| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ron Kariger kicked off 56 yards from the MIN30. Joe Haden returned the ball 10 yards to the DET24. Tackled by Jumbo Kudlacz. |
| 1-10-DET24 (1Q: 14:23) Van Howard pass completed to FB Damon Lebiedzinski for 2 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-DET29 (1Q: 14:16) Dustin Peterson ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by OLB Fernando Sanford. Key block delivered by Spencer Batteaux. |
| 2-4-DET35 (1Q: 13:43) Van Howard pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jordy Nelson. OLB Slade Norris blocked the pass. |
| 3-4-DET35 (1Q: 13:35) Dustin Peterson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Louie Shaw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-DET40 (1Q: 13:27) Van Howard pass completed to WR Jordy Nelson for 15 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya, assisted by CB Sean Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (1Q: 12:59) Van Howard pass completed to WR Jordy Nelson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Neasman. Nelson gained 5 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 12:48) Dustin Peterson ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by S J.C. Blackwell. OLB Keith Rivers knocked down Mel Beaver to break up the play. |
| 2-10-MIN40 (1Q: 12:08) Van Howard pass completed to WR Cornelius Collier for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jon Swinton, assisted by ILB Andre Poston. Collier gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN34 (1Q: 11:32) Van Howard pass completed to WR Greg Ellison for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (1Q: 11:26) Van Howard pass completed to WR Greg Ellison for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers, assisted by S Allen Weber. Ellison gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-MIN19 (1Q: 10:45) Brock Houghtlin ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Chad Neasman, assisted by DE Edward Connell. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN OLB Louie Shaw to the MIN18. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (1Q: 10:39) Nicky Winters ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Glover Quin, assisted by DE Rickey Nelson. |
| 2-12-MIN16 (1Q: 09:56) Gerald Clark ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Glover Quin, assisted by CB Nolan Carroll. |
| 3-8-MIN20 (1Q: 09:32) Matt Ryan pass was intended for WR Louis Murphy and was intercepted by ILB George McDade at the MIN29. The interception was returned 2 yards. Tackled by Louis Murphy. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (1Q: 09:19) Van Howard pass completed to WR Cornelius Collier for 3 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 2-7-MIN24 (1Q: 08:37) Van Howard pass completed to WR Broderick Hammond for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hammond gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN11 (1Q: 08:12) Van Howard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jordy Nelson. DE Shawn Carpenter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN11 (1Q: 08:03) Van Howard pass completed to WR Jordy Nelson for 3 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 3-7-MIN08 (1Q: 07:17) Van Howard pass completed to WR Cornelius Collier for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Detroit 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 07:17) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Detroit 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 07:06) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 79 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 07:06) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| 2-14-MIN16 (1Q: 06:25) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Jumbo Kudlacz for 14 yards. Tackled by S Harry Segraves, assisted by CB Nolan Carroll. Kudlacz gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (1Q: 05:56) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Wayne Calixto for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN37 (1Q: 05:09) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 3-2-MIN38 (1Q: 04:44) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by TE Aaron Hernandez. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN38 (1Q: 04:37) Kevin Huber punted 37 yards. Joe Haden returned the kick -2 yards to the DET23. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-DET15 (1Q: 04:29) Dustin Peterson ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by DE DeMario Pressley. Key block delivered by Leonard Gillespie. |
| 1-10-DET25 (1Q: 04:01) Van Howard pass completed to RB Dustin Peterson for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 2-22-DET13 (1Q: 03:51) Van Howard pass completed to WR Greg Ellison for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jon Swinton. Ellison gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-DET18 (1Q: 03:03) Van Howard pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Mel Beaver. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota's Desmond Hout was hurt on the play. |
| 4-17-DET18 (1Q: 02:57) Riddick Garrod punted 52 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Nolan Carroll. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (1Q: 02:50) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by WR Louis Murphy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN36 (1Q: 02:43) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by WR Emmitt Palmer. |
| 3-10-MIN36 (1Q: 02:39) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 39 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Lewis. Palmer gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET25 (1Q: 01:58) Matt Ryan sacked by DT Randal Tanner for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Peter Jennings. |
| 2-15-DET30 (1Q: 01:22) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. CB Joe Haden defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Detroit's George McDade was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-15-DET30 (1Q: 01:12) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gino Moser. CB Joe Haden defended the pass. |
| 4-15-DET30 (1Q: 01:06) Ron Kariger attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 7, Minnesota 3 |
| (1Q: 00:59) Ron Kariger kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Joe Haden returned the ball 12 yards to the DET21. Tackled by Rufus Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-DET21 (1Q: 00:35) Van Howard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg Ellison. DT Scottie Benton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET21 (1Q: 00:28) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-DET16 (1Q: 00:24) Van Howard pass completed to RB Brock Houghtlin for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Houghtlin gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-8-DET23 (2Q: 15:00) Van Howard pass completed to TE Mel Beaver for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by S J.C. Blackwell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET31 (2Q: 14:13) Dustin Peterson ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Ron Brace, assisted by OLB Slade Norris. |
| 2-9-DET32 (2Q: 13:41) Brock Houghtlin ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE DeMario Pressley. |
| 3-8-DET33 (2Q: 13:18) Van Howard pass completed to RB Brock Houghtlin for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-DET39 (2Q: 12:36) Riddick Garrod punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN15. Minnesota's Fernando Sanford was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (2Q: 12:28) Matt Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Shane Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN15 (2Q: 12:21) Nicky Winters ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 3-6-MIN19 (2Q: 11:36) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Edgar Meert. Moser gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 10:53) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Jumbo Kudlacz for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade, assisted by OLB Ethan Sheldon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN37 (2Q: 10:15) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Murphy. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN37 (2Q: 10:10) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 15 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Lewis, assisted by CB Joe Haden. |
| 1-10-DET48 (2Q: 09:33) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. S Eric McGuire defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET48 (2Q: 09:28) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 8 yards. Tackled by S Glover Quin. Hernandez gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-15-MIN47 (2Q: 09:17) Nicky Winters ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade, assisted by S Kendrick Lewis. |
| 3-10-DET48 (2Q: 08:38) Matty Ice Ryan scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis. |
| 4-9-DET47 (2Q: 08:01) Kevin Huber punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 07:56) Van Howard scrambled for 27 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 1-10-DET47 (2Q: 07:16) Van Howard pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jordy Nelson. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-DET47 (2Q: 07:05) Dustin Peterson ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. |
| 3-9-DET48 (2Q: 06:37) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 3-14-DET43 (2Q: 06:28) Van Howard pass completed to WR Cornelius Collier for 1 yard. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell, assisted by CB T.J. Ward. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-DET48 (2Q: 06:18) Dustin Peterson ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jon Swinton, assisted by DE Shawn Carpenter. Key block delivered by Nick Culhane. |
| 2-5-MIN47 (2Q: 05:42) Van Howard pass was intended for WR Jordy Nelson and was intercepted by CB T.J. Ward at the MIN41. Tackled by Mel Beaver. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 05:29) Gerald Clark ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Joe Haden, assisted by ILB George McDade. Key block delivered by Aaron Hernandez. |
| 2-4-MIN47 (2Q: 04:50) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN47 (2Q: 04:43) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET49 (2Q: 04:18) Matt Ryan sacked by DE Rickey Nelson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Roger George. |
| 2-15-MIN46 (2Q: 03:53) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Gerald Clark for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ethan Sheldon, assisted by CB Nolan Carroll. Clark gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-DET45 (2Q: 03:09) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Shane Williams for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ethan Sheldon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET36 (2Q: 02:46) Gerald Clark ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 2-11-DET37 (2Q: 02:12) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Lewis. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-8-DET34 (2Q: 02:00) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Joe Haden, assisted by CB Nolan Carroll. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET15 (2Q: 01:22) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 9, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 01:22) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Minnesota 10, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 01:15) Ron Kariger kicked off 72 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 01:15) Van Howard pass was intended for WR Cornelius Collier and was intercepted by S Allen Weber at the DET31. The interception was returned 31 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 16, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 01:15) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Minnesota 17, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 01:02) Ron Kariger kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Joe Haden returned the ball 22 yards to the DET31. Tackled by Jon Swinton. |
| 1-10-DET31 (2Q: 00:56) Dustin Peterson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 2-7-DET34 (2Q: 00:35) Van Howard pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jordy Nelson. DE Edward Connell blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-DET34 (2Q: 00:22) Van Howard pass completed to RB Brock Houghtlin for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-DET40 (2Q: 00:02) Riddick Garrod punted 34 yards. Sean Smith called for a fair catch at the MIN26. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 74 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 15:00) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Shane Williams for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Edgar Meert. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Nolan Carroll on the MIN36. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 14:50) Van Howard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jordy Nelson. ILB Phil Gaylor defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN36 (3Q: 14:40) Van Howard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jordy Nelson. DT Scottie Benton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. Minnesota's Allen Weber was hurt on the play. |
| 3-10-MIN36 (3Q: 14:34) Van Howard pass was dropped by WR Broderick Hammond. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN36 (3Q: 14:25) Riddick Garrod punted 36 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 14:19) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 2-6-MIN24 (3Q: 13:43) Gerald Clark ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson. Key block delivered by Renaldo Becker. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (3Q: 12:57) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN27 (3Q: 12:50) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Nicholas. Key block delivered by Roger George. |
| 2-4-MIN38 (3Q: 12:26) Gerald Clark ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis, assisted by ILB George McDade. |
| 3-2-MIN40 (3Q: 11:55) Gerald Clark ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Nicholas. |
| 4-2-MIN40 (3Q: 11:26) Kevin Huber punted 60 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 11:21) Brock Houghtlin ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Slade Norris, assisted by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 2-8-DET22 (3Q: 10:56) Van Howard pass completed to RB Brock Houghtlin for 0 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-DET22 (3Q: 10:29) Van Howard pass completed to WR Broderick Hammond for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-DET28 (3Q: 09:59) Riddick Garrod punted 35 yards. Sean Smith returned the kick 22 yards to the DET41. Tackled by Ethan Sheldon. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Norbert Crane at the DET41. |
| 1-10-DET41 (3Q: 09:49) Van Howard pass completed to WR Broderick Hammond for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry, assisted by S J.C. Blackwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hammond gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (3Q: 09:08) Dustin Peterson ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry. Key block delivered by Dennis Rawls. |
| 2-5-MIN36 (3Q: 08:26) Van Howard pass completed to WR Jordy Nelson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by S Tracy Sherry. Nelson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (3Q: 07:41) Van Howard pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jordy Nelson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN28 (3Q: 07:33) Van Howard pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jordy Nelson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN28 (3Q: 07:29) Van Howard pass was dropped by FB Damon Lebiedzinski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN28 (3Q: 07:25) Rusty Sheldon attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 17, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 07:18) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 78 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 07:18) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jumbo Kudlacz. DT Dave Thibodeau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (3Q: 07:14) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Glover Quin. |
| 3-3-MIN27 (3Q: 06:29) Gerald Clark ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. Heath ran over Glover Quin to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 05:55) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 40 yards. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis. Palmer gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET27 (3Q: 05:13) Matty Ice Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Shane Williams. DT Wes Gidley blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DET27 (3Q: 05:06) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis. |
| 3-6-DET23 (3Q: 04:41) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 9 yards. Tackled by S Harry Segraves. Winters gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET14 (3Q: 04:07) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Joe Haden. |
| 2-2-DET06 (3Q: 03:31) Gerald Clark ran around left end for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Casey Heath. Heath ran over Harry Segraves to set up the play. Minnesota 23, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 03:31) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Minnesota 24, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 03:24) Ron Kariger kicked off 79 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 03:24) Van Howard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jordy Nelson. DE DeMario Pressley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET20 (3Q: 03:15) Van Howard pass completed to RB Dustin Peterson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jon Swinton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-DET24 (3Q: 02:40) Van Howard pass completed to WR Greg Ellison for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by DE Terry Fitzgerald. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-DET26 (3Q: 01:52) Riddick Garrod punted and it was blocked by DeMario Pressley. MIN Jon Swinton recovered the ball at the DET14. |
| 1-10-DET14 (3Q: 01:42) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DE Rickey Nelson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DET24 (3Q: 01:34) Matt Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Jumbo Kudlacz. |
| 2-20-DET24 (3Q: 01:26) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 3-14-DET18 (3Q: 01:01) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 30, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 01:01) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Minnesota 31, Detroit 10 |
| (3Q: 00:52) Ron Kariger kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Joe Haden returned the ball 14 yards to the DET20. Tackled by Cary Torres. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 00:17) Van Howard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Broderick Hammond. CB T.J. Ward defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET20 (3Q: 00:07) Van Howard pass completed to WR Broderick Hammond for 14 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-DET34 (4Q: 15:00) Van Howard pass completed to WR Broderick Hammond for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Cary Torres. Hammond gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-DET41 (4Q: 14:17) Van Howard pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Cornelius Newnam. ILB Phil Gaylor defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-DET41 (4Q: 14:13) Van Howard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Cobb. CB T.J. Ward defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-DET41 (4Q: 14:07) Riddick Garrod punted 47 yards. Sean Smith returned the kick 21 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Marvin Jenkins. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 14:00) Nicky Winters ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| 2-1-MIN42 (4Q: 13:27) Nicky Winters ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB George McDade. Key block delivered by Renaldo Becker. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 12:42) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 12 yards. Tackled by S Eric McGuire. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hernandez gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET45 (4Q: 12:19) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Shane Williams for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Thibodeau, assisted by S Eric McGuire. |
| 2-5-DET40 (4Q: 11:37) Gerald Clark ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. Heath flattened Dave Thibodeau to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-DET33 (4Q: 11:03) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. ILB George McDade defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET33 (4Q: 10:51) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DT Dave Thibodeau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-DET33 (4Q: 10:42) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Edgar Meert, assisted by CB Joe Haden. Murphy gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET13 (4Q: 10:02) Gerald Clark ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 2-6-DET09 (4Q: 09:36) Matty Ice Ryan pass was dropped by WR Shane Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-DET09 (4Q: 09:30) Matt Ryan sacked by DT Percy Press for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Kennedy Gaylord. |
| 4-11-DET14 (4Q: 09:06) Ron Kariger attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 34, Detroit 10 |
| (4Q: 09:00) Ron Kariger kicked off 79 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 09:00) Van Howard pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Cornelius Newnam. OLB Slade Norris drove right through John Jerry to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET20 (4Q: 08:51) Van Howard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg Ellison. S J.C. Blackwell defended the pass. |
| 3-10-DET20 (4Q: 08:43) Van Howard pass was dropped by WR Broderick Hammond. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET20 (4Q: 08:35) Van Howard sacked by DE DeMario Pressley for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Spencer Batteaux. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET12 (4Q: 08:09) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 7 yards. Tackled by S Glover Quin. |
| 2-3-DET05 (4Q: 07:39) Gerald Clark ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Randal Tanner. |
| 3-3-DET05 (4Q: 06:55) Gerald Clark ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Roger George. Minnesota 40, Detroit 10 |
| (4Q: 06:55) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Minnesota 41, Detroit 10 |
| (4Q: 06:45) Ron Kariger kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Brock Houghtlin returned the ball 24 yards to the DET27. Tackled by Jon Swinton. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DET06 (4Q: 06:20) Van Howard pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Damon Lebiedzinski. DE DeMario Pressley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET06 (4Q: 06:15) Van Howard scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry and assisted by CB Chad Neasman. |
| 3-6-DET10 (4Q: 05:41) Van Howard pass completed to WR Cornelius Collier for 3 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-DET13 (4Q: 04:55) Riddick Garrod punted 31 yards. Sean Smith called for a fair catch at the DET44. |
| 1-10-DET44 (4Q: 04:47) Nicky Winters ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis. |
| 2-9-DET43 (4Q: 04:02) Nicky Winters ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Randal Tanner. |
| 3-7-DET41 (4Q: 03:18) Gerald Clark ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Deon Kley. Key block delivered by Renaldo Becker. |
| 1-10-DET33 (4Q: 02:34) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Stephen Nicholas. Key block delivered by Levon McIntyre. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-5-DET28 (4Q: 02:00) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for 28 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jumbo Kudlacz. Minnesota 47, Detroit 10 |
| (4Q: 02:00) Extra point by Ron Kariger was good. Minnesota 48, Detroit 10 |
| (4Q: 01:46) Ron Kariger kicked off 55 yards from the MIN30. Greg Ellison returned the ball 24 yards to the DET39. Tackled by Sean Smith. |
| 1-10-DET39 (4Q: 01:41) Brock Houghtlin ran around the left tackle for 12 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by DE Edward Connell. Key block delivered by Spencer Batteaux. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 01:33) Van Howard pass completed to WR Greg Ellison for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry, assisted by S Harry Anaya. Ellison gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-MIN47 (4Q: 01:23) Van Howard pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Damon Lebiedzinski. DT Scottie Benton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN47 (4Q: 01:17) Van Howard pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jordy Nelson. CB Chad Neasman defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN47 (4Q: 01:10) Riddick Garrod punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 01:05) Gerald Clark ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Thibodeau, assisted by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| 2-8-MIN22 (4Q: 00:19) Gerald Clark ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Deon Kley. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 48, Detroit Lions 10 |