1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1988 Seattle | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| 1988 Buffalo | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Team | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 8:29 | 1988 Seattle | D.Krieg 3 yd. run (N.Johnson kick) | 7-0 SEA | ||
| 2 | 0:22 | 1988 Seattle | N.Johnson 19 yd. field goal | 10-0 SEA | ||
| 2 | 0:00 | 1988 Buffalo | S.Norwood 40 yd. field goal | 10-3 SEA | ||
| 3 | 10:49 | 1988 Buffalo | S.Norwood 36 yd. field goal | 10-6 SEA | ||
| 3 | 7:01 | 1988 Buffalo | A.Reed 19 yd. pass from J.Kelly (S.Norwood kick) | 13-10 BUA | ||
| 3 | 0:49 | 1988 Buffalo | P.Metzelaars 12 yd. pass from J.Kelly (S.Norwood kick) | 20-10 BUA | ||
| 4 | 13:35 | 1988 Seattle | J.Williams 5 yd. run (N.Johnson kick) | 20-17 BUA | ||
| 4 | 1:45 | 1988 Seattle | J.Williams 6 yd. run (N.Johnson kick) | 24-20 SEA | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1988 Seattle | 1988 Buffalo | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 6-16-1-23 | 5-14-2-21 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-14-43% | 6-13-46% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 2-3-67% | 0-2-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 24-35-69% | 17-42-40% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 374-69-5.4 | 339-65-5.2 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 139 | 94 |
| Total Rushes | 32 | 18 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 23/34 (67.6%) | 21/43 (48.8%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 235 | 245 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 7.4 | 6.4 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 3/15 | 4/29 |
| Punts/Average | 3/47.0 | 3/43.7 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 2/40 | 0/0 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 4/91 | 4/71 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 1/10 | 0/0 |
| Penalties/Yards | 5/62 | 4/20 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 3/1 | 2/0 |
| Time of Possession | 32 mins 26 secs | 27 mins 34 secs |
| Average Drive Start | SEA 28 | BUA 36 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Dave Krieg | 34 | 23 | 250 | 67.6 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3/15 | 89.1 |
| Jim Kelly | 43 | 21 | 274 | 48.8 | 6.4 | 2 | 4.7 | 1 | 2.3 | 34 | 4/29 | 75.1 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| John L. Williams | 16 | 93 | 5.8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Curt Warner | 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Dave Krieg | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Thurman Thomas | 12 | 75 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Jim Kelly | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Jamie Mueller | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| John L. Williams | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Curt Warner | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Tice | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Brian Blades | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Steve Largent | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Andre Reed | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Chris Burkett | 4 | 113 | 28.3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Pete Metzelaars | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Trumaine Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jamie Mueller | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Norm Johnson | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 50.0 | ||||
| Scott Norwood | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 66.7 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Ruben Rodriguez | 3 | 47.0 | 33.7 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| John Kidd | 3 | 43.7 | 30.3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Bobby Joe Edmonds | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Flip Johnson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Bobby Joe Edmonds | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 | 41 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Terry Taylor | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tony Woods | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Paul Moyer | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Eugene Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Joe Nash | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bruce Scholtz | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jacob Green | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| David Wyman | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Nesby Glasgow | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jeff Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Patrick Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bryan Millard | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Curt Warner | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Shane Conlan | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Cornelius Bennett | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Darryl Talley | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Nate Odomes | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bruce Smith | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Derrick Burroughs | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mark Kelso | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ray Bentley | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Leonard Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Art Still | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Fred Smerlas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Wayne Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Joe Devlin | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tim Vogler | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| David Wyman | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| The hometown crowd went home dejected after watching their team blow a fourth quarter lead as the visiting team from Seattle beat Buffalo by the score of 24 to 20. John L. Williams rushed the ball 16 times for 93 yards scoring 2 times. Seattle was ahead at halftime 10 to 3. Buffalo led after three quarters 20 to 10. Jim Kelly passed 43 times for 274 yards and 2 touchdowns for Buffalo, in a losing effort. | |||||