| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 72 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 72 yards from the DET30. Gregg Garrity returned the ball 13 yards to the HOU11. Tackled by Billy Sims. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (1Q: 14:38) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. |
| 2-7-HOU14 (1Q: 14:04) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith McKeller. DE Jason Buck hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-HOU14 (1Q: 13:57) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Gregg Garrity for 19 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Garrity gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (1Q: 13:34) Will Cureton pass was dropped by WR Henry Ellard. |
| 2-10-HOU33 (1Q: 13:27) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Haywood Jeffires for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tom Flynn. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-HOU36 (1Q: 12:51) Marc Logan ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. Key block delivered by Dave Studdard. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (1Q: 12:20) Marc Logan ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia. |
| 2-6-DET48 (1Q: 11:41) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Mike Friede for 10 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Detroit's Brian Sochia was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor elbow injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DET38 (1Q: 11:07) Will Cureton pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ron Francis. |
| 1-10-DET26 (1Q: 10:37) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Herschel Walker. S Tom Flynn defended the pass. The wind blew that pass off course. |
| 2-10-DET26 (1Q: 10:30) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Herschel Walker. OLB Jeff Rohrer defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET26 (1Q: 10:24) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Gregg Garrity for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by S Fred Marion. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET10 (1Q: 10:15) Marc Logan ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by S Tom Flynn. |
| 2-10-DET10 (1Q: 09:54) Will Cureton pass completed to FB Jessie Clark for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ron Francis. |
| 3-5-DET05 (1Q: 09:08) Marc Logan ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman, assisted by CB Duane Galloway. |
| 4-3-DET03 (1Q: 08:29) Norm Johnson attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 08:24) Norm Johnson kicked off 57 yards from the HOU30. Phil McConkey returned the ball 20 yards to the DET33. Tackled by Kevin Williams. |
| 1-10-DET33 (1Q: 07:57) Timmy Smith ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson, assisted by DE Dexter Manley. |
| 2-9-DET34 (1Q: 07:24) Crash Davis ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp, assisted by DT Mike Golic. |
| 3-6-DET37 (1Q: 06:42) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. CB Mike Richardson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-DET37 (1Q: 06:32) Russell Erxleben punted 46 yards. Gregg Garrity returned the kick 13 yards to the HOU30. Tackled by Cody Risien. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (1Q: 06:23) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gregg Garrity. DE Jacob Green hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU30 (1Q: 06:14) Will Cureton pass was dropped by WR Brian Brennan. |
| 3-10-HOU30 (1Q: 06:06) Marc Logan ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 4-5-HOU35 (1Q: 05:27) Brian Hansen punted 46 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET19. |
| 1-10-DET19 (1Q: 05:16) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quinn Early. OLB Simon Fletcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET19 (1Q: 05:11) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Kelvin Edwards. |
| 3-10-DET19 (1Q: 05:01) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 7 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. |
| 4-3-DET26 (1Q: 04:19) Russell Erxleben punted 50 yards. Mike Friede returned the kick 4 yards to the HOU28. Tackled by Billy Sims. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (1Q: 04:12) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Friede. CB Ron Francis defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU28 (1Q: 04:00) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler, assisted by DT Jerome Sally. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET DE Jason Buck to the HOU31. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (1Q: 03:54) Crash Davis ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 2-8-HOU29 (1Q: 03:13) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (1Q: 03:02) Doug Flutie scrambled for 17 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. |
| 1-7-HOU07 (1Q: 02:14) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-12-HOU12 (1Q: 02:05) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Ron Hall for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hall gained 2 yards after the catch. Detroit 6, Houston 3 |
| (1Q: 02:05) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 7, Houston 3 |
| (1Q: 01:59) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 53 yards from the DET30. Gregg Garrity returned the ball 11 yards to the HOU28. Tackled by Kelvin Edwards. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (1Q: 01:32) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Gregg Garrity for 38 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. Garrity gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET34 (1Q: 00:58) Marc Logan ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 2-6-DET30 (1Q: 00:22) Will Cureton sacked by OLB Craig Bingham for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Rob Taylor. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-14-DET38 (2Q: 15:00) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-DET32 (2Q: 14:15) Norm Johnson attempted a 49 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-DET39 (2Q: 14:10) Doug Flutie pass was intended for TE Ron Hall and was intercepted by CB Mike Richardson at the DET50. Tackled by Crash Davis. |
| 1-10-DET50 (2Q: 13:57) John Witkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Haywood Jeffires. DE Dennis Boyd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET50 (2Q: 13:49) John Witkowski pass completed to WR Gregg Garrity for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Ron Francis. Garrity gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET34 (2Q: 13:07) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 2-10-DET34 (2Q: 12:30) John Witkowski pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham, assisted by CB Wyatt Henderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-DET27 (2Q: 11:56) John Witkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DE Dennis Boyd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-DET27 (2Q: 11:50) Norm Johnson attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 7, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 11:43) Norm Johnson kicked off 57 yards from the HOU30. Billy Sims returned the ball 23 yards to the DET36. Tackled by Jessie Clark. |
| 1-10-DET36 (2Q: 11:07) Timmy Smith ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley. |
| 2-7-DET39 (2Q: 10:21) Crash Davis ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan, assisted by DE Darryl Sims. |
| 3-6-DET40 (2Q: 09:47) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Ron Hall for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Mickey Sutton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (2Q: 09:22) Doug Flutie scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mickey Sutton. |
| 2-1-HOU32 (2Q: 08:43) Timmy Smith ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. Key block delivered by Ron Hall. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (2Q: 07:57) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. DE Darryl Sims hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU31 (2Q: 07:49) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by TE Ron Hall. |
| 3-10-HOU31 (2Q: 07:41) Doug Flutie sacked by ILB Randy McClanahan and ILB Pepper Johnson for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Rich Umphrey. |
| 4-18-HOU39 (2Q: 07:07) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 56 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 10, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 07:01) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 55 yards from the DET30. Mike Friede returned the ball 17 yards to the HOU32. Tackled by Chris Spielman. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 06:38) John Witkowski pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Marc Logan on the HOU42. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (2Q: 06:00) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU37 (2Q: 05:56) John Witkowski pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman, assisted by S Fred Marion. |
| 2-9-HOU43 (2Q: 05:08) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-4-HOU48 (2Q: 04:35) John Witkowski pass completed to WR Haywood Jeffires for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson. |
| 1-10-DET44 (2Q: 04:11) Marc Logan ran inside the right tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. Key block delivered by George Lilja. |
| 1-10-DET26 (2Q: 03:38) John Witkowski pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. |
| 2-2-DET18 (2Q: 02:59) John Witkowski pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ron Francis. Ellard gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-8-DET08 (2Q: 02:34) John Witkowski pass completed to WR Gregg Garrity for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Houston's John Alt was hurt on the play. Houston 12, Detroit 10 |
| (2Q: 02:34) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 13, Detroit 10 |
| (2Q: 02:25) Norm Johnson kicked off 58 yards from the HOU30. Tom Flynn returned the ball 23 yards to the DET35. Tackled by Mike Richardson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET35 (2Q: 02:00) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 4 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. |
| 2-6-DET39 (2Q: 01:44) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quinn Early. ILB Pepper Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-DET39 (2Q: 01:38) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Ron Wolfley. OLB Simon Fletcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-DET39 (2Q: 01:32) Russell Erxleben punted 54 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU07. |
| 1-10-HOU07 (2Q: 01:23) Jessie Clark ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jacob Green. |
| 2-9-HOU08 (2Q: 00:50) John Witkowski pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Herschel Walker. |
| 3-9-HOU08 (2Q: 00:44) John Witkowski pass completed to WR Gregg Garrity for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-HOU15 (2Q: 00:36) Brian Hansen punted 42 yards. Tom Flynn returned the kick 2 yards to the DET45. Tackled by Bobby Kemp. |
| 1-10-DET45 (2Q: 00:25) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quinn Early. CB James Hasty knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-DET45 (2Q: 00:15) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. S Bobby Kemp defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET45 (2Q: 00:09) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Steve Largent. OLB Simon Fletcher blocked the pass. |
| 4-10-DET45 (2Q: 00:02) Russell Erxleben punted 40 yards. Gregg Garrity called for a fair catch at the HOU15. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Norm Johnson kicked off 58 yards from the HOU30. Tom Flynn returned the ball 48 yards to the HOU40. Tackled by Kevin Williams. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 14:39) Crash Davis ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. |
| 2-8-HOU38 (3Q: 13:53) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Margerum. CB Mike Richardson knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-8-HOU38 (3Q: 13:44) Doug Flutie pass completed to FB Ron Wolfley for -4 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-HOU42 (3Q: 13:02) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 59 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (3Q: 12:55) John Witkowski pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Pat Beach. DE Dennis Boyd blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-DET46 (3Q: 12:48) Marc Logan ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green. |
| 2-12-DET48 (3Q: 12:06) John Witkowski pass completed to WR Gregg Garrity for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Jason Buck. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-17-HOU47 (3Q: 11:57) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 50 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. Key block delivered by Ken Kaplan. |
| 1-3-DET03 (3Q: 11:26) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. Houston 19, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 11:26) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 20, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 11:16) Norm Johnson kicked off 63 yards from the HOU30. Tom Flynn returned the ball 19 yards to the DET26. Tackled by Gregg Garrity. |
| 1-10-DET26 (3Q: 10:47) Crash Davis ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. |
| 2-11-DET25 (3Q: 10:12) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quinn Early. DT Mike Golic defended the pass. |
| 3-11-DET25 (3Q: 10:06) Doug Flutie sacked by OLB Jamie Kimmel for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Anthony Munoz. |
| 4-19-DET17 (3Q: 09:34) Russell Erxleben punted 45 yards. Gregg Garrity returned the kick -2 yards to the HOU36. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (3Q: 09:26) John Witkowski pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jeff Rohrer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ellard gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (3Q: 08:42) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU28 (3Q: 08:34) Marc Logan ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham. |
| 2-12-HOU31 (3Q: 07:57) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. Key block delivered by Ken Kaplan. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (3Q: 07:20) John Witkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith McKeller. ILB Chris Spielman defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU48 (3Q: 07:13) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver, assisted by S Fred Marion. |
| 3-14-HOU44 (3Q: 06:34) John Witkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DT Emanuel Weaver hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (3Q: 06:29) John Witkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Haywood Jeffires. DE Jason Buck hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU49 (3Q: 06:21) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jason Buck. |
| 3-8-DET49 (3Q: 05:46) John Witkowski pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 18 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brennan gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET31 (3Q: 05:08) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| 2-9-DET30 (3Q: 04:43) Marc Logan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-7-DET28 (3Q: 04:09) John Witkowski sacked by DE Jason Buck for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Kaplan. |
| 4-12-DET33 (3Q: 03:24) Brian Hansen punted 31 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET02. |
| 1-10-DET02 (3Q: 03:16) Crash Davis ran around the left tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. Key block delivered by Cody Risien. |
| 1-10-DET22 (3Q: 02:48) Doug Flutie pass completed to FB Ron Wolfley for 7 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. Wolfley gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-DET29 (3Q: 02:05) Timmy Smith ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. |
| 3-3-DET29 (3Q: 01:40) Timmy Smith ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Williams, assisted by S Martin Bayless. Key block delivered by Mike Wilson. |
| 1-10-DET36 (3Q: 00:54) Vince Evans pass completed to FB Ron Wolfley for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wolfley gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (3Q: 00:26) Vince Evans sacked by DE Jim Jeffcoat and ILB Randy McClanahan for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Randy Grimes. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-16-DET46 (4Q: 15:00) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Kelvin Edwards for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Williams. Edwards gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (4Q: 14:34) Crash Davis ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. |
| 2-7-HOU35 (4Q: 14:08) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Quinn Early for 30 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (4Q: 13:38) Timmy Smith ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley, assisted by S Martin Bayless. |
| 2-1-HOU01 (4Q: 13:14) Vince Evans pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. |
| 3-1-HOU01 (4Q: 13:07) Crash Davis ran around left end for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Guy McIntyre. Houston 20, Detroit 16 |
| (4Q: 13:07) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Houston 20, Detroit 17 |
| (4Q: 12:58) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 58 yards from the DET30. Gregg Garrity returned the ball 12 yards to the HOU24. Tackled by Chris Spielman. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (4Q: 12:24) John Witkowski sacked by DE Dennis Boyd for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Dave Studdard. |
| 2-15-HOU19 (4Q: 11:50) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia. |
| 3-8-HOU26 (4Q: 11:09) Marc Logan ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway, assisted by DT Brian Sochia. Key block delivered by Rob Taylor. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (4Q: 10:43) John Witkowski pass was intended for RB Herschel Walker and was intercepted by CB Wyatt Henderson at the HOU42. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Herschel Walker. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (4Q: 10:32) Timmy Smith ran around left end for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams, assisted by OLB Simon Fletcher. Key block delivered by Cody Risien. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (4Q: 09:55) Crash Davis ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Darryl Sims. |
| 2-8-HOU19 (4Q: 09:25) Vince Evans pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. |
| 3-8-HOU19 (4Q: 09:19) Vince Evans pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Steve Largent. DE Dexter Manley blocked the pass. |
| 4-8-HOU19 (4Q: 09:14) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 20, Houston 20 |
| (4Q: 09:09) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 53 yards from the DET30. Mike Friede returned the ball 13 yards to the HOU30. Tackled by Kelvin Edwards. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 08:49) John Witkowski pass completed to WR Haywood Jeffires for 24 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by S Fred Marion. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET46 (4Q: 08:01) John Witkowski pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Herschel Walker. |
| 2-10-DET46 (4Q: 07:54) John Witkowski pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 3-7-DET43 (4Q: 07:06) Marc Logan ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green. Key block delivered by Ken Kaplan. |
| 1-10-DET31 (4Q: 06:38) John Witkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DE Jason Buck hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-DET31 (4Q: 06:34) John Witkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gregg Garrity. CB Bobby Butler defended the pass. |
| 3-10-DET31 (4Q: 06:24) John Witkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. S Ronnie Lott defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET31 (4Q: 06:18) Norm Johnson attempted a 48 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-DET38 (4Q: 06:13) Vince Evans pass completed to RB Crash Davis for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Golic. |
| 2-10-DET38 (4Q: 05:43) Timmy Smith ran a trap outside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Darryl Sims. |
| 3-3-DET45 (4Q: 05:06) Timmy Smith ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Darryl Sims. Key block delivered by Rich Umphrey. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (4Q: 04:27) Crash Davis ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams, assisted by CB Mickey Sutton. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Ron Wolfley to the HOU46. |
| 2-10-HOU46 (4Q: 03:45) Vince Evans pass completed to TE Ron Hall for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Mickey Sutton. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (4Q: 03:25) Vince Evans pass was intended for WR Steve Largent and was intercepted by S David Greenwood at the HOU15. Tackled by Steve Largent. |
| 1-10-HOU15 (4Q: 03:12) Marc Logan ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by DE Dennis Boyd. |
| 2-9-HOU16 (4Q: 02:37) John Witkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. S Tom Flynn defended the pass. |
| 3-9-HOU16 (4Q: 02:28) John Witkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Haywood Jeffires. CB Ron Francis defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-HOU16 (4Q: 02:18) Brian Hansen punted 44 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 8 yards to the DET48. Tackled by Jewerl Thomas. |
| 1-10-DET48 (4Q: 02:07) Vince Evans pass was dropped by TE Ron Hall. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-DET48 (4Q: 02:00) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Quinn Early for 11 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood, assisted by S Martin Bayless. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Early gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (4Q: 01:42) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Kelvin Edwards for 2 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Edwards gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-8-HOU39 (4Q: 01:21) Vince Evans pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Edwards. OLB Rich Dixon defended the pass. |
| 3-8-HOU39 (4Q: 01:11) Vince Evans pass completed to WR Quinn Early for 4 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless, assisted by CB James Hasty. |
| 4-4-HOU35 (4Q: 00:51) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 52 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 23, Houston 20 |
| (4Q: 00:43) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 60 yards from the DET30. Gregg Garrity returned the ball 24 yards to the HOU34. Tackled by Phil McConkey. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (4Q: 00:34) John Witkowski pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Wyatt Henderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-1-HOU43 (4Q: 00:24) John Witkowski sacked by DE Jason Buck for a loss of 2 yards. Sack allowed by George Lilja. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-3-HOU41 (4Q: 00:17) John Witkowski pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. |
| 4-3-HOU41 (4Q: 00:10) John Witkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith McKeller. CB Wyatt Henderson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (4Q: 00:06) Vince Evans dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 23, Houston Titans 20 |