| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 49 degrees, rain, 1 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ben Settles kicked off 62 yards from the DEN30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 34 yards to the MIN42. Tackled by Andre Gomez. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (1Q: 14:39) Lionel Ursini ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Orlando Jamison, assisted by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-9-MIN43 (1Q: 14:12) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Ronnie Sonnier for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Orlando Jamison. |
| 3-10-MIN42 (1Q: 13:35) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN49 (1Q: 13:06) Donnell Rodriguez punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN01. |
| 1-10-DEN01 (1Q: 12:56) Burt Evans ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ray Mikell. |
| 2-7-DEN04 (1Q: 12:21) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Cris Prentice. Fannon gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN15 (1Q: 11:37) Burt Evans ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson. |
| 2-12-DEN13 (1Q: 11:06) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leland Whiting. DE O.J. Kasica hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-12-DEN13 (1Q: 10:58) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Nicky Elliott. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-4-DEN21 (1Q: 10:48) Clay Yockey punted 31 yards. Sean Pallansch called for a fair catch at the MIN48. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (1Q: 10:41) Ronnie Sonnier ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Jamie Lyon. Key block delivered by Bennie Sellers. |
| 2-3-DEN45 (1Q: 10:03) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by FB Bennie Sellers. |
| 3-3-DEN45 (1Q: 09:57) Lionel Ursini ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Aaron Mason. Ursini slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 4-2-DEN44 (1Q: 09:34) Donnell Rodriguez punted 35 yards. Phillip Overby returned the kick 5 yards to the DEN14. Tackled by D.J. Westbrook. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Lamont McCormick for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 6, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 09:34) Extra point by Freddie Bernard was good. Minnesota 7, Denver 0 |
| (1Q: 09:24) Freddie Bernard kicked off 63 yards from the MIN30. J.J. Ondes returned the ball 33 yards to the DEN40. Tackled by Sean Pallansch. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (1Q: 09:03) Pat Wynn ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Randal Westbrook, assisted by OLB Hardy Stansberry. |
| 2-10-DEN40 (1Q: 08:33) Vincent Becker pass completed to C Casey Eastridge for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Drake. |
| 3-4-DEN46 (1Q: 08:04) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 3 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by S Albert Ferguson. |
| 4-1-DEN49 (1Q: 07:27) Clay Yockey punted 42 yards. Alan Davison returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN16. Tackled by Brady Stephenson. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (1Q: 07:19) J.R. Carpenter pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Archie McConnell. DT Hugh O'Donnell blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN16 (1Q: 07:12) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to FB Bennie Sellers for 3 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Sellers gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN19 (1Q: 06:34) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Sean Pallansch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-MIN19 (1Q: 06:25) Donnell Rodriguez punted 37 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN44. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (1Q: 06:17) Pat Wynn ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Randal Westbrook. |
| 2-8-DEN46 (1Q: 05:33) Pat Wynn ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Rodney Levine, assisted by S Albert Ferguson. |
| 3-3-MIN49 (1Q: 05:03) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Burt Evans. S Albert Ferguson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN49 (1Q: 04:57) Clay Yockey punted 40 yards. Sean Pallansch called for a fair catch at the MIN09. |
| 1-10-MIN09 (1Q: 04:50) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-14-MIN05 (1Q: 04:42) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford, assisted by OLB Frederic Moynihan. Pallansch gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-MIN14 (1Q: 04:02) J.R. Carpenter sacked by DE Orlando Jamison for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Darren Prior. |
| 3-11-MIN08 (1Q: 03:35) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-MIN04 (1Q: 03:27) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Walt Dejesus for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-MIN07 (1Q: 02:48) Donnell Rodriguez punted 30 yards. Phillip Overby returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN33. PENALTY: Denver was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 02:41) Burt Evans ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by CB Nicky Elliott. Key block delivered by Nicky Dunlap. |
| 2-5-MIN41 (1Q: 02:16) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. OLB Hardy Stansberry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-MIN41 (1Q: 02:09) Vincent Becker scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ray Mikell. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (1Q: 01:21) Burt Evans ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Randal Westbrook. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 2-5-MIN30 (1Q: 00:48) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (1Q: 00:44) Vincent Becker pass completed to FB Brady Stephenson for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Nicky Elliott, assisted by OLB Jackie Stevens. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-11-MIN36 (2Q: 15:00) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 35 yards. Tackled by CB Nicky Elliott. Whiting gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-1-MIN01 (2Q: 14:26) Pat Wynn ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-3-MIN03 (2Q: 13:44) Burt Evans ran around left end for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Casey Eastridge. Minnesota 7, Denver 6 |
| (2Q: 13:44) Extra point by Ben Settles was good. Minnesota 7, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 13:37) Ben Settles kicked off 73 yards from the DEN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 13:37) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for TE J.B. Casarez. S Phillip Overby defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (2Q: 13:28) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR D.J. Westbrook for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford. PENALTY: Denver was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (2Q: 13:20) Lionel Ursini ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Quinn Pinkerton, assisted by CB Allen Walker. |
| 2-13-MIN22 (2Q: 12:58) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McConnell gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 12:32) Lionel Ursini ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by OLB Frederic Moynihan. DE Jermaine Austin knocked down Gino Wynn to break up the play. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-MIN40 (2Q: 12:24) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. S Duane Carlson defended the pass. |
| 2-5-MIN40 (2Q: 12:19) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Allen Walker, assisted by ILB Quinn Pinkerton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-MIN44 (2Q: 11:45) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton, assisted by CB Rico Bradford. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 11:08) J.R. Carpenter sacked by DT Ralph Flowers for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Daniel Milloy. |
| 2-15-MIN41 (2Q: 10:44) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE J.B. Casarez for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Casarez gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN48 (2Q: 09:58) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. Pallansch gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN41 (2Q: 09:24) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Allen Walker. McConnell gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-8-DEN39 (2Q: 08:56) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR D.J. Westbrook for 11 yards. Tackled by S Phillip Overby. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN28 (2Q: 08:26) J.R. Carpenter sacked by OLB Frederic Moynihan for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Rusty Gardner. |
| 2-17-DEN35 (2Q: 07:41) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Lionel Ursini for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Allen Walker for 3 yards to the DEN27. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (2Q: 07:30) Burt Evans ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson. |
| 2-11-DEN26 (2Q: 06:57) Burt Evans ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica. |
| 3-9-DEN28 (2Q: 06:12) Lester Saffitz ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson, assisted by DE O.J. Kasica. Key block delivered by Preston Brady. |
| 1-10-DEN38 (2Q: 05:29) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bennie Sandlin. ILB Adam Hundon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN38 (2Q: 05:22) Pat Wynn ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Craig Winchester, assisted by S Albert Ferguson. |
| 3-9-DEN39 (2Q: 04:36) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. DT Will Springer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-DEN39 (2Q: 04:29) Clay Yockey punted 40 yards. Sean Pallansch returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Brady Stephenson. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Rodney Levine at the MIN27. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 04:22) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Aaron Mason. McConnell gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (2Q: 03:42) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Bernie Sweeney. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (2Q: 03:36) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Bennie Sellers. DE Orlando Jamison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN43 (2Q: 03:30) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Arnold Quinn for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Aaron Mason. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-DEN49 (2Q: 03:12) Donnell Rodriguez punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 03:05) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Tommie Fannon for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Hardy Stansberry. Fannon gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (2Q: 02:18) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DEN32 (2Q: 02:18) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 16 yards. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica. Turnbull gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DEN48 (2Q: 02:00) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Stan Braxton. DE O.J. Kasica hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DEN48 (2Q: 01:53) Vincent Becker pass completed to FB Brady Stephenson for 0 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-10-DEN48 (2Q: 01:37) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Mickey Paolillo. Turnbull gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (2Q: 01:21) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Adam Hundon, assisted by ILB Cris Prentice. Whiting gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-MIN09 (2Q: 01:01) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Denver 13, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 01:01) Extra point by Ben Settles was good. Denver 14, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 00:55) Ben Settles kicked off 67 yards from the DEN30. Alan Davison returned the ball 25 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Andre Gomez. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (2Q: 00:50) J.R. Carpenter pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. DT Jamie Lyon blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN28 (2Q: 00:42) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 30 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Pallansch gained 27 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (2Q: 00:25) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. DE Joel Johann hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-DEN37 (2Q: 00:25) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 37 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver 14, Minnesota 13 |
| (2Q: 00:25) Extra point by Freddie Bernard was good. Minnesota 14, Denver 14 |
| (2Q: 00:09) Freddie Bernard kicked off 62 yards from the MIN30. J.J. Ondes returned the ball 29 yards to the DEN37. Tackled by Walt Dejesus. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (2Q: 00:03) Pat Wynn ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica, assisted by CB Nicky Elliott. Key block delivered by Nicky Dunlap. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Freddie Bernard kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. J.J. Ondes returned the ball 17 yards to the DEN27. Tackled by Sean Pallansch. |
| 1-10-DEN27 (3Q: 14:43) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 19 yards. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Whiting gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN46 (3Q: 14:19) Burt Evans ran a draw inside the left guard for 29 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Irving Gossett. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (3Q: 14:01) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 8 yards. Tackled by S Craig Winchester. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-MIN17 (3Q: 13:29) Burt Evans ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-2-MIN17 (3Q: 12:55) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Pat Wynn for 5 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by S Albert Ferguson. Wynn gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (3Q: 12:14) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Burt Evans for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Randal Westbrook. Evans gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (3Q: 12:07) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-4-MIN04 (3Q: 11:58) Pat Wynn ran around right end for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Irving Gossett. Denver 20, Minnesota 14 |
| (3Q: 11:58) Extra point by Ben Settles was good. Denver 21, Minnesota 14 |
| (3Q: 11:50) Ben Settles kicked off 66 yards from the DEN30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 24 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Andre Gomez. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (3Q: 11:26) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN23 (3Q: 11:20) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford, assisted by ILB Scottie Harmon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-14-MIN24 (3Q: 10:35) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Lionel Ursini for 3 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN27 (3Q: 10:02) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton, assisted by OLB Aaron Mason. Sweeney gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (3Q: 09:24) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR D.J. Westbrook for 17 yards. Tackled by S Phillip Overby. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Westbrook gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (3Q: 08:46) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. CB Allen Walker defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN36 (3Q: 08:39) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Daniel Seignious for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-DEN34 (3Q: 08:08) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-DEN39 (3Q: 08:01) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR D.J. Westbrook for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Allen Walker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (3Q: 07:26) J.R. Carpenter pass was intended for WR Archie McConnell and was intercepted by CB Allen Walker at the DEN19. Tackled by Archie McConnell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN19 (3Q: 07:15) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. ILB Ray Mikell defended the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (3Q: 07:11) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 3 yards. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica. |
| 2-7-DEN37 (3Q: 06:33) Pat Wynn ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens, assisted by ILB Cris Prentice. |
| 3-6-DEN38 (3Q: 05:48) Vincent Becker scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Drake. |
| 4-3-DEN41 (3Q: 05:05) Clay Yockey punted 44 yards. Sean Pallansch returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Stan Braxton. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Preston Brady for 10 yards to the MIN14.. Tackled by Randal Westbrook. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (3Q: 04:56) Burt Evans ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Drake. |
| 2-6-MIN10 (3Q: 04:17) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. S Norman Haworth defended the pass. |
| 3-6-MIN10 (3Q: 04:11) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Alan Davison. |
| 4-3-MIN07 (3Q: 03:45) Ben Settles attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 24, Minnesota 14 |
| (3Q: 03:39) Ben Settles kicked off 67 yards from the DEN30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Andre Gomez. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (3Q: 03:11) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to FB Bennie Sellers for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-14-MIN21 (3Q: 02:33) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Ronnie Sonnier for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Allen Walker. Sonnier gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN32 (3Q: 02:04) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Phillip Overby, assisted by CB Nolan Barton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (3Q: 01:30) J.R. Carpenter sacked by OLB Frederic Moynihan for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Gino Wynn. |
| 2-16-MIN35 (3Q: 01:04) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR D.J. Westbrook for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Aaron Mason. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN40 (3Q: 00:17) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-9-MIN42 (4Q: 15:00) Donnell Rodriguez punted 58 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 14:54) Burt Evans ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-12-DEN18 (4Q: 14:25) Vincent Becker pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Tommie Fannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-DEN18 (4Q: 14:19) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. OLB Hardy Stansberry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-12-DEN18 (4Q: 14:15) Clay Yockey punted 41 yards. Sean Pallansch returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN48. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 14:07) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Daniel Seignious. DT Hugh O'Donnell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN38 (4Q: 14:02) Lionel Ursini ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Ralph Flowers. |
| 3-6-MIN42 (4Q: 13:29) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 1-10-DEN43 (4Q: 12:49) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Allen Walker, assisted by ILB Quinn Pinkerton. McConnell gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN23 (4Q: 12:18) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR D.J. Westbrook for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-DEN18 (4Q: 11:50) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Daniel Seignious. OLB Frederic Moynihan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-DEN18 (4Q: 11:43) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. ILB Scottie Harmon defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-DEN18 (4Q: 11:36) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 4-10-DEN23 (4Q: 11:36) Freddie Bernard attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 24, Minnesota 17 |
| (4Q: 11:31) Freddie Bernard kicked off 62 yards from the MIN30. Nicky Sanders returned the ball 23 yards to the DEN31. Tackled by Walt Dejesus. |
| 1-10-DEN31 (4Q: 11:10) Burt Evans ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jackie Stevens, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-10-DEN31 (4Q: 10:36) Burt Evans ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Lewis Parrish. |
| 3-11-DEN30 (4Q: 09:55) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Nicky Sanders for 22 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson, assisted by CB Alan Davison. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (4Q: 09:15) Pat Wynn ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-8-MIN46 (4Q: 08:44) Vincent Becker sacked by S Craig Winchester for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Rusty Lester. |
| 3-15-DEN47 (4Q: 08:08) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Leland Whiting for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Drake. |
| 4-8-MIN46 (4Q: 07:27) Clay Yockey punted 40 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN06. |
| 1-10-MIN06 (4Q: 07:16) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by TE J.B. Casarez. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN06 (4Q: 07:09) Lionel Ursini ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Andre Gomez. |
| 3-8-MIN08 (4Q: 06:27) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sean Pallansch. DT Jamie Lyon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN08 (4Q: 06:21) Donnell Rodriguez punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN36. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (4Q: 06:10) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Drake. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-DEN39 (4Q: 05:23) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Bennie Sandlin for 20 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sandlin gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 04:39) Burt Evans ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Lewis Parrish, assisted by OLB Rick Drake. |
| 2-11-MIN42 (4Q: 03:55) Pat Wynn ran a draw inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-4-MIN35 (4Q: 03:11) Burt Evans ran around left end for 35 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Eugene Harwell. Harwell ran over Rick Drake to set up the play. Denver 30, Minnesota 17 |
| (4Q: 03:11) Extra point by Ben Settles was good. Denver 31, Minnesota 17 |
| (4Q: 02:53) Ben Settles kicked off 61 yards from the DEN30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 24 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Andre Gomez. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 02:45) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 18 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. McConnell gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (4Q: 02:26) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Daniel Seignious for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton, assisted by CB Allen Walker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-DEN40 (4Q: 02:07) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 11 yards. Tackled by S Phillip Overby. McConnell gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DEN29 (4Q: 02:00) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 6 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams, assisted by ILB Scottie Harmon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-DEN23 (4Q: 01:38) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR D.J. Westbrook for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Joel Johann. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-DEN22 (4Q: 01:18) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 15 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by CB Allen Walker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-7-DEN07 (4Q: 01:09) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford, assisted by CB Allen Walker. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-1-DEN01 (4Q: 01:02) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by TE Daniel Seignious. |
| 3-1-DEN01 (4Q: 00:58) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR D.J. Westbrook for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-2-DEN02 (4Q: 00:46) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! McConnell gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Denver 31, Minnesota 23 |
| (4Q: 00:46) Extra point by Freddie Bernard was good. Denver 31, Minnesota 24 |
| (4Q: 00:36) Freddie Bernard kicked off (onside) from the MIN30. DEN Nicky Sanders recovered the kick. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Touch on the Kickoff. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 00:32) Vincent Becker dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Denver Death 31, Minnesota Golden Hawks 24 |