| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 79 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 15:00) Allen Hartman ran a trap outside the left tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers. Key block delivered by Maurkice Pouncey. New England's Marvin Jenkins was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-NED39 (1Q: 14:15) Vincent Chandler ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei, assisted by OLB Chris Spezzano. Key block delivered by Maurkice Pouncey. Pouncey ran over Percy Press to set up the play. |
| 2-3-NED46 (1Q: 13:30) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Donnell Elmore for 1 yard. Tackled by S Kendrick Lewis. |
| 3-2-NED47 (1Q: 12:59) Vincent Chandler ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson. Key block delivered by Maurkice Pouncey. |
| 1-10-NED49 (1Q: 12:28) Joe Flacco pass was dropped by WR Mike Smith. |
| 2-10-NED49 (1Q: 12:18) Allen Hartman ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei, assisted by OLB Norman Colon. Key block delivered by Shawn Lauvao. |
| 3-1-DET42 (1Q: 11:34) Vincent Chandler ran around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB George McDade, assisted by DT Dave Thibodeau. |
| 4-2-DET43 (1Q: 11:04) Larry Mirkovich punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 10:57) Ricky Johnstone ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by CB Doug Nichols. Key block delivered by Dennis Rawls. |
| 2-1-DET29 (1Q: 10:33) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Travis Ellard. Key block delivered by Bruce Brizzolara. |
| 1-10-DET33 (1Q: 10:06) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Broderick DuBois. OLB Curtis Zuck knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-DET33 (1Q: 09:57) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes, assisted by CB Chris Cook. |
| 3-7-DET36 (1Q: 09:34) PENALTY: New England was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-2-DET41 (1Q: 09:29) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. |
| 4-2-DET41 (1Q: 09:23) R.J. Lyons punted 50 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 13 yards to the NED22. Tackled by Dennis Rawls. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Deron Taylor at the NED22. |
| 1-10-NED22 (1Q: 09:15) Allen Hartman ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 2-9-NED23 (1Q: 08:36) Joe Flacco scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Walters. |
| 3-5-NED27 (1Q: 07:55) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. OLB Chris Spezzano defended the pass. |
| 4-5-NED27 (1Q: 07:46) Larry Mirkovich punted 52 yards. Matt Skudris returned the kick -3 yards to the DET18. Tackled by Roger Green. |
| 1-10-DET18 (1Q: 07:36) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck, assisted by CB Chris Cook. |
| 2-10-DET18 (1Q: 07:08) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Burtner. OLB Curtis Zuck hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-DET18 (1Q: 07:01) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Broderick DuBois. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Detroit's Richard Quinn was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-10-DET18 (1Q: 06:55) R.J. Lyons punted 41 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 10 yards to the DET49. Tackled by Bruce Brizzolara. |
| 1-10-DET49 (1Q: 06:44) Vincent Chandler ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon. |
| 2-10-DET49 (1Q: 06:05) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Spezzano, assisted by CB Joey Greer. Lyons gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET39 (1Q: 05:38) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. DT Percy Press hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET39 (1Q: 05:28) Vincent Chandler ran outside the right tackle for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. Key block delivered by Tyrone Wand. |
| 1-10-DET18 (1Q: 04:46) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Smith gained 8 yards after the catch. New England 6, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 04:46) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 7, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 04:40) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 69 yards from the NED30. Golden Tate returned the ball 20 yards to the DET21. Tackled by Curtis Zuck. |
| 1-10-DET21 (1Q: 04:13) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Broderick DuBois for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nichols. DuBois gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET34 (1Q: 03:40) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Golden Tate. S D.J. O'Neal defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET34 (1Q: 03:31) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Ricky Johnstone. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET34 (1Q: 03:23) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR Damian Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET34 (1Q: 03:17) R.J. Lyons punted 39 yards. Willie Hayes called for a fair catch at the NED27. |
| 1-10-NED27 (1Q: 03:10) Allen Hartman ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers, assisted by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| 2-6-NED31 (1Q: 02:28) Allen Hartman ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade, assisted by S Jerome Bumpers. |
| 3-9-NED28 (1Q: 01:46) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon, assisted by CB Harris Friday. Lyons gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED37 (1Q: 01:15) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Courtney Levine for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Ramthun. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET50 (1Q: 00:41) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Walters. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-1-DET41 (2Q: 15:00) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon. |
| 1-10-DET32 (2Q: 14:28) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Joey Greer. Lyons gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-2-DET24 (2Q: 13:49) Vincent Chandler ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Oscar Hasselbach. Key block delivered by Wayne Kamego. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 13:08) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DET25 (2Q: 13:03) Allen Hartman ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade, assisted by CB Archie Walters. |
| 2-13-DET23 (2Q: 12:38) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. CB Archie Walters defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-13-DET23 (2Q: 12:34) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 23 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. New England 13, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 12:34) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 14, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 12:23) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 66 yards from the NED30. Golden Tate returned the ball 17 yards to the DET21. Tackled by Eugene Duran. |
| 1-10-DET21 (2Q: 11:58) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley. |
| 2-9-DET22 (2Q: 11:12) Dean Stickney ran around right end for -2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Steven Ravas, assisted by DE Mike McCulley. |
| 3-11-DET20 (2Q: 10:39) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR Golden Tate. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-DET20 (2Q: 10:30) R.J. Lyons punted 49 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED31. |
| 1-10-NED31 (2Q: 10:22) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 36 yards. Tackled by CB Joey Greer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lyons gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET33 (2Q: 09:48) Allen Hartman ran inside the left tackle for 33 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Maurkice Pouncey. New England 20, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 09:48) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 21, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 09:32) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 74 yards from the NED30. Golden Tate returned the ball 34 yards to the DET30. Tackled by Steven Ravas. |
| 1-10-DET30 (2Q: 09:03) Dean Stickney ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde. |
| 2-11-DET29 (2Q: 08:45) J.J. Sutton sacked by ILB Lewis Sonneman and OLB Curtis Zuck for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Mike Iupati. |
| 3-16-DET24 (2Q: 08:29) PENALTY: Detroit was called for Delay of Game. |
| 3-21-DET19 (2Q: 08:23) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Richard Quinn for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Doug Nichols. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-22-DET18 (2Q: 07:40) R.J. Lyons punted 45 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 6 yards to the NED43. Tackled by Golden Tate. |
| 1-10-NED43 (2Q: 07:32) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 1-10-DET44 (2Q: 06:49) Joe Flacco scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Joey Greer. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED46 (2Q: 06:36) Joe Flacco scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 2-14-DET48 (2Q: 05:58) Allen Hartman ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dave Thibodeau, assisted by ILB George McDade. |
| 3-13-DET47 (2Q: 05:42) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 47 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Lyons gained 30 yards after the catch. New England 27, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 05:42) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 28, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 05:28) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 05:28) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Moe Daugherty, assisted by CB Willie Hayes. Key block delivered by Jeremy Brakke. |
| 2-3-DET27 (2Q: 04:53) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde, assisted by OLB Curtis Zuck. Brizzolara gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET37 (2Q: 04:35) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck, assisted by S Michael Mitchell. Brizzolara gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET48 (2Q: 04:16) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 23 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED29 (2Q: 03:55) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 29 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Brizzolara gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 28, Detroit 6 |
| (2Q: 03:55) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. New England 28, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 03:40) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 61 yards from the DET30. Courtney Levine returned the ball 16 yards to the NED25. Tackled by Broderick DuBois. |
| 1-10-NED25 (2Q: 03:24) Allen Hartman ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 2-6-NED29 (2Q: 02:58) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Ramthun. Lyons gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED36 (2Q: 02:21) Vincent Chandler ran around the left tackle for 22 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers. Key block delivered by Shawn Lauvao. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET42 (2Q: 02:00) Joe Flacco pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Smith. DT Percy Press blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DET42 (2Q: 01:54) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon. |
| 3-3-DET35 (2Q: 01:33) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Dixon Pasquarella for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Spezzano. |
| 1-10-DET27 (2Q: 00:55) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET27 (2Q: 00:45) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Courtney Levine for 27 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 34, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 00:45) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 35, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 00:32) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 75 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 00:32) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck, assisted by DE Daryl Perry. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-DET25 (2Q: 00:04) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Steven Ravas, assisted by S Michael Mitchell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 68 yards from the NED30. Golden Tate returned the ball 22 yards to the DET24. Tackled by Dwayne George. |
| 1-10-DET24 (3Q: 14:41) Matt Skudris ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde, assisted by S Earl Woodson. |
| 2-7-DET27 (3Q: 14:07) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Karl Burtner. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Unnecessary Roughness. Detroit's Damian Williams was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DET42 (3Q: 13:57) J.J. Sutton scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Dean Wilde. |
| 2-3-DET49 (3Q: 13:28) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Hayes. Williams gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED37 (3Q: 12:58) J.J. Sutton sacked by OLB Travis Ellard for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Ian Wheeler. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Charlie Gerbasi on the NED46. |
| 1-10-NED46 (3Q: 12:44) Joe Flacco pass was dropped by WR Rodney Lyons. |
| 2-10-NED46 (3Q: 12:35) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NED46 (3Q: 12:27) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-NED46 (3Q: 12:20) Larry Mirkovich punted 54 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 12:15) Dean Stickney ran inside the left guard for 23 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell. Key block delivered by Jeremy Brakke. |
| 1-10-DET43 (3Q: 11:36) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brizzolara gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED44 (3Q: 11:08) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. |
| 2-9-NED43 (3Q: 10:26) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Broderick DuBois. DE Daryl Perry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-NED43 (3Q: 10:20) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Burtner. S Earl Woodson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-NED43 (3Q: 10:14) R.J. Lyons punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 10:07) Joe Flacco scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Walters and assisted by CB Harris Friday. |
| 2-6-NED24 (3Q: 09:34) Allen Hartman ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brett Winders, assisted by DT Percy Press. |
| 3-5-NED25 (3Q: 09:03) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Harris Bruce for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED30 (3Q: 08:28) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Donnell Elmore for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-NED32 (3Q: 07:53) Vincent Chandler ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. |
| 3-9-NED31 (3Q: 07:19) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 46 yards. Tackled by S Kendrick Lewis. Lyons gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET23 (3Q: 06:32) Allen Hartman ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Ramthun, assisted by DE Dan Batten. OLB Chris Spezzano knocked down Tyrone Wand to break up the play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Tyrone Wand to the DET24. |
| 2-11-DET24 (3Q: 06:07) Joe Flacco scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 3-7-DET20 (3Q: 05:30) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Tim Rawls, assisted by ILB George McDade. |
| 1-10-DET10 (3Q: 04:45) Allen Hartman ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Gino Swift, assisted by ILB George McDade. |
| 2-9-DET09 (3Q: 04:15) Allen Hartman ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Kelvin Margolies, assisted by DT Percy Press. |
| 3-7-DET07 (3Q: 03:45) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 41, Detroit 7 |
| (3Q: 03:45) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 42, Detroit 7 |
| (3Q: 03:37) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 74 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 03:37) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Richard Quinn for 4 yards. Tackled by S D.J. O'Neal. Quinn gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-DET24 (3Q: 03:01) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Ellison, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 3-4-DET26 (3Q: 02:29) Damian Williams ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Steven Ravas, assisted by DT Darrin Middleton. |
| 4-1-DET29 (3Q: 01:45) R.J. Lyons punted 36 yards. Chris Cook returned the kick 8 yards to the NED43. Tackled by Bruce Brizzolara. |
| 1-10-NED43 (3Q: 01:36) Joe Flacco kept the ball, running inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers. |
| 2-10-NED43 (3Q: 01:07) Vincent Chandler ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. New England's Marvin Flowers was hurt on the play. |
| 2-5-NED48 (3Q: 01:01) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Tom Ramthun. Downs gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET39 (3Q: 00:29) Joe Flacco pass was dropped by WR Rodney Lyons. |
| 2-10-DET39 (3Q: 00:24) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Brian Downs for 39 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Downs gained 29 yards after the catch. New England 48, Detroit 7 |
| (3Q: 00:24) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 49, Detroit 7 |
| (3Q: 00:04) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 73 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 00:04) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman. Williams gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-6-DET24 (4Q: 15:00) Jeremy Brakke ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley, assisted by ILB Lewis Sonneman. |
| 3-4-DET26 (4Q: 14:25) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Jeremy Brakke for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Darrin Middleton, assisted by S Michael Mitchell. Brakke gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-DET27 (4Q: 13:48) R.J. Lyons punted 42 yards. Willie Hayes returned the kick 18 yards to the NED49. Tackled by Rodney Dunn. |
| 1-10-NED49 (4Q: 13:41) Joe Flacco pass completed to RB Vincent Chandler for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Spezzano. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-DET45 (4Q: 12:58) Vincent Chandler ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 3-2-DET43 (4Q: 12:12) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Vincent Chandler. S Gino Swift defended the pass. |
| 4-2-DET43 (4Q: 12:08) Larry Mirkovich punted 33 yards. Rodney Dunn called for a fair catch at the DET10. |
| 1-10-DET10 (4Q: 12:00) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Daryl Perry, assisted by CB Doug Nichols. Key block delivered by Travis Corbett. |
| 2-5-DET15 (4Q: 11:16) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 2 yards. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell, assisted by ILB Dean Wilde. Tate gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-DET17 (4Q: 10:28) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Ellison. Tate gained 5 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Broderick DuBois for 1 yard to the DET29. |
| 1-10-DET29 (4Q: 09:58) Jeremy Brakke ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Darrin Middleton, assisted by S D.J. O'Neal. Key block delivered by Ian Wheeler. |
| 2-3-DET36 (4Q: 09:24) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Broderick DuBois for 3 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. DuBois gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET39 (4Q: 08:57) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Broderick DuBois for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Cook. |
| 2-3-DET46 (4Q: 08:23) Dean Stickney ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Ellison. Key block delivered by Jeremy Brakke. |
| 1-10-DET50 (4Q: 07:47) J.J. Sutton sacked by DE Mike McCulley and DT Darrin Middleton for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Mike Iupati. |
| 2-16-DET44 (4Q: 07:03) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Jeremy Brakke for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Brakke gained 8 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED40 (4Q: 06:54) Pat White pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. Burtner gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED19 (4Q: 06:19) Pat White pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Damian Williams. DE Daryl Perry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED19 (4Q: 06:14) Pat White pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-NED14 (4Q: 06:05) Pat White pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Damian Williams. CB Steven Ravas defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED14 (4Q: 06:01) Pat White pass was dropped by WR Damian Williams. |
| 3-10-NED14 (4Q: 05:55) Pat White pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Karl Burtner. DE Mike McCulley blocked the pass. |
| 4-10-NED14 (4Q: 05:48) Rusty Sheldon attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 49, Detroit 10 |
| (4Q: 05:42) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 58 yards from the DET30. Chris Cook returned the ball 21 yards to the NED33. Tackled by Robbie Singletary. |
| 1-10-NED33 (4Q: 05:20) Allen Hartman ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon. |
| 2-11-NED32 (4Q: 04:35) Allen Hartman ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Oscar Hasselbach, assisted by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| 3-6-NED37 (4Q: 03:51) Vincent Chandler ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Harvey Ginste, assisted by S Jerome Bumpers. |
| 4-5-NED38 (4Q: 03:06) Larry Mirkovich punted 33 yards. Matt Skudris called for a fair catch at the DET29. |
| 1-10-DET29 (4Q: 02:57) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Steven Ravas. Key block delivered by Travis Corbett. |
| 2-1-DET38 (4Q: 02:15) Pat White pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 1 yard. Tackled by S Michael Mitchell. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET39 (4Q: 02:00) Ricky Johnstone ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Mike McCulley. Key block delivered by Dennis Rawls. |
| 1-10-NED49 (4Q: 01:20) Jeremy Brakke ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Daryl Perry. |
| 2-8-NED47 (4Q: 00:38) Chad Lusk pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Damian Williams. CB Willie Hayes knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-NED42 (4Q: 00:28) Chad Lusk pass completed to FB Jeremy Brakke for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Steven Ravas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brakke gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 49, Detroit Lions 10 |