| Played in St. Louis, MO, weather: 68 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind. |
| St. Louis won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 60 yards from the BIR30. Sherman Smith returned the ball 21 yards to the STL31. Tackled by Freddie Scott. |
| 1-10-STL31 (1Q: 14:40) Frank Pollard ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. |
| 2-8-STL33 (1Q: 14:04) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Sherman Smith for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Gregg Bingham. Smith gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL41 (1Q: 13:36) Joe Montana pass completed to FB James Jones for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. Jones gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-STL48 (1Q: 13:09) Frank Pollard ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. Key block delivered by Ed Fisher. Fisher ran over Fletcher Jenkins to set up the play. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (1Q: 12:32) Sherman Smith ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary, assisted by DE Lee Roy Selmon. |
| 2-8-BIR41 (1Q: 11:59) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Billy Ryckman for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Ryckman gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-BIR34 (1Q: 11:16) James Jones ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer, assisted by DE Bill Neill. Key block delivered by Angelo Fields. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (1Q: 10:37) Joe Montana sacked by ILB Mark Arneson for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Tommie Ginn. |
| 2-19-BIR34 (1Q: 10:01) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Billy Ryckman for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. Ryckman gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-6-BIR06 (1Q: 09:21) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Sherman Smith for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Smith gained 8 yards after the catch. St. Louis 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 09:21) Extra point by Benny Ricardo was good. St. Louis 7, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 09:14) Benny Ricardo kicked off 69 yards from the STL30. Wilbert Montgomery returned the ball 25 yards to the BIR26. Tackled by Bob Breunig. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (1Q: 08:54) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer. Key block delivered by Billy Ard. |
| 2-3-BIR33 (1Q: 08:11) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Washington, assisted by S Leonard Smith. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (1Q: 07:28) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Earl Campbell. OLB Mike Woods defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR36 (1Q: 07:21) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. Montgomery gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL47 (1Q: 06:52) Earl Campbell ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ken Woodard, assisted by DE Keith Ferguson. |
| 2-9-STL46 (1Q: 06:16) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 5 yards. Tackled by S Leonard Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-STL41 (1Q: 05:40) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jeff Davis. Campbell gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL33 (1Q: 05:14) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Boobie Clark. CB Wayne Smith defended the pass. |
| 2-10-STL33 (1Q: 05:10) Will Scarpitto ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 3-2-STL25 (1Q: 04:43) Tony Eason pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Kervin Wyatt, assisted by CB Wayne Smith. |
| 1-10-STL19 (1Q: 04:08) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for -1 yards. Tackled by S Colonel Sanders. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-STL29 (1Q: 03:59) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Leonard Smith, assisted by DT John Woodcock. |
| 2-16-STL25 (1Q: 03:29) Tony Eason pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 8 yards. Tackled by S Chris Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-STL17 (1Q: 03:00) Tony Eason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-STL17 (1Q: 02:52) Shank Haji-Sheikh attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. St. Louis 7, Birmingham 3 |
| (1Q: 02:46) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 58 yards from the BIR30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 20 yards to the STL32. Tackled by Gregg Bingham. |
| 1-10-STL32 (1Q: 02:20) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Mike Friede for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. |
| 2-7-STL35 (1Q: 01:48) Joe Montana sacked by DE Bill Neill for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by John Scully. |
| 3-13-STL29 (1Q: 01:00) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mardye McDole. DE Lee Roy Selmon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-13-STL29 (1Q: 00:50) Bucky Dilts punted 52 yards. Wilbert Montgomery returned the kick -1 yards to the BIR18. Tackled by Steve Folsom. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (1Q: 00:42) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer, assisted by OLB Jeff Davis. Key block delivered by Billy Ard. |
| 2-5-BIR23 (1Q: 00:11) Will Scarpitto ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jeff Davis. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (2Q: 15:00) Tony Eason pass completed to FB Diesel Riggins for 4 yards. Tackled by S Leonard Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-BIR33 (2Q: 14:19) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Woods. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (2Q: 13:40) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 4 yards. Tackled by S Chris Williams. |
| 2-6-BIR45 (2Q: 13:03) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 5 yards. Tackled by S Leonard Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-STL50 (2Q: 12:19) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-STL45 (2Q: 11:49) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE John Goodman. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. Sexton ran over Dave Pear to set up the play. |
| 2-5-STL40 (2Q: 11:07) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer, assisted by OLB Kervin Wyatt. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Freddie Scott on the STL30. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-STL30 (2Q: 10:59) Tony Eason pass completed to TE John Tice for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Woods. Tice gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL19 (2Q: 10:21) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 2-9-STL18 (2Q: 09:37) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Kervin Wyatt. Campbell gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-STL10 (2Q: 09:03) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by DE Keith Ferguson. |
| 4-1-STL10 (2Q: 08:22) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 7, Birmingham 6 |
| (2Q: 08:16) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 74 yards from the BIR30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 21 yards to the STL17. Tackled by Darrin Baker. |
| 1-10-STL17 (2Q: 07:43) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL12 (2Q: 07:37) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Rodney Holman. DE Bruce Clark hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-15-STL12 (2Q: 07:31) Joe Montana pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Alfred Jenkins. ILB Merv Krakau blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-STL12 (2Q: 07:25) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Friede. DE Lee Roy Selmon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-STL12 (2Q: 07:19) Bucky Dilts punted 42 yards. Freddie Scott returned the kick 0 yards to the BIR46. Tackled by Angelo Fields. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (2Q: 07:08) Earl Campbell ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE John Goodman. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 2-5-STL49 (2Q: 06:29) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear. |
| 3-2-STL46 (2Q: 05:58) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 22 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig, assisted by S Chris Williams. Campbell gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL24 (2Q: 05:24) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock, assisted by DE Elvis Franks. St. Louis's Mike Woods was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-STL24 (2Q: 04:57) Tony Eason pass completed to FB John Riggins for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Kervin Wyatt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-STL21 (2Q: 04:17) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Nat Moore for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Kervin Wyatt. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL13 (2Q: 03:29) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig, assisted by CB Walter Packer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-STL05 (2Q: 02:52) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 3 yards. Tackled by S Leonard Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-2-STL02 (2Q: 02:33) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-7-STL07 (2Q: 02:33) Tony Eason pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Birmingham 12, St. Louis 7 |
| (2Q: 02:33) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 13, St. Louis 7 |
| (2Q: 02:24) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 78 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 02:24) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Fletcher Jenkins, assisted by DE Bill Neill. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-STL20 (2Q: 02:00) Mark Malone pass completed to TE Rodney Holman for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by CB Steve Haworth. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-STL26 (2Q: 01:22) Mark Malone pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Sherman Smith. CB Ken Sawyer defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-STL26 (2Q: 01:16) Bucky Dilts punted 61 yards. Wilbert Montgomery returned the kick 1 yard to the BIR14. Tackled by Kevin Long. |
| 1-10-BIR14 (2Q: 01:07) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 44 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. Montgomery gained 31 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL42 (2Q: 00:28) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE John Goodman. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-7-STL39 (2Q: 00:21) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery. S Bernie Jackson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-STL39 (2Q: 00:15) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Nat Moore for 22 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Tim Washington. Moore gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL17 (2Q: 00:02) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 16, St. Louis 7 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Benny Ricardo kicked off 52 yards from the STL30. Wilbert Montgomery returned the ball 35 yards to the STL47. Tackled by Billy Taylor. |
| 1-10-STL47 (3Q: 14:38) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Brown, assisted by S John Sanders. Key block delivered by Rich Coady. |
| 2-5-STL42 (3Q: 13:58) Earl Campbell ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Kervin Wyatt, assisted by DT John Woodcock. |
| 3-1-STL38 (3Q: 13:16) Tony Eason pass completed to TE John Tice for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks. Tice gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL24 (3Q: 12:39) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jeff Davis, assisted by OLB Kervin Wyatt. |
| 2-7-STL21 (3Q: 12:05) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Leonard Smith, assisted by DT Dave Pear. |
| 3-2-STL16 (3Q: 11:39) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jeff Davis. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 1-10-STL12 (3Q: 10:57) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Albert Lewis. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 2-3-STL05 (3Q: 10:25) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-STL10 (3Q: 10:15) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 3-6-STL08 (3Q: 09:44) Tony Eason pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Boobie Clark. DT Dave Pear blocked the pass. |
| 4-6-STL08 (3Q: 09:36) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. Birmingham 19, St. Louis 7 |
| (3Q: 09:30) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 72 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 09:30) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-STL25 (3Q: 09:21) Mark Malone pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Friede. S Mike Burns defended the pass. |
| 2-5-STL25 (3Q: 09:11) Mark Malone pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Friede. OLB Sam Merriman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-STL25 (3Q: 09:07) Mark Malone sacked by OLB Sam Merriman for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Dierdorf. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Bill Neill on the STL19. |
| 1-10-STL19 (3Q: 08:51) Tony Eason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL19 (3Q: 08:41) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nat Moore. DT Dave Pear hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-STL19 (3Q: 08:34) Tony Eason pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-STL23 (3Q: 07:58) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 22, St. Louis 7 |
| (3Q: 07:51) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 64 yards from the BIR30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 21 yards to the STL27. Tackled by Bobby Watkins. |
| 1-10-STL27 (3Q: 07:32) Mark Malone pass completed to WR Mike Friede for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Wagner, assisted by CB Jerry Holmes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-STL32 (3Q: 07:26) Mark Malone pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Frank Pollard. DE Bruce Clark hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL32 (3Q: 07:16) Mark Malone pass completed to RB Frank Pollard for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. Pollard gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-STL38 (3Q: 06:32) Mark Malone pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Friede. OLB Sam Merriman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-STL38 (3Q: 06:26) Bucky Dilts punted 39 yards. Wilbert Montgomery called for a fair catch at the BIR23. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (3Q: 06:18) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Washington. |
| 2-11-BIR22 (3Q: 05:39) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Leonard Smith, assisted by CB Walter Packer. |
| 3-13-BIR20 (3Q: 05:13) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 14 yards. Tackled by S Chris Williams, assisted by CB Tim Washington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (3Q: 04:35) Earl Campbell ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Kervin Wyatt, assisted by DE Elvis Franks. |
| 2-11-BIR33 (3Q: 04:00) Earl Campbell ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer. |
| 3-7-BIR37 (3Q: 03:28) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 4-3-BIR41 (3Q: 02:44) Jim Arnold punted 43 yards. Bernie Jackson returned the kick 10 yards to the STL26. Tackled by Steve Haworth. |
| 1-10-STL26 (3Q: 02:37) Mark Malone pass completed to RB Sherman Smith for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. Smith gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL36 (3Q: 02:01) Mark Malone pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Friede. DE Lee Roy Selmon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL36 (3Q: 01:51) Mark Malone pass completed to RB Sherman Smith for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Wagner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-STL44 (3Q: 01:24) Mark Malone pass completed to WR Billy Ryckman for 7 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (3Q: 00:59) Mark Malone pass completed to RB Frank Pollard for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Merv Krakau. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-BIR41 (3Q: 00:33) Sherman Smith ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman, assisted by DE Bill Neill. Key block delivered by Dennis Lick. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (4Q: 15:00) Frank Pollard ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon, assisted by DT Dave Pureifory. |
| 2-9-BIR32 (4Q: 14:16) Mark Malone pass completed to WR Mike Friede for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Fletcher Jenkins, assisted by S Russell Gary. Friede gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR22 (4Q: 13:28) Sherman Smith ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pureifory, assisted by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 2-12-BIR24 (4Q: 12:54) Mark Malone pass completed to WR Billy Ryckman for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Illegal Forward Pass. |
| 3-17-BIR29 (4Q: 12:47) Mark Malone pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Friede. CB Jerry Holmes defended the pass. |
| 4-17-BIR29 (4Q: 12:41) Benny Ricardo attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 22, St. Louis 10 |
| (4Q: 12:33) Benny Ricardo kicked off 63 yards from the STL30. Darrin Baker returned the ball 30 yards to the BIR37. Tackled by Walter Packer. |
| 1-10-BIR37 (4Q: 12:08) Earl Campbell ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE John Goodman. Key block delivered by Billy Ard. |
| 2-5-BIR42 (4Q: 11:33) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jeff Davis, assisted by CB Walter Packer. |
| 3-1-BIR46 (4Q: 10:52) Earl Campbell ran a trap outside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Woodard. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-STL47 (4Q: 10:16) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer, assisted by CB Tim Washington. |
| 2-9-STL46 (4Q: 09:33) Will Scarpitto ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson, assisted by S Leonard Smith. |
| 3-9-STL46 (4Q: 09:09) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nat Moore. DT Kent Kremer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-STL46 (4Q: 09:03) Jim Arnold punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 08:56) Frank Pollard ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon. |
| 2-14-STL16 (4Q: 08:14) Mark Malone sacked by DE Lee Roy Selmon for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Dierdorf. |
| 3-20-STL10 (4Q: 07:48) Mark Malone pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. CB Ken Sawyer defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-20-STL10 (4Q: 07:41) Bucky Dilts punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR42. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (4Q: 07:30) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Kervin Wyatt, assisted by S Leonard Smith. |
| 2-11-BIR41 (4Q: 06:42) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer, assisted by S Chris Williams. |
| 3-10-BIR42 (4Q: 05:57) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE John Goodman, assisted by CB Walter Packer. |
| 4-14-BIR38 (4Q: 05:10) Jim Arnold punted 30 yards. Sherman Smith returned the kick 17 yards to the STL49. Tackled by Kris Wheeler. Ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Stan Walters for 10 yards to the STL39.. Tackled by Walter Packer. |
| 1-10-STL39 (4Q: 05:01) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-STL39 (4Q: 04:15) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson, assisted by DT Dave Pear. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 3-2-STL31 (4Q: 03:29) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson. |
| 4-3-STL32 (4Q: 02:45) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 25, St. Louis 10 |
| (4Q: 02:37) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 63 yards from the BIR30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 43 yards to the STL50. Tackled by Steve Haworth. |
| 1-10-STL50 (4Q: 02:32) Mark Malone pass was intended for TE Steve Folsom and was intercepted by CB Jerry Holmes at the BIR44. The interception was returned 12 yards. Tackled by Roy Green. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL44 (4Q: 02:22) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-9-STL43 (4Q: 02:10) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Keith Ferguson, assisted by S John Sanders. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 3-8-STL42 (4Q: 02:02) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-STL47 (4Q: 02:02) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Albert Lewis. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-4-STL38 (4Q: 01:54) Jim Arnold punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 01:47) Mark Malone pass completed to WR Roy Green for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ken Sawyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL32 (4Q: 01:31) Mark Malone pass completed to RB Sherman Smith for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Wagner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-9-STL33 (4Q: 01:15) Mark Malone scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (4Q: 01:03) Scott Bull pass completed to TE Steve Folsom for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-5-BIR37 (4Q: 00:54) Red Bull pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Mike Friede. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-BIR37 (4Q: 00:41) Scott Bull pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-BIR37 (4Q: 00:35) Scott Bull pass completed to WR Billy Ryckman for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (4Q: 00:18) Scott Bull spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-BIR30 (4Q: 00:13) Scott Bull pass completed to WR Mike Friede for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. Friede gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Birmingham Texans 25, St. Louis Cardinals 10 |