| Played in Fargo (ND), ND, weather: 17 degrees, snow, 11 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bob Kelley kicked off 66 yards from the FAR30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 30 yards to the MIN34. Tackled by Mario Corbett. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (1Q: 14:42) Benjamin Lee sacked by DE O.J. Kasica for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Erik Tremble. |
| 2-15-MIN29 (1Q: 13:56) Benjamin Lee pass completed to FB Courtney Finch for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Bubba Whitworth. Finch gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN40 (1Q: 13:26) Benjamin Lee pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Lester Baskey. DT Riddick Haralson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN40 (1Q: 13:20) Pete McElroy punted 41 yards. Jay Reynoso called for a fair catch at the FAR19. |
| 1-10-FAR19 (1Q: 13:12) Gino Sullivan ran around left end for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Geoff Figley, assisted by CB Ernie Vertescher. Key block delivered by Herman Bates. |
| 1-10-FAR34 (1Q: 12:31) Gino Sullivan ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Mitch Oxenby. |
| 2-10-FAR34 (1Q: 11:55) Gino Sullivan ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-8-FAR36 (1Q: 11:29) Gino Sullivan ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver. Key block delivered by Winfred Hammond. |
| 1-10-FAR44 (1Q: 11:02) Melvin Murray ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Emmanuel Ouellette. |
| 2-7-FAR47 (1Q: 10:28) Gino Sullivan ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by OLB Bo Tanner. |
| 3-1-MIN47 (1Q: 09:50) Gino Sullivan ran around right end for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. Key block delivered by Howie Pirker. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (1Q: 09:29) Gino Sullivan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by CB Percy Oliver. |
| 2-8-MIN39 (1Q: 09:05) Gino Sullivan ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White, assisted by ILB Brandon White. |
| 3-4-MIN35 (1Q: 08:30) Melvin Murray ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by CB Larry Warkentien. Key block delivered by Howie Pirker. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (1Q: 07:52) Melvin Murray ran around left end for -6 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-16-MIN35 (1Q: 07:06) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR J.R. Murphy for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Herb Jazynka. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-9-MIN28 (1Q: 06:33) Steve Lincoln sacked by DE Tyrus Ragland and DE Stephen Wilkerson for a loss of 6 yards. Ragland ran right past Gus Jacomy and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-15-MIN34 (1Q: 06:03) Aaron Randle punted 34 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 05:58) Stephen Dixon ran around the left tackle for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Toby Sanderson. Key block delivered by Amos Hutton. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (1Q: 05:12) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jay Reynoso. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-FAR50 (1Q: 04:27) Roy Reynolds ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT J.C. Upshaw, assisted by OLB Bubba Whitworth. |
| 3-3-FAR48 (1Q: 04:03) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica. Baskey gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-FAR43 (1Q: 03:20) PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-FAR38 (1Q: 03:13) Courtney Finch ran around left end for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Toby Sanderson, assisted by ILB Deion Elliott. Key block delivered by Scottie Givens. |
| 1-10-FAR19 (1Q: 02:37) Spencer Thomer ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Frankie DeMeester. Key block delivered by Courtney Finch. |
| 1-6-FAR06 (1Q: 01:54) Benjamin Lee scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Bronson. |
| 2-4-FAR04 (1Q: 01:07) Spencer Thomer ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Courtney Finch. Minnesota 6, Fargo (ND) 0 |
| (1Q: 01:07) Extra point by Irving Clemens was good. Minnesota 7, Fargo (ND) 0 |
| (1Q: 00:59) Irving Clemens kicked off 59 yards from the MIN30. Jay Reynoso returned the ball 11 yards to the FAR22. Tackled by Percy Oliver. PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-FAR09 (1Q: 00:36) Steve Lincoln pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frankie Drake. DT Norbert Borders hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-FAR09 (1Q: 00:32) Gino Sullivan ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver. |
| 3-9-FAR10 (1Q: 00:06) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR Frankie Drake for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver, assisted by CB Larry Warkentien. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-FAR19 (2Q: 15:00) Gino Sullivan ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Mitch Oxenby. Key block delivered by Winfred Hammond. |
| 1-10-FAR30 (2Q: 14:36) Steve Lincoln pass completed to TE Brock Reilly for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver. |
| 2-5-FAR35 (2Q: 13:55) Gino Sullivan ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. |
| 3-1-FAR39 (2Q: 13:33) Gino Sullivan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by ILB Brandon White. Key block delivered by Howie Pirker. |
| 1-10-FAR41 (2Q: 12:49) Steve Lincoln pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Brian Parrish. OLB Geoff Figley drove right through Howie Pirker to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-FAR41 (2Q: 12:44) Steve Lincoln pass completed to RB Gino Sullivan for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Wayne Hines. Sullivan gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 11:56) Gino Sullivan ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Geoff Figley, assisted by S Marco Harp. |
| 2-6-MIN42 (2Q: 11:11) Steve Lincoln pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Brock Reilly. DE Mitch Oxenby blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN42 (2Q: 11:01) Gino Sullivan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by CB Larry Warkentien. |
| 4-4-MIN40 (2Q: 10:25) Aaron Randle punted 32 yards. Bernie Sweeney called for a fair catch at the MIN08. |
| 1-10-MIN08 (2Q: 10:16) Benjamin Lee pass completed to FB Courtney Finch for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Conrad Jacobus. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Finch gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-8-MIN10 (2Q: 09:29) Benjamin Lee pass completed to FB Courtney Finch for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Kenneth Malone, assisted by CB Emmitt Bronson. |
| 3-4-MIN14 (2Q: 08:53) Stephen Dixon ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Rex Pollard. |
| 4-3-MIN15 (2Q: 08:20) Pete McElroy punted 49 yards. Jay Reynoso returned the kick 16 yards to the MIN48. Tackled by Claude Oshiro. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 08:10) Steve Lincoln pass completed to RB Gino Sullivan for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Billy Clayton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-MIN43 (2Q: 07:36) Gino Sullivan ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White. |
| 3-2-MIN40 (2Q: 07:10) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR Frankie Drake for -1 yards. Tackled by S Emmanuel Ouellette. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN41 (2Q: 06:37) Aaron Randle punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 06:30) Stephen Dixon ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB J.T. Brandon. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (2Q: 06:07) Stephen Dixon ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT J.C. Upshaw. Key block delivered by Scottie Givens. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 05:28) Stephen Dixon ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Quinn Walton, assisted by CB Emmitt Bronson. |
| 2-11-MIN29 (2Q: 04:59) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB J.T. Brandon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN36 (2Q: 04:14) Courtney Finch ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT J.C. Upshaw. Key block delivered by James Gerhardt. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 03:48) Benjamin Lee kept the ball, running inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Don Vaughn. |
| 2-7-MIN44 (2Q: 03:21) Benjamin Lee pass completed to FB Courtney Finch for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bubba Whitworth. |
| 3-4-MIN47 (2Q: 02:36) Spencer Thomer ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Quinn Walton. |
| 4-3-MIN48 (2Q: 02:01) Pete McElroy punted 42 yards. Luther Swain returned the kick 0 yards to the FAR10. Tackled by Herb Jazynka. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-FAR10 (2Q: 01:53) Gino Sullivan ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by OLB Bo Tanner. |
| 2-6-FAR14 (2Q: 01:24) PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-FAR09 (2Q: 01:24) Steve Lincoln sacked by OLB Geoff Figley for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Howie Pirker. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Tyrus Ragland for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 13, Fargo (ND) 0 |
| (2Q: 01:24) Extra point by Irving Clemens was good. Minnesota 14, Fargo (ND) 0 |
| (2Q: 01:09) Irving Clemens kicked off 68 yards from the MIN30. Kenneth Malone returned the ball 19 yards to the FAR21. Tackled by Herb Jazynka. |
| 1-10-FAR21 (2Q: 01:04) Gino Sullivan ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Warkentien. |
| 2-11-FAR20 (2Q: 00:32) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR J.R. Murphy for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Warkentien, assisted by S Marco Harp. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-4-FAR27 (2Q: 00:24) Gino Sullivan ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Howie Pirker. |
| 1-10-FAR37 (2Q: 00:04) Steve Lincoln pass completed to TE Brock Reilly for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Marco Harp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Irving Clemens kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-FAR20 (3Q: 15:00) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR Wes Schneider for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by S Marco Harp. 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 MIN Brandon White for 27 yards to the FAR04. |
| 1-4-FAR04 (3Q: 14:53) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 20, Fargo (ND) 0 |
| (3Q: 14:53) Extra point by Irving Clemens was good. Minnesota 21, Fargo (ND) 0 |
| (3Q: 14:45) Irving Clemens kicked off 66 yards from the MIN30. Kenneth Malone returned the ball 12 yards to the FAR16. Tackled by Roy Reynolds. |
| 1-10-FAR16 (3Q: 14:20) Steve Lincoln pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Brock Reilly. OLB Geoff Figley blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-FAR16 (3Q: 14:10) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR Wes Schneider for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver. |
| 3-4-FAR22 (3Q: 13:34) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR Wes Schneider for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner. Schneider gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Larry Warkentien on the FAR31. |
| 1-10-FAR31 (3Q: 13:25) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Kenneth Malone. Pallansch gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-7-FAR28 (3Q: 12:46) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Marcus Rodgers for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-FAR25 (3Q: 12:18) Stephen Dixon ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Quinn Walton, assisted by S Frankie DeMeester. Key block delivered by Billy Francis. |
| 1-10-FAR20 (3Q: 11:53) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-FAR25 (3Q: 11:46) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marcus Rodgers. DE Renaldo Rhodes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-15-FAR25 (3Q: 11:37) Stephen Dixon ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Quinn Walton, assisted by DE Rondell George. Dixon made a great move on Rex Pollard. |
| 3-7-FAR17 (3Q: 11:05) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Marcus Rodgers for 3 yards. Tackled by S Frankie DeMeester. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-FAR14 (3Q: 10:36) Irving Clemens attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Fargo (ND)'s Riddick Haralson was hurt on the play. Minnesota 24, Fargo (ND) 0 |
| (3Q: 10:31) Irving Clemens kicked off 48 yards from the MIN30. Kenneth Malone returned the ball 18 yards to the FAR40. Tackled by Marco Harp. |
| 1-10-FAR40 (3Q: 09:55) Steve Lincoln pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tyrone McFarland. CB Ernie Vertescher defended the pass. |
| 2-10-FAR40 (3Q: 09:45) Steve Lincoln pass completed to TE Brock Reilly for 25 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. Reilly gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 09:04) Steve Lincoln pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.R. Murphy. OLB Bo Tanner defended the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-MIN30 (3Q: 08:58) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR Tyrone McFarland for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Derek Holliday. McFarland gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (3Q: 08:17) Steve Lincoln pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frankie Drake. OLB Bo Tanner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN22 (3Q: 08:12) Steve Lincoln pass completed to RB Melvin Murray for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Murray gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN15 (3Q: 07:30) Steve Lincoln pass completed to RB Luther Swain for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Herb Newhart. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (3Q: 07:04) Steve Lincoln pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.R. Murphy. ILB Brandon White defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN12 (3Q: 06:55) Steve Lincoln pass was dropped by TE Brock Reilly. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN12 (3Q: 06:50) Steve Lincoln pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Brian Parrish. CB Herb Newhart defended the pass. |
| 4-10-MIN12 (3Q: 06:43) Bob Kelley attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, Fargo (ND) 3 |
| (3Q: 06:35) Bob Kelley kicked off 57 yards from the FAR30. Sean Pallansch returned the ball 10 yards to the MIN23. Tackled by Jay Reynoso. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (3Q: 06:02) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Kenneth Malone. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 1-15-MIN18 (3Q: 05:45) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Marcus Rodgers for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Bronson. |
| 2-9-MIN24 (3Q: 05:07) Stephen Dixon ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Quinn Walton, assisted by OLB Bubba Whitworth. |
| 3-7-MIN26 (3Q: 04:29) Benjamin Lee pass was dropped by FB Courtney Finch. |
| 4-7-MIN26 (3Q: 04:24) Pete McElroy punted 39 yards. Luther Swain returned the kick 2 yards to the FAR37. Tackled by Larry Warkentien. |
| 1-10-FAR37 (3Q: 04:14) Steve Lincoln pass completed to RB Gino Sullivan for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mitch Oxenby. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-FAR40 (3Q: 03:26) Steve Lincoln scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Oliver and assisted by OLB Bo Tanner. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 02:39) Steve Lincoln scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White. |
| 2-6-MIN45 (3Q: 02:04) Steve Lincoln pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.R. Murphy. CB Ernie Vertescher defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN45 (3Q: 01:55) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR Frankie Drake for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN42 (3Q: 01:22) Aaron Randle punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 01:15) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Lester Baskey for 4 yards. Tackled by S Don Vaughn, assisted by OLB Jimmie Brackins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-MIN24 (3Q: 00:37) Benjamin Lee pass completed to TE Preston George for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Toby Sanderson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 15:00) Benjamin Lee kept the ball, running around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Frankie DeMeester, assisted by DE Rondell George. The ball was fumbled and recovered by FAR ILB Quinn Walton for 11 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Spencer Thomer. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (4Q: 14:51) Steve Lincoln pass completed to TE Brock Reilly for 25 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Reilly gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 24, Fargo (ND) 9 |
| (4Q: 14:51) Extra point by Bob Kelley was good. Minnesota 24, Fargo (ND) 10 |
| (4Q: 14:36) Bob Kelley kicked off 58 yards from the FAR30. Roy Reynolds returned the ball 18 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Jay Reynoso. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (4Q: 14:06) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 4 yards. Tackled by S Frankie DeMeester. |
| 2-6-MIN34 (4Q: 13:28) Benjamin Lee pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Finch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN37 (4Q: 13:05) Benjamin Lee pass completed to RB Spencer Thomer for 5 yards. Tackled by S Don Vaughn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (4Q: 12:42) Roy Reynolds ran a trap outside the left tackle for 33 yards. Tackled by ILB Quinn Walton. Key block delivered by Billy Francis. |
| 1-10-FAR25 (4Q: 12:09) Stephen Dixon ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Bronson. |
| 2-11-FAR26 (4Q: 11:39) Marcus Rodgers ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jimmie Brackins, assisted by CB Emmitt Bronson. |
| 3-11-FAR26 (4Q: 10:59) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lester Baskey. ILB Quinn Walton defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-21-FAR36 (4Q: 10:55) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Reynolds. DE Renaldo Rhodes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-21-FAR36 (4Q: 10:51) Pete McElroy punted 33 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the FAR03. |
| 1-10-FAR03 (4Q: 10:44) Wes Schneider ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-11-FAR02 (4Q: 10:07) Gino Sullivan ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by S Emmanuel Ouellette. |
| 3-8-FAR05 (4Q: 09:33) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR Wes Schneider for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-FAR14 (4Q: 09:05) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR Tyrone McFarland for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Geoff Figley. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-FAR19 (4Q: 08:33) Gino Sullivan ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White, assisted by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Gus Jacomy. Jacomy ran over Herb Jazynka to set up the play. |
| 1-10-FAR28 (4Q: 07:59) Steve Lincoln pass completed to RB Gino Sullivan for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Herb Jazynka. Sullivan gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-FAR35 (4Q: 07:32) Melvin Murray ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by OLB Bo Tanner. Key block delivered by Joel Hodges. |
| 1-10-FAR40 (4Q: 06:53) Gino Sullivan ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-6-FAR44 (4Q: 06:10) Melvin Murray ran around left end for 23 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Joel Hodges. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 05:48) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR J.R. Murphy for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Larry Warkentien. |
| 2-2-MIN25 (4Q: 05:31) Steve Lincoln pass completed to TE Brock Reilly for 8 yards. Tackled by S Marco Harp, assisted by CB Larry Warkentien. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (4Q: 05:15) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR Wes Schneider for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher. Schneider gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-1-MIN01 (4Q: 04:54) Steve Lincoln pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tyrone McFarland. OLB Geoff Figley drove right through Earl Schulz to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-1-MIN01 (4Q: 04:50) Steve Lincoln pass completed to TE Brock Reilly for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Lorenzo White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-MIN02 (4Q: 04:33) Steve Lincoln pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Brian Parrish. OLB Geoff Figley blocked the pass. |
| 4-2-MIN02 (4Q: 04:29) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR J.R. Murphy for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Brandon White, assisted by DE Stephen Wilkerson. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN03 (4Q: 04:22) Benjamin Lee pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sean Pallansch. DE O.J. Kasica hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN03 (4Q: 04:14) Stephen Dixon ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Rondell George. |
| 3-5-MIN08 (4Q: 03:26) Spencer Thomer ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Renaldo Rhodes, assisted by DE Rondell George. |
| 4-3-MIN10 (4Q: 02:39) Pete McElroy punted 31 yards. Jay Reynoso returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN34. Tackled by Larry Warkentien. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 02:30) Steve Lincoln pass was dropped by WR Wes Schneider. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN34 (4Q: 02:18) PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-MIN39 (4Q: 02:18) Steve Lincoln pass completed to WR Frankie Drake for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Bo Tanner, assisted by CB Larry Warkentien. Drake gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (4Q: 02:00) Steve Lincoln pass was dropped by WR J.R. Murphy. |
| 2-10-MIN16 (4Q: 01:53) Steve Lincoln pass completed to RB Gino Sullivan for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Vertescher. |
| 3-4-MIN10 (4Q: 01:34) Steve Lincoln pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tyrone McFarland. |
| 4-4-MIN10 (4Q: 01:26) Steve Lincoln pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wes Schneider. DT Billy Clayton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. Minnesota's Percy Oliver was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN10 (4Q: 01:22) Sean Pallansch ran a reverse around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Frankie DeMeester. |
| Fargo (ND) called a time out. |
| 2-9-MIN11 (4Q: 01:12) Spencer Thomer ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by S Frankie DeMeester. |
| Fargo (ND) called a time out. |
| 3-13-MIN07 (4Q: 01:03) Stephen Dixon ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Quinn Walton. |
| Fargo (ND) called a time out. |
| 4-13-MIN07 (4Q: 00:54) Pete McElroy punted 37 yards. Jay Reynoso called for a fair catch at the MIN44. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 00:46) Steve Lincoln pass completed to TE Brock Reilly for 9 yards. Tackled by S Emmanuel Ouellette. 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 FAR Brian Parrish on the MIN35. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (4Q: 00:39) PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN44 (4Q: 00:39) Steve Lincoln pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wes Schneider. S Emmanuel Ouellette defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-15-MIN44 (4Q: 00:29) Steve Lincoln pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tyrone McFarland. DE Tyrus Ragland hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-MIN44 (4Q: 00:19) Steve Lincoln pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tyrone McFarland. S Marco Harp defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-MIN44 (4Q: 00:10) Steve Lincoln pass was dropped by WR Tyrone McFarland. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: Fargo (ND) was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Golden Hawks 24, Fargo (ND) Freeze 10 |