| Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: October 8, 1989 Location: Indianapolis, IN |
| Venue: Hoosier Dome Attendance: 58890 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Indianapolis ColtsIND | 14 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | IND |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Eric Dickerson 1 run (Dean Biasucci kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Jack Trudeau 1 run (Dean Biasucci kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Dean Biasucci 32 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Dean Biasucci 46 FG | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Dean Biasucci 25 FG | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 16 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Eric Dickerson 4 run (Dean Biasucci kick) | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Kenneth Davis 17 pass from Frank Reich (Scott Norwood kick) | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Keith Taylor 80 interception return (Dean Biasucci kick) | 14 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Flip Johnson |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 70 | ROG | Joe Devlin |
| 75 | ROT | Howard Ballard |
| 84 | TE | Keith McKeller |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 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 |
| 47 | LCB | Kirby Jackson |
| 46 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| Indianapolis Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Bill Brooks |
| 87 | WR | Andre Rison |
| 83 | WR | Clarence Verdin |
| 75 | LOT | Chris Hinton |
| 69 | LOG | Randy Dixon |
| 53 | C | Ray Donaldson |
| 64 | ROG | Ben Utt |
| 71 | ROT | Kevin Call |
| 81 | TE | Pat Beach |
| 10 | QB | Jack Trudeau |
| 29 | RB | Albert Bentley |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Donnell Thompson |
| 79 | NT | Harvey Armstrong |
| 78 | RDE | Jon Hand |
| 96 | LOLB | Quintus McDonald |
| 54 | LILB | Jeff Herrod |
| 56 | RILB | Fredd Young |
| 50 | ROLB | Duane Bickett |
| 37 | LCB | Chris Goode |
| 31 | SS | Michael Ball |
| 39 | FS | Mike Prior |
| 38 | RCB | Eugene Daniel |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kenneth Davis | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Eric Dickerson | 22 | 92 | 4.2 | 21 | 2 |
| Albert Bentley | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Jack Trudeau | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Clarence Verdin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 3 | 216 | 6.8 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 53.6 |
| Frank Reich | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 1 | 177 | 9.3 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 84.8 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
| Jack Trudeau | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 1 | 193 | 8.0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 63.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 16t | 1 |
| Thurman Thomas | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Don Beebe | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Flip Johnson | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Kenneth Davis | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Keith McKeller | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Bill Brooks | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 40 | 0 |
| Andre Rison | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Clarence Verdin | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Albert Bentley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pat Beach | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Dwight Drane | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Keith Taylor | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 80t | 1 |
| Bruce Plummer | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Duane Bickett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Rohn Stark | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mickey Sutton | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Clarence Verdin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 27 | 0 | |
| Steve Tasker | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| James Pruitt | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Fred Smerlas | 1.0 |
| Darryl Talley | 1.0 |
| Jeff Wright | 1.0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |
| Ezra Johnson | 2.0 |
| Donnell Thompson | 1.0 |
| Fredd Young | 1.0 |
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