| Played in New England, MA, weather: 21 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Kevin Clark returned the ball 37 yards to the NED38. Tackled by Phil Freeman. |
| 1-10-NED38 (1Q: 14:26) Earnest Jackson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Charles Haley. |
| 2-9-NED39 (1Q: 13:48) Earnest Jackson ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. Key block delivered by Randy Dixon. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (1Q: 13:22) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade, assisted by DE Charles Haley. |
| 2-8-MIN45 (1Q: 12:56) Earnest Jackson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| 3-5-MIN42 (1Q: 12:27) Gary Kubiak pass completed to RB Earnest Jackson for 4 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. Jackson gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-MIN38 (1Q: 11:44) Bryan Barker punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 11:38) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fontenot gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 11:07) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR DLov Loville. DE Burt Grossman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (1Q: 10:57) Sammy Winder ran a draw inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Michael Jackson. |
| 3-4-MIN49 (1Q: 10:11) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Art Monk for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin, assisted by S Michael Stewart. Monk gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN49 (1Q: 09:34) Rohn Stark punted 36 yards. Kevin Clark called for a fair catch at the NED15. |
| 1-10-NED15 (1Q: 09:26) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE Lin Dawson for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED26 (1Q: 08:51) Gordie Lockbaun ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula, assisted by DE Lee Williams. Key block delivered by Vince Stroth. |
| 2-5-NED31 (1Q: 08:20) Earnest Jackson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. |
| 3-4-NED32 (1Q: 07:50) Earnest Jackson ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Felix Wright. Key block delivered by Vince Stroth. |
| 1-10-NED37 (1Q: 07:15) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. Key block delivered by Bill Cherry. |
| 1-10-NED49 (1Q: 06:34) Gordie Lockbaun ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Felix Wright, assisted by CB Mossy Cade. Key block delivered by Randy Dixon. |
| 2-3-MIN44 (1Q: 06:03) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Bill Brooks for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (1Q: 05:27) Earnest Jackson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. |
| 2-10-MIN37 (1Q: 05:01) Earnest Jackson ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Felix Wright, assisted by ILB Shelton Robinson. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (1Q: 04:55) Earnest Jackson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm, assisted by S Carnell Lake. |
| 2-7-MIN15 (1Q: 04:28) Gary Kubiak pass completed to RB Gordie Lockbaun for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm, assisted by ILB Shelton Robinson. Lockbaun gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN14 (1Q: 03:53) Gary Kubiak sacked by OLB Rickey Jackson for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Joe Holloway. |
| 4-13-MIN21 (1Q: 03:13) Mike Wood attempted a 38 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (1Q: 03:07) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 02:23) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Clark. Key block delivered by Keith Sims. |
| 1-10-NED42 (1Q: 01:48) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 7 yards. Tackled by DT John Randle. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-NED35 (1Q: 01:11) Sammy Winder ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Taylor. OLB David Griggs knocked down John Wojciechowski to break up the play. |
| 3-4-NED36 (1Q: 00:30) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Taylor. Fontenot gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NED27 (2Q: 15:00) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ray Crockett, assisted by ILB Johnny Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-NED21 (2Q: 14:24) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Eric Naposki, assisted by S Ken Johnson. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 1-10-NED16 (2Q: 13:43) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Taylor, assisted by S Vencie Glenn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-6-NED06 (2Q: 13:15) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Eric Naposki, assisted by DT John Randle. |
| 2-2-NED02 (2Q: 12:34) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Brad Muster. DE Donald Evans hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-NED02 (2Q: 12:29) Sammy Winder ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Murray. |
| 4-3-NED03 (2Q: 12:04) Rich Karlis attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, New England 0 |
| (2Q: 11:56) Rich Karlis kicked off 73 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 11:56) Gary Kubiak pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jimmy Teal. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED20 (2Q: 11:46) Earnest Jackson ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Phillips, assisted by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 3-10-NED20 (2Q: 11:19) Earnest Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. |
| 4-3-NED27 (2Q: 10:41) Bryan Barker punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN24. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (2Q: 10:33) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Murray. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (2Q: 10:02) Dan Marino sacked by DE Burt Grossman for a loss of 5 yards. Grossman ran right past John Wojciechowski and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-15-MIN35 (2Q: 09:35) Dan Marino sacked by ILB Eric Naposki for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Bart Oates. |
| 3-21-MIN29 (2Q: 08:49) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Blades. DT John Randle hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-21-MIN29 (2Q: 08:40) Rohn Stark punted 40 yards. Kevin Clark called for a fair catch at the NED31. |
| 1-10-NED31 (2Q: 08:29) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Herbert Harris for 21 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Harris gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 07:56) Earnest Jackson ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. Key block delivered by Larry Tearry. |
| 2-5-MIN43 (2Q: 07:16) Earnest Jackson ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey. |
| 3-4-MIN42 (2Q: 06:49) Gordie Lockbaun ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey, assisted by DT Joe Phillips. Key block delivered by Randy Dixon. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (2Q: 06:06) Earnest Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Williams. Key block delivered by Bob Kratch. |
| 2-5-MIN31 (2Q: 05:28) Gordie Lockbaun ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Williams, assisted by DE Charles Haley. |
| 3-3-MIN29 (2Q: 04:54) Earnest Jackson ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Charles Haley, assisted by DT Dan Saleaumula. Key block delivered by Joe Holloway. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (2Q: 04:13) Earnest Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Phillips. |
| 2-8-MIN24 (2Q: 03:27) Earnest Jackson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey. |
| 3-5-MIN21 (2Q: 02:49) Earnest Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey, assisted by DT Dan Saleaumula. Key block delivered by Randy Dixon. Dixon flattened Rickey Jackson to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-5-MIN05 (2Q: 02:06) Earnest Jackson ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield, assisted by DE Lee Williams. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-1-MIN01 (2Q: 01:59) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Eric Kattus. OLB Ken Harvey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-1-MIN01 (2Q: 01:55) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bill Brooks. ILB Eddie Johnson drove right through Vince Stroth to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-1-MIN01 (2Q: 01:51) Mike Wood attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 01:45) Mike Wood kicked off 65 yards from the NED30. Phil Freeman returned the ball 18 yards to the MIN23. Tackled by Herbert Harris. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (2Q: 01:36) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Michael Jackson. Key block delivered by Greg Christy. |
| 2-4-MIN29 (2Q: 01:04) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. S Ken Johnson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN29 (2Q: 00:59) Dan Marino pass completed to FB Brad Muster for 20 yards. Tackled by S Ken Johnson. Muster gained 20 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 00:26) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR HFont Fontenot and was intercepted by CB Don Griffin at the NED11. Tackled by HFont Fontenot. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED11 (2Q: 00:13) Earnest Jackson ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall. Key block delivered by Randy Dixon. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mike Wood kicked off 68 yards from the NED30. Phil Freeman returned the ball 12 yards to the MIN14. Tackled by Dalton Hilliard. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN07 (3Q: 14:35) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 11 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Michael Stewart on the MIN18. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (3Q: 14:25) Gary Kubiak pass was intended for TE Lin Dawson and was intercepted by S Felix Wright at the MIN01. Tackled by Lin Dawson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN01 (3Q: 14:17) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT John Randle, assisted by ILB Johnny Taylor. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 2-3-MIN08 (3Q: 13:35) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Taylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (3Q: 13:13) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Pete Koch. |
| 2-12-MIN13 (3Q: 12:35) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Don Griffin. |
| 3-10-MIN15 (3Q: 11:53) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR HFont Fontenot. S Michael Stewart defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN15 (3Q: 11:47) Rohn Stark punted 40 yards. Kevin Clark returned the kick 16 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Dave Rimington. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 11:36) Gordie Lockbaun ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall. |
| 2-8-MIN37 (3Q: 11:02) Gordie Lockbaun ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. Key block delivered by Duval Love. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (3Q: 10:20) Earnest Jackson ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Charles Haley. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-13-MIN32 (3Q: 09:42) Gary Kubiak scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 3-9-MIN28 (3Q: 09:17) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Eric Kattus. CB Frank Minnifield defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN28 (3Q: 09:08) Mike Wood attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 6, Minnesota 3 |
| (3Q: 09:03) Mike Wood kicked off 67 yards from the NED30. Phil Freeman returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Eric Kattus. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (3Q: 08:44) Brian Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Michael Stewart, assisted by CB Reyna Thompson. Key block delivered by Travis McNeal. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (3Q: 08:18) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Pete Koch. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 2-3-MIN44 (3Q: 07:35) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ken Johnson. |
| 3-1-MIN46 (3Q: 07:08) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Taylor. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 06:44) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Vencie Glenn, assisted by OLB James Francis. |
| 2-7-NED49 (3Q: 06:08) Brian Mitchell ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB James Francis. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED CB Toi Cook for 9 yards to the MIN45. Tackled by Travis McNeal. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 06:00) Gordie Lockbaun ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson. |
| 2-6-MIN41 (3Q: 05:14) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Monroe. CB Frank Minnifield defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN41 (3Q: 05:07) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bill Brooks. DT Joe Phillips drove right through Joe Holloway to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (3Q: 05:01) Earnest Jackson ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Felix Wright, assisted by DE Charles Haley. Key block delivered by Steve August. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-MIN21 (3Q: 04:52) Earnest Jackson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall, assisted by CB Eric Thomas. |
| 2-3-MIN19 (3Q: 04:16) Earnest Jackson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 3-1-MIN17 (3Q: 03:49) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Bobby Jones for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Darion Conner, assisted by CB Eric Allen. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (3Q: 03:01) Gordie Lockbaun ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Steve August. New England 12, Minnesota 3 |
| (3Q: 03:01) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. New England 13, Minnesota 3 |
| (3Q: 02:51) Mike Wood kicked off 55 yards from the NED30. Phil Freeman returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Dan Murray. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 02:18) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 20 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Kevin Clark. Key block delivered by Brad Muster. |
| 1-10-NED42 (3Q: 01:44) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Johnny Taylor, assisted by OLB David Griggs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fontenot gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED21 (3Q: 00:58) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 11 yards. Tackled by S Vencie Glenn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED10 (3Q: 00:17) Dan Marino pass was dropped by RB Brian Mitchell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED10 (3Q: 00:10) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 13, Minnesota 9 |
| (3Q: 00:10) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. New England 13, Minnesota 10 |
| (3Q: 00:01) Rich Karlis kicked off 71 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 00:01) Gordie Lockbaun ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-8-NED22 (4Q: 15:00) Earnest Jackson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. PENALTY: New England was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-7-NED23 (4Q: 14:51) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE Lin Dawson for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. Dawson gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED34 (4Q: 14:13) Earnest Jackson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Charles Haley, assisted by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 2-9-NED35 (4Q: 13:42) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Mike Wilson for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Charles Haley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-NED42 (4Q: 13:18) Earnest Jackson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. |
| 4-1-NED43 (4Q: 12:50) Bryan Barker punted 48 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN18. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN07 (4Q: 12:43) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB David Griggs. |
| 2-6-MIN11 (4Q: 12:09) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB James Francis, assisted by OLB Michael Jackson. |
| 3-8-MIN09 (4Q: 11:42) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ken Johnson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-2-MIN15 (4Q: 11:35) Rohn Stark punted 43 yards. Kevin Clark returned the kick 13 yards to the MIN45. Tackled by Bart Oates. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 11:27) Earnest Jackson ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen, assisted by DE Charles Haley. |
| 2-7-MIN42 (4Q: 10:51) Gary Kubiak pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bill Brooks. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN42 (4Q: 10:43) Gordie Lockbaun ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake, assisted by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| 4-9-MIN44 (4Q: 10:13) Bryan Barker punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 10:06) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Burt Grossman. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (4Q: 09:33) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Michael Jackson. |
| 3-8-MIN22 (4Q: 08:50) Dan Marino pass was dropped by TE Larry Kinnebrew. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN22 (4Q: 08:45) Rohn Stark punted 38 yards. Kevin Clark called for a fair catch at the NED40. |
| 1-10-NED40 (4Q: 08:37) Gordie Lockbaun ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey. |
| 2-8-NED42 (4Q: 08:04) Gordie Lockbaun ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey, assisted by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| 3-7-NED43 (4Q: 07:22) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bill Brooks. CB Mossy Cade defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-NED43 (4Q: 07:13) Bryan Barker punted 33 yards. Vai Sikahema called for a fair catch at the MIN24. PENALTY: New England was called for Fair Catch Interference. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (4Q: 07:04) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB David Griggs. Key block delivered by John Wojciechowski. |
| 2-2-MIN47 (4Q: 06:33) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Vencie Glenn. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 1-10-NED50 (4Q: 06:03) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB James Francis. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED S Michael Stewart to the NED49. |
| 1-10-NED49 (4Q: 05:54) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bill Brooks. DE Lee Williams drove right through Joe Holloway to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED49 (4Q: 05:41) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-NED44 (4Q: 05:34) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE Eric Kattus for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kattus gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (4Q: 04:47) Earnest Jackson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula, assisted by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 2-7-MIN28 (4Q: 04:00) Gary Kubiak sacked by OLB Ken Harvey for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Randy Dixon. |
| 3-13-MIN34 (4Q: 03:13) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Bill Brooks for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey. Brooks gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN23 (4Q: 02:25) Mike Wood attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 16, Minnesota 10 |
| (4Q: 02:17) Mike Wood kicked off 61 yards from the NED30. Phil Freeman returned the ball 15 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Toi Cook. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (4Q: 02:09) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR Herman Fontenot and was intercepted by S Michael Stewart at the MIN47. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Brad Muster. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 02:00) Earnest Jackson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson, assisted by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-8-MIN36 (4Q: 01:53) Earnest Jackson ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Felix Wright, assisted by DE Charles Haley. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-6-MIN34 (4Q: 01:45) Earnest Jackson ran around left end for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen, assisted by S Carnell Lake. Key block delivered by Randy Dixon. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (4Q: 01:37) Gordie Lockbaun ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-MIN18 (4Q: 00:49) Gary Kubiak dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| 3-13-MIN20 (4Q: 00:02) Gary Kubiak dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 16, Minnesota Vikings 10 |