| Los Angeles Rams at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 16, 1989 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 76231 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 60 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Buford McGee 3 pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 38 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 47 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Mike Lansford 34 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 40 FG | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Mike Lansford 36 FG | 13 | 9 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 1 pass from Frank Reich (Scott Norwood kick) | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Flipper Anderson 78 pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick) | 20 | 16 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 8 pass from Frank Reich (Scott Norwood kick) | 20 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Flipper Anderson |
| 80 | WR | Henry Ellard |
| 75 | LOT | Irv Pankey |
| 66 | LOG | Tom Newberry |
| 56 | C | Doug Smith |
| 61 | ROG | Tony Slaton |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 86 | TE | Damone Johnson |
| 11 | QB | Jim Everett |
| 42 | RB | Greg Bell |
| 24 | FB | Buford McGee |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Doug Reed |
| 99 | NT | Alvin Wright |
| 98 | RDE | Shawn Miller |
| 91 | LOLB | Kevin Greene |
| 58 | LILB | Mel Owens |
| 53 | RILB | Fred Strickland |
| 54 | ROLB | Mike Wilcher |
| 25 | LCB | Jerry Gray |
| 23 | SS | Michael Stewart |
| 22 | FS | Vince Newsome |
| 47 | RCB | LeRoy Irvin |
| 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 |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 14 | QB | Frank Reich |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 33 | FB | Ronnie Harmon |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Greg Bell | 21 | 44 | 2.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Robert Delpino | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Ron Brown | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Everett | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 24 | 105 | 4.4 | 38 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Reich | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Jim Everett | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 1 | 219 | 6.1 | 78t | 2 | 2 | 12 | 69.1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Frank Reich | 37 | 21 | 56.8 | 1 | 214 | 5.8 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Henry Ellard | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Pete Holohan | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Flipper Anderson | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 78t | 1 |
| Aaron Cox | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Buford McGee | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Damone Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Robert Delpino | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Andre Reed | 8 | 106 | 13.3 | 47 | 1 |
| Keith McKeller | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jerry Gray | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mark Kelso | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dale Hatcher | 7 | 261 | 37.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 6 | 216 | 36.0 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Darryl Henley | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mickey Sutton | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Ron Brown | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 14 | 0 | |
| Mike McDonald | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bruce Smith | 2.0 |
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