| Played in Pittsburgh, PA, weather: 56 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Pittsburgh won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 70 yards from the BIR30. John Stallworth returned the ball 20 yards to the PIT20. Tackled by Terry Metcalf. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (1Q: 14:27) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR John Stallworth for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. Stallworth gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-PIT29 (1Q: 13:51) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 2-6-PIT24 (1Q: 13:41) David Overstreet ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman, assisted by S Mike Burns. Key block delivered by Bruce Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-PIT32 (1Q: 12:57) Terry Bradshaw pass was dropped by TE Ron Egloff. |
| 2-10-PIT32 (1Q: 12:47) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR Mike Quick for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-PIT22 (1Q: 12:38) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR John Mistler for 4 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-PIT26 (1Q: 12:04) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR John Mistler for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas, assisted by OLB Jim Merlo. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-PIT35 (1Q: 11:38) Jeff Gossett punted 47 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 6 yards to the BIR24. Tackled by Mike Williams. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (1Q: 11:28) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Ron Fellows, assisted by S Beasley Reece. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (1Q: 10:59) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood. |
| 2-11-BIR33 (1Q: 10:21) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 6 yards. Tackled by S James Britt, assisted by OLB Charles Bowser. Campbell gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-BIR39 (1Q: 09:48) Tony Eason pass completed to TE John Tice for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood. |
| 4-4-BIR40 (1Q: 09:13) Jim Arnold punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the PIT19. |
| 1-10-PIT19 (1Q: 09:02) Kenny Lewis ran around right end for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by Bruce Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-PIT33 (1Q: 08:35) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR John Stallworth for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. |
| 1-10-PIT48 (1Q: 07:52) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR Mike Quick for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson, assisted by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (1Q: 07:06) David Overstreet ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes, assisted by DE Fletcher Jenkins. |
| 2-8-BIR40 (1Q: 06:23) David Overstreet ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. |
| 3-7-BIR39 (1Q: 05:46) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR Cedric Jones for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB David Martin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (1Q: 05:19) David Overstreet ran a draw inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. Key block delivered by Jeff Williams. |
| 2-5-BIR24 (1Q: 04:41) David Overstreet ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by DE Bill Neill. Key block delivered by Dave Lutz. |
| 1-10-BIR17 (1Q: 04:14) Terry Bradshaw pass was dropped by WR Mike Quick. |
| 2-10-BIR17 (1Q: 04:08) Kenny Lewis ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by CB Steve Haworth. Key block delivered by Bruce Rasmussen. |
| 1-3-BIR03 (1Q: 03:30) David Overstreet ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 2-3-BIR03 (1Q: 02:56) Kenny Lewis ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark. |
| 3-3-BIR03 (1Q: 02:27) Terry Bradshaw pass was dropped by WR John Stallworth. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-BIR03 (1Q: 02:22) Raul Allegre attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 3, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 02:16) Raul Allegre kicked off 71 yards from the PIT30. Terry Metcalf returned the ball 32 yards to the BIR31. Tackled by Beasley Reece. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (1Q: 01:46) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Ekern. |
| 2-10-BIR31 (1Q: 01:09) Barty Smith ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood, assisted by OLB Charles Bowser. |
| 3-7-BIR34 (1Q: 00:37) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. CB Greg Best defended the pass. |
| 4-7-BIR34 (1Q: 00:29) Jim Arnold punted 35 yards. Jackie Wallace called for a fair catch at the PIT31. |
| 1-10-PIT31 (1Q: 00:18) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to FB Scott Dierking for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-7-PIT34 (2Q: 15:00) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to FB Scott Dierking for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-PIT37 (2Q: 14:33) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR John Mistler for 6 yards. Tackled by CB David Martin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT43 (2Q: 13:48) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR Mike Quick for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (2Q: 13:04) David Overstreet ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 2-8-BIR44 (2Q: 12:32) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR John Stallworth for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (2Q: 11:56) Terry Bradshaw pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cedric Jones. ILB Jim Fahnhorst defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR36 (2Q: 11:49) David Overstreet ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson. |
| 3-9-BIR35 (2Q: 11:17) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR Cedric Jones for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR14 (2Q: 10:44) Terry Bradshaw sacked by OLB Sam Merriman for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Dave Lutz. |
| 2-14-BIR18 (2Q: 10:12) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR John Mistler for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 3-12-BIR16 (2Q: 09:43) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR Mike Quick for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Pittsburgh 9, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 09:43) Extra point by Raul Allegre was good. Pittsburgh 10, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 09:36) Raul Allegre kicked off 64 yards from the PIT30. Terry Metcalf returned the ball 16 yards to the BIR22. Tackled by Beasley Reece. |
| 1-10-BIR22 (2Q: 09:09) Tony Eason kept the ball, running around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Beasley Reece, assisted by S Glenn Blackwood. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. |
| 2-4-BIR28 (2Q: 08:35) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Ekern, assisted by DE Mat Mendenhall. CB Greg Best knocked down Aaron Meyer to break up the play. |
| 3-2-BIR30 (2Q: 08:01) Tony Eason pass was dropped by WR Irving Fryar. |
| 4-2-BIR30 (2Q: 07:54) Jim Arnold punted 33 yards. Jackie Wallace called for a fair catch at the PIT37. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (2Q: 07:47) David Overstreet ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon. Key block delivered by Jim Romano. |
| 2-1-PIT46 (2Q: 07:04) Kenny Lewis ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark, assisted by CB Steve Haworth. Key block delivered by Bruce Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-PIT47 (2Q: 06:19) David Overstreet ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Fletcher Jenkins. Key block delivered by Bruce Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (2Q: 05:55) David Overstreet ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Fletcher Jenkins. |
| 2-9-BIR40 (2Q: 05:16) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to TE Ron Egloff for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT David Overstreet for 25 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Pittsburgh 16, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 05:16) Extra point by Raul Allegre was good. Pittsburgh 17, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 04:51) Raul Allegre kicked off 70 yards from the PIT30. Terry Metcalf returned the ball 12 yards to the BIR12. Tackled by Carl Monroe. |
| 1-10-BIR12 (2Q: 04:22) Barty Smith ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Ekern, assisted by OLB Eugene Lockhart. |
| 2-6-BIR16 (2Q: 03:42) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Ekern, assisted by DE Mat Mendenhall. |
| 3-2-BIR20 (2Q: 03:03) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Beasley Reece, assisted by OLB Charles Bowser. |
| 4-1-BIR21 (2Q: 02:19) Jim Arnold punted 42 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick 8 yards to the PIT45. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-PIT31 (2Q: 02:10) Kenny Lewis ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB David Martin, assisted by ILB Robert Jackson. Key block delivered by Ray Snell. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-4-PIT37 (2Q: 02:00) Kenny Lewis ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by OLB Sam Merriman. Key block delivered by Dave Lutz. |
| 1-10-PIT42 (2Q: 01:26) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR Cedric Jones for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-PIT32 (2Q: 01:17) David Overstreet ran a trap outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. Key block delivered by Bruce Rasmussen. |
| 2-8-PIT44 (2Q: 00:42) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR Mike Quick for 26 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. Quick gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (2Q: 00:35) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR Mike Quick for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (2Q: 00:26) Kenny Lewis ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by DE Fletcher Jenkins. Key block delivered by Ron Egloff. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 2-5-BIR13 (2Q: 00:14) Raul Allegre attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 20, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 00:07) Raul Allegre kicked off 71 yards from the PIT30. Terry Metcalf returned the ball 20 yards to the BIR19. Tackled by John Mistler. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (2Q: 00:01) Tony Eason dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Raul Allegre kicked off 50 yards from the PIT30. Terry Metcalf returned the ball 16 yards to the BIR36. Tackled by Mike Jolly. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (3Q: 14:23) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Darryl Grant, assisted by DE John Cannon. |
| 2-13-BIR33 (3Q: 13:54) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Morris Owens for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Ekern. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (3Q: 13:46) Barty Smith ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Beasley Reece. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Illegal Block Below the Waist. Pittsburgh's Charles Bowser was hurt on the play. |
| 1-25-BIR23 (3Q: 13:38) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Russell Carter. Fryar gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-17-BIR31 (3Q: 13:03) Tony Eason pass was dropped by RB Earl Campbell. |
| 3-17-BIR31 (3Q: 12:59) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Russell Carter. Metcalf gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 4-9-BIR39 (3Q: 12:32) Jim Arnold punted 36 yards. Jackie Wallace called for a fair catch at the PIT25. |
| 1-10-PIT25 (3Q: 12:23) Kenny Lewis ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark. Key block delivered by Joel Hilgenberg. |
| 2-1-PIT34 (3Q: 11:57) Kenny Lewis ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren, assisted by S Russell Gary. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-1-PIT34 (3Q: 11:26) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to FB Scott Dierking for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (3Q: 10:39) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR Mike Quick for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-11-PIT36 (3Q: 10:05) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to RB David Overstreet for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas, assisted by OLB Jim Merlo. Overstreet gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-PIT43 (3Q: 09:20) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR Cedric Jones for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. Jones gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR39 (3Q: 08:51) David Overstreet ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 2-10-BIR39 (3Q: 08:21) Kenny Lewis ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 3-5-BIR34 (3Q: 07:35) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR John Stallworth for 7 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR27 (3Q: 06:54) Terry Bradshaw pass was dropped by TE Clarence Kay. |
| 2-10-BIR27 (3Q: 06:47) Kenny Lewis ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Burns. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-9-BIR26 (3Q: 06:21) Terry Bradshaw pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Mistler. S Russell Gary defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-BIR26 (3Q: 06:14) Raul Allegre attempted a 43 yard field goal and it was blocked by Jimmy Allen. BIR Lee Roy Selmon recovered the ball at the BIR33 and returned it 8 yards. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (3Q: 06:03) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S James Britt. |
| 2-8-BIR43 (3Q: 05:31) Earl Campbell ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Beasley Reece. |
| 3-10-BIR41 (3Q: 04:52) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Tommie Towns for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Russell Carter. Towns gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT40 (3Q: 04:08) Barty Smith ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Darryl Grant. |
| 2-6-PIT36 (3Q: 03:30) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood, assisted by S Beasley Reece. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-16-PIT46 (3Q: 03:20) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron McCartney. |
| 1-10-PIT27 (3Q: 02:54) Barty Smith ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Wayne Hammond. |
| 2-7-PIT24 (3Q: 02:16) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Pat Ogrin. |
| 3-2-PIT19 (3Q: 01:36) Barty Smith ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Lyman White. Key block delivered by Alan Willis. |
| 1-10-PIT14 (3Q: 01:04) Tony Eason sacked by OLB Carl Ekern for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Carlton Malone. |
| 2-16-PIT20 (3Q: 00:33) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. DE John Cannon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-PIT20 (3Q: 00:24) Tony Eason scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-10-PIT14 (4Q: 15:00) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 20, Birmingham 3 |
| (4Q: 14:55) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 65 yards from the BIR30. Beasley Reece returned the ball 25 yards to the PIT30. Tackled by Jim Merlo. |
| 1-10-PIT30 (4Q: 14:18) David Overstreet ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Neill, assisted by CB Bobby Watkins. |
| 2-8-PIT32 (4Q: 13:40) Terry Bradshaw pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR John Stallworth. |
| 3-8-PIT32 (4Q: 13:34) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR John Mistler for 11 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT43 (4Q: 12:50) Kenny Lewis ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo, assisted by S Mike Burns. DE Bruce Clark knocked down Gary Zimmerman to break up the play. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT Chris Ward to the PIT42. |
| 2-11-PIT42 (4Q: 12:21) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR John Mistler for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Mistler gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (4Q: 11:40) Terry Bradshaw pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Quick. OLB Sam Merriman defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR44 (4Q: 11:33) Kenny Lewis ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman, assisted by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 3-8-BIR42 (4Q: 11:11) Terry Bradshaw pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Stallworth. ILB Jerry Robinson defended the pass. |
| 4-8-BIR42 (4Q: 11:02) Jeff Gossett punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 10:55) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Carl Ekern. |
| 2-9-BIR21 (4Q: 10:21) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Eugene Lockhart, assisted by DT Darryl Grant. |
| 3-5-BIR25 (4Q: 09:54) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Fryar. OLB Lyman White defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-BIR25 (4Q: 09:44) Jim Arnold punted 48 yards. Jackie Wallace returned the kick 8 yards to the PIT35. Tackled by Jim Merlo. Ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT John Cannon at the PIT35. |
| 1-10-PIT35 (4Q: 09:35) Kenny Lewis ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by S Russell Gary. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-PIT35 (4Q: 08:53) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR Mike Quick for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins, assisted by S Jimmy Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Quick gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (4Q: 08:42) Terry Bradshaw pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Quick. ILB Jim Fahnhorst defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR30 (4Q: 08:34) Kenny Lewis ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 3-4-BIR24 (4Q: 07:50) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR John Stallworth for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. Stallworth gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR13 (4Q: 07:02) Terry Bradshaw pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Quick. CB Skip Thomas defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR13 (4Q: 06:52) Terry Bradshaw pass completed to WR Cedric Jones for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB David Martin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-BIR10 (4Q: 06:17) Terry Bradshaw pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Quick. S Mike Burns defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-BIR10 (4Q: 06:09) Raul Allegre attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 23, Birmingham 3 |
| (4Q: 06:02) Raul Allegre kicked off 79 yards from the PIT30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 06:02) Barty Smith ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Ekern, assisted by DE Mat Mendenhall. |
| 2-7-BIR23 (4Q: 05:44) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Doug Donley. S Glenn Blackwood defended the pass. |
| 3-7-BIR23 (4Q: 05:37) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommie Towns. S Beasley Reece hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-BIR23 (4Q: 05:31) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Tommie Towns for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lyman White. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BIR27 (4Q: 05:25) Kenny Lewis ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by Ron Egloff. |
| 2-1-BIR18 (4Q: 04:38) David Overstreet ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. The ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT Gary Zimmerman to the BIR15. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (4Q: 03:51) David Overstreet ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB David Martin. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-BIR16 (4Q: 03:05) David Overstreet ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-12-BIR17 (4Q: 02:20) David Overstreet ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth, assisted by DE Bill Neill. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-11-BIR16 (4Q: 02:13) Raul Allegre attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 26, Birmingham 3 |
| (4Q: 02:05) Raul Allegre kicked off 75 yards from the PIT30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 02:05) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 7 yards. Tackled by S Beasley Reece. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-3-BIR27 (4Q: 01:57) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Boobie Clark. DT Darryl Grant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-BIR27 (4Q: 01:48) Tony Eason pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 15 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly, assisted by CB Russell Carter. Clark gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (4Q: 01:26) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Fryar. DE Phil Dokes drove right through Alan Willis to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Birmingham's Billy Ard was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-BIR42 (4Q: 01:18) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Delay of Game. |
| 2-15-BIR37 (4Q: 01:18) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Charley Young for 30 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ron Fellows. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Young gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT33 (4Q: 01:07) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Doug Donley. DE Blaise Winter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-PIT33 (4Q: 01:01) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Jackie Wallace. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (4Q: 00:43) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Fryar. DT Pat Ogrin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-PIT20 (4Q: 00:33) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-PIT25 (4Q: 00:33) Tony Eason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Irving Fryar. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-PIT25 (4Q: 00:27) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Boobie Clark. CB Russell Carter defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-PIT25 (4Q: 00:21) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. DE Phil Dokes hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-PIT25 (4Q: 00:13) Terry Bradshaw dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-11-PIT24 (4Q: 00:05) Terry Bradshaw dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Birmingham Texans 3 |