| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 8 degrees, snow, 20 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jason Hanson kicked off 49 yards from the MIN35. Desmond Howard returned the ball 20 yards to the HOU36. Tackled by Phil Freeman. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 14:12) Bo Jackson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. |
| 2-8-HOU38 (1Q: 13:27) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey, assisted by S Eric Turner. Brown gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (1Q: 12:50) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 4 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. |
| 2-6-MIN46 (1Q: 12:30) Bo Jackson ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey. Key block delivered by Ron Solt. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (1Q: 12:07) Bo Jackson ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. |
| 2-11-MIN35 (1Q: 11:43) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. DE Charles Haley drove right through Jim Mills to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN35 (1Q: 11:36) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Desmond Howard for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (1Q: 10:59) Bo Jackson ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield, assisted by S Carnell Lake. |
| 2-7-MIN07 (1Q: 10:31) Bo Jackson ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Wayne Martin. |
| 3-2-MIN02 (1Q: 10:00) Tecmo Bo Jackson ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey, assisted by S Carnell Lake. |
| 4-4-MIN04 (1Q: 09:29) Chris Jacke attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:21) Chris Jacke kicked off 73 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 09:21) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 23 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Martin Mayhew. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 08:35) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Florence. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Brad Muster for 47 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 6, Houston 3 |
| (1Q: 08:35) Extra point by Jason Hanson was good. Minnesota 7, Houston 3 |
| (1Q: 08:07) Jason Hanson kicked off 73 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 08:07) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Pickens. CB Frank Minnifield knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (1Q: 07:56) Bo Jackson ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank Stams. Key block delivered by Ron Solt. |
| 3-2-HOU28 (1Q: 07:23) Bo Jackson ran inside the right tackle for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. Key block delivered by Vlade Divac. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (1Q: 06:52) Bernie Kosar pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Bo Jackson. |
| 2-10-MIN50 (1Q: 06:48) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for FB TD Tommy Vardell. DE Wayne Martin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN50 (1Q: 06:43) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Pickens. S Carnell Lake defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN50 (1Q: 06:33) Kent Sullivan punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 06:26) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Barry Word for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Mayhew. Word gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 05:59) Barry Word ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 2-8-MIN34 (1Q: 05:27) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Mo Lewis, assisted by OLB Kenny Tippins. |
| 3-9-MIN33 (1Q: 04:46) Dan Marino sacked by OLB Jack Del Rio for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Bart Oates. |
| 4-16-MIN26 (1Q: 04:15) Rohn Stark punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU27. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (1Q: 04:06) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 36 yards. Tackled by S Vince Newsome. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brown gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (1Q: 03:25) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 2-6-MIN33 (1Q: 02:56) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Pickens. CB Frank Minnifield defended the pass. |
| 3-6-MIN33 (1Q: 02:47) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. Pickens gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN29 (1Q: 02:14) Chris Jacke attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 7, Houston 6 |
| (1Q: 02:06) Chris Jacke kicked off 74 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 02:06) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 2-5-MIN25 (1Q: 01:24) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR Brian Blades and was intercepted by CB Martin Mayhew at the HOU47. The interception was returned 7 yards. Tackled by Brian Blades. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 01:16) Tecmo Bo Jackson ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. |
| 2-14-MIN50 (1Q: 00:46) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. CB Eric Thomas defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-14-MIN50 (1Q: 00:38) Tecmo Bo Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-8-MIN44 (2Q: 15:00) Kent Sullivan punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 14:53) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Skip McClendon, assisted by S Le Roy Butler. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 2-5-MIN25 (2Q: 14:29) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Donnell Woolford, assisted by DE Skip McClendon. |
| 3-3-MIN27 (2Q: 14:03) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Mo Lewis, assisted by CB Donnell Woolford. Blades gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (2Q: 13:34) Barry Word ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Cliff Charlton. |
| 2-6-MIN44 (2Q: 13:02) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 18 yards. Tackled by CB David Pool, assisted by S Le Roy Butler. Moore gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (2Q: 12:26) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Donnell Woolford, assisted by CB Martin Mayhew. |
| 2-6-HOU34 (2Q: 12:01) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Ricardo McDonald. Key block delivered by Keith Sims. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 11:35) Dan Marino pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Ben Coates. OLB Ricardo McDonald blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU19 (2Q: 11:27) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Skip McClendon. |
| 3-5-HOU14 (2Q: 10:49) Barry Word ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Bert Tharpe. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-9-HOU09 (2Q: 10:40) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB David Pool. |
| 2-7-HOU07 (2Q: 10:20) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Moore. DE Skip McClendon defended the pass. |
| 3-7-HOU07 (2Q: 10:16) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 3 yards. Tackled by S Myron Guyton. |
| 4-4-HOU04 (2Q: 09:50) Jason Hanson attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 09:44) Jason Hanson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 09:44) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Tecmo Bo Jackson for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula. Jackson gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-HOU27 (2Q: 09:10) Tecmo Bo Jackson ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Eric Turner. |
| 3-5-HOU25 (2Q: 08:47) Bernie Kosar sacked by DE Robert Porcher and DE Wayne Martin for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Ron Solt. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Ken Harvey for 10 yards to the HOU08. |
| 1-8-HOU08 (2Q: 08:37) Barry Word ran around left end for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Bart Oates. Minnesota 16, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 08:37) Extra point by Jason Hanson was good. Minnesota 17, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 08:29) Jason Hanson kicked off 70 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 08:29) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for 4 yards. Tackled by S Eric Turner. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (2Q: 08:19) Tecmo Bo Jackson ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Charles Haley. |
| 2-13-HOU22 (2Q: 07:55) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-HOU26 (2Q: 07:08) Tecmo Bo Jackson ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula, assisted by ILB Johnny Holland. |
| 4-6-HOU29 (2Q: 06:40) Kent Sullivan punted 50 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Jarrod Bunch. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 06:29) Brian Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Glenn Cadrez. Key block delivered by John Wojciechowski. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 06:01) Barry Word ran a trap outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Skip McClendon, assisted by S Myron Guyton. Key block delivered by Keith Sims. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (2Q: 05:27) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Herman Moore. |
| 2-10-HOU45 (2Q: 05:20) Brian Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Mayhew. |
| 3-3-HOU38 (2Q: 04:41) Barry Word ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mo Lewis. Key block delivered by Tim Irwin. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (2Q: 04:06) Barry Word ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Leon Seals. Key block delivered by Ben Coates. |
| 2-4-HOU28 (2Q: 03:23) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Kenny Tippins, assisted by DE Skip McClendon. Key block delivered by Mike Munchak. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (2Q: 02:41) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Donnell Woolford. |
| 1-10-HOU13 (2Q: 02:10) Dan Marino sacked by OLB Jack Del Rio for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Mike Munchak. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-18-HOU21 (2Q: 02:00) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Alonzo Mitz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mitchell gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-HOU08 (2Q: 01:32) Dan Marino sacked by OLB Kenny Tippins for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Keith Sims. |
| 4-10-HOU13 (2Q: 01:08) Jason Hanson attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 20, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 01:00) Jason Hanson kicked off 67 yards from the MIN35. Desmond Howard returned the ball 24 yards to the HOU22. Tackled by Vai Sikahema. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (2Q: 00:51) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Tecmo Bo Jackson for -2 yards. Tackled by S Kurt Schultz. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Frank Minnifield on the HOU20. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 00:41) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Blades. OLB Jack Del Rio hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (2Q: 00:34) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Ben Coates for 15 yards. Tackled by S Bennie Thompson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Coates gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (2Q: 00:27) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 26, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 00:27) Extra point by Jason Hanson was good. Minnesota 27, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 00:16) Jason Hanson kicked off 50 yards from the MIN35. Desmond Howard returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU36. Tackled by Ben Coates. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 00:09) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-3-HOU43 (2Q: 00:02) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. S Eric Turner defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Chris Jacke kicked off 65 yards from the HOU35. Phil Freeman returned the ball 25 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Jarrod Bunch. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Carl Pickens on the MIN25. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (3Q: 14:54) Bo Jackson ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Eric Turner, assisted by DE Charles Haley. |
| 2-6-MIN21 (3Q: 14:12) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-MIN16 (3Q: 13:32) Tecmo Bo Jackson ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey. |
| 4-2-MIN17 (3Q: 12:55) Chris Jacke attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 27, Houston 9 |
| (3Q: 12:49) Chris Jacke kicked off 67 yards from the HOU35. Phil Freeman returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN21. Tackled by Anthony Florence. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (3Q: 12:13) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Moore. DE Warren Powers defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN21 (3Q: 12:08) Dan Marino sacked by DT Rush Brown and OLB Jack Del Rio for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Tim Irwin. |
| 3-13-MIN18 (3Q: 11:38) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. CB Martin Mayhew defended the pass. |
| 4-13-MIN18 (3Q: 11:29) Rohn Stark punted 50 yards. Le Roy Butler returned the kick 4 yards to the HOU36. Tackled by Phil Freeman. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (3Q: 11:18) Bo Jackson ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland, assisted by OLB Frank Stams. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN CB Eric Allen to the HOU35. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 11:10) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR Herman Moore and was intercepted by OLB Mo Lewis at the HOU16. Tackled by Herman Moore. |
| 1-10-HOU16 (3Q: 10:58) Bernie Kosar pass completed to FB TD Tommy Vardell for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland, assisted by OLB Larry Kelm. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-HOU18 (3Q: 10:16) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Pickens. OLB Ken Harvey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (3Q: 10:09) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm, assisted by DT Dan Saleaumula. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-HOU26 (3Q: 09:49) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-HOU21 (3Q: 09:45) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Charles Haley, assisted by CB Eric Thomas. Pickens gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-HOU26 (3Q: 09:06) Bernie Kosar sacked by DE Wayne Martin for a loss of 11 yards. Martin ran right past Vlade Divac and knocked down the quarterback. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Jim Dombrowski on the HOU15. |
| 4-18-HOU15 (3Q: 08:21) Kent Sullivan punted 46 yards. Eric Blount returned the kick 12 yards to the HOU49. Tackled by Desmond Howard. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (3Q: 08:13) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Brian Blades for 9 yards. Tackled by S Myron Guyton, assisted by CB Martin Mayhew. |
| 2-1-HOU40 (3Q: 07:28) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Rush Brown. Mitchell slipped on the snowy field. |
| 3-3-HOU42 (3Q: 06:52) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Glenn Cadrez. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (3Q: 06:29) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 10 yards. Tackled by CB David Pool. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (3Q: 05:58) Barry Word ran around right end for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Skip McClendon, assisted by CB Donnell Woolford. Key block delivered by Ben Coates. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (3Q: 05:30) Barry Word ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Skip McClendon. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 2-2-HOU06 (3Q: 04:47) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Moore. DE Warren Powers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-HOU06 (3Q: 04:43) Barry Word ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Alonzo Mitz. |
| 4-1-HOU05 (3Q: 04:20) Jason Hanson attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 30, Houston 9 |
| (3Q: 04:13) Jason Hanson kicked off 70 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 04:13) Bo Jackson ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Eric Turner. |
| 2-8-HOU22 (3Q: 03:35) Bernie Kosar pass was intended for WR Greg McMurtry and was intercepted by OLB Ken Harvey at the HOU28. The interception was returned 28 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 36, Houston 9 |
| (3Q: 03:35) Extra point by Jason Hanson was good. Minnesota 37, Houston 9 |
| (3Q: 03:22) Jason Hanson kicked off 54 yards from the MIN35. Bernie Parmalee returned the ball 18 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Kurt Schultz. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (3Q: 02:47) Bo Jackson ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm, assisted by CB Eric Thomas. |
| 2-11-HOU28 (3Q: 02:08) Bernie Kosar pass was dropped by FB Jarrod Bunch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-HOU28 (3Q: 02:02) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Greg McMurtry for 10 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-HOU38 (3Q: 01:20) Kent Sullivan punted 50 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 35 yards to the MIN47. Tackled by Brett Maxie. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (3Q: 01:11) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Cliff Charlton. |
| 2-8-MIN49 (3Q: 00:41) Barry Word ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Florence, assisted by ILB Hal Garner. |
| 3-4-HOU47 (3Q: 00:11) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Leon Seals. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-3-HOU46 (4Q: 15:00) Rohn Stark punted 46 yards. Touchback. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 14:55) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Tecmo Bo Jackson for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. Jackson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-HOU28 (4Q: 14:31) Bo Jackson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm, assisted by DT Russell Maryland. Key block delivered by Todd Peat. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 13:57) Bernie Parmalee ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. Key block delivered by Jim Dombrowski. |
| 2-2-HOU39 (4Q: 13:23) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bo Jackson. DE Robert Porcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-HOU39 (4Q: 13:19) Bernie Kosar pass completed to FB Jarrod Bunch for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank Stams, assisted by CB Frank Minnifield. Bunch gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (4Q: 12:39) Bernie Parmalee ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. |
| 2-10-HOU44 (4Q: 12:13) Bernie Kosar sacked by OLB Ken Harvey for a loss of 5 yards. Harvey ran right past Vlade Divac and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-15-HOU39 (4Q: 11:48) Bernie Kosar pass was dropped by WR Greg McMurtry. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-HOU39 (4Q: 11:42) Kent Sullivan punted 44 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 12 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Bernie Parmalee. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 11:33) Barry Word ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Hal Garner. Key block delivered by Keith Sims. |
| 2-5-MIN34 (4Q: 10:56) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Alonzo Mitz. |
| 3-2-MIN37 (4Q: 10:23) Barry Word ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB David Pool. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-2-MIN37 (4Q: 09:49) Rohn Stark punted 50 yards. Le Roy Butler returned the kick 3 yards to the HOU16. Tackled by Vai Sikahema. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Leon Seals at the HOU16. |
| 1-10-HOU16 (4Q: 09:41) Bernie Parmalee ran around right end for -6 yards. Tackled by S Eric Turner. |
| 2-16-HOU10 (4Q: 08:56) Bo Jackson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. |
| 3-10-HOU16 (4Q: 08:25) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Mark Clayton for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Kelm. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-HOU19 (4Q: 07:49) Kent Sullivan punted 34 yards. Vai Sikahema called for a fair catch at the MIN47. Minnesota's Adrian Cooper was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor elbow injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 07:41) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. CB Martin Mayhew defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN47 (4Q: 07:32) Brian Mitchell ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Alonzo Mitz. |
| 3-6-HOU49 (4Q: 06:45) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 34 yards. Tackled by S Bennie Thompson. Moore gained 24 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU15 (4Q: 06:00) Barry Word ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Le Roy Butler, assisted by S Bennie Thompson. |
| 2-11-HOU16 (4Q: 05:15) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Hal Garner. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-15-HOU20 (4Q: 05:05) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Anthony Florence. |
| 4-4-HOU09 (4Q: 04:18) Jason Hanson attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 40, Houston 9 |
| (4Q: 04:12) Jason Hanson kicked off 70 yards from the MIN35. Desmond Howard returned the ball 16 yards to the HOU11. Tackled by Vai Sikahema. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (4Q: 04:05) Bernie Kosar sacked by OLB Ken Harvey for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Todd Peat. |
| 2-17-HOU04 (4Q: 03:24) Bo Jackson ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Carnell Lake. |
| 3-16-HOU05 (4Q: 02:57) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Carl Pickens for 27 yards. Tackled by S Eric Turner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pickens gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (4Q: 02:19) Bernie Parmalee ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Wayne Martin. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-13-HOU29 (4Q: 02:00) Bernie Kosar pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Greg McMurtry. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-HOU29 (4Q: 01:52) Bernie Kosar pass completed to TE Tyji Armstrong for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-HOU32 (4Q: 01:27) Kent Sullivan punted 34 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN40. Tackled by Desmond Howard. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (4Q: 01:19) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Kenny Tippins. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-MIN41 (4Q: 00:33) Brian Mitchell ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Alonzo Mitz, assisted by OLB Cliff Charlton. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 40, Houston Texans 9 |