Bills 10-21 Bengals (Jan 8, 1989)

BUF

CIN

1

0

7

2

10

7

3

0

4

0

7

10

21

1Q

0 - 7

I. Woods 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 7

A. Reed 9-yard TD catch from J. Kelly.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 14

J. Brooks 10-yard TD catch from B. Esiason.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

10 - 14

S. Norwood 39-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

10 - 21

I. Woods 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

163

Kelly

BUF

Rush Yds

102

Woods

CIN

Rec Yds

55

Reed

BUF

Scrim TD

2

Woods

CIN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Jim Kelly

BUF QB #12

Boomer Esiason

CIN QB #7

163

Pass Yds

94

1

Pass TD

1

3

Int

2

BUF

Team Stats

CIN

181

Total Yds

249

10

1st Downs

23

3

Turnovers

2

1988 AFC East

BUF CIN

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	12	4	0	.750
Colts	9	7	0	.563
Patriots	9	7	0	.563
Jets	8	7	1	.531
Dolphins	6	10	0	.375

Team	W	L	PCT
Bengals	12	4	.750
Browns	10	6	.625
Oilers	10	6	.625
Steelers	5	11	.313

Game Summary

The Cincinnati Bengals decisively defeated the Buffalo Bills, 21 to 10, in the 1988 AFC Championship game on January 8, 1989.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jim Kelly J. Kelly #12	14/30	163	5.4	1	3	3-27	35.1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Boomer Esiason B. Esiason #7	11/20	94	4.7	1	2	3-20	44.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Jamie Mueller J. Mueller #41	8	21	2.6	13
Jim Kelly J. Kelly #12	2	10	5.0	5
Thurman Thomas T. Thomas #34	4	6	1.5	2
Robb Riddick R. Riddick #40	1	4	4.0	4
Carl Byrum C. Byrum #35	1	3	3.0	3
Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon #33	1	1	1.0	1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ickey Woods I. Woods #30	29	102	3.5	2	16
Stanley Wilson S. Wilson #32	5	29	5.8	0	9
Boomer Esiason B. Esiason #7	7	26	3.7	0	29
Stanford Jennings S. Jennings #36	2	12	6.0	0	8
James Brooks J. Brooks #21	7	6	0.9	0	5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Andre Reed A. Reed #83	0/0	55	11.0	1	18
Trumaine Johnson T. Johnson #86	0/0	48	24.0	0	26
Robb Riddick R. Riddick #40	0/0	28	9.3	0	14
Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon #33	0/0	18	6.0	0	9
Pete Metzelaars P. Metzelaars #88	0/0	14	14.0	0	14

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Rodney Holman R. Holman #82	0/0	38	9.5	0	21
James Brooks J. Brooks #21	0/0	21	10.5	1	11
Jim Riggs J. Riggs #87	0/0	16	8.0	0	13
Tim McGee T. McGee #85	0/0	14	7.0	0	8
Cris Collinsworth C. Collinsworth #80	0/0	5	5.0	0	5

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Mark Kelso M. Kelso #38	0-0	0.0	1
Ray Bentley R. Bentley #50	0-0	0.0	1
Bruce Smith B. Smith #78	0-0	2.0	0
Art Still A. Still #67	0-0	1.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Lewis Billups L. Billups #24	0-0	0.0	1
Eric Thomas E. Thomas #22	0-0	0.0	1
Reggie Williams R. Williams #57	0-0	1.0	0
Jason Buck J. Buck #99	0-0	1.0	0
David Fulcher D. Fulcher #33	0-0	0.0	1
David Grant D. Grant #98	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Scott Norwood S. Norwood #11	1/2	1/1	4	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Breech J. Breech #3	0/0	3/3	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
John Kidd J. Kidd #4	6	271	45.2	50

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Lee Johnson L. Johnson #11	6	221	36.8	58

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Erroll Tucker E. Tucker #22	1	12	12.0	0	0
Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon #33	2	45	22.5	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Stanford Jennings S. Jennings #36	1	19	19.0	0	0
Ira Hillary I. Hillary #89	2	11	5.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Erroll Tucker E. Tucker #22	1	2	2.0	2	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ira Hillary I. Hillary #89	2	24	12.0	15	0
Rickey Dixon R. Dixon #29	1	0	0.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jim Kelly J. Kelly #12	14/30	163	5.4	1	3	3-27	35.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Jamie Mueller J. Mueller #41	8	21	2.6	13
Jim Kelly J. Kelly #12	2	10	5.0	5
Thurman Thomas T. Thomas #34	4	6	1.5	2
Robb Riddick R. Riddick #40	1	4	4.0	4
Carl Byrum C. Byrum #35	1	3	3.0	3
Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon #33	1	1	1.0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Andre Reed A. Reed #83	0/0	55	11.0	1	18
Trumaine Johnson T. Johnson #86	0/0	48	24.0	0	26
Robb Riddick R. Riddick #40	0/0	28	9.3	0	14
Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon #33	0/0	18	6.0	0	9
Pete Metzelaars P. Metzelaars #88	0/0	14	14.0	0	14

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Mark Kelso M. Kelso #38	0-0	0.0	1
Ray Bentley R. Bentley #50	0-0	0.0	1
Bruce Smith B. Smith #78	0-0	2.0	0
Art Still A. Still #67	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Scott Norwood S. Norwood #11	1/2	1/1	4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
John Kidd J. Kidd #4	6	271	45.2	50

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Erroll Tucker E. Tucker #22	1	12	12.0	0	0
Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon #33	2	45	22.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Erroll Tucker E. Tucker #22	1	2	2.0	2	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Boomer Esiason B. Esiason #7	11/20	94	4.7	1	2	3-20	44.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ickey Woods I. Woods #30	29	102	3.5	2	16
Stanley Wilson S. Wilson #32	5	29	5.8	0	9
Boomer Esiason B. Esiason #7	7	26	3.7	0	29
Stanford Jennings S. Jennings #36	2	12	6.0	0	8
James Brooks J. Brooks #21	7	6	0.9	0	5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Rodney Holman R. Holman #82	0/0	38	9.5	0	21
James Brooks J. Brooks #21	0/0	21	10.5	1	11
Jim Riggs J. Riggs #87	0/0	16	8.0	0	13
Tim McGee T. McGee #85	0/0	14	7.0	0	8
Cris Collinsworth C. Collinsworth #80	0/0	5	5.0	0	5

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Lewis Billups L. Billups #24	0-0	0.0	1
Eric Thomas E. Thomas #22	0-0	0.0	1
Reggie Williams R. Williams #57	0-0	1.0	0
Jason Buck J. Buck #99	0-0	1.0	0
David Fulcher D. Fulcher #33	0-0	0.0	1
David Grant D. Grant #98	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Breech J. Breech #3	0/0	3/3	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Lee Johnson L. Johnson #11	6	221	36.8	58

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Stanford Jennings S. Jennings #36	1	19	19.0	0	0
Ira Hillary I. Hillary #89	2	11	5.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ira Hillary I. Hillary #89	2	24	12.0	15	0
Rickey Dixon R. Dixon #29	1	0	0.0	0	0

BUF

CIN

1

0

7

2

10

7

3

0

4

0

7

10

21

BUF

Team Stats

CIN

181

Total Yds

249

136

Pass Yds

74

45

Rush Yds

175

50

Total Plays

73

3.6

Yards Per Play

3.4

4.1

Yards Per Pass

3.2

2.6

Yards Per Rush

3.5

10

1st Downs

23

8

Passing 1st Downs

5

2

Rushing 1st Downs

15

0

1st Downs from Penalties

3

6

Punts

6

3

Turnovers

2

3

Interceptions Thrown

2

0

Fumbles Lost

0

5

Penalties

4

3.0

Sacks

3.0

0

D/ST TD

0

1-1 BUF

CIN 2-0

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1988 AFC East

Game Summary

Team Stats