| Played in Baton Rouge, LA, weather: 45 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Edward Hepburn kicked off 63 yards from the DEN35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN23. Tackled by Darnay Scott. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (1Q: 14:23) Brian Griese scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Mewes. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (1Q: 13:50) Brian Griese sacked by DT Travis Hall for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Tony Boselli. |
| 2-14-MIN30 (1Q: 13:05) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. S Damon Moore defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-14-MIN30 (1Q: 12:57) Brian Griese scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Tully Banta-Cain. |
| 4-4-MIN40 (1Q: 12:25) Mitch Berger punted 43 yards. Mark Walhberg returned the kick 2 yards to the DEN19. Tackled by Paul Miranda. |
| 1-10-DEN19 (1Q: 12:17) Musa Smith ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. Key block delivered by Rich Braham. |
| 2-5-DEN24 (1Q: 11:39) Musa Smith ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Paul Miranda, assisted by ILB Kailey Wong. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN S Ryan Clark to the DEN25. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (1Q: 11:33) Shaun Ozment ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Torrance Marshall, assisted by OLB Broderick Siplon. |
| 2-10-DEN25 (1Q: 11:03) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Cory Redding. |
| 3-14-DEN29 (1Q: 10:38) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. OLB Broderick Siplon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-DEN29 (1Q: 10:30) Phil Dawson attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 10:25) Phil Dawson kicked off 65 yards from the MIN35. Javon Walker returned the ball 19 yards to the DEN19. Tackled by Darnerien McCants. |
| 1-10-DEN19 (1Q: 09:48) Phil Mickelson sacked by DE Mike Rucker for a loss of 14 yards. Rucker ran right past Terrence Metcalf and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-24-DEN05 (1Q: 09:04) Phil Mickelson pass completed to TE Alge Crumpler for 8 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda, assisted by DE Courtney Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-26-DEN03 (1Q: 08:53) Musa Smith ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. Key block delivered by Todd Wade. |
| 3-13-DEN16 (1Q: 08:16) Phil Mickelson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Darnay Scott. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-DEN16 (1Q: 08:09) Josh Miller punted 44 yards. MarTay Jenkins called for a fair catch at the MIN40. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 08:02) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Lito Sheppard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-MIN45 (1Q: 07:37) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Dan Taylor, assisted by CB Lito Sheppard. McCants gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (1Q: 06:59) Brian Griese pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Terry Glenn. OLB Tully Banta-Cain blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN47 (1Q: 06:51) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE James Hall. |
| 3-7-DEN44 (1Q: 06:10) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lito Sheppard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-DEN41 (1Q: 05:34) Mitch Berger punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 05:29) Phil Mickelson pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Musa Smith. CB Walt Harris defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (1Q: 05:25) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Josh Reed for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Kris Richard. Reed gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-DEN29 (1Q: 05:01) Brock Olivo ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by OLB Henri Crockett. Key block delivered by Jordan Gross. |
| 1-10-DEN31 (1Q: 04:18) Musa Smith ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Paul Miranda, assisted by DT Ed Jasper. |
| 2-9-DEN32 (1Q: 03:55) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Darnay Scott for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Courtney Brown. Scott gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-DEN39 (1Q: 03:18) Musa Smith ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kailey Wong, assisted by DE Courtney Brown. Key block delivered by Terrence Metcalf. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (1Q: 02:40) Musa Smith ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Calvin Pace, assisted by S Ryan Clark. Key block delivered by Obafemi Ayanbadejo. Ayanbadejo ran over Henri Crockett to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (1Q: 02:11) Musa Smith ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Kailey Wong. |
| 2-11-MIN49 (1Q: 01:43) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Darnay Scott for 13 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. Scott gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (1Q: 01:03) Brock Olivo ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-8-MIN34 (1Q: 00:37) Phil Mickelson pass was dropped by WR Darnay Scott. |
| 3-8-MIN34 (1Q: 00:32) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-MIN39 (1Q: 00:28) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Darnay Scott for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris, assisted by OLB Henri Crockett. Scott gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (2Q: 15:00) Phil Mickelson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Josh Reed. ILB James Darling defended the pass. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN25 (2Q: 14:56) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Javon Walker for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. |
| 2-14-MIN19 (2Q: 14:23) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Darnay Scott for -4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB James Darling. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-18-MIN23 (2Q: 14:14) Phil Mickelson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Josh Reed. OLB Henri Crockett defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-18-MIN23 (2Q: 14:07) Edward Hepburn attempted a 40 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 13:59) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 58 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Dan Taylor. McCants gained 46 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN12 (2Q: 13:14) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. CB Lito Sheppard simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 2-10-DEN12 (2Q: 13:09) Shaun Ozment ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Travis Hall, assisted by DE Cory Redding. |
| 3-5-DEN07 (2Q: 12:47) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Torrance Marshall. Key block delivered by Eric Steinbach. |
| 1-1-DEN01 (2Q: 12:21) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 9, Denver 0 |
| (2Q: 12:21) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 10, Denver 0 |
| (2Q: 12:11) Phil Dawson kicked off 67 yards from the MIN35. David Boston returned the ball 15 yards to the DEN13. Tackled by Robert Royal. |
| 1-10-DEN13 (2Q: 11:50) Musa Smith ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mike Rucker, assisted by ILB Kailey Wong. |
| 2-9-DEN14 (2Q: 11:24) Musa Smith ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Josh Reed to the DEN17. |
| 3-6-DEN17 (2Q: 10:51) Phil Mickelson pass was dropped by WR Darnay Scott. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-DEN17 (2Q: 10:41) Josh Miller punted 46 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN45. Tackled by Chris Draft. Denver's Alge Crumpler was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 10:30) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Mewes. McCants gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN41 (2Q: 10:06) Larry Ned ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Mewes. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 2-5-DEN36 (2Q: 09:35) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 36 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Goings gained 29 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. Denver's Dan Taylor was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-15-DEN46 (2Q: 09:20) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Shaun Ozment for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Lito Sheppard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-DEN47 (2Q: 08:44) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Nick Goings. OLB Tully Banta-Cain hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-16-DEN47 (2Q: 08:37) Mitch Berger punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 08:30) Musa Smith ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman, assisted by DE Courtney Brown. |
| 2-9-DEN21 (2Q: 07:59) Musa Smith ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by DE Jay Williams. |
| 3-11-DEN19 (2Q: 07:32) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 3-16-DEN14 (2Q: 07:27) Phil Mickelson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Javon Walker. S Paul Miranda defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-16-DEN14 (2Q: 07:18) Josh Miller punted 50 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 17 yards to the DEN47. Tackled by Chris Draft. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (2Q: 07:09) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 9 yards. Tackled by S Damon Moore. |
| 2-1-DEN38 (2Q: 06:35) Larry Ned ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Broderick Siplon. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (2Q: 06:09) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 13 yards. Tackled by S Damon Moore. |
| 1-10-DEN24 (2Q: 05:31) Shaun Ozment ran a draw inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ryan Phillips. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. Dishman ran over Chris Draft to set up the play. |
| 2-2-DEN16 (2Q: 04:56) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Scotty Anderson for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Anderson gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 16, Denver 0 |
| (2Q: 04:56) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 17, Denver 0 |
| (2Q: 04:47) Phil Dawson kicked off 64 yards from the MIN35. Jimmie Newhart returned the ball 21 yards to the DEN22. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-DEN22 (2Q: 04:14) Musa Smith ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman, assisted by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-7-DEN25 (2Q: 03:51) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR David Boston for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Boston gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (2Q: 03:27) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Josh Reed for 42 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. Reed gained 32 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 02:53) Phil Mickelson pass completed to TE Alge Crumpler for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by CB Lenny Walls. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-MIN11 (2Q: 02:36) Phil Mickelson pass completed to RB Musa Smith for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Smith gained 10 yards after the catch. Minnesota 17, Denver 6 |
| (2Q: 02:36) Extra point by Edward Hepburn was good. Minnesota 17, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 02:26) Edward Hepburn kicked off 68 yards from the DEN35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 42 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Ryan Phillips. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (2Q: 02:00) Brian Griese pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (2Q: 01:50) Larry Ned ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Tully Banta-Cain, assisted by DE James Hall. |
| 3-6-MIN43 (2Q: 01:19) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 8 yards. Tackled by S Damon Moore. McCants gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (2Q: 00:50) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Scotty Anderson for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Damon Moore. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (2Q: 00:39) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Mewes. Goings gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN18 (2Q: 00:29) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Goings gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 23, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 00:29) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 24, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 00:23) Phil Dawson kicked off 59 yards from the MIN35. Javon Walker returned the ball 94 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 24, Denver 13 |
| (2Q: 00:23) Extra point by Edward Hepburn was good. Minnesota 24, Denver 14 |
| (2Q: 00:06) Edward Hepburn kicked off 74 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 00:06) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Pat Dennis. Glenn gained 31 yards after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 64 yards from the MIN35. Javon Walker returned the ball 34 yards to the DEN35. Tackled by Brock Williams. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (3Q: 14:31) Musa Smith ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-10-DEN35 (3Q: 13:47) Musa Smith ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Courtney Brown. |
| 3-3-DEN42 (3Q: 13:06) Brock Olivo ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. DE Mike Rucker knocked down Rich Braham to break up the play. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. Minnesota's Mike Rucker was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (3Q: 12:56) Musa Smith ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman, assisted by DT Calvin Pace. Key block delivered by Eric Heitmann. |
| 2-5-MIN48 (3Q: 12:24) Musa Smith ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 3-2-MIN45 (3Q: 11:45) Phil Mickelson pass completed to TE Alge Crumpler for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris, assisted by CB Lenny Walls. Crumpler gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (3Q: 11:01) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Darnay Scott for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Minnesota's Kailey Wong was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor groin injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (3Q: 10:24) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Darnay Scott for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls, assisted by ILB James Darling. Scott gained 15 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. Minnesota's Brad Lewis was hurt on the play. |
| 1-3-MIN03 (3Q: 10:13) Musa Smith ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Ed Jasper. |
| 2-2-MIN02 (3Q: 09:42) Phil Mickelson pass completed to TE Alge Crumpler for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 24, Denver 20 |
| (3Q: 09:42) Extra point by Edward Hepburn was good. Minnesota 24, Denver 21 |
| (3Q: 09:33) Edward Hepburn kicked off 74 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 09:33) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Shaun Ozment for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Tully Banta-Cain. Ozment gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN10 (3Q: 09:20) Brian Griese sacked by OLB Tully Banta-Cain and DE James Hall for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Tony Boselli. |
| 2-28-MIN02 (3Q: 08:34) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Cory Redding, assisted by DT Shaun Rogers. |
| 3-22-MIN08 (3Q: 07:51) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Mewes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-MIN16 (3Q: 07:19) Mitch Berger punted 48 yards. Mark Walhberg returned the kick -2 yards to the DEN34. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (3Q: 07:10) Musa Smith ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Courtney Brown, assisted by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-14-DEN30 (3Q: 06:29) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Josh Reed for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman, assisted by CB Walt Harris. Reed gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-DEN36 (3Q: 06:02) Phil Mickelson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Josh Reed. OLB Henri Crockett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-DEN36 (3Q: 05:56) Josh Miller punted 35 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN34. Tackled by Chris Draft. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (3Q: 05:48) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ryan Phillips. |
| 2-2-MIN42 (3Q: 05:03) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Mewes. McCants gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (3Q: 04:34) Brian Griese scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ryan Phillips. |
| 2-2-DEN41 (3Q: 03:58) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Scotty Anderson for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Pat Dennis, assisted by CB Jason Mewes. Anderson gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN28 (3Q: 03:18) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Damon Moore. |
| 2-8-DEN26 (3Q: 02:34) Brian Griese kept the ball, running inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Tully Banta-Cain. |
| 3-11-DEN29 (3Q: 01:53) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Lito Sheppard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Goings gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 3-21-DEN39 (3Q: 01:42) Brian Griese scrambled for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Ryan Phillips. |
| 4-8-DEN26 (3Q: 01:06) Phil Dawson attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 27, Denver 21 |
| (3Q: 00:59) Phil Dawson kicked off 61 yards from the MIN35. Javon Walker returned the ball 23 yards to the DEN27. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (3Q: 00:34) Musa Smith ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 2-12-DEN25 (3Q: 00:10) Phil Mickelson pass completed to TE Alge Crumpler for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB James Darling, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. Crumpler gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (4Q: 15:00) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Darnay Scott for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls. |
| 2-7-DEN41 (4Q: 14:15) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Darnay Scott for 9 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (4Q: 13:49) Phil Mickelson pass completed to RB Musa Smith for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Kris Richard. Smith gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (4Q: 13:39) Brock Olivo ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. Key block delivered by Obafemi Ayanbadejo. |
| 2-1-MIN17 (4Q: 13:18) Brock Olivo ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-11-MIN27 (4Q: 13:12) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Darnay Scott for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN24 (4Q: 12:42) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Josh Reed 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. |
| 4-3-MIN19 (4Q: 12:17) Edward Hepburn attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 27, Denver 24 |
| (4Q: 12:09) Edward Hepburn kicked off 74 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 12:09) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN15 (4Q: 12:00) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Torrance Marshall. Goings gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (4Q: 11:18) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by S Damon Moore, assisted by ILB Torrance Marshall. |
| 2-12-MIN34 (4Q: 10:57) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. OLB Tully Banta-Cain defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-12-MIN34 (4Q: 10:53) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Mewes, assisted by OLB Broderick Siplon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McCants gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (4Q: 10:16) Shaun Ozment ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE James Hall. Key block delivered by Jeff Grau. |
| 2-4-DEN37 (4Q: 09:33) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Dan Taylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (4Q: 09:00) Brian Griese pass completed to WR David Kleinfeld for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Mewes. |
| 1-10-DEN22 (4Q: 08:32) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Damon Moore, assisted by CB Jason Mewes. |
| 2-10-DEN22 (4Q: 07:47) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Larry Ned. DE Cory Redding hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DEN22 (4Q: 07:40) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 6 yards. Tackled by S Damon Moore. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-DEN16 (4Q: 06:55) Phil Dawson attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 30, Denver 24 |
| (4Q: 06:48) Phil Dawson kicked off 54 yards from the MIN35. Jimmie Newhart returned the ball 27 yards to the DEN38. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (4Q: 06:12) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Javon Walker for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jay Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Courtney Brown on the DEN41. |
| 1-10-DEN41 (4Q: 06:01) Shaun Ozment ran around the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Lito Sheppard, assisted by DE Davis Nugent. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 1-10-DEN23 (4Q: 05:15) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Travis Hall. |
| 2-10-DEN23 (4Q: 04:30) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Nick Goings for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Torrance Marshall, assisted by S Damon Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-DEN17 (4Q: 03:43) Brian Griese pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Darnerien McCants. OLB Broderick Siplon blocked the pass. |
| 4-4-DEN17 (4Q: 03:34) Phil Dawson attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 33, Denver 24 |
| (4Q: 03:27) Phil Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 03:27) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Josh Reed for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. Reed gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (4Q: 03:08) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Josh Reed for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Lenny Walls. Reed gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 02:43) Phil Mickelson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Josh Reed. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN33 (4Q: 02:36) Phil Mickelson pass completed to WR Javon Walker for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ryan Clark. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN26 (4Q: 02:14) Phil Mickelson pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR David Boston. DE Courtney Brown blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN26 (4Q: 02:08) Edward Hepburn attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 33, Denver 27 |
| (4Q: 02:03) Edward Hepburn kicked off 73 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 02:03) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Darnerien McCants for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Mewes, assisted by OLB Tully Banta-Cain. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-MIN23 (4Q: 01:55) Shaun Ozment ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Jason Mewes, assisted by OLB Tully Banta-Cain. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 3-7-MIN23 (4Q: 01:47) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Lito Sheppard, assisted by S Damon Moore. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. Dishman ran over Chris Draft to set up the play. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (4Q: 01:39) Shaun Ozment ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Chris Draft. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-MIN37 (4Q: 01:39) Shaun Ozment ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Cory Redding. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-1-MIN41 (4Q: 01:30) Shaun Ozment ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Damon Moore, assisted by DE James Hall. Key block delivered by Jeff Grau. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 00:44) Brian Griese dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 33, Denver Broncos 27 |