| New York Jets at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 15, 1989 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 59521 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 42 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 29 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | James Hasty 34 interception return (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Lonzell Hill 3 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Eric Martin 4 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Safety, Adam Schreiber offensive holding penalty enforced in end zone | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Eric Martin 53 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Erik McMillan 74 opponents fumble recovery (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 29 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Chris Burkett |
| 83 | WR | JoJo Townsell |
| 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 |
| 15 | QB | Kyle Mackey |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Paul Frase |
| 94 | NT | Scott Mersereau |
| 93 | RDE | Marty Lyons |
| 55 | LOLB | Alex Gordon |
| 54 | LILB | Troy Benson |
| 59 | RILB | Kyle Clifton |
| 56 | ROLB | Jeff Lageman |
| 48 | LCB | Bobby Humphery |
| 25 | SS | George Radachowsky |
| 22 | FS | Erik McMillan |
| 40 | RCB | James Hasty |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Lonzell Hill |
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 72 | LOT | Jim Dombrowski |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 65 | ROG | Steve Trapilo |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 21 | HB | Dalton Hilliard |
| 34 | FB | Craig Heyward |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Frank Warren |
| 94 | NT | Jim Wilks |
| 97 | RDE | Jumpy Geathers |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 53 | RILB | Vaughan Johnson |
| 56 | ROLB | Pat Swilling |
| 40 | LCB | Robert Massey |
| 28 | SS | Gene Atkins |
| 44 | FS | Dave Waymer |
| 41 | RCB | Toi Cook |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Johnny Hector | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Freeman McNeil | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Kyle Mackey | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Roger Vick | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Burkett | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dalton Hilliard | 22 | 89 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Paul Frazier | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Ken O'Brien | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 0 | 157 | 7.9 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 93.1 |
| Kyle Mackey | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 74 | 5.3 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 36.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 1 | 281 | 10.0 | 53t | 3 | 1 | 5 | 118.3 |
| John Fourcade | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 39.6 | |
| Lonzell Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Freeman McNeil | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| Mickey Shuler | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| Johnny Hector | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| JoJo Townsell | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Chris Burkett | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Billy Griggs | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Roger Vick | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Eric Martin | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 53t | 2 | ||||||
| Lonzell Hill | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 46 | 1 | ||||||
| Lonzell Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Hoby Brenner | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| Floyd Turner | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Dalton Hilliard | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| John Tice | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Craig Heyward | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | ||||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| James Hasty | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Milton Mack | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Joe Prokop | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 49 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| JoJo Townsell | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rod Harris | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bobby Humphery | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| JoJo Townsell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rod Harris | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 39 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Kyle Clifton | 1.0 |
| Alex Gordon | 1.0 |
| Paul Frase | 0.5 |
| Scott Mersereau | 0.5 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rickey Jackson | 2.0 |
| Wayne Martin | 1.0 |
| Pat Swilling | 1.0 |
| Frank Warren | 1.0 |
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