| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 54 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Matt Stover kicked off 79 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 15:00) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Le-Lo Lang. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 14:21) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR HFont Fontenot. DE Jacob Green hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN31 (1Q: 14:11) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain, assisted by S John Miller. Key block delivered by John Wojciechowski. |
| 3-2-MIN39 (1Q: 13:45) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Metcalf. ILB Chris Spielman defended the pass. |
| 4-2-MIN39 (1Q: 13:41) Rohn Stark punted 37 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 10 yards to the DET34. Tackled by Frank Minnifield. |
| 1-10-DET34 (1Q: 13:32) Crash Davis ran around right end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey, assisted by DE Charles Haley. Key block delivered by Tim Spencer. |
| 2-5-DET39 (1Q: 13:06) Marion Butts ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-10-DET46 (1Q: 12:26) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Crash Davis. DT Joe Phillips hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET46 (1Q: 12:20) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. DT Joe Phillips hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-DET46 (1Q: 12:13) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. CB Mossy Cade knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET46 (1Q: 12:02) Russell Erxleben punted 53 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN07. Tackled by Chris Spielman. |
| 1-10-MIN07 (1Q: 11:55) Dan Marino pass completed to FB Brad Muster for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-MIN10 (1Q: 11:27) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. CB Le-Lo Lang defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN10 (1Q: 11:21) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Parker, assisted by CB Le-Lo Lang. Metcalf gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 10:47) Sammy Winder ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 2-11-MIN19 (1Q: 10:05) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Herman Fontenot. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN19 (1Q: 09:56) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 4-5-MIN25 (1Q: 09:29) Rohn Stark punted 61 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 8 yards to the DET22. Tackled by Vai Sikahema. |
| 1-10-DET22 (1Q: 09:19) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Don Beebe for 13 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton, assisted by CB Frank Minnifield. |
| 1-10-DET35 (1Q: 08:40) Marion Butts ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen, assisted by DE Leonard Marshall. |
| 2-8-DET37 (1Q: 07:54) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. S Vince Newsome defended the pass. |
| 3-8-DET37 (1Q: 07:42) Doug Flutie pass was intended for WR Darren Flutie and was intercepted by S Vince Newsome at the MIN32. The interception was returned 68 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 6, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 07:42) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 7, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 07:32) Rich Karlis kicked off 58 yards from the MIN30. James Brooks returned the ball 25 yards to the DET37. Tackled by Mossy Cade. |
| 1-10-DET37 (1Q: 07:08) Crash Davis ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson, assisted by ILB Johnny Holland. |
| 2-8-DET39 (1Q: 06:28) Marion Butts ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula, assisted by OLB Ken Harvey. |
| 3-3-DET44 (1Q: 05:56) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Wesley Walls for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. Walls gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 05:23) Marion Butts ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 2-4-MIN37 (1Q: 04:41) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. DE Lee Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-MIN37 (1Q: 04:35) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Greg McMurtry. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN37 (1Q: 04:30) Matt Stover attempted a 54 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (1Q: 04:25) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson, assisted by DT Brian Sochia. |
| 2-7-MIN47 (1Q: 03:50) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 3-4-DET50 (1Q: 03:17) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by CB Le-Lo Lang. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-DET47 (1Q: 02:42) Rohn Stark punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 02:36) Crash Davis ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Carnell Lake, assisted by OLB Ken Harvey. |
| 2-9-DET21 (1Q: 01:59) Marion Butts ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Williams, assisted by S Carnell Lake. |
| 3-5-DET25 (1Q: 01:28) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Wesley Walls for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm, assisted by ILB Shelton Robinson. Walls gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET48 (1Q: 00:43) Crash Davis ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. |
| 2-11-DET47 (1Q: 00:05) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Carson. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-11-DET47 (2Q: 15:00) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Don Beebe for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. Beebe gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (2Q: 14:22) Doug Flutie sacked by DE Lee Williams and DT Joe Phillips for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Anthony Munoz. |
| 2-15-MIN33 (2Q: 13:53) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Jeff Campbell for 33 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Campbell gained 8 yards after the catch. Minnesota 7, Detroit 6 |
| (2Q: 13:53) Extra point by Matt Stover was good. Detroit 7, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 13:36) Matt Stover kicked off 60 yards from the DET30. Phil Freeman returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN31. Tackled by John Miller. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (2Q: 13:00) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Jerome Sally, assisted by CB James Williams. |
| 2-7-MIN34 (2Q: 12:29) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain, assisted by OLB Duane Bickett. Monk gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET50 (2Q: 11:41) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 20 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Metcalf gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET30 (2Q: 11:13) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman, assisted by S Fred Marion. |
| 2-11-DET31 (2Q: 10:49) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman, assisted by OLB Duane Bickett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-DET25 (2Q: 10:23) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Larry Kinnebrew. DT Brian Sochia hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DET25 (2Q: 10:19) Rich Karlis attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 10:11) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 2-8-DET18 (2Q: 09:42) Brian Mitchell ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 3-3-DET13 (2Q: 09:14) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by OLB Kurt Cobain. |
| 4-3-DET13 (2Q: 08:32) Rich Karlis attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 08:26) Rich Karlis kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Crash Davis returned the ball 25 yards to the DET28. Tackled by Frank Minnifield. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET28 (2Q: 07:59) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Campbell. S Vince Newsome defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET28 (2Q: 07:53) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Ron Hall for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield, assisted by S Vince Newsome. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET40 (2Q: 07:05) Crash Davis ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 2-8-DET42 (2Q: 06:20) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Campbell. ILB Eddie Johnson knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-8-DET42 (2Q: 06:10) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Don Beebe for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 05:29) Crash Davis ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 2-10-MIN49 (2Q: 04:47) Doug Flutie pass was intended for TE Mike Mularkey and was intercepted by S Vince Albritton at the MIN31. Tackled by Tim Spencer. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (2Q: 04:35) Dan Marino pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Art Monk. DE Jacob Green blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN31 (2Q: 04:27) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain, assisted by ILB Chris Spielman. Winder gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN34 (2Q: 03:48) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-MIN40 (2Q: 03:08) Rohn Stark punted 45 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 4 yards to the DET19. Tackled by Dave Rimington. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Larry Kinnebrew at the DET19. |
| 1-10-DET19 (2Q: 03:01) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB James Williams. |
| 2-8-DET17 (2Q: 02:33) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-4-DET13 (2Q: 02:01) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Jacob Green. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-7-DET07 (2Q: 01:53) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. S John Miller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-7-DET07 (2Q: 01:49) Sammy Winder ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga, assisted by DE Keith Ferguson. |
| 3-4-DET04 (2Q: 01:18) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Sammy Winder for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Winder gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 16, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 01:18) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 17, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 01:09) Rich Karlis kicked off 76 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 01:09) Crash Davis ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome, assisted by S Carnell Lake. |
| 2-6-DET24 (2Q: 00:36) Crash Davis ran a trap outside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-6-DET24 (2Q: 00:26) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Wesley Walls for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen, assisted by CB Frank Minnifield. |
| 1-10-DET32 (2Q: 00:10) Crash Davis ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 15:00) Crash Davis ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Williams. Key block delivered by Wesley Walls. |
| 2-1-DET29 (3Q: 14:30) Crash Davis ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. Key block delivered by Kirk Scrafford. |
| 1-10-DET31 (3Q: 14:02) Crash Davis ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. Key block delivered by Wesley Walls. |
| 2-5-DET36 (3Q: 13:20) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. |
| 3-5-DET36 (3Q: 13:09) Doug Flutie scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson. |
| 4-1-DET40 (3Q: 12:43) Russell Erxleben punted 39 yards. Vai Sikahema called for a fair catch at the MIN21. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (3Q: 12:33) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S John Miller. |
| 2-6-MIN25 (3Q: 12:05) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 7 yards. Tackled by CB James Williams, assisted by S Fred Marion. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 2-11-MIN20 (3Q: 11:55) Dan Marino sacked by OLB Duane Bickett for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Tim Irwin. |
| 3-20-MIN11 (3Q: 11:22) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 26 yards. Tackled by S John Miller. Blades gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (3Q: 10:35) Dan Marino sacked by DT Jerome Sally for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Dave Rimington. |
| 2-18-MIN29 (3Q: 10:01) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Phil Freeman for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Jerome Sally. Freeman gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 3-7-MIN40 (3Q: 09:37) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Phil Freeman for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman, assisted by CB Duane Galloway. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET49 (3Q: 09:10) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain. |
| 2-10-DET49 (3Q: 08:38) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman, assisted by DE Jacob Green. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. |
| 1-10-DET39 (3Q: 08:04) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. Key block delivered by Brian Blados. |
| 2-2-DET31 (3Q: 07:26) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 11 yards. Tackled by S John Miller. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 06:48) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain, assisted by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 2-8-DET18 (3Q: 06:24) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. |
| 1-6-DET06 (3Q: 05:40) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Boss Yurtseven Sally. |
| 2-4-DET04 (3Q: 05:07) Sammy Winder ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver, assisted by ILB Chris Spielman. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-5-DET05 (3Q: 04:34) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 23, Detroit 7 |
| (3Q: 04:34) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 24, Detroit 7 |
| (3Q: 04:24) Rich Karlis kicked off 76 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 04:24) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Beebe. S Vince Newsome defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET20 (3Q: 04:15) Crash Davis ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Williams. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Don Beebe to the DET24. |
| 3-6-DET24 (3Q: 03:32) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Campbell. CB Eric Allen defended the pass. |
| 4-6-DET24 (3Q: 03:25) Russell Erxleben punted 55 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick -2 yards to the MIN19. Tackled by James Brooks. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (3Q: 03:15) Dan Marino pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (3Q: 03:08) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by CB Le-Lo Lang. |
| 2-14-MIN20 (3Q: 02:28) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kubin. Mitchell gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-11-MIN23 (3Q: 02:01) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Parker, assisted by ILB Niko Noga. |
| 4-4-MIN30 (3Q: 01:30) Rohn Stark punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the DET21. |
| 1-10-DET21 (3Q: 01:19) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Don Beebe for 37 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (3Q: 00:34) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. DE Charles Haley blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN42 (3Q: 00:28) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Greg McMurtry. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN42 (3Q: 00:22) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jeff Campbell. DE Lee Williams blocked the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (3Q: 00:12) Doug Flutie sacked by DE Leonard Marshall and DE Charles Haley for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Tom Newberry. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-16-MIN43 (4Q: 15:00) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Beebe. DE Charles Haley drove right through Paul Jetton to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-16-MIN43 (4Q: 14:50) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Jeff Campbell for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. Campbell gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (4Q: 14:19) Doug Flutie pass was intended for WR Jeff Campbell and was intercepted by S Carnell Lake at the MIN01. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Jeff Campbell. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (4Q: 14:07) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia, assisted by CB James Williams. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. Oates flattened John Miller to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-5-MIN19 (4Q: 13:40) Dan Marino scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-14-MIN10 (4Q: 13:32) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 6 yards. Tackled by CB James Williams. |
| 3-8-MIN16 (4Q: 12:44) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga. |
| 4-5-MIN19 (4Q: 12:04) Rohn Stark punted 35 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 10 yards to the MIN44. Tackled by Vai Sikahema. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 11:56) Crash Davis ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. Key block delivered by Paul Jetton. |
| 2-4-MIN38 (4Q: 11:20) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. ILB Shelton Robinson defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-4-MIN38 (4Q: 11:11) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Don Beebe for 14 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Beebe gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (4Q: 10:47) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Greg McMurtry. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN24 (4Q: 10:36) Crash Davis ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| 3-9-MIN23 (4Q: 09:51) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Greg McMurtry. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-19-MIN33 (4Q: 09:45) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Campbell. OLB Ken Harvey defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-19-MIN33 (4Q: 09:36) Matt Stover attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, Detroit 10 |
| (4Q: 09:29) Matt Stover kicked off 63 yards from the DET30. Lorenzo Hampton returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Phil McConkey. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (4Q: 08:55) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. Monk gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (4Q: 08:17) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by DT Brian Sochia. |
| 2-9-MIN41 (4Q: 07:47) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 10 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 1-10-DET49 (4Q: 07:01) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. |
| 2-3-DET42 (4Q: 06:17) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson, assisted by OLB Kurt Cobain. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-2-DET41 (4Q: 05:29) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway, assisted by ILB Chris Spielman. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 1-10-DET39 (4Q: 04:51) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Metcalf. CB Le-Lo Lang defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET39 (4Q: 04:45) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S John Miller. |
| 3-3-DET32 (4Q: 04:01) Dan Marino scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain. |
| 1-10-DET29 (4Q: 03:13) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. |
| 2-2-DET21 (4Q: 02:28) Brian Mitchell ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green, assisted by S Fred Marion. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 2-7-DET26 (4Q: 02:28) Sammy Winder ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman, assisted by DT Brian Sochia. CB Le-Lo Lang knocked down Brian Blados to break up the play. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-5-DET24 (4Q: 02:20) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S John Miller. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 4-2-DET21 (4Q: 02:08) Rich Karlis attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 27, Detroit 10 |
| (4Q: 02:03) Rich Karlis kicked off 56 yards from the MIN30. Crash Davis returned the ball 14 yards to the DET28. Tackled by Phil Freeman. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET28 (4Q: 01:57) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Darren Flutie for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-DET33 (4Q: 01:50) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darren Flutie. OLB Rickey Jackson defended the pass. |
| 3-5-DET33 (4Q: 01:41) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 01:24) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Beebe. OLB Ken Harvey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN44 (4Q: 01:15) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Beebe. DE Charles Haley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-MIN44 (4Q: 01:02) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Don Beebe. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN44 (4Q: 00:53) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Darren Flutie. DE Leonard Marshall blocked the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 00:46) Dan Marino dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-11-MIN43 (4Q: 00:37) Dan Marino dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 27, Detroit Lions 10 |