| Played in Atlanta, GA, weather: 72 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Atlanta won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jason Hanson kicked off 71 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 15:00) Scott Mitchell pass completed to FB Derrick Fenner for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Tracy Simien, assisted by CB Eric Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-ATL27 (1Q: 14:34) Thurman Thomas ran around the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Tracy Simien. Key block delivered by Dermontti Dawson. |
| 1-10-ATL43 (1Q: 13:57) Thurman Thomas ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas, assisted by DE Charles Haley. Key block delivered by Richard Cooper. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (1Q: 13:19) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Saleaumula. |
| 2-11-MIN46 (1Q: 12:45) Derrick Fenner ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Wayne Martin. Key block delivered by Randy Shughart. |
| 3-3-MIN38 (1Q: 12:15) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Eric Turner. |
| 4-6-MIN41 (1Q: 11:43) Shawn McCarthy punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 11:37) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. Key block delivered by John Wojciechowski. |
| 2-3-MIN27 (1Q: 10:58) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones. Key block delivered by Keith Sims. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 10:26) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Moore gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL46 (1Q: 10:02) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Strahan. CB Robert Van Winkle knocked down John Wojciechowski to break up the play. |
| 2-10-ATL46 (1Q: 09:30) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Greg Jeffries. Moore gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-ATL40 (1Q: 09:03) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-ATL37 (1Q: 08:20) Robert Green ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. Key block delivered by John Gerak. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (1Q: 07:39) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Adrian Cooper for 33 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Cooper gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-1-ATL01 (1Q: 07:01) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Israel Miller, assisted by OLB Derrick Thomas. OLB Derrick Thomas knocked down Keith Sims to break up the play. |
| 2-2-ATL02 (1Q: 06:21) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Derrick Thomas. |
| 3-1-ATL01 (1Q: 05:37) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sean Dawkins. CB Greg Jeffries defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-ATL01 (1Q: 05:31) Jason Hanson attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 05:26) Jason Hanson kicked off 71 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 05:26) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Charles Haley. Key block delivered by Richard Cooper. |
| 2-1-ATL29 (1Q: 05:00) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S John Lynch. Key block delivered by Richard Cooper. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (1Q: 04:21) Thurman Thomas ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by CB Eric Allen. |
| 2-6-ATL34 (1Q: 03:41) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Tracy Simien. |
| 3-3-ATL37 (1Q: 03:04) Scott Mitchell pass completed to FB Derrick Fenner for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Tracy Simien. Fenner gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (1Q: 02:23) Thurman Thomas ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. |
| 2-6-ATL45 (1Q: 01:44) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Thurman Thomas. DE Wayne Martin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-ATL45 (1Q: 01:37) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Dave Groh for 18 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. Groh gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (1Q: 01:02) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right guard for 20 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. Key block delivered by Doug Widell. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (1Q: 00:26) Thurman Thomas ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Eric Turner, assisted by CB Darrell McClellan. Key block delivered by Keith Slough. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-5-MIN12 (2Q: 15:00) Thurman Thomas ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by CB Darrell McClellan. |
| 3-1-MIN08 (2Q: 14:21) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Porcher. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-MIN08 (2Q: 13:36) John Kasay attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 3, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 13:31) John Kasay kicked off 64 yards from the ATL35. Qadry Ismail returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN21. Tackled by Walter Johnson. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (2Q: 13:05) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Van Winkle, assisted by S John Booty. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-MIN26 (2Q: 12:22) Dan Marino pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Ben Coates. DT Cortez Kennedy blocked the pass. |
| 3-5-MIN26 (2Q: 12:14) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore. |
| 4-1-MIN30 (2Q: 11:52) John Jett punted 44 yards. John Booty returned the kick 5 yards to the ATL31. Tackled by Ray Roberts. |
| 1-10-ATL31 (2Q: 11:42) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. |
| 2-8-ATL33 (2Q: 11:05) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Moore. OLB Ken Harvey drove right through Keith Slough to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-8-ATL33 (2Q: 10:58) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Brian Kinchen. S Eric Turner defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 4-23-ATL18 (2Q: 10:50) Shawn McCarthy punted 45 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN43. Tackled by Mark Stepnoski. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (2Q: 10:39) Robert Green ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Santana Dotson, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL S Bubba McDowell to the ATL50. |
| 1-10-ATL50 (2Q: 10:32) Ostell Miles ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Porcher, assisted by S Eric Turner. |
| 2-8-MIN48 (2Q: 10:01) Derrick Fenner ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Porcher. |
| 3-4-MIN44 (2Q: 09:22) Scott Mitchell pass was intended for WR Rob Moore and was intercepted by ILB Tracy Simien at the MIN35. The interception was returned 25 yards. Tackled by Rob Moore. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL40 (2Q: 09:13) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-ATL45 (2Q: 09:07) Robert Green ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Greg Jeffries. |
| 2-12-ATL42 (2Q: 08:35) Dan Marino pass completed to FB Brad Muster for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Strahan. Muster gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-ATL32 (2Q: 08:07) Robert Green ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Cortez Kennedy. Key block delivered by John Gerak. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (2Q: 07:24) Brian Mitchell ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Thomas. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-ATL17 (2Q: 07:14) Dan Marino sacked by DT Keith Hamilton for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Keith Sims. |
| 2-18-ATL25 (2Q: 06:40) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Moore. CB Robert Van Winkle defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-18-ATL25 (2Q: 06:36) Robert Green ran around the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones, assisted by DT Cortez Kennedy. Key block delivered by John Gerak. |
| 4-4-ATL11 (2Q: 06:06) Jason Hanson attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 6, Atlanta 3 |
| (2Q: 06:01) Jason Hanson kicked off 72 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 06:01) Ostell Miles ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Tracy Simien. Key block delivered by Dermontti Dawson. |
| 2-3-ATL27 (2Q: 05:26) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 15 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. Thomas gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL42 (2Q: 04:41) Ostell Miles ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Eric Turner. |
| 2-7-ATL45 (2Q: 04:18) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey, assisted by S Eric Turner. |
| 3-4-ATL48 (2Q: 03:41) Scott Mitchell pass was dropped by WR Chris Walsh. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-ATL48 (2Q: 03:31) Shawn McCarthy punted 40 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN12. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (2Q: 03:20) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Moore. DE Dennis Byrd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN12 (2Q: 03:16) Brian Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Derrick Thomas. Mitchell made a great move on John Booty. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 02:42) Dan Marino pass completed to WR HFont Fontenot for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Van Winkle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 02:13) Dan Marino sacked by DE Michael Strahan for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by John Wojciechowski. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-15-MIN41 (2Q: 02:00) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Greg Jeffries. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-17-MIN39 (2Q: 01:28) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones. Moore gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL28 (2Q: 00:47) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Qadry Ismail for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Van Winkle. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-ATL15 (2Q: 00:39) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Ben Coates for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Coates gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 12, Atlanta 3 |
| (2Q: 00:39) Extra point by Jason Hanson was good. Minnesota 13, Atlanta 3 |
| (2Q: 00:33) Jason Hanson kicked off 65 yards from the MIN35. Robert Van Winkle returned the ball 20 yards to the ATL20. Tackled by Eric Turner. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 00:27) Scott Mitchell dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Kasay kicked off 74 yards from the ATL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 15:00) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Strahan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-13-MIN17 (3Q: 14:35) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Sean Dawkins for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN20 (3Q: 14:03) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Brian Mitchell for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. Mitchell gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-MIN29 (3Q: 13:20) John Jett punted 54 yards. John Booty returned the kick 3 yards to the ATL20. Tackled by Brad Muster. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (3Q: 13:11) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Eric Turner, assisted by S John Lynch. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (3Q: 12:31) Thurman Thomas ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Tracy Simien, assisted by S Eric Turner. |
| 3-5-ATL25 (3Q: 12:02) Derrick Fenner ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Tracy Simien. |
| 4-6-ATL24 (3Q: 11:22) Shawn McCarthy punted 46 yards. Vai Sikahema called for a fair catch at the MIN30. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 11:14) Robert Green ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Van Winkle. Key block delivered by Bart Oates. Oates ran over Hardy Nickerson to set up the play. |
| 2-3-MIN37 (3Q: 10:30) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Moore. DT Keith Hamilton drove right through John Wojciechowski to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-3-MIN37 (3Q: 10:24) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. Key block delivered by Antone Davis. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 09:49) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. Key block delivered by Brad Muster. |
| 2-5-MIN48 (3Q: 09:17) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Byrd, assisted by DE Michael Strahan. |
| 3-6-MIN47 (3Q: 08:40) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Sean Dawkins for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S John Booty. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL47 (3Q: 08:11) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Herman Fontenot. CB Robert Van Winkle defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL47 (3Q: 08:04) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dennis Byrd. |
| 3-8-ATL45 (3Q: 07:39) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Sean Dawkins for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Derrick Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-ATL27 (3Q: 07:04) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Sean Dawkins for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Chuck Powell. |
| 2-7-ATL24 (3Q: 06:35) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Keith Hamilton. |
| 3-6-ATL23 (3Q: 06:12) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Fontenot for 23 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Fontenot gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Minnesota 19, Atlanta 3 |
| (3Q: 06:12) Extra point by Jason Hanson was good. Minnesota 20, Atlanta 3 |
| (3Q: 06:00) Jason Hanson kicked off 70 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (3Q: 06:00) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Walsh. ILB Shannon Briggs defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (3Q: 05:54) Scott Mitchell pass completed to RB Thurman Thomas for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thomas gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-ATL29 (3Q: 05:14) Thurman Thomas ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Wayne Martin. |
| 4-2-ATL28 (3Q: 04:34) Shawn McCarthy punted 62 yards. Vai Sikahema returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN14. Tackled by Nick Bell. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (3Q: 04:26) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Strahan, assisted by OLB Derrick Thomas. |
| 2-10-MIN14 (3Q: 04:02) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. |
| 3-5-MIN19 (3Q: 03:21) Dan Marino sacked by ILB Hardy Nickerson and DE Michael Strahan for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by John Wojciechowski. |
| 4-11-MIN13 (3Q: 02:45) John Jett punted 36 yards. John Booty returned the kick 10 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Eric Turner. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 02:35) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Rob Moore for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Johnny Holland. Moore gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN49 (3Q: 02:28) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Thurman Thomas. OLB Ken Harvey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-20-MIN49 (3Q: 02:22) Thurman Thomas ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. |
| 3-21-ATL50 (3Q: 01:39) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Dave Groh for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-MIN44 (3Q: 00:55) Shawn McCarthy punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 00:48) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Brian Mitchell. DE Dennis Byrd hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (3Q: 00:44) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dan Footman. |
| 3-9-MIN21 (3Q: 00:19) Dan Marino pass completed to FB Brad Muster for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones. Muster gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (4Q: 15:00) Robert Green ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell, assisted by OLB Derrick Thomas. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Herman Fontenot to the MIN32. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (4Q: 14:23) Vai Sikahema ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ray Bentley. |
| 3-8-MIN34 (4Q: 13:45) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Herman Moore for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Quintin Jones. Moore gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN40 (4Q: 13:13) John Jett punted 46 yards. John Booty returned the kick 8 yards to the ATL22. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-ATL10 (4Q: 13:05) Scott Mitchell pass completed to RB Ostell Miles for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-ATL13 (4Q: 12:40) Scott Mitchell pass completed to RB Thurman Thomas for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Darrell McClellan. Thomas gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 12:06) Scott Mitchell pass completed to FB Derrick Fenner for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Harvey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-ATL26 (4Q: 11:37) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Chris Walsh for 4 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by ILB Tracy Simien. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (4Q: 11:09) Thurman Thomas ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by DE Charles Haley. |
| 2-9-ATL31 (4Q: 10:47) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Robb Thomas for 1 yard. Tackled by S John Lynch. Thomas gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-8-ATL32 (4Q: 10:11) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Walsh. ILB Tracy Simien knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-ATL32 (4Q: 10:02) Shawn McCarthy punted 45 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN23. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (4Q: 09:53) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Michael Strahan, assisted by DT Keith Hamilton. |
| 2-9-MIN24 (4Q: 09:23) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Israel Miller. |
| 3-5-MIN28 (4Q: 08:41) Brian Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. Key block delivered by John Gerak. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 08:09) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Vai Sikahema for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Curtis Maxie, assisted by CB Quintin Jones. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-MIN38 (4Q: 08:01) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Cortez Kennedy, assisted by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 2-5-MIN38 (4Q: 07:37) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 3-4-MIN39 (4Q: 06:52) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hardy Nickerson. |
| 4-1-MIN42 (4Q: 06:05) John Jett punted 43 yards. John Booty returned the kick 12 yards to the ATL27. Tackled by Vai Sikahema. |
| 1-10-ATL27 (4Q: 05:54) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Chris Walsh for 34 yards. Tackled by S Eric Turner. Walsh gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (4Q: 05:30) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Moore. S John Lynch defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (4Q: 05:23) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rob Moore. DE Robert Porcher drove right through Randy Shughart to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN39 (4Q: 05:15) Scott Mitchell pass completed to RB Thurman Thomas for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by CB Eric Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN31 (4Q: 04:54) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Todd Kinchen for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Eric Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (4Q: 04:45) Brian Mitchell ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Curtis Maxie. |
| 2-9-MIN33 (4Q: 04:36) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Curtis Maxie. |
| 3-7-MIN35 (4Q: 03:51) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Eric Blount for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Robert Van Winkle. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN34 (4Q: 03:43) Jason Hanson punted 32 yards. John Booty returned the kick 6 yards to the ATL40. Tackled by Vai Sikahema. |
| 1-10-ATL40 (4Q: 03:33) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Groh. CB Eric Thomas defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL40 (4Q: 03:23) Scott Mitchell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Todd Kinchen. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-ATL40 (4Q: 03:16) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Todd Kinchen. DE Wayne Martin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-ATL40 (4Q: 03:09) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Todd Kinchen. DT Dan Saleaumula hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-ATL40 (4Q: 03:01) Brian Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Chuck Powell, assisted by S Marcus Robertson. |
| 2-9-ATL39 (4Q: 02:14) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Footman, assisted by ILB Chuck Powell. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 3-6-ATL36 (4Q: 02:03) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S John Booty. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-2-ATL32 (4Q: 01:54) Jason Hanson attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 23, Atlanta 3 |
| (4Q: 01:46) Jason Hanson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (4Q: 01:46) Scott Mitchell pass was dropped by WR Dave Groh. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL20 (4Q: 01:40) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Todd Kinchen. DE Robert Porcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-ATL20 (4Q: 01:31) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Dave Groh for 7 yards. Tackled by S Scott Cater. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-ATL27 (4Q: 01:13) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Groh. CB Eric Allen knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-ATL27 (4Q: 01:06) Brian Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Dave Whitmore. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 2-9-ATL26 (4Q: 00:57) Dan Marino dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 3-10-ATL27 (4Q: 00:49) Dan Marino dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 4-11-ATL28 (4Q: 00:02) Dan Marino dropped to one knee for -1 yards. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 23, Atlanta Falcons 3 |