| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 38 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| Denver won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Nathan Hampton kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. J.J. Ondes returned the ball 15 yards to the DEN24. Tackled by Percy Oliver. |
| 1-10-DEN24 (1Q: 14:40) Cory Sanders kept the ball, running inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-10-DEN24 (1Q: 14:13) Cory Sanders pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Junior Krykhtine. OLB Hardy Stansberry blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-DEN24 (1Q: 14:07) Rondell Farley ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry. Key block delivered by Irving Gossett. |
| 4-1-DEN33 (1Q: 13:40) Ricky Roberson punted 45 yards. Bernie Sweeney returned the kick -4 yards to the MIN18. Tackled by Clifton Dzwonczyk. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (1Q: 13:33) Cole McCormick ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by OLB Oliver Keith. |
| 2-11-MIN17 (1Q: 13:02) Benjamin Lee sacked by DE David Grillo and DT Hugh O'Donnell for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Conrad Powell. |
| 3-18-MIN10 (1Q: 12:30) Cole McCormick ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Roman Coffey, assisted by CB Alan Davison. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Brent Dennis to the MIN17. |
| 4-11-MIN17 (1Q: 11:50) Jackie Scott punted 42 yards. Winston Hodgson returned the kick 8 yards to the DEN49. Tackled by Brent Dennis. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (1Q: 11:41) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Matt Gardner for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver. Gardner gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (1Q: 11:08) Randal Heintz ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry. |
| 2-8-MIN26 (1Q: 10:41) Cory Sanders pass completed to RB Randal Heintz for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-MIN20 (1Q: 10:08) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Desmond Nichols. DE Mitch Oxenby hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-MIN20 (1Q: 10:03) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 37 yard field goal and it was blocked by Stephen Wilkerson. MIN Lorenzo White recovered the ball at the MIN38 and returned it 14 yards. |
| 1-10-DEN48 (1Q: 09:53) Mel Stokes ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Sam Hastings, assisted by S Irving Farr. |
| 2-11-DEN49 (1Q: 09:09) Benjamin Lee pass was dropped by WR Sean Pallansch. |
| 3-11-DEN49 (1Q: 09:03) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Troy Wiggins. DE David Grillo hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-DEN49 (1Q: 08:56) Jackie Scott punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 08:49) Cory Sanders pass was dropped by WR Winston Hodgson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (1Q: 08:39) Randal Heintz ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-9-DEN21 (1Q: 08:04) Rondell Farley ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 4-8-DEN22 (1Q: 07:23) Ricky Roberson punted 50 yards. Bernie Sweeney returned the kick -9 yards to the MIN19. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (1Q: 07:16) Benjamin Lee kept the ball, running around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Hugh O'Donnell, assisted by ILB Carlos Roland. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-17-MIN07 (1Q: 07:06) Benjamin Lee scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Sam Hastings and assisted by ILB Carlos Roland. |
| 2-13-MIN11 (1Q: 06:22) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sean Pallansch. ILB Carlos Roland hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-MIN11 (1Q: 06:17) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Troy Wiggins. CB Raymond Gora defended the pass. |
| 4-13-MIN11 (1Q: 06:05) Jackie Scott punted 50 yards. Winston Hodgson returned the kick 8 yards to the DEN47. Tackled by Percy Oliver. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (1Q: 05:55) Cory Sanders pass completed to TE Mercury Hibbs for 21 yards. Tackled by S Dean Tanner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hibbs gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 05:07) Rondell Farley ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White, assisted by S Dean Tanner. S Norman Haworth crushed Desmond Nichols to wreck the play. |
| 2-8-MIN30 (1Q: 04:32) Cory Sanders pass was dropped by WR Winston Hodgson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN30 (1Q: 04:28) Cory Sanders sacked by OLB Jackie Stevens for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Brady Teal. |
| 4-16-MIN38 (1Q: 03:52) Ricky Roberson punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 03:46) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN15 (1Q: 03:39) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland, assisted by DT Hugh O'Donnell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Denver was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 03:31) Cole McCormick ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Roman Coffey. Key block delivered by Glenn Darlington. |
| 2-2-MIN48 (1Q: 03:03) Cole McCormick ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland, assisted by ILB Randal Van Koevering. Key block delivered by Glenn Darlington. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (1Q: 02:21) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 23 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland, assisted by DT Geoff Stargell. Sweeney gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (1Q: 01:35) Cole McCormick ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. |
| 2-10-DEN27 (1Q: 01:09) Benjamin Lee sacked by DT Frank Roetman for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Conrad Powell. |
| 3-15-DEN32 (1Q: 00:29) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Troy Wiggins. OLB Kennedy Madison defended the pass. |
| 4-15-DEN32 (1Q: 00:23) Irving Clemens attempted a 49 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-DEN39 (1Q: 00:15) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Junior Krykhtine for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Warkentien. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-2-DEN47 (2Q: 15:00) Randal Heintz ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 14:26) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Matt Gardner. S Norman Haworth knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DEN43 (2Q: 14:16) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Junior Krykhtine for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Geoff Figley, assisted by CB Christian Roderick. Krykhtine gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (2Q: 13:38) Randal Heintz ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry. Key block delivered by Corwin Yates. |
| 2-4-MIN30 (2Q: 12:57) Cory Sanders pass was dropped by WR J.J. Ondes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN30 (2Q: 12:49) Cory Sanders pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Winston Hodgson. OLB Jackie Stevens blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN30 (2Q: 12:44) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 12:38) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 64 yards from the DEN30. Percy Oliver returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Alan Davison. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (2Q: 12:15) Graham Harris ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Kennedy Madison, assisted by ILB Carlos Roland. |
| 2-7-MIN31 (2Q: 11:47) Cole McCormick ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Geoff Stargell, assisted by S Irving Farr. |
| 3-4-MIN34 (2Q: 11:11) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 35 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. Wiggins gained 33 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN31 (2Q: 10:36) Benjamin Lee pass was dropped by WR Troy Wiggins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN31 (2Q: 10:24) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Corwin Kotter for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Sam Hastings. Kotter gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 09:57) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Marcus Rodgers for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| 2-7-DEN17 (2Q: 09:24) Cole McCormick ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Irving Farr. |
| 3-5-DEN15 (2Q: 08:47) Benjamin Lee sacked by DE Terry Desjardins for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Glenn Darlington. |
| 4-9-DEN19 (2Q: 08:14) Irving Clemens attempted a 36 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-DEN26 (2Q: 08:09) Cory Sanders pass was dropped by WR Winston Hodgson. |
| 2-10-DEN26 (2Q: 08:01) Cory Sanders pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner. Fannon gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-DEN33 (2Q: 07:15) Rondell Farley ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Herb Jazynka, assisted by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 1-10-DEN41 (2Q: 06:40) Cory Sanders sacked by DE Stephen Wilkerson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Myron Martinez. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Mitch Oxenby on the DEN35. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (2Q: 06:27) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 35 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 6, Denver 3 |
| (2Q: 06:27) Extra point by Irving Clemens was good. Minnesota 7, Denver 3 |
| (2Q: 06:10) Nathan Hampton kicked off 78 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 06:10) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Matt Gardner for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry, assisted by OLB Bo Tanner. Gardner gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN31 (2Q: 05:36) Randal Heintz ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Marco Harp, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-13-DEN28 (2Q: 05:07) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Matt Gardner for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Stephen Wilkerson, assisted by OLB Bo Tanner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-DEN36 (2Q: 04:30) Cory Sanders kept the ball, running around the left tackle for 26 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Corwin Yates. The defense looked a little sluggish on this cold day. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 03:45) Rondell Farley ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Buddy Coggan. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 2-5-MIN33 (2Q: 03:01) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Junior Krykhtine for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Warkentien. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (2Q: 02:23) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Matt Gardner for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner, assisted by CB Christian Roderick. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-3-MIN19 (2Q: 02:00) Randal Heintz ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by ILB Lorenzo White. Key block delivered by Myron Martinez. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (2Q: 01:33) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Junior Krykhtine for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-2-MIN02 (2Q: 01:11) Cory Sanders pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Mercury Hibbs. |
| 2-2-MIN02 (2Q: 01:07) Cory Sanders pass was dropped by TE Tommie Fannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-MIN02 (2Q: 01:01) Cory Sanders pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Desmond Nichols. DE Mitch Oxenby blocked the pass. |
| 4-2-MIN02 (2Q: 00:57) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 7, Denver 6 |
| (2Q: 00:49) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 78 yards from the DEN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 00:49) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Corwin Kotter. DE Michael Lincoln hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (2Q: 00:39) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Raymond Gora. Wiggins gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-MIN10 (2Q: 00:29) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 8 yards. Tackled by S Roman Coffey. Sweeney gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 3-12-MIN18 (2Q: 00:21) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 12 yards. Tackled by S Rico Byrum, assisted by DE Terry Desjardins. Sweeney gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 56 yards from the DEN30. Percy Oliver returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Desmond Nichols. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 14:38) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Troy Wiggins. DT Frank Roetman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN36 (3Q: 14:28) Cole McCormick ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Hugh O'Donnell. |
| 3-6-MIN40 (3Q: 13:46) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 24 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Sam Hastings, assisted by S Roman Coffey. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (3Q: 13:10) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DEN41 (3Q: 13:02) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. Wiggins gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-9-DEN35 (3Q: 12:28) Benjamin Lee kept the ball, running around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Desjardins. |
| 3-5-DEN31 (3Q: 12:05) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Raymond Gora, assisted by ILB Carlos Roland. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pallansch gained 6 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Denver was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (3Q: 11:58) Benjamin Lee scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Ronald Sherman for 83 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Denver 12, Minnesota 7 |
| (3Q: 11:58) Extra point by Jimmy O'Neill was good. Denver 13, Minnesota 7 |
| (3Q: 11:45) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 75 yards from the DEN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 11:45) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Corwin Kotter. S Kennedy McWilliams knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (3Q: 11:41) Benjamin Lee pass completed to RB Graham Harris for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN24 (3Q: 11:08) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Troy Wiggins. DT Geoff Stargell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN24 (3Q: 11:00) Jackie Scott punted 62 yards. Winston Hodgson returned the kick 12 yards to the DEN26. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DEN26 (3Q: 10:50) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Winston Hodgson for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Scottie Hayes, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-1-DEN35 (3Q: 10:05) Rondell Farley ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Corwin Yates. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (3Q: 09:27) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Junior Krykhtine. OLB Bo Tanner defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN37 (3Q: 09:14) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Junior Krykhtine for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Herb Jazynka, assisted by CB Norbert Irwin. Krykhtine gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-DEN43 (3Q: 08:26) Rondell Farley ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by DE Stephen Wilkerson. Key block delivered by Eugene Harwell. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 07:40) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Winston Hodgson. CB Christian Roderick defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (3Q: 07:32) Cory Sanders pass was dropped by WR Junior Krykhtine. |
| 3-10-MIN45 (3Q: 07:25) Cory Sanders pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Junior Krykhtine. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (3Q: 07:16) Rondell Farley ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner. Denver's Desmond Nichols was hurt on the play. |
| 2-8-MIN38 (3Q: 06:43) Randal Heintz ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Norbert Borders. Key block delivered by Corwin Yates. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 06:06) Cory Sanders scrambled for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Warkentien. |
| 2-11-MIN31 (3Q: 05:31) Cory Sanders scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Scottie Hayes. |
| 3-6-MIN26 (3Q: 04:59) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Matt Gardner. S Norman Haworth defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN26 (3Q: 04:53) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 16, Minnesota 7 |
| (3Q: 04:46) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 54 yards from the DEN30. Marcus Rodgers returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN37. Tackled by Mercury Hibbs. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (3Q: 04:12) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 63 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Wiggins gained 46 yards after the catch. Denver 16, Minnesota 13 |
| (3Q: 04:12) Extra point by Irving Clemens was good. Denver 16, Minnesota 14 |
| (3Q: 03:53) Nathan Hampton kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Junior Krykhtine returned the ball 31 yards to the DEN34. Tackled by Norbert Irwin. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (3Q: 03:27) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tommie Fannon. CB Larry Warkentien defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN34 (3Q: 03:21) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Junior Krykhtine for 13 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Krykhtine gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (3Q: 02:33) Cory Sanders pass was intended for TE Mercury Hibbs and was intercepted by S Dean Tanner at the MIN32. Tackled by Mercury Hibbs. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (3Q: 02:23) Benjamin Lee pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. DT Geoff Stargell blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (3Q: 02:13) Cole McCormick ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Geoff Stargell. |
| 3-7-MIN35 (3Q: 01:36) Benjamin Lee pass completed to RB Cole McCormick for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Roetman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN37 (3Q: 01:08) Jackie Scott punted 38 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN25. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (3Q: 00:58) Randal Heintz ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Scottie Hayes, assisted by DT Buddy Coggan. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Richard Tatum to the DEN27. |
| 2-8-DEN27 (3Q: 00:29) Rondell Farley ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Marco Harp. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-2-DEN33 (4Q: 15:00) Rondell Farley ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (4Q: 14:18) Randal Heintz ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Stephen Wilkerson, assisted by S Dean Tanner. |
| 2-9-DEN36 (4Q: 13:46) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Junior Krykhtine for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Warkentien. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-DEN44 (4Q: 13:07) Rondell Farley ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Geoff Figley. Key block delivered by Corwin Yates. |
| 1-10-DEN45 (4Q: 12:25) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DEN40 (4Q: 12:16) Rondell Farley ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens. |
| 2-13-DEN42 (4Q: 11:32) Rondell Farley ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Mitch Oxenby, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-9-DEN46 (4Q: 10:49) Cory Sanders pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-DEN46 (4Q: 10:42) Ricky Roberson punted 51 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN03. |
| 1-10-MIN03 (4Q: 10:33) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Raymond Gora. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN10 (4Q: 09:52) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 23 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland. Pallansch gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 09:15) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 38 yards. Tackled by S Rico Byrum. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sweeney gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN29 (4Q: 08:40) Mel Stokes ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Rico Byrum, assisted by ILB Clifton Dzwonczyk. ILB Scottie Harmon knocked down Glenn Darlington to break up the play. |
| 2-10-DEN29 (4Q: 08:17) Cole McCormick ran around right end for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE David Grillo, assisted by ILB Scottie Harmon. Key block delivered by Brent Dennis. |
| 3-2-DEN21 (4Q: 07:45) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Desjardins. Wiggins gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN13 (4Q: 07:07) Cole McCormick ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Irving Farr. |
| 2-11-DEN14 (4Q: 06:28) Mel Stokes ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Raymond Gora, assisted by DE Terry Desjardins. |
| 3-8-DEN11 (4Q: 06:01) Cole McCormick ran around left end for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Stan Hastings. Minnesota 20, Denver 16 |
| (4Q: 06:01) Extra point by Irving Clemens was good. Minnesota 21, Denver 16 |
| (4Q: 05:55) Nathan Hampton kicked off 59 yards from the MIN30. J.J. Ondes returned the ball 21 yards to the DEN32. Tackled by Dean Tanner. |
| 1-10-DEN32 (4Q: 05:36) Cory Sanders pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 11 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by CB Norbert Irwin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (4Q: 05:04) Cory Sanders pass completed to RB Randal Heintz for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN43 (4Q: 04:17) Cory Sanders pass was intended for WR J.J. Ondes and was intercepted by CB Percy Oliver at the MIN46. The interception was returned 15 yards. Tackled by J.J. Ondes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN39 (4Q: 04:08) Cole McCormick ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ronald Sherman. |
| 2-8-DEN37 (4Q: 03:24) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Cole McCormick. CB Alan Davison defended the pass. |
| 3-8-DEN37 (4Q: 03:19) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. DE David Grillo hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-DEN37 (4Q: 03:11) Irving Clemens attempted a 54 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (4Q: 03:03) Rondell Farley ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Norbert Borders. Key block delivered by Brady Teal. PENALTY: Denver was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-DEN39 (4Q: 02:56) Cory Sanders pass completed to RB Rondell Farley for 8 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Farley gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-DEN47 (4Q: 02:29) Randal Heintz ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. CB Larry Warkentien knocked down Nicky Dunlap to break up the play. |
| 3-7-DEN47 (4Q: 02:13) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Winston Hodgson for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Mitch Oxenby. Hodgson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Minnesota's Derek Holliday was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious elbow injury. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 02:00) Cory Sanders scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner. |
| 2-7-MIN41 (4Q: 01:44) Cory Sanders pass was dropped by WR J.J. Ondes. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN41 (4Q: 01:31) Cory Sanders pass was dropped by TE Tommie Fannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-MIN41 (4Q: 01:24) Cory Sanders pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Rondell Farley. CB Larry Warkentien defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 01:17) Cole McCormick ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Desjardins, assisted by DT Hugh O'Donnell. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-11-MIN40 (4Q: 01:10) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-16-MIN35 (4Q: 01:10) Cole McCormick ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland, assisted by DT Geoff Stargell. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 3-15-MIN36 (4Q: 01:03) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-20-MIN31 (4Q: 01:03) Mel Stokes ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 4-18-MIN33 (4Q: 00:51) Jackie Scott punted 45 yards. Winston Hodgson called for a fair catch at the DEN22. |
| 1-10-DEN22 (4Q: 00:44) Cory Sanders pass was dropped by WR Winston Hodgson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN22 (4Q: 00:36) Cory Sanders pass completed to WR Matt Gardner for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-DEN27 (4Q: 00:19) Cory Sanders spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-5-DEN27 (4Q: 00:15) Cory Sanders pass completed to TE Mercury Hibbs for 7 yards. Tackled by S Marco Harp, assisted by DE Mitch Oxenby. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Golden Hawks 21, Denver Death 16 |