| Played in Jacksonville, FL, weather: 60 degrees, fair, 4 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) Joe Morris ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. Key block delivered by Brian Millard. |
| 1-10-JAX31 (1Q: 14:20) Joe Morris ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB David Martin. |
| 2-9-JAX32 (1Q: 13:55) Tony Dorsett ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 3-6-JAX35 (1Q: 13:26) Joe Morris ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by OLB Sam Merriman. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. |
| 3-1-JAX40 (1Q: 13:18) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Ray Alexander for 8 yards. Tackled by CB David Martin, assisted by S Mike Burns. |
| 1-10-JAX48 (1Q: 12:30) Boomer Esiason pass was intended for FB Tim Wilson and was intercepted by ILB Bob Pifferini at the BIR45. The interception was returned 1 yard. Tackled by Tim Wilson. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (1Q: 12:20) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Joe Nash. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. Sexton ran over Ed Jones to set up the play. |
| 2-4-JAX48 (1Q: 11:48) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dennis Fowlkes. |
| 3-2-JAX46 (1Q: 11:14) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-BIR49 (1Q: 11:08) Charles Buchanan sacked by S Gary Barbaro for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Sexton. |
| 4-14-BIR42 (1Q: 10:39) Jim Arnold punted 35 yards. Prentice McCray returned the kick 5 yards to the JAX28. Tackled by Jim Merlo. |
| 1-10-JAX28 (1Q: 10:28) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Ray Alexander for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 2-4-JAX34 (1Q: 09:45) Boomer Esiason scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. PENALTY: Jacksonville was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-9-JAX29 (1Q: 09:32) Joe Morris ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by OLB Sam Merriman. Key block delivered by Ken Jones. |
| 3-1-JAX37 (1Q: 08:51) Boomer Esiason scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB David Martin and assisted by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. |
| 1-10-JAX45 (1Q: 08:17) Joe Morris ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by McDonald Oden. |
| 2-5-JAX50 (1Q: 07:32) Tony Dorsett ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Neill, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by Robert Woods. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (1Q: 07:04) Tony Dorsett ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Rickey McBeal. Key block delivered by Darryl Haley. |
| 2-1-BIR29 (1Q: 06:27) Boomer Esiason scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. |
| 1-10-BIR21 (1Q: 05:54) Joe Morris ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by S Jimmy Allen. Key block delivered by Mark Cannon. |
| 2-5-BIR16 (1Q: 05:30) Tony Dorsett ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by OLB Jim Merlo. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-BIR11 (1Q: 05:23) Boomer Esiason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Alexander. ILB Robert Jackson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR11 (1Q: 05:18) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Bobby Duckworth for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Duckworth gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Jacksonville 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 05:18) Extra point by Bill Capece was good. Jacksonville 7, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 05:09) Bill Capece kicked off 64 yards from the JAX30. Terry Metcalf returned the ball 23 yards to the BIR29. Tackled by McDonald Oden. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (1Q: 04:48) Barty Smith ran a draw inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Williams. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 2-4-BIR35 (1Q: 04:21) Charles Buchanan pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Doug Donley. |
| 3-4-BIR35 (1Q: 04:16) Charles Buchanan sacked by DE Howie Long for a loss of 6 yards. Long ran right past Aaron Meyer and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-10-BIR29 (1Q: 03:35) Jim Arnold punted 44 yards. Ken Schroy called for a fair catch at the JAX27. |
| 1-10-JAX27 (1Q: 03:25) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Tim Smith for 29 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. Smith gained 27 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (1Q: 02:52) Tony Dorsett ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren. |
| 2-8-BIR42 (1Q: 02:13) Joe Morris ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman, assisted by DE Bruce Clark. |
| 3-7-BIR41 (1Q: 01:33) Tony Dorsett ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 4-6-BIR40 (1Q: 01:10) Zenon Andrusyshyn punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 01:03) Barty Smith ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Wilson Faumuina, assisted by CB Mike McCoy. Key block delivered by Carlton Malone. PENALTY: Jacksonville was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-BIR25 (1Q: 00:56) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Wilson Faumuina. |
| 2-4-BIR26 (1Q: 00:14) Charles Buchanan pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Boobie Clark. DE Ed Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-BIR26 (1Q: 00:08) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Mike McCoy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (2Q: 15:00) Charles Buchanan pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Earl Campbell. CB Tom Morris defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR30 (2Q: 14:55) Barty Smith ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Howie Long, assisted by OLB Joel Williams. Key block delivered by Carlton Malone. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (2Q: 14:32) Barty Smith ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ken Schroy, assisted by DT Bill Pickel. |
| 2-8-BIR42 (2Q: 13:52) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dennis Fowlkes, assisted by DT Bill Pickel. |
| 3-6-BIR44 (2Q: 13:07) Charles Buchanan pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for -1 yards. Tackled by S Ken Schroy, assisted by CB Mike McCoy. |
| 4-7-BIR43 (2Q: 12:42) Jim Arnold punted 27 yards. Ken Schroy returned the kick 13 yards to the JAX43. PENALTY: Jacksonville was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-JAX31 (2Q: 12:32) Tony Dorsett ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by S Mike Burns. Key block delivered by Russ Francis. |
| 1-10-JAX44 (2Q: 11:47) Joe Morris ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. |
| 2-7-JAX47 (2Q: 11:06) Tony Dorsett ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson. |
| 3-3-BIR49 (2Q: 10:33) Joe Morris ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by John Smith. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (2Q: 09:57) Joe Morris ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. |
| 2-7-BIR39 (2Q: 09:12) Tony Dorsett ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 3-2-BIR34 (2Q: 08:33) Boomer Esiason sacked by OLB Sam Merriman and DE Lee Roy Selmon for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Mark Cannon. |
| 4-7-BIR39 (2Q: 07:50) Zenon Andrusyshyn punted 36 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR03. |
| 1-10-BIR03 (2Q: 07:39) Barty Smith ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams. |
| 2-9-BIR04 (2Q: 07:01) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams. |
| 3-2-BIR11 (2Q: 06:27) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Doug Donley for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Dennis Fowlkes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-BIR10 (2Q: 05:57) Jim Arnold punted 44 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the JAX46. |
| 1-10-JAX46 (2Q: 05:46) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Tim Smith for 8 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Smith gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-BIR46 (2Q: 05:15) Joe Morris ran around left end for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by CB Skip Thomas. Key block delivered by Ken Jones. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (2Q: 04:50) Joe Morris ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 2-7-BIR35 (2Q: 04:29) Boomer Esiason pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Russ Francis. DE Fletcher Jenkins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-BIR35 (2Q: 04:24) Boomer Esiason pass completed to TE Russ Francis for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by CB Steve Haworth. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-BIR38 (2Q: 04:04) Zenon Andrusyshyn punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 03:58) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Wilson Faumuina, assisted by OLB Al Richardson. |
| 2-9-BIR21 (2Q: 03:20) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 22 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Gary Barbaro. Donley gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (2Q: 02:43) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BIR38 (2Q: 02:43) Charles Buchanan pass was intended for TE John Tice and was intercepted by S Gary Barbaro at the JAX47. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by John Tice. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (2Q: 02:33) Joe Morris ran around right end for -5 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-15-BIR49 (2Q: 02:13) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Ray Alexander for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo, assisted by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-12-BIR46 (2Q: 02:00) Joe Morris ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 4-8-BIR42 (2Q: 01:43) Zenon Andrusyshyn punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 01:36) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dennis Fowlkes, assisted by S Darryl Meadows. |
| 2-6-BIR24 (2Q: 01:09) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by S Ken Schroy. Key block delivered by Billy Ard. |
| 1-10-BIR39 (2Q: 00:52) Charles Buchanan scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Matt Blair. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-6-BIR43 (2Q: 00:45) Charles Buchanan pass completed to FB Boobie Clark for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Mike McCoy. Clark gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 1-10-JAX44 (2Q: 00:36) Charles Buchanan pass was dropped by TE John Tice. |
| 2-10-JAX44 (2Q: 00:28) Charles Buchanan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Fryar. OLB Dennis Fowlkes defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-JAX44 (2Q: 00:20) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 11 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Meadows. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 1-10-JAX33 (2Q: 00:10) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Jacksonville 7, Birmingham 3 |
| (2Q: 00:05) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 63 yards from the BIR30. Mike Martin returned the ball 18 yards to the JAX25. Tackled by Boobie Clark. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Bill Capece kicked off 56 yards from the JAX30. Terry Metcalf returned the ball 18 yards to the BIR32. Tackled by Carlos Pennywell. |
| 1-10-BIR32 (3Q: 14:39) Earl Campbell ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Howie Long. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 2-3-BIR39 (3Q: 14:17) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the left guard for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Charles Williams. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-JAX35 (3Q: 13:34) Charles Buchanan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Fryar. DE Ed Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-JAX35 (3Q: 13:29) Charles Buchanan sacked by DT Joe Nash for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Stan Walters. |
| 3-19-JAX44 (3Q: 12:51) Charles Buchanan pass was dropped by WR Charley Young. |
| 4-19-JAX44 (3Q: 12:43) Jim Arnold punted 30 yards. Ken Schroy returned the kick 6 yards to the JAX20. Tackled by Loaird McCreary. Ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Jim Merlo at the JAX20. |
| 1-10-JAX20 (3Q: 12:34) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams. |
| 2-8-JAX18 (3Q: 11:52) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Tommie Towns for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mike McCoy. Towns gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-JAX09 (3Q: 11:11) Charles Buchanan pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Campbell gained 10 yards after the catch. Birmingham 9, Jacksonville 7 |
| (3Q: 11:11) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 10, Jacksonville 7 |
| (3Q: 11:02) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 60 yards from the BIR30. Ken Schroy returned the ball 16 yards to the JAX26. Tackled by Jim Fahnhorst. PENALTY: Jacksonville was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-JAX12 (3Q: 10:27) Boomer Esiason scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 2-4-JAX18 (3Q: 09:51) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Bobby Duckworth for 9 yards. Tackled by CB David Martin. Duckworth gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-JAX27 (3Q: 09:28) Joe Morris ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Fletcher Jenkins. |
| 2-10-JAX27 (3Q: 09:01) Joe Morris ran around right end for 51 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. Key block delivered by Mark Cannon. |
| 1-10-BIR22 (3Q: 08:20) Joe Morris ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB David Martin. Key block delivered by John Smith. |
| 2-2-BIR14 (3Q: 07:45) Joe Morris ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Rickey McBeal. Key block delivered by John Smith. |
| 1-10-BIR10 (3Q: 07:10) Tony Dorsett ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Fletcher Jenkins. ILB Bob Pifferini knocked down John Smith to break up the play. |
| 2-7-BIR07 (3Q: 06:44) Boomer Esiason pass completed to FB Tim Wilson for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark, assisted by S Jimmy Allen. Wilson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-BIR06 (3Q: 06:15) Boomer Esiason pass completed to WR Bobby Duckworth for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-BIR05 (3Q: 05:29) Bill Capece attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Jacksonville 10, Birmingham 10 |
| (3Q: 05:21) Bill Capece kicked off 65 yards from the JAX30. Terry Metcalf returned the ball 23 yards to the BIR28. Tackled by Bobby Duckworth. |
| 1-10-BIR28 (3Q: 04:59) Charles Buchanan sacked by DE Too Tall Jones for a loss of 5 yards. Jones simply blew through Jim Sexton to reach the quarterback and knock him down. PENALTY: Jacksonville was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (3Q: 04:49) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams, assisted by CB Tom Morris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-BIR36 (3Q: 04:07) Earl Campbell ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams. |
| 3-2-BIR41 (3Q: 03:26) Charles Buchanan pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 11 yards. Tackled by S Gary Barbaro, assisted by CB Charles Williams. Campbell gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-JAX48 (3Q: 02:48) Charles Buchanan pass completed to TE John Tice for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Gary Barbaro. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-9-JAX47 (3Q: 02:07) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Morris. Fryar gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-JAX25 (3Q: 01:24) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams, assisted by DE Toby Williams. |
| 2-8-JAX23 (3Q: 00:52) Barty Smith ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Dennis Fowlkes. |
| 3-1-JAX16 (3Q: 00:18) Charles Buchanan sacked by DE Toby Williams for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Sexton. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-6-JAX21 (4Q: 15:00) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 13, Jacksonville 10 |
| (4Q: 14:52) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 79 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-JAX20 (4Q: 14:52) Boomer Esiason pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-JAX25 (4Q: 14:18) Boomer Esiason pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Arneson. |
| 3-5-JAX25 (4Q: 13:30) Boomer Esiason pass completed to TE McDonald Oden for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-JAX28 (4Q: 12:56) Zenon Andrusyshyn punted 46 yards. Terry Metcalf called for a fair catch at the BIR26. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (4Q: 12:48) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Howie Long, assisted by OLB Dennis Fowlkes. |
| 2-7-BIR29 (4Q: 12:02) Will Scarpitto ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dennis Fowlkes. |
| 3-3-BIR33 (4Q: 11:21) Charles Buchanan pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Matt Blair. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-BIR29 (4Q: 10:47) Jim Arnold punted 43 yards. Prentice McCray returned the kick 11 yards to the JAX39. Tackled by Jim Merlo. |
| 1-10-JAX39 (4Q: 10:40) Boomer Esiason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Pennywell. DE Fletcher Jenkins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-JAX39 (4Q: 10:33) Joe Morris ran around right end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson. |
| 3-10-JAX39 (4Q: 09:55) Joe Morris ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman, assisted by DE Bill Neill. |
| 4-9-JAX40 (4Q: 09:11) Zenon Andrusyshyn punted 52 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 11 yards to the BIR19. Tackled by John Tautolo. PENALTY: Jacksonville was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. |
| 4-14-JAX35 (4Q: 09:04) Zenon Andrusyshyn punted 52 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 13 yards to the BIR26. Tackled by Tony Dorsett. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (4Q: 08:53) Earl Campbell ran a trap outside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ken Schroy. Key block delivered by Carlton Malone. |
| 2-2-BIR34 (4Q: 08:25) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams, assisted by CB Charles Williams. Jacksonville's Charles Williams was hurt on the play. This appears to be a very serious elbow injury. |
| 3-2-BIR34 (4Q: 07:46) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Nash, assisted by CB Mike McCoy. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (4Q: 07:02) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Matt Blair, assisted by CB Mike McCoy. Key block delivered by Billy Ard. |
| 2-5-BIR41 (4Q: 06:15) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Nash. |
| 3-2-BIR44 (4Q: 05:28) Charles Buchanan sacked by DE Keith Willis for a loss of 5 yards. Willis ran right past Carlton Malone and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 4-7-BIR39 (4Q: 04:42) Jim Arnold punted 33 yards. Ken Schroy returned the kick 12 yards to the JAX40. Tackled by Alan Willis. |
| 1-10-JAX40 (4Q: 04:35) Joe Morris ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark. |
| 2-11-JAX39 (4Q: 04:04) Joe Morris ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. |
| 3-14-JAX36 (4Q: 03:34) Boomer Esiason pass was dropped by WR Tim Smith. |
| 4-14-JAX36 (4Q: 03:25) Zenon Andrusyshyn punted 53 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 15 yards to the BIR26. Tackled by Carlos Pennywell. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (4Q: 03:16) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ken Schroy. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 2-2-BIR34 (4Q: 02:31) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ken Schroy. |
| Jacksonville called a time out. |
| 3-1-BIR35 (4Q: 02:19) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bill Pickel, assisted by DE Toby Williams. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Jacksonville called a time out. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (4Q: 02:12) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 43 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| Jacksonville called a time out. |
| 1-10-JAX21 (4Q: 02:05) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-JAX26 (4Q: 02:05) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams. DT Bill Pickel knocked down Billy Ard to break up the play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-17-JAX28 (4Q: 01:58) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Nash. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-27-JAX38 (4Q: 01:52) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Howie Long. |
| 3-25-JAX36 (4Q: 01:05) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Joel Williams. |
| 4-23-JAX34 (4Q: 00:18) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 51 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-JAX41 (4Q: 00:12) Boomer Esiason pass was intended for WR Ray Alexander and was intercepted by CB Bobby Watkins at the BIR34. Tackled by Ray Alexander. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (4Q: 00:04) Charles Buchanan dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Birmingham Oilers 13, Jacksonville Bulls 10 |