European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday. October 19. 1985 Fri Roundup rams push 6-0 record into . B m Rtin i or i i sports writer . Or perhaps i lie cruel realities of sport inf.1, Lic. Tail i us Nye is Wilt he in k. Ins. Is in the Sundas Iller ill , of i he dodgers Inee Linja the in the second Aniie the world series. M will be the 1 of Anji Eles on the Kansas c ily Hiel s. I ullo my inc demise a Ines Day of the dodgers in the National 1 playoffs in won t be difficult in sports fans in j can it it to drop thoughts of baseball and turn i heir full mention to football. The rams. Ifica All arc one of Only two remaining Cains in inc National football league Stilt boasting to perfect record following their visit to Kansas c ily. They will be Home the following wee against the defending super hum i Champion Sim \ Franeisco 4 cars. The hum Jiu hears holding the other m record face a difficult task in monday night s nationally televised game when the Host Ireen Bay. Although the packers have split my Foj Ines this season the two clubs Are Long time rivals. Having met 1 2 times Ireen Hay is coming Olf a 2 1-17 a Clor Oer Minnesota. I. Of Angeles and Chicago have three game leads in l heir respective divisions with a Good Chance to crack the race open b the Midway Point of the . Kansas a ii. On the basis of its Home held advantage is listed As a i Neptune Over the rams while Chi Cago is a Point after what happened to them last week the Rains ire no expected to arrive in Kansas City i ing of Denver with 12 to passes two other division leaders will Battle Al Cleveland where he Browns Host the Angeles raiders. Cleve land holds a two game Lead in the Central division of inc a. While i lie raiders Are involved in the three Way tic in the Al c West. The Browns have the top Rushing attack in the acc with 170.3 Yards per mine. The raiders counter with the no. 2 acc defense against the Rush l 2.2. Angeles is favored by 2. Points. In other games sunday it will be the new Vork acis at new England. Cincinnati Al Houston. Dallas Al Phila Delphia. Indianapolis a Buffalo new Orleans Al Atlanta St. at Pittsburgh. Washington at the new York giants. San Diego Al Minnesota Sari Francisco Al Del Oil and Tampa Bay at Miami duper ready for comeback in dolphins game with bucs Miami up Mark duper is Back. With a Little help from an electronic de vice thai stimulates Bone growth the Miami wide receiver has recovered enough from his mystery injury to be ready to play sunday against Tampa Bay. Duper named 10 the pro bowl inc Pasi two years was placed in the injured re serve list alter the second game of the sea son with a hairline fracture of the Tibia in his left leg. How the injury occurred remains a mys Lery although duper s fast recovery can be traced to a Lillic bit of electronic wizardry. Duper along with cornerback Don my Cal. Is eligible to be taken off injured re serve saturday. The dolphins cleared one roster spot wednesday by releasing linebacker Sanders shiver Bui say any decision on duper and Mcneal will wait until saturday when both will have practice in pads. It originally was thought duper would be out six to eight weeks bul if he plays Sun Day in the Orange bowl he will have missed Only four games. Miami Trainer Bob said duper is inc first Dolphin to use he electronic device. We put a Bone stimulator on him Lundy said. It s an electronic device that helps stimulate Bone growth. He had it on for several hours a Day. His a rays have been As for the injury i suspect in was in the season opening Houston game but we Don t know for duper and Mcneal who suffered a severely sprained knee in the second exhibition game have made Good Progress in he past 10 Days. The Lasi week and a half both of them have been running really Well said. It s very duper and Mcneal say they Are ready to return. It s been very Lough waiting duper said. I really want to play football. I m looking Forward to coming i m ready to Mcneal said. I feel Good i m working Good. I fee my leg is Strong. I want to go out and have a Good week of silting on the sidelines week after week has been a frustrating experience for both players. It s hard Mcneal said. It s Lough watching your team do Well and not feel like you re part of it. I am a pan of the the dolphins have missed duper More than anyone else. Without him teams Are free to double cover and triple cover Mark Clay ton who has caught Only one touchdown pass this year Afler hauling in 18 last year. We need to get duper Back in the line up Miami coach Don Shula said. It s a hard thing wanting to help my teammates and not being Able to play,1 duper said. I want to play because 1 enjoy the game. I like catching balls running and the Contact. I m definitely my Neal who has a history of injuries said he does t want to think about his injury prone Miami receiver Mark duper. I can play with pain past. "1 Don t want to look at thai he said. In s in the past and i Don t want to think about it. 1 want to be reinstated but it s up to coach duper said now thai the Bone is healed he has to concentrate on regaining his mus Cle Lone in the leg. I be talked to the doctor taken what feels like to thousand a rays and the Bone is healed he said. Now it s just gelling my Muscles Back in tune. I have High Hopes of coming Back. I can play with cardinals Steeles determined to end slumps Pittsburgh a the is. cardinals play of late has been called lethargic and uninspired. Coach Jim Llanafan says the use of those terms highly upsets me mainly he says because icy arc the Correct assess yeah i m licked off Llanafan said As his slumping cardinals 3-3, prepared to play the equally skidding Pittsburgh Steff cars 2-4, sunday at three Rivers stadium. The cardinals have lost three of their last four including a 30-7 loss last sunday to the Philadelphia eagles. The Steeles considered one of the preseason favourites in the american conference have lost four of their last five. My first year i got mad bul thai was t a Good football team Hanifan said of 1980. When the cardinals were 5-11. We did t have a lot of Good football players. Now we do. But those individuals just be cause they happen to have some ability they just can l sit especially he said against a sleepers team that will be motivated to end a three game losing Streak. No St Clurs Leam since 1969, Chuck Noll s first year As coach has lost four in a Row in one season. They re in the same situation that we re in Hanifan said. It will be a Musl game for both learns. We have a lot of respect for them and we will have our hands the last time the sleepers Star cd a sea son with a 2-4 record was 1976, when they won i hair final 10 games to Advance to the acc championship game. Afler the sleepers loss to the Cleveland Browns 17-7 earlier in the season Noll used full scale Contact work and frequent scrim making to inspire his team. Whal Resul cd were a number of fights in practice and a 20-0 Victory Over the i Louston oilers. Noll used the same Riek wednesday in practice. Guard Craig Wolfley said they had to wipe the blood up. We should have a Good game if the practice was any Indica raiders to beat Browns Liivak Al football River i week s record was k-6. Here we go Amirr Angeles raiders it Oelund Dernic Kosar. If he s the quarterback marts decides on. Has yet to see the likes of Howie Long and Rod Martin and a secondary like the firm of Laynes. Haves. Mclroy and Davis. There won t be Many Points scored but the raiders should score a few More a be even on defense. Raiders. Angeles rams at Kansas City i of Angeles Beal Minnesota by one Yard and Tampa Hay on two interceptions. No under John Robinson complains they re tit appreciated. They re also not going unbeaten. Ch1his Seal lev Al Denver the so Hawks have barely made their Way to 4-2. It will take More than a Llo Udini Aci at mile filiph stadium. Broncos. Is. Al Pittsburgh what s wrong with the cards what s wrong with the sleelers1 the thing most wrong with the sleepers is having to meet the dolphins and the cowboys on the Road two straight weeks. . New York jews at new England the pats were favored until the jews beat the dolphins monday night and the Odds makers jumped on the bandwagon. The letdown follows the big win. Patriots. Dallas Al Philadelphia -. A couple of weeks ago. This would have been a double digit spread. It should be. Cowboys. San Diego Al Minnesota has anyone noticed thai Mark Herrmann is passing almost us Well As Dan touts has anyone noticed that the chargers defense has Cut us old to 300 Yards a game since Dave Adolph succeeded Tom Bass As defensive coordinator chargers. Other picks giants Over Washington. San Francisco Over Detroit Atlanta Over new Orleans. Indianapolis Over Buffalo Cincinnati Over Houston Tampa Hay Over Miami and Chicago Over Green Bay
