| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 42 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) David Akers kicked off 74 yards from the BUF35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 15:00) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Chandler, assisted by DT Graham Newsome. Key block delivered by Wilford Brown. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 14:18) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Antony Jordan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (1Q: 13:33) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. S Rogers Beckett defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (1Q: 13:23) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 20 yards. Tackled by S John Heeter, assisted by CB Phillippi Sparks. Taylor gained 20 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF35 (1Q: 12:42) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Jones. Key block delivered by Kevin McLeod. |
| 2-3-BUF28 (1Q: 12:01) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Nick Goings. DT Graham Newsome hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-BUF28 (1Q: 11:54) Brian Griese pass was dropped by FB Kevin McLeod. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-BUF28 (1Q: 11:47) Phil Dawson attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 11:41) Phil Dawson kicked off 66 yards from the MIN35. T.J. Housmandzadeh returned the ball 21 yards to the BUF20. Tackled by Jason McKie. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 11:11) Tee Martin pass was dropped by WR T.J. Housmandzadeh. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 2-20-BUF10 (1Q: 11:00) Tee Martin pass completed to WR Todd Pinkston for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris, assisted by CB Artrell Hawkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-BUF18 (1Q: 10:32) Philip Beyer ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by S Brock Williams. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-5-BUF25 (1Q: 10:24) Ray Hollas punted 58 yards. Scotty Anderson returned the kick 14 yards to the MIN31. Tackled by John Heeter. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 10:17) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right guard for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Bean. Key block delivered by Wilford Brown. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (1Q: 09:45) Brian Griese kept the ball, running inside the left tackle for 32 yards. Tackled by S Rogers Beckett. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 1-6-BUF06 (1Q: 09:08) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-11-BUF11 (1Q: 09:04) Brian Griese pass was dropped by FB Kevin McLeod. |
| 2-11-BUF11 (1Q: 09:00) Brian Griese scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Jones. |
| 3-4-BUF04 (1Q: 08:26) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Fred Taylor. DT John Thornton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-BUF04 (1Q: 08:22) Phil Dawson attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 6, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 08:15) Phil Dawson kicked off 73 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 08:15) Tee Martin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Finneran. OLB Henri Crockett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BUF20 (1Q: 08:08) Tee Martin pass completed to WR Brian Finneran for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-BUF23 (1Q: 07:37) Tee Martin pass completed to WR Jason McAddley for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Jay Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-BUF27 (1Q: 06:52) Ray Hollas punted 46 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 12 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Jason McAddley. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (1Q: 06:44) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Bean. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Chris Dishman to the MIN47. |
| 2-2-MIN47 (1Q: 06:08) Shaun Ozment ran around the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Sehorn. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 1-10-BUF35 (1Q: 05:30) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Charles Hill, assisted by S Zach Bronson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BUF25 (1Q: 05:03) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Graham Newsome. |
| 2-6-BUF21 (1Q: 04:32) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Troy Barnett, assisted by S Zach Bronson. |
| 3-1-BUF16 (1Q: 04:08) Fred Taylor ran around right end for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Vernon Crawford. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 1-2-BUF02 (1Q: 03:25) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Rogers Beckett, assisted by OLB Vernon Crawford. |
| 2-3-BUF03 (1Q: 02:44) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 12, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 02:44) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 13, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 02:36) Phil Dawson kicked off 68 yards from the MIN35. T.J. Housmandzadeh returned the ball 22 yards to the BUF19. Tackled by Nick Goings. |
| 1-10-BUF19 (1Q: 02:13) Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran around left end for -6 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark, assisted by OLB Henri Crockett. |
| 2-16-BUF13 (1Q: 01:53) Tee Martin pass completed to WR Brian Finneran for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala for 84 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 13, Buffalo 6 |
| (1Q: 01:53) Extra point by David Akers was good. Minnesota 13, Buffalo 7 |
| (1Q: 01:08) David Akers kicked off 73 yards from the BUF35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 01:08) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Scotty Anderson for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Sehorn, assisted by CB Phillippi Sparks. Anderson gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 00:41) Brian Griese pass was dropped by WR Darnerien McCants. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (1Q: 00:34) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by S Rogers Beckett, assisted by DE Jamal Duff. Key block delivered by Nick Goings. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-BUF45 (2Q: 15:00) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Rob Morris. |
| 2-6-BUF41 (2Q: 14:29) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Rogers Beckett. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (2Q: 13:47) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Sehorn, assisted by CB Robert Bean. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-BUF24 (2Q: 13:02) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. DE Jamal Duff hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-13-BUF34 (2Q: 12:53) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Jamal Duff. |
| 3-5-BUF26 (2Q: 12:28) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 10 yards. Tackled by S Zach Bronson. Taylor gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF16 (2Q: 11:56) Shaun Ozment ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Vernon Crawford, assisted by DT Leon Bender. Key block delivered by Nick Goings. |
| 1-4-BUF04 (2Q: 11:18) Brian Griese pass completed to FB Patrick Pass for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Antony Jordan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-BUF02 (2Q: 10:41) Brian Griese scrambled for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-12-BUF12 (2Q: 10:28) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Sehorn. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 3-3-BUF03 (2Q: 09:44) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 19, Buffalo 7 |
| (2Q: 09:44) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 20, Buffalo 7 |
| (2Q: 09:38) Phil Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (2Q: 09:38) Tee Martin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Todd Pinkston. OLB Henri Crockett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF20 (2Q: 09:30) Tee Martin pass completed to RB Curtis Alexander for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-BUF28 (2Q: 08:59) Philip Beyer ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda, assisted by CB Artrell Hawkins. |
| 4-4-BUF26 (2Q: 08:32) Ray Hollas punted 42 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 12 yards to the MIN44. Tackled by Chris Gray. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 08:21) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 8 yards. Tackled by S Rogers Beckett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Glenn gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-2-BUF48 (2Q: 07:50) Shaun Ozment ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Rogers Beckett, assisted by CB Phillippi Sparks. Key block delivered by Wilford Brown. |
| 1-10-BUF43 (2Q: 07:26) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT John Thornton. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 2-5-BUF38 (2Q: 06:47) Brian Griese scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Robert Bean. |
| 1-10-BUF29 (2Q: 06:09) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 28 yards. Tackled by S Zach Bronson. McCants gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-1-BUF01 (2Q: 05:33) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Rob Morris. |
| 2-1-BUF01 (2Q: 05:01) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Jason McKie for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 26, Buffalo 7 |
| (2Q: 05:01) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 27, Buffalo 7 |
| (2Q: 04:50) Phil Dawson kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. Wayne McGarity returned the ball 17 yards to the BUF21. Tackled by Jay Graham. |
| 1-10-BUF21 (2Q: 04:26) Tee Martin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Todd Pinkston. S Ryan Clark knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF21 (2Q: 04:13) Tee Martin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne McGarity. OLB Jay Foreman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-BUF26 (2Q: 04:06) Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran a trap outside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 2-11-BUF25 (2Q: 03:45) Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by S Brock Williams. |
| 3-11-BUF25 (2Q: 03:26) Tee Martin pass was dropped by WR Todd Pinkston. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-BUF25 (2Q: 03:20) Ray Hollas punted 50 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 10 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by John Heeter. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 03:10) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Rob Morris. |
| 2-7-MIN38 (2Q: 02:26) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Vernon Crawford. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 02:00) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Leon Bender, assisted by CB Jason Sehorn. |
| 2-8-MIN49 (2Q: 01:30) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Phillippi Sparks. McCants gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (2Q: 01:00) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Vernon Crawford. |
| 1-10-BUF21 (2Q: 00:26) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Sehorn, assisted by S Zach Bronson. Goings gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-5-BUF05 (2Q: 00:03) Phil Dawson attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 30, Buffalo 7 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 73 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (3Q: 15:00) Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 2-12-BUF18 (3Q: 14:34) Tee Martin pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Philip Beyer. S Paul Miranda defended the pass. |
| 3-12-BUF18 (3Q: 14:30) Tee Martin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR T.J. Housmandzadeh. S Brock Williams defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-BUF18 (3Q: 14:17) Ray Hollas punted 51 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 14 yards to the MIN45. Tackled by Curtis Alexander. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 14:09) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Antony Jordan, assisted by S Rogers Beckett. Key block delivered by Nick Goings. |
| 1-10-BUF43 (3Q: 13:42) Brian Griese pass was dropped by WR Terry Glenn. |
| 2-10-BUF43 (3Q: 13:35) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Rogers Beckett. |
| 3-8-BUF41 (3Q: 13:06) Brian Griese scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Phillippi Sparks and assisted by OLB Robert Jones. |
| 4-3-BUF36 (3Q: 12:27) Phil Dawson attempted a 53 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 33, Buffalo 7 |
| (3Q: 12:19) Phil Dawson kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. T.J. Housmandzadeh returned the ball 24 yards to the BUF28. Tackled by Wyatt Ashworth. |
| 1-10-BUF28 (3Q: 11:48) Curtis Alexander ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Rucker. |
| 2-13-BUF25 (3Q: 11:23) Tee Martin pass completed to WR Wayne McGarity for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BUF28 (3Q: 10:37) Tee Martin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jason McAddley. S Ryan Clark defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-BUF28 (3Q: 10:30) Ray Hollas punted 54 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN21. Tackled by Curtis Alexander. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (3Q: 10:19) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Vernon Crawford. |
| 2-10-MIN21 (3Q: 09:36) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Chandler. |
| 3-6-MIN25 (3Q: 08:53) Brian Griese pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. DT John Thornton blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN25 (3Q: 08:46) Mitch Berger punted 35 yards. T.J. Housmandzadeh returned the kick 0 yards to the BUF40. Tackled by George Layne. |
| 1-10-BUF40 (3Q: 08:37) Curtis Alexander ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Key block delivered by Antonio Stofa. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 08:10) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BUF47 (3Q: 08:03) Tee Martin sacked by DE Mike Rucker for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Max Lane. |
| 2-20-BUF42 (3Q: 07:37) Tee Martin pass completed to WR Todd Pinkston for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. Pinkston gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN45 (3Q: 07:09) Tee Martin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jason McAddley. DE Mike Rucker drove right through Max Lane to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-MIN45 (3Q: 07:02) Ray Hollas punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 06:56) Fred Taylor ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Chandler, assisted by S Rogers Beckett. |
| 2-8-MIN22 (3Q: 06:15) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Antony Jordan. |
| 3-2-MIN28 (3Q: 05:30) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S John Heeter. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 04:51) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT John Thornton. |
| 2-6-MIN40 (3Q: 04:17) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Charles Hill. |
| 3-6-MIN40 (3Q: 03:39) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Nick Goings. OLB Vernon Crawford defended the pass. |
| 4-6-MIN40 (3Q: 03:35) Mitch Berger punted 60 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (3Q: 03:28) Curtis Alexander ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-9-BUF21 (3Q: 03:01) Curtis Alexander ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman, assisted by S Paul Miranda. DE Mike Rucker knocked down Reggie Nelson to break up the play. |
| 3-8-BUF22 (3Q: 02:37) Tee Martin pass completed to RB Curtis Alexander for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (3Q: 01:58) Curtis Alexander ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Key block delivered by Antonio Stofa. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 01:25) Curtis Alexander ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris, assisted by ILB James Darling. Key block delivered by Mike Pearson. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (3Q: 00:52) Curtis Alexander ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by DE Mike Rucker. |
| 2-10-MIN34 (3Q: 00:28) Curtis Alexander ran inside the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. Key block delivered by Chris Conrad. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 00:14) Curtis Alexander ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Kailey Wong. ILB James Darling crushed Chris Gray to wreck the play. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (3Q: 00:06) Trent Dilfer pass completed to WR Wayne McGarity for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls, assisted by CB Artrell Hawkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McGarity gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (4Q: 15:00) Trent Dilfer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne McGarity. CB Walt Harris knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN11 (4Q: 14:52) Trent Dilfer pass completed to RB Curtis Alexander for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. Alexander gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN11 (4Q: 14:19) Trent Dilfer pass completed to WR Brian Finneran for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN03 (4Q: 13:58) David Akers attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 33, Buffalo 10 |
| (4Q: 13:51) David Akers kicked off 64 yards from the BUF35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Todd Pinkston. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 13:15) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Rogers Beckett. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 2-5-MIN34 (4Q: 12:39) Brian Griese scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by S Zach Bronson. Minnesota's Scotty Anderson was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (4Q: 12:02) Fred Taylor ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Rahim Abdullah, assisted by DE Jamal Duff. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 1-10-BUF47 (4Q: 11:35) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 26 yards. Tackled by OLB Rob Morris. McCants gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF21 (4Q: 10:52) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S John Heeter. |
| 2-9-BUF20 (4Q: 10:14) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT John Thornton. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 1-10-BUF11 (4Q: 09:40) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S John Heeter, assisted by DT Graham Newsome. |
| 2-11-BUF12 (4Q: 09:07) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Minnesota 39, Buffalo 10 |
| (4Q: 09:07) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 40, Buffalo 10 |
| (4Q: 08:59) Phil Dawson kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. T.J. Housmandzadeh returned the ball 15 yards to the BUF19. Tackled by Jay Graham. |
| 1-10-BUF19 (4Q: 08:22) Trent Dilfer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jason McAddley. OLB Henri Crockett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF19 (4Q: 08:14) Trent Dilfer pass completed to WR Todd Pinkston for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pinkston gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF30 (4Q: 07:40) Curtis Alexander ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins, assisted by S Ryan Clark. |
| 2-13-BUF27 (4Q: 07:19) Curtis Alexander ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mike Rucker. |
| 3-10-BUF30 (4Q: 06:53) Trent Dilfer pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Curtis Alexander. DE Jay Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-BUF30 (4Q: 06:46) Ray Hollas punted 46 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 14 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Todd Pinkston. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 06:37) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT John Thornton, assisted by OLB Vernon Crawford. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN38 (4Q: 05:50) Shaun Ozment ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Vernon Crawford. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 3-2-MIN46 (4Q: 05:03) Fred Taylor ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Leon Bender. |
| 4-1-MIN47 (4Q: 04:17) Mitch Berger punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (4Q: 04:10) Trent Dilfer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Finneran. DT Dan Wilkinson simply tossed Zach Quaccia aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF20 (4Q: 04:02) Curtis Alexander ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 3-7-BUF23 (4Q: 03:17) Trent Dilfer pass completed to RB Curtis Alexander for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. Alexander gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF35 (4Q: 02:40) Trent Dilfer pass completed to RB Curtis Alexander for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 02:00) Curtis Alexander ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark, assisted by S Paul Miranda. Key block delivered by Mike Pearson. |
| 2-2-MIN38 (4Q: 01:34) Curtis Alexander ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Delbert Cowsette, assisted by S Ryan Clark. Key block delivered by Chris Villarrial. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 00:53) Curtis Alexander ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jay Williams. Minnesota's Jay Foreman was hurt on the play. |
| 2-7-MIN31 (4Q: 00:22) Curtis Alexander ran a draw inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Courtney Brown. Key block delivered by Antonio Stofa. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 40, Buffalo Bills 10 |