Super Bowl IV Play by Play

Super Bowl IV play-by-play | Final: Kansas City 23 Minnesota 7
Super Bowl IV odds: Minnesota -12: Super Bowl IV Total: 39

Minnesota won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First quarter
Minnesota (15:00)
Stenerud kick into end zone, touchback.
M 20 1-10 Osborn 2 run left tackle (Thomas).
M 22 2-8 Kapp 10 pass to Osborn left (Lanier).
M 32 1-10 B. Brown 3 run left end (Lynch).
M 35 2-7 Kapp 26 pass to Beasley middle.
KC 39 1-10 Osborn 1 run left tackle (Kearney).
KC 38 2-9 Kapp pass to Brown right flat, loss of 1 (Mays).
KC 39 3-10 Kapp pass to Beasley off his fingertips, incomplete.
KC 39 4-10 Lee 22 punt out of bounds at KC 17.
Kansas City (10:58)
KC 17 1-10 Holmes 3 run left tackle (Hilgenberg).
KC 20 2-7 Dawson 17 pass to Garrett left (Sharockman).
KC 37 1-10 Holmes 3 run left (Page).
KC 40 2-7 Garrett 4 run right (Larsen).
KC 44 3-3 Dawson 20 pass to Pitts left (Hilgenberg).
M 36 1-10 Dawson sacked, loss of 8 (Winston).
M 44 2-18 Garrett 3 draw left tackle (Page).
M 41 3-15 Dawson pass to Garrett left broken up (Page).
M 41 4-15 Stenerud, 48-yard field goal (6:52).
Kansas City scoring drive: 42 yards, 8 plays, 4:06.
Kansas City 3, Minnesota 0
Minnesota (6:52)
Stenerud kick into end zone, touchback.
M 20 1-10 B. Brown 3 run middle (Culp).
M 23 2-7 Kapp sacked, loss of 6 (Mays).
M 17 3-13 B. Brown 10 sweep left (Buchanan).
M 27 4-3 Lee 45 punt, Mitchell no return. Play nullified and Kansas City penalized 15 for roughing the kicker.
M 42 1-10 Kapp 1 pass to B. Brown right (Kearney).
M 43 2-9 Kapp 1 pass to Osborn left (Lynch).
M 44 3-8 Kapp 6 pass to Henderson right (Marsalis).
50 4-2 Lee 50 punt into end zone, touchback.
Kansas City (3:18)
KC 20 1-10 Dawson 20 pass to Pitts middle (Krause).
KC 40 1-10 Dawson 9 pass to Taylor right flat (Krause).
KC 49 2-1 Garrett 3 run left (Larsen).
M 48 1-10 Garrett 5 run right tackle (Warwick).
M 43 2-5 Holmes draw, loss of 5 (Page).
END OF FIRST QUARTER:
Kansas City 3, Minnesota 0

Second quarter
M 48 3-10 Dawson pass to Pitts incomplete. Play nullified and Minnesota penalized 17 for pass interference (Sharockman).
M 31 1-10 Dawson 7 pass to Taylor right (Mackbee).
M 24 2-3 Holmes run right, loss of 1 (Winston).
M 25 3-4 Dawson deep pass to Taylor broken up (Mackbee), incomplete.
M 25 4-4 Stenerud, 32-yard field goal (13:20).
Kansas City scoring drive: 55 yards, 8 plays, 4:58.
Kansas City 6, Minnesota 0
Minnesota (13:20)
Stenerud kick to M 13, West 19 return (Daney).
M 32 1-10 Osborn run left, no gain (Culp).
M 32 2-10 Kapp 16 pass to Henderson, fumbled, recovered by Kansas City at M 48, Robinson 2 return.
Kansas City (11:48)
M 46 1-10 Garrett run right tackle, loss of 1 (Page).
M 47 2-11 Dawson deep pass to Taylor intercepted at M 7, Krause no return (Taylor).
Minnesota (11:09)
M 7 1-10 Osborn 3 run right (Buchanan).
M 10 2-7 Kapp deep pass to Washington broken up (Thomas), incomplete.
M 10 3-7 Minnesota penalized 5 for delay of game.
M 5 3-12 Kapp deep pass to Grim incomplete.
M 5 4-12 Lee 39 punt, Garrett no return (Tingelhoff).
Kansas City (10:05)
M 44 1-10 Pitts 19 reverse right (Mackbee).
M 25 1-10 Minnesota penalized 5 for offsides.
M 20 1-5 Dawson keeper middle, no gain (Larsen).
M 20 2-5 Hayes 1 run left (Marshall).
M 19 3-4 Hayes 2 draw left (Hilgenberg).
M 17 4-2 Stenerud, 25-yard field goal (7:52).
Kansas City scoring drive: 27 yards, 4 plays, 2:13.
Kansas City 9, Minnesota 0
Minnesota (7:52)
Stenerud kick to M 11, West no return, fumbled, Prudhomme recovered for Kansas City at M 19.
Kansas City (7:21)
M 19 1-10 Dawson sacked, loss of 8 (Marshall).
M 27 2-18 Hayes 13 draw middle (Winston).
M 14 3-5 Dawson 10 pass to Taylor right (Mackbee).
M 4 1-goal Garrett run left end, loss of 1 (Marshall).
M 5 2-goal Dawson keeper middle, no gain (Dickson).
M 5 3-goal Garrett 5 trap draw over left guard, touchdown (5:34). Stenerud kicked extra point.
Kansas City scoring drive: 19 yards, 6 plays, 1:47.
Kansas City 16, Minnesota 0
Minnesota (5:34)
Stenerud kick to M 5, West 27 return (Prudhomme).
M 32 1-10 Kapp 27 pass to Henderson middle.
KC 41 1-10 Kapp pass to Reed incomplete (Lanier).
KC 41 2-10 Kapp sacked, loss of 8 (Buchanan).
KC 49 3-18 Kapp pass to Henderson broken up (Marsalis), incomplete.
KC 49 4-18 Cox's 56-yard field-goal attempt was short, fielded at KC 7, McVea 17 return (Tingelhoff).
Kansas City (3:20)
KC 24 1-10 McVea run left, loss of 1 (Warwick, Page).
KC 23 2-11 McVea 2 sweep right (Page). Two-Minute Warning.
KC 25 3-9 McVea 9 sweep right (Eller).
KC 34 1-10 Pitts 11 reverse right (Eller).
KC 45 1-10 Dawson 3 pass to Taylor right (Mackbee).
KC 48 2-7 Hayes 3 run middle (Warwick, Winston).
M 49 3-4 Dawson pass to McVea broken up (Hilgenberg), incomplete.
M 49 4-4 Wilson 34 punt, Grim fair catch. Play nullified and Kansas
City penalized 5 for illegal procedure.
KC 46 4-9 Wilson 44 punt downed at M 10.
Minnesota (:23)
M 10 1-10 Kapp deep pass to Washington incomplete (Thomas).
M 10 2-10 Kapp 2 keeper middle (Buchanan).
END OF SECOND QUARTER:
Kansas City 16, Minnesota 0

Third quarter
Kansas City (15:00)
Cox kick 3 yards into end zone, Hayes 18 return (Harris).
KC 15 1-10 McVea 5 sweep left (Marshall).
KC 20 2-5 Dawson 6 pass to Taylor right (Mackbee).
KC 26 1-10 Garrett 6 run right tackle (Winston).
KC 32 2-4 Hayes run right, loss of 2 (Hilgenberg).
KC 30 3-6 Dawson 8 pass to Garrett left (Sharockman).
KC 38 1-10 Dawson pass to Richardson broken up (Mackbee), incomplete.
KC 38 2-10 Dawson 3 screen pass left to Hayes (Marshall).
KC 41 3-7 Dawson 8 pass to Arbanas. Play nullified and Kansas City penalized 15 from spot of foul (KC 34) for holding.
KC 19 3-29 Garrett 6 sweep left (Warwick).
KC 25 4-23 Wilson 55 punt, West 11 return (Stein).
Minnesota (9:06)
M 31 1-10 B. Brown run left, no gain (Culp).
M 31 2-10 Kapp 15 pass to Beasley left (Kearney).
M 46 1-10 B. Brown 2 run right (Lanier).
M 48 2-8 Kapp 7 run evading pass rush (Bell, Lanier).
KC 45 3-1 Osborn 1 run left tackle (Lanier, Kearney).
KC 44 1-10 B. Brown 8 run left (Bell).
KC 36 2-2 Kapp 11 screen to B. Brown left (Buchanan).
KC 25 1-10 Kapp 9 pass to Henderson right (Marsalis).
KC 16 2-1 Kapp 12 pass to Reed left (Kearney).
KC 4 1-goal Osborn 4 run off right tackle, touchdown (4:32). Cox kicked extra point.
Minnesota scoring drive: 69 yards, 10 plays, 4:34.
Kansas City 16, Minnesota 7
Kansas City (4:32)
Cox kick to KC 2, Hayes 16 return (Hackbart).
KC 18 1-10 Garrett 5 run left (Hilgenberg).
KC 23 2-5 Hayes 6 draw middle (Warwick).
KC 29 1-10 Garrett 4 run right (Hilgenberg).
KC 33 2-6 Dawson 3 pass to Pitts left. Play nullified and Kansas City penalized 5 for illegal procedure.
KC 28 2-11 Hayes 4 draw middle (Warwick).
KC 32 3-7 Pitts 7 reverse right (Mackbee).
KC 39 1-10 Dawson pass to Pitts deep overthrown, incomplete. Play nullified and Minnesota penalized 15 for personal foul.
M 46 1-10 Dawson 46 pass to Taylor right sideline, caught at M 41, broke two tackles, and went down sideline, touchdown (1:22). Stenerud kicked extra point.
Kansas City scoring drive: 82 yards, 6 plays, 3:10.
Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7
Minnesota (1:22)
Stenerud kick to M 4, Jones 33 return (Mitchell).
M 37 1-10 Reed 1 run left tackle (Buchanan).
M 38 2-9 Kapp 9 pass to Henderson (Marsalis).
END OF THIRD QUARTER:
Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7

Fourth quarter
M 47 1-10 Osborn 4 sweep left (Lanier).
KC 49 2-6 Reed 3 run left (Lanier).
KC 46 3-3 Kapp pass to Beasley intercepted at KC 34, Lanier 9 return (Vellone).
Kansas City (13:48)
KC 43 1-10 Dawson screen to Pitts, loss of 7 (Sharockman).
KC 36 2-17 McVea 4 run left (Warwick).
KC 40 3-13 McVea 1 sweep left (Hilgenberg).
KC 41 4-12 Wilson 59 punt into end zone, touchback.
Minnesota (11:29)
M 20 1-10 Kapp 2 pass to Reed. Play nullified and Minnesota penalized 10 (half the distance) for illegal man downfield.
M 10 1-20 Kapp deep pass to Henderson incomplete.
M 10 2-20 Kapp 28 pass to Henderson right (Marsalis).
M 38 1-10 Kapp pass to Beasley intercepted at KC 40, Robinson 9 return (Grim).
Kansas City (10:22)
KC 49 1-10 McVea run left, loss of 1 (Warwick).
KC 48 2-11 McVea 4 sweep left (Sharockman).
M 48 3-7 McVea run left tackle, no gain (Hilgenberg).
M 48 4-7 Wilson 36 punt, West 7 return (Belser).
Minnesota (7:52)
M 19 1-10 Kapp 9 pass to Washington left (Thomas).
M 28 2-1 Reed sweep left, loss of 2 (A. Brown).
M 26 3-3 Kapp 4 pass to Reed right (Bell).
M 30 1-10 Kapp sacked, loss of 13 (A. Brown), fumbled, Vellone recovered for Minnesota at M 17. Kapp injured.
M 17 2-23 Reed 15 run right (Thomas).
M 32 3-8 Cuozzo 16 pass to Henderson middle (Kearney).
M 48 1-10 Cuozzo pass to Washington overthrown, incomplete.
M 48 2-10 Cuozzo pass to Henderson intercepted at KC 28, Thomas 6 return (B. Brown).
Kansas City (4:00)
KC 34 1-10 Dawson 11 run around left end (Hilgenberg).
KC 45 1-10 McVea run left tackle, loss of 1 (Warwick).
KC 44 2-11 McVea run right, no gain (Winston). Two-Minute Warning.
KC 44 3-11 Dawson sacked, loss of 4 (Eller). Minnesota penalized 15 for personal foul.
M 45 1-10 McVea 4 run around left end (Marshall).
M 41 2-6 Hayes 4 run left tackle (Warwick).
M 37 3-2 Holmes 7 run right tackle (Warwick).

FINAL SCORE:
Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7

FINAL RECORDS:
Kansas City 14-3, Minnesota 14-3