| Played in New England, MA, weather: 58 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 70 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 15:00) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. |
| 2-9-NED21 (1Q: 14:20) Trot Nixon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Damian Vaughn. |
| 3-9-NED21 (1Q: 14:14) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. |
| 4-1-NED29 (1Q: 13:40) Bryan Barker punted 35 yards. Aaron Glenn returned the kick 20 yards to the NED44. Tackled by Steve Isreal. |
| 1-10-NED44 (1Q: 13:29) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. S Hudhaifa Ismaeli hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED44 (1Q: 13:21) Brian Griese scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by S Hudhaifa Ismaeli. New England's Jeremy Hennessey was hurt on the play. |
| 3-2-NED36 (1Q: 12:40) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-NED41 (1Q: 12:33) Brian Griese kept the ball, running inside the left guard for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Isreal. Key block delivered by Antone Davis. |
| 1-10-NED26 (1Q: 12:10) Fred Taylor ran a draw inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Bruce Ellerson. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. Redmon ran over Steve Isreal to set up the play. |
| 2-5-NED21 (1Q: 11:27) Brian Griese scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Rogers. |
| 1-10-NED14 (1Q: 10:51) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Sawyda, assisted by OLB Ron Rogers. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 2-5-NED09 (1Q: 10:06) Brian Griese pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Ken Dilger. DT Chuck Johnson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-5-NED05 (1Q: 10:02) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. Minnesota 6, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 10:02) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 7, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 09:56) Phil Dawson kicked off 67 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 09:56) Trot Nixon scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Aaron Glenn and assisted by S Devin Bush. |
| 2-9-NED21 (1Q: 09:32) Trot Nixon pass was dropped by RB Robert Holcombe. |
| 3-9-NED21 (1Q: 09:25) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Evan Toomer for 0 yards. Tackled by S Earl Little. |
| 4-9-NED21 (1Q: 08:55) Bryan Barker punted 51 yards. Aaron Glenn returned the kick 15 yards to the MIN43. Tackled by Brendan Stai. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 08:48) Brian Griese scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Abrams. New England's Shawn Sawyda was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NED47 (1Q: 08:05) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. DE Paul Spicer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED47 (1Q: 07:55) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. ILB Bruce Ellerson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England's Paul Spicer was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-10-NED47 (1Q: 07:47) Brian Griese sacked by OLB Stephen DeGrasse for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Cory Raymer. |
| 4-17-MIN46 (1Q: 07:25) Mitch Berger punted 42 yards. Evan Toomer called for a fair catch at the NED12. |
| 1-10-NED12 (1Q: 07:16) Trot Nixon pass completed to FB Mike Alstott for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Tracy Simien. Alstott gained 12 yards after the catch. New England's Fred Miller was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NED28 (1Q: 06:44) Mike Alstott ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Chidi Ahanotu. |
| 2-11-NED27 (1Q: 06:17) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson, assisted by CB Aaron Glenn. |
| 3-10-NED28 (1Q: 05:38) Trot Nixon pass completed to TE Damian Vaughn for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Frank Slade. |
| 4-9-NED29 (1Q: 05:03) Bryan Barker punted 46 yards. Aaron Glenn returned the kick 11 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Mike Alstott. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (1Q: 04:54) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bruce Ellerson. |
| 2-7-MIN39 (1Q: 04:32) Brian Griese scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Johnson and assisted by ILB Desmond Grasso. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 03:46) Brian Griese scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek and assisted by CB Tom Carter. |
| 2-4-NED48 (1Q: 03:03) Brian Griese sacked by OLB Stephen DeGrasse for a loss of 12 yards. Sack allowed by Cory Raymer. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Walter Hemingway on the MIN40. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 02:47) Mike Alstott ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Aaron Glenn, assisted by S John Lynch. Key block delivered by Daquan Peterman. |
| 2-4-MIN34 (1Q: 02:06) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Charles Davenport for 23 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. Davenport gained 22 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (1Q: 01:52) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Chidi Ahanotu. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Quentin Neujahr to the MIN14. |
| 2-13-MIN14 (1Q: 01:14) Robert Holcombe ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Donte Rocco. |
| 3-10-MIN11 (1Q: 00:32) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. |
| 4-8-MIN09 (1Q: 00:01) Cole Ford attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 7, New England 3 |
| Start of second quarter. |
| (2Q: 15:00) Cole Ford kicked off 74 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 15:00) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE David Sanders. Key block delivered by Antone Davis. Davis ran over Steve Isreal to set up the play. |
| 2-4-MIN26 (2Q: 14:38) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Allen Rossum. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (2Q: 14:02) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Abrams. Johnson gained 27 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED31 (2Q: 13:17) Fred Taylor ran around left end for -5 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek. |
| 2-15-NED36 (2Q: 12:36) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for -1 yards. Tackled by S Tony Barrett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota's Terry Glenn was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-16-NED37 (2Q: 12:15) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 11 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NED32 (2Q: 12:06) Brian Griese pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED32 (2Q: 11:57) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Abrams. Glenn gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED19 (2Q: 11:32) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Kevin Abrams. |
| 1-9-NED09 (2Q: 11:07) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Hudhaifa Ismaeli. |
| 2-8-NED08 (2Q: 10:30) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 13, New England 3 |
| (2Q: 10:30) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 14, New England 3 |
| (2Q: 10:22) Phil Dawson kicked off 51 yards from the MIN35. Evan Toomer returned the ball 63 yards to the MIN23. Tackled by Scott Galbraith. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (2Q: 10:02) Trot Nixon pass completed to TE Brayden Conley for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank Slade, assisted by CB Eric Allen. |
| 2-7-MIN20 (2Q: 09:20) Mike Alstott ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Donte Rocco, assisted by OLB Frank Slade. |
| 3-3-MIN16 (2Q: 08:38) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 4-1-MIN14 (2Q: 08:05) Cole Ford attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 14, New England 6 |
| (2Q: 07:58) Cole Ford kicked off 69 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 07:58) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Isreal. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 07:27) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Desmond Grasso. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (2Q: 06:52) Brian Griese pass was dropped by WR O.J. McDuffie. |
| 3-10-MIN32 (2Q: 06:46) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 34 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek. Key block delivered by Antone Davis. |
| 1-10-NED34 (2Q: 06:12) Brian Griese pass completed to WR O.J. McDuffie for 18 yards. Tackled by S Tony Barrett. McDuffie gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED16 (2Q: 05:40) Brian Griese pass completed to WR O.J. McDuffie for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-NED08 (2Q: 05:20) Spencer George ran around left end for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. Minnesota 20, New England 6 |
| (2Q: 05:20) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 21, New England 6 |
| (2Q: 05:13) Phil Dawson kicked off 53 yards from the MIN35. Evan Toomer returned the ball 19 yards to the NED31. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-NED31 (2Q: 04:38) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Charles Davenport for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-NED36 (2Q: 04:13) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Aaron Glenn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED42 (2Q: 04:02) Trot Nixon sacked by OLB Frank Slade for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Quentin Neujahr. |
| 2-13-NED39 (2Q: 03:29) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Evan Toomer for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris, assisted by S John Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-NED48 (2Q: 03:10) Trot Nixon pass was dropped by RB Robert Holcombe. |
| 4-4-NED48 (2Q: 03:06) Bryan Barker punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN05. |
| 1-10-MIN05 (2Q: 02:57) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Walter Hemingway. |
| 2-12-MIN03 (2Q: 02:25) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Chuck Johnson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-8-MIN07 (2Q: 02:00) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 27 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen DeGrasse. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (2Q: 01:21) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Desmond Grasso, assisted by DE Paul Spicer. |
| 2-9-MIN35 (2Q: 00:39) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter. |
| 3-10-MIN34 (2Q: 00:03) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter, assisted by CB Kevin Abrams. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Cole Ford kicked off 70 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 15:00) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ken Dilger. DT Walter Hemingway hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (3Q: 14:54) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Isreal. Taylor gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 14:23) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek, assisted by DE Paul Spicer. Key block delivered by Antone Davis. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (3Q: 14:14) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN36 (3Q: 14:07) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ken Dilger. DE Paul Spicer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-15-MIN36 (3Q: 14:01) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Scott Galbraith for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter. |
| 3-10-MIN41 (3Q: 13:26) Brian Griese pass completed to WR O.J. McDuffie for 21 yards. Tackled by S Tony Barrett, assisted by CB Tom Carter. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED38 (3Q: 12:58) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Nickolas Fox, assisted by S Tony Barrett. Dilger gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED22 (3Q: 12:35) Fred Taylor ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek, assisted by S Tony Barrett. Key block delivered by George Irwin. |
| 1-10-NED12 (3Q: 11:53) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED22 (3Q: 11:42) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE David Sanders. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. Redmon ran over Bruce Ellerson to set up the play. Minnesota's Anthony Redmon was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-14-NED16 (3Q: 11:18) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Paul Spicer, assisted by CB Tom Carter. |
| 3-14-NED16 (3Q: 10:56) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tony Barrett, assisted by S Je-rod Rozumek. |
| 4-8-NED10 (3Q: 10:33) Phil Dawson attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, New England 6 |
| (3Q: 10:25) Phil Dawson kicked off 55 yards from the MIN35. Evan Toomer returned the ball 18 yards to the NED28. Tackled by Scott Galbraith. |
| 1-10-NED28 (3Q: 09:50) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 72 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Moulds gained 65 yards after the catch. Minnesota 24, New England 12 |
| (3Q: 09:50) Trot Nixon was stopped short of the end zone on the conversion attempt. |
| (3Q: 09:35) Cole Ford kicked off 74 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 09:35) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Isreal. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (3Q: 09:10) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter. Taylor made a great move on Stephen DeGrasse. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 2-1-MIN40 (3Q: 08:39) Spencer George ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Chuck Johnson, assisted by S Je-rod Rozumek. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 08:02) Fred Taylor ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE David Sanders. |
| 2-7-MIN49 (3Q: 07:24) Brian Griese pass was dropped by WR O.J. McDuffie. |
| 3-7-MIN49 (3Q: 07:12) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Tom Carter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-NED50 (3Q: 06:36) Mitch Berger punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 06:29) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-9-NED21 (3Q: 05:47) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-NED16 (3Q: 05:40) Trot Nixon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-NED32 (3Q: 05:30) Trot Nixon pass was intended for FB Mike Alstott and was intercepted by CB Eric Allen at the NED50. Tackled by Mike Alstott. |
| 1-10-NED50 (3Q: 05:18) Brian Griese pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Ken Dilger. DE David Sanders blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NED50 (3Q: 05:09) Brian Griese pass was dropped by WR Terry Glenn. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-MIN40 (3Q: 04:59) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Spencer George for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Bruce Ellerson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-21-MIN39 (3Q: 04:35) Spencer George ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Johnson. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 4-8-NED48 (3Q: 03:59) Mitch Berger punted 41 yards. Evan Toomer returned the kick 7 yards to the NED14. Tackled by Earl Little. |
| 1-10-NED14 (3Q: 03:52) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by S Devin Bush. |
| 2-11-NED13 (3Q: 03:27) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jeremy Staat, assisted by CB Aaron Glenn. |
| 3-8-NED16 (3Q: 03:04) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 4 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush. |
| 4-4-NED20 (3Q: 02:18) Bryan Barker punted 53 yards. Aaron Glenn returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN31. Tackled by Joe Manganiello. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Jalen Godfrey at the MIN31. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (3Q: 02:10) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. Holcombe gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-MIN23 (3Q: 01:43) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. OLB Frank Slade hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-MIN23 (3Q: 01:37) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris, assisted by ILB Tracy Simien. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Freeman gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-MIN09 (3Q: 01:03) Trot Nixon sacked by DE Chidi Ahanotu for a loss of 7 yards. Ahanotu simply blew through Mike Alstott to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 2-16-MIN16 (3Q: 00:24) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-14-MIN14 (4Q: 15:00) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 11 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by OLB Terry Crews. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-MIN03 (4Q: 14:18) Cole Ford attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, New England 15 |
| (4Q: 14:12) Cole Ford kicked off 70 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 14:12) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Isreal, assisted by CB Allen Rossum. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 2-2-MIN28 (4Q: 13:27) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Nickolas Fox, assisted by DT Chuck Johnson. |
| 3-2-MIN28 (4Q: 12:48) Spencer George ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Johnson. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (4Q: 12:04) Brian Griese pass completed to FB Derrick Harris for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Johnson. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 2-23-MIN19 (4Q: 11:56) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Nickolas Fox, assisted by ILB Ron Johnson. Glenn gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 3-8-MIN34 (4Q: 11:19) Brian Griese pass was intended for WR O.J. McDuffie and was intercepted by CB Tom Carter at the NED30. The interception was returned 26 yards. Tackled by Brian Griese. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 11:08) A-Train Alstott ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by S John Lynch. |
| 2-7-MIN41 (4Q: 10:43) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Davenport. DE La'roi Glover hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-MIN41 (4Q: 10:38) Trot Nixon pass was dropped by RB Robert Holcombe. |
| 4-7-MIN41 (4Q: 10:33) Bryan Barker punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 10:28) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tony Barrett. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (4Q: 09:47) Spencer George ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Walter Hemingway. |
| 3-4-MIN26 (4Q: 09:06) Brian Griese sacked by DE David Sanders for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Tony Boselli. |
| 4-10-MIN20 (4Q: 08:34) Mitch Berger punted 48 yards. Evan Toomer returned the kick 5 yards to the NED37. Tackled by Kailey Wong. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Je-rod Rozumek at the NED37. |
| 1-10-NED37 (4Q: 08:23) Mike Cherry pass completed to FB Mike Alstott for 7 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush. |
| 2-3-NED44 (4Q: 07:48) Mike Alstott ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by DE Chidi Ahanotu. |
| 3-3-NED44 (4Q: 07:04) Mike Alstott ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank Slade, assisted by DE Jeremy Staat. Key block delivered by Quentin Neujahr. |
| 1-10-NED49 (4Q: 06:43) Mike Cherry pass was dropped by TE Brayden Conley. |
| 2-10-NED49 (4Q: 06:36) Mike Cherry pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by CB Aaron Glenn. Freeman gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-1-MIN42 (4Q: 05:51) Mike Cherry pass fell incomplete, intended for FB A-Train Alstott. CB Walt Harris defended the pass. |
| 4-1-MIN42 (4Q: 05:42) Mike Cherry pass completed to TE Keith Jackson for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Kailey Wong. The ball goes over on downs. New England's Quentin Neujahr was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 05:36) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Hudhaifa Ismaeli, assisted by ILB Bruce Ellerson. Key block delivered by Antone Davis. |
| 2-4-MIN49 (4Q: 04:51) Brian Griese kept the ball, running around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Johnson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Tony Boselli to the NED49. |
| 3-2-NED49 (4Q: 04:08) Spencer George ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Tony Barrett. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 1-10-NED41 (4Q: 03:25) Brian Griese pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Fred Taylor. OLB Nickolas Fox blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NED41 (4Q: 03:18) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. S Tony Barrett defended the pass. |
| 3-10-NED41 (4Q: 03:09) Brian Griese pass was intended for WR O.J. McDuffie and was intercepted by S Tony Barrett at the NED02. Tackled by O.J. McDuffie. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED02 (4Q: 03:00) Mike Cherry pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen, assisted by S Devin Bush. |
| 2-3-NED09 (4Q: 02:38) Mike Cherry pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. CB Eric Allen defended the pass. |
| 3-3-NED09 (4Q: 02:27) Mike Cherry pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Brayden Conley. PENALTY: New England was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-3-NED09 (4Q: 02:18) Mike Cherry pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Bob Christian. CB Eric Allen defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-9-NED09 (4Q: 02:14) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-14-NED14 (4Q: 02:14) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Walter Hemingway, assisted by ILB Bruce Ellerson. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 2-14-NED14 (4Q: 02:06) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Walter Hemingway, assisted by DE Paul Spicer. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-13-NED13 (4Q: 01:58) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Chuck Johnson, assisted by ILB Bruce Ellerson. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 4-9-NED09 (4Q: 01:50) Phil Dawson attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 27, New England 15 |
| (4Q: 01:44) Phil Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 01:44) Mike Cherry pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Moulds. ILB James Darling defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED20 (4Q: 01:37) Mike Cherry pass completed to TE Keith Jackson for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 3-3-NED27 (4Q: 01:17) Mike Cherry pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. DE La'roi Glover blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-3-NED27 (4Q: 01:08) Mike Cherry pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 3 yards. Tackled by S Earl Little. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED30 (4Q: 00:56) Mike Cherry scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Brayden Conley on the NED36. |
| 2-4-NED36 (4Q: 00:28) Mike Cherry spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-4-NED36 (4Q: 00:26) Mike Cherry pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. DT Dan Wilkinson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-NED36 (4Q: 00:20) Mike Cherry sacked by DE La'roi Glover and DE Chidi Ahanotu for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Tony Ramirez. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NED32 (4Q: 00:07) Brian Griese dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 27, New England Patriots 15 |