| Played in New England, MA, weather: 26 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Lonnie Terrell kicked off 74 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 15:00) Percy Barnes pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. Winters gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-MIN23 (1Q: 14:26) Percy Barnes pass completed to WR Shawn Hartman for 44 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-MIN13 (1Q: 14:12) Percy Barnes pass completed to WR Lionel Robinson for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. Robinson gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-MIN27 (1Q: 13:40) Nicky Winters ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brandon Carr, assisted by ILB Oscar Smith. Key block delivered by Justin Blaylock. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (1Q: 12:56) Percy Barnes pass completed to WR Lionel Robinson for 13 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 12:29) Percy Barnes pass completed to WR Jarett Dillard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. |
| 2-1-NED48 (1Q: 11:56) Nicky Winters ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley, assisted by S Earl Woodson. Key block delivered by Sammie Hodges. |
| 1-10-NED41 (1Q: 11:27) Percy Barnes sacked by OLB Beau Bell and S Earl Woodson for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Uche Nwaneri. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NED36 (1Q: 11:14) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. Key block delivered by Sammie Hodges. |
| 2-3-NED29 (1Q: 10:39) Percy Barnes sacked by DE Jeremy Thompson and OLB Jordan Dizon for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Kennedy Gaylord. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Beau Bell on the NED34. |
| 1-10-NED34 (1Q: 10:25) T.J. Starks ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Hoover, assisted by DT Scottie Benton. |
| 2-7-NED37 (1Q: 09:45) T.J. Starks ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lester Jacobs. |
| 3-3-NED41 (1Q: 08:59) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Hoover. Velevis gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (1Q: 08:26) T.J. Starks ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Nick Schommer, assisted by ILB Lester Jacobs. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN44 (1Q: 08:16) Joe Flacco scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. |
| 2-11-MIN35 (1Q: 07:31) Joe Flacco pass completed to FB Sam Nelson for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Larry English. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-7-MIN31 (1Q: 06:54) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB T.J. Starks for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Travis Gerak. Starks gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (1Q: 06:25) Joe Flacco scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Irving Givens. |
| 2-3-MIN14 (1Q: 05:58) Tashard Choice ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Harold Forster, assisted by DE Jay Moore. Key block delivered by Winston Stokes. |
| 1-2-MIN02 (1Q: 05:11) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for RB T.J. Starks. OLB Edgar Barrett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-2-MIN02 (1Q: 05:05) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for RB T.J. Starks. OLB Harold Forster hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-MIN02 (1Q: 05:01) Joe Flacco pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Willie Tanner. ILB Phil Gaylor blocked the pass. |
| 4-2-MIN02 (1Q: 04:55) Lonnie Terrell attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 04:47) Lonnie Terrell kicked off 58 yards from the NED30. Lionel Robinson returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Brandon Carr. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 04:17) Percy Barnes pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Oscar Smith, assisted by CB Courtney Brustkern. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Winters gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (1Q: 03:40) Percy Barnes scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Terrell Thomas on the NED45. |
| 1-10-NED45 (1Q: 03:32) T.J. Starks ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Phil Graham. Key block delivered by Lonnie Fisher. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 02:47) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Larry English, assisted by S Caleb Campbell. Velevis gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-MIN35 (1Q: 02:11) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB T.J. Starks for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Starks gained 3 yards after the catch. Minnesota's Edgar Barrett was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (1Q: 01:24) Joe Flacco scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. |
| 2-3-MIN23 (1Q: 00:47) Tashard Choice ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Harold Forster, assisted by S Thomas DeCoud. |
| 3-5-MIN25 (1Q: 00:08) Joe Flacco scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Hoover. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 15:00) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irv Buckner. OLB Edgar Barrett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (2Q: 14:53) T.J. Starks ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Scottie Benton, assisted by ILB Lester Jacobs. |
| 3-12-MIN22 (2Q: 14:12) Joe Flacco sacked by DE Jay Moore for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Breno Giacomini. |
| 4-18-MIN28 (2Q: 13:30) Lonnie Terrell attempted a 45 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 13:25) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brandon Carr. |
| 2-7-MIN38 (2Q: 12:56) Percy Barnes pass was dropped by WR B.J. Fenno. |
| 3-7-MIN38 (2Q: 12:47) Percy Barnes pass fell incomplete, intended for WR B.J. Fenno. CB Malcolm Hardy knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-7-MIN38 (2Q: 12:35) Kevin Huber punted 59 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED03. |
| 1-10-NED03 (2Q: 12:27) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Willie Tanner for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 2-8-NED05 (2Q: 12:02) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB T.J. Starks for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Caleb Campbell, assisted by CB Irving Givens. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Starks gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED18 (2Q: 11:19) T.J. Starks ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Harold Forster. |
| 2-11-NED17 (2Q: 10:33) Tashard Choice ran around left end for 18 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. Key block delivered by Breno Giacomini. |
| 1-10-NED35 (2Q: 09:59) T.J. Starks ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Scottie Benton. Key block delivered by Sam Nelson. |
| 1-10-NED47 (2Q: 09:13) T.J. Starks ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Nick Schommer. Minnesota's Nick Schommer was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-NED47 (2Q: 08:40) Tashard Choice ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by S Caleb Campbell. |
| 3-3-MIN46 (2Q: 08:04) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Leonard Logan for 10 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Irv Buckner for 36 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota's Thomas DeCoud was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. New England 9, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 08:04) Extra point by Lonnie Terrell was good. New England 10, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 07:35) Lonnie Terrell kicked off 58 yards from the NED30. Lionel Robinson returned the ball 18 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Brandon Carr. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 07:12) Percy Barnes pass fell incomplete, intended for WR B.J. Fenno. DE Mike McCulley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN30 (2Q: 06:59) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. |
| 3-10-MIN30 (2Q: 06:41) Percy Barnes pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roscoe Parrish. DT Mario Williams drove right through Will Beatty to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-10-MIN30 (2Q: 06:32) Kevin Huber punted 52 yards. The ball was downed at the NED18. |
| 1-10-NED18 (2Q: 06:22) T.J. Starks ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lester Jacobs. |
| 2-6-NED22 (2Q: 05:42) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Leonard Logan. OLB Raymond Lucas hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-NED22 (2Q: 05:34) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Harold Forster. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED34 (2Q: 05:05) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED45 (2Q: 04:22) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED40 (2Q: 04:12) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Fred Davis for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Hoover. |
| 2-2-MIN47 (2Q: 03:51) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 43 yards. Tackled by ILB Lester Jacobs. Velevis gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-4-MIN04 (2Q: 03:31) T.J. Starks ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Jay Moore, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 2-4-MIN04 (2Q: 03:11) Tashard Choice ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Harold Forster. |
| 3-3-MIN03 (2Q: 02:51) Tashard Choice ran around left end for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Breno Giacomini. New England 16, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 02:51) Extra point by Lonnie Terrell was good. New England 17, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 02:43) Lonnie Terrell kicked off 54 yards from the NED30. Wayne Calixto returned the ball 27 yards to the MIN43. Tackled by Willie Tanner. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (2Q: 02:22) Percy Barnes pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Beau Bell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-NED50 (2Q: 02:03) Percy Barnes scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Courtney Brustkern and assisted by ILB Oscar Smith. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NED45 (2Q: 01:55) Percy Barnes pass completed to WR Roscoe Parrish for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jordan Dizon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED LaRon Landry on the NED38. |
| 1-10-NED38 (2Q: 01:46) Joe Flacco sacked by DE Jay Moore for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Winston Stokes. |
| 2-15-NED33 (2Q: 01:24) T.J. Starks ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Scottie Benton. |
| 3-9-NED39 (2Q: 00:53) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by S Thomas DeCoud. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 00:43) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irv Buckner. DE Jay Moore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-MIN42 (2Q: 00:43) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 10 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. Buckner gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 00:31) Joe Flacco pass was dropped by WR Alonzo Osika. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (2Q: 00:25) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-MIN37 (2Q: 00:25) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-20-MIN42 (2Q: 00:25) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for RB T.J. Starks. DT Scottie Benton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-20-MIN42 (2Q: 00:20) T.J. Starks ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Edgar Barrett. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 4-17-MIN39 (2Q: 00:09) Patrick Hutton punted 33 yards. Lionel Robinson called for a fair catch at the MIN06. |
| 1-10-MIN06 (2Q: 00:02) Percy Barnes dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Nate Kaeding kicked off 63 yards from the MIN30. Brandon Carr returned the ball 17 yards to the NED24. Tackled by Irving Givens. |
| 1-10-NED24 (3Q: 14:36) T.J. Starks ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Edgar Barrett, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. New England's Irv Buckner was hurt on the play. |
| 2-11-NED23 (3Q: 14:01) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Fred Davis for 9 yards. Tackled by S Thomas DeCoud. |
| 3-2-NED32 (3Q: 13:14) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 13 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya, assisted by S Thomas DeCoud. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Velevis gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED45 (3Q: 12:47) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Tanner. DE Jay Moore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED45 (3Q: 12:38) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Alonzo Osika for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 3-4-MIN49 (3Q: 12:13) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Graham Lowe for 11 yards. Tackled by S Caleb Campbell. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 11:42) Joe Flacco pass completed to FB Wayne Boyd for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Irving Givens, assisted by DE Jay Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Boyd gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-8-MIN36 (3Q: 11:18) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 31 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Caleb Campbell. Velevis gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-MIN05 (3Q: 10:47) Tashard Choice ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 2-4-MIN04 (3Q: 10:05) T.J. Starks ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Jay Moore. |
| 3-7-MIN07 (3Q: 09:22) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Willie Tanner for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 23, Minnesota 0 |
| (3Q: 09:22) Extra point by Lonnie Terrell was good. New England 24, Minnesota 0 |
| (3Q: 09:12) Lonnie Terrell kicked off 60 yards from the NED30. Lionel Robinson returned the ball 25 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Leodis McKelvin. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 08:36) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jordan Dizon, assisted by ILB Fred McGregor. |
| 2-9-MIN36 (3Q: 07:58) Percy Barnes sacked by OLB Jordan Dizon for a loss of 2 yards. Sack allowed by Uche Nwaneri. |
| 3-11-MIN34 (3Q: 07:31) Percy Barnes pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Courtney Brustkern, assisted by OLB Beau Bell. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 07:21) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Mario Williams, assisted by OLB Jordan Dizon. Key block delivered by Uche Nwaneri. |
| 2-5-MIN44 (3Q: 06:46) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson, assisted by S LaRon Landry. |
| 3-3-MIN46 (3Q: 06:15) Nicky Winters ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Thomas, assisted by OLB Beau Bell. CB Malcolm Hardy knocked down David Johnson to break up the play. |
| 4-1-MIN48 (3Q: 05:33) Kevin Huber punted 52 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 05:28) T.J. Starks ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Thomas DeCoud, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. Key block delivered by Breno Giacomini. The defense looked a little sluggish on this cold day. |
| 2-1-NED29 (3Q: 04:46) Joe Flacco sacked by OLB Edgar Barrett for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Les Newhart. PENALTY: New England was called for an Illegal Substitution. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-9-NED21 (3Q: 04:31) Joe Flacco scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Hoover. |
| 4-5-NED25 (3Q: 03:55) Patrick Hutton punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN26. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (3Q: 03:45) Percy Barnes pass completed to WR Roscoe Parrish for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jordan Dizon. |
| 2-4-MIN32 (3Q: 03:18) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Courtney Reardon, assisted by S LaRon Landry. Key block delivered by Will Beatty. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (3Q: 02:36) Cedric Snowden ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley. |
| 2-7-MIN40 (3Q: 02:02) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-MIN35 (3Q: 01:53) Percy Barnes pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jordan Dizon, assisted by DT Mario Williams. Winters gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-MIN44 (3Q: 01:26) Percy Barnes pass completed to FB Cedric Snowden for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Beau Bell. Snowden gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (3Q: 00:51) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley, assisted by S Earl Woodson. |
| 2-6-NED49 (3Q: 00:05) Cedric Snowden ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Austin McDonald. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-5-NED48 (4Q: 15:00) Percy Barnes pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roscoe Parrish. CB Malcolm Hardy defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-5-NED48 (4Q: 14:56) Kevin Huber punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the NED01. |
| 1-10-NED01 (4Q: 14:49) T.J. Starks ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 2-10-NED01 (4Q: 14:20) T.J. Starks ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Edgar Barrett. |
| 3-10-NED01 (4Q: 13:50) T.J. Starks ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by OLB Harold Forster. |
| 4-9-NED02 (4Q: 13:09) Patrick Hutton punted 49 yards. Wayne Calixto returned the kick -3 yards to the MIN46. Tackled by Graham Lowe. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 13:00) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley, assisted by ILB Oscar Smith. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-MIN45 (4Q: 12:19) Percy Barnes pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roscoe Parrish. DE Austin McDonald defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-MIN45 (4Q: 12:14) Percy Barnes pass fell incomplete, intended for WR B.J. Fenno. S Brandon Carr defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-11-MIN45 (4Q: 12:08) Kevin Huber punted 49 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED06. |
| 1-10-NED06 (4Q: 12:01) Tashard Choice ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Trent South. |
| 2-9-NED07 (4Q: 11:19) Tashard Choice ran around left end for 31 yards. Tackled by OLB Edgar Barrett. Key block delivered by Antoine Jennings. |
| 1-10-NED38 (4Q: 10:50) T.J. Starks ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Harold Forster. |
| 2-10-NED38 (4Q: 10:23) T.J. Starks ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 3-6-NED42 (4Q: 09:56) T.J. Starks ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Caleb Campbell, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. Key block delivered by Breno Giacomini. |
| 1-10-NED48 (4Q: 09:27) T.J. Starks ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Jay Moore. |
| 2-12-NED46 (4Q: 09:03) T.J. Starks ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by ILB Lester Jacobs. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-14-NED44 (4Q: 08:34) T.J. Starks ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lester Jacobs. |
| 4-13-NED45 (4Q: 08:03) Patrick Hutton punted 51 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN04. |
| 1-10-MIN04 (4Q: 07:54) Percy Barnes scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Courtney Brustkern. |
| 2-6-MIN08 (4Q: 07:22) Percy Barnes pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roscoe Parrish. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-6-MIN08 (4Q: 07:13) Percy Barnes pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roscoe Parrish. DE Mike McCulley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN08 (4Q: 07:09) Percy Barnes sacked by DE Mike McCulley for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Will Beatty. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-2-MIN02 (4Q: 06:54) T.J. Starks ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Caleb Campbell, assisted by ILB Lester Jacobs. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-2-MIN02 (4Q: 06:08) Tashard Choice ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jay Moore, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-1-MIN01 (4Q: 05:25) T.J. Starks ran around right end for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Winston Stokes. New England 30, Minnesota 0 |
| (4Q: 05:25) Extra point by Lonnie Terrell was good. New England 31, Minnesota 0 |
| (4Q: 05:17) Lonnie Terrell kicked off 60 yards from the NED30. B.J. Fenno returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Willie Tanner. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 04:55) Percy Barnes pass completed to WR Jarett Dillard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Oscar Smith. |
| 2-4-MIN44 (4Q: 04:18) Percy Barnes pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Leon Beltramini. S LaRon Landry defended the pass. |
| 3-4-MIN44 (4Q: 04:12) Percy Barnes pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Nicky Winters. CB Leodis McKelvin defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN44 (4Q: 04:08) Kevin Huber punted 43 yards. Tashard Choice returned the kick 13 yards to the NED26. Tackled by Sammie Hodges. |
| 1-10-NED26 (4Q: 03:58) T.J. Starks ran around left end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Jay Moore. |
| 2-10-NED26 (4Q: 03:47) T.J. Starks ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Harold Forster, assisted by CB Travis Gerak. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-NED25 (4Q: 03:04) T.J. Starks ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Trent South. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NED30 (4Q: 02:57) T.J. Starks ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Trent South. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-NED31 (4Q: 02:14) Tashard Choice ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Raymond Lucas, assisted by DT Scottie Benton. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-10-NED30 (4Q: 02:00) T.J. Starks ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Caleb Campbell. |
| 4-9-NED31 (4Q: 01:15) Patrick Hutton punted 54 yards. Lionel Robinson returned the kick 2 yards to the MIN17. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN09 (4Q: 01:06) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jordan Dizon. |
| 2-6-MIN13 (4Q: 00:29) Percy Barnes pass completed to WR Roscoe Parrish for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jordan Dizon. Parrish gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (4Q: 00:09) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 31, Minnesota Vikings 0 |