| Houston Oilers at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 8, 1989 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Sullivan Stadium Attendance: 59828 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 54 F Humidty: % Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Greg Davis 30 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Marvin Allen 1 run (Greg Davis kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 46 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Greg Davis 34 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Stephens 11 run (Greg Davis kick) | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 22 FG | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Greg Davis 43 FG | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Drew Hill 20 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 13 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 20 | RB | Allen Pinkett |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 99 | NT | Doug Smith |
| 95 | RDE | William Fuller |
| 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 |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Cedric Jones |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 73 | LOT | Danny Villa |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 68 | C | Mike Baab |
| 66 | ROG | Paul Fairchild |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 2 | QB | Doug Flutie |
| 44 | HB | John Stephens |
| 34 | FB | Bob Perryman |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 72 | NT | Tim Goad |
| 96 | RDE | Brent Williams |
| 52 | LOLB | Johnny Rembert |
| 95 | LILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 59 | RILB | Vincent Brown |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry McGrew |
| 37 | LCB | Maurice Hurst |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Allen Pinkett | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Greg Montgomery | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Stephens | 21 | 59 | 2.8 | 11t | 1 |
| Bob Perryman | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Marvin Allen | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Doug Flutie | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 2 | 227 | 7.8 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 57.7 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Doug Flutie | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 0 | 145 | 8.1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 77.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ernest Givins | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 48 | 0 |
| Drew Hill | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 20t | 1 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Eric Sievers | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Sammy Martin | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| John Stephens | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Maurice Hurst | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Eric Coleman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Montgomery | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 57 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jeff Feagles | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| Sammy Martin | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Lorenzo White | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Leonard Harris | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Marvin Allen | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Robert Lyles | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Larry McGrew | 1.0 |
| Kenneth Sims | 1.0 |
| Brent Williams | 1.0 |
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