| Played in Cincinnati, OH, weather: 64 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind. |
| Birmingham won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 65 yards from the CIN30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 18 yards to the BIR23. Tackled by Doug Kotar. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (1Q: 14:38) Rickey Young ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Yeates. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CIN CB Norm Thompson to the BIR27. |
| 1-10-BIR27 (1Q: 14:30) Ken Anderson pass was dropped by WR Charlie Joiner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR27 (1Q: 14:25) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 27 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Joiner gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Cincinnati 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 14:25) Extra point by Steve Mike-Mayer was good. Cincinnati 7, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 14:11) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 62 yards from the CIN30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 22 yards to the BIR30. Tackled by Al Atkinson. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-BIR16 (1Q: 13:34) Rickey Young ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Tim Kearney. Key block delivered by Carlton Malone. |
| 2-5-BIR21 (1Q: 12:47) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Yeates, assisted by DT Maulty Moore. |
| 3-8-BIR18 (1Q: 12:23) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Randy Hughes, assisted by DT Maulty Moore. Clark gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR27 (1Q: 11:50) Rickey Young ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Bert Cooper, assisted by S Lyle Blackwood. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. |
| 2-5-BIR32 (1Q: 11:07) Rickey Young ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Maulty Moore, assisted by OLB Andy Selfridge. |
| 3-3-BIR34 (1Q: 10:34) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brad Dusek, assisted by S Jerry Moore. |
| 4-1-BIR36 (1Q: 10:07) Ian Mooberry punted 52 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 14 yards to the CIN26. Tackled by John Pitts. |
| 1-10-CIN26 (1Q: 09:56) Odell Lawson ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 2-12-CIN24 (1Q: 09:25) Ken Anderson pass completed to RB Doug Kotar for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Kotar gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN39 (1Q: 08:45) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 2-8-CIN41 (1Q: 08:08) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 22 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Joiner gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR37 (1Q: 07:34) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Joiner. DT Craig Fulcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR37 (1Q: 07:24) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ahmad Rashad for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-BIR47 (1Q: 07:08) Ken Anderson pass completed to TE Keith Krepfle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham, assisted by S Bill Simpson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-BIR43 (1Q: 06:26) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Joiner. DE Bill Kollar hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-16-BIR43 (1Q: 06:20) Billy Van Heusen punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 06:13) Rickey Young ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes. |
| 2-9-BIR21 (1Q: 05:39) Rickey Young ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson, assisted by S Randy Hughes. |
| 3-8-BIR22 (1Q: 05:15) Pat Haden pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-BIR22 (1Q: 05:09) Ian Mooberry punted 44 yards. Lemar Parrish called for a fair catch at the CIN34. |
| 1-10-CIN34 (1Q: 04:58) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Ahmad Rashad for 15 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany, assisted by DT Gary Fair. Rashad gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN49 (1Q: 04:32) Doug Kotar ran around right end for 17 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. Key block delivered by George Starke. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (1Q: 03:59) Doug Kotar ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 2-11-BIR35 (1Q: 03:15) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 19 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Joiner gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR16 (1Q: 02:34) Doug Kotar ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington, assisted by DT Gary Fair. Key block delivered by Darrell Austin. |
| 2-5-BIR11 (1Q: 01:55) Altie Taylor ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S John Pitts. |
| 3-4-BIR10 (1Q: 01:11) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Joiner. DT Craig Fulcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-BIR10 (1Q: 01:07) Steve Mike-Mayer attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Cincinnati 10, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 01:01) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 57 yards from the CIN30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 19 yards to the BIR32. Tackled by Terry Brown. |
| 1-10-BIR32 (1Q: 00:41) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Randy Hughes, assisted by ILB Brad Dusek. |
| 2-9-BIR33 (1Q: 00:03) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Cedrick Hardeman, assisted by ILB Pat Hughes. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-6-BIR36 (2Q: 15:00) Pat Haden pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Marc Forbes. |
| 4-6-BIR36 (2Q: 14:54) Ian Mooberry punted 42 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 22 yards to the CIN44. Tackled by Ken Bailey. |
| 1-10-CIN44 (2Q: 14:44) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Joiner gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (2Q: 13:59) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (2Q: 13:12) Ken Anderson pass completed to TE Jim Mandich for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank LeMaster. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mandich gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR21 (2Q: 12:31) Doug Kotar ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-BIR10 (2Q: 12:25) Ken Anderson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Jim Mandich. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR10 (2Q: 12:21) Ken Anderson sacked by DT Craig Fulcher and OLB Jack Ham for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Tyrell Sampson. |
| 3-15-BIR15 (2Q: 11:54) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Cincinnati 16, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 11:54) Extra point by Steve Mike-Mayer was good. Cincinnati 17, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 11:45) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 79 yards from the CIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 11:45) Pat Haden sacked by OLB Al Atkinson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Pete Adams. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Kris Wheeler on the BIR14. |
| 2-16-BIR14 (2Q: 10:58) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-21-BIR09 (2Q: 10:51) Pat Haden pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-20-BIR10 (2Q: 10:11) Pat Haden pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. DE Cedrick Hardeman blocked the pass. |
| 4-20-BIR10 (2Q: 10:01) Ian Mooberry punted 44 yards. Lemar Parrish returned the kick 20 yards to the BIR34. Tackled by John Pitts. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (2Q: 09:52) Doug Kotar ran around right end for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Key block delivered by Tyrell Sampson. |
| 1-7-BIR07 (2Q: 09:05) Odell Lawson ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jim Braxton. Cincinnati 23, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 09:05) Extra point by Steve Mike-Mayer was good. Cincinnati 24, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 08:55) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 60 yards from the CIN30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 31 yards to the BIR41. Tackled by Jim Braxton. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (2Q: 08:26) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Yeates. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-BIR46 (2Q: 08:16) Pat Haden pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Lemar Parrish. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN45 (2Q: 07:55) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 23 yards. Tackled by S Randy Hughes. Hickman gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN22 (2Q: 07:38) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson. |
| 1-3-CIN03 (2Q: 07:16) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore, assisted by ILB Pat Hughes. |
| 2-4-CIN04 (2Q: 07:00) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brad Dusek, assisted by DE Cedrick Hardeman. |
| 3-2-CIN02 (2Q: 06:43) Rickey Young ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jeff Yeates, assisted by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 4-1-CIN01 (2Q: 06:27) Bucky Wallace attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Cincinnati 24, Birmingham 3 |
| (2Q: 06:19) Bucky Wallace kicked off 54 yards from the BIR30. Doug Kotar returned the ball 44 yards to the BIR40. Tackled by Mike Vardell. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (2Q: 05:58) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (2Q: 05:42) Altie Taylor ran around left end for 25 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tyrell Sampson. Cincinnati 30, Birmingham 3 |
| (2Q: 05:42) Extra point by Steve Mike-Mayer was good. Cincinnati 31, Birmingham 3 |
| (2Q: 05:27) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 72 yards from the CIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 05:27) Rickey Young ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes, assisted by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 2-8-BIR22 (2Q: 04:59) Darnell Goodwin ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood, assisted by CB Ken Riley. |
| 3-9-BIR21 (2Q: 04:13) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. DE Jeff Yeates drove right through Pete Adams to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-BIR21 (2Q: 04:07) Ian Mooberry punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the CIN38. |
| 1-10-CIN38 (2Q: 03:58) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 14 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany. Joiner gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-20-CIN28 (2Q: 03:52) Doug Kotar ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-19-CIN29 (2Q: 03:19) Ken Anderson pass was dropped by WR Ahmad Rashad. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-CIN34 (2Q: 03:08) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-7-CIN37 (2Q: 02:42) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Brunson. S Willie Germany defended the pass. |
| 3-7-CIN37 (2Q: 02:33) Ken Anderson pass completed to FB Jim Braxton for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. Braxton gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CIN44 (2Q: 02:00) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Larry Brunson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-BIR48 (2Q: 01:39) Altie Taylor ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garrison. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CIN Ken Burrow to the BIR43. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (2Q: 01:17) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ahmad Rashad. CB Ken Sawyer defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR43 (2Q: 01:06) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Krepfle. OLB Jack Ham defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BIR43 (2Q: 00:58) Ken Anderson sacked by DE Tyrell Garrison for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by George Starke. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 4-16-BIR49 (2Q: 00:49) Billy Van Heusen punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR01. |
| 1-10-BIR01 (2Q: 00:40) Rickey Young ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. Birmingham's Juan Bruce was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-BIR01 (2Q: 00:32) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Cedrick Hardeman. ILB Pat Hughes knocked down Andy Dawson to break up the play. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 3-10-BIR01 (2Q: 00:20) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. S Lyle Blackwood knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-10-BIR01 (2Q: 00:12) Ian Mooberry punted 37 yards. Lyle Blackwood returned the kick 13 yards to the BIR25. Tackled by Claude Minor. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (2Q: 00:01) Steve Mike-Mayer attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Cincinnati 34, Birmingham 3 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 63 yards from the BIR30. Doug Kotar returned the ball 33 yards to the CIN40. Tackled by Ken Bailey. |
| 1-10-CIN40 (3Q: 14:42) Altie Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 2-8-CIN42 (3Q: 14:10) Doug Kotar ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Blackburn, assisted by DT Gary Fair. |
| 3-2-CIN48 (3Q: 13:35) Ken Anderson pass completed to RB Altie Taylor for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. Taylor gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR47 (3Q: 12:50) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Krepfle. CB Ken Sawyer defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR47 (3Q: 12:44) Ken Anderson pass completed to TE Keith Krepfle for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Blackburn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (3Q: 11:58) Ken Anderson pass completed to TE Jim Mandich for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney. Mandich gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 11:29) Altie Taylor ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by S Willie Germany. |
| 2-7-BIR17 (3Q: 10:57) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher. |
| 3-7-BIR17 (3Q: 10:31) Odell Lawson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 4-5-BIR15 (3Q: 09:58) Steve Mike-Mayer attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Cincinnati 37, Birmingham 3 |
| (3Q: 09:50) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 63 yards from the CIN30. Al Walker returned the ball 17 yards to the BIR24. Tackled by Jim Braxton. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (3Q: 09:22) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Selfridge. |
| 2-3-BIR31 (3Q: 08:56) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lyle Blackwood, assisted by DT Steve Furness. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (3Q: 08:13) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Brad Dusek, assisted by ILB Pat Hughes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-BIR24 (3Q: 08:07) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. DE Jeff Yeates hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-20-BIR24 (3Q: 08:01) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Al Walker for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-12-BIR32 (3Q: 07:29) Rickey Young ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Steve Furness. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-22-BIR22 (3Q: 07:23) Rickey Young ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jerry Moore. |
| 4-18-BIR26 (3Q: 06:48) Ian Mooberry punted 29 yards. The ball was downed at the CIN45. |
| 1-10-CIN45 (3Q: 06:37) Doug Kotar ran around right end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by S Willie Germany. |
| 2-10-CIN45 (3Q: 06:06) Ken Anderson pass completed to TE Jim Mandich for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Blackburn, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. Mandich gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-BIR48 (3Q: 05:25) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Darryl Stingley for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Doug English. Stingley gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (3Q: 04:57) Altie Taylor ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Willie Germany. |
| 2-9-BIR33 (3Q: 04:30) Ken Anderson pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darryl Stingley. ILB Jack Reynolds drove right through Stan Walters to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-9-BIR33 (3Q: 04:22) Ken Anderson pass completed to RB Altie Taylor for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham, assisted by CB Terrance Dulaney. |
| 4-8-BIR32 (3Q: 03:48) Billy Van Heusen punted 32 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 03:41) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Atkinson, assisted by S Terry Brown. Young gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-BIR24 (3Q: 03:14) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Selfridge. Clark gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (3Q: 02:49) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-BIR36 (3Q: 02:46) Rickey Young ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Selfridge. |
| 2-6-BIR35 (3Q: 02:09) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stopek gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (3Q: 01:31) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rickey Young. DE Cedrick Hardeman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR45 (3Q: 01:25) Elton Davis pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Al Walker. DE Cedrick Hardeman blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BIR45 (3Q: 01:20) Elton Davis pass completed to TE Marc Forbes for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes, assisted by CB Gray Schreiber. Forbes gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN43 (3Q: 00:34) Elton Davis pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Riley. Clark gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN28 (3Q: 00:10) Rickey Young ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jerry Moore, assisted by DE Phil Olsen. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-9-CIN27 (4Q: 15:00) Elton Davis pass was dropped by WR Calvin Hickman. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-CIN27 (4Q: 14:52) Elton Davis pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-CIN29 (4Q: 14:05) Bucky Wallace attempted a 46 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-CIN36 (4Q: 13:58) Doug Kotar ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dusty Oliver. |
| 2-9-CIN37 (4Q: 13:15) Altie Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. Key block delivered by Len Gotshalk. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (4Q: 12:31) Doug Kotar ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. |
| 2-11-BIR47 (4Q: 12:02) Ken Anderson pass completed to WR Charlie Joiner for 5 yards. Tackled by S John Pitts. |
| 3-6-BIR42 (4Q: 11:29) Ken Anderson pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Jim Braxton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-BIR42 (4Q: 11:25) Billy Van Heusen punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 11:18) Rickey Young ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Pat Hughes, assisted by DT Steve Furness. |
| 2-12-BIR18 (4Q: 10:35) Elton Davis pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Brad Dusek, assisted by CB Ken Riley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-BIR27 (4Q: 09:50) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rickey Young. DE Cedrick Hardeman drove right through Pete Adams to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-3-BIR27 (4Q: 09:45) Ian Mooberry punted 36 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CIN37. |
| 1-10-CIN37 (4Q: 09:37) Doug Kotar ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-10-CIN37 (4Q: 09:08) Doug Kotar ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Doug English. |
| 3-9-CIN38 (4Q: 08:41) Altie Taylor ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher. |
| 4-4-CIN43 (4Q: 08:08) Billy Van Heusen punted 34 yards. Willie Germany called for a fair catch at the BIR23. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (4Q: 07:59) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Yeates, assisted by ILB Pat Hughes. |
| 2-7-BIR26 (4Q: 07:21) Elton Davis pass was dropped by FB Boobie Clark. |
| 3-7-BIR26 (4Q: 07:17) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rickey Young. CB Ken Riley defended the pass. |
| 4-7-BIR26 (4Q: 07:13) Ian Mooberry punted 44 yards. Lyle Blackwood returned the kick 5 yards to the CIN35. Tackled by John Pitts. |
| 1-10-CIN35 (4Q: 07:04) Doug Kotar ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 2-9-CIN36 (4Q: 06:20) Doug Kotar ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. Walters ran over Gary Fair to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CIN46 (4Q: 05:34) Doug Kotar ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-8-CIN48 (4Q: 04:50) Altie Taylor ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 3-5-BIR49 (4Q: 04:05) Altie Taylor ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar, assisted by DE Tyrell Garrison. |
| 4-2-BIR46 (4Q: 03:22) Billy Van Heusen punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 03:15) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. DE Jeff Yeates hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (4Q: 03:10) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Yeates, assisted by S Lyle Blackwood. |
| 3-7-BIR23 (4Q: 02:35) Elton Davis pass completed to FB Mike Vardell for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Norm Thompson, assisted by S Randy Hughes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-11-BIR19 (4Q: 02:00) Ian Mooberry punted 57 yards. The ball was downed at the CIN24. |
| 1-10-CIN24 (4Q: 01:52) Doug Kotar ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Dusty Oliver. |
| 2-11-CIN23 (4Q: 01:05) Doug Kotar ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany, assisted by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 3-7-CIN27 (4Q: 00:19) Altie Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Final Score: Cincinnati Bengals 37, Birmingham Bombers 3 |