Super Bowl IV (4) Kansas City VS Minnesota Play By Play

Super Bowl IV Team Drive Chart

*	Minnesota wins coin toss and elects to receive the ball
FIRST QUARTER
Minnesota Vikings (15:00) Stenerud kick into end zone touchback.
MIN 20	1–10	Osborn 2 run left tackle (Thomas).
MIN 22	2–8	Kapp 10 pass to Osborn left (Lanier).
MIN 32	1–10	B. Brown 3 run left end (Lynch).
MIN 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 Chiefs (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).
MIN 36	1–10	Dawson sacked loss of 8 (Winston).
MIN 44	2–18	Garrett 3 draw left tackle (Page).
MIN 41	3–15	Dawson pass to Garrett left broken up (Page).
MIN 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 Vikings (6:52) Stenerud kick into end zone touchback.
MIN 20	1–10	B. Brown 3 run middle (Culp).
MIN 23	2–7	Kapp sacked loss of 6 (Mays).
MIN 17	3–13	B. Brown 10 sweep left (Buchanan).
MIN 27	4–3	Lee 45 punt Mitchell no return. Play nullified and Kansas City penalized 15 for roughing the kicker.
MIN 42	1–10	Kapp 1 pass to B. Brown right (Kearney).
MIN 43	2–9	Kapp 1 pass to Osborn left (Lynch).
MIN 44	3–8	Kapp 6 pass to Henderson right (Marsalis).
50	4–2	Lee 50 punt into end zone touchback.
Kansas City Chiefs (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).
MIN 48	1–10	Garrett 5 run right tackle (Warwick).
MIN 43	2–5	Holmes draw loss of 5 (Page).
END OF FIRST QUARTER: Kansas City 3 Minnesota 0
Second Quarter
MIN 48	3–10	Dawson pass to Pitts incomplete. Play nullified and Minnesota penalized 17 for pass interference (Sharockman).
MIN 31	1–10	Dawson 7 pass to Taylor right (Mackbee).
MIN 24	2–3	Holmes run right loss of 1 (Winston).
MIN 25	3–4	Dawson deep pass to Taylor broken up (Mackbee) incomplete.
MIN 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 Vikings (13:20) Stenerud kick to MIN 13 West 19 return (Daney).
MIN 32	1–10	Osborn run left no gain (Culp).
MIN 32	2–10	Kapp 16 pass to Henderson fumbled recovered by Kansas City at MIN 48 Robinson 2 return.
Kansas City Chiefs (11:48)
MIN 46	1–10	Garrett run right tackle loss of 1 (Page).
MIN 47	2–11	Dawson deep pass to Taylor intercepted at MIN 7 Krause no return (Taylor).
Minnesota Vikings (11:09)
MIN 7	1–10	Osborn 3 run right (Buchanan).
MIN 10	2–7	Kapp deep pass to Washington broken up (Thomas) incomplete.
MIN 10	3–7	Minnesota penalized 5 for delay of game.
MIN 5	3–12	Kapp deep pass to Grim incomplete.
MIN 5	4–12	Lee 39 punt Garrett no return (Tingelhoff).
Kansas City Chiefs (10:05)
MIN 44	1–10	Pitts 19 reverse right (Mackbee).
MIN 25	1–10	Minnesota penalized 5 for offsides.
MIN 20	1–5	Dawson keeper middle no gain (Larsen).
MIN 20	2–5	Hayes 1 run left (Marshall).
MIN 19	3–4	Hayes 2 draw left (Hilgenberg).
MIN 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 Vikings (7:52) Stenerud kick to MIN 11 West no return fumbled Prudhomme recovered for Kansas City at MIN 19.
Kansas City Chiefs (7:21)
MIN 19	1–10	Dawson sacked loss of 8 (Marshall).
MIN 27	2–18	Hayes 13 draw middle (Winston).
MIN 14	3–5	Dawson 10 pass to Taylor right (Mackbee).
MIN 4	1–goal	Garrett run left end loss of 1 (Marshall).
MIN 5	2–goal	Dawson keeper middle no gain (Dickson).
MIN 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 Vikings (5:34) Stenerud kick to MIN 5 West 27 return (Prudhomme).
MIN 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 Chiefs (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).
MIN 49	3–4	Dawson pass to McVea broken up (Hilgenberg) incomplete.
MIN 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 MIN 10.
Minnesota Vikings (:23)
MIN 10	1–10	Kapp deep pass to Washington incomplete (Thomas).
MIN 10	2–10	Kapp 2 keeper middle (Buchanan).
END OF SECOND QUARTER: Kansas City 16 Minnesota 0
Third Quarter
Kansas City Chiefs (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 Vikings (9:06)
MIN 31	1–10	B. Brown run left no gain (Culp).
MIN 31	2–10	Kapp 15 pass to Beasley left (Kearney).
MIN 46	1–10	B. Brown 2 run right (Lanier).
MIN 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 Chiefs (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.
MIN 46	1–10	Dawson 46 pass to Taylor right sideline caught at MIN 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 Vikings (1:22) Stenerud kick to MIN 4 Jones 33 return (Mitchell).
MIN 37	1–10	Reed 1 run left tackle (Buchanan).
MIN 38	2–9	Kapp 9 pass to Henderson (Marsalis).
END OF THIRD QUARTER: Kansas City 23 Minnesota 7
Fourth Quarter
MIN 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 Chiefs (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 Vikings (11:29)
MIN 20	1–10	Kapp 2 pass to Reed. Play nullified and Minnesota penalized 10 (half the distance) for illegal man downfield.
MIN 10	1–20	Kapp deep pass to Henderson incomplete.
MIN 10	2–20	Kapp 28 pass to Henderson right (Marsalis).
MIN 38	1–10	Kapp pass to Beasley intercepted at KC 40 Robinson 9 return (Grim).
Kansas City Chiefs (10:22)
KC 49	1–10	McVea run left loss of 1 (Warwick).
KC 48	2–11	McVea 4 sweep left (Sharockman).
MIN 48	3–7	McVea run left tackle no gain (Hilgenberg).
MIN 48	4–7	Wilson 36 punt West 7 return (Belser).
Minnesota Vikings (7:52)
MIN 19	1–10	Kapp 9 pass to Washington left (Thomas).
MIN 28	2–1	Reed sweep left loss of 2 (A. Brown).
MIN 26	3–3	Kapp 4 pass to Reed right (Bell).
MIN 30	1–10	Kapp sacked loss of 13 (A. Brown) fumbled Vellone recovered for Minnesota at MIN 17. Kapp injured.
MIN 17	2–23	Reed 15 run right (Thomas).
MIN 32	3–8	Cuozzo 16 pass to Henderson middle (Kearney).
MIN 48	1–10	Cuozzo pass to Washington overthrown incomplete.
MIN 48	2–10	Cuozzo pass to Henderson intercepted at KC 28 Thomas 6 return (B. Brown).
Kansas City Chiefs (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.
MIN 45	1–10	McVea 4 run around left end (Marshall).
MIN 41	2–6	Hayes 4 run left tackle (Warwick).
MIN 37	3–2	Holmes 7 run right tackle (Warwick).
FINAL SCORE: Kansas City 23 Minnesota 7
FINAL SEASON RECORDS: Kansas City 14–3 Minnesota 14–3

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Super Bowl IV

Kansas City 23
Minnesota 7

Location:
Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana
January 11, 1970
Attendance: 80,562

MVP:
Len Dawson, Quarterback,
of the Kansas City Chiefs

Coaches
KAN Hank Stram
MIN Bud Grant

Super Bowl IV Ring, Kansas City 23 VS Minnesota 7, Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, MVP Len Dawson, Quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs