| AFC Championship - Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: January 8, 1989 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 59747 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 33 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ickey Woods 1 run (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 9 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Brooks 10 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 39 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ickey Woods 1 run (Jim Breech kick) | 10 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Trumaine Johnson |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 71 | ROG | Dale Hellestrae |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 39 | FB | Jamie Mueller |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Art Still |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 56 | LOLB | Darryl Talley |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 50 | RILB | Ray Bentley |
| 55 | ROLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 29 | LCB | Derrick Burroughs |
| 46 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 89 | WR | Tim McGee |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 75 | LOG | Bruce Reimers |
| 64 | C | Bruce Kozerski |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 74 | ROT | Brian Blados |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 31 | FB | Ickey Woods |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Skow |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 99 | RDE | Jason Buck |
| 51 | LOLB | Leon White |
| 91 | LILB | Carl Zander |
| 58 | RILB | Joe Kelly |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 24 | LCB | Lewis Billups |
| 34 | SS | David Fulcher |
| 41 | FS | Solomon Wilcots |
| 22 | RCB | Eric Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jamie Mueller | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Carl Byrum | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Ickey Woods | 29 | 102 | 3.5 | 16 | 2 |
| Stanley Wilson | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 3 | 163 | 5.4 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 35.1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 2 | 94 | 4.7 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 44.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Robb Riddick | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Trumaine Johnson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Rodney Holman | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 21 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 1 |
| Jim Riggs | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tim McGee | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mark Kelso | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ray Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Eric Thomas | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| David Fulcher | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Billups | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | 50 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 6 | 221 | 36.8 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Ira Hillary | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rickey Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Erroll Tucker | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Ira Hillary | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Bruce Smith | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| Art Still | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Jason Buck | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| David Grant | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Reggie Williams | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |