1989 Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
| 1st place American Football Conference Eastern Division 9-7-0 .563 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Marv Levy |
| Tom Bresnahan | Offensive Line |
| Walt Corey | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
| Ted Cottrell | Defensive Line |
| Bruce DeHaven | Special Teams |
| Chuck Dickerson | Special Assistant to the Head Coach |
| Rusty Jones | Strength and Conditioning |
| Don Lawrence | Quality Control |
| Chuck Lester | Defensive Assistant-Linebackers |
| Ted Marchibroda | Quarterbacks/Passing Game Coordinator |
| Nick Nicolau | Receivers |
| Elijah Pitts | Running Backs |
| Dick Roach | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/5/1989 | N | Washington Redskins | 6-31 | L | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 23948 | |
| Sun | 8/13/1989 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 20-24 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 48615 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1989 | H | New Orleans Saints | 10-7 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 48512 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1989 | A | Green Bay Packers | 24-27 | L | Madison, WI | Camp Randall Stadium | 30432 | |
| Fri | 9/1/1989 | N | Atlanta Falcons | 17-38 | L | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 41813 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1989 | A | Miami Dolphins | 27-24 | W | Miami-Dade County, FL | Joe Robbie Stadium | 54541 | |
| Mon | 9/18/1989 | H | Denver Broncos | 14-28 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 78176 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1989 | A | Houston Oilers | 47-41 | W | OT | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 57278 |
| Sun | 10/1/1989 | H | New England Patriots | 31-10 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 78921 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1989 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 14-37 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 58890 | |
| Mon | 10/16/1989 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 23-20 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 76231 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1989 | H | New York Jets | 34-3 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 76811 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1989 | H | Miami Dolphins | 31-17 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 80208 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1989 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 28-30 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 45267 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1989 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 30-7 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79256 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1989 | A | New England Patriots | 24-33 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 49663 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1989 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 24-7 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 80074 | |
| Mon | 12/4/1989 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 16-17 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 57682 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1989 | H | New Orleans Saints | 19-22 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 70037 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1989 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 10-21 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 60927 | |
| Sat | 12/23/1989 | A | New York Jets | 37-0 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 21148 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/6/1990 | A | Cleveland Browns | 30-34 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 77706 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 54 | Carlton Bailey | LB | 6-3 | 239 | 25 | North Carolina | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Howard Ballard | ROT | 6-6 | 320 | 26 | Alabama A&M | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Don Beebe | WR | 5-11 | 184 | 25 | Western Illinois; Aurora; Western Illinois; Chadron State | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Cornelius Bennett | LOLB | 6-2 | 237 | 24 | Alabama | 12 | 12 |
| 50 | Ray Bentley | RILB | 6-2 | 240 | 29 | Central Michigan | 15 | 15 |
| 5 | Kerry Brady | K | 6-1 | 205 | 26 | Portland CC; Hawaii | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Chris Burkett | WR | 6-4 | 203 | 27 | Jackson State | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Derrick Burroughs | LCB | 6-1 | 180 | 27 | Memphis | 3 | 3 |
| 61 | Len Burton | OT | 6-3 | 272 | 25 | Northwest Mississippi CC; South Carolina | 16 | 0 |
| 90 | Timmy Cofield | LB | 6-2 | 243 | 26 | Elizabeth City State | 5 | 0 |
| 58 | Shane Conlan | LILB | 6-3 | 232 | 25 | Penn State | 10 | 9 |
| 79 | John Davis | OG-OT | 6-4 | 307 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Kenneth Davis | RB | 5-10 | 209 | 27 | Texas Christian | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Wayne Davis | CB | 5-11 | 177 | 26 | Indiana State | 6 | 0 |
| 70 | Joe Devlin | ROG | 6-5 | 280 | 35 | Iowa | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Dwight Drane | S | 6-1 | 203 | 27 | Oklahoma | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | Stan Gelbaugh | QB | 6-3 | 207 | 27 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | John Hagy | S | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Texas | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | Chris Hale | CB | 5-7 | 164 | 23 | Nebraska; Glendale CC; Southern California | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Ronnie Harmon | FB | 5-11 | 198 | 25 | Iowa | 15 | 2 |
| 67 | Kent Hull | C | 6-4 | 272 | 28 | Mississippi State | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | Kirby Jackson | LCB | 5-9 | 180 | 24 | Mississippi State | 14 | 13 |
| 80 | Flip Johnson | WR | 5-10 | 185 | 26 | McNeese State | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | Jim Kelly | QB | 6-3 | 218 | 29 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 13 |
| 38 | Mark Kelso | FS | 5-11 | 183 | 26 | William & Mary | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | John Kidd | P | 6-3 | 211 | 28 | Northwestern | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Larry Kinnebrew | FB | 6-1 | 258 | 29 | Tennessee State | 15 | 10 |
| 63 | Adam Lingner | C | 6-4 | 264 | 29 | Illinois | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | James Lofton | WR | 6-3 | 192 | 33 | Stanford | 12 | 2 |
| 84 | Keith McKeller | TE | 6-5 | 244 | 25 | Jacksonville State | 16 | 7 |
| 88 | Pete Metzelaars | TE | 6-7 | 248 | 29 | Wabash | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Matt Monger | LB | 6-1 | 239 | 28 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 0 |
| 39 | Jamie Mueller | FB | 6-1 | 225 | 25 | Benedictine (Kansas) | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | Scott Norwood | K | 6-0 | 207 | 29 | James Madison | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Nate Odomes | RCB | 5-10 | 187 | 24 | Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Mark Pike | DE | 6-4 | 272 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 0 |
| 97 | Scott Radecic | LILB | 6-3 | 241 | 27 | Penn State | 16 | 12 |
| 83 | Andre Reed | WR | 6-2 | 189 | 25 | Kutztown | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Frank Reich | QB | 6-4 | 209 | 28 | Maryland | 7 | 3 |
| 98 | Elston Ridgle | DE | 6-5 | 269 | 26 | Northern Arizona; Nevada-Reno | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Ritcher | LOG | 6-3 | 272 | 31 | North Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Butch Rolle | TE | 6-3 | 243 | 25 | Michigan State | 16 | 1 |
| 96 | Leon Seals | DE | 6-4 | 268 | 25 | Jackson State | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Fred Smerlas | NT | 6-4 | 285 | 32 | Boston College | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Bruce Smith | RDE | 6-4 | 273 | 26 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 16 |
| 46 | Leonard Smith | SS | 5-11 | 202 | 29 | McNeese State | 15 | 15 |
| 72 | Art Still | LDE | 6-7 | 255 | 34 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Mickey Sutton | CB | 5-8 | 168 | 29 | Chabot JC; Montana | 12 | 0 |
| 56 | Darryl Talley | ROLB | 6-4 | 235 | 29 | West Virginia | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Steve Tasker | WR | 5-9 | 184 | 27 | Dodge City CC; Northwestern | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Thurman Thomas | RB | 5-10 | 198 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Erroll Tucker | CB-S | 5-9 | 170 | 25 | Long Beach CC; Utah | 4 | 0 |
| 73 | Will Wolford | LOT | 6-5 | 295 | 25 | Vanderbilt | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Jeff Wright | NT | 6-2 | 272 | 26 | Tulsa; Coffeyville CC; Central Missouri | 15 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 3 | 82 | Don Beebe | WR | Chadron State |
| 4 | 109 | John Kolesar | WR | Michigan |
| 5 | 137 | Michael Andrews | DB | Alcorn State |
| 6 | 164 | Sean Doctor | RB | Marshall |
| 7 | 173 | Brian Jordan | DB | Richmond |
| 7 | 193 | Chris Hale | DB | Southern California |
| 9 | 249 | Pat Rabold | DT | Wyoming |
| 10 | 276 | Carlo Cheattom | DB | Auburn |
| 11 | 305 | Richard Harvey | LB | Tulane |
| 12 | 332 | Derrell Marshall | T | Southern California |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 59 | 117 | 92 | 135 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 44 | 88 | 123 | 0 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:12 | 334 | 136 | 177 | 21 | 86/203 42.4% | 4/8 50.0% | 103 | 831 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:48 | 299 | 117 | 156 | 26 | 75/213 35.2% | 7/15 46.7% | 87 | 616 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Norwood | 0 | 46 | 47 | 97.9 | 23 | 30 | 76.7 | 0 | 115 |
| Thurman Thomas | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Andre Reed | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Larry Kinnebrew | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Ronnie Harmon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Kenneth Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| James Lofton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Don Beebe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Keith McKeller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Pete Metzelaars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Kirby Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Flip Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mark Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Butch Rolle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 46 | 48 | 95.8 | 23 | 30 | 76.7 | 0 | 409 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 26 | 37 | 70.3 | 1 | 317 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Norwood | 23 | 30 | 76.7 | 0 | 48 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 8/9 | 10/15 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 30 | 76.7 | 0 | 48 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 8/9 | 10/15 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 37 | 70.3 | 0/0 | 10/11 | 9/11 | 4/8 | 3/7 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurman Thomas | 298 | 1244 | 4.2 | 38 | 6 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 131 | 533 | 4.1 | 25 | 6 |
| Kenneth Davis | 29 | 149 | 5.1 | 21 | 1 |
| Jim Kelly | 29 | 137 | 4.7 | 19 | 2 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 17 | 99 | 5.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Frank Reich | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Stan Gelbaugh | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 532 | 2264 | 4.3 | 38 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 484 | 1840 | 3.8 | 33 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kelly | 391 | 228 | 58.3 | 145 | 3130 | 8.0 | 13.7 | 78t | 25 | 6.4 | 18 | 4.6 | 30 | 216 | 2914 | 86.2 |
| Frank Reich | 87 | 53 | 60.9 | 32 | 701 | 8.1 | 13.2 | 63t | 7 | 8.0 | 2 | 2.3 | 4 | 24 | 677 | 103.7 |
| Flip Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | ||||||||
| Team Totals | 478 | 281 | 58.8 | 177 | 3831 | 8.0 | 13.6 | 78t | 32 | 6.7 | 20 | 4.2 | 35 | 242 | 3589 | 89.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 508 | 255 | 50.2 | 230 | 3495 | 6.9 | 13.7 | 78t | 14 | 2.8 | 23 | 4.5 | 38 | 289 | 3206 | 62.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Reed | 88 | 1312 | 14.9 | 78t | 9 |
| Thurman Thomas | 60 | 669 | 11.2 | 74t | 6 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 29 | 363 | 12.5 | 42t | 4 |
| Flip Johnson | 25 | 303 | 12.1 | 36 | 1 |
| Keith McKeller | 20 | 341 | 17.1 | 39t | 2 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 18 | 179 | 9.9 | 23 | 2 |
| Don Beebe | 17 | 317 | 18.6 | 63t | 2 |
| James Lofton | 8 | 166 | 20.8 | 47 | 3 |
| Kenneth Davis | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 29 | 2 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Chris Burkett | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Butch Rolle | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 281 | 3831 | 13.6 | 78t | 32 |
| Opponents Totals | 255 | 3495 | 13.7 | 78t | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Kelso | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 43 | 0 |
| Nate Odomes | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Leonard Smith | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Kirby Jackson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 40t | 1 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Dwight Drane | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Carlton Bailey | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Art Still | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mickey Sutton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Shane Conlan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 269 | 11.7 | 43 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 364 | 18.2 | 80t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kidd | 65 | 2564 | 39.4 | 60 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 227 | 2157 | 32.2 |
| Team Totals | 67 | 2564 | 38.3 | 60 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 227 | 2157 | 32.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 2870 | 38.3 | 59 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 301 | 2409 | 32.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Sutton | 26 | 9 | 231 | 8.9 | 26 | 0 |
| Erroll Tucker | 6 | 3 | 63 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Flip Johnson | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 12 | 301 | 9.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 15 | 227 | 9.1 | 25 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Harmon | 18 | 0 | 409 | 22.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Don Beebe | 16 | 0 | 353 | 22.1 | 85 | 0 |
| Erroll Tucker | 10 | 0 | 166 | 16.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Kenneth Davis | 3 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 2 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Butch Rolle | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Kirby Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 53 | 0 | 1058 | 20.0 | 85 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 1187 | 15.8 | 40 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Smith | 13.0 | |
| Darryl Talley | 6.0 | |
| Cornelius Bennett | 5.5 | |
| Leon Seals | 4.0 | |
| Jeff Wright | 3.0 | |
| Scott Radecic | 1.5 | |
| Derrick Burroughs | 1.0 | |
| Shane Conlan | 1.0 | |
| Nate Odomes | 1.0 | |
| Fred Smerlas | 1.0 | |
| Timmy Cofield | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 38.0 | 289.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35.0 | 242.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Beebe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cornelius Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Derrick Burroughs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kent Hull | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 | |
| Mark Kelso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith McKeller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Mueller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Pike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Reich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leon Seals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Mickey Sutton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thurman Thomas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 1 |
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