| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 58 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind. |
| Baltimore won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 74 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BAL20 (1Q: 15:00) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. CB Steve Haworth defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-BAL25 (1Q: 14:51) Joe Delaney ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon. |
| 2-6-BAL29 (1Q: 14:28) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR J.T. Smith for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BAL40 (1Q: 13:47) Joe Delaney ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 2-6-BAL44 (1Q: 13:03) Lynn Cain ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas, assisted by OLB Sam Merriman. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (1Q: 12:53) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dwight Clark. CB Jerry Holmes defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR38 (1Q: 12:43) Joe Delaney ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by DE Lee Roy Selmon. |
| 3-6-BIR34 (1Q: 12:08) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Dwight Clark for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-BIR29 (1Q: 11:36) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Baltimore 3, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 11:31) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 73 yards from the BAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 11:31) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Douglass. |
| 2-2-BIR28 (1Q: 10:45) Tony Eason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Will Scarpitto. |
| 3-2-BIR28 (1Q: 10:38) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Earl Campbell. DT John Dutton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-BIR28 (1Q: 10:32) Jim Arnold punted 44 yards. Bruce Laird returned the kick 9 yards to the BAL37. Tackled by John Tice. |
| 1-10-BAL37 (1Q: 10:21) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Dwight Clark for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (1Q: 09:36) Joe Theismann sacked by DT Dave Pureifory for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Farren. |
| 2-17-BAL47 (1Q: 08:53) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR J.T. Smith for 13 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-BIR40 (1Q: 08:15) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dwight Clark. CB Jerry Holmes defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-BIR40 (1Q: 08:10) Marv Bateman punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 08:03) Will Scarpitto ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Cofer. |
| 2-8-BIR22 (1Q: 07:31) Tony Eason scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Hammond. |
| 3-5-BIR25 (1Q: 06:46) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Pat Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (1Q: 06:15) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Wentford Gaines, assisted by DT Edgar Fields. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 2-5-BIR40 (1Q: 05:43) Earl Campbell ran a trap outside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Donnell Thompson. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (1Q: 05:00) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bruce Laird, assisted by ILB E.J. Junior. |
| 2-7-BIR49 (1Q: 04:17) Will Scarpitto ran a trap outside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Edgar Fields. |
| 3-10-BIR46 (1Q: 03:35) Tony Eason pass was dropped by FB Boobie Clark. |
| 4-10-BIR46 (1Q: 03:26) Jim Arnold punted 45 yards. Bruce Laird called for a fair catch at the BAL09. |
| 1-10-BAL09 (1Q: 03:16) Joe Delaney ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR OLB Sam Merriman for 11 yards to the BAL02. Tackled by Paul Farren. |
| 1-2-BAL02 (1Q: 03:07) Will Scarpitto ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Donnell Thompson, assisted by ILB E.J. Junior. |
| 2-3-BAL03 (1Q: 02:33) Tony Eason pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Clark gained 1 yard after the catch. Birmingham 6, Baltimore 3 |
| (1Q: 02:33) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 7, Baltimore 3 |
| (1Q: 02:22) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 73 yards from the BIR30. Wentford Gaines returned the ball 25 yards to the BAL22. Tackled by Mike Wagner. |
| 1-10-BAL22 (1Q: 01:55) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.T. Smith. S Jack Mildren defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BAL22 (1Q: 01:42) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR J.T. Smith for 65 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. Smith gained 56 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR13 (1Q: 01:00) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR J.T. Smith for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Smith gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Baltimore 9, Birmingham 7 |
| (1Q: 01:00) Extra point by Mercury Tchaikovski was good. Baltimore 10, Birmingham 7 |
| (1Q: 00:51) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 72 yards from the BAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 00:51) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Mike Siani for 33 yards. Tackled by S Mike Hammond. Siani gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BAL47 (1Q: 00:06) Tony Eason sacked by DT Edgar Fields and DT John Dutton for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Stan Walters. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Tony Eason on the BIR50. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-13-BIR50 (2Q: 15:00) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Earl Campbell. DE Greg Townsend hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-23-BIR40 (2Q: 14:56) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Wentford Gaines, assisted by CB Pat Thomas. Campbell gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-20-BIR43 (2Q: 14:22) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Keith Butler, assisted by S Daniel Reiner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-BAL49 (2Q: 13:40) Jim Arnold punted 33 yards. The ball was downed at the BAL16. |
| 1-10-BAL16 (2Q: 13:33) Lynn Cain ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. |
| 2-6-BAL20 (2Q: 12:57) Joe Delaney ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 3-4-BAL22 (2Q: 12:29) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR J.T. Smith for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BAL J.T. Smith for 1 yard to the BAL38. |
| 1-10-BAL38 (2Q: 11:53) Lynn Cain ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. |
| 2-6-BAL42 (2Q: 11:17) Joe Theismann pass completed to TE Jay Saldi for 3 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. PENALTY: Baltimore was called for Offensive Pass Interference. |
| 2-16-BAL32 (2Q: 11:11) Joe Delaney ran inside the right guard for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth, assisted by S Russell Gary. Key block delivered by J.T. Turner. Turner ran over Dave Pureifory to set up the play. |
| 1-10-BAL48 (2Q: 10:35) Joe Delaney ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by OLB Tom De Paso. |
| 2-6-BIR48 (2Q: 10:00) Joe Delaney ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BAL J.T. Turner to the BIR47. |
| 3-5-BIR47 (2Q: 09:21) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR J.T. Smith for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-BIR43 (2Q: 08:53) Marv Bateman punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR01. |
| 1-10-BIR01 (2Q: 08:44) Earl Campbell ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Keith Butler. |
| 2-10-BIR01 (2Q: 07:58) Will Scarpitto ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Donnell Thompson. |
| 3-6-BIR05 (2Q: 07:30) Tony Eason pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (2Q: 07:00) Tony Eason pass completed to TE John Tice for 11 yards. Tackled by S Mike Hammond. Tice gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (2Q: 06:22) Earl Campbell ran outside the right tackle for 42 yards. Tackled by S Daniel Reiner. Key block delivered by Billy Ard. |
| 1-10-BAL23 (2Q: 05:36) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis, assisted by DT Edgar Fields. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. Wheeler ran over Daniel Reiner to set up the play. |
| 2-3-BAL16 (2Q: 04:59) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Edgar Fields, assisted by S Bruce Laird. |
| 3-2-BAL15 (2Q: 04:14) Earl Campbell ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Burley. Key block delivered by John Tice. |
| 1-10-BAL12 (2Q: 03:30) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Daniel Reiner, assisted by DE Donnell Thompson. |
| 2-9-BAL11 (2Q: 02:52) Tony Eason pass was dropped by FB Boobie Clark. |
| 3-9-BAL11 (2Q: 02:44) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Keith Butler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-BAL06 (2Q: 02:27) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 10, Baltimore 10 |
| (2Q: 02:21) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 69 yards from the BIR30. Wentford Gaines returned the ball 12 yards to the BAL13. Tackled by Mike Wagner. |
| 1-10-BAL13 (2Q: 02:01) Joe Delaney ran inside the left guard for 51 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. Key block delivered by Mike Augustyniak. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (2Q: 01:52) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR J.T. Smith for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11-BIR37 (2Q: 01:33) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Steve Largent for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Merv Krakau. Largent gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (2Q: 01:17) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR J.T. Smith for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR16 (2Q: 01:00) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. CB Jerry Holmes knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR16 (2Q: 00:55) Joe Theismann pass was dropped by WR J.T. Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Birmingham's Mike Burns was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-10-BIR16 (2Q: 00:49) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Dwight Clark for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth, assisted by OLB Sam Merriman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Baltimore called a time out. |
| 4-4-BIR10 (2Q: 00:38) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Baltimore 13, Birmingham 10 |
| (2Q: 00:31) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 63 yards from the BAL30. Wilbert Montgomery returned the ball 41 yards to the BIR48. Tackled by Dan Doornink. |
| 1-10-BIR48 (2Q: 00:23) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery. DE Gary Burley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR48 (2Q: 00:13) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Boobie Clark. CB Wentford Gaines knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-BIR48 (2Q: 00:07) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 19 yards. Tackled by S Durwood Roquemore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Scott gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 58 yards from the BAL30. Wilbert Montgomery returned the ball 29 yards to the BIR41. Tackled by Rod Hill. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (3Q: 14:44) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Wentford Gaines, assisted by OLB Mike Douglass. |
| 2-1-BIR24 (3Q: 13:57) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Douglass, assisted by OLB Jimmy Williams. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (3Q: 13:28) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bruce Laird. |
| 2-7-BIR29 (3Q: 12:49) Tony Eason sacked by DE Gary Burley for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Billy Ard. |
| 3-13-BIR23 (3Q: 12:09) Tony Eason pass was dropped by WR Mike Siani. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-BIR23 (3Q: 12:03) Jim Arnold punted 43 yards. Bruce Laird returned the kick 7 yards to the BAL41. Tackled by Mike Wagner. |
| 1-10-BAL41 (3Q: 11:52) Joe Delaney ran inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom De Paso. Key block delivered by Ken Lanier. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (3Q: 11:13) Joe Theismann sacked by OLB Sam Merriman for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by J.T. Turner. |
| 2-14-BAL47 (3Q: 10:34) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR J.T. Smith for 6 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary, assisted by ILB Merv Krakau. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Baltimore was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 2-19-BAL42 (3Q: 10:27) Joe Theismann pass was intended for WR Steve Largent and was intercepted by S Mike Burns at the BIR40. The interception was returned 1 yard. Tackled by Steve Largent. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Birmingham's Sam Merriman was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor abdominal injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (3Q: 10:15) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Donnell Thompson, assisted by CB Rod Hill. |
| 2-9-BIR42 (3Q: 09:34) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Daniel Reiner. |
| 3-11-BIR40 (3Q: 09:02) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 12 yards. Tackled by S Mike Hammond, assisted by CB Pat Thomas. |
| 1-10-BAL48 (3Q: 08:35) Tony Eason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. |
| 2-10-BAL48 (3Q: 08:29) Will Scarpitto ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jimmy Williams, assisted by DE Gary Burley. |
| 3-4-BAL42 (3Q: 07:49) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Mike Siani for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Keith Butler, assisted by S Mike Hammond. |
| 4-4-BAL42 (3Q: 07:20) Jim Arnold punted 37 yards. The ball was downed at the BAL05. |
| 1-10-BAL05 (3Q: 07:10) Joe Delaney ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 2-8-BAL07 (3Q: 06:41) Joe Delaney ran a trap outside the right tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Merv Krakau. Key block delivered by Conrad Dobler. |
| 1-10-BAL22 (3Q: 05:59) Lynn Cain ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman, assisted by DT Rickey McBeal. |
| 2-6-BAL26 (3Q: 05:18) Joe Delaney ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dave Pureifory, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 3-5-BAL27 (3Q: 04:45) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Dwight Clark for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by CB Jerry Holmes. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Baltimore was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-2-BAL30 (3Q: 04:36) Marv Bateman punted 47 yards. Nat Moore called for a fair catch at the BIR23. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (3Q: 04:25) Will Scarpitto ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Mike Hammond. |
| 2-11-BIR22 (3Q: 03:58) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bruce Laird. Scott gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-BIR28 (3Q: 03:31) Tony Eason pass was dropped by WR Wilbert Montgomery. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-5-BIR28 (3Q: 03:21) Jim Arnold punted 39 yards. Bruce Laird called for a fair catch at the BAL33. |
| 1-10-BAL33 (3Q: 03:14) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR J.T. Smith for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes, assisted by S Mike Burns. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (3Q: 02:26) Joe Delaney ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by OLB Sam Merriman. |
| 2-8-BIR44 (3Q: 01:40) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Dwight Clark for 29 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Clark gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (3Q: 01:08) Joe Delaney ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pureifory. Key block delivered by J.T. Turner. Turner flattened Mike Wagner to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-5-BIR10 (3Q: 00:42) Joe Delaney ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pureifory, assisted by OLB Tom De Paso. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-3-BIR08 (4Q: 15:00) Joe Delaney ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. |
| 4-4-BIR09 (4Q: 14:36) Mercury Tchaikovski attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Baltimore 16, Birmingham 10 |
| (4Q: 14:30) Mercury Tchaikovski kicked off 66 yards from the BAL30. Wilbert Montgomery returned the ball 35 yards to the BIR39. Tackled by Daniel Reiner. |
| 1-10-BIR39 (4Q: 14:05) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by S Mike Hammond. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 1-10-BAL42 (4Q: 13:26) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB E.J. Junior, assisted by CB Allan Ellis. Key block delivered by John Tice. |
| 1-10-BAL31 (4Q: 12:56) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bruce Laird. |
| 2-7-BAL28 (4Q: 12:15) Will Scarpitto ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Gary Burley. |
| 3-6-BAL27 (4Q: 11:41) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Allan Ellis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BAL14 (4Q: 10:56) Tony Eason pass completed to FB John Riggins for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Douglass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-BAL11 (4Q: 10:08) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wilbert Montgomery for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Montgomery gained 5 yards after the catch. Birmingham 16, Baltimore 16 |
| (4Q: 10:08) Extra point by Shank Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 17, Baltimore 16 |
| (4Q: 09:59) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 61 yards from the BIR30. Wentford Gaines returned the ball 15 yards to the BAL24. Tackled by Boobie Clark. |
| 1-10-BAL24 (4Q: 09:32) Joe Theismann pass was dropped by WR Steve Largent. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BAL24 (4Q: 09:19) Joe Theismann pass completed to RB Joe Delaney for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Burns. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-BAL29 (4Q: 08:51) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.T. Smith. DT Dave Pureifory hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-BAL29 (4Q: 08:45) Marv Bateman punted 35 yards. Nat Moore called for a fair catch at the BIR36. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (4Q: 08:37) Earl Campbell ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 64 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Stan Walters. Birmingham 23, Baltimore 16 |
| (4Q: 08:37) Extra point by Shank Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 24, Baltimore 16 |
| (4Q: 08:22) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 68 yards from the BIR30. Wentford Gaines returned the ball 21 yards to the BAL23. Tackled by Mike Wagner. |
| 1-10-BAL23 (4Q: 07:45) Joe Delaney ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. |
| 2-8-BAL25 (4Q: 07:13) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jay Saldi. DE Fletcher Jenkins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-BAL25 (4Q: 07:07) Joe Theismann pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Steve Largent. DE Fletcher Jenkins blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-BAL25 (4Q: 06:59) Marv Bateman punted 50 yards. Nat Moore returned the kick 3 yards to the BIR28. Tackled by Daniel Reiner. |
| 1-10-BIR28 (4Q: 06:52) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Donnell Thompson. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BIR18 (4Q: 06:43) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Douglass, assisted by ILB E.J. Junior. |
| 2-18-BIR20 (4Q: 05:57) Tony Eason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wilbert Montgomery. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-18-BIR20 (4Q: 05:49) Tony Eason sacked by DT John Dutton for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Billy Ard. |
| 4-24-BIR14 (4Q: 05:04) Jim Arnold punted 43 yards. J.T. Smith returned the kick 4 yards to the BAL47. Tackled by Will Scarpitto. |
| 1-10-BAL47 (4Q: 04:53) Lynn Cain ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 2-8-BAL49 (4Q: 04:13) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Dwight Clark for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. Clark gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-BIR49 (4Q: 03:25) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Dwight Clark for 39 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Clark gained 32 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR10 (4Q: 03:04) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Augustyniak. DT Rickey McBeal hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Baltimore was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BIR20 (4Q: 02:58) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Steve Largent. DE Lee Roy Selmon drove right through Tim Stokes to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Birmingham's Lee Roy Selmon was hurt on the play. |
| 2-20-BIR20 (4Q: 02:52) Joe Theismann pass completed to TE Jay Saldi for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. Saldi gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-BIR07 (4Q: 02:30) Joe Theismann pass completed to WR Dave Logan for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Gregg Bingham, assisted by ILB Mark Arneson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-BIR03 (4Q: 02:11) Joe Theismann pass completed to RB Lynn Cain for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pureifory. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BIR03 (4Q: 02:02) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Douglass, assisted by ILB Keith Butler. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-BIR06 (4Q: 01:55) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Donnell Thompson, assisted by S Mike Hammond. |
| Baltimore called a time out. |
| 3-7-BIR06 (4Q: 01:43) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Donnell Thompson. |
| Baltimore called a time out. |
| 4-4-BIR09 (4Q: 01:36) Jim Arnold punted 65 yards. Bruce Laird returned the kick 9 yards to the BAL35. Tackled by Will Scarpitto. |
| 1-10-BAL35 (4Q: 01:29) Joe Theismann pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dwight Clark. DE Bill Neill hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BAL35 (4Q: 01:22) Joe Theismann pass was intended for WR Steve Largent and was intercepted by CB Jerry Holmes at the BIR25. Tackled by Joe Delaney. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (4Q: 01:09) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Edgar Fields. Key block delivered by Diesel Riggins. |
| Baltimore called a time out. |
| 2-4-BIR31 (4Q: 01:00) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Hammond. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-9-BIR26 (4Q: 01:00) Will Scarpitto ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT John Dutton. |
| 3-7-BIR28 (4Q: 00:16) Tony Eason dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Birmingham Texans 24, Baltimore Colts 16 |