[4] Early in the second half, Brooks broke away around left end for a 61-yard run on 3rd and 1 from the San Diego 34-yard line before being caught at the New York 5.
The ensuing kickoff had to be retaken as the television network were not broadcasting, and Kirk Springs returned the second kick 64 yards to set up another touchdown.
[6] Tim Fox's interception five minutes into the game set up his offense at the Kansas City 35-yard line; they could only move the ball two yards, but Benirschke made a 51-yard kick to put them ahead.
[9] Seattle scored a touchdown on the game's opening possession, and were threatening again when Fox intercepted an overthrown Jim Zorn pass at the Chargers 26-yard line.
On the following drive Chandler's 33-yard catch to the Seattle 14 was nullified because Fouts had crossed the line of scrimmage before throwing the ball, forcing the Chargers to punt.
They drove from there to score on Sievers' 26-yard catch, but Seattle came straight back with Zorn's touchdown pass to Steve Largent and led by seventeen points with under nine minutes to play.
San Diego were however unable to get the ball back on offense, as Seattle converted a pair of short third down situations and ran out the final four minutes of the game.
San Diego scored on their next drive, Duckworth drawing a 31-yard pass interference penalty and Fouts finding Sievers in the end zone on 3rd and 10 from the 15.
They opted to run another play, but a pass from Brian Sipe to Ozzie Newsome fell incomplete with Green on the coverage, and time ran out with the Browns up 14–10.
[13] Cleveland needed only six plays to extend their lead in the second half but San Diego came straight back, with Chandler gaining 29 yards on a 3rd and 3 before scoring in tight coverage after the ball was tipped in the air at the goal line.
They converted with a fake field goal, holder Luther passing to Sherman Smith for 4 yards; Fouts and Joiner connected for a touchdown on the next play.
That was enough time for New York to score again, with San Diego's defensive backs losing track of Danny Pittman for a 40-yard touchdown with 6 seconds left.
Seattle reached their own 47-yard line on their final drive, but were pushed back by two penalties and a Ferguson sack, with Zorn eventually throwing incomplete on 4th and 38.
Late in the 1st quarter, Carlos Bradley recovered a Denver fumble near midfield and the Chargers crossed into Broncos territory for the first time.
Denver then produced their longest drive of the half, reaching the Chargers 24 before Young sacked Steve DeBerg and Johnson recovered.
Washington drove inside the San Diego 20 before a holding penalty and a King sack prompted them to punt; Hayes pinned the Chargers on their own 1-yard line.
San Diego completed the comeback after Brooks' 30-yard punt return to the Washington 30; the offense could only gain 4 yards but Benirschke was successful on a 43-yard kick with 1:52 to play.
[32] Steelers running back Walter Abercrombie had a 51-yard reception on the game's fifth play and scored on the next, putting Pittsburgh ahead to stay.
Walters made an interception at his own 23 in the 2nd quarter and San Diego drove 56 yards for their only points of the game, but Pittsburgh came straight back with a field goal of their own, and led 20–3 at halftime.
[35] San Diego's special teams put them ahead to stay when Miles McPherson blocked a Danny White punt and Derrie Nelson returned the loose ball for a touchdown.
The final statistics showed relatively small advantages for St. Louis in first downs (18 to 16) and offensive yardage (378 to 315), but San Diego committed six and of the game's eight turnovers.
Walters intercepted John Elway on the first play of Denver's reply and returned the ball 18 yards to the Broncos 27-yard line, setting up a short drive and another Winslow touchdown.
After a Denver punt, the Chargers produced their third consecutive touchdown; their 74-yard drive began with Winslow's 28-yard catch and ended with Brooks' short scoring run.
[42] San Diego forced a punt to start the second half, then Fouts led them from their own 14-yard line to a 1st and goal at the 10 before being intercepted in the end zone.
After Denver were again stopped on downs, Fouts completed passes of 26 yards to Joiner and 28 to Winslow en route to the Benirschke field goal that ended the scoring.
The game turned on a Raiders trick play with two minutes left in the half—on 3rd and 1 from the San Diego 43, running back Marcus Allen threw a touchdown pass to Todd Christensen.
Kansas City were forced to punt and Brooks returned the ball 28 yards to the Chiefs 43-yard line; Fouts converted a 3rd and 8 with a 9-yard pass to Holohan and Winslow scored his first touchdown two plays later.
[48] Kansas City scored on their first possession of the second half on a breakaway 49-yard run, but San Diego came straight back with a touchdown for the third time.
Kansas City pulled back within seven points with a touchdown, then the Chargers ran over five minutes off the clock with a 13-play drive that featured a 4th-down conversion by Brooks but ended when a Luther pass was tipped and intercepted.
Duckworth drew a 25-yard pass interference penalty and had a 14-yard catch; Brooks moved the ball to the Kansas City 14 with an 18-yard run, and Benirschke hit the decisive field goal two plays later.