| New York Jets at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 22, 1989 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 76811 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 52 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 38 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 3 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 27 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 20 pass from Frank Reich (Scott Norwood kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 41 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ronnie Harmon 12 pass from Frank Reich (Scott Norwood kick) | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Kenneth Davis 7 pass from Frank Reich (Scott Norwood kick) | 3 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | JoJo Townsell |
| 61 | LOT | Jeff Criswell |
| 79 | LOG | Mike Haight |
| 53 | C | Jim Sweeney |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 68 | ROT | Reggie McElroy |
| 86 | TE | Keith Neubert |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 7 | QB | Ken O'Brien |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| 43 | FB | Roger Vick |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | 17:07 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2/12 | 0/0 | 9 | 65 | 2 | 2 |
| BUF | 42:53 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 9/17 | 0/0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Freeman McNeil | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Roger Vick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Larry Kinnebrew | 17 | 77 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 20 | 49 | 2.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Frank Reich | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Kenneth Davis | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Stan Gelbaugh | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 204 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Ken O'Brien | 29 | 11 | 37.9 | 1 | 140 | 4.8 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 39.4 |
| Mark Malone | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93.8 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 1 | 153 | 4.9 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 44.2 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Frank Reich | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 0 | 145 | 7.3 | 20t | 3 | 1 | 6 | 126.0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 0 | 145 | 7.3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 126.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chris Burkett | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
| JoJo Townsell | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Freeman McNeil | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Roger Vick | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 153 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 20t | 1 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Keith McKeller | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Kenneth Davis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Flip Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 145 | 11.2 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mickey Sutton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||
| Joe Prokop | 6 | 160 | 26.7 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 160 | 26.7 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| John Kidd | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mickey Sutton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| JoJo Townsell | 5 | 0 | 81 | 16.2 | 40 | 0 |
| Phil Epps | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 104 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Steve Tasker | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Paul Frase | 0.5 |
| Jeff Lageman | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bruce Smith | 3.0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 1.0 |
| Darryl Talley | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |