European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Jets sack pack 24-3  a new York jets coach Joe a valuing called his team s 24-3 Victory Over the Ciren Bay packers sunday an old fashioned Knoek pm Down  if that s the Case. Jets  were doing most of the knocking and Green Bay quarterbacks were going Down. The jets had five sacks and pressured Green Bay s off Rae throughout. Our pass Rush really took them out of their  Walton said. It was a big part of this game plan. We intended to go right at their passing game and we had some  the jets held the pats oriented packers to 193 Yards offence 122 through the air. An error prone Green Bay offence the jets made touchdowns off two fumbles and an interception was at fault. Green Bay coach Forrest Gregg said. When you get three Points in a Ball game Gregg said you have to believe something s wrong. That won t beat anybody he said. "1 irn disturbed about the Ball game i am disturbed about the offensive production. I Hart been disturbed about the offensive production All  so disturbed was he that Gregg yanked Veteran quarterback Lynn Dickey in the third Quarter after he threw an interception. Whal s done Speaks for  said Gregg who added he was thinking earlier of putting in backup quarterback Randy Wright. The jets record improved to 2-1. The Packin dropped to 1-2. Running Back Tony Paige who caught a pass for a touchdown and ran for another Laid maybe the jets had entered a winning  the defense played great and they got string he said. All of a and Dan the offence started clicking and that kept the defense  was yanked in the third after throwing the interception that led to Paige s 11-Yard touchdown run off kit tackle. Dickey whose errant throw to wide receiver Phillip Epos was picked off by linebacker Lance Mehl completed six of 18 passes for 84 Yards and one interception. Paige s touchdown run and Pat Leahy s conversion opened a a 17-3 jets Lead. In the first Quarter Paige caught a 5-Yard Pas from Ken o Brien for the Only touch Down of the first half. New England Downs Buffalo Orchard Park. . Tony col fins caught a touchdown pass from fellow running Back Craig James and Irving Fryar returned a punt 85 Yards for a score sunday to give the new England patriots a 17-14 Victory Over the Buffalo Bills. The Bills scored two touchdowns their first ads of the season but dropped to 0 3. The patriots moved to 1-1. The patriots took a 3-0 Lead in the first Quarter on Tony Franklin s 32-Yard Field goal. Buffalo moved in front 7-3 at 8 16 of the second Quarter when Vince Ferragamo threw a swing pass to Greg Bell who weaved his Way 15 Yards for a touchdown. The patriots after a 53-Yard Kic Koit re turn by Stephen starring went up 10-7 when James nipped a 5-Yard option pass to Collins who was alone in the end zone at 1032 of the second period. Fryar took John Kidd s punt at the 15 and broke several tackles in route to his 85 Yard scamper at 5 32 of the third Quarter to give new England a 17-7 Lead. The punt return was the second longest in patriots history. Mike Haynes returned a punt 89 Yards for a score in 1976 against the Bills. Buffalo Cut it to 17-14 when Ferragamo threw a 19-Yard scoring pass to Rookie Andre Reed who made a leaping catch four seconds into the fourth Quarter. Tuesday september 24. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 Miami Marino blast chiefs 31-0 a photo Dan Marino. We just did it better Miami a it his been a while since Miami s killer bees defense packed the kind of sting the dolphins put on the Kansas City chief s. Maligned much of last season when a record breaking offence carried coach Don Shula s team to the nil title game the killer bees turned Nasty sunday and sent the nil s highest scoring team away smarting from a 31-0 loss. There were More great plays out there defensively than i be been around in a Long time said Shula. We be been hoping and working and praying that it would come around and it did in the second  Dan Marino and the dolphins offence also went to work after intermission scor ing on five of seven possessions to break away from a 0-0 halftime tic. Marino who completed 23 of 35 passes for 258 Yards tossed third Quarter touch Down passes to Bruce Hardy and Woody Bennett to Start the rout. Rookie fullback Ron Davenport added ads on fourth Quarter runs of i and 3 Yards and Fuad Rcv Ciz kicked a 37-Yard held goal to Complete the Victory before a crowd of 69,791. We did t do anything differently in the second half Marino explained. We just did it  the Triumph was Shula s 100th in the Orange bowl in 16 seasons with the dolphins and boosted the defending acc champions record to 2-1. Kansas cily which started the Day averaging an nfl.-rcading41.5 Points per Parnic. Lost for the first Lime in three outings. We did t play As Well As we thought we could or hoped to bul you can t take any thing away from  chiefs conch John Mackovic said. The chiefs were coming off impressive victories Over the new Orleans saints and Mangeles raiders. The dolphins frustrated quarterback Bill Ken nay All Day though and survived two chiefs drives that ventured inside inc Miami 10-Yard line. I was incite love. Our receivers were ineffective. We were just ineffective Ken Ney said. We Learned we re not Good enough to just show up and expect to  Glenn Blackwood s interception of a Ken nay pass set up Davenport s first to run. The second came after m Ike Kozlowski returned a punt 17 Yards to the Kansas City 42. Miami changed the complexion of the game on the second half Luckoff. Kolow ski took a Handoff from return Man Lorenzo Hampton on a reverse that gained 32 Yards to the dolphins 47. Marino launched Miami s first scoring Durre from there using completions of 23 Yards to Nat Moore and 10 Yards Hardy to fad a rive play 53-Yard March. Marino capped it with his 9-Yard to toss to Hardy. Simms stars As giants whip cards 27-17 East Rutherford . A Phil Simms says the numbers always even out in football. Against the St Louis cardinals the new York giants quarterback helped wide re be Ivan Bobby Johnson and Phil Mcconky balance their Book. Simms hit Johnson on scoring passes of 8 and 16 Yards and connected with Mccon key on a 20-Yard to toss As new York downed the cardinals 27-17 at giants stadium sunday. Johnson and Mcconky entered the third week of the nil season without a catch. That fact reportedly had been bothering Johnson. "1 just wanted a couple of catches said Johnson who bad two in the game. "1 Don t think i complained but it got Back to Phil that i did. We joked about it a Little  Simms said the fact that Johnson had not caught a pass in the giants first two games did not influence him to throw to either Johnson or Mcconkey against St. Louis. Bobby did t Gorc me any flak and we had a lot of fun about it said Simms. Bobby does certain things and one of the things be does very Well is what he docs in the end zone. He makes Good clutch plays in the end zone. The giants and cardinals were tied 10 10 at halftime. Simms 8-Yard touchdown to Johnson and a 20-Yard Field goal by Rookie Jess Atkinson accounted for the giants Points. The cardinals scored on a 39 Yard Neil Max to Roy Green touchdown pass Aad a 21-Yanl Field goal by Neil o do photo Phil Sims. Completes 10 of 23 Nogue. New York took a 13-10 Lead late in the third Quarter on a 19-Yard Field goal by Atkinson that capped a 13-play, 78-Yard March. The giants defense then took Over forc ing two St. Louis turnovers that set up Simms two other touchdown passes. A Curtis Mcgriff recovery of a stump Mitch Ell Fumble preceded Mcconkey s touch Down catch. A Terry Kinard interception set up the 16-Yard to to Johnson. Their defense came out ready to play said St. Louis linebacker . Junior. Some people say football is divided into thirds. I think it s divided into quarters offence defense special teams and a Section called turnovers. The giants caused turnovers and capitalized  Lomax added a 15-Yard touchdown pass to Earl for Rel in the dosing minutes to close out the scoring. We be played better football said Lomax who completed 18 of 34 for 234 Yards with two interceptions. Bul i m going to give credit to the defense of the giants because they shut us  the cardinals had averaged 34 Points per game in winning their first two. Against the giants their offence netted 289 Yards and was 0 for 9 on third Down plays. Simms completed 10 of 23 for 167 Yards and one interception. Mcconkey finished the game with two receptions for 34 Yards including his first nil touchdown recep Tion. The former Navy helicopter Pilot Sard he was not worried by his Lack of receptions. It was Only the third game of the season. We have 13 More to go. I was t pressing because when you press that s when things Start going the other Way for you Mccon key said. The two teams stand 2-1. Chargers escape wingless bengals 44-41 Cincinnati a Dan fouls hit Lionel James with a 60-Yard touchdown pass his fourth of the game and Bob Thomas connected on a 34-Yard Field goal with four seconds left to give the san Diego chargers a 44-41 Victory sunday Over the wingless Cincinnati bengals. Fouls bomb to James tied the game 41 41 with 3 45 to play and Thomas third Field goal of the game won it. James also dashed 56 Yards in the third Quarter to help the chargers 2-1, overcome a 28-Point second half by the bengals 0-3. James rushed for 126 Yards on 11 carries and caught five passes for 118 Yards. Fouls completed 25 of 43 tosses for 344 Yards. Second year quarterback Boomer Esia son making a Surprise Start in the bengals revolving quarterback system completed 25 of 42 passes for a personal High 300 Yards and three touchdowns. He guided the bengals to scores on All three third Quarter possessions for a 34-27 Lead the Best third Quarter in team history. Larry Kinnebrew s 8-Yard touchdown run his second of the game gave Cincinnati a 41-34 Lead with 4 39 to play. Fouts found James open Down the Middle for his ninth touchdown pass of the season tying it at 41 Wilh 3 45 left