| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 57 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind. |
| Jacksonville 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-JAX20 (1Q: 15:00) Boomer Esiason pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 2-7-JAX23 (1Q: 14:16) Joe Morris ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| 3-3-JAX27 (1Q: 13:52) Boomer Esiason pass completed to RB Tony Dorsett for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 1-10-JAX30 (1Q: 13:28) PENALTY: Jacksonville was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-JAX25 (1Q: 13:21) Joe Morris ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by Robert Woods. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-JAX30 (1Q: 13:13) Boomer Esiason pass completed to RB Cliff Austin for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. Austin gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-9-JAX31 (1Q: 12:44) Boomer Esiason sacked by DE Lee Roy Selmon for a loss of 5 yards. Selmon ran right past Robert Woods and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-14-JAX26 (1Q: 12:06) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Carlos Pennywell for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. Pennywell gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-JAX42 (1Q: 11:28) Joe Morris ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon. Key block delivered by Ken Jones. |
| 2-5-JAX47 (1Q: 11:00) Boomer Esiason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Smith. S Mike Burns defended the pass. |
| 3-5-JAX47 (1Q: 10:53) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Tim Smith for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes, assisted by S Russell Gary. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (1Q: 10:21) Joe Morris ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman, assisted by S Mike Burns. |
| 2-12-BIR47 (1Q: 09:59) Boomer Esiason pass was intended for WR Tim Smith and was intercepted by CB Skip Thomas at the BIR07. The interception was returned 5 yards. Tackled by Tim Smith. |
| 1-10-BIR12 (1Q: 09:51) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Nash, assisted by DT Wilson Faumuina. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 2-3-BIR19 (1Q: 09:11) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Reasons. |
| 3-1-BIR21 (1Q: 08:42) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bill Pickel. Key block delivered by Billy Ard. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 3-11-BIR11 (1Q: 08:34) Tony Eason sacked by S Gary Barbaro for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Kris Wheeler. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Ron Baker on the BIR02. |
| 4-20-BIR02 (1Q: 07:50) Jim Arnold punted 56 yards. Ken Schroy returned the kick 8 yards to the BIR50. Tackled by Barty Smith. |
| 1-10-BIR50 (1Q: 07:39) Joe Morris ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by ILB Niko Noga. Key block delivered by Robert Woods. |
| 2-3-BIR43 (1Q: 06:54) Tony Dorsett ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by Mark Cannon. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (1Q: 06:26) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Carlos Pennywell for -2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-BIR27 (1Q: 06:18) Boomer Esiason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Smith. CB Jerry Holmes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR27 (1Q: 06:12) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Tim Smith for 7 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-BIR20 (1Q: 05:39) Joe Morris ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. |
| 4-6-BIR23 (1Q: 05:11) Bill Capece attempted a 40 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (1Q: 05:06) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ken Schroy. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 2-5-BIR35 (1Q: 04:42) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Wilson Faumuina, assisted by DE Keith Willis. |
| 3-1-BIR39 (1Q: 04:19) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Cecil Johnson, assisted by DT Joe Nash. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-BIR39 (1Q: 03:39) Jim Arnold punted 48 yards. Ken Schroy returned the kick 16 yards to the JAX29. Tackled by Boobie Clark. |
| 1-10-JAX29 (1Q: 03:29) Boomer Esiason pass completed to RB Joe Morris for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Morris gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-JAX40 (1Q: 02:53) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Tim Smith for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-JAX44 (1Q: 02:16) Boomer Esiason pass completed to RB Joe Morris for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. Morris gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR48 (1Q: 01:38) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Carlos Pennywell for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. Pennywell gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (1Q: 00:59) Boomer Esiason pass was dropped by FB Tim Wilson. |
| 2-10-BIR30 (1Q: 00:54) Joe Morris ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 3-9-BIR29 (1Q: 00:20) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Carlos Pennywell for 18 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen, assisted by OLB Jim Merlo. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-BIR11 (2Q: 15:00) Joe Morris ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by John Smith. |
| 2-3-BIR04 (2Q: 14:24) Joe Morris ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-2-BIR02 (2Q: 14:15) Joe Morris ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tim Wilson. PENALTY: Jacksonville was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-12-BIR12 (2Q: 14:09) Joe Morris ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Neill. Key block delivered by Darryl Haley. |
| 2-7-BIR07 (2Q: 13:29) Boomer Esiason pass completed to FB Tim Wilson for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB David Martin, assisted by CB Jerry Holmes. Wilson gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-BIR02 (2Q: 12:56) Joe Morris ran inside the right guard for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Brian Millard. Jacksonville 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 12:56) Extra point by Bill Capece was good. Jacksonville 7, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 12:46) Bill Capece kicked off 65 yards from the JAX30. Tommie Towns returned the ball 18 yards to the BIR23. Tackled by Leonard Coleman. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (2Q: 12:21) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Howie Long, assisted by S Ken Schroy. Key block delivered by Barty Smith. |
| 2-5-BIR28 (2Q: 11:36) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Reasons, assisted by CB Tim Lewis. Key block delivered by Billy Ard. |
| 1-10-BIR37 (2Q: 10:54) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ken Schroy. |
| 2-8-BIR39 (2Q: 10:27) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Ken Schroy. PENALTY: Jacksonville was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-JAX41 (2Q: 10:19) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Cecil Johnson, assisted by CB Tim Lewis. Donley gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-JAX34 (2Q: 09:40) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Toby Williams. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-JAX31 (2Q: 09:04) Earl Campbell ran a trap outside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Ken Schroy. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-JAX20 (2Q: 08:30) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Ken Schroy. |
| 2-7-JAX17 (2Q: 07:55) Will Scarpitto ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Richardson. |
| 3-5-JAX15 (2Q: 07:16) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Fryar gained 4 yards after the catch. Jacksonville 7, Birmingham 6 |
| (2Q: 07:16) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 7, Jacksonville 7 |
| (2Q: 07:10) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 60 yards from the BIR30. Mike Martin returned the ball 29 yards to the JAX39. Tackled by Terry Metcalf. |
| 1-10-JAX39 (2Q: 06:34) Tony Dorsett ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by Darryl Haley. |
| 2-2-JAX47 (2Q: 06:02) Joe Morris ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Fletcher Jenkins, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. Birmingham's Sam Merriman was hurt on the play. |
| 3-1-JAX48 (2Q: 05:18) Joe Morris ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by DT Rickey McBeal. Key block delivered by Darryl Haley. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (2Q: 04:49) Joe Morris ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| 2-8-BIR44 (2Q: 04:18) Joe Morris ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo, assisted by DE Lee Roy Selmon. |
| 3-6-BIR42 (2Q: 03:47) Boomer Esiason pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 40 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. Francis gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-2-BIR02 (2Q: 03:29) Joe Morris ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bill Neill. |
| 2-1-BIR01 (2Q: 03:04) Joe Morris ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Darryl Haley. Jacksonville 13, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 03:04) Extra point by Bill Capece was good. Jacksonville 14, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 02:57) Bill Capece kicked off 50 yards from the JAX30. Terry Metcalf returned the ball 30 yards to the BIR50. Tackled by Bobby Duckworth. PENALTY: Jacksonville was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-BIR50 (2Q: 02:27) Earl Campbell ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Al Richardson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-14-BIR46 (2Q: 02:00) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Willis. |
| 3-12-BIR48 (2Q: 01:31) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams, assisted by S Gary Barbaro. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-10-BIR50 (2Q: 01:10) Jim Arnold punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the JAX01. |
| 1-10-JAX01 (2Q: 01:02) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Ray Alexander for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst, assisted by S Jimmy Allen. |
| 2-9-JAX02 (2Q: 00:30) Boomer Esiason pass completed to RB Tony Dorsett for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-8-JAX03 (2Q: 00:21) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Carlos Pennywell for 11 yards. Tackled by CB David Martin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bill Capece kicked off 58 yards from the JAX30. Terry Metcalf returned the ball 22 yards to the BIR34. Tackled by Tony Dorsett. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (3Q: 14:38) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dennis Fowlkes, assisted by DT Wilson Faumuina. |
| 2-8-BIR36 (3Q: 13:59) Earl Campbell ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Toby Williams. |
| 3-7-BIR37 (3Q: 13:16) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. CB Tom Morris defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-BIR37 (3Q: 13:10) Jim Arnold punted 28 yards. Ken Schroy called for a fair catch at the JAX35. |
| 1-10-JAX35 (3Q: 13:03) Joe Morris ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. DE Bruce Clark knocked down Brian Millard to break up the play. |
| 2-9-JAX36 (3Q: 12:32) Joe Morris ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Neill. Morris made a great move on Robert Jackson. Key block delivered by Ken Jones. |
| 1-10-JAX47 (3Q: 11:55) Tony Dorsett ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark. |
| 2-9-JAX48 (3Q: 11:29) Joe Morris ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark. |
| 3-8-JAX49 (3Q: 10:52) Boomer Esiason pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Russ Francis. DE Bill Neill hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-JAX49 (3Q: 10:47) Zenon Andrusyshyn punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 10:41) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Mike McCoy. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (3Q: 10:18) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Wilson Faumuina. |
| 2-7-BIR38 (3Q: 09:35) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Gary Barbaro. Key block delivered by Billy Ard. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (3Q: 08:52) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ken Schroy, assisted by S Gary Barbaro. |
| 2-8-BIR47 (3Q: 08:23) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Too Tall Jones. |
| 3-8-BIR47 (3Q: 07:58) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Morris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-JAX45 (3Q: 07:29) PENALTY: Jacksonville was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-JAX40 (3Q: 07:21) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams. |
| 2-3-JAX38 (3Q: 06:50) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Gary Barbaro, assisted by OLB Joel Williams. OLB Joel Williams knocked down Alan Willis to break up the play. |
| 3-3-JAX38 (3Q: 06:08) Earl Campbell ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ken Schroy, assisted by DE Howie Long. |
| 4-1-JAX36 (3Q: 05:44) Earl Campbell ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Howie Long, assisted by S Gary Barbaro. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 1-10-JAX35 (3Q: 05:04) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney, assisted by OLB Gary Reasons. |
| 2-8-JAX33 (3Q: 04:25) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Royce McKinney, assisted by OLB Joel Williams. |
| 3-7-JAX32 (3Q: 03:44) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 13 yards. Tackled by S Ken Schroy. Fryar gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-JAX19 (3Q: 03:01) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-JAX24 (3Q: 02:54) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ken Schroy. |
| 2-13-JAX22 (3Q: 02:13) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Nash. |
| 3-11-JAX20 (3Q: 01:30) Tony Eason scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Dennis Fowlkes. |
| 4-6-JAX15 (3Q: 00:56) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 32 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. The holder did not do a very good job of getting the ball down in time. |
| 1-10-JAX22 (3Q: 00:48) Boomer Esiason pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 4 yards. Tackled by CB David Martin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-JAX26 (3Q: 00:26) Tony Dorsett ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-5-JAX27 (4Q: 15:00) Joe Morris ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 4-3-JAX29 (4Q: 14:35) Zenon Andrusyshyn punted 34 yards. Terry Metcalf called for a fair catch at the BIR37. |
| 1-10-BIR37 (4Q: 14:26) Earl Campbell ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Mike McCoy, assisted by OLB Dennis Fowlkes. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-BIR27 (4Q: 14:19) Will Scarpitto ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Toby Williams. |
| 2-20-BIR27 (4Q: 13:38) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Cecil Johnson. Campbell gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-30-BIR17 (4Q: 13:25) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Morris Owens for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Williams. Owens gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-25-BIR22 (4Q: 12:38) Tony Eason sacked by DE Toby Williams for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Billy Ard. |
| 4-31-BIR16 (4Q: 12:10) Jim Arnold punted 43 yards. Ken Schroy called for a fair catch at the JAX41. |
| 1-10-JAX41 (4Q: 12:02) Joe Morris ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon. |
| 2-8-JAX43 (4Q: 11:20) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Tim Smith for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 3-5-JAX46 (4Q: 10:36) Boomer Esiason pass completed to RB Tony Dorsett for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-JAX48 (4Q: 10:08) Zenon Andrusyshyn punted 39 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 6 yards to the BIR19. Tackled by Carlos Pennywell. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (4Q: 10:01) Will Scarpitto ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Cecil Johnson. |
| 2-9-BIR20 (4Q: 09:31) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Reasons, assisted by DE Toby Williams. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (4Q: 09:09) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Reasons, assisted by CB Mike McCoy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-BIR37 (4Q: 08:29) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dennis Fowlkes. |
| 3-6-BIR33 (4Q: 07:44) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Will Scarpitto for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Tim Lewis. Scarpitto gained 10 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 3-16-BIR23 (4Q: 07:33) Tony Eason pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Lewis, assisted by OLB Dennis Fowlkes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-17-BIR22 (4Q: 07:09) Jim Arnold punted 38 yards. Ken Schroy returned the kick 7 yards to the JAX47. Tackled by Jim Fahnhorst. |
| 1-10-JAX47 (4Q: 07:01) Joe Morris ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. DE Bruce Clark crushed Mark Cannon to wreck the play. |
| 2-11-JAX46 (4Q: 06:14) Boomer Esiason pass was dropped by WR Carlos Pennywell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-JAX46 (4Q: 06:07) Boomer Esiason pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas, assisted by S Russell Gary. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (4Q: 05:20) Tony Dorsett ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson, assisted by DT Rickey McBeal. |
| 2-10-BIR42 (4Q: 04:33) Boomer Esiason pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Russ Francis. DE Bruce Clark blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-BIR42 (4Q: 04:27) Boomer Esiason sacked by DT Rickey McBeal for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by John Smith. |
| 4-14-BIR46 (4Q: 03:39) Zenon Andrusyshyn punted 44 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BIR02. |
| 1-10-BIR02 (4Q: 03:31) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 30 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams. Metcalf gained 29 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR32 (4Q: 02:45) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Wilson Faumuina. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-BIR32 (4Q: 02:15) Earl Campbell ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Cecil Johnson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-6-BIR36 (4Q: 02:00) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Mike McCoy, assisted by CB Charles Williams. |
| 4-6-BIR36 (4Q: 01:43) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mike McCoy. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (4Q: 01:21) Tony Eason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE John Tice. |
| 2-10-BIR42 (4Q: 01:12) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mike McCoy, assisted by S Darryl Meadows. Campbell gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-1-JAX49 (4Q: 01:03) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 11 yards. Tackled by S Gary Barbaro. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Metcalf gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 1-10-JAX38 (4Q: 00:52) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. S Ken Schroy defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-JAX38 (4Q: 00:42) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 7 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Meadows. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-3-JAX31 (4Q: 00:32) Tony Eason scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Meadows. |
| 1-10-JAX28 (4Q: 00:16) Tony Eason spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-JAX28 (4Q: 00:13) Tony Eason pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Lewis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Jacksonville Jaguars 14, Birmingham Texans 7 |