| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Pittsburgh won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Cornelius Morris kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Joshua Thomas returned the ball 10 yards to the PIT11. Tackled by Charles Massey. |
| 1-10-PIT11 (1Q: 14:24) Brant Hockman ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Donnie Johnson, assisted by ILB Dan Beckam. |
| 2-9-PIT12 (1Q: 13:54) Brant Hockman ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Kenrick Ellis. Key block delivered by Rusty Gothe. Gothe ran over Asa Jackson to set up the play. |
| 3-1-PIT20 (1Q: 13:17) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Mariano Dragon. Hamilton gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT33 (1Q: 12:53) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-PIT28 (1Q: 12:46) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Danny Coale for 15 yards. Tackled by S Asa Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-PIT43 (1Q: 12:18) Brant Hockman ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam. Pittsburgh's Brant Hockman was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-6-PIT47 (1Q: 11:57) Cam Newton sacked by OLB Broderick Downs for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by James Brewer. |
| 3-14-PIT39 (1Q: 11:23) Cam Newton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Danny Coale. DE Leo Durham blocked the pass. |
| 4-14-PIT39 (1Q: 11:17) Billy Joe Lowe punted 50 yards. Don Van Dyke returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN20. Tackled by Joshua Thomas. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 11:09) Nathan Hoover ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Walter Bryant. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (1Q: 10:23) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Alonzo Lucas for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Maxwell, assisted by CB Kent Wheeler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 09:56) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Alonzo Lucas for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Kent Wheeler. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 09:08) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Roman Guthrie. Key block delivered by Preston Pickens. |
| 2-5-PIT49 (1Q: 08:25) Jake Locker sacked by DE Brant Covert for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Marcus Cannon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT Orlando Whitfield for 7 yards to the MIN38. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 08:14) Brant Hockman ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy, assisted by DT Mike Daniels. |
| 2-8-MIN36 (1Q: 07:29) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Don Van Dyke, assisted by CB T.J. Ward. |
| 3-5-MIN33 (1Q: 06:44) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Newkirk. DE Leo Durham hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN33 (1Q: 06:37) Ken Starks attempted a 50 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 06:32) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Ingram. |
| 2-7-MIN43 (1Q: 06:00) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Edward May. |
| 3-7-MIN43 (1Q: 05:35) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Hardy Richard. Jones gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT45 (1Q: 04:47) Jake Locker scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks and assisted by CB Wayne Maxwell. |
| 2-7-PIT42 (1Q: 04:14) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Dean Macklin for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Kent Wheeler. |
| 3-2-PIT37 (1Q: 03:39) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Dean Macklin for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Roman Guthrie. Macklin gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT32 (1Q: 02:53) Jake Locker pass was intended for WR Leon Dillow and was intercepted by CB Hardy Richard at the PIT07. The interception was returned 6 yards. Tackled by Leon Dillow. |
| 1-10-PIT13 (1Q: 02:40) Brant Hockman ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes. Key block delivered by Dwight Perez. |
| 2-4-PIT19 (1Q: 02:12) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Newkirk. CB Don Van Dyke defended the pass. |
| 3-4-PIT19 (1Q: 02:05) Cam Newton pass completed to TE Donnell Zwillinger for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Mariano Dragon. Zwillinger gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT27 (1Q: 01:36) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Danny Coale for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Marsh, assisted by S DaNorris Searcy. |
| 2-4-PIT33 (1Q: 01:12) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Newkirk. OLB Broderick Downs hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-PIT33 (1Q: 01:03) Cam Newton pass completed to TE Donnell Zwillinger for 8 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. |
| 1-10-PIT41 (1Q: 00:33) Warren Kushto ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. Key block delivered by Rusty Gothe. |
| 2-2-PIT49 (1Q: 00:06) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. DT Mike Daniels hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 15:00) Brant Hockman ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Downs. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. Minnesota's Kerry Adams was hurt on the play. |
| 1-5-MIN41 (2Q: 14:54) Brant Hockman ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Don Van Dyke, assisted by DE Donnie Johnson. Key block delivered by Rodger Saffold. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (2Q: 14:08) Brant Hockman ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Marsh. |
| 2-7-MIN33 (2Q: 13:35) Warren Kushto ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Shapiro, assisted by ILB Dan Beckam. |
| 3-3-MIN29 (2Q: 12:50) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Nicky Newkirk for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Donnie Johnson. Newkirk gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (2Q: 12:08) Brant Hockman ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Donnie Johnson. |
| 2-9-MIN18 (2Q: 11:33) Brant Hockman ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Donnie Johnson. |
| 3-9-MIN18 (2Q: 10:47) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Newkirk. OLB Jack Marsh hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN18 (2Q: 10:40) Ken Starks attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 10:34) Jackie Carrion kicked off 63 yards from the PIT30. Reggie Feenstra returned the ball 32 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Darrell Gil. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (2Q: 09:57) Dean Macklin ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Maxwell. Key block delivered by Marcus Ashe. |
| 2-4-MIN45 (2Q: 09:16) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Alonzo Lucas for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Sam Gardner. Lucas gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 08:40) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. Key block delivered by Darrin Hudson. |
| 1-10-PIT39 (2Q: 07:57) Jake Locker pass completed to TE Roger Green for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Hardy Richard. Green gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT10 (2Q: 07:11) Jake Locker pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Julio Jones. DE Melvin Ingram blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT10 (2Q: 07:05) Dean Macklin ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Orlando Whitfield, assisted by DE Brant Covert. |
| 3-7-PIT07 (2Q: 06:24) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Jermaine Morris for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 6, Pittsburgh 3 |
| (2Q: 06:24) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 7, Pittsburgh 3 |
| (2Q: 06:16) Cornelius Morris kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Joshua Thomas returned the ball 18 yards to the PIT23. Tackled by Vinny Mayes. |
| 1-10-PIT23 (2Q: 05:46) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Nicky Newkirk for 11 yards. Tackled by S Reggie Feenstra. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-PIT34 (2Q: 05:07) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 9 yards. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 2-1-PIT43 (2Q: 04:23) Warren Kushto ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Donnie Johnson, assisted by S DaNorris Searcy. Key block delivered by Dwight Perez. |
| 1-10-PIT46 (2Q: 03:52) Brant Hockman ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Leo Durham. The ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT Rusty Gothe to the MIN47. |
| 2-3-MIN47 (2Q: 03:27) Cam Newton pass completed to TE Donnell Zwillinger for 10 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 02:48) Warren Kushto ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by Unknown, assisted by DT Kenrick Ellis. |
| 2-14-MIN41 (2Q: 02:08) Cam Newton pass completed to FB Bruce Ryder for 2 yards. Tackled by S Reggie Feenstra. 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. |
| 3-12-MIN39 (2Q: 02:00) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 3-17-MIN44 (2Q: 02:00) Brant Hockman ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Donnie Johnson. Pittsburgh's Harvey Johnston was hurt on the play. |
| 4-10-MIN37 (2Q: 01:22) Ken Starks attempted a 54 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 01:17) Dean Macklin ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Kent Wheeler, assisted by DE Edward May. Key block delivered by Jose Boyer. |
| 1-10-PIT45 (2Q: 00:55) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Brant Covert. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-8-PIT43 (2Q: 00:44) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Grady Patton, assisted by S Ralph Quinn. |
| 3-1-PIT36 (2Q: 00:35) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Dean Macklin for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Roman Guthrie. Macklin gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-PIT19 (2Q: 00:28) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 15 yards. Tackled by S Horace Gilmore. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-4-PIT04 (2Q: 00:16) Cornelius Morris attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Pittsburgh 3 |
| (2Q: 00:11) Cornelius Morris kicked off 50 yards from the MIN30. Joshua Thomas returned the ball 14 yards to the PIT34. Tackled by Unknown. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (2Q: 00:04) Cam Newton dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Jackie Carrion kicked off 60 yards from the PIT30. Don Van Dyke returned the ball 35 yards to the MIN45. Tackled by Joshua Thomas. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 14:27) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN40 (3Q: 14:22) Nathan Hoover ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Sam Gardner. |
| 2-12-MIN43 (3Q: 13:48) Reuben Lercius pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for -1 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore, assisted by OLB Mychal Kendricks. |
| 3-13-MIN42 (3Q: 13:17) Reuben Lercius pass was dropped by WR Alonzo Lucas. |
| 4-13-MIN42 (3Q: 13:04) Thomas Morstead punted 41 yards. Warren Kushto called for a fair catch at the PIT17. |
| 1-10-PIT17 (3Q: 12:54) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes. |
| 2-7-PIT20 (3Q: 12:24) Cam Newton pass completed to FB Stanley Havili for 8 yards. Tackled by S Asa Jackson. Havili gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT28 (3Q: 11:37) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Donnell Zwillinger. Unknown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-PIT28 (3Q: 11:31) Cam Newton pass completed to FB Stanley Havili for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Mariano Dragon, assisted by OLB Broderick Downs. Havili gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-3-PIT35 (3Q: 10:48) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Nicky Newkirk for -1 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy, assisted by OLB Jack Marsh. |
| 4-4-PIT34 (3Q: 10:06) Billy Joe Lowe punted 44 yards. Don Van Dyke returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Tahir Whitehead. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (3Q: 09:59) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for -5 yards. Tackled by DE Brant Covert. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-15-MIN23 (3Q: 09:53) Dean Macklin ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore, assisted by CB Kent Wheeler. Key block delivered by John Moffitt. |
| 3-1-MIN37 (3Q: 09:22) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Nathan Hoover. DE Melvin Ingram hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-1-MIN37 (3Q: 09:17) Thomas Morstead punted 41 yards. Joshua Thomas called for a fair catch at the PIT22. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Fair Catch Interference. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (3Q: 09:09) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 13 yards. Tackled by S Asa Jackson. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (3Q: 09:00) Brant Hockman ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Sammy Buchanan, assisted by DE Donnie Johnson. |
| 2-7-MIN47 (3Q: 08:26) Cam Newton pass was dropped by WR John Hamilton. |
| 3-7-MIN47 (3Q: 08:19) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 8 yards. Tackled by S Asa Jackson, assisted by CB Mariano Dragon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 07:50) Cam Newton pass completed to FB Stanley Havili for 3 yards. Tackled by S Reggie Feenstra. Havili gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-MIN36 (3Q: 07:05) Brant Hockman ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Downs. |
| 3-1-MIN30 (3Q: 06:40) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Donovan Watson for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ted Kling, assisted by S DaNorris Searcy. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (3Q: 05:57) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. CB Mariano Dragon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN29 (3Q: 05:52) Cam Newton pass completed to RB Warren Kushto for 14 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. Kushto gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (3Q: 05:29) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN20 (3Q: 05:25) Brant Hockman ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Kenrick Ellis. |
| 2-14-MIN19 (3Q: 04:50) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Danny Coale for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Coale gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 10, Pittsburgh 9 |
| (3Q: 04:50) Extra point by Ken Starks was good. Minnesota 10, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (3Q: 04:42) Jackie Carrion kicked off 66 yards from the PIT30. Reggie Feenstra returned the ball 29 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Donovan Watson. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 04:06) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Jermaine Morris for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Hardy Richard. |
| 1-10-PIT47 (3Q: 03:37) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. CB Kent Wheeler defended the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT47 (3Q: 03:29) Dean Macklin ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Walter Bryant. |
| 3-13-MIN50 (3Q: 02:56) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 18 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-PIT32 (3Q: 02:23) Reuben Lercius pass completed to RB Dean Macklin for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Lazer, assisted by CB Kent Wheeler. |
| 2-2-PIT24 (3Q: 01:35) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks. |
| 3-2-PIT24 (3Q: 00:56) Reuben Lercius pass completed to TE Roger Green for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Maxwell. |
| 1-10-PIT17 (3Q: 00:18) Reuben Lercius pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Lorenzo Hastings. |
| 2-10-PIT17 (3Q: 00:10) Reuben Lercius pass was dropped by WR Julio Jones. |
| 3-10-PIT17 (3Q: 00:01) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Leon Dillow for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks, assisted by S Horace Gilmore. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-2-PIT02 (4Q: 15:00) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Melvin Ingram, assisted by DT Walter Bryant. |
| 2-1-PIT01 (4Q: 14:29) Nathan Hoover ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Ingram. |
| 3-4-PIT04 (4Q: 13:45) Dean Macklin ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by John Moffitt. Minnesota 16, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (4Q: 13:45) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 17, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (4Q: 13:35) Cornelius Morris kicked off 55 yards from the MIN30. Donovan Watson returned the ball 11 yards to the PIT26. Tackled by Charles Massey. |
| 1-10-PIT26 (4Q: 13:11) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Broderick Downs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hamilton gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT40 (4Q: 12:46) Brant Hockman ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Shapiro. |
| 2-7-PIT43 (4Q: 12:17) Warren Kushto ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. |
| 3-4-PIT46 (4Q: 11:46) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 8 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 11:01) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Danny Coale for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam. |
| 2-7-MIN43 (4Q: 10:22) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Danny Coale for 11 yards. Tackled by S Asa Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (4Q: 09:39) Brant Hockman ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Shapiro, assisted by S DaNorris Searcy. DE Leo Durham knocked down Jonathan Agbabian to break up the play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN ILB Ted Kling to the MIN29. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 09:30) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Alonzo Lucas for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Reggie Fields, assisted by DE Edward May. |
| 2-6-MIN33 (4Q: 08:59) Dean Macklin ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Walter Bryant. |
| 3-2-MIN37 (4Q: 08:22) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lorenzo Hastings. DT Walter Bryant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-MIN37 (4Q: 08:18) Thomas Morstead punted 49 yards. Warren Kushto returned the kick -3 yards to the PIT11. Tackled by Reggie Feenstra. |
| 1-10-PIT11 (4Q: 08:11) Brant Hockman ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Kenrick Ellis, assisted by S DaNorris Searcy. |
| 2-10-PIT11 (4Q: 07:25) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Darrell Gil. ILB Dan Beckam defended the pass. |
| 3-10-PIT11 (4Q: 07:17) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Nicky Newkirk for 16 yards. Tackled by S Sammy Buchanan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-PIT27 (4Q: 06:32) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 29 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Downs. Wylie gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 05:59) Brant Hockman ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy, assisted by ILB Ted Kling. Key block delivered by Rodger Saffold. |
| 2-5-MIN39 (4Q: 05:22) Brant Hockman ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Leo Durham, assisted by OLB Jack Marsh. |
| 3-1-MIN35 (4Q: 04:52) Cam Newton pass completed to RB Brant Hockman for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Downs. |
| 4-1-MIN35 (4Q: 04:26) Ken Starks attempted a 52 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota's Donnie Johnson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious elbow injury. Minnesota 17, Pittsburgh 13 |
| (4Q: 04:18) Jackie Carrion kicked off 62 yards from the PIT30. Don Van Dyke returned the ball 45 yards to the PIT47. Tackled by Sam Gardner. |
| 1-10-PIT47 (4Q: 04:08) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Jermaine Morris for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Kent Wheeler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (4Q: 03:20) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. DT Walter Bryant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-PIT37 (4Q: 03:10) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jermaine Morris. CB Kent Wheeler defended the pass. |
| 3-10-PIT37 (4Q: 03:02) Reuben Lercius pass completed to TE Lorenzo Hastings for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Maxwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hastings gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT24 (4Q: 02:15) Nathan Hoover ran around left end for 16 yards. Tackled by S Ralph Quinn. Key block delivered by Jose Boyer. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 1-8-PIT08 (4Q: 02:06) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ralph Quinn. Key block delivered by Amos Dotson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-2-PIT02 (4Q: 01:59) Dean Macklin ran around left end for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Byron Stingily. Minnesota 23, Pittsburgh 13 |
| (4Q: 01:59) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 24, Pittsburgh 13 |
| (4Q: 01:53) Cornelius Morris kicked off 50 yards from the MIN30. Donovan Watson returned the ball 10 yards to the PIT30. Tackled by Vinny Mayes. |
| 1-10-PIT30 (4Q: 01:43) Cam Newton pass completed to TE Donnell Zwillinger for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam. |
| 2-1-PIT39 (4Q: 01:26) Cam Newton scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. |
| 1-10-PIT46 (4Q: 01:04) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. S DaNorris Searcy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-PIT46 (4Q: 00:58) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes, assisted by S Asa Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 00:47) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Coale. CB Mariano Dragon defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN43 (4Q: 00:38) Cam Newton pass was dropped by WR John Hamilton. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN43 (4Q: 00:32) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. DE Kevin Shapiro hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-MIN43 (4Q: 00:25) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 9 yards. Tackled by S Asa Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 00:17) Reuben Lercius dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 2-11-MIN33 (4Q: 00:05) Reuben Lercius dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 24, Pittsburgh Steelers 13 |