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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hard running White paces los Angeles Over Broncos 20-16 Anaheim Calif. A Charles while was sinned by the rams As a tuesday september 10, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 White a former Heisman trophy Winner who has had a lacklustre professional Ca reer scored on an eight Yard run with 2 07 remaining sunday giving the los Angeles rams a 20-16 Victory Over the Denver Broncos in a National football league opener. White s scoring run capped an 80-Yard drive engineered by 34-year-old Rookie Dieter Brock formerly a quarterback in the Canadian football league. Brock completed 5-of-5 passes for 58 Yards in the winning March which began with less than five minutes to play. The rams were without holdout Eric Dickerson who set an nil single season Rushing record last year. Barry Redden played the first half at the rams run Ning Back Slot but aggravated an ankle injury and White the 1979 Heisman Winner at Southern California came on. White carried 18 times and gained 8 Yards All in the final two quarters. Whit Signe y Rani free agent during the of season after Cleveland released him. After while s touchdown the Broncos mounted a final threat marching to a first and 10 at the rams 29-Yard line in the final minute. The game ended on Gary Green s interception off the Bron cos John Elway in the rams end zone. Brock had 16 completions in 29 pass attempts for 174 Yards including a 2 Yard touchdown toss to David Hill in the second Quarter. Elway staked the Broncos to a 16-10 Lead when he connected on scoring passes of 28 Yards to Butch Johnson and 25 Yards to Clint Sampson in a Span of 1 22 of the second Quarter. Mike Lansford Cut the deficit to 16-13 with a 33-Yard Field goal 5 29 into the fourth Quarter. Lansford earlier put the rams ahead 7-0 with a 37-Yardcr in the fit photo Charles while. 18 carries for 83 Yards first Quarter. Denver s other scoring came on a 24 Yard Field goal by Rich Karlis Early in the second period but Karlis missed a conversion kick following the Broncos first touchdown. Chargers outlast Bills up photo Din Fouts. Paces san Diego Orchard Park  a Dan fouls hit tight end Eric Sievers for san Diego s decisive score in the second Quarter and the Buffalo Bills were unable to put the Ball in the end zone As the chargers opened the National football league season with a 14-9 Victory Over Buffalo sunday. All of the game s scoring came in the first half. Chargers Rookie Curtis Adams dashed for a 1-Yard score in the first Quarter before Fouts hit Sievers for a 30-Yard touchdown in the second Quarter. Scott Norwood connected on All three of his Field goal attempts for the Bills who could t score a touchdown despite Stellar play by quarterback Vince Ferragamo run Ning Back Greg Bell and wide receiver Jerry Butler. Ferragamo with his second Best Day As a pro completed 31 of 46 passes for 377 Yards. Bell had 159 Yards in pass receptions and rushes and Butler caught four passes for 140 Yards. The chargers could do no wrong Offen sively on their first series of the game. Mix ing the pass and runs by Adams Fouts led san Diego 70 Yards in nine plays with Adams going off tackle for the touchdown. The Bills answered on their second Offen Sive series of the game. Butler playing in his first game in in years following a serious injury caught a 41-Yard pass from Ferragamo but the drive stalled on the san Diego 4-Yard line. Norwood kicked his first Field goal from 27 Yards to bring the Bills to within 7-3. After stopping san Diego on four plays the Bills drove again with Norwood kicking a 34-Yard Field goal to make it 7-6. After an Exchange of punts the chargers scored their second touchdown when Fouts hit Sievers with a Quick slant pass from the Buffalo 30. Buffalo free safety Donald Wil son missed the tackle and Sievers ran untouched into the end /.one. Another lengthy Bills drive Fai Turing a 48-Yard pass reception by Butler ended with another Norwood Field goal. With just under three minutes left in the half nor Wood hit from 29 Yards to make it 14-9. Both teams moved the Ball Well in the second half but turnovers at crucial moments prevented scoring opportunities. Ferragamo threw two second half interceptions that snuffed Bills drives while Fouts was intercept re once and fumbled another time during Charger drives in the third Quarter. Bennett s coaching debut spoiled bears Ray to whip buccaneers 38-28 Chicago up Jim Mcmahon threw for a pair of touchdowns and rushed for two Moriand Leslie Frazier j 29-Yard interception return for a to triggered a third Quarter rally sunday to Lead the Chi Cago bean to a 38-28 Victory Over the Tampa Bay buccaneers. The loss spoiled the Tampa Bay coaching debut of Leman Bennett and marked the bucs 12th consecutive loss on the Road and fifth straight defeat to the bears. Mcmahon s second to pass a 9-Yard or to Matt Suhey put Chicago ahead to stay 31-28 with 33 seconds left in the third Quarter. Mcmahon hit Dennis Mckinon on a 21-Yard scoring strike to tie the score 7-7 in the first Quarter. He added a 1-Yard to plunge in the second Quarter and a 1 Yard Roll out to Early in the fourth Quarter. Mcmahon was 23 of 34 for 274 Yards. The bears spotted the bucs a 28-17 first half Lead before reeling off 21 unanswered Points. Walter Payton rushed for 119 Yards on 17 carries for his 64th career 100-Yard plus game. Tampa Bay s Steve Deberg threw three touchdown passes and James Wilder rushed for 105 of his 164 Yards in a club record 28 Point first half. But the bears defense tops in the National football conference last year stiffened in the second half. Frazier s interception came on the second play of the second half and swung the momentum to the bears. Up until then Deli org had riddled the bears for to passes of i Yard to Calvin my acc 44 Yards to Kevin House in the first period and an 11-Yard to pass to Jerry Bell Early in the second Quarter that gave the bucs a 21-7 Lead. Do Borg was 8 of 10 for 107 Yards in the first half. Chicago added an insurance touchdown after Shaun Gayle blocked a bucs punt at the Tampa Bay 17. Mcmahon rolled to the right and went in untouched two plays later with 12 32 left in the game to make it 38 28. Raiders Roll past jets 31-0 los Angeles a Marcus Allen ran for two first half touchdowns and Jim Plunkett passed for 165 Yards in the open ing 30 minutes sunday As the los Angeles raiders took command Early and rolled to a 31-0 Victory Over the new York jets in a National football league season opener. The rugged los Angeles defense made life miserable for jets quarterback Ken o Brien sacking him 10 times. The raiders scored touchdowns on their third fourth and fifth possessions of the game moving 62 Yards in eight plays 80 Yards in seven plays and 61 Yards in eight plays to take a 21-0 halftime Lead. Los Angeles made it 28-0 on a 76-Yard interception return by Stacey Toran with 11 38 remaining in the third Quarter. A 30 Yard Field goal by Chris Bahr with 8 29 left in the game completed the scoring. Allen who gained 76 Yards on 20 carries made it 7-0, scoring on a i Yard plunge with 1 13 to go in the first Quarter. He also scored on a 3-Yard run with 5 08 left before halftime. Plan Kcal who had 14 completions in 21  for 242 Yards fired a 41-Yard touchdown pass to Dokie Williams with 12 10 to play in the second Quarter. Williams had five catches for 131 Yards while his teammate tight end Todd Chris in san had six catches for 87 Yards. Los Angeles had 15 first Downs and 257 Yards in total offence in the first half to five first Downs and 48 Yards for new York. The jets did t have Possession in raid ers territory until 1 20 remained in the Sec Ond period doing so on an 18-Yard pass from o Brien to tight end Mickey Shulor. New York had punted 40 seconds earlier but kept the Ball due to a running into the kicker penalty against los Angeles Cor Norback Lester Hayes. A Short time later Pat Leahy of the jets hit the crossbar on a 56-Yard Field goal at tempt. Leahy also missed a 39-Yard Field goal try Early in the final period. O Brien completed 16 of 29 passes for 192 Yards. He was intercepted twice. Hippie hurls Lions to win in opener Atlanta a Eric hippie Over came a shaky Start to hurl three touchdown passes As the Detroit Lions trimmed the Atlanta Falcons 28-27 in a National foot Ball league regular season opener sunday. Hippie who threw two interceptions and was sacked twice As Atlanta look a 14-0 Lead in the first Quarter engineered two touchdown drives within a three minute Span of the third Quarter to give the Lions their first Lead at 28-21. He find a 9-Yard scoring strike to Jeff Chadwick with 7 29 left in the third and James Jones rambled 21 Yards for the go ahead score 2 37 later. The Falcons who had won seven of their previous eight season openers had four pos sessions Start in Detroit territory in the opening Quarter but managed to score Only twice. Atlanta s Billy White shoes Johnson became the nil s All time Leader in punt return yardage with five returns for 58 Yards giving him 3,012 Yards in his career and surpassing Denver s Rick Upchurch who had 3,008  
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