| Played in Denver, CO, weather: 28 degrees, fair, 21 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ethan Compton kicked off 60 yards from the DEN35. Chester Weitzel returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Lester Saffitz. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (1Q: 14:29) J.R. Carpenter sacked by DE Jackie Castillo and OLB Frederic Moynihan for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Charlie Conaty. |
| 2-14-MIN24 (1Q: 13:44) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN27 (1Q: 13:01) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Troy Wiggins. |
| 4-11-MIN27 (1Q: 12:55) Jesse Szczupakiewicz punted 47 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick -3 yards to the DEN23. Tackled by Easton Ellis. |
| 1-10-DEN23 (1Q: 12:45) Pat Wynn ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Billy Francis. |
| 2-4-DEN29 (1Q: 12:11) Lester Saffitz ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Drake, assisted by DT Rico Douglas. |
| 3-2-DEN31 (1Q: 11:32) Lester Saffitz ran around left end for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Marco Ahmed, assisted by DT Rodney Levine. Key block delivered by Monty Basinger. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (1Q: 10:52) Vincent Becker pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for 4 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth, assisted by OLB Leo Kirk. Basinger gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-MIN49 (1Q: 10:23) Vincent Becker scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bucky Stevens. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (1Q: 09:44) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Malcolm Inmon for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Drake. |
| 2-6-MIN35 (1Q: 09:12) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 35 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Turnbull gained 25 yards after the catch. Denver 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:12) Extra point by Ethan Compton was good. Denver 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:01) Ethan Compton kicked off 48 yards from the DEN35. Chester Weitzel returned the ball 25 yards to the MIN42. Tackled by J.B. Casarez. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (1Q: 08:26) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pallansch gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN39 (1Q: 07:55) Jumbo Francis ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Scottie Harmon. |
| 2-9-DEN38 (1Q: 07:14) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Gino Forbes. Wiggins gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN24 (1Q: 06:34) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford, assisted by S Neal Phillips. PENALTY: Denver was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DEN14 (1Q: 06:24) Chester Weitzel ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Neal Phillips. |
| 2-8-DEN12 (1Q: 05:59) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton, assisted by S Kennedy McWilliams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-DEN06 (1Q: 05:20) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. DE Buddy McElroy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-DEN06 (1Q: 05:16) Freddie Bernard attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 7, Minnesota 3 |
| (1Q: 05:09) Freddie Bernard kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (1Q: 05:09) Pat Wynn ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica. Key block delivered by Richard Tatum. |
| 2-3-DEN27 (1Q: 04:43) Lester Saffitz ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Roderick Hickman, assisted by DE T.J. Shapiro. Key block delivered by Billy Francis. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (1Q: 04:04) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 8 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson. Turnbull gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-DEN42 (1Q: 03:18) Pat Wynn ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Josh Rhodes. PENALTY: Denver was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-12-DEN32 (1Q: 03:09) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Monty Basinger. DT Will Springer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-12-DEN32 (1Q: 03:02) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Roderick Hickman. Turnbull gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-DEN43 (1Q: 02:16) Clay Yockey punted 25 yards. Marco Ahmed called for a fair catch at the MIN32. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (1Q: 02:09) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Gino Forbes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (1Q: 01:29) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by FB Rod Francis. |
| 2-10-MIN47 (1Q: 01:24) J.R. Carpenter sacked by DE Buddy McElroy for a loss of 12 yards. Sack allowed by Rusty Gardner. |
| 3-22-MIN35 (1Q: 00:57) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. ILB Scottie Harmon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Denver was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 00:49) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. CB Gino Forbes defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN40 (1Q: 00:41) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie McConnell. S Kennedy McWilliams defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN40 (1Q: 00:29) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian, assisted by CB Gino Forbes. Pallansch gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-DEN48 (2Q: 15:00) Chester Weitzel ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Neal Phillips. The defense looked a little sluggish on this cold day. |
| 2-6-DEN44 (2Q: 14:23) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Scott Heekin for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-DEN39 (2Q: 13:49) Jumbo Francis ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Brian Raymond. |
| 4-5-DEN43 (2Q: 13:09) Jesse Szczupakiewicz punted 39 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick -2 yards to the DEN02. Tackled by Josue Brewer. |
| 1-10-DEN02 (2Q: 12:58) Lester Saffitz ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-8-DEN04 (2Q: 12:15) Pat Wynn ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson, assisted by OLB Josh Rhodes. |
| 3-7-DEN05 (2Q: 11:37) PENALTY: Denver was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-DEN03 (2Q: 11:31) Vincent Becker scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Drake. |
| 4-3-DEN09 (2Q: 10:58) Clay Yockey punted 45 yards. Marco Ahmed returned the kick 5 yards to the DEN49. Tackled by Monty Basinger. |
| 1-10-DEN49 (2Q: 10:50) Chester Weitzel ran around left end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson, assisted by DE Jackie Castillo. |
| 2-6-DEN45 (2Q: 10:12) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN36 (2Q: 09:39) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sweeney gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DEN26 (2Q: 09:03) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Scott Heekin for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB K.C. Cuviello, assisted by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 2-2-DEN18 (2Q: 08:19) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Rod Francis. CB Rico Bradford defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-DEN18 (2Q: 08:12) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jumbo Francis. OLB Frederic Moynihan simply tossed Charlie Conaty aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-DEN18 (2Q: 08:05) Freddie Bernard attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 7, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 07:58) Freddie Bernard kicked off 69 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (2Q: 07:58) Lester Saffitz ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Marco Ahmed. Key block delivered by Mickey Upshaw. |
| 2-2-DEN28 (2Q: 07:20) Pat Wynn ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (2Q: 07:13) Vincent Becker pass completed to FB Monty Basinger for 17 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Basinger gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (2Q: 06:30) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Kirk Nobles for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Marco Ahmed. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Nobles gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (2Q: 05:47) Pat Wynn ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Will Springer. |
| 2-9-MIN20 (2Q: 05:19) Lester Saffitz ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Marco Ahmed, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-2-MIN13 (2Q: 04:49) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Malcolm Inmon for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Marco Ahmed. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Inmon gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-3-MIN03 (2Q: 04:17) Pat Wynn ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Will Springer. |
| 2-1-MIN01 (2Q: 03:41) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tommie Fannon. DT Rodney Levine hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-1-MIN01 (2Q: 03:37) Lester Saffitz ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Josue Brewer, assisted by DT Will Springer. |
| 4-2-MIN02 (2Q: 02:56) Ethan Compton attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 10, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 02:48) Ethan Compton kicked off 70 yards from the DEN35. Chester Weitzel returned the ball 32 yards to the MIN27. Tackled by Neal Phillips. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (2Q: 02:10) Jumbo Francis ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Jackie Castillo. Key block delivered by Darren Prior. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN17 (2Q: 02:01) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. DT Al Jamison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The wind blew that pass off course. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-20-MIN17 (2Q: 01:55) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 5 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-MIN22 (2Q: 01:11) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Ronald Nelson for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Gino Forbes. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Archie McConnell on the MIN32. |
| Denver called a time out. |
| 4-5-MIN32 (2Q: 01:03) Jesse Szczupakiewicz punted 29 yards. Kirk Nobles returned the kick 5 yards to the DEN44. Tackled by Josue Brewer. |
| 1-10-DEN44 (2Q: 00:53) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE J.B. Casarez. S Norman Haworth defended the pass. The wind blew that pass off course. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN44 (2Q: 00:48) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-DEN49 (2Q: 00:48) Vincent Becker pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Tommie Fannon. |
| 3-5-DEN49 (2Q: 00:41) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. S Norman Haworth defended the pass. |
| 4-5-DEN49 (2Q: 00:32) Clay Yockey punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 00:27) J.R. Carpenter dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Freddie Bernard kicked off 58 yards from the MIN35. Skip Ramirez returned the ball 27 yards to the DEN34. Tackled by Josh Rhodes. |
| 1-10-DEN34 (3Q: 14:29) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tommie Fannon. DT Will Springer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DEN34 (3Q: 14:19) Pat Wynn ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Harvey Tanner. |
| 3-9-DEN35 (3Q: 13:34) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Marco Ahmed, assisted by S Albert Ferguson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Denver's Rusty Lester was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DEN48 (3Q: 12:56) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lester Saffitz. OLB Roderick Hickman defended the pass. Minnesota's Roderick Hickman was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-DEN48 (3Q: 12:52) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 0 yards. Tackled by DE T.J. Shapiro. |
| 3-10-DEN48 (3Q: 12:26) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Kirk Nobles for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Rodney Levine. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Nobles gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 11:44) Vincent Becker sacked by OLB Roderick Hickman for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Billy Francis. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DEN Monty Basinger on the MIN46. |
| 2-17-MIN46 (3Q: 11:08) Pat Wynn ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Herman Oja. |
| 3-13-MIN42 (3Q: 10:30) Vincent Becker pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. |
| 4-13-MIN42 (3Q: 10:22) Clay Yockey punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 10:17) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Scott Heekin for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 09:53) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Scott Heekin. S Kennedy McWilliams knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (3Q: 09:49) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 8 yards. Tackled by S Neal Phillips. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-MIN43 (3Q: 09:16) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Jumbo Francis for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford, assisted by S Kennedy McWilliams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Francis gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (3Q: 08:47) Chester Weitzel ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. |
| 2-10-DEN47 (3Q: 08:12) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian, assisted by S Duane Carlson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-DEN40 (3Q: 07:28) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. Pallansch gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-DEN39 (3Q: 06:50) Jesse Szczupakiewicz punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DEN20 (3Q: 06:43) Vincent Becker pass completed to TE J.B. Casarez for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Drake. |
| 2-10-DEN20 (3Q: 06:21) Vincent Becker pass was intended for WR Kirk Nobles and was intercepted by S Albert Ferguson at the DEN30. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Malcolm Inmon. |
| 1-10-DEN25 (3Q: 06:09) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 25 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Pallansch gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Minnesota 12, Denver 10 |
| (3Q: 06:09) Extra point by Freddie Bernard was good. Minnesota 13, Denver 10 |
| (3Q: 05:57) Freddie Bernard kicked off 63 yards from the MIN35. Skip Ramirez returned the ball 33 yards to the DEN35. Tackled by Josue Brewer. Denver's Nolan Barton was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DEN35 (3Q: 05:25) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.J. Ondes. OLB Roderick Hickman defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DEN35 (3Q: 05:19) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Malcolm Inmon. OLB Roderick Hickman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-DEN35 (3Q: 05:08) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Kirk Nobles for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Roderick Hickman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Nobles gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (3Q: 04:40) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR J.J. Ondes for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Roderick Hickman. Ondes gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (3Q: 03:53) Pat Wynn ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Rodney Levine, assisted by OLB Josue Brewer. |
| 2-8-MIN32 (3Q: 03:29) Pat Wynn ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica, assisted by OLB Josh Rhodes. DT Rodney Levine knocked down Eugene Harwell to break up the play. |
| 3-5-MIN29 (3Q: 03:01) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Monty Basinger. OLB Rick Drake defended the pass. The wind blew that pass off course. |
| 4-5-MIN29 (3Q: 02:57) Ethan Compton attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Denver 13, Minnesota 13 |
| (3Q: 02:52) Ethan Compton kicked off 74 yards from the DEN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 02:52) Chester Weitzel ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian, assisted by DE Buddy McElroy. |
| 2-14-MIN16 (3Q: 02:26) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN22 (3Q: 02:03) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-MIN17 (3Q: 01:56) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sean Pallansch. S Kennedy McWilliams defended the pass. The wind blew that pass off course. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-MIN17 (3Q: 01:50) Jesse Szczupakiewicz punted 29 yards. Kirk Nobles called for a fair catch at the MIN46. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (3Q: 01:42) Pat Wynn ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Josh Rhodes, assisted by S Craig Winchester. |
| 2-7-MIN43 (3Q: 01:09) Vincent Becker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dean Turnbull. OLB Josh Rhodes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The wind blew that pass off course. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN43 (3Q: 01:03) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Kirk Nobles for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Herman Oja. Nobles gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (3Q: 00:28) Lester Saffitz ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Drake. Key block delivered by Billy Francis. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-4-MIN18 (4Q: 15:00) Lester Saffitz ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. Key block delivered by Rusty Lester. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (4Q: 14:25) Pat Wynn ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Rodney Levine. |
| 2-8-MIN11 (4Q: 13:49) Pat Wynn ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Roderick Hickman. |
| 3-6-MIN09 (4Q: 13:13) Dean Turnbull ran a reverse around left end for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tommie Fannon. Denver 19, Minnesota 13 |
| (4Q: 13:13) Extra point by Ethan Compton was good. Denver 20, Minnesota 13 |
| (4Q: 13:05) Ethan Compton kicked off 54 yards from the DEN35. Chester Weitzel returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Phillip Flowers. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (4Q: 12:30) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Frederic Moynihan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN37 (4Q: 11:44) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to RB Chester Weitzel for 0 yards. Tackled by S Neal Phillips. |
| 3-3-MIN37 (4Q: 11:02) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. OLB Frederic Moynihan hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN37 (4Q: 10:57) Jesse Szczupakiewicz punted 37 yards. Kirk Nobles called for a fair catch at the DEN26. |
| 1-10-DEN26 (4Q: 10:49) Lester Saffitz ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Rick Drake. |
| 2-9-DEN27 (4Q: 10:23) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 10 yards. Tackled by S Albert Ferguson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DEN37 (4Q: 09:52) Pat Wynn ran a draw inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Herman Oja, assisted by S Norman Haworth. |
| 2-13-DEN34 (4Q: 09:11) Vincent Becker pass completed to WR Dean Turnbull for 3 yards. Tackled by S Norman Haworth. |
| 3-10-DEN37 (4Q: 08:30) Lester Saffitz ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica. |
| 4-7-DEN40 (4Q: 08:07) Clay Yockey punted 40 yards. Marco Ahmed returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by J.R. Furrey. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (4Q: 08:00) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Troy Wiggins for 12 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. Wiggins gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 07:18) Bryan Zedalis ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian, assisted by S Duane Carlson. |
| 2-14-MIN34 (4Q: 06:39) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 11 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson, assisted by S Neal Phillips. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pallansch gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN45 (4Q: 06:05) Jumbo Francis ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Key block delivered by Rod Francis. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (4Q: 05:34) Chester Weitzel ran a draw inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Tollefson. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Substitution. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-11-MIN47 (4Q: 05:25) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. |
| 3-11-MIN47 (4Q: 04:49) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to TE Ronald Nelson for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. Nelson gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN32 (4Q: 04:03) J.R. Carpenter pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chester Weitzel. DE Buddy McElroy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DEN32 (4Q: 03:59) Jumbo Francis ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Lionel Jizmejian. |
| 3-11-DEN33 (4Q: 03:22) J.R. Carpenter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bernie Sweeney. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-DEN33 (4Q: 03:13) Freddie Bernard attempted a 50 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-DEN40 (4Q: 03:06) Lester Saffitz ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE O.J. Kasica. |
| 2-12-DEN38 (4Q: 02:21) Pat Wynn ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Drake, assisted by DE O.J. Kasica. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-12-DEN38 (4Q: 02:10) Lester Saffitz ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Marco Ahmed, assisted by OLB Josh Rhodes. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-11-DEN39 (4Q: 02:01) Clay Yockey punted 40 yards. Marco Ahmed returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN24. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (4Q: 01:53) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 9 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy McWilliams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-MIN21 (4Q: 01:38) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Bernie Sweeney for 32 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Sweeney gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN47 (4Q: 01:13) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Archie McConnell for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Rico Bradford. McConnell gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-DEN32 (4Q: 01:04) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 13 yards. Tackled by S Duane Carlson. Pallansch gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DEN19 (4Q: 00:42) J.R. Carpenter spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-DEN19 (4Q: 00:40) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Bernie Sweeney. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-DEN19 (4Q: 00:30) J.R. Carpenter pass completed to WR Sean Pallansch for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Barton. Pallansch gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-3-DEN03 (4Q: 00:09) J.R. Carpenter spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-3-DEN03 (4Q: 00:07) J.R. Carpenter pass was dropped by WR Archie McConnell. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-DEN03 (4Q: 00:01) J.R. Carpenter sacked by OLB Frederic Moynihan for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Darren Prior. |
| Final Score: Denver Death 20, Minnesota Golden Hawks 13 |