| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 52 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 73 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 15:00) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by DT Dusty Oliver. ILB Jack Reynolds crushed Tom Banks to wreck the play. |
| 2-9-HOU21 (1Q: 14:13) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Sam Green for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher. Green gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-HOU26 (1Q: 13:46) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds, assisted by CB Ronnie Covington. Stark gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 13:12) Sam Green ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. |
| 2-7-HOU39 (1Q: 12:51) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington, assisted by S Bill Simpson. |
| 3-6-HOU40 (1Q: 12:13) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. DE Bill Cooke hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-HOU40 (1Q: 12:04) Tom Blanchard punted 49 yards. Bill Bradley returned the kick 11 yards to the BIR22. Tackled by Tom Gallimore. |
| 1-10-BIR22 (1Q: 11:55) Pat Haden sacked by OLB Jim Cheyunski for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Kris Wheeler. |
| 2-18-BIR14 (1Q: 11:16) Pat Haden pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-BIR20 (1Q: 10:37) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 4-5-BIR27 (1Q: 10:13) Ian Mooberry punted 40 yards. Orlando Whiteman returned the kick -1 yards to the HOU32. Tackled by Darnell Goodwin. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. |
| 4-10-BIR22 (1Q: 10:06) Ian Mooberry punted 61 yards. Orlando Whiteman returned the kick 9 yards to the HOU26. Tackled by John Pitts. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (1Q: 09:59) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU21 (1Q: 09:53) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-12-HOU24 (1Q: 09:10) Roland Hooks ran outside the right tackle for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. Key block delivered by Dan Peiffer. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (1Q: 08:25) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Birmingham's Earl Dvorak was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-7-HOU50 (1Q: 07:44) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany. |
| 3-2-BIR45 (1Q: 07:06) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (1Q: 06:34) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Irving Royer. |
| 2-10-BIR40 (1Q: 06:26) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 8 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-BIR32 (1Q: 06:01) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by DT Craig Fulcher. |
| 4-2-BIR32 (1Q: 05:33) John Smith attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 05:27) John Smith kicked off 66 yards from the HOU30. Ronnie Covington returned the ball 25 yards to the BIR29. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (1Q: 04:53) Rickey Young ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Stein. S Ron Brandon knocked down Pete Adams to break up the play. |
| 2-8-BIR31 (1Q: 04:11) Rickey Young ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. |
| 3-7-BIR32 (1Q: 03:27) Pat Haden pass was intended for WR Calvin Hickman and was intercepted by S Prentice McCray at the HOU45. The interception was returned 13 yards. Tackled by Marc Forbes. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (1Q: 03:19) Sam Green ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-9-BIR41 (1Q: 02:50) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. |
| 2-4-BIR36 (1Q: 02:45) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Orlando Whiteman for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak, assisted by S Bill Simpson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (1Q: 02:12) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. |
| 2-9-BIR22 (1Q: 01:35) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by RB Roland Hooks. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-BIR22 (1Q: 01:29) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Orlando Whiteman. |
| 4-9-BIR22 (1Q: 01:23) John Smith attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 01:18) John Smith kicked off 67 yards from the HOU30. Ronnie Covington returned the ball 17 yards to the BIR20. Tackled by Steve Foley. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 00:47) Rickey Young ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils, assisted by DE Steve Baumgartner. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 2-3-BIR27 (1Q: 00:09) Darnell Goodwin ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-1-BIR29 (2Q: 15:00) Pat Haden pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (2Q: 14:16) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. Key block delivered by Andy Dawson. |
| 2-4-BIR37 (2Q: 13:38) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Ike Delgado, assisted by ILB Jimmy Bernard. Young gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (2Q: 13:10) Pat Haden pass completed to TE Marc Forbes for 1 yard. Tackled by S Prentice McCray. |
| 2-9-HOU46 (2Q: 12:41) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-BIR49 (2Q: 12:34) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Young gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (2Q: 12:29) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Leo Brooks. |
| 2-9-HOU45 (2Q: 12:05) Pat Haden pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-BIR45 (2Q: 11:57) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darrin Baker. OLB Jim Cheyunski defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-19-BIR45 (2Q: 11:48) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-HOU38 (2Q: 11:03) Ian Mooberry punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 10:58) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Hacksaw Reynolds. |
| 2-8-HOU22 (2Q: 10:14) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 09:44) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dusty Oliver. |
| 2-7-HOU38 (2Q: 09:13) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Bill Simpson. Keyworth gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-HOU41 (2Q: 08:40) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Orlando Whiteman for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Blackburn. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (2Q: 08:15) Lynn Dickey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Irving Royer. ILB Hacksaw Reynolds blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR45 (2Q: 08:04) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Thomas. DE Bill Cooke hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-BIR45 (2Q: 07:55) Lynn Dickey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Butch Stark. DT Dusty Oliver blocked the pass. |
| 4-10-BIR45 (2Q: 07:42) Tom Blanchard punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 07:36) Pat Haden pass completed to TE Marc Forbes for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Forbes gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (2Q: 06:56) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Darrin Baker for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (2Q: 06:28) Darnell Goodwin ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. Key block delivered by Dan Ryczek. |
| 2-3-HOU38 (2Q: 05:51) Pat Haden sacked by S Ron Brandon for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Vincent Forbes. |
| 3-10-HOU45 (2Q: 05:19) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Darrin Baker for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace. |
| 4-3-HOU38 (2Q: 04:51) Ian Mooberry punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 04:44) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Terry Nelson for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dusty Oliver. |
| 2-6-HOU24 (2Q: 04:00) Sam Green ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Key block delivered by Desmond Cribbs. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 03:23) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak, assisted by S Bill Bradley. Key block delivered by Desmond Cribbs. |
| 2-2-HOU43 (2Q: 02:58) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Key block delivered by Winston Hill. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (2Q: 02:38) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-HOU50 (2Q: 02:38) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 37 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. Thomas gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR13 (2Q: 02:17) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-6-BIR09 (2Q: 02:00) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham, assisted by ILB Jack Reynolds. The defense looked very familiar with that play. Birmingham's Jack Reynolds was hurt on the play. |
| 3-5-BIR08 (2Q: 01:40) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Thomas gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Houston 12, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 01:40) Extra point by John Smith was good. Houston 13, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 01:34) John Smith kicked off 64 yards from the HOU30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 19 yards to the BIR25. Tackled by Ed Williams. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (2Q: 01:29) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by CB Jeris White. Key block delivered by Pete Adams. |
| 2-3-BIR32 (2Q: 01:12) Rickey Young ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. |
| 3-1-BIR34 (2Q: 00:52) Rickey Young ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by Juan Bruce. |
| 1-10-BIR39 (2Q: 00:32) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Marc Forbes. OLB Larry Stallings defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR39 (2Q: 00:28) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by S Prentice McCray. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Young gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-3-BIR46 (2Q: 00:16) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Calvin Hickman for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-13-BIR36 (2Q: 00:06) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. CB Nelson Munsey knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 68 yards from the HOU30. Ronnie Covington returned the ball 25 yards to the BIR27. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. |
| 1-10-BIR27 (3Q: 14:40) Darnell Goodwin ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. Key block delivered by Claude Minor. |
| 2-3-BIR34 (3Q: 14:12) Rickey Young ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-13-BIR24 (3Q: 14:02) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 3-1-BIR36 (3Q: 13:39) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon, assisted by CB Jackie Wallace. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (3Q: 13:14) Pat Haden pass was dropped by WR Hugh Stopek. |
| 2-10-BIR43 (3Q: 13:01) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Hugh Stopek for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. |
| 3-6-BIR47 (3Q: 12:24) Pat Haden pass was dropped by WR Hugh Stopek. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-BIR47 (3Q: 12:18) Ian Mooberry punted 36 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU17. |
| 1-10-HOU17 (3Q: 12:09) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Mike Thomas for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham, assisted by OLB Frank LeMaster. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 11:22) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garrison, assisted by S Bill Bradley. OLB Jack Ham knocked down Craig Hertwig to break up the play. |
| 2-12-HOU33 (3Q: 10:39) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Orlando Whiteman. |
| 3-12-HOU33 (3Q: 10:31) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Irving Royer. |
| 4-12-HOU33 (3Q: 10:24) Tom Blanchard punted 54 yards. Bill Bradley returned the kick 4 yards to the BIR17. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. |
| 1-10-BIR17 (3Q: 10:17) Rickey Young ran around left end for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (3Q: 09:45) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Darrin Baker for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ron Brandon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-BIR40 (3Q: 09:16) Pat Haden sacked by DE Elvin Bethea and ILB Steve Neils for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Juan Bruce. |
| 3-11-BIR33 (3Q: 08:34) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 4-7-BIR37 (3Q: 07:51) Ian Mooberry punted 41 yards. Orlando Whiteman returned the kick -1 yards to the HOU21. Tackled by Dan Ryczek. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (3Q: 07:41) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Dave Graf. |
| 2-9-HOU22 (3Q: 07:00) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Stark. DE Bill Cooke hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-HOU22 (3Q: 06:50) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE Paul Seymour for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Seymour gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (3Q: 06:26) Roland Hooks ran around left end for -5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham, assisted by DE Tyrell Garrison. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Terry Nelson to the HOU36. |
| 2-15-HOU36 (3Q: 05:58) Lynn Dickey scrambled for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. |
| 3-15-HOU36 (3Q: 05:18) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. S Bill Bradley defended the pass. |
| 4-15-HOU36 (3Q: 05:06) Tom Blanchard punted 63 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR01. |
| 1-10-BIR01 (3Q: 04:59) Rickey Young ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Steve Baumgartner, assisted by OLB Jim Cheyunski. |
| 2-8-BIR03 (3Q: 04:34) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Prentice McCray, assisted by OLB Larry Stallings. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 1-10-BIR13 (3Q: 03:55) Darnell Goodwin ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Steve Baumgartner, assisted by S Prentice McCray. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 1-10-BIR27 (3Q: 03:15) Pat Haden pass completed to RB Darnell Goodwin for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski. Goodwin gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-BIR34 (3Q: 02:50) Pat Haden sacked by S Prentice McCray for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Andy Dawson. |
| 3-9-BIR28 (3Q: 02:20) Pat Haden pass was dropped by WR Ken Bailey. |
| 4-9-BIR28 (3Q: 02:12) Ian Mooberry punted 30 yards. Orlando Whiteman returned the kick 2 yards to the HOU44. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (3Q: 02:03) Roland Hooks ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington, assisted by DE Tyrell Garrison. |
| 2-7-HOU35 (3Q: 01:17) Jon Keyworth ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Willie Germany. |
| 3-5-HOU37 (3Q: 00:32) Lynn Dickey pass completed to FB Jon Keyworth for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher, assisted by DE Bill Cooke. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-1-HOU41 (4Q: 15:00) Tom Blanchard punted 39 yards. Bill Bradley returned the kick 14 yards to the BIR34. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BIR14 (4Q: 14:52) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils, assisted by S Prentice McCray. |
| 2-2-BIR22 (4Q: 14:19) Rickey Young ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp. Key block delivered by Boobie Clark. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (4Q: 13:53) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Nelson Munsey. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (4Q: 13:12) Pat Haden pass completed to TE Ken Garcia for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings. |
| 2-1-HOU46 (4Q: 12:32) Rickey Young ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Stallings, assisted by S Ron Brandon. Key block delivered by Ken Garcia. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (4Q: 11:55) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darrin Baker. CB Nelson Munsey knocked the ball out of his grasp. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BIR47 (4Q: 11:50) Pat Haden pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Cheyunski, assisted by CB Jeris White. Clark gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 2-11-HOU44 (4Q: 11:12) Rickey Young ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Curley Culp, assisted by S Ron Brandon. |
| 3-7-HOU40 (4Q: 10:26) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darrin Baker. DT Curley Culp hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-HOU40 (4Q: 10:21) Ian Mooberry punted 30 yards. Orlando Whiteman returned the kick 19 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by John Pitts. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (4Q: 10:10) Roland Hooks ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher. |
| 2-8-HOU31 (4Q: 09:38) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Covington, assisted by S Bill Bradley. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (4Q: 08:56) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Ham. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-BIR28 (4Q: 08:49) Roland Hooks ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Fulcher, assisted by DT Dusty Oliver. |
| 2-7-BIR25 (4Q: 08:11) Sam Green ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Earl Dvorak, assisted by S Bill Simpson. |
| 3-5-BIR23 (4Q: 07:37) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Butch Stark for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Birmingham's Frank LeMaster was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious hamstring injury. |
| 1-10-BIR17 (4Q: 06:52) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Dave Graf. |
| 2-13-BIR20 (4Q: 06:06) Sam Green ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 3-9-BIR16 (4Q: 05:23) Roland Hooks ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bill Bradley. |
| 4-8-BIR15 (4Q: 04:40) John Smith attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 16, Birmingham 0 |
| (4Q: 04:33) John Smith kicked off 79 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. Birmingham's Ken Bailey was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious shoulder injury. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 04:33) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. CB Nelson Munsey knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (4Q: 04:25) Pat Haden pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. |
| 3-10-BIR20 (4Q: 04:16) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. DE Steve Baumgartner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-BIR20 (4Q: 04:10) Pat Haden pass was intended for WR Darrin Baker and was intercepted by CB Nelson Munsey at the BIR30. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Darnell Goodwin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 04:01) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bill Bradley, assisted by OLB Jack Ham. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (4Q: 03:15) Roland Hooks ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Cooke, assisted by S Bill Bradley. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-BIR21 (4Q: 02:30) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Orlando Whiteman. CB Earl Dvorak defended the pass. |
| 4-11-BIR21 (4Q: 02:23) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 4-16-BIR26 (4Q: 02:23) John Smith attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 19, Birmingham 0 |
| (4Q: 02:15) John Smith kicked off 66 yards from the HOU30. Ken Sawyer returned the ball 18 yards to the BIR22. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. |
| 1-10-BIR22 (4Q: 02:10) Pat Haden pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 4 yards. Tackled by S Steve Foley. Young gained 3 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Ken Garcia on the BIR26. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BIR12 (4Q: 02:03) Pat Haden pass was intended for WR Rickey Young and was intercepted by CB Nelson Munsey at the BIR23. Tackled by Rickey Young. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (4Q: 01:56) Sam Green ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Doug English. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-12-BIR25 (4Q: 01:46) Sam Green ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron Pritchard. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-6-BIR19 (4Q: 01:36) Roland Hooks ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Dusty Oliver. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-6-BIR19 (4Q: 01:27) John Smith attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 22, Birmingham 0 |
| (4Q: 01:19) John Smith kicked off 66 yards from the HOU30. Ronnie Covington returned the ball 27 yards to the BIR31. Tackled by Vernon McAlister. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (4Q: 01:14) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Darnell Goodwin. CB Nelson Munsey knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-BIR31 (4Q: 01:06) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Calvin Hickman. DE Elvin Bethea drove right through Juan Bruce to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BIR31 (4Q: 00:59) Pat Haden sacked by DE Elvin Bethea and DE Steve Baumgartner for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Kris Wheeler. |
| 4-19-BIR22 (4Q: 00:38) Pat Haden pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Hugh Stopek. DE Elvin Bethea hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BIR22 (4Q: 00:31) Lynn Dickey dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Oilers 22, Birmingham Bombers 0 |