| Cleveland Browns at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 23, 1989 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 58852 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 32 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Eric Metcalf 68 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Webster Slaughter 40 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 30 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Drew Hill 9 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 37 FG | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Drew Hill 27 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Kevin Mack 4 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 24 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Brian Brennan |
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 85 | WR | Lawyer Tillman |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Farren |
| 68 | LOG | Ted Banker |
| 73 | C | Gregg Rakoczy |
| 66 | ROG | Tony Jones |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 19 | QB | Bernie Kosar |
| 34 | RB | Kevin Mack |
| 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 |
| 50 | RLB | Van Waiters |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 22 | SS | Felix Wright |
| 30 | FS | Thane Gash |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Bob Mrosko |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 30 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | William Fuller |
| 99 | NT | Doug Smith |
| 71 | RDE | Richard Byrd |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 54 | RILB | Al Smith |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Bubba McDowell |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kevin Mack | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Barry Redden | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Tim Manoa | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Allen Pinkett | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 0 | 228 | 6.3 | 68t | 2 | 1 | 9 | 88.7 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 51 | 32 | 62.7 | 1 | 414 | 8.1 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 93.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Reggie Langhorne | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Brian Brennan | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Webster Slaughter | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Eric Metcalf | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 68t | 1 |
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Barry Redden | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Drew Hill | 10 | 141 | 14.1 | 37 | 2 |
| Curtis Duncan | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Verhulst | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Felix Wright | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bryan Wagner | 6 | 265 | 44.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Montgomery | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Tracy Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Bubba Baker | 1.5 |
| Robert Banks | 1.5 |
| Mark Harper | 1.0 |
| Clay Matthews | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Robert Lyles | 1.0 |
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