| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 53 yards from the BIR30. Bob Grim returned the ball 21 yards to the NOS38. Tackled by Shane Harrison. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (1Q: 14:28) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by S Bill Bradley. Key block delivered by Bruce Rasmussen. |
| 2-2-NOS46 (1Q: 14:01) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 3-3-NOS45 (1Q: 13:32) John Hadl pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 14 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. Harris gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (1Q: 13:03) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. Kiick gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (1Q: 12:22) John Hadl pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR14 (1Q: 11:56) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. |
| 2-7-BIR11 (1Q: 11:20) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney. Key block delivered by John Demarie. |
| 1-3-BIR03 (1Q: 10:52) Matt Muhammad ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 2-2-BIR02 (1Q: 10:28) Matt Muhammad ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. New Orleans's Cas Banaszek was hurt on the play. |
| 3-1-BIR01 (1Q: 10:01) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Clarence Hironaka. New Orleans 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 10:01) Extra point by Jim Bakken was good. New Orleans 7, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 09:54) Jim Bakken kicked off 52 yards from the NOS30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 19 yards to the BIR37. Tackled by Matt Muhammad. |
| 1-10-BIR37 (1Q: 09:18) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-7-BIR40 (1Q: 08:34) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (1Q: 08:07) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Boobie Clark. OLB Dave Wilcox defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR49 (1Q: 08:01) David Goodwin ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard, assisted by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-20-BIR39 (1Q: 07:52) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 3-6-NOS47 (1Q: 07:29) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-NOS42 (1Q: 06:53) Ian Mooberry punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 06:46) John Hadl pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Galloway gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-NOS29 (1Q: 06:23) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 3-3-NOS27 (1Q: 05:54) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. CB Earl Dvorak defended the pass. |
| 4-3-NOS27 (1Q: 05:47) Thunderfoot Wilson punted 43 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 2 yards to the BIR32. Tackled by Tommy Nobis. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Henry Childs for 7 yards to the BIR25.. Tackled by David Goodwin. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (1Q: 05:38) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Richard Sims. DE Bill Kollar hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR25 (1Q: 05:29) Jim Kiick ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 3-11-BIR26 (1Q: 04:50) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Richard Sims. OLB Jack Ham hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-BIR26 (1Q: 04:42) Jim Bakken attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 10, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 04:35) Jim Bakken kicked off 72 yards from the NOS30. Ronnie Covington returned the ball 17 yards to the BIR15. Tackled by Eric Cook. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (1Q: 04:11) Steve Ramsey pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome. |
| 2-5-BIR20 (1Q: 03:28) David Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox, assisted by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 3-4-BIR21 (1Q: 03:03) David Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning, assisted by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (1Q: 02:30) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Claude Minor. |
| 2-5-BIR36 (1Q: 01:44) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Dustin Stone for 34 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (1Q: 01:09) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 00:37) David Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 2-9-NOS19 (1Q: 00:07) Steve Ramsey pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-19-NOS29 (2Q: 15:00) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-29-NOS39 (2Q: 14:50) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 15 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by S Lenny Richard. Hickman gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 3-14-NOS24 (2Q: 14:19) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. ILB Joe Federspiel defended the pass. |
| 4-14-NOS24 (2Q: 14:10) Bucky Wallace attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 10, Birmingham 3 |
| (2Q: 14:04) Bucky Wallace kicked off 65 yards from the BIR30. Ike Harris returned the ball 16 yards to the NOS21. Tackled by Al Walker. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (2Q: 13:39) Jim Kiick ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. ILB Jack Reynolds knocked down J.B. Aarhus to break up the play. |
| 2-11-NOS20 (2Q: 12:59) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 3-8-NOS23 (2Q: 12:18) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair, assisted by S Bill Simpson. |
| 4-3-NOS28 (2Q: 11:33) Jerrel Wilson punted 45 yards. Bill Bradley returned the kick 4 yards to the BIR31. Tackled by Henry Childs. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (2Q: 11:26) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 2-8-BIR33 (2Q: 10:39) Steve Ramsey sacked by DE Billy Newsome for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Pete Adams. |
| 3-16-BIR25 (2Q: 10:18) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-BIR35 (2Q: 09:35) Ian Mooberry punted 45 yards. Bob Grim returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS23. Tackled by Ken Bailey. |
| 1-10-NOS23 (2Q: 09:25) John Hadl pass completed to TE Eric Cook for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Harrison. |
| 2-3-NOS30 (2Q: 08:58) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-2-NOS31 (2Q: 08:26) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by DE Tyrell Garrison. |
| 4-2-NOS31 (2Q: 07:48) Jerrel Wilson punted 59 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 2 yards to the BIR12. Tackled by Thurman Cowley. |
| 1-10-BIR12 (2Q: 07:39) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Dustin Stone for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Tamaarkin. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (2Q: 07:19) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 24 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. Bailey gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (2Q: 06:31) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-NOS46 (2Q: 06:23) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Dustin Stone for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Harris Malinowski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-NOS42 (2Q: 05:41) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Boobie Clark. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (2Q: 05:10) Darnell Goodwin ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 2-3-NOS34 (2Q: 04:49) Steve Ramsey pass was dropped by WR Hugh Stopek. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-NOS34 (2Q: 04:43) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (2Q: 04:06) David Goodwin ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Lenny Richard, assisted by DT Ricardo Browning. |
| 2-8-NOS22 (2Q: 03:32) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Browning, assisted by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 3-5-NOS19 (2Q: 03:02) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. |
| 4-2-NOS16 (2Q: 02:29) Bucky Wallace attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 10, Birmingham 6 |
| (2Q: 02:24) Bucky Wallace kicked off 75 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 02:24) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jim Kiick. DE Bill Kollar hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (2Q: 02:18) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (2Q: 02:00) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Blackburn. |
| 2-2-NOS50 (2Q: 01:41) Matt Muhammad ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. Key block delivered by Clarence Hironaka. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (2Q: 01:24) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DE Tyrell Garrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR45 (2Q: 01:16) Jim Kiick ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Key block delivered by Clarence Hironaka. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (2Q: 00:59) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (2Q: 00:52) Matt Muhammad ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-12-BIR25 (2Q: 00:44) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-13-BIR26 (2Q: 00:36) Jim Kiick ran a trap outside the left tackle for 24 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. Key block delivered by John Demarie. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-23-BIR36 (2Q: 00:15) Jim Bakken attempted a 53 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (2Q: 00:09) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. ILB Joe Federspiel knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Jim Bakken kicked off 73 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 15:00) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. ILB Joe Federspiel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (3Q: 14:52) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-BIR15 (3Q: 14:42) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. Bailey gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-BIR25 (3Q: 14:03) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 15 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks. Stopek gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (3Q: 13:41) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dustin Stone. S Tommy Myers defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR40 (3Q: 13:33) David Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 3-9-BIR41 (3Q: 13:03) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. DE Billy Newsome hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-BIR41 (3Q: 12:50) Ian Mooberry punted 48 yards. Bob Grim called for a fair catch at the NOS11. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (3Q: 12:42) Archie Manning pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. DT Craig Fulcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS11 (3Q: 12:39) Matt Muhammad ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 24 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany. Key block delivered by Randy Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (3Q: 12:03) Matt Muhammad ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar, assisted by S Bill Bradley. OLB Ron Pritchard knocked down Thurman Cowley to break up the play. |
| 2-8-NOS37 (3Q: 11:19) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garrison. Key block delivered by Clarence Hironaka. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (3Q: 10:39) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. |
| 2-9-NOS50 (3Q: 10:11) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 3-7-BIR48 (3Q: 09:38) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney. |
| 1-10-BIR37 (3Q: 08:54) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 2-8-BIR35 (3Q: 08:14) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson, assisted by CB Terrance Dulaney. |
| 3-4-BIR31 (3Q: 07:43) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-BIR36 (3Q: 07:40) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney, assisted by S Bill Bradley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-6-BIR33 (3Q: 07:13) Jim Bakken attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 13, Birmingham 6 |
| (3Q: 07:06) Jim Bakken kicked off 56 yards from the NOS30. Ronnie Covington returned the ball 21 yards to the BIR35. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (3Q: 06:30) David Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 2-8-BIR37 (3Q: 05:45) Steve Ramsey sacked by DE Mario Nakamura for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Darryl Kenyon. |
| 3-12-BIR33 (3Q: 05:18) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Mike Vardell for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by CB Alex Kirk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Vardell gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-6-BIR39 (3Q: 04:44) Ian Mooberry punted 44 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS17. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (3Q: 04:34) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-NOS25 (3Q: 04:05) Jim Kiick ran a trap outside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair, assisted by DE Nick Roman. |
| 3-2-NOS25 (3Q: 03:39) Matt Muhammad ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. Key block delivered by Thurman Cowley. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (3Q: 03:06) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garrison. ILB Jack Reynolds knocked down J.B. Aarhus to break up the play. |
| 2-7-NOS33 (3Q: 02:34) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. Key block delivered by John Demarie. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (3Q: 01:49) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. |
| 2-10-NOS40 (3Q: 01:16) Jim Kiick ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-NOS40 (3Q: 00:52) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 4-7-NOS43 (3Q: 00:16) Jerrel Wilson punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR01. |
| 1-10-BIR01 (3Q: 00:05) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Al Walker for 16 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by CB Alex Kirk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Walker gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-BIR17 (4Q: 15:00) Andy Sutter pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 12 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks, assisted by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (4Q: 14:33) Andy Sutter pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Boobie Clark. DT Ricardo Browning hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR29 (4Q: 14:27) Andy Sutter pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 9 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Goodwin gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-BIR38 (4Q: 13:57) David Goodwin ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Claude Minor. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (4Q: 13:14) Darnell Goodwin ran around right end for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. |
| 2-4-BIR48 (4Q: 12:42) David Goodwin ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana, assisted by DE Mario Nakamura. |
| 3-1-NOS49 (4Q: 12:04) David Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 4-1-NOS49 (4Q: 11:40) Ian Mooberry punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS01. |
| 1-10-NOS01 (4Q: 11:33) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 2-9-NOS02 (4Q: 10:53) Archie Manning pass completed to TE Eric Cook for 7 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany. |
| 3-2-NOS09 (4Q: 10:26) Archie Manning pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Cunningham gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (4Q: 09:56) Archie Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. |
| 2-10-NOS33 (4Q: 09:48) Archie Manning pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Richard Sims. New Orleans's Henry Childs was hurt on the play. |
| 3-10-NOS33 (4Q: 09:40) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 17 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-20-NOS23 (4Q: 09:31) Jim Kiick ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair, assisted by DT Craig Fulcher. |
| 4-14-NOS29 (4Q: 08:52) Jerrel Wilson punted 40 yards. Al Walker called for a fair catch at the BIR31. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (4Q: 08:44) Andy Sutter pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 23 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by CB Walt Tamaarkin. Stopek gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (4Q: 08:02) Andy Sutter pass completed to WR Al Walker for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (4Q: 07:41) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome, assisted by S Tracy Hanks. ILB Carl Gersbach knocked down Larry Jarvis to break up the play. |
| 2-10-NOS34 (4Q: 07:00) David Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-10-NOS34 (4Q: 06:22) Andy Sutter scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Hanks. |
| 4-5-NOS29 (4Q: 05:56) Bucky Wallace attempted a 46 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (4Q: 05:49) Archie Manning pass was dropped by WR Tony Galloway. |
| 2-10-NOS36 (4Q: 05:39) Matt Muhammad ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard, assisted by S Bill Simpson. OLB Ron Pritchard knocked down John Demarie to break up the play. |
| 3-10-NOS36 (4Q: 04:56) Archie Manning pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (4Q: 04:12) Jim Kiick ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Key block delivered by Terry Owens. |
| 2-2-BIR36 (4Q: 03:26) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. Key block delivered by John Demarie. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (4Q: 02:39) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by DT Gary Fair. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-7-BIR23 (4Q: 02:32) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. Birmingham's Tyrell Garrison was hurt on the play. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-4-BIR20 (4Q: 02:22) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. DE Bill Kollar knocked down Bruce Rasmussen to break up the play. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-2-BIR18 (4Q: 02:11) Jim Bakken attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 16, Birmingham 6 |
| (4Q: 02:03) Jim Bakken kicked off 78 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 02:03) Andy Sutter pass completed to TE Bucky Harris for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. Harris gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-4-BIR26 (4Q: 01:54) Andy Sutter pass completed to WR Al Walker for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Walker gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (4Q: 01:37) Andy Sutter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Bucky Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR40 (4Q: 01:28) Andy Sutter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. DE Shawn Hollingsworth hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-BIR40 (4Q: 01:21) Andy Sutter pass completed to WR Al Walker for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Wilcox. |
| 4-5-BIR45 (4Q: 01:05) Andy Sutter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (4Q: 01:02) Matt Muhammad ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dusty Oliver, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 2-6-BIR41 (4Q: 00:17) Archie Manning dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 16, Birmingham Bombers 6 |