| Houston Oilers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 17, 1989 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 47510 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 10 F Humidty: % Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 21 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 61 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Eddie Brown 22 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Brooks 14 run (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Eddie Brown 35 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Rodney Holman 5 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 27 FG | 0 | 31 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Craig Taylor 5 run (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 38 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Tim McGee 74 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 45 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Eric Ball 5 run (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 52 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Lorenzo White 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 7 | 52 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ira Hillary 10 pass from Erik Wilhelm (Lee Johnson kick failed) | 7 | 58 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 30 FG | 7 | 61 |
| 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 |
| 30 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | William Fuller |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 72 | LDE | Skip McClendon |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tracy Johnson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 3 | 1 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Eric Ball | 13 | 86 | 6.6 | 27 | 1 |
| Stanford Jennings | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 14t | 1 |
| John Holifield | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Craig Taylor | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 9 | 1 |
| Boomer Esiason | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 2 | 96 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 20.0 |
| Cody Carlson | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 85 | 6.1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 39.3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 27 | 20 | 74.1 | 0 | 326 | 12.1 | 74t | 4 | 2 | 7 | 153.7 |
| Erik Wilhelm | 8 | 7 | 87.5 | 0 | 76 | 9.5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 145.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Drew Hill | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Leonard Harris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Tim McGee | 6 | 147 | 24.5 | 74t | 1 |
| Eddie Brown | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 35t | 2 |
| Rodney Holman | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 16 | 1 |
| John Garrett | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
| John Holifield | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ira Hillary | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10t | 1 |
| James Brooks | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Craig Taylor | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Riggs | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| David Fulcher | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Montgomery | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Richard Carey | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 36 | 0 | |
| Tracy Johnson | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Bob Mrosko | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| David Williams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Eric Fairs | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Glenn Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Richard Carey | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Craig Taylor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Steve Brown | 1.0 |
| William Fuller | 1.0 |
| Sean Jones | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Jason Buck | 2.0 |
| Tim Krumrie | 1.0 |
| Barney Bussey | 0.5 |
| Natu Tuatagaloa | 0.5 |
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