| Played in New England, MA, weather: 50 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Chad Stephenson kicked off 70 yards from the DET35. Evan Toomer returned the ball 25 yards to the NED20. Tackled by Eric Green. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 14:18) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Grant Wistrom, assisted by S Anthony Newman. |
| 2-8-NED22 (1Q: 13:33) John Miller ran inside the right guard for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Buckley. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-NED37 (1Q: 12:50) Trot Nixon pass completed to TE Jamie Asher for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Terry McDaniel. |
| 2-5-NED42 (1Q: 12:11) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-NED37 (1Q: 12:02) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Denard Walker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Holcombe gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET49 (1Q: 11:23) Robert Holcombe ran a draw inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray Farmer. |
| 2-12-NED49 (1Q: 10:54) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Charles Davenport for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Terry McDaniel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-DET40 (1Q: 10:28) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Omar Stoutmire, assisted by DE Grant Wistrom. Key block delivered by Jeff Dellenbach. |
| 1-10-DET39 (1Q: 10:02) Robert Holcombe ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman, assisted by CB Denard Walker. Key block delivered by Tony Ramirez. |
| 2-4-DET33 (1Q: 09:40) Robert Holcombe ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Fernando Smith, assisted by CB Denard Walker. |
| 3-3-DET32 (1Q: 09:09) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Evan Toomer for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Denard Walker. Toomer gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET23 (1Q: 08:27) Mike Alstott ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray Farmer, assisted by DE Fernando Smith. |
| 2-8-DET21 (1Q: 07:55) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Robert Holcombe. DT Jon Hand hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-DET21 (1Q: 07:51) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Davenport. DT Jon Hand hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-DET21 (1Q: 07:46) Mackenzie Quaccia attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 07:40) Mackenzie Quaccia kicked off 65 yards from the NED35. Anthony Newman returned the ball 45 yards to the DET45. Tackled by Steve Isreal. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DET11 (1Q: 07:03) Charlie Batch pass completed to WR Eddie Kennison for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kennison gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET28 (1Q: 06:22) Mitchell Stultz ran a trap outside the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Isreal. Key block delivered by Kimble Anders. |
| 1-10-DET44 (1Q: 05:42) Sedrick Shaw ran around right end for 39 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Izzo. Key block delivered by Damien Deyo. |
| 1-10-NED17 (1Q: 04:57) Charlie Batch pass completed to WR Nigea Carter for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Paul Spicer, assisted by S Greg Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-10-NED17 (1Q: 04:11) Charlie Batch pass completed to WR Eddie Kennison for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Kennison gained 14 yards after the catch. Detroit 6, New England 3 |
| (1Q: 04:11) Extra point by Chad Stephenson was good. Detroit 7, New England 3 |
| (1Q: 04:05) Chad Stephenson kicked off 66 yards from the DET35. Steve Isreal returned the ball 14 yards to the NED13. Tackled by Ickey Woods. |
| 1-10-NED13 (1Q: 03:36) Mike Alstott ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Kivuusama Mays, assisted by DE Fernando Smith. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Tony Mandarich to the NED20. |
| 2-3-NED20 (1Q: 03:04) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Kivuusama Mays, assisted by CB Terrell Buckley. |
| 3-2-NED21 (1Q: 02:39) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ivan Bullock. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-12-NED11 (1Q: 02:29) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 11 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. Freeman gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 4-1-NED22 (1Q: 02:00) Bryan Barker punted 68 yards. Eddie Kennison returned the kick 4 yards to the DET14. Tackled by Ed McCaffrey. Detroit's Denard Walker was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DET14 (1Q: 01:49) Sedrick Shaw ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Kevin Williams. |
| 2-9-DET15 (1Q: 01:26) Sedrick Shaw ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison. |
| 3-4-DET20 (1Q: 00:58) Charlie Batch pass completed to RB Sedrick Shaw for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Goose Siragusa. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DET19 (1Q: 00:34) Chris Gardocki punted 63 yards. The ball was downed at the NED18. |
| 1-10-NED18 (1Q: 00:23) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman, assisted by DT Jon Hand. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-11-NED17 (2Q: 15:00) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Bryan Cox. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED18 (2Q: 14:25) Trot Nixon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Charles Davenport. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED18 (2Q: 14:17) Bryan Barker punted 42 yards. Eddie Kennison returned the kick 5 yards to the DET45. Tackled by John Miller. |
| 1-10-DET45 (2Q: 14:10) Charlie Batch pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Nigea Carter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET45 (2Q: 14:00) Sedrick Shaw ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Walter Hemingway, assisted by ILB Ted Johnson. |
| 3-7-DET48 (2Q: 13:34) Charlie Batch pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Mays Hayes. DT Tony Siragusa hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-7-DET48 (2Q: 13:29) Chris Gardocki punted 52 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 13:23) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 19 yards. Tackled by S Omar Stoutmire. Holcombe gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED39 (2Q: 12:52) Mike Alstott ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Brenston Buckner. |
| 2-8-NED41 (2Q: 12:19) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 8 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. |
| 1-10-NED49 (2Q: 11:47) A-Train Alstott ran a draw inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ivan Bullock. |
| 2-12-NED47 (2Q: 11:06) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Ed McCaffrey for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Denard Walker. McCaffrey gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET40 (2Q: 10:41) Evan Toomer ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Ivan Bullock. Key block delivered by Daquan Peterman. |
| 1-10-DET29 (2Q: 10:00) A-Train Alstott ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Omar Stoutmire, assisted by OLB Peter Boulware. |
| 2-10-DET29 (2Q: 09:28) Mike Alstott ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray Farmer, assisted by OLB Bryan Cox. |
| 3-10-DET29 (2Q: 08:50) Trot Nixon scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Denard Walker. |
| 1-10-DET18 (2Q: 08:08) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Bryan Cox, assisted by CB Clarence Love. Key block delivered by Brendan Stai. |
| 2-4-DET12 (2Q: 07:29) Robert Holcombe ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Ray Cyrus. |
| 3-1-DET09 (2Q: 06:49) A-Train Alstott ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kivuusama Mays, assisted by S Anthony Newman. Key block delivered by Richmond Webb. |
| 1-7-DET07 (2Q: 06:15) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB John Miller for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Miller gained 8 yards after the catch. New England 9, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 06:15) Extra point by Mackenzie Quaccia was good. New England 10, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 06:04) Mackenzie Quaccia kicked off 74 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 06:04) Charlie Batch pass was intended for WR Logan Hardy and was intercepted by CB Tom Carter at the DET29. Tackled by Willie Mays Hayes. |
| 1-10-DET29 (2Q: 05:51) Trot Nixon pass completed to TE Jamie Asher for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Terry McDaniel, assisted by CB Terrell Buckley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-11-DET30 (2Q: 05:28) Trot Nixon sacked by DT Brenston Buckner and DE Fernando Smith for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Daquan Peterman. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Billy Ray Cyrus for 10 yards to the DET45. |
| 1-10-DET45 (2Q: 05:13) Sedrick Shaw ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Johnson, assisted by S Rodney Harrison. |
| 2-6-DET49 (2Q: 04:45) Charlie Batch pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Eddie Kennison. DT Walter Hemingway blocked the pass. |
| 3-6-DET49 (2Q: 04:39) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-DET44 (2Q: 04:33) Charlie Batch pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Mays Hayes. DT John Randle hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-DET44 (2Q: 04:25) Chris Gardocki punted 56 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 04:19) Trot Nixon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Terry McDaniel. |
| 2-7-NED23 (2Q: 03:40) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Denard Walker. Freeman gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED40 (2Q: 02:56) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Buckley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED30 (2Q: 02:50) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. S Danny Copeland defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-20-NED30 (2Q: 02:41) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Peter Boulware. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Freeman gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-NED43 (2Q: 02:25) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 7 yards. Tackled by S Omar Stoutmire. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED50 (2Q: 02:06) Trot Nixon pass was intended for WR Charles Davenport and was intercepted by OLB Bryan Cox at the DET07. Tackled by Charles Davenport. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET07 (2Q: 01:57) Sedrick Shaw ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT John Randle, assisted by S Kevin Williams. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Damien Deyo to the DET11. |
| 2-6-DET11 (2Q: 01:36) Mitchell Stultz ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Chuck Johnson, assisted by ILB Bruce Ellerson. |
| 3-8-DET09 (2Q: 01:10) Charlie Batch pass completed to WR Willie Mays Hayes for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 4-8-DET09 (2Q: 00:59) Chris Gardocki punted 54 yards. Steve Isreal returned the kick 7 yards to the NED44. Tackled by Ickey Woods. |
| 1-10-NED44 (2Q: 00:49) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. DE Grant Wistrom hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED34 (2Q: 00:43) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Omar Stoutmire. Key block delivered by Brendan Stai. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 2-14-NED40 (2Q: 00:36) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 1 yard. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-13-NED41 (2Q: 00:29) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. OLB Bryan Cox defended the pass. |
| 4-13-NED41 (2Q: 00:22) Bryan Barker punted 44 yards. Eddie Kennison returned the kick 2 yards to the DET17. Tackled by John Miller. |
| 1-10-DET17 (2Q: 00:14) Charlie Batch dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mackenzie Quaccia kicked off 73 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 15:00) Mitchell Stultz ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Williams. |
| 2-7-DET23 (3Q: 14:16) Rodney Hampton ran a trap outside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Hudhaifa Ismaeli, assisted by DE Jeff Lageman. |
| 3-11-DET19 (3Q: 13:44) Charlie Batch pass was dropped by WR Nigea Carter. |
| 4-11-DET19 (3Q: 13:35) Chris Gardocki punted 46 yards. Evan Toomer returned the kick 4 yards to the NED39. Tackled by Ickey Woods. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Danny Copeland at the NED39. |
| 1-10-NED39 (3Q: 13:25) Sedrick Shaw ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Goose Siragusa. |
| 2-11-NED40 (3Q: 12:47) Charlie Batch pass was intended for WR Logan Hardy and was intercepted by ILB Ted Johnson at the NED29. Tackled by Logan Hardy. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED29 (3Q: 12:36) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Peter Boulware. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Bryan Cox on the NED35. |
| 1-10-NED35 (3Q: 12:26) Sedrick Shaw ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Johnson. |
| 2-7-NED32 (3Q: 12:04) Rodney Hampton ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ron Johnson. |
| 3-6-NED31 (3Q: 11:37) Charlie Batch pass completed to WR Nigea Carter for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED24 (3Q: 10:51) Charlie Batch pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Sedrick Shaw. |
| 2-10-NED24 (3Q: 10:47) Mitchell Stultz ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Goose Siragusa. |
| 3-6-NED20 (3Q: 10:12) Charlie Batch pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Mitchell Stultz. DT Walter Hemingway hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-NED20 (3Q: 10:07) Chad Stephenson attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 10, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 10:01) Chad Stephenson kicked off 74 yards from the DET35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 10:01) Mike Alstott ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Ray Cyrus. |
| 2-8-NED22 (3Q: 09:24) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Ed McCaffrey for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Kivuusama Mays, assisted by OLB Peter Boulware. |
| 3-7-NED23 (3Q: 09:02) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 4 yards. Tackled by S Danny Copeland. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-NED27 (3Q: 08:37) Bryan Barker punted 45 yards. Eddie Kennison returned the kick 6 yards to the DET34. Tackled by Robert Holcombe. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Richmond Webb at the DET34. |
| 1-10-DET34 (3Q: 08:28) Trot Nixon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield. |
| 2-7-DET31 (3Q: 07:42) Trot Nixon pass was dropped by RB Robert Holcombe. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-DET31 (3Q: 07:35) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Ed McCaffrey for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Jon Hand, assisted by S Danny Copeland. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McCaffrey gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 06:50) Robert Holcombe ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Danny Copeland, assisted by DE Grant Wistrom. DT Brenston Buckner knocked down Glenn Rountree to break up the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-DET21 (3Q: 06:19) Trot Nixon sacked by DT Brenston Buckner for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by John Miller. |
| 3-15-DET25 (3Q: 05:36) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Charles Davenport for 25 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Davenport gained 22 yards after the catch. New England 16, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 05:36) Extra point by Mackenzie Quaccia was good. New England 17, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 05:21) Mackenzie Quaccia kicked off 59 yards from the NED35. Anthony Newman returned the ball 20 yards to the DET26. Tackled by Evan Toomer. |
| 1-10-DET26 (3Q: 04:51) Sedrick Shaw ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Siragusa. |
| 2-6-DET30 (3Q: 04:23) Charlie Batch scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter. |
| 3-2-DET34 (3Q: 03:56) Charlie Batch pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Jackson. DT Walter Hemingway hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-DET34 (3Q: 03:49) Chris Gardocki punted 50 yards. Evan Toomer returned the kick 6 yards to the NED22. Tackled by Logan Hardy. |
| 1-10-NED22 (3Q: 03:40) Robert Holcombe ran around left end for -3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ivan Bullock, assisted by DE Billy Ray Cyrus. |
| 2-13-NED19 (3Q: 03:14) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ed McCaffrey. DT Brenston Buckner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-NED19 (3Q: 03:07) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Evan Toomer for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Peter Boulware. Toomer gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED40 (3Q: 02:23) Mike Alstott ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Danny Copeland, assisted by ILB Kivuusama Mays. |
| 2-9-NED41 (3Q: 01:41) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Evan Toomer for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Denard Walker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Toomer gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET48 (3Q: 01:15) Mike Alstott ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jon Hand, assisted by S Danny Copeland. |
| 2-8-DET46 (3Q: 00:37) Trot Nixon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. |
| 3-8-DET46 (3Q: 00:32) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Peter Boulware. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-9-DET47 (4Q: 15:00) Bryan Barker punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 14:53) Sedrick Shaw ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Lageman. Key block delivered by Teddy Berlat. |
| 2-2-DET28 (4Q: 14:26) Sedrick Shaw ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Johnson. Key block delivered by Kimble Anders. |
| 1-10-DET30 (4Q: 13:50) Charlie Batch sacked by DE Jeff Lageman for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Chester Karinen. |
| 2-14-DET26 (4Q: 13:16) Charlie Batch pass was dropped by WR Eddie Kennison. |
| 3-14-DET26 (4Q: 13:11) Charlie Batch pass completed to WR Logan Hardy for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-DET35 (4Q: 12:50) Chris Gardocki punted 50 yards. Evan Toomer returned the kick 0 yards to the NED15. PENALTY: New England was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NED08 (4Q: 12:39) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB John Miller. CB Terrell Buckley defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED08 (4Q: 12:32) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Jon Hand. Holcombe gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED18 (4Q: 11:52) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Brenston Buckner. |
| 2-11-NED17 (4Q: 11:25) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Evan Toomer for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Peter Boulware, assisted by CB Eric Warfield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-7-NED21 (4Q: 10:59) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Evan Toomer for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Terrell Buckley, assisted by S Omar Stoutmire. |
| 4-2-NED26 (4Q: 10:13) Bryan Barker punted 40 yards. Eddie Kennison returned the kick 8 yards to the DET42. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-DET23 (4Q: 10:03) Charlie Batch scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Abrams and assisted by ILB Bruce Ellerson. |
| 2-4-DET29 (4Q: 09:19) Charlie Batch pass completed to RB Sedrick Shaw for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Steve Isreal on the DET31. |
| 1-10-DET31 (4Q: 09:08) Mike Alstott ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ivan Bullock. |
| 2-10-DET31 (4Q: 08:24) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for -4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-DET35 (4Q: 08:00) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Evan Toomer for 12 yards. Tackled by S Anthony Newman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-DET23 (4Q: 07:25) Mackenzie Quaccia attempted a 40 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-DET30 (4Q: 07:19) Mitchell Stultz ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Lageman. |
| 2-14-DET26 (4Q: 06:58) Charlie Batch scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Bruce Ellerson. |
| 3-7-DET33 (4Q: 06:26) Charlie Batch pass completed to WR Nigea Carter for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter, assisted by ILB Ron Johnson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Eddie Kennison on the DET31. |
| 4-9-DET31 (4Q: 06:01) Chris Gardocki punted 51 yards. The ball was downed at the NED18. |
| 1-10-NED18 (4Q: 05:53) Trot Nixon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Evan Toomer. DE Billy Ray Cyrus blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NED18 (4Q: 05:46) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. S Danny Copeland defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED18 (4Q: 05:42) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Evan Toomer for 37 yards. Tackled by S Danny Copeland. Toomer gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET45 (4Q: 04:57) John Miller ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ivan Bullock, assisted by DT Jon Hand. |
| 2-9-DET44 (4Q: 04:14) Trot Nixon scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Bryan Cox. |
| 1-10-DET34 (4Q: 03:27) Mike Alstott ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Kivuusama Mays, assisted by S Anthony Newman. Key block delivered by Tony Mandarich. |
| 2-3-DET27 (4Q: 02:44) Robert Holcombe ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Danny Copeland. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-3-DET27 (4Q: 02:33) A-Train Alstott ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Danny Copeland. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 4-2-DET26 (4Q: 02:22) Mackenzie Quaccia attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 20, Detroit 10 |
| (4Q: 02:14) Mackenzie Quaccia kicked off 69 yards from the NED35. Anthony Newman returned the ball 20 yards to the DET16. Tackled by Evan Toomer. |
| 1-10-DET16 (4Q: 02:08) Charlie Batch pass completed to WR Nigea Carter for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Johnson. Carter gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET32 (4Q: 02:00) Charlie Batch pass completed to WR Michael Jackson for 47 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jackson gained 37 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED21 (4Q: 01:34) Charlie Batch pass completed to TE Damien Deyo for 6 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-NED15 (4Q: 01:18) Rodney Hampton ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Chuck Johnson, assisted by DE Jeff Lageman. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-3-NED14 (4Q: 01:06) Rodney Hampton ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Greg Myers. |
| 4-1-NED12 (4Q: 00:45) Chad Stephenson attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 20, Detroit 13 |
| (4Q: 00:40) Chad Stephenson kicked off (onside) from the DET35. NED Steve Isreal recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-DET46 (4Q: 00:36) Trot Nixon dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 20, Detroit Lions 13 |