| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 51 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind. |
| Birmingham won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Norm Johnson kicked off 54 yards from the HOU30. Mike Martin returned the ball 21 yards to the BIR37. Tackled by Bobby Kemp. |
| 1-10-BIR37 (1Q: 14:37) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to RB Knows Jackson for 6 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. Jackson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-4-BIR43 (1Q: 13:53) Knows Jackson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson, assisted by S Martin Bayless. ILB Randy McClanahan knocked down Mark Dennard to break up the play. |
| 3-1-BIR46 (1Q: 13:24) Bo Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. |
| 4-1-BIR46 (1Q: 12:39) Jim Arnold punted 32 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU22. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (1Q: 12:28) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Jerry Robinson. Ellard gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (1Q: 12:00) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Shanle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (1Q: 11:34) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| 2-7-HOU49 (1Q: 10:48) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 45 yards. Tackled by S Eric Williams. Brennan gained 34 yards after the catch. Houston's Dave Studdard was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-6-BIR06 (1Q: 10:17) Neil Lomax pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. |
| 2-6-BIR06 (1Q: 10:11) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Dave Studdard. Houston 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 10:11) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 7, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 10:05) Norm Johnson kicked off 64 yards from the HOU30. Mike Martin returned the ball 23 yards to the BIR29. Tackled by Bobby Kemp. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (1Q: 09:32) Robert Weathers ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. |
| 2-10-BIR29 (1Q: 08:54) Bo Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless, assisted by S David Greenwood. |
| 3-8-BIR31 (1Q: 08:23) Zechariah Barber III sacked by DE Jim Jeffcoat and ILB Randy McClanahan for a loss of 7 yards. Jeffcoat simply blew through Eric Moran to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 4-15-BIR24 (1Q: 07:35) Jim Arnold punted 57 yards. Gregg Garrity returned the kick 3 yards to the HOU22. Tackled by Jim Dombrowski. Ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Mark Granger for 15 yards to the HOU07.. Tackled by Bill Matthews. |
| 1-7-HOU07 (1Q: 07:28) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Tory Nixon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-HOU01 (1Q: 06:50) Robert Weathers ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jim Dombrowski. Houston 7, Birmingham 6 |
| (1Q: 06:50) Extra point by Shank Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 7, Houston 7 |
| (1Q: 06:43) Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked off 59 yards from the BIR30. Gregg Garrity returned the ball 25 yards to the HOU36. Tackled by Mike Martin. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Kirk Springs on the HOU36. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (1Q: 06:19) Neil Lomax scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-HOU41 (1Q: 06:11) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by TE Pat Beach. |
| 2-5-HOU41 (1Q: 06:03) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by WR Louis Lipps. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-HOU41 (1Q: 05:59) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. Lipps gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR41 (1Q: 05:18) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Domingo Bryant. |
| 2-10-BIR41 (1Q: 04:34) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Brudzinski, assisted by S Russell Gary. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-BIR36 (1Q: 04:07) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt, assisted by OLB Bob Brudzinski. Ellard gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR25 (1Q: 03:28) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. S Domingo Bryant defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR25 (1Q: 03:24) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Brennan. ILB Jerry Robinson defended the pass. |
| 3-10-BIR25 (1Q: 03:17) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. ILB Jerry Robinson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-BIR25 (1Q: 03:10) Norm Johnson attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, Birmingham 7 |
| (1Q: 03:03) Norm Johnson kicked off 72 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 03:03) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to FB Tim Wilson for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison. Wilson gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-BIR26 (1Q: 02:22) Bo Jackson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan, assisted by S Martin Bayless. |
| 3-3-BIR27 (1Q: 01:52) Bo Jackson ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison, assisted by S Martin Bayless. Key block delivered by Steve August. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (1Q: 01:08) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to RB Knows Jackson for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Scott Studwell. |
| 2-11-BIR39 (1Q: 00:25) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to WR Mike Martin for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S David Greenwood. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-8-BIR42 (2Q: 15:00) Zechariah Barber III pass was dropped by WR Mike Martin. |
| 4-8-BIR42 (2Q: 14:56) Jim Arnold punted 50 yards. Bobby Kemp returned the kick 11 yards to the HOU19. Tackled by Russell Gary. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 14:46) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson, assisted by S Eric Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (2Q: 14:17) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Anthony Allen for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. Allen gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-HOU36 (2Q: 13:43) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 3 yards. Tackled by S Eric Williams. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (2Q: 13:04) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 14 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Walker gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR47 (2Q: 12:27) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. S Eric Williams defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR47 (2Q: 12:22) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ellard gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-2-BIR39 (2Q: 11:56) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-BIR44 (2Q: 11:50) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio, assisted by S Russell Gary. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR37 (2Q: 11:07) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. McKnight ran over Pat Ogrin to set up the play. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BIR47 (2Q: 10:59) Gerald Riggs ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga. |
| 2-17-BIR44 (2Q: 10:17) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 29 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson. Ellard gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (2Q: 09:30) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. S Mike Burns defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR15 (2Q: 09:22) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. |
| 3-4-BIR09 (2Q: 08:51) Gerald Riggs ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Mark Studaway, assisted by S Russell Gary. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| 1-5-BIR05 (2Q: 08:09) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. DT Pat Ogrin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-5-BIR05 (2Q: 08:04) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-BIR10 (2Q: 07:58) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Pat Ogrin. |
| 3-7-BIR07 (2Q: 07:29) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. ILB Mike Hunt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-BIR07 (2Q: 07:23) Norm Johnson attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 13, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 07:17) Norm Johnson kicked off 79 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 07:17) Bo Jackson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. |
| 2-9-BIR21 (2Q: 06:51) Bo Jackson ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley. |
| 3-4-BIR26 (2Q: 06:26) Zechariah Barber III sacked by DE Dexter Manley and OLB Simon Fletcher for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Sexton. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Randy McClanahan on the BIR22. |
| 1-10-BIR22 (2Q: 06:11) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Herschel Walker. OLB Jack Del Rio defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR22 (2Q: 06:06) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Brudzinski, assisted by CB Lorenzo Shanle. |
| 1-6-BIR06 (2Q: 05:23) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by TE Pat Beach. |
| 2-6-BIR06 (2Q: 05:18) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Pat Beach for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. |
| 3-3-BIR03 (2Q: 04:40) Neil Lomax pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DT Pat Ogrin blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-BIR03 (2Q: 04:35) Norm Johnson attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 16, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 04:28) Norm Johnson kicked off 79 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (2Q: 04:28) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to WR James Pruitt for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. Birmingham's Robert Weathers was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-BIR20 (2Q: 04:02) Zechariah Barber III sacked by OLB Simon Fletcher and DT Bill Acker for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Sexton. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Randy McClanahan on the BIR15. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (2Q: 03:48) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. S Eric Williams defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR15 (2Q: 03:41) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Bob Brudzinski, assisted by DE Larry Roberts. |
| 3-10-BIR15 (2Q: 03:21) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by WR Louis Lipps. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-BIR15 (2Q: 03:14) Norm Johnson attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 19, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 03:09) Norm Johnson kicked off 67 yards from the HOU30. James Pruitt returned the ball 14 yards to the BIR17. Tackled by KD Dunn. |
| 1-10-BIR17 (2Q: 02:53) Bo Jackson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. |
| 2-9-BIR18 (2Q: 02:22) Bo Jackson ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless, assisted by DT Mike Golic. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-3-BIR24 (2Q: 02:00) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to WR James Pruitt for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp, assisted by DE Jim Jeffcoat. Pruitt gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-BIR25 (2Q: 01:39) Jim Arnold punted 45 yards. Bobby Kemp returned the kick 12 yards to the HOU42. Tackled by Eric Moran. Ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Tom Mullady for 9 yards to the HOU33.. Tackled by Bobby Kemp. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (2Q: 01:32) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to TE Tom Mullady for 8 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. |
| 2-2-HOU25 (2Q: 01:15) Zechariah Barber III pass was dropped by FB Tim Wilson. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-12-HOU35 (2Q: 01:09) Zechariah Barber III pass fell incomplete, intended for C Harper LeBel. DE Dexter Manley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-12-HOU35 (2Q: 01:03) Zechariah Barber III pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Bo Jackson. OLB Simon Fletcher blocked the pass. |
| 4-12-HOU35 (2Q: 00:57) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 52 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (2Q: 00:50) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Pat Beach for 6 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by CB Steve Haworth. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-4-HOU48 (2Q: 00:43) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Pat Beach. DE Larry Roberts hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-HOU48 (2Q: 00:36) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Shanle, assisted by DE Alonzo Mitz. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-BIR45 (2Q: 00:26) Gerald Riggs ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary, assisted by OLB Kevin Murphy. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-2-BIR37 (2Q: 00:15) Norm Johnson attempted a 54 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 22, Birmingham 7 |
| (2Q: 00:08) Norm Johnson kicked off 57 yards from the HOU30. Mike Martin returned the ball 21 yards to the BIR34. Tackled by Kirk Springs. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked off 61 yards from the BIR30. Gregg Garrity returned the ball 23 yards to the HOU32. Tackled by Domingo Bryant. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (3Q: 14:41) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-HOU40 (3Q: 14:08) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Eric Williams. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (3Q: 13:30) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary. |
| 2-7-HOU46 (3Q: 12:44) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by S Domingo Bryant. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (3Q: 12:00) Herschel Walker ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson. |
| 2-11-BIR47 (3Q: 11:19) Neil Lomax pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Pat Beach. |
| 3-11-BIR47 (3Q: 11:14) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson, assisted by CB Steve Haworth. |
| 4-4-BIR40 (3Q: 10:42) Brian Hansen punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 10:37) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Frank Manumaleuga. Jackson gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (3Q: 09:57) Zechariah Barber III pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Carter. S David Greenwood defended the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR36 (3Q: 09:50) Zechariah Barber III pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Doug Donley. DT Bill Acker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-BIR36 (3Q: 09:45) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Jeffcoat. Birmingham's Steve August was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ribcage injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-11-BIR35 (3Q: 09:12) Jim Arnold punted 56 yards. Bobby Kemp returned the kick 11 yards to the HOU20. Tackled by Domingo Bryant. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 09:03) Gerald Riggs ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Domingo Bryant, assisted by S Mike Burns. |
| 2-7-HOU23 (3Q: 08:41) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Lorenzo Shanle. |
| 3-5-HOU25 (3Q: 08:11) Brian Brennan ran a reverse around left end for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 07:34) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Russell Gary, assisted by DE Mark Studaway. |
| 2-6-HOU44 (3Q: 06:52) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-HOU39 (3Q: 06:46) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt, assisted by S Eric Williams. |
| 3-11-HOU39 (3Q: 06:07) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt, assisted by CB Walter Packer. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. PENALTY: Houston was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 05:49) Herschel Walker ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. |
| 2-9-HOU41 (3Q: 05:27) Herschel Walker ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by ILB Mike Hunt. |
| 3-11-HOU39 (3Q: 04:52) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt, assisted by CB Walter Packer. Key block delivered by Jim Rourke. |
| 4-1-HOU49 (3Q: 04:28) Brian Hansen punted 44 yards. Mike Martin returned the kick 2 yards to the BIR09. Tackled by Bobby Kemp. |
| 1-10-BIR09 (3Q: 04:20) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to RB Knows Jackson for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Mickey Sutton, assisted by ILB Frank Manumaleuga. |
| 2-10-BIR09 (3Q: 03:53) Robert Weathers ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Scott Studwell. |
| 3-4-BIR15 (3Q: 03:22) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 6 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. Jackson gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-11-BIR08 (3Q: 03:14) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Mickey Sutton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-BIR13 (3Q: 02:46) Jim Arnold punted 44 yards. Bobby Kemp called for a fair catch at the HOU43. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (3Q: 02:35) Gerald Riggs ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Niko Noga, assisted by ILB Mike Hunt. Key block delivered by Jessie Clark. |
| 2-5-HOU48 (3Q: 02:04) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Pat Beach for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (3Q: 01:28) Neil Lomax sacked by ILB Niko Noga and OLB Jack Del Rio for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dennis McKnight. |
| 2-16-HOU48 (3Q: 00:50) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth, assisted by S Russell Gary. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ellard gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-BIR38 (3Q: 00:04) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by CB Shane Thomas. Key block delivered by Jim Rourke. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (4Q: 15:00) Herschel Walker ran a trap outside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Haworth, assisted by S Mike Burns. Key block delivered by Bill Lewis. |
| 2-3-BIR22 (4Q: 14:19) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Gregg Garrity for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson. |
| 1-9-BIR09 (4Q: 13:48) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Pat Beach. DE Larry Roberts hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-5-BIR05 (4Q: 13:39) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Brennan. ILB Jerry Robinson defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-5-BIR05 (4Q: 13:33) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. ILB Mike Hunt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-5-BIR05 (4Q: 13:27) Neil Lomax sacked by OLB Bob Brudzinski for a loss of 14 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Bostic. |
| 4-19-BIR19 (4Q: 12:59) Norm Johnson attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 25, Birmingham 7 |
| (4Q: 12:53) Norm Johnson kicked off 59 yards from the HOU30. James Pruitt returned the ball 16 yards to the BIR27. Tackled by Kirk Springs. |
| 1-10-BIR27 (4Q: 12:25) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-BIR32 (4Q: 11:45) Bo Jackson ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Golic. Key block delivered by Jim Sexton. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (4Q: 11:21) Zechariah Barber III pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Knows Jackson. DE Dexter Manley drove right through Mark Dennard to hurry the quarterback. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-BIR44 (4Q: 11:14) Zechariah Barber III pass was dropped by WR Doug Donley. |
| 3-10-BIR44 (4Q: 11:08) Bo Jackson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher, assisted by DE Dexter Manley. |
| 4-8-BIR46 (4Q: 10:27) Jim Arnold punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU06. |
| 1-10-HOU06 (4Q: 10:20) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| 2-1-HOU15 (4Q: 09:35) Gerald Riggs ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Burns. Key block delivered by Robert Jackson. |
| 1-10-HOU16 (4Q: 09:01) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. S Russell Gary defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU16 (4Q: 08:55) Gerald Riggs ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Eric Williams. |
| 3-8-HOU18 (4Q: 08:15) Neil Lomax pass was intended for TE Pat Beach and was intercepted by CB Steve Haworth at the HOU22. The interception was returned 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Houston 25, Birmingham 13 |
| (4Q: 08:15) Bo Jackson ran for the two-point conversion and failed. He was tackled by Dexter Manley. |
| (4Q: 08:02) Shank Haji-Sheikh kicked off 62 yards from the BIR30. Bobby Kemp returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Mike Martin. Birmingham's Mike Martin was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (4Q: 07:27) Gerald Riggs ran around the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by ILB Mike Hunt. Key block delivered by Dave Studdard. |
| 1-10-HOU42 (4Q: 06:41) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson, assisted by DE Mark Studaway. |
| 2-6-HOU46 (4Q: 05:57) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jerry Robinson, assisted by S Mike Burns. |
| 3-2-BIR50 (4Q: 05:13) Herschel Walker ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. |
| 4-2-BIR50 (4Q: 04:26) Brian Hansen punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BIR07. |
| 1-10-BIR07 (4Q: 04:17) Zechariah Barber III pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Knows Jackson. DE Ken Kennard blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-BIR07 (4Q: 04:12) Bo Jackson ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley. |
| 3-7-BIR10 (4Q: 03:51) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 16 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Springs. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (4Q: 03:29) Zechariah Barber III pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Carter. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-BIR26 (4Q: 03:23) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. Donley gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BIR40 (4Q: 03:02) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 9 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. |
| 2-1-BIR49 (4Q: 02:46) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (4Q: 02:46) Zechariah Barber III pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Doug Donley. |
| 2-10-HOU46 (4Q: 02:37) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 15 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 02:16) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to C Harper LeBel for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-4-HOU25 (4Q: 02:00) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to WR James Pruitt for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 01:53) Zechariah Barber III pass was dropped by WR Doug Donley. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (4Q: 01:43) Zechariah Barber III pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Knows Jackson. DE Dexter Manley blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-HOU20 (4Q: 01:36) Zechariah Barber III pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR James Pruitt. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-HOU15 (4Q: 01:30) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 4 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless, assisted by CB Tory Nixon. |
| 2-6-HOU11 (4Q: 01:11) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 1-2-HOU02 (4Q: 01:04) Zechariah Barber III pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR James Pruitt. |
| 2-2-HOU02 (4Q: 00:57) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-1-HOU01 (4Q: 00:57) Zechariah Barber III pass completed to RB Robert Weathers for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 25, Birmingham 19 |
| (4Q: 00:57) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Houston 25, Birmingham 20 |
| (4Q: 00:47) Shank Haji-Sheikh kicked off (onside) from the BIR30. HOU Brian Brennan recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (4Q: 00:41) Neil Lomax dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-11-BIR45 (4Q: 00:31) Neil Lomax dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-12-BIR46 (4Q: 00:24) Neil Lomax dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Titans 25, Birmingham Texans 20 |