| Played in Birmingham, AL, weather: 54 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind. |
| Birmingham won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Norm Johnson kicked off 71 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 15:00) Bernie Kosar pass was intended for RB Bo Jackson and was intercepted by CB Mike Richardson at the BIR31. The interception was returned 24 yards. Tackled by Knows Jackson. |
| 1-7-BIR07 (1Q: 14:48) Will Cureton pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 6, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 14:48) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 7, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 14:39) Norm Johnson kicked off 59 yards from the HOU30. Paul Palmer returned the ball 16 yards to the BIR27. Tackled by Jewerl Thomas. |
| 1-10-BIR27 (1Q: 14:14) Bernie Kosar sacked by DE Dexter Manley for a loss of 11 yards. Sack allowed by Todd Peat. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Jim Jeffcoat on the BIR16. |
| 1-10-BIR16 (1Q: 14:01) Will Cureton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. |
| 2-10-BIR16 (1Q: 13:54) Will Cureton sacked by DE Larry Roberts and DT Gerald Williams for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dennis McKnight. |
| 3-16-BIR22 (1Q: 13:18) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Rush Brown, assisted by S Kenny Easley. |
| 4-5-BIR11 (1Q: 12:48) Norm Johnson attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, Birmingham 0 |
| (1Q: 12:40) Norm Johnson kicked off 54 yards from the HOU30. Paul Palmer returned the ball 15 yards to the BIR31. Tackled by Kirk Springs. |
| 1-10-BIR31 (1Q: 12:11) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carter gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (1Q: 11:35) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (1Q: 11:02) Bo Jackson ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Darryl Sims. |
| 2-9-HOU42 (1Q: 10:19) Bernie Kosar pass completed to TE Len Bias for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison, assisted by CB Kevin Williams. |
| 3-7-HOU40 (1Q: 09:42) Bernie Kosar pass was dropped by WR Cris Carter. |
| 4-7-HOU40 (1Q: 09:34) Jeff Feagles punted 34 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU06. |
| 1-10-HOU06 (1Q: 09:24) Will Cureton pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Brian Davis, assisted by S Kenny Easley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-HOU13 (1Q: 08:44) Will Cureton pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (1Q: 08:35) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. CB Martin Mayhew defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU19 (1Q: 08:29) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 34 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Mayhew. Key block delivered by Jewerl Thomas. |
| 1-10-BIR47 (1Q: 07:53) Marc Logan ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Gerald Williams, assisted by S Kenny Easley. Key block delivered by Ken Kaplan. |
| 2-1-BIR38 (1Q: 07:25) Herschel Walker ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Norton Jr., assisted by DT John Torbor. |
| 3-2-BIR39 (1Q: 06:58) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. S Jeff Fuller defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-BIR39 (1Q: 06:52) Brian Hansen punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (1Q: 06:45) Bo Jackson ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison. |
| 2-9-BIR21 (1Q: 06:19) Bo Jackson ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Darryl Sims. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Gary Wilkins for 5 yards to the BIR33. Tackled by David Greenwood. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (1Q: 05:53) Paul Palmer ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Darryl Sims. |
| 2-6-BIR37 (1Q: 05:10) Paul Palmer ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. |
| 3-1-BIR42 (1Q: 04:27) Knows Jackson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Scott Studwell, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 4-1-BIR42 (1Q: 03:43) Jeff Feagles punted 48 yards. Mike Friede called for a fair catch at the HOU10. |
| 1-10-HOU10 (1Q: 03:35) Will Cureton pass was intended for TE Keith McKeller and was intercepted by CB Martin Mayhew at the HOU19. The interception was returned 7 yards. Tackled by Marc Logan. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (1Q: 03:23) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Len Bias. OLB Scott Studwell defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU12 (1Q: 03:16) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Williams. |
| 3-5-HOU07 (1Q: 02:35) Bernie Kosar sacked by ILB Pepper Johnson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Tom Crockett. |
| 4-11-HOU13 (1Q: 02:04) Shank Haji-Sheikh attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 10, Birmingham 3 |
| (1Q: 01:58) Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked off 58 yards from the BIR30. Mike Friede returned the ball 23 yards to the HOU35. Tackled by Paul Palmer. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (1Q: 01:26) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. CB Craig Curry defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-HOU35 (1Q: 01:17) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 11 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Fuller. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (1Q: 00:37) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Craig Curry, assisted by OLB Jack Del Rio. Lipps gained 6 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 1-15-HOU41 (1Q: 00:30) Will Cureton pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Walker gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-2-BIR46 (2Q: 15:00) Will Cureton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DE Larry Roberts blocked the pass. |
| 3-2-BIR46 (2Q: 14:50) Herschel Walker ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Easley. DT Gerald Williams knocked down Ken Kaplan to break up the play. |
| 4-4-BIR48 (2Q: 14:14) Brian Hansen punted 32 yards. Paul Palmer returned the kick 3 yards to the BIR19. Tackled by Jewerl Thomas. |
| 1-10-BIR19 (2Q: 14:05) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Knows Jackson for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. Jackson gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-BIR22 (2Q: 13:18) Bernie Kosar pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Greg Baty. OLB Simon Fletcher blocked the pass. |
| 3-7-BIR22 (2Q: 13:12) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Len Bias. OLB Simon Fletcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-BIR22 (2Q: 13:05) Jeff Feagles punted 56 yards. Mike Friede returned the kick 14 yards to the HOU36. Tackled by Paul Oswald. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 12:56) Herschel Walker ran a trap outside the left tackle for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. Key block delivered by George Lilja. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (2Q: 12:12) Will Cureton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Keith McKeller. |
| 2-10-BIR44 (2Q: 12:08) Marc Logan ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Alonzo Mitz. Key block delivered by George Lilja. |
| 3-2-BIR36 (2Q: 11:35) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Morris, assisted by S Kenny Easley. Key block delivered by John Alt. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-BIR15 (2Q: 11:28) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Brian Davis, assisted by DT Gerald Williams. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 2-3-BIR08 (2Q: 10:49) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. Houston 16, Birmingham 3 |
| (2Q: 10:49) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 17, Birmingham 3 |
| (2Q: 10:39) Norm Johnson kicked off 68 yards from the HOU30. Paul Palmer returned the ball 15 yards to the BIR17. Tackled by Jewerl Thomas. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-BIR05 (2Q: 10:18) Bo Jackson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Scott Studwell. |
| 2-6-BIR09 (2Q: 09:34) Bernie Kosar pass completed to TE Len Bias for 56 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Bias gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 08:57) Knows Jackson ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Martin Bayless, assisted by OLB Scott Studwell. |
| 2-9-HOU34 (2Q: 08:19) Bo Jackson ran a draw inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus, assisted by DT Bill Acker. |
| 3-2-HOU27 (2Q: 07:55) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 23 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. Brown gained 23 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Bo Jackson on the HOU04. |
| 1-4-HOU04 (2Q: 07:19) Knows Jackson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. |
| 2-1-HOU01 (2Q: 06:53) Knows Jackson ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 3-1-HOU01 (2Q: 06:19) Knows Jackson ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison. |
| 4-1-HOU01 (2Q: 05:48) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 17, Birmingham 6 |
| (2Q: 05:40) Shank Haji-Sheikh kicked off 63 yards from the BIR30. Gregg Garrity returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU26. Tackled by Gary Wilkins. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-HOU10 (2Q: 05:19) Marc Logan ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Fuller, assisted by DT Rush Brown. |
| 2-8-HOU12 (2Q: 04:39) Marc Logan ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Easley. |
| 3-5-HOU15 (2Q: 03:54) Marc Logan ran a trap outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Larry Roberts. |
| 4-7-HOU13 (2Q: 03:09) Brian Hansen punted 28 yards. Paul Palmer returned the kick 8 yards to the HOU33. Tackled by KD Dunn. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (2Q: 03:00) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Paul Palmer. OLB Simon Fletcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU33 (2Q: 02:50) Bernie Kosar pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-HOU33 (2Q: 02:43) Bernie Kosar pass was dropped by TE Len Bias. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (2Q: 02:36) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bo Jackson. ILB Pepper Johnson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU28 (2Q: 02:26) Bernie Kosar pass was intended for WR Cris Carter and was intercepted by S Martin Bayless at the HOU15. The interception was returned 4 yards. Tackled by Cris Carter. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 02:18) Will Cureton sacked by DT Rush Brown for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by George Lilja. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BIR Alonzo Mitz on the HOU14. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (2Q: 02:03) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Jackson gained 1 yard after the catch. Houston 17, Birmingham 12 |
| (2Q: 02:03) Extra point by Shank Haji-Sheikh was good. Houston 17, Birmingham 13 |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| (2Q: 01:55) Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked off 65 yards from the BIR30. Gregg Garrity returned the ball 23 yards to the HOU28. Tackled by Kenny Easley. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (2Q: 01:46) Marc Logan ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Easley. |
| 2-7-HOU31 (2Q: 01:10) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. S Tim Gordon defended the pass. |
| 3-7-HOU31 (2Q: 01:03) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. Ellard gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (2Q: 00:19) Will Cureton pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Morris, assisted by S Darryl Holmes. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-5-HOU48 (2Q: 00:07) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 16 yards. Tackled by S Tim Gordon. Ellard gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Shank Haji-Sheikh kicked off 79 yards from the BIR30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 15:00) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-HOU26 (3Q: 14:27) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Friede. ILB Ken Norton Jr. defended the pass. |
| 3-4-HOU26 (3Q: 14:20) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Craig Curry. Lipps gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 13:40) Will Cureton sacked by DE Alonzo Mitz for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by George Lilja. |
| 2-15-HOU35 (3Q: 13:14) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Morris. |
| 3-5-HOU45 (3Q: 12:44) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ken Norton Jr., assisted by S Kenny Easley. Walker slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 4-4-HOU46 (3Q: 12:14) Brian Hansen punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BIR07. |
| 1-10-BIR07 (3Q: 12:05) Bo Jackson ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel. |
| 2-8-BIR09 (3Q: 11:30) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 5 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Springs. Brown gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-BIR14 (3Q: 11:08) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 6 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-10-BIR07 (3Q: 11:01) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 17 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty. |
| 1-10-BIR24 (3Q: 10:31) Bo Jackson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. |
| 2-8-BIR26 (3Q: 09:59) Paul Palmer ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jamie Kimmel. |
| 3-8-BIR26 (3Q: 09:33) Bernie Kosar sacked by DE Jim Jeffcoat for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Todd Peat. |
| 4-15-BIR19 (3Q: 08:46) Jeff Feagles punted 36 yards. Mike Friede returned the kick 12 yards to the BIR43. Tackled by Steve Wilson. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (3Q: 08:38) Marc Logan ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson, assisted by S Kenny Easley. |
| 2-10-BIR43 (3Q: 08:11) Marc Logan ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt. DE Alonzo Mitz knocked down Dave Studdard to break up the play. |
| 3-9-BIR42 (3Q: 07:25) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Hunt, assisted by DT Gerald Williams. Key block delivered by John Alt. |
| 1-10-BIR29 (3Q: 06:48) Will Cureton pass completed to RB Marc Logan for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ken Norton Jr.. |
| 2-2-BIR21 (3Q: 06:03) Will Cureton pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Del Rio. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR16 (3Q: 05:34) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Ellard gained 9 yards after the catch. Houston 23, Birmingham 13 |
| (3Q: 05:34) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 24, Birmingham 13 |
| (3Q: 05:28) Norm Johnson kicked off 71 yards from the HOU30. Cris Carter returned the ball 27 yards to the BIR26. Tackled by Jewerl Thomas. |
| 1-10-BIR26 (3Q: 05:02) Knows Jackson ran around the left tackle for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Kevin Williams, assisted by S David Greenwood. Key block delivered by Kent Hill. |
| 2-4-BIR32 (3Q: 04:36) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 31 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S David Greenwood. Carter gained 23 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (3Q: 03:59) Paul Palmer ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Acker, assisted by OLB Scott Studwell. |
| 2-8-HOU35 (3Q: 03:34) Knows Jackson ran inside the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. Key block delivered by Todd Peat. |
| 1-10-HOU17 (3Q: 02:59) Knows Jackson ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Acker, assisted by OLB Scott Studwell. Key block delivered by Todd Peat. |
| 2-2-HOU09 (3Q: 02:23) Bo Jackson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley. |
| 3-2-HOU09 (3Q: 01:46) Bo Jackson ran a trap outside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. |
| 4-4-HOU11 (3Q: 01:13) Ali Haji-Sheikh attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 24, Birmingham 16 |
| (3Q: 01:06) Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked off 50 yards from the BIR30. Gregg Garrity returned the ball 20 yards to the HOU40. Tackled by Brian Davis. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 00:43) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Craig Curry. Lipps gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-BIR38 (4Q: 15:00) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Haywood Jeffires for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Norton Jr.. |
| 2-2-BIR30 (4Q: 14:30) Will Cureton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. |
| 3-2-BIR30 (4Q: 14:17) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Otis Wilson, assisted by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 4-4-BIR32 (4Q: 13:44) Norm Johnson attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 27, Birmingham 16 |
| (4Q: 13:36) Norm Johnson kicked off 51 yards from the HOU30. Paul Palmer returned the ball 24 yards to the BIR43. Tackled by Mike Friede. |
| 1-10-BIR43 (4Q: 13:07) Bo Jackson ran a draw inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Acker, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. Key block delivered by Todd Peat. |
| 2-2-HOU49 (4Q: 12:26) Paul Palmer ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. Key block delivered by Todd Peat. Palmer slipped a little on the wet field. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (4Q: 11:54) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Len Bias. S David Greenwood defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU47 (4Q: 11:47) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. Carter gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (4Q: 11:12) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 35 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Brown gained 4 yards after the catch. Houston 27, Birmingham 22 |
| (4Q: 11:12) Extra point by Ali Haji-Sheikh was good. Houston 27, Birmingham 23 |
| (4Q: 10:56) Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked off 58 yards from the BIR30. Mike Friede returned the ball 16 yards to the HOU28. Tackled by Brian Davis. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (4Q: 10:37) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Gregg Garrity for 9 yards. Tackled by S Darryl Holmes, assisted by S Tim Gordon. |
| 2-1-HOU37 (4Q: 09:51) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DT Rush Brown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-1-HOU37 (4Q: 09:42) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Craig Curry. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (4Q: 09:16) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Norton Jr.. Key block delivered by Ralph Williams. |
| 2-4-BIR49 (4Q: 08:43) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. DT Gerald Williams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-9-HOU46 (4Q: 08:34) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-HOU41 (4Q: 08:26) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Kenny Easley, assisted by OLB Jack Del Rio. |
| 3-14-HOU41 (4Q: 07:46) Will Cureton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. CB Craig Curry defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-HOU41 (4Q: 07:36) Brian Hansen punted 52 yards. The ball was downed at the BIR07. |
| 1-10-BIR07 (4Q: 07:27) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Paul Palmer for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison, assisted by S Kirk Springs. |
| 2-8-BIR09 (4Q: 07:00) Knows Jackson ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood, assisted by S Lloyd Burrus. |
| 3-12-BIR05 (4Q: 06:21) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 15 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty. Jackson gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BIR20 (4Q: 05:38) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Gerald Carter for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Scott Studwell. |
| 2-7-BIR23 (4Q: 05:03) Paul Palmer ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher, assisted by DT Mike Golic. |
| 3-5-BIR25 (4Q: 04:40) PENALTY: Birmingham was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-BIR20 (4Q: 04:30) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. S David Greenwood defended the pass. |
| 4-10-BIR20 (4Q: 04:23) Jeff Feagles punted 47 yards. Mike Friede returned the kick 11 yards to the HOU44. Tackled by Len Bias. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (4Q: 04:12) Marc Logan ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Larry Roberts. |
| 2-10-HOU44 (4Q: 03:28) Will Cureton pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Mayhew. |
| 1-10-BIR46 (4Q: 02:44) Herschel Walker ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ken Norton Jr.. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 2-8-BIR44 (4Q: 02:36) Herschel Walker ran inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Fuller, assisted by CB Martin Mayhew. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 3-12-BIR48 (4Q: 02:24) Marc Logan ran around right end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Kenny Easley. |
| 4-9-BIR45 (4Q: 02:14) Brian Hansen punted 41 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BIR04. |
| 1-10-BIR04 (4Q: 02:03) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 6 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-4-BIR10 (4Q: 01:57) Bernie Kosar pass completed to TE Len Bias for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Kevin Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR28 (4Q: 01:36) Bernie Kosar pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-BIR33 (4Q: 01:24) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 11 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BIR44 (4Q: 01:06) Bernie Kosar pass completed to WR Tim Brown for 33 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty. Brown gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Birmingham called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (4Q: 00:58) Bernie Kosar pass completed to RB Bo Jackson for 11 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus, assisted by ILB Riki Ellison. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (4Q: 00:39) Bernie Kosar spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-HOU12 (4Q: 00:36) Bernie Kosar pass completed to C Harper LeBel for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB James Hasty, assisted by CB Kevin Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-HOU08 (4Q: 00:29) Bernie Kosar pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Len Bias. DE Dexter Manley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-HOU08 (4Q: 00:19) Bernie Kosar pass completed to TE Len Bias for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Birmingham was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 4-16-HOU18 (4Q: 00:10) Bernie Kosar pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tim Brown. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (4Q: 00:01) Will Cureton dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Houston Titans 27, Birmingham Texans 23 |