European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 5, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 25 i jets chiefs saints skins score upsets continued from Page 21 pins offence operating without injured quarterback Bob Griese sputtered. Myers intercepted three passes return ing one 97 Yards in the fourth Quarter for new Orleans winning to against Minne Sota. Running Back Rickey Young set a Minnesota record catching 11 passes from Fra Tarkenton. Dusek a former Patriot grabbed Horace Ivory s Fumble and ran 31 Yards for a touchdown with 2 40 left to play lifting Washington past new England. The red skins overcame two to passes by new England s Steve Grogan. Adams inserted into the game after starting quarterback Mike Livingston suffered a mild concussion directed the chiefs to scoring drives of 55, 76 and 55 Yards and their upset of Cincinnati. Kansas City shredded the bengals defense for 387 total Yards. Denver got key interceptions by safeties Bill Thompson and Bernard Jackson in beating Oakland in a rematch of last year s american football conference championship game. Craig Morton passe for one touchdown and Otis Armstrong barrelled into the end zone in the final minute for the other Broncos score. The raiders got Field goals of 33 and. 22 Yards from enrol Mann. Los Angeles barely survived the string of opening Day upsets with a 46-Yard Field goal by Rookie Frank Corral with seven seconds left supplying the slender Victory Over Philadelphia. It was Corral s third Field goal of the game. Star running Back Walter Payton who agreed to a series of three one year con tracts on the eve of the game rushed for 101 Yards but Chicago needed Roland Harper s one Yard touchdown plunge with less than two minutes left to secure its Vic tory Over St. Louis. Cut earlier to reach the roster limit and then recalled Tom Moriarty and Tom Pri Demore combined for a blocked punt and a touchdown that helped Atlanta beat hous ton. Pridemore blocked Cliff Parsley s punt and Moriarty recovered it for the to. Cleveland snapped a 7-7 tie just 52 seconds before halftime on a 33-Yard end around touchdown run by Rookie Ozzie Newsome and went on to whip san fran Cisco. Greg Pruitt rushed for 106 Yards forthe Browns while 0.j. Simpson making his debut with the 49ers, gained 78 Yards. Terry Bradshaw steered Pittsburgh past Buffalo with touchdown passes of 28 Yards to John Stallworth and 15 to Theo Bell. Franco Harris gained 96 Yards pushing his career total to 6,419 which moved him past Floyd Little for eighth place on the All time nil list. Chester Marcol kicked Field goals of 41 and 23 Yards leading Green Bay to its upset of Detroit. Barty Smith s Short Range plunge supplied the Lone packers touch Down. Quarterback Dan Fouts hit wide receiver John Jefferson for two touchdowns and defensive tackle Gary Johnson returned an intercepted pass 52 Yards As san Diego up ended Seattle. Joe Pisarcik replacing injured Jerry Golsteyn hit Johnny Perkins with a 67 Yard to pass breaking a 10-10 third Quarter tie and igniting the giants Victory Over Tampa Bay. Nil summaries statistics chargers 24, sea Hawks 20 san Diego 7 3 7 7-24seattle 6 7 0 7 20 sea Smith 64 pass from Zorn kick fatted so Jefferson 29 pass from touts Benirschke kick so Fig Benirschke 18 seazorn23run Herrera kick so Jefferson 6 pass from Fouts Benirschke kick so Johnson 52 pass interception Benirschke kick sea Largent 33 pass from Zorn Herrera kick a-55,778 redskins patriots first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punt fumbles lost penalties Yards 14 37-144 17558 10-24-1 5-38 3-1 6-45 first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punt fumbles lost penalties Yards chargers sea Hawks 16 27-92 183 129 14-22-1 3-24 2-1 3-15 22 38-138 308 72 21-32-1 3-35 2-1 5-52 steelers28, Bills 17 chiefs 24, bengals 23 Kansas City 7 10 7 Cincinnati 0 9 0 pc Reed 1 run Stenerud kick Cin Bass Fumble recovery kick failed pc mcknlght26run Stenerud kick cinbahrfg42 pc Stenerud Fig 19 kcmorgado4 run Stenerud kick cin26 pass from Reaves Bahr kick Cin Perry 25 Block punt return Bahr kick a-41,810 21 40-161 165 70 12-31-2 7-31 1-1 5-55 024 14 23 Pittsburgh 0 14 0 14 28 Buffalo 0 0 1717 Pitt Stallworth 28 pass from Bradshaw Gerel kick plot Harris run Gerela kick Pitt Thornton 2 run Gerela kick but Lewis 22 pass from Munson Dempsey kick Buffy Dempsey 32 Pitt Bell 15 pass from Bradshaw Gerela kick but Gant 3 pass from Munson Dempsey kick a-64,147 first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards chiefs bengals 26 69-267 120 120 14-20-0 5-36 4-2 9-82 12 17-77 126 120 10-24-2 4-36 1-1 4-30 first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yards Steeles 21 43-142 217 39 14-19-1 4-39 0-0 5-54 Bills 16 29-100 164 -10 15-26-1 6-43 0-0 9-62 Falcons 20, oilers 14 redskins 16, patriots 14 Washington 3 0 6 716 new England 0 0 7 714 Wash Fig Moseley 26 be Morgan 33 pass from Grogan Smith kick Wash Thomas 15 pass from Theismann kick failed be Jackson 45 pass from Grogan Smith kick Wash Dusek 31 Fumble recovery Moseley kick a55,037 Houston 7 0 7 014 Atlanta 0 14 3 3 20 Hou Campbell 73 pass from Pastorini Fritsch kick All bean 38 pass from Jones Steinfort kick All Moriarty recovered blocked punt in end zone Stein fort kick Hou Caster 8 pass from Pastorini Fritsch kick at Fig Steinfort 30 at Fig Steinfort 48 a57,328 first Downs rushes Yards passing Yards return Yards passes punts fumbles lost penalties Yuds oilers 13 20-83 178 23 20-30-2 10-33 4-2 7-52 Falcons 11 35-100 71 83 10-23-0 9-43 3-1 8-75 the juice on the Loose . Simpson in his first league game As a san Francisco 49er, escapes the grasp of Browns safety Tony Peters for yardage in the second Quarter of the season opener at Cleveland sunday. Providing a Block is guard John Ayers 68. Despite Simpson s presence the Browns won 24-7. A photo phone caller threatens Payton before game Chicago a the Chicago Park District received a Telephone Call threat ening Walter Payton of the Chicago bears about i be hours before the club s National football league opener sunday at Soldier Field authorities said. A Secretary for the Park District which operates Soldier Field reported the Call by a Man saying he was a member of the american White people s party. The caller said four members of the party would be at the game armed with rifles and bombs to get Payton police said. The caller said that the party was tired of Blacks getting  if party Mem Bers could not shoot Payton they would get any Black in the crowd police quoted the caller As saying. On saturday Payton agreed to terms on a three year contract for $1.3 million. Police sent a seven Man tactical unit to Soldier Field and also notified its bomb and arson squad. The bears also were notified of the threat. Payton and club officials were not immediately available for comment. Payton last year s nil most valuable player rushed for 101 Yards and scored one touchdown in the bears 17-10 win Over the St. Louis cardinals. 7 ?4 Browns 24, 49ers 7 san Francisco 0 700 Cleveland 7 7 0 10 Clev a Pruitt 2 run Cockroft kick of Macafee 7 pass from Deberg Wersching kick Clev Newsome 33 run Cockroft kick Clev Rucker 69 pass from Sipe Cockroft kick Clev Cockroft 23 Fig a8,977 49ers Browns first Downs 18 18 rushes Yards 40-131 41-213 passing Yards m 180 return Yards 78 106 passes 16-32-3 12-26-0 punts -33 j-35 fumbles lost 4-3 6-3 penalties Yards 8-55 8-62 jets 33, dolphins 20 Miami 0 6 7 7-20 new York jets 10 10 7 6-33nyjwalker 47 pass from Todd Leahy kick nyx Fig Leahy 36 nyx Fig Leahy 22 Mia Williams 58 run kick Block nyx Shuler 1 pass from Todd Leahy kick nyx Walker 43 pass from Todd Leahy kick Mia Moore 1 pass from Strock Yepremian kick nyx Fig Leahy 46 nyx Fig Leahy 36 Mia Mccreary 5 pass from Benjamin Yepremian kick a49,598 dolphins jets first Downs 16 23 rushes Yards 25-154 42-150 passing Yards 165 227 return Yards 44 42 passes 15-29-2 17-j5-1 punts 4-39 2-48 fumbles lost 0-0 0-0 penalties Yards 3-30 8-49 Broncos 14, raiders 6 Oakland 0 0336 Denver 7 0 1 14 Der Moses 6 pass from Morton Turner kick Oak Fig Mann 33 Oak Fig Mann 22 Den Armstrong 1 run Turner kick a74,904 raiders Broncos first Downs 16 13 rushes Yards 37-117 41-144 passing Yards 201 8 return Yards 50 30 passes 12-29-2 5-13-1 punts 4-48 9-40 fumbles lost 1-1 1-0 penalties Yards 8-68 2-to bears 17, cardinals 10 St. Louis 0 30 7-10 Chicago 3 0 0 1417 Chi Fig Thomas 29 St Fig Bakken 33 Chi Payton 5 run Thomas kick St Ramson 1 pass from Hart Bakken kick Chi Harper 1 run Thomas kick a52,792 cardinals bears first Downs 16 19 rushes Yards 28-99 45-194 passing Yards 137 49 return Yards 6 48 passes 17-33-2 8-19-0 punts 6-36 8-35 fumbles lost 1-0 1-0 penalties Yards 5-27 4-57 packers 13, Lions 7 Green Bay 6 0 7 o 13 Detroit 0 0 7 0 7 go Fig Marcol 41 go Fig Marcol 23 go Smith 1 run Marcol kick Del Bussey Srun Ricardo kick a51,187 _ packers Lions first Downs 16 11 rushes Yards 55-181 26-82 passing Yards 31 40 return Yards 25 46 passes 3-9-0 10-19-1 punts 7-41 7-39 fumbles lost 1-0 3-0 penalties Yards 8-40 9-31 saints 31, Vikings 24 Minnesota 7 10 0 7 24 new Orleans 14 10 0 7-31 no Munci Srun Szaro kick Marin Young 7 pass from Tarkenton Danmeier kick no Muncie 7 run Szaro kick Minn Fig Danmeier 44 no Galbreath 6 run Szaro kick Minn Foreman 1 run Danmeier kick no Fig Szaro 32 nomyers97 pass interception Szar kick Minn Young 10 pass from Tarkenton Danmeier kick a54,187 Vikings saints first Downs 28 19 rushes Yards 32-155 34-138 passing Yards 274 183 return Yards 91 310 passes 28-48-4 15-22-0 punts 1-40 4-37 fumbles lost 4-2 1-1 penalties Yards 7-82 14132 rams 16, eagles 14 los Angeles 3 3 0 10 16 Philadelphia 0 0 0 14 14 la Fig Corral 29 la Fig Corral 47 la Cromell recovered blocked punt in end zone Corral kick Phi Payne 24 pass from Jaworski Mike Mayer kick put Henry 57 punt return Mike Mayer kick la Fig Corral 46 a-6s,223 rams eagles first Downs is 10 rushes Yards 33-103 30-128 passing Yards 117 80 return Yards 79 124passes 14-30 7-17-1 punts 9-43 -33 fumbles lost 3-1 2-1 penalties Yards 1042 3-38