1989 Detroit 51, 1989 Washington 45

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

OT

Total
1989 Detroit

24

14

10

3

0

51
1989 Washington

14

10

7

14

0

45
Scoring Plays
Qtr Clock Team Scoring Description(Extra Point) Score
1 12:40 1989 Detroit R.Clark 11 yd. pass from R.Peete (E.Murray kick) 7-0 DEN
1 10:58 1989 Washington A.Monk 13 yd. pass from M.Rypien (C.Lohmiller kick) 7-7 WAN
1 7:46 1989 Detroit R.Johnson 10 yd. pass from R.Peete (E.Murray kick) 14-7 DEN
1 6:04 1989 Detroit J.Ball 1 yd. recovery (E.Murray kick) 21-7 DEN
1 2:57 1989 Washington G.Riggs 13 yd. run (C.Lohmiller kick) 21-14 DEN
1 0:00 1989 Detroit E.Murray 44 yd. field goal 24-14 DEN
2 11:53 1989 Washington A.Monk 44 yd. pass from M.Rypien (C.Lohmiller kick) 24-21 DEN
2 9:16 1989 Detroit R.Clark 2 yd. pass from R.Peete (E.Murray kick) 31-21 DEN
2 2:05 1989 Washington C.Lohmiller 21 yd. field goal 31-24 DEN
2 0:01 1989 Detroit R.Johnson 2 yd. pass from R.Peete (E.Murray kick) 38-24 DEN
3 10:40 1989 Detroit R.Johnson 9 yd. pass from R.Peete (E.Murray kick) 45-24 DEN
3 4:48 1989 Detroit E.Murray 29 yd. field goal 48-24 DEN
3 0:50 1989 Washington R.Sanders 3 yd. pass from M.Rypien (C.Lohmiller kick) 48-31 DEN
4 10:40 1989 Washington A.Monk 41 yd. pass from M.Rypien (C.Lohmiller kick) 48-38 DEN
4 3:47 1989 Washington D.Warren 5 yd. pass from M.Rypien (C.Lohmiller kick) 48-45 DEN
4 0:08 1989 Detroit E.Murray 45 yd. field goal 51-45 DEN

Team Statistics
1989 Detroit 1989 Washington
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total 4-13-2-19 4-18-1-23
Third Down Efficiency 5-13-38% 7-12-58%
Fourth Down Efficiency 1-1-100% 1-1-100%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) 38-42-90% 31-35-89%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play 452-60-7.5 441-61-7.2
Total Net Yards Rushing 109 65
Total Rushes 26 22
Average Per Rush 4.2 3.0
Passes Completed/Attempted 16/32 (50.0%) 22/37 (59.5%)
Net Yards Passing 343 376
Avg Yards Per Pass 11.1 10.6
Sacked/Yards Lost 2/13 2/15
Punts/Average 3/39.7 2/53.0
Punts Received/Return Yardage 2/15 2/14
Kickoffs/Returns 8/196 9/153
Interceptions/Returns 1/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/93 7/52
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost 4/1 5/2
Time of Possession 32 mins 22 secs 27 mins 38 secs
Average Drive Start DEN 32 WAN 36

Passing Stats
Att Comp Yds Comp % Yds/Att TD TD % INT INT % Long Sack Rating
1989 Detroit
Rodney Peete 32 16 356 50.0 11.1 5 15.6 0 0 61 2/13 129.7
1989 Washington
Mark Rypien 37 22 391 59.5 10.6 5 13.5 1 2.7 55 2/15 124.0

Rushing Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv Fumbles/Lost
1989 Detroit
Barry Sanders 18 90 5.0 28 0 0 3/1
Rodney Peete 7 19 2.7 8 0 0 0/0
Carl Painter 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0
1989 Washington
Gerald Riggs 10 54 5.4 19 1 0 0/0
Earnest Byner 7 6 0.9 6 0 0 2/0
Jamie Morris 4 -1 -0.3 1 0 0 1/0
Reggie Dupard 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0/0

Receiving Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv
1989 Detroit
Richard Lavon Johnson 8 199 24.9 48 3 0
Robert Clark 4 116 29.0 61 2 0
Walter Stanley 2 26 13.0 16 0 0
Barry Sanders 2 15 7.5 8 0 0
1989 Washington
Ricky Sanders 6 60 10.0 13 1 0
Art Monk 5 131 26.2 44 3 0
Gary Clark 4 111 27.8 55 0 0
Don Warren 2 18 9.0 13 1 0
Earnest Byner 2 34 17.0 27 0 0
Jamie Morris 2 24 12.0 16 0 0
Gerald Riggs 1 13 13.0 13 0 0

Field Goals
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals % Made
1989 Detroit
Eddie Murray 0/0 1/1 0/0 2/2 0/0 3/3 100
1989 Washington
Chip Lohmiller 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 100

Punting
No Avg Net Tb Inside 20 Long Blocked
1989 Detroit
Jim Arnold 3 39.7 35.0 0 1 46 0
1989 Washington
Ralf Mojsiejenko 2 53.0 45.5 0 2 53 0

Kickoff Returns
No Yds Avg Long TD
1989 Detroit
Mel Gray 5 147 29.4 37 0
Walter Stanley 3 49 16.3 23 0
1989 Washington
A.J. Johnson 6 120 20.0 38 0
Don Warren 2 8 4.0 6 0
Joe Howard 1 25 25.0 25 0

Punt Returns
Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
1989 Detroit
Walter Stanley 2 0 15 7.5 15 0
1989 Washington
Joe Howard 2 1 14 7.0 7 0

Individual Defense
Tackles Sacks Fum Rec
1989 Detroit
Jerry Ball 6 2 1
Terry Taylor 6 0 0
Chris Spielman 6 0 0
Bennie Blades 5 0 0
Mike L. Cofer 3 0 1
Bruce Alexander 3 0 0
Dennis Gibson 3 0 0
Jerry Holmes 2 0 0
Eric M. Williams 2 0 0
William White 2 0 0
Jimmy H. Williams 1 0 0
Kevin Brooks 1 0 0
Ken Dallafior 0 0 1
Richard Lavon Johnson 0 0 1
Kevin Glover 0 0 1
1989 Washington
Wilber Marshall 6 0 0
Brian Davis 5 0 0
Neal Olkewicz 4 0 0
Ravin Caldwell 4 0 0
Martin Mayhew 4 0 0
Todd Bowles 3 1 0
Darryl Grant 3 0 0
Dexter Manley 2 0 0
Alvin Walton 2 0 0
Tracy Rocker 2 0 0
Charles Mann 1 1 1
A.J. Johnson 1 0 0
Mark Rypien 0 0 1
Gerald Riggs 0 0 1
Earnest Byner 0 0 1

Interceptions
No Yds Avg Long TD
1989 Detroit
Bennie Blades 1 0 0.0 0 0
1989 Washington

Game Story
Richard Lavon Johnson completely dominated the action as the visiting team from Detroit defeated Washington by the score of 51 to 45. Johnson burned the Washington defense with 8 catches for 199 receiving yards and grabbed 3 touchdown tosses. Barry Sanders led all rushers, carrying the ball 18 times for 90 yards. The biggest play of the game was a pass to Robert Clark that went for 61 yards with 10:09 left in the 2nd quarter. Detroit got out to an early lead outscoring Washington 24 to 14 in the first quarter. They were on top at the half 38 to 24. Detroit led after three quarters 48 to 31. Mark Rypien threw 37 times for 391 yards and 5 touchdowns for Washington, in a losing effort.