1989 Houston Oilers (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/31/1989 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23-26 | L | OT | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 58306 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Patrick Allen | 29 | RCB | 5-10 | 180 | 28 | Utah State | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Bell | 33 | CB | 5-10 | 170 | 28 | Lamar | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Brown | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 29 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Byrd | 71 | DE | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Davis | 77 | LOT | 6-6 | 297 | 33 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Cris Dishman | 28 | CB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Donaldson | 31 | FS | 6-0 | 191 | 27 | Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| Curtis Duncan | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 184 | 24 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 |
| Tracey Eaton | 21 | S | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Portland State | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Fairs | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Memphis | 1 | 0 |
| William Fuller | 95 | LDE | 6-3 | 274 | 27 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Ernest Givins | 81 | WR | 5-9 | 173 | 25 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| John Grimsley | 59 | LILB | 6-2 | 237 | 27 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 |
| Leonard Harris | 83 | WR | 5-8 | 166 | 29 | Austin; Texas Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 32 | FB | 6-1 | 234 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| Drew Hill | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 33 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Kenny Jackson | 86 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 27 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | North Carolina State | 1 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 22 | S | 5-10 | 175 | 31 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| Tracy Johnson | 45 | FB | 6-0 | 230 | 23 | Clemson | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Jones | 96 | RDE | 6-7 | 267 | 27 | Northeastern | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Kozak | 56 | LB | 6-3 | 224 | 24 | Oregon | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Lyles | 93 | LOLB | 6-1 | 227 | 28 | Texas Christian | 1 | 1 |
| Don Maggs | 78 | OT | 6-5 | 287 | 28 | Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Matthews | 74 | ROG | 6-5 | 300 | 28 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Bubba McDowell | 25 | SS | 6-1 | 196 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Meads | 91 | ROLB | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Nicholls State | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Montgomery | 94 | NT | 6-0 | 273 | 22 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Montgomery | 9 | P | 6-4 | 216 | 25 | Penn State; Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | QB | 6-3 | 217 | 33 | West Los Angeles JC; Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Mrosko | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Munchak | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 282 | 29 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Pennison | 52 | C | 6-1 | 273 | 28 | Nicholls State | 1 | 1 |
| Allen Pinkett | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 189 | 25 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 30 | RB | 5-10 | 212 | 28 | Coffeyville CC; Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| Eugene Seale | 53 | LB | 5-10 | 249 | 25 | Lamar | 1 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 54 | RILB | 6-1 | 245 | 25 | Cal Poly (Pomona); Utah State | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Smith | 99 | NT | 6-4 | 292 | 29 | East Carolina; Auburn | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Spears | 92 | DE | 6-5 | 260 | 24 | Diablo Valley JC; Portland State | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Steinkuhler | 70 | ROT | 6-3 | 277 | 28 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Verhulst | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Chico State | 1 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 44 | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 23 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| George Yarno | 66 | OG | 6-2 | 267 | 32 | Washington State | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Zendejas | 7 | K | 5-8 | 165 | 29 | Nevada-Reno | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 35:44 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 8/18 44.4% | 0/0 % | 8 | 45 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:42 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3/14 21.4% | 1/1 100.0% | 5 | 40 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Givins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tony Zendejas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 26 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Zendejas | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Pinkett | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 65 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 177 | 5.9 | 49 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Moon | 48 | 29 | 60.4 | 19 | 315 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 32 | 2 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 93.7 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 29 | 60.4 | 19 | 315 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 32 | 2 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 93.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 15 | 45.5 | 18 | 127 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 15 | 112 | 56.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Givins | 11 | 136 | 12.4 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Drew Hill | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Allen Pinkett | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Alonzo Highsmith | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Haywood Jeffires | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Curtis Duncan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rozier | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 29 | 315 | 10.9 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 127 | 8.5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Montgomery | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 112 | 28.0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 112 | 28.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 152 | 25.3 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 25.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 0 | 99 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Fairs | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba McDowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Moon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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