| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 52 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Norm Johnson kicked off 64 yards from the HOU30. Don Beebe returned the ball 24 yards to the DET30. Tackled by Herschel Walker. |
| 1-10-DET30 (1Q: 14:25) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Wesley Walls. DE Jim Jeffcoat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET30 (1Q: 14:13) Crash Davis ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Martin Harrison, assisted by S Lloyd Burrus. |
| 3-5-DET35 (1Q: 13:31) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Don Beebe for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus, assisted by OLB Ed Reynolds. Beebe gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-DET38 (1Q: 12:46) Louie Aguiar punted 59 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU03. |
| 1-10-HOU03 (1Q: 12:38) Kevin Sweeney pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Chuck Klingbeil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-HOU07 (1Q: 12:13) Kevin Sweeney pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 14 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. Ellard gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (1Q: 11:27) Kevin Sweeney pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Bryan Cox, assisted by S John Miller. |
| 2-6-HOU25 (1Q: 10:48) Bartholomew Simpson ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S John Miller, assisted by CB James Williams. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (1Q: 10:20) Kevin Sweeney pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 24 yards. Tackled by CB James Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brennan gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET45 (1Q: 09:44) Kevin Sweeney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Brian Brennan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET45 (1Q: 09:39) Kevin Sweeney pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. |
| 3-10-DET45 (1Q: 09:34) Darrell Thompson ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia. Key block delivered by Jeff Davidson. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-20-HOU45 (1Q: 09:25) Kevin Sweeney pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Anthony Parker, assisted by CB Le-Lo Lang. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-DET47 (1Q: 08:38) Brian Hansen punted 33 yards. Jeff Campbell returned the kick 6 yards to the DET20. Tackled by A.J. Greene. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 08:29) Crash Davis ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 2-8-DET22 (1Q: 07:48) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Crash Davis. ILB Pepper Johnson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-DET22 (1Q: 07:43) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. CB Tom Morris defended the pass. |
| 4-8-DET22 (1Q: 07:36) Louie Aguiar punted 47 yards. Lloyd Burrus returned the kick 10 yards to the HOU41. Tackled by Kirk Scrafford. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (1Q: 07:26) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU36 (1Q: 07:20) Bartholomew Simpson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bryan Cox, assisted by CB Anthony Parker. |
| 2-12-HOU39 (1Q: 06:54) Kevin Sweeney pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Brennan. OLB Kurt Cobain defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-HOU39 (1Q: 06:44) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-17-HOU34 (1Q: 06:37) Darrell Thompson ran around the left tackle for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Larry Griffin, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 4-9-HOU42 (1Q: 06:12) Brian Hansen punted 35 yards. John Miller called for a fair catch at the DET23. |
| 1-10-DET23 (1Q: 06:02) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Michael Jackson for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher, assisted by DE Jim Jeffcoat. |
| 2-4-DET29 (1Q: 05:35) Crash Davis ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Martin Harrison. |
| 3-1-DET32 (1Q: 04:53) Tom Rathman ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. |
| 4-1-DET32 (1Q: 04:18) Louie Aguiar punted 32 yards. Lloyd Burrus called for a fair catch at the HOU36. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 04:10) Kevin Sweeney sacked by ILB Chris Spielman for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Dennis McKnight. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET James Jones on the HOU28. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (1Q: 03:55) Tom Rathman ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Chris Singleton, assisted by ILB Riki Ellison. |
| 2-9-HOU27 (1Q: 03:13) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Crash Davis. |
| 3-9-HOU27 (1Q: 03:04) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Jeff Campbell. |
| 4-9-HOU27 (1Q: 02:55) Matt Stover attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 3, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 02:48) Matt Stover kicked off 67 yards from the DET30. Bartholomew Simpson returned the ball 16 yards to the HOU19. Tackled by Jeff Campbell. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (1Q: 02:16) Kevin Sweeney pass completed to WR Haywood Jeffires for 17 yards. Tackled by CB James Williams. Jeffires gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 01:48) Kevin Sweeney pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-HOU43 (1Q: 01:21) Kevin Sweeney pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 4 yards. Tackled by S John Miller. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (1Q: 00:41) Kevin Sweeney pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 10 yards. Tackled by CB James Williams. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-DET43 (2Q: 15:00) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB James Williams. |
| 2-6-DET39 (2Q: 14:33) Bartholomew Simpson ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Lewis. |
| 3-2-DET35 (2Q: 13:53) Bartholomew Simpson ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by ILB Chris Spielman. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| 1-10-DET24 (2Q: 13:23) Gary Ortego pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 13 yards. Tackled by S Larry Griffin, assisted by CB Tim Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET11 (2Q: 12:53) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 1 yard. Tackled by S Larry Griffin. |
| 2-9-DET10 (2Q: 12:30) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB James Williams, assisted by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 3-5-DET06 (2Q: 11:57) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Kurt Cobain. |
| 4-6-DET07 (2Q: 11:10) Norm Johnson attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 3, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 11:03) Norm Johnson kicked off 71 yards from the HOU30. John Miller returned the ball 28 yards to the DET27. Tackled by Jamie Holland. |
| 1-10-DET27 (2Q: 10:33) Tom Rathman ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. |
| 2-9-DET28 (2Q: 10:01) Crash Davis ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus, assisted by DT Frank Bruno. |
| 3-7-DET30 (2Q: 09:32) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. DE Martin Harrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-DET30 (2Q: 09:28) Louie Aguiar punted 32 yards. Lloyd Burrus called for a fair catch at the HOU38. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (2Q: 09:20) Bartholomew Simpson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman, assisted by S John Miller. |
| 2-9-HOU39 (2Q: 08:45) Bartholomew Simpson ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bryan Cox. |
| 3-6-HOU42 (2Q: 08:17) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman, assisted by S John Miller. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (2Q: 07:47) Gary Ortego pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. |
| 2-10-HOU49 (2Q: 07:40) Gary Ortego pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE KD Dunn. |
| 3-10-HOU49 (2Q: 07:36) Darrell Thompson ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 4-7-DET48 (2Q: 06:54) Brian Hansen punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 06:47) Crash Davis ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon, assisted by ILB Riki Ellison. DT Frank Bruno knocked down Anthony Munoz to break up the play. |
| 2-9-DET21 (2Q: 06:04) Crash Davis ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. |
| 3-10-DET20 (2Q: 05:36) Doug Flutie pass was intended for WR Don Beebe and was intercepted by S David Greenwood at the DET29. Tackled by Don Beebe. |
| 1-10-DET29 (2Q: 05:26) Bartholomew Simpson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver, assisted by DT Boss Yurtseven Sally. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DET39 (2Q: 05:18) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 39 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Lipps gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Houston 9, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 05:18) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 10, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 05:00) Norm Johnson kicked off 73 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 05:00) Crash Davis ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 2-9-DET21 (2Q: 04:26) Neo Utah pass completed to FB Bob Christian for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Singleton. |
| 1-10-DET37 (2Q: 03:55) Crash Davis ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET48 (2Q: 03:46) Crash Davis ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus, assisted by ILB Donald Miller. CB Tom Morris knocked down Guy McIntyre to break up the play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Ron Hall to the DET50. |
| 2-8-DET50 (2Q: 03:23) Neo Utah pass completed to WR Michael Jackson for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jackson gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (2Q: 03:16) Johnny Utah pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. S Mark Carrier knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-HOU31 (2Q: 03:03) Crash Davis ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel. |
| 3-4-HOU25 (2Q: 02:33) Johnny Utah pass completed to WR Bobby Howard for 16 yards. Tackled by DE Martin Harrison. Howard gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-HOU09 (2Q: 02:16) Johnny Utah pass completed to WR Jeff Campbell for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 10, Detroit 9 |
| (2Q: 02:16) Extra point by Matt Stover was good. Detroit 10, Houston 10 |
| (2Q: 02:07) Matt Stover kicked off 51 yards from the DET30. Bartholomew Simpson returned the ball 22 yards to the HOU41. Tackled by Ronnie Lott. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (2Q: 02:00) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 2-4-HOU47 (2Q: 01:24) Gary Ortego pass completed to TE Travis McNeal for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Raion Brundige, assisted by ILB Chris Spielman. McNeal gained 7 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Anthony Parker on the DET45. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-DET48 (2Q: 01:15) Gary Ortego pass completed to FB Jessie Clark for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Parker. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-DET43 (2Q: 00:38) PENALTY: Houston was called for Delay of Game. |
| 2-10-DET48 (2Q: 00:38) Gary Ortego pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Travis McNeal. OLB Duane Bickett blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-DET48 (2Q: 00:33) Gary Ortego pass was intended for WR Haywood Jeffires and was intercepted by ILB Chris Spielman at the DET37. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Travis McNeal. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET46 (2Q: 00:24) Neo Utah pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ron Hall. DE Jim Jeffcoat drove right through Jay Hilgenberg to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Intentional Grounding. |
| 2-20-DET36 (2Q: 00:18) Neo Utah pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Beebe. DT Jamar Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-20-DET36 (2Q: 00:07) Neo Utah pass completed to WR Greg McMurtry for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mark Carrier. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Matt Stover kicked off 65 yards from the DET30. Bartholomew Simpson returned the ball 16 yards to the HOU21. Tackled by Bob Christian. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (3Q: 14:43) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Jamie Holland for 3 yards. Tackled by CB James Williams. Holland gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-HOU24 (3Q: 14:03) Gary Ortego pass was dropped by WR Henry Ellard. |
| 3-7-HOU24 (3Q: 13:59) Gary Ortego pass completed to TE Travis McNeal for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Le-Lo Lang, assisted by CB James Williams. |
| 4-4-HOU27 (3Q: 13:12) Brian Hansen punted 38 yards. John Miller returned the kick 11 yards to the DET46. Tackled by KD Dunn. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU A.J. Greene at the DET46. |
| 1-10-DET46 (3Q: 13:03) Gary Ortego pass was intended for RB Darrell Thompson and was intercepted by ILB Chris Spielman at the DET49. The interception was returned 12 yards. Tackled by Darrell Thompson. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 12:54) Tom Rathman ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Morris, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 2-7-HOU36 (3Q: 12:10) Crash Davis ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison, assisted by OLB Ed Reynolds. |
| 3-4-HOU33 (3Q: 11:40) Neo Utah scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Green. |
| 4-1-HOU30 (3Q: 11:05) Matt Stover attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 13, Houston 10 |
| (3Q: 11:00) Matt Stover kicked off 72 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 11:00) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 2-9-HOU21 (3Q: 10:25) Bartholomew Simpson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Jerome Sally, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 3-6-HOU24 (3Q: 09:58) Darrell Thompson ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Chuck Klingbeil, assisted by DE Keith Willis. |
| 4-1-HOU29 (3Q: 09:31) Brian Hansen punted 35 yards. Jeff Campbell called for a fair catch at the DET36. Houston's Jeff Davidson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DET36 (3Q: 09:22) Neo Utah sacked by OLB Chris Singleton for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Jetton. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Simon Fletcher on the DET27. |
| 1-10-DET27 (3Q: 09:06) Gary Ortego sacked by DE James Jones for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Kevin Haverdink. |
| 2-17-DET34 (3Q: 08:31) Bartholomew Simpson ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Chuck Klingbeil, assisted by DT Raion Brundige. |
| 3-11-DET28 (3Q: 07:56) Gary Ortego pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jessie Clark. DE Chuck Klingbeil hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-DET28 (3Q: 07:50) Norm Johnson attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 13, Houston 13 |
| (3Q: 07:42) Norm Johnson kicked off 57 yards from the HOU30. John Miller returned the ball 27 yards to the DET40. Tackled by Chris Singleton. |
| 1-10-DET40 (3Q: 07:15) Crash Davis ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson, assisted by CB A.J. Greene. |
| 2-8-DET42 (3Q: 06:35) Johnny Utah pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Beebe. S Lloyd Burrus defended the pass. |
| 3-8-DET42 (3Q: 06:28) Johnny Utah pass completed to WR Jeff Campbell for 31 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB A.J. Greene. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (3Q: 05:55) Crash Davis ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Jeffcoat. Key block delivered by Guy McIntyre. |
| 2-5-HOU22 (3Q: 05:23) Crash Davis ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. Key block delivered by Ron Hall. |
| 1-10-HOU15 (3Q: 04:57) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU20 (3Q: 04:51) Crash Davis ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. |
| 2-12-HOU17 (3Q: 04:25) Johnny Utah sacked by OLB Rich Dixon for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Lomas Brown. |
| 3-17-HOU22 (3Q: 03:38) Johnny Utah pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Jackson. CB Chris Green defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-17-HOU22 (3Q: 03:31) Matt Stover attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 16, Houston 13 |
| (3Q: 03:25) Matt Stover kicked off 66 yards from the DET30. Lloyd Burrus returned the ball 9 yards to the HOU13. Tackled by Tim Lewis. |
| 1-10-HOU13 (3Q: 02:53) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Haywood Jeffires for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (3Q: 02:26) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ellard gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-HOU33 (3Q: 01:45) Gary Ortego pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE KD Dunn. |
| 3-3-HOU33 (3Q: 01:38) Gary Ortego pass completed to TE KD Dunn for 9 yards. Tackled by S Larry Griffin, assisted by CB James Williams. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (3Q: 01:05) Gary Ortego pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Haywood Jeffires. DE Chuck Klingbeil blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU42 (3Q: 01:01) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Le-Lo Lang. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brennan gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-DET49 (3Q: 00:23) Gary Ortego pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Darrell Thompson. S John Miller defended the pass. |
| 4-1-DET49 (3Q: 00:13) Brian Hansen punted and it was blocked by Brian Sochia. DET Brian Sochia recovered the ball at the HOU39. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 00:04) Johnny Utah pass completed to WR Michael Jackson for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson, assisted by ILB Riki Ellison. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jackson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (4Q: 15:00) Crash Davis ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno, assisted by OLB Rich Dixon. |
| 2-8-HOU26 (4Q: 14:22) Johnny Utah pass completed to WR Michael Jackson for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Green. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-9-HOU09 (4Q: 13:52) Neo Utah pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Don Beebe. DT Frank Bruno blocked the pass. |
| 2-9-HOU09 (4Q: 13:42) Crash Davis ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. |
| 3-9-HOU09 (4Q: 13:10) Johnny Utah pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Jackson. S Mark Carrier defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-9-HOU09 (4Q: 13:02) Matt Stover attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 19, Houston 13 |
| (4Q: 12:54) Matt Stover kicked off 60 yards from the DET30. Lloyd Burrus returned the ball 13 yards to the HOU23. Tackled by James Brooks. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (4Q: 12:23) Gary Ortego pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Brennan. CB Tim Lewis defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU23 (4Q: 12:19) PENALTY: Detroit was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-HOU28 (4Q: 12:12) Gary Ortego sacked by DT Raion Brundige for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by George Lilja. |
| 3-13-HOU20 (4Q: 11:30) Gary Ortego pass completed to TE KD Dunn for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman, assisted by CB Le-Lo Lang. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-HOU24 (4Q: 11:01) Brian Hansen punted 56 yards. John Miller returned the kick 3 yards to the DET23. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-DET11 (4Q: 10:51) Tom Rathman ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. |
| 2-8-DET13 (4Q: 10:12) Crash Davis ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. |
| 3-7-DET14 (4Q: 09:46) Johnny Utah pass completed to RB Crash Davis for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 4-7-DET14 (4Q: 09:09) Louie Aguiar punted 50 yards. Tom Morris returned the kick 2 yards to the HOU38. Tackled by Le-Lo Lang. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Le-Lo Lang for 9 yards to the HOU29.. Tackled by Tom Morris. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (4Q: 09:00) Johnny Utah scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. |
| 2-4-HOU23 (4Q: 08:20) Crash Davis ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno. Key block delivered by Jay Hilgenberg. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (4Q: 07:38) Crash Davis ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Martin Harrison, assisted by S Mark Carrier. |
| 2-7-HOU11 (4Q: 06:52) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-2-HOU06 (4Q: 06:43) Crash Davis ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. Key block delivered by Ron Hall. |
| 1-3-HOU03 (4Q: 05:58) Crash Davis ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus, assisted by ILB Riki Ellison. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-3-HOU03 (4Q: 05:10) Crash Davis ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno. |
| 3-2-HOU02 (4Q: 04:26) Tom Rathman ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson, assisted by DT Frank Bruno. |
| 4-1-HOU01 (4Q: 03:40) Matt Stover attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 22, Houston 13 |
| (4Q: 03:32) Matt Stover kicked off 71 yards from the DET30. Lloyd Burrus returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU20. Tackled by Tim Lewis. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 03:27) Gary Ortego pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Brennan. DT Brian Sochia defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (4Q: 03:20) Gary Ortego pass completed to RB Darrell Thompson for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-HOU18 (4Q: 02:36) Bartholomew Simpson ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Lewis. Key block delivered by George Lilja. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 02:00) Gary Ortego pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. |
| 2-10-HOU30 (4Q: 01:55) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-HOU37 (4Q: 01:37) Gary Ortego sacked by DE James Jones for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Dennis McKnight. |
| 4-10-HOU30 (4Q: 01:19) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Haywood Jeffires for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Parker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jeffires gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (4Q: 01:09) Gary Ortego pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 14 yards. Tackled by S John Miller. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET46 (4Q: 01:01) Gary Ortego pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Haywood Jeffires. DE James Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-HOU44 (4Q: 00:55) Gary Ortego pass completed to TE Travis McNeal for 9 yards. Tackled by S John Miller. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-11-DET47 (4Q: 00:46) Gary Ortego pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Brennan. DT Brian Sochia defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-DET47 (4Q: 00:38) Gary Ortego pass was intended for WR Henry Ellard and was intercepted by S Fred Marion at the DET33. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Haywood Jeffires. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET42 (4Q: 00:28) Johnny Utah dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 22, Houston Oilers 13 |