| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 47 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind. |
| Cleveland won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 64 yards from the BIR30. Danny Abramowicz returned the ball 34 yards to the CLE40. Tackled by Ken Garcia. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (1Q: 14:28) Greg Pruitt ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 2-9-CLE21 (1Q: 13:50) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Key block delivered by Wade Key. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (1Q: 13:16) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CLE32 (1Q: 13:10) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Charlie Wade for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-CLE44 (1Q: 12:35) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Danny Abramowicz for 36 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 12:03) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Paul Warfield for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 12:03) Extra point by Bruce Gossett was good. Cleveland 7, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 11:52) Bruce Gossett kicked off 67 yards from the CLE30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 20 yards to the BIR23. Tackled by Wally Hilgenberg. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (1Q: 11:22) Rickey Young ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Ed Smith. |
| 2-8-BIR25 (1Q: 10:49) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom Graham, assisted by CB Donny Gibson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Clark gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-BIR15 (1Q: 10:40) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen. |
| 3-10-BIR23 (1Q: 10:15) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Al Walker for 14 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. |
| 1-10-BIR37 (1Q: 09:44) Pat Haden pass was dropped by WR Calvin Hickman. |
| 2-10-BIR37 (1Q: 09:38) Rickey Young ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB John Garlington. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-BIR27 (1Q: 09:31) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 10 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. Stopek gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-10-BIR37 (1Q: 08:53) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Al Walker for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green, assisted by OLB John Garlington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR48 (1Q: 08:06) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB John Garlington, assisted by CB Rudy Holmes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-9-BIR49 (1Q: 07:33) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Neal Colzie. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-CLE48 (1Q: 06:53) Pat Haden scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Rudy Holmes. |
| 4-4-CLE46 (1Q: 06:18) Ian Mooberry punted 45 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE01. |
| 1-10-CLE01 (1Q: 06:08) Greg Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-8-CLE03 (1Q: 05:26) Greg Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 3-3-CLE08 (1Q: 04:54) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Danny Abramowicz for 25 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Abramowicz gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (1Q: 04:27) Greg Pruitt ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. OLB Jack Ham knocked down Greg Latta to break up the play. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-CLE49 (1Q: 04:21) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Abramowicz. OLB Ron Pritchard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE49 (1Q: 04:17) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Sam Havrilak for 18 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (1Q: 03:43) Greg Pruitt ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. Key block delivered by Bob Brooks. |
| 2-3-BIR26 (1Q: 03:17) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Danny Abramowicz for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Abramowicz gained 4 yards after the catch. Cleveland 13, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 03:17) Extra point by Bruce Gossett was good. Cleveland 14, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 03:06) Bruce Gossett kicked off 75 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 03:06) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen. Clark gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-BIR26 (1Q: 02:45) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 4 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Duren, assisted by ILB Don Hansen. Young gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (1Q: 02:06) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Wally Hilgenberg. |
| 2-8-BIR32 (1Q: 01:27) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 8 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Duren. Bailey gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (1Q: 00:54) Pat Haden pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Thom Darden. Goodwin gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-6-BIR44 (1Q: 00:26) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 10 yards. Tackled by S Neal Colzie. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (2Q: 15:00) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green, assisted by ILB Don Hansen. |
| 2-1-CLE37 (2Q: 14:27) Rickey Young ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott. |
| 3-1-CLE37 (2Q: 14:04) Rickey Young ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Duren. Key block delivered by Juan Bruce. |
| 1-10-CLE32 (2Q: 13:25) Pat Haden pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. |
| 2-10-CLE32 (2Q: 13:22) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Al Walker for 32 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Walker gained 20 yards after the catch. Cleveland 14, Birmingham 6 |
| (2Q: 13:22) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. Cleveland 14, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 13:05) Bucky Wallace kicked off 70 yards from the BIR30. Danny Abramowicz returned the ball 23 yards to the CLE23. Tackled by John Pitts. |
| 1-10-CLE23 (2Q: 12:40) Greg Pruitt ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 2-6-CLE27 (2Q: 11:56) Greg Pruitt ran a trap outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. Key block delivered by Bob Brooks. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (2Q: 11:24) Sam Wyche pass completed to RB Greg Pruitt for 22 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson, assisted by DE Bill Cooke. Pruitt gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (2Q: 10:49) Sam Wyche sacked by DT Gary Fair and DE Bill Kollar for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Roger Finnie. |
| 2-19-BIR50 (2Q: 10:12) Greg Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher. |
| 3-15-BIR46 (2Q: 09:31) Greg Pruitt ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 4-11-BIR42 (2Q: 09:02) Robert Walden punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 08:57) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen. |
| 2-5-BIR25 (2Q: 08:21) Rickey Young ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Ed Smith, assisted by CB Clarence Scott. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (2Q: 07:56) Darnell Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden, assisted by S Neal Colzie. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. |
| 2-4-BIR36 (2Q: 07:30) Rickey Young ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bill Windauer. |
| 3-3-BIR37 (2Q: 06:43) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. Key block delivered by Boobie Clark. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (2Q: 06:17) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen. |
| 2-7-BIR46 (2Q: 05:35) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Jerry Sherk. |
| 3-4-BIR49 (2Q: 05:07) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Boobie Clark. S Thom Darden defended the pass. |
| 4-4-BIR49 (2Q: 05:04) Ian Mooberry punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CLE04. |
| 1-10-CLE04 (2Q: 04:56) Sam Havrilak ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by DT Gary Fair. |
| 2-12-CLE02 (2Q: 04:34) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Roy Jefferson for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-CLE07 (2Q: 03:52) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Doug Winslow for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by DT Otis Sistrunk. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CLE27 (2Q: 03:46) Greg Pruitt ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. |
| 2-8-CLE29 (2Q: 03:10) Sam Havrilak ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 3-6-CLE31 (2Q: 02:37) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Wade. CB Earl Dvorak defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-CLE31 (2Q: 02:30) Robert Walden punted 45 yards. Al Walker called for a fair catch at the BIR24. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (2Q: 02:20) Pat Haden pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Marc Forbes. |
| 2-10-BIR24 (2Q: 02:16) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 5 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-5-BIR29 (2Q: 02:00) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Clarence Scott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-BIR32 (2Q: 01:39) Ian Mooberry punted 40 yards. Doug Winslow returned the kick 9 yards to the CLE37. Tackled by John Pitts. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (2Q: 01:31) Greg Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk. Birmingham's Bill Simpson was hurt on the play. |
| 2-9-CLE38 (2Q: 00:52) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Charlie Wade for 11 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 1-10-CLE49 (2Q: 00:41) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Danny Abramowicz for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. Abramowicz gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (2Q: 00:33) Sam Wyche pass completed to RB Greg Pruitt for 6 yards. Tackled by S John Pitts, assisted by CB Earl Dvorak. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 2-4-BIR34 (2Q: 00:26) Bruce Gossett attempted a 51 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 17, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 00:20) Bruce Gossett kicked off 70 yards from the CLE30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 20 yards to the BIR20. Tackled by Paul Warfield. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 00:13) Pat Haden dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bruce Gossett kicked off 69 yards from the CLE30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 17 yards to the BIR18. Tackled by Doug Winslow. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (3Q: 14:31) Pat Haden pass was intended for WR Calvin Hickman and was intercepted by CB Cornell Green at the BIR39. The interception was returned 7 yards. Tackled by Calvin Hickman. |
| 1-10-BIR32 (3Q: 14:18) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Danny Abramowicz for 32 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Abramowicz gained 1 yard after the catch. Cleveland 23, Birmingham 7 |
| (3Q: 14:18) Extra point by Bruce Gossett was good. Cleveland 24, Birmingham 7 |
| (3Q: 14:06) Bruce Gossett kicked off 69 yards from the CLE30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 25 yards to the BIR26. Tackled by Charlie Wade. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (3Q: 13:31) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen. |
| 2-7-BIR29 (3Q: 12:57) Rickey Young ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Mitchell, assisted by S Thom Darden. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 1-10-BIR39 (3Q: 12:24) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Windauer. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. |
| 2-4-BIR45 (3Q: 11:43) Pat Haden pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB John Garlington, assisted by DE John Banaszak. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Garcia gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE47 (3Q: 11:07) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Mitchell, assisted by DE Ed Smith. |
| 2-11-CLE48 (3Q: 10:24) Pat Haden pass was intended for FB Boobie Clark and was intercepted by S Neal Colzie at the CLE44. Tackled by Marc Forbes. |
| 1-10-CLE44 (3Q: 10:14) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Danny Abramowicz for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer, assisted by S Bill Bradley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-BIR47 (3Q: 09:36) Sam Wyche pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Jefferson. CB Ken Sawyer defended the pass. |
| 3-1-BIR47 (3Q: 09:29) Greg Pruitt ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. Key block delivered by Roger Finnie. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (3Q: 08:44) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Sam Havrilak for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. Havrilak gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-BIR36 (3Q: 08:02) Sam Havrilak ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garrison. Key block delivered by Roger Finnie. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (3Q: 07:18) Sam Havrilak ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham, assisted by DT Dusty Oliver. Key block delivered by Bob Brooks. |
| 2-3-BIR26 (3Q: 06:31) Sam Wyche pass completed to WR Danny Abramowicz for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer, assisted by CB Earl Dvorak. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (3Q: 05:50) Sam Wyche sacked by DT Gary Fair for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Steve Sylvester. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Bill Kollar for 10 yards to the BIR31. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (3Q: 05:40) Rickey Young ran around the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. |
| 1-10-BIR47 (3Q: 04:54) Pat Haden pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-10-BIR47 (3Q: 04:10) Rickey Young ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Neal Colzie, assisted by DE Verlon Biggs. Key block delivered by Boobie Clark. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (3Q: 03:35) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Ed Smith. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 2-3-CLE35 (3Q: 03:05) Rickey Young ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Thom Darden. Key block delivered by Carlton Malone. |
| 1-10-CLE30 (3Q: 02:26) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green. |
| 2-8-CLE28 (3Q: 01:47) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Al Walker for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-8-CLE08 (3Q: 01:39) Pat Haden pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green, assisted by S Thom Darden. |
| 2-2-CLE02 (3Q: 00:55) Rickey Young ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. Cleveland 24, Birmingham 13 |
| (3Q: 00:55) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. Cleveland 24, Birmingham 14 |
| (3Q: 00:48) Bucky Wallace kicked off 66 yards from the BIR30. Danny Abramowicz returned the ball 37 yards to the CLE41. Tackled by Frank LeMaster. |
| 1-10-CLE41 (3Q: 00:25) Greg Pruitt ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CLE31 (3Q: 00:19) Greg Pruitt ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-20-CLE31 (4Q: 15:00) Greg Pruitt ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by CB Terrance Dulaney. |
| 3-16-CLE35 (4Q: 14:33) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Terrance Dulaney, assisted by DT Otis Sistrunk. |
| 4-7-CLE44 (4Q: 13:57) Robert Walden punted 31 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 6 yards to the BIR31. Tackled by Paul Warfield. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (4Q: 13:48) Rickey Young ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen, assisted by CB Rudy Holmes. Key block delivered by Ken Garcia. |
| 2-3-BIR38 (4Q: 13:01) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Hansen, assisted by CB Rudy Holmes. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (4Q: 12:27) Pat Haden pass was dropped by WR Hugh Stopek. |
| 2-10-BIR42 (4Q: 12:17) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Rudy Holmes. |
| 3-5-BIR47 (4Q: 11:37) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Boobie Clark. CB Cornell Green defended the pass. |
| 4-5-BIR47 (4Q: 11:33) Ian Mooberry punted 39 yards. Doug Winslow called for a fair catch at the CLE14. |
| 1-10-CLE14 (4Q: 11:25) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 2-4-CLE20 (4Q: 11:02) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| 3-1-CLE23 (4Q: 10:25) Sam Havrilak ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham, assisted by DT Gary Fair. Key block delivered by Norm Evans. |
| 1-10-CLE24 (4Q: 09:44) Sam Havrilak ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. Birmingham's Bill Bradley was hurt on the play. |
| 2-12-CLE22 (4Q: 09:18) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk. |
| 3-11-CLE23 (4Q: 08:41) Sam Wyche pass was dropped by WR Danny Abramowicz. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-CLE23 (4Q: 08:31) Robert Walden punted 30 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 1 yard to the BIR48. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (4Q: 08:24) Pat Haden sacked by DE Jim Mitchell for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Juan Bruce. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-15-BIR28 (4Q: 08:06) Rickey Young ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green, assisted by DE Jim Mitchell. |
| 3-17-BIR26 (4Q: 07:23) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Verlon Biggs, assisted by CB Clarence Scott. |
| 4-12-BIR31 (4Q: 06:59) Ian Mooberry punted 47 yards. Roy Jefferson returned the kick 10 yards to the CLE32. Tackled by John Pitts. |
| 1-10-CLE32 (4Q: 06:52) Greg Pruitt ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Fair. |
| 2-7-CLE35 (4Q: 06:08) Sam Havrilak ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-6-CLE36 (4Q: 05:25) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany. |
| 4-4-CLE38 (4Q: 04:39) Robert Walden punted 43 yards. Al Walker called for a fair catch at the BIR19. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (4Q: 04:28) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. CB Cornell Green knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-BIR19 (4Q: 04:19) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. S Neal Colzie defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-BIR19 (4Q: 04:12) Pat Haden pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. |
| 4-10-BIR19 (4Q: 04:05) Pat Haden pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (4Q: 03:57) Greg Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Norm Evans. Cleveland 30, Birmingham 14 |
| (4Q: 03:57) Extra point by Bruce Gossett was good. Cleveland 31, Birmingham 14 |
| (4Q: 03:45) Bruce Gossett kicked off 54 yards from the CLE30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 20 yards to the BIR36. Tackled by Charlie Wade. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (4Q: 03:38) Elton Davis sacked by DE Ed Smith for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Kris Wheeler. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 2-32-BIR14 (4Q: 03:24) Elton Davis pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB John Garlington. |
| 3-18-BIR28 (4Q: 03:06) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. CB Cornell Green defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-18-BIR28 (4Q: 02:56) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. S Thom Darden knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Too Many Men on the Field. |
| 4-13-BIR33 (4Q: 02:56) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. DE Jim Mitchell drove right through Juan Bruce to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (4Q: 02:50) Greg Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dusty Oliver. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-9-BIR32 (4Q: 02:42) PENALTY: Cleveland was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-BIR37 (4Q: 02:42) Sam Havrilak ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar, assisted by OLB Frank LeMaster. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-9-BIR32 (4Q: 02:30) Sam Havrilak ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Kollar. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-7-BIR30 (4Q: 02:21) Bruce Gossett attempted a 47 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-BIR37 (4Q: 02:16) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BIR32 (4Q: 02:16) Elton Davis pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 1 yard. Tackled by S Clarence Duren, assisted by OLB John Garlington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-14-BIR33 (4Q: 02:00) Elton Davis pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Rudy Holmes. |
| 3-11-BIR36 (4Q: 01:38) Elton Davis pass completed to WR Al Walker for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB John Garlington. |
| 1-10-BIR48 (4Q: 01:20) Elton Davis pass was dropped by WR Ken Bailey. |
| 2-10-BIR48 (4Q: 01:10) Elton Davis pass was dropped by TE Marc Forbes. The defense looked very familiar with that play. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-20-BIR38 (4Q: 01:04) Elton Davis pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. CB Cornell Green defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-20-BIR38 (4Q: 00:54) Elton Davis pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Cornell Green, assisted by CB Rudy Holmes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-12-BIR46 (4Q: 00:33) Elton Davis pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (4Q: 00:26) Sam Wyche dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Cleveland Browns 31, Birmingham Bombers 14 |