| Played in Denver, CO, weather: 63 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind. |
| Denver won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Freddie Bernard kicked off 52 yards from the MIN35. Malcolm Inmon returned the ball 23 yards to the DEN36. Tackled by Bentley Hegamin. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (1Q: 14:33) Marlon Chustz ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Frankie Riley. |
| 2-10-DEN36 (1Q: 13:57) Marlon Chustz ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Frankie Riley, assisted by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 1-10-DEN46 (1Q: 13:21) Marlon Chustz ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Amari Palmer, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-8-DEN48 (1Q: 12:44) Marlon Chustz ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Harvey Tanner, assisted by DT Amari Palmer. |
| 3-12-DEN44 (1Q: 12:08) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Marlon Chustz for 38 yards. Tackled by ILB Nathaniel Brock. Chustz gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (1Q: 11:21) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Fred Lohr. OLB Kenneth Horton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN18 (1Q: 11:13) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Fred Lohr for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Denver 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 11:13) Extra point by Ethan Compton was good. Denver 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 11:02) Ethan Compton kicked off 62 yards from the DEN35. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 24 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by K.C. Cuviello. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (1Q: 10:43) Cory Haber ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Al Jamison. |
| 2-6-MIN31 (1Q: 10:07) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ronald Buchanan, assisted by S Duane Carlson. |
| 3-2-MIN35 (1Q: 09:32) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by TE Percy Stone. |
| 4-2-MIN35 (1Q: 09:23) Kent Sims punted 48 yards. Nolan Davidds returned the kick 2 yards to the DEN19. Tackled by Inspector Gadget. |
| 1-10-DEN19 (1Q: 09:16) Marlon Chustz ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE T.J. Shapiro. Key block delivered by Rusty Lester. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-19-DEN10 (1Q: 09:07) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ron Roberson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-17-DEN12 (1Q: 08:32) Marlon Chustz ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Bryant Copeland. |
| 3-21-DEN08 (1Q: 07:52) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Malcolm Inmon. CB Mickey Paolillo defended the pass. |
| 4-21-DEN08 (1Q: 07:41) Clay Yockey punted 39 yards. Cory Haber returned the kick 16 yards to the DEN31. Tackled by K.C. Cuviello. |
| 1-10-DEN31 (1Q: 07:32) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Archie McConnell. |
| 2-10-DEN31 (1Q: 07:21) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 1 yard. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Pallansch gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-DEN26 (1Q: 07:12) Cory Haber ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-9-DEN25 (1Q: 06:49) J.R. Carpenter pass was intended for WR Archie McConnell and was intercepted by CB Gino Forbes at the DEN11. The interception was returned 28 yards. Tackled by Archie McConnell. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN39 (1Q: 06:41) Marlon Chustz ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Bryant Copeland, assisted by DT Amari Palmer. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 2-3-DEN46 (1Q: 06:01) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for -2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Skip Leporati. |
| 3-5-DEN44 (1Q: 05:18) Jason Bruce ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Steven Carr. |
| 4-3-DEN46 (1Q: 04:34) Clay Yockey punted 44 yards. Cory Haber returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN18. Tackled by Mo Lysne. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (1Q: 04:26) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Cory Haber for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-MIN21 (1Q: 03:52) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Myers. McConnell gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-MIN25 (1Q: 03:10) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Cory Haber for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Myers. |
| 4-7-MIN21 (1Q: 02:36) Kent Sims punted 37 yards. The ball was downed at the DEN42. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (1Q: 02:29) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kirk Nobles. ILB Ray Mikell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DEN42 (1Q: 02:19) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Rod Francis. S Ron Roberson defended the pass. |
| 3-10-DEN42 (1Q: 02:13) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Marlon Chustz for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Deon West. Chustz gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DEN47 (1Q: 01:35) Clay Yockey punted 32 yards. Cory Haber called for a fair catch at the MIN21. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (1Q: 01:25) Jumbo Francis ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. |
| 2-14-MIN17 (1Q: 01:01) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Gino Forbes. |
| 3-3-MIN28 (1Q: 00:29) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Jumbo Francis for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Al Jamison, assisted by S Duane Carlson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 15:00) Jumbo Francis ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Myers, assisted by ILB Scottie Harmon. Key block delivered by Daniel Milloy. |
| 1-10-DEN50 (2Q: 14:38) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 29 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. Sweeney gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN21 (2Q: 14:06) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Easton Ellis for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by CB Kendrick Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-6-DEN06 (2Q: 13:35) Cory Haber ran around the left tackle for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Rusty Gardner. Denver 7, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 13:35) Extra point by Freddie Bernard was good. Denver 7, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 13:27) Freddie Bernard kicked off 71 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 13:27) Marlon Chustz ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Nathaniel Brock, assisted by DT Frankie Riley. |
| 2-11-DEN19 (2Q: 12:42) Marlon Chustz ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ray Mikell. |
| 3-10-DEN20 (2Q: 12:03) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Kirk Nobles for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Skip Leporati. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (2Q: 11:38) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. DE T.J. Shapiro hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN37 (2Q: 11:28) Marlon Chustz ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Amari Palmer. |
| 3-12-DEN35 (2Q: 11:00) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE Fred Lohr for 20 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Skip Leporati. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 10:32) Marlon Chustz ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Nathaniel Brock, assisted by DT Frankie Riley. |
| 2-7-MIN42 (2Q: 10:06) Jason Bruce ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-7-MIN42 (2Q: 09:26) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Kirk Nobles for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Nathaniel Brock. Nobles gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN41 (2Q: 08:48) Clay Yockey punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 08:41) Cory Haber ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. Key block delivered by Stan Hastings. Minnesota's Easton Ellis was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-5-MIN25 (2Q: 07:56) Cory Haber ran around the left tackle for 25 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. Key block delivered by Wesley Rounds. |
| 1-10-DEN50 (2Q: 07:25) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Stephen Carlisle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 2-5-DEN45 (2Q: 07:00) J.R. Carpenter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. |
| 3-5-DEN45 (2Q: 06:51) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sean Pallansch. OLB Lionel Jizmejian hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DEN45 (2Q: 06:44) Kent Sims punted 29 yards. Nolan Davidds called for a fair catch at the DEN16. |
| 1-10-DEN16 (2Q: 06:33) Marlon Chustz ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson, assisted by ILB Nathaniel Brock. Key block delivered by Rusty Lester. |
| 2-5-DEN21 (2Q: 06:00) Marlon Chustz ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by ILB Reggie Kolker. Key block delivered by Mickey Upshaw. |
| 1-10-DEN26 (2Q: 05:33) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mo Lysne. DE T.J. Shapiro hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN26 (2Q: 05:21) Marlon Chustz ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Frankie Riley. |
| 3-13-DEN23 (2Q: 04:46) Vincent Becker sacked by ILB Ray Mikell for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Mickey Upshaw. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN T.J. Shapiro on the DEN15. |
| 1-10-DEN15 (2Q: 04:34) Cory Haber ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by DT Al Jamison. Key block delivered by Daniel Milloy. |
| 2-4-DEN09 (2Q: 04:08) Cory Haber ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian, assisted by S Duane Carlson. |
| 3-3-DEN08 (2Q: 03:44) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Monty Basinger. OLB Frederic Moynihan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-DEN08 (2Q: 03:38) Freddie Bernard attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Denver 7 |
| (2Q: 03:30) Freddie Bernard kicked off 73 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 03:30) Vincent Becker scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Leporati. |
| 2-8-DEN22 (2Q: 03:00) Jason Bruce ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-6-DEN24 (2Q: 02:33) Marlon Chustz ran outside the right tackle for 27 yards. Tackled by S Ron Roberson. Key block delivered by Mickey Upshaw. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 02:00) Vincent Becker scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Leporati. |
| 2-5-MIN44 (2Q: 01:36) Vincent Becker pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Kirk Nobles. DE Wes Hamilton blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-MIN44 (2Q: 01:27) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kirk Nobles. CB Skip Leporati defended the pass. |
| 4-5-MIN44 (2Q: 01:20) Clay Yockey punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN02. |
| 1-10-MIN02 (2Q: 01:10) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. CB Gino Forbes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN02 (2Q: 01:04) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Gino Forbes. McConnell gained 26 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 00:26) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McConnell gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 00:19) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Kendrick Myers, assisted by S Kennedy McWilliams. McConnell gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN42 (2Q: 00:12) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 17 yards. Tackled by S Lamont Raymond, assisted by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sweeney gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (2Q: 00:03) Freddie Bernard attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota's Daniel Milloy was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor quadriceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. Minnesota 13, Denver 7 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ethan Compton kicked off 56 yards from the DEN35. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Abel Sturdivant. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (3Q: 14:14) Cory Haber ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Lamont Raymond. |
| 2-9-MIN30 (3Q: 13:44) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Jumbo Francis for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian, assisted by S Duane Carlson. |
| 3-4-MIN35 (3Q: 13:00) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 2 yards. Tackled by S Lamont Raymond. |
| 4-2-MIN37 (3Q: 12:14) Kent Sims punted 48 yards. Nolan Davidds returned the kick -1 yards to the DEN14. Tackled by Rico Buckner. |
| 1-10-DEN14 (3Q: 12:04) Marlon Chustz ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Nathaniel Brock. |
| 2-6-DEN18 (3Q: 11:32) Vincent Becker pass was intended for WR Dean Turnbull and was intercepted by CB Mickey Paolillo at the MIN25. Tackled by Dean Turnbull. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (3Q: 11:24) Jumbo Francis ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ronald Buchanan. |
| 2-11-MIN24 (3Q: 10:59) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Cory Haber for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon, assisted by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. |
| 3-8-MIN27 (3Q: 10:18) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Cory Haber for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Gino Forbes. Haber gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 09:50) Cory Haber ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-8-MIN47 (3Q: 09:08) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Jumbo Francis for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (3Q: 08:26) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ronald Buchanan. |
| 2-11-DEN45 (3Q: 08:02) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. |
| 3-11-DEN45 (3Q: 07:40) J.R. Carpenter pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Archie McConnell. DE Jackie Castillo blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-DEN45 (3Q: 07:33) Kent Sims punted 42 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DEN03. |
| 1-10-DEN03 (3Q: 07:25) Vincent Becker scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ray Mikell. |
| 2-5-DEN08 (3Q: 06:46) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. CB Skip Leporati defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-DEN08 (3Q: 06:40) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Marlon Chustz for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Nathaniel Brock, assisted by S Norman Haworth. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN14 (3Q: 06:06) Jason Bruce ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Bryant Copeland. |
| 2-6-DEN18 (3Q: 05:41) Marlon Chustz ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson. |
| 3-5-DEN19 (3Q: 04:56) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 28 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Turnbull gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (3Q: 04:16) Vincent Becker pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-DEN47 (3Q: 04:08) Marlon Chustz ran outside the right tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Tyrus Kirkaldie. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 03:26) Marlon Chustz ran inside the right guard for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Nathaniel Brock. Key block delivered by Harvey Barker. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (3Q: 02:43) Marlon Chustz ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Ron Roberson. Key block delivered by Tyrus Kirkaldie. |
| 2-1-MIN07 (3Q: 02:12) Marlon Chustz ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-1-MIN07 (3Q: 01:42) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Jason Bruce for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Bruce gained 4 yards after the catch. Denver 13, Minnesota 13 |
| (3Q: 01:42) Extra point by Ethan Compton was good. Denver 14, Minnesota 13 |
| (3Q: 01:36) Ethan Compton kicked off 61 yards from the DEN35. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by K.C. Cuviello. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (3Q: 01:10) Cory Haber ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by ILB Scottie Harmon. Key block delivered by Nolan Gornell. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 00:34) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Stephen Carlisle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. Carlisle gained 2 yards after the catch. Minnesota's Nolan Gornell was hurt on the play. |
| 2-3-MIN46 (3Q: 00:12) Cory Haber ran a trap outside the left tackle for 38 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Cary Buchholz. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-DEN16 (4Q: 15:00) Cory Haber ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jackie Castillo, assisted by OLB Frederic Moynihan. |
| 2-7-DEN13 (4Q: 14:20) Cory Haber ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Buddy McElroy, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 3-8-DEN14 (4Q: 13:53) Cory Haber ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Abel Sturdivant, assisted by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. Key block delivered by Daniel Milloy. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-18-DEN24 (4Q: 13:43) J.R. Carpenter sacked by DE Brian Raymond for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Cary Buchholz. |
| 4-23-DEN29 (4Q: 12:56) Freddie Bernard attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 16, Denver 14 |
| (4Q: 12:48) Freddie Bernard kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (4Q: 12:48) Marlon Chustz ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE T.J. Shapiro, assisted by ILB Deon West. |
| 2-8-DEN22 (4Q: 12:23) Marlon Chustz ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Bryant Copeland. |
| 3-8-DEN22 (4Q: 11:52) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Marlon Chustz for 15 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson. Chustz gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (4Q: 11:26) Marlon Chustz ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Ron Roberson, assisted by S Albert Ferguson. Key block delivered by Rusty Lester. |
| 2-1-DEN46 (4Q: 11:02) Jason Bruce ran a trap outside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Frankie Riley, assisted by DT Amari Palmer. OLB Bryant Copeland knocked down Rusty Lester to break up the play. |
| 3-2-DEN45 (4Q: 10:29) Vincent Becker pass completed to FB Rod Francis for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Leporati, assisted by CB Harvey Tanner. Francis gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 09:56) Marlon Chustz ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bryant Copeland. |
| 2-7-MIN43 (4Q: 09:14) Marlon Chustz ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Kenneth Horton, assisted by ILB Deon West. |
| 3-4-MIN40 (4Q: 08:40) Vincent Becker pass completed to RB Jason Bruce for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Deon West. Bruce gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 08:12) Marlon Chustz ran a draw inside the right guard for 20 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Harvey Barker. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (4Q: 07:32) Jason Bruce ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ray Mikell, assisted by DE Wes Hamilton. Key block delivered by Tyrus Kirkaldie. |
| 2-4-MIN09 (4Q: 06:57) Jason Bruce ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Bryant Copeland, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-4-MIN09 (4Q: 06:15) Marlon Chustz ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Frankie Riley, assisted by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Rusty Lester. PENALTY: Denver was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 3-9-MIN14 (4Q: 06:09) Marlon Chustz ran around left end for 13 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Skip Leporati. Key block delivered by Mickey Upshaw. |
| 1-1-MIN01 (4Q: 05:30) Marlon Chustz ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-1-MIN01 (4Q: 05:05) Marlon Chustz ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by ILB Nathaniel Brock. |
| 3-3-MIN03 (4Q: 04:23) Marlon Chustz ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson, assisted by OLB Bryant Copeland. |
| 4-1-MIN01 (4Q: 03:52) Ethan Compton attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 17, Minnesota 16 |
| (4Q: 03:45) Ethan Compton kicked off 67 yards from the DEN35. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN19. Tackled by K.C. Cuviello. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (4Q: 03:37) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Cory Haber for 20 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams, assisted by CB Kendrick Myers. Haber gained 12 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Kennedy McWilliams on the MIN39. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (4Q: 03:20) Jason Bruce ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Bryant Copeland. |
| 2-8-MIN37 (4Q: 02:33) Marlon Chustz ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Nathaniel Brock. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-11-MIN40 (4Q: 02:22) Marlon Chustz ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Nathaniel Brock. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-10-MIN39 (4Q: 02:12) Clay Yockey punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 02:07) J.R. Carpenter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Stephen Carlisle. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (4Q: 02:00) J.R. Carpenter sacked by OLB Lionel Jizmejian for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Wesley Rounds. |
| 3-16-MIN14 (4Q: 01:33) J.R. Carpenter pass was intended for WR Archie McConnell and was intercepted by CB Gino Forbes at the MIN28. The interception was returned 28 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver 23, Minnesota 16 |
| (4Q: 01:33) Extra point by Ethan Compton was good. Denver 24, Minnesota 16 |
| (4Q: 01:21) Ethan Compton kicked off 69 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 01:21) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN15 (4Q: 01:21) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-20-MIN10 (4Q: 01:21) J.R. Carpenter sacked by OLB Lionel Jizmejian for a loss of 10 yards and a safety. Sack allowed by Stan Hastings. Denver 26, Minnesota 16 |
| (4Q: 01:08) Freddie Bernard kicked off 69 yards from the MIN20. Malcolm Inmon returned the ball 12 yards to the DEN23. Tackled by Bentley Hegamin. |
| 1-10-DEN23 (4Q: 00:58) Vincent Becker dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-12-DEN21 (4Q: 00:48) Vincent Becker dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 3-13-DEN20 (4Q: 00:03) Vincent Becker dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Denver Death 26, Minnesota Golden Hawks 16 |