10 players were tied for the most total touchdowns in a game in 1989, with 3 touchdowns. The first three are Barry Sanders on December 24, 1989, Sammie Smith on December 10, 1989 and Merril Hoge on November 26, 1989.
Interpreted as:
most total touchdowns by a player in a regular-season game in 1989| NAME | TD | DATE | TM | OPP | RUSH TD | REC TD | RET TD | FGM | XPM | XP2 | SFTY | PTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 3 | 12/24/1989 |  DET | @ |  ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 2 |  | S. Smith | 3 | 12/10/1989 |  MIA | vs |  NE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 3 | | M. Hoge | 3 | 11/26/1989 |  PIT | @ | MIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 4 | | E. Ferrell | 3 | 10/22/1989 |  PHX | vs | ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 5 | | D. Hilliard | 3 | 10/22/1989 |  NO | @ |  RAM | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 6 | | N. Anderson | 3 | 10/8/1989 |  CHI | @ |  TB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 7 | | J.T. Smith | 3 | 10/8/1989 | PHX | @ |  WAS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 8 | | N. Anderson | 3 | 9/17/1989 | CHI | vs |  MIN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 9 | | H. Ellard | 3 | 9/17/1989 | RAM | vs |  IND | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | | R. Green | 3 | 9/17/1989 | PHX | @ |  SEA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | | K. Jackson | 3 | 9/17/1989 |  PHI | @ | WAS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | | O. Anderson | 2 | 12/24/1989 |  NYG | vs |  RAI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 13 | | R. Green | 2 | 12/24/1989 | PHX | @ | PHI | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 14 | | M. Carrier | 2 | 12/24/1989 | TB | vs | PIT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 15 | | L. Lipps | 2 | 12/24/1989 | PIT | @ | TB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 16 | | T. Worley | 2 | 12/24/1989 | PIT | @ | TB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 17 | | D. Hill | 2 | 12/23/1989 |  HOU | vs |  CLE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 18 | | E. Byner | 2 | 12/23/1989 | WAS | @ | SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 19 | | E. Martin | 2 | 12/18/1989 | NO | vs | PHI | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 20 | | M. Haynes | 2 | 12/17/1989 | ATL | vs | WAS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 21 | | A. Monk | 2 | 12/17/1989 | WAS | @ | ATL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 22 | | N. Anderson | 2 | 12/17/1989 | CHI | vs |  GB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 23 | | D. Majkowski | 2 | 12/17/1989 | GB | @ | CHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 24 | | B. Muster | 2 | 12/17/1989 | CHI | vs | GB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 25 | | E. Brown | 2 | 12/17/1989 |  CIN | vs | HOU | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
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