| Played in Denver, CO, weather: 59 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 55 yards from the DEN30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN37. Tackled by Winston Hodgson. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (1Q: 14:30) Cole McCormick ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Hugh O'Donnell. |
| 2-7-MIN40 (1Q: 14:04) Cole McCormick ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE David Grillo. |
| 3-5-MIN42 (1Q: 13:20) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. Wiggins gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (1Q: 12:50) Cole McCormick ran around right end for 14 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams, assisted by DE David Grillo. Key block delivered by Lester Baskey. |
| 1-10-DEN30 (1Q: 12:24) Cole McCormick ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Irving Farr. |
| 2-6-DEN26 (1Q: 11:39) Cole McCormick ran around the left tackle for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Quinn Pinkerton. Key block delivered by Korey Way. |
| 1-10-DEN17 (1Q: 11:07) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DEN22 (1Q: 11:00) Stephen Dixon ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Quinn Pinkerton. |
| 2-14-DEN21 (1Q: 10:21) Cole McCormick ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland. |
| 3-9-DEN16 (1Q: 09:44) Cole McCormick ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Roman Coffey. |
| 4-4-DEN11 (1Q: 09:00) Irving Clemens attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 08:54) Nathan Hampton kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 08:54) Rondell Farley ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Stephen Wilkerson, assisted by DT Will Springer. |
| 2-8-DEN22 (1Q: 08:28) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR Nicky Sanders for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Warkentien, assisted by S Norman Haworth. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-DEN25 (1Q: 07:58) Kenyon Andersen pass was dropped by TE Tommie Fannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DEN25 (1Q: 07:50) Ricky Roberson punted 38 yards. Marcus Rodgers called for a fair catch at the MIN37. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (1Q: 07:39) Cole McCormick ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams, assisted by S Irving Farr. |
| 2-8-MIN39 (1Q: 07:02) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sean Pallansch. OLB Oliver Keith defended the pass. |
| 3-8-MIN39 (1Q: 06:57) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 19 yards. Tackled by S Roman Coffey, assisted by DE Terry Desjardins. Baskey gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (1Q: 06:13) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sean Pallansch. CB Alan Davison defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN42 (1Q: 06:03) Cole McCormick ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Alan Davison. |
| 3-7-DEN39 (1Q: 05:21) J.R. Carpenter scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Bart Lucas. |
| 1-10-DEN31 (1Q: 04:52) Stephen Dixon ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB K.C. Cuviello. |
| 2-6-DEN27 (1Q: 04:24) Cole McCormick ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. |
| 3-5-DEN26 (1Q: 04:02) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Bart Lucas. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-4-DEN25 (1Q: 03:52) Irving Clemens attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 6, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 03:45) Nathan Hampton kicked off 78 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 03:45) Rondell Farley ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White. |
| 2-9-DEN21 (1Q: 03:07) Kenyon Andersen pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. S Norman Haworth defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-DEN21 (1Q: 02:58) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to RB Rondell Farley for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Farley gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (1Q: 02:12) Kenyon Andersen scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens and assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-5-DEN38 (1Q: 01:26) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR Junior Krykhtine for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver, assisted by S Dean Tanner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (1Q: 00:52) Rondell Farley ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Norbert Borders, assisted by S Marco Harp. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DEN39 (1Q: 00:43) Randal Heintz ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Christian Roderick, assisted by S Norman Haworth. S Norman Haworth crushed Ernie Newcomb to wreck the play. |
| 2-17-DEN42 (1Q: 00:09) Kenyon Andersen pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. S Marco Harp defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-17-DEN42 (1Q: 00:02) Kenyon Andersen sacked by OLB Jackie Stevens for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Ernie Newcomb. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-21-DEN38 (2Q: 15:00) Ricky Roberson punted 54 yards. Marcus Rodgers returned the kick 12 yards to the MIN20. Tackled by Artie Cobb. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 14:52) Cole McCormick ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Ralph Flowers. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (2Q: 14:11) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Spencer Bronson, assisted by ILB Carlos Roland. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-MIN25 (2Q: 13:31) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 12:55) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. DE Orlando Jamison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN33 (2Q: 12:48) Cole McCormick ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland. |
| 3-8-MIN35 (2Q: 12:17) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (2Q: 11:35) Cole McCormick ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Desjardins, assisted by CB Bart Lucas. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (2Q: 11:01) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 22 yards. Tackled by S Irving Farr, assisted by CB Spencer Bronson. Wiggins gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (2Q: 10:32) Cole McCormick ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Desjardins. |
| 2-8-DEN33 (2Q: 09:56) J.R. Carpenter sacked by OLB Oliver Keith for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Scottie Givens. |
| 3-15-DEN40 (2Q: 09:15) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sean Pallansch. CB Spencer Bronson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-DEN40 (2Q: 09:04) Jackie Scott punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 08:57) Desmond Nichols ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by CB Percy Oliver. |
| 2-9-DEN21 (2Q: 08:27) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR Nicky Sanders for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. |
| 3-4-DEN26 (2Q: 07:50) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR Winston Hodgson for 33 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Hodgson gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 07:12) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 15 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Ondes gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (2Q: 06:38) Rondell Farley ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry, assisted by ILB Herb Jazynka. Key block delivered by Eugene Harwell. |
| 2-1-MIN17 (2Q: 06:00) Kenyon Andersen scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (2Q: 05:13) Kenyon Andersen pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Winston Hodgson. S Norman Haworth knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN12 (2Q: 05:07) Rondell Farley ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Will Springer. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Kenyon Andersen to the MIN11. |
| 3-9-MIN11 (2Q: 04:22) Kenyon Andersen pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. OLB Hardy Stansberry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN11 (2Q: 04:14) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 6, Denver 3 |
| (2Q: 04:08) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 49 yards from the DEN30. Marcus Rodgers returned the ball 17 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Desmond Nichols. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 03:39) Stephen Dixon ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland. |
| 2-6-MIN42 (2Q: 03:11) Cole McCormick ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Quinn Pinkerton. |
| 3-9-MIN39 (2Q: 02:32) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Spencer Bronson, assisted by CB Bart Lucas. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-2-MIN46 (2Q: 02:00) Jackie Scott punted 39 yards. Winston Hodgson called for a fair catch at the DEN15. |
| 1-10-DEN15 (2Q: 01:52) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR Winston Hodgson for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Norbert Irwin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (2Q: 01:18) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR Nicky Sanders for 22 yards. Tackled by S Dean Tanner, assisted by S Marco Harp. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sanders gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (2Q: 00:56) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 12 yards. Tackled by S Marco Harp. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (2Q: 00:48) Kenyon Andersen pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tommie Fannon. CB Norbert Irwin defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (2Q: 00:38) Kenyon Andersen sacked by DE Stephen Wilkerson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Darrell Nixon. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 3-15-MIN44 (2Q: 00:27) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR Nicky Sanders for 12 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 4-3-MIN32 (2Q: 00:15) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 6, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 00:10) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 55 yards from the DEN30. Marcus Rodgers returned the ball 16 yards to the MIN31. Tackled by Rondell Farley. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (2Q: 00:02) J.R. Carpenter dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Nathan Hampton kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Nicky Sanders returned the ball 20 yards to the DEN25. Tackled by Lester Baskey. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (3Q: 14:26) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR Winston Hodgson for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Warkentien, assisted by S Norman Haworth. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hodgson gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Denver was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 1-15-DEN20 (3Q: 14:18) Kenyon Andersen pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Sanders. S Norman Haworth simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 2-15-DEN20 (3Q: 14:12) Kenyon Andersen pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Junior Krykhtine. DE Stephen Wilkerson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-DEN20 (3Q: 14:08) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR Winston Hodgson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Christian Roderick. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hodgson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-DEN26 (3Q: 13:27) Ricky Roberson punted 61 yards. Marcus Rodgers returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN16. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Running into the Kicker. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (3Q: 13:19) Cole McCormick ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. Key block delivered by Rusty Gardner. |
| 2-5-MIN21 (3Q: 12:36) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Sean Pallansch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-15-MIN11 (3Q: 12:30) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. OLB Oliver Keith defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-MIN11 (3Q: 12:26) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lester Baskey. ILB Randal Van Koevering defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-MIN11 (3Q: 12:20) Jackie Scott punted 43 yards. Winston Hodgson returned the kick 19 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Brant Chandler. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 12:09) Artie Cobb ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Derek Holliday. |
| 2-8-MIN33 (3Q: 11:25) Kenyon Andersen pass was dropped by WR Nicky Sanders. |
| 3-8-MIN33 (3Q: 11:18) Kenyon Andersen sacked by OLB Hardy Stansberry for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Ernie Newcomb. |
| 4-13-MIN38 (3Q: 10:42) Ricky Roberson punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 10:37) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Bart Lucas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 09:52) Cole McCormick ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland, assisted by DT Geoff Stargell. |
| 2-7-MIN46 (3Q: 09:19) Cole McCormick ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Irving Farr. OLB Oliver Keith knocked down Stan Hastings to break up the play. |
| 3-4-MIN49 (3Q: 08:52) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DEN46 (3Q: 08:46) Cole McCormick ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Desjardins. |
| 2-10-DEN46 (3Q: 08:15) Stephen Dixon ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Desjardins. |
| 3-7-DEN43 (3Q: 07:45) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Ricky Goebel. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (3Q: 07:11) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Sean Pallansch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN36 (3Q: 07:03) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Stephen Dixon for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Alan Davison. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-DEN31 (3Q: 06:17) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 31 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Wiggins gained 24 yards after the catch. Minnesota 12, Denver 6 |
| (3Q: 06:17) Extra point by Irving Clemens was good. Minnesota 13, Denver 6 |
| (3Q: 06:02) Nathan Hampton kicked off 70 yards from the MIN30. Nicky Sanders returned the ball 31 yards to the DEN31. Tackled by Larry Warkentien. |
| 1-10-DEN31 (3Q: 05:38) Rondell Farley ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Warkentien, assisted by DT Norbert Borders. Key block delivered by Irving Gossett. |
| 2-3-DEN38 (3Q: 05:15) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to TE Percy Mueller for 6 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (3Q: 04:42) Rondell Farley ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner, assisted by DE Mitch Oxenby. |
| 2-6-DEN48 (3Q: 04:14) Kenyon Andersen pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Junior Krykhtine. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-DEN48 (3Q: 04:09) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 22 yards. Tackled by S Marco Harp. Ondes gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 03:24) Rondell Farley ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner, assisted by OLB Hardy Stansberry. |
| 2-7-MIN27 (3Q: 02:45) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Norbert Irwin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (3Q: 01:58) Kenyon Andersen pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Winston Hodgson. OLB Hardy Stansberry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN16 (3Q: 01:50) Randal Heintz ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White, assisted by S Marco Harp. |
| 3-8-MIN14 (3Q: 01:25) Kenyon Andersen pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tommie Fannon. S Norman Haworth defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN14 (3Q: 01:20) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, Denver 9 |
| (3Q: 01:13) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 73 yards from the DEN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 01:13) Cole McCormick ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Orlando Jamison. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (3Q: 00:38) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lester Baskey. ILB Carlos Roland defended the pass. |
| 3-9-MIN21 (3Q: 00:31) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sean Pallansch. CB Spencer Bronson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN21 (3Q: 00:25) Jackie Scott punted 50 yards. Winston Hodgson returned the kick 14 yards to the DEN43. Tackled by Percy Oliver. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (3Q: 00:16) Desmond Nichols ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Norbert Borders. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-8-DEN45 (4Q: 15:00) Kenyon Andersen pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Junior Krykhtine. OLB Hardy Stansberry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-DEN45 (4Q: 14:55) Kenyon Andersen pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Percy Mueller. CB Percy Oliver defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-DEN45 (4Q: 14:47) Ricky Roberson punted 38 yards. Marcus Rodgers called for a fair catch at the MIN17. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (4Q: 14:36) J.R. Carpenter pass was intended for WR Bernie Sweeney and was intercepted by S Kennedy McWilliams at the MIN43. Tackled by Bernie Sweeney. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 14:24) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to FB Desmond Nichols for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by OLB Bo Tanner. |
| 2-1-MIN34 (4Q: 13:40) Kenyon Andersen sacked by DE Stephen Wilkerson and DT Norbert Borders for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Nicky Dunlap. |
| 3-9-MIN42 (4Q: 12:56) Kenyon Andersen sacked by DT Norbert Borders for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Nicky Dunlap. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Jackie Stevens on the MIN47. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 12:44) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Troy Wiggins. DE Orlando Jamison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN47 (4Q: 12:33) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland, assisted by S Roman Coffey. Pallansch gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (4Q: 12:07) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DEN43 (4Q: 12:00) Stephen Dixon ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Randal Van Koevering. |
| 2-13-DEN41 (4Q: 11:22) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB K.C. Cuviello. |
| 3-9-DEN37 (4Q: 10:45) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Marcus Rodgers for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Oliver Keith. Rodgers gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN14 (4Q: 10:11) J.R. Carpenter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Sean Pallansch. |
| 2-10-DEN14 (4Q: 10:01) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Ricky Goebel, assisted by ILB Carlos Roland. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-DEN11 (4Q: 09:19) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Troy Wiggins. S Kennedy McWilliams defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-DEN11 (4Q: 09:14) Irving Clemens attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 16, Denver 9 |
| (4Q: 09:08) Nathan Hampton kicked off 73 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 09:08) Rondell Farley ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry. |
| 2-6-DEN24 (4Q: 08:22) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR Junior Krykhtine for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Herb Jazynka, assisted by S Dean Tanner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DEN30 (4Q: 08:13) Rondell Farley ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens. Key block delivered by Darrell Nixon. |
| 2-2-DEN38 (4Q: 07:46) Kenyon Andersen sacked by OLB Hardy Stansberry for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Eugene Harwell. |
| 3-9-DEN31 (4Q: 07:13) Kenyon Andersen pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Rondell Farley. S Dean Tanner defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-DEN31 (4Q: 07:06) Ricky Roberson punted 45 yards. Marcus Rodgers called for a fair catch at the MIN24. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (4Q: 06:55) Cole McCormick ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB K.C. Cuviello, assisted by DE Terry Desjardins. |
| 2-8-MIN26 (4Q: 06:09) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland. Pallansch gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 05:25) Cole McCormick ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland, assisted by S Roman Coffey. OLB Oliver Keith knocked down Rusty Gardner to break up the play. |
| 2-9-MIN35 (4Q: 04:38) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Spencer Bronson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 03:54) Cole McCormick ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Irving Farr, assisted by CB Alan Davison. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (4Q: 03:06) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 12 yards. Tackled by S Irving Farr. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sweeney gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (4Q: 02:21) Cole McCormick ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Randal Van Koevering. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-11-DEN44 (4Q: 02:10) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Troy Wiggins. DT Geoff Stargell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-11-DEN44 (4Q: 02:00) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marcus Rodgers. CB Alan Davison defended the pass. |
| 4-11-DEN44 (4Q: 01:50) Jackie Scott punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN01. |
| 1-10-DEN01 (4Q: 01:39) Kenyon Andersen scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. |
| 2-5-DEN06 (4Q: 01:17) Kenyon Andersen pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Sanders. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-5-DEN06 (4Q: 01:17) Kenyon Andersen pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. DE Stephen Wilkerson drove right through Darrell Nixon to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DEN06 (4Q: 01:10) Kenyon Andersen scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Derek Holliday and assisted by S Marco Harp. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN12 (4Q: 01:00) Kenyon Andersen scrambled for 23 yards. Tackled by S Dean Tanner. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (4Q: 00:50) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR Winston Hodgson for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Norbert Hammond. Hodgson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN50 (4Q: 00:44) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR Winston Hodgson for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White, assisted by S Dean Tanner. Hodgson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver's Ernie Newcomb was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-3-MIN43 (4Q: 00:38) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 4 yards. Tackled by S Dean Tanner, assisted by CB Larry Warkentien. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (4Q: 00:17) Kenyon Andersen spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (4Q: 00:12) Kenyon Andersen pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Norbert Irwin, assisted by S Norman Haworth. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Norbert Irwin on the MIN29. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 00:03) J.R. Carpenter dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Golden Hawks 16, Denver Death 9 |