1989 Cleveland Browns Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-6-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bud Carson (9-6-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1989 Cleveland Browns Roster
1989 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Browns chalked up 334 points, and the solid defense surrendered 254. Bernie Kosar led the charge, passing for 3,533 yards. Webster Slaughter topped all receivers, snagging 65 passes for 1,236 yards, while Eric Metcalf and Reggie Langhorne contributed to the receiving game, too.

Eric Metcalf ran for a team-leading 633 yards for Cleveland.

Felix Wright picked off 9 errant tosses from the opposition. Al Baker blasted quarterbacks 7.5 times, part of an overall team total of 45 sacks.

Bud Carson coached the team. The 1989 Cleveland Browns lost in the Conference Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Bernie Kosar	513	303	59.1	3533	6.9	18	3.5	14	2.7	97	34	192	80.3
Mike Pagel	14	5	35.7	60	4.3	1	7.1	1	7.1	18	0	0	43.8
Eric Metcalf	2	1	50.0	32	16.0	1	50.0	0	0.0	32	0	0	135.4
Totals	529	309	58.4	3625	6.9	20	3.8	15	2.8	97	34	192

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eric Metcalf	187	633	3.4	43	6
Tim Manoa	87	289	3.3	22	3
Barry Redden	40	180	4.5	38	1
Keith Jones	43	160	3.7	15	1
Kevin Mack	37	130	3.5	12	1
Mike Oliphant	15	97	6.5	21	1
Bernie Kosar	30	70	2.3	23	1
Gerald McNeil	2	32	16.0	18	0
Reggie Langhorne	5	19	3.8	18	0
Mike Pagel	2	-1	-0.5	4	0
Totals	448	1609	3.6	43	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Webster Slaughter	65	1236	19.0	97	6
Reggie Langhorne	60	749	12.5	62	2
Eric Metcalf	54	397	7.4	68	4
Ozzie Newsome	29	324	11.2	31	1
Brian Brennan	28	289	10.3	38	0
Tim Manoa	27	241	8.9	32	2
Keith Jones	15	126	8.4	36	0
Gerald McNeil	10	114	11.4	32	0
Lawyer Tillman	6	70	11.7	19	2
Barry Redden	6	34	5.7	8	0
Mike Oliphant	3	22	7.3	9	0
Kevin Mack	2	7	3.5	4	0
Van Waiters	1	14	14.0	14	1
Ron Middleton	1	5	5.0	5	1
Derek Tennell	1	4	4.0	4	1
Bernie Kosar	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	309	3625	11.7	97	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Matt Bahr	40	40	100.0	24	16	66.7	88
Totals	40	40	100.0	24	16	66.7	88

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bryan Wagner	97	3817	39.4	60
Totals	97	3817	39.4	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gerald McNeil	49	496	10.1	49	0
Totals	49	496	10.1	49	0

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Eric Metcalf	31	718	23.2	49
Mike Oliphant	5	69	13.8	28
Gerald McNeil	4	61	15.2	21
Keith Jones	4	42	10.5	25
Stephen Braggs	2	20	10.0	18
Vernon Joines	1	12	12.0	12
Eddie Johnson	1	8	8.0	8
Barry Redden	2	2	1.0	2
Totals	50	932	18.6	49

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Felix Wright	9	91	10.1	27	1
Thane Gash	3	65	21.7	36	2
Mike Johnson	3	43	14.3	23	0
Frank Minnifield	3	29	9.7	25	0
Mark Harper	3	8	2.7	8	0
David Grayson	2	25	12.5	14	1
Clay Matthews	1	25	25.0	25	0
Kyle Kramer	1	12	12.0	12	0
Hanford Dixon	1	2	2.0	2	0
Robert Lyons	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	27	300	11.1	36	4

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Al Baker	7.5
Michael Perry	7.0
Carl Hairston	6.5
Robert Banks	4.0
Clay Matthews	4.0
Anthony Blaylock	4.0
Andrew Stewart	3.0
Thane Gash	2.0
Tom Gibson	2.0
Mike Johnson	1.0
Clifford Charlton	1.0
Mark Harper	1.0
Chris Pike	1.0
David Grayson	1.0
Totals	45.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Mike Johnson	133	133	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Clay Matthews	113	113	0	0	1	2	-2	1	3
Michael Perry	92	92	0		0	2	0	0	2
Bernie Kosar					2	2	-1		0
Robert Banks					0	2	0	0	0
David Grayson				0	0	2	31	1	0
Mark Harper				0	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Farren					0	1	0	0	0
Frank Minnifield				0	0	1	0	0	0
Thane Gash				0	0	1	15		0
Tony Jones					0	1	0	0	0
Brian Brennan					1	1	0	0	0
Ted Banker					0	1	-1	0	0
Keith Jones					1	1	0		0
Eric Metcalf					5	0	0		0
Kevin Mack					1	0	0		0
Webster Slaughter					2	0	0		0
Mike Oliphant					3	0	0		0
Barry Redden					2	0	0		0
Tim Manoa					2	0	0		0
Reggie Langhorne					3	0	0		0
Totals	338	338	0	0	23	18	42	2	8

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Matt Bahr									16	40	0			88
Eric Metcalf	6	4		0					0	0	0			60
Webster Slaughter		6							0	0	0			36
Tim Manoa	3	2							0	0	0			30
Lawyer Tillman		2						1	0	0	0			18
Reggie Langhorne	0	2							0	0	0			12
Thane Gash						2			0	0	0			12
David Grayson						1	1		0	0	0			12
Bernie Kosar	1	0							0	0	0			6
Kevin Mack	1	0							0	0	0			6
Felix Wright						1			0	0	0			6
Ozzie Newsome		1							0	0	0			6
Mike Oliphant	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Ron Middleton		1							0	0	0			6
Clay Matthews						0	1		0	0	0			6
Van Waiters		1							0	0	0			6
Keith Jones	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Derek Tennell		1							0	0	0			6
Barry Redden	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	14	20	0	0	0	4	2	1	16	40	0	0	0	334