| Played in Chicago, IL, weather: 47 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind. |
| Birmingham won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Pat Leahy kicked off 76 yards from the CHI30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 15:00) Tony Eason sacked by ILB John Harper for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Stan Walters. |
| 2-15-BIR15 (1Q: 14:29) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Linden King, assisted by DT Bubba Green. |
| 3-5-BIR25 (1Q: 14:01) Earl Campbell ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Linden King. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. PENALTY: Chicago was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (1Q: 13:51) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt. |
| 2-11-BIR32 (1Q: 13:22) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Linden King. |
| 3-8-BIR35 (1Q: 12:45) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darrin Baker. OLB Brad Van Pelt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-BIR35 (1Q: 12:37) Jim Arnold punted 38 yards. Ken Payne returned the kick 6 yards to the CHI33. PENALTY: Chicago was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CHI23 (1Q: 12:29) Gerry Ellis ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes, assisted by DE Lee Roy Selmon. Key block delivered by Solomon Freelon. |
| 2-4-CHI29 (1Q: 12:03) Gerry Ellis ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pureifory. Key block delivered by Ray Pinney. |
| 1-10-CHI33 (1Q: 11:33) Marion Barber ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. |
| 2-8-CHI35 (1Q: 10:49) Marion Barber ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Neill. |
| 3-3-CHI40 (1Q: 10:05) Gerry Ellis ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by DE Lee Roy Selmon. |
| 4-1-CHI42 (1Q: 09:38) Ralph Giacomarro punted 42 yards. Freddie Scott returned the kick 15 yards to the BIR31. Tackled by Gene Killian. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (1Q: 09:30) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. S Tom Holmoe defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR31 (1Q: 09:26) Earl Campbell ran around right end for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Linden King. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-CHI46 (1Q: 08:52) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Boobie Clark. ILB Adrian Tice defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CHI46 (1Q: 08:47) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 36 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters. Key block delivered by Boobie Clark. |
| 1-10-CHI10 (1Q: 08:12) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Stan Walters. Birmingham 6, Chicago 0 |
| (1Q: 08:12) Extra point by Shank Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 7, Chicago 0 |
| (1Q: 08:03) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 60 yards from the BIR30. Doug Winslow returned the ball 9 yards to the CHI19. Tackled by Steve Haworth. |
| 1-10-CHI19 (1Q: 07:31) Matt Cavanaugh sacked by OLB Sam Merriman for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Mills. |
| 2-20-CHI09 (1Q: 06:56) Marion Barber ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon, assisted by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 3-17-CHI12 (1Q: 06:12) Matt Cavanaugh scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 4-14-CHI15 (1Q: 05:34) Ralph Giacomarro punted 41 yards. Wilbert Montgomery returned the kick 8 yards to the CHI48. Tackled by Charles Jefferson. Ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Gregg Bingham at the CHI48. |
| 1-10-CHI48 (1Q: 05:23) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB David Gray, assisted by S Kirk Robbins. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 2-3-CHI41 (1Q: 04:52) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Brad Shearer, assisted by OLB Cliff Lewis. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 1-10-CHI34 (1Q: 04:17) Will Scarpitto ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt, assisted by S Tom Holmoe. |
| 2-8-CHI32 (1Q: 03:51) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Adrian Tice. |
| 3-5-CHI29 (1Q: 03:11) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Mike Siani for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Don Smerek. |
| 1-10-CHI23 (1Q: 02:24) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Cliff Lewis, assisted by DE Don Smerek. Key block delivered by Billy Ard. |
| 2-2-CHI15 (1Q: 01:38) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S James Marshall. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-CHI13 (1Q: 00:54) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Siani. CB Luke Szorcsik defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CHI13 (1Q: 00:48) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Tom Holmoe, assisted by S Tony Peters. |
| 3-5-CHI08 (1Q: 00:05) Tony Eason sacked by OLB Brad Van Pelt for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Sexton. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CHI Don Smerek on the CHI14. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-CHI14 (2Q: 15:00) Gerry Ellis ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pureifory. |
| 2-8-CHI16 (2Q: 14:26) Gerry Ellis ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. |
| 3-3-CHI21 (2Q: 13:46) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to RB Gerry Ellis for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Merv Krakau, assisted by S Mike Burns. Ellis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHI24 (2Q: 13:04) Matt Cavanaugh pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Payne. DE Bruce Clark hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The wind blew that pass off course. |
| 2-10-CHI24 (2Q: 12:58) Matt Cavanaugh pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Galloway. S Mike Burns defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CHI24 (2Q: 12:50) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to RB Gerry Ellis for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bill Neill. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-CHI25 (2Q: 12:08) Ralph Giacomarro punted 46 yards. Wilbert Montgomery returned the kick 6 yards to the BIR35. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BIR22 (2Q: 11:59) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Don Smerek, assisted by ILB John Harper. |
| 2-8-BIR24 (2Q: 11:31) Tony Eason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. |
| 3-8-BIR24 (2Q: 11:25) Tony Eason scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Luke Szorcsik. |
| 4-5-BIR27 (2Q: 10:55) Jim Arnold punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CHI26. |
| 1-10-CHI26 (2Q: 10:44) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Ken Payne for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 2-9-CHI27 (2Q: 09:59) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to RB Gerry Ellis for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer, assisted by DE Fletcher Jenkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHI38 (2Q: 09:22) Gerry Ellis ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dave Pureifory. |
| 2-9-CHI39 (2Q: 08:46) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Ken Payne for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by S Mike Burns. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Payne gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (2Q: 08:19) Matt Cavanaugh pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Hoby Brenner. CB Jerry Holmes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR46 (2Q: 08:10) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer, assisted by S Mike Burns. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (2Q: 07:23) Matt Cavanaugh sacked by ILB Mark Arneson and OLB Sam Merriman for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Solomon Freelon. |
| 2-17-BIR32 (2Q: 06:42) Roger Craig ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes, assisted by DE Bill Neill. |
| 3-13-BIR28 (2Q: 06:13) Matt Cavanaugh pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Doug Winslow. ILB Mark Arneson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-13-BIR28 (2Q: 06:03) Pat Leahy attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 7, Chicago 3 |
| (2Q: 05:57) Pat Leahy kicked off 78 yards from the CHI30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 05:57) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Kenneth Sims. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (2Q: 05:22) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 3 yards. Tackled by CB David Gray, assisted by S Kirk Robbins. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 2-15-BIR15 (2Q: 05:11) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Jefferson. |
| 3-6-BIR24 (2Q: 04:44) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Charles Jefferson, assisted by ILB John Harper. |
| 4-5-BIR25 (2Q: 04:18) Jim Arnold punted 36 yards. The ball was downed at the CHI39. |
| 1-10-CHI39 (2Q: 04:11) Matt Cavanaugh sacked by DE Bill Neill for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Alberto White. |
| 2-18-CHI31 (2Q: 03:30) Matt Cavanaugh pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Gerry Ellis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-18-CHI31 (2Q: 03:24) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Tony Galloway for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Galloway gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 4-14-CHI35 (2Q: 02:55) Ralph Giacomarro punted 37 yards. Wilbert Montgomery called for a fair catch at the BIR28. |
| 1-10-BIR28 (2Q: 02:45) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Mike Siani for 35 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Robbins. Siani gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHI37 (2Q: 02:15) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CHI47 (2Q: 02:08) Tony Eason scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tom Holmoe and assisted by ILB John Harper. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-18-CHI45 (2Q: 02:00) Tony Eason pass was intended for WR Freddie Scott and was intercepted by S Kirk Robbins at the CHI27. Tackled by John Riggins. |
| 1-10-CHI27 (2Q: 01:49) Gerry Ellis ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. Key block delivered by Ray Pinney. |
| 2-3-CHI34 (2Q: 01:29) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to TE Hoby Brenner for 2 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary, assisted by CB Ken Sawyer. Brenner gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-CHI36 (2Q: 01:13) Marion Barber ran inside the right tackle for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. Key block delivered by Art Plunkett. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (2Q: 00:56) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to TE Hoby Brenner for 20 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. Brenner gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Chicago called a time out. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (2Q: 00:49) Matt Cavanaugh pass was dropped by WR Ken Payne. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR23 (2Q: 00:43) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by ILB Ted Washington. Carter gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Chicago called a time out. |
| 3-2-BIR15 (2Q: 00:36) Matt Cavanaugh sacked by OLB Ted Choma for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Art Plunkett. |
| Chicago called a time out. |
| 4-6-BIR19 (2Q: 00:26) Pat Leahy attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 7, Chicago 6 |
| (2Q: 00:19) Pat Leahy kicked off 75 yards from the CHI30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 00:19) Tony Eason dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 73 yards from the BIR30. Doug Winslow returned the ball 14 yards to the CHI11. Tackled by Steve Haworth. |
| 1-10-CHI11 (3Q: 14:38) Unknown pass completed to WR Doug Winslow for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Merv Krakau. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-CHI16 (3Q: 13:57) Gerry Ellis ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by ILB Ted Washington. Key block delivered by Gene Killian. |
| 1-10-CHI25 (3Q: 13:20) PENALTY: Chicago was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CHI20 (3Q: 13:15) Unknown pass completed to WR Doug Winslow for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 2-9-CHI26 (3Q: 12:29) Unknown pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Ken Payne. DE Fletcher Jenkins blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-CHI26 (3Q: 12:25) Unknown pass was dropped by WR Tony Galloway. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-CHI26 (3Q: 12:17) Ralph Giacomarro punted 42 yards. Wilbert Montgomery called for a fair catch at the BIR32. |
| 1-10-BIR32 (3Q: 12:10) Tony Eason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB John Riggins. |
| 2-10-BIR32 (3Q: 12:04) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt. |
| 3-8-BIR34 (3Q: 11:36) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for TE John Tice. S Tony Peters defended the pass. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-8-BIR34 (3Q: 11:28) Jim Arnold punted 31 yards. Ken Payne called for a fair catch at the CHI35. |
| 1-10-CHI35 (3Q: 11:19) Gerry Ellis ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by ILB Mark Arneson. Key block delivered by Gene Killian. |
| 2-5-CHI40 (3Q: 10:36) Gerry Ellis ran a draw inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Merv Krakau. |
| 3-7-CHI38 (3Q: 10:05) Unknown pass completed to TE Hoby Brenner for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. Brenner gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CHI40 (3Q: 09:31) Ralph Giacomarro punted 36 yards. Wilbert Montgomery called for a fair catch at the BIR24. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (3Q: 09:21) Will Scarpitto ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Cliff Lewis, assisted by S James Marshall. |
| 2-10-BIR24 (3Q: 08:42) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 21 yards. Tackled by CB David Gray. Montgomery gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (3Q: 07:56) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb, assisted by OLB Cliff Lewis. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-CHI36 (3Q: 07:20) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Nat Moore for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Cliff Lewis. |
| 2-7-CHI33 (3Q: 06:47) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters, assisted by OLB Linden King. |
| 3-8-CHI34 (3Q: 06:19) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Nat Moore for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters, assisted by CB Luke Szorcsik. |
| 4-1-CHI27 (3Q: 05:45) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 10, Chicago 6 |
| (3Q: 05:38) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 67 yards from the BIR30. Doug Winslow returned the ball 7 yards to the CHI10. Tackled by Steve Haworth. Ball was fumbled and recovered by CHI Ken Payne on the CHI10. |
| 1-10-CHI10 (3Q: 05:09) Unknown pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Gerry Ellis. OLB Ted Choma blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CHI10 (3Q: 05:03) Unknown sacked by OLB Ted Choma for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Gene Killian. |
| 3-15-CHI05 (3Q: 04:19) Unknown pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by DE Lee Roy Selmon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CHI10 (3Q: 03:36) Ralph Giacomarro punted 54 yards. Freddie Scott returned the kick 9 yards to the BIR45. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BIR27 (3Q: 03:25) Tony Eason scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb. |
| 2-7-BIR30 (3Q: 02:43) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Mike Siani for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Jefferson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Siani gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHI45 (3Q: 01:58) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Darrin Baker for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Jefferson. Baker gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHI27 (3Q: 01:23) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Linden King. |
| 2-8-CHI25 (3Q: 00:56) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-CHI30 (3Q: 00:48) Tony Eason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Earl Campbell. |
| 3-13-CHI30 (3Q: 00:42) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darrin Baker. CB Charles Jefferson defended the pass. |
| 4-13-CHI30 (3Q: 00:36) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 13, Chicago 6 |
| (3Q: 00:28) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 56 yards from the BIR30. Doug Winslow returned the ball 17 yards to the CHI31. Tackled by Freddie Scott. |
| 1-10-CHI31 (3Q: 00:09) Unknown pass completed to RB Marion Barber for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Neill. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-10-CHI31 (4Q: 15:00) Unknown pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Carter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CHI31 (4Q: 14:51) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Gerry Ellis. CB Steve Haworth defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CHI31 (4Q: 14:46) Ralph Giacomarro punted 27 yards. Freddie Scott called for a fair catch at the BIR42. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (4Q: 14:36) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Linden King, assisted by DT Brad Shearer. |
| 2-9-BIR43 (4Q: 14:10) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Nat Moore for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Charles Jefferson, assisted by DE Kenneth Sims. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moore gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-CHI49 (4Q: 13:40) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Linden King, assisted by DT Edmund Nelson. Key block delivered by Diesel Riggins. |
| 1-10-CHI48 (4Q: 13:15) Will Scarpitto ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB David Gray, assisted by ILB John Harper. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CHI DE Kenneth Sims to the CHI44. |
| 1-10-CHI44 (4Q: 13:07) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Hoby Brenner. OLB Gregg Bingham hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CHI44 (4Q: 13:00) Unknown pass completed to RB Gerry Ellis for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Gregg Bingham. Ellis gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-BIR49 (4Q: 12:30) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Carter. CB Jerry Holmes defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-BIR49 (4Q: 12:24) Ralph Giacomarro punted 30 yards. Wilbert Montgomery called for a fair catch at the BIR19. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (4Q: 12:13) Will Scarpitto ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB John Harper, assisted by OLB Brad Van Pelt. |
| 2-8-BIR21 (4Q: 11:40) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Nat Moore for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Adrian Tice, assisted by S Kirk Robbins. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (4Q: 11:01) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb, assisted by S Kirk Robbins. Montgomery gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHI50 (4Q: 10:28) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Linden King, assisted by ILB Adrian Tice. Scott gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-8-CHI48 (4Q: 10:04) Tony Eason pass completed to TE John Tice for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Chuck Ehin. |
| 1-10-CHI37 (4Q: 09:33) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB John Harper, assisted by CB David Gray. Campbell gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-CHI33 (4Q: 09:03) Tony Eason pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Nat Moore. DE Kenneth Sims blocked the pass. |
| 3-6-CHI33 (4Q: 08:58) Tony Eason pass was dropped by WR Freddie Scott. |
| 4-6-CHI33 (4Q: 08:49) Tony Eason scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CHI31 (4Q: 08:40) Unknown pass completed to RB Gerry Ellis for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ted Choma, assisted by CB Steve Haworth. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CHI34 (4Q: 08:07) Marion Barber ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren. |
| 3-5-CHI36 (4Q: 07:23) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Doug Winslow. CB Skip Thomas defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-CHI36 (4Q: 07:17) Ralph Giacomarro punted 40 yards. Freddie Scott returned the kick 17 yards to the BIR41. Tackled by James Marshall. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (4Q: 07:08) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Kirk Robbins. |
| 2-9-BIR42 (4Q: 06:24) Will Scarpitto ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-8-BIR43 (4Q: 05:36) Tony Eason sacked by DE Kenneth Sims for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Stan Walters. |
| 4-13-BIR38 (4Q: 04:50) Jim Arnold punted 52 yards. Ken Payne returned the kick 12 yards to the CHI22. Tackled by Rich Coady. |
| 1-10-CHI22 (4Q: 04:39) Gerry Ellis ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Fletcher Jenkins. |
| 2-9-CHI23 (4Q: 04:16) Unknown pass completed to WR Ken Payne for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. Payne gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHI33 (4Q: 03:32) Marion Barber ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren, assisted by S Mike Burns. Key block delivered by Jim Mills. |
| 2-5-CHI38 (4Q: 02:58) Unknown pass completed to TE Hoby Brenner for 11 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. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (4Q: 02:48) Unknown pass completed to WR Doug Winslow for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-BIR28 (4Q: 02:28) Unknown pass was dropped by WR Ken Payne. |
| 3-2-BIR28 (4Q: 02:18) Unknown pass completed to TE Hoby Brenner for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Wagner, assisted by S Mike Burns. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR14 (4Q: 02:11) Unknown pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Boyd Brown. OLB Ted Choma defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-BIR14 (4Q: 02:05) Unknown scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-5-BIR09 (4Q: 01:57) Unknown pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Doug Winslow. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-BIR09 (4Q: 01:51) Unknown pass was intended for WR Gerald Carter and was intercepted by CB Skip Thomas in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 01:43) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt. |
| Chicago called a time out. |
| 2-8-BIR22 (4Q: 01:34) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Don Smerek, assisted by S Kirk Robbins. |
| Chicago called a time out. |
| 3-1-BIR29 (4Q: 01:26) Will Scarpitto ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Kirk Robbins. Key block delivered by Aaron Meyer. |
| Chicago called a time out. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (4Q: 01:18) Will Scarpitto ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Chuck Ehin. OLB Brad Van Pelt knocked down Rich Coady to break up the play. |
| 2-8-BIR32 (4Q: 00:33) Tony Eason dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Birmingham Texans 13, Chicago Bears 6 |