| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ron Kariger kicked off 68 yards from the MIN30. Darrell Helfrich returned the ball 9 yards to the DET11. Tackled by J.C. Blackwell. |
| 1-10-DET11 (1Q: 14:36) Maurice Greer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Damian Williams. |
| 2-10-DET11 (1Q: 14:32) Ricky Johnstone ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Fitzgerald, assisted by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 3-7-DET14 (1Q: 13:48) Maurice Greer pass was intended for WR Darrell Helfrich and was intercepted by ILB Phil Gaylor at the DET40. The interception was returned 18 yards. Tackled by Brock Houghtlin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET22 (1Q: 13:39) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon, assisted by ILB Nicky Jeffries. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET10 (1Q: 12:57) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Aaron Hernandez. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET10 (1Q: 12:52) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Timothy Rood. |
| 3-7-DET07 (1Q: 12:22) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DE Dan Batten hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-DET07 (1Q: 12:15) David Buehler attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 12:08) Ron Kariger kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 12:08) Ryan Mathews ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 2-6-DET24 (1Q: 11:22) Maurice Greer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Golden Tate. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-DET24 (1Q: 11:11) Maurice Greer pass was intended for WR Damian Williams and was intercepted by S Rich Goeas at the DET31. The interception was returned 4 yards. Tackled by Damian Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET27 (1Q: 10:59) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Rich Markowitz. Hernandez gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET17 (1Q: 10:32) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Devin Hawkes. CB Tyrus Dubester defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET17 (1Q: 10:28) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jermaine Lowe, assisted by DE Billy Joe Corbett. |
| 3-10-DET17 (1Q: 09:51) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Perry Dees. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-6-DET06 (1Q: 09:23) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Jermaine Lowe. Key block delivered by Benjamin Colman. |
| 2-1-DET01 (1Q: 08:53) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 9, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 08:53) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 10, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 08:47) Ron Kariger kicked off 70 yards from the MIN30. Darrell Helfrich returned the ball 17 yards to the DET17. Tackled by Marc Scott. |
| 1-10-DET17 (1Q: 08:17) Maurice Greer pass completed to TE Grant Terry for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by CB Chad Neasman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-DET26 (1Q: 07:41) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the right guard for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers, assisted by CB Chad Neasman. Key block delivered by Dennis Rawls. |
| 1-10-DET37 (1Q: 06:57) Quentin Dernbach ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Fitzgerald. |
| 2-8-DET39 (1Q: 06:20) Maurice Greer pass completed to FB Quentin Dernbach for 1 yard. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell, assisted by OLB Jake Givens. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-DET29 (1Q: 06:13) Maurice Greer pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Deon Turlington. OLB Jake Givens blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-18-DET29 (1Q: 06:03) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Darrell Helfrich for 22 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. Helfrich gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (1Q: 05:30) Ricky Johnstone ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Deron Rice. |
| 2-7-MIN46 (1Q: 04:59) Ryan Mathews ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Scottie Benton. |
| 3-3-MIN42 (1Q: 04:35) Ricky Johnstone ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Jon Swinton. |
| 4-2-MIN41 (1Q: 04:10) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 27 yards. Tackled by OLB Jake Givens. Williams gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (1Q: 03:33) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Neasman. Detroit's Karl Wolfe was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-7-MIN11 (1Q: 03:05) Ryan Mathews ran a trap outside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. |
| 3-8-MIN12 (1Q: 02:38) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Deon Turlington for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 10, Detroit 6 |
| (1Q: 02:38) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Minnesota 10, Detroit 7 |
| (1Q: 02:30) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 56 yards from the DET30. Daniel Bronson returned the ball 32 yards to the MIN46. Tackled by Winfred Laudenback. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (1Q: 02:04) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Perry Dees, assisted by CB Rich Markowitz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hernandez gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (1Q: 01:29) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN37 (1Q: 01:21) Irving Duvall ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Damon Sampson. |
| 2-17-MIN35 (1Q: 00:52) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Rick Rood. |
| 3-16-MIN36 (1Q: 00:24) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. CB Rich Markowitz defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-16-MIN36 (1Q: 00:16) Kevin Huber punted 49 yards. Darrell Helfrich returned the kick 1 yard to the DET16. Tackled by Jon Swinton. |
| 1-10-DET16 (1Q: 00:09) Quentin Dernbach ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-DET21 (1Q: 00:02) Ryan Mathews ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-9-DET22 (2Q: 15:00) Maurice Greer pass was dropped by WR Darrell Helfrich. |
| 3-9-DET22 (2Q: 14:53) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ernest Henderson. DE Terry Fitzgerald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-DET22 (2Q: 14:44) Duane Grant punted 45 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 16 yards to the MIN49. Tackled by Tyrus Dubester. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 14:35) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Devin Hawkes for 24 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Lewis. Hawkes gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET27 (2Q: 14:01) Matty Ice Ryan pass was dropped by WR Joey Sadler. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET27 (2Q: 13:54) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Rich Markowitz, assisted by S A.J. Brennan. |
| 3-9-DET26 (2Q: 13:14) Matt Ryan scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Rich Markowitz and assisted by S A.J. Brennan. |
| 4-1-DET18 (2Q: 12:45) David Buehler attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 12:37) Ron Kariger kicked off 79 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 12:37) Maurice Greer pass completed to TE Clay Harbor for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Neasman. Harbor gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET36 (2Q: 12:07) Ricky Johnstone ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry. Key block delivered by Todd Chaudrey. |
| 2-5-DET41 (2Q: 11:27) Maurice Greer pass completed to RB Ricky Johnstone for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jon Swinton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 3-18-DET28 (2Q: 11:19) Maurice Greer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Golden Tate. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-18-DET28 (2Q: 11:06) Duane Grant punted 59 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 12 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Ernest Henderson. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (2Q: 10:55) Matty Ice Ryan pass was dropped by WR Devin Hawkes. |
| 2-10-MIN25 (2Q: 10:47) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-MIN20 (2Q: 10:39) Nicky Winters ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Thibodeau. |
| 3-11-MIN24 (2Q: 10:04) Matt Ryan pass was intended for WR Emmitt Palmer and was intercepted by CB Perry Dees at the MIN38. The interception was returned 38 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Minnesota 13, Detroit 13 |
| (2Q: 10:04) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Detroit 14, Minnesota 13 |
| (2Q: 09:55) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 70 yards from the DET30. Daniel Bronson returned the ball 36 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Golden Tate. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (2Q: 09:18) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Aaron Hernandez. CB Tyrus Dubester defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN36 (2Q: 09:11) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Billy Joe Corbett. |
| 3-9-MIN37 (2Q: 08:31) Matty Ice Ryan scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon. |
| 4-3-MIN43 (2Q: 07:53) Kevin Huber punted 41 yards. Darrell Helfrich called for a fair catch at the DET16. |
| 1-10-DET16 (2Q: 07:43) Maurice Greer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Darrell Helfrich. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET16 (2Q: 07:36) Ryan Mathews ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 3-11-DET15 (2Q: 07:09) Maurice Greer scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| 4-4-DET22 (2Q: 06:31) Duane Grant punted 38 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN48. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (2Q: 06:22) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon. Winters gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-MIN35 (2Q: 05:44) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Joe Corbett, assisted by S Kendrick Lewis. Key block delivered by Peter Jennings. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 05:23) Matt Ryan pass completed to FB A.J. Murray for 22 yards. Tackled by S A.J. Brennan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET36 (2Q: 04:51) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Sabin. |
| 2-6-DET32 (2Q: 04:05) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Jeffries. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| 1-10-DET26 (2Q: 03:22) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Sabin, assisted by CB The 'Dube' Dubester. Murphy gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET16 (2Q: 02:47) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gino Moser. S Kendrick Lewis defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Minnesota's Renaldo Becker was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-DET16 (2Q: 02:40) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Devin Hawkes for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Timothy Rood. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-DET12 (2Q: 02:18) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Palmer gained 10 yards after the catch. Minnesota 19, Detroit 14 |
| (2Q: 02:18) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 20, Detroit 14 |
| (2Q: 02:12) Ron Kariger kicked off 76 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 02:12) Damon Lebiedzinski ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by DT Scottie Benton. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-DET20 (2Q: 02:00) Maurice Greer pass completed to TE Clay Harbor for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Daniel Bronson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-DET23 (2Q: 01:28) Maurice Greer pass was intended for WR Ernest Henderson and was intercepted by S Allen Weber at the DET43. The interception was returned 18 yards. Tackled by Deon Turlington. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET25 (2Q: 01:16) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Frankie Sanford for 6 yards. Tackled by S A.J. Brennan. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DET35 (2Q: 01:08) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. ILB Karl Sabin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-20-DET35 (2Q: 01:00) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Devin Hawkes for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Walters. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-DET14 (2Q: 00:49) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 6 yards. Tackled by S A.J. Brennan, assisted by ILB Karl Sabin. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-4-DET08 (2Q: 00:37) Irving Duvall ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Jeffries. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-5-DET09 (2Q: 00:25) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Nicky Winters. DT Dave Thibodeau hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-5-DET09 (2Q: 00:19) David Buehler attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 23, Detroit 14 |
| (2Q: 00:14) Ron Kariger kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 00:14) Maurice Greer dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 68 yards from the DET30. Chad Neasman returned the ball 31 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Grant Terry. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 14:26) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Rich Markowitz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Palmer gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 14:00) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 38 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Walters. Palmer gained 33 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET14 (3Q: 13:12) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Jeffries. |
| 2-4-DET08 (3Q: 12:27) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Peter Jennings. Minnesota 29, Detroit 14 |
| (3Q: 12:27) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 30, Detroit 14 |
| (3Q: 12:21) Ron Kariger kicked off 66 yards from the MIN30. Golden Tate returned the ball 13 yards to the DET17. Tackled by Daniel Bronson. |
| 1-10-DET17 (3Q: 11:58) Quentin Dernbach ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Scottie Benton, assisted by S Tracy Sherry. |
| 2-7-DET20 (3Q: 11:16) Ricky Johnstone ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 3-2-DET25 (3Q: 10:47) Ryan Mathews ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Tripping. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-1-DET26 (3Q: 10:38) Duane Grant punted 38 yards. Allen Weber called for a fair catch at the MIN36. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 10:27) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Perry Dees, assisted by ILB Nicky Jeffries. |
| 2-1-MIN45 (3Q: 09:43) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Devin Hawkes for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Rich Markowitz. Hawkes gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 2-6-MIN40 (3Q: 09:36) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Damon Sampson, assisted by DT Jermaine Lowe. |
| 3-4-MIN42 (3Q: 09:11) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Nicky Winters. DE Dan Batten hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-MIN42 (3Q: 09:04) Kevin Huber punted 57 yards. The ball was downed at the DET01. |
| 1-10-DET01 (3Q: 08:56) Quentin Dernbach ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Key block delivered by Tony Hills. Detroit's Karl Wolfe was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| 2-4-DET07 (3Q: 08:23) Maurice Greer scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 1-10-DET12 (3Q: 07:52) Ryan Mathews ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 2-8-DET14 (3Q: 07:09) Maurice Greer pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Golden Tate. DT Scottie Benton blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-15-DET07 (3Q: 07:01) Maurice Greer pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ernest Henderson. DE DeMario Pressley blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-DET07 (3Q: 06:55) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Deon Turlington. S Rich Goeas defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-DET07 (3Q: 06:48) Duane Grant punted 57 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN42. Tackled by Grant Terry. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (3Q: 06:40) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Walters. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Palmer gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET38 (3Q: 05:54) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. CB The 'Dube' Dubester defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET38 (3Q: 05:45) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Thibodeau, assisted by ILB Nicky Jeffries. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| 3-2-DET30 (3Q: 05:19) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Rich Markowitz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Palmer gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET15 (3Q: 04:45) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Rood. |
| 2-3-DET08 (3Q: 04:17) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Devin Hawkes for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 36, Detroit 14 |
| (3Q: 04:17) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 37, Detroit 14 |
| (3Q: 04:11) Ron Kariger kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Golden Tate returned the ball 30 yards to the DET31. Tackled by Jon Swinton. |
| 1-10-DET31 (3Q: 03:41) Ryan Mathews ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry. Key block delivered by Dennis Rawls. |
| 2-5-DET36 (3Q: 03:11) Maurice Greer pass completed to TE Clay Harbor for 12 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. Harbor gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET48 (3Q: 02:25) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Scottie Benton. Key block delivered by Karl Wolfe. |
| 2-1-MIN43 (3Q: 01:43) Maurice Greer pass completed to FB Damon Lebiedzinski for 29 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Sintim. Lebiedzinski gained 29 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (3Q: 01:04) Damon Lebiedzinski ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Rich Goeas. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Darrell Helfrich for 2 yards to the MIN10. Tackled by DeMario Pressley. |
| 2-6-MIN10 (3Q: 00:28) Quentin Dernbach ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Key block delivered by Dennis Rawls. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-3-MIN03 (4Q: 15:00) Ricky Johnstone ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Fitzgerald. |
| 2-1-MIN01 (4Q: 14:17) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE DeMario Pressley. |
| 3-1-MIN01 (4Q: 13:40) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-1-MIN01 (4Q: 13:33) Quentin Dernbach ran inside the right guard for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Anthony Sneller. Minnesota 37, Detroit 20 |
| (4Q: 13:33) Ricky Johnstone ran for the two-point conversion and failed. He was tackled by Terry Fitzgerald. |
| (4Q: 13:24) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 79 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 13:24) Matty Ice Ryan sacked by DT Jermaine Lowe for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Benjamin Colman. |
| 2-19-MIN11 (4Q: 12:40) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-24-MIN06 (4Q: 12:31) Irving Duvall ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Perry Dees. |
| 3-21-MIN09 (4Q: 12:04) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Aaron Hernandez. DE Dan Batten hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-21-MIN09 (4Q: 11:56) Kevin Huber punted 41 yards. Darrell Helfrich returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN45. Tackled by Jon Swinton. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 11:46) Maurice Greer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Damian Williams. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (4Q: 11:40) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Golden Tate. DE Deron Rice hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN45 (4Q: 11:29) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Darrell Helfrich for 8 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN37 (4Q: 10:46) Maurice Greer scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (4Q: 10:05) Ryan Mathews ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry. |
| 2-9-MIN30 (4Q: 09:33) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN27 (4Q: 08:53) Maurice Greer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Damian Williams. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN27 (4Q: 08:45) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Darrell Helfrich for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jake Givens. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. Detroit's Damian Williams was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (4Q: 08:37) Nicky Winters ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Jeffries, assisted by S A.J. Brennan. |
| 2-8-MIN24 (4Q: 08:01) Irving Duvall ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon. |
| 3-4-MIN28 (4Q: 07:22) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press, assisted by DT Jermaine Lowe. Key block delivered by Daniel Garrison. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 07:16) Irving Duvall ran around the left tackle for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Timothy Rood. |
| 2-7-MIN36 (4Q: 06:43) Irving Duvall ran around right end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Perry Dees, assisted by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| 3-3-MIN40 (4Q: 06:04) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Lewis, assisted by CB Tyrus Dubester. Key block delivered by Aaron Hernandez. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 05:16) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jermaine Lowe. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN44 (4Q: 04:31) Nicky Winters ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Lewis, assisted by S A.J. Brennan. |
| 3-8-MIN46 (4Q: 03:43) Irving Duvall ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| 4-5-MIN49 (4Q: 02:58) Kevin Huber punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the DET03. Minnesota's Kevin Huber was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DET03 (4Q: 02:47) Maurice Greer scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Daniel Bronson and assisted by OLB Clint Sintim. |
| 2-4-DET09 (4Q: 02:29) Maurice Greer sacked by DE Terry Fitzgerald for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Tony Hills. |
| 3-9-DET04 (4Q: 02:13) Maurice Greer scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-5-DET08 (4Q: 02:00) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Daniel Bronson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET13 (4Q: 01:39) Maurice Greer pass was dropped by WR Darrell Helfrich. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET13 (4Q: 01:29) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darrell Helfrich. DE Deron Rice hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET13 (4Q: 01:18) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Deon Turlington for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Daniel Bronson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET23 (4Q: 01:00) Maurice Greer pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Deon Turlington. DE DeMario Pressley blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET23 (4Q: 00:50) Maurice Greer pass was dropped by WR Golden Tate. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-DET28 (4Q: 00:50) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Golden Tate. S Allen Weber defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-DET28 (4Q: 00:44) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Darrell Helfrich for 6 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by OLB Clint Sintim. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET34 (4Q: 00:23) Maurice Greer pass was intended for WR Deon Turlington and was intercepted by S Allen Weber at the MIN35. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Deon Turlington. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (4Q: 00:14) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Jeffries. Key block delivered by Daniel Garrison. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-4-DET46 (4Q: 00:05) Matt Ryan dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 37, Detroit Lions 20 |