| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 64 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Michele Akers kicked off 59 yards from the CLE35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by James Roe. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (1Q: 14:35) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 29 yards. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts. Taylor gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (1Q: 13:59) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Joey Porter, assisted by DT Christopher Rios. |
| 2-6-CLE42 (1Q: 13:28) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce, assisted by DT Tony Siragusa. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-16-MIN48 (1Q: 13:18) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Stokes, assisted by S Gary Jones. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-13-CLE49 (1Q: 12:55) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Anthony Becht. CB Eric Stokes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-13-CLE49 (1Q: 12:49) Mitch Berger punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (1Q: 12:42) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Courtney Brown. |
| 2-8-CLE22 (1Q: 12:06) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. |
| 3-6-CLE24 (1Q: 11:39) Quincy Carter pass completed to WR Chris Cornell for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Cornell gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (1Q: 11:08) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-10-CLE37 (1Q: 10:43) Quincy Carter sacked by DT Cletidus Hunt for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Backus. |
| 3-15-CLE32 (1Q: 10:15) Quincy Carter pass completed to WR Joe Horn for 8 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CLE40 (1Q: 09:30) Brian Moorman punted 45 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN22. Tackled by Carlton Gray. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (1Q: 09:19) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Joey Porter. |
| 2-7-MIN25 (1Q: 08:38) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Fox, assisted by ILB Joey Porter. |
| 3-7-MIN25 (1Q: 08:19) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (1Q: 07:35) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 1 yard. Tackled by S Gary Jones. Taylor gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-9-MIN42 (1Q: 06:58) Brian Griese pass completed to WR MarTay Jenkins for 36 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Stokes. Jenkins gained 39 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE22 (1Q: 06:25) Brian Griese pass completed to WR O.J. McDuffie for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB J.J. Syvrud. |
| 2-11-CLE23 (1Q: 05:57) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts. |
| 3-5-CLE17 (1Q: 05:25) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Anthony Becht for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB J.J. Syvrud, assisted by OLB Nickolas Fox. |
| 4-1-CLE13 (1Q: 04:52) Phil Dawson attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 04:45) Phil Dawson kicked off 58 yards from the MIN35. Chris Cornell returned the ball 28 yards to the CLE35. Tackled by Jay Graham. |
| 1-10-CLE35 (1Q: 04:26) Rudi Johnson ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson. |
| 2-10-CLE35 (1Q: 03:46) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Courtney Brown. ILB James Darling knocked down Tutan Reyes to break up the play. |
| 3-14-CLE31 (1Q: 03:22) Quincy Carter sacked by DE Courtney Brown for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Edwin Mulitalo. |
| 4-18-CLE27 (1Q: 02:47) Brian Moorman punted 51 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Karim Abdul-Jabbar. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (1Q: 02:37) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts, assisted by ILB Joey Porter. |
| 2-6-MIN29 (1Q: 02:15) Brian Griese pass completed to WR MarTay Jenkins for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Nickolas Fox. Jenkins gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (1Q: 01:37) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR O.J. McDuffie. DT Trevor Pryce hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (1Q: 01:33) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jamal Williams. |
| 3-8-MIN41 (1Q: 00:51) Brian Griese scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Stokes. |
| 4-1-MIN48 (1Q: 00:14) Mitch Berger punted 52 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (1Q: 00:08) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran outside the right tackle for 28 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. Key block delivered by Roger Duffy. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-CLE48 (2Q: 15:00) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. Key block delivered by Tutan Reyes. |
| 2-5-MIN47 (2Q: 14:15) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jeremy Staat. |
| 3-3-MIN45 (2Q: 13:32) Quincy Carter scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 12:59) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman, assisted by DT Dan Wilkinson. |
| 2-8-MIN39 (2Q: 12:36) Quincy Carter sacked by OLB Henri Crockett for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Roger Duffy. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Walt Harris for 6 yards to the CLE49. |
| 1-10-CLE49 (2Q: 12:21) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Jamal Williams, assisted by OLB J.J. Syvrud. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 2-5-CLE44 (2Q: 11:49) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Sheldon Jackson for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Malik Boyd. Jackson gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE13 (2Q: 11:11) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-CLE08 (2Q: 11:03) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Taylor made a great move on Gary Jones. Key block delivered by Patrick Pass. Minnesota 9, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 11:03) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 10, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 10:56) Phil Dawson kicked off 68 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 10:56) Quincy Carter pass completed to WR Joe Horn for 25 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Horn gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE45 (2Q: 10:14) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-MIN50 (2Q: 10:09) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Kailey Wong, assisted by DT Dan Wilkinson. Key block delivered by Jeff Backus. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (2Q: 09:33) Quincy Carter scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-8-MIN41 (2Q: 09:00) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 3-10-MIN43 (2Q: 08:18) Quincy Carter pass completed to WR Cedric Wilson for 34 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wilson gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-9-MIN09 (2Q: 07:48) Rudi Johnson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. |
| 2-6-MIN06 (2Q: 07:03) Rudi Johnson ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by OLB Henri Crockett. DT Dan Wilkinson knocked down Edwin Mulitalo to break up the play. |
| 3-5-MIN05 (2Q: 06:34) Quincy Carter pass completed to WR Chris Cornell for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 10, Cleveland 6 |
| (2Q: 06:34) Extra point by Michele Akers was good. Minnesota 10, Cleveland 7 |
| (2Q: 06:25) Michele Akers kicked off 60 yards from the CLE35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Rudi Johnson. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (2Q: 05:49) Brian Griese pass completed to FB Patrick Pass for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Christopher Rios. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-MIN30 (2Q: 05:14) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Joey Porter. |
| 3-1-MIN33 (2Q: 04:53) Brian Griese kept the ball, running inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gary Jones, assisted by DT Trevor Pryce. Key block delivered by Sheldon Jackson. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 04:14) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Jay Graham for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Joey Porter. |
| 2-4-MIN41 (2Q: 03:47) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Alfonso Boone, assisted by S Shaunard Harts. |
| 3-4-MIN41 (2Q: 03:07) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Carlton Gray. |
| 4-2-MIN43 (2Q: 02:38) Mitch Berger punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE07. |
| 1-10-CLE07 (2Q: 02:30) Quincy Carter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Porter. OLB Henri Crockett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE07 (2Q: 02:19) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by ILB James Darling. ILB James Darling crushed Jeff Backus to wreck the play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-9-CLE08 (2Q: 02:00) Quincy Carter sacked by DE Mike Rucker for a loss of 7 yards. Rucker ran right past Roger Duffy and knocked down the quarterback. Cleveland's Cedric Wilson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-16-CLE01 (2Q: 01:32) Brian Moorman punted and it was blocked by George Layne. CLE Brian Moorman recovered the ball in the end zone for a safety. Minnesota 12, Cleveland 7 |
| (2Q: 01:24) Michele Akers kicked off 66 yards from the CLE20. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 24 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Shaunard Harts. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 01:15) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 33 yards. Tackled by S Jason Belser. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 1-10-CLE29 (2Q: 00:42) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Anthony Becht. DT Trevor Pryce hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE29 (2Q: 00:33) Brian Griese scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Carlton Gray. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CLE18 (2Q: 00:33) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR O.J. McDuffie. CB Eric Stokes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE18 (2Q: 00:26) Brian Griese pass completed to WR O.J. McDuffie for 13 yards. Tackled by S Gary Jones. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-5-CLE05 (2Q: 00:03) Phil Dawson attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 15, Cleveland 7 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 65 yards from the MIN35. Chris Cornell returned the ball 31 yards to the CLE31. Tackled by Anthony Becht. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (3Q: 14:25) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. |
| 2-9-CLE32 (3Q: 13:45) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. |
| 3-10-CLE31 (3Q: 13:20) Quincy Carter sacked by DE Courtney Brown for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Tutan Reyes. |
| 4-15-CLE26 (3Q: 12:34) Brian Moorman punted 50 yards. O.J. McDuffie returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Rudi Johnson. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (3Q: 12:24) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Fred Taylor. DT Jamal Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN27 (3Q: 12:18) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Jay Graham for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Nickolas Fox. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-MIN23 (3Q: 11:38) Brian Griese scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts and assisted by OLB Nickolas Fox. |
| 4-9-MIN28 (3Q: 11:07) Mitch Berger punted 35 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CLE37. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (3Q: 10:57) Quincy Carter pass completed to WR Jerry Porter for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Porter gained 24 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 10:30) Quincy Carter pass completed to WR Cedric Wilson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-MIN27 (3Q: 09:54) Quincy Carter pass completed to WR Joe Horn for 27 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Horn gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 15, Cleveland 13 |
| (3Q: 09:54) Extra point by Michele Akers was good. Minnesota 15, Cleveland 14 |
| (3Q: 09:42) Michele Akers kicked off 45 yards from the CLE35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN43. Tackled by Rudi Johnson. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 09:21) Fred Taylor ran a trap outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila. |
| 2-12-MIN41 (3Q: 08:39) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Crowell. |
| 3-7-MIN46 (3Q: 07:59) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce, assisted by CB Malik Boyd. |
| 4-6-MIN47 (3Q: 07:39) Mitch Berger punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE06. |
| 1-10-CLE06 (3Q: 07:28) Quincy Carter pass completed to RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-CLE10 (3Q: 06:59) Rudi Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. |
| 3-6-CLE10 (3Q: 06:36) Quincy Carter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Porter. CB Artrell Hawkins defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-CLE10 (3Q: 06:29) Brian Moorman punted 61 yards. O.J. McDuffie returned the kick 14 yards to the MIN43. Tackled by Jeff Davidson. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 06:20) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Stokes. |
| 2-12-MIN41 (3Q: 05:39) Brian Griese scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Jason Belser. |
| 3-5-MIN48 (3Q: 05:14) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-MIN43 (3Q: 05:08) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Anthony Becht for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Malik Boyd. Becht gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (3Q: 04:26) Brian Griese pass completed to FB Patrick Pass for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Malik Boyd, assisted by ILB Joey Porter. |
| 2-2-CLE34 (3Q: 03:59) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Joey Porter, assisted by DT Trevor Pryce. |
| 3-2-CLE34 (3Q: 03:30) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Gary Jones. Key block delivered by Erik Baerg. |
| 1-10-CLE21 (3Q: 02:47) Brian Griese scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by S Gary Jones and assisted by ILB Sam Rogers. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 2-16-CLE27 (3Q: 02:39) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Big Pun Rios. |
| 3-12-CLE23 (3Q: 01:56) Brian Griese pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Terry Glenn. DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila blocked the pass. |
| 4-12-CLE23 (3Q: 01:49) Phil Dawson attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 18, Cleveland 14 |
| (3Q: 01:41) Phil Dawson kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. Chris Cornell returned the ball 29 yards to the CLE33. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (3Q: 01:20) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by S Paul Miranda. |
| 2-9-CLE34 (3Q: 00:35) Quincy Carter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joe Horn. DE Mike Rucker drove right through Tutan Reyes to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-9-CLE34 (3Q: 00:31) Quincy Carter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joe Horn. DE Jeremy Staat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CLE34 (3Q: 00:26) Brian Moorman punted 49 yards. O.J. McDuffie returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Carlton Gray. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (3Q: 00:17) Shaun Ozment ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Nickolas Fox, assisted by DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-7-MIN29 (4Q: 15:00) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Joey Porter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 14:37) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. DT Jamal Williams drove right through Antone Davis to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-MIN41 (4Q: 14:28) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Nickolas Fox. |
| 3-9-MIN42 (4Q: 13:44) Brian Griese sacked by DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila for a loss of 2 yards. Sack allowed by Erik Baerg. Minnesota's Patrick Pass was hurt on the play. |
| 4-11-MIN40 (4Q: 13:04) Mitch Berger punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE17. Minnesota's Jay Graham was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-CLE17 (4Q: 12:53) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Rucker. Cleveland's Jerry Porter was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-8-CLE19 (4Q: 12:25) Quincy Carter pass completed to WR Joe Horn for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-CLE18 (4Q: 11:54) Quincy Carter pass was dropped by WR Jerry Porter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CLE18 (4Q: 11:44) Brian Moorman punted 53 yards. O.J. McDuffie returned the kick 0 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Karim Abdul-Jabbar. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 11:33) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Shaun Ozment for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Joey Porter. Ozment gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-MIN32 (4Q: 10:55) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Joey Porter. |
| 3-6-MIN33 (4Q: 10:28) Brian Griese scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by S Shaunard Harts. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 09:59) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Nickolas Fox. |
| 2-13-MIN38 (4Q: 09:13) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Fred Taylor. DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-13-MIN38 (4Q: 09:03) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR O.J. McDuffie. DE Mike Fox hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota's Anthony Becht was hurt on the play. |
| 4-13-MIN38 (4Q: 08:53) Mitch Berger punted 43 yards. Gary Jones returned the kick 7 yards to the CLE26. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CLE13 (4Q: 08:44) Quincy Carter pass completed to WR Joe Horn for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 2-7-CLE16 (4Q: 08:20) Quincy Carter sacked by OLB Henri Crockett for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Taylor Newman. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Jay Foreman on the CLE11. |
| 1-10-CLE11 (4Q: 08:04) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB J.J. Syvrud. |
| 2-12-CLE13 (4Q: 07:38) Brian Griese scrambled for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 24, Cleveland 14 |
| (4Q: 07:38) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 25, Cleveland 14 |
| (4Q: 07:25) Phil Dawson kicked off 63 yards from the MIN35. Gary Jones returned the ball 16 yards to the CLE18. Tackled by Kailey Wong. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-CLE05 (4Q: 06:49) Rudi Johnson ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-11-CLE04 (4Q: 06:04) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Junior Suliven. |
| 3-5-CLE10 (4Q: 05:41) Quincy Carter pass completed to WR Cedric Wilson for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE23 (4Q: 05:17) Quincy Carter sacked by DE Mike Rucker and OLB Junior Suliven for a loss of 6 yards. Rucker ran right past Roger Duffy and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-16-CLE17 (4Q: 04:54) Quincy Carter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Porter. OLB Jay Foreman knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (4Q: 04:46) Quincy Carter scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda and assisted by CB Eric Warfield. |
| 2-3-MIN47 (4Q: 04:26) Quincy Carter pass completed to WR Joe Horn for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. Horn gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (4Q: 03:54) Quincy Carter scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. |
| 2-5-MIN12 (4Q: 03:33) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mike Rucker. |
| 3-4-MIN11 (4Q: 03:13) Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 4-4-MIN11 (4Q: 02:52) Michele Akers attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 25, Cleveland 17 |
| (4Q: 02:45) Michele Akers kicked off (onside) from the CLE35. CLE Sam Rogers recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (4Q: 02:40) Quincy Carter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Porter. CB Eric Warfield defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE47 (4Q: 02:30) Quincy Carter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joe Horn. OLB Jay Foreman defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CLE47 (4Q: 02:20) Quincy Carter pass completed to WR Joe Horn for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN45 (4Q: 02:03) Quincy Carter pass completed to RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Mike Rucker. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 01:57) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Joey Porter. |
| 2-7-MIN47 (4Q: 01:49) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 3-5-MIN49 (4Q: 01:39) Fred Taylor ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Trevor Pryce. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 4-7-MIN47 (4Q: 01:28) Mitch Berger punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (4Q: 01:22) Quincy Carter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joe Horn. OLB Henri Crockett defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE20 (4Q: 01:12) Quincy Carter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Porter. CB Artrell Hawkins knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CLE20 (4Q: 01:06) Quincy Carter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Cornell. CB Artrell Hawkins defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-CLE20 (4Q: 01:00) Quincy Carter pass was intended for WR Jerry Porter and was intercepted by OLB Jay Foreman at the CLE33. The interception was returned 23 yards. Tackled by Joe Horn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE10 (4Q: 00:49) Brian Griese dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 2-12-CLE12 (4Q: 00:38) Brian Griese dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 25, Cleveland Browns 17 |