The Cincinnati Bengals decisively defeated the Buffalo Bills, 21 to 10, in the 1988 AFC Championship game on January 8, 1989.
Final
1st quarter
BUF
CIN
Ickey Woods 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
BUF
CIN
Andre Reed 9-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick)
7
7
James Brooks 10-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)
7
14
Scott Norwood 39-yard field goal
10
14
4th quarter
BUF
CIN
Ickey Woods 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick)
10
21
Bills
Bengals
1st Downs
10
23
Passing 1st Downs
8
5
Rushing 1st Downs
2
15
1st downs from penalties
0
3
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
50
73
Total Yards
181
249
Yards per play
3.6
3.4
Passing
136
74
Comp - Att
14 - 30
11 - 20
Yards per pass
4.1
3.2
Interceptions thrown
3
2
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 27
3 - 20
Rushing
45
175
Rushing Attempts
17
50
Yards per rush
2.6
3.5
Penalties
5
4
Turnovers
3
2
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
3
2
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kelly J. Kelly | 14 | 30 | 163 | 5.4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 35.1 |
| Team | 14 | 30 | 136 | 5.4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 35.1 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Mueller J. Mueller | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly J. Kelly | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas T. Thomas | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick R. Riddick | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Carl Byrum C. Byrum | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Reed A. Reed | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| Trumaine Johnson T. Johnson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Robb Riddick R. Riddick | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Pete Metzelaars P. Metzelaars | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 14 | 163 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Smith B. Smith | 2.0 | |||||
| Art Still A. Still | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Norwood S. Norwood | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kidd J. Kidd | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | 50 |
| Team | 6 | 271 | 45.2 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 23 |
| Erroll Tucker E. Tucker | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erroll Tucker E. Tucker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomer Esiason B. Esiason | 11 | 20 | 94 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 44.6 |
| Team | 11 | 20 | 74 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 44.6 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ickey Woods I. Woods | 29 | 102 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Stanley Wilson S. Wilson | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason B. Esiason | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings S. Jennings | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| James Brooks J. Brooks | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 |
| Team | 50 | 175 | 3.5 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Holman R. Holman | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| James Brooks J. Brooks | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | |
| Jim Riggs J. Riggs | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Tim McGee T. McGee | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Cris Collinsworth C. Collinsworth | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 11 | 94 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Buck J. Buck | 1.0 | |||||
| David Grant D. Grant | 1.0 | |||||
| Reggie Williams R. Williams | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech J. Breech | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Johnson L. Johnson | 6 | 221 | 36.8 | 58 |
| Team | 6 | 221 | 36.8 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Jennings S. Jennings | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Ira Hillary I. Hillary | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ira Hillary I. Hillary | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Rickey Dixon R. Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 |
More Bengals Stats
PPG
21.5
16th
OPP PPG
22.6
21st
RUSH YDS/G
89.8
31st
PASS YDS/G
250.4
12th
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