| AFC Divisional Playoff - Houston Oilers at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: January 1, 1989 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 79532 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 34 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Robb Riddick 1 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 35 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 11 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 27 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Rozier 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 10 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 30 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 71 | NT | Richard Byrd |
| 95 | RDE | William Fuller |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 54 | RILB | Al Smith |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Trumaine Johnson |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 71 | ROG | Dale Hellestrae |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 39 | FB | Jamie Mueller |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Art Still |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 55 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 97 | LILB | Scott Radecic |
| 50 | RILB | Ray Bentley |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 29 | LCB | Derrick Burroughs |
| 46 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Alonzo Highsmith | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 8 | 1 |
| Allen Pinkett | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 40 | 1 |
| Jamie Mueller | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 5 | 1 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Carl Byrum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 1 | 240 | 7.3 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 62.7 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 1 | 244 | 7.4 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 68.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Haywood Jeffires | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Leonard Harris | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 53 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Chris Burkett | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Trumaine Johnson | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tracey Eaton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mark Kelso | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Montgomery | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 51 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Curtis Duncan | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 4 | 0 | 56 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Spencer Tillman | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Ray Childress | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| Darryl Talley | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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