| New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: December 10, 1989 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 70037 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 33 F Humidty: 78% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Tice 12 pass from John Fourcade (run failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Dalton Hilliard 54 pass from John Fourcade (Morten Andersen kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | James Lofton 42 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick blocked) | 13 | 6 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 31 FG | 16 | 6 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 43 FG | 16 | 9 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 48 FG | 16 | 12 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Pete Metzelaars 2 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 16 | 19 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 26 FG | 19 | 19 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 22 FG | 22 | 19 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Lonzell Hill |
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 70 | LOT | Kevin Haverdink |
| 72 | LOG | Jim Dombrowski |
| 61 | C | Joel Hilgenberg |
| 65 | ROG | Steve Trapilo |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 11 | QB | John Fourcade |
| 21 | HB | Dalton Hilliard |
| 23 | FB | Buford Jordan |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Frank Warren |
| 94 | NT | Jim Wilks |
| 97 | RDE | Jumpy Geathers |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 53 | RILB | Vaughan Johnson |
| 56 | ROLB | Pat Swilling |
| 40 | LCB | Robert Massey |
| 28 | SS | Gene Atkins |
| 44 | FS | Dave Waymer |
| 41 | RCB | Toi Cook |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | James Lofton |
| 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 |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 28 | FB | Larry Kinnebrew |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Art Still |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 97 | LOLB | Scott Radecic |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 50 | RILB | Ray Bentley |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 47 | LCB | Kirby Jackson |
| 46 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dalton Hilliard | 32 | 97 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Buford Jordan | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| John Fourcade | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Kenneth Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| John Fourcade | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 1 | 302 | 11.2 | 54t | 2 | 3 | 16 | 104.2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 35 | 17 | 48.6 | 3 | 211 | 6.0 | 42t | 2 | 2 | 7 | 51.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Eric Martin | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Brett Perriman | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 54t | 1 |
| John Tice | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Lonzell Hill | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Keith McKeller | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 1 |
| James Lofton | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Don Beebe | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Flip Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Pat Swilling | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Toi Cook | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Brett Maxie | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Nate Odomes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Bobby Morse | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mickey Sutton | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Bobby Morse | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Rod Harris | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Don Beebe | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 45 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rickey Jackson | 1.0 |
| Frank Warren | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bruce Smith | 2.0 |
| Shane Conlan | 1.0 |
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