| Played in Buffalo, NY, weather: 23 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind. |
| Buffalo won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ron Kariger kicked off 78 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 15:00) Gabe Blasingame ran a draw inside the right guard for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Shannon Darrow, assisted by CB Desmond Hout. Key block delivered by Louis Vasquez. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (1Q: 14:15) Kenneth Hopper ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. |
| 2-6-BUF37 (1Q: 13:51) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Colin Saenz for 63 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Saenz gained 42 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Buffalo 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 13:51) Extra point by Taylor Mehlhaff was good. Buffalo 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 13:35) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 73 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 13:35) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Cameron Sheffield. Palmer gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (1Q: 12:48) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Nicky Winters. DE Doug Worthington hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN34 (1Q: 12:44) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB James Laurinaitis. |
| 3-8-MIN36 (1Q: 12:16) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jamie Allen, assisted by CB Ethan Gaytan. |
| 4-6-MIN38 (1Q: 11:40) Kevin Huber punted 45 yards. Jamie Allen returned the kick 1 yard to the BUF18. Tackled by Cary Torres. |
| 1-10-BUF18 (1Q: 11:31) Gabe Blasingame ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Brace. |
| 2-6-BUF22 (1Q: 11:02) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Desmond Hout. Buckner gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF46 (1Q: 10:23) Kenneth Hopper ran a draw inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by CB Desmond Hout. Key block delivered by Louis Vasquez. |
| 2-4-MIN48 (1Q: 09:51) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to FB Marshall Quaccia for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Desmond Hout, assisted by CB Chad Neasman. Quaccia gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (1Q: 09:15) Kenneth Hopper ran outside the right tackle for 32 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Key block delivered by J.C. Iafrate. |
| 1-2-MIN02 (1Q: 08:31) Gabe Blasingame ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by CB Desmond Hout. |
| 2-3-MIN03 (1Q: 07:43) Phillip Rotzell sacked by OLB Harvey Emmons for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Neil Clark. |
| 3-11-MIN11 (1Q: 07:04) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 10 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-MIN01 (1Q: 06:29) Taylor Mehlhaff attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 10, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 06:23) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 64 yards from the BUF30. Wayne Calixto returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Harvey Keith. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (1Q: 05:58) Nicky Winters ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ethan Gaytan. |
| 2-8-MIN28 (1Q: 05:26) Nicky Winters ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ethan Gaytan. |
| 3-5-MIN31 (1Q: 05:00) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gino Moser. S Roosevelt Webster defended the pass. |
| 4-5-MIN31 (1Q: 04:55) Kevin Huber punted 52 yards. Jamie Allen returned the kick 5 yards to the BUF22. Tackled by Cary Torres. |
| 1-10-BUF22 (1Q: 04:44) Gabe Blasingame ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford. |
| 2-6-BUF26 (1Q: 04:10) Gabe Blasingame ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by OLB Harvey Emmons. |
| 3-7-BUF25 (1Q: 03:34) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Earnest Schepis for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Schepis gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-BUF31 (1Q: 03:05) Thomas Morstead punted 46 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Sean Lee. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (1Q: 02:56) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Carlton OBrien. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-MIN39 (1Q: 02:33) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Roosevelt Webster. Winters gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF50 (1Q: 02:04) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Teddy Richard, assisted by S Roosevelt Webster. Key block delivered by Sam Young. |
| 2-2-BUF42 (1Q: 01:29) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Lee, assisted by CB Benjamin King. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (1Q: 01:05) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 36 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Palmer gained 12 yards after the catch. Buffalo 10, Minnesota 6 |
| (1Q: 01:05) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Buffalo 10, Minnesota 7 |
| (1Q: 00:48) Ron Kariger kicked off 71 yards from the MIN30. Earnest Schepis returned the ball 19 yards to the BUF18. Tackled by Rufus Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-BUF18 (1Q: 00:21) Kenneth Hopper ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Kelly Rose. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-9-BUF19 (2Q: 15:00) Kenneth Hopper ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE DeMario Pressley, assisted by S Allen Weber. |
| 3-6-BUF22 (2Q: 14:29) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to TE Kendall Carswell for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Desmond Hout, assisted by S Allen Weber. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carswell gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (2Q: 13:54) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to TE Kendall Carswell for 69 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carswell gained 62 yards after the catch. Buffalo 16, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 13:54) Extra point by Taylor Mehlhaff was good. Buffalo 17, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 13:38) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 69 yards from the BUF30. Wayne Calixto returned the ball 15 yards to the MIN16. Tackled by Marshall Quaccia. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (2Q: 13:10) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Nicky Winters. ILB James Laurinaitis defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN16 (2Q: 13:06) Matty Ice Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN16 (2Q: 13:02) Matt Ryan sacked by ILB Sean Lee for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by B.J. LaRiche. |
| 4-17-MIN09 (2Q: 12:16) Kevin Huber punted 54 yards. Jamie Allen returned the kick 2 yards to the BUF39. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BUF29 (2Q: 12:06) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to TE Kendall Carswell for 3 yards. Tackled by S R.J. Dodge, assisted by DE Shannon Darrow. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-BUF32 (2Q: 11:25) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to RB Gabe Blasingame for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-BUF31 (2Q: 10:44) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Schepis. S R.J. Dodge defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-BUF31 (2Q: 10:34) Thomas Morstead punted 49 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 16 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Harvey Keith. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (2Q: 10:24) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for -1 yards. Tackled by S Ted McGregor. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-11-MIN35 (2Q: 10:16) Matty Ice Ryan sacked by DE Carlton OBrien for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Roger George. |
| 3-19-MIN27 (2Q: 09:36) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 22 yards. Tackled by S Jamie Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Palmer gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 09:03) Nicky Winters ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jamie Allen. |
| 2-7-BUF48 (2Q: 08:31) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Fernando Mathews, assisted by ILB Sean Lee. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (2Q: 07:47) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jerome Murphy, assisted by ILB James Laurinaitis. |
| 2-7-BUF35 (2Q: 07:14) Matty Ice Ryan pass was dropped by TE Aaron Hernandez. |
| 3-7-BUF35 (2Q: 07:09) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Fernando Mathews. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-4-BUF32 (2Q: 07:02) Ron Kariger attempted a 49 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-BUF39 (2Q: 06:54) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Gabe Blasingame. OLB Harvey Emmons hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BUF39 (2Q: 06:48) Phillip Rotzell pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Gabe Blasingame. DE Shannon Darrow blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BUF39 (2Q: 06:41) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to TE Kendall Carswell for 31 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Carswell gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 06:02) Gabe Blasingame ran around right end for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE DeMario Pressley, assisted by CB Chad Neasman. Key block delivered by Kendall Carswell. |
| 2-1-MIN21 (2Q: 05:20) Gabe Blasingame ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 3-1-MIN21 (2Q: 04:52) Kenneth Hopper ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford. Key block delivered by Jorge Lynn. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (2Q: 04:07) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to FB Marshall Quaccia for 7 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. Quaccia gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN04 (2Q: 03:41) Phillip Rotzell pass was dropped by RB Kenneth Hopper. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN04 (2Q: 03:34) Phillip Rotzell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Irv Buckner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN04 (2Q: 03:29) Taylor Mehlhaff attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 20, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 03:24) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 60 yards from the BUF30. Wayne Calixto returned the ball 25 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Earnest Schepis. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 03:06) Nicky Winters ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB James Laurinaitis, assisted by CB Ethan Gaytan. |
| 2-9-MIN36 (2Q: 02:47) Gerald Clark ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Harvey Keith, assisted by ILB James Laurinaitis. Key block delivered by Aaron Hernandez. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 02:26) Matt Ryan sacked by DE Carlton OBrien for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Roger George. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Chris Long for 6 yards to the MIN33. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 02:13) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Levon Givens for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-MIN30 (2Q: 02:00) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Earnest Schepis for 13 yards. Tackled by S R.J. Dodge. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (2Q: 01:44) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Kendall Carswell. S Allen Weber defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN17 (2Q: 01:39) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Marshall Quaccia. OLB Louie Shaw hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-10-MIN17 (2Q: 01:39) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to RB Gabe Blasingame for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Blasingame gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Buffalo 26, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 01:39) Extra point by Taylor Mehlhaff was good. Buffalo 27, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 01:33) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 62 yards from the BUF30. Wayne Calixto returned the ball 29 yards to the MIN37. Tackled by Shawn Nelson. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 01:25) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ethan Gaytan. Palmer gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 01:09) Matty Ice Ryan scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB James Laurinaitis. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Tripping. |
| 1-20-MIN37 (2Q: 00:58) Gerald Clark ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB James Laurinaitis, assisted by CB Fernando Mathews. |
| 2-18-MIN39 (2Q: 00:41) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by WR Emmitt Palmer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-18-MIN39 (2Q: 00:33) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Ethan Gaytan, assisted by ILB Sean Lee. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moser gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-BUF40 (2Q: 00:24) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Benjamin King. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Palmer gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF21 (2Q: 00:18) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 21 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hernandez gained 9 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BUF31 (2Q: 00:05) Ron Kariger attempted a 48 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 27, Minnesota 10 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 72 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 15:00) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 25 yards. Tackled by ILB James Laurinaitis. Murphy gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 14:20) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Lee. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Palmer gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF43 (3Q: 13:50) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB James Laurinaitis. Key block delivered by Aaron Hernandez. |
| 2-3-BUF36 (3Q: 13:22) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Everett Kinsella. Key block delivered by Renaldo Becker. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (3Q: 12:44) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Benjamin King. Key block delivered by Aaron Hernandez. |
| 2-5-BUF26 (3Q: 11:57) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Carlton OBrien. Murphy gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-BUF22 (3Q: 11:22) Gerald Clark ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Everett Kinsella, assisted by S Ted McGregor. Key block delivered by Renaldo Becker. |
| 1-10-BUF21 (3Q: 10:34) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Teddy Richard. |
| 2-5-BUF16 (3Q: 09:54) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ethan Gaytan, assisted by ILB James Laurinaitis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BUF11 (3Q: 09:24) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Curtis Ackerman, assisted by CB Fernando Mathews. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-BUF03 (3Q: 08:46) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-7-BUF08 (3Q: 08:37) Nicky Winters ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Everett Kinsella, assisted by CB Curtis Ackerman. |
| 3-1-BUF02 (3Q: 07:54) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Casey Heath. Heath ran over Teddy Richard to set up the play. Buffalo 27, Minnesota 16 |
| (3Q: 07:54) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Buffalo 27, Minnesota 17 |
| (3Q: 07:48) Ron Kariger kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. Earnest Schepis returned the ball 23 yards to the BUF33. Tackled by Cary Torres. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (3Q: 07:23) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to FB Marshall Quaccia for 7 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya, assisted by OLB Fernando Sanford. Quaccia gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-BUF40 (3Q: 06:40) Gabe Blasingame ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. Key block delivered by Jorge Lynn. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-13-BUF30 (3Q: 06:30) Phillip Rotzell pass was dropped by TE Kendall Carswell. |
| 3-13-BUF30 (3Q: 06:25) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Harvey Emmons. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Buckner gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF48 (3Q: 05:38) Gabe Blasingame ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Shannon Darrow. |
| 2-9-BUF49 (3Q: 04:54) Kenneth Hopper ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 3-8-BUF50 (3Q: 04:06) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Colin Saenz for 49 yards. Tackled by S R.J. Dodge. Saenz gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-1-MIN01 (3Q: 03:19) Gabe Blasingame ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. CB Chad Neasman knocked down Korey Blades to break up the play. |
| 2-3-MIN03 (3Q: 02:51) Phillip Rotzell sacked by OLB Harvey Emmons and DE Shannon Darrow for a loss of 6 yards. Emmons ran right past Dwight Watson and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-9-MIN09 (3Q: 02:07) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to TE Kendall Carswell for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Buffalo 33, Minnesota 17 |
| (3Q: 02:07) Extra point by Taylor Mehlhaff was good. Buffalo 34, Minnesota 17 |
| (3Q: 02:01) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 66 yards from the BUF30. Chad Neasman returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Earnest Schepis. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (3Q: 01:31) Nicky Winters ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jamie Allen. |
| 2-6-MIN36 (3Q: 00:52) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by S Jamie Allen. Key block delivered by Renaldo Becker. Becker flattened Teddy Richard to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-BUF48 (3Q: 00:04) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ethan Gaytan, assisted by CB Benjamin King. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (4Q: 15:00) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 33 yards. Tackled by S Ted McGregor. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-5-BUF05 (4Q: 14:49) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Buffalo 34, Minnesota 23 |
| (4Q: 14:49) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Buffalo 34, Minnesota 24 |
| (4Q: 14:39) Ron Kariger kicked off 71 yards from the MIN30. Levon Givens returned the ball 20 yards to the BUF19. Tackled by T.J. Ward. |
| 1-10-BUF19 (4Q: 14:09) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Kendall Carswell. S R.J. Dodge hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-BUF19 (4Q: 14:03) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Gabe Blasingame. OLB Fernando Sanford defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BUF19 (4Q: 13:58) Phillip Rotzell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Levon Givens. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-BUF19 (4Q: 13:52) Thomas Morstead punted 45 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN42. Tackled by Sean Lee. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (4Q: 13:45) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. S Roosevelt Webster defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN42 (4Q: 13:39) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Nicky Winters. DE Carlton OBrien drove right through Roger George to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN42 (4Q: 13:33) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 44 yards. Tackled by CB Fernando Mathews. Palmer gained 30 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-20-MIN32 (4Q: 13:13) Matty Ice Ryan scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jerome Murphy. |
| 4-14-MIN38 (4Q: 12:27) Kevin Huber punted 43 yards. Jamie Allen returned the kick 14 yards to the BUF33. Tackled by T.J. Ward. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (4Q: 12:18) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Colin Saenz for 26 yards. Tackled by ILB Lester Jacobs. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 11:39) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Earnest Schepis for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Desmond Hout, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Schepis gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (4Q: 11:12) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Colin Saenz for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Sean Smith. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN17 (4Q: 10:45) Marshall Quaccia ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 3-6-MIN13 (4Q: 10:18) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Levon Givens for 8 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-5-MIN05 (4Q: 09:32) Kenneth Hopper ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE DeMario Pressley, assisted by S Allen Weber. |
| 2-1-MIN01 (4Q: 08:50) Phillip Rotzell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Gabe Blasingame. |
| 3-1-MIN01 (4Q: 08:43) Phillip Rotzell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irv Buckner. CB Chad Neasman defended the pass. |
| 4-1-MIN01 (4Q: 08:37) Taylor Mehlhaff attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 37, Minnesota 24 |
| (4Q: 08:31) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 77 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 08:31) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Lee. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-MIN28 (4Q: 07:50) Nicky Winters ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Everett Kinsella, assisted by DT Teddy Richard. Key block delivered by Burt Cavoretto. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (4Q: 07:06) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN26 (4Q: 06:59) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Teddy Richard. |
| 2-11-MIN30 (4Q: 06:17) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 13 yards. Tackled by S Toby Swanger. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 05:47) Nicky Winters ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jamie Allen, assisted by DT Everett Kinsella. |
| 2-7-MIN46 (4Q: 05:17) Gerald Clark ran inside the right guard for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB James Laurinaitis. Key block delivered by B.J. LaRiche. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (4Q: 04:30) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ethan Gaytan. |
| 2-5-BUF33 (4Q: 04:05) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Teddy Richard. |
| 3-1-BUF29 (4Q: 03:46) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Fernando Mathews. Murphy gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-1-BUF01 (4Q: 03:30) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DE Mark Fredrickson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-1-BUF01 (4Q: 03:25) Matt Ryan scrambled for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo 37, Minnesota 30 |
| (4Q: 03:25) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Buffalo 37, Minnesota 31 |
| (4Q: 03:14) Ron Kariger kicked off 59 yards from the MIN30. Levon Givens returned the ball 25 yards to the BUF36. Tackled by Cary Torres. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (4Q: 03:04) Kenneth Hopper ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lester Jacobs. |
| 2-12-BUF34 (4Q: 02:17) Phillip Rotzell pass completed to WR Irv Buckner for 59 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Buckner gained 35 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (4Q: 02:05) Gabe Blasingame ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-5-MIN05 (4Q: 01:56) Gabe Blasingame ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Carpenter, assisted by DT Scottie Benton. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-3-MIN03 (4Q: 01:48) Kenneth Hopper ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Brace. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 3-2-MIN02 (4Q: 01:48) Marshall Quaccia ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Allen Weber. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-1-MIN01 (4Q: 01:40) Taylor Mehlhaff attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 40, Minnesota 31 |
| (4Q: 01:34) Taylor Mehlhaff kicked off 66 yards from the BUF30. Wayne Calixto returned the ball 31 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Toby Swanger. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 01:28) Matt Ryan sacked by DT Everett Kinsella for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Roger George. |
| 2-15-MIN30 (4Q: 01:11) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 70 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Murphy gained 45 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Buffalo 40, Minnesota 37 |
| (4Q: 01:11) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Buffalo 40, Minnesota 38 |
| (4Q: 00:51) Ron Kariger kicked off (onside) from the MIN30. BUF Dwayne Abeykoon recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 00:47) Phillip Rotzell dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| 2-12-MIN47 (4Q: 00:01) Phillip Rotzell dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Buffalo Bills 40, Minnesota Vikings 38 |