Super Bowl VIII Play by Play

Super Bowl VIII play-by-play | Final: Miami 24 Minnesota 7
Super Bowl VIII odds: Miami -6.5 Super Bowl VIII Total: 33

Miami won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First quarter
Miami (15:00)
Cox kick to MD 7, Scott return (T. Brown).
MD 38 1-10 Morris 4 run around right end (Eller).
MD 42 2-6 Csonka 2 run right (Winston, Larsen).
MD 44 3-4 Griese 13 pass to Mandich (Bryant).
MV 43 1-10 Morris run off right tackle, no gain (Page).
MV 43 2-10 Csonka 16 run left (Krause).
MV 27 1-10 Griese 6 pass to Briscoe right flat (J. Wright).
MV 21 2-4 Csonka 5 run middle (Page).
MV 16 1-10 Csonka 8 run off right tackle (Eller).
MV 8 2-2 Morris 3 run left (Siemon).
MV 5 1-goal Csonka 5 run right, touchdown (9:33). Yepremian kicked extra point.
Miami scoring drive: 62 yards, 10 plays, 5:27.
Miami 7, Minnesota 0
Minnesota (9:33)
Yepremian kick to MV 1, West 13 return (Bannon).
MV 14 1-10 Foreman 5 run off left tackle (Den Herder).
MV 19 2-5 Foreman run left, no gain (Fernandez, Kolen).
MV 19 3-5 Tarkenton 4 swing pass to Foreman (Fernandez).
MV 23 4-1 Eischeid 34 punt, Scott 1 return, recovered own fumble (Porter).
Miami (7:08)
MD 44 1-10 Morris 5 run left (Krause).
MD 49 2-5 Griese 8 pass to Mandich right flat (Winston).
MV 43 1-10 Morris 4 run off right tackle (Siemon, Winston).
MV 39 2-6 Csonka 8 run off right tackle (Marshall).
MV 31 1-10 Kiick run, loss of 3 (Page).
MV 34 2-13 Csonka 12 run right end (N. Wright, Krause).
MV 22 3-1 Csonka 8 run right (Krause).
MV 14 1-10 Griese 13 pass to Briscoe (J. Wright).
MV 1 1-goal Kiick run off right tackle, no gain (Winston).
MV 1 2-goal Kiick 1 run middle, touchdown (1:22). Yepremian kicked
extra point.
Miami scoring drive: 56 yards, 10 plays, 5:46.
Miami 14, Minnesota 0
Minnesota (1:22)
Yepremian kick to MV 6, West 15 return (Newman). Minnesota penalized 10 for holding (Gilliam).
MV 11 1-10 Tarkenton 5 pass to Foreman (Kolen, Anderson).
MV 16 2-5 Reed 2 run left (Fernandez).
MV 18 3-3 Tarkenton 9 pass to Kingsriter (Anderson).
END OF FIRST QUARTER:
Miami 14, Minnesota 0

Second quarter
MV 27 1-10 Foreman 5 run off right tackle (Matheson).
MV 32 2-5 Reed 4 run middle (Fernandez).
MV 36 3-1 Reed run off right tackle, no gain (Buoniconti).
MV 36 4-1 Eischeid 42 punt, Scott 7 return (Tingelhoff).
Miami (13:03)
MD 29 1-10 Morris 14 run around right end (J. Wright).
MD 43 1-10 Csonka 2 run left end (Hilgenberg).
MD 45 2-8 Griese sacked, loss of 10 (Page).
MD 35 3-18 Griese pass to Briscoe deep incomplete.
MD 35 4-18 Seiple 38 punt, Bryant fair catch.
Minnesota (11:31)
MV 27 1-10 Foreman 3 run right end (Anderson, Foley).
MV 30 2-7 Tarkenton sacked, loss of 10 (Den Herder).
MV 20 3-17 Tarkenton pass to Kingsriter incomplete.
MV 20 4-17 Eischeid 45 punt, Scott fair catch.
Miami (10:03)
MD 35 1-10 Csonka 1 run right. Minnesota penalized 15 for unsportsmanlike conduct (Hilgenberg).
MV 49 1-10 Griese 6 pass to Warfield left flat (Bryant).
MV 43 2-4 Csonka 3 run off right tackle (Siemon).
MV 40 3-1 Morris 10 run right (Krause).
MV 30 1-10 Csonka 9 run right end (Krause, Marshall).
MV 21 2-1 Csonka run left, no gain (Siemon).
MV 21 3-1 Csonka run middle, no gain (Eller).
MV 21 4-1 Yepremian, 28-yard field goal (6:02).
Miami scoring drive: 44 yards, 7 plays, 4:01.
Miami 17, Minnesota 0
Minnesota (6:02)
Yepremian kick out of end zone, touchback.
MV 20 1-10 Foreman 2 run right (Swift, Buoniconti).
MV 22 2-8 Tarkenton pass to Foreman middle incomplete.
MV 22 3-8 Tarkenton 17 pass to Voigt (Kolen).
MV 39 1-10 Tarkenton pass to Reed left flat incomplete.
MV 39 2-10 Foreman 1 run right end (Den Herder).
MV 40 3-9 Tarkenton 14 pass to Voigt middle (Buoniconti).
MD 46 1-10 Tarkenton 3 pass to Gilliam left flat (Kolen).
MD 43 2-7 Tarkenton recovered fumbled snap, loss of 2.
Two-Minute Warning.
MD 45 3-9 Tarkenton 30 pass to Gilliam deep (Johnson).
MD 15 1-10 Tarkenton 8 rollout run right (Buoniconti).
MD 7 2-2 Reed run right, loss of 1 (Matheson).
MD 8 3-3 Reed 2 run middle (Stanfill).
MD 6 4-1 Reed run off right tackle (Buoniconti), fumbled, Scott recovered for Miami at MD 6.
Miami (:30)
MD 6 1-10 Csonka run middle, no gain (Larsen).
MD 6 2-10 Csonka run middle, loss of 1 (Larsen).
END OF SECOND QUARTER:
Miami 17, Minnesota 0

Third quarter
Minnesota (15:00)
Yepremian kick to MV 1, Gilliam 65 return. Minnesota penalized 10 from spot of foul (MV 21) for holding. Gilliam credited with 20 return.
MV 11 1-10 Foreman 2 run right end (Foley).
MV 13 2-8 Tarkenton pass to Foreman, no gain (Kolen).
MV 13 3-8 Tarkenton sacked, loss of 6 (Fernandez).
MV 7 4-14 Eischeid 48 punt, Scott 12 return (Kingsriter).
Miami (12:42)
MV 43 1-10 Morris 1 run left (Siemon).
MV 42 2-9 Csonka 4 reverse (Siemon).
MV 38 3-5 Griese 27 pass to Warfield deep left (Bryant).
MV 11 1-10 Csonka 4 run right tackle (Eller).
MV 7 2-6 Griese 2 run evading pass rush (Winston).
MV 5 3-4 Morris run left, loss of 8. Minnesota penalized 5 for holding (Hilgenberg). Automatic first down.
MV 8 1-goal Csonka 6 run left tackle (Bryant).
MV 2 2-goal Csonka 2 run right, touchdown (8:44). Yepremian kicked extra point.
Miami scoring drive: 43 yards, 8 plays, 3:58.
Miami 24, Minnesota 0
Minnesota (8:44)
Yepremian kick to MV 5, Gilliam 21 return (Matheson).
MV 26 1-10 Tarkenton 5 run evading pass rush (Matheson).
MV 31 2-5 Tarkenton 10 swing pass to Foreman.
MV 41 1-10 Reed 6 draw middle (Foley).
MV 47 2-4 Tarkenton screen to Reed, loss of 1 (Foley).
MV 46 3-5 Reed 1 run left (Matheson).
MV 47 4-4 Eischeid 42 punt downed at MD 11.
Miami (5:03)
MD 11 1-10 Morris 3 run right (Eller).
MD 14 2-7 Csonka 13 run middle (Hilgenberg).
MD 27 1-10 Csonka run middle, loss of 2 (Marshall).
MD 25 2-12 Csonka 5 run right (Siemon).
MD 30 3-7 Csonka 3 run right (Larsen).
MD 33 4-4 Seiple 24 punt downed at MV 43.
Minnesota (1:34)
MV 43 1-10 Tarkenton 8 pass to Foreman middle (Matheson).
MD 49 2-2 Marinaro 3 run right end (Fernandez).
MD 46 1-10 Tarkenton pass to Foreman broken up (Buoniconti), incomplete.
MD 46 2-10 Tarkenton 2 pass to Gilliam (Foley).
END OF THIRD QUARTER:
Miami 24, Minnesota 0

Fourth quarter
MD 44 3-8 Tarkenton 15 pass to Voigt.
MD 29 1-10 Tarkenton 9 pass to Gilliam (Foley).
MD 20 2-1 Tarkenton pass to Lash incomplete.
MD 20 3-1 Reed 7 run right end (Scott).
MD 13 1-10 Tarkenton 9 pass to Lash (Johnson).
MD 4 2-1 Tarkenton 4 keeper right end, touchdown (13:25). Cox kicked extra point.
Minnesota scoring drive: 57 yards, 10 plays, 3:09.
Miami 24, Minnesota 7
Miami (13:25)
Cox onside kick touched by Matheson, recovered by T. Brown for Minnesota. Play nullified and Minnesota penalized 5 for offsides (Porter). Cox kick to MD 18. Scott 16 return (Sutherland).
MD 34 1-10 Csonka 3 run right tackle (Eller).
MD 37 2-7 Morris run right end, loss of 2 (Winston).
MD 35 3-9 Griese 5 run evading pass rush (Hilgenberg).
MD 40 4-4 Seiple 57 punt downed at MV 3.
Minnesota (10:47)
MV 3 1-10 Tarkenton 12 pass to Marinaro (Scott).
MV 15 1-10 Tarkenton pass to Lash incomplete.
MV 15 2-10 Reed 9 draw middle (Swift).
MV 24 3-1 Reed 2 run right tackle (Buoniconti).
MV 26 1-10 Tarkenton pass to Reed incomplete (Swift).
MV 26 2-10 Tarkenton 9 pass to B. Brown (Swift).
MV 35 3-1 B. Brown 2 run left tackle (Stanfill).
MV 37 1-10 Tarkenton pass to Marinaro incomplete. Play nullified and Miami penalized 4 for pass interference (Foley). Automatic first down.
MV 41 1-10 Tarkenton 27 swing pass to Marinaro (Scott).
MD 32 1-10 Tarkenton pass to Lash end zone incomplete.
MD 32 2-10 Tarkenton pass to Voigt middle incomplete.
MD 32 3-10 Tarkenton pass to Lash deep intercepted at goal line, Johnson 10 return (Gilliam).
Miami (6:24)
MD 10 1-10 Csonka 7 run middle (Marshall).
MD 17 2-3 Csonka 5 run left tackle (Hilgenberg).
MD 22 1-10 Kiick 1 run off left tackle (Hilgenberg).
MD 23 2-9 Csonka 1 run off right tackle (Eller).
MD 24 3-8 Csonka 2 run middle. Minnesota penalized 15 for personal foul (Page).
MD 41 1-10 Csonka 4 run middle (Marshall).
MD 45 2-6 Kiick 5 run right tackle. Personal fouls against Miami (Kuchenberg) and Minnesota (Page) offset.
50 3-1 Minn. penalized 5 for offsides.
MV 45 1-10 Kiick 1 run left (Larsen).
MV 44 2-9 Csonka 6 run (Hilgenberg). Two-Minute Warning.
MV 38 3-3 Csonka 2 run right (Marshall).
MV 36 4-1 Csonka 2 run middle (Hilgenberg).
MV 34 1-10 Kiick 5 run right tackle (Eller).

FINAL SCORE:
Miami 24, Minnesota 7

FINAL RECORDS:
Miami 15-2, Minnesota 14-3