| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 38 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Shank Haji-Sheikh kicked off 63 yards from the BIR30. Crash Davis returned the ball 24 yards to the DET31. Tackled by Mike Hunt. |
| 1-10-DET31 (1Q: 14:39) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 55 yards. Tackled by CB Craig Curry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Largent gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR14 (1Q: 14:04) Doug Flutie pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Phil McConkey. |
| 2-10-BIR14 (1Q: 13:55) Doug Flutie kept the ball, running around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Norton Jr.. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 3-2-BIR06 (1Q: 13:21) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tom Newberry. Detroit 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 13:21) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Detroit 7, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 13:12) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 61 yards from the DET30. Paul Palmer returned the ball 12 yards to the BIR21. Tackled by Chris Spielman. |
| 1-10-BIR21 (1Q: 12:37) Bo Jackson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Randy Edwards. DT Brian Sochia crushed John Jones to wreck the play. |
| 2-10-BIR21 (1Q: 11:54) Bernie Kosar pass completed to TE Len Bias for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. |
| 3-4-BIR27 (1Q: 11:16) Knows Jackson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen. Key block delivered by Steve Wilson. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (1Q: 10:31) Paul Palmer ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green. |
| 2-10-BIR35 (1Q: 10:01) Knows Jackson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 3-9-BIR36 (1Q: 09:29) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 38 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. Carter gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET26 (1Q: 08:48) Knows Jackson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Matt Millen, assisted by S Tom Flynn. |
| 2-9-DET25 (1Q: 08:14) Knows Jackson ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman, assisted by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 3-7-DET23 (1Q: 07:38) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. DT Jerome Sally hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-DET23 (1Q: 07:29) Shank Haji-Sheikh attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 7, Birmingham 3 |
| (1Q: 07:23) Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked off 66 yards from the BIR30. Crash Davis returned the ball 28 yards to the DET32. Tackled by Paul Palmer. |
| 1-10-DET32 (1Q: 07:04) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ken Norton Jr., assisted by DE Alonzo Mitz. |
| 2-9-DET33 (1Q: 06:36) Billy Sims ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 3-25-DET17 (1Q: 06:28) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. CB Brian Davis defended the pass. |
| 4-25-DET17 (1Q: 06:21) Russell Erxleben punted 50 yards. Paul Palmer returned the kick 0 yards to the BIR33. Tackled by Chris Spielman. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (1Q: 06:11) Paul Palmer ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 2-8-BIR35 (1Q: 05:45) Paul Palmer ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia. |
| 3-8-BIR35 (1Q: 05:07) Bernie Kosar pass completed to TE Len Bias for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. Bias gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-BIR38 (1Q: 04:35) Jeff Feagles punted 37 yards. Phil McConkey called for a fair catch at the DET25. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-DET47 (1Q: 04:25) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 25 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. Carter gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET22 (1Q: 03:51) Bo Jackson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unnecessary Roughness. Detroit's Matt Millen was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-DET10 (1Q: 03:42) Bo Jackson ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by DE Jacob Green. |
| 2-9-DET09 (1Q: 03:14) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Brown gained 1 yard after the catch. Birmingham 9, Detroit 7 |
| (1Q: 03:14) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 10, Detroit 7 |
| (1Q: 03:03) Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked off 65 yards from the BIR30. Crash Davis returned the ball 25 yards to the DET30. Tackled by Kenny Easley. |
| 1-10-DET30 (1Q: 02:41) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Darren Flutie. DE Alonzo Mitz blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DET30 (1Q: 02:31) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Easley, assisted by ILB Ken Norton Jr.. |
| 3-7-DET33 (1Q: 01:49) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Steve Largent. |
| 4-7-DET33 (1Q: 01:38) Russell Erxleben punted 53 yards. Paul Palmer returned the kick 5 yards to the BIR19. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BIR08 (1Q: 01:29) Bo Jackson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion, assisted by CB Izel Jenkins. |
| 2-8-BIR10 (1Q: 00:50) Bo Jackson ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jeff Rohrer. |
| 3-7-BIR11 (1Q: 00:18) Bernie Kosar pass was thrown incomplete, intended for C Harper LeBel. |
| 4-7-BIR11 (1Q: 00:13) Jeff Feagles punted 51 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 10 yards to the DET48. Tackled by Brian Davis. |
| 1-10-DET48 (1Q: 00:05) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darren Flutie. DE Larry Roberts hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-10-DET48 (2Q: 15:00) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Craig Curry. Key block delivered by Cody Risien. |
| 3-2-BIR44 (2Q: 14:37) Billy Sims ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (2Q: 13:52) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 2-7-BIR39 (2Q: 13:26) Billy Sims ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Norton Jr., assisted by S Jeff Fuller. |
| 3-11-BIR43 (2Q: 12:49) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Quinn Early. ILB Otis Wilson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-BIR43 (2Q: 12:40) Russell Erxleben punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 12:33) Bo Jackson ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia. |
| 2-7-BIR23 (2Q: 12:04) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 77 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carter gained 62 yards after the catch. Birmingham 16, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 12:04) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 17, Detroit 7 |
| (2Q: 11:50) Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked off 73 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 11:50) Crash Davis ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE John Goodman. |
| 2-7-DET23 (2Q: 11:06) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Brian Davis, assisted by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 3-5-DET25 (2Q: 10:34) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Phil McConkey for 11 yards. Tackled by S Tim Gordon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET36 (2Q: 09:52) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Darren Flutie for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Fuller. |
| 2-5-DET41 (2Q: 09:06) Ron Wolfley ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE John Goodman, assisted by S Tim Gordon. Key block delivered by Paul Jetton. |
| 1-10-DET46 (2Q: 08:24) Billy Sims ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Mayhew, assisted by DT John Torbor. Key block delivered by Ozzie Newsome. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (2Q: 07:57) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Easley. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 2-5-BIR39 (2Q: 07:11) Crash Davis ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson. |
| 3-3-BIR37 (2Q: 06:27) Doug Flutie pass completed to FB Ron Wolfley for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tim Gordon, assisted by DE Alonzo Mitz. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (2Q: 05:41) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. DE Alonzo Mitz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR31 (2Q: 05:33) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 31 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Newsome gained 20 yards after the catch. Birmingham 17, Detroit 13 |
| (2Q: 05:33) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Birmingham 17, Detroit 14 |
| (2Q: 05:20) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 53 yards from the DET30. Paul Palmer returned the ball 13 yards to the BIR30. Tackled by Mike Mularkey. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (2Q: 05:02) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BIR25 (2Q: 04:55) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 3 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-25-BIR15 (2Q: 04:47) Bo Jackson ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jason Buck. |
| 2-24-BIR16 (2Q: 04:06) Knows Jackson ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion, assisted by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 3-15-BIR25 (2Q: 03:20) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Len Bias. S Tom Flynn defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-BIR25 (2Q: 03:15) Jeff Feagles punted 37 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 20 yards to the BIR42. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-DET39 (2Q: 03:06) Ron Wolfley ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Alonzo Mitz, assisted by S Jeff Fuller. Key block delivered by Tom Newberry. |
| 2-4-DET45 (2Q: 02:21) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Billy Sims. CB Brian Davis knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-4-DET45 (2Q: 02:11) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Ken Margerum for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ken Norton Jr.. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (2Q: 02:00) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 11 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Holmes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (2Q: 01:43) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Darren Flutie for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Brian Davis. PENALTY: Detroit was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 1-15-BIR43 (2Q: 01:43) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Darren Flutie for 12 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Easley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-BIR31 (2Q: 01:26) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Mike Mularkey for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Mayhew. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mularkey gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR11 (2Q: 01:06) Doug Flutie pass was intended for WR Ken Margerum and was intercepted by ILB Otis Wilson at the BIR03. The interception was returned 2 yards. Tackled by Ken Margerum. |
| 1-10-BIR05 (2Q: 00:57) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Gary Wilkins. DT Boss Yurtseven Sally drove right through John Jones to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-BIR05 (2Q: 00:51) Bo Jackson ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-10-BIR05 (2Q: 00:40) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. DE Jacob Green hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-BIR05 (2Q: 00:32) Jeff Feagles punted 37 yards. Phil McConkey called for a fair catch at the BIR42. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (2Q: 00:23) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Ron Hall. ILB Ken Norton Jr. blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR42 (2Q: 00:14) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Quinn Early for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Easley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-7-BIR39 (2Q: 00:07) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 56 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 17, Detroit 17 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 70 yards from the DET30. Paul Palmer returned the ball 21 yards to the BIR21. Tackled by Reyna Thompson. |
| 1-10-BIR21 (3Q: 14:39) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Duane Bickett. |
| 2-7-BIR24 (3Q: 13:56) Bo Jackson ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 3-5-BIR26 (3Q: 13:26) Bernie Kosar pass completed to TE Len Bias for 15 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (3Q: 12:48) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jeff Rohrer, assisted by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 2-10-BIR41 (3Q: 12:10) Knows Jackson ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion, assisted by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| 3-11-BIR40 (3Q: 11:41) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bo Jackson. S Ronnie Lott defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Birmingham's John Jones was hurt on the play. |
| 4-11-BIR40 (3Q: 11:34) Jeff Feagles punted 30 yards. Phil McConkey called for a fair catch at the DET30. |
| 1-10-DET30 (3Q: 11:23) Crash Davis ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Craig Curry, assisted by S Kenny Easley. Key block delivered by Anthony Munoz. |
| 2-3-DET37 (3Q: 10:50) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ken Norton Jr., assisted by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 3-2-DET38 (3Q: 10:05) Doug Flutie pass completed to FB Ron Wolfley for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Craig Curry. Wolfley gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET42 (3Q: 09:22) Doug Flutie sacked by DT John Torbor for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Jetton. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-16-DET36 (3Q: 08:57) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Quinn Early for 45 yards. Tackled by CB Craig Curry. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (3Q: 08:19) Crash Davis ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Norton Jr.. |
| 2-7-BIR16 (3Q: 07:37) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Alonzo Mitz, assisted by DE Skip McClendon. |
| 3-5-BIR14 (3Q: 07:00) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Crash Davis. S Kenny Easley defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-BIR14 (3Q: 06:56) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 20, Birmingham 17 |
| (3Q: 06:51) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 63 yards from the DET30. Paul Palmer returned the ball 11 yards to the BIR18. Tackled by Tom Flynn. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (3Q: 06:23) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for C Harper LeBel. ILB Chris Spielman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR18 (3Q: 06:16) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Paul Palmer for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Jason Buck. |
| 3-14-BIR14 (3Q: 05:53) Bernie Kosar pass completed to TE Len Bias for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway, assisted by OLB Duane Bickett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Detroit's Duane Bickett was hurt on the play. |
| 4-3-BIR25 (3Q: 05:24) Jeff Feagles punted 48 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 8 yards to the DET35. Tackled by Gary Wilkins. |
| 1-10-DET35 (3Q: 05:16) Doug Flutie kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson, assisted by CB Brian Davis. Key block delivered by Guy McIntyre. |
| 2-5-DET40 (3Q: 04:45) Crash Davis ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. |
| 3-3-DET42 (3Q: 04:13) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Steve Largent. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-3-DET42 (3Q: 04:06) Russell Erxleben punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR17. |
| 1-10-BIR17 (3Q: 03:55) Bernie Kosar pass was dropped by WR Gerald Carter. |
| 2-10-BIR17 (3Q: 03:48) Bo Jackson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| 3-5-BIR22 (3Q: 03:14) Bernie Kosar pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Carter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-BIR22 (3Q: 03:09) Jeff Feagles punted 60 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 10 yards to the DET28. Tackled by Brian Davis. |
| 1-10-DET28 (3Q: 02:59) Crash Davis ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio, assisted by ILB Ken Norton Jr.. |
| 2-7-DET31 (3Q: 02:34) Doug Flutie pass completed to TE Ozzie Newsome for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Fuller, assisted by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 3-3-DET35 (3Q: 01:48) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by RB Billy Sims. |
| 4-3-DET35 (3Q: 01:41) Russell Erxleben punted 53 yards. Paul Palmer returned the kick 0 yards to the BIR12. Tackled by Ron Wolfley. |
| 1-10-BIR12 (3Q: 01:31) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 43 yards. Tackled by CB Izel Jenkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carter gained 32 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET45 (3Q: 00:51) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. |
| 2-9-DET44 (3Q: 00:16) Knows Jackson ran a trap outside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green, assisted by DT Emanuel Weaver. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-9-DET44 (4Q: 15:00) Bernie Kosar pass completed to TE Gary Wilkins for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-DET36 (4Q: 14:18) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Knows Jackson for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga. |
| 1-10-DET34 (4Q: 13:50) Bo Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 31 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham. Key block delivered by Jim Dombrowski. |
| 1-3-DET03 (4Q: 13:16) Knows Jackson ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Brian Sochia. |
| 2-3-DET03 (4Q: 12:52) Paul Palmer ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-2-DET02 (4Q: 12:22) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Knows Jackson for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Birmingham 23, Detroit 20 |
| (4Q: 12:22) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 24, Detroit 20 |
| (4Q: 12:16) Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked off 62 yards from the BIR30. Crash Davis returned the ball 22 yards to the DET30. Tackled by Brian Davis. |
| 1-10-DET30 (4Q: 11:40) Doug Flutie sacked by DE Alonzo Mitz for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Cody Risien. |
| 2-17-DET23 (4Q: 11:11) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-12-DET28 (4Q: 11:03) Doug Flutie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darren Flutie. S Tim Gordon defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-12-DET28 (4Q: 10:56) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Darren Flutie. DE Larry Roberts blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-DET33 (4Q: 10:46) Doug Flutie pass was dropped by WR Darren Flutie. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET33 (4Q: 10:41) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tim Gordon, assisted by DT Gerald Williams. |
| 3-9-DET34 (4Q: 09:55) Doug Flutie scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tim Gordon. |
| 4-7-DET36 (4Q: 09:08) Russell Erxleben punted 46 yards. Paul Palmer called for a fair catch at the BIR18. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (4Q: 09:00) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Tim Brown for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Jacob Green. |
| 2-13-BIR15 (4Q: 08:31) Bernie Kosar pass was intended for WR Cris Carter and was intercepted by CB Duane Galloway at the BIR24. Tackled by Bo Jackson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (4Q: 08:18) Tim Spencer ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Craig Curry. |
| 2-8-BIR22 (4Q: 07:37) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Mike Mularkey. DT John Torbor blocked the pass. |
| 3-8-BIR22 (4Q: 07:32) Doug Flutie pass completed to WR Quinn Early for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Craig Curry. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-BIR19 (4Q: 07:08) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 24, Detroit 23 |
| (4Q: 07:02) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 67 yards from the DET30. Paul Palmer returned the ball 21 yards to the BIR24. Tackled by Izel Jenkins. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (4Q: 06:30) Bernie Kosar sacked by OLB Jeff Rohrer for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Oswald. |
| 2-18-BIR16 (4Q: 05:43) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Duane Galloway. |
| 3-17-BIR17 (4Q: 04:55) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Len Bias. CB Bobby Butler defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-17-BIR17 (4Q: 04:47) Jeff Feagles punted 40 yards. Phil McConkey returned the kick 13 yards to the BIR44. Tackled by Brian Davis. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (4Q: 04:38) Billy Sims ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Norton Jr., assisted by DT Gerald Williams. Key block delivered by Ron Wolfley. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (4Q: 03:55) Crash Davis ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Easley. |
| 2-8-BIR32 (4Q: 03:18) Crash Davis ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Fuller, assisted by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 3-4-BIR28 (4Q: 03:00) Doug Flutie pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Phil McConkey. DE Alonzo Mitz blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-BIR28 (4Q: 02:54) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 26, Birmingham 24 |
| (4Q: 02:48) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 77 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 02:48) Paul Palmer ran a draw inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Craig Bingham, assisted by S Ronnie Lott. Palmer made a great move on Jerome Sally. Key block delivered by Steve Wilson. |
| 2-5-BIR25 (4Q: 02:02) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Izel Jenkins. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (4Q: 02:02) Bo Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie Lott, assisted by ILB Chris Spielman. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-6-BIR34 (4Q: 01:53) Bernie Kosar pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Len Bias. DE Jacob Green blocked the pass. |
| 3-6-BIR34 (4Q: 01:44) Bernie Kosar scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jason Buck and assisted by S Fred Marion. |
| 4-4-BIR36 (4Q: 01:27) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Len Bias. S Ronnie Lott knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (4Q: 01:23) Crash Davis ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Gerald Williams. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-8-BIR34 (4Q: 01:16) Crash Davis ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Alonzo Mitz, assisted by ILB Ken Norton Jr.. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-6-BIR32 (4Q: 01:08) Billy Sims ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Easley, assisted by ILB Ken Norton Jr.. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-4-BIR30 (4Q: 01:00) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 29, Birmingham 24 |
| (4Q: 00:54) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 73 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 00:54) PENALTY: Detroit was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-BIR25 (4Q: 00:54) Bernie Kosar pass completed to TE Greg Baty for 5 yards. Tackled by S Fred Marion. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (4Q: 00:35) Bernie Kosar spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-BIR30 (4Q: 00:32) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-BIR25 (4Q: 00:32) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Tripping. |
| 2-25-BIR15 (4Q: 00:21) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Butler. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 00:15) Bernie Kosar pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (4Q: 00:06) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Len Bias. CB Bobby Butler defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 29, Birmingham Texans 24 |