| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 26 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind. |
| Birmingham won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 79 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 15:00) Darnell Goodwin ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 2-13-BIR17 (1Q: 14:22) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard, assisted by S Bob Atkins. |
| 3-6-BIR24 (1Q: 13:57) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by CB Bobby Howard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-BIR27 (1Q: 13:10) Ian Mooberry punted 45 yards. Bob Atkins called for a fair catch at the MIN28. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (1Q: 12:59) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Nick Roman. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 2-5-MIN33 (1Q: 12:31) Fran Tarkenton sacked by DE Nick Roman for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Medlin. |
| 3-10-MIN28 (1Q: 11:47) Fran Tarkenton pass was intended for WR Bob Newland and was intercepted by S Bill Bradley at the BIR45. The interception was returned 15 yards. Tackled by Vincent Horton. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 11:38) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Darnell Goodwin. |
| 2-10-MIN40 (1Q: 11:32) Steve Ramsey sacked by ILB Lee Roy Jordan for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Pete Adams. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (1Q: 11:16) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Dustin Stone for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington. |
| 2-10-MIN29 (1Q: 10:49) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Peterson. |
| 3-8-MIN27 (1Q: 10:03) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN27 (1Q: 09:54) Bucky Wallace attempted a 44 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (1Q: 09:48) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-MIN42 (1Q: 09:06) Fran Tarkenton pass was intended for WR Bob Newland and was intercepted by S Bill Bradley at the MIN49. Tackled by Bob Newland. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (1Q: 08:54) David Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington, assisted by DT Alan Page. |
| 2-13-BIR48 (1Q: 08:17) Steve Ramsey sacked by DT Alan Page for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Greg Sampson. |
| 3-18-BIR43 (1Q: 07:57) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. |
| 4-18-BIR43 (1Q: 07:47) Ian Mooberry punted 46 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 14 yards to the MIN25. Tackled by Dan Ryczek. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (1Q: 07:38) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by DT Gary Fair. Key block delivered by Ed George. |
| 2-5-MIN30 (1Q: 06:52) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 18 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by CB Terrance Dulaney. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (1Q: 06:16) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lance Rentzel. DT Gary Fair hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN48 (1Q: 06:12) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney. Pitts gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-BIR44 (1Q: 05:33) Bob Gresham ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. Key block delivered by Ron Yary. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (1Q: 04:58) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney. |
| 2-7-BIR33 (1Q: 04:14) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-BIR38 (1Q: 04:04) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-BIR27 (1Q: 03:37) Bob Gresham ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. Key block delivered by Pat Matson. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (1Q: 02:52) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 2-6-BIR11 (1Q: 02:11) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-16-BIR21 (1Q: 02:04) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. DE Nick Roman drove right through Dan Medlin to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-BIR21 (1Q: 01:56) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-BIR14 (1Q: 01:18) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 01:11) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 14 yards to the BIR23. Tackled by Brock Green. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (1Q: 00:52) Steve Ramsey sacked by DE Sweeny Williams and DT Alan Page for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Ryczek. |
| 2-15-BIR18 (1Q: 00:06) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Del Ross. Stopek gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-2-BIR31 (2Q: 15:00) David Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause, assisted by DE Sweeny Williams. |
| 4-2-BIR31 (2Q: 14:32) Ian Mooberry punted 34 yards. Bob Atkins called for a fair catch at the MIN35. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 14:23) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to FB Larry Schreiber for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Schreiber gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-MIN44 (2Q: 13:47) Bob Gresham ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 13:06) Bob Gresham ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 2-6-BIR49 (2Q: 12:24) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 3-3-BIR46 (2Q: 11:51) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney, assisted by S Bill Bradley. Foreman gained 4 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Ed George on the BIR42. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (2Q: 11:13) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 2-6-BIR38 (2Q: 10:50) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by CB Terrance Dulaney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR27 (2Q: 10:16) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by S Bill Bradley. |
| 2-11-BIR28 (2Q: 09:31) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. |
| 3-12-BIR29 (2Q: 08:51) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Pitts. DE Nick Roman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-BIR29 (2Q: 08:42) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 08:36) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 14 yards to the BIR19. Tackled by Clarence Davis. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (2Q: 08:15) Darnell Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page, assisted by S Bob Atkins. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. Sampson ran over Del Ross to set up the play. |
| 2-5-BIR24 (2Q: 07:31) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green. Stopek gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (2Q: 06:46) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BIR30 (2Q: 06:39) David Goodwin ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN ILB Lee Roy Jordan to the BIR34. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (2Q: 06:31) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DE Nick Roman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR34 (2Q: 06:22) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 3-7-BIR31 (2Q: 05:44) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson, assisted by CB Terrance Dulaney. Foreman gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 4-1-BIR25 (2Q: 05:14) Bob Gresham ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard, assisted by CB Terrance Dulaney. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (2Q: 05:08) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. CB Zeke Moore knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR25 (2Q: 05:01) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 3-6-BIR29 (2Q: 04:23) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Al Walker for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-4-BIR31 (2Q: 03:54) Ian Mooberry punted 59 yards. Chuck Foreman returned the kick 90 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 12, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 03:54) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 13, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 03:43) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 8 yards to the BIR14. Tackled by Ronald Fitzgerald. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-BIR06 (2Q: 03:19) David Goodwin ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Washington. Key block delivered by Juan Bruce. |
| 2-4-BIR12 (2Q: 02:41) Steve Ramsey kept the ball, running inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by ILB Almost Famous Martin. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-5-BIR11 (2Q: 02:00) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 4-1-BIR15 (2Q: 01:16) Ian Mooberry punted 34 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 9 yards to the BIR40. Tackled by Shane Harrison. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (2Q: 01:06) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-BIR33 (2Q: 00:48) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DT Craig Fulcher defended the pass. |
| 3-3-BIR33 (2Q: 00:40) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lewis Rockett. OLB Jack Ham defended the pass. |
| 4-3-BIR33 (2Q: 00:33) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 16, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 00:28) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 70 yards from the MIN30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 25 yards to the BIR25. Tackled by Lance Rentzel. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (2Q: 00:18) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Del Ross. Clark gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-6-BIR29 (2Q: 00:13) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for RB David Goodwin. CB Bobby Howard defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-BIR29 (2Q: 00:04) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Dustin Stone for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 75 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 15:00) Bob Gresham ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 2-8-MIN22 (3Q: 14:18) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DE Nick Roman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN22 (3Q: 14:15) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-MIN29 (3Q: 13:36) Bob Parsons punted 35 yards. Al Walker called for a fair catch at the BIR36. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (3Q: 13:25) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard, assisted by CB Zeke Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (3Q: 13:03) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Dustin Stone for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Fred Nolan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stone gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 12:18) David Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Alan Page, assisted by CB Bobby Howard. |
| 2-8-MIN37 (3Q: 11:54) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Del Ross. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (3Q: 11:16) David Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green, assisted by DT Alan Page. |
| 2-7-MIN23 (3Q: 10:50) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. The wind blew that pass off course. |
| 3-7-MIN23 (3Q: 10:41) Steve Ramsey sacked by ILB Lee Roy Jordan for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Kris Wheeler. |
| 4-12-MIN28 (3Q: 09:55) Bucky Wallace attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 16, Birmingham 3 |
| (3Q: 09:47) Bucky Wallace kicked off 72 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 09:47) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 2-8-MIN22 (3Q: 09:15) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lance Rentzel. ILB Jack Reynolds defended the pass. |
| 3-8-MIN22 (3Q: 09:07) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to TE Kent Kramer for 17 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 08:42) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. ILB Jack Reynolds crushed Ed George to wreck the play. |
| 2-10-MIN39 (3Q: 08:02) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Key block delivered by Dan Medlin. The defense looked a little sluggish on this cold day. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 07:19) Chuck Foreman ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-8-BIR49 (3Q: 06:53) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Easy Money Pitts. DT Gary Fair hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-BIR49 (3Q: 06:44) Fran Tarkenton pass was intended for WR Bob Newland and was intercepted by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds at the BIR35. The interception was returned 1 yard. Tackled by Bob Newland. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (3Q: 06:33) David Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Fred Nolan. |
| 2-6-BIR40 (3Q: 06:06) David Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Carl Eller, assisted by OLB Bill Peterson. |
| 3-5-BIR41 (3Q: 05:26) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ken Garcia. CB Brock Green defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-BIR41 (3Q: 05:22) Ian Mooberry punted 45 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN23. Tackled by Claude Minor. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (3Q: 05:12) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. Foreman gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 04:48) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN30 (3Q: 04:40) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to TE Lewis Rockett for 13 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Rockett gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-MIN43 (3Q: 03:55) Bob Gresham ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Key block delivered by Pat Matson. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 03:17) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Newland. DT Otis Sistrunk hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (3Q: 03:14) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Bob Newland for 36 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (3Q: 02:27) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. |
| 2-6-BIR15 (3Q: 01:50) Chuck Foreman ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. Key block delivered by Pat Matson. |
| 1-9-BIR09 (3Q: 01:08) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Lance Rentzel for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 22, Birmingham 3 |
| (3Q: 01:08) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 23, Birmingham 3 |
| (3Q: 01:01) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 77 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 01:01) David Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause. Key block delivered by Dan Ryczek. |
| 2-4-BIR26 (3Q: 00:29) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-2-BIR28 (4Q: 15:00) Steve Ramsey sacked by OLB Bill Peterson for a loss of 13 yards. Sack allowed by Greg Sampson. |
| 4-15-BIR15 (4Q: 14:15) Ian Mooberry punted 44 yards. Bob Atkins returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN47. Tackled by Carlton Malone. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 14:08) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 2-11-MIN46 (4Q: 13:34) Bob Gresham ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair, assisted by DE Nick Roman. |
| 3-6-BIR49 (4Q: 12:48) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to TE Kent Kramer for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Tripping. |
| 4-15-MIN42 (4Q: 12:43) Bob Parsons punted 46 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 8 yards to the BIR20. Tackled by Larry Schreiber. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 12:36) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Dimebag Ross. Clark gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (4Q: 12:11) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Fred Nolan. Key block delivered by Claude Minor. |
| 2-3-BIR42 (4Q: 11:36) David Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard, assisted by S Paul Krause. Key block delivered by Darryl Kenyon. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (4Q: 10:55) Darnell Goodwin ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause. Key block delivered by Carlton Malone. |
| 2-5-MIN50 (4Q: 10:26) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Al Walker for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-MIN46 (4Q: 09:40) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 09:12) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DE Carl Eller drove right through Juan Bruce to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN44 (4Q: 09:04) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green, assisted by S Paul Krause. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 08:24) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Brock Green. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bailey gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (4Q: 07:59) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN22 (4Q: 07:49) David Goodwin ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Howard. Key block delivered by Carlton Malone. |
| 2-10-MIN17 (4Q: 07:15) David Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Alan Page. |
| 3-9-MIN16 (4Q: 06:49) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page. Bailey gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-6-MIN13 (4Q: 06:23) Bucky Wallace attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota's Alan Page was hurt on the play. Minnesota 23, Birmingham 6 |
| (4Q: 06:17) Bucky Wallace kicked off 79 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 06:17) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 3 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany. |
| 2-7-MIN23 (4Q: 05:34) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-5-MIN25 (4Q: 04:49) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney. Key block delivered by Larry Schreiber. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (4Q: 04:02) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. Key block delivered by Dan Medlin. Medlin ran over Terrance Dulaney to set up the play. |
| 2-3-BIR45 (4Q: 03:19) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Karlos Rasmussen. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-13-MIN45 (4Q: 03:09) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Nick Roman, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 3-12-MIN46 (4Q: 02:25) Bob Gresham ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney, assisted by S Bill Bradley. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-7-BIR49 (4Q: 02:15) Bob Parsons punted 34 yards. Bill Bradley called for a fair catch at the BIR15. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (4Q: 02:06) Steve Ramsey sacked by DE Sweeny Williams and DE Carl Eller for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Carlton Malone. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-15-BIR10 (4Q: 01:59) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. CB Dimebag Ross defended the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (4Q: 01:50) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BIR21 (4Q: 01:50) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Del Ross. Bailey gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (4Q: 01:30) Andy Sutter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. S Paul Krause defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR45 (4Q: 01:19) Andy Sutter pass completed to WR Al Walker for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Del Ross. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 01:01) Andy Sutter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. DE Carl Eller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN44 (4Q: 00:55) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-MIN49 (4Q: 00:55) Andy Sutter pass completed to WR Al Walker for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lonnie Murray. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-7-MIN41 (4Q: 00:38) Andy Sutter pass completed to WR Al Walker for 9 yards. Tackled by S Paul Krause, assisted by CB Bobby Howard. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (4Q: 00:22) Andy Sutter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. CB Dimebag Ross defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (4Q: 00:10) Andy Sutter pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 32 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Clark gained 30 yards after the catch. Minnesota 23, Birmingham 12 |
| (4Q: 00:10) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. Minnesota 23, Birmingham 13 |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 23, Birmingham Bombers 13 |