| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mel Hawkins kicked off 73 yards from the NYJ30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 15:00) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Frankie Sanford for 8 yards. Tackled by S Michael Smith. |
| 2-2-MIN28 (1Q: 14:18) Matt Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Gino Moser. DE Johnny Bell blocked the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-12-MIN18 (1Q: 14:08) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnell Mathis. DE Johnny Bell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-12-MIN18 (1Q: 14:00) Matty Ice Ryan sacked by DE Terry Densmore for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Benjamin Colman. |
| 4-19-MIN11 (1Q: 13:34) Kevin Huber punted 52 yards. Jerry Cassidy returned the kick 4 yards to the NYJ41. Tackled by Marc Scott. |
| 1-10-NYJ41 (1Q: 13:23) Sammie Matos ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Ernie Downs. |
| 2-9-NYJ42 (1Q: 12:51) Rusty Smith sacked by DT Darryl Ortmeier for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Gilbert McNeil. |
| 3-15-NYJ36 (1Q: 12:15) Rusty Smith pass completed to WR Wesley Banks for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Revel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Banks gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 11:46) Rusty Smith pass completed to WR Wesley Banks for 33 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Banks gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (1Q: 11:03) Sammie Matos ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers, assisted by OLB Walt Causey. |
| 2-5-MIN05 (1Q: 10:39) Rodney Wahl ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by OLB Walt Causey. |
| 3-1-MIN01 (1Q: 09:55) Sammie Matos ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-MIN01 (1Q: 09:32) Mel Hawkins attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. New York 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:27) Mel Hawkins kicked off 57 yards from the NYJ30. Daniel Bronson returned the ball 17 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Ray Terry. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (1Q: 09:03) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ronald Kournikova. Mathis gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-MIN34 (1Q: 08:27) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Lee Voetberg. Palmer gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 07:41) Matt Ryan scrambled for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Ronald Kournikova. |
| 1-10-NYJ33 (1Q: 07:16) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Phil Jeffords. Palmer gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-NYJ05 (1Q: 06:48) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Frankie Sanford for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Minnesota 6, New York 3 |
| (1Q: 06:48) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 7, New York 3 |
| (1Q: 06:42) David Buehler kicked off 48 yards from the MIN30. Wesley Banks returned the ball 14 yards to the NYJ36. Tackled by Frankie Sanford. |
| 1-10-NYJ36 (1Q: 06:20) Rodney Wahl ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. |
| 2-8-NYJ38 (1Q: 05:57) Sammie Matos ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Walt Causey. CB Daniel Bronson crushed Gilbert McNeil to wreck the play. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 05:48) Sammie Matos ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 2-11-MIN47 (1Q: 05:24) Rusty Smith pass completed to Unknown for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Revel. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 04:57) Sammie Matos ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by DT Ernie Downs. |
| 2-7-MIN30 (1Q: 04:13) Rusty Smith pass completed to FB Monty Tilton for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Ernie Downs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-MIN29 (1Q: 03:41) Rusty Smith pass completed to WR Wesley Banks for 29 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Banks gained 9 yards after the catch. New York 9, Minnesota 7 |
| (1Q: 03:41) Extra point by Mel Hawkins was good. New York 10, Minnesota 7 |
| (1Q: 03:28) Mel Hawkins kicked off 73 yards from the NYJ30. Daniel Bronson returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Jerry Cassidy. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (1Q: 02:58) Matty Ice Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. |
| 2-10-MIN25 (1Q: 02:52) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Caldwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-MIN33 (1Q: 02:14) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Murphy. DT Dennis Parrish hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-MIN33 (1Q: 02:09) Kevin Huber punted 56 yards. Sammie Matos returned the kick 0 yards to the NYJ11. Tackled by Emmitt Moss. |
| 1-10-NYJ11 (1Q: 01:59) Rodney Wahl ran inside the right guard for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. Key block delivered by Alex Urena. |
| 1-10-NYJ31 (1Q: 01:19) Rusty Smith pass completed to WR Wesley Banks for 3 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 2-7-NYJ34 (1Q: 00:41) Rusty Smith pass completed to Unknown for 13 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NYJ47 (2Q: 15:00) Rusty Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tito Griffin. OLB Keith Rivers defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NYJ47 (2Q: 14:55) Rusty Smith pass completed to Unknown for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 3-9-NYJ48 (2Q: 14:19) Rusty Smith pass was dropped by Unknown. |
| 4-9-NYJ48 (2Q: 14:06) A.J. Welch punted and it was blocked by Louis Murphy. NYJ Ray Terry recovered the ball at the NYJ35. |
| 1-10-NYJ35 (2Q: 13:56) Matt Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Irving Duvall. DT Cris Batten blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NYJ35 (2Q: 13:51) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 9 yards. Tackled by S Michael Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 3-16-NYJ41 (2Q: 13:40) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gino Moser. S Antonio Giles defended the pass. |
| 4-16-NYJ41 (2Q: 13:30) Kevin Huber punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NYJ20 (2Q: 13:24) Rusty Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Sammie Matos. OLB Fernando Sanford hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NYJ20 (2Q: 13:17) Rusty Smith pass completed to Unknown for 8 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. Unknown gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-2-NYJ28 (2Q: 12:31) Rusty Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wesley Banks. S J.C. Blackwell defended the pass. |
| 4-2-NYJ28 (2Q: 12:26) A.J. Welch punted 34 yards. Nicky Winters called for a fair catch at the MIN38. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 12:16) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ronald Kournikova, assisted by CB Buddy Clancy. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN45 (2Q: 11:32) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-MIN40 (2Q: 11:23) Matt Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Joey Sadler. DE Jose Frederick blocked the pass. |
| 3-8-MIN40 (2Q: 11:14) Matt Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN40 (2Q: 11:04) Kevin Huber punted 48 yards. Sammie Matos called for a fair catch at the NYJ12. |
| 1-10-NYJ12 (2Q: 10:57) Rodney Wahl ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Darryl Ortmeier. |
| 2-13-NYJ09 (2Q: 10:19) Rusty Smith pass was intended for WR Cheshire Kit Claussen and was intercepted by S Allen Weber at the NYJ23. The interception was returned 23 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 13, New York 10 |
| (2Q: 10:19) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 14, New York 10 |
| (2Q: 10:11) David Buehler kicked off 73 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. New York's Patrick Logan was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NYJ20 (2Q: 10:11) Sammie Matos ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE DeMario Pressley, assisted by OLB Walt Causey. Key block delivered by Walt Stanek. |
| 2-5-NYJ25 (2Q: 09:31) Rodney Wahl ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Darryl Ortmeier. Key block delivered by Alex Urena. PENALTY: New York was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-15-NYJ15 (2Q: 09:25) Rusty Smith pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Wesley Banks. DE DeMario Pressley blocked the pass. |
| 3-15-NYJ15 (2Q: 09:17) Rusty Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wesley Banks. DT Johnnie Fulton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-15-NYJ15 (2Q: 09:07) A.J. Welch punted 33 yards. Joey Sadler returned the kick -3 yards to the MIN49. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 08:58) Irving Duvall ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Michael Smith, assisted by DT Cris Batten. DT Cris Batten knocked down Harry Battle to break up the play. |
| 2-13-MIN39 (2Q: 08:32) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 36 yards. Tackled by OLB Ronald Kournikova. Hernandez gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NYJ25 (2Q: 07:57) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gino Moser. CB Buddy Clancy defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NYJ25 (2Q: 07:50) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Caldwell, assisted by CB Phil Jeffords. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sadler gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NYJ15 (2Q: 07:27) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Neal. |
| 2-6-NYJ11 (2Q: 06:42) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Cassidy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Murphy gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-3-NYJ03 (2Q: 06:09) Matt Ryan pass completed to FB Victor Williamson for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 20, New York 10 |
| (2Q: 06:09) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 21, New York 10 |
| (2Q: 06:01) David Buehler kicked off 66 yards from the MIN30. Wesley Banks returned the ball 15 yards to the NYJ19. Tackled by Keith Rivers. |
| 1-10-NYJ19 (2Q: 05:39) Sammie Matos ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston, assisted by DE Ron Brace. |
| 2-9-NYJ20 (2Q: 05:08) Rusty Smith pass completed to WR Wesley Banks for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 3-3-NYJ26 (2Q: 04:34) Rusty Smith pass completed to WR Eric Bryant for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 4-1-NYJ28 (2Q: 04:13) A.J. Welch punted 50 yards. Joey Sadler returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Bryce Griffith. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (2Q: 04:06) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 7 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Giles. |
| 2-3-MIN35 (2Q: 03:24) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. DE Terry Densmore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-MIN35 (2Q: 03:18) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Irving Duvall. S Shannon Merchberger defended the pass. |
| 4-3-MIN35 (2Q: 03:11) Kevin Huber punted 43 yards. Jerry Cassidy returned the kick 1 yard to the NYJ23. Tackled by Emmitt Moss. |
| 1-10-NYJ23 (2Q: 03:04) Rusty Smith pass completed to RB Sammie Matos for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Ernie Downs, assisted by CB Daniel Bronson. |
| 2-6-NYJ27 (2Q: 02:34) Rodney Wahl ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 3-2-NYJ31 (2Q: 02:15) Rusty Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Bryant. S J.C. Blackwell defended the pass. |
| 4-2-NYJ31 (2Q: 02:09) A.J. Welch punted 45 yards. Joey Sadler called for a fair catch at the MIN24. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (2Q: 02:00) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Irving Duvall for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Perry Riley, assisted by OLB Ronald Kournikova. Duvall gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-MIN32 (2Q: 01:32) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Giles. Key block delivered by Jimmy Concepcion. Concepcion ran over Jose Frederick to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 01:00) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Phil Jeffords. |
| 2-1-MIN47 (2Q: 00:43) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 16 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Giles. Moser gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-NYJ37 (2Q: 00:36) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Perry Riley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moser gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-3-NYJ30 (2Q: 00:24) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-NYJ35 (2Q: 00:24) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Victor Williamson. OLB Jason Phillips defended the pass. |
| 3-8-NYJ35 (2Q: 00:17) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. OLB Donnell Samuels defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-NYJ35 (2Q: 00:05) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 4-13-NYJ40 (2Q: 00:05) David Buehler attempted a 57 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, New York 10 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) David Buehler kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Cheshire Kit Claussen returned the ball 20 yards to the NYJ25. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-NYJ25 (3Q: 14:38) Rusty Smith pass completed to TE Tito Griffin for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 2-7-NYJ28 (3Q: 13:52) Rusty Smith pass completed to RB Sammie Matos for 2 yards. Tackled by DE DeMario Pressley. |
| 3-5-NYJ30 (3Q: 13:12) Rusty Smith pass was dropped by WR Eric Bryant. |
| 4-5-NYJ30 (3Q: 13:07) A.J. Welch punted 52 yards. Nicky Winters returned the kick 1 yard to the MIN19. Tackled by Jerry Cassidy. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (3Q: 12:58) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN14 (3Q: 12:49) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Buddy Clancy. |
| 2-12-MIN17 (3Q: 12:09) Matt Ryan scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Cassidy. |
| 3-7-MIN22 (3Q: 11:29) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-12-MIN17 (3Q: 11:22) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DE Terry Densmore drove right through Renaldo Becker to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-12-MIN17 (3Q: 11:14) Kevin Huber punted 55 yards. Jerry Cassidy returned the kick 2 yards to the NYJ30. Tackled by Victor Williamson. |
| 1-10-NYJ30 (3Q: 11:04) Sammie Matos ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN DT Johnnie Fulton to the NYJ32. |
| 1-10-NYJ32 (3Q: 10:54) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Perry Riley, assisted by OLB Ronald Kournikova. |
| 2-4-NYJ26 (3Q: 10:19) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Jose Frederick. Palmer gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NYJ19 (3Q: 09:38) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gino Moser. DT Dennis Parrish hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NYJ19 (3Q: 09:34) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jason Phillips. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-NYJ14 (3Q: 09:07) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Buddy Clancy, assisted by OLB Lee Voetberg. Moser gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-4-NYJ04 (3Q: 08:39) Matt Ryan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-4-NYJ04 (3Q: 08:33) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-NYJ14 (3Q: 08:27) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Aaron Hernandez. DT Cris Batten hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-NYJ14 (3Q: 08:23) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Densmore, assisted by CB Phil Jeffords. |
| 4-7-NYJ07 (3Q: 07:51) David Buehler attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 27, New York 10 |
| (3Q: 07:43) David Buehler kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Cheshire Kit Claussen returned the ball 11 yards to the NYJ12. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. PENALTY: New York was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NYJ04 (3Q: 07:16) Rusty Smith pass completed to RB Sammie Matos for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 2-3-NYJ11 (3Q: 06:39) Rusty Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cheshire Kit Claussen. CB T.J. Ward defended the pass. |
| 3-3-NYJ11 (3Q: 06:30) Rusty Smith pass was dropped by WR Cheshire Kit Claussen. PENALTY: New York was called for Tripping. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-3-NYJ11 (3Q: 06:25) A.J. Welch punted 42 yards. Joey Sadler called for a fair catch at the MIN47. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (3Q: 06:18) Matt Ryan sacked by DT Dennis Parrish for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Frankie McDaniel. |
| 2-19-MIN38 (3Q: 05:43) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 62 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Palmer gained 16 yards after the catch. Minnesota 33, New York 10 |
| (3Q: 05:43) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 34, New York 10 |
| (3Q: 05:27) David Buehler kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Cheshire Kit Claussen returned the ball 28 yards to the NYJ37. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-NYJ37 (3Q: 05:05) Sammie Matos ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Rich Goeas, assisted by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 2-8-NYJ39 (3Q: 04:37) Rusty Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Bryant. DT Darryl Ortmeier hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-NYJ39 (3Q: 04:31) Rusty Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cheshire Kit Claussen. S Allen Weber knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-8-NYJ39 (3Q: 04:27) A.J. Welch punted 44 yards. Joey Sadler returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN22. Tackled by Jerry Cassidy. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (3Q: 04:19) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Phil Jeffords. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 03:54) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gino Moser. DE Jose Frederick hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (3Q: 03:50) Irving Duvall ran around right end for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Ronald Kournikova, assisted by S Antonio Giles. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| 1-10-NYJ42 (3Q: 03:08) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Antonio Giles. |
| 2-8-NYJ40 (3Q: 02:42) Irving Duvall ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Bryan Covington. |
| 3-10-NYJ42 (3Q: 02:00) Irving Duvall ran around the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Phillips. Key block delivered by Harry Battle. |
| 1-10-NYJ27 (3Q: 01:23) Matty Ice Ryan pass was intended for WR Gino Moser and was intercepted by S Shannon Merchberger at the NYJ18. The interception was returned 79 yards. Tackled by Frankie McDaniel. |
| 1-3-MIN03 (3Q: 01:14) Rodney Wahl ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Darryl Ortmeier, assisted by S Allen Weber. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-2-MIN02 (3Q: 01:05) Rusty Smith pass completed to RB Sammie Matos for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 34, New York 16 |
| (3Q: 01:05) Rusty Smith threw incomplete on the two-point conversion attempt. |
| (3Q: 00:58) Mel Hawkins kicked off 59 yards from the NYJ30. Daniel Bronson returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Ty Hatcher. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 00:33) Matty Ice Ryan sacked by DT Cris Batten for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Harry Battle. |
| 2-16-MIN33 (3Q: 00:03) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnell Mathis. OLB Ronald Kournikova defended the pass. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-16-MIN33 (4Q: 15:00) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. S Shannon Merchberger hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-16-MIN33 (4Q: 14:54) Kevin Huber punted 51 yards. Jerry Cassidy returned the kick 6 yards to the NYJ22. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-NYJ22 (4Q: 14:43) Rusty Smith pass completed to Unknown for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Emmitt Moss. Minnesota's Alex Banks was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-11-NYJ21 (4Q: 14:03) Rusty Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Bryant. OLB Fernando Sanford drove right through Gilbert McNeil to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-11-NYJ21 (4Q: 13:59) Rusty Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wesley Banks. CB Alex Banks defended the pass. |
| 4-11-NYJ21 (4Q: 13:49) A.J. Welch punted 38 yards. Joey Sadler called for a fair catch at the MIN41. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 13:39) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Irving Duvall for 7 yards. Tackled by S Michael Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIN48 (4Q: 13:09) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gino Moser. S Shannon Merchberger defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN48 (4Q: 13:01) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Irving Duvall for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Lee Voetberg. Duvall gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NYJ41 (4Q: 12:17) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Murphy. DE Jose Frederick hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NYJ41 (4Q: 12:13) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Phil Jeffords, assisted by S Quentin Demps. Hernandez gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NYJ22 (4Q: 11:34) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Ronald Kournikova. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moser gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-7-NYJ07 (4Q: 11:02) Matty Ice Ryan pass was dropped by TE Aaron Hernandez. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-7-NYJ07 (4Q: 10:57) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DT Michael Neal hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-7-NYJ07 (4Q: 10:50) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jose Frederick, assisted by S Michael Smith. |
| 4-4-NYJ04 (4Q: 10:10) David Buehler attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 37, New York 16 |
| (4Q: 10:05) David Buehler kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. Cheshire Kit Claussen returned the ball 12 yards to the NYJ22. Tackled by Martin Revel. |
| 1-10-NYJ22 (4Q: 09:38) Rusty Smith pass completed to TE Ty Hatcher for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford. |
| 2-10-NYJ22 (4Q: 09:07) Rusty Smith pass completed to FB Grant Fredrickson for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 3-11-NYJ21 (4Q: 08:48) Rusty Smith pass completed to WR Wesley Banks for 16 yards. Tackled by S Rich Goeas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Banks gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NYJ37 (4Q: 08:32) Rusty Smith pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Sammie Matos. |
| 2-10-NYJ37 (4Q: 08:28) Rusty Smith pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Eric Bryant. |
| 3-10-NYJ37 (4Q: 08:21) Rusty Smith pass completed to RB Sammie Matos for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Revel. |
| 4-3-NYJ44 (4Q: 08:04) Rusty Smith pass completed to WR Cheshire Kit Claussen for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. Claussen gained 6 yards after the catch. Minnesota's DeMario Pressley was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 07:44) Rusty Smith pass completed to WR Cheshire Kit Claussen for 7 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-MIN36 (4Q: 07:22) Rusty Smith pass completed to WR Cheshire Kit Claussen for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks, assisted by DE Ron Brace. Claussen gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (4Q: 07:03) Rusty Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for Unknown. CB T.J. Ward defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN17 (4Q: 06:57) Rusty Smith sacked by DE Ron Brace for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Bryce Griffith. |
| 3-19-MIN26 (4Q: 06:41) Rusty Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tito Griffin. OLB Keith Rivers defended the pass. |
| 4-19-MIN26 (4Q: 06:33) Rusty Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eric Bryant. DE Ron Brace drove right through Walt Stanek to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (4Q: 06:26) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Lee Voetberg, assisted by OLB Donnell Samuels. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| 2-3-MIN33 (4Q: 05:38) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jose Frederick, assisted by DT Cris Batten. |
| 3-1-MIN35 (4Q: 04:52) Irving Duvall ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Neal. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Casey Heath to the MIN35. |
| 4-1-MIN35 (4Q: 04:06) Kevin Huber punted 50 yards. Jerry Cassidy returned the kick -3 yards to the NYJ12. Tackled by Travis Glover. |
| 1-10-NYJ12 (4Q: 03:57) Rusty Smith pass completed to WR Cheshire Kit Claussen for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 2-1-NYJ21 (4Q: 03:47) Rusty Smith pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ty Hatcher. DE Ron Brace hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-1-NYJ21 (4Q: 03:41) Rusty Smith pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Tito Griffin. DT Darryl Ortmeier blocked the pass. |
| 4-1-NYJ21 (4Q: 03:36) Rusty Smith pass completed to RB Sammie Matos for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Daniel Bronson. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NYJ21 (4Q: 03:29) Irving Duvall ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ronald Kournikova, assisted by DE Johnny Bell. Key block delivered by Frankie McDaniel. |
| 2-2-NYJ13 (4Q: 02:45) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ronald Kournikova, assisted by DT Michael Neal. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| New York called a time out. |
| 1-10-NYJ10 (4Q: 02:38) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Shannon Merchberger, assisted by DE Johnny Bell. |
| New York called a time out. |
| 2-8-NYJ08 (4Q: 02:27) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dennis Parrish. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. Minnesota's Benjamin Colman was hurt on the play. |
| 2-18-NYJ18 (4Q: 02:20) Irving Duvall ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Densmore. |
| New York called a time out. |
| 3-12-NYJ12 (4Q: 02:13) Irving Duvall ran around the left tackle for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jimmy Concepcion. Minnesota 43, New York 16 |
| (4Q: 02:13) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 44, New York 16 |
| (4Q: 02:07) David Buehler kicked off 59 yards from the MIN30. Cheshire Kit Claussen returned the ball 20 yards to the NYJ31. Tackled by Gino Moser. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NYJ31 (4Q: 02:00) Rusty Smith pass completed to Unknown for 34 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Unknown gained 27 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 01:14) Sammie Matos ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by S Rich Goeas. |
| 2-7-MIN32 (4Q: 00:36) Sammie Matos ran around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by OLB Keith Rivers. Key block delivered by Russell Hicks. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (4Q: 00:12) Rusty Smith pass completed to FB Monty Tilton for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Deron Rice. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 44, New York Jets 16 |