| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 64 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 68 yards from the DEN30. Archie McConnell returned the ball 15 yards to the MIN17. Tackled by Randal Van Koevering. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (1Q: 14:29) Leonard Baxter ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Orlando Jamison. |
| 2-6-MIN21 (1Q: 13:52) Casey Wooden ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Randal Van Koevering. |
| 3-5-MIN22 (1Q: 13:25) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sweeney gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (1Q: 12:49) Leonard Baxter ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan, assisted by ILB Lincoln Perkins. Key block delivered by Stan Hastings. |
| 2-1-MIN43 (1Q: 12:09) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 17 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sweeney gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (1Q: 11:28) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by S Andre Gomez. |
| 2-3-DEN33 (1Q: 10:42) Brant Chandler ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Lincoln Perkins. Key block delivered by Daniel Milloy. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (1Q: 10:14) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mack Briggs, assisted by CB Alan Davison. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-DEN22 (1Q: 09:46) Casey Wooden ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Michael Simmons. |
| 3-4-DEN19 (1Q: 09:17) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Marlon Chustz for 3 yards. Tackled by S Andre Gomez. |
| 4-1-DEN16 (1Q: 08:49) Freddie Bernard attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 08:41) Freddie Bernard kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. Leland Whiting returned the ball 21 yards to the DEN31. Tackled by Greg Underhill. |
| 1-10-DEN31 (1Q: 08:21) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 20 yards. Tackled by S Claude Christopher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (1Q: 07:33) Burt Evans ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry. |
| 2-12-DEN49 (1Q: 06:58) Mario Gordon ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Underhill. |
| 3-7-MIN46 (1Q: 06:20) Vincent Becker pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (1Q: 05:55) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. DT Will Springer drove right through Preston Brady to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-MIN37 (1Q: 05:44) Burt Evans ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by DE O.J. Kasica. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 3-2-MIN29 (1Q: 05:19) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Mo Lysne for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Claude Christopher. Lysne gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (1Q: 04:54) Mario Gordon ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Will Springer. |
| 2-8-MIN24 (1Q: 04:27) Burt Evans ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Lewis Parrish. |
| 3-4-MIN20 (1Q: 03:47) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. DE O.J. Kasica hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-MIN20 (1Q: 03:42) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Denver 3 |
| (1Q: 03:37) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 78 yards from the DEN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 03:37) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 2-8-MIN22 (1Q: 02:58) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Leonard Baxter. DT Hugh O'Donnell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN22 (1Q: 02:52) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. Pallansch gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (1Q: 02:26) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 49 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Sweeney gained 30 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN15 (1Q: 01:56) Casey Wooden ran a draw inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| 2-14-DEN19 (1Q: 01:28) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 9, Denver 3 |
| (1Q: 01:28) Extra point by Freddie Bernard was good. Minnesota 10, Denver 3 |
| (1Q: 01:21) Freddie Bernard kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Leland Whiting returned the ball 24 yards to the DEN25. Tackled by J.R. Murphy. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (1Q: 00:57) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. CB Chris Weber defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN25 (1Q: 00:51) Burt Evans ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Collier. |
| 3-10-DEN25 (1Q: 00:06) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Nicky Elliott. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (2Q: 15:00) Mario Gordon ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Nicky Dunlap. |
| 2-1-MIN48 (2Q: 14:27) Vincent Becker pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. |
| 3-1-MIN48 (2Q: 14:17) Burt Evans ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber. Key block delivered by Irving Gossett. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (2Q: 13:34) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Mario Gordon for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Claude Christopher. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 13:05) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Christian Roderick, assisted by CB Ernie Vertescher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (2Q: 12:22) Pat Wynn ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Underhill. |
| 2-5-MIN05 (2Q: 11:42) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. DE O.J. Kasica hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-MIN05 (2Q: 11:38) Vincent Becker pass was intended for WR J.J. Ondes and was intercepted by ILB Cris Prentice in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 11:27) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Mack Briggs. McConnell gained 7 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Alan Davison for 5 yards to the MIN44. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 11:13) Mario Gordon ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Will Springer. |
| 2-9-MIN43 (2Q: 10:34) Burt Evans ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by DT Rodney Levine. |
| 3-8-MIN42 (2Q: 09:55) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Turnbull gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (2Q: 09:13) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. CB Ernie Vertescher defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN22 (2Q: 09:07) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Collier. Ondes gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (2Q: 08:24) Vincent Becker pass was intended for WR J.J. Ondes and was intercepted by S Claude Christopher in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 08:11) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by S Kennedy McWilliams. Sweeney gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN27 (2Q: 07:41) Casey Wooden ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Jamie Lyon, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Key block delivered by Jason Benton. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (2Q: 07:16) Leonard Baxter ran a trap outside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Lincoln Perkins. Key block delivered by Daniel Milloy. |
| 2-1-MIN40 (2Q: 06:45) J.R. Carpenter sacked by DE Orlando Jamison for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Rusty Gardner. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Rusty Gardner on the MIN34. |
| 3-7-MIN34 (2Q: 06:22) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR J.R. Murphy for 27 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Murphy gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN39 (2Q: 05:48) Daniel Seignious ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. |
| 2-10-DEN39 (2Q: 05:15) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Bernie Sweeney. |
| 3-10-DEN39 (2Q: 05:07) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-DEN33 (2Q: 04:40) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 18 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Sweeney gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN15 (2Q: 03:57) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 16, Denver 3 |
| (2Q: 03:57) Extra point by Freddie Bernard was good. Minnesota 17, Denver 3 |
| (2Q: 03:49) Freddie Bernard kicked off 73 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 03:49) Mario Gordon ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Collier. |
| 2-11-DEN19 (2Q: 03:22) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tommie Fannon. DE Lewis Parrish defended the pass. |
| 3-11-DEN19 (2Q: 03:17) Mario Gordon ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Claude Christopher. |
| 4-7-DEN23 (2Q: 02:55) Ricky Roberson punted 35 yards. Bernie Sweeney returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN45. Tackled by Pat Wynn. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 02:46) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Andre Gomez. |
| 2-8-MIN47 (2Q: 02:24) Casey Wooden ran a trap outside the right tackle for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by S Michael Simmons. Key block delivered by Brant Chandler. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (2Q: 02:05) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Lincoln Perkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-5-DEN39 (2Q: 01:59) Casey Wooden ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lincoln Perkins. |
| 3-3-DEN37 (2Q: 01:43) J.R. Carpenter pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. DT Jamie Lyon blocked the pass. |
| 4-3-DEN37 (2Q: 01:37) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 12 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams, assisted by ILB Lincoln Perkins. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (2Q: 00:51) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to FB Brant Chandler for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-8-DEN23 (2Q: 00:40) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. OLB Frederic Moynihan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-DEN23 (2Q: 00:31) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Casey Wooden for 7 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Wooden gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-1-DEN16 (2Q: 00:24) Freddie Bernard attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 20, Denver 3 |
| (2Q: 00:18) Freddie Bernard kicked off 77 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 00:18) Vincent Becker dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Freddie Bernard kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Leland Whiting returned the ball 25 yards to the DEN26. Tackled by Ernie Vertescher. PENALTY: Denver was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DEN05 (3Q: 14:35) Burt Evans ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Will Springer. Key block delivered by Eugene Harwell. |
| 2-4-DEN11 (3Q: 14:01) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 89 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Turnbull gained 78 yards after the catch. Minnesota 20, Denver 9 |
| (3Q: 14:01) Extra point by Jimmy O'Neill was good. Minnesota 20, Denver 10 |
| (3Q: 13:46) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 73 yards from the DEN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 13:46) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Mack Briggs. Sweeney gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-MIN28 (3Q: 13:05) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by ILB Lincoln Perkins. |
| 3-1-MIN29 (3Q: 12:26) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Randal Van Koevering. Sweeney gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (3Q: 11:48) Casey Wooden ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lincoln Perkins. |
| 2-8-MIN44 (3Q: 11:23) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. S Duane Carlson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN44 (3Q: 11:17) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Marlon Chustz for 3 yards. Tackled by S Andre Gomez. |
| 4-5-MIN47 (3Q: 10:38) Jackie Scott punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (3Q: 10:31) Burt Evans ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry. Key block delivered by Preston Brady. |
| 2-2-DEN28 (3Q: 09:56) Mario Gordon ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher, assisted by S Craig Winchester. |
| 3-1-DEN29 (3Q: 09:11) Mario Gordon ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. Tatum ran over J.R. Dawson to set up the play. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (3Q: 08:44) Burt Evans ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by DE Stephen Wilkerson. |
| 2-8-DEN36 (3Q: 08:03) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 37 yards. Tackled by S Craig Winchester. Ondes gained 29 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (3Q: 07:25) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 27 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 20, Denver 16 |
| (3Q: 07:25) Extra point by Jimmy O'Neill was good. Minnesota 20, Denver 17 |
| (3Q: 07:14) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 58 yards from the DEN30. Ernie Vertescher returned the ball 13 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Randal Van Koevering. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (3Q: 06:37) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 14 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. Wiggins gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 06:08) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Casey Wooden for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Alan Davison, assisted by S Kennedy McWilliams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wooden gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (3Q: 05:36) Leonard Baxter ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. |
| 2-7-DEN44 (3Q: 04:57) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to FB Brant Chandler for 8 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams, assisted by DE Orlando Jamison. Chandler gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (3Q: 04:11) Leonard Baxter ran around the left tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Stan Hastings. |
| 1-10-DEN16 (3Q: 03:38) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by DE Joel Johann. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-5-DEN05 (3Q: 03:00) Leonard Baxter ran around left end for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Donnell Frederick. Minnesota 26, Denver 17 |
| (3Q: 03:00) Extra point by Freddie Bernard was good. Minnesota 27, Denver 17 |
| (3Q: 02:54) Freddie Bernard kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Leland Whiting returned the ball 23 yards to the DEN24. Tackled by Ernie Vertescher. |
| 1-10-DEN24 (3Q: 02:29) Burt Evans ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber, assisted by ILB Greg Underhill. Denver's Richard Tatum was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-DEN24 (3Q: 01:53) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Nicky Elliott, assisted by CB Christian Roderick. |
| 3-1-DEN33 (3Q: 01:20) Burt Evans ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Collier, assisted by DE Lewis Parrish. |
| 4-2-DEN32 (3Q: 00:50) Ricky Roberson punted 38 yards. Bernie Sweeney returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN37. Tackled by Nicky Sanders. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (3Q: 00:39) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 12 yards. Tackled by S Andre Gomez. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 15:00) Leonard Baxter ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lincoln Perkins. |
| 2-8-DEN49 (4Q: 14:16) Brant Chandler ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 3-5-DEN46 (4Q: 13:31) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to FB Brant Chandler for 35 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Chandler gained 29 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN11 (4Q: 12:54) Brant Chandler ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by DE Orlando Jamison. |
| 2-9-DEN10 (4Q: 12:25) Leonard Baxter ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lincoln Perkins, assisted by DE Joel Johann. |
| 3-8-DEN09 (4Q: 11:52) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 33, Denver 17 |
| (4Q: 11:52) Extra point by Freddie Bernard was good. Minnesota 34, Denver 17 |
| (4Q: 11:43) Freddie Bernard kicked off 58 yards from the MIN30. Pat Wynn returned the ball 10 yards to the DEN22. Tackled by Jamal Cox. |
| 1-10-DEN22 (4Q: 11:09) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. DE O.J. Kasica hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DEN22 (4Q: 10:56) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 31 yards. Tackled by S Craig Winchester. Whiting gained 26 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 10:16) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. DE O.J. Kasica hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN47 (4Q: 10:06) Burt Evans ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Cris Prentice, assisted by DE Stephen Wilkerson. Key block delivered by Tommie Fannon. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (4Q: 09:22) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. DE O.J. Kasica drove right through Irving Gossett to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-MIN37 (4Q: 09:12) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-MIN32 (4Q: 08:39) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mo Lysne. CB Jamal Cox defended the pass. |
| 4-5-MIN32 (4Q: 08:29) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 6 yards. Tackled by S Craig Winchester, assisted by S Norman Haworth. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (4Q: 07:45) Burt Evans ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens. |
| 2-7-MIN23 (4Q: 07:09) Vincent Becker pass was dropped by WR Dean Turnbull. |
| 3-7-MIN23 (4Q: 07:01) Vincent Becker pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. DE Lewis Parrish blocked the pass. |
| 4-7-MIN23 (4Q: 06:55) Jimmy O'Neill attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 34, Denver 20 |
| (4Q: 06:47) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 59 yards from the DEN30. Archie McConnell returned the ball 27 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Leland Whiting. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 06:14) Brant Chandler ran a trap outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Michael Simmons. |
| 2-13-MIN35 (4Q: 05:27) Leonard Baxter ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| 3-13-MIN35 (4Q: 04:39) Marlon Chustz ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by S Kennedy McWilliams. |
| 4-9-MIN39 (4Q: 03:51) Jackie Scott punted 39 yards. Leland Whiting returned the kick 10 yards to the DEN32. Tackled by Ernie Vertescher. |
| 1-10-DEN32 (4Q: 03:42) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. CB Jamal Cox defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN32 (4Q: 03:36) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber. Turnbull gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (4Q: 03:14) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Mario Gordon for 5 yards. Tackled by S Claude Christopher. Gordon gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-DEN48 (4Q: 02:58) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leland Whiting. CB Ernie Vertescher defended the pass. |
| 3-5-DEN48 (4Q: 02:48) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 8 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Whiting gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 02:30) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber. Sandlin gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (4Q: 02:12) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. CB Christian Roderick defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN22 (4Q: 02:04) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 22 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Turnbull gained 8 yards after the catch. Minnesota 34, Denver 26 |
| (4Q: 02:04) Extra point by Jimmy O'Neill was good. Minnesota 34, Denver 27 |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| (4Q: 01:56) Jimmy O'Neill kicked off 68 yards from the DEN30. Ernie Vertescher returned the ball 10 yards to the MIN12. Tackled by Jeremy Masucci. Minnesota's Jamal Cox was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (4Q: 01:49) Casey Wooden ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 2-10-MIN12 (4Q: 01:41) Brant Chandler ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Michael Simmons, assisted by DT Jamie Lyon. Key block delivered by Rusty Gardner. Gardner ran over Quinn Pinkerton to set up the play. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 3-1-MIN21 (4Q: 01:31) Leonard Baxter ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 4-2-MIN20 (4Q: 01:22) Jackie Scott punted 44 yards. Leland Whiting returned the kick 5 yards to the DEN41. Tackled by Ernie Vertescher. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Malcolm Bard at the DEN41. |
| 1-10-DEN41 (4Q: 01:11) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DEN36 (4Q: 01:11) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. DE O.J. Kasica drove right through Darrell Nixon to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-15-DEN36 (4Q: 01:05) Vincent Becker sacked by OLB Hardy Stansberry and OLB Jackie Stevens for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Irving Gossett. |
| 3-21-DEN30 (4Q: 00:45) Vincent Becker spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-21-DEN30 (4Q: 00:40) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Weber. Turnbull gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 00:19) Vincent Becker spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-MIN47 (4Q: 00:14) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Golden Hawks 34, Denver Death 27 |