| Played in New England, MA, weather: 48 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 15:00) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Thomas Kelly. OLB Curtis Zuck defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (1Q: 14:53) Matt Ryan sacked by OLB Curtis Zuck for a loss of 5 yards. Zuck ran right past Jimmy Concepcion and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-15-MIN15 (1Q: 14:20) Matt Ryan sacked by OLB Curtis Zuck for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by Benjamin Colman. |
| 4-25-MIN05 (1Q: 13:41) Kevin Huber punted 49 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 14 yards to the MIN40. Tackled by Frankie Sanford. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 13:33) Vincent Chandler ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Randal Tanner, assisted by CB Alex Banks. |
| 2-6-MIN36 (1Q: 13:01) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Billy Joe Easter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (1Q: 12:21) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to TE Donnell Elmore for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Walter James. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN20 (1Q: 11:34) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Walt Causey, assisted by CB Daniel Bronson. Smith gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-MIN05 (1Q: 10:46) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to TE Roger Green for 3 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. |
| 2-2-MIN02 (1Q: 10:05) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Courtney Levine for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 10:05) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:56) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 73 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 09:56) Marc Scott ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (1Q: 09:33) PENALTY: New England was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-4-MIN26 (1Q: 09:27) Matt Ryan sacked by DT Darrin Middleton for a loss of 13 yards. Sack allowed by Peter Jennings. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Darrin Middleton on the MIN13. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (1Q: 09:11) Emmanuel Lynn pass was dropped by WR Rodney Lyons. |
| 2-10-MIN13 (1Q: 09:05) Vincent Chandler ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Deron Rice, assisted by S Allen Weber. |
| 3-6-MIN09 (1Q: 08:37) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Courtney Levine for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Walter James, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Levine gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN06 (1Q: 08:00) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 10, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 07:52) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 69 yards from the NED30. Ray Karau returned the ball 18 yards to the MIN19. Tackled by Donnell Elmore. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN08 (1Q: 07:19) Rich Hampton ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal. DT Darrin Middleton knocked down Vladimir Ducasse to break up the play. |
| 2-8-MIN10 (1Q: 06:35) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Thomas Kelly for 46 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. Kelly gained 42 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-13-MIN05 (1Q: 06:17) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Travis Ellard, assisted by S Michael Mitchell. Hernandez gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-11-MIN07 (1Q: 05:43) Matt Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ray Karau. OLB Curtis Zuck blocked the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-11-MIN07 (1Q: 05:37) Kevin Huber punted 50 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 10 yards to the MIN47. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (1Q: 05:27) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Lyons gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (1Q: 04:49) Emmanuel Lynn sacked by DE Deron Rice for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Maurkice Pouncey. |
| 2-15-MIN42 (1Q: 04:06) Vincent Chandler ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| 3-5-MIN32 (1Q: 03:30) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Walter James, assisted by CB Neil Lucky. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (1Q: 02:54) Allen Hartman ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 2-8-MIN24 (1Q: 02:14) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 14 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Dixon Pasquarella on the MIN10. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (1Q: 01:41) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. DE Cornell Kaczmarek hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-5-MIN05 (1Q: 01:35) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Courtney Levine for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Levine gained 4 yards after the catch. New England 16, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 01:35) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 17, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 01:28) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 70 yards from the NED30. Darnell Mathis returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN20. Tackled by Roger Green. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 01:00) Rich Hampton ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 2-6-MIN24 (1Q: 00:26) Matt Ryan scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nichols and assisted by S D.J. O'Neal. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-11-MIN19 (1Q: 00:17) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nichols. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-7-MIN23 (2Q: 15:00) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Thomas Kelly. DT Darrin Middleton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-MIN23 (2Q: 14:55) Kevin Huber punted 45 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 9 yards to the NED41. Tackled by Louis Murphy. |
| 1-10-NED41 (2Q: 14:45) Vincent Chandler ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Randal Tanner, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. Key block delivered by Dixon Pasquarella. |
| 2-3-NED48 (2Q: 14:18) Emmanuel Lynn pass was dropped by WR Courtney Levine. |
| 3-3-NED48 (2Q: 14:14) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Courtney Levine. CB T.J. Ward defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-NED48 (2Q: 14:04) Larry Mirkovich punted 52 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 13:59) Marc Scott ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes, assisted by S Michael Mitchell. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| 2-4-MIN26 (2Q: 13:33) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Rich Hampton for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Steven Ravas. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 12:47) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nichols, assisted by S Michael Mitchell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN37 (2Q: 12:12) Matt Ryan pass was intended for WR Darnell Mathis and was intercepted by OLB Deron Taylor at the MIN42. The interception was returned 36 yards. Tackled by Darnell Mathis. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-6-MIN06 (2Q: 12:04) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 23, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 12:04) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 24, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 11:57) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 74 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 11:57) Marc Scott ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Corey Brilz. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 11:25) Marc Scott ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman, assisted by DT Darrin Middleton. |
| 2-9-MIN34 (2Q: 10:49) Matt Ryan sacked by DE Mike McCulley for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jimmy Concepcion. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. |
| 2-4-MIN39 (2Q: 10:37) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Ray Karau for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (2Q: 09:55) Rich Hampton ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck, assisted by S Earl Woodson. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (2Q: 09:10) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Steven Ravas. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-MIN44 (2Q: 08:37) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Karau. DT Darrin Middleton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN44 (2Q: 08:33) Kevin Huber punted 41 yards. Willie Hayes called for a fair catch at the NED15. |
| 1-10-NED15 (2Q: 08:24) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DE Jerome Daughtry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED15 (2Q: 08:15) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to RB Vincent Chandler for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Deron Rice. Chandler gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED26 (2Q: 07:43) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-NED34 (2Q: 07:01) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 15 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-NED49 (2Q: 06:18) Emmanuel Lynn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. |
| 2-10-NED49 (2Q: 06:08) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. CB T.J. Ward defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED49 (2Q: 06:02) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Courtney Levine for 9 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by CB Neil Lucky. Levine gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-MIN42 (2Q: 05:31) Larry Mirkovich punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 05:24) Rich Hampton ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck, assisted by S D.J. O'Neal. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (2Q: 05:02) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. CB Doug Nichols defended the pass. |
| 3-9-MIN21 (2Q: 04:55) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Ray Karau for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. Karau gained 13 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-19-MIN11 (2Q: 04:48) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 32 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. Murphy gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (2Q: 04:01) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Steven Ravas. Hernandez gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN33 (2Q: 03:46) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 3 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell. |
| 2-17-MIN36 (2Q: 03:25) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Ray Karau for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. Karau gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED D.J. O'Neal for 9 yards to the NED42. |
| 1-10-NED42 (2Q: 03:12) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 02:55) Vincent Chandler ran around left end for 15 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by OLB Keith Rivers. Key block delivered by Maurkice Pouncey. Pouncey ran over Deron Rice to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 02:34) Allen Hartman ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by OLB Walt Causey. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN40 (2Q: 02:27) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Courtney Levine for 31 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry. Levine gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-9-MIN09 (2Q: 02:06) Allen Hartman ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by DT Darryl Ortmeier. Key block delivered by Shawn Lauvao. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-3-MIN03 (2Q: 01:59) Vincent Chandler ran around right end for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Marvin Jenkins. New England 30, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 01:59) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 31, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 01:52) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 01:52) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Thomas Kelly for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-MIN23 (2Q: 01:16) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by WR Ray Karau. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN23 (2Q: 01:09) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by RB Marc Scott. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-MIN23 (2Q: 01:05) Kevin Huber punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the NED35. |
| 1-10-NED35 (2Q: 00:57) Emmanuel Lynn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DT Randal Tanner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED35 (2Q: 00:50) Vincent Chandler ran around left end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Jerome Daughtry, assisted by CB Billy Joe Easter. |
| 3-6-NED39 (2Q: 00:40) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Courtney Levine for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 00:29) Emmanuel Lynn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN47 (2Q: 00:17) Allen Hartman ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-10-MIN47 (2Q: 00:05) Emmanuel Lynn pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 19 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell, assisted by CB Billy Joe Easter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) David Buehler kicked off 66 yards from the MIN30. Harris Bruce returned the ball 21 yards to the NED25. Tackled by J.C. Van Pelt. |
| 1-10-NED25 (3Q: 14:41) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED20 (3Q: 14:35) Allen Hartman ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Key block delivered by Dixon Pasquarella. Pasquarella flattened Tracy Sherry to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-10-NED25 (3Q: 14:11) Kerry Newhart pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dixon Pasquarella. OLB Fernando Sanford hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NED25 (3Q: 14:05) Kerry Newhart pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Daniel Bronson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED39 (3Q: 13:17) Kerry Newhart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. OLB Keith Rivers defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED39 (3Q: 13:08) Kerry Newhart pass was dropped by TE Donnell Elmore. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED39 (3Q: 13:01) Kerry Newhart scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Maurkice Pouncey on the NED46. |
| 4-3-NED46 (3Q: 12:34) Larry Mirkovich punted 41 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN13. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (3Q: 12:26) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Marc Scott. OLB Curtis Zuck hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN13 (3Q: 12:22) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Ray Karau for 3 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal. Karau gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-7-MIN16 (3Q: 11:42) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 17 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal. Mathis gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 10:54) Marc Scott ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Darrin Middleton. |
| 2-10-MIN33 (3Q: 10:15) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Murphy. DE Andy Ellison drove right through Sam Young to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-10-MIN33 (3Q: 10:07) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE II Van Pelt. DE Andy Ellison drove right through Vladimir Ducasse to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-10-MIN33 (3Q: 09:57) Kevin Huber punted 47 yards. Chris Cook called for a fair catch at the NED20. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 09:50) Vincent Chandler ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston, assisted by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 2-9-NED21 (3Q: 09:05) Kerry Newhart pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Roger Green. DE Cornell Kaczmarek hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-NED21 (3Q: 09:01) Kerry Newhart pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 12 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell, assisted by CB Alex Banks. Pasquarella gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED33 (3Q: 08:18) Allen Hartman ran around left end for -6 yards. Tackled by DT Randal Tanner. |
| 2-16-NED27 (3Q: 07:39) Vincent Chandler ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Billy Joe Easter. |
| 3-14-NED29 (3Q: 07:00) Kerry Newhart pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Allen Hartman. DE Jerome Daughtry blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-NED29 (3Q: 06:54) Larry Mirkovich punted 41 yards. Neil Lucky returned the kick 0 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Maurkice Pouncey. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 06:46) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnell Mathis. ILB Lewis Sonneman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN30 (3Q: 06:39) Lance Radecki ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Darrin Middleton. ILB Charlie Gerbasi knocked down Peter Jennings to break up the play. |
| 3-7-MIN33 (3Q: 06:01) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-MIN39 (3Q: 05:31) Kevin Huber punted 47 yards. Chris Cook returned the kick 10 yards to the NED24. Tackled by Rich Hampton. |
| 1-10-NED24 (3Q: 05:22) Allen Hartman ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Walter James. |
| 2-8-NED26 (3Q: 04:57) Vincent Chandler ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 3-9-NED25 (3Q: 04:24) Kerry Newhart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. CB Alex Banks defended the pass. |
| 4-9-NED25 (3Q: 04:17) Larry Mirkovich punted 50 yards. Neil Lucky returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Earl Woodson. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 04:08) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde, assisted by S D.J. O'Neal. |
| 2-7-MIN33 (3Q: 03:21) Marc Scott ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 3-3-MIN37 (3Q: 02:54) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnell Mathis. ILB Lewis Sonneman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-MIN37 (3Q: 02:45) Kevin Huber punted 37 yards. Willie Hayes called for a fair catch at the NED26. |
| 1-10-NED26 (3Q: 02:37) Vincent Chandler ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Ernie Downs. |
| 2-10-NED26 (3Q: 02:09) Kerry Newhart pass was dropped by WR Brian Downs. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED26 (3Q: 02:03) Kerry Newhart pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. |
| 4-10-NED26 (3Q: 01:56) Larry Mirkovich punted 49 yards. Neil Lucky returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN29. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (3Q: 01:45) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Rich Hampton for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Hampton gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 01:19) Scottie Kirk pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman. Mathis gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-MIN39 (3Q: 00:36) Scottie Kirk pass was dropped by RB Rich Hampton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-MIN39 (3Q: 00:29) Marc Scott ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Robbie West, assisted by OLB Eugene Duran. Key block delivered by Damon Butterfield. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 15:00) Rich Hampton ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Robbie West, assisted by OLB Travis Ellard. Key block delivered by Ty Poston. |
| 2-5-MIN46 (4Q: 14:34) Scottie Kirk pass completed to WR Ray Karau for 14 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED40 (4Q: 14:01) Scottie Kirk pass completed to RB Rich Hampton for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nichols. |
| 2-10-NED40 (4Q: 13:28) Scottie Kirk pass completed to WR Thomas Kelly for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Travis Ellard. Kelly gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-NED31 (4Q: 12:42) Rich Hampton ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| 1-10-NED28 (4Q: 12:13) Scottie Kirk pass completed to WR Thomas Kelly for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Steven Ravas. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-1-NED19 (4Q: 11:46) PENALTY: New England was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-NED14 (4Q: 11:36) Scottie Kirk pass completed to WR Thomas Kelly for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Darrin Middleton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kelly gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-1-NED01 (4Q: 10:55) Rich Hampton ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Darrin Middleton, assisted by DE Andy Ellison. |
| 2-1-NED01 (4Q: 10:24) Scottie Kirk pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Artie Purvis. CB Chris Cook defended the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-11-NED11 (4Q: 10:19) Scottie Kirk pass completed to TE J.C. Van Pelt for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Van Pelt gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 31, Minnesota 6 |
| (4Q: 10:19) Scottie Kirk passed to Marc Scott for the successful two-point conversion. New England 31, Minnesota 8 |
| (4Q: 10:09) David Buehler kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Harris Bruce returned the ball 26 yards to the NED32. Tackled by Joey Sadler. |
| 1-10-NED32 (4Q: 09:44) Allen Hartman ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| 2-6-NED36 (4Q: 09:09) Kerry Newhart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. ILB Phil Gaylor defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-6-NED36 (4Q: 08:59) Vincent Chandler ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Neil Lucky. |
| 4-2-NED40 (4Q: 08:27) Larry Mirkovich punted 43 yards. Rich Hampton called for a fair catch at the MIN17. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (4Q: 08:19) Scottie Kirk pass completed to WR Thomas Kelly for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Corey Brilz. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-11-MIN16 (4Q: 08:02) Scottie Kirk pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Marc Scott. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN16 (4Q: 07:53) Scottie Kirk pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Darrin Middleton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota's Vladimir Ducasse was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (4Q: 07:37) Scottie Kirk sacked by DE Mike McCulley for a loss of 8 yards. McCulley ran right past Damon Butterfield and knocked down the quarterback. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Casey Heath on the MIN19. |
| 2-18-MIN19 (4Q: 07:18) Scottie Kirk sacked by DT Darrin Middleton for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Ty Poston. |
| 3-25-MIN12 (4Q: 07:01) Scottie Kirk pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 30 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (4Q: 06:40) Scottie Kirk pass was dropped by WR Thomas Kelly. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN42 (4Q: 06:32) Scottie Kirk pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. Murphy gained 7 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-MIN32 (4Q: 06:26) Scottie Kirk pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Murphy. CB Willie Hayes knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-20-MIN32 (4Q: 06:18) Scottie Kirk pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnell Mathis. S Michael Mitchell knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (4Q: 06:06) Scottie Kirk pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Murphy. CB Doug Nichols defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN37 (4Q: 06:00) Scottie Kirk pass completed to WR Ray Karau for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-MIN33 (4Q: 05:41) Scottie Kirk pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Murphy. DT Darrin Middleton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-14-MIN33 (4Q: 05:32) Scottie Kirk pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 11 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal, assisted by CB Willie Hayes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 05:26) Allen Hartman ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Randal Tanner, assisted by CB Neil Lucky. |
| 2-9-MIN43 (4Q: 04:42) Vincent Chandler ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. Minnesota's Alex Banks was hurt on the play. |
| 3-8-MIN42 (4Q: 03:57) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-3-MIN37 (4Q: 03:48) Allen Hartman ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. Key block delivered by Archie Dudley. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (4Q: 03:00) Vincent Chandler ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Darryl Ortmeier, assisted by OLB Walter James. Key block delivered by Maurkice Pouncey. |
| 2-1-MIN15 (4Q: 02:13) Vincent Chandler ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry, assisted by DT Ernie Downs. Key block delivered by Shawn Lauvao. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (4Q: 02:03) Vincent Chandler ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Darryl Ortmeier, assisted by CB Neil Lucky. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-8-MIN11 (4Q: 01:56) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-MIN16 (4Q: 01:56) Allen Hartman ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-10-MIN13 (4Q: 01:45) Allen Hartman ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford. Key block delivered by Ricardo Meadows. New England's Tyrone Wand was hurt on the play. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-1-MIN01 (4Q: 01:34) Allen Hartman ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Neil Lucky, assisted by DE Deron Rice. |
| 2-1-MIN01 (4Q: 00:49) Kerry Newhart dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 3-2-MIN02 (4Q: 00:01) Kerry Newhart dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 31, Minnesota Vikings 8 |