| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 85 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| Birmingham won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Pat Leahy kicked off 75 yards from the CHI30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 15:00) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Stacey Toran. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (1Q: 14:32) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Kenneth Sims. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. Walters ran over Stacey Toran to set up the play. |
| 1-10-BIR32 (1Q: 14:00) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Scott Case. Campbell gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-BIR41 (1Q: 13:15) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Chuck Ehin, assisted by DE Don Smerek. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. Chicago's Don Smerek was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (1Q: 12:43) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Robbins. |
| 2-6-BIR49 (1Q: 12:13) Terry Metcalf ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Stacey Toran. |
| 3-4-CHI49 (1Q: 11:38) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Linden King, assisted by OLB Byron Hunt. Metcalf gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 4-1-CHI46 (1Q: 11:12) Jim Arnold punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHI20 (1Q: 11:06) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to TE Hoby Brenner for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by OLB Jim Merlo. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-CHI28 (1Q: 10:24) PENALTY: Chicago was called for a False Start. |
| 2-7-CHI23 (1Q: 10:15) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to TE Hoby Brenner for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. |
| 3-5-CHI25 (1Q: 09:27) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to RB Gerry Ellis for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst, assisted by CB David Martin. |
| 4-4-CHI26 (1Q: 08:51) Dave Finzer punted 45 yards. Charley Young returned the kick 3 yards to the BIR32. Tackled by Dave Little. |
| 1-10-BIR32 (1Q: 08:43) Tony Eason pass completed to FB Barty Smith for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tom Holmoe, assisted by OLB Ray Kiddoo. Smith gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-BIR39 (1Q: 08:10) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Chuck Ehin, assisted by DT Rick Ackerman. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (1Q: 07:29) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Rick Ackerman. |
| 2-6-BIR46 (1Q: 06:56) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Linden King, assisted by OLB Cliff Lewis. Key block delivered by Carlton Malone. |
| 1-10-CHI45 (1Q: 06:22) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Charley Young for 5 yards. Tackled by S James Marshall, assisted by DT Rick Ackerman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-CHI40 (1Q: 05:38) Terry Metcalf ran a draw inside the left guard for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Tom Holmoe. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. PENALTY: Chicago was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-CHI18 (1Q: 05:28) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Rick Ackerman. |
| 2-9-CHI17 (1Q: 04:53) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB John Harper. |
| 3-6-CHI14 (1Q: 04:26) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Earl Campbell. DE Kenneth Sims hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-CHI14 (1Q: 04:19) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 3, Chicago 0 |
| (1Q: 04:11) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 76 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHI20 (1Q: 04:11) Matt Cavanaugh pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Harold Jaeger. DE Fletcher Jenkins blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CHI20 (1Q: 04:04) Matt Cavanaugh pass was dropped by FB Buford McGee. PENALTY: Chicago was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-20-CHI10 (1Q: 04:00) Gerry Ellis ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. |
| 3-18-CHI12 (1Q: 03:31) Matt Cavanaugh pass was dropped by RB Gerry Ellis. Chicago's Harold Jaeger was hurt on the play. |
| 4-18-CHI12 (1Q: 03:22) Dave Finzer punted 46 yards. Charley Young returned the kick 6 yards to the BIR48. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BIR32 (1Q: 03:12) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tom Holmoe, assisted by DT Edmund Nelson. |
| 2-6-BIR36 (1Q: 02:26) Will Scarpitto ran inside the right guard for 13 yards. Tackled by S Stacey Toran, assisted by S Tom Holmoe. Key block delivered by Billy Ard. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (1Q: 01:47) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. ILB Steve Neils hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR49 (1Q: 01:41) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Chuck Ehin, assisted by OLB Brad Van Pelt. |
| 3-6-CHI47 (1Q: 00:55) Tony Eason pass was dropped by WR Charley Young. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-CHI47 (1Q: 00:50) Jim Arnold punted 30 yards. Doug Winslow called for a fair catch at the CHI17. |
| 1-10-CHI17 (1Q: 00:42) Roger Craig ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ken Bordelon, assisted by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. |
| 2-9-CHI18 (1Q: 00:15) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to TE Hoby Brenner for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Russell Gary. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-6-CHI21 (2Q: 15:00) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Dave Logan for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. Logan gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHI37 (2Q: 14:17) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to RB Roger Craig for 11 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CHI48 (2Q: 13:44) Roger Craig ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| 2-9-CHI49 (2Q: 13:19) Roger Craig ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 3-10-CHI48 (2Q: 12:41) Matt Cavanaugh sacked by OLB Sam Merriman for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Stonebarger. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Rickey McBeal for 42 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Birmingham 9, Chicago 0 |
| (2Q: 12:41) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 10, Chicago 0 |
| (2Q: 12:26) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 74 yards from the BIR30. Doug Winslow returned the ball 16 yards to the CHI12. Tackled by Jim Fahnhorst. |
| 1-10-CHI12 (2Q: 12:00) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Logan. ILB Bob Pifferini hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CHI12 (2Q: 11:55) Dale Zorn sacked by DE Bruce Clark for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Blake Moore. |
| 3-17-CHI05 (2Q: 11:26) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Ken Payne for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. |
| 4-8-CHI14 (2Q: 10:45) Dave Finzer punted 55 yards. Charley Young returned the kick 9 yards to the BIR40. Tackled by Steve Neils. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (2Q: 10:38) Will Scarpitto ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Adrian Tice, assisted by S James Marshall. |
| 2-6-BIR44 (2Q: 10:10) PENALTY: Chicago was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-1-BIR49 (2Q: 10:01) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Edmund Nelson. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-CHI49 (2Q: 09:29) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S James Marshall, assisted by DT Edmund Nelson. |
| 2-11-BIR50 (2Q: 08:55) Tony Eason pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB John Harper. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-CHI45 (2Q: 08:23) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils. Fryar gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHI28 (2Q: 07:42) Terry Metcalf ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters, assisted by DE Kenneth Sims. |
| 2-7-CHI25 (2Q: 07:03) Terry Metcalf ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb. |
| 3-4-CHI22 (2Q: 06:17) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Morris Owens for 1 yard. Tackled by S James Marshall. Owens gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-CHI21 (2Q: 05:44) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 38 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. A bad snap from center appeared to cause the miscue. |
| 1-10-CHI28 (2Q: 05:38) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Hoby Brenner for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Bordelon, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 2-3-CHI35 (2Q: 05:21) Dale Zorn pass completed to FB Buford McGee for 15 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. McGee gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR50 (2Q: 05:02) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR David Martin for 63 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Birmingham 16, Chicago 0 |
| (2Q: 05:02) Extra point by Shank Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 17, Chicago 0 |
| (2Q: 04:53) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 67 yards from the BIR30. Doug Winslow returned the ball 13 yards to the CHI16. Tackled by Jim Merlo. |
| 1-10-CHI16 (2Q: 04:34) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ken Payne. DE Bruce Clark hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CHI16 (2Q: 04:30) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Ken Payne for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Bordelon, assisted by CB Jerry Holmes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-7-CHI19 (2Q: 04:03) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Hoby Brenner for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-4-CHI22 (2Q: 03:39) Dave Finzer punted 36 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BIR42. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (2Q: 03:28) Earl Campbell ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 1-10-CHI47 (2Q: 03:09) Tony Eason pass completed to TE John Tice for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB John Harper. |
| 2-1-CHI38 (2Q: 02:47) Will Scarpitto ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Edmund Nelson. Key block delivered by Barty Smith. |
| 1-10-CHI36 (2Q: 02:27) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. OLB Cliff Lewis defended the pass. |
| 2-10-CHI36 (2Q: 02:23) Terry Metcalf ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Linden King, assisted by DT Chuck Ehin. |
| 3-5-CHI31 (2Q: 02:07) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Tommie Towns for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Marvin Cobb, assisted by S Kirk Robbins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CHI16 (2Q: 02:00) Tony Eason pass completed to TE Loaird McCreary for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Adrian Tice, assisted by S James Marshall. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CHI Fred Acorn on the CHI05. PENALTY: Chicago was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-3-CHI03 (2Q: 01:50) Roger Craig ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon. |
| 2-4-CHI02 (2Q: 01:15) Dale Zorn pass completed to RB Roger Craig for 43 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. Craig gained 36 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHI45 (2Q: 00:32) Dale Zorn sacked by DE Bruce Clark for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Art Plunkett. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Bruce Clark for 37 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Birmingham 23, Chicago 0 |
| (2Q: 00:32) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 24, Chicago 0 |
| (2Q: 00:20) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 72 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CHI20 (2Q: 00:20) Buford McGee ran a draw inside the right guard for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. Key block delivered by Pete Rostosky. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 67 yards from the BIR30. Ken Payne returned the ball 18 yards to the CHI21. Tackled by Morris Owens. |
| 1-10-CHI21 (3Q: 14:26) Roger Craig ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by Jim Mills. PENALTY: Chicago was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-CHI11 (3Q: 14:18) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Dave Logan for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. |
| 2-17-CHI14 (3Q: 13:53) Gerry Ellis ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by S Russell Gary. |
| 3-7-CHI24 (3Q: 13:08) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Doug Winslow for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. Winslow gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHI31 (3Q: 12:33) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 18 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen, assisted by S Russell Gary. Carter gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CHI49 (3Q: 12:00) Dale Zorn pass completed to RB Gerry Ellis for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-BIR48 (3Q: 11:21) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Dave Logan for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 3-4-BIR45 (3Q: 10:34) Gerry Ellis ran a draw inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. Key block delivered by Andra Franklin. |
| 1-10-BIR37 (3Q: 09:48) Dale Zorn pass completed to RB Roger Craig for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-BIR34 (3Q: 09:09) Gerry Ellis ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Rickey McBeal, assisted by DE Lee Roy Selmon. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. |
| 2-2-BIR29 (3Q: 09:01) Roger Craig ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Neill, assisted by DE Lee Roy Selmon. Key block delivered by Mark Slater. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (3Q: 08:17) Dale Zorn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Roger Craig. |
| 2-10-BIR25 (3Q: 08:13) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Hoby Brenner for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by CB David Martin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-BIR24 (3Q: 07:50) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Dave Logan for 12 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Logan gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR12 (3Q: 07:02) Dale Zorn pass was intended for WR Doug Winslow and was intercepted by S Russell Gary in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 06:52) Terry Metcalf ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Edmund Nelson, assisted by DT Rick Ackerman. |
| 2-9-BIR21 (3Q: 06:11) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Rick Ackerman. |
| 3-4-BIR26 (3Q: 05:27) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Fryar. ILB Steve Neils hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-BIR26 (3Q: 05:19) Jim Arnold punted 45 yards. Ken Payne returned the kick -1 yards to the CHI28. Tackled by Barty Smith. |
| 1-10-CHI28 (3Q: 05:10) Roger Craig ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ken Bordelon, assisted by DT Rickey McBeal. |
| 2-9-CHI29 (3Q: 04:29) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Hoby Brenner for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB David Martin. |
| 3-9-CHI29 (3Q: 03:54) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. Carter gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CHI45 (3Q: 03:26) Dale Zorn pass completed to WR Doug Winslow for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. Winslow gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (3Q: 02:58) Dale Zorn pass completed to RB Gerry Ellis for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. Ellis gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-9-BIR42 (3Q: 02:25) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Carter. S Jimmy Allen defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-BIR42 (3Q: 02:18) Dale Zorn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Dave Little. |
| 4-9-BIR42 (3Q: 02:11) Dave Finzer punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 02:05) Terry Metcalf ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Chuck Ehin. Key block delivered by John Tice. |
| 2-1-BIR29 (3Q: 01:37) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Byron Hunt, assisted by S Tony Peters. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (3Q: 00:57) Will Scarpitto ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Chuck Ehin. |
| 2-8-BIR35 (3Q: 00:34) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Kirk Robbins, assisted by ILB John Harper. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-2-BIR41 (4Q: 15:00) Earl Campbell ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Linden King, assisted by S Stacey Toran. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (4Q: 14:23) Tony Eason pass completed to TE John Tice for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters, assisted by OLB Byron Hunt. |
| 2-4-CHI48 (4Q: 13:45) Terry Metcalf ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Rick Ackerman. |
| 3-2-CHI46 (4Q: 12:59) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Steve Neils, assisted by DT Rick Ackerman. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. Sexton ran over Tom Holmoe to set up the play. |
| 1-10-CHI41 (4Q: 12:18) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt, assisted by DT Chuck Ehin. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 2-3-CHI34 (4Q: 11:52) Will Scarpitto ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt. |
| 3-1-CHI32 (4Q: 11:28) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt. |
| 4-1-CHI32 (4Q: 10:48) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 49 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-CHI39 (4Q: 10:43) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Hoby Brenner for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Birmingham's Bruce Clark was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-7-CHI42 (4Q: 10:13) PENALTY: Chicago was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-CHI37 (4Q: 10:08) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Logan. CB Bobby Watkins defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-CHI37 (4Q: 10:00) Dale Zorn pass was dropped by TE Hoby Brenner. |
| 4-12-CHI37 (4Q: 09:53) Dave Finzer punted 50 yards. Doug Donley returned the kick 11 yards to the BIR24. Tackled by James Marshall. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (4Q: 09:46) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters. |
| 2-7-BIR27 (4Q: 09:14) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt. |
| 3-1-BIR33 (4Q: 08:35) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tom Holmoe, assisted by ILB John Harper. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-BIR33 (4Q: 07:52) Jim Arnold punted 39 yards. Doug Winslow returned the kick -2 yards to the CHI26. PENALTY: Chicago was called for an Illegal Use of Hands on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CHI18 (4Q: 07:44) Dale Zorn pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Gerald Carter. DE Bruce Clark blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-CHI18 (4Q: 07:36) Dale Zorn pass completed to TE Hoby Brenner for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. |
| 3-9-CHI19 (4Q: 06:50) Dale Zorn pass was dropped by TE Hoby Brenner. |
| 4-9-CHI19 (4Q: 06:41) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Hoby Brenner. CB Bobby Watkins defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CHI19 (4Q: 06:34) Terry Metcalf ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB John Harper. |
| 2-9-CHI18 (4Q: 05:48) Will Scarpitto ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Chuck Ehin. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-8-CHI17 (4Q: 05:01) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters. |
| 4-5-CHI14 (4Q: 04:15) Shank Haji-Sheikh attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 27, Chicago 0 |
| (4Q: 04:07) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 65 yards from the BIR30. Doug Winslow returned the ball 20 yards to the CHI25. Tackled by Terry Metcalf. |
| 1-10-CHI25 (4Q: 04:01) Dale Zorn pass completed to RB Roger Craig for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. |
| 2-10-CHI25 (4Q: 03:55) Dale Zorn pass completed to RB Gerry Ellis for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. Ellis gained 5 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Chicago was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-15-CHI20 (4Q: 03:49) Dale Zorn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dave Logan. OLB Sam Merriman drove right through Blake Moore to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-15-CHI20 (4Q: 03:41) Dale Zorn scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 4-12-CHI23 (4Q: 02:54) Dave Finzer punted 49 yards. Charley Young returned the kick 7 yards to the BIR35. Tackled by Andra Franklin. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (4Q: 02:45) Terry Metcalf ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Linden King, assisted by ILB John Harper. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-BIR35 (4Q: 02:00) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-BIR35 (4Q: 01:13) Earl Campbell ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Edmund Nelson, assisted by ILB John Harper. |
| 4-4-BIR41 (4Q: 00:29) Jim Arnold punted 57 yards. The ball was downed at the CHI02. |
| 1-10-CHI02 (4Q: 00:21) Roger Craig ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon. |
| Final Score: Birmingham Texans 27, Chicago Bears 0 |