| Played in Memphis, TN, weather: 49 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Birmingham won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jim Gallery kicked off 68 yards from the MEM30. Tommie Towns returned the ball 10 yards to the BIR12. Tackled by Maurice Harvey. |
| 1-10-BIR12 (1Q: 14:31) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BIR07 (1Q: 14:25) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Steve Parker, assisted by OLB Scott McLean. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Fryar gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-9-BIR13 (1Q: 14:00) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Small, assisted by DT Bob Baumhower. Memphis's Andre Townsend was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-7-BIR15 (1Q: 13:16) Charles Buchanan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-BIR15 (1Q: 13:10) Jim Arnold punted 34 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR49. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (1Q: 13:02) Stump Mitchell ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark. Key block delivered by Tunch Ilkin. Ilkin ran over David Martin to set up the play. |
| 2-5-BIR44 (1Q: 12:30) Stump Mitchell ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst, assisted by S Jack Mildren. |
| 3-5-BIR44 (1Q: 11:50) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Clarence Verdin. CB David Martin defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-BIR44 (1Q: 11:44) Craig Colquitt punted 44 yards. Touchback. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Running into the Kicker. |
| 1-10-BIR39 (1Q: 11:38) Stump Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Rickey McBeal, assisted by DE Fletcher Jenkins. |
| 2-6-BIR35 (1Q: 11:08) Tony Davis ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Neill. Key block delivered by Mike Webster. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (1Q: 10:41) Gary Kubiak pass completed to RB Stump Mitchell for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. Mitchell gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (1Q: 09:59) Mike Meade ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman, assisted by DE Lee Roy Selmon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MEM Don Hasselbeck to the BIR17. |
| 2-9-BIR17 (1Q: 09:23) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Billy Johnson for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Fletcher Jenkins, assisted by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 3-4-BIR12 (1Q: 08:37) Tony Davis ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth, assisted by OLB Jim Merlo. Key block delivered by Mike Webster. |
| 1-7-BIR07 (1Q: 07:59) Stump Mitchell ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by OLB Sam Merriman. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR DT Rickey McBeal to the BIR07. |
| 1-10-BIR07 (1Q: 07:52) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Small. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 2-4-BIR13 (1Q: 07:06) Earl Campbell ran a trap outside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Buddy Curry. |
| 3-4-BIR13 (1Q: 06:22) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Henry Williams. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (1Q: 05:46) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jim Burroughs, assisted by CB Gary Green. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 2-18-BIR11 (1Q: 05:37) Charles Buchanan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Doug Donley. |
| 3-18-BIR11 (1Q: 05:33) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Tommie Towns for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Tim Lucas. |
| 4-9-BIR20 (1Q: 05:07) Jim Arnold punted 41 yards. Billy Johnson returned the kick 14 yards to the BIR47. Tackled by Aaron Meyer. |
| 1-10-BIR47 (1Q: 04:58) Stump Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 2-6-BIR43 (1Q: 04:25) Stump Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins, assisted by DE Bill Neill. |
| 3-4-BIR41 (1Q: 03:51) Gary Kubiak pass was intended for WR Stacey Bailey and was intercepted by OLB Jim Merlo at the BIR23. Tackled by Charlie Brown. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (1Q: 03:38) Charles Buchanan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Earl Campbell. |
| 2-10-BIR23 (1Q: 03:31) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Scott McLean, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 3-8-BIR25 (1Q: 03:03) Charles Buchanan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tommie Towns. OLB Scott McLean defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-BIR25 (1Q: 02:59) Jim Arnold punted 43 yards. White Shoes Johnson returned the kick 4 yards to the MEM36. Tackled by Jim Merlo. |
| 1-10-MEM36 (1Q: 02:52) Stump Mitchell ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| 2-9-MEM37 (1Q: 02:20) Gary Kubiak scrambled for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Burns and assisted by CB Jerry Holmes. |
| 3-8-MEM38 (1Q: 01:39) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Charlie Brown for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (1Q: 00:53) Stump Mitchell ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bill Neill, assisted by S Jimmy Allen. |
| 2-9-BIR44 (1Q: 00:12) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Stacey Bailey for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. Bailey gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-1-BIR36 (2Q: 15:00) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charlie Brown. DE Lee Roy Selmon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-1-BIR36 (2Q: 14:55) Stump Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson, assisted by OLB Sam Merriman. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (2Q: 14:47) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Marty Lyons. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 2-5-BIR41 (2Q: 14:14) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Woodrow Lowe. |
| 3-5-BIR41 (2Q: 13:42) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Gary Green. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MEM50 (2Q: 13:10) Barty Smith ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Baumhower. |
| 2-11-BIR49 (2Q: 12:37) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Charley Young for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Henry Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Young gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MEM28 (2Q: 12:01) Earl Campbell ran a trap outside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Burroughs. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 2-2-MEM20 (2Q: 11:31) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Marty Lyons. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-MEM11 (2Q: 10:52) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Buddy Curry. |
| 2-10-MEM11 (2Q: 10:14) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 3 yards. Tackled by S Maurice Harvey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-MEM08 (2Q: 09:27) Charles Buchanan pass was intended for WR Irving Fryar and was intercepted by OLB Scott McLean in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MEM20 (2Q: 09:17) Tony Davis ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. OLB Jim Merlo knocked down Chuck Brown to break up the play. |
| 2-7-MEM23 (2Q: 08:43) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE David Lewis for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. Birmingham's Jerry Robinson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MEM31 (2Q: 08:34) Stump Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. Key block delivered by Tunch Ilkin. |
| 2-3-MEM38 (2Q: 08:08) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stacey Bailey. DE Bruce Clark hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-MEM38 (2Q: 08:00) Stump Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by OLB Sam Merriman. Key block delivered by Robert Pratt. Pratt ran over Jimmy Allen to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MEM45 (2Q: 07:31) Tony Davis ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst, assisted by S Mike Burns. |
| 2-8-MEM47 (2Q: 06:45) Gary Kubiak pass completed to RB Stump Mitchell for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. Mitchell gained 9 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Memphis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-MEM37 (2Q: 06:37) Gary Kubiak pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stacey Bailey. OLB Jim Merlo hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-18-MEM37 (2Q: 06:31) Tony Davis ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 4-13-MEM42 (2Q: 05:47) Craig Colquitt punted 38 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 12 yards to the BIR32. Tackled by Glen Howe. PENALTY: Memphis was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-BIR32 (2Q: 05:36) Charles Buchanan pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Scott McLean. PENALTY: Memphis was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-BIR37 (2Q: 05:26) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 38 yards. Tackled by S Vann McElroy. Campbell made a great move on Clinton Burrell. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-MEM25 (2Q: 04:46) Barty Smith ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Vann McElroy. |
| 2-9-MEM24 (2Q: 04:04) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-MEM29 (2Q: 03:58) Charles Buchanan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. OLB Scott McLean defended the pass. |
| 3-14-MEM29 (2Q: 03:50) Charles Buchanan pass was dropped by WR Doug Donley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-MEM29 (2Q: 03:40) Shank Haji-Sheikh attempted a 46 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-MEM36 (2Q: 03:32) Stump Mitchell ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. |
| 2-9-MEM37 (2Q: 03:10) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE Don Hasselbeck for -2 yards. Tackled by CB David Martin, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 3-11-MEM35 (2Q: 02:51) Gary Kubiak pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Billy Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-MEM35 (2Q: 02:46) Craig Colquitt punted 49 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BIR16. |
| 1-10-BIR16 (2Q: 02:37) Earl Campbell ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Leroy Jones, assisted by ILB Buddy Curry. |
| 2-7-BIR19 (2Q: 02:10) Charles Buchanan pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Scott McLean, assisted by S Clinton Burrell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-1-BIR25 (2Q: 02:00) Charles Buchanan pass completed to TE John Tice for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Buddy Curry. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (2Q: 01:14) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Maurice Harvey. |
| 2-6-BIR33 (2Q: 00:33) Charles Buchanan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Fryar. S Vann McElroy defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-BIR33 (2Q: 00:27) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell, assisted by ILB Buddy Curry. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MEM DT Bob Baumhower to the BIR33. Birmingham's Billy Ard was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (2Q: 00:20) Gary Kubiak pass completed to TE Don Hasselbeck for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth, assisted by CB David Martin. |
| Memphis called a time out. |
| 2-11-BIR34 (2Q: 00:11) Skip Butler attempted a 51 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (2Q: 00:03) Charles Buchanan pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 48 yards. Tackled by OLB John Hennessy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Campbell gained 38 yards after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 71 yards from the BIR30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 21 yards to the MEM20. Tackled by Jim Merlo. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MEM John Hennessy on the MEM20. |
| 1-10-MEM20 (3Q: 14:41) Stump Mitchell ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 2-9-MEM21 (3Q: 14:18) Stump Mitchell ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 3-7-MEM23 (3Q: 13:33) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Charlie Brown for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo, assisted by S Mike Burns. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-MEM27 (3Q: 12:51) Craig Colquitt punted 54 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 8 yards to the BIR27. Tackled by Kelvin Bryant. |
| 1-10-BIR27 (3Q: 12:42) Charles Buchanan pass completed to TE John Tice for 18 yards. Tackled by S Vann McElroy, assisted by OLB Scott McLean. Tice gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (3Q: 12:11) Earl Campbell ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Tim Lucas. |
| 2-6-BIR49 (3Q: 11:38) Charles Buchanan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Earl Campbell. DT Marty Lyons simply tossed Kris Wheeler aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 3-6-BIR49 (3Q: 11:33) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Tommie Towns for 13 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson, assisted by CB Henry Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MEM38 (3Q: 10:57) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 14 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 1-10-MEM24 (3Q: 10:12) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Scott McLean, assisted by ILB Buddy Curry. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 2-4-MEM18 (3Q: 09:26) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Tommie Towns for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 1-10-MEM13 (3Q: 08:40) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell, assisted by DE Steve Parker. |
| 2-9-MEM12 (3Q: 07:57) Charles Buchanan pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Buddy Curry. Campbell gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-MEM08 (3Q: 07:32) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-MEM13 (3Q: 07:28) Charles Buchanan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. |
| 4-10-MEM13 (3Q: 07:24) Shank Haji-Sheikh attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 3, Memphis 0 |
| (3Q: 07:19) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 71 yards from the BIR30. White Shoes Johnson returned the ball 21 yards to the MEM20. Tackled by Jim Merlo. |
| 1-10-MEM20 (3Q: 06:46) Stump Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 21 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. Key block delivered by Robert Pratt. |
| 1-10-MEM41 (3Q: 06:03) Tony Davis ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon. Key block delivered by Mike Webster. Webster ran over Sam Merriman to set up the play. |
| 2-3-MEM48 (3Q: 05:32) Stump Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Fletcher Jenkins, assisted by S Mike Burns. |
| 3-2-MEM49 (3Q: 04:46) Mike Meade ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. Key block delivered by Tony Davis. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (3Q: 04:05) Stump Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by Tony Davis. |
| 2-3-BIR42 (3Q: 03:24) Stump Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson. |
| 3-3-BIR42 (3Q: 02:55) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Stacey Bailey for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes, assisted by CB Steve Haworth. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-BIR21 (3Q: 02:47) Stump Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by CB Steve Haworth. Key block delivered by Robert Pratt. |
| 2-4-BIR15 (3Q: 02:21) Stump Mitchell ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jack Mildren, assisted by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 3-3-BIR14 (3Q: 01:43) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Clarence Verdin for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo, assisted by CB David Martin. Verdin gained 9 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-1-BIR01 (3Q: 01:37) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Stacey Bailey for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Memphis 6, Birmingham 3 |
| (3Q: 01:37) Extra point by Skip Butler was good. Memphis 7, Birmingham 3 |
| (3Q: 01:29) Jim Gallery kicked off 79 yards from the MEM30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 01:29) Charles Buchanan pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Scott McLean. Campbell gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-BIR25 (3Q: 01:00) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 5 yards. Tackled by S Vann McElroy, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (3Q: 00:27) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Baumhower, assisted by S Vann McElroy. Key block delivered by Boobie Clark. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-5-BIR35 (4Q: 15:00) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Buddy Curry. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (4Q: 14:15) Charles Buchanan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tommie Towns. |
| 2-10-BIR43 (4Q: 14:10) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Blacke Whitlatch, assisted by ILB Buddy Curry. |
| 3-4-BIR49 (4Q: 13:42) Charles Buchanan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Earl Campbell. CB Gary Green defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-BIR49 (4Q: 13:36) Jim Arnold punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the MEM02. |
| 1-10-MEM02 (4Q: 13:28) Gary Kubiak pass completed to FB Tony Davis for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| 2-4-MEM08 (4Q: 12:57) Stump Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. PENALTY: Memphis was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-3-MEM09 (4Q: 12:50) Gary Kubiak pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Stacey Bailey. |
| 4-3-MEM09 (4Q: 12:44) Craig Colquitt punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BIR48. |
| 1-10-BIR48 (4Q: 12:37) Barty Smith ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Leroy Jones. |
| 2-6-MEM48 (4Q: 12:11) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 3-4-MEM46 (4Q: 11:26) Charles Buchanan pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Campbell gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MEM40 (4Q: 10:59) Barty Smith ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Small. |
| 2-7-MEM37 (4Q: 10:31) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Buddy Curry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Donley gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MEM27 (4Q: 09:47) Will Scarpitto ran around left end for 23 yards. Tackled by S Vann McElroy. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 1-4-MEM04 (4Q: 09:07) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Blacke Whitlatch, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. ILB Buddy Curry knocked down Billy Ard to break up the play. |
| 2-2-MEM02 (4Q: 08:35) Earl Campbell ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Buddy Curry. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-3-MEM03 (4Q: 07:55) Charles Buchanan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Earl Campbell. DT Bob Baumhower hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-MEM03 (4Q: 07:49) Shank Haji-Sheikh attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Memphis 7, Birmingham 6 |
| (4Q: 07:42) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 69 yards from the BIR30. White Shoes Johnson returned the ball 27 yards to the MEM28. Tackled by Mark Arneson. |
| 1-10-MEM28 (4Q: 07:08) Gary Kubiak pass completed to WR Clarence Verdin for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 2-5-MEM33 (4Q: 06:21) Stump Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon. |
| 3-4-MEM34 (4Q: 05:33) Stump Mitchell ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Rickey McBeal, assisted by S Jimmy Allen. Key block delivered by Robert Pratt. Pratt ran over Bobby Watkins to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MEM41 (4Q: 04:49) Stump Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. |
| 2-9-MEM42 (4Q: 04:05) Stump Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Neill, assisted by DE Fletcher Jenkins. Key block delivered by Kent Hill. |
| 1-10-BIR48 (4Q: 03:19) Stump Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. |
| 2-8-BIR46 (4Q: 03:08) Stump Mitchell ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Rickey McBeal. |
| 3-1-BIR39 (4Q: 02:22) Stump Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen, assisted by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. Key block delivered by Mark Tuinei. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (4Q: 02:13) Stump Mitchell ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Fletcher Jenkins. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-8-BIR36 (4Q: 02:02) Stump Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-6-BIR34 (4Q: 01:55) Stump Mitchell ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-1-BIR29 (4Q: 01:45) Skip Butler attempted a 46 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (4Q: 01:39) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 14 yards. Tackled by S Vann McElroy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Metcalf gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MEM50 (4Q: 01:23) Charles Buchanan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. |
| 2-10-MEM50 (4Q: 01:15) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Buddy Curry. Fryar gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MEM29 (4Q: 00:54) Charles Buchanan sacked by ILB Buddy Curry for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Stan Walters. |
| 2-18-MEM37 (4Q: 00:32) Charles Buchanan spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-18-MEM37 (4Q: 00:29) Shank Haji-Sheikh attempted a 54 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-MEM44 (4Q: 00:21) Gary Kubiak dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Memphis Ravens 7, Birmingham Texans 6 |