Tackled by Jimmie Giles. |
| 1-10-DET42 (3Q: 01:52) Timmy Smith ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Williams, assisted by S Gary Fencik. |
| 2-7-DET45 (3Q: 01:18) Timmy Smith ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 3-1-MIN49 (3Q: 00:42) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Mike Mularkey for 8 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (3Q: 00:02) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Steve Largent. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-10-MIN41 (4Q: 15:00) Doug Flutie scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. |
| 3-1-MIN32 (4Q: 14:21) Timmy Smith ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright, assisted by S Gary Fencik. Key block delivered by Cody Risien. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (4Q: 13:47) Doug Flutie pass completed to FB Tim Spencer for 9 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik, assisted by CB Frank Minnifield. Spencer gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-MIN18 (4Q: 13:12) Tony Collins ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield, assisted by ILB Ken Fantetti. Key block delivered by Tom Newberry. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (4Q: 12:31) Tony Collins ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Williams, assisted by S Vince Albritton. |
| 2-11-MIN11 (4Q: 11:47) Doug Flutie sacked by OLB Dave Frye for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Tom Baugh. |
| 3-18-MIN18 (4Q: 11:12) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Steve Largent. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-18-MIN18 (4Q: 11:06) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 26, Detroit 13 |
| (4Q: 11:01) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 74 yards from the DET30. Touchback. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. |
| (4Q: 11:01) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 62 yards from the DET25. Art Monk returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Phil McConkey. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (4Q: 10:33) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR HFont Fontenot. CB Wyatt Henderson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN17 (4Q: 10:21) Ray Crouse ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 3-8-MIN19 (4Q: 09:41) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Larry Kinnebrew for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Ron Francis. Kinnebrew gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (4Q: 09:06) Ray Crouse ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson, assisted by S Fred Marion. Key block delivered by Pete Metzelaars. |
| 2-1-MIN36 (4Q: 08:22) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 07:38) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. |
| 2-6-DET49 (4Q: 06:53) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. DT Emanuel Weaver hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-DET49 (4Q: 06:45) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Sammy Winder. CB Bobby Butler defended the pass. |
| 4-6-DET49 (4Q: 06:41) Rohn Stark punted 45 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET04. |
| 1-10-DET04 (4Q: 06:32) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Timmy Smith. ILB Shelton Robinson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET04 (4Q: 06:26) Tony Collins ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson. ILB Ken Fantetti crushed Tom Newberry to wreck the play. |
| 3-10-DET04 (4Q: 06:07) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 4 yards. Tackled by S Gary Fencik. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-DET08 (4Q: 05:45) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Kelvin Edwards for 23 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Edwards gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET31 (4Q: 05:24) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET31 (4Q: 05:16) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. DE Mark Gastineau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET31 (4Q: 05:06) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-DET26 (4Q: 04:57) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-DET38 (4Q: 04:47) Doug Flutie sacked by DE Leonard Marshall for a loss of 5 yards. Marshall ran right past Tom Baugh and knocked down the quarterback. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Anthony Munoz on the DET33. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET33 (4Q: 04:31) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Pete Metzelaars for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Fred Marion. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET23 (4Q: 04:20) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-DET17 (4Q: 03:36) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 32, Detroit 13 |
| (4Q: 03:36) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 33, Detroit 13 |
| (4Q: 03:28) Rich Karlis kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 03:28) Vince Evans sacked by DE Lee Williams and OLB Larry Kelm for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Fairchild. |
| 2-18-DET12 (4Q: 03:08) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Kelvin Edwards for 40 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. Edwards gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (4Q: 02:49) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Frye. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Margerum gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Minnesota's Gary Fencik was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (4Q: 02:32) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. ILB Ken Fantetti defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN23 (4Q: 02:24) Vince Evans pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Phil McConkey. ILB James Harrell blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN23 (4Q: 02:15) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Kelvin Edwards for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-1-MIN14 (4Q: 02:00) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (4Q: 01:43) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN11 (4Q: 01:34) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall, assisted by CB Eric Wright. |
| 3-6-MIN07 (4Q: 01:17) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright, assisted by S Vince Newsome. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-4-MIN05 (4Q: 01:00) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! McConkey gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 33, Detroit 19 |
| (4Q: 01:00) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Minnesota 33, Detroit 20 |
| (4Q: 00:51) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off (onside) from the DET30. DET Ron Hall recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-DET46 (4Q: 00:44) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Kelvin Edwards for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (4Q: 00:36) Vince Evans pass was intended for TE Ozzie Newsome and was intercepted by CB Frank Minnifield at the MIN20. Tackled by Ozzie Newsome. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 00:23) Ray Crouse ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-8-MIN22 (4Q: 00:15) Ray Crouse ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver, assisted by CB Wyatt Henderson. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-8-MIN22 (4Q: 00:03) Dan Marino dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 33, Detroit Lions 20 |