European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes tuesday october 11, 1977 Only 4 nil teams unbeaten Colts trample the dolphins/45-28 by Alex Sachare a sports writer Baltimore s Brilliant Bert Jones tossed four touchdown passes to erase a 28-10 deficit and Lead the explosive Baltimore Colts to a 45-28 Victory Over the Miami dolphins sunday in a Battle of previously unbeaten National football league , Denver and Dallas Are the Only other undefeated teams after four weeks of the nil season. Pittsburgh meanwhile lost More than a football game in Houston. Steeles quarterback Terry Bradshaw suffered a fractured left wrist in the second period of Pittsburgh s 27-10 loss to the oilers and his replacement Mike Kruczek suffered a shoulder separation on the first play of the fourth Quarter. Rookie safety Tony Dungy had to finish the game at quarterback. Houston s quarterback Dan Pastorini also did t survive the rugged contest spraining an ankle in the third Quarter. The super bowl Champion Oakland raiders posted their 17th consecutive Vic tory by routing the error plagued Cleve land Browns 26-10 As Errol Mann kicked four Field goals and Mark Vaneeghen rushed for 113 Yards and . Denver kept Pace with Oakland atop the acc West by beating the Kansas City chiefs 23-7, while Dallas came from behind nil Roundup with two touchdowns in the final period to beat the St. Louis cardinals 30-24. The Minnesota Vikings out fought the de troit Lions 14-7 in their pfc Central dive Sion showdown As fran Tarkenton completed 21 of 31 passes for 269 Yards and two touchdowns and the Vikings rugged defense dominated Detroit. And Tampa Bay continued on its wingless Way. The bucs who have never won a Reg ular season game suffered loss no. 18 at the hands of the Washington redskins 10-0. In other games the Philadelphia eagles beat the new York giants 28-10, the new England patriots blanked the Seattle sea Hawks 31-0, the new York jets Defeated the Buffalo Bills 24-19, the Cincinnati bengals topped the Green Bay packers 17-7, the san Diego chargers shut out the  leans saints 14-0 and the Atlanta Falcons beat the san Francisco 49ers 7-0. Los Angeles was to play at Chicago monday night. Before the fans in Baltimore were settled in their seats the score was 14-7, Miami. Baltimore s Lydell Mitchell scampered 64 Yards on the first play from scrimmage but Freddie Solomon respond Ted by running Back the ensuing Kickoff 90 Yards for a score. When Benny Malone broke Loose on a 52-Yard run the dolphins led 14-7 after just 2 19 of play. Malone s second touchdown of the game on a 66-Yard run made it 28-10, Miami with 9 23 left in the second Quarter. Then Jones took command pulling the Colts to within 28-24 at half time with scoring tosses of three Yards to Glenn Doughty and 19 Yards to Raymond Chester. Sunday s pro football summaries patriots 31, sea Hawks 0 o o 0-31 Seattle 000 new England 7 7 17 be Hasselbeck 2 pass from Grogan Smith kick be Francis 1 pass from Grogan Smith kick be Calhoun 18 run Smith kick neg Smith 37 be Stingley 24 pass from Grogan Smith kick a45,929 sea Hawks patriots res Downs 31-9? 55-1%rushes-Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards so 2 5-23-4 8-39 2-1 4-20 137 56 9-15-1 4 31 3-2 2-25 raiders 26, Browns 10 Oakland Cleveland 6 10 726 0 0 7-1j Oak Fig Mann 27 Oak Vaneeghen 3 run Mann kick Oak Fig Mann 39 Oak Vaneeghen 3 run Mann kick Cle Rucker 20 pass from Sipe Cockroft kick a-80,236 first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards chargers 14, saints 0 san Diego new Orleans 0 so Fuller 38 punt return Benirschke kick St Young 5 run Benirschke kick a53,942. Steeles oilers first Downs 21 14 rushes Yards 45-173 29-98 passing Yards 211 169 return Yards 26 106 passes 12-33-6 13-24-2 punts. 4-38 7-38 fumbles lost 5 3 0-0 penalties Yards 10-67 7-57 Colts 45, dolphins 28 Miami 14 14 0 0-28 Baltimore 0 14 14 7-45 bait Mitchell 64 run Linhart kick Mia Solomon 90 Kickoff return Yepremian kick Mia Malone 52 run Yepremian kick baitfglinehart41 Mia a. Harris 1 run Yepremian kick Mia Malone 66 run Yepremian kick bait Doughty 3 pass from Jones Linhart kick bait Chester 19 pass from Jones Linhart kick bait Mccauley 34 pass from Jones Linhart kick bait Doughty 5 pass from Jones Linhart kick bait Mccauley 1 run Linhart kick a57,829 bengals 17, packers 7 Cincinnati 0 Green Bay go Smith 14 pass from Dickey Marcol kick Cin Curtis 8 pass from Anderson Bahr kick Cin Davis 2 run Bahr kick Cin Fig Bahr 32 a54,687. 317 0 7 first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards bengals packers 21 42-159 175 63 15-20-1 3-35 1-0 9-85 15. 37-112 115 83 13-25-2 4-35 0-0 7-60 cowboys 30, cardinals 24 thick raiders 17 48-171 88 57 9-20-2 3-49 0-0 8-55 Browns 14 26-113 137 123 12-27-2 6-30 5-3 9-66 first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards Falcons 7, 49ers 0 Atlanta dolphins Colts 16 29-182 213 35 18-34-2 "4-36 4-2 5-46 19 35-207 190 49 18-30-0 6-33 1-1 2-1s Dallas 3 10 3 St. Louis 10 7 7 St Fig Bakken 32 dal Fig Herrera 29 St Metcalf 62 run Bakken kick dal Dorsett 77 run Herrera kick St Gray 60 pass from Hart Bakken kick dal Fig Herrera 40dal-fg Herrera 44 St Davis 35 Fumble recovery Bakken kick dal Dorsett 1 run Herrera kick Dai Richards 17 pass from staubach Herrera kick a-50,129. 1430 024 cowboys cardinals 0 714 000 007 07 san Francisco 000 00 at Jenkins 39 pass from Hunter Mike Mayer kick a38,009. Chargers saints18 36-157 43 79 16-26-17-46 2-1 6-46 14 30-135 134 112 11-21-0 7-43 2-2 30-135 first Downs rushes Yard passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards jets 24, Bills 19 new York 0 7 10 7-24 Buffalo 0 0 12-19 bufpiccone4passfrom Ferguson o Donoghu kick by Todd 1 run Leahy kick by Fig Leahy 35 by Barkum 5 pass from Todd Leahy kick but Chandler 5 pass from Ferguson o Donoghue kick Buffy 0 Donoghue 24 by Gaines 17 run Leahy kick but safety Todd tackled in end zone a32,046 first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards redskins 10, bucs 0 Washington Tampa Bay Wash Fig Moseley 44 Wash Thomas 6 run Moseley kick a58,571. Falcons 49ers 11 12 44-113 40-153 130 58 14-9-0 8-38 0-0 14-110 35 35 18-5-1 9-35 3-0 7-64 jets Bills 17 21 44-172 37-172 194 101 10-15-0 3-37 4-3 5-45 199 141 18-33-1 5-42 1-1 2-15 first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yard passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards oilers 27, Steeles 10 Pittsburgh 370 010 Houston 7 0 10 1027 Hou Burrough 44 pass from Coleman Fritsch kick pitfggerela27 pit Bleier 1 run Gerela kick Hou Fig Fritsch 27 Hou Johnson 51 pass from Pastorini Fritsch kick Hou Stemrick 5 rumble return Fritsch kick Hou Fig Felt san 18 a49,226 10 o o of to 00000 redskins bucs first Downs 14 11 rushes Yards 47-121 26-97 passing Yards 118 39 return Yards 138 passes h-22-1 10-28-3 punts 9-39 11-38 fumbles lost 5-2 4-2 penalties Yards 7 37 eagles 28, giants 10 Philadelphia 7 14 7 0-28 new York giants 073 010 Phil Krepfle 55 pass from Jaworski Muhlmann kick Phil Smith 28 pass from Jaworski Muhlmann kick Phil Lusk 1 run Muhlmann kick by Robinson 80 pass from Pisarczk Danelo kick ny-fgdanelo23 Phil Lusk 70 run Muhlmann kick a-48,824. First Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards Broncos 23, chiefs 7 Kansas City Denver Den Fig Turner 25 Den Morton 7 run Turner kick Den Fig Turner 33 Den Fig Turner 33 Den Armstrong 1 run Turner kick pc Podolak 2 run Stenerud kick a74,878. First Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards 22 39-264 124 9 18-29-0 4-34 3-2 9-109 .15 31-146 174 9 10-34-2 6-34 1-0 11-166 00077 10 6 7 023 chiefs Broncos 14 16 29-86 38-124 80 188 24 168 15-27-4 18-30-0 8-44 5-42 3-2 3-2 6-55 9-107 Vikings 14, Lions 7 Detroit 0070-7 Minnesota 14 0 0 014 min White 12 pass from Tarkenton Cox kick min White 50 lateral from Rashad Cox kick Del Blue 8 pass from Landry Mike Mayer kick a45,860. Lions Vikings first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards 19 27-59 255 0 .26-47-1 9-33 1-0 8-70 13 27-58 269 44 21-31-0 7-35 4-3 6-48 first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards eagles giants 14 15 43-179 32-94 165 16 12-38-4 7-42 1-0 3-25 147 122 8-17-1 8-40 5-3 2-48 Unitas no. 19 retired Baltimore up quarterback Johnny Unitas had his famous no. 19 Colts Jersey retired sunday in Baltimore s me Morial stadium the site of so Many of his greatest moments. In the third Quarter Jones put the Colts on top with scoring passes of 34 Yards to Don Mccauley and 5 Yards to Doughty. Jones completed 18 of 30 passes for 205 Yards including seven in a Row on the three scoring thrusts that put the Colts in front. Oilers 27, Steeles 10 the oilers picked Oft four Bradshaw passes in the first half and took the Lead in the third Quarter on Dan Pastorini s 51 Yard bomb to Billy Johnson. A Fumble by Dungy in the fourth period gave Houston the clinching touchdown Greg Stemrick running it in from the 5. There was no immediate word on the extent of the injuries to Bradshaw Kruc zek or Pastorini but of the three Kruczek appeared Likely to be sidelined the longest. Horton now leads the acc Central with a 3-1 Mark with Pittsburgh Cleveland and Cincinnati All tied at 2-2. Vikings 14, Lions 7 Minnesota grabbed a one game Lead Over Detroit in the pfc Central As Tarken ton hit Sammy White with a 12-Yard scor ing pass and then hooked up with White on a 59-Yard play by Way of Ahmad Rashad. Tarkenton completed a Short pass to Rashad and just before he got tackled he flipped the Ball to White who outran the Detroit defenders for the score. Raiders 26, Browns 10 Mann converted three pointers of 39, 28 and 27 Yards on Oakland s first three pos sessions and Cleveland never caught up. The raiders 4-0, need one More Victory to the nil record of 18 straight set in 1933-34 by Chicago and tied by Chicago in 1941-42 and Miami in 1972-73. Broncos 23, chiefs 7 Craig Morton completed 13 of 21 passes for 189 Yards Jim Turner kicked three Field goals As the Broncos moved out to a 4-0 Start for the first time in their history. Two pass interference penalties helped the Dallas comeback. A 42-Yard penalty set up Tony Dorsett s 1-Yard run that made it 24-23, and a 40-Yard penalty preceded the winning strike a 17-Yard scoring pass from Roger staubach to Golden Richards with 6 53 left. Redskins 10, bucs 0 Washington got a 44-Yard Field goal from Mike Moseley and a 6-Yard to run from Mike Thomas in the first period and held on to keep Tampa Bay wingless. The bucs did not make a third Down conversion until the waning minutes and had to punt the Ball 11 times. Eagles 28, giants 10 Ron Jaworski threw two touchdown passes and Herb Lusk  once on a 70-Yard scamper As the eagles eased past the giants. Patriots 31, see Hawks 0 Steve Grogan hooked up with Don has Selbeck Russ Francis and Darryl Stingley for touchdowns As new England White washed wingless Seattle. Jets 24, Bills 19 Clark Gaines who rushed for 94 Yards scored the winning touchdown for the jets on a 17-Yard sweep with two minutes left. It was the Bills 14th straight regular season loss and made Jim Ringo s record As head coach 0-13. Bengals 17, packers 7 Ken Anderson completed 14 of 19 passes for 190 Yards and Boobie Clark rushed for 89 Yards to Lead the bengals Over the pack ers. Chargers 14, saints 0 san Diego s defense led by Fred Dean and Louie Kelcher stifled the saints sack ing quarterback Archie Manning seven times for a loss of 70 Yards. Mike Fuller re turned a punt 88 Yards for a touchdown. Falcons 7,49ers 0 Alfred Jenkins caught a 39yard touch Down pass from quarterback Scott Hunter for the Only score of Atlanta s Victory Over the wingless 49ers. In four games Atlanta 3-1, has allowed just 19 Points