| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 78 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 65 yards from the BIR30. Del Ross returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by John Pitts. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Don McCauley on the MIN28. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (1Q: 14:36) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Key block delivered by Dave Manders. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIN18 (1Q: 14:30) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. |
| 2-15-MIN23 (1Q: 14:00) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (1Q: 13:17) Fran Tarkenton pass was dropped by WR Ronald Fitzgerald. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN41 (1Q: 13:09) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Jerald Whiting for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Graf, assisted by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (1Q: 12:24) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (1Q: 11:54) Bob Gresham ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. |
| 2-6-BIR26 (1Q: 11:22) Chuck Foreman ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 3-4-BIR24 (1Q: 10:41) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to RB Bob Gresham for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (1Q: 09:56) Bob Gresham ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. |
| 2-6-BIR14 (1Q: 09:11) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany, assisted by S Bill Simpson. Key block delivered by Tom Forrest. |
| 1-5-BIR05 (1Q: 08:38) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Don McCauley for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 08:38) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 7, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 08:29) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 58 yards from the MIN30. Al Walker returned the ball 17 yards to the BIR29. Tackled by Ray Kiddoo. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-BIR12 (1Q: 07:59) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik, assisted by CB John Rowser. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (1Q: 07:31) Rickey Young ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by CB John Rowser. |
| 2-8-BIR26 (1Q: 06:54) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-BIR21 (1Q: 06:48) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 13 yards. Tackled by CB John Rowser. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (1Q: 06:17) Pat Haden kept the ball, running inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page. |
| 2-7-BIR37 (1Q: 05:31) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-BIR32 (1Q: 05:24) Pat Haden pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 0 yards. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 3-12-BIR32 (1Q: 04:37) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Zeke Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stopek gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (1Q: 03:55) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Dunstan. |
| 2-6-MIN44 (1Q: 03:09) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 11 yards. Tackled by S Carl Capria. Bailey gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 02:27) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins, assisted by DT Bill Dunstan. |
| 2-10-MIN33 (1Q: 01:43) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ike Howard. |
| 3-7-MIN30 (1Q: 00:56) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Al Walker for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray Kiddoo. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (1Q: 00:10) Pat Haden sacked by DE Ike Howard for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Juan Bruce. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-14-MIN27 (2Q: 15:00) Rickey Young ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Alan Page. |
| 3-13-MIN26 (2Q: 14:18) Pat Haden pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 12 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins, assisted by CB John Rowser. |
| 4-1-MIN14 (2Q: 13:58) Bucky Wallace attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 7, Birmingham 3 |
| (2Q: 13:53) Bucky Wallace kicked off 79 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 13:53) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Cooke, assisted by OLB Dave Graf. Pitts gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-MIN27 (2Q: 13:11) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chuck Foreman. DE Bill Cooke hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN27 (2Q: 13:05) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 8 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 12:36) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chuck Foreman. DT Otis Sistrunk defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (2Q: 12:24) Fran Tarkenton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ronald Fitzgerald. CB Ken Sawyer defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN35 (2Q: 12:12) Bob Gresham ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 4-4-MIN41 (2Q: 11:46) Bob Parsons punted 34 yards. Bill Bradley called for a fair catch at the BIR25. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (2Q: 11:35) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. DT Alan Page simply tossed Vincent Forbes aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 2-10-BIR25 (2Q: 11:26) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Amos Martin, assisted by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| 3-5-BIR30 (2Q: 10:48) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-BIR25 (2Q: 10:44) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Al Walker for 11 yards. Tackled by S Carl Capria. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (2Q: 10:13) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by S Bob Atkins. |
| 2-6-BIR40 (2Q: 09:48) Rickey Young ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 3-2-BIR44 (2Q: 09:21) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray Kiddoo, assisted by CB Lonnie Murray. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 3-7-BIR39 (2Q: 09:13) Unknown pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR50 (2Q: 08:26) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Eller, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-MIN45 (2Q: 08:16) Darnell Goodwin ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Alan Page, assisted by DT Bill Dunstan. |
| 2-3-MIN43 (2Q: 07:41) Unknown pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (2Q: 07:10) Rickey Young ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins, assisted by DT Alan Page. |
| 2-7-MIN31 (2Q: 06:45) Unknown scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bob Atkins and assisted by S Carl Capria. |
| 3-6-MIN30 (2Q: 06:16) Unknown pass completed to TE Marc Forbes for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by DT Bill Dunstan. Forbes gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN28 (2Q: 05:45) Bucky Wallace attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 7, Birmingham 6 |
| (2Q: 05:38) Bucky Wallace kicked off 50 yards from the BIR30. Del Ross returned the ball 32 yards to the BIR48. Tackled by Ken Bailey. |
| 1-10-BIR48 (2Q: 05:07) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher. Pitts gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-4-BIR42 (2Q: 04:27) Bob Gresham ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Cooke, assisted by DT Gary Fair. OLB Ron Pritchard knocked down Larry Jarvis to break up the play. |
| 3-1-BIR39 (2Q: 03:56) Bob Gresham ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. Key block delivered by Ed George. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (2Q: 03:35) Fran Tarkenton pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard, assisted by CB Earl Dvorak. Fitzgerald gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR22 (2Q: 03:19) Mike Boryla pass completed to WR Frank Pitts for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 1-7-BIR07 (2Q: 02:59) Bob Gresham ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Cooke. ILB Hacksaw Reynolds crushed Aaron Meyer to wreck the play. |
| 2-4-BIR04 (2Q: 02:40) Bob Gresham ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tom Forrest. Minnesota 13, Birmingham 6 |
| (2Q: 02:40) Extra point by Horst Muhlmann was good. Minnesota 14, Birmingham 6 |
| (2Q: 02:34) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 74 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 02:34) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-9-BIR21 (2Q: 02:00) Unknown pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB John Rowser. |
| 3-1-BIR29 (2Q: 01:16) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB John Rowser. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-11-BIR19 (2Q: 01:07) Rickey Young ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 4-4-BIR26 (2Q: 00:28) Ian Mooberry punted 41 yards. Luke Szorcsik returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Willie Germany. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 00:17) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher. Key block delivered by Dan Medlin. |
| 2-2-MIN46 (2Q: 00:10) Bob Gresham ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Cooke, assisted by CB Ronnie Covington. Key block delivered by Aaron Meyer. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (2Q: 00:03) Mike Boryla pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Bob Gresham. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 59 yards from the MIN30. Al Walker returned the ball 19 yards to the BIR30. Tackled by Larry Schreiber. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (3Q: 14:40) Unknown pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Almost Famous Martin, assisted by OLB Ray Kiddoo. |
| 2-1-BIR39 (3Q: 14:08) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Sweeny Williams, assisted by CB John Rowser. Key block delivered by Juan Bruce. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (3Q: 13:25) Unknown pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson. Young gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (3Q: 13:04) Unknown pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. |
| 2-10-MIN42 (3Q: 12:56) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-5-MIN37 (3Q: 12:53) Unknown sacked by DT Alan Page and DT Bill Dunstan for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Ryczek. |
| 3-10-MIN42 (3Q: 12:18) Rickey Young ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan, assisted by OLB Thomas Henderson. |
| 4-6-MIN38 (3Q: 11:54) Ian Mooberry punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 11:47) Mike Boryla pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lewis Rockett. DE Bill Cooke defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN20 (3Q: 11:42) Mike Boryla pass completed to RB Bob Gresham for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN23 (3Q: 11:08) Steve Rogers ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by DT Craig Fulcher. ILB Jack Reynolds crushed Larry Jarvis to wreck the play. |
| 4-4-MIN26 (3Q: 10:37) Bob Parsons punted 61 yards. Bill Bradley returned the kick 7 yards to the BIR20. Tackled by Ray Kiddoo. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 10:30) Unknown pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 20 yards. Tackled by Unknown, assisted by CB John Rowser. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (3Q: 09:56) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. DT Alan Page hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR40 (3Q: 09:53) Rickey Young ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Don Croft. |
| 3-6-BIR44 (3Q: 09:18) Unknown pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Young gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (3Q: 08:41) Unknown pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rickey Young. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (3Q: 08:37) Rickey Young ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Carl Eller, assisted by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. |
| 2-7-MIN29 (3Q: 08:06) Unknown pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 07:39) Rickey Young ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Don Croft, assisted by OLB Ray Kiddoo. |
| 2-8-MIN18 (3Q: 07:02) Unknown pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 10 yards. Tackled by CB John Rowser. Young gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-8-MIN08 (3Q: 06:41) Unknown pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Amos Martin, assisted by OLB Floyd Rice. |
| 2-3-MIN03 (3Q: 06:03) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice, assisted by ILB Almost Famous Martin. |
| 3-5-MIN05 (3Q: 05:33) Unknown pass completed to WR Rickey Young for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson. |
| 4-8-MIN08 (3Q: 05:05) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 4-13-MIN13 (3Q: 05:05) Bucky Wallace attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 14, Birmingham 9 |
| (3Q: 04:57) Bucky Wallace kicked off 49 yards from the BIR30. Del Ross returned the ball 35 yards to the BIR44. Tackled by Frank LeMaster. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (3Q: 04:24) Mike Boryla pass completed to WR Ronald Fitzgerald for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fitzgerald gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (3Q: 03:38) Bob Gresham ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher. Key block delivered by Aaron Meyer. |
| 2-4-BIR23 (3Q: 03:07) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left tackle for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington. Key block delivered by Larry Schreiber. |
| 1-2-BIR02 (3Q: 02:37) Chuck Foreman ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-2-BIR02 (3Q: 01:53) Bob Gresham ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher, assisted by DT Gary Fair. |
| 3-2-BIR02 (3Q: 01:21) Bob Gresham ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank LeMaster, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. |
| 4-3-BIR03 (3Q: 00:41) Horst Muhlmann attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 17, Birmingham 9 |
| (3Q: 00:33) Horst Muhlmann kicked off 53 yards from the MIN30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 16 yards to the BIR33. Tackled by Ray Kiddoo. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (3Q: 00:04) Unknown pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Floyd Rice. Goodwin gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-BIR50 (4Q: 15:00) Unknown pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. |
| 2-10-BIR50 (4Q: 14:53) Rickey Young ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Don Croft. |
| 3-8-MIN48 (4Q: 14:13) Unknown pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 4-3-MIN43 (4Q: 13:37) Ian Mooberry punted 29 yards. Luke Szorcsik returned the kick 8 yards to the MIN22. Tackled by Darnell Goodwin. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (4Q: 13:26) Mike Boryla pass completed to WR Don McCauley for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 2-11-MIN21 (4Q: 12:59) Mike Boryla pass completed to RB Chuck Foreman for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard, assisted by CB Ronnie Covington. |
| 3-8-MIN24 (4Q: 12:21) Mike Boryla sacked by DE Bill Cooke for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Dave Manders. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 12:08) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-MIN34 (4Q: 12:02) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. ILB Hacksaw Reynolds crushed Jim Pietrzak to wreck the play. |
| 2-6-MIN33 (4Q: 11:35) Chuck Foreman ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 3-4-MIN35 (4Q: 10:52) Mike Boryla pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 4-2-MIN37 (4Q: 10:20) Bob Parsons punted 51 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 4 yards to the BIR16. Tackled by Tom Forrest. |
| 1-10-BIR16 (4Q: 10:13) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Amos Martin. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Andy Dawson to the BIR19. |
| 2-7-BIR19 (4Q: 09:37) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rickey Young. DE Sweeny Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-BIR19 (4Q: 09:32) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DT Bill Dunstan drove right through Carlton Malone to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-BIR19 (4Q: 09:22) Ian Mooberry punted 51 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by John Pitts. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 09:11) Bob Gresham ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar, assisted by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (4Q: 08:35) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-MIN30 (4Q: 08:29) Mike Boryla pass completed to TE J.V. Cain for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer, assisted by DE Bill Kollar. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-MIN31 (4Q: 08:01) Mike Boryla pass completed to WR Easy Money Pitts for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by CB Earl Dvorak. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-MIN34 (4Q: 07:37) Bob Parsons punted 41 yards. Bill Bradley returned the kick 1 yard to the BIR26. Tackled by Ray Kiddoo. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (4Q: 07:26) Unknown pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. DT Bill Dunstan blocked the pass. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (4Q: 07:21) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DT Bill Dunstan drove right through Carlton Malone to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-BIR41 (4Q: 07:11) Rickey Young ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bob Atkins, assisted by DE Don Croft. |
| 3-9-BIR42 (4Q: 06:38) Unknown pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson. Young gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-BIR48 (4Q: 06:00) Ian Mooberry punted 43 yards. Luke Szorcsik returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN13. Tackled by Ken Bailey. |
| 1-10-MIN13 (4Q: 05:53) Mike Boryla pass was intended for RB Chuck Foreman and was intercepted by S Bill Bradley at the MIN21. The interception was returned 7 yards. Tackled by Danny Buggs. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (4Q: 05:40) Rickey Young ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lee Roy Jordan. ILB Lee Roy Jordan knocked down Dan Ryczek to break up the play. |
| 2-8-MIN12 (4Q: 04:56) Rickey Young ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Dunstan. |
| 3-5-MIN09 (4Q: 04:28) Darnell Goodwin ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Atkins. |
| 4-2-MIN06 (4Q: 03:42) Bucky Wallace attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 17, Birmingham 12 |
| (4Q: 03:36) Bucky Wallace kicked off 62 yards from the BIR30. Danny Buggs returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN31. Tackled by John Pitts. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (4Q: 03:27) Bob Gresham ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Cooke. |
| 2-11-MIN30 (4Q: 02:40) Chuck Foreman ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Graf. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-8-MIN33 (4Q: 02:33) Steve Rogers ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk, assisted by S Willie Germany. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-5-MIN36 (4Q: 02:24) Bob Parsons punted 54 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 5 yards to the BIR15. Tackled by Larry Schreiber. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (4Q: 02:16) Unknown pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-9-BIR16 (4Q: 02:00) Unknown pass completed to WR Al Walker for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Hollywood Henderson. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (4Q: 01:43) Unknown pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-BIR36 (4Q: 01:21) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Delay of Game. |
| 2-9-BIR31 (4Q: 01:21) Unknown pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. DE Sweeny Williams blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-BIR31 (4Q: 01:14) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. DE Carl Eller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-BIR31 (4Q: 01:04) Unknown pass was dropped by RB Darnell Goodwin. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (4Q: 00:55) Mike Boryla dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-12-BIR33 (4Q: 00:44) Mike Boryla dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 3-13-BIR34 (4Q: 00:01) Mike Boryla dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 17, Birmingham Bombers 12 |