| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Cleveland won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) David Buehler kicked off 54 yards from the MIN30. Rick Sheldon returned the ball 15 yards to the CLE31. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (1Q: 14:28) Keith Null pass completed to WR Terrance Tate for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford. Tate gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE48 (1Q: 14:02) Keith Null pass completed to RB Rod Washington for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 2-12-CLE46 (1Q: 13:25) Rod Washington ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| 3-11-CLE47 (1Q: 12:43) Keith Null pass completed to WR Terrance Tate for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 12:03) Rod Washington ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford, assisted by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| 2-9-MIN31 (1Q: 11:32) Keith Null pass completed to RB Rod Washington for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-MIN24 (1Q: 11:01) Keith Null pass completed to WR Sherman Abrams for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by CB Alex Banks. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (1Q: 10:14) Keith Null pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Mel Grier. DE Jerome Daughtry blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN21 (1Q: 10:05) Brett Murphy ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jerome Daughtry, assisted by DT Johnnie Fulton. |
| 3-9-MIN20 (1Q: 09:32) Keith Null pass completed to WR Austin Collie for 7 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-2-MIN13 (1Q: 09:23) Mike Mahoney attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:15) Mike Mahoney kicked off 54 yards from the CLE30. Daniel Bronson returned the ball 24 yards to the MIN40. Tackled by Terrance Tate. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 08:50) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Chuck Hoyler. Sadler gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-1-MIN49 (1Q: 08:17) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Frankie Sanford for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Chuck Hoyler. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (1Q: 07:31) Matty Ice Ryan scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Carlos Cochrane. |
| 2-5-CLE41 (1Q: 06:50) Matt Ryan sacked by DT Lawrence Richardson and DE Jason Burke for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Travis Glover. |
| 3-12-CLE48 (1Q: 06:16) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rick Sheldon, assisted by S Dominic Tirtha. Palmer gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (1Q: 05:47) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CLE36 (1Q: 05:41) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Thomas Kelly for 13 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Elliott. Kelly gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-CLE23 (1Q: 04:55) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. OLB Sean Weatherspoon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-CLE23 (1Q: 04:46) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Blake Reynolds. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE13 (1Q: 04:18) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Aaron Hernandez. ILB Dan Conner defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE13 (1Q: 04:14) Nicky Winters ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Mitch Lotter. |
| 3-6-CLE09 (1Q: 03:30) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Chuck Hoyler, assisted by CB Blake Reynolds. Key block delivered by Sam Young. |
| 1-3-CLE03 (1Q: 02:58) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. DT Lawrence Richardson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-3-CLE03 (1Q: 02:53) Irving Duvall ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sean Weatherspoon, assisted by DE Robert Ayers. |
| 3-1-CLE01 (1Q: 02:13) Irving Duvall ran around left end for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Casey Heath. Heath ran over Blake Reynolds to set up the play. Minnesota 6, Cleveland 3 |
| (1Q: 02:13) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 7, Cleveland 3 |
| (1Q: 02:05) David Buehler kicked off 63 yards from the MIN30. Darrin Knight returned the ball 18 yards to the CLE25. Tackled by Joey Sadler. |
| 1-10-CLE25 (1Q: 01:34) Keith Null pass completed to WR Austin Collie for 41 yards. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (1Q: 00:48) Brett Murphy ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston, assisted by ILB Leo Foulke. |
| 2-7-MIN31 (1Q: 00:05) Brett Murphy ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (2Q: 15:00) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN31 (2Q: 14:53) Keith Null pass completed to FB Ian Jamison for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jamison gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-4-MIN20 (2Q: 14:12) Ian Jamison ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by S Rich Goeas. Key block delivered by Julio Elliott. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (2Q: 13:35) Keith Null sacked by DE Jerome Daughtry for a loss of 12 yards. Sack allowed by Arnold Schultz. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Kyle Delong on the MIN25. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (2Q: 13:24) Nicky Winters ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kam Chancellor, assisted by S Carlos Cochrane. |
| 2-7-MIN28 (2Q: 12:48) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for FB A.J. Murray. CB Blake Reynolds simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN28 (2Q: 12:43) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by WR Thomas Kelly. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-MIN28 (2Q: 12:35) Kevin Huber punted 61 yards. Terrance Tate returned the kick 1 yard to the CLE12. Tackled by Aaron Hernandez. |
| 1-10-CLE12 (2Q: 12:26) Brett Murphy ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| 2-7-CLE15 (2Q: 11:44) Keith Null pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Austin Collie. OLB Keith Rivers defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-CLE15 (2Q: 11:36) Keith Null pass completed to TE Mel Grier for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Deron Rice, assisted by OLB Fernando Sanford. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE24 (2Q: 11:04) Keith Null pass completed to WR Terrance Tate for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Cleveland's Rod Washington was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-1-CLE33 (2Q: 10:26) Keith Null pass completed to WR Walk The Collie for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Leo Foulke. Collie gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (2Q: 09:44) Keith Null pass completed to TE Mel Grier for 14 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Grier gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 09:10) Rod Washington ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by DE Jerome Daughtry. |
| 2-11-MIN45 (2Q: 08:24) Keith Null pass completed to WR Terrance Tate for 3 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (2Q: 08:17) Keith Null pass completed to TE Mel Grier for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Walt Causey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Grier gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 07:52) Keith Null pass completed to WR Terrance Tate for 27 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tate gained 13 yards after the catch. Cleveland 9, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 07:52) Extra point by Mike Mahoney was good. Cleveland 10, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 07:36) Mike Mahoney kicked off 58 yards from the CLE30. Marc Scott returned the ball 26 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Terrance Tate. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 07:15) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Sean Weatherspoon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE41 (2Q: 06:43) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Thomas Kelly for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Blake Reynolds. Kelly gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-CLE35 (2Q: 06:03) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by WR Gino Moser. |
| 3-4-CLE35 (2Q: 05:55) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Brenden Anderson. Winters made a great move on Carlos Cochrane. Key block delivered by Renaldo Becker. |
| 1-10-CLE30 (2Q: 05:17) Irving Duvall ran around left end for 21 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Elliott. Key block delivered by Sam Young. |
| 1-9-CLE09 (2Q: 04:36) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DE Jason Burke hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-9-CLE09 (2Q: 04:30) Matt Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Joey Sadler. DE Robert Ayers blocked the pass. |
| 3-9-CLE09 (2Q: 04:24) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Sean Weatherspoon. |
| 4-3-CLE03 (2Q: 04:07) David Buehler attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Cleveland 10 |
| (2Q: 04:02) David Buehler kicked off 57 yards from the MIN30. Darrin Knight returned the ball 25 yards to the CLE38. Tackled by Joey Sadler. |
| 1-10-CLE38 (2Q: 03:42) Keith Null pass completed to WR Terrance Tate for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Daniel Bronson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Tate gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (2Q: 03:26) Keith Null scrambled for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Walt Causey. |
| 2-1-MIN41 (2Q: 03:10) Keith Null pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sherman Abrams. S J.C. Blackwell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-MIN41 (2Q: 03:03) Keith Null pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terrance Tate. DE Jerome Daughtry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-1-MIN41 (2Q: 02:55) Brett Murphy ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Deron Rice. Key block delivered by Julio Elliott. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (2Q: 02:37) Keith Null pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Sherman Abrams. DE Deron Rice blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN40 (2Q: 02:28) Keith Null pass completed to FB Ian Jamison for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN37 (2Q: 02:06) Keith Null pass completed to WR Sherman Abrams for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Leo Foulke, assisted by S Rich Goeas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Cleveland's Julio Elliott was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor triceps injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 02:00) Keith Null pass completed to WR Terrance Tate for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. Tate gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (2Q: 01:42) Keith Null sacked by DE Deron Rice for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Walt Donaldson. |
| 2-19-MIN24 (2Q: 01:23) Keith Null pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terrance Tate. DT Johnnie Fulton drove right through Arnold Schultz to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-19-MIN24 (2Q: 01:15) Keith Null pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mel Grier. DE Jerome Daughtry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-19-MIN24 (2Q: 01:07) Mike Mahoney attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Roughing the Kicker. The penalty was declined. Cleveland 13, Minnesota 10 |
| (2Q: 01:02) Mike Mahoney kicked off 57 yards from the CLE30. Daniel Bronson returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Terrance Tate. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 00:54) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 33 yards. Tackled by S Carlos Cochrane. Winters gained 24 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE34 (2Q: 00:35) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Blake Reynolds. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-CLE22 (2Q: 00:27) Matt Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. |
| 2-10-CLE22 (2Q: 00:20) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 8 yards. Tackled by S Dominic Tirtha. Palmer gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-2-CLE14 (2Q: 00:13) David Buehler attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, Cleveland 13 |
| (2Q: 00:08) David Buehler kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Darrin Knight returned the ball 24 yards to the CLE30. Tackled by Martin Revel. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mike Mahoney kicked off 47 yards from the CLE30. Daniel Bronson returned the ball 25 yards to the MIN48. Tackled by Vernon Elliott. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 14:39) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Vaughn Martin. |
| 2-6-CLE48 (3Q: 14:05) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Sean Weatherspoon, assisted by OLB Winfred Lofton. Hernandez gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (3Q: 13:19) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by WR Gino Moser. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE36 (3Q: 13:15) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Clay Matthews, assisted by OLB Sean Weatherspoon. |
| 1-10-CLE22 (3Q: 12:28) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Sean Weatherspoon. Hernandez gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-3-CLE15 (3Q: 11:46) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-CLE10 (3Q: 11:39) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Sheldon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-CLE04 (3Q: 11:08) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 19, Cleveland 13 |
| (3Q: 11:08) Extra point by David Buehler missed. |
| (3Q: 11:00) David Buehler kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. Darrin Knight returned the ball 25 yards to the CLE35. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-CLE35 (3Q: 10:40) Rod Washington ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Kyle Delong. |
| 2-8-CLE37 (3Q: 09:59) Keith Null pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sherman Abrams. S Allen Weber defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-CLE37 (3Q: 09:51) Keith Null sacked by DE Ron Brace for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Arnold Schultz. |
| 4-13-CLE32 (3Q: 09:06) Les Johnson punted 49 yards. Nicky Winters returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Dominic Tirtha. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (3Q: 08:55) Matt Ryan sacked by OLB Clay Matthews for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Frankie McDaniel. |
| 2-16-MIN18 (3Q: 08:15) Matty Ice Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DE Jason Burke blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-MIN18 (3Q: 08:10) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Irving Duvall. S Dominic Tirtha defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-16-MIN18 (3Q: 08:02) Kevin Huber punted 53 yards. Terrance Tate returned the kick 2 yards to the CLE31. Tackled by Emmitt Moss. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (3Q: 07:54) Keith Null pass completed to WR Jerry Mathis for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Minnesota's Jerome Daughtry was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-11-CLE30 (3Q: 07:30) Keith Null pass completed to WR Terrance Tate for 22 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. Tate gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 06:52) Keith Null pass completed to RB Brett Murphy for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Walt Causey. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-13-CLE49 (3Q: 06:41) Keith Null pass was intended for WR Austin Collie and was intercepted by S Allen Weber in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 06:32) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Chuck Hoyler. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (3Q: 06:25) Nicky Winters ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Dominic Tirtha, assisted by OLB Sean Weatherspoon. |
| 2-6-MIN29 (3Q: 05:45) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 6 yards. Tackled by S Carlos Cochrane. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 05:18) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Vaughn Martin. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. Heath flattened Hardy Falk to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-1-MIN44 (3Q: 04:50) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Chuck Hoyler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hernandez gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE44 (3Q: 04:19) Irving Duvall ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Winfred Lofton. |
| 2-7-CLE41 (3Q: 03:45) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Carlos Cochrane, assisted by S Vernon Elliott. |
| 3-1-CLE35 (3Q: 03:20) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Brenden Anderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hernandez gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE10 (3Q: 02:51) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 25, Cleveland 13 |
| (3Q: 02:51) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 26, Cleveland 13 |
| (3Q: 02:41) David Buehler kicked off 53 yards from the MIN30. Darrin Knight returned the ball 17 yards to the CLE34. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-CLE34 (3Q: 02:20) Keith Null pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terrance Tate. OLB Keith Rivers defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE34 (3Q: 02:14) Keith Null pass was dropped by WR Sherman Abrams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CLE34 (3Q: 02:01) Keith Null pass completed to WR Terrance Tate for 16 yards. Tackled by DT Ernie Downs. Tate gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (3Q: 01:31) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CLE45 (3Q: 01:25) Keith Null pass completed to WR Austin Collie for 13 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Collie gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-MIN42 (3Q: 00:47) Keith Null pass completed to WR Terrance Tate for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. Tate gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (3Q: 00:07) Keith Null pass completed to WR Sherman Abrams for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Kyle Delong, assisted by S Rich Goeas. Abrams gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-5-MIN22 (4Q: 15:00) Dennis May ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 3-2-MIN19 (4Q: 14:20) Keith Null pass completed to WR Terrance Tate for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tate gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 26, Cleveland 19 |
| (4Q: 14:20) Extra point by Mike Mahoney was good. Minnesota 26, Cleveland 20 |
| (4Q: 14:09) Mike Mahoney kicked off 64 yards from the CLE30. Marc Scott returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Dennis May. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (4Q: 13:34) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Irving Duvall. CB Brenden Anderson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN26 (4Q: 13:28) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 9 yards. Tackled by S Carlos Cochrane. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-MIN35 (4Q: 12:59) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 10 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Elliott. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 12:23) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-MIN50 (4Q: 12:14) Nicky Winters ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Elliott. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-15-MIN40 (4Q: 12:06) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-20-MIN35 (4Q: 11:56) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Thomas Kelly for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Vaughn Martin. Kelly gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-MIN47 (4Q: 11:21) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 23 yards. Tackled by S Vernon Elliott. |
| 1-10-CLE30 (4Q: 10:38) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Dominic Tirtha, assisted by S Carlos Cochrane. |
| 2-6-CLE26 (4Q: 09:53) Matt Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Joey Sadler. DE Jason Burke blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-CLE26 (4Q: 09:44) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Palmer gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 32, Cleveland 20 |
| (4Q: 09:44) Matt Ryan passed to Emmitt Palmer for the successful two-point conversion. Minnesota 34, Cleveland 20 |
| (4Q: 09:28) David Buehler kicked off 49 yards from the MIN30. Darrin Knight returned the ball 36 yards to the MIN43. Tackled by Emmitt Moss. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 09:04) Keith Null pass completed to TE Mel Grier for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford, assisted by CB Alex Banks. |
| 2-5-MIN38 (4Q: 08:37) Keith Null pass completed to WR Austin Collie for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by OLB Keith Rivers. Collie gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (4Q: 08:29) Keith Null pass was dropped by WR Terrance Tate. |
| 2-10-MIN15 (4Q: 08:23) Keith Null pass completed to RB Brett Murphy for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Murphy gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN09 (4Q: 07:57) Keith Null pass completed to TE Mel Grier for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| 1-3-MIN03 (4Q: 07:14) Keith Null pass was intended for WR Sherman Abrams and was intercepted by CB Emmitt Moss in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 07:03) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for FB A.J. Murray. CB Rick Sheldon defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (4Q: 06:58) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. CB Chuck Hoyler defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN20 (4Q: 06:52) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Frankie Sanford for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Dominic Tirtha. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota's Emmitt Palmer was hurt on the play. |
| 4-7-MIN23 (4Q: 06:07) Kevin Huber punted 65 yards. Terrance Tate returned the kick 6 yards to the CLE18. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-CLE18 (4Q: 06:00) Keith Null pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Terrance Tate. |
| 2-10-CLE18 (4Q: 05:48) Keith Null pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Mathis. CB T.J. Ward knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CLE18 (4Q: 05:39) Keith Null pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sherman Abrams. DE Deron Rice hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CLE18 (4Q: 05:31) Keith Null pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Mathis. CB Emmitt Moss defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CLE18 (4Q: 05:23) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Dominic Tirtha. Key block delivered by Harry Battle. |
| 1-5-CLE05 (4Q: 04:39) Nicky Winters ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Casey Heath. Minnesota 40, Cleveland 20 |
| (4Q: 04:39) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 41, Cleveland 20 |
| (4Q: 04:33) David Buehler kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Darrin Knight returned the ball 26 yards to the CLE31. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-CLE08 (4Q: 04:26) Mickey Garner pass completed to WR Terrance Tate for 8 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. Tate gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-CLE16 (4Q: 04:06) Mickey Garner pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terrance Tate. S Harry Anaya defended the pass. |
| 3-2-CLE16 (4Q: 04:00) Mickey Garner sacked by DT Darryl Ortmeier for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Xavier Gunn. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-CLE08 (4Q: 03:44) Mickey Garner pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Austin Collie. DE Ron Brace hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-8-CLE08 (4Q: 03:34) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Sean Weatherspoon. Key block delivered by Harry Battle. |
| 2-2-CLE02 (4Q: 02:50) Irving Duvall ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Vaughn Martin, assisted by OLB Sean Weatherspoon. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 3-5-CLE05 (4Q: 02:42) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-CLE10 (4Q: 02:42) Irving Duvall ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Harry Battle. Battle ran over Winfred Lofton to set up the play. Minnesota 47, Cleveland 20 |
| (4Q: 02:42) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 48, Cleveland 20 |
| (4Q: 02:32) David Buehler kicked off 55 yards from the MIN30. Rick Sheldon returned the ball 29 yards to the CLE44. Tackled by Daniel Bronson. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-CLE44 (4Q: 02:27) Mickey Garner pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Sherman Abrams. DT Kyle Delong blocked the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CLE49 (4Q: 02:16) Mickey Garner pass completed to RB Brett Murphy for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-11-CLE48 (4Q: 02:00) Mickey Garner pass completed to RB Brett Murphy for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN44 (4Q: 01:32) Mickey Garner pass completed to WR Terrance Tate for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 00:51) Mickey Garner pass completed to WR Jerry Mathis for 1 yard. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by S Rich Goeas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-9-MIN37 (4Q: 00:21) Mickey Garner pass completed to WR Terrance Tate for 3 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 48, Cleveland Browns 20 |