| AFC Divisional Playoff - Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: January 6, 1990 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 77706 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 31 F Humidty: 85% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 72 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 45 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Webster Slaughter 52 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | James Lofton 33 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ron Middleton 3 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Webster Slaughter 44 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 6 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Eric Metcalf 90 kickoff return (Matt Bahr kick) | 21 | 31 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 30 FG | 24 | 31 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 47 FG | 24 | 34 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 3 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick failed) | 30 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| 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 |
| 55 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 97 | RILB | Scott Radecic |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 47 | LCB | Kirby Jackson |
| 45 | SS | Dwight Drane |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Farren |
| 68 | LOG | Ted Banker |
| 73 | C | Gregg Rakoczy |
| 66 | ROG | Tony Jones |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 19 | QB | Bernie Kosar |
| 35 | RB | Barry Redden |
| 34 | FB | Kevin Mack |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Bubba Baker |
| 92 | LDT | Michael Dean Perry |
| 78 | RDT | Carl Hairston |
| 97 | RDE | Robert Banks |
| 57 | LLB | Clay Matthews |
| 59 | MLB | Mike Johnson |
| 56 | RLB | David Grayson |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 22 | SS | Felix Wright |
| 30 | FS | Thane Gash |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kevin Mack | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Barry Redden | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Lawyer Tillman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tim Manoa | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Reggie Langhorne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 54 | 28 | 51.9 | 2 | 405 | 7.5 | 72t | 4 | 1 | 1 | 85.8 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 29 | 20 | 69.0 | 0 | 251 | 8.7 | 52t | 3 | 2 | 16 | 130.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 13 | 150 | 11.5 | 27 | 2 |
| Andre Reed | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 72t | 1 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 |
| James Lofton | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Don Beebe | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Reggie Langhorne | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Webster Slaughter | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 52t | 2 |
| Ron Middleton | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Kevin Mack | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Brennan | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mark Harper | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bryan Wagner | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mickey Sutton | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 3 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Don Beebe | 2 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 4 | 0 | 159 | 39.8 | 90t | 1 |
| Mike Oliphant | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Darryl Talley | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Scott Radecic | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Bruce Smith | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Carl Hairston | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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