| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 58 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Birmingham won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Billy Van Heusen kicked off 59 yards from the CIN30. Ronnie Covington returned the ball 22 yards to the BIR33. Tackled by Lyle Blackwood. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (1Q: 14:33) Steve Ramsey pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Yeates. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-10-BIR33 (1Q: 13:59) David Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore. |
| 3-10-BIR33 (1Q: 13:27) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. OLB Al Atkinson defended the pass. |
| 4-10-BIR33 (1Q: 13:17) Ian Mooberry punted 50 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 18 yards to the CIN35. Tackled by Dan Ryczek. |
| 1-10-CIN35 (1Q: 13:06) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Key block delivered by George Starke. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CIN40 (1Q: 12:57) Charlie Smith ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by S Bill Simpson. Key block delivered by George Starke. |
| 1-10-CIN47 (1Q: 12:19) Doug Kotar ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-9-CIN48 (1Q: 11:47) Doug Kotar ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Nick Roman, assisted by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 3-4-BIR47 (1Q: 11:20) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ahmad Rashad for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (1Q: 10:41) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Joiner. DT Gary Fair hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR35 (1Q: 10:31) Doug Kotar ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk. |
| 3-3-BIR28 (1Q: 09:44) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Burrow. S Bill Simpson defended the pass. |
| 4-3-BIR28 (1Q: 09:34) Bill McClard attempted a 45 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (1Q: 09:27) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jerry Moore. |
| 2-9-BIR36 (1Q: 08:48) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT J.T. Montgomery, assisted by OLB Al Atkinson. |
| 3-7-BIR38 (1Q: 08:25) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DE Jeff Yeates hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-BIR38 (1Q: 08:18) Ian Mooberry punted 48 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 12 yards to the CIN26. Tackled by Ken Bailey. |
| 1-10-CIN26 (1Q: 08:07) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 2-8-CIN28 (1Q: 07:42) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Larry Brunson for 11 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 1-10-CIN39 (1Q: 07:11) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ahmad Rashad for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. Rashad gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (1Q: 06:33) Doug Kotar ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. ILB Jack Reynolds knocked down Darrell Austin to break up the play. |
| 2-13-BIR44 (1Q: 06:01) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ahmad Rashad for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-BIR34 (1Q: 05:30) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ahmad Rashad. CB Ken Sawyer defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-BIR34 (1Q: 05:26) Billy Van Heusen punted 34 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 05:20) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 2-6-BIR24 (1Q: 04:50) David Goodwin ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lemar Parrish. |
| 3-3-BIR27 (1Q: 04:20) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. |
| 4-3-BIR27 (1Q: 04:13) Ian Mooberry punted 40 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 7 yards to the CIN40. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CIN21 (1Q: 04:02) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. |
| 2-6-CIN25 (1Q: 03:40) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by CB Terrance Dulaney. Joiner gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN31 (1Q: 03:18) Doug Kotar ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 2-5-CIN36 (1Q: 02:49) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Nick Roman. Key block delivered by Henry Allison. |
| 1-10-CIN41 (1Q: 02:23) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ken Burrow for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. Burrow gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-CIN49 (1Q: 01:35) Doug Kotar ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-1-BIR50 (1Q: 00:53) Odell Lawson ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. DT Gary Fair knocked down Nate Kido to break up the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-2-CIN49 (1Q: 00:18) Billy Van Heusen punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 00:12) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DE Jeff Yeates hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (1Q: 00:08) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. CB Ken Riley defended the pass. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-10-BIR20 (2Q: 15:00) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Yeates, assisted by CB Ken Riley. |
| 4-4-BIR26 (2Q: 14:14) Ian Mooberry punted 35 yards. Lemar Parrish called for a fair catch at the CIN39. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (2Q: 14:03) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ken Riley. |
| 2-4-BIR37 (2Q: 13:18) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Cedrick Hardeman. |
| 3-3-BIR38 (2Q: 12:35) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jerry Moore. |
| 4-2-BIR39 (2Q: 12:07) Ian Mooberry punted 45 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 11 yards to the CIN27. Tackled by Shane Harrison. |
| 1-10-CIN27 (2Q: 11:59) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney. |
| 2-6-CIN31 (2Q: 11:20) Ken Anderson pass completed to TE Keith Krepfle for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. Krepfle gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN44 (2Q: 10:55) Doug Kotar ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Key block delivered by Chuck Walton. |
| 2-1-BIR47 (2Q: 10:17) Ken Anderson pass was intended for WR Darryl Stingley and was intercepted by CB Earl Dvorak at the BIR31. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Nate Kido. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (2Q: 10:04) David Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Cedrick Hardeman, assisted by OLB Al Atkinson. |
| 2-10-BIR36 (2Q: 09:33) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 2 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 3-8-BIR38 (2Q: 09:08) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. DT Steve Furness hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-8-BIR38 (2Q: 09:02) Ian Mooberry punted 37 yards. Lemar Parrish called for a fair catch at the CIN25. |
| 1-10-CIN25 (2Q: 08:54) Doug Kotar ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CIN42 (2Q: 08:47) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. Key block delivered by Tom De Leone. |
| 1-10-BIR47 (2Q: 08:10) Doug Kotar ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Nick Roman. |
| 2-7-BIR44 (2Q: 07:38) Ken Anderson pass completed to TE Mack Alston for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington. Alston gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-BIR39 (2Q: 07:03) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-BIR44 (2Q: 06:59) Ken Anderson pass completed to RB Charlie Smith for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Smith gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (2Q: 06:28) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 2-5-BIR25 (2Q: 05:57) Doug Kotar ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 3-7-BIR27 (2Q: 05:24) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 27 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Joiner gained 18 yards after the catch. Cincinnati 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 05:24) Extra point by Bill McClard was good. Cincinnati 7, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 05:11) Billy Van Heusen kicked off 70 yards from the CIN30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 13 yards to the BIR13. Tackled by Norm Thompson. |
| 1-10-BIR13 (2Q: 04:49) Steve Ramsey sacked by ILB Brad Dusek for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Larry Jarvis. |
| 2-17-BIR06 (2Q: 04:16) David Goodwin ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson. |
| 3-13-BIR10 (2Q: 03:36) Steve Ramsey sacked by OLB Al Atkinson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Greg Sampson. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offsides. |
| 3-8-BIR15 (2Q: 03:20) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson, assisted by CB Lemar Parrish. |
| 4-4-BIR19 (2Q: 02:58) Ian Mooberry punted 34 yards. Lemar Parrish called for a fair catch at the CIN47. |
| 1-10-CIN47 (2Q: 02:47) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 2-3-BIR46 (2Q: 02:14) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-CIN49 (2Q: 02:14) Doug Kotar ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. ILB Hacksaw Reynolds knocked down George Starke to break up the play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-7-BIR50 (2Q: 02:00) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 3-12-CIN45 (2Q: 02:00) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Joiner gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (2Q: 01:18) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 31 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 1-2-BIR02 (2Q: 00:56) Charlie Smith ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Keith Krepfle. Cincinnati 13, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 00:56) Extra point by Bill McClard was good. Cincinnati 14, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 00:50) Billy Van Heusen kicked off 64 yards from the CIN30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 13 yards to the BIR19. Tackled by Odell Lawson. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (2Q: 00:41) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Boobie Clark. DE Cedrick Hardeman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR19 (2Q: 00:38) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DE Jeff Yeates hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Cincinnati's Jeff Yeates was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-10-BIR19 (2Q: 00:28) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Dustin Stone for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 4-4-BIR25 (2Q: 00:16) Ian Mooberry punted 36 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 13 yards to the BIR48. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CIN29 (2Q: 00:06) Doug Kotar ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 55 yards from the BIR30. Doug Kotar returned the ball 34 yards to the CIN49. Tackled by Shane Harrison. |
| 1-10-CIN49 (3Q: 14:40) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Nick Roman, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-6-BIR47 (3Q: 13:55) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ahmad Rashad for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-1-BIR42 (3Q: 13:28) Odell Lawson ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by S Bill Simpson. Key block delivered by Tom De Leone. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (3Q: 13:01) Doug Kotar ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk, assisted by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 2-12-BIR43 (3Q: 12:18) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ken Burrow for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. Burrow gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 3-9-BIR40 (3Q: 11:52) Ken Anderson sacked by DT Otis Sistrunk for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Darrell Austin. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Hacksaw Reynolds for 10 yards to the CIN44. |
| 1-10-CIN44 (3Q: 11:39) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. S Lyle Blackwood defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CIN44 (3Q: 11:29) Steve Ramsey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Al Walker. DT Maulty Moore blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-CIN44 (3Q: 11:22) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Lemar Parrish. |
| 1-10-CIN33 (3Q: 10:47) Steve Ramsey pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson. |
| 2-8-CIN31 (3Q: 10:01) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Boobie Clark. S Jerry Moore defended the pass. |
| 3-8-CIN31 (3Q: 09:53) Darnell Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Steve Furness, assisted by S Jerry Moore. |
| 4-3-CIN26 (3Q: 09:19) Bucky Wallace attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Cincinnati 14, Birmingham 3 |
| (3Q: 09:14) Bucky Wallace kicked off 72 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (3Q: 09:14) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 14 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Joiner gained 9 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 1-15-CIN15 (3Q: 09:09) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. Joiner gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-CIN27 (3Q: 08:43) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-8-CIN22 (3Q: 08:26) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ahmad Rashad for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney. Rashad gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN36 (3Q: 07:48) Doug Kotar ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. S Bill Bradley crushed Tom De Leone to wreck the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-13-CIN33 (3Q: 07:16) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 14 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Birmingham's Earl Dvorak was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-CIN47 (3Q: 06:36) Ken Anderson pass completed to TE Mack Alston for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. Alston gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-BIR48 (3Q: 05:50) Ken Anderson pass completed to FB Nate Kido for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. Kido gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (3Q: 05:26) Doug Kotar ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by DT Craig Fulcher. |
| 2-10-BIR36 (3Q: 05:00) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Krepfle. DT Otis Sistrunk hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-BIR36 (3Q: 04:56) Ken Anderson pass completed to RB Charlie Smith for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (3Q: 04:17) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BIR30 (3Q: 04:09) Doug Kotar ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham, assisted by CB Gerald Blackburn. ILB Jack Reynolds knocked down Stan Walters to break up the play. |
| 2-15-BIR30 (3Q: 03:39) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Stingley. DT Otis Sistrunk hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-BIR30 (3Q: 03:33) Ken Anderson pass was dropped by WR Ahmad Rashad. |
| 4-15-BIR30 (3Q: 03:24) Bill McClard attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Cincinnati 17, Birmingham 3 |
| (3Q: 03:18) Billy Van Heusen kicked off 75 yards from the CIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 03:18) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 20 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore. Stopek gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (3Q: 02:32) Darnell Goodwin ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Cedrick Hardeman, assisted by S Jerry Moore. S Jerry Moore knocked down Darryl Kenyon to break up the play. |
| 2-9-BIR41 (3Q: 01:57) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ken Garcia. S Jerry Moore defended the pass. |
| 3-9-BIR41 (3Q: 01:51) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson, assisted by ILB Pat Hughes. |
| 4-9-BIR41 (3Q: 01:06) Ian Mooberry punted 38 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 9 yards to the CIN30. Tackled by Boobie Clark. |
| 1-10-CIN30 (3Q: 00:56) Charlie Smith ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar, assisted by DT Gary Fair. Key block delivered by Chuck Walton. |
| 1-10-CIN42 (3Q: 00:33) Charlie Smith ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk, assisted by DT Gary Fair. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-9-CIN43 (4Q: 15:00) Ken Anderson pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Charlie Joiner. DE Nick Roman blocked the pass. |
| 3-9-CIN43 (4Q: 14:51) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ken Burrow for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney. Burrow gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR48 (4Q: 14:14) Charlie Smith ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. ILB Jack Reynolds knocked down Willie Parker to break up the play. |
| 2-9-BIR47 (4Q: 13:49) Charlie Smith ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany, assisted by DE Bill Kollar. Key block delivered by Mack Alston. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (4Q: 13:26) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Joiner. ILB Jack Reynolds hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR35 (4Q: 13:23) Doug Kotar ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by S Bill Bradley. |
| 3-8-BIR33 (4Q: 12:56) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-6-BIR06 (4Q: 12:42) Doug Kotar ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk. |
| 2-3-BIR03 (4Q: 12:11) Doug Kotar ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 3-1-BIR01 (4Q: 11:43) Charlie Smith ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Stan Walters. Cincinnati 23, Birmingham 3 |
| (4Q: 11:43) Extra point by Bill McClard was good. Cincinnati 24, Birmingham 3 |
| (4Q: 11:33) Billy Van Heusen kicked off 67 yards from the CIN30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 11 yards to the BIR14. Tackled by Norm Thompson. |
| 1-10-BIR14 (4Q: 11:02) Steve Ramsey sacked by OLB Al Atkinson for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Carlton Malone. |
| 2-18-BIR06 (4Q: 10:19) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Al Walker for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-BIR13 (4Q: 09:44) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. |
| 4-11-BIR13 (4Q: 09:35) Ian Mooberry punted 30 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 11 yards to the BIR32. Tackled by Shane Harrison. |
| 1-10-BIR32 (4Q: 09:24) Charlie Smith ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Harrison. |
| 2-11-BIR33 (4Q: 08:58) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Joiner gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (4Q: 08:24) Ken Anderson pass completed to FB Nate Kido for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney, assisted by DE Bill Kollar. Kido gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-BIR16 (4Q: 07:57) Doug Kotar ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. |
| 3-5-BIR14 (4Q: 07:11) Ken Anderson pass completed to FB Nate Kido for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer, assisted by DE Nick Roman. Kido gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-9-BIR09 (4Q: 06:28) Doug Kotar ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by CB Terrance Dulaney. Key block delivered by George Starke. |
| 2-3-BIR03 (4Q: 05:43) Doug Kotar ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk, assisted by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 3-1-BIR01 (4Q: 04:57) Odell Lawson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Willie Parker. Cincinnati 30, Birmingham 3 |
| (4Q: 04:57) Extra point by Bill McClard was good. Cincinnati 31, Birmingham 3 |
| (4Q: 04:51) Billy Van Heusen kicked off 79 yards from the CIN30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 24 yards to the BIR15. Tackled by Terry Brown. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (4Q: 04:41) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for -5 yards. Tackled by DE Cedrick Hardeman, assisted by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 2-15-BIR10 (4Q: 04:11) Steve Ramsey scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes. |
| 3-9-BIR16 (4Q: 03:30) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. CB Ken Riley knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-9-BIR16 (4Q: 03:27) Ian Mooberry punted 44 yards. Lyle Blackwood called for a fair catch at the CIN40. |
| 1-10-CIN40 (4Q: 03:20) Charlie Smith ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair, assisted by S Bill Bradley. |
| 2-10-CIN40 (4Q: 02:33) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-10-CIN40 (4Q: 02:00) Charlie Smith ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham, assisted by S Willie Germany. |
| 4-9-CIN41 (4Q: 01:14) Billy Van Heusen punted 52 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR07. |
| 1-10-BIR07 (4Q: 01:03) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Al Walker for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Brown, assisted by CB Norm Thompson. |
| 2-6-BIR11 (4Q: 00:22) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes, assisted by S Jerry Moore. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR David Goodwin on the BIR16. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-11-BIR06 (4Q: 00:14) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. |
| Final Score: Cincinnati Bengals 31, Birmingham Bombers 3 |