| Played in Portland (OR), OR, weather: 69 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Portland (OR) won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 70 yards from the BIR30. Cedric Brown returned the ball 28 yards to the POR28. Tackled by Jim Fahnhorst. |
| 1-10-POR28 (1Q: 14:35) Earnest Byner ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| 2-8-POR30 (1Q: 14:07) Earnest Byner ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| 3-7-POR31 (1Q: 13:33) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Byner. OLB Jim Merlo hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-POR31 (1Q: 13:27) Cliff Parsley punted 45 yards. Doug Donley returned the kick 17 yards to the BIR41. Tackled by Jamie Williams. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (1Q: 13:19) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the right guard for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Curtis Green, assisted by OLB Bryan Hinkle. Key block delivered by Billy Ard. |
| 1-10-POR45 (1Q: 12:40) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson, assisted by OLB Johnie Cooks. |
| 2-4-POR39 (1Q: 12:01) Terry Metcalf ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bud Brown. |
| 3-1-POR36 (1Q: 11:39) Earl Campbell ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Bud Brown, assisted by DE Mongo McMichael. S Nolan Cromwell knocked down Billy Ard to break up the play. |
| 4-2-POR37 (1Q: 11:11) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by DT Curtis Green. Key block delivered by Aaron Meyer. |
| 1-10-POR35 (1Q: 10:35) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-POR40 (1Q: 10:28) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Morris Owens for 11 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. Owens gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-4-POR29 (1Q: 10:04) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Steve McMichael, assisted by DE Doug Hollie. |
| 3-3-POR28 (1Q: 09:29) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Doug Smith. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-POR24 (1Q: 08:49) Terry Metcalf ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Cedric Brown, assisted by DT Dave Pear. |
| 2-8-POR22 (1Q: 08:23) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-POR27 (1Q: 08:15) Terry Metcalf ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson. |
| 3-9-POR23 (1Q: 07:47) Tony Eason pass was intended for WR Irving Fryar and was intercepted by CB Anthony Washington in the end zone. Touchback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-POR20 (1Q: 07:35) Earnest Byner ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark. |
| 2-7-POR23 (1Q: 07:03) Dennis Gentry ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. |
| 3-5-POR25 (1Q: 06:27) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Alfred Anderson. DE Lee Roy Selmon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-5-POR25 (1Q: 06:23) Cliff Parsley punted 34 yards. Charley Young called for a fair catch at the BIR41. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (1Q: 06:12) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 13 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. Campbell gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR46 (1Q: 05:24) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Charley Young for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Steve McMichael. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-POR41 (1Q: 05:15) Terry Metcalf ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson. |
| 2-2-POR38 (1Q: 04:38) Will Scarpitto ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnie Cooks. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-POR26 (1Q: 03:52) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 22 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Johnie Cooks. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. Wheeler ran over Mike Johnson to set up the play. |
| 1-4-POR04 (1Q: 03:09) Tony Eason sacked by DE Doug Hollie for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Sexton. |
| 2-10-POR10 (1Q: 02:41) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Doug Hollie. |
| 3-8-POR08 (1Q: 02:07) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charley Young. DE Mongo McMichael simply tossed Kris Wheeler aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Offsides. |
| 3-4-POR04 (1Q: 01:57) Tony Eason pass completed to TE Loaird McCreary for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Steve McMichael, assisted by S Nolan Cromwell. |
| 4-5-POR05 (1Q: 01:32) Shank Haji-Sheikh attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 3, Portland (OR) 0 |
| (1Q: 01:24) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 67 yards from the BIR30. Clarence Weathers returned the ball 14 yards to the POR17. Tackled by Jim Merlo. |
| 1-10-POR17 (1Q: 00:51) Earnest Byner ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. Key block delivered by Mark May. May ran over Jim Fahnhorst to set up the play. |
| 2-1-POR26 (1Q: 00:24) Jim Kelly pass completed to C Tony Hunter for 45 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Bordelon. Hunter gained 38 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (2Q: 15:00) Earnest Byner ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by CB Jerry Holmes. Key block delivered by Bob Rush. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (2Q: 14:35) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-BIR14 (2Q: 14:26) Earnest Byner ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst, assisted by ILB Ken Bordelon. |
| 2-3-BIR12 (2Q: 13:50) Dennis Gentry ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| 3-1-BIR10 (2Q: 13:23) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Wesley Walker for 5 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. Walker gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-5-BIR05 (2Q: 12:35) Earnest Byner ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark. |
| 2-2-BIR02 (2Q: 11:59) Dennis Gentry ran around right end for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Mark May. Portland (OR) 6, Birmingham 3 |
| (2Q: 11:59) Extra point by Dean Biasucci was good. Portland (OR) 7, Birmingham 3 |
| (2Q: 11:49) Dean Biasucci kicked off 58 yards from the POR30. Morris Owens returned the ball 27 yards to the BIR39. Tackled by Jeff Spek. |
| 1-10-BIR39 (2Q: 11:15) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Mongo McMichael, assisted by DT Dave Pear. |
| 2-10-BIR39 (2Q: 10:30) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Bryan Hinkle. |
| 3-3-BIR46 (2Q: 09:46) Will Scarpitto ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (2Q: 09:14) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell, assisted by DT Dave Pear. |
| 2-8-POR49 (2Q: 08:40) Earl Campbell ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson. |
| 3-4-POR45 (2Q: 07:59) Tony Eason pass completed to TE John Tice for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Bryan Hinkle. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-14-BIR45 (2Q: 07:51) Tony Eason pass was intended for WR Charley Young and was intercepted by CB Elvis Patterson at the POR38. Tackled by Charley Young. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-POR38 (2Q: 07:43) Earnest Byner ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon, assisted by ILB Ken Bordelon. |
| 2-9-POR39 (2Q: 07:09) Dennis Gentry ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. |
| 3-2-POR46 (2Q: 06:30) Jim Kelly sacked by DT Rickey McBeal for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Bubba Paris. |
| 4-8-POR40 (2Q: 06:00) Cliff Parsley punted 37 yards. Charley Young called for a fair catch at the BIR23. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (2Q: 05:49) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Kirk Springs, assisted by DT Dave Pear. |
| 2-9-BIR24 (2Q: 05:18) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear. |
| 3-3-BIR30 (2Q: 04:51) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson. |
| 4-4-BIR29 (2Q: 04:08) Jim Arnold punted 35 yards. Cedric Brown called for a fair catch at the POR36. |
| 1-10-POR36 (2Q: 03:58) Machine Gun Kelly pass completed to TE Rocky Klever for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. |
| 2-10-POR36 (2Q: 03:26) Jim Kelly pass was dropped by WR Earnest Gray. |
| 3-10-POR36 (2Q: 03:21) Machine Gun Kelly pass was thrown incomplete, intended for C Tony Hunter. |
| 4-10-POR36 (2Q: 03:14) Cliff Parsley punted 62 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR02. |
| 1-10-BIR02 (2Q: 03:05) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Clasby, assisted by ILB Dennis Johnson. |
| 2-7-BIR05 (2Q: 02:26) Earl Campbell ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Haslett. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-BIR13 (2Q: 02:00) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dennis Johnson. |
| 2-13-BIR10 (2Q: 01:18) Earl Campbell ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jim Haslett. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-12-BIR11 (2Q: 00:44) Tony Eason sacked by DE Doug Hollie for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Carlton Malone. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 4-17-BIR06 (2Q: 00:33) Jim Arnold punted 41 yards. Cedric Brown returned the kick 9 yards to the BIR38. Tackled by Jim Fahnhorst. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (2Q: 00:22) Jim Kelly pass completed to C Tony Hunter for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. Hunter gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 2-6-BIR34 (2Q: 00:10) Dean Biasucci attempted a 51 yard field goal and succeeded. Portland (OR) 10, Birmingham 3 |
| (2Q: 00:03) Dean Biasucci kicked off 68 yards from the POR30. Morris Owens returned the ball 23 yards to the BIR25. Tackled by Dennis Gentry. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Dean Biasucci kicked off 75 yards from the POR30. Tommie Towns returned the ball 26 yards to the BIR21. Tackled by Jeff Spek. |
| 1-10-BIR21 (3Q: 14:43) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Curtis Green. |
| 2-8-BIR23 (3Q: 14:03) Terry Metcalf ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Bryan Hinkle, assisted by DT Dave Pear. |
| 3-7-BIR24 (3Q: 13:29) Tony Eason pass was dropped by WR Tommie Towns. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-BIR24 (3Q: 13:21) Jim Arnold punted 37 yards. Cedric Brown called for a fair catch at the POR39. |
| 1-10-POR39 (3Q: 13:11) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Earnest Gray for -1 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. |
| 2-11-POR38 (3Q: 12:25) Machine Gun Kelly sacked by OLB Sam Merriman for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Mark May. |
| 3-15-POR34 (3Q: 11:48) Jim Kelly pass completed to TE Jamie Williams for 10 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-5-POR44 (3Q: 11:20) Cliff Parsley punted 45 yards. Charley Young returned the kick 9 yards to the BIR20. Tackled by Jamie Williams. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 11:13) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dennis Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Metcalf gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-BIR25 (3Q: 10:44) Earl Campbell ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnie Cooks, assisted by DE Doug Hollie. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-7-BIR23 (3Q: 10:16) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommie Towns. DE Steve McMichael drove right through Ron Baker to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-BIR23 (3Q: 10:10) Jim Arnold punted 48 yards. Cedric Brown returned the kick 1 yard to the POR30. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-POR15 (3Q: 09:59) Earnest Byner ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 2-7-POR18 (3Q: 09:20) Dennis Gentry ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen, assisted by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 3-5-POR20 (3Q: 08:45) Dennis Gentry ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 4-2-POR23 (3Q: 08:17) Cliff Parsley punted 54 yards. Doug Donley returned the kick 10 yards to the BIR33. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (3Q: 08:07) Earl Campbell ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Doug Smith. Key block delivered by Billy Ard. |
| 2-1-BIR24 (3Q: 07:25) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by OLB Johnie Cooks. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (3Q: 06:52) Tony Eason pass completed to TE John Tice for 29 yards. Tackled by CB Dave Brown. Tice gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR45 (3Q: 06:16) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 11 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Bud Brown, assisted by OLB Mike Johnson. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-POR19 (3Q: 06:07) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Doug Smith. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 2-4-POR13 (3Q: 05:41) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Steve McMichael. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-8-POR08 (3Q: 05:06) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Charley Young for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Young gained 1 yard after the catch. Portland (OR) 10, Birmingham 9 |
| (3Q: 05:06) Extra point by Shank Haji-Sheikh was good. Portland (OR) 10, Birmingham 10 |
| (3Q: 04:56) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 61 yards from the BIR30. Dennis Gentry returned the ball 17 yards to the POR26. Tackled by David Martin. |
| 1-10-POR26 (3Q: 04:21) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Clarence Weathers for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-POR31 (3Q: 04:13) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Gray. DE Bruce Clark hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-5-POR31 (3Q: 04:06) Earnest Byner ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson, assisted by CB David Martin. |
| 3-3-POR33 (3Q: 03:35) Earnest Byner ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 4-1-POR35 (3Q: 02:59) Cliff Parsley punted 47 yards. Charley Young returned the kick 8 yards to the BIR26. Tackled by Cedric Brown. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (3Q: 02:51) Terry Metcalf ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by OLB Johnie Cooks. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 2-5-BIR31 (3Q: 02:05) Will Scarpitto ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Haslett. |
| 3-2-BIR34 (3Q: 01:32) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. ILB Jim Haslett defended the pass. |
| 4-2-BIR34 (3Q: 01:26) Jim Arnold punted 27 yards. Cedric Brown called for a fair catch at the POR39. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Fair Catch Interference. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (3Q: 01:15) Jim Kelly pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Byner. |
| 2-10-BIR46 (3Q: 01:09) Jim Kelly pass completed to C Tony Hunter for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. Hunter gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (3Q: 00:39) Jim Kelly pass completed to TE Rocky Klever for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 2-13-BIR39 (3Q: 00:15) Jim Kelly pass was intended for WR Mitch Brookins and was intercepted by CB David Martin at the BIR35. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Mitch Brookins. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (3Q: 00:07) Will Scarpitto ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-1-POR45 (4Q: 15:00) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell, assisted by OLB Johnie Cooks. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-POR44 (4Q: 14:21) Earl Campbell ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Steve McMichael, assisted by ILB Jim Haslett. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 2-4-POR38 (4Q: 13:47) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Curtis Green, assisted by OLB Mike Johnson. |
| 3-2-POR36 (4Q: 13:05) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Doug Hollie. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 1-10-POR28 (4Q: 12:24) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Curtis Green, assisted by S Nolan Cromwell. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 2-2-POR20 (4Q: 11:49) Will Scarpitto ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell, assisted by CB Dave Brown. |
| 3-1-POR19 (4Q: 11:10) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Steve McMichael, assisted by OLB Johnie Cooks. |
| 1-10-POR16 (4Q: 10:38) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Doug Smith, assisted by DT Curtis Green. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Jim Sexton to the POR16. |
| 2-10-POR16 (4Q: 10:12) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by OLB Mike Johnson. |
| 3-7-POR13 (4Q: 09:31) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell, assisted by DE Steve McMichael. |
| 4-4-POR10 (4Q: 09:06) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 13, Portland (OR) 10 |
| (4Q: 08:59) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 55 yards from the BIR30. Cedric Brown returned the ball 18 yards to the POR33. Tackled by Barty Smith. |
| 1-10-POR33 (4Q: 08:28) Earnest Byner ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. |
| 2-8-POR35 (4Q: 07:46) Jim Kelly pass completed to TE Rocky Klever for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. Klever gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-POR48 (4Q: 07:16) Earnest Byner ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. |
| 2-6-BIR48 (4Q: 06:41) Jim Kelly pass was dropped by WR Earnest Gray. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-BIR48 (4Q: 06:37) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Earnest Gray for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-BIR45 (4Q: 06:10) Cliff Parsley punted 38 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR07. |
| 1-10-BIR07 (4Q: 05:59) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Nolan Cromwell, assisted by OLB Johnie Cooks. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-BIR07 (4Q: 05:15) Earl Campbell ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Clasby, assisted by DT Dave Pear. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-BIR06 (4Q: 04:28) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Fryar. DE Mongo McMichael simply tossed Stan Walters aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-BIR06 (4Q: 04:21) Jim Arnold punted 45 yards. Kirk Springs returned the kick 0 yards to the POR49. Tackled by Boobie Clark. |
| 1-10-POR49 (4Q: 04:10) Earnest Byner ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst, assisted by S Jimmy Allen. |
| 2-8-BIR49 (4Q: 03:35) Machine Gun Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for C Jeff Spek. CB Skip Thomas defended the pass. |
| 3-8-BIR49 (4Q: 03:30) Machine Gun Kelly pass was intended for WR Wesley Walker and was intercepted by CB Jerry Holmes at the BIR35. The interception was returned 31 yards. Tackled by Wesley Walker. |
| 1-10-POR34 (4Q: 03:21) Earl Campbell ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Cedric Brown. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-POR35 (4Q: 02:33) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Johnson, assisted by ILB Jim Haslett. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. Sexton ran over Cedric Brown to set up the play. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 1-10-POR24 (4Q: 02:23) Will Scarpitto ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Curtis Green, assisted by DT Dave Pear. DE Steve McMichael knocked down Aaron Meyer to break up the play. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 2-10-POR24 (4Q: 02:16) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by DT Curtis Green. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Portland (OR) called a time out. |
| 3-10-POR24 (4Q: 02:04) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-5-POR19 (4Q: 01:55) Shank Haji-Sheikh attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 16, Portland (OR) 10 |
| (4Q: 01:50) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 56 yards from the BIR30. Cedric Brown returned the ball 17 yards to the POR31. Tackled by Morris Owens. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-POR15 (4Q: 01:43) Machine Gun Kelly pass was dropped by WR Clarence Weathers. |
| 2-10-POR15 (4Q: 01:37) Machine Gun Kelly scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary and assisted by S Mike Burns. |
| 3-7-POR18 (4Q: 01:16) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Clarence Weathers for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. |
| 4-4-POR21 (4Q: 00:57) Machine Gun Kelly pass completed to WR Mitch Brookins for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB David Martin. Brookins gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-POR27 (4Q: 00:51) Machine Gun Kelly pass completed to C Jeff Spek for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| 2-6-POR31 (4Q: 00:31) PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-POR26 (4Q: 00:31) Machine Gun Kelly pass was dropped by WR Mitch Brookins. PENALTY: Portland (OR) was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-11-POR26 (4Q: 00:31) Jim Kelly pass fell incomplete, intended for C Jeff Spek. DE Fletcher Jenkins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-POR26 (4Q: 00:24) Jim Kelly pass completed to WR Clarence Weathers for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-POR35 (4Q: 00:14) Tony Eason dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Birmingham Texans 16, Portland (OR) Seahawks 10 |