| Played in Newark, NJ, weather: 48 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| Newark won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Irving Clemens kicked off 54 yards from the MIN30. Steven Linquist returned the ball 26 yards to the NWK42. Tackled by Percy Oliver. |
| 1-10-NWK42 (1Q: 14:26) Marshall Butler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Trevor Turnbow. CB Percy Oliver defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NWK42 (1Q: 14:19) Marshall Butler pass fell incomplete, intended for TE J.C. Schmeh. CB Percy Oliver knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-NWK42 (1Q: 14:13) Marshall Butler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmy Andrews. CB Ernie Vertescher defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NWK42 (1Q: 14:06) Ricky Roberson punted 45 yards. Bernie Sweeney returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN16. Tackled by Marshall Lewis. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (1Q: 13:58) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN11 (1Q: 13:48) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marcus Rodgers. DE Leonard Lofton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-15-MIN11 (1Q: 13:36) Benjamin Lee scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Horace Durham. |
| 3-11-MIN15 (1Q: 13:07) Stephen Dixon ran outside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Horace Durham. Key block delivered by Korey Way. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 12:32) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. S Melvin Morton knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-MIN31 (1Q: 12:24) Spencer Thomer ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Lofton, assisted by S Charlie Van Anden. |
| 3-14-MIN27 (1Q: 11:43) Stephen Dixon ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Luther Beckles. |
| 4-6-MIN35 (1Q: 11:17) Pete McElroy punted 40 yards. The ball was downed at the NWK25. |
| 1-10-NWK25 (1Q: 11:09) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Trevor Turnbow for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver, assisted by S Norman Haworth. Turnbow gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NWK39 (1Q: 10:35) Cornell Monroe ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White, assisted by OLB Bo Tanner. |
| 2-7-NWK42 (1Q: 09:59) Marshall Butler pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Cornell Monroe. OLB Geoff Figley drove right through Chad Campos to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-7-NWK42 (1Q: 09:55) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Ellis Gerhardt for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner. Gerhardt gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (1Q: 09:31) Cornell Monroe ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by DE Tyrus Ragland. |
| 2-11-MIN46 (1Q: 08:48) Cornell Monroe ran around left end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-7-MIN42 (1Q: 08:11) Marshall Butler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ellis Gerhardt. OLB Geoff Figley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-MIN42 (1Q: 08:07) Ricky Roberson punted 36 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN06. |
| 1-10-MIN06 (1Q: 07:57) Spencer Thomer ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Clyde Connell, assisted by ILB Marshall Lewis. Key block delivered by Claude Oshiro. |
| 2-2-MIN14 (1Q: 07:29) Spencer Thomer ran outside the right tackle for 86 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Claude Oshiro. Minnesota 6, Newark 0 |
| (1Q: 07:29) Extra point by Irving Clemens was good. Minnesota 7, Newark 0 |
| (1Q: 07:08) Irving Clemens kicked off 78 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NWK20 (1Q: 07:08) Cornell Monroe ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Scottie Hitchcock. |
| 2-4-NWK26 (1Q: 06:33) Jessie Wagner ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Jay Keith. |
| 1-10-NWK34 (1Q: 06:09) Cornell Monroe ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Norbert Borders. |
| 2-6-NWK38 (1Q: 05:28) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Jimmy Andrews for 19 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by CB Percy Oliver. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 04:57) Marshall Butler pass was dropped by TE J.C. Schmeh. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Newark's Tom Donley was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (1Q: 04:47) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Jimmy Andrews for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Stephen Wilkerson, assisted by ILB Lorenzo White. Andrews gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-MIN37 (1Q: 04:19) Marshall Butler pass completed to TE Grant Kerr for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Herb Jazynka, assisted by CB Ernie Vertescher. Kerr gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (1Q: 03:52) Cornell Monroe ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Glenn Merkerson. Merkerson flattened Norbert Borders to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (1Q: 03:23) Cornell Monroe ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Norbert Borders, assisted by ILB Brandon White. |
| 2-7-MIN12 (1Q: 02:39) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-2-MIN07 (1Q: 02:31) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Jimmy Andrews for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White. Andrews gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-3-MIN03 (1Q: 01:59) Jessie Wagner ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Glenn Merkerson. Minnesota 7, Newark 6 |
| (1Q: 01:59) Extra point by Herb Adamov was good. Newark 7, Minnesota 7 |
| (1Q: 01:52) Herb Adamov kicked off 56 yards from the NWK30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Emmitt Dotson. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (1Q: 01:18) Stephen Dixon ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Speed. |
| 2-8-MIN37 (1Q: 00:46) Stephen Dixon ran around left end for 14 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Jerald Hall. Key block delivered by James Gerhardt. |
| 1-10-NWK49 (1Q: 00:20) Stephen Dixon ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Glen Picard, assisted by DE Jerald Hall. Key block delivered by Korey Way. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NWK38 (2Q: 15:00) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Marshall Lewis, assisted by S Kris Flynn. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-NWK33 (2Q: 14:16) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 15 yards. Tackled by S Karl Borders, assisted by OLB Herb O'Donnell. |
| 1-10-NWK18 (2Q: 13:34) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Marcus Rodgers for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Chris McGettigan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-NWK15 (2Q: 12:54) Benjamin Lee sacked by OLB Joel Speed for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Glenn Darlington. |
| 3-12-NWK20 (2Q: 12:27) Stephen Dixon ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Kris Flynn, assisted by OLB Herb O'Donnell. |
| 4-5-NWK13 (2Q: 11:42) Irving Clemens attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Newark 7 |
| (2Q: 11:34) Irving Clemens kicked off 63 yards from the MIN30. Steven Linquist returned the ball 22 yards to the NWK29. Tackled by Herb Jazynka. |
| 1-10-NWK29 (2Q: 11:06) Cornell Monroe ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher. |
| 2-6-NWK33 (2Q: 10:44) Cornell Monroe ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by S Norman Haworth. Minnesota's Norbert Borders was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-2-NWK37 (2Q: 10:03) Irv Tayoun ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver, assisted by S Marco Harp. Key block delivered by Glenn Merkerson. |
| 1-10-NWK40 (2Q: 09:38) Cornell Monroe ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrus Ragland, assisted by ILB Lorenzo White. |
| 2-11-NWK39 (2Q: 09:05) Cornell Monroe ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White, assisted by DT Billy Clayton. |
| 3-7-NWK43 (2Q: 08:38) Marshall Butler pass completed to RB Cornell Monroe for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Wayne Hines. |
| 4-8-NWK42 (2Q: 07:57) Ricky Roberson punted 58 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 07:52) Spencer Thomer ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Luther Beckles. Key block delivered by James Gerhardt. |
| 2-2-MIN28 (2Q: 07:09) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Marcus Rodgers for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Joel Speed. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 06:24) Stephen Dixon ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb O'Donnell. DT Preston Casher knocked down Erik Tremble to break up the play. |
| 2-7-MIN40 (2Q: 05:42) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Roy Reynolds for 8 yards. Tackled by S Karl Borders, assisted by ILB Jeff Cash. Reynolds gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 05:17) Spencer Thomer ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Van Anden, assisted by ILB Marshall Lewis. Key block delivered by Korey Way. |
| 2-2-NWK44 (2Q: 04:45) Benjamin Lee pass completed to RB Stephen Dixon for 7 yards. Tackled by S Karl Borders, assisted by OLB Herb O'Donnell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NWK37 (2Q: 04:14) Stephen Dixon ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Marshall Lewis. Key block delivered by Courtney Finch. |
| 2-3-NWK30 (2Q: 03:42) Spencer Thomer ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Melvin Morton. Key block delivered by Courtney Finch. |
| 1-10-NWK23 (2Q: 03:06) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Reynolds. S Kris Flynn defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NWK23 (2Q: 03:00) Stephen Dixon ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Leonard Lofton, assisted by DT Preston Casher. Key block delivered by Erik Tremble. |
| 3-2-NWK15 (2Q: 02:14) Spencer Thomer ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Karl Borders. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-1-NWK14 (2Q: 02:00) Benjamin Lee scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Horace Durham. |
| 1-6-NWK06 (2Q: 01:14) Spencer Thomer ran a trap outside the left tackle for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Glenn Darlington. Minnesota 16, Newark 7 |
| (2Q: 01:14) Extra point by Irving Clemens was good. Minnesota 17, Newark 7 |
| (2Q: 01:07) Irving Clemens kicked off 52 yards from the MIN30. Conrad Castillo returned the ball 21 yards to the NWK39. Tackled by Larry Warkentien. |
| 1-10-NWK39 (2Q: 00:59) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Trevor Turnbow for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher. Turnbow gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Newark called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 00:49) Marshall Butler pass completed to RB Cornell Monroe for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner, assisted by ILB Brandon White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Newark called a time out. |
| 2-4-MIN41 (2Q: 00:41) Marshall Butler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ellis Gerhardt. S Norman Haworth defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN41 (2Q: 00:33) Marshall Butler pass was intended for WR Jimmy Andrews and was intercepted by S Emmanuel Ouellette at the MIN33. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Grant Kerr. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 00:23) Spencer Thomer ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Chris McGettigan, assisted by DE Glen Picard. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-7-MIN49 (2Q: 00:15) Stephen Dixon ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Van Anden, assisted by DE Jerald Hall. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-4-NWK48 (2Q: 00:05) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lester Baskey. DE Glen Picard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Herb Adamov kicked off 62 yards from the NWK30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Charlie Van Anden. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 14:38) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Marcus Rodgers for 8 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Van Anden. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-MIN38 (3Q: 14:08) Stephen Dixon ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Jerald Hall. Key block delivered by Claude Oshiro. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (3Q: 13:35) Spencer Thomer ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Melvin Morton. DT Preston Casher knocked down Erik Tremble to break up the play. |
| 2-10-MIN42 (3Q: 12:50) Benjamin Lee sacked by OLB Herb O'Donnell for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Glenn Darlington. |
| 3-18-MIN34 (3Q: 12:16) Stephen Dixon ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Herb O'Donnell, assisted by CB Paul Deericks. |
| 4-12-MIN40 (3Q: 11:33) Pete McElroy punted 33 yards. Paul Deericks returned the kick 14 yards to the NWK41. Tackled by Larry Warkentien. |
| 1-10-NWK41 (3Q: 11:23) Marshall Butler pass completed to TE J.C. Schmeh for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner, assisted by S Emmanuel Ouellette. Schmeh gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-NWK47 (3Q: 10:38) Marshall Butler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Trevor Turnbow. CB Ernie Vertescher defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-NWK47 (3Q: 10:32) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Trevor Turnbow for 8 yards. Tackled by S Emmanuel Ouellette, assisted by OLB Wayne Hines. Turnbow gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 09:53) Cornell Monroe ran around right end for -6 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. |
| 2-16-NWK49 (3Q: 09:17) Jimmy Andrews ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. |
| 3-14-MIN49 (3Q: 08:54) Marshall Butler pass was intended for TE Grant Kerr and was intercepted by CB Percy Oliver at the MIN26. The interception was returned 4 yards. Tackled by Grant Kerr. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 08:46) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Speed. |
| 2-6-MIN34 (3Q: 08:17) Benjamin Lee scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe and assisted by CB Chris McGettigan. |
| 3-4-MIN36 (3Q: 07:40) Benjamin Lee kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Van Anden, assisted by DT Preston Casher. |
| 4-8-MIN32 (3Q: 07:07) Pete McElroy punted 29 yards. Conrad Castillo called for a fair catch at the NWK39. |
| 1-10-NWK39 (3Q: 06:56) Jessie Wagner ran around left end for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Geoff Figley. Key block delivered by Glenn Merkerson. Merkerson ran over Emmanuel Ouellette to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (3Q: 06:19) Cornell Monroe ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Wayne Hines, assisted by S Emmanuel Ouellette. |
| 2-9-MIN39 (3Q: 05:53) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Trevor Turnbow for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-MIN33 (3Q: 05:25) PENALTY: Newark was called for a False Start. |
| 3-8-MIN38 (3Q: 05:20) Marshall Butler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steven Linquist. CB Ernie Vertescher defended the pass. |
| 4-8-MIN38 (3Q: 05:14) Ricky Roberson punted 32 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN06. |
| 1-10-MIN06 (3Q: 05:06) Stephen Dixon ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Clyde Connell, assisted by OLB Herb O'Donnell. |
| 2-9-MIN07 (3Q: 04:33) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 12 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Lowe. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (3Q: 03:57) Benjamin Lee pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roy Reynolds. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN19 (3Q: 03:52) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sean Pallansch. S Clarence Lowe defended the pass. |
| 3-10-MIN19 (3Q: 03:45) Stephen Dixon ran around left end for 24 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Van Anden. Key block delivered by Claude Oshiro. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 03:10) Benjamin Lee sacked by DT Preston Casher for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Glenn Darlington. |
| 2-15-MIN38 (3Q: 02:28) Stephen Dixon ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Glen Picard, assisted by ILB Marshall Lewis. |
| 3-10-MIN43 (3Q: 01:52) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Marcus Rodgers for 6 yards. Tackled by S Karl Borders. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN49 (3Q: 01:22) Pete McElroy punted 38 yards. Paul Deericks returned the kick 9 yards to the NWK22. Tackled by Courtney Finch. |
| 1-10-NWK22 (3Q: 01:14) Marshall Butler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Toby Sewell. DE Mitch Oxenby hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NWK22 (3Q: 01:05) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Trevor Turnbow for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White. Turnbow gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-NWK26 (3Q: 00:33) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-1-NWK31 (3Q: 00:26) Marshall Butler pass completed to FB Tony Goodwin for 3 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Goodwin gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-NWK34 (4Q: 15:00) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Jimmy Andrews for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Andrews gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NWK47 (4Q: 14:32) Jessie Wagner ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Stephen Wilkerson, assisted by ILB Lorenzo White. |
| 2-9-NWK48 (4Q: 14:00) Marshall Butler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ellis Gerhardt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-NWK48 (4Q: 13:50) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Trevor Turnbow for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by S Marco Harp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (4Q: 13:17) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Jimmy Andrews for 17 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by CB Ernie Vertescher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Andrews gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (4Q: 12:52) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-MIN18 (4Q: 12:47) Marshall Butler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmy Andrews. DE Tyrus Ragland hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-5-MIN18 (4Q: 12:41) Marshall Butler pass completed to RB Cornell Monroe for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher, assisted by S Norman Haworth. Monroe gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-MIN18 (4Q: 11:56) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Ellis Gerhardt for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Herb Jazynka. |
| 4-2-MIN15 (4Q: 11:13) Herb Adamov attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 17, Newark 10 |
| (4Q: 11:05) Herb Adamov kicked off 72 yards from the NWK30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN19. Tackled by J.C. Schmeh. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (4Q: 10:42) Stephen Dixon ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Clyde Connell. |
| 2-9-MIN20 (4Q: 09:56) Stephen Dixon ran around right end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jeff Cash. CB Chris McGettigan crushed John Thomason to wreck the play. |
| 3-9-MIN20 (4Q: 09:17) Benjamin Lee sacked by DE Glen Picard for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by James Gerhardt. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NWK Clarence Lowe for 8 yards to the MIN07. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (4Q: 09:03) Marshall Butler pass completed to RB Cornell Monroe for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Monroe gained 2 yards after the catch. Minnesota 17, Newark 16 |
| (4Q: 09:03) Extra point by Herb Adamov was good. Newark 17, Minnesota 17 |
| (4Q: 08:53) Herb Adamov kicked off 66 yards from the NWK30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Charlie Van Anden. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (4Q: 08:31) Spencer Thomer ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Melvin Morton, assisted by OLB Clyde Connell. |
| 2-6-MIN31 (4Q: 08:07) Benjamin Lee kept the ball, running around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Kris Flynn, assisted by S Melvin Morton. ILB Marshall Lewis crushed John Thomason to wreck the play. |
| 3-10-MIN27 (4Q: 07:29) Stephen Dixon ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Charlie Van Anden, assisted by S Melvin Morton. |
| 4-6-MIN31 (4Q: 07:05) Pete McElroy punted 39 yards. Paul Deericks called for a fair catch at the NWK30. |
| 1-10-NWK30 (4Q: 06:54) Cornell Monroe ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Billy Clayton, assisted by S Marco Harp. |
| 2-10-NWK30 (4Q: 06:16) Jessie Wagner ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Norbert Borders, assisted by ILB Brandon White. CB Ernie Vertescher crushed Dixon May to wreck the play. |
| 3-13-NWK27 (4Q: 05:37) Marshall Butler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ellis Gerhardt. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-13-NWK27 (4Q: 05:29) Ricky Roberson punted 37 yards. Bernie Sweeney returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Jessie Wagner. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (4Q: 05:21) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Roy Reynolds for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Chris McGettigan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-MIN42 (4Q: 04:49) Spencer Thomer ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Edwin Lujan. PENALTY: Newark was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NWK39 (4Q: 04:42) Stephen Dixon ran inside the right guard for 39 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Billy Francis. Minnesota 23, Newark 17 |
| (4Q: 04:42) Extra point by Irving Clemens was good. Minnesota 24, Newark 17 |
| (4Q: 04:20) Irving Clemens kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Steven Linquist returned the ball 18 yards to the NWK21. Tackled by Courtney Finch. |
| 1-10-NWK21 (4Q: 04:10) Cornell Monroe ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Norbert Borders, assisted by OLB Bo Tanner. Key block delivered by Glenn Merkerson. Merkerson ran over Brandon White to set up the play. |
| 2-3-NWK28 (4Q: 03:42) Jessie Wagner ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Chad Campos. |
| 1-10-NWK34 (4Q: 02:57) PENALTY: Newark was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NWK29 (4Q: 02:57) Cornell Monroe ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Wesley Joseph, assisted by OLB Bo Tanner. |
| 2-13-NWK31 (4Q: 02:29) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Trevor Turnbow for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Wayne Hines. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-5-NWK39 (4Q: 02:00) Marshall Butler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ellis Gerhardt. OLB Geoff Figley drove right through Brant Samuels to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-5-NWK39 (4Q: 01:53) Ricky Roberson punted 41 yards. Bernie Sweeney returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN23. Tackled by Jessie Wagner. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (4Q: 01:46) Stephen Dixon ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Melvin Morton, assisted by ILB Jeff Cash. Key block delivered by Preston George. |
| Newark called a time out. |
| 2-4-MIN29 (4Q: 01:39) Stephen Dixon ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Glen Picard. |
| Newark called a time out. |
| 3-6-MIN27 (4Q: 01:27) Stephen Dixon ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Luther Beckles. |
| Newark called a time out. |
| 4-4-MIN29 (4Q: 01:15) Pete McElroy punted 36 yards. Paul Deericks returned the kick 7 yards to the NWK42. Tackled by Herb Jazynka. |
| 1-10-NWK42 (4Q: 01:07) Cornell Monroe ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. |
| 2-9-NWK43 (4Q: 00:49) Marshall Butler spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-9-NWK43 (4Q: 00:44) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Ellis Gerhardt for 10 yards. Tackled by S Marco Harp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 00:44) Marshall Butler pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Grant Kerr. CB Larry Warkentien defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN47 (4Q: 00:35) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Trevor Turnbow for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Newhart. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-2-MIN39 (4Q: 00:14) Marshall Butler spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-2-MIN39 (4Q: 00:09) Marshall Butler pass completed to WR Trevor Turnbow for 27 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Turnbow gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Golden Hawks 24, Newark Red Dogs 17 |