| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 56 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Birmingham won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jessie Becker kicked off 64 yards from the HOU30. Ronnie Covington returned the ball 19 yards to the BIR25. Tackled by Vince Kendrick. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (1Q: 14:32) Steve Ramsey pass completed to FB Mike Vardell for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 1-15-BIR20 (1Q: 14:24) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-20-BIR15 (1Q: 14:15) Steve Ramsey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ken Bailey. DT Curley Culp blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-20-BIR15 (1Q: 14:07) Darnell Goodwin ran around right end for 9 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 3-11-BIR24 (1Q: 13:41) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. OLB Dave Robinson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-BIR24 (1Q: 13:34) Ian Mooberry punted 30 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick 13 yards to the BIR41. Tackled by Doug Crusan. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (1Q: 13:26) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Billy Johnson. DE Bill Kollar hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR41 (1Q: 13:20) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-BIR42 (1Q: 12:52) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Sam Green for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-BIR40 (1Q: 12:31) Tom Blanchard punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 12:24) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Al Walker for 18 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (1Q: 11:53) David Goodwin ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. Key block delivered by Darryl Kenyon. |
| 2-1-BIR47 (1Q: 11:28) Darnell Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by DE Al Cowlings. Key block delivered by Ken Garcia. |
| 1-10-BIR48 (1Q: 11:02) David Goodwin ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings, assisted by DT Curley Culp. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. |
| 2-3-HOU45 (1Q: 10:34) David Goodwin ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea, assisted by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by Larry Jarvis. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (1Q: 10:04) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-1-HOU33 (1Q: 09:32) David Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (1Q: 09:23) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. |
| 2-10-HOU28 (1Q: 09:17) Darnell Goodwin ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. Key block delivered by Juan Bruce. |
| 3-2-HOU20 (1Q: 08:44) Lenvil Elliot ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by DT Curley Culp. Key block delivered by Mike Vardell. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (1Q: 07:59) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. CB Nelson Munsey defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU14 (1Q: 07:53) Darnell Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson. OLB Jim Cheyunski knocked down Mike Vardell to break up the play. |
| 3-8-HOU12 (1Q: 07:22) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings, assisted by CB Nelson Munsey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-HOU07 (1Q: 06:41) Bucky Wallace attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 3, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 06:33) Bucky Wallace kicked off 55 yards from the BIR30. Billy Johnson returned the ball 23 yards to the HOU38. Tackled by Al Walker. |
| 1-10-HOU38 (1Q: 05:58) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington, assisted by S Willie Germany. Royer gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR50 (1Q: 05:12) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. |
| 2-6-BIR46 (1Q: 04:45) Quinn Newsome ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-3-BIR43 (1Q: 04:06) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Kendall McKinley for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. |
| 4-2-BIR42 (1Q: 03:28) Tom Blanchard punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 03:21) David Goodwin ran a trap outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by DT Curley Culp. Key block delivered by Juan Bruce. |
| 2-2-BIR28 (1Q: 02:56) David Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Key block delivered by Larry Jarvis. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (1Q: 02:19) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 2-3-BIR37 (1Q: 01:33) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. OLB Larry Stallings hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-BIR37 (1Q: 01:25) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (1Q: 00:57) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lenvil Elliot. CB Nelson Munsey knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-BIR45 (1Q: 00:53) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BIR45 (1Q: 00:43) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dustin Stone. DE Al Cowlings hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-BIR45 (1Q: 00:36) Ian Mooberry punted 55 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 00:30) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Stark gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-HOU23 (1Q: 00:03) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Tom Gallimore for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer, assisted by CB Ronnie Covington. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-4-HOU26 (2Q: 15:00) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 4-1-HOU29 (2Q: 14:26) Tom Blanchard punted 30 yards. Al Walker returned the kick -7 yards to the BIR34. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (2Q: 14:17) David Goodwin ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Robinson. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-BIR39 (2Q: 14:10) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 31 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. Bailey gained 5 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-15-BIR29 (2Q: 13:57) Darnell Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein. |
| 2-11-BIR33 (2Q: 13:10) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. OLB Dave Robinson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-BIR33 (2Q: 13:05) Steve Ramsey pass was intended for FB Mike Vardell and was intercepted by CB Nelson Munsey at the BIR36. Tackled by Mike Vardell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (2Q: 12:57) Quinn Newsome ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. OLB Ron Pritchard knocked down Terry Nelson to break up the play. |
| 2-8-BIR34 (2Q: 12:11) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Irving Royer. |
| 3-8-BIR34 (2Q: 12:06) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. |
| 4-8-BIR34 (2Q: 12:00) Tom Blanchard punted 34 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 11:53) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-BIR27 (2Q: 11:20) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings, assisted by DT Curley Culp. DT Curley Culp crushed Pete Adams to wreck the play. |
| 3-2-BIR28 (2Q: 10:33) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. CB Jackie Wallace defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-2-BIR28 (2Q: 10:30) Ian Mooberry punted 45 yards. Billy Johnson returned the kick 17 yards to the HOU44. Tackled by Shane Harrison. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Maurice Patton at the HOU44. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (2Q: 10:20) Quinn Newsome ran around left end for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 1-10-BIR39 (2Q: 09:43) Sam Green ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 2-9-BIR38 (2Q: 09:16) Quinn Newsome ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 3-3-BIR32 (2Q: 08:31) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Bill Olds for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Olds gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (2Q: 07:53) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BIR30 (2Q: 07:44) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-20-BIR35 (2Q: 07:39) Sam Green ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 2-10-BIR25 (2Q: 07:08) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR White Shoes Johnson for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by CB Ronnie Covington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-7-BIR07 (2Q: 06:48) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-8-BIR08 (2Q: 06:25) Quinn Newsome ran around left end for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Winston Hill. Hill ran over Ronnie Covington to set up the play. Houston 6, Birmingham 3 |
| (2Q: 06:25) Extra point by Jessie Becker was good. Houston 7, Birmingham 3 |
| (2Q: 06:18) Jessie Becker kicked off 55 yards from the HOU30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 34 yards to the BIR49. Tackled by Sam Green. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Prentice McCray on the BIR49. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (2Q: 06:08) Quinn Newsome ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair, assisted by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 2-7-BIR46 (2Q: 05:32) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Sam Green for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (2Q: 05:27) Sam Green ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 2-1-BIR32 (2Q: 04:47) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 1-10-BIR28 (2Q: 04:10) Quinn Newsome ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington. |
| 2-10-BIR28 (2Q: 03:45) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Billy Johnson. |
| 3-10-BIR28 (2Q: 03:38) Lynn Dickey pass was intended for WR Mercury Duncan and was intercepted by S Bill Bradley at the BIR10. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Mercury Duncan. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (2Q: 03:30) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-8-BIR21 (2Q: 02:54) Steve Ramsey pass was dropped by WR Hugh Stopek. |
| 3-8-BIR21 (2Q: 02:48) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jeris White, assisted by CB Tommie Burns. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-BIR23 (2Q: 02:09) Ian Mooberry punted 30 yards. Billy Johnson called for a fair catch at the HOU47. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (2Q: 02:00) Butch Stark ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 2-11-HOU46 (2Q: 01:19) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Terry Nelson. |
| 3-11-HOU46 (2Q: 01:09) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 34 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Stark gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 00:47) Lynn Dickey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Irving Royer. DT Craig Fulcher blocked the pass. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (2Q: 00:47) Sam Green ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-8-BIR18 (2Q: 00:40) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-BIR23 (2Q: 00:40) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. DT Craig Fulcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-13-BIR23 (2Q: 00:32) Jessie Becker attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, Birmingham 3 |
| (2Q: 00:27) Jessie Becker kicked off 67 yards from the HOU30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 26 yards to the BIR29. Tackled by Vince Kendrick. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (2Q: 00:21) Steve Ramsey dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| 2-12-BIR27 (2Q: 00:05) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 4 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 62 yards from the BIR30. Billy Johnson returned the ball 25 yards to the HOU33. Tackled by Ken Bailey. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-HOU09 (3Q: 14:43) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Mercury Duncan. |
| 2-10-HOU09 (3Q: 14:34) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-HOU05 (3Q: 14:26) Quinn Newsome ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 3-6-HOU13 (3Q: 13:45) Kendall McKinley ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard, assisted by DE Nick Roman. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (3Q: 13:13) Quinn Newsome ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-HOU24 (3Q: 13:03) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR White Shoes Johnson. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-5-HOU24 (3Q: 12:53) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Bill Olds for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington. Olds gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (3Q: 12:24) Lynn Dickey sacked by DE Bill Kollar and DE Nick Roman for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Winston Hill. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. Birmingham's Bill Simpson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-5-HOU41 (3Q: 12:11) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-HOU43 (3Q: 11:36) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mercury Duncan for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Karlos Rasmussen, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. Duncan gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR50 (3Q: 10:59) Quinn Newsome ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (3Q: 10:51) Sam Green ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 2-7-BIR42 (3Q: 10:13) Quinn Newsome ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Nick Roman, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-4-BIR39 (3Q: 09:30) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Nick Roman. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (3Q: 08:55) Quinn Newsome ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 2-5-BIR28 (3Q: 08:20) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Paul Seymour. ILB Jack Reynolds defended the pass. |
| 3-5-BIR28 (3Q: 08:14) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR White Shoes Johnson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-15-BIR38 (3Q: 08:04) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. ILB Jack Reynolds hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-15-BIR38 (3Q: 07:56) Tom Blanchard punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 07:50) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. OLB Larry Stallings knocked down Ken Garcia to break up the play. |
| 2-8-BIR22 (3Q: 07:06) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Al Walker for 27 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Walker gained 24 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (3Q: 06:19) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White, assisted by DE Al Cowlings. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. Sampson ran over Tommie Burns to set up the play. |
| 2-2-HOU43 (3Q: 05:43) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 3-1-HOU42 (3Q: 05:12) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-HOU47 (3Q: 05:08) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-BIR48 (3Q: 05:03) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Dustin Stone for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-HOU48 (3Q: 04:20) Ian Mooberry punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 04:14) Sam Green ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-7-HOU23 (3Q: 03:46) Quinn Newsome ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. |
| 3-5-HOU25 (3Q: 03:07) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Tom Gallimore for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar, assisted by CB Ronnie Covington. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-HOU23 (3Q: 02:28) Tom Blanchard punted 48 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 8 yards to the BIR37. Tackled by Sam Green. |
| 1-10-BIR37 (3Q: 02:21) Darnell Goodwin ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Elvin Bethea. |
| 2-9-BIR38 (3Q: 01:57) Steve Ramsey pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Garcia gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (3Q: 01:26) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU36 (3Q: 01:21) David Goodwin ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 2-12-HOU33 (3Q: 00:40) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. DE Elvin Bethea drove right through Darryl Kenyon to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-12-HOU33 (3Q: 00:32) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. CB Jackie Wallace defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-HOU33 (3Q: 00:26) Ian Mooberry punted 33 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 00:20) Sam Green ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-6-HOU24 (4Q: 15:00) Billy Johnson ran a reverse around left end for 17 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by CB Ronnie Covington. Key block delivered by Ron Saul. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (4Q: 14:20) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 15 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. Nelson gained 17 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (4Q: 14:15) Quinn Newsome ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. |
| 2-10-BIR44 (4Q: 13:49) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. CB Ken Sawyer defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BIR44 (4Q: 13:38) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Bill Olds for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. Olds gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (4Q: 12:52) Quinn Newsome ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. |
| 2-7-BIR31 (4Q: 12:13) Quinn Newsome ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by DT Gary Fair. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (4Q: 11:44) Sam Green ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 2-13-BIR27 (4Q: 10:59) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stark gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR13 (4Q: 10:27) Quinn Newsome ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. S Bill Bradley knocked down Desmond Cribbs to break up the play. |
| 2-9-BIR12 (4Q: 10:05) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. OLB Ron Pritchard knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-9-BIR12 (4Q: 09:57) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 16, Birmingham 3 |
| (4Q: 09:57) Extra point by Jessie Becker was good. Houston 17, Birmingham 3 |
| (4Q: 09:52) Jessie Becker kicked off 67 yards from the HOU30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 16 yards to the BIR19. Tackled by Kendrick Sullivan. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (4Q: 09:26) Steve Ramsey sacked by OLB Larry Stallings for a loss of 12 yards. Sack allowed by Juan Bruce. |
| 2-22-BIR07 (4Q: 08:44) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. CB Jackie Wallace knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-22-BIR07 (4Q: 08:32) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. CB Jeris White defended the pass. |
| 4-22-BIR07 (4Q: 08:23) Ian Mooberry punted 39 yards. Billy Johnson returned the kick 15 yards to the BIR31. Tackled by Dan Ryczek. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (4Q: 08:15) Quinn Newsome ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Karlos Rasmussen. |
| 2-8-BIR29 (4Q: 07:34) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mercury Duncan. DT Craig Fulcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-BIR29 (4Q: 07:28) Lynn Dickey scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 4-4-BIR25 (4Q: 06:41) Jessie Becker attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 20, Birmingham 3 |
| (4Q: 06:33) Jessie Becker kicked off 59 yards from the HOU30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 30 yards to the BIR41. Tackled by Vince Kendrick. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (4Q: 05:57) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Stopek gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (4Q: 05:35) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Al Walker for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by S Prentice McCray. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-HOU32 (4Q: 05:14) Steve Ramsey pass was dropped by WR Ken Bailey. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-HOU32 (4Q: 05:06) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (4Q: 04:44) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Tommie Burns. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-HOU18 (4Q: 04:23) Steve Ramsey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-HOU18 (4Q: 04:14) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Jeris White. |
| 4-4-HOU17 (4Q: 03:57) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (4Q: 03:49) Quinn Newsome ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Blackburn, assisted by S Bill Bradley. |
| 2-6-HOU22 (4Q: 03:05) Sam Green ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-4-HOU24 (4Q: 02:22) Kendall McKinley ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Nick Roman, assisted by DE Bill Kollar. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-3-HOU25 (4Q: 02:14) Tom Blanchard punted 32 yards. Bill Bradley called for a fair catch at the BIR43. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (4Q: 02:04) Steve Ramsey pass was dropped by WR Calvin Hickman. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-BIR43 (4Q: 01:56) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. CB Jackie Wallace hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BIR43 (4Q: 01:46) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 01:39) Steve Ramsey pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-1-HOU21 (4Q: 01:31) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. CB Jeris White defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-HOU21 (4Q: 01:23) Steve Ramsey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. DT Curley Culp hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-HOU21 (4Q: 01:13) Steve Ramsey sacked by S Ron Brandon and OLB Larry Stallings for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Juan Bruce. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (4Q: 01:03) Quinn Newsome ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by DT Gary Fair. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-10-HOU29 (4Q: 00:54) Lynn Dickey dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-11-HOU28 (4Q: 00:42) Lynn Dickey dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Oilers 20, Birmingham Bombers 3 |