| Detroit Lions at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 5, 1989 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 48056 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Lorenzo White 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Robert Clark 16 pass from Rodney Peete (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Rozier 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 47 FG | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | William White 20 own fumble recovery (Eddie Murray kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Ernest Givins 6 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Drew Hill 7 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 24 | 28 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Warren Moon 2 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 24 | 35 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 14 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 31 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Robert Clark |
| 84 | WR | Richard Johnson |
| 89 | WR | Keith McDonald |
| 87 | WR | Walter Stanley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Eric Andolsek |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 67 | ROG | Ken Dallafior |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 9 | QB | Rodney Peete |
| 20 | RB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 97 | RDE | Kevin Brooks |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 57 | RILB | Victor Jones |
| 58 | ROLB | George Jamison |
| 21 | LCB | Terry Taylor |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 35 | FS | William White |
| 43 | RCB | Jerry Holmes |
| 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 |
| 88 | TE | Chris Verhulst |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 30 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 17 | 2 |
| Rodney Peete | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Allen Pinkett | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 4 | 1 |
| Lorenzo White | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Rodney Peete | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 1 | 273 | 9.4 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 90.2 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 38 | 30 | 78.9 | 1 | 345 | 9.1 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 111.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Robert Clark | 6 | 141 | 23.5 | 47 | 1 |
| Richard Johnson | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Keith McDonald | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Walter Stanley | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Drew Hill | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 25 | 1 |
| Ernest Givins | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 32 | 1 |
| Curtis Duncan | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jimmy Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tracey Eaton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Walter Stanley | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Robert Lyles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Ray Childress | 2.5 |
| Sean Jones | 0.5 |
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