| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) David Buehler kicked off 48 yards from the MIN30. Karl Burtner returned the ball 19 yards to the DET41. Tackled by Joey Sadler. |
| 1-10-DET41 (1Q: 14:28) Ricky Johnstone ran a trap outside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 2-10-DET41 (1Q: 13:54) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Darryl Ortmeier. |
| 3-3-DET48 (1Q: 13:15) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Cornell Upshaw for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Darryl Ortmeier. Upshaw gained 9 yards after the catch. Minnesota's Phil Gaylor was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor groin injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (1Q: 12:49) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (1Q: 12:45) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Clifton Coppola. |
| 3-8-MIN41 (1Q: 12:11) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Cornell Upshaw for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by CB Billy Joe Easter. Upshaw gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (1Q: 11:32) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 13 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell, assisted by S Allen Weber. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (1Q: 11:08) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cornell Upshaw. CB T.J. Ward defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN10 (1Q: 11:04) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Jeremy Brakke for 4 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-MIN06 (1Q: 10:22) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Williams gained 6 yards after the catch. Detroit 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 10:22) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Detroit 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 10:11) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 64 yards from the DET30. Marc Scott returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Broderick DuBois. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (1Q: 09:46) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Thomas Kelly for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN34 (1Q: 08:59) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Thomas Kelly for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brett Winders. |
| 3-2-MIN35 (1Q: 08:14) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Marc Scott for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 07:29) Rich Hampton ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| 2-8-MIN40 (1Q: 06:52) Marc Scott ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Thibodeau, assisted by OLB Norman Colon. |
| 3-9-MIN39 (1Q: 06:12) Lance Radecki ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson, assisted by ILB George McDade. |
| 4-8-MIN40 (1Q: 05:46) Kevin Huber punted 53 yards. The ball was downed at the DET07. |
| 1-10-DET07 (1Q: 05:37) Dean Stickney ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. Key block delivered by Winfred Malone. |
| 2-4-DET13 (1Q: 05:03) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-9-DET08 (1Q: 04:56) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by OLB Fernando Sanford. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brizzolara gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-DET15 (1Q: 04:26) Dean Stickney ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by CB Billy Joe Easter. |
| 4-1-DET16 (1Q: 03:40) R.J. Lyons punted 32 yards. The ball was downed at the DET48. |
| 1-10-DET48 (1Q: 03:33) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Lance Radecki for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-DET43 (1Q: 02:49) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Ramthun, assisted by S Gino Swift. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET32 (1Q: 02:05) Lance Radecki ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| 2-5-DET27 (1Q: 01:28) Lance Radecki ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade, assisted by S Jerome Bumpers. Key block delivered by Sam Young. |
| 1-10-DET21 (1Q: 00:43) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mathis gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-5-DET05 (1Q: 00:17) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by WR Joey Sadler. |
| 2-5-DET05 (1Q: 00:10) Marc Scott ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Ramthun. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Substitution. |
| 2-10-DET10 (1Q: 00:01) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Frankie Sanford for 7 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-3-DET03 (2Q: 15:00) Lance Radecki ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jessie Hoitink. Detroit 7, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 15:00) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 7, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 14:51) David Buehler kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 14:51) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Burtner. CB T.J. Ward defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET20 (2Q: 14:43) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Ricky Johnstone for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford. |
| 3-3-DET27 (2Q: 14:08) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. Williams gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET34 (2Q: 13:29) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Ricky Johnstone for 16 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. Johnstone gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (2Q: 12:45) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 3 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. Burtner gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-MIN47 (2Q: 12:16) Ricky Johnstone ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Billy Joe Easter. |
| 3-3-MIN43 (2Q: 11:42) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Broderick DuBois for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. DuBois gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 11:11) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cornell Upshaw. CB T.J. Ward defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN27 (2Q: 11:06) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 27 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Brizzolara gained 11 yards after the catch. Detroit 13, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 11:06) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Detroit 14, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 10:54) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 60 yards from the DET30. Marc Scott returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Matt Skudris. Detroit's Nolan Carroll was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (2Q: 10:33) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Joey Greer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mathis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 09:56) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Rich Hampton for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers, assisted by CB Joey Greer. |
| 2-5-MIN49 (2Q: 09:16) Rich Hampton ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Thibodeau. |
| 3-3-DET49 (2Q: 08:49) Marc Scott ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. Key block delivered by Peter Jennings. |
| 1-10-DET42 (2Q: 08:10) Marc Scott ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| 2-8-DET40 (2Q: 07:35) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 30 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon. Hernandez gained 27 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET10 (2Q: 06:55) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for FB A.J. Murray. ILB George McDade defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET10 (2Q: 06:50) Marc Scott ran a draw inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Lewis, assisted by ILB George McDade. |
| 3-14-DET14 (2Q: 06:06) Marc Scott ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Gino Swift, assisted by ILB George McDade. |
| 4-13-DET13 (2Q: 05:22) David Buehler attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 14, Minnesota 10 |
| (2Q: 05:17) David Buehler kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Karl Burtner returned the ball 22 yards to the DET31. Tackled by Frankie Sanford. |
| 1-10-DET31 (2Q: 04:58) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Broderick DuBois. S J.C. Blackwell defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET31 (2Q: 04:54) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 11 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. Brizzolara gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET42 (2Q: 04:44) Ricky Johnstone ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers, assisted by S Allen Weber. Key block delivered by Mike Iupati. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 1-15-DET37 (2Q: 04:35) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Ricky Johnstone for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Clifton Coppola. Johnstone gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-10-DET42 (2Q: 04:17) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Dean Stickney for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 3-10-DET42 (2Q: 04:01) J.J. Sutton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Damian Williams. DE Jerome Daughtry blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET42 (2Q: 03:55) R.J. Lyons punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN16. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (2Q: 03:48) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Thomas Kelly. OLB Harvey Ginste hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN16 (2Q: 03:38) Marc Scott ran around the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. Key block delivered by Sam Young. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (2Q: 02:59) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN29 (2Q: 02:59) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 32 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. Hernandez gained 25 yards after the catch. Minnesota's Darnell Mathis was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DET39 (2Q: 02:11) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Walters. Hernandez gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET23 (2Q: 02:00) Lance Radecki ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll. |
| 2-7-DET20 (2Q: 01:34) Matty Ice Ryan pass was intended for WR Louis Murphy and was intercepted by S Gino Swift in the end zone. Touchback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 01:23) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cornell Upshaw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET20 (2Q: 01:15) J.J. Sutton scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry. |
| 3-5-DET25 (2Q: 00:28) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Cornell Upshaw for 8 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by OLB Fernando Sanford. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 79 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 15:00) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Spezzano. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (3Q: 14:12) Marc Scott ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press. Key block delivered by Sam Young. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 13:40) Marc Scott ran outside the right tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. Heath ran over Gino Swift to set up the play. |
| 1-10-DET34 (3Q: 13:00) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Rich Hampton for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Chris Spezzano. Hampton gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 12:35) Marc Scott ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. |
| 2-10-DET20 (3Q: 11:51) Marc Scott ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Lewis. |
| 3-6-DET16 (3Q: 11:18) Marc Scott ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press, assisted by OLB Harvey Ginste. Key block delivered by Tito Greer. |
| 1-9-DET09 (3Q: 10:49) Rich Hampton ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| 2-7-DET07 (3Q: 10:23) Marc Scott ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press, assisted by OLB Tom Ramthun. |
| 3-1-DET01 (3Q: 09:45) Marc Scott ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson, assisted by OLB Tom Ramthun. |
| 4-2-DET02 (3Q: 09:03) David Buehler attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 14, Minnesota 13 |
| (3Q: 08:56) David Buehler kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Karl Burtner returned the ball 20 yards to the DET29. Tackled by Rich Hampton. |
| 1-10-DET29 (3Q: 08:19) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Burtner gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET48 (3Q: 07:34) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Richard Quinn for -1 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 2-11-DET47 (3Q: 07:08) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-16-DET42 (3Q: 07:01) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Cornell Upshaw for 1 yard. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. Upshaw gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-15-DET43 (3Q: 06:36) J.J. Sutton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Golden Tate. DT Ernie Downs blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-DET48 (3Q: 06:30) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Clifton Coppola. Burtner gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (3Q: 05:47) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Leo Foulke. |
| 2-8-MIN40 (3Q: 05:04) Ricky Johnstone ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. |
| 3-6-MIN38 (3Q: 04:21) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR Karl Burtner. |
| 4-6-MIN38 (3Q: 04:14) R.J. Lyons punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 04:09) Lance Radecki ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET DE Dan Batten for 12 yards to the MIN17. Tackled by Casey Heath. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (3Q: 04:03) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 6 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-MIN11 (3Q: 03:29) Jeremy Brakke ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Billy Joe Easter. Key block delivered by Travis Corbett. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-MIN21 (3Q: 03:19) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Cornell Upshaw for 15 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by CB Alex Banks. Upshaw gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-6-MIN06 (3Q: 02:46) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Deron Rice. |
| 2-7-MIN07 (3Q: 02:06) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Burtner. DE Deron Rice hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-4-MIN04 (3Q: 01:59) Matt Skudris ran around the left tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Norbert Crane. Detroit 20, Minnesota 13 |
| (3Q: 01:59) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Detroit 21, Minnesota 13 |
| (3Q: 01:50) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 77 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 01:50) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll, assisted by OLB Chris Spezzano. |
| 2-3-MIN27 (3Q: 01:25) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hernandez gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 00:39) Marc Scott ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Batten. Key block delivered by Tito Greer. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 00:03) Marc Scott ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-20-MIN38 (4Q: 15:00) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Walters. |
| 2-17-MIN41 (4Q: 14:33) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 9 yards. Tackled by S Gino Swift. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mathis gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN50 (4Q: 13:58) Lance Radecki ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| 4-7-DET49 (4Q: 13:24) Kevin Huber punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 13:17) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Golden Tate. |
| 2-10-DET20 (4Q: 13:07) Jeremy Brakke ran a trap outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-DET10 (4Q: 12:58) Dean Stickney ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Jerome Daughtry, assisted by CB Billy Joe Easter. |
| 3-16-DET14 (4Q: 12:23) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Burtner. ILB Phil Gaylor hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-16-DET14 (4Q: 12:14) R.J. Lyons punted 31 yards. Neil Lucky called for a fair catch at the DET45. |
| 1-10-DET45 (4Q: 12:06) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Oscar Hasselbach. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-DET37 (4Q: 11:39) Marc Scott ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Harvey Ginste. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. Heath ran over Austin Tomei to set up the play. |
| 1-10-DET31 (4Q: 11:11) Marc Scott ran a trap outside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson, assisted by ILB George McDade. |
| 2-11-DET32 (4Q: 10:41) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 20 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Lewis, assisted by ILB George McDade. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hernandez gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET12 (4Q: 10:06) Lance Radecki ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll, assisted by DE Austin Tomei. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. Heath ran over Kendrick Lewis to set up the play. |
| 2-5-DET07 (4Q: 09:38) Lance Radecki ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Brett Winders. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Darnell Mathis to the DET02. |
| 1-2-DET02 (4Q: 08:56) Marc Scott ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Joey Greer. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-3-DET03 (4Q: 08:19) Marc Scott ran inside the left guard for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ty Poston. Detroit 21, Minnesota 19 |
| (4Q: 08:19) Marc Scott ran for the two-point conversion and failed. He was tackled by Austin Tomei. |
| (4Q: 08:12) David Buehler kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Golden Tate returned the ball 32 yards to the DET41. Tackled by Joey Sadler. |
| 1-10-DET41 (4Q: 07:42) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Cornell Upshaw for 12 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Detroit's Cornell Upshaw was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 06:58) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 11 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (4Q: 06:12) Dean Stickney ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell, assisted by DT Darryl Ortmeier. Key block delivered by Ian Wheeler. |
| 2-2-MIN28 (4Q: 05:24) J.J. Sutton pass was intended for WR Broderick DuBois and was intercepted by ILB Andre Poston at the MIN23. The interception was returned 77 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 25, Detroit 21 |
| (4Q: 05:24) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 26, Detroit 21 |
| (4Q: 05:14) David Buehler kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Karl Burtner returned the ball 20 yards to the DET23. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-DET23 (4Q: 04:50) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Ricky Johnstone for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Clifton Coppola, assisted by OLB Fernando Sanford. |
| 2-2-DET31 (4Q: 04:15) J.J. Sutton sacked by OLB Fernando Sanford and ILB Clifton Coppola for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dennis Rawls. |
| 3-8-DET25 (4Q: 03:54) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Golden Tate. DE Deron Rice hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-DET25 (4Q: 03:44) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Burtner. S Allen Weber defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET25 (4Q: 03:36) Lance Radecki ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Batten. |
| 2-8-DET23 (4Q: 02:51) Rich Hampton ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Brett Winders, assisted by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-6-DET21 (4Q: 02:41) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-DET26 (4Q: 02:41) Lance Radecki ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Thibodeau. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 4-7-DET22 (4Q: 02:33) David Buehler attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 29, Detroit 21 |
| (4Q: 02:28) David Buehler kicked off 70 yards from the MIN30. Golden Tate returned the ball 27 yards to the DET27. Tackled by Rich Hampton. |
| 1-10-DET27 (4Q: 02:20) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by TE Bruce Brizzolara. |
| 2-10-DET27 (4Q: 02:14) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET37 (4Q: 02:00) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR Broderick DuBois. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-DET37 (4Q: 01:48) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 15 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by S Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (4Q: 01:26) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR Karl Burtner. |
| 2-10-MIN48 (4Q: 01:16) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 6 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-4-MIN42 (4Q: 01:09) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Damian Williams. |
| 4-4-MIN42 (4Q: 01:03) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Billy Joe Easter, assisted by CB Neil Lucky. Williams gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (4Q: 00:47) J.J. Sutton spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-MIN28 (4Q: 00:44) J.J. Sutton sacked by OLB Fernando Sanford for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Travis Corbett. |
| 3-16-MIN34 (4Q: 00:26) J.J. Sutton spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-16-MIN34 (4Q: 00:23) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Damian Williams. DE Cornell Kaczmarek hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 00:13) Matt Ryan dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 29, Detroit Lions 21 |