| New York Jets at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 17, 1989 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 73516 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 68 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Roger Vick 39 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Webster Slaughter 35 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Thane Gash 36 interception return (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Jojo Townsell 49 pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Tim Manoa 6 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 36 FG | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Keith Jones 9 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Freeman McNeil 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 24 | 28 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ozzie Newsome 4 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 24 | 35 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 21 FG | 24 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Michael Harper |
| 88 | WR | Al Toon |
| 61 | LOT | Jeff Criswell |
| 79 | LOG | Mike Haight |
| 53 | C | Jim Sweeney |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 68 | ROT | Reggie McElroy |
| 81 | TE | Billy Griggs |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 7 | QB | Ken O'Brien |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Marty Lyons |
| 94 | NT | Scott Mersereau |
| 96 | RDE | Ron Stallworth |
| 55 | LOLB | Alex Gordon |
| 54 | LILB | Troy Benson |
| 59 | RILB | Kyle Clifton |
| 56 | ROLB | Jeff Lageman |
| 48 | LCB | Bobby Humphery |
| 36 | SS | Rich Miano |
| 22 | FS | Erik McMillan |
| 40 | RCB | James Hasty |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 77 | LOT | Rickey Bolden |
| 68 | LOG | Ted Banker |
| 73 | C | Gregg Rakoczy |
| 69 | ROG | Dan Fike |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 19 | QB | Bernie Kosar |
| 26 | RB | Keith Jones |
| 42 | FB | Tim Manoa |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Bubba Baker |
| 78 | LDT | Carl Hairston |
| 92 | RDT | Michael Dean Perry |
| 97 | RDE | Robert Banks |
| 57 | LLB | Clay Matthews |
| 59 | MLB | Mike Johnson |
| 56 | RLB | David Grayson |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 22 | SS | Felix Wright |
| 30 | FS | Thane Gash |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Roger Vick | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 39t | 1 |
| Freeman McNeil | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 9 | 1 |
| Johnny Hector | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Keith Jones | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 15 | 1 |
| Tim Manoa | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Ken O'Brien | 43 | 24 | 55.8 | 4 | 270 | 6.3 | 49t | 1 | 3 | 24 | 43.8 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 0 | 196 | 6.5 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 104.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Mickey Shuler | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Freeman McNeil | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Al Toon | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Roger Vick | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| JoJo Townsell | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 49t | 1 |
| Billy Griggs | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ozzie Newsome | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 10 | 1 |
| Webster Slaughter | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Keith Jones | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tim Manoa | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Felix Wright | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Thane Gash | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Mike Johnson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Joe Prokop | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bryan Wagner | 6 | 242 | 40.3 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| JoJo Townsell | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| JoJo Townsell | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 69 | 0 | |
| Bobby Humphery | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Marvin Washington | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Titus Dixon | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Keith Jones | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Marvin Washington | 1.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Bubba Baker | 1.0 |
| Michael Dean Perry | 1.0 |
| Andrew Stewart | 1.0 |
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