| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 74 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind. |
| Cleveland won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Shank Haji-Sheikh kicked off 75 yards from the BIR30. Jimmy Rogers returned the ball 33 yards to the CLE28. Tackled by Steve Haworth. |
| 1-10-CLE28 (1Q: 14:41) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Bunz. |
| 2-8-CLE30 (1Q: 14:09) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 12 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Holmes. Reed gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (1Q: 13:46) Steve Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by DE Skip McClendon. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| 2-1-BIR49 (1Q: 13:08) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio, assisted by S Darryl Holmes. McNeil gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (1Q: 12:28) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Cunningham. |
| 2-10-BIR38 (1Q: 12:18) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson. Key block delivered by Keith Van Horne. |
| 3-2-BIR30 (1Q: 11:56) Freeman McNeil ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Pat Ogrin, assisted by CB Steve Haworth. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (1Q: 11:26) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Linden King. |
| 2-10-BIR26 (1Q: 10:58) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Dan Bunz. |
| 3-8-BIR24 (1Q: 10:26) Jim McMahon scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Morris. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (1Q: 10:13) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| 2-11-BIR20 (1Q: 09:44) Jim McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Kevin Murphy, assisted by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 3-3-BIR12 (1Q: 09:12) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 6 yards. Tackled by CB J.C. Pearson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-6-BIR06 (1Q: 08:36) Freeman McNeil ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Kevin Murphy. |
| 2-6-BIR06 (1Q: 08:06) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson. |
| 3-4-BIR04 (1Q: 07:26) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Linden King, assisted by CB J.C. Pearson. |
| 4-2-BIR02 (1Q: 06:40) John Smith attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 3, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 06:33) John Smith kicked off 66 yards from the CLE30. Paul Palmer returned the ball 20 yards to the BIR24. Tackled by A.J. Duhe. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (1Q: 06:12) Knows Jackson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by CB Patrick Allen. |
| 2-7-BIR27 (1Q: 05:41) Knows Jackson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey, assisted by OLB George Andrews. Key block delivered by Doug Dumler. |
| 1-10-BIR39 (1Q: 05:04) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Knows Jackson for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Seale. Jackson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-BIR46 (1Q: 04:17) Bo Jackson ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Duda. |
| 3-1-BIR48 (1Q: 03:49) Paul Palmer ran a trap outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Woods, assisted by OLB Lucius Sanford. Key block delivered by Todd Peat. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (1Q: 03:19) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. ILB Jim Fahnhorst hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CLE42 (1Q: 03:06) Paul Palmer ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Walker, assisted by DE Byron Darby. |
| 3-4-CLE36 (1Q: 02:39) Bernie Kosar pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. |
| 4-4-CLE36 (1Q: 02:29) Bernie Kosar pass was dropped by WR Rickey Young. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (1Q: 02:23) Steve Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by DE Larry Roberts. |
| 2-8-CLE38 (1Q: 01:42) Jim McMahon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Walter Stanley. DE Fletcher Jenkins blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-CLE38 (1Q: 01:36) Jim McMahon sacked by OLB Jack Del Rio for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Joel Patten. |
| 4-14-CLE32 (1Q: 00:55) Lee Johnson punted 38 yards. Brian Davis returned the kick 6 yards to the BIR36. Tackled by Jim Ritcher. |
| 1-10-BIR36 (1Q: 00:47) Bo Jackson ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Rick Graf. |
| 2-10-BIR36 (1Q: 00:07) Bernie Kosar pass completed to TE Len Bias for 8 yards. Tackled by DE William Fuller, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. Bias gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-2-BIR44 (2Q: 15:00) Bernie Kosar pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Doug Donley. |
| 4-2-BIR44 (2Q: 14:55) Jim Arnold punted 44 yards. Phil Epps returned the kick 13 yards to the CLE25. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CLE15 (2Q: 14:46) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Morris. |
| 2-4-CLE21 (2Q: 14:05) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Cris Collinsworth for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Dan Bunz. |
| 1-10-CLE27 (2Q: 13:19) Steve Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Dan Bunz, assisted by DE Skip McClendon. |
| 2-9-CLE28 (2Q: 12:52) Freeman McNeil ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB J.C. Pearson, assisted by DE Larry Roberts. Key block delivered by Greg Jarvis. |
| 1-10-CLE38 (2Q: 12:21) Freeman McNeil ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson, assisted by S Darryl Holmes. |
| 2-9-CLE39 (2Q: 11:55) Steve Strachan ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by DE Fletcher Jenkins. |
| 3-6-CLE42 (2Q: 11:12) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Bunz. |
| 4-1-CLE47 (2Q: 10:43) Lee Johnson punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BIR06. |
| 1-10-BIR06 (2Q: 10:34) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 1-10-BIR21 (2Q: 10:00) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-BIR24 (2Q: 09:18) Knows Jackson ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Tony Woods. |
| 3-4-BIR27 (2Q: 08:38) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. CB Kevin Walker defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-BIR27 (2Q: 08:30) Jim Arnold punted 39 yards. Phil Epps returned the kick 11 yards to the CLE45. Tackled by John Gesek. |
| 1-10-CLE45 (2Q: 08:21) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to RB Freeman McNeil for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Gerald Williams. |
| 2-2-BIR47 (2Q: 07:44) Steve Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| 1-10-BIR39 (2Q: 07:17) Steve Strachan ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Todd Bell. |
| 2-9-BIR38 (2Q: 06:40) Steve Strachan ran inside the right guard for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Gerald Williams. Key block delivered by Greg Jarvis. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (2Q: 06:12) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt, assisted by S Darryl Holmes. |
| 2-6-BIR22 (2Q: 05:27) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson. |
| 3-2-BIR18 (2Q: 05:02) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson. |
| 4-4-BIR20 (2Q: 04:19) John Smith attempted a 37 yard field goal and it was blocked by Otis Wilson. BIR Dan Bunz recovered the ball at the BIR31. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (2Q: 04:09) Bo Jackson ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Donnie Humphrey. Key block delivered by Todd Peat. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-BIR21 (2Q: 04:00) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carter gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE49 (2Q: 03:22) Bo Jackson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. |
| 2-8-CLE47 (2Q: 02:54) Knows Jackson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Casillas, assisted by S Clinton Burrell. |
| 3-6-CLE45 (2Q: 02:32) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Seale. Carter gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-CLE33 (2Q: 02:00) Knows Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. |
| 2-9-CLE32 (2Q: 01:38) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Allen, assisted by CB Rick Grimes. |
| 1-10-CLE20 (2Q: 01:22) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Carter. DE William Fuller hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE20 (2Q: 01:16) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Carter. S Clinton Burrell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-CLE20 (2Q: 01:07) Bernie Kosar pass completed to TE Len Bias for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Bias gained 13 yards after the catch. Birmingham 6, Cleveland 3 |
| (2Q: 01:07) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 7, Cleveland 3 |
| (2Q: 00:55) Shank Haji-Sheikh kicked off 62 yards from the BIR30. Jimmy Rogers returned the ball 32 yards to the CLE40. Tackled by Mike Burns. |
| 1-10-CLE40 (2Q: 00:50) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. S Darryl Holmes defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CLE40 (2Q: 00:44) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 29 yards. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson. Stanley gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland called a time out. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (2Q: 00:33) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB J.C. Pearson. |
| 2-2-BIR23 (2Q: 00:22) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. ILB Otis Wilson defended the pass. |
| 3-2-BIR23 (2Q: 00:14) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by TE Bennie Cunningham. |
| 4-2-BIR23 (2Q: 00:04) John Smith attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Birmingham 7, Cleveland 6 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) John Smith kicked off 75 yards from the CLE30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 15:00) Bo Jackson ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by ILB Eugene Seale. |
| 2-11-BIR19 (3Q: 14:16) Knows Jackson ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE William Fuller, assisted by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 2-16-BIR14 (3Q: 14:10) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-BIR17 (3Q: 13:38) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. DE William Fuller drove right through Doug Dumler to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-13-BIR17 (3Q: 13:31) Jim Arnold punted 39 yards. Phil Epps returned the kick 8 yards to the BIR48. Tackled by Brian Davis. |
| 1-10-BIR48 (3Q: 13:22) Jim McMahon pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Burns. |
| 2-2-BIR40 (3Q: 12:46) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Morris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Reed gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (3Q: 12:00) Steve Strachan ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Todd Bell. |
| 2-9-BIR25 (3Q: 11:37) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. |
| 3-10-BIR26 (3Q: 11:11) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Freeman McNeil. DT Pat Ogrin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-BIR26 (3Q: 11:05) John Smith attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 9, Birmingham 7 |
| (3Q: 10:59) John Smith kicked off 68 yards from the CLE30. Paul Palmer returned the ball 21 yards to the BIR23. Tackled by Steve Gage. |
| 1-10-BIR23 (3Q: 10:31) Paul Palmer ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Byron Darby. Key block delivered by Doug Dumler. |
| 2-5-BIR28 (3Q: 09:48) Bo Jackson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE William Fuller, assisted by ILB Eugene Seale. |
| 3-1-BIR32 (3Q: 09:05) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Walker. Jackson gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (3Q: 08:35) Bo Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Eugene Seale, assisted by OLB A.J. Duhe. Key block delivered by Eric Moran. |
| 1-10-CLE36 (3Q: 08:09) Bo Jackson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. |
| 2-10-CLE36 (3Q: 07:37) Bo Jackson ran inside the right guard for 36 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by John Gesek. Birmingham 13, Cleveland 9 |
| (3Q: 07:37) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Birmingham 14, Cleveland 9 |
| (3Q: 07:20) Shank Haji-Sheikh kicked off 58 yards from the BIR30. Jimmy Rogers returned the ball 30 yards to the CLE42. Tackled by Brian Davis. |
| 1-10-CLE42 (3Q: 06:50) Steve Strachan ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson, assisted by S Darryl Holmes. |
| 2-7-CLE45 (3Q: 06:22) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 55 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Reed gained 45 yards after the catch. Cleveland 15, Birmingham 14 |
| (3Q: 06:22) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 16, Birmingham 14 |
| (3Q: 06:03) John Smith kicked off 68 yards from the CLE30. Paul Palmer returned the ball 19 yards to the BIR21. Tackled by Steve Strachan. |
| 1-10-BIR21 (3Q: 05:31) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Paul Palmer for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. |
| 2-10-BIR21 (3Q: 05:05) Bernie Kosar sacked by DT Mark Duda and DE Tony Woods for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Doug Dumler. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (3Q: 04:53) Paul Palmer ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Duda. |
| 2-7-BIR34 (3Q: 04:11) Knows Jackson ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Bob Jury. |
| 3-1-BIR40 (3Q: 03:32) Bo Jackson ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Tony Casillas. |
| 4-2-BIR39 (3Q: 03:00) Jim Arnold punted 35 yards. Phil Epps called for a fair catch at the CLE26. |
| 1-10-CLE26 (3Q: 02:52) Jim McMahon pass completed to WR Walter Stanley for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by ILB Otis Wilson. Stanley gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-CLE31 (3Q: 02:46) Freeman McNeil ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 1-10-CLE37 (3Q: 02:05) Jim McMahon pass completed to TE Calvin Magee for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson, assisted by S Todd Bell. Magee gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-1-CLE46 (3Q: 01:39) Jim McMahon pass completed to TE Calvin Magee for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson. Magee gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR49 (3Q: 01:13) Freeman McNeil ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Bunz, assisted by DE Larry Roberts. Key block delivered by John Ayers. |
| 2-4-BIR43 (3Q: 00:42) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Collinsworth. S Mike Burns defended the pass. |
| 3-4-BIR43 (3Q: 00:37) Jim McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bennie Cunningham. OLB Linden King hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-BIR43 (3Q: 00:28) Lee Johnson punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (3Q: 00:23) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes, assisted by DT Donnie Humphrey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Donley gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (4Q: 15:00) Knows Jackson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Rick Grimes. |
| 2-7-BIR34 (4Q: 14:26) Bo Jackson ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. |
| 3-3-BIR38 (4Q: 13:54) Knows Jackson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Roland James. |
| 4-2-BIR39 (4Q: 13:28) Jim Arnold punted 38 yards. Phil Epps returned the kick 2 yards to the CLE25. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CLE15 (4Q: 13:21) Jimmy Mac McMahon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Brian Davis. |
| 2-7-CLE18 (4Q: 12:34) Steve Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mike Burns, assisted by OLB Jack Del Rio. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offsides. |
| 2-2-CLE23 (4Q: 12:28) Freeman McNeil ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. Key block delivered by Jim Ritcher. |
| 1-10-CLE25 (4Q: 11:51) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE John Goodman. |
| 2-6-CLE29 (4Q: 11:27) Freeman McNeil ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by OLB Kevin Murphy. |
| 3-5-CLE30 (4Q: 10:56) Jim McMahon pass was dropped by WR Cris Collinsworth. |
| 4-5-CLE30 (4Q: 10:47) Lee Johnson punted 41 yards. Paul Palmer returned the kick 1 yard to the BIR30. Tackled by Max Montoya. |
| 1-10-BIR30 (4Q: 10:36) Bo Jackson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Roland James, assisted by DT Donnie Humphrey. |
| 2-9-BIR31 (4Q: 09:54) Paul Palmer ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Duda. |
| 3-5-BIR35 (4Q: 09:09) Bernie Kosar pass was dropped by WR Cris Carter. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-BIR35 (4Q: 09:01) Jim Arnold punted 42 yards. Phil Epps returned the kick 5 yards to the CLE28. Tackled by Steve Haworth. |
| 1-10-CLE28 (4Q: 08:54) Freeman McNeil ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Morris, assisted by ILB Otis Wilson. Key block delivered by Keith Van Horne. |
| 2-4-CLE34 (4Q: 08:08) Freeman McNeil ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. |
| 3-1-CLE37 (4Q: 07:23) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to RB Steve Strachan for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. Strachan gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE46 (4Q: 06:39) Steve Strachan ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. |
| 2-7-CLE49 (4Q: 05:51) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Wayne Capers for 48 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Holmes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Capers gained 38 yards after the catch. |
| 1-3-BIR03 (4Q: 05:06) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. OLB Linden King hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-3-BIR03 (4Q: 05:01) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass completed to WR Andre Reed for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 22, Birmingham 14 |
| (4Q: 05:01) Extra point by John Smith was good. Cleveland 23, Birmingham 14 |
| (4Q: 04:53) John Smith kicked off 72 yards from the CLE30. James Pruitt returned the ball 19 yards to the BIR17. Tackled by Kevin Walker. |
| 1-10-BIR17 (4Q: 04:43) Bo Jackson ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. |
| 2-12-BIR15 (4Q: 04:02) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Rickey Young for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Art Still, assisted by S Roland James. Young gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-8-BIR19 (4Q: 03:51) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-BIR14 (4Q: 03:46) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB George Andrews. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-BIR19 (4Q: 03:24) Bernie Kosar pass was dropped by WR Gerald Carter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (4Q: 03:17) Jimmy Mac McMahon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andre Reed. CB Dennis Thurman defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-BIR19 (4Q: 03:10) Jim McMahon pass completed to TE Bennie Cunningham for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Bunz, assisted by DE Skip McClendon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-BIR15 (4Q: 02:22) Steve Strachan ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio, assisted by CB Brian Davis. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-3-BIR12 (4Q: 02:13) John Smith attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 26, Birmingham 14 |
| (4Q: 02:05) John Smith kicked off 55 yards from the CLE30. Paul Palmer returned the ball 18 yards to the BIR33. Tackled by Wayne Capers. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (4Q: 01:56) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gerald Carter. DT Donnie Humphrey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BIR33 (4Q: 01:46) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 28 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. Carter gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CLE39 (4Q: 01:25) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Doug Donley for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim Fahnhorst. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-CLE18 (4Q: 01:07) Bernie Kosar pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rickey Young. |
| 2-10-CLE18 (4Q: 01:01) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Doug Donley. OLB Rick Graf defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CLE18 (4Q: 00:54) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 7 yards. Tackled by S Clinton Burrell. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 4-3-CLE11 (4Q: 00:46) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Walker. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball goes over on downs. Cleveland's William Fuller was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-CLE11 (4Q: 00:37) Jimmy Mac McMahon dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-11-CLE10 (4Q: 00:26) Jimmy Mac McMahon dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Cleveland Browns 26, Birmingham Texans 14 |