| Played in San Francisco, CA, weather: 51 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Steve Christie kicked off 73 yards from the SFO30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 15:00) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Terry Hoage, assisted by ILB William Thomas. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (1Q: 14:14) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Terry Hoage. Key block delivered by Greg Christy. Minnesota's Keith Sims was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor groin injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 13:49) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Najee Mustafaa. |
| 2-12-MIN31 (1Q: 13:05) Dan Marino pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Herman Moore. DE Clyde Simmons blocked the pass. |
| 3-12-MIN31 (1Q: 12:59) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. CB Najee Mustafaa defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-MIN31 (1Q: 12:52) Rohn Stark punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the SFO30. |
| 1-10-SFO30 (1Q: 12:45) John Settle ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey, assisted by DE Wayne Martin. |
| 2-8-SFO32 (1Q: 12:16) John Settle ran around left end for 39 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. Key block delivered by Tony Mandarich. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (1Q: 11:36) John Settle ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. Key block delivered by Nate Newton. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (1Q: 11:06) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Ed McCaffrey for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-9-MIN09 (1Q: 10:21) John Settle ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. Key block delivered by Nate Newton. |
| 2-4-MIN04 (1Q: 09:48) Sammie Smith ran inside the right guard for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tony Mandarich. San Francisco 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:48) Extra point by Steve Christie was good. San Francisco 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:40) Steve Christie kicked off 70 yards from the SFO30. Vince Newsome returned the ball 17 yards to the MIN17. Tackled by Bob Mrosko. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (1Q: 09:13) Barry Word ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Pickel. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 09:07) Barry Word ran outside the right tackle for 62 yards. Tackled by CB Erroll Tucker. Key block delivered by Brad Muster. |
| 1-6-SFO06 (1Q: 08:29) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Clyde Simmons, assisted by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 2-3-SFO03 (1Q: 07:50) Brian Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-13-SFO13 (1Q: 07:40) Barry Word ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB William Thomas. |
| 3-11-SFO11 (1Q: 07:03) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 10 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. |
| 4-1-SFO01 (1Q: 06:15) Rich Karlis attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. San Francisco 7, Minnesota 3 |
| (1Q: 06:07) Rich Karlis kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Mike Dingle returned the ball 63 yards to the MIN31. Tackled by Derek Loville. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 05:39) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB John Settle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. Settle gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (1Q: 05:31) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Merril Hoge. DE Wayne Martin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN21 (1Q: 05:25) Steve Beuerlein pass was intended for WR Calvin Williams and was intercepted by S Vince Newsome at the MIN04. Tackled by Calvin Williams. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN04 (1Q: 05:13) Barry Word ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Kevin Greene, assisted by ILB Matt Vanderbeek. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 2-4-MIN10 (1Q: 04:49) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Clyde Simmons. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (1Q: 04:08) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Kevin Greene, assisted by S Terry Hoage. |
| 2-5-MIN19 (1Q: 03:36) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Casillas. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (1Q: 02:59) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB William Thomas, assisted by OLB Kevin Greene. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-8-MIN30 (1Q: 02:33) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Kevin Greene, assisted by CB Terry McDaniel. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Brian Mitchell to the MIN38. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 02:10) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Najee Mustafaa. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-SFO47 (1Q: 01:39) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Pickel, assisted by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 2-8-SFO45 (1Q: 00:56) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Lush, assisted by S Anthony Newman. Mitchell slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 3-7-SFO44 (1Q: 00:35) Dan Marino sacked by S Terry Hoage and OLB Kevin Greene for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by John Wojciechowski. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-13-SFO50 (2Q: 15:00) Rohn Stark punted 29 yards. Jo Jo Townsell returned the kick 2 yards to the SFO23. Tackled by Keith Sims. |
| 1-10-SFO23 (2Q: 14:49) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Bruce Hill for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 3 yards after the catch. Minnesota's Mossy Cade was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 14:16) Steve Beuerlein pass was dropped by TE Shannon Sharpe. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN47 (2Q: 14:11) Sammie Smith ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas, assisted by DE Charles Haley. |
| 3-11-MIN48 (2Q: 13:42) Steve Beuerlein scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Russell Maryland and assisted by OLB Ken Harvey. |
| 4-7-MIN44 (2Q: 13:18) Greg Montgomery punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 13:12) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Clyde Simmons. Mitchell gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 12:30) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. Key block delivered by Keith Sims. |
| 2-3-MIN37 (2Q: 12:04) Barry Word ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Terry McDaniel. Word slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 3-3-MIN37 (2Q: 11:27) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Pickel. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. San Francisco's Bill Pickel was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (2Q: 10:55) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Turnbull. Fontenot gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO39 (2Q: 10:13) Brian Mitchell ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg, assisted by ILB William Thomas. |
| 2-7-SFO36 (2Q: 09:32) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Najee Mustafaa. Key block delivered by John Wojciechowski. |
| 1-10-SFO26 (2Q: 08:55) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Casillas, assisted by OLB Kevin Greene. Key block delivered by John Wojciechowski. |
| 2-5-SFO21 (2Q: 08:11) Dan Marino sacked by DE Leon Seals for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Keith Sims. |
| 3-11-SFO27 (2Q: 07:40) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Najee Mustafaa. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-SFO14 (2Q: 06:54) Barry Word ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Delton Hall, assisted by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 2-9-SFO13 (2Q: 06:19) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Kevin Greene. |
| 3-9-SFO13 (2Q: 05:46) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR HFont Fontenot. |
| 4-9-SFO13 (2Q: 05:42) Rich Karlis attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. San Francisco's Renaldo Turnbull was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor triceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. San Francisco 7, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 05:37) Rich Karlis kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (2Q: 05:37) John Settle ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome, assisted by ILB Johnny Holland. Key block delivered by Nate Newton. |
| 2-3-SFO27 (2Q: 05:01) Sammie Smith ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Wayne Martin. Key block delivered by Ron Mattes. |
| 1-10-SFO39 (2Q: 04:33) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Ed McCaffrey for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-SFO48 (2Q: 03:55) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. Sharpe gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 03:33) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. OLB Ken Harvey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN30 (2Q: 03:25) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bruce Hill. DT Dan Saleaumula hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN30 (2Q: 03:19) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB John Settle for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-6-MIN06 (2Q: 03:02) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. OLB Ken Harvey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-6-MIN06 (2Q: 02:57) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Williams. DT Dan Saleaumula drove right through Jeff Uhlenhake to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN06 (2Q: 02:51) Sammie Smith ran around left end for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jeff Uhlenhake. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. San Francisco 13, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 02:51) Extra point by Steve Christie was good. San Francisco 14, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 02:42) Steve Christie kicked off 75 yards from the SFO30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 02:42) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB William Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-MIN25 (2Q: 02:05) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Najee Mustafaa. Fontenot gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 01:59) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 10 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Blades gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO49 (2Q: 01:41) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 47 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. Fontenot gained 38 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-2-SFO02 (2Q: 01:20) Dan Marino pass was dropped by FB Brad Muster. |
| 2-2-SFO02 (2Q: 01:14) Dan Marino pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Brian Mitchell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-SFO02 (2Q: 01:08) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! San Francisco 14, Minnesota 12 |
| (2Q: 01:08) Extra point by Rich Karlis was good. San Francisco 14, Minnesota 13 |
| (2Q: 01:01) Rich Karlis kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. Mike Dingle returned the ball 22 yards to the SFO32. Tackled by Vai Sikahema. |
| 1-10-SFO32 (2Q: 00:53) John Settle ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield, assisted by S Vince Albritton. Key block delivered by Matt Darwin. |
| 2-5-SFO37 (2Q: 00:32) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for 5 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO42 (2Q: 00:10) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. DE Robert Goff drove right through Bill Hitchcock to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-SFO42 (2Q: 00:02) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Taylor. CB Eric Allen defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-SFO47 (2Q: 00:01) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR John Taylor for 40 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. Taylor gained 27 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rich Karlis kicked off 68 yards from the MIN30. Mike Dingle returned the ball 25 yards to the SFO27. Tackled by Vai Sikahema. |
| 1-10-SFO27 (3Q: 14:39) John Settle ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. |
| 2-7-SFO30 (3Q: 14:08) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Manute Bol for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. Bol gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO42 (3Q: 13:38) John Settle ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-SFO32 (3Q: 13:28) John Settle ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Vince Albritton. |
| 2-19-SFO33 (3Q: 12:47) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB John Settle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-SFO38 (3Q: 12:23) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 11:49) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Shannon Sharpe. S Eric Turner defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-MIN48 (3Q: 11:43) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Shannon Sharpe for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson, assisted by ILB Shelton Robinson. |
| 3-11-MIN49 (3Q: 11:03) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. OLB Ken Harvey defended the pass. |
| 4-11-MIN49 (3Q: 10:54) Greg Montgomery punted 30 yards. Vince Newsome called for a fair catch at the MIN19. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (3Q: 10:43) Barry Word ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. Key block delivered by Keith Sims. |
| 2-1-MIN28 (3Q: 10:04) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Moore. OLB Renaldo Turnbull hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-1-MIN28 (3Q: 09:58) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Barry Word for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Terry McDaniel, assisted by S Mike Lush. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-MIN28 (3Q: 09:26) Rohn Stark punted 30 yards. Jo Jo Townsell called for a fair catch at the SFO42. |
| 1-10-SFO42 (3Q: 09:17) John Settle ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton, assisted by ILB Johnny Holland. Key block delivered by John Jackson. |
| 2-3-SFO49 (3Q: 08:47) Sammie Smith ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Vince Newsome, assisted by DE Wayne Martin. |
| 3-2-SFO50 (3Q: 08:25) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB John Settle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. Settle gained 3 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Shelton Robinson on the MIN48. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 08:14) John Settle ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland, assisted by OLB Ken Harvey. |
| 2-11-MIN46 (3Q: 07:48) John Settle ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Goff, assisted by S Vince Albritton. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (3Q: 07:38) John Settle ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula, assisted by S Vince Newsome. |
| 2-9-MIN26 (3Q: 06:59) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. OLB Ken Harvey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-MIN26 (3Q: 06:51) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Calvin Williams for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey, assisted by CB Eric Thomas. Williams gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN19 (3Q: 06:09) Steve Christie attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. San Francisco 17, Minnesota 13 |
| (3Q: 06:03) Steve Christie kicked off 53 yards from the SFO30. Phil Freeman returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Bruce Hill. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 05:26) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Brooks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-MIN43 (3Q: 04:46) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. |
| 3-3-MIN43 (3Q: 04:05) Barry Word ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Casillas, assisted by OLB Kevin Greene. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-3-MIN43 (3Q: 03:40) Rohn Stark punted 42 yards. Jo Jo Townsell returned the kick 10 yards to the SFO25. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-SFO08 (3Q: 03:31) Sammie Smith ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson, assisted by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| 2-6-SFO12 (3Q: 02:56) Sammie Smith ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Johnson. Key block delivered by Matt Darwin. |
| 1-10-SFO18 (3Q: 02:34) Steve Beuerlein sacked by DE Charles Haley and DT Dan Saleaumula for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Tony Mandarich. |
| 2-15-SFO13 (3Q: 02:06) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to WR Ed McCaffrey for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-SFO17 (3Q: 01:27) Steve Beuerlein pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR John Taylor. |
| 4-11-SFO17 (3Q: 01:19) Greg Montgomery punted 45 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 11 yards to the MIN49. Tackled by Mike Croel. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 01:09) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Terry McDaniel. Moore gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-SFO44 (3Q: 00:22) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ben Coates. S Terry Hoage defended the pass. |
| 3-3-SFO44 (3Q: 00:12) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-7-SFO48 (4Q: 15:00) Rohn Stark punted 28 yards. Jo Jo Townsell called for a fair catch at the SFO20. |
| 1-10-SFO20 (4Q: 14:52) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB John Settle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland, assisted by DT Dan Saleaumula. Settle gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-SFO28 (4Q: 14:14) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to RB John Settle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. Settle gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SFO33 (4Q: 13:49) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bruce Hill. DE Charles Haley simply tossed Matt Darwin aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 2-10-SFO33 (4Q: 13:41) Steve Beuerlein pass completed to TE Manute Bol for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. Bol gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 12:55) John Settle ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton, assisted by ILB Johnny Holland. |
| 2-7-MIN46 (4Q: 12:27) John Settle ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. |
| 3-4-MIN43 (4Q: 11:43) John Settle ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton, assisted by ILB Shelton Robinson. Key block delivered by Tony Mandarich. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (4Q: 11:14) John Settle ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Charles Haley. |
| 2-9-MIN36 (4Q: 10:37) Steve Beuerlein pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Shannon Sharpe. OLB Ken Harvey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-MIN36 (4Q: 10:30) Steve Beuerlein pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. DE Wayne Martin blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN36 (4Q: 10:26) PENALTY: San Francisco was called for a False Start. |
| 4-14-MIN41 (4Q: 10:26) Greg Montgomery punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 10:20) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Barry Word for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Terry McDaniel, assisted by OLB Renaldo Turnbull. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-MIN25 (4Q: 09:50) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Ben Coates for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Delton Hall, assisted by CB Erroll Tucker. Coates gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SFO Erroll Tucker for 13 yards to the MIN32. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (4Q: 09:39) John Settle ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. |
| 2-8-MIN30 (4Q: 08:57) John Settle ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula, assisted by ILB Johnny Holland. The ball was fumbled and recovered by SFO John Jackson to the MIN27. |
| 3-5-MIN27 (4Q: 08:15) John Settle ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Shelton Robinson. Key block delivered by Matt Darwin. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (4Q: 07:31) John Settle ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome, assisted by CB Frank Minnifield. |
| 2-13-MIN24 (4Q: 06:46) Steve Beuerlein scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Vince Albritton and assisted by ILB Johnny Holland. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-23-MIN34 (4Q: 06:36) John Settle ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| 3-12-MIN23 (4Q: 05:48) John Settle ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Mossy Cade. |
| 4-11-MIN22 (4Q: 05:04) Steve Christie attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. San Francisco 20, Minnesota 13 |
| (4Q: 04:56) Steve Christie kicked off 73 yards from the SFO30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 04:56) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. Key block delivered by Keith Sims. |
| 2-5-MIN25 (4Q: 04:22) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Karl Mecklenburg. Minnesota's Eric Metcalf was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-4-MIN26 (4Q: 03:51) Barry Word ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Massey, assisted by OLB Kevin Greene. |
| 4-8-MIN22 (4Q: 03:25) Rohn Stark punted 31 yards. The ball was downed at the SFO47. PENALTY: San Francisco was called for Offsides. |
| 4-3-MIN27 (4Q: 03:17) Rohn Stark punted 36 yards. Jo Jo Townsell called for a fair catch at the SFO37. |
| 1-10-SFO37 (4Q: 03:08) John Settle ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Charles Haley, assisted by ILB Shelton Robinson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-12-SFO35 (4Q: 02:20) Sammie Smith ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-10-SFO37 (4Q: 02:10) John Settle ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Goff. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-4-SFO43 (4Q: 02:00) Greg Montgomery punted 39 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Erroll Tucker. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (4Q: 01:53) Dan Marino pass was dropped by FB Brad Muster. |
| 2-10-MIN26 (4Q: 01:44) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Terry McDaniel, assisted by S Terry Hoage. |
| 3-2-MIN34 (4Q: 01:37) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Metcalf for 19 yards. Tackled by S Terry Hoage. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SFO47 (4Q: 01:19) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Ben Coates for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Terry Hoage. |
| 1-10-SFO36 (4Q: 01:08) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Ben Coates for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Terry Hoage. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-SFO32 (4Q: 01:01) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. DE Clyde Simmons hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-SFO32 (4Q: 00:55) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR HFont Fontenot. DE Leon Seals hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-SFO32 (4Q: 00:43) Dan Marino pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Phil Freeman. ILB Karl Mecklenburg blocked the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-SFO32 (4Q: 00:36) Steve Beuerlein dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-11-SFO31 (4Q: 00:28) Steve Beuerlein dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-12-SFO30 (4Q: 00:21) Steve Beuerlein dropped to one knee for 0 yards. |
| Final Score: San Francisco 49ers 20, Minnesota Vikings 13 |