| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 32 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 71 yards from the BIR30. Bob Grim returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS22. Tackled by John Pitts. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (1Q: 14:44) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Henry Childs. CB Ken Sawyer defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS22 (1Q: 14:36) John Hadl pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Grim gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (1Q: 14:11) John Hadl pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Blackburn, assisted by OLB Ron Pritchard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-NOS40 (1Q: 13:39) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 3-1-NOS43 (1Q: 12:52) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 4-4-NOS40 (1Q: 12:08) Mike Eischeid punted 45 yards. Bill Bradley returned the kick 1 yard to the BIR16. Tackled by Henry Childs. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Chester Kuehl at the BIR16. |
| 1-10-BIR16 (1Q: 12:00) John Hadl pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 12:00) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. New Orleans 7, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 11:50) Ross Robertson kicked off 57 yards from the NOS30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 20 yards to the BIR33. Tackled by Chester Kuehl. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (1Q: 11:28) Rickey Young ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-10-BIR18 (1Q: 11:05) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren, assisted by CB Robbie Magana. Key block delivered by Dan Ryczek. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (1Q: 10:29) Darnell Goodwin ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-9-BIR32 (1Q: 10:03) Rickey Young ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 3-9-BIR32 (1Q: 09:21) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. CB Louis Wright defended the pass. |
| 4-9-BIR32 (1Q: 09:14) Ian Mooberry punted 33 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick -2 yards to the NOS33. Tackled by Marc Forbes. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (1Q: 09:03) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 22 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. Kiick gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (1Q: 08:30) Matt Muhammad ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garrison. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Billy Wilhide to the BIR40. |
| 2-5-BIR40 (1Q: 07:46) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DE Tyrell Garrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-5-BIR40 (1Q: 07:37) John Hadl pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. |
| 1-10-BIR28 (1Q: 07:08) John Hadl sacked by OLB Jack Ham for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Stephen Johnstone. |
| 2-16-BIR34 (1Q: 06:41) John Hadl pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| 3-1-BIR19 (1Q: 06:02) John Hadl pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds, assisted by DE Bill Cooke. |
| 1-10-BIR14 (1Q: 05:32) John Hadl pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-5-BIR05 (1Q: 05:25) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Kiick gained 5 yards after the catch. New Orleans 13, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 05:25) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. New Orleans 14, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 05:15) Ross Robertson kicked off 48 yards from the NOS30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 21 yards to the BIR43. Tackled by Matt Muhammad. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (1Q: 04:48) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome, assisted by DT Ricardo Browning. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (1Q: 04:06) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome. Clark gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-NOS40 (1Q: 03:19) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Harris Malinowski. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (1Q: 03:10) Rickey Young ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. |
| 2-2-NOS23 (1Q: 02:39) Pat Haden pass was dropped by WR Hugh Stopek. |
| 3-2-NOS23 (1Q: 02:29) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 14 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard, assisted by OLB Tommy Nobis. Young gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-NOS09 (1Q: 02:00) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 14, Birmingham 6 |
| (1Q: 02:00) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. New Orleans 14, Birmingham 7 |
| (1Q: 01:54) Bucky Wallace kicked off 73 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 01:54) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. DE Bill Cooke hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (1Q: 01:42) John Hadl pass was dropped by WR Richard Sims. |
| 3-10-NOS20 (1Q: 01:30) John Hadl pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Sims gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (1Q: 00:46) John Hadl pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. Grim gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR50 (1Q: 00:08) Matt Muhammad ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey, assisted by S Bill Bradley. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-13-NOS47 (2Q: 15:00) Matt Muhammad ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-10-BIR50 (2Q: 14:39) John Hadl pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-BIR42 (2Q: 13:57) Mike Eischeid punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 13:51) Rickey Young ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Fulton Kuykendall, assisted by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 2-5-BIR25 (2Q: 13:27) Rickey Young ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. |
| 3-4-BIR26 (2Q: 12:50) Rickey Young ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Fulton Kuykendall. |
| 4-3-BIR27 (2Q: 12:14) Ian Mooberry punted 41 yards. Larry Wilcox returned the kick 18 yards to the BIR50. Tackled by Shane Harrison. |
| 1-10-BIR50 (2Q: 12:07) John Hadl pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 15 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Galloway gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (2Q: 11:31) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk. |
| 2-11-BIR36 (2Q: 11:06) John Hadl pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. Sims gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR11 (2Q: 10:20) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. Key block delivered by John Demarie. |
| 2-4-BIR05 (2Q: 09:47) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 3-1-BIR02 (2Q: 09:08) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-BIR07 (2Q: 09:05) John Hadl pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. Muhammad gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-3-BIR04 (2Q: 08:57) Ross Robertson attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 17, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 08:52) Ross Robertson kicked off 79 yards from the NOS30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 08:52) Rickey Young ran around left end for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (2Q: 08:10) Rickey Young ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome. |
| 2-7-BIR38 (2Q: 07:41) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Darrin Baker for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Baker gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (2Q: 06:55) Rickey Young ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-11-BIR44 (2Q: 06:24) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. |
| 3-9-BIR46 (2Q: 05:44) Pat Haden pass was intended for WR Ken Bailey and was intercepted by S Jack Mildren at the NOS22. Tackled by Ken Bailey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (2Q: 05:32) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by S Bill Simpson. Key block delivered by Cas Banaszek. |
| 2-5-NOS27 (2Q: 04:48) John Hadl pass completed to WR Richard Sims for 12 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by S Bill Simpson. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-10-NOS22 (2Q: 04:41) John Hadl sacked by ILB Jack Reynolds for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Stephen Johnstone. |
| 3-17-NOS15 (2Q: 04:04) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-22-NOS10 (2Q: 03:57) John Hadl pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 13 yards. Tackled by S John Pitts, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. |
| 4-9-NOS23 (2Q: 03:31) Mike Eischeid punted 43 yards. Bill Bradley called for a fair catch at the BIR34. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (2Q: 03:22) Rickey Young ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-8-BIR36 (2Q: 03:01) Rickey Young ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (2Q: 02:43) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-BIR50 (2Q: 02:34) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rickey Young. DE Billy Newsome hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-NOS45 (2Q: 02:34) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Young gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (2Q: 02:17) Pat Haden pass was intended for WR Hugh Stopek and was intercepted by CB Louis Wright at the NOS14. The interception was returned 31 yards. Tackled by Juan Bruce. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (2Q: 02:05) John Hadl pass completed to WR Bob Grim for 17 yards. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk. Grim gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (2Q: 01:57) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. S Bill Simpson defended the pass. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-9-BIR09 (2Q: 01:46) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-BIR05 (2Q: 01:46) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Otis Sistrunk. |
| 2-3-BIR03 (2Q: 01:29) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by S Bill Bradley. |
| 3-4-BIR04 (2Q: 01:13) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-BIR09 (2Q: 01:13) John Hadl pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 23, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 01:13) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. New Orleans 24, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 01:04) Ross Robertson kicked off 60 yards from the NOS30. Ronnie Covington returned the ball 19 yards to the BIR29. Tackled by Marc LaBounty. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (2Q: 00:54) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-7-BIR32 (2Q: 00:37) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. Young gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR39 (2Q: 00:17) Pat Haden pass was intended for WR Hugh Stopek and was intercepted by S Jack Mildren at the NOS22. Tackled by Hugh Stopek. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (2Q: 00:08) Jim Kiick ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Cooke. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ross Robertson kicked off 52 yards from the NOS30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 41 yards to the NOS41. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (3Q: 14:36) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS DE Billy Newsome to the NOS37. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (3Q: 14:27) John Hadl pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Bob Grim. S Bill Bradley blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS37 (3Q: 14:21) John Hadl pass completed to RB Matt Muhammad for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard, assisted by CB Earl Dvorak. |
| 3-6-NOS41 (3Q: 13:43) John Hadl pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (3Q: 12:57) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 2-11-BIR47 (3Q: 12:24) Matt Muhammad ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-11-BIR47 (3Q: 11:55) John Hadl pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. |
| 4-3-BIR39 (3Q: 11:17) Mike Eischeid punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 11:11) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. DE Shawn Hollingsworth hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (3Q: 11:02) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. CB Robbie Magana defended the pass. |
| 3-10-BIR20 (3Q: 10:55) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bailey gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (3Q: 10:23) Rickey Young ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome. |
| 2-7-NOS44 (3Q: 09:50) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Fulton Kuykendall. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (3Q: 09:11) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 18 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (3Q: 08:45) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 10 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by S Jack Mildren. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-9-NOS09 (3Q: 08:16) Pat Haden sacked by DE Billy Newsome and DE Shawn Hollingsworth for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Pete Adams. |
| 2-14-NOS14 (3Q: 07:30) Pat Haden pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Fulton Kuykendall. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-NOS09 (3Q: 06:55) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans 24, Birmingham 13 |
| (3Q: 06:55) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. New Orleans 24, Birmingham 14 |
| (3Q: 06:46) Bucky Wallace kicked off 60 yards from the BIR30. Bob Grim returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS29. Tackled by Darrin Baker. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (3Q: 06:10) John Hadl pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Jim Kiick. ILB Jack Reynolds defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS29 (3Q: 06:05) Jim Kiick ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 3-8-NOS31 (3Q: 05:20) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. |
| 4-1-NOS38 (3Q: 04:46) Mike Eischeid punted 44 yards. Bill Bradley called for a fair catch at the BIR18. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (3Q: 04:37) Rickey Young ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 2-5-BIR23 (3Q: 03:52) Pat Haden pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. |
| 3-5-BIR23 (3Q: 03:43) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-BIR28 (3Q: 03:12) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Jack Mildren. Young gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-BIR31 (3Q: 02:44) Pat Haden pass was intended for WR Ken Bailey and was intercepted by CB Alex Kirk at the BIR35. The interception was returned 29 yards. Tackled by Ken Bailey. |
| 1-6-BIR06 (3Q: 02:32) Matt Muhammad ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Dusty Oliver. |
| 2-9-BIR09 (3Q: 01:53) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer, assisted by S John Pitts. |
| 3-4-BIR04 (3Q: 01:08) John Hadl pass completed to RB Jim Kiick for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Kiick gained 3 yards after the catch. New Orleans 30, Birmingham 14 |
| (3Q: 01:08) Extra point by Ross Robertson was good. New Orleans 31, Birmingham 14 |
| (3Q: 01:00) Ross Robertson kicked off 50 yards from the NOS30. Ronnie Covington returned the ball 18 yards to the BIR38. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (3Q: 00:23) Pat Haden pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. |
| 2-10-BIR38 (3Q: 00:15) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. CB Louis Wright defended the pass. |
| 3-10-BIR38 (3Q: 00:07) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. S Tommy Myers defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-BIR38 (3Q: 00:03) Ian Mooberry punted 32 yards. Larry Wilcox called for a fair catch at the NOS30. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 15:00) Jim Kiick ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 2-11-NOS29 (4Q: 14:31) John Hadl pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Jim Kiick. DE Bill Cooke blocked the pass. |
| 3-11-NOS29 (4Q: 14:25) John Hadl pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. Cunningham gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-NOS35 (4Q: 13:50) Mike Eischeid punted 65 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 13:43) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (4Q: 13:14) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Shawn Hollingsworth. Young gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-BIR43 (4Q: 12:31) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk, assisted by DT Derland Moore. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (4Q: 11:58) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Darrin Baker for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Fulton Kuykendall. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Baker gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 11:29) Rickey Young ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. |
| 2-2-NOS34 (4Q: 10:47) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome, assisted by OLB Tommy Nobis. Hickman gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (4Q: 10:23) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. |
| 1-10-NOS11 (4Q: 09:39) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Fulton Kuykendall. |
| 2-7-NOS08 (4Q: 08:53) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New Orleans 31, Birmingham 20 |
| (4Q: 08:53) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. New Orleans 31, Birmingham 21 |
| (4Q: 08:44) Bucky Wallace kicked off 60 yards from the BIR30. Jim Kiick returned the ball 15 yards to the NOS25. Tackled by Mike Vardell. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (4Q: 08:28) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. Key block delivered by Bruce Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (4Q: 07:47) Marc LaBounty ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak, assisted by S Bill Bradley. OLB Jack Ham knocked down Thurman Cowley to break up the play. |
| 2-11-NOS44 (4Q: 07:04) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-10-NOS45 (4Q: 06:21) Matt Muhammad ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher, assisted by S Bill Bradley. |
| 4-8-NOS47 (4Q: 05:36) Mike Eischeid punted 45 yards. Bill Bradley returned the kick 7 yards to the BIR15. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (4Q: 05:29) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 8 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-2-BIR23 (4Q: 05:07) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by CB Louis Wright. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (4Q: 04:45) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Tommy Nobis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-BIR34 (4Q: 04:27) Pat Haden pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Darrin Baker. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-BIR24 (4Q: 04:23) Pat Haden pass was dropped by WR Hugh Stopek. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-BIR24 (4Q: 04:15) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Bailey. DE Billy Newsome hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-17-BIR24 (4Q: 04:05) Pat Haden pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Darrin Baker. DE Billy Newsome blocked the pass. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (4Q: 03:56) Matt Muhammad ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 2-9-BIR23 (4Q: 03:09) Jim Kiick ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 3-8-BIR22 (4Q: 02:22) Jim Kiick ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-5-BIR19 (4Q: 02:12) Ross Robertson attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans 34, Birmingham 21 |
| (4Q: 02:04) Ross Robertson kicked off 64 yards from the NOS30. Ronnie Covington returned the ball 19 yards to the BIR25. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (4Q: 01:58) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Newsome. |
| 2-4-BIR31 (4Q: 01:42) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Darrin Baker for 31 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (4Q: 01:20) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rickey Young. S Tommy Myers defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS38 (4Q: 01:13) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. Hickman gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-8-NOS36 (4Q: 01:01) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Robbie Magana. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (4Q: 00:53) Pat Haden pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. DE Shawn Hollingsworth blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS25 (4Q: 00:45) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. S Tommy Myers defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-NOS25 (4Q: 00:36) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Kirk. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-3-NOS18 (4Q: 00:27) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rickey Young. CB Louis Wright defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (4Q: 00:24) John Hadl dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New Orleans Saints 34, Birmingham Bombers 21 |