| Played in Dallas, TX, weather: 80 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Dallas won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 68 yards from the BIR30. Cliff Harris returned the ball 32 yards to the DAL34. Tackled by Gerald Blackburn. |
| 1-10-DAL34 (1Q: 14:25) the Dodger Staubach pass completed to FB Larry Watkins for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer, assisted by S Bill Bradley. |
| 2-5-DAL39 (1Q: 13:53) Art Malone ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 3-6-DAL38 (1Q: 13:30) Roger Staubach pass was dropped by WR Bob Hayes. |
| 4-6-DAL38 (1Q: 13:22) Grady Grier punted 36 yards. Al Walker called for a fair catch at the BIR26. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (1Q: 13:14) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Billy Andrews. |
| 2-9-BIR27 (1Q: 12:28) David Goodwin ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Larry Cole, assisted by OLB Ken Avery. |
| 3-6-BIR30 (1Q: 11:56) Steve Ramsey sacked by DE Larry Cole for a loss of 6 yards. Cole ran right past Jake Kupp and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-12-BIR24 (1Q: 11:35) Ian Mooberry punted 41 yards. Charlie Waters returned the kick 20 yards to the BIR45. Tackled by Shane Harrison. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (1Q: 11:24) Art Malone ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard, assisted by S Bill Bradley. ILB Jack Reynolds knocked down Bob De Marco to break up the play. |
| 2-9-BIR44 (1Q: 10:55) Art Malone ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher, assisted by DE Nick Roman. |
| 3-10-BIR45 (1Q: 10:18) the Dodger Staubach pass completed to WR Fred Biletnikoff for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Biletnikoff gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (1Q: 09:39) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Tony Rogers for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Rogers gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR21 (1Q: 09:02) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Tony Rogers for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-BIR16 (1Q: 08:53) Art Malone ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany, assisted by DE Nick Roman. Key block delivered by the Big Cat Wright. |
| 2-4-BIR10 (1Q: 08:25) Art Malone ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 3-4-BIR10 (1Q: 07:45) the Dodger Staubach pass completed to FB Larry Watkins for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Watkins gained 7 yards after the catch. Dallas 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 07:45) Extra point by Garo Yepremian was good. Dallas 7, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 07:36) Garo Yepremian kicked off 77 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 07:36) David Goodwin ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Nate Wright, assisted by DT Larry Brooks. |
| 2-12-BIR18 (1Q: 06:54) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 3-2-BIR28 (1Q: 06:18) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 6 yards. Tackled by S Nate Wright. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (1Q: 05:37) David Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Gerald Irons. |
| 2-8-BIR36 (1Q: 05:08) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Cliff Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stopek gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL43 (1Q: 04:33) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Gerald Irons. |
| 2-7-DAL40 (1Q: 04:05) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Avery. |
| 3-5-DAL38 (1Q: 03:25) Steve Ramsey pass was dropped by WR Calvin Hickman. |
| 4-5-DAL38 (1Q: 03:17) Ian Mooberry punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (1Q: 03:11) Roger Staubach pass completed to TE Rich McGeorge for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. McGeorge gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL30 (1Q: 02:38) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Bullett Hayes for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. Hayes gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL45 (1Q: 02:00) the Dodger Staubach pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Hayes. ILB Jack Reynolds defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DAL45 (1Q: 01:52) Don Calhoun ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-11-DAL44 (1Q: 01:26) Art Malone ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 4-5-DAL50 (1Q: 00:47) Grady Grier punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR01. |
| 1-10-BIR01 (1Q: 00:36) David Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Ernie Holmes. OLB Billy Andrews knocked down Pete Adams to break up the play. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-10-BIR01 (2Q: 15:00) David Goodwin ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Cliff Harris. |
| 3-10-BIR01 (2Q: 14:34) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 25 yards. Tackled by S Steve Preece. Key block delivered by Boobie Clark. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (2Q: 14:06) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Dustin Stone for 6 yards. Tackled by S Rich Sowells. |
| 2-4-BIR32 (2Q: 13:20) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Arrowhead Holmes. |
| 3-1-BIR35 (2Q: 12:38) David Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bob Maddox, assisted by OLB Billy Andrews. Key block delivered by Boobie Clark. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (2Q: 11:55) Andy Sutter pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Phil Wise, assisted by OLB Ken Avery. Hickman gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-6-BIR40 (2Q: 11:12) Andy Sutter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. CB Cliff Harris defended the pass. |
| 3-6-BIR40 (2Q: 11:02) Darnell Goodwin ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Brooks, assisted by OLB Ken Avery. Key block delivered by Larry Jarvis. |
| 1-10-DAL50 (2Q: 10:33) Andy Sutter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. |
| 2-10-DAL50 (2Q: 10:24) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Cliff Harris, assisted by DT Larry Brooks. |
| 3-3-DAL43 (2Q: 09:49) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 3-8-DAL48 (2Q: 09:42) David Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Larry Cole, assisted by S Charlie Waters. |
| 4-2-DAL42 (2Q: 09:08) Ian Mooberry punted 34 yards. Charlie Waters returned the kick 26 yards to the DAL34. Tackled by Shane Harrison. |
| 1-10-DAL34 (2Q: 09:01) Art Malone ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by DT Craig Fulcher. OLB Ron Pritchard knocked down Bob De Marco to break up the play. |
| 2-7-DAL37 (2Q: 08:34) Art Malone ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher, assisted by DE Bill Kollar. Key block delivered by Randy Beisler. |
| 1-10-DAL49 (2Q: 07:50) the Dodger Staubach sacked by DE Will Wynn for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Dave Guyton. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (2Q: 07:39) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Fred Biletnikoff for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 2-8-BIR44 (2Q: 07:07) Don Calhoun ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson, assisted by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 3-3-BIR39 (2Q: 06:40) Don Calhoun ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher, assisted by DE Nick Roman. Key block delivered by Randy Beisler. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (2Q: 06:02) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Randy Grossman for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney, assisted by CB Earl Dvorak. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-11-BIR37 (2Q: 05:17) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Randy Grossman for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Grossman gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-BIR28 (2Q: 04:30) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Fred Biletnikoff for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Biletnikoff gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (2Q: 03:45) Art Malone ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by DT Craig Fulcher. |
| 2-13-BIR22 (2Q: 03:04) Don Calhoun ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-23-BIR32 (2Q: 02:54) Roger Staubach pass completed to RB Don Calhoun for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. |
| 3-21-BIR30 (2Q: 02:37) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Bullett Hayes for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-8-BIR17 (2Q: 02:17) Garo Yepremian attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 10, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 02:09) Garo Yepremian kicked off 73 yards from the DAL30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 16 yards to the BIR13. Tackled by Randy Grossman. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-BIR13 (2Q: 02:00) Darnell Goodwin ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters, assisted by ILB Gerald Irons. |
| 2-13-BIR10 (2Q: 01:21) Andy Sutter pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Larry Cole. |
| 3-12-BIR11 (2Q: 00:45) Andy Sutter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. DE Larry Cole simply tossed Darryl Kenyon aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 4-12-BIR11 (2Q: 00:39) Ian Mooberry punted 34 yards. Charlie Waters returned the kick 33 yards to the BIR12. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (2Q: 00:29) Roger Staubach pass completed to RB Art Malone for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (2Q: 00:21) Joe Reed pass completed to WR Bob Hayes for 15 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Dallas called a time out. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (2Q: 00:14) Art Malone ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| Dallas called a time out. |
| 2-11-BIR19 (2Q: 00:07) Garo Yepremian attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 13, Birmingham 0 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Garo Yepremian kicked off 63 yards from the DAL30. Ronnie Covington returned the ball 13 yards to the BIR20. Tackled by Steve Preece. PENALTY: Dallas was called for a Face Mask on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (3Q: 14:38) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BIR20 (3Q: 14:32) David Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Henry Stuckey. Key block delivered by Larry Jarvis. |
| 2-10-BIR25 (3Q: 14:00) David Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. |
| 3-10-BIR25 (3Q: 13:36) Andy Sutter pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 8 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Clark gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 4-2-BIR33 (3Q: 12:53) Ian Mooberry punted 52 yards. Charlie Waters returned the kick 11 yards to the DAL26. Tackled by Shane Harrison. |
| 1-10-DAL26 (3Q: 12:43) Joe Reed pass completed to WR Tony Rogers for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-DAL32 (3Q: 12:03) Art Malone ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. Key block delivered by Rayfield Wright. |
| 1-10-DAL42 (3Q: 11:25) Joe Reed pass completed to WR Fred Biletnikoff for 9 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany, assisted by S Bill Bradley. |
| 2-1-BIR49 (3Q: 10:59) Don Calhoun ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. Key block delivered by Dave Guyton. |
| 1-10-BIR47 (3Q: 10:17) Don Calhoun ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 2-7-BIR44 (3Q: 09:49) Art Malone ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham, assisted by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 3-6-BIR43 (3Q: 09:16) Joe Reed pass completed to RB Art Malone for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-BIR39 (3Q: 08:51) Grady Grier punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 08:46) Andy Sutter pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Gerald Irons. |
| 2-11-BIR19 (3Q: 07:58) Andy Sutter pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Nate Wright. Goodwin gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-9-BIR21 (3Q: 07:37) Andy Sutter pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 6 yards. Tackled by S Nate Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-BIR27 (3Q: 07:04) Ian Mooberry punted 47 yards. Charlie Waters returned the kick 21 yards to the DAL47. Tackled by Shane Harrison. |
| 1-10-DAL47 (3Q: 06:57) Art Malone ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 2-10-DAL47 (3Q: 06:14) PENALTY: Dallas was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-DAL42 (3Q: 06:06) Joe Reed pass completed to RB Art Malone for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. Malone gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 3-9-DAL48 (3Q: 05:30) Joe Reed pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Rich McGeorge. DE Nick Roman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-DAL48 (3Q: 05:25) Grady Grier punted 31 yards. Al Walker called for a fair catch at the BIR21. |
| 1-10-BIR21 (3Q: 05:14) Andy Sutter sacked by DT Larry Brooks and DT Ernie Holmes for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Greg Sampson. |
| 2-17-BIR14 (3Q: 04:29) Andy Sutter pass completed to TE Dustin Stone for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Avery. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (3Q: 04:19) Darnell Goodwin ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Ernie Holmes, assisted by CB Henry Stuckey. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DAL S Charlie Waters for 8 yards to the BIR17. Tackled by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-BIR17 (3Q: 04:10) Joe Reed pass completed to WR Randy Grossman for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Shane Harrison. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Grossman gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-7-BIR07 (3Q: 03:26) Joe Reed pass completed to RB Art Malone for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Malone gained 1 yard after the catch. Dallas 19, Birmingham 0 |
| (3Q: 03:26) Extra point by Garo Yepremian was good. Dallas 20, Birmingham 0 |
| (3Q: 03:19) Garo Yepremian kicked off 63 yards from the DAL30. Ronnie Covington returned the ball 5 yards to the BIR12. Tackled by Ben Unverzagt. |
| 1-10-BIR12 (3Q: 02:53) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BIR07 (3Q: 02:44) David Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Larry Brooks, assisted by CB Cliff Harris. S Charlie Waters knocked down Claude Minor to break up the play. |
| 2-14-BIR08 (3Q: 02:10) Andy Sutter pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. |
| 3-14-BIR08 (3Q: 02:04) Andy Sutter pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 25 yards. Tackled by S Phil Wise. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (3Q: 01:17) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ken Avery, assisted by ILB Gerald Irons. |
| 2-8-BIR35 (3Q: 00:43) David Goodwin ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Brooks. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-6-BIR37 (4Q: 15:00) Andy Sutter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. CB Cliff Harris knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-6-BIR37 (4Q: 14:52) Ian Mooberry punted 42 yards. Cliff Harris called for a fair catch at the DAL21. |
| 1-10-DAL21 (4Q: 14:43) Joe Reed pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tony Rogers. |
| 2-10-DAL21 (4Q: 14:36) Joe Reed pass completed to TE Rich McGeorge for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Karlos Rasmussen. McGeorge gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL38 (4Q: 14:06) PENALTY: Dallas was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DAL33 (4Q: 13:59) Art Malone ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 2-14-DAL34 (4Q: 13:38) Joe Reed pass completed to TE Rich McGeorge for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-DAL36 (4Q: 12:54) Art Malone ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher. Key block delivered by Jim Miller. |
| 4-3-DAL45 (4Q: 12:19) Grady Grier punted 36 yards. Al Walker called for a fair catch at the BIR19. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (4Q: 12:08) David Goodwin ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bruce Finch, assisted by CB Cliff Harris. |
| 2-8-BIR21 (4Q: 11:30) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Larry Brooks. DE Larry Cole crushed Juan Bruce to wreck the play. |
| 3-7-BIR22 (4Q: 11:00) Andy Sutter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. CB Cliff Harris defended the pass. |
| 4-7-BIR22 (4Q: 10:52) Ian Mooberry punted 36 yards. Charlie Waters called for a fair catch at the DAL42. |
| 1-10-DAL42 (4Q: 10:43) Art Malone ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. |
| 2-9-DAL43 (4Q: 10:00) Art Malone ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-5-DAL47 (4Q: 09:13) Joe Reed pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Larry Watkins. ILB Jack Reynolds hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-5-DAL47 (4Q: 09:07) Grady Grier punted 43 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 3 yards to the BIR13. Tackled by Billy Joe Dupree. |
| 1-10-BIR13 (4Q: 08:58) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Steve Preece, assisted by DE Ken Sanders. |
| 2-6-BIR17 (4Q: 08:17) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters, assisted by DE Ken Sanders. |
| 3-7-BIR16 (4Q: 07:44) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Ken Sanders, assisted by CB Henry Stuckey. Key block delivered by Jake Kupp. Kupp ran over Gerald Irons to set up the play. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (4Q: 07:18) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Steve Preece. |
| 2-7-BIR27 (4Q: 06:45) Andy Sutter pass was dropped by WR Calvin Hickman. |
| 3-7-BIR27 (4Q: 06:37) Andy Sutter sacked by ILB Gerald Irons for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Darryl Kenyon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DAL Nate Wright for 22 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Dallas 26, Birmingham 0 |
| (4Q: 06:37) Extra point by Garo Yepremian was good. Dallas 27, Birmingham 0 |
| (4Q: 06:24) Garo Yepremian kicked off 75 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 06:24) Andy Sutter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DT Larry Brooks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (4Q: 06:12) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Captain Crash Harris. Key block delivered by Claude Minor. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (4Q: 05:44) Andy Sutter scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Cliff Harris. Dallas's Nate Wright was hurt on the play. |
| 2-6-BIR38 (4Q: 05:02) Darnell Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Henry Stuckey. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Dan Ryczek to the BIR43. |
| 3-1-BIR43 (4Q: 04:38) David Goodwin ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Henry Stuckey, assisted by OLB Ken Avery. Key block delivered by Larry Jarvis. |
| 1-10-BIR48 (4Q: 03:56) Darnell Goodwin ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters, assisted by CB Henry Stuckey. |
| 2-7-DAL49 (4Q: 03:10) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-BIR46 (4Q: 03:03) Andy Sutter pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bruce Finch, assisted by OLB Ken Avery. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-DAL48 (4Q: 02:32) Andy Sutter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. S Bruce Finch defended the pass. |
| 4-6-DAL48 (4Q: 02:25) Ian Mooberry punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (4Q: 02:20) Don Calhoun ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Nick Roman, assisted by S Bill Simpson. Key block delivered by Jim Miller. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-5-DAL25 (4Q: 02:00) Don Calhoun ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Karlos Rasmussen. |
| 3-3-DAL27 (4Q: 01:15) Art Malone ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson, assisted by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. Key block delivered by Bob De Marco. |
| 1-10-DAL30 (4Q: 00:32) Art Malone ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by DT Dusty Oliver. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-DAL48 (4Q: 00:26) Don Calhoun ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. Key block delivered by Blaine Nye. Nye flattened Bill Simpson to ensure the play's success. |
| Final Score: Dallas Cowboys 27, Birmingham Bombers 0 |