| Played in El Paso, TX, weather: 58 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind. |
| Denver won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 73 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 15:00) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Harmon. OLB Ken Harvey defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (1Q: 14:55) Junior Tautalatasi ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 3-9-DEN21 (1Q: 14:10) John Elway scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 4-4-DEN26 (1Q: 13:36) Harry Newsome punted 49 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick -2 yards to the MIN23. Tackled by Kelvin Bryant. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (1Q: 13:29) Brian Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Andre Tippett. |
| 2-8-MIN25 (1Q: 12:58) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Reuben Hendeson, assisted by S Odie Harris. Minnesota's Mike Munchak was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious shoulder injury. |
| 3-2-MIN31 (1Q: 12:30) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 12:05) Brian Mitchell ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Glenn Jacobs, assisted by CB Reuben Hendeson. |
| 2-8-MIN35 (1Q: 11:39) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Markus Koch. Key block delivered by Brian Blados. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (1Q: 11:16) Sammy Winder ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 2-2-DEN48 (1Q: 10:34) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. CB Mickey Sutton defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-2-DEN48 (1Q: 10:24) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 3 yards. Tackled by S Thomas Everett. Blades gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (1Q: 09:47) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills, assisted by OLB Andre Tippett. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (1Q: 09:18) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Larry Kinnebrew for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Reuben Hendeson, assisted by ILB Pat Swilling. |
| 2-5-DEN29 (1Q: 08:37) Dan Marino pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Brad Muster. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-DEN29 (1Q: 08:30) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Jon Hand. Mitchell gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN15 (1Q: 08:04) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Glenn Jacobs, assisted by ILB Sam Mills. Key block delivered by Brian Blados. PENALTY: Denver was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-3-DEN03 (1Q: 07:57) Sammy Winder ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jimmie Jones, assisted by OLB Andre Tippett. Denver's Markus Koch was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor triceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-4-DEN04 (1Q: 07:30) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills, assisted by DE Markus Koch. |
| 3-2-DEN02 (1Q: 06:59) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 6, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 06:59) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. Minnesota 7, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 06:53) Rich Karlis kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Ronnie Harmon returned the ball 20 yards to the DEN29. Tackled by Frank Minnifield. |
| 1-10-DEN29 (1Q: 06:16) Emmitt Smith ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. |
| 2-6-DEN33 (1Q: 05:51) John Elway pass completed to WR Kelvin Martin for 10 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (1Q: 05:27) John Elway pass was dropped by WR Kelvin Martin. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN43 (1Q: 05:17) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Leonard Marshall, assisted by ILB Johnny Holland. |
| 3-9-DEN44 (1Q: 04:49) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 3-14-DEN39 (1Q: 04:43) John Elway pass completed to FB Tom Rathman for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (1Q: 04:32) Junior Tautalatasi ran around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. |
| 2-11-MIN40 (1Q: 03:58) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ken Griffey. DE Charles Haley drove right through Doug Riesenberg to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN40 (1Q: 03:48) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-6-MIN35 (1Q: 03:41) John Elway pass completed to WR Johnny Johnson for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson, assisted by S Vince Newsome. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN32 (1Q: 03:09) Hank Ilesic attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 7, Denver 3 |
| (1Q: 03:04) Hank Ilesic kicked off 70 yards from the DEN30. Lorenzo Hampton returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN19. Tackled by Johnny Johnson. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (1Q: 02:30) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. ILB Pat Swilling defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN19 (1Q: 02:22) Brian Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Jimmie Jones, assisted by S Thomas Everett. |
| 3-6-MIN23 (1Q: 01:41) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 3 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Walton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN26 (1Q: 01:14) Rohn Stark punted 43 yards. J.T. Smith called for a fair catch at the DEN31. |
| 1-10-DEN31 (1Q: 01:07) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Tom Rathman. DT Joe Phillips hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DEN31 (1Q: 01:00) Emmitt Smith ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey, assisted by S Carnell Lake. |
| 3-12-DEN29 (1Q: 00:26) John Elway pass completed to RB Emmitt Smith for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm, assisted by OLB Ken Harvey. Smith gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-8-DEN33 (2Q: 15:00) Harry Newsome punted 55 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN12. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (2Q: 14:50) Sammy Winder ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills, assisted by S Alvin Walton. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 2-1-MIN21 (2Q: 14:25) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Blades. DE Glenn Jacobs hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-MIN21 (2Q: 14:17) Sammy Winder ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Sam Mills. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Tim Irwin to the MIN21. |
| 4-1-MIN21 (2Q: 13:37) Rohn Stark punted 39 yards. J.T. Smith called for a fair catch at the DEN40. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (2Q: 13:27) Emmitt Smith ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. Key block delivered by Dan Rosado. |
| 2-1-DEN49 (2Q: 12:41) John Elway pass completed to RB Emmitt Smith for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. Smith gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (2Q: 12:02) John Elway pass completed to RB Junior Tautalatasi for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson, assisted by S Vince Albritton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (2Q: 11:28) Junior Tautalatasi ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. Key block delivered by Tom Rathman. |
| 2-3-MIN18 (2Q: 10:56) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Frank Thomas. S Vince Albritton defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN18 (2Q: 10:49) John Elway kept the ball, running around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 4-2-MIN17 (2Q: 10:19) Hank Ilesic attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 7, Denver 6 |
| (2Q: 10:12) Hank Ilesic kicked off 70 yards from the DEN30. Phil Freeman returned the ball 27 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Steve Smith. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 09:40) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Meads. |
| 2-7-MIN30 (2Q: 08:58) Brian Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Mickey Sutton, assisted by S Alvin Walton. |
| 3-3-MIN34 (2Q: 08:30) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Swilling. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (2Q: 07:48) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley. |
| 2-4-MIN46 (2Q: 07:17) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR HFont Fontenot. DE Aaron Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. Denver's Sam Mills was hurt on the play. |
| 3-4-MIN46 (2Q: 07:07) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Glenn Jacobs, assisted by ILB David Bavaro. Key block delivered by Keith Sims. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (2Q: 06:27) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Jon Hand, assisted by CB David Hollis. |
| 2-11-MIN50 (2Q: 05:48) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. OLB Andre Tippett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-11-MIN50 (2Q: 05:41) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Derek Loville for 22 yards. Tackled by S Thomas Everett. Loville gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN28 (2Q: 04:56) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB David Bavaro, assisted by DE Markus Koch. |
| 2-7-DEN25 (2Q: 04:08) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley, assisted by ILB Pat Swilling. |
| 1-10-DEN18 (2Q: 03:30) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Andre Tippett, assisted by CB Mickey Sutton. |
| 2-9-DEN17 (2Q: 02:55) Sammy Winder ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Aaron Jones. |
| 3-8-DEN16 (2Q: 02:16) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. OLB Johnny Meads defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-DEN16 (2Q: 02:08) Rich Karlis attempted a 33 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-DEN23 (2Q: 02:01) John Elway sacked by OLB Ken Harvey for a loss of 5 yards. Harvey simply blew through Kelly Thomas to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-15-DEN18 (2Q: 01:55) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Emmitt Smith. DE Leonard Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-15-DEN18 (2Q: 01:48) John Elway scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. |
| 4-9-DEN24 (2Q: 01:00) Harry Newsome punted 41 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN38. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (2Q: 00:50) Dan Marino sacked by DT Jimmie Jones for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Tim Irwin. |
| 2-15-MIN23 (2Q: 00:24) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Pete Metzelaars for 8 yards. Tackled by S Myron Guyton. Metzelaars gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 3-7-MIN31 (2Q: 00:16) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Andre Tippett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 4-3-MIN35 (2Q: 00:08) Rohn Stark punted 38 yards. J.T. Smith returned the kick 10 yards to the DEN37. Tackled by Vai Sikahema. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Hank Ilesic kicked off 79 yards from the DEN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 15:00) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Reuben Hendeson. Key block delivered by John Wojciechowski. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 14:19) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Andre Tippett. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN25 (3Q: 14:13) Dan Marino pass completed to WR DLov Loville for 6 yards. Tackled by S Thomas Everett. |
| 2-14-MIN31 (3Q: 13:42) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Meads, assisted by CB Darryl Henley. |
| 3-7-MIN38 (3Q: 13:05) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bret Michaels. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN41 (3Q: 12:25) Rohn Stark punted 55 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN04. |
| 1-10-DEN04 (3Q: 12:15) Junior Tautalatasi ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Charles Haley. Key block delivered by Bill Fralic. |
| 2-1-DEN13 (3Q: 11:51) John Elway pass was blocked at the line, intended for C Jeff Spek. DE Lee Williams blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-DEN13 (3Q: 11:38) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. Key block delivered by Kelly Thomas. |
| 1-10-DEN16 (3Q: 11:00) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ken Griffey. S Carnell Lake defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN16 (3Q: 10:54) Junior Tautalatasi ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula, assisted by S Carnell Lake. |
| 3-8-DEN18 (3Q: 10:29) John Elway sacked by DE Charles Haley for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by Doug Riesenberg. |
| 4-18-DEN08 (3Q: 09:50) Harry Newsome punted 39 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 9 yards to the DEN38. Tackled by Johnny Johnson. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (3Q: 09:43) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley, assisted by OLB Andre Tippett. |
| 2-4-DEN32 (3Q: 09:09) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Thomas Everett, assisted by S Alvin Walton. |
| 3-3-DEN31 (3Q: 08:41) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Walton. |
| 4-3-DEN31 (3Q: 08:11) Rich Karlis attempted a 48 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Denver 6 |
| (3Q: 08:04) Rich Karlis kicked off 50 yards from the MIN30. Ronnie Harmon returned the ball 18 yards to the DEN38. Tackled by Vai Sikahema. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (3Q: 07:34) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Martin. DE Charles Haley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DEN28 (3Q: 07:26) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Emmitt Smith. OLB Ken Harvey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-20-DEN28 (3Q: 07:16) Emmitt Smith ran around right end for -4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm, assisted by OLB Ken Harvey. |
| 3-24-DEN24 (3Q: 06:32) John Elway pass completed to RB Emmitt Smith for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. Smith gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-DEN46 (3Q: 05:48) Harry Newsome punted 43 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN19. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 05:38) John Elway pass completed to FB Tom Rathman for 0 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN49 (3Q: 04:53) John Elway pass completed to FB Tom Rathman for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-MIN40 (3Q: 04:12) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson, assisted by CB Frank Minnifield. Key block delivered by Bill Fralic. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 03:39) John Elway pass completed to WR Johnny Johnson for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Rickey Jackson. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (3Q: 03:02) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kelvin Martin. S Vince Newsome defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN15 (3Q: 02:56) Emmitt Smith ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Williams. |
| 3-7-MIN12 (3Q: 02:22) John Elway pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Emmitt Smith. OLB Larry Kelm hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-MIN12 (3Q: 02:16) Hank Ilesic attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Denver 9 |
| (3Q: 02:11) Hank Ilesic kicked off 62 yards from the DEN30. Phil Freeman returned the ball 10 yards to the MIN18. Tackled by Steve Smith. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (3Q: 01:34) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Alvin Walton. Key block delivered by Brian Blados. |
| 2-5-MIN23 (3Q: 00:54) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jimmie Jones. |
| 3-5-MIN23 (3Q: 00:17) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR Eric Metcalf and was intercepted by OLB Andre Tippett at the MIN28. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Eric Metcalf. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (3Q: 00:06) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield, assisted by ILB Johnny Holland. Key block delivered by Kelly Thomas. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-3-MIN10 (4Q: 15:00) Junior Tautalatasi ran around right end for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Bill Fralic. Denver 15, Minnesota 10 |
| (4Q: 15:00) Extra point by Hank Ilesic was good. Denver 16, Minnesota 10 |
| (4Q: 14:50) Hank Ilesic kicked off 67 yards from the DEN30. Phil Freeman returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Myron Guyton. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (4Q: 14:16) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley. Mitchell gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-MIN32 (4Q: 13:39) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Winston Moss. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 13:03) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN33 (4Q: 12:56) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Meads. |
| 2-13-MIN35 (4Q: 12:17) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Derek Loville for 5 yards. Tackled by CB David Hollis. Loville gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN40 (4Q: 11:29) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Andre Tippett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN44 (4Q: 10:57) Rohn Stark punted 27 yards. J.T. Smith called for a fair catch at the DEN29. |
| 1-10-DEN29 (4Q: 10:46) John Elway pass completed to TE Ken Griffey for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN J.T. Smith on the DEN32. |
| 2-7-DEN32 (4Q: 10:17) Emmitt Smith ran around the left tackle for 36 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. Key block delivered by Doug Riesenberg. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (4Q: 09:32) Emmitt Smith ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton, assisted by S Carnell Lake. |
| 2-7-MIN29 (4Q: 08:46) Junior Tautalatasi ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. |
| 3-4-MIN26 (4Q: 08:04) Junior Tautalatasi ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 4-2-MIN24 (4Q: 07:30) Hank Ilesic attempted a 41 yard field goal and it was blocked by Ken Harvey. MIN Frank Minnifield recovered the ball at the MIN27. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (4Q: 07:19) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 19 yards. Tackled by S Thomas Everett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Metcalf gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 06:50) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Metcalf. CB Mickey Sutton defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN46 (4Q: 06:44) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Jon Hand, assisted by ILB Pat Swilling. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 2-15-MIN41 (4Q: 06:37) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. OLB Andre Tippett defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-MIN41 (4Q: 06:31) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Metcalf. S Thomas Everett defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-MIN41 (4Q: 06:21) Rohn Stark punted 27 yards. J.T. Smith called for a fair catch at the DEN32. |
| 1-10-DEN32 (4Q: 06:13) Emmitt Smith ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Williams, assisted by S Carnell Lake. Key block delivered by Tom Rathman. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DEN22 (4Q: 06:05) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Charles Haley. Key block delivered by Joe Milinchik. |
| 2-13-DEN29 (4Q: 05:20) John Elway scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 3-10-DEN32 (4Q: 04:34) Emmitt Smith ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm, assisted by S Carnell Lake. Key block delivered by Bill Fralic. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (4Q: 03:46) Emmitt Smith ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Eric Allen, assisted by ILB Johnny Holland. |
| 2-9-DEN45 (4Q: 02:58) Emmitt Smith ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| 3-6-DEN48 (4Q: 02:48) Emmitt Smith ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome, assisted by OLB Rickey Jackson. Key block delivered by Dan Rosado. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 02:37) Emmitt Smith ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-13-MIN48 (4Q: 02:28) Emmitt Smith ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. |
| 3-4-MIN39 (4Q: 02:18) Emmitt Smith ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-2-MIN37 (4Q: 02:11) Hank Ilesic attempted a 54 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 19, Minnesota 10 |
| (4Q: 02:04) Hank Ilesic kicked off 65 yards from the DEN30. Phil Freeman returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Myron Guyton. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (4Q: 01:57) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Travis McNeal for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB David Bavaro. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-MIN27 (4Q: 01:41) Dan Marino sacked by OLB Bret Michaels for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Tim Irwin. |
| 3-13-MIN22 (4Q: 01:24) Dan Marino sacked by OLB Andre Tippett and DE Glenn Jacobs for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Keith Sims. |
| 4-21-MIN14 (4Q: 01:08) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. CB Reuben Hendeson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (4Q: 00:58) John Elway dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| 2-12-MIN16 (4Q: 00:10) John Elway dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Denver Broncos 19, Minnesota Vikings 10 |