| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 93 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 75 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 15:00) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 25 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McKeller gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (1Q: 14:32) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (1Q: 13:55) Neil Lomax sacked by OLB Lawrence Taylor for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Dennis McKnight. |
| 2-17-HOU49 (1Q: 13:22) Neil Lomax sacked by DE Darryl Sims for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by John Alt. |
| 3-23-HOU43 (1Q: 12:48) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 44 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (1Q: 12:06) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. CB Issiac Holt defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS13 (1Q: 11:59) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 3 yards. Tackled by S Greg Jackson. |
| 3-7-NOS10 (1Q: 11:25) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. DE Kevin Fagan simply tossed Rob Taylor aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-NOS10 (1Q: 11:17) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 4-12-NOS15 (1Q: 11:17) Norm Johnson attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 11:12) Norm Johnson kicked off 73 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 11:12) Chris Warren ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (1Q: 10:34) Chris Warren ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus, assisted by S Mark Carrier. |
| 3-5-NOS25 (1Q: 09:58) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 25 yards. Tackled by S Mark Carrier. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Givins gained 20 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU50 (1Q: 09:10) Chris Warren ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno. |
| 2-10-HOU50 (1Q: 08:31) Chris Warren ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. |
| 3-9-HOU49 (1Q: 07:54) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. OLB Rich Dixon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-HOU49 (1Q: 07:47) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU05. |
| 1-10-HOU05 (1Q: 07:37) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Pierce Holt, assisted by DT Donnie Humphrey. |
| 2-13-HOU02 (1Q: 07:01) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 34 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. Lipps gained 27 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 06:14) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by WR Henry Ellard. |
| 2-10-HOU36 (1Q: 06:07) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Maddox. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-HOU43 (1Q: 05:34) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 5 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (1Q: 05:01) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Herschel Walker. DT Curt Jarvis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU48 (1Q: 04:55) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Greg Jackson. |
| 3-7-NOS49 (1Q: 04:25) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 4-2-NOS44 (1Q: 03:48) Brian Hansen punted 44 yards. Touchback. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (1Q: 03:41) Bartholomew Simpson ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by DE Pierce Holt. |
| 2-9-NOS38 (1Q: 03:11) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Darryl Sims. |
| 3-7-NOS36 (1Q: 02:34) Herschel Walker ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB John Galvin. |
| 4-2-NOS31 (1Q: 01:50) Norm Johnson attempted a 48 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (1Q: 01:42) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for WR Buster Rhymes and was intercepted by CB Mike Richardson at the HOU28. The interception was returned 3 yards. Tackled by Buster Rhymes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (1Q: 01:32) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 31 yards. Tackled by S Greg Jackson. Lipps gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (1Q: 01:03) Bartholomew Simpson ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Veasley, assisted by CB Issiac Holt. |
| 2-7-NOS35 (1Q: 00:35) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Veasley. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-2-NOS30 (2Q: 15:00) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Houston's Herschel Walker was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (2Q: 14:23) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. OLB Lawrence Taylor simply tossed Rob Taylor aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NOS37 (2Q: 14:15) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 32 yards. Tackled by OLB Wes Pritchett. Lipps gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-NOS05 (2Q: 13:35) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by WR Henry Ellard. |
| 2-5-NOS05 (2Q: 13:31) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB O'Brien Alston. |
| 3-1-NOS01 (2Q: 13:03) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. Houston 9, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 13:03) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 10, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 12:53) Norm Johnson kicked off 67 yards from the HOU30. Gill Byrd returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS26. Tackled by Chris Green. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (2Q: 12:32) Chris Warren ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. S Lloyd Burrus knocked down David Jones to break up the play. |
| 2-7-NOS29 (2Q: 11:59) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmie Johnson. CB James Hasty simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-NOS29 (2Q: 11:49) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 39 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. Givins gained 28 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 11:02) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DT Frank Bruno blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU32 (2Q: 10:56) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 8 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus, assisted by S David Greenwood. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-2-HOU24 (2Q: 10:22) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Chris Warren. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-HOU24 (2Q: 10:18) Morten Andersen attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 10:10) Morten Andersen kicked off 73 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 10:10) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Gill Byrd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (2Q: 09:38) Bartholomew Simpson ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul, assisted by DT Craig Veasley. |
| 2-12-HOU28 (2Q: 08:55) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB O'Brien Alston. |
| 3-9-HOU31 (2Q: 08:26) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DT Donnie Humphrey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-HOU31 (2Q: 08:21) Brian Hansen punted 48 yards. Chris Warren returned the kick 4 yards to the NOS25. Tackled by Chris Green. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (2Q: 08:10) Chris Warren ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus, assisted by DT Jamar Harris. |
| 2-11-NOS24 (2Q: 07:47) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Buster Rhymes for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-NOS30 (2Q: 07:04) Greg Bell ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 4-2-NOS33 (2Q: 06:18) Mike Saxon punted 37 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU30. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (2Q: 06:09) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. |
| 2-11-HOU29 (2Q: 05:26) Neil Lomax sacked by DE Darryl Sims for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Davidson. |
| 3-16-HOU24 (2Q: 04:52) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Wes Pritchett, assisted by ILB Mark Maddox. |
| 4-6-HOU34 (2Q: 04:21) Brian Hansen punted 50 yards. Gill Byrd returned the kick 4 yards to the NOS20. Tackled by Chris Green. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 04:12) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 3 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (2Q: 03:28) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Ernest Givins for 52 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Givins gained 38 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (2Q: 02:44) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ethan Horton. DE Jim Jeffcoat drove right through Todd Kalis to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU25 (2Q: 02:36) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DE Martin Harrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-HOU25 (2Q: 02:28) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jeff Graham. OLB Ed Reynolds blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-HOU25 (2Q: 02:22) Morten Andersen attempted a 42 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 02:15) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 35 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. Ellard gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (2Q: 02:00) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Emanuel King. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (2Q: 01:44) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Emanuel King, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Key block delivered by George Lilja. |
| 2-3-NOS12 (2Q: 01:24) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Wes Pritchett. |
| 1-5-NOS05 (2Q: 01:04) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 2-1-NOS01 (2Q: 00:48) Herschel Walker ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by George Lilja. Houston 16, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 00:48) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 17, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 00:42) Norm Johnson kicked off 76 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 00:42) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS15 (2Q: 00:42) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Martin Harrison and assisted by CB James Hasty. |
| 2-5-NOS25 (2Q: 00:03) Greg Bell ran around the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. Key block delivered by Tommie Ginn. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Norm Johnson kicked off 58 yards from the HOU30. Gill Byrd returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS32. Tackled by Chris Singleton. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (3Q: 14:44) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Odessa Turner. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS32 (3Q: 14:36) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Chris Warren for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tim McKyer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-NOS35 (3Q: 13:50) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chris Warren. CB Chris Green defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-NOS35 (3Q: 13:46) Mike Saxon punted 31 yards. Chris Green called for a fair catch at the HOU34. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (3Q: 13:37) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Brennan. DE Kevin Fagan simply tossed Rob Taylor aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 2-10-HOU34 (3Q: 13:31) Bartholomew Simpson ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 3-6-HOU38 (3Q: 12:57) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Wes Pritchett, assisted by OLB Emanuel King. |
| 4-2-HOU42 (3Q: 12:16) Brian Hansen punted 32 yards. Chris Warren called for a fair catch at the NOS26. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (3Q: 12:09) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. CB Tim McKyer defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS26 (3Q: 12:03) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty. |
| 3-3-NOS33 (3Q: 11:16) Greg Bell ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds, assisted by CB James Hasty. Key block delivered by Rick Donnalley. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (3Q: 10:40) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ethan Horton. CB James Hasty knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS41 (3Q: 10:33) Chris Warren ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mark Carrier, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 3-7-NOS44 (3Q: 10:01) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Chris Warren for 51 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. Warren gained 47 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (3Q: 09:24) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Craig Heyward. OLB Jamie Kimmel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-HOU05 (3Q: 09:18) Greg Bell ran around right end for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Edwin Bailey. Houston 17, New Orleans 9 |
| (3Q: 09:18) Extra point by Morten Andersen was good. Houston 17, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 09:11) Morten Andersen kicked off 75 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 09:11) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 14 yards. Tackled by CB John Mangum. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (3Q: 08:25) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bob Orlando. |
| 2-2-HOU42 (3Q: 07:47) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Veasley. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (3Q: 07:11) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Fagan, assisted by DT Andrew Provence. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 2-4-HOU50 (3Q: 06:25) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Veasley. |
| 3-2-NOS48 (3Q: 05:42) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 4 yards. Tackled by S Greg Jackson. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (3Q: 05:12) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB John Mangum. Ellard gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (3Q: 04:41) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. Key block delivered by John Clay. |
| 2-3-NOS16 (3Q: 04:02) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by S Marcus Paul. |
| 3-3-NOS16 (3Q: 03:26) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith McKeller. DT Curt Jarvis drove right through Rob Taylor to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-NOS16 (3Q: 03:20) Norm Johnson attempted a 33 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (3Q: 03:13) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Chris Warren for 16 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. Warren gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (3Q: 02:49) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for WR Ernest Givins and was intercepted by CB Mike Richardson at the HOU46. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Ernest Givins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (3Q: 02:40) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. |
| 2-2-NOS35 (3Q: 02:11) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Maddox. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (3Q: 01:43) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mark Maddox, assisted by S Marcus Paul. |
| 2-9-NOS22 (3Q: 01:06) Neil Lomax pass was intended for WR Henry Ellard and was intercepted by OLB Wes Pritchett at the NOS16. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Haywood Jeffires. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (3Q: 00:55) Greg Bell ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty. |
| 2-6-NOS25 (3Q: 00:10) Chris Warren ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. Key block delivered by Tony Jones. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (4Q: 15:00) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. OLB Ed Reynolds defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS32 (4Q: 14:52) Chris Warren ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds, assisted by S Martin Bayless. Key block delivered by Tommie Ginn. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-NOS22 (4Q: 14:46) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Buster Rhymes. CB James Hasty knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Pass Interference. |
| 2-30-NOS12 (4Q: 14:39) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ethan Horton. S Mark Carrier defended the pass. |
| 3-30-NOS12 (4Q: 14:34) Greg Bell ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Chris Green. |
| 4-29-NOS13 (4Q: 13:55) Mike Saxon punted 40 yards. Chris Green returned the kick 6 yards to the NOS47. Tackled by O'Brien Alston. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (4Q: 13:44) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Maddox, assisted by OLB Wes Pritchett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-NOS44 (4Q: 13:17) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by RB Herschel Walker. |
| 3-7-NOS44 (4Q: 13:12) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey. |
| 4-4-NOS41 (4Q: 12:42) Brian Hansen punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 12:37) Chris Warren ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB James Hasty, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 2-9-NOS21 (4Q: 12:12) Greg Bell ran around left end for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Tim McKyer, assisted by OLB Jamie Kimmel. Key block delivered by Pat Harlow. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-NOS11 (4Q: 11:59) Chris Warren ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson, assisted by CB Chris Green. |
| 3-18-NOS12 (4Q: 11:24) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Greg Bell. OLB Jamie Kimmel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-18-NOS12 (4Q: 11:17) Mike Saxon punted 44 yards. Chris Green called for a fair catch at the HOU44. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (4Q: 11:07) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-NOS48 (4Q: 10:30) Neil Lomax pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DE Pierce Holt blocked the pass. |
| 3-2-NOS48 (4Q: 10:26) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks, assisted by DT Curt Jarvis. |
| 4-3-NOS49 (4Q: 09:43) Brian Hansen punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS06. |
| 1-10-NOS06 (4Q: 09:33) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. CB Tim McKyer defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS06 (4Q: 09:24) Chris Warren ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. Key block delivered by Rick Donnalley. |
| 3-1-NOS15 (4Q: 08:43) Chris Warren ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Martin Harrison. Key block delivered by Rick Donnalley. New Orleans's Randall Cunningham was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (4Q: 07:58) Chris Warren ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty. |
| 2-10-NOS17 (4Q: 07:16) Chris Warren ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Green. Key block delivered by Tommie Ginn. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (4Q: 06:36) Greg Bell ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 2-5-NOS32 (4Q: 06:00) Mike Pagel pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chris Warren. DE Keith McCants hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NOS32 (4Q: 05:56) Greg Bell ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mark Carrier. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (4Q: 05:17) Mike Pagel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. CB Mike Richardson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS37 (4Q: 05:11) Greg Bell ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds. |
| 3-9-NOS38 (4Q: 04:45) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-14-NOS33 (4Q: 04:37) Mike Pagel pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 14 yards. Tackled by S Mark Carrier, assisted by CB James Hasty. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (4Q: 03:49) Mike Pagel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Givins. CB James Hasty defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS47 (4Q: 03:42) Mike Pagel pass completed to TE Randy McMillan for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson, assisted by CB Chris Green. McMillan gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (4Q: 03:21) Mike Pagel pass completed to FB Craig Heyward for 8 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NOS47 (4Q: 03:11) Mike Pagel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. OLB Ed Reynolds defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-20-NOS47 (4Q: 03:05) Mike Pagel pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ernest Givins. DE Martin Harrison blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (4Q: 02:58) Mike Pagel pass completed to TE Jimmie Johnson for 12 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. Johnson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (4Q: 02:38) Mike Pagel pass was intended for WR Jeff Graham and was intercepted by CB Mike Richardson at the HOU26. Tackled by Craig Heyward. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (4Q: 02:26) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mark Maddox, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-9-HOU27 (4Q: 02:18) Herschel Walker ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Paul, assisted by DE Kevin Fagan. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-7-HOU29 (4Q: 02:08) Bartholomew Simpson ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-2-HOU34 (4Q: 02:00) Brian Hansen punted 47 yards. Chris Warren returned the kick 14 yards to the NOS33. Tackled by Chris Singleton. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Darryl Sims at the NOS33. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (4Q: 01:50) Mike Pagel pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 30 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (4Q: 01:32) Mike Pagel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Odessa Turner. DE Martin Harrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU37 (4Q: 01:23) Mike Pagel pass completed to WR Odessa Turner for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (4Q: 01:06) Mike Pagel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. CB Tim McKyer defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU26 (4Q: 01:00) Mike Pagel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. ILB Pepper Johnson defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-HOU26 (4Q: 00:53) Mike Pagel pass completed to RB Chris Warren for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-HOU23 (4Q: 00:42) Mike Pagel pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Buster Rhymes. OLB Ed Reynolds defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (4Q: 00:36) Neil Lomax dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-11-HOU22 (4Q: 00:28) Neil Lomax dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Oilers 17, New Orleans Saints 10 |