| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 70 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jeff Chandler kicked off 65 yards from the NED35. Chris Cash returned the ball 100 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 6, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 15:00) Extra point by Doug Brien was good. Detroit 7, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 14:45) Doug Brien kicked off 74 yards from the DET35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 14:45) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Shaun Alexander for 33 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Phillips. Alexander gained 28 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET47 (1Q: 14:19) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Phillips. |
| 2-7-DET44 (1Q: 13:50) Shaun Alexander ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Terry Killens, assisted by DT John Randle. |
| 3-3-DET40 (1Q: 13:23) Trot Nixon pass completed to TE Elijah Halford for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark D'Onofrio. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET32 (1Q: 12:42) Trot Nixon sacked by DT Corey Simon for a loss of 5 yards. Simon ran right past Kelvin Garmon and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-15-DET37 (1Q: 12:02) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Omar Stoutmire, assisted by CB Korey Ellington. Moulds gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New England's Damien Woody was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DET21 (1Q: 11:28) Shaun Alexander ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Terry Killens. |
| 2-9-DET20 (1Q: 10:54) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Omar Stoutmire, assisted by CB Korey Ellington. DE Patrick Kerney knocked down Toniu Fonoti to break up the play. |
| 3-8-DET19 (1Q: 10:30) Trot Nixon scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Terry Killens and assisted by S Jermaine Phillips. |
| 4-7-DET18 (1Q: 09:54) Jeff Chandler attempted a 35 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. The holder did not do a very good job of getting the ball down in time. |
| 1-10-DET25 (1Q: 09:47) Bill Musgrave pass completed to RB Damian Holleran for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ted Johnson, assisted by S Brian Dawkins. Holleran gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-4-DET31 (1Q: 09:23) Bill Musgrave pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre' Davis. ILB Hannibal Navies hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-DET31 (1Q: 09:17) Howard Osborne ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Westbrook, assisted by S Todd Franz. |
| 4-7-DET28 (1Q: 08:35) Travis Dorch punted 53 yards. Eric Moulds returned the kick 9 yards to the NED28. Tackled by Chris Cash. |
| 1-10-NED28 (1Q: 08:28) Antonio Freeman ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Omar Stoutmire, assisted by OLB Darren Hambrick. |
| 2-14-NED24 (1Q: 07:53) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Shaun Alexander for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Marcus Bell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-NED30 (1Q: 07:22) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Denard Walker, assisted by DE Bobby Hamilton. Holcombe gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-NED33 (1Q: 06:46) Bryan Barker punted 51 yards. Eddie Kennison returned the kick 13 yards to the DET29. Tackled by Brian Dawkins. |
| 1-10-DET29 (1Q: 06:38) Damian Holleran ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Sam Adams, assisted by S Brian Dawkins. Key block delivered by Kirk Scrafford. |
| 2-2-DET37 (1Q: 06:13) Howard Osborne ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Strahan. Key block delivered by Mike Rosenthal. |
| 1-10-DET39 (1Q: 05:43) Damian Holleran ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Sam Adams, assisted by DE Michael Strahan. Key block delivered by Dominic Raiola. |
| 2-4-DET45 (1Q: 05:07) Damian Holleran ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ted Johnson. Key block delivered by Kirk Scrafford. |
| 1-10-NED46 (1Q: 04:35) Bill Musgrave pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Kennison. OLB Orlando Huff hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED46 (1Q: 04:28) Michael Bennett ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison. |
| 3-7-NED43 (1Q: 03:57) Bill Musgrave pass completed to WR Nigea Carter for 9 yards. Tackled by CB James Becker. |
| 1-10-NED34 (1Q: 03:12) Bill Musgrave pass was intended for WR Eddie Kennison and was intercepted by OLB Ted Johnson at the NED08. The interception was returned 30 yards. Tackled by Eddie Kennison. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED38 (1Q: 03:00) Shaun Alexander ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Omar Stoutmire, assisted by DT John Randle. |
| 2-10-NED38 (1Q: 02:39) Robert Holcombe ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT John Randle, assisted by DT Corey Simon. |
| 3-3-NED45 (1Q: 02:10) Brad Hoover ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Corey Simon. Key block delivered by John St. Clair. |
| 1-10-NED49 (1Q: 01:42) Trot Nixon sacked by DT Corey Simon for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Toniu Fonoti. |
| 2-16-NED43 (1Q: 01:02) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Bobby Hamilton. |
| 3-17-NED42 (1Q: 00:29) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 25 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Phillips. Moulds gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-DET33 (2Q: 15:00) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Marcus Bell. Freeman gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-6-DET29 (2Q: 14:36) Luke Staley ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Omar Stoutmire, assisted by DT Corey Simon. |
| 3-2-DET25 (2Q: 14:06) Robert Holcombe ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Marcus Bell. Key block delivered by Toniu Fonoti. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 13:26) Trot Nixon pass was dropped by WR Evan Toomer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET20 (2Q: 13:22) Shaun Alexander ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Patrick Kerney, assisted by DE Bobby Hamilton. |
| 3-6-DET16 (2Q: 12:53) Trot Nixon pass was dropped by WR Eric Moulds. |
| 4-6-DET16 (2Q: 12:49) Jeff Chandler attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 7, New England 3 |
| (2Q: 12:43) Jeff Chandler kicked off 60 yards from the NED35. Chris Cash returned the ball 23 yards to the DET28. Tackled by Robert Holcombe. |
| 1-10-DET28 (2Q: 12:24) Damian Holleran ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Sam Adams, assisted by OLB Ted Johnson. Key block delivered by J.P. Machado. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 1-15-DET23 (2Q: 12:18) Bill Musgrave pass completed to RB Doug Chapman for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Haynes Jr.. Chapman gained 8 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Todd Yoder on the DET30. |
| 2-8-DET30 (2Q: 11:32) Bill Musgrave pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Andre' Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-DET30 (2Q: 11:27) Bill Musgrave pass completed to WR Nigea Carter for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Ted Johnson. Carter gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED47 (2Q: 10:56) Bill Musgrave pass completed to WR Eddie Kennison for 12 yards. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED35 (2Q: 10:16) Damian Holleran ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ted Johnson, assisted by CB James Becker. |
| 2-9-NED34 (2Q: 09:46) Doug Chapman ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Erik Flowers. |
| 3-4-NED29 (2Q: 09:07) Damian Holleran ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Sam Adams. |
| 4-2-NED27 (2Q: 08:39) Doug Brien attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 10, New England 3 |
| (2Q: 08:33) Doug Brien kicked off 74 yards from the DET35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 08:33) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Dana Prior for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Darren Hambrick. |
| 2-5-NED25 (2Q: 07:57) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Terry Killens. |
| 3-6-NED24 (2Q: 07:25) Trot Nixon pass was dropped by WR Dana Prior. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-NED24 (2Q: 07:16) Bryan Barker punted 44 yards. Eddie Kennison returned the kick 10 yards to the DET42. Tackled by Robert Holcombe. |
| 1-10-DET42 (2Q: 07:06) Doug Chapman ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Greg Biekert. |
| 2-9-DET43 (2Q: 06:22) Damian Holleran ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB James Becker. |
| 3-2-DET50 (2Q: 05:48) Bill Musgrave pass completed to WR Nigea Carter for 7 yards. Tackled by CB James Becker. Carter gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED43 (2Q: 05:27) Damian Holleran ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins, assisted by ILB Desmond Grasso. |
| 2-8-NED41 (2Q: 04:51) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-NED46 (2Q: 04:46) Howard Osborne ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison, assisted by DE Michael Strahan. |
| 3-10-NED43 (2Q: 04:09) Bill Musgrave pass completed to WR Nigea Carter for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Bryant Westbrook, assisted by CB Nelly Haynes Jr.. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-NED36 (2Q: 03:44) Bill Musgrave pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Kennison. DE Michael Strahan drove right through Mike Rosenthal to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NED36 (2Q: 03:38) Shaun Alexander ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Omar Stoutmire. Key block delivered by Toniu Fonoti. |
| 1-10-NED48 (2Q: 03:03) Shaun Alexander ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Omar Stoutmire. Key block delivered by Kelvin Garmon. |
| 1-10-DET41 (2Q: 02:28) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 25 yards. Tackled by S Marquis Smith. Freeman gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET16 (2Q: 02:03) Trot Nixon sacked by S Jermaine Phillips and DT Corey Simon for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by John St. Clair. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Marcus Bell on the DET22. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET22 (2Q: 01:57) Damian Holleran ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Todd Franz. Key block delivered by Mike Rosenthal. |
| 2-1-DET31 (2Q: 01:30) Bill Musgrave sacked by DT Reggie McGrew for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by J.P. Machado. |
| 3-10-DET22 (2Q: 00:59) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-DET17 (2Q: 00:59) Bill Musgrave pass completed to WR Thriller Jackson for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Ted Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jackson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET32 (2Q: 00:51) Damian Holleran ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Bryant Westbrook. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-9-DET33 (2Q: 00:40) Bill Musgrave pass completed to WR Eddie Kennison for 5 yards. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Doug Brien kicked off 64 yards from the DET35. Eric Moulds returned the ball 24 yards to the NED25. Tackled by Korey Ellington. |
| 1-10-NED25 (3Q: 14:33) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Bobby Hamilton, assisted by DE Patrick Kerney. |
| 2-14-NED21 (3Q: 13:50) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 43 yards. Tackled by S Marquis Smith. Moulds gained 24 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET36 (3Q: 13:06) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 7 yards. Tackled by S Jermaine Phillips. Freeman gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-DET46 (3Q: 12:55) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Darren Hambrick. Moulds gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-16-DET42 (3Q: 12:32) Trot Nixon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Intentional Grounding. |
| 3-31-NED43 (3Q: 12:22) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Moulds. CB Denard Walker defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-31-NED43 (3Q: 12:12) Bryan Barker punted 39 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET18. |
| 1-10-DET18 (3Q: 12:04) Bill Musgrave pass completed to WR Andre' Davis for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ted Johnson. |
| 1-10-DET29 (3Q: 11:27) Bill Musgrave pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Jackson. CB Cornell Haynes Jr. defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET29 (3Q: 11:14) Damian Holleran ran inside the right guard for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Haynes Jr.. Key block delivered by Dominic Raiola. Raiola ran over Bryant Westbrook to set up the play. |
| 1-10-DET49 (3Q: 10:34) Damian Holleran ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ted Johnson, assisted by DE Rodney Bailey. |
| 2-7-NED48 (3Q: 10:05) Bill Musgrave pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Eddie Kennison. DE Erik Flowers blocked the pass. |
| 3-7-NED48 (3Q: 09:58) Michael Bennett ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison. |
| 4-1-NED42 (3Q: 09:29) Travis Dorch punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 09:22) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 10 yards. Tackled by S Omar Stoutmire. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED30 (3Q: 08:49) Shaun Alexander ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Patrick Kerney. |
| 2-9-NED31 (3Q: 08:07) Shaun Alexander ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark D'Onofrio, assisted by S Omar Stoutmire. Key block delivered by Kelvin Garmon. |
| 1-10-NED42 (3Q: 07:45) Shaun Alexander ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark D'Onofrio. |
| 2-11-NED41 (3Q: 07:00) Trot Nixon pass was dropped by WR Antonio Freeman. |
| 3-11-NED41 (3Q: 06:52) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Korey Ellington, assisted by OLB Darren Hambrick. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET48 (3Q: 06:25) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Korey Ellington, assisted by S Omar Stoutmire. |
| 2-4-DET42 (3Q: 05:55) Robert Holcombe ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Darren Hambrick. |
| 3-6-DET44 (3Q: 05:15) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Denard Walker. Moulds gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET27 (3Q: 04:30) Luke Staley ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Darren Hambrick, assisted by DE Julius Peppers. |
| 2-10-DET27 (3Q: 04:07) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Denard Walker, assisted by DE Bobby Hamilton. Moulds gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-DET18 (3Q: 03:40) Brad Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Darren Hambrick, assisted by DT John Randle. |
| 4-1-DET18 (3Q: 03:17) Jeff Chandler attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 10, New England 6 |
| (3Q: 03:09) Jeff Chandler kicked off 73 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 03:09) Doug Chapman ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison, assisted by CB Bryant Westbrook. |
| 2-6-DET24 (3Q: 02:34) Bill Musgrave pass completed to RB Damian Holleran for 2 yards. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins. |
| 3-4-DET26 (3Q: 01:53) Howard Osborne ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison. Key block delivered by Dominic Raiola. |
| 1-10-DET41 (3Q: 01:32) Howard Osborne ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Strahan. |
| 2-11-DET40 (3Q: 01:05) Bill Musgrave pass completed to FB Jamar Martin for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Strahan. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-DET45 (3Q: 00:56) Bill Musgrave pass was dropped by WR Nigea Carter. |
| 2-10-DET45 (3Q: 00:47) Bill Musgrave pass completed to TE Kendall Gammon for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ted Johnson. |
| 3-2-NED47 (3Q: 00:02) Bill Musgrave pass completed to WR Andre' Davis for 5 yards. Tackled by CB James Becker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-NED42 (4Q: 15:00) Doug Chapman ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison. Key block delivered by J.P. Machado. |
| 2-5-NED37 (4Q: 14:40) Bill Musgrave pass completed to TE Kendall Gammon for 8 yards. Tackled by CB James Becker. Gammon gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED29 (4Q: 13:59) Bill Musgrave pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Kennison. OLB Orlando Huff hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED29 (4Q: 13:55) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-NED34 (4Q: 13:51) Damian Holleran ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Westbrook, assisted by DT Sam Adams. |
| 3-9-NED28 (4Q: 13:10) Damian Holleran ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins, assisted by DT Reggie McGrew. |
| 4-3-NED22 (4Q: 12:29) Doug Brien attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 13, New England 6 |
| (4Q: 12:22) Doug Brien kicked off 58 yards from the DET35. Eric Moulds returned the ball 22 yards to the NED29. Tackled by Nigea Carter. |
| 1-10-NED29 (4Q: 11:47) Trot Nixon pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Elijah Halford. DE Bobby Hamilton blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NED29 (4Q: 11:42) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Terry Killens. |
| 3-12-NED27 (4Q: 10:57) Trot Nixon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Eric Moulds. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-NED27 (4Q: 10:51) Bryan Barker punted 47 yards. Eddie Kennison called for a fair catch at the DET26. |
| 1-10-DET26 (4Q: 10:40) Bill Musgrave sacked by CB Cornell Haynes Jr. for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Mike Rosenthal. |
| 2-15-DET21 (4Q: 09:56) Damian Holleran ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison. |
| 3-10-DET26 (4Q: 09:18) Howard Osborne ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by CB James Becker. Key block delivered by Mike Rosenthal. |
| 1-10-DET37 (4Q: 08:52) Bill Musgrave pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Kennison. OLB Orlando Huff hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET37 (4Q: 08:42) Bill Musgrave pass completed to WR Andre' Davis for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ted Johnson, assisted by ILB Greg Biekert. Detroit's J.P. Machado was hurt on the play. |
| 3-7-DET40 (4Q: 08:19) Bill Musgrave pass completed to WR Eddie Kennison for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Raonall Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kennison gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED37 (4Q: 07:50) Bill Musgrave pass completed to WR Thriller Jackson for 29 yards. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins. Jackson gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-8-NED08 (4Q: 07:03) Bill Musgrave pass was dropped by TE Todd Yoder. |
| 2-8-NED08 (4Q: 06:55) Michael Bennett ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins. |
| 3-8-NED08 (4Q: 06:08) Bill Musgrave pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nigea Carter. DE Michael Strahan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-NED08 (4Q: 05:59) Doug Brien attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 16, New England 6 |
| (4Q: 05:51) Doug Brien kicked off 53 yards from the DET35. Eric Moulds returned the ball 35 yards to the NED47. Tackled by Kendall Gammon. |
| 1-10-NED47 (4Q: 05:22) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Dana Prior for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Denard Walker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Prior gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET37 (4Q: 05:00) Trot Nixon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Antonio Freeman. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET37 (4Q: 04:50) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Denard Walker, assisted by CB Korey Ellington. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-DET28 (4Q: 04:35) Trot Nixon pass completed to TE Omar Espinosa for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mark D'Onofrio. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET27 (4Q: 04:13) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Dana Prior for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Terry Killens. Prior gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-7-DET07 (4Q: 03:49) Hooooooooooooovah Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Corey Simon. |
| 2-4-DET04 (4Q: 03:28) Shaun Alexander ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Kelvin Garmon. Detroit 16, New England 12 |
| (4Q: 03:28) Extra point by Jeff Chandler was good. Detroit 16, New England 13 |
| (4Q: 03:22) Jeff Chandler kicked off 70 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 03:22) Howard Osborne ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Michael Strahan. |
| 2-12-DET18 (4Q: 02:37) Damian Holleran ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Brian Dawkins, assisted by DT Reggie McGrew. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-10-DET20 (4Q: 02:26) Howard Osborne ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant Westbrook, assisted by S Rodney Harrison. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 4-6-DET24 (4Q: 02:14) Travis Dorch punted 45 yards. Eric Moulds returned the kick 6 yards to the NED37. Tackled by Chris Cash. |
| 1-10-NED37 (4Q: 02:03) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Moulds. CB Korey Ellington defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-NED37 (4Q: 01:56) Trot Nixon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dana Prior. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED37 (4Q: 01:47) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Robert Holcombe. CB Samari Rolle defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. New England's Toniu Fonoti was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-10-NED37 (4Q: 01:47) Trot Nixon pass completed to TE Jamie Asher for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Terry Killens. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Asher gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED48 (4Q: 01:31) Trot Nixon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Moulds. S Jermaine Phillips defended the pass. Detroit's Korey Ellington was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-NED48 (4Q: 01:23) Trot Nixon pass completed to RB Shaun Alexander for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Cash. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Alexander gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET34 (4Q: 00:58) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 18 yards. Tackled by S Marquis Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Freeman gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET16 (4Q: 00:47) Luke Staley ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Omar Stoutmire. Key block delivered by Kelvin Garmon. |
| 2-4-DET10 (4Q: 00:22) Trot Nixon spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-4-DET10 (4Q: 00:20) Jeff Chandler attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 16, New England 16 |
| (4Q: 00:14) Jeff Chandler kicked off 66 yards from the NED35. Howard Osborne returned the ball 26 yards to the DET25. Tackled by Brian Dawkins. |
| 1-10-DET25 (4Q: 00:08) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DET20 (4Q: 00:08) Bill Musgrave pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nigea Carter. S Rodney Harrison defended the pass. |
| Detroit won the coin toss and will receive to begin overtime. |
| Start of overtime 1. |
| (OT: 15:00) Jeff Chandler kicked off 65 yards from the NED35. Chris Cash returned the ball 22 yards to the DET22. Tackled by Brian Dawkins. New England's Cornell Haynes Jr. was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DET22 (OT: 14:53) Damian Holleran ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Orlando Huff, assisted by OLB Ted Johnson. Key block delivered by Mike Rosenthal. |
| 2-5-DET27 (OT: 14:09) Howard Osborne ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Erik Flowers, assisted by ILB Greg Biekert. |
| 3-5-DET27 (OT: 13:27) Bill Musgrave pass completed to WR Thriller Jackson for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison, assisted by OLB Ted Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-DET28 (OT: 12:48) Travis Dorch punted 62 yards. Eric Moulds returned the kick 5 yards to the NED15. Tackled by Kendall Gammon. |
| 1-10-NED15 (OT: 12:40) Trot Nixon pass completed to FB Mike Alstott for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Darren Hambrick. Alstott gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-9-NED16 (OT: 12:00) Trot Nixon pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 84 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Freeman gained 79 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New England 22, Detroit 16 |
| (OT: 12:00) |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 22, Detroit Lions 16 |