Week 3
Final
BUF
CIN1Q
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
1988 AFC East
BUFCIN
Bills
Colts
Patriots
Jets
Dolphins
Bengals
Browns
Oilers
SteelersGame Summary
The Cincinnati Bengals decisively defeated the Buffalo Bills, 21 to 10, in the 1988 AFC Championship game on January 8, 1989.
Game Info
January 7, 1989
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kelly #12 | 14/30 | 163 | 5.4 | 1 | 3 | 3-27 | 35.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Esiason #7 | 11/20 | 94 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 | 3-20 | 44.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mueller #41 | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 13 |
J. Kelly #12 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
T. Thomas #34 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
R. Riddick #40 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
C. Byrum #35 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
R. Harmon #33 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Woods #31,30 | 29 | 102 | 3.5 | 2 | 16 |
S. Wilson #32 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 9 |
B. Esiason #7 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 29 |
S. Jennings #36 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Brooks #21 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Reed #83 | 0/0 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | 18 |
T. Johnson #86 | 0/0 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 26 |
R. Riddick #40 | 0/0 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 14 |
R. Harmon #33 | 0/0 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
P. Metzelaars #88 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Holman #82 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 21 |
J. Brooks #21 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 11 |
J. Riggs #87 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
T. McGee #85 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
C. Collinsworth #80 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Kelso #38 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bentley #50 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Smith #78 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Still #67 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Billups #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Thomas #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Williams #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Buck #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Fulcher #33 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Grant #98 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Norwood #11 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Breech #3 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kidd #4 | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | 50 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnson #11 | 6 | 221 | 36.8 | 58 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Tucker #22 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harmon #33 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jennings #36 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Hillary #89 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Tucker #22 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Hillary #89 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
R. Dixon #29 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kelly #12 | 14/30 | 163 | 5.4 | 1 | 3 | 3-27 | 35.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mueller #41 | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 13 |
J. Kelly #12 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
T. Thomas #34 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
R. Riddick #40 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
C. Byrum #35 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
R. Harmon #33 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Reed #83 | 0/0 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | 18 |
T. Johnson #86 | 0/0 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 26 |
R. Riddick #40 | 0/0 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 14 |
R. Harmon #33 | 0/0 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
P. Metzelaars #88 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Kelso #38 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bentley #50 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Smith #78 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Still #67 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Norwood #11 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kidd #4 | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Tucker #22 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harmon #33 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Tucker #22 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Esiason #7 | 11/20 | 94 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 | 3-20 | 44.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Woods #31,30 | 29 | 102 | 3.5 | 2 | 16 |
S. Wilson #32 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 9 |
B. Esiason #7 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 29 |
S. Jennings #36 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Brooks #21 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Holman #82 | 0/0 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 21 |
J. Brooks #21 | 0/0 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 11 |
J. Riggs #87 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
T. McGee #85 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
C. Collinsworth #80 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Billups #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Thomas #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Williams #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Buck #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Fulcher #33 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Grant #98 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Breech #3 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnson #11 | 6 | 221 | 36.8 | 58 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jennings #36 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Hillary #89 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Hillary #89 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
R. Dixon #29 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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
50
Penalty Yards
45
3
Sacks
3
20
Sack Yards
27
0
D/ST TD
0