| Played in Denver, CO, weather: 67 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 70 yards from the DEN30. Darrell Rose returned the ball 17 yards to the MIN17. Tackled by Mo Lysne. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (1Q: 14:30) Leonard Baxter ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland, assisted by S Michael Simmons. |
| 2-8-MIN19 (1Q: 13:54) Darrell Rose ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE David Grillo. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN CB Johnny Emley for 8 yards to the MIN07. Tackled by J.R. Carpenter. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (1Q: 13:47) Billy Cowsette sacked by DT Keith Emmons for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Irving Gossett. |
| 2-16-MIN16 (1Q: 13:05) Billy Cowsette pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. OLB Hardy Stansberry defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-MIN16 (1Q: 12:58) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Stephen Wilkerson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-MIN12 (1Q: 12:17) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 12:11) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 62 yards from the DEN30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Kenny Delgado. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (1Q: 11:51) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB K.C. Cuviello, assisted by CB Johnny Emley. PENALTY: Denver was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (1Q: 11:40) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. OLB Frederic Moynihan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN15 (1Q: 11:31) Leonard Baxter ran a trap outside the right tackle for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-MIN20 (1Q: 11:24) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to FB Brant Chandler for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Malcolm Bard, assisted by OLB Frederic Moynihan. Chandler gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-MIN24 (1Q: 11:01) Darrell Rose ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN CB Johnny Emley to the MIN20. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 10:52) Billy Cowsette pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens, assisted by DE Fred Bradford. Basinger gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-MIN13 (1Q: 10:24) Burt Evans ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens, assisted by DT Phillip Jarboe. |
| 3-7-MIN17 (1Q: 09:42) Billy Cowsette pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Jeremy Masucci. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-MIN17 (1Q: 09:36) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:29) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 60 yards from the DEN30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Otis Canada. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 09:03) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Johnny Emley. |
| 2-11-MIN31 (1Q: 08:18) Leonard Baxter ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Kelvin Mealey. |
| 3-5-MIN37 (1Q: 07:34) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sean Pallansch. DE David Grillo hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN37 (1Q: 07:27) Jackie Scott punted 43 yards. Leland Whiting returned the kick 7 yards to the DEN27. Tackled by Greg Underhill. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (1Q: 07:17) Burt Evans ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry. Minnesota's Phillip Jarboe was hurt on the play. |
| 2-7-DEN30 (1Q: 06:50) Burt Evans ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Fred Bradford. |
| 3-4-DEN33 (1Q: 06:10) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 5 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (1Q: 05:30) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher. Turnbull gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN50 (1Q: 04:50) Billy Cowsette pass completed to FB Jeremy Masucci for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Keith Emmons, assisted by OLB Hardy Stansberry. |
| 2-7-MIN47 (1Q: 04:24) Billy Cowsette pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for 26 yards. Tackled by ILB Cris Prentice. Basinger gained 27 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (1Q: 03:36) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Fred Bradford. |
| 2-3-MIN14 (1Q: 02:50) Burt Evans ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Keith Emmons. |
| 3-5-MIN16 (1Q: 02:18) Billy Cowsette pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for 5 yards. Tackled by S Marco Harp. Basinger gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (1Q: 01:47) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher, assisted by ILB Brandon White. |
| 2-5-MIN06 (1Q: 01:08) Billy Cowsette pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. S Albert Ferguson defended the pass. |
| 3-5-MIN06 (1Q: 01:03) Billy Cowsette pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Sanders. DT Will Springer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN06 (1Q: 00:57) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 9, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 00:52) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 62 yards from the DEN30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Neil Gustin. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (1Q: 00:16) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-6-MIN33 (2Q: 15:00) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Corwin Kotter for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Delgado, assisted by ILB Lincoln Perkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kotter gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (2Q: 14:25) Darrell Rose ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Jamie Lyon, assisted by DE David Grillo. |
| 2-6-DEN39 (2Q: 13:50) Leonard Baxter ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Norbert Irwin. Key block delivered by Rusty Gardner. |
| 1-10-DEN26 (2Q: 13:06) Leonard Baxter ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Johnny Emley. |
| 2-8-DEN24 (2Q: 12:32) Leonard Baxter ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Randal Van Koevering. Key block delivered by Scottie Givens. Minnesota's Sean Pallansch was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-DEN16 (2Q: 11:48) Leonard Baxter ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. |
| 2-11-DEN17 (2Q: 11:22) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Corwin Kotter for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Kotter gained 16 yards after the catch. Denver 9, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 11:22) Extra point by Nathan Hampton was good. Denver 9, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 11:13) Nathan Hampton kicked off 66 yards from the MIN30. Leland Whiting returned the ball 22 yards to the DEN26. Tackled by Brandon White. PENALTY: Denver was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DEN15 (2Q: 10:40) Billy Cowsette pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Burt Evans. OLB Jackie Stevens hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN15 (2Q: 10:35) Billy Cowsette pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. CB Christian Roderick defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-DEN15 (2Q: 10:25) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 6 yards. Tackled by S Marco Harp. Whiting gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-4-DEN21 (2Q: 09:49) Ricky Roberson punted 55 yards. Darrell Rose returned the kick -6 yards to the MIN18. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (2Q: 09:38) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Bernie Sweeney. |
| 2-10-MIN12 (2Q: 09:31) Leonard Baxter ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams, assisted by ILB Carlos Roland. |
| 3-7-MIN15 (2Q: 09:05) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 80 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wiggins gained 70 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-5-DEN05 (2Q: 08:24) Leonard Baxter ran around the left tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Brant Chandler. Minnesota 13, Denver 9 |
| (2Q: 08:24) Extra point by Nathan Hampton was good. Minnesota 14, Denver 9 |
| (2Q: 08:18) Nathan Hampton kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 08:18) Billy Cowsette pass was dropped by WR Nicky Sanders. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (2Q: 08:09) Billy Cowsette pass was dropped by WR Leland Whiting. |
| 3-10-DEN20 (2Q: 08:02) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 4-2-DEN28 (2Q: 07:22) Ricky Roberson punted 49 yards. Darrell Rose returned the kick 2 yards to the MIN25. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (2Q: 07:13) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Hugh O'Donnell, assisted by ILB Carlos Roland. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Frederic Moynihan for 6 yards to the MIN19. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (2Q: 07:06) Billy Cowsette pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 14 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson, assisted by ILB Brandon White. Fannon gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-MIN05 (2Q: 06:33) Billy Cowsette pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Denver was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (2Q: 06:22) Billy Cowsette pass completed to RB Burt Evans for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Collier. |
| 2-7-MIN07 (2Q: 05:41) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. |
| 3-2-MIN02 (2Q: 05:08) Billy Cowsette pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. S Norman Haworth defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN02 (2Q: 05:03) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 14, Denver 12 |
| (2Q: 04:58) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 58 yards from the DEN30. Darrell Rose returned the ball 24 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Johnny Emley. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (2Q: 04:22) Darrell Rose ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland. |
| 2-7-MIN39 (2Q: 03:43) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Alan Davison. Sweeney gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (2Q: 03:25) J.R. Carpenter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Troy Wiggins. |
| 2-10-DEN43 (2Q: 03:16) J.R. Carpenter scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson and assisted by CB Kenny Delgado. |
| 3-5-DEN38 (2Q: 02:57) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Delgado. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 02:35) J.R. Carpenter scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams and assisted by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-5-DEN15 (2Q: 02:18) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (2Q: 02:18) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Malcolm Bard, assisted by S Duane Carlson. McConnell gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-2-DEN02 (2Q: 02:02) Leonard Baxter ran around the left tackle for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-3-DEN03 (2Q: 01:53) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to FB Brant Chandler for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Chandler gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver's Kenny Delgado was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. Minnesota 20, Denver 12 |
| (2Q: 01:53) Extra point by Nathan Hampton was good. Minnesota 21, Denver 12 |
| (2Q: 01:45) Nathan Hampton kicked off 55 yards from the MIN30. Leland Whiting returned the ball 26 yards to the DEN41. Tackled by J.B. Casarez. |
| 1-10-DEN41 (2Q: 01:39) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DEN36 (2Q: 01:39) Billy Cowsette pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Burt Evans. DE Stephen Wilkerson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-15-DEN36 (2Q: 01:35) Billy Cowsette pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leland Whiting. OLB J.R. Dawson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-DEN36 (2Q: 01:25) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 23 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 01:08) Billy Cowsette pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. DE Fred Bradford blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN41 (2Q: 01:02) Billy Cowsette pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leland Whiting. OLB Hardy Stansberry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-MIN41 (2Q: 00:52) Billy Cowsette pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Leland Whiting. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN41 (2Q: 00:43) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 58 yard field goal and it was blocked by Christian Roderick. DEN Ricky Roberson recovered the ball at the MIN48. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 00:37) Leonard Baxter ran a trap outside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Delgado, assisted by S Kennedy McWilliams. Key block delivered by Scottie Givens. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-5-DEN47 (2Q: 00:28) Leonard Baxter ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Johnny Emley. Key block delivered by Scottie Givens. Givens ran over Orlando Jamison to set up the play. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (2Q: 00:18) Leonard Baxter ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-8-DEN36 (2Q: 00:07) Nathan Hampton attempted a 53 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Nathan Hampton kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Leland Whiting returned the ball 25 yards to the DEN26. Tackled by Archie McConnell. |
| 1-10-DEN26 (3Q: 14:42) Neil Gustin ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Preston Brady. |
| 2-3-DEN33 (3Q: 14:03) Burt Evans ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Greg Underhill, assisted by ILB Brandon White. |
| 3-2-DEN34 (3Q: 13:41) Neil Gustin ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 4-1-DEN35 (3Q: 12:58) Billy Cowsette pass completed to FB Jeremy Masucci for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Christian Roderick. Masucci gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (3Q: 12:17) Burt Evans ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 2-5-MIN48 (3Q: 11:44) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Christian Roderick. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-15-DEN42 (3Q: 11:38) Billy Cowsette sacked by DT Will Springer and DE Rod Bennett for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Richard Tatum. |
| 3-22-DEN35 (3Q: 11:02) Billy Cowsette pass completed to RB Neil Gustin for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by CB Chris Weber. |
| 4-15-DEN42 (3Q: 10:20) Ricky Roberson punted 35 yards. Darrell Rose called for a fair catch at the MIN23. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (3Q: 10:09) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. DE Jack Wagener hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN23 (3Q: 10:03) Leonard Baxter ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Orlando Jamison, assisted by DT Jamie Lyon. ILB K.C. Cuviello knocked down Korey Way to break up the play. |
| 3-12-MIN21 (3Q: 09:34) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to FB Brant Chandler for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Delgado. Chandler gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 08:50) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN28 (3Q: 08:40) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland. McConnell gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-MIN37 (3Q: 07:59) Darrell Rose ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jack Wagener, assisted by ILB Scottie Harmon. Denver's Orlando Jamison was hurt on the play. |
| 3-4-MIN39 (3Q: 07:17) J.R. Carpenter sacked by DE David Grillo for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Conrad Yaw. |
| 4-13-MIN30 (3Q: 06:33) Jackie Scott punted 51 yards. Neil Gustin returned the kick 9 yards to the DEN28. Tackled by Glenn Darlington. |
| 1-10-DEN28 (3Q: 06:26) Burt Evans ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jamal Cox, assisted by DE Stephen Wilkerson. Key block delivered by Irving Gossett. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (3Q: 05:52) Billy Cowsette pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry. Basinger gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-DEN44 (3Q: 05:20) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Keith Emmons, assisted by S Marco Harp. Turnbull gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 04:42) Billy Cowsette pass completed to RB Neil Gustin for 1 yard. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Gustin gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-9-MIN48 (3Q: 04:00) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Underhill. |
| 3-4-MIN43 (3Q: 03:13) Billy Cowsette pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. ILB Brandon White defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (3Q: 03:09) Billy Cowsette pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Monty Basinger. |
| 2-10-MIN40 (3Q: 03:04) Billy Cowsette pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. DT Keith Emmons hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-MIN40 (3Q: 03:00) Billy Cowsette pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. S Norman Haworth defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN40 (3Q: 02:56) Ricky Roberson punted 34 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN06. |
| 1-10-MIN06 (3Q: 02:47) Darrell Rose ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland, assisted by S Kennedy McWilliams. |
| 2-6-MIN10 (3Q: 02:12) Leonard Baxter ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| 3-4-MIN12 (3Q: 01:35) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Darrell Rose for 14 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rose gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (3Q: 00:57) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Jack Wagener, assisted by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Scottie Givens. Givens ran over Kenny Delgado to set up the play. |
| 2-4-MIN32 (3Q: 00:23) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Delgado. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-1-MIN35 (4Q: 15:00) Darrell Rose ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by DE David Grillo. Key block delivered by Rusty Gardner. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (4Q: 14:34) Leonard Baxter ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jamie Lyon. |
| 2-8-MIN42 (4Q: 14:06) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-MIN41 (4Q: 13:44) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR J.R. Murphy for 9 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Murphy gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN50 (4Q: 12:56) Darrell Rose ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Michael Simmons. |
| 2-10-DEN50 (4Q: 12:15) J.R. Carpenter pass was intended for WR Troy Wiggins and was intercepted by S Kennedy McWilliams at the DEN13. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Troy Wiggins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN24 (4Q: 12:05) Burt Evans ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Underhill. |
| 2-8-DEN26 (4Q: 11:38) Burt Evans ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB J.R. Dawson. |
| 3-7-DEN27 (4Q: 11:07) Billy Cowsette scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jamal Cox. |
| 4-2-DEN32 (4Q: 10:29) Ricky Roberson punted 43 yards. Darrell Rose returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN34. Tackled by Neil Gustin. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 10:19) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Hugh O'Donnell, assisted by OLB Frederic Moynihan. |
| 2-8-MIN36 (4Q: 09:52) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Delgado. McConnell gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 09:11) Darrell Rose ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| 2-13-MIN44 (4Q: 08:46) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Norbert Irwin. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-12-MIN45 (4Q: 07:58) Darrell Rose ran around right end for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Alan Davison, assisted by CB Kenny Delgado. Key block delivered by Stan Hastings. |
| 4-4-DEN47 (4Q: 07:20) Jackie Scott punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 07:13) Burt Evans ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry, assisted by ILB Brandon White. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (4Q: 06:31) Billy Cowsette pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leland Whiting. DT Will Springer drove right through Leland Conlan to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DEN20 (4Q: 06:22) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 12 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson. |
| 1-10-DEN32 (4Q: 06:00) Neil Gustin ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Rod Bennett. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 2-5-DEN37 (4Q: 05:41) Billy Cowsette pass completed to FB Jeremy Masucci for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher. Masucci gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-DEN40 (4Q: 05:21) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-DEN35 (4Q: 05:17) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 3-12-DEN30 (4Q: 05:10) Billy Cowsette pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. DT Will Springer drove right through Nicky Dunlap to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-DEN30 (4Q: 05:01) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Nicky Sanders for 17 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Sanders gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (4Q: 04:39) Billy Cowsette pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. |
| 2-5-MIN48 (4Q: 04:21) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Christian Roderick, assisted by ILB Brandon White. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 04:14) Billy Cowsette pass was dropped by RB Neil Gustin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN38 (4Q: 04:07) Billy Cowsette sacked by CB Chris Weber for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Nicky Dunlap. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-19-MIN47 (4Q: 03:51) Billy Cowsette pass completed to WR Nicky Sanders for 5 yards. Tackled by S Marco Harp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-MIN42 (4Q: 03:30) Billy Cowsette sacked by DE Stephen Wilkerson for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Preston Brady. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (4Q: 03:08) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by OLB Malcolm Bard. Key block delivered by Rusty Gardner. |
| 2-4-DEN43 (4Q: 02:23) Leonard Baxter ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 3-4-DEN43 (4Q: 02:16) Brant Chandler ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Hugh O'Donnell. Key block delivered by Rusty Gardner. Minnesota's Brant Chandler was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN33 (4Q: 02:04) Leonard Baxter ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by CB Kenny Delgado. Key block delivered by Korey Way. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-2-DEN25 (4Q: 01:58) Leonard Baxter ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan, assisted by ILB K.C. Cuviello. Key block delivered by Conrad Yaw. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN23 (4Q: 01:51) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. |
| 2-9-DEN22 (4Q: 01:03) Leonard Baxter ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Carlos Roland, assisted by DE David Grillo. |
| 3-3-DEN16 (4Q: 00:16) J.R. Carpenter dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Golden Hawks 21, Denver Death 12 |