| Played in San Diego, CA, weather: 60 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Tommy Pickles kicked off 56 yards from the SDO35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 25 yards to the MIN34. Tackled by Ted Popson. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (1Q: 14:23) Fred Taylor ran a trap outside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Donnalley. |
| 2-11-MIN33 (1Q: 14:00) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. OLB Bill Romanowski defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN33 (1Q: 13:52) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Tory James, assisted by S Sam Garnes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (1Q: 13:14) Miles Walker ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-MIN49 (1Q: 13:04) Miles Walker ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes. Key block delivered by Antone Davis. |
| 1-10-SDO42 (1Q: 12:36) Fred Taylor ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Brian Washington. Key block delivered by Ken Dilger. |
| 2-5-SDO37 (1Q: 12:02) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Miles Walker for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski, assisted by CB Darryl Henley. |
| 1-10-SDO31 (1Q: 11:28) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ken Dilger. S Sam Garnes defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO31 (1Q: 11:20) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Tory James, assisted by DT Mark Campbell. Key block delivered by Antone Davis. |
| 1-10-SDO19 (1Q: 10:47) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Brian Washington, assisted by S Sam Garnes. |
| 2-8-SDO17 (1Q: 10:11) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley, assisted by ILB Rick Vaughn. |
| 3-8-SDO17 (1Q: 09:49) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Dilger gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 6, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 09:49) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 7, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 09:41) Phil Dawson kicked off 58 yards from the MIN35. Kenny Lofton returned the ball 20 yards to the SDO27. Tackled by Derrick Harris. |
| 1-10-SDO27 (1Q: 09:15) Garrison Hearst ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson. Key block delivered by Jeff Saturday. |
| 2-5-SDO32 (1Q: 08:31) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Brooks. CB Walt Harris defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-SDO32 (1Q: 08:24) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Brooks. OLB Jay Foreman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-SDO32 (1Q: 08:19) Hunter Smith punted 42 yards. O.J. McDuffie returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Autry Denson. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 08:09) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Alex Bondy. |
| 2-10-MIN33 (1Q: 07:46) Brian Griese sacked by DT Russell Davis for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Tony Boselli. |
| 3-15-MIN28 (1Q: 07:13) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Fuller. |
| 4-12-MIN31 (1Q: 06:53) Mitch Berger punted 50 yards. Pat Tillman returned the kick 6 yards to the SDO25. Tackled by George Irwin. |
| 1-10-SDO25 (1Q: 06:45) Chad Levitt ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Donte Rocco. San Diego's Robert Brooks was hurt on the play. |
| 2-8-SDO27 (1Q: 06:21) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenny Lofton. DT Dan Wilkinson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-SDO27 (1Q: 06:16) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 23 yards. Tackled by S Torin Dorn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO50 (1Q: 05:48) Garrison Hearst ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson, assisted by DE Donte Rocco. |
| 2-7-MIN47 (1Q: 05:08) Scott Mitchell pass completed to FB Reggie Cobb for 29 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. Cobb gained 29 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (1Q: 04:22) Scott Mitchell pass completed to FB Reggie Cobb for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank Slade. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN18 (1Q: 03:57) Garrison Hearst ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. |
| 3-3-MIN11 (1Q: 03:14) Garrison Hearst ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. Key block delivered by Ephraim Salaam. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-13-MIN21 (1Q: 03:07) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 3-18-MIN26 (1Q: 02:58) Scott Mitchell pass was intended for RB Garrison Hearst and was intercepted by CB Walt Harris at the MIN13. Tackled by Garrison Hearst. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (1Q: 02:49) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Ed Jasper. |
| 2-7-MIN16 (1Q: 02:26) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR O.J. McDuffie. S Sam Garnes defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN16 (1Q: 02:21) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 15 yards. Tackled by S Brian Washington. Glenn gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 01:54) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Chester, assisted by ILB Rick Vaughn. Key block delivered by George Irwin. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-MIN21 (1Q: 01:47) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 21 yards. Tackled by S Brian Washington. Johnson gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (1Q: 01:13) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn, assisted by DT Ed Jasper. |
| 2-6-MIN46 (1Q: 00:51) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. Key block delivered by Antone Davis. |
| 1-10-SDO46 (1Q: 00:13) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-7-SDO43 (2Q: 15:00) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Fuller. Key block delivered by George Irwin. |
| 1-10-SDO36 (2Q: 14:26) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Tory James. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Ken Dilger to the SDO30. |
| 2-4-SDO30 (2Q: 13:52) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Russell Davis, assisted by ILB Rick Vaughn. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 1-10-SDO24 (2Q: 13:12) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 0 yards. Tackled by S Pat Tillman. |
| 2-10-SDO24 (2Q: 12:48) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 24 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Johnson gained 17 yards after the catch. Minnesota 13, San Diego 0 |
| (2Q: 12:48) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 14, San Diego 0 |
| (2Q: 12:34) Phil Dawson kicked off 64 yards from the MIN35. Kenny Lofton returned the ball 21 yards to the SDO22. Tackled by O.J. McDuffie. |
| 1-10-SDO22 (2Q: 12:08) Scott Mitchell pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for 3 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-SDO25 (2Q: 11:40) Garrison Hearst ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. Key block delivered by Matt Lepsis. |
| 1-10-SDO33 (2Q: 10:55) Garrison Hearst ran around right end for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Key block delivered by Matt Lepsis. |
| 1-10-SDO49 (2Q: 10:19) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-SDO44 (2Q: 10:13) Chad Levitt ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson. |
| 2-12-SDO47 (2Q: 09:38) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Marty Booker for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN48 (2Q: 09:08) Scott Mitchell sacked by ILB James Darling for a loss of 9 yards. Darling ran right past Ephraim Salaam and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-16-SDO43 (2Q: 08:36) Hunter Smith punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN10. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (2Q: 08:29) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski. Key block delivered by Ken Dilger. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (2Q: 07:44) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Johnson. DE Melvin Donnalley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN23 (2Q: 07:40) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 15 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 07:01) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Donnalley, assisted by S Pat Tillman. |
| 2-7-MIN41 (2Q: 06:38) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Alex Bondy. |
| 3-1-MIN47 (2Q: 06:05) Fred Taylor ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. Taylor slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 05:22) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Brian Washington, assisted by OLB Marvcus Patton. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 2-5-SDO47 (2Q: 04:43) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Pat Tillman. |
| 3-7-SDO49 (2Q: 04:19) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Ronnie Booty. Glenn gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO35 (2Q: 03:33) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn, assisted by DE Shannon Clavelle. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 2-5-SDO30 (2Q: 03:04) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Roberto Fabrizio, assisted by DT Russell Davis. |
| 3-3-SDO28 (2Q: 02:22) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Tory James. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-SDO21 (2Q: 02:00) Brian Griese pass completed to WR O.J. McDuffie for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Marvcus Patton. McDuffie gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-3-SDO14 (2Q: 01:38) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Ed Jasper, assisted by DE Shannon Clavelle. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 1-7-SDO07 (2Q: 01:13) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by George Irwin. Minnesota 20, San Diego 0 |
| (2Q: 01:13) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 21, San Diego 0 |
| (2Q: 01:07) Phil Dawson kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. Kenny Lofton returned the ball 62 yards to the MIN34. Tackled by O.J. McDuffie. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (2Q: 01:02) Scott Mitchell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Michael Irvin. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN44 (2Q: 00:52) Scott Mitchell pass was dropped by WR Kenny Lofton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-20-MIN44 (2Q: 00:42) Scott Mitchell pass was dropped by WR Kenny Lofton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-20-MIN44 (2Q: 00:37) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marty Booker. CB Artrell Hawkins defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-20-MIN44 (2Q: 00:25) Hunter Smith punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN02. |
| 1-10-MIN02 (2Q: 00:18) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brian Washington. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 47 yards from the MIN35. Patrick Jeffers returned the ball 15 yards to the SDO33. Tackled by O.J. McDuffie. |
| 1-10-SDO33 (3Q: 14:38) Scott Mitchell pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Cletidus Hunt. Hearst gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-SDO41 (3Q: 14:15) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Roy Koehn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Irvin gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (3Q: 13:31) Scott Mitchell sacked by DT Dan Wilkinson and DE La'roi Glover for a loss of 9 yards. Wilkinson ran right past Matt Lepsis and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-19-SDO47 (3Q: 12:47) Garrison Hearst ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. San Diego's Matt Lepsis was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-13-MIN47 (3Q: 12:14) Scott Mitchell pass was dropped by RB Garrison Hearst. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-MIN47 (3Q: 12:08) Hunter Smith punted 39 yards. O.J. McDuffie called for a fair catch at the MIN08. |
| 1-10-MIN08 (3Q: 11:58) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Qadry Ismail. S Sam Garnes knocked the ball out of his grasp. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-MIN08 (3Q: 11:52) Brian Griese pass completed to FB George Irwin for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski, assisted by DT Mark Campbell. Irwin gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (3Q: 11:07) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brian Washington. |
| 2-7-MIN27 (3Q: 10:39) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Corey Fuller. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-SDO41 (3Q: 10:21) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes, assisted by OLB Marvcus Patton. |
| 2-8-SDO39 (3Q: 09:52) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes. |
| 3-6-SDO37 (3Q: 09:16) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Tory James. |
| 1-10-SDO29 (3Q: 08:33) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Roberto Fabrizio, assisted by CB Darryl Henley. Dilger gained 17 yards after the catch. Minnesota's George Irwin was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-7-SDO07 (3Q: 07:51) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn, assisted by CB Corey Fuller. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-SDO06 (3Q: 07:08) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-SDO11 (3Q: 07:02) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for -1 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes. |
| 3-12-SDO12 (3Q: 06:27) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Chester, assisted by CB Darryl Henley. |
| 4-6-SDO06 (3Q: 05:57) Phil Dawson attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, San Diego 0 |
| (3Q: 05:50) Phil Dawson kicked off 73 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (3Q: 05:50) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Marty Booker for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman, assisted by CB Roy Koehn. Booker gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO34 (3Q: 05:15) Garrison Hearst ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson, assisted by DE La'roi Glover. |
| 2-13-SDO31 (3Q: 04:34) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Marty Booker for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Booker gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-23-SDO21 (3Q: 04:24) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marty Booker. CB Walt Harris defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-23-SDO21 (3Q: 04:12) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Kenny Lofton for 18 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-SDO39 (3Q: 03:47) Hunter Smith punted 38 yards. O.J. McDuffie called for a fair catch at the MIN23. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (3Q: 03:36) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Donnalley, assisted by DE Vera De Milo. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 2-5-MIN28 (3Q: 03:01) Fred Taylor ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn, assisted by OLB Bill Romanowski. |
| 3-3-MIN30 (3Q: 02:17) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski, assisted by CB Tory James. Key block delivered by Ken Dilger. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 01:35) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Larry Chester. |
| 2-9-MIN36 (3Q: 00:59) Brian Griese pass completed to WR O.J. McDuffie for 17 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes, assisted by CB Corey Fuller. McDuffie gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. San Diego's Vera De Milo was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-SDO47 (3Q: 00:28) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Chester. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-7-SDO44 (4Q: 15:00) Miles Walker ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Russell Davis, assisted by DT Mark Campbell. |
| 3-7-SDO44 (4Q: 14:29) Brian Griese pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Fred Taylor. |
| 4-7-SDO44 (4Q: 14:25) Mitch Berger punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (4Q: 14:18) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Irvin gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO35 (4Q: 13:40) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Marty Booker for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Roy Koehn. San Diego's Kenny Lofton was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-9-SDO36 (4Q: 13:10) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-SDO41 (4Q: 12:36) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Irvin. DE Mike Rucker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-SDO41 (4Q: 12:26) Hunter Smith punted 53 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN06. |
| 1-10-MIN06 (4Q: 12:17) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Brian Washington, assisted by DT Russell Davis. |
| 2-8-MIN08 (4Q: 11:46) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. |
| 3-8-MIN08 (4Q: 11:11) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Tory James. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-MIN15 (4Q: 10:27) Mitch Berger punted 47 yards. Pat Tillman called for a fair catch at the SDO38. |
| 1-10-SDO38 (4Q: 10:20) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Jeffers. CB Walt Harris defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO38 (4Q: 10:13) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Irvin. CB Walt Harris defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-SDO38 (4Q: 10:04) Chad Levitt ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE La'roi Glover. |
| 4-3-SDO45 (4Q: 09:34) Hunter Smith punted 42 yards. O.J. McDuffie returned the kick 11 yards to the MIN24. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-SDO50 (4Q: 09:26) Scott Mitchell pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for 0 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. Hearst gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-10-SDO50 (4Q: 08:45) Scott Mitchell pass was intended for WR Patrick Jeffers and was intercepted by CB Walt Harris at the MIN15. Tackled by Patrick Jeffers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (4Q: 08:35) Fred Taylor ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Campbell, assisted by DE Melvin Donnalley. |
| 2-8-MIN17 (4Q: 07:52) Brian Griese sacked by OLB Marvcus Patton for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Antone Davis. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN O.J. McDuffie on the MIN14. |
| 3-11-MIN14 (4Q: 07:05) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski, assisted by S Sam Garnes. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-12-MIN13 (4Q: 06:21) Mitch Berger punted 34 yards. Pat Tillman called for a fair catch at the MIN47. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 06:12) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Kenny Lofton for 12 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush, assisted by CB Walt Harris. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Henri Crockett on the MIN35. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 06:03) Miles Walker ran inside the right guard for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Russell Davis, assisted by CB Corey Fuller. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. Boselli ran over Darryl Henley to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 05:19) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 45 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Marvcus Patton. Taylor gained 45 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-SDO06 (4Q: 04:45) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Pat Tillman, assisted by OLB Roberto Fabrizio. |
| 2-4-SDO04 (4Q: 04:00) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. Minnesota 30, San Diego 0 |
| (4Q: 04:00) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 31, San Diego 0 |
| (4Q: 03:53) Phil Dawson kicked off 53 yards from the MIN35. Patrick Jeffers returned the ball 17 yards to the SDO29. Tackled by O.J. McDuffie. |
| 1-10-SDO29 (4Q: 03:48) Ralph Story pass completed to RB Chad Levitt for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-SDO32 (4Q: 03:19) Ralph Story pass was dropped by WR Michael Irvin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 2-2-SDO37 (4Q: 03:15) Chad Levitt ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Torin Dorn, assisted by DE Mike Rucker. Key block delivered by John Welbourn. |
| 1-10-SDO46 (4Q: 02:37) Chad Levitt ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson, assisted by OLB Henri Crockett. |
| 2-7-SDO49 (4Q: 02:14) Ralph Story pass completed to RB Chad Levitt for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Cletidus Hunt, assisted by CB Walt Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-4-MIN48 (4Q: 02:00) Chad Levitt ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. Key block delivered by Ed King. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 01:22) Ralph Story pass was intended for WR Marty Booker and was intercepted by OLB Henri Crockett in the end zone. Touchback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 01:11) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (4Q: 00:27) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Pat Tillman, assisted by DT Ed Jasper. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 31, San Diego Chargers 0 |