| AFC Wild Card Playoff - Houston Oilers at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: December 24, 1988 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 74977 |
| Weather: Light Drizzle Temp: 46 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 33 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Allen Pinkett 14 pass from Warren Moon (Tony Zendejas kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Allen Pinkett 16 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 26 FG | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 28 FG | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Webster Slaughter 14 pass from Mike Pagel (Matt Bahr kick) | 14 | 16 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Lorenzo White 1 run (Tony Zendejas kick) | 21 | 16 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Tony Zendejas 49 FG | 24 | 16 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Webster Slaughter 2 pass from Mike Pagel (Matt Bahr kick) | 24 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ernest Givins |
| 85 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 77 | LOT | Bruce Davis |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 52 | C | Jay Pennison |
| 74 | ROG | Bruce Matthews |
| 70 | ROT | Dean Steinkuhler |
| 87 | TE | Jamie Williams |
| 1 | QB | Warren Moon |
| 20 | RB | Allen Pinkett |
| 32 | FB | Alonzo Highsmith |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ray Childress |
| 71 | NT | Richard Byrd |
| 95 | RDE | William Fuller |
| 93 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 59 | LILB | John Grimsley |
| 54 | RILB | Al Smith |
| 91 | ROLB | Johnny Meads |
| 24 | LCB | Steve Brown |
| 25 | SS | Keith Bostic |
| 31 | FS | Jeff Donaldson |
| 29 | RCB | Patrick Allen |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Reggie Langhorne |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Farren |
| 77 | LOG | Rickey Bolden |
| 73 | C | Gregg Rakoczy |
| 69 | ROG | Dan Fike |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 12 | QB | Don Strock |
| 44 | RB | Earnest Byner |
| 44 | FB | Kevin Mack |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Michael Dean Perry |
| 79 | NT | Bob Golic |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 57 | LOLB | Clay Matthews |
| 59 | LILB | Mike Johnson |
| 54 | RILB | Mike Junkin |
| 56 | ROLB | David Grayson |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 35 | SS | Will Hill |
| 22 | FS | Felix Wright |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Allen Pinkett | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 27 | 1 |
| Lorenzo White | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 |
| Warren Moon | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Earnest Byner | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 12 | 14 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pagel | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Warren Moon | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 3 | 213 | 8.2 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 60.7 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Mike Pagel | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 1 | 179 | 7.2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98.6 |
| Don Strock | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Drew Hill | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Curtis Duncan | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Jamie Williams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lorenzo White | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Reggie Langhorne | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Webster Slaughter | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 18 | 2 |
| Earnest Byner | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Brian Brennan | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Felix Wright | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mark Harper | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Montgomery | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Max Runager | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Curtis Duncan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Lorenzo White | 4 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Allen Pinkett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Glen Young | 2 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Gerald McNeil | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Mike Johnson | 1.0 | 8.0 |
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