| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 51 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| New York won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 57 yards from the BIR30. Eddie Payton returned the ball 14 yards to the NJY27. Tackled by Jim Merlo. |
| 1-10-NJY27 (1Q: 14:34) Ottis Anderson ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 2-9-NJY28 (1Q: 14:11) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wes Chandler. CB Steve Haworth defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-NJY28 (1Q: 14:01) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. OLB Jim Merlo defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-NJY28 (1Q: 13:53) Johnny Evans punted 43 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 15 yards to the BIR44. Tackled by Eddie Payton. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (1Q: 13:46) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the left guard for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Lucious Smith. Key block delivered by Barty Smith. |
| 1-10-NJY40 (1Q: 13:06) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Brenard Wilson, assisted by ILB Dewey Selmon. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 2-2-NJY32 (1Q: 12:20) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-NJY30 (1Q: 11:49) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NJY35 (1Q: 11:43) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Doug Donley. S Brenard Wilson defended the pass. |
| 2-15-NJY35 (1Q: 11:36) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Charley Young for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Beekley. Young gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-2-NJY22 (1Q: 10:52) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. Donley gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NJY12 (1Q: 10:25) Barty Smith ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Rush Brown, assisted by ILB Mike Hunt. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NJY DT Rush Brown for 11 yards to the NJY19. Tackled by Lynn Dickey. |
| 1-10-NJY19 (1Q: 10:17) Ottis Anderson ran inside the right tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren. Key block delivered by Dave Scott. |
| 1-10-NJY39 (1Q: 09:36) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Billy Griggs for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson, assisted by CB Jerry Holmes. |
| 2-2-NJY47 (1Q: 08:58) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Kevin House for 12 yards. Tackled by CB David Martin. House gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (1Q: 08:20) Ottis Anderson ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. Key block delivered by Steve August. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (1Q: 07:47) Ottis Anderson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. ILB Bob Pifferini knocked down William Roberts to break up the play. |
| 2-8-BIR27 (1Q: 07:21) Eddie Payton ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB David Martin, assisted by DE Bruce Clark. |
| 3-7-BIR26 (1Q: 06:37) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wes Chandler. S Mike Burns defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-BIR26 (1Q: 06:30) Frank Corral attempted a 43 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Roughing the Kicker. |
| 1-10-BIR13 (1Q: 06:25) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Billy Griggs for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson, assisted by S Jimmy Allen. Griggs gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-BIR11 (1Q: 05:57) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Kevin House for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! House gained 3 yards after the catch. New York 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 05:57) Extra point by Frank Corral was good. New York 7, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 05:50) Frank Corral kicked off 58 yards from the NJY30. Terry Metcalf returned the ball 30 yards to the BIR42. Tackled by Cris Collinsworth. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (1Q: 05:25) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Lucious Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Metcalf gained 1 yard after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NJY Mike Hunt on the NJY38. |
| 1-10-NJY38 (1Q: 05:11) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Kevin House for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NJY49 (1Q: 04:38) Eddie Payton ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Lee Roy Selmon, assisted by CB Steve Haworth. |
| 2-6-BIR47 (1Q: 04:01) Eddie Payton ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by S Jack Mildren. |
| 3-5-BIR46 (1Q: 03:33) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kevin House. OLB Sam Merriman defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-BIR46 (1Q: 03:27) Johnny Evans punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 03:20) Earl Campbell ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-BIR10 (1Q: 03:14) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Lucious Smith, assisted by ILB Dewey Selmon. Metcalf gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-BIR26 (1Q: 02:30) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Brenard Wilson. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-BIR32 (1Q: 01:55) Lynn Dickey sacked by OLB Michael Jackson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Kris Wheeler. |
| 2-16-BIR26 (1Q: 01:21) Lynn Dickey sacked by DE Mark Studaway for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Kris Wheeler. |
| 3-21-BIR21 (1Q: 00:38) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. DE Mark Studaway hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-21-BIR21 (1Q: 00:31) Jim Arnold punted 48 yards. Eddie Payton returned the kick 4 yards to the NJY35. Tackled by John Tice. |
| 1-10-NJY35 (1Q: 00:22) Eddie Payton ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. Key block delivered by Dave Scott. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-1-NJY44 (2Q: 15:00) Ottis Anderson ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 3-1-NJY44 (2Q: 14:28) Ottis Anderson ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jack Mildren. Key block delivered by Charley Hannah. |
| 1-10-NJY47 (2Q: 13:45) Ottis Anderson ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by DE Bruce Clark. |
| 2-11-NJY46 (2Q: 13:09) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by WR Wes Chandler. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-NJY46 (2Q: 12:59) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Wes Chandler for 36 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Chandler gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (2Q: 12:22) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Ottis Anderson for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Anderson gained 16 yards after the catch. New York's Cris Collinsworth was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. New York 13, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 12:22) Extra point by Frank Corral was good. New York 14, Birmingham 0 |
| (2Q: 12:13) Frank Corral kicked off 53 yards from the NJY30. Tommie Towns returned the ball 26 yards to the BIR43. Tackled by Brenard Wilson. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (2Q: 11:42) Earl Campbell ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison, assisted by ILB Dewey Selmon. Key block delivered by Carlton Malone. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (2Q: 11:12) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Loaird McCreary. OLB Bruce Beekley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR38 (2Q: 11:06) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Tommie Towns for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Michael Jackson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NJY49 (2Q: 10:20) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Tommie Towns for 26 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell. |
| 1-10-NJY23 (2Q: 09:53) Earl Campbell ran around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. |
| 2-11-NJY24 (2Q: 09:29) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Fryar. DE Mark Studaway hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-NJY24 (2Q: 09:22) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Irving Fryar. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-NJY24 (2Q: 09:12) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 41 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-NJY31 (2Q: 09:05) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Billy Griggs for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Griggs gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NJY47 (2Q: 08:36) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by WR Kevin House. |
| 2-10-NJY47 (2Q: 08:31) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Chuck Naretta. CB Skip Thomas defended the pass. |
| 3-10-NJY47 (2Q: 08:24) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Tyrell Fleming for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-BIR44 (2Q: 07:46) Johnny Evans punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 07:40) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Raymond Clayborn. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (2Q: 07:14) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE John Tice. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-BIR36 (2Q: 07:07) Barty Smith ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brenard Wilson. |
| 3-9-BIR37 (2Q: 06:21) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Irving Fryar. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-BIR37 (2Q: 06:11) Jim Arnold punted 53 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NJY10. |
| 1-10-NJY10 (2Q: 06:02) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Billy Griggs for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes, assisted by CB David Martin. |
| 1-10-NJY21 (2Q: 05:14) Neil Lomax pass completed to FB Ted Brown for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Steve Haworth for 13 yards to the NJY18. |
| 1-10-NJY18 (2Q: 05:03) Lynn Dickey pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Irving Fryar. DE Mark Studaway blocked the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-NJY18 (2Q: 04:55) Earl Campbell ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Dewey Selmon. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 1-6-NJY06 (2Q: 04:21) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt, assisted by S John Harris. PENALTY: New York was called for Offsides. |
| 1-3-NJY03 (2Q: 04:11) Barty Smith ran inside the right guard for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. New York 14, Birmingham 6 |
| (2Q: 04:11) Extra point by Shank Haji-Sheikh was good. New York 14, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 04:02) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 63 yards from the BIR30. Eddie Payton returned the ball 16 yards to the NJY23. Tackled by Boobie Clark. |
| 1-10-NJY23 (2Q: 03:40) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Kevin House for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 2-8-NJY25 (2Q: 03:14) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Ottis Anderson for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. Anderson gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR48 (2Q: 02:38) Ottis Anderson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 2-10-BIR48 (2Q: 02:17) Neil Lomax pass completed to FB Ted Brown for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. Brown gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (2Q: 02:00) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Billy Griggs for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by CB Steve Haworth. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (2Q: 01:42) Ottis Anderson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Rickey McBeal, assisted by DE Lee Roy Selmon. |
| 2-8-BIR23 (2Q: 01:20) Ottis Anderson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst, assisted by OLB Sam Merriman. Birmingham's Bruce Clark was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| 3-7-BIR22 (2Q: 01:03) Neil Lomax pass was intended for WR Kevin House and was intercepted by OLB Jim Merlo at the BIR12. The interception was returned 3 yards. Tackled by Kevin House. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (2Q: 00:52) Earl Campbell ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by S Brenard Wilson. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. Walters flattened Jeff Fuller to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (2Q: 00:22) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Andrew Provence. |
| 2-12-BIR27 (2Q: 00:01) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Doug Donley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Frank Corral kicked off 73 yards from the NJY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 15:00) Earl Campbell ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. |
| 2-9-BIR21 (3Q: 14:14) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Lucious Smith, assisted by CB Raymond Clayborn. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (3Q: 13:39) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison. |
| 2-7-BIR38 (3Q: 12:55) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE John Tice. PENALTY: New York was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-NJY31 (3Q: 12:46) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brenard Wilson. |
| 2-7-NJY28 (3Q: 12:06) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Rush Brown, assisted by ILB Mike Hunt. |
| 3-8-NJY29 (3Q: 11:29) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-NJY34 (3Q: 11:21) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tommie Towns. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-13-NJY34 (3Q: 11:13) Jim Arnold punted 34 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NJY20 (3Q: 11:07) Neil Lomax pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Kevin House. OLB Sam Merriman blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NJY20 (3Q: 11:00) Ottis Anderson ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 3-11-NJY19 (3Q: 10:30) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Ted Brown. DE Bill Neill hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-NJY19 (3Q: 10:20) Johnny Evans punted 44 yards. Tommie Towns returned the kick 5 yards to the BIR42. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Illegal Use of Hands on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (3Q: 10:11) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Lucious Smith, assisted by S Jeff Fuller. |
| 2-8-BIR32 (3Q: 09:36) Barty Smith ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell, assisted by OLB Bruce Huther. |
| 3-6-BIR34 (3Q: 09:07) Lynn Dickey pass completed to RB Earl Campbell for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Lucious Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (3Q: 08:32) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Raymond Clayborn. Key block delivered by Stan Walters. |
| 1-10-NJY43 (3Q: 07:53) Earl Campbell ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Raymond Clayborn, assisted by DE Randy White. |
| 2-13-NJY46 (3Q: 07:14) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. S Jeff Fuller defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-NJY46 (3Q: 07:05) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for TE John Tice. DE Mark Studaway hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-NJY46 (3Q: 06:58) Jim Arnold punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NJY03. |
| 1-10-NJY03 (3Q: 06:48) Ted Brown ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo, assisted by DE Fletcher Jenkins. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NJY08 (3Q: 06:41) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Ottis Anderson for 18 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. Anderson gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NJY26 (3Q: 06:15) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by WR Alvin Moore. |
| 2-10-NJY26 (3Q: 06:08) Neil Lomax pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Wes Chandler. DT Rickey McBeal blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NJY26 (3Q: 06:01) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alvin Moore. DE Bill Neill hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NJY26 (3Q: 05:53) Johnny Evans punted 58 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 20 yards to the BIR36. Tackled by Brenard Wilson. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (3Q: 05:44) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. Key block delivered by Ron Baker. New York's Fred Smerlas was hurt on the play. |
| 2-2-BIR44 (3Q: 05:19) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (3Q: 04:49) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-BIR36 (3Q: 04:41) Lynn Dickey pass was dropped by WR Doug Donley. |
| 2-20-BIR36 (3Q: 04:35) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-BIR48 (3Q: 03:51) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Jeff Fuller. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-NJY46 (3Q: 03:09) Jim Arnold punted 37 yards. Eddie Payton called for a fair catch at the NJY09. |
| 1-10-NJY09 (3Q: 02:58) Neil Lomax pass was intended for FB Ted Brown and was intercepted by CB Jerry Holmes at the NJY19. The interception was returned 7 yards. Tackled by Billy Griggs. |
| 1-10-NJY12 (3Q: 02:49) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 2-2-NJY04 (3Q: 02:04) Earl Campbell ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brenard Wilson. |
| 3-1-NJY03 (3Q: 01:21) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison, assisted by ILB Mike Hunt. |
| 4-1-NJY03 (3Q: 00:53) Shank Haji-Sheikh attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. New York 14, Birmingham 10 |
| (3Q: 00:46) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 74 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NJY20 (3Q: 00:46) Neil Lomax pass completed to FB Ted Brown for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Merriman. |
| 2-11-NJY19 (3Q: 00:10) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Wes Chandler for 11 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-NJY30 (4Q: 15:00) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Kevin House for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini, assisted by CB Bobby Watkins. House gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-NJY34 (4Q: 14:26) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tyrell Fleming. DE Bruce Clark hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-6-NJY34 (4Q: 14:16) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-1-NJY39 (4Q: 14:08) Neil Lomax pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. |
| 4-1-NJY39 (4Q: 13:59) Johnny Evans punted 49 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 9 yards to the BIR21. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BIR07 (4Q: 13:52) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by S John Harris. Key block delivered by Kris Wheeler. |
| 1-10-BIR18 (4Q: 13:28) Earl Campbell ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Rush Brown. |
| 2-8-BIR20 (4Q: 12:58) Lynn Dickey pass completed to TE John Tice for 34 yards. Tackled by CB Raymond Clayborn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Tice gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NJY46 (4Q: 12:11) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BIR49 (4Q: 12:01) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 1-20-BIR44 (4Q: 11:51) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 56 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Metcalf gained 24 yards after the catch. Birmingham 16, New York 14 |
| (4Q: 11:51) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 17, New York 14 |
| (4Q: 11:36) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 74 yards from the BIR30. Eddie Payton returned the ball 16 yards to the NJY12. Tackled by Jim Merlo. PENALTY: New York was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NJY02 (4Q: 11:16) Neil Lomax pass was thrown quickly to avoid the safety, intended for WR Tyrell Fleming. Birmingham's Bill Neill was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-NJY02 (4Q: 11:08) Ottis Anderson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 3-8-NJY04 (4Q: 10:22) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by WR Kevin House. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-NJY04 (4Q: 10:14) Johnny Evans punted 61 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 4 yards to the BIR39. Tackled by Eddie Payton. |
| 1-10-BIR39 (4Q: 10:07) Lynn Dickey pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Irving Fryar. |
| 2-10-BIR39 (4Q: 09:57) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Doug Donley. CB Raymond Clayborn defended the pass. PENALTY: New York was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (4Q: 09:48) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Fryar. S Jeff Fuller defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR44 (4Q: 09:41) Barty Smith ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison. |
| 3-4-BIR50 (4Q: 09:16) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-BIR45 (4Q: 09:11) Lynn Dickey sacked by DT Andrew Provence for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Sexton. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NJY Donnie Shell on the BIR40. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (4Q: 08:56) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by WR Wes Chandler. |
| 2-10-BIR40 (4Q: 08:50) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Kevin House for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. |
| 3-3-BIR33 (4Q: 08:17) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Alvin Moore for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Watkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (4Q: 07:48) Ottis Anderson ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen, assisted by OLB Jim Merlo. Key block delivered by Keith Eck. |
| 1-10-BIR14 (4Q: 07:11) Eddie Payton ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark, assisted by ILB Jerry Robinson. |
| 2-10-BIR14 (4Q: 06:40) Ottis Anderson ran around right end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 3-10-BIR14 (4Q: 06:10) Ottis Anderson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Robert Jackson. |
| 4-10-BIR14 (4Q: 05:41) Frank Corral attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 17, New York 17 |
| (4Q: 05:34) Frank Corral kicked off 74 yards from the NJY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 05:34) Earl Campbell ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Randy White. |
| 2-8-BIR22 (4Q: 04:53) Earl Campbell ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Randy White, assisted by ILB Dewey Selmon. |
| 3-4-BIR26 (4Q: 04:20) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Tommie Towns for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Studaway. Towns gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NJY Raymond Clayborn for 28 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New York 23, Birmingham 17 |
| (4Q: 04:20) Extra point by Frank Corral was good. New York 24, Birmingham 17 |
| (4Q: 04:11) Frank Corral kicked off 75 yards from the NJY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 04:11) Earl Campbell ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Davison. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (4Q: 03:28) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady, assisted by S Donnie Shell. |
| 3-1-BIR29 (4Q: 02:45) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (4Q: 02:23) Barty Smith ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Fuller. |
| 2-6-BIR46 (4Q: 02:04) Earl Campbell ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Fuller. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-4-BIR48 (4Q: 01:56) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Irving Fryar for 37 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell. Fryar gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NJY15 (4Q: 01:37) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Tommie Towns for 5 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell, assisted by S Brenard Wilson. |
| 2-5-NJY10 (4Q: 01:19) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Fryar. CB Raymond Clayborn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. New York's Randy Davison was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-5-NJY10 (4Q: 01:11) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Charley Young for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New York 24, Birmingham 23 |
| (4Q: 01:11) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 24, New York 24 |
| (4Q: 01:02) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 67 yards from the BIR30. Alvin Moore returned the ball 23 yards to the NJY26. Tackled by Jim Merlo. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a Face Mask on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NJY31 (4Q: 00:52) Neil Lomax pass completed to FB Buford Jordan for 7 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. |
| New York called a time out. |
| 2-3-NJY38 (4Q: 00:41) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by WR Alvin Moore. |
| 3-3-NJY38 (4Q: 00:35) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by TE Billy Griggs. |
| 4-3-NJY38 (4Q: 00:27) Johnny Evans punted 35 yards. Terry Metcalf returned the kick 7 yards to the BIR34. Tackled by Brenard Wilson. |
| 1-10-BIR34 (4Q: 00:17) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Fryar. CB Lucious Smith defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR34 (4Q: 00:10) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-BIR29 (4Q: 00:10) Lynn Dickey pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. S Jeff Fuller defended the pass. |
| 3-15-BIR29 (4Q: 00:05) Lynn Dickey pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 16 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New York won the coin toss and will receive to begin overtime. |
| Start of overtime 1. |
| (OT: 15:00) Steve Mike-Mayer kicked off 60 yards from the BIR30. Alvin Moore returned the ball 11 yards to the NJY21. Tackled by Jim Fahnhorst. |
| 1-10-NJY21 (OT: 14:54) Ottis Anderson ran around right end for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. Key block delivered by Dan Neal. |
| 1-10-NJY42 (OT: 14:21) Eddie Payton ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bruce Clark, assisted by ILB Bob Pifferini. |
| 2-9-NJY43 (OT: 13:41) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Kevin House for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Skip Thomas. House gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR47 (OT: 13:14) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Kevin House for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jimmy Allen. |
| 2-8-BIR45 (OT: 12:43) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Wes Chandler for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Holmes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (OT: 12:04) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Kevin House for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Pifferini. House gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-BIR31 (OT: 11:17) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Ottis Anderson for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 3-5-BIR31 (OT: 10:51) Ottis Anderson ran around right end for 31 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ted Brown. New York 30, Birmingham 24 |
| (OT: 10:51) |
| Final Score: New York Jets 30, Birmingham Texans 24 |