| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rick Durham kicked off 79 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 15:00) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB John Dunlap, assisted by ILB Luke Kuechly. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jones gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 14:29) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Luke Kuechly, assisted by DT Kheeston Randall. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (1Q: 13:59) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Dean Macklin. CB Patrick Peterson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN32 (1Q: 13:54) Jake Locker pass was dropped by WR Jermaine Morris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN32 (1Q: 13:48) Thomas Morstead punted 64 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CLE04. |
| 1-10-CLE04 (1Q: 13:39) Marty Anderson ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Donnie Johnson, assisted by S DaNorris Searcy. Key block delivered by Edgar Sinclair. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-12-CLE02 (1Q: 13:29) Marty Anderson ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam. Anderson made a great move on Sammy Buchanan. Key block delivered by Jeff Allen. |
| 1-10-CLE14 (1Q: 12:55) Marc Alston pass completed to WR Kyle Stanton for 14 yards. Tackled by S Artie Prestbye. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stanton gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE28 (1Q: 12:22) Marc Alston pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Kyle Stanton. DE Donnie Johnson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE28 (1Q: 12:15) Marc Alston pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Michael Bernard. OLB Ross Samuels hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CLE28 (1Q: 12:08) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-CLE23 (1Q: 12:00) Marc Alston pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kim Droker. OLB Broderick Downs defended the pass. |
| 4-15-CLE23 (1Q: 11:54) Maurice Dimcheff punted 60 yards. Don Van Dyke returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN22. Tackled by Luke Kuechly. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (1Q: 11:45) Nathan Hoover ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Randal Siegrist. Key block delivered by John Moffitt. |
| 2-3-MIN29 (1Q: 11:18) Jake Locker scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Sammy Bruce. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 10:52) Dean Macklin ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Luke Kuechly, assisted by DT Jessie Shannon. |
| 2-8-MIN35 (1Q: 10:17) Dean Macklin ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Chuck Hoyler. Key block delivered by Jose Boyer. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 09:41) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Nathan Hoover. CB Peter Gaylor defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN46 (1Q: 09:36) Dean Macklin ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Sammy Bruce. |
| 3-5-CLE49 (1Q: 08:57) Jake Locker pass completed to TE Roger Green for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Peterson, assisted by CB Peter Gaylor. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE41 (1Q: 08:15) Jake Locker pass completed to FB Deron Golding for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Chuck Hoyler. Golding gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-CLE08 (1Q: 07:30) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jermaine Morris. DE Tyrus Nesbit hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-CLE08 (1Q: 07:23) Dean Macklin ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Aldon Smith. |
| 3-2-CLE02 (1Q: 06:49) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Roger Green. DT Jessie Shannon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-CLE02 (1Q: 06:42) Cornelius Morris attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 06:37) Cornelius Morris kicked off 63 yards from the MIN30. Peter Gaylor returned the ball 14 yards to the CLE21. Tackled by Roger Green. |
| 1-10-CLE21 (1Q: 06:18) Marc Alston pass completed to RB Marty Anderson for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ted Kling, assisted by OLB Jack Marsh. |
| 2-5-CLE26 (1Q: 05:44) Marc Alston pass completed to WR Kim Droker for 11 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (1Q: 05:11) Marty Anderson ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Lonnie Pehrson. |
| 2-8-CLE39 (1Q: 04:36) Marc Alston pass completed to WR Kyle Stanton for 3 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-CLE42 (1Q: 03:52) Marc Alston sacked by OLB Jack Marsh and DT Mike Daniels for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Matthew Newman. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Darren Narcisse on the CLE37. |
| 4-10-CLE37 (1Q: 03:20) Maurice Dimcheff punted 46 yards. Don Van Dyke returned the kick 15 yards to the MIN32. Tackled by Edgar Sinclair. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 03:13) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Dean Macklin. CB Peter Gaylor defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (1Q: 03:08) Jake Locker sacked by DE Aldon Smith for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Amos Dotson. |
| 3-16-MIN26 (1Q: 02:25) Dean Macklin ran a trap outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Jones, assisted by S Clay Christy. |
| 4-4-MIN38 (1Q: 01:42) Thomas Morstead punted 52 yards. Sean Landeta returned the kick 1 yard to the CLE11. Tackled by Mike Pouncey. |
| 1-10-CLE11 (1Q: 01:33) Marc Alston sacked by OLB Broderick Downs for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Xavier Gunn. |
| 2-16-CLE05 (1Q: 00:51) Marc Alston pass completed to WR Kim Droker for 13 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-CLE18 (1Q: 00:07) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 3-8-CLE13 (1Q: 00:03) Marc Alston pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kyle Stanton. DT Lonnie Pehrson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-14-CLE07 (2Q: 15:00) Maurice Dimcheff punted 38 yards. Alonzo Lucas called for a fair catch at the CLE45. |
| 1-10-CLE45 (2Q: 14:50) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Aldon Smith. Key block delivered by Curtis Price. |
| 2-3-CLE38 (2Q: 14:16) Nathan Hoover ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Kheeston Randall, assisted by ILB Luke Kuechly. Key block delivered by Marcus Ashe. |
| 1-10-CLE34 (2Q: 13:39) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Jermaine Morris for 34 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Morris gained 9 yards after the catch. Minnesota 9, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 13:39) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 10, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 13:23) Cornelius Morris kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Kim Droker returned the ball 17 yards to the CLE18. Tackled by Roger Green. |
| 1-10-CLE18 (2Q: 12:48) Marc Alston pass completed to WR Kyle Stanton for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Don Van Dyke. Stanton gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE44 (2Q: 12:06) Marc Alston pass completed to WR Kim Droker for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Prince Amukamara. Droker gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-MIN47 (2Q: 11:37) Marc Alston pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 6 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 10:52) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN46 (2Q: 10:45) Marc Alston pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Daniel Thomas. |
| 2-15-MIN46 (2Q: 10:41) Marc Alston pass completed to WR Kyle Stanton for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by Unknown, assisted by S Artie Prestbye. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 2-10-MIN41 (2Q: 10:34) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-MIN46 (2Q: 10:28) Marc Alston pass completed to WR Kim Droker for 25 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Droker gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (2Q: 10:01) Marty Anderson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. |
| 2-6-MIN17 (2Q: 09:18) Marc Alston pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Earnest Schepis. OLB Jack Marsh blocked the pass. |
| 3-6-MIN17 (2Q: 09:12) Marc Alston pass was dropped by WR Kyle Stanton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN17 (2Q: 09:03) Rick Durham attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Cleveland 3 |
| (2Q: 08:57) Rick Durham kicked off 71 yards from the CLE30. Don Van Dyke returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN22. Tackled by Luke Kuechly. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (2Q: 08:20) Dean Macklin ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Spencer, assisted by DE Alex Chester. Key block delivered by John Moffitt. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 07:54) Jake Locker pass was dropped by WR Alonzo Lucas. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (2Q: 07:47) Jake Locker pass completed to FB Darrin Hudson for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Chuck Hoyler. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 07:02) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Peter Gaylor. Jones gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE35 (2Q: 06:16) Nathan Hoover ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Burt Allen. Key block delivered by Jose Boyer. |
| 2-5-CLE30 (2Q: 05:38) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alonzo Lucas. ILB Luke Kuechly defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-CLE30 (2Q: 05:32) Nathan Hoover ran outside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Peter Gaylor, assisted by OLB Greg Jones. Key block delivered by Deron Golding. |
| 1-10-CLE14 (2Q: 04:55) Reuben Lercius pass completed to TE Ty Hatcher for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Peter Gaylor. Hatcher gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-9-CLE09 (2Q: 04:49) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-14-CLE14 (2Q: 04:42) Reuben Lercius pass completed to FB Deron Golding for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Kheeston Randall. |
| 2-6-CLE06 (2Q: 04:06) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jessie Shannon. |
| 3-4-CLE04 (2Q: 03:28) Reuben Lercius pass was dropped by WR Jermaine Morris. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-CLE04 (2Q: 03:24) Cornelius Morris attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, Cleveland 3 |
| (2Q: 03:19) Cornelius Morris kicked off 77 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 03:19) Marty Anderson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Mike Daniels. |
| 2-9-CLE21 (2Q: 02:52) Marc Alston pass fell incomplete, intended for WR TJ Graham. OLB Ross Samuels drove right through Matthew Newman to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-9-CLE21 (2Q: 02:46) Marc Alston pass completed to WR Kyle Stanton for 5 yards. Tackled by S Artie Prestbye. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CLE26 (2Q: 02:13) Maurice Dimcheff punted 54 yards. Don Van Dyke returned the kick -1 yards to the MIN19. Tackled by Joel Kramer. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (2Q: 02:06) Dean Macklin ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Burt Allen. Key block delivered by Preston Pickens. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (2Q: 01:58) Dean Macklin ran around the left tackle for 69 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Curtis Price. Minnesota 19, Cleveland 3 |
| (2Q: 01:58) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 20, Cleveland 3 |
| (2Q: 01:36) Cornelius Morris kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Peter Gaylor returned the ball 26 yards to the CLE31. Tackled by Roger Green. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (2Q: 01:28) Marc Alston pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jimmy Sherman. CB Prince Amukamara defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE31 (2Q: 01:18) Marc Alston pass completed to WR Kim Droker for 1 yard. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-CLE32 (2Q: 00:59) Marc Alston pass completed to WR Neal Walton for 12 yards. Tackled by S Asa Jackson. Walton gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-19-CLE22 (2Q: 00:49) Marc Alston pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Schepis. OLB Jack Marsh simply tossed Matthew Newman aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 4-19-CLE22 (2Q: 00:39) Maurice Dimcheff punted 36 yards. Don Van Dyke returned the kick 0 yards to the MIN42. Tackled by Joel Kramer. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Don Van Dyke at the MIN42. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 00:28) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Peterson, assisted by DT Jessie Shannon. Key block delivered by Pete McWilliams. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-CLE35 (2Q: 00:19) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. CB Patrick Peterson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE35 (2Q: 00:10) Cornelius Morris attempted a 52 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (2Q: 00:05) Marc Alston pass completed to WR Kyle Stanton for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Daniels, assisted by S Sammy Buchanan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Cornelius Morris kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Peter Gaylor returned the ball 13 yards to the CLE19. Tackled by Vinny Mayes. |
| 1-10-CLE19 (3Q: 14:38) Kirk Cousins pass completed to RB Marty Anderson for 6 yards. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 2-4-CLE25 (3Q: 14:01) Kirk Cousins pass completed to WR TJ Graham for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Kerry Adams. Graham gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (3Q: 13:30) Daniel Thomas ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Samuels, assisted by S DaNorris Searcy. |
| 2-6-CLE46 (3Q: 13:03) Kirk Cousins pass completed to RB Marty Anderson for 5 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by ILB Vinny Mayes. |
| 3-1-MIN49 (3Q: 12:36) Daniel Thomas ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam. |
| 4-1-MIN49 (3Q: 12:10) Kirk Cousins pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Joel Kramer. DE Donnie Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 12:03) Dean Macklin ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Aldon Smith. |
| 2-8-CLE49 (3Q: 11:23) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 20 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Patrick Peterson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Herron gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE29 (3Q: 10:44) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ty Hatcher. CB Peter Gaylor defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE29 (3Q: 10:37) Reuben Lercius pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-CLE29 (3Q: 10:32) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. DE Aldon Smith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-CLE29 (3Q: 10:22) Cornelius Morris attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 23, Cleveland 3 |
| (3Q: 10:14) Cornelius Morris kicked off 49 yards from the MIN30. Peter Gaylor returned the ball 16 yards to the CLE37. Tackled by Roger Green. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (3Q: 09:53) Kirk Cousins pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Jimmy Sherman. |
| 2-10-CLE37 (3Q: 09:45) Kirk Cousins pass completed to WR Kim Droker for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Asa Jackson. |
| 3-5-CLE42 (3Q: 09:12) Kirk Cousins pass completed to WR Earnest Schepis for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-CLE45 (3Q: 08:24) Maurice Dimcheff punted 38 yards. Alonzo Lucas called for a fair catch at the MIN17. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (3Q: 08:14) Nathan Hoover ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jessie Shannon. |
| 2-8-MIN19 (3Q: 07:46) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-MIN14 (3Q: 07:40) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. ILB Terry Spencer defended the pass. |
| 3-13-MIN14 (3Q: 07:36) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Deron Golding. DE Tyrone Crawford defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-MIN14 (3Q: 07:29) Thomas Morstead punted 32 yards. TJ Graham called for a fair catch at the MIN46. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 07:20) Kirk Cousins sacked by OLB Broderick Downs for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Matthew Newman. |
| 2-19-CLE45 (3Q: 06:49) Kirk Cousins pass completed to WR TJ Graham for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Kerry Adams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-MIN41 (3Q: 06:19) Kirk Cousins pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Kyle Stanton. OLB Ross Samuels blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-5-MIN41 (3Q: 06:13) Maurice Dimcheff punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 06:06) Reuben Lercius pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Aldon Smith. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (3Q: 05:25) Reuben Lercius pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Alonzo Lucas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN20 (3Q: 05:17) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Jermaine Morris for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Luke Kuechly, assisted by OLB John Dunlap. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 04:39) Dean Macklin ran around left end for 21 yards. Tackled by S Clay Christy. Key block delivered by Curtis Price. |
| 1-10-CLE44 (3Q: 04:04) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dan Herron. CB Patrick Peterson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE44 (3Q: 03:55) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Dean Macklin. DT Jessie Shannon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-CLE44 (3Q: 03:48) Reuben Lercius pass completed to RB Dean Macklin for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Sammy Bruce. Macklin gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE31 (3Q: 03:22) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Luke Kuechly. Key block delivered by Preston Pickens. |
| 1-10-CLE16 (3Q: 02:37) Nathan Hoover ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Chuck Hoyler, assisted by ILB Luke Kuechly. Key block delivered by Jose Boyer. |
| 1-5-CLE05 (3Q: 02:07) Dean Macklin ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Ndamukong Suh. |
| 2-5-CLE05 (3Q: 01:35) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Luke Kuechly. |
| 3-6-CLE06 (3Q: 01:14) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-CLE11 (3Q: 01:08) Reuben Lercius pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jermaine Morris. |
| 4-11-CLE11 (3Q: 01:00) Cornelius Morris attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 26, Cleveland 3 |
| (3Q: 00:55) Cornelius Morris kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. Kim Droker returned the ball 11 yards to the CLE21. Tackled by Jack Marsh. |
| 1-10-CLE21 (3Q: 00:27) Kirk Cousins pass completed to WR Earnest Schepis for 7 yards. Tackled by S Asa Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-3-CLE28 (4Q: 15:00) Kirk Cousins pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kyle Stanton. CB Mariano Dragon defended the pass. |
| 3-3-CLE28 (4Q: 14:55) Kirk Cousins sacked by DE Kevin Shapiro and DT Mike Daniels for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Matthew Newman. |
| 4-8-CLE23 (4Q: 14:17) Maurice Dimcheff punted 41 yards. Alonzo Lucas returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN40. Tackled by Luke Kuechly. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Matthew Newman for 13 yards to the MIN27.. Tackled by Ty Hatcher. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (4Q: 14:09) Kirk Cousins pass completed to WR Kyle Stanton for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Prince Amukamara. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-MIN19 (4Q: 13:25) Kirk Cousins pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Kim Droker. DE Kevin Shapiro blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-MIN19 (4Q: 13:20) Kirk Cousins sacked by OLB Ross Samuels and DT Mike Daniels for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Shawn Lauvao. |
| 4-10-MIN27 (4Q: 12:49) Rick Durham attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 26, Cleveland 6 |
| (4Q: 12:41) Rick Durham kicked off 65 yards from the CLE30. Don Van Dyke returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Patrick Peterson. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Dan Herron on the MIN26. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (4Q: 12:21) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Luke Kuechly. |
| 2-7-MIN29 (4Q: 11:54) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB John Dunlap, assisted by S Burt Allen. Key block delivered by Jose Boyer. Boyer ran over Terry Spencer to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (4Q: 11:15) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Alex Chester. |
| 2-9-MIN38 (4Q: 10:34) Dean Macklin ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Omar Henry, assisted by CB Peter Gaylor. |
| 3-4-MIN43 (4Q: 09:48) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrone Crawford. Key block delivered by Preston Pickens. Pickens flattened Randal Siegrist to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (4Q: 09:12) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leon Dillow. DE Alex Chester hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE47 (4Q: 09:03) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alonzo Lucas. OLB Omar Henry defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CLE47 (4Q: 08:50) Reuben Lercius pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 6 yards. Tackled by S Clay Christy, assisted by CB Randal Siegrist. Hoover gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-4-CLE41 (4Q: 08:25) Thomas Morstead punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (4Q: 08:19) Kirk Cousins pass fell incomplete, intended for WR TJ Graham. DT Lonnie Pehrson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-CLE20 (4Q: 08:09) Kirk Cousins pass was dropped by WR Earnest Schepis. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-CLE20 (4Q: 08:02) Kirk Cousins pass completed to RB Marty Anderson for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes, assisted by CB Mariano Dragon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-CLE23 (4Q: 07:42) Kirk Cousins pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Schepis. CB Prince Amukamara defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CLE23 (4Q: 07:38) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Jermaine Morris for 23 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Morris gained 7 yards after the catch. Minnesota 32, Cleveland 6 |
| (4Q: 07:38) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 33, Cleveland 6 |
| (4Q: 07:21) Cornelius Morris kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Kim Droker returned the ball 20 yards to the CLE25. Tackled by Jack Marsh. |
| 1-10-CLE25 (4Q: 06:45) Kirk Cousins pass completed to WR Earnest Schepis for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. |
| 2-7-CLE28 (4Q: 06:09) Kirk Cousins pass completed to WR TJ Graham for 3 yards. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 3-4-CLE31 (4Q: 05:32) Kirk Cousins pass completed to WR Kim Droker for 1 yard. Tackled by S Asa Jackson. |
| 4-3-CLE32 (4Q: 04:58) Maurice Dimcheff punted 44 yards. Alonzo Lucas called for a fair catch at the MIN24. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (4Q: 04:51) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Burt Allen, assisted by OLB Omar Henry. |
| 2-9-MIN25 (4Q: 04:04) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Clay Christy. |
| 3-9-MIN25 (4Q: 03:17) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Kheeston Randall. |
| 4-5-MIN29 (4Q: 02:31) Thomas Morstead punted 56 yards. TJ Graham returned the kick 6 yards to the CLE21. Tackled by Roger Green. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Mike Pouncey at the CLE21. |
| 1-10-CLE21 (4Q: 02:22) Nathan Hoover ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Burt Allen. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-11-CLE22 (4Q: 02:00) Nathan Hoover ran a trap outside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Kheeston Randall. |
| 3-12-CLE23 (4Q: 01:14) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Chuck Hoyler. |
| 4-11-CLE22 (4Q: 01:07) Cornelius Morris attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 36, Cleveland 6 |
| (4Q: 01:01) Cornelius Morris kicked off 68 yards from the MIN30. Kim Droker returned the ball 12 yards to the CLE14. Tackled by Vinny Mayes. |
| 1-10-CLE14 (4Q: 00:51) Daniel Thomas ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Artie Prestbye, assisted by DT Mike Daniels. Key block delivered by Edgar Sinclair. |
| 2-5-CLE19 (4Q: 00:19) Kirk Cousins scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Mariano Dragon. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 36, Cleveland Browns 6 |