| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 80 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Dallas won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Shank Haji-Sheikh kicked off 67 yards from the BIR30. Lam Jones returned the ball 18 yards to the DAL21. Tackled by Mike Burns. |
| 1-10-DAL21 (1Q: 14:40) Neal Anderson ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Larry Roberts, assisted by ILB Mike Hunt. ILB Mike Hunt knocked down Rob Fada to break up the play. |
| 2-8-DAL23 (1Q: 14:05) Neal Anderson ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Kevin Murphy, assisted by ILB Niko Noga. Birmingham's Steve Haworth was hurt on the play. |
| 3-5-DAL26 (1Q: 13:24) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 15 yards. Tackled by DT Pat Ogrin. Brown gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL41 (1Q: 12:37) Steve Pelleur pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Brown. OLB Bob Brudzinski defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DAL41 (1Q: 12:27) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (1Q: 11:47) Steve Pelleur pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ricky Sanders. DE Fletcher Jenkins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR40 (1Q: 11:37) Steve Pelleur pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ricky Sanders. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BIR40 (1Q: 11:24) Steve Pelleur pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bill Brooks. OLB Bob Brudzinski defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-BIR40 (1Q: 11:14) Rich Camarillo punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 11:08) Fulton Piccolo pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Doug Donley. DE Mack Moore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (1Q: 11:03) Knows Jackson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Stan Johnson, assisted by S Terrance Hoagie. |
| 3-7-BIR23 (1Q: 10:28) Fulton Piccolo pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Carter. |
| 4-7-BIR23 (1Q: 10:22) Jim Arnold punted 31 yards. Lam Jones returned the kick 10 yards to the BIR44. Tackled by Domingo Bryant. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (1Q: 10:11) Gerald Willhite ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Pat Ogrin. DT Pat Ogrin knocked down Jim Arneson to break up the play. |
| 2-8-BIR42 (1Q: 09:43) Neal Anderson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Domingo Bryant. |
| 3-5-BIR39 (1Q: 09:11) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Domingo Bryant. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (1Q: 08:41) Neal Anderson ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. |
| 2-11-BIR30 (1Q: 08:16) Neal Anderson ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| 3-9-BIR28 (1Q: 07:46) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 4 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. |
| 4-5-BIR24 (1Q: 07:10) Donald Igwebuike attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 3, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 07:02) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 50 yards from the DAL30. Mike Martin returned the ball 19 yards to the BIR39. Tackled by Russell Davis. |
| 1-10-BIR39 (1Q: 06:38) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ron McCartney, assisted by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 2-8-BIR41 (1Q: 06:12) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to WR James Pruitt for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Brown, assisted by OLB Greg Bracelin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DAL48 (1Q: 05:24) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to WR Butch Johnson for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating, assisted by OLB Greg Bracelin. |
| 2-6-DAL44 (1Q: 04:51) Bo Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Benish, assisted by ILB Miles Turpin. |
| 3-3-DAL41 (1Q: 04:12) Bo Jackson ran a draw inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young, assisted by OLB Ron McCartney. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-DAL30 (1Q: 03:45) Bo Jackson ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Lyles. |
| 2-11-DAL31 (1Q: 03:14) Fulton Piccolo pass fell incomplete, intended for WR James Pruitt. DE Mack Moore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-DAL31 (1Q: 03:10) Knows Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton. |
| 4-6-DAL26 (1Q: 02:36) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 43 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-DAL33 (1Q: 02:30) Neal Anderson ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Gerald Williams, assisted by OLB Kevin Murphy. |
| 2-7-DAL36 (1Q: 02:01) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 6 yards. Tackled by S Domingo Bryant, assisted by OLB Jack Del Rio. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-DAL42 (1Q: 01:22) Gerald Willhite ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Studaway. Key block delivered by Rob Fada. |
| 1-10-DAL44 (1Q: 00:44) Neal Anderson ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. Key block delivered by Rob Fada. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (1Q: 00:05) Steve Pelleur pass completed to RB Neal Anderson for 5 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-5-BIR39 (2Q: 15:00) Neal Anderson ran around left end for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Kevin Murphy, assisted by ILB Mike Hunt. Key block delivered by Bob Patton. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (2Q: 14:19) Gerald Willhite ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Gerald Williams. |
| 2-6-BIR27 (2Q: 13:50) Steve Pelleur pass was intended for WR Mark Nichols and was intercepted by CB Walter Packer at the BIR01. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Robb Rubick. |
| 1-10-BIR10 (2Q: 13:38) Bo Jackson ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Brown, assisted by S Donnie Shell. Key block delivered by Mark Dennard. |
| 2-4-BIR16 (2Q: 13:04) Fulton Piccolo pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Butch Johnson. DT Stan Johnson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-BIR16 (2Q: 12:58) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to RB Robert Weathers for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. Weathers gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (2Q: 12:34) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to WR Herbert Harris for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose, assisted by OLB Ron McCartney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-10-BIR30 (2Q: 11:48) Robert Weathers ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. |
| 3-3-BIR37 (2Q: 11:03) Robert Weathers ran a draw inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Lyles. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. Sexton ran over Jeff Fisher to set up the play. |
| 1-10-BIR42 (2Q: 10:17) Bo Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton. Key block delivered by Eric Moran. |
| 2-4-BIR48 (2Q: 09:39) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Robert Lyles. Jackson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-3-BIR49 (2Q: 09:14) Robert Weathers ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton. |
| 4-2-BIR50 (2Q: 08:36) Jim Arnold punted 37 yards. Lam Jones returned the kick 12 yards to the DAL25. Tackled by Jim Dombrowski. |
| 1-10-DAL25 (2Q: 08:29) Steve Pelleur pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Robb Rubick. DE Mark Studaway hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DAL25 (2Q: 08:22) Steve Pelleur pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Neal Anderson. S Eric Williams defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DAL25 (2Q: 08:15) Steve Pelleur pass was intended for WR Eddie Brown and was intercepted by ILB Mike Hunt at the DAL31. The interception was returned 25 yards. Tackled by Neal Anderson. |
| 1-6-DAL06 (2Q: 08:05) Bo Jackson ran inside the right guard for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. Birmingham 6, Dallas 3 |
| (2Q: 08:05) Extra point by Shank Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 7, Dallas 3 |
| (2Q: 07:55) Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked off 65 yards from the BIR30. Lam Jones returned the ball 25 yards to the DAL30. Tackled by Tim Wilson. |
| 1-10-DAL30 (2Q: 07:24) Gerald Willhite ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Fletcher Jenkins. Key block delivered by James Jones. Jones ran over Eric Williams to set up the play. |
| 1-10-DAL43 (2Q: 06:48) Gerald Willhite ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Gerald Williams. |
| 2-10-DAL43 (2Q: 06:23) Neal Anderson ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. Key block delivered by Jim Arneson. |
| 3-2-BIR49 (2Q: 06:01) Gerald Willhite ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. Key block delivered by Preston Gothard. |
| 1-10-BIR47 (2Q: 05:25) Neal Anderson ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Eric Williams. |
| 2-8-BIR45 (2Q: 04:51) Neal Anderson ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Gerald Williams. |
| 3-7-BIR44 (2Q: 04:21) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-BIR43 (2Q: 03:46) Rich Camarillo punted 32 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR11. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. |
| 4-1-BIR38 (2Q: 03:39) Rich Camarillo punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 03:32) Robert Weathers ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Lyles, assisted by DT Dan Benish. |
| 2-8-BIR22 (2Q: 02:53) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-BIR17 (2Q: 02:53) Knows Jackson ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating. Dallas's Robert Lyles was hurt on the play. |
| 3-7-BIR23 (2Q: 02:17) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to WR James Pruitt for -2 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-9-BIR21 (2Q: 02:00) Jim Arnold punted 35 yards. Lam Jones returned the kick 20 yards to the BIR36. Tackled by Domingo Bryant. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (2Q: 01:52) Steve Pelleur pass completed to TE Robb Rubick for 14 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rubick gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR22 (2Q: 01:36) Steve Pelleur pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR22 (2Q: 01:30) Steve Pelleur pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Lam Jones. DE Alonzo Mitz blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-BIR22 (2Q: 01:22) Gerald Willhite ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Pat Ogrin. Willhite made a great move on Russell Gary. Key block delivered by Rich Moran. |
| 1-10-BIR10 (2Q: 01:01) Frank Reich pass completed to RB Gerald Willhite for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Dallas 9, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 01:01) Extra point by Donald Igwebuike was good. Dallas 10, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 00:55) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 61 yards from the DAL30. Mike Martin returned the ball 19 yards to the BIR28. Tackled by Russell Davis. |
| 1-10-BIR28 (2Q: 00:47) Robert Weathers ran a draw inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell. Key block delivered by Tim Wilson. |
| 2-3-BIR35 (2Q: 00:25) Bo Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Rod Martin, assisted by S Terrance Hoagie. Key block delivered by Jim Dombrowski. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (2Q: 00:06) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to C Harper LeBel for 14 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 69 yards from the DAL30. Mike Martin returned the ball 24 yards to the BIR25. Tackled by Mark Nichols. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (3Q: 14:43) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BIR15 (3Q: 14:34) Fulton Piccolo sacked by DE Mack Moore and DE Dan Hampton for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Dombrowski. |
| 2-27-BIR08 (3Q: 14:03) Fulton Piccolo pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Butch Johnson. OLB Chris Keating defended the pass. |
| 3-27-BIR08 (3Q: 13:57) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to WR Herbert Harris for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Fisher, assisted by DE Mack Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-24-BIR11 (3Q: 13:14) Jim Arnold punted 59 yards. Lam Jones returned the kick 5 yards to the DAL35. Tackled by Domingo Bryant. |
| 1-10-DAL35 (3Q: 13:05) Gerald Willhite ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Brudzinski. |
| 2-7-DAL38 (3Q: 12:41) Neal Anderson ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 3-3-DAL42 (3Q: 12:08) Neal Anderson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Brudzinski, assisted by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 4-1-DAL44 (3Q: 11:39) Rich Camarillo punted 42 yards. Mike Martin returned the kick 3 yards to the BIR17. Tackled by Jim Arneson. |
| 1-10-BIR17 (3Q: 11:28) Robert Weathers ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton. Birmingham's Fulton Piccolo was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-7-BIR20 (3Q: 11:00) Knows Jackson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Stan Johnson. |
| 3-6-BIR21 (3Q: 10:17) Knows Jackson ran a draw inside the left guard for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Brown. Key block delivered by Steve August. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (3Q: 09:40) Fulton Piccolo pass fell incomplete, intended for WR James Pruitt. DE Mack Moore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Dallas was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-DAL44 (3Q: 09:35) Robert Weathers ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Brown, assisted by OLB Bob Breunig. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DAL S Wes Hopkins to the DAL39. |
| 1-10-DAL39 (3Q: 09:28) Gerald Willhite ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Alonzo Mitz. |
| 2-9-DAL40 (3Q: 08:56) Frank Reich pass completed to WR Mark Nichols for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. Nichols gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (3Q: 08:19) Gerald Willhite ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson. |
| 2-7-BIR38 (3Q: 07:34) Neal Anderson ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Larry Roberts, assisted by ILB Jerry Robinson. Key block delivered by John Giesler. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (3Q: 06:50) James Jones ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by DE Larry Roberts. |
| 2-10-BIR30 (3Q: 06:07) Frank Reich pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Robb Rubick. DE Alonzo Mitz blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BIR30 (3Q: 06:00) Frank Reich scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Eric Williams. |
| 4-8-BIR28 (3Q: 05:16) Donald Igwebuike attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 13, Birmingham 7 |
| (3Q: 05:11) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 68 yards from the DAL30. James Pruitt returned the ball 14 yards to the BIR16. Tackled by Lam Jones. |
| 1-10-BIR16 (3Q: 04:48) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to RB Knows Jackson for 50 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Bracelin. Jackson gained 50 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL34 (3Q: 04:00) Knows Jackson ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating, assisted by DE Dan Hampton. |
| 2-7-DAL31 (3Q: 03:35) Fulton Piccolo pass was thrown incomplete, intended for C Harper LeBel. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-DAL31 (3Q: 03:29) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Everson Walls. |
| 4-3-DAL27 (3Q: 02:44) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 44 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-DAL34 (3Q: 02:39) Neal Anderson ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio, assisted by OLB Kevin Murphy. Key block delivered by Phil LaPorta. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-DAL24 (3Q: 02:29) Neal Anderson ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. Key block delivered by Rob Fada. |
| 2-11-DAL33 (3Q: 01:56) Lam Jones ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 3-11-DAL33 (3Q: 01:12) Frank Reich sacked by DE Fletcher Jenkins for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Rich Moran. Dallas's Frank Reich was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-16-DAL28 (3Q: 00:42) Rich Camarillo punted 41 yards. Mike Martin returned the kick 15 yards to the BIR46. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (3Q: 00:32) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to WR Herbert Harris for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Rod Martin. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-10-BIR23 (4Q: 15:00) Robert Weathers ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton. |
| 3-8-BIR25 (4Q: 14:27) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to WR Herbert Harris for 2 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young, assisted by S Wes Hopkins. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-BIR27 (4Q: 13:58) Jim Arnold punted 66 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DAL07. |
| 1-10-DAL07 (4Q: 13:51) Frank Reich pass completed to TE Preston Gothard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Bob Brudzinski. |
| 2-9-DAL08 (4Q: 13:24) Frank Reich pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Brown. ILB Mike Hunt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-DAL08 (4Q: 13:17) Frank Reich pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 43 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. Brown gained 35 yards after the catch. Birmingham's Russell Gary was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor chest injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (4Q: 12:32) Gerald Willhite ran around the left tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Brudzinski. Key block delivered by Rich Moran. |
| 1-10-BIR32 (4Q: 11:59) Gerald Willhite ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| 2-8-BIR30 (4Q: 11:19) Frank Reich pass completed to RB Gerald Willhite for -2 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BIR32 (4Q: 10:33) Frank Reich pass completed to RB Neal Anderson for 9 yards. Tackled by CB J.C. Pearson. Anderson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-BIR23 (4Q: 10:00) Donald Igwebuike attempted a 40 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (4Q: 09:53) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to RB Knows Jackson for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Chris Keating. Jackson gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-BIR35 (4Q: 09:45) Robert Weathers ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Bob Breunig. |
| 2-9-BIR36 (4Q: 09:20) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Fisher. Jackson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-4-BIR41 (4Q: 08:42) Fulton Piccolo pass fell incomplete, intended for C Harper LeBel. OLB Ron McCartney defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-BIR41 (4Q: 08:36) Jim Arnold punted 50 yards. Lam Jones returned the kick 10 yards to the DAL19. Tackled by Tom Mullady. |
| 1-10-DAL19 (4Q: 08:27) Frank Reich pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Neal Anderson. OLB Jack Del Rio defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DAL19 (4Q: 08:20) Gerald Willhite ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 3-3-DAL26 (4Q: 07:48) Frank Reich pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 8 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary, assisted by OLB Bob Brudzinski. Brown gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL34 (4Q: 07:03) Frank Reich pass fell incomplete, intended for FB James Jones. CB Walter Packer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DAL34 (4Q: 06:59) Neal Anderson ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio, assisted by S Eric Williams. |
| 3-6-DAL38 (4Q: 06:12) Frank Reich pass completed to WR Bill Brooks for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. Brooks gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL49 (4Q: 05:28) Neal Anderson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Walter Packer, assisted by S Russell Gary. |
| 2-9-BIR50 (4Q: 04:40) Gerald Willhite ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Brudzinski. |
| 3-10-DAL49 (4Q: 03:54) Gerald Willhite ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary, assisted by DE Mark Studaway. |
| 4-7-BIR48 (4Q: 03:08) Rich Camarillo punted 38 yards. Mike Burns called for a fair catch at the BIR10. |
| 1-10-BIR10 (4Q: 02:59) Bo Jackson ran a draw inside the left guard for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. Key block delivered by Jim Dombrowski. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (4Q: 02:21) Knows Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Harvey Armstrong. Key block delivered by Mark Dennard. Dennard ran over Dick Ambrose to set up the play. |
| 2-5-BIR35 (4Q: 02:05) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to WR Doug Donley for -1 yards. Tackled by S Terrance Hoagie. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-6-BIR34 (4Q: 01:56) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to WR Herbert Harris for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Rod Martin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR50 (4Q: 01:37) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to TE Tom Mullady for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Steve Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR50 (4Q: 01:28) Fulton Piccolo pass was blocked at the line, intended for C Harper LeBel. DE Dan Hampton blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-BIR50 (4Q: 01:19) Fulton Piccolo pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Everson Walls. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-4-DAL44 (4Q: 01:07) Fulton Piccolo pass was dropped by WR James Pruitt. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DAL44 (4Q: 01:00) Gerald Willhite ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Fletcher Jenkins, assisted by ILB Niko Noga. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-9-DAL45 (4Q: 00:48) Frank Reich dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-11-DAL43 (4Q: 00:36) Frank Reich dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Dallas Cowboys 13, Birmingham Texans 7 |