1970 National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl IV Play by Play

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1970 AFL/NFL Championship Game (Super Bowl IV) Play by Play

Super Bowl IV Play-by-Play

Full Game Detailed Coverage

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