| Houston Oilers at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 17, 1989 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: Jack Murphy Stadium Attendance: 42013 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 71 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 24 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Anthony Miller 63 pass from Jim McMahon (Chris Bahr kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Marion Butts 1 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Ernest Givins 14 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Warren Moon 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 32 FG | 20 | 14 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Drew Hill 5 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 27 | 14 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Alonzo Highsmith 16 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 34 | 14 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Marion Butts 1 run (David Archer pass failed) | 34 | 20 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Anthony Miller 10 pass from Jim McMahon (Chris Bahr kick) | 34 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 66 | C | George Yarno |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Bob Mrosko |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 20 | RB | Allen Pinkett |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | William Fuller |
| 79 | NT | Ray Childress |
| 96 | RDE | Sean Jones |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 54 | RILB | Al Smith |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Bubba McDowell |
| 21 | FS | Tracey Eaton |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 86 | WR | Jamie Holland |
| 83 | WR | Anthony Miller |
| 78 | LOT | Joel Patten |
| 76 | LOG | Broderick Thompson |
| 53 | C | Courtney Hall |
| 65 | ROG | Dave Richards |
| 74 | ROT | Brett Miller |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 43 | RB | Tim Spencer |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Lee Williams |
| 75 | NT | Joe Phillips |
| 92 | RDE | Burt Grossman |
| 54 | LOLB | Billy Ray Smith |
| 50 | LILB | Gary Plummer |
| 55 | RILB | Jim Collins |
| 91 | ROLB | Leslie O'Neal |
| 22 | LCB | Gill Byrd |
| 44 | SS | Martin Bayless |
| 25 | FS | Vencie Glenn |
| 30 | RCB | Sam Seale |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Alonzo Highsmith | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 16t | 1 |
| Allen Pinkett | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike Rozier | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Rod Bernstine | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Victor Floyd | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Marion Butts | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 8 | 2 |
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tim Spencer | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Anthony Miller | 1 | -17 | -17.0 | -17 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 0 | 235 | 6.7 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99.1 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 45 | 27 | 60.0 | 3 | 389 | 8.6 | 63t | 2 | 3 | 17 | 75.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Allen Pinkett | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14t | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Rod Bernstine | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Anthony Miller | 7 | 162 | 23.1 | 63t | 2 |
| Arthur Cox | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Quinn Early | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Jamie Holland | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Dana Brinson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Marion Butts | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tim Spencer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tracey Eaton | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Robert Lyles | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Montgomery | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 43 | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lewis Colbert | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Darryl Usher | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Leonard Harris | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 63 | 0 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Tracy Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Darryl Usher | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Eric Fairs | 1.5 |
| Bubba McDowell | 1.0 |
| Ray Childress | 0.5 |
| San Diego Chargers |
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