| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Percy Robinson kicked off 67 yards from the CLE30. Walt Tanner returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by J.C. Anthony. |
| Minnesota: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-MIN25 (1Q: 14:40) Richie Forbes ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Christian Shepherd, assisted by DT Derrick Manula. |
| Minnesota: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-MIN26 (1Q: 14:14) Richie Forbes ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Vernon Lockard, assisted by DT Alan O'Donnell. |
| Minnesota: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-3-MIN32 (1Q: 13:27) Jackie Huntley pass completed to RB Richie Forbes for 6 yards. Tackled by S Leslie Franz. |
| Minnesota: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 12:43) Richie Forbes ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Tommie Flynn. |
| Minnesota: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-6-MIN42 (1Q: 12:12) Jackie Huntley pass completed to WR Alonzo Poston for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Pat Gardocki. |
| Minnesota: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-3-MIN45 (1Q: 11:36) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| Minnesota: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-MIN40 (1Q: 11:32) Jackie Huntley pass completed to TE Calvin Truong for 15 yards. Tackled by S Leslie Franz, assisted by CB Ricardo Pourdanesh. Truong gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE45 (1Q: 10:52) Jackie Huntley pass was dropped by WR Bryce Perkins. |
| Minnesota: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CLE45 (1Q: 10:42) Richie Forbes ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Christian Shepherd. |
| Minnesota: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Adas and Sica are blitzing. 3-4-CLE39 (1Q: 10:14) Jackie Huntley sacked by DE Bernard Hayes for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Ralph Ingram. |
| 4-8-CLE43 (1Q: 09:45) Herman Burns punted 35 yards. Carl McCormick called for a fair catch at the CLE08. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE08 (1Q: 09:36) Byron Leftwich pass completed to RB Phillip Stephenson for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Edgar Morrison. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-3-CLE15 (1Q: 09:10) Kennedy Hanes ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Willis. Key block delivered by Clifton Pearson. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE18 (1Q: 08:23) Kennedy Hanes ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jose Turner. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-8-CLE20 (1Q: 07:43) Kennedy Hanes ran outside the right tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Grolitzer. Key block delivered by Leon Tate. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE35 (1Q: 06:59) Phillip Stephenson ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Willis. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-CLE35 (1Q: 06:29) Kennedy Hanes ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Willis. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-CLE37 (1Q: 06:00) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Carl McCormick for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Shannon Bynaker, assisted by S Richard Kerner. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-CLE37 (1Q: 05:28) Andy Groom punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN07. Minnesota's Walt Tanner was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Minnesota: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-MIN07 (1Q: 05:19) Jackie Huntley pass completed to TE Todd Gauthier for 33 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Adas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Gauthier gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 04:38) Jackie Huntley pass completed to WR Quentin Giles for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Leo Fort. Minnesota's Glen Jeffers was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Minnesota: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE45 (1Q: 03:58) Richie Forbes ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Alan O'Donnell. Key block delivered by Antoine Upshaw. |
| Minnesota: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-3-CLE38 (1Q: 03:32) Richie Forbes ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wallace. Key block delivered by Clyde Jordan. |
| Minnesota: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE27 (1Q: 02:51) Glen Jeffers ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Doug Wallace. |
| Minnesota: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Adas is blitzing. 2-6-CLE23 (1Q: 02:15) Glen Jeffers ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Adas. Key block delivered by Luther Winslett. Winslett ran over Leo Fort to set up the play. |
| Minnesota: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE12 (1Q: 01:31) Glen Jeffers ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Adas. |
| Minnesota: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-6-CLE08 (1Q: 00:57) Richie Forbes ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Rod Erickson. Minnesota 6, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 00:57) Extra point by Donnell Wilcox was good. Minnesota 7, Cleveland 0 |
| (1Q: 00:49) Donnell Wilcox kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Ronnie Clements returned the ball 23 yards to the CLE26. Tackled by Dwight Grolitzer. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE26 (1Q: 00:13) Phillip Stephenson ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Brent Beeston. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-CLE29 (2Q: 15:00) Phillip Stephenson ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Willis. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-2-CLE34 (2Q: 14:32) Kennedy Hanes ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Willis. Key block delivered by Leon Tate. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Bynaker is blitzing. 1-10-CLE40 (2Q: 13:45) Byron Leftwich pass completed to TE Mercury Kemp for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jose Turner. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-6-CLE44 (2Q: 13:00) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Ronnie Clements for 19 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Baum, assisted by S Richard Kerner. Clements gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 12:26) Byron Leftwich pass was dropped by WR Donnell Babka. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-MIN37 (2Q: 12:18) Byron Leftwich pass completed to FB Jesse Bates for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Brent Beeston. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-MIN34 (2Q: 11:45) Byron Leftwich sacked by DE Brent Beeston for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Shaun Bell. |
| 4-12-MIN39 (2Q: 11:20) Andy Groom punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| Minnesota: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 11:15) Richie Forbes ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Alan O'Donnell, assisted by S Christian Shepherd. Key block delivered by Britt Sims. |
| Minnesota: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-1-MIN29 (2Q: 10:47) Jackie Huntley sacked by DE Herb Kemp for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Luther Winslett. |
| Minnesota: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-9-MIN21 (2Q: 10:00) Jackie Huntley pass completed to WR Quentin Giles for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Pourdanesh, assisted by S Leslie Franz. Giles gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Minnesota: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 09:22) Jackie Huntley pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Bryce Perkins. |
| Minnesota: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-MIN32 (2Q: 09:15) Jackie Huntley pass was dropped by TE Calvin Truong. |
| Minnesota: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Adas is blitzing. 3-10-MIN32 (2Q: 09:12) Jackie Huntley pass completed to WR Alvin Cortez for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Fred Sica. |
| Minnesota: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 08:28) Richie Forbes ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Freddie Dostoyevsky. |
| Minnesota: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-MIN48 (2Q: 07:57) Glen Jeffers ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Rico Barrington. |
| Minnesota: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-3-CLE45 (2Q: 07:11) Jackie Huntley scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Terrell Hartnett. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| Minnesota: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE25 (2Q: 07:01) Jackie Huntley pass completed to TE Calvin Truong for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Pourdanesh. |
| Minnesota: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE15 (2Q: 06:23) Jackie Huntley pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alonzo Poston. CB Terrell Hartnett defended the pass. |
| Minnesota: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-CLE15 (2Q: 06:13) Glen Jeffers ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Pat Gardocki. Key block delivered by Antoine Upshaw. |
| Minnesota: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Barrington and Dostoyevsky are blitzing. 3-2-CLE07 (2Q: 05:34) Glen Jeffers ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Rico Barrington, assisted by S Freddie Dostoyevsky. Key block delivered by Ralph Ingram. |
| Minnesota: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-5-CLE05 (2Q: 05:04) Jackie Huntley pass completed to RB Glen Jeffers for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 13, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 05:04) Extra point by Donnell Wilcox was good. Minnesota 14, Cleveland 0 |
| (2Q: 04:55) Donnell Wilcox kicked off 69 yards from the MIN30. Ronnie Clements returned the ball 21 yards to the CLE22. Tackled by Walt Tanner. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Bynaker is blitzing. 1-10-CLE22 (2Q: 04:31) Kennedy Hanes ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Shannon Bynaker. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-8-CLE24 (2Q: 03:48) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Ronnie Clements for 28 yards. Tackled by S Richard Kerner. Clements gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 03:26) Byron Leftwich pass completed to TE Johnnie Corral for 7 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Baum. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-3-MIN41 (2Q: 03:10) Byron Leftwich pass completed to FB Jesse Bates for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Garcia. Bates gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Jesse Bates on the MIN15. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-MIN15 (2Q: 02:49) Phillip Stephenson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Bubba Heath, assisted by OLB Shannon Bynaker. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN CB Daniel Shearer for 9 yards to the MIN20. Tackled by Clifton Pearson. |
| Minnesota: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 02:42) Glen Jeffers ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Rico Barrington, assisted by S Christian Shepherd. Key block delivered by Britt Sims. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Minnesota: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Adas and Fort are blitzing. 2-4-MIN26 (2Q: 02:00) Jackie Huntley pass completed to RB Richie Forbes for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Herb Kemp, assisted by S Leslie Franz. Forbes gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 01:32) Glen Jeffers ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Christian Shepherd. |
| Minnesota: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Adas is blitzing. 2-11-MIN37 (2Q: 01:15) Jackie Huntley pass completed to WR Alvin Cortez for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Terrell Hartnett, assisted by CB Fred Sica. Cortez gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-2-MIN46 (2Q: 01:10) Jackie Huntley pass was dropped by WR Alonzo Poston. |
| 4-2-MIN46 (2Q: 01:06) Herman Burns punted 34 yards. Carl McCormick returned the kick 16 yards to the CLE36. Tackled by Luther Winslett. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE36 (2Q: 00:59) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brock Robbins. DE Brent Beeston hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CLE36 (2Q: 00:50) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Carl McCormick for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Garcia. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-20-CLE26 (2Q: 00:42) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Brock Robbins for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Shannon Bynaker. Robbins gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| (2Q: 00:42) Minnesota called a time out. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-CLE42 (2Q: 00:32) Byron Leftwich pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Clements. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-CLE42 (2Q: 00:22) Andy Groom punted 40 yards. Leslie Fields returned the kick 11 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Ben Adas. |
| Minnesota: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-MIN29 (2Q: 00:11) Jackie Huntley pass completed to TE Calvin Truong for 23 yards. Tackled by S Leslie Franz. Truong gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Donnell Wilcox kicked off 52 yards from the MIN30. Kennedy Hanes returned the ball 22 yards to the CLE40. Tackled by Bernard Branch. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE40 (3Q: 14:30) Kennedy Hanes ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jose Turner. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-8-CLE42 (3Q: 14:06) Phillip Stephenson ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Willis, assisted by S Kirk Baum. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-CLE39 (3Q: 13:33) Byron Leftwich sacked by DE Clay Szymanski for a loss of 7 yards. Szymanski ran right past Antoine Bensen and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-18-CLE32 (3Q: 13:04) Andy Groom punted 37 yards. Leslie Fields called for a fair catch at the MIN31. |
| Minnesota: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-MIN31 (3Q: 12:55) Jackie Huntley pass completed to FB Bernard Branch for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Vernon Lockard, assisted by CB Terrell Hartnett. |
| Minnesota: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-MIN34 (3Q: 12:31) Richie Forbes ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Leo Fort. |
| Minnesota: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 3-1-MIN40 (3Q: 11:54) Richie Forbes ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Vernon Lockard. Key block delivered by Clyde Jordan. |
| Minnesota: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 11:07) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| Minnesota: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-15-MIN38 (3Q: 11:00) Jackie Huntley pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quentin Giles. ILB Rico Barrington defended the pass. |
| Minnesota: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-15-MIN38 (3Q: 10:52) Jackie Huntley pass completed to RB Richie Forbes for 8 yards. Tackled by S Christian Shepherd, assisted by CB Pat Gardocki. Forbes gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-MIN46 (3Q: 10:10) Jackie Huntley pass completed to TE Calvin Truong for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Leslie Franz. Truong gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE46 (3Q: 09:29) Richie Forbes ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Bernard Hayes, assisted by S Christian Shepherd. |
| Minnesota: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-13-CLE49 (3Q: 08:42) Glen Jeffers ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ellis Battle, assisted by CB Terrell Hartnett. |
| Minnesota: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Barrington is blitzing. 3-11-CLE47 (3Q: 08:12) Jackie Huntley sacked by DE Ellis Battle for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Rod Erickson. |
| 4-17-MIN47 (3Q: 07:25) Herman Burns punted 40 yards. Carl McCormick returned the kick 13 yards to the CLE26. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE15 (3Q: 07:17) Phillip Stephenson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Edgar Morrison, assisted by S Kirk Baum. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-9-CLE16 (3Q: 06:44) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Brock Robbins for 21 yards. Tackled by S Richard Kerner, assisted by S Kirk Baum. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE37 (3Q: 06:04) Kennedy Hanes ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Willis. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-CLE37 (3Q: 05:20) Kennedy Hanes ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Brent Beeston, assisted by ILB Kurt Willis. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-CLE39 (3Q: 04:51) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.C. Anthony. DE Brent Beeston hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-CLE39 (3Q: 04:41) Andy Groom punted 47 yards. Walt Tanner returned the kick 16 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Ryan Krause. |
| Minnesota: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 04:30) Richie Forbes ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Alan O'Donnell. |
| Minnesota: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-MIN33 (3Q: 03:52) Richie Forbes ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ben Adas. |
| Minnesota: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-MIN35 (3Q: 03:10) Richie Forbes ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Herb Kemp. |
| 4-2-MIN38 (3Q: 02:45) Herman Burns punted 44 yards. Carl McCormick called for a fair catch at the CLE18. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE18 (3Q: 02:37) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Carl McCormick for 7 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Baum. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE40 (3Q: 02:29) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Brock Robbins for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Garcia. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Kerner is blitzing. 2-2-CLE48 (3Q: 01:42) Byron Leftwich pass completed to TE Mercury Kemp for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Garcia. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 01:10) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Phillip Stephenson. DE Clay Szymanski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Cleveland's Phillip Stephenson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a very serious knee injury. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-MIN38 (3Q: 01:05) Kennedy Hanes ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Clay Szymanski. Key block delivered by Ken Givens. Minnesota's Percy Garcia was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-MIN28 (3Q: 00:40) Kennedy Hanes ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jose Turner. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-MIN25 (4Q: 15:00) Kennedy Hanes ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jose Turner. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-3-MIN21 (4Q: 14:29) Kennedy Hanes ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Jose Turner. Key block delivered by Ken Givens. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-MIN14 (4Q: 13:56) Kennedy Hanes ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Shannon Bynaker, assisted by DE Randy Murray. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Bynaker, Willis and Baum are blitzing. 2-8-MIN12 (4Q: 13:09) Kennedy Hanes ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Dwight Grolitzer, assisted by OLB Shannon Bynaker. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Bynaker is blitzing. 3-5-MIN09 (4Q: 12:23) Byron Leftwich pass completed to RB Kennedy Hanes for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Edgar Morrison. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN06 (4Q: 11:58) Percy Robinson attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 14, Cleveland 3 |
| (4Q: 11:51) Percy Robinson kicked off 68 yards from the CLE30. Walt Tanner returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Donnell Babka. |
| Minnesota: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-MIN24 (4Q: 11:20) Richie Forbes ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Rico Barrington. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE DT Derrick Manula for 17 yards to the MIN08. Tackled by Bryce Perkins. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-8-MIN08 (4Q: 11:11) Kennedy Hanes ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Edgar Morrison, assisted by DE Brent Beeston. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-MIN04 (4Q: 10:49) Byron Leftwich pass completed to TE Mercury Kemp for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 14, Cleveland 9 |
| (4Q: 10:49) Extra point by Percy Robinson was good. Minnesota 14, Cleveland 10 |
| (4Q: 10:40) Percy Robinson kicked off 53 yards from the CLE30. Walt Tanner returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Kennedy Hanes. |
| Minnesota: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 10:03) Richie Forbes ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Rico Barrington, assisted by DT Derrick Manula. |
| Minnesota: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-8-MIN40 (4Q: 09:18) Jackie Huntley pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Calvin Truong. |
| Minnesota: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-MIN40 (4Q: 09:12) Jackie Huntley pass completed to WR Alvin Cortez for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Pourdanesh. Cortez gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Minnesota: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE38 (4Q: 08:37) Richie Forbes ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Tommie Flynn, assisted by S Christian Shepherd. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| Minnesota: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE33 (4Q: 08:28) Jackie Huntley kept the ball, running around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Pourdanesh. |
| Minnesota: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-CLE30 (4Q: 08:03) Jackie Huntley scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Pat Gardocki. |
| Minnesota: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-2-CLE25 (4Q: 07:26) Richie Forbes ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Arnold Taylor, assisted by DT T.J. Petruzziello. Key block delivered by Britt Sims. |
| Minnesota: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Fort and Lockard are blitzing. 1-10-CLE19 (4Q: 06:42) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| Minnesota: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-15-CLE24 (4Q: 06:33) Richie Forbes ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Alan O'Donnell, assisted by DT Derrick Manula. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| Minnesota: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE12 (4Q: 06:23) Richie Forbes ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Christian Shepherd. Key block delivered by Antoine Upshaw. |
| Minnesota: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-1-CLE01 (4Q: 05:37) Richie Forbes ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Ellis Battle. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Minnesota: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-2-CLE02 (4Q: 04:51) Jackie Huntley pass completed to RB GJ Jeffers for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 20, Cleveland 10 |
| (4Q: 04:51) Extra point by Donnell Wilcox was good. Minnesota 21, Cleveland 10 |
| (4Q: 04:44) Donnell Wilcox kicked off 54 yards from the MIN30. Kennedy Hanes returned the ball 20 yards to the CLE36. Tackled by Alonzo Poston. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE21 (4Q: 04:34) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.C. Anthony. S Richard Kerner defended the pass. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CLE21 (4Q: 04:28) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Carl McCormick for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Garcia. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE35 (4Q: 04:10) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Donnell Babka. DE Brent Beeston simply tossed Leon Tate aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CLE35 (4Q: 04:01) Byron Leftwich sacked by DE Brent Beeston for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Moe Adderly. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Kennedy Hanes on the CLE26. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-19-CLE26 (4Q: 03:39) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR J.C. Anthony for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Daniel Shearer, assisted by S Jose Turner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Daniel Shearer on the CLE46. |
| Minnesota: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE46 (4Q: 03:27) Richie Forbes ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bernard Hayes. Cleveland's Leslie Franz was hurt on the play. |
| Minnesota: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Fort is blitzing. 2-10-CLE46 (4Q: 02:42) Glen Jeffers ran around right end for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Pourdanesh. Key block delivered by Rod Erickson. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| Minnesota: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. Fort is blitzing. 1-10-CLE15 (4Q: 02:24) Richie Forbes ran a trap outside the left tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Christian Shepherd. |
| Minnesota: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CLE15 (4Q: 02:15) Glen Jeffers ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Rico Barrington. Key block delivered by Rod Erickson. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| Minnesota: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-2-CLE07 (4Q: 02:06) Richie Forbes ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Leo Fort. DT Derrick Manula knocked down Ralph Ingram to break up the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-3-CLE08 (4Q: 02:00) Donnell Wilcox attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, Cleveland 10 |
| (4Q: 01:53) Donnell Wilcox kicked off 68 yards from the MIN30. Ronnie Clements returned the ball 31 yards to the CLE33. Tackled by Alonzo Poston. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE33 (4Q: 01:46) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR J.C. Anthony for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Garcia. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE43 (4Q: 01:25) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Ronnie Clements for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Percy Garcia, assisted by CB Dwight Grolitzer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 01:05) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brock Robbins. DE Clay Szymanski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-MIN47 (4Q: 00:54) Byron Leftwich pass was dropped by WR Ronnie Clements. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Baum is blitzing. 3-10-MIN47 (4Q: 00:46) Byron Leftwich pass completed to WR Brock Robbins for 18 yards. Tackled by S Richard Kerner. Robbins gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 00:36) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Donnell Babka. DE Brent Beeston hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Bynaker and Turner are blitzing. 2-10-MIN29 (4Q: 00:29) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.C. Anthony. CB Percy Garcia defended the pass. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-MIN29 (4Q: 00:19) Byron Leftwich pass was intended for WR Donnell Babka and was intercepted by CB Percy Garcia at the MIN12. The interception was returned 88 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 30, Cleveland 10 |
| (4Q: 00:19) Extra point by Donnell Wilcox was good. Minnesota 31, Cleveland 10 |
| (4Q: 00:11) Donnell Wilcox kicked off 63 yards from the MIN30. Kennedy Hanes returned the ball 17 yards to the CLE24. Tackled by Bryce Perkins. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Brock Robbins on the CLE24. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE24 (4Q: 00:02) Byron Leftwich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronnie Clements. CB Dwight Grolitzer defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 31, Cleveland Browns 10 |