| Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: November 19, 1989 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 55720 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 45 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 2 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Tim McGee 17 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Craig Taylor 3 run (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Craig Taylor 1 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Barney Bussey EZ blocked punt recovery (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Mike Martin 15 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Kendal Smith 41 pass from Erik Wilhelm (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 42 |
| 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 |
| 64 | ROT | Eric Sanders |
| 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 |
| 51 | RILB | Niko Noga |
| 58 | ROLB | George Jamison |
| 21 | LCB | Terry Taylor |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 35 | FS | William White |
| 43 | RCB | Jerry Holmes |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 85 | WR | Tim McGee |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 75 | LOG | Bruce Reimers |
| 64 | C | Bruce Kozerski |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 63 | ROT | Joe Walter |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 36 | RB | Stanford Jennings |
| 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 |
| 33 | SS | David Fulcher |
| 29 | FS | Rickey Dixon |
| 22 | RCB | Eric Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 18 | 114 | 6.3 | 29 | 1 |
| Bob Gagliano | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Carl Painter | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rodney Peete | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Keith McDonald | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Craig Taylor | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 |
| Stanford Jennings | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Eric Ball | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Erik Wilhelm | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bob Gagliano | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 2 | 88 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16.9 |
| Rodney Peete | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 0 | 83 | 10.4 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 97.4 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 39 | 30 | 76.9 | 1 | 399 | 10.2 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 123.8 |
| Erik Wilhelm | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 51 | 8.5 | 41t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jason Phillips | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Robert Clark | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 69 | 0 |
| John Ford | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Keith McDonald | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Carl Painter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Walter Stanley | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Tim McGee | 11 | 194 | 17.6 | 55 | 1 |
| Rodney Holman | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Eddie Brown | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 26 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Stanford Jennings | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Kendal Smith | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Ira Hillary | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Eric Kattus | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eric Ball | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Riggs | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Craig Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jerry Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niko Noga | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Richard Carey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eric Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 8 | 317 | 39.6 | 54 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Walter Stanley | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 21 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bruce Alexander | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Stanford Jennings | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Chris Spielman | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Jason Buck | 1.0 |
| Tim Krumrie | 1.0 |
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