1989 Buffalo Bills Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Marv Levy (9-7)
Location: Buffalo, New York

1989 Buffalo Bills Roster
1989 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Bills piled up points with 409 points, and the defense conceded 317. Jim Kelly tossed for 3,130 yards. Andre Reed hauled in 88 balls for 1,312 yards.

Thurman Thomas rushed for a team-leading 1,244 yards for Buffalo.

Mark Kelso picked off 6 opponent throws. Bruce Smith topped the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks.

Marv Levy coached the team. The 1989 Buffalo Bills lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jim Kelly	391	228	58.3	3130	8.0	25	6.4	18	4.6	78	30	216	86.2
Frank Reich	87	53	60.9	701	8.1	7	8.0	2	2.3	63	4	24	103.7
Flip Johnson	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	2	0.0
Totals	478	281	58.8	3831	8.0	32	6.7	20	4.2	78	35	242

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Thurman Thomas	298	1244	4.2	38	6
Larry Kinnebrew	131	533	4.1	25	6
Kenneth Davis	29	149	5.1	21	1
Jim Kelly	29	137	4.7	19	2
Ronnie Harmon	17	99	5.8	24	0
Jamie Mueller	16	44	2.8	9	0
Andre Reed	2	31	15.5	23	0
Frank Reich	9	30	3.3	9	0
Stan Gelbaugh	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	532	2264	4.3	38	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Andre Reed	88	1312	14.9	78	9
Thurman Thomas	60	669	11.2	74	6
Ronnie Harmon	29	363	12.5	42	4
Flip Johnson	25	303	12.1	36	1
Keith McKeller	20	341	17.0	39	2
Pete Metzelaars	18	179	9.9	23	2
Don Beebe	17	317	18.6	63	2
James Lofton	8	166	20.8	47	3
Kenneth Davis	6	92	15.3	29	2
Larry Kinnebrew	5	60	12.0	18	0
Chris Burkett	3	20	6.7	9	0
Jamie Mueller	1	8	8.0	8	0
Butch Rolle	1	1	1.0	1	1
Totals	281	3831	13.6	78	32

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Scott Norwood	47	46	97.9	30	23	76.7	115
Totals	47	46	97.9	30	23	76.7	115

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John Kidd	65	2564	39.4	60
Totals	65	2564	39.4	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mickey Sutton	26	231	8.9	26
Erroll Tucker	6	63	10.5	14
Flip Johnson	1	7	7.0	7
Totals	33	301	9.1	26

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ronnie Harmon	18	409	22.7	49
Don Beebe	16	353	22.1	85
Erroll Tucker	10	166	16.6	23
Kenneth Davis	3	52	17.3	20
Steve Tasker	2	39	19.5	20
Butch Rolle	2	20	10.0	14
Jamie Mueller	1	19	19.0	19
Kirby Jackson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	53	1058	20.0	85

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mark Kelso	6	101	16.8	43	0
Nate Odomes	5	20	4.0	13	0
Leonard Smith	2	46	23.0	24	0
Kirby Jackson	2	43	21.5	40	1
Cornelius Bennett	2	5	2.5	6	0
Dwight Drane	1	25	25.0	25	0
Carlton Bailey	1	16	16.0	16	0
Art Still	1	10	10.0	10	0
Mickey Sutton	1	3	3.0	3	0
Jeff Wright	1	0	0.0	0	0
Shane Conlan	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	23	269	11.7	43	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Bruce Smith	13.0
Darryl Talley	6.0
Cornelius Bennett	5.5
Leon Seals	4.0
Jeff Wright	3.0
Scott Radecic	1.5
Nate Odomes	1.0
Tim Cofield	1.0
Fred Smerlas	1.0
Shane Conlan	1.0
Derrick Burroughs	1.0
Totals	38.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Darryl Talley	97	97	0		0	0	0	1
Bruce Smith	88	88	0
Scott Radecic	77	77	0
Cornelius Bennett	54	54	0	0	0	2	5	1
Shane Conlan	50	50	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nate Odomes	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	3
Carlton Bailey	27	27	0	0
Jeff Wright	15	15	0	0	0	2	0	1
Mark Pike	3	3	0		0	1	0	0
Jim Kelly					6	3	-6	0
Thurman Thomas					7	2	0	0
Leonard Smith				0	0	2	14	0
Kent Hull					0	2	0	0
Mark Kelso				0	0	2	0	0
Leon Seals					0	1	0	0
Derrick Burroughs					0	1	0	0
Mickey Sutton				0	1	1	0	0
Kirby Jackson				0	0	1	0	0
Ronnie Harmon					2	0	0	0
Kenneth Davis					2	0	0	0
Larry Kinnebrew					3	0	0	0
Frank Reich					2	0	0	0
Jamie Mueller					1	0	0	0
Don Beebe					1	0	0	0
Andre Reed					4	0	0	0
Keith McKeller					1	0	0	0
Totals	457	457	0	0	30	20	13	7

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Scott Norwood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	46	0			115
Thurman Thomas	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			72
Andre Reed	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Larry Kinnebrew	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Ronnie Harmon	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
James Lofton	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Kenneth Davis	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Keith McKeller	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Jim Kelly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Pete Metzelaars	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Don Beebe	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Butch Rolle	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Kirby Jackson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mark Kelso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Flip Johnson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	15	32	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	46	0	0	0	409