| Played in Cleveland, OH, weather: 32 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Cleveland won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 62 yards from the BIR30. Greg Pruitt returned the ball 25 yards to the CLE33. Tackled by Ken Bailey. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (1Q: 14:34) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Doug Winslow. ILB Jack Reynolds defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CLE33 (1Q: 14:28) Sam Havrilak ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by DT Gary Fair. |
| 3-3-CLE40 (1Q: 13:50) Sam Wyche scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 1-10-CLE43 (1Q: 13:09) Sam Wyche pass completed to FB Wendell Hayes for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington. Hayes gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR47 (1Q: 12:34) Greg Pruitt ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-7-BIR44 (1Q: 11:55) Sam Havrilak ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington. |
| 3-3-BIR40 (1Q: 11:23) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Sam Havrilak for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-BIR38 (1Q: 10:47) Bruce Gossett attempted a 55 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 3, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 10:41) Bruce Gossett kicked off 65 yards from the CLE30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 13 yards to the BIR18. Tackled by John Bunting. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (1Q: 10:19) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Lilly. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE OLB John Garlington to the BIR26. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (1Q: 10:10) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Roy Jefferson for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak, assisted by CB Ronnie Covington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jefferson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (1Q: 09:30) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Paul Warfield for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Warfield gained 8 yards after the catch. Cleveland 9, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 09:30) Extra point by Bruce Gossett was good. Cleveland 10, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 09:23) Bruce Gossett kicked off 64 yards from the CLE30. Ronnie Covington returned the ball 8 yards to the BIR14. Tackled by Charlie Wade. |
| 1-10-BIR14 (1Q: 08:56) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB John Garlington. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-17-BIR07 (1Q: 08:47) Steve Ramsey pass was intended for WR Al Walker and was intercepted by ILB Don Hansen at the BIR39. The interception was returned 7 yards. Tackled by Al Walker. |
| 1-10-BIR32 (1Q: 08:36) Sam Wyche pass completed to RB Greg Pruitt for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. Pruitt gained 5 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-BIR27 (1Q: 08:30) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Paul Warfield. DT Craig Fulcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR27 (1Q: 08:17) Sam Wyche pass was dropped by WR Charlie Wade. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-BIR22 (1Q: 08:13) Sam Wyche pass completed to RB Greg Pruitt for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson, assisted by DT Craig Fulcher. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-BIR16 (1Q: 07:52) Sam Wyche pass completed to TE Jackie Smith for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington. Smith gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-5-BIR05 (1Q: 07:18) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Doug Winslow for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 16, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 07:18) Extra point by Bruce Gossett was good. Cleveland 17, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 07:11) Bruce Gossett kicked off 57 yards from the CLE30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 13 yards to the BIR26. Tackled by Sam Havrilak. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (1Q: 06:44) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by ILB Don Hansen. |
| 2-7-BIR29 (1Q: 06:03) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Tony Blevins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (1Q: 05:32) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DE Jim Mitchell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR36 (1Q: 05:25) Steve Ramsey scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tony Blevins and assisted by S Thom Darden. |
| 3-7-BIR39 (1Q: 04:47) David Goodwin ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen. |
| 4-5-BIR41 (1Q: 04:12) Ian Mooberry punted 55 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE04. |
| 1-10-CLE04 (1Q: 04:05) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Danny Abramowicz for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-CLE09 (1Q: 03:27) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Sam Havrilak for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. Havrilak gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE28 (1Q: 03:01) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 2-8-CLE30 (1Q: 02:34) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Roy Jefferson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE38 (1Q: 02:06) Sam Wyche pass was dropped by WR Paul Warfield. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE38 (1Q: 01:59) Sam Havrilak ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 3-8-CLE40 (1Q: 01:20) Sam Wyche pass completed to TE Jackie Smith for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. Smith gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (1Q: 00:52) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-BIR38 (1Q: 00:45) Sam Havrilak ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-1-BIR34 (1Q: 00:22) Sam Havrilak ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by CB Ronnie Covington. Key block delivered by Wendell Hayes. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (2Q: 15:00) Sam Havrilak ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 2-8-BIR27 (2Q: 14:15) Sam Wyche pass was intended for WR Sam Havrilak and was intercepted by CB Ken Sawyer at the BIR23. The interception was returned 16 yards. Tackled by Wendell Hayes. |
| 1-10-BIR39 (2Q: 14:06) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen, assisted by DE Don Hultz. |
| 2-6-BIR43 (2Q: 13:33) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for RB David Goodwin. CB Cornell Green defended the pass. |
| 3-6-BIR43 (2Q: 13:29) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Dustin Stone for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB John Garlington. |
| 4-3-BIR46 (2Q: 12:48) Ian Mooberry punted 28 yards. Roy Jefferson returned the kick 15 yards to the CLE41. Tackled by Dan Ryczek. |
| 1-10-CLE41 (2Q: 12:38) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Roy Jefferson for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. Jefferson gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (2Q: 12:04) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Jefferson. DT Otis Sistrunk hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR49 (2Q: 12:00) Sam Havrilak ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. |
| 3-9-BIR48 (2Q: 11:21) Sam Wyche pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Doug Winslow. DE Bill Kollar blocked the pass. |
| 4-9-BIR48 (2Q: 11:12) Robert Walden punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 11:06) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB John Garlington. |
| 2-8-BIR22 (2Q: 10:21) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Bob Lilly. |
| 3-2-BIR28 (2Q: 09:41) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Wally Hilgenberg. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (2Q: 08:53) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. S Clarence Duren defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR31 (2Q: 08:43) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. S Clarence Duren defended the pass. |
| 3-10-BIR31 (2Q: 08:35) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-BIR26 (2Q: 08:25) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 4-9-BIR32 (2Q: 08:00) Ian Mooberry punted 42 yards. Roy Jefferson returned the kick 10 yards to the CLE36. Tackled by Ken Bailey. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (2Q: 07:49) Greg Pruitt ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher. |
| 2-8-CLE38 (2Q: 07:19) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Roy Jefferson for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. Jefferson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-CLE44 (2Q: 06:59) Sam Wyche pass completed to RB Greg Pruitt for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. Pruitt gained 2 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Greg Latta on the CLE48. |
| 1-10-CLE48 (2Q: 06:27) Sam Havrilak ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Nick Roman, assisted by S Willie Germany. Cleveland's Roger Finnie was hurt on the play. |
| 2-8-CLE50 (2Q: 06:09) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-CLE45 (2Q: 06:02) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. CB Ronnie Covington defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-CLE45 (2Q: 05:55) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Doug Winslow. S Bill Simpson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-13-CLE45 (2Q: 05:46) Robert Walden punted 34 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR21. |
| 1-10-BIR21 (2Q: 05:35) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 44 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom Graham. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stopek gained 30 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE35 (2Q: 04:49) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen. |
| 2-3-CLE28 (2Q: 04:29) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 8 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 04:11) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Mitchell. |
| 2-1-CLE11 (2Q: 03:55) Darnell Goodwin ran around right end for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Carlton Malone. Cleveland 17, Birmingham 6 |
| (2Q: 03:55) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. Cleveland 17, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 03:49) Bucky Wallace kicked off 49 yards from the BIR30. Danny Abramowicz returned the ball 20 yards to the CLE41. Tackled by Dustin Stone. |
| 1-10-CLE41 (2Q: 03:31) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Wendell Hayes. S Bill Bradley defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-CLE31 (2Q: 03:28) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Roy Jefferson for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard, assisted by S Bill Bradley. Jefferson gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-9-CLE42 (2Q: 03:20) Sam Wyche pass completed to RB Greg Pruitt for 29 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. Pruitt gained 27 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (2Q: 02:58) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Paul Warfield for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard, assisted by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Warfield gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-BIR17 (2Q: 02:52) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-BIR12 (2Q: 02:52) Greg Pruitt ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garrison. OLB Ron Pritchard knocked down Alan Willis to break up the play. |
| 2-2-BIR09 (2Q: 02:35) Greg Pruitt ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by S Bill Simpson. Key block delivered by Fred Hoaglin. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-7-BIR14 (2Q: 02:35) Sam Havrilak ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher. |
| 3-6-BIR13 (2Q: 02:16) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. Key block delivered by Fred Hoaglin. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-7-BIR07 (2Q: 02:00) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Norm Evans. Cleveland 23, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 02:00) Extra point by Bruce Gossett was good. Cleveland 24, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 01:52) Bruce Gossett kicked off 61 yards from the CLE30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 13 yards to the BIR22. Tackled by Wally Hilgenberg. |
| 1-10-BIR22 (2Q: 01:44) Darnell Goodwin ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bob Lilly. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BIR12 (2Q: 01:36) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Boobie Clark. DT Bob Lilly hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-20-BIR12 (2Q: 01:26) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. DE Ed Smith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-20-BIR12 (2Q: 01:16) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Dustin Stone for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Tony Blevins. Stone gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-3-BIR29 (2Q: 00:49) Ian Mooberry punted 51 yards. Roy Jefferson returned the kick 20 yards to the CLE40. Tackled by Dan Ryczek. |
| 1-10-CLE40 (2Q: 00:40) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Roy Jefferson for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. Jefferson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Bill Bradley on the BIR42. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (2Q: 00:30) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. |
| 2-10-BIR42 (2Q: 00:24) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. ILB Don Hansen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-BIR42 (2Q: 00:18) Steve Ramsey scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bruce Gossett kicked off 65 yards from the CLE30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 17 yards to the BIR22. Tackled by Tom Graham. |
| 1-10-BIR22 (3Q: 14:38) Darnell Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Lilly, assisted by S Thom Darden. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (3Q: 13:57) David Goodwin ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen. Key block delivered by Dan Ryczek. |
| 1-10-BIR48 (3Q: 13:30) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Lilly. |
| 2-7-CLE49 (3Q: 12:54) Steve Ramsey pass was dropped by WR Calvin Hickman. |
| 3-7-CLE49 (3Q: 12:48) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for RB David Goodwin. S Clarence Duren defended the pass. |
| 4-7-CLE49 (3Q: 12:40) Ian Mooberry punted 33 yards. Roy Jefferson returned the kick 84 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 30, Birmingham 7 |
| (3Q: 12:40) Extra point by Bruce Gossett was good. Cleveland 31, Birmingham 7 |
| (3Q: 12:32) Bruce Gossett kicked off 70 yards from the CLE30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 14 yards to the BIR14. Tackled by Wally Hilgenberg. |
| 1-10-BIR14 (3Q: 12:07) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 24 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen. Bailey gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (3Q: 11:34) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. CB Clarence Scott defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR38 (3Q: 11:25) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. CB Cornell Green defended the pass. |
| 3-10-BIR38 (3Q: 11:17) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green. |
| 1-10-BIR48 (3Q: 10:30) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Duren. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 2-3-CLE45 (3Q: 09:58) David Goodwin ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 3-2-CLE44 (3Q: 09:17) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 5 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Duren, assisted by CB Cornell Green. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CLE39 (3Q: 08:31) Steve Ramsey pass was dropped by RB Darnell Goodwin. |
| 2-10-CLE39 (3Q: 08:27) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen. |
| 3-4-CLE33 (3Q: 07:49) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. ILB Don Hansen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-CLE33 (3Q: 07:42) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. DE Jim Mitchell drove right through Juan Bruce to hurry the quarterback. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (3Q: 07:36) Greg Pruitt ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 2-7-CLE36 (3Q: 07:02) Greg Pruitt ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 3-7-CLE36 (3Q: 06:30) Sam Wyche pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Doug Winslow. |
| 4-7-CLE36 (3Q: 06:21) Robert Walden punted 55 yards. Al Walker returned the kick -1 yards to the BIR08. Tackled by Wendell Hayes. |
| 1-10-BIR08 (3Q: 06:11) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Bob Lilly, assisted by DT Jerry Sherk. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 2-2-BIR16 (3Q: 05:41) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB John Garlington, assisted by CB Cornell Green. Key block delivered by Darryl Kenyon. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (3Q: 04:57) David Goodwin ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB John Garlington, assisted by DT Bob Lilly. Key block delivered by Larry Jarvis. |
| 2-3-BIR25 (3Q: 04:33) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB John Garlington, assisted by DT Jerry Sherk. |
| 3-1-BIR27 (3Q: 03:59) David Goodwin ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott. Key block delivered by Larry Jarvis. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (3Q: 03:30) David Goodwin ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Duren. |
| 2-8-BIR33 (3Q: 02:47) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Lilly. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (3Q: 02:12) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by DE Jim Mitchell. |
| 2-6-BIR46 (3Q: 01:34) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Mitchell, assisted by DT Jerry Sherk. |
| 3-2-CLE50 (3Q: 01:03) Steve Ramsey pass completed to RB David Goodwin for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tony Blevins. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (3Q: 00:31) Steve Ramsey sacked by ILB Don Hansen for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Juan Bruce. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-16-BIR47 (4Q: 15:00) Steve Ramsey pass was dropped by WR Calvin Hickman. |
| 3-16-BIR47 (4Q: 14:51) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. CB Cornell Green defended the pass. |
| 4-16-BIR47 (4Q: 14:47) Ian Mooberry punted 35 yards. Roy Jefferson called for a fair catch at the CLE18. |
| 1-10-CLE18 (4Q: 14:38) Sam Wyche pass completed to FB Tony Baker for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Baker gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-8-CLE20 (4Q: 14:04) Sam Wyche pass completed to TE Greg Latta for -2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by CB Ronnie Covington. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CLE18 (4Q: 13:21) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. CB Earl Dvorak defended the pass. |
| 4-10-CLE18 (4Q: 13:15) Robert Walden punted 39 yards. Bill Bradley called for a fair catch at the BIR43. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (4Q: 13:07) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Tony Blevins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CLE44 (4Q: 12:29) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CLE49 (4Q: 12:22) Steve Ramsey sacked by DE Jim Mitchell for a loss of 5 yards. Mitchell ran right past Pete Adams and knocked down the quarterback. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Jim Mitchell on the BIR46. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (4Q: 12:09) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 2-7-BIR43 (4Q: 11:34) Greg Pruitt ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. |
| 3-5-BIR41 (4Q: 11:04) Sam Havrilak ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 4-2-BIR38 (4Q: 10:17) Bruce Gossett attempted a 55 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 34, Birmingham 7 |
| (4Q: 10:11) Bruce Gossett kicked off 67 yards from the CLE30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 19 yards to the BIR22. Tackled by Wally Hilgenberg. |
| 1-10-BIR22 (4Q: 09:34) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Tony Blevins, assisted by CB Clarence Scott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-BIR29 (4Q: 09:06) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-BIR24 (4Q: 08:59) Steve Ramsey sacked by DE Jim Mitchell and DT Bob Lilly for a loss of 5 yards. Mitchell ran right past Pete Adams and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-13-BIR19 (4Q: 08:17) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 7 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 4-6-BIR26 (4Q: 07:41) Ian Mooberry punted 51 yards. Greg Pruitt returned the kick 23 yards to the CLE46. Tackled by David Goodwin. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (4Q: 07:33) Greg Pruitt ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk, assisted by DT Gary Fair. |
| 2-9-CLE47 (4Q: 06:47) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 3-5-BIR49 (4Q: 06:02) Greg Pruitt ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 4-1-BIR45 (4Q: 05:19) Robert Walden punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 05:14) Steve Ramsey kept the ball, running around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Ed Smith, assisted by ILB Don Hansen. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (4Q: 05:08) David Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Lilly, assisted by S Thom Darden. Key block delivered by Larry Jarvis. |
| 2-3-BIR47 (4Q: 04:21) Calvin Hickman ran a reverse around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott, assisted by ILB Don Hansen. Key block delivered by Ken Garcia. |
| 1-10-CLE50 (4Q: 03:44) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-CLE43 (4Q: 03:14) Steve Ramsey pass was dropped by WR Hugh Stopek. |
| 3-3-CLE43 (4Q: 03:04) Steve Ramsey pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Tony Blevins. Goodwin gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE38 (4Q: 02:37) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen. Clark gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-3-CLE31 (4Q: 02:00) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-3-CLE31 (4Q: 01:54) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott. |
| 1-10-CLE21 (4Q: 01:32) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Hugh Stopek on the CLE16. |
| 2-5-CLE16 (4Q: 00:53) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Dustin Stone for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB John Garlington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-CLE12 (4Q: 00:45) David Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Monty Provine. Key block delivered by Boobie Clark. |
| 1-9-CLE09 (4Q: 00:23) Andy Sutter pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. DE Ed Smith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-9-CLE09 (4Q: 00:20) Andy Sutter pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green. |
| Final Score: Cleveland Browns 34, Birmingham Bombers 7 |