Head coach Jerry Glanville Owner Bud Adams Record 9–7 | General manager Mike Holovak Home field Astrodome Division place 2nd AFC Central | |
The 1989 season was the Houston Oilers 30th season and their 20th in the National Football League (NFL). The franchise scored 365 points while the defense gave up 412 points. Their record of 9 wins and 7 losses resulted in a second-place finish in the AFC Central Division. The Oilers appeared once on Monday Night Football and appeared in the playoffs for the third consecutive year. It would be Jerry Glanville’s final year as the Oilers coach. Perhaps one of the lowest points of the season for the Oilers was their second to last game against division rival Bengals. The Bengals thumped the Oilers 61-7 on that day. This loss marked the worst defeat in Tennessee Titans history. It was the second time the Oilers had allowed 61 points to the Bengals, the other being a 61-17 loss at home in 1972.
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AFC Wildcard Game
Steelers defensive back Rod Woodson recovered a fumble to set up Gary Anderson's winning 51-yard field goal in overtime to give Pittsburgh the win. The Steelers scored first with running back Tim Worley's 1-yard rushing touchdown. But from that point on until the fourth quarter, the two teams exchanged 6 field goals. In the final period, Oilers quarterback Warren Moon, who finished the game with 315 passing yards, threw two touchdowns to wide receiver Ernest Givins, an 18-yarder and a 9-yarder. However, Pittsburgh running back Merrill Hoge tied the game on a 2-yard rushing touchdown with 46 seconds left in regulation.
Hoge finished the game with 100 rushing yards on just 17 carries, along with 3 receptions for 26 yards.