1989 Buffalo Bills season
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| 1989 Buffalo Bills season | |
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| Head Coach | Marv Levy |
| Home Field | Ralph Wilson Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9-7 |
| Place | 1st AFC East |
| Playoff Finish | Lost AFC Divisional Playoff |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1988 | 1990 |
The 1989 Buffalo Bills season was the 30th season for the team and the 20th season in the National Football League. The Buffalo Bills finished in first place in the AFC East and finished the National Football League's 1989 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses.
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[edit] NFL Draft
[edit] Regular Season
[edit] Season Standings
| AFC East | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Buffalo Bills | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 409 | 317 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 298 | 301 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 331 | 379 |
| New England Patriots | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 297 | 391 |
| New York Jets | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 253 | 411 |
[edit] Season Schedule
- Week 1 Sep 10 W 27-24 at Miami Dolphins
- Week 2 Sep 18 L 28-14 vs Denver Broncos
- Week 3 Sep 24 W 47-41 at Houston Oilers (OT)
- Week 4 Oct 1 W 31-10 vs New England Patriots
- Week 5 Oct 8 L 37-14 at Indianapolis Colts
- Week 6 Oct 16 W 23-20 vs Los Angeles Rams
- Week 7 Oct 22 W 34-3 vs New York Jets
- Week 8 Oct 29 W 31-17 vs Miami Dolphins
- Week 9 Nov 5 L 30-28 at Atlanta Falcons
- Week 10 Nov 12 W 30-7 vs Indianapolis Colts
- Week 11 Nov 19 L 33-24 at New England Patriots
- Week 12 Nov 26 W 24-7 vs Cincinnati Bengals
- Week 13 Dec 4 L 17-16 at Seattle Seahawks
- Week 14 Dec 10 L 22-19 vs New Orleans Saints
- Week 15 Dec 17 L 21-10 at San Francisco 49ers
- Week 16 Dec 23 W 37-0 at New York Jets
[edit] Roster
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Buffalo Bills roster
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Defensive Linemen |
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[edit] Postseason
[edit] AFC Divisional Playoff
- Cleveland Browns 34, Buffalo Bills 30
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buffalo | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| Browns | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Merlin Olsen
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- Game attendance: 77,706
In a shootout, Browns linebacker Clay Matthews intercepted Bills quarterback Jim Kelly at the Cleveland 1-yard line with 3 seconds remaining to preserve a 34-30 victory. Kelly threw for 405 yards and 4 touchdowns while Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar threw for 251 yards and 3 touchdowns with no interceptions. Browns receiver Webster Slaughter had the best postseason performance of his career with 3 receptions for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Buffalo scored first with wide receiver Andre Reed's 72-yard touchdown reception. But Cleveland struck back with a 45-yard field goal by Matt Bahr and a 52-yard touchdown pass from Kosar to Slaughter. Kelly's 33-yard touchdown pass to James Lofton put the Bills back in the lead, 14-10, but Browns retook the lead with Ron Middleton's 3-yard catch shortly before the end of the first half.
On the opening drive of the second half, Kosar hooked up with Slaughter for another touchdown pass, this one 44-yards, to increase their lead to 24-14. Buffalo responded with a 6 yard touchdown catch by running back Thurman Thomas, who tied an NFL playoff record with 13 receptions for 150 yards. But Browns running back Eric Metcalf returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown to give his team a 31-21 lead by the end of the third quarter. After an exchange of field goals, Thomas caught a three yard touchdown pass. But the extra point failed, forcing the Bills to attempt to score a touchdown instead of a field goal on their final drive. With time running out, Kelly led the Bills to Cleveland's 11-yard line. But fullback Ronnie Harmon dropped a potential game winning catch in the end zone and Kelly was intercepted by Matthews on the next play.
[edit] Awards and Records
[edit] References
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