The Cleveland Browns were defeated by the Houston Oilers, 24 to 23, in the 1988 AFC Wild Card game on December 24, 1988.
1st quarter
HOU
CLE
Matt Bahr 33-yard field goal
0
3
2nd quarter
HOU
CLE
Allen Pinkett 14-yard pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick)
7
3
Allen Pinkett 16-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick)
14
3
Matt Bahr 26-yard field goal
14
6
Matt Bahr 28-yard field goal
14
9
3rd quarter
HOU
CLE
Webster Slaughter 14-yard pass from Mike Pagel (Matt Bahr kick)
14
16
4th quarter
HOU
CLE
Lorenzo White 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick)
21
16
Tony Zendejas 49-yard field goal
24
16
Webster Slaughter 2-yard pass from Mike Pagel (Matt Bahr kick)
24
23
Oilers
Browns
1st Downs
19
19
Passing 1st Downs
12
11
Rushing 1st Downs
7
4
1st downs from penalties
0
4
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
62
54
Total Yards
334
260
Yards per play
5.4
4.8
Passing
205
192
Comp - Att
16 - 26
19 - 28
Yards per pass
7.6
6.9
Interceptions thrown
3
1
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 8
0 - 0
Rushing
129
68
Rushing Attempts
35
26
Yards per rush
3.7
2.6
Penalties
13
9
Turnovers
3
2
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
3
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Moon | 16 | 26 | 213 | 8.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 60.7 |
| Team | 16 | 26 | 205 | 8.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 60.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Pinkett | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 1 |
| Lorenzo White | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Warren Moon | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 129 | 3.7 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Hill | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | |
| Haywood Jeffires | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| Curtis Duncan | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Allen Pinkett | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 16 | 213 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Zendejas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Montgomery | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 42 |
| Team | 3 | 113 | 37.7 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo White | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Allen Pinkett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Pagel | 17 | 25 | 179 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 98.6 |
| Don Strock | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.7 |
| Team | 19 | 28 | 192 | 6.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 96.1 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Byner | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 12 | 14 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mike Pagel | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 68 | 2.6 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Slaughter | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 2 | |
| Reggie Langhorne | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Brian Brennan | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Weathers | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Earnest Byner | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Kevin Mack | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 19 | 192 | 6.9 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Johnson | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Runager | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 43 |
| Team | 3 | 106 | 35.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Young | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 33 |
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McNeil | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 |
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