| Played in Buffalo, NY, weather: 77 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind. |
| Buffalo won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Cornelius Morris kicked off 56 yards from the MIN30. Kris Durham returned the ball 17 yards to the BUF31. Tackled by Jack Marsh. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (1Q: 14:34) Ryan Mallett pass completed to RB Keith Rivers for 17 yards. Tackled by S Artie Prestbye. Rivers gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF48 (1Q: 14:06) Ryan Mallett pass completed to WR Reggie Michael for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ike Clark. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-9-BUF49 (1Q: 13:32) Ryan Mallett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg Wells. S Robert Sands defended the pass. |
| 3-9-BUF49 (1Q: 13:26) Ryan Mallett pass completed to WR Jeremy Walton for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Don Van Dyke. Walton gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (1Q: 12:42) Hardy Krakowski ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Ike Clark. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Bob Pool to the MIN22. |
| 2-9-MIN22 (1Q: 12:12) Ryan Mallett sacked by DT Mike Daniels for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Derek Connell. |
| 3-14-MIN27 (1Q: 11:32) Ryan Mallett sacked by DE Donnie Johnson for a loss of 6 yards. Johnson ran right past Kenyon Fulcher and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-20-MIN33 (1Q: 11:02) Daniel Elstrom attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 10:57) Daniel Elstrom kicked off 55 yards from the BUF30. Brett Henry returned the ball 41 yards to the BUF44. Tackled by Bernard Thurgood. |
| 1-10-BUF44 (1Q: 10:37) Nathan Hoover ran a trap outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Jack Crawford. Key block delivered by Jose Boyer. Boyer ran over Jerel Worthy to set up the play. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (1Q: 10:04) Jake Locker pass completed to FB Deron Golding for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Stepnoski, assisted by S Howard Powers. Golding gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-BUF22 (1Q: 09:24) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 22 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Marcus Ashe. Minnesota 6, Buffalo 3 |
| (1Q: 09:24) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 7, Buffalo 3 |
| (1Q: 09:11) Cornelius Morris kicked off 72 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 09:11) Ryan Mallett pass completed to WR Kris Durham for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Ike Clark. |
| 2-2-BUF28 (1Q: 08:28) Ryan Mallett pass completed to WR Kris Durham for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes. Durham gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF40 (1Q: 07:47) Ryan Mallett pass completed to RB Hardy Krakowski for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Marsh. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-12-BUF38 (1Q: 07:13) Ryan Mallett pass completed to TE Gene Lane for 5 yards. Tackled by S Robert Sands, assisted by S Artie Prestbye. |
| 3-7-BUF43 (1Q: 06:33) Ryan Mallett pass completed to WR Roosevelt Bailey for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Marsh. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-BUF47 (1Q: 05:50) Bryan Anger punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN05. |
| 1-10-MIN05 (1Q: 05:43) Jake Locker sacked by OLB Brant Rodgers for a loss of 5 yards and a safety. Sack allowed by Jose Boyer. Minnesota 7, Buffalo 5 |
| (1Q: 05:29) Cornelius Morris kicked off 59 yards from the MIN20. Roosevelt Bailey returned the ball 11 yards to the BUF32. Tackled by Brett Henry. |
| 1-10-BUF32 (1Q: 04:54) Ryan Mallett sacked by DT Shaun Nixon and OLB Ross Samuels for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Rod Norris. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-BUF37 (1Q: 04:42) Ryan Mallett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg Wells. S DaNorris Searcy defended the pass. |
| 2-5-BUF37 (1Q: 04:35) Ryan Mallett pass completed to WR Greg Wells for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam. Wells gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF42 (1Q: 04:04) Ryan Mallett pass completed to WR Roosevelt Bailey for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Marsh. Bailey gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-BUF48 (1Q: 03:19) Ryan Mallett pass completed to WR Reggie Michael for 23 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Artie Prestbye, assisted by OLB Broderick Downs. Michael gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (1Q: 02:36) Ryan Mallett pass completed to WR Greg Wells for 13 yards. Tackled by S Robert Sands, assisted by CB Don Van Dyke. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (1Q: 02:02) Ryan Mallett pass completed to WR Reggie Michael for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo 11, Minnesota 7 |
| (1Q: 02:02) Extra point by Daniel Elstrom was good. Buffalo 12, Minnesota 7 |
| (1Q: 01:56) Daniel Elstrom kicked off 61 yards from the BUF30. Don Van Dyke returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN37. Tackled by Brian Donaldson. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (1Q: 01:28) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Jared Crick. |
| 2-6-MIN41 (1Q: 00:49) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lorenzo Hastings. OLB Brant Rodgers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-MIN41 (1Q: 00:36) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Dean Macklin for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rex Garcia. Macklin gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (1Q: 00:01) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Brant Rodgers, assisted by S Teddy Hutton. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-10-MIN49 (2Q: 15:00) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlton McAddley, assisted by DT Jerel Worthy. |
| 3-8-BUF49 (2Q: 14:21) Jake Locker pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jermaine Morris. ILB Mike Stepnoski blocked the pass. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-BUF44 (2Q: 14:15) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lorenzo Hastings. ILB Brian Donaldson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BUF44 (2Q: 14:08) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Jurrell Casey. |
| 3-8-BUF42 (2Q: 13:30) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brett Henry. OLB Carlton McAddley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-BUF42 (2Q: 13:22) Thomas Morstead punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (2Q: 13:16) Ryan Mallett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roosevelt Bailey. OLB Ross Samuels hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF20 (2Q: 13:06) Ryan Mallett pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Hardy Krakowski. ILB Dan Beckam defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-BUF25 (2Q: 13:01) Ryan Mallett pass completed to WR Reggie Michael for 1 yard. Tackled by S Artie Prestbye. Michael gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-BUF26 (2Q: 12:34) Ryan Mallett scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Downs. |
| 4-1-BUF29 (2Q: 12:06) Bryan Anger punted 60 yards. Brett Henry returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN19. Tackled by Derek Connell. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (2Q: 11:56) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Jermaine Morris for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrus Runowski. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 11:28) Dean Macklin ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Donaldson, assisted by DT Jurrell Casey. |
| 2-14-MIN37 (2Q: 10:52) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. ILB Edward Velevis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-14-MIN37 (2Q: 10:40) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 16 yards. Tackled by S Teddy Hutton, assisted by DE Jack Crawford. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Herron gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF47 (2Q: 10:08) Dean Macklin ran around the left tackle for -4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Brant Rodgers, assisted by CB Alex Banks. |
| 2-14-MIN49 (2Q: 09:38) Jake Locker pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jermaine Morris. |
| 3-14-MIN49 (2Q: 09:31) Jake Locker pass was dropped by WR Jermaine Morris. The wind blew that pass off course. |
| 4-14-MIN49 (2Q: 09:23) Thomas Morstead punted 35 yards. Greg Wells called for a fair catch at the BUF16. |
| 1-10-BUF16 (2Q: 09:14) Ryan Mallett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeremy Walton. S Robert Sands defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BUF16 (2Q: 09:08) Ryan Mallett pass completed to WR Greg Wells for 6 yards. Tackled by S Robert Sands. |
| 3-4-BUF22 (2Q: 08:43) Ryan Mallett pass was dropped by WR Reggie Michael. The wind blew that pass off course. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-BUF37 (2Q: 08:37) Clarence Fleming pass completed to WR Reggie Michael for 15 yards. Tackled by S Robert Sands, assisted by CB Ike Clark. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Michael gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 08:08) Clarence Fleming pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg Wells. DE Leo Durham defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN48 (2Q: 08:02) Clarence Fleming pass completed to WR Greg Wells for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Ike Clark, assisted by ILB Ted Kling. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Ike Clark on the MIN34. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (2Q: 07:53) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Brant Rodgers. Key block delivered by Mike Pouncey. |
| 1-10-BUF50 (2Q: 07:16) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jermaine Morris. DE Jack Crawford hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BUF50 (2Q: 07:06) Dean Macklin ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Brant Rodgers, assisted by ILB Bernard Thurgood. Key block delivered by Curtis Price. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (2Q: 06:29) Nathan Hoover ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Wesley Suszkowski. Key block delivered by Marcus Ashe. |
| 1-10-BUF25 (2Q: 05:55) Reuben Lercius pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Brant Rodgers. |
| 2-2-BUF17 (2Q: 05:25) Nathan Hoover ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Teddy Hutton. |
| 3-2-BUF17 (2Q: 04:55) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-BUF22 (2Q: 04:46) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 6 yards. Tackled by S Teddy Hutton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-BUF16 (2Q: 04:00) Cornelius Morris attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 12, Minnesota 10 |
| (2Q: 03:54) Cornelius Morris kicked off 59 yards from the MIN30. Kris Durham returned the ball 23 yards to the BUF34. Tackled by Deron Golding. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-BUF16 (2Q: 03:20) Clarence Fleming sacked by DE Leo Durham and OLB Ross Samuels for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Clyde Lane. |
| 2-18-BUF08 (2Q: 02:48) Clarence Fleming pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg Wells. DE Kevin Shapiro hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-18-BUF08 (2Q: 02:38) Clarence Fleming pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Keith Rivers. DE Donnie Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-18-BUF08 (2Q: 02:33) Bryan Anger punted 55 yards. Don Van Dyke returned the kick 12 yards to the MIN49. Tackled by Derek Connell. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 02:22) Reuben Lercius sacked by ILB Edward Velevis and DT Jurrell Casey for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jose Boyer. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Curtis Price on the MIN44. |
| 2-15-MIN44 (2Q: 02:06) Reuben Lercius pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Lorenzo Hastings. OLB Carlton McAddley blocked the pass. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-15-MIN44 (2Q: 02:00) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brett Henry. DE Terry Follette hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-15-MIN44 (2Q: 01:50) Thomas Morstead punted 56 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (2Q: 01:45) Clarence Fleming pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roosevelt Bailey. OLB Broderick Downs defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF20 (2Q: 01:37) Clarence Fleming pass was dropped by WR Jeremy Walton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BUF20 (2Q: 01:30) Clarence Fleming pass completed to WR Jeremy Walton for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Mariano Dragon. |
| 4-2-BUF28 (2Q: 00:56) Bryan Anger punted 34 yards. Don Van Dyke returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN45. Tackled by Brian Donaldson. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 00:46) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks, assisted by S Howard Powers. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-BUF42 (2Q: 00:35) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Alonzo Lucas for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlton McAddley. Lucas gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-BUF19 (2Q: 00:28) Reuben Lercius scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Rex Garcia. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-7-BUF16 (2Q: 00:18) Cornelius Morris attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, Buffalo 12 |
| (2Q: 00:11) Cornelius Morris kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Roosevelt Bailey returned the ball 12 yards to the BUF21. Tackled by Jack Marsh. |
| 1-10-BUF21 (2Q: 00:03) Clarence Fleming dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Daniel Elstrom kicked off 50 yards from the BUF30. Don Van Dyke returned the ball 31 yards to the BUF49. Tackled by Bernard Thurgood. |
| 1-10-BUF49 (3Q: 14:27) Reuben Lercius pass completed to TE Roger Green for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Brant Rodgers, assisted by CB Rex Garcia. |
| 2-7-BUF46 (3Q: 13:49) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Brett Henry for 3 yards. Tackled by S Teddy Hutton. |
| 3-4-BUF43 (3Q: 13:01) Dean Macklin ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Bernard Thurgood. |
| 4-2-BUF41 (3Q: 12:20) Thomas Morstead punted 40 yards. Roosevelt Bailey returned the kick 2 yards to the BUF03. Tackled by T.J. Ward. |
| 1-10-BUF03 (3Q: 12:10) Clarence Fleming pass completed to WR Reggie Michael for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes. |
| 1-10-BUF13 (3Q: 11:47) Clarence Fleming pass was dropped by WR Greg Wells. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF13 (3Q: 11:41) Clarence Fleming pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roosevelt Bailey. OLB Ross Samuels drove right through Clyde Lane to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-BUF13 (3Q: 11:33) Clarence Fleming pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg Wells. DE Donnie Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-BUF13 (3Q: 11:23) Bryan Anger punted 37 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF50. |
| 1-10-BUF50 (3Q: 11:13) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Kenneth Sobin. Jones gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF39 (3Q: 10:46) Reuben Lercius pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Kenneth Sobin. Hoover gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-BUF33 (3Q: 10:00) Reuben Lercius pass completed to TE Lorenzo Hastings for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlton McAddley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BUF28 (3Q: 09:18) Dean Macklin ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Teddy Hutton, assisted by DE Jared Crick. |
| 2-6-BUF24 (3Q: 08:49) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. DT Jurrell Casey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-BUF24 (3Q: 08:44) Reuben Lercius scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Kenneth Sobin. |
| 4-3-BUF21 (3Q: 08:16) Cornelius Morris attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 16, Buffalo 12 |
| (3Q: 08:08) Cornelius Morris kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Roosevelt Bailey returned the ball 17 yards to the BUF13. Tackled by Dan Herron. |
| 1-10-BUF13 (3Q: 07:37) Clarence Fleming pass completed to WR Greg Wells for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Don Van Dyke, assisted by ILB Dan Beckam. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wells gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF27 (3Q: 07:10) Clarence Fleming pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kris Durham. DT Mike Daniels hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF27 (3Q: 07:04) Clarence Fleming pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg Wells. S DaNorris Searcy defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BUF27 (3Q: 06:54) Clarence Fleming pass completed to WR Reggie Michael for 3 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-7-BUF30 (3Q: 06:15) Bryan Anger punted 46 yards. Brett Henry returned the kick 14 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Bernard Thurgood. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 06:05) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Roger Green. ILB Bernard Thurgood defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN38 (3Q: 05:58) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Jermaine Morris for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Rex Garcia, assisted by OLB Carlton McAddley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-MIN42 (3Q: 05:12) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Alonzo Lucas for 16 yards. Tackled by S Teddy Hutton. Lucas gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF42 (3Q: 04:41) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Bernard Thurgood. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN John Moffitt to the BUF41. |
| 2-9-BUF41 (3Q: 04:01) Reuben Lercius pass was dropped by FB Charles Massey. |
| 3-9-BUF41 (3Q: 03:55) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Rex Garcia. |
| 1-10-BUF12 (3Q: 03:11) Dean Macklin ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ricardo McIntyre, assisted by S Teddy Hutton. Key block delivered by Preston Pickens. |
| 2-5-BUF07 (3Q: 02:25) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Wesley Suszkowski, assisted by ILB Bernard Thurgood. |
| 3-4-BUF06 (3Q: 01:49) Reuben Lercius pass completed to TE Roger Green for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 22, Buffalo 12 |
| (3Q: 01:49) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 23, Buffalo 12 |
| (3Q: 01:40) Cornelius Morris kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Roosevelt Bailey returned the ball 13 yards to the BUF14. Tackled by Jack Marsh. |
| 1-10-BUF14 (3Q: 01:08) Clarence Fleming scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy and assisted by CB Don Van Dyke. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Clarence Fleming on the BUF26. |
| 1-10-BUF26 (3Q: 00:31) Clarence Fleming pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Michael. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF26 (3Q: 00:23) Clarence Fleming pass completed to WR Roosevelt Bailey for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Mariano Dragon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-10-BUF26 (4Q: 15:00) Keith Rivers ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam, assisted by DE Leo Durham. |
| 4-9-BUF27 (4Q: 14:26) Bryan Anger punted 37 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN36. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (4Q: 14:16) Dean Macklin ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Jack Crawford, assisted by S Howard Powers. Key block delivered by Charles Massey. Massey flattened Terry Follette to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (4Q: 13:32) Dean Macklin ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Jerel Worthy. |
| 2-7-BUF49 (4Q: 12:54) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrus Runowski. |
| 3-7-BUF49 (4Q: 12:19) Reuben Lercius pass completed to TE Roger Green for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Rex Garcia. |
| 4-3-BUF45 (4Q: 11:34) Thomas Morstead punted 33 yards. Greg Wells returned the kick 0 yards to the BUF12. Tackled by Vinny Mayes. |
| 1-10-BUF12 (4Q: 11:25) Clarence Fleming pass was dropped by WR Greg Wells. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-BUF12 (4Q: 11:15) Clarence Fleming pass was dropped by RB Hardy Krakowski. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-BUF12 (4Q: 11:10) Clarence Fleming sacked by OLB Broderick Downs for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Rod Norris. |
| 4-17-BUF05 (4Q: 10:45) Bryan Anger punted 44 yards. Brett Henry returned the kick 4 yards to the BUF45. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 10:36) Charles Massey ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Follette, assisted by DT Brett Bair. |
| 2-7-MIN48 (4Q: 09:55) Reuben Lercius pass was intended for RB Dean Macklin and was intercepted by S Howard Powers at the BUF44. Tackled by Dean Macklin. |
| 1-10-BUF44 (4Q: 09:47) Clarence Fleming pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Michael. OLB Jack Marsh hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-BUF44 (4Q: 09:41) Clarence Fleming scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Robert Sands. |
| 3-5-BUF49 (4Q: 09:03) Clarence Fleming pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jeremy Walton. DE Leo Durham blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-BUF49 (4Q: 08:57) Bryan Anger punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 08:51) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN15 (4Q: 08:41) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. OLB Brant Rodgers defended the pass. |
| 2-15-MIN15 (4Q: 08:35) Reuben Lercius pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brett Henry. OLB Carlton McAddley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-15-MIN15 (4Q: 08:25) Reuben Lercius pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 25 yards. Tackled by ILB Bernard Thurgood. Jones gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (4Q: 07:57) Deron Golding ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Stepnoski. |
| 2-10-MIN40 (4Q: 07:13) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Carlton McAddley. |
| 3-8-MIN42 (4Q: 06:27) Van Upshaw pass completed to WR Jermaine Morris for 13 yards. Tackled by S Teddy Hutton. Morris gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF45 (4Q: 05:42) Nathan Hoover ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Bernard Thurgood. |
| 2-10-BUF45 (4Q: 04:57) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Brant Rodgers, assisted by ILB Ricardo McIntyre. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-MIN45 (4Q: 04:48) Dean Macklin ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Follette. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Deron Golding to the MIN48. |
| 3-17-MIN48 (4Q: 04:03) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 35 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Stepnoski. Key block delivered by Preston Pickens. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-BUF17 (4Q: 03:49) Dean Macklin ran a draw inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Jurrell Casey. Key block delivered by Jose Boyer. |
| 2-4-BUF11 (4Q: 03:03) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Wesley Suszkowski. DE Jared Crick knocked down John Moffitt to break up the play. |
| 3-4-BUF11 (4Q: 02:15) Van Upshaw pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Rex Garcia. Herron gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 4-2-BUF09 (4Q: 02:03) Cornelius Morris attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 26, Buffalo 12 |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| (4Q: 01:57) Cornelius Morris kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (4Q: 01:57) Clarence Fleming pass completed to WR Greg Wells for 1 yard. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-9-BUF21 (4Q: 01:39) Clarence Fleming pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Hardy Krakowski. DT Benjamin Lane hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-BUF21 (4Q: 01:31) Clarence Fleming pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Roosevelt Bailey. DE Donnie Johnson blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-BUF21 (4Q: 01:23) Clarence Fleming pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kris Durham. DE Leo Durham drove right through Bob Pool to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-BUF26 (4Q: 01:15) Clarence Fleming pass was dropped by WR Kris Durham. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF26 (4Q: 01:06) Clarence Fleming sacked by DE Leo Durham for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Rod Norris. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 3-19-BUF17 (4Q: 00:57) Clarence Fleming pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Reggie Michael. DT Mike Daniels hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-19-BUF17 (4Q: 00:49) Clarence Fleming pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kris Durham. CB Don Van Dyke defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BUF17 (4Q: 00:43) Van Upshaw dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 2-11-BUF18 (4Q: 00:34) Van Upshaw dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 26, Buffalo Bills 12 |