| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 44 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. Don Beebe returned the ball 18 yards to the DET28. Tackled by Lorenzo Hampton. |
| 1-10-DET28 (1Q: 14:35) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Mike Mularkey for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall, assisted by ILB Eddie Johnson. Mularkey gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-DET30 (1Q: 14:08) Crash Davis ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. |
| 3-6-DET32 (1Q: 13:35) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Tim Spencer. DE Charles Haley drove right through Guy McIntyre to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-DET32 (1Q: 13:30) Russell Erxleben punted 39 yards. Vai Sikahema called for a fair catch at the MIN29. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (1Q: 13:22) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 2-7-MIN32 (1Q: 12:48) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by OLB Kurt Cobain. |
| 3-3-MIN36 (1Q: 12:01) Barry Word ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (1Q: 11:29) Barry Word ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. Key block delivered by Greg Christy. |
| 2-5-DET48 (1Q: 10:44) Barry Word ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain, assisted by DE Jacob Green. |
| 3-5-DET48 (1Q: 09:58) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Pete Metzelaars. S Ronnie Lott defended the pass. |
| 4-5-DET48 (1Q: 09:51) Rohn Stark punted 48 yards. Touchback. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-DET43 (1Q: 09:45) Lorenzo Hampton ran around right end for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain. Key block delivered by John Wojciechowski. Minnesota's John Wojciechowski was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DET27 (1Q: 09:01) Dan Marino sacked by DE Randy Edwards and DT Jerome Sally for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Bart Oates. |
| 2-17-DET34 (1Q: 08:17) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Reyna Thompson. Fontenot gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET15 (1Q: 07:54) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bobby Howard. DE Jason Buck hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET15 (1Q: 07:47) Barry Word ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 3-14-DET19 (1Q: 07:05) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Parker, assisted by CB Reyna Thompson. Monk gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-DET06 (1Q: 06:34) Rich Karlis attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 06:29) Rich Karlis kicked off 77 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 06:29) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Quinn Early for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET36 (1Q: 05:49) Marion Butts ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson, assisted by DE Leonard Marshall. |
| 2-7-DET39 (1Q: 05:09) Crash Davis ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Fantetti. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-DET29 (1Q: 05:00) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Mike Mularkey for 33 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mularkey gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 04:18) Crash Davis ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 2-8-MIN36 (1Q: 03:43) Marion Butts ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 3-6-MIN34 (1Q: 03:00) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (1Q: 02:16) Crash Davis ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Williams. |
| 2-6-MIN18 (1Q: 01:32) Marion Butts ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey. |
| 3-7-MIN19 (1Q: 00:54) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quinn Early. CB Eric Wright defended the pass. |
| 4-7-MIN19 (1Q: 00:45) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 3, Minnesota 3 |
| (1Q: 00:39) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 54 yards from the DET30. Phil Freeman returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Kurt Cobain. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (1Q: 00:13) Dan Marino pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. DE Randy Edwards blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN24 (1Q: 00:07) Barry Word ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-10-MIN24 (2Q: 15:00) Dan Marino sacked by ILB Chris Spielman for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by John Wojciechowski. |
| 4-16-MIN18 (2Q: 14:18) Rohn Stark punted 29 yards. Phil McConkey called for a fair catch at the MIN47. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 14:08) Crash Davis ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. Davis slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 2-11-MIN48 (2Q: 13:36) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN48 (2Q: 13:28) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Don Beebe. |
| 4-11-MIN48 (2Q: 13:19) Russell Erxleben punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 13:12) Barry Word ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga, assisted by DE Bruce Clark. Detroit's Jacob Green was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor groin injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-6-MIN24 (2Q: 12:27) Lorenzo Hampton ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga, assisted by DE Jason Buck. |
| 3-5-MIN25 (2Q: 11:54) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Pete Metzelaars for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (2Q: 11:27) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Pete Metzelaars for 21 yards. Tackled by S Tom Flynn. Metzelaars gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET48 (2Q: 10:54) Barry Word ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 2-13-MIN49 (2Q: 10:19) Barry Word ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tom Flynn. |
| 3-6-DET44 (2Q: 09:54) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. S Fred Marion defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-DET44 (2Q: 09:49) Rohn Stark punted and it was blocked by Billy Sims. DET Niko Noga recovered the ball at the DET50. |
| 1-10-DET50 (2Q: 09:40) Marion Butts ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 2-11-DET49 (2Q: 09:16) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Darren Flutie. DE Charles Haley blocked the pass. |
| 3-11-DET49 (2Q: 09:11) Doug Flutie pass was intended for WR Don Beebe and was intercepted by S Vince Newsome at the MIN39. Tackled by Don Beebe. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (2Q: 09:02) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Eric Metcalf. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (2Q: 08:56) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. S Tom Flynn defended the pass. |
| 3-10-MIN39 (2Q: 08:49) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN44 (2Q: 08:04) Rohn Stark punted 38 yards. Phil McConkey called for a fair catch at the DET18. |
| 1-10-DET18 (2Q: 07:57) Crash Davis ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake, assisted by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| 2-10-DET18 (2Q: 07:22) Doug Flutie scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. |
| 3-6-DET22 (2Q: 06:45) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by TE Wesley Walls. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-DET37 (2Q: 06:36) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET37 (2Q: 06:27) Crash Davis ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm, assisted by DE Charles Haley. |
| 3-4-DET43 (2Q: 05:54) Doug Flutie pass completed to RB Crash Davis for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 05:06) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. DT Leo Wisniewski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN49 (2Q: 04:59) Marion Butts ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Charles Haley. |
| 3-7-MIN46 (2Q: 04:34) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (2Q: 03:53) Doug Flutie pass completed to RB Marion Butts for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson, assisted by CB Eric Wright. Butts gained 2 yards after the catch. Minnesota's Vince Albritton was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (2Q: 03:31) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Wesley Walls for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-4-MIN04 (2Q: 03:09) Doug Flutie pass completed to RB Marion Butts for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Wright, assisted by CB Mossy Cade. |
| 2-4-MIN04 (2Q: 02:52) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Ron Wolfley. DE Leonard Marshall blocked the pass. |
| 3-4-MIN04 (2Q: 02:45) Doug Flutie pass completed to RB Crash Davis for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 9, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 02:45) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 10, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 02:39) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 73 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 02:39) Barry Word ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. Key block delivered by Pete Metzelaars. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-4-MIN26 (2Q: 02:00) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Pete Metzelaars for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Parker. |
| 3-1-MIN29 (2Q: 01:39) Lorenzo Hampton ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET CB Anthony Parker to the MIN40. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (2Q: 01:29) Crash Davis ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake, assisted by CB Mossy Cade. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN OLB Rickey Jackson to the MIN32. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 01:22) Dan Marino pass was dropped by TE Pete Metzelaars. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (2Q: 01:16) Barry Word ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green, assisted by DE Jason Buck. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 00:58) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Barry Word for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain. Word gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET47 (2Q: 00:47) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 11 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Detroit's Randy Edwards was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET36 (2Q: 00:35) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. Fontenot gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-9-DET09 (2Q: 00:23) Rich Karlis attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 10, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 00:16) Rich Karlis kicked off 71 yards from the MIN30. Don Beebe returned the ball 17 yards to the DET16. Tackled by Mossy Cade. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DET03 (2Q: 00:08) Marion Butts ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Leo Wisniewski. Key block delivered by Paul Jetton. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 79 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 15:00) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR Herman Fontenot and was intercepted by CB Reyna Thompson at the DET40. The interception was returned 15 yards. Tackled by Herman Fontenot. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 14:49) Marion Butts ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson, assisted by DE Charles Haley. |
| 2-8-MIN43 (3Q: 14:22) Crash Davis ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall, assisted by CB Frank Minnifield. |
| 3-7-MIN42 (3Q: 13:43) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Don Beebe. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-MIN42 (3Q: 13:33) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 59 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 13:28) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Pete Metzelaars for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 2-1-DET42 (3Q: 12:49) Barry Word ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-4-DET45 (3Q: 12:17) Lorenzo Hampton ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 1-10-DET30 (3Q: 11:42) Barry Word ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. Oates flattened Jerome Sally to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-4-DET24 (3Q: 11:15) Barry Word ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green, assisted by DE Randy Edwards. |
| 3-7-DET27 (3Q: 10:38) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 27 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Blades gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 12, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 10:38) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 13, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 10:22) Rich Karlis kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 10:22) Marion Butts ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Leo Wisniewski. ILB Eddie Johnson knocked down Cody Risien to break up the play. |
| 2-8-DET22 (3Q: 09:46) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Mike Mularkey for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET33 (3Q: 09:07) Crash Davis ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake, assisted by S Vince Newsome. |
| 2-6-DET37 (3Q: 08:34) Doug Flutie sacked by OLB Larry Kelm for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Tom Newberry. |
| 3-14-DET29 (3Q: 08:02) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quinn Early. DE Charles Haley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-14-DET29 (3Q: 07:52) Russell Erxleben punted 59 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN12. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (3Q: 07:43) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN07 (3Q: 07:36) Lorenzo Hampton ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green, assisted by S Fred Marion. |
| 2-13-MIN09 (3Q: 06:52) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Pete Metzelaars. DT Boss Yurtseven Sally drove right through Curtis Rouse to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-13-MIN09 (3Q: 06:48) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Blades. DE Jacob Green hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-13-MIN09 (3Q: 06:40) Rohn Stark punted 33 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN34. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Low Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 06:32) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Wesley Walls. DE Charles Haley blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN49 (3Q: 06:25) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quinn Early. CB Eric Wright defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN49 (3Q: 06:19) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Don Beebe for 9 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-MIN40 (3Q: 05:36) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 57 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (3Q: 05:30) Lorenzo Hampton ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 2-9-MIN48 (3Q: 04:51) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Metcalf gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET32 (3Q: 04:10) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 03:31) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Fontenot gained 8 yards after the catch. Minnesota 19, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 03:31) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 20, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 03:20) Rich Karlis kicked off 71 yards from the MIN30. Don Beebe returned the ball 20 yards to the DET19. Tackled by Ray Crouse. |
| 1-10-DET19 (3Q: 02:57) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 2-6-DET23 (3Q: 02:25) Marion Butts ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Leo Wisniewski. |
| 3-5-DET24 (3Q: 01:47) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Wesley Walls for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. Walls gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET33 (3Q: 01:05) Marion Butts ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 2-10-DET33 (3Q: 00:22) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Darren Flutie for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-4-DET39 (4Q: 15:00) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Quinn Early for 33 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. Early gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (4Q: 14:25) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Quinn Early for 28 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 20, Detroit 16 |
| (4Q: 14:25) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Minnesota 20, Detroit 17 |
| (4Q: 14:09) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 56 yards from the DET30. Lorenzo Hampton returned the ball 15 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Billy Sims. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 13:41) Lorenzo Hampton ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tom Flynn. |
| 2-9-MIN30 (4Q: 13:10) Dan Marino scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain and assisted by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-2-MIN37 (4Q: 12:30) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Reyna Thompson. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (4Q: 12:00) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 2-22-MIN28 (4Q: 11:51) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain. |
| 3-13-MIN37 (4Q: 11:19) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Bobby Howard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-MIN37 (4Q: 11:08) Rohn Stark punted 53 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 3 yards to the DET13. Tackled by Ray Crouse. |
| 1-10-DET13 (4Q: 11:01) Crash Davis ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey. |
| 2-9-DET14 (4Q: 10:19) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Carlos Carson for 8 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-DET22 (4Q: 09:32) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Mike Mularkey for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET23 (4Q: 08:49) Crash Davis ran around the left tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Eric Wright. |
| 2-9-DET24 (4Q: 08:29) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. OLB Larry Kelm defended the pass. |
| 3-9-DET24 (4Q: 08:19) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quinn Early. S Carnell Lake defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-DET24 (4Q: 08:10) Russell Erxleben punted 39 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 12 yards to the MIN49. Tackled by Monte Smith. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 07:59) Barry Word ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-MIN48 (4Q: 07:11) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Barry Word for 9 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-2-DET43 (4Q: 06:25) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. S Tom Flynn defended the pass. |
| 4-2-DET43 (4Q: 06:20) Rohn Stark punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 06:14) Crash Davis ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm, assisted by S Vince Albritton. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Wesley Walls to the DET20. |
| 2-10-DET20 (4Q: 05:47) Crash Davis ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson, assisted by OLB Ken Harvey. |
| 3-3-DET27 (4Q: 05:10) Crash Davis ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. |
| 4-2-DET28 (4Q: 04:44) Russell Erxleben punted 51 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 15 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Ozzie Newsome. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Cody Risien for 36 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 23, Minnesota 20 |
| (4Q: 04:44) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 24, Minnesota 20 |
| (4Q: 04:34) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 75 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 04:34) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 03:50) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 03:14) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Pete Metzelaars for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. Metzelaars gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-MIN49 (4Q: 02:58) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR HFont Fontenot. DE Randy Edwards hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN49 (4Q: 02:48) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Larry Kinnebrew. DE Randy Edwards hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN49 (4Q: 02:42) Dan Marino pass completed to FB Brad Muster for 14 yards. Tackled by S Tom Flynn. Muster gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET37 (4Q: 02:20) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Herman Fontenot. |
| 2-10-DET37 (4Q: 02:13) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Delay of Game. |
| 2-15-DET42 (4Q: 02:13) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Art Monk. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-DET42 (4Q: 02:05) Dan Marino pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Brian Blades. ILB Chris Spielman blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-15-DET42 (4Q: 01:58) Dan Marino pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Art Monk. DT Jerome Sally blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET42 (4Q: 01:52) Crash Davis ran a trap outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade, assisted by ILB Eddie Johnson. Key block delivered by Paul Jetton. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-4-DET48 (4Q: 01:41) Crash Davis ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-6-DET46 (4Q: 01:30) Crash Davis ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 4-22-DET30 (4Q: 01:21) Russell Erxleben punted 61 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN18. Tackled by Reyna Thompson. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (4Q: 01:13) Dan Marino pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR HFont Fontenot. ILB Chris Spielman blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN18 (4Q: 01:06) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-MIN13 (4Q: 01:06) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. S Tom Flynn defended the pass. |
| 3-15-MIN13 (4Q: 01:02) Dan Marino sacked by DT Brian Sochia for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by John Wojciechowski. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Chris Spielman on the MIN08. |
| 1-8-MIN08 (4Q: 00:49) Doug Flutie dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-9-MIN09 (4Q: 00:41) Doug Flutie dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 24, Minnesota Vikings 20 |