| Played in Atlanta, GA, weather: 65 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Atlanta won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Tommy Pickles kicked off 63 yards from the SDO35. Robert Van Winkle returned the ball 21 yards to the ATL23. Tackled by Reggie Langhorne. |
| 1-10-ATL23 (1Q: 14:22) Chris Chandler scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Devon Mitchell. |
| 2-4-ATL29 (1Q: 13:51) Ostell Miles ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Hurst. Key block delivered by Dave Cullity. |
| 1-10-ATL36 (1Q: 13:23) Chris Chandler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Stephone Paige. |
| 2-10-ATL36 (1Q: 13:17) Chris Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ostell Miles. DE Howie Long hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-ATL36 (1Q: 13:10) Chris Chandler sacked by DT Marc Boutte for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ellis Gardner. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (1Q: 12:56) Chris Chandler pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 28 yards. Tackled by S Harlon Barnett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomas gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO31 (1Q: 12:18) Chris Chandler pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 31 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Thomas gained 6 yards after the catch. Atlanta 6, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 12:18) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Atlanta 7, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 12:06) John Kasay kicked off 74 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (1Q: 12:06) Barry Sanders ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Curtis Maxie, assisted by DT Cortez Kennedy. Key block delivered by Ed King. |
| 2-4-SDO26 (1Q: 11:29) John Friesz pass completed to WR Reggie Langhorne for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 1-10-SDO32 (1Q: 10:49) John Friesz pass completed to WR Danny Peebles for 16 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. Peebles gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO48 (1Q: 10:04) Barry Sanders ran a draw inside the right guard for 36 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. Key block delivered by Ed King. |
| 1-10-ATL16 (1Q: 09:24) John Friesz pass completed to FB Anthony Toney for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerry Olsavsky, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Toney gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-ATL08 (1Q: 08:40) John Friesz pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Anthony Toney. OLB Derrick Thomas hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-ATL08 (1Q: 08:36) Barry Sanders ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Byrd, assisted by OLB Jerry Olsavsky. |
| 4-3-ATL09 (1Q: 08:09) Tommy Pickles attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 7, San Diego 3 |
| (1Q: 08:02) Tommy Pickles kicked off 68 yards from the SDO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 08:02) Ostell Miles ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Chuck Cecil, assisted by DE Howie Long. Key block delivered by Tony Mayberry. |
| 2-4-ATL26 (1Q: 07:22) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 2-9-ATL21 (1Q: 07:14) Chris Chandler pass completed to TE Ken Whisenhunt for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ken Gant. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (1Q: 06:47) Ostell Miles ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Reynolds, assisted by DT Dan Ralph. |
| 2-11-ATL29 (1Q: 06:18) Chris Chandler sacked by DE Howie Long for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dave Cullity. |
| 3-17-ATL23 (1Q: 05:31) Chris Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robb Thomas. OLB Marvcus Patton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-17-ATL23 (1Q: 05:25) Shawn McCarthy punted 40 yards. Mark Jerue returned the kick 13 yards to the ATL50. Tackled by Bill Jones. Ball was fumbled and recovered by SDO Pat Swilling at the ATL50. |
| 1-10-ATL50 (1Q: 05:17) Gaston Green ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Key block delivered by James Fitzpatrick. |
| 2-4-ATL44 (1Q: 04:37) John Friesz pass was intended for FB Anthony Toney and was intercepted by ILB Richard Newbill at the ATL36. The interception was returned 64 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Atlanta 13, San Diego 3 |
| (1Q: 04:37) Extra point by John Kasay was good. Atlanta 14, San Diego 3 |
| (1Q: 04:26) John Kasay kicked off 71 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (1Q: 04:26) John Friesz pass completed to TE Tim Wrightman for 4 yards. Tackled by S John Booty. |
| 2-6-SDO24 (1Q: 03:44) Barry Sanders ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Cortez Kennedy. |
| 3-7-SDO23 (1Q: 03:22) Gaston Green ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerry Olsavsky, assisted by OLB Derrick Thomas. Key block delivered by Jesse Sapolu. |
| 1-10-SDO30 (1Q: 02:43) John Friesz pass completed to TE Steve Jordan for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Keith Hamilton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-SDO33 (1Q: 02:16) John Friesz pass completed to WR Robert Brooks for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Brooks gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (1Q: 01:32) John Friesz pass completed to WR Danny Peebles for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 1-10-ATL36 (1Q: 00:51) John Friesz pass completed to WR Anthony Miller for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Thomas. |
| 2-2-ATL28 (1Q: 00:04) John Friesz pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Anthony Toney. S Bubba McDowell defended the pass. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-2-ATL28 (2Q: 15:00) John Friesz pass completed to TE Steve Jordan for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerry Olsavsky, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL23 (2Q: 14:16) Barry Sanders ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-9-ATL22 (2Q: 13:37) John Friesz pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Young. OLB Derrick Thomas hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-ATL22 (2Q: 13:31) John Friesz pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Miller. |
| 4-9-ATL22 (2Q: 13:23) Tommy Pickles attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 14, San Diego 6 |
| (2Q: 13:18) Tommy Pickles kicked off 73 yards from the SDO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 13:18) Chris Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stephone Paige. DT Joe Nash hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (2Q: 13:13) Chris Chandler pass completed to TE Ken Whisenhunt for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Vinson Smith. Whisenhunt gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL37 (2Q: 12:39) Thurman Thomas ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Gant. Key block delivered by Ellis Gardner. |
| 1-10-ATL49 (2Q: 11:55) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Chris Mims, assisted by ILB Pat Swilling. Key block delivered by Tony Mayberry. |
| 1-10-SDO40 (2Q: 11:17) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Rob Moore for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Hurst. Moore gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO10 (2Q: 10:43) Ostell Miles ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Marvcus Patton, assisted by S Devon Mitchell. Key block delivered by Dermontti Dawson. |
| 2-4-SDO04 (2Q: 10:00) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Ralph. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-2-SDO02 (2Q: 09:52) Bill Jones ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Howie Long. OLB Marvcus Patton knocked down Richard Cooper to break up the play. |
| 2-4-SDO04 (2Q: 09:25) Ostell Miles ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Marc Boutte. |
| 3-4-SDO04 (2Q: 09:00) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stephone Paige. DE Chris Mims hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-SDO04 (2Q: 08:53) John Kasay attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 17, San Diego 6 |
| (2Q: 08:46) John Kasay kicked off 69 yards from the ATL35. Robert Brooks returned the ball 26 yards to the SDO22. Tackled by Brian Kinchen. |
| 1-10-SDO22 (2Q: 08:22) Tony Smith ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Newbill, assisted by S Bubba McDowell. Key block delivered by Ed King. |
| 2-2-SDO30 (2Q: 07:52) John Friesz pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Brooks. DT Keith Hamilton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-SDO30 (2Q: 07:45) John Friesz pass completed to WR Danny Peebles for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Robert Van Winkle. |
| 1-10-SDO34 (2Q: 07:01) John Friesz pass completed to WR Danny Peebles for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Peebles gained 5 yards after the catch. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-SDO24 (2Q: 06:51) John Friesz pass completed to FB Anthony Toney for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-21-SDO23 (2Q: 06:25) John Friesz pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Peebles. ILB Walter Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-21-SDO23 (2Q: 06:17) John Friesz pass completed to WR Reggie Langhorne for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Thomas. Langhorne gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-SDO40 (2Q: 05:45) Joe Prokop punted 53 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL07. PENALTY: San Diego was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. |
| 4-9-SDO35 (2Q: 05:36) Joe Prokop punted 46 yards. Stephone Paige returned the kick 7 yards to the ATL26. Tackled by Gaston Green. |
| 1-10-ATL26 (2Q: 05:27) Scott Mitchell pass completed to FB Derrick Fenner for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Gant. |
| 2-7-ATL29 (2Q: 04:48) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski. |
| 3-3-ATL33 (2Q: 04:04) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Moore. CB Maurice Hurst defended the pass. |
| 4-3-ATL33 (2Q: 03:57) Shawn McCarthy punted 35 yards. Mark Jerue returned the kick 6 yards to the SDO38. Tackled by Derrick Fenner. |
| 1-10-SDO38 (2Q: 03:47) John Friesz pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Langhorne. |
| 2-10-SDO38 (2Q: 03:37) John Friesz pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Young. DE Dennis Byrd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-SDO38 (2Q: 03:31) John Friesz pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tim Wrightman. OLB Derrick Thomas hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-SDO38 (2Q: 03:21) Joe Prokop punted 62 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 03:14) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Swilling. |
| 2-11-ATL19 (2Q: 02:42) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 14 yards. Tackled by S Mark Jerue. Thomas gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL33 (2Q: 02:16) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for -5 yards. Tackled by OLB Marvcus Patton. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-15-ATL28 (2Q: 02:00) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Stephone Paige for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Harlon Barnett, assisted by DE Matt LaBounty. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-ATL27 (2Q: 01:26) Scott Mitchell pass completed to RB Thurman Thomas for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mark Jerue. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-ATL34 (2Q: 01:20) Shawn McCarthy punted 45 yards. Mark Jerue called for a fair catch at the SDO21. |
| 1-10-SDO21 (2Q: 01:09) John Friesz pass was intended for WR Danny Peebles and was intercepted by S Bubba McDowell at the ATL35. The interception was returned 1 yard. Tackled by Danny Peebles. |
| 1-10-ATL36 (2Q: 01:01) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by S Mark Jerue. Key block delivered by Richard Cooper. |
| 1-10-ATL49 (2Q: 00:28) Scott Mitchell pass was dropped by WR Rob Moore. |
| 2-10-ATL49 (2Q: 00:17) Scott Mitchell pass was dropped by WR Rob Moore. |
| 3-10-ATL49 (2Q: 00:09) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernie Mills. S Harlon Barnett defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 70 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (3Q: 15:00) John Friesz pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Peebles. OLB Jerry Olsavsky defended the pass. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. San Diego's Jesse Sapolu was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious shoulder injury. |
| 1-10-SDO35 (3Q: 14:56) John Friesz pass completed to FB Anthony Toney for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerry Olsavsky, assisted by OLB Wilber Marshall. Toney gained 22 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL43 (3Q: 14:18) Gaston Green ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones. Key block delivered by Brett Miller. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (3Q: 13:48) Tony Smith ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ray Agnew. |
| 2-8-ATL28 (3Q: 13:12) Gaston Green ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerry Olsavsky, assisted by S Dave Whitmore. |
| 3-1-ATL21 (3Q: 12:28) John Friesz pass completed to FB Anthony Toney for 21 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Toney gained 20 yards after the catch. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-11-ATL31 (3Q: 12:13) Frank Reich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Young. CB Robert Van Winkle defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-ATL31 (3Q: 12:05) Tommy Pickles attempted a 48 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 17, San Diego 9 |
| (3Q: 12:00) Tommy Pickles kicked off 50 yards from the SDO35. Robert Van Winkle returned the ball 28 yards to the ATL43. Tackled by Steve Jordan. |
| 1-10-ATL43 (3Q: 11:27) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Stephone Paige for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Devon Mitchell. |
| 1-10-SDO46 (3Q: 10:49) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Stephone Paige for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Gant. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-SDO39 (3Q: 10:13) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-SDO44 (3Q: 10:05) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Rob Moore for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Nash. Moore gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO33 (3Q: 09:43) Bill Jones ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Chris Mims. |
| 2-8-SDO31 (3Q: 09:13) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-SDO36 (3Q: 09:08) Bill Jones ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Swilling. |
| 3-4-SDO27 (3Q: 08:35) Scott Mitchell scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Matt LaBounty. |
| 1-10-SDO23 (3Q: 08:00) Bill Jones ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Todd Shell, assisted by S Harlon Barnett. Key block delivered by Derrick Fenner. |
| 2-3-SDO16 (3Q: 07:24) Bill Jones ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ricky Reynolds. |
| 3-4-SDO17 (3Q: 07:04) Scott Mitchell pass was dropped by FB Derrick Fenner. |
| 4-4-SDO17 (3Q: 06:57) John Kasay attempted a 34 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-SDO24 (3Q: 06:52) Frank Reich scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-2-SDO32 (3Q: 06:21) Tony Smith ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Newbill, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Key block delivered by Reggie Cobb. |
| 1-10-SDO35 (3Q: 05:47) Frank Reich pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Tim Wrightman. |
| 2-10-SDO35 (3Q: 05:42) Frank Reich pass was dropped by WR Reggie Langhorne. |
| 3-10-SDO35 (3Q: 05:38) Frank Reich pass completed to FB Reggie Cobb for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-SDO43 (3Q: 05:06) Joe Prokop punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL01. |
| 1-10-ATL01 (3Q: 04:57) Bill Jones ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Devon Mitchell. |
| 2-10-ATL01 (3Q: 04:34) Nick Bell ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Marc Boutte, assisted by DT Joe Nash. |
| 3-6-ATL05 (3Q: 03:54) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Ernie Mills for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Marvcus Patton, assisted by CB Maurice Hurst. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-ATL09 (3Q: 03:18) Shawn McCarthy punted 33 yards. The ball was downed at the ATL42. |
| 1-10-ATL42 (3Q: 03:08) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-ATL47 (3Q: 03:04) Tony Smith ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones, assisted by ILB Richard Newbill. |
| 2-18-ATL50 (3Q: 02:35) Frank Reich pass was dropped by WR Reggie Langhorne. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-18-ATL50 (3Q: 02:26) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 3-23-SDO45 (3Q: 02:16) Frank Reich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Young. DE Ray Agnew hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-23-SDO45 (3Q: 02:05) Joe Prokop punted 55 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (3Q: 01:59) Ostell Miles ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Harlon Barnett, assisted by DT Marc Boutte. |
| 2-7-ATL23 (3Q: 01:21) Bill Jones ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Todd Shell, assisted by DE Chris Mims. |
| 3-7-ATL23 (3Q: 00:39) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Ernie Mills for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Swilling, assisted by CB Ricky Reynolds. |
| 4-4-ATL26 (3Q: 00:01) Shawn McCarthy punted 40 yards. Mark Jerue returned the kick 2 yards to the SDO36. Tackled by Bill Jones. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-SDO36 (4Q: 15:00) Frank Reich pass completed to WR Danny Peebles for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones. Peebles gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-10-SDO36 (4Q: 14:26) Tony Smith ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Israel Miller, assisted by DE Ray Agnew. |
| 3-4-SDO42 (4Q: 13:48) Frank Reich pass completed to WR Danny Peebles for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jerry Olsavsky. |
| 1-10-SDO48 (4Q: 13:11) Frank Reich pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Anthony Toney. OLB Wilber Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-SDO48 (4Q: 13:04) Frank Reich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Miller. OLB Wilber Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-SDO48 (4Q: 12:59) Frank Reich pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Gaston Green. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-SDO48 (4Q: 12:52) Joe Prokop punted 52 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 12:47) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Derrick Fenner. DE Chris Mims defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (4Q: 12:41) Scott Mitchell pass was intended for WR Stephone Paige and was intercepted by S Chuck Cecil at the ATL42. Tackled by Stephone Paige. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL42 (4Q: 12:32) PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-ATL37 (4Q: 12:26) Tony Smith ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. |
| 2-1-ATL33 (4Q: 11:59) Gaston Green ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Wilber Marshall. Key block delivered by Rich Umphrey. |
| 1-10-ATL32 (4Q: 11:29) Gaston Green ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson, assisted by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 2-7-ATL29 (4Q: 10:58) Gaston Green ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Robertson. |
| 3-4-ATL26 (4Q: 10:26) Frank Reich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Peebles. OLB Wilber Marshall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-ATL26 (4Q: 10:19) Tommy Pickles attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 17, San Diego 12 |
| (4Q: 10:12) Tommy Pickles kicked off 70 yards from the SDO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 10:12) Bill Jones ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Harlon Barnett. |
| 2-9-ATL21 (4Q: 09:32) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Ernie Mills for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mark Jerue. Mills gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-ATL29 (4Q: 08:52) Ostell Miles ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Harlon Barnett. |
| 4-5-ATL25 (4Q: 08:25) Shawn McCarthy punted 43 yards. Mark Jerue returned the kick 6 yards to the SDO38. Tackled by John Booty. |
| 1-10-SDO38 (4Q: 08:14) Tony Smith ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore. Key block delivered by Anthony Toney. |
| 2-3-SDO45 (4Q: 07:34) Frank Reich sacked by OLB Wilber Marshall for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by James Fitzpatrick. |
| 3-10-SDO38 (4Q: 07:00) Gaston Green ran inside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore. Key block delivered by Steve Jordan. Jordan flattened John Booty to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (4Q: 06:27) Frank Reich pass completed to WR Danny Peebles for 8 yards. Tackled by S Marcus Robertson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-ATL40 (4Q: 06:03) Frank Reich pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Steve Jordan. CB Duane Galloway defended the pass. |
| 3-2-ATL40 (4Q: 05:57) Frank Reich pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Gaston Green. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-ATL35 (4Q: 05:53) Gaston Green ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. Key block delivered by Jeff Walker. |
| 2-5-ATL30 (4Q: 05:17) Frank Reich pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tim Wrightman. DT Israel Miller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-5-ATL30 (4Q: 05:13) Frank Reich pass completed to FB Reggie Cobb for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones. Cobb gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-4-ATL29 (4Q: 04:34) Tommy Pickles attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 17, San Diego 15 |
| (4Q: 04:28) Tommy Pickles kicked off 74 yards from the SDO35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 04:28) Bill Jones ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Devon Mitchell, assisted by DT Marc Boutte. |
| 2-11-ATL19 (4Q: 03:41) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Moore. OLB Bill Romanowski defended the pass. |
| 3-11-ATL19 (4Q: 03:35) Scott Mitchell pass completed to TE Ken Whisenhunt for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Vinson Smith, assisted by CB Ken Gant. |
| 4-8-ATL22 (4Q: 02:52) Shawn McCarthy punted 55 yards. Mark Jerue returned the kick 10 yards to the SDO33. Tackled by John Booty. |
| 1-10-SDO33 (4Q: 02:43) Frank Reich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Langhorne. DE Ray Agnew hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-SDO33 (4Q: 02:34) Frank Reich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Brooks. OLB Derrick Thomas defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-SDO33 (4Q: 02:27) Frank Reich pass completed to WR Danny Peebles for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Thomas, assisted by S Dave Whitmore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-SDO48 (4Q: 02:00) Frank Reich sacked by OLB Derrick Thomas for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Ed King. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-13-SDO45 (4Q: 01:30) Frank Reich sacked by DT Israel Miller and DE Ray Agnew for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Rich Umphrey. |
| 3-17-SDO41 (4Q: 01:15) Frank Reich pass was dropped by WR Mike Young. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-17-SDO41 (4Q: 01:07) Frank Reich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Langhorne. CB Robert Van Winkle defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-SDO41 (4Q: 00:58) Bill Jones ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Joe Nash. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 2-9-SDO40 (4Q: 00:50) Bill Jones ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Maurice Hurst, assisted by OLB Marvcus Patton. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 3-11-SDO42 (4Q: 00:39) Ostell Miles ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mark Jerue. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 4-8-SDO39 (4Q: 00:28) Shawn McCarthy punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (4Q: 00:21) Frank Reich pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Langhorne. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO20 (4Q: 00:15) Frank Reich pass completed to WR Anthony Miller for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Cortez Kennedy, assisted by S Bubba McDowell. Miller gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| Final Score: Atlanta Falcons 17, San Diego Chargers 15 |