European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. November 18, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports bears Maul cowboys 44-0 Irving Texas a the unblemished Chicago bears seized the National conference Central division title Sunda with a record 44-0 rough House rout of the Dallas cowboys forged by touchdown interception returns by Richard Dent and Mike Richardson. The bears Lith straight Victory Wasi heir first Over the cowboys since 1971 and the worst trouncing in Dallas 2.6-Yjr his tory. It gave Chicago coach Mike Ditka Sweet Triumph Over his old Boss Dallas coach Tom Landry. It s Chicago s bes Start since 1942. Dallas dropped to 7-4, and the new Yor giants could take Over leadership of the pfc East with a Victory monday night Over the new York giants. The Tough Bear defense knocked outsmarting Dallas quarterback Danny White in the second and third periods and treated replacement Gary Hogeboom just As rudely. Steeles Roll to 30-7 win Over oilers Houston a Pittsburgh Gary Anderson lucked held goals of 52, 31 and 34 Yards extending his string to 10 in a Row and Frank pol lard and David Woodley ran for touchdowns to Lead the Steeles to a 30-7 National football league Victory Over Houston sunday. The Steeles improved their record to 6-5 and dropped the of ers to 4-7 in a penalty and injury marred game. Houston quarterback Warre Moon was knocked from the game with a hip Pointer in the first Quarter and did not return. Three other players also suffered injuries including Pittsburgh s Rich Erenberg and Mark Catano with hamstring injuries and Oiler line Backer Avon Riley with an ankle in jury. The Steeles built a 10-0 halftime Lead on Anderson s 52-Yard Field goal the third longest of his career and Pollard s two Yard dive. Pollard s touchdown climaxed an85-Yard Pittsburgh drive in which the oilers were nagged three times twice on holding penalties by cornerback Steve t first infraction nullified a 10-Yard quarterback sack by Jen second holding Call came on a third Down incomplete pass and gave the Steeles a first Down at the Oiler two. Pollard soured on the next linebacker Frank Bush re covered a Fumble at the Steeler 21 Coset up a 15-Yard touchdown run by Mike Rozier Early in the third Quarter but the oilers could t capture the momentum. The Steeles struck Back with 20 unanswered Points on Anderson s 31-and 34-Yaraers, a 1-Yard dive by Woodley and a 5-Yard run by Walter Abercrombie. Pollard and Abercrombie each had 100-Yard performances. Pollara rushed 123 Yards on 23 carries and Abercrombie rushed 107 Yards on 23 carries. Defensive end Dent scored to first professional touchdown by intercepting a White pass baited into the air by Dan Hampton and stepping into the end zone from the i Yard line in the first period. The bears stretched their Lead to 10-0 on Kevin Butler s career Best 44-Yard Field goal. Linebacker Otis Wilson then knocked White cold with a tackle in the second Quarter. White although suffering a slight concussion returned in the third period but was again knocked out by Wilson and left for the Day with a jammed neck. Hogeboom pressured into an ill advise throw by Wilson s Blitz hit bears cornerback Richardson in full stride and he rambled 36 Yards untouched for a touch Down. Lesli Frazier s 33-Yard interception re turn to the Dallas 48 off Hogeboom set up a five play scoring drive capped by Quarter Back Steve Fuller s 1-Yard run giving Chi Cago a 24-0 halftime Lead. Fuller went All the Way because of Tendi Nitis in the right shoulder of no. 1 Quarter Back Jim Mcmahon who did t suit up an watched from the sidelines. It was the first time the cowboys had been shut out since St. Louis did the trick 38-0 in 1970. Dennis Gentry s 16-Yard touchdown run with 2 38 to play ensured the bears of inflicting the worst defeat on Dallas since Minnesota whipped them 54-13 in 1970. The bears broke out some exotic plays inthe second half including Walter Payton s 33-Yard halfback pass to tight end Tim Wyghtman that positioned Chicago for Butler s 46-Yard Field goal. Butler also had a 22-Yard Field goal inthe fourth period after a 35-Yard Payton run. Payton gained 131 Yards on 22 carries and his 34-Yard fourth Quarter run set up Calvin Thomas 16-Yard scoring dash. Chicago had lost six straight times to the cowboys going into the game. Ditka was a tight end on the cowboys when the bean last won. It marked the earliest a team has clinched a division Lilly since the nil switched to a 16-Gamc format in 1978. The bears also Are the first pfc team since the Al nil merger in 1970 to win their last11 games of the season. In 1942, the bears posted an 11-0 record before losing to the Washington redskins 14-6 in the nil championship game. Chicago s celebrated William the refrigerator Perry a 305-Pound defensive lineman who is used on Short yardage of sense carried one Lime for a Yard. He lined up at tailback a new position for him. He previously had been used at blocking Back and receiver. Perry also Drew a 10-Yard Penally for illegal use of hands when he picked up pay ton and carried him for a Yard in the third period. The bears sacked the cowboys six Tim Sand Ken Taylor s interception late in the game gave the bears four thefts for the Day. A cons stun rams 30-14 Atlanta a Gerald Riggs Ranfor 123 Yang and three touchdowns As the Atlanta Falcons downed the lethargic mis take prone los Angeles rams 30-14 in a National football league game Falcons converted two of the rams five turnovers into 10 Quick Points within a 65-second Span of the opening Quarter to set the tone Ana built a 23-0 Lead after three before the rams finally came to life in the fourth Mic k Luckhurst kicked a 39-Yard Fiel goal 4 58 into the opening period after Scott Case had returned a Fumble recovery17 Yards to the los Angeles 24. Charles while then fumbled the Kickoff and Johnny Taylor claimed it for Atla Taon the 17 and it took the Falcons three plays to go the distance with Riggs scoring from the three for a 10-0 Lead after 6 05 had was the fourth consecutive 100-Yard Rushing game for Riggs a club capped a 14-play, 59-Yard drive with a 1-Yard plunge in the second Quarter and the Falcons stretched their Lead to 20-0 at halftime on Luckhurst s 27-Yard Field was Only the third Victory in the last 21 regular season games for the Falcons 2-9. The enc West leading rams lost for the third time in four weeks and fell to 8-3 for the added a 38-Yard Field goal for the 23-0 Lead in the final four minutes of the third Quarter ending a 49-Yard drive on which David Archer completed three of five passes for 54 Yards. Riggs closed out the Falcons scoring with .1 Yard run with Only 1 51 left in the game. Eric Dickerson scored from the i for therms Early in the fourth Quarter one play e after Tiger Greene was charged with a 28-Yardpass interference penalty in the end zone. Henry Ellard s 32-Yard punt return tothe Atlanta 43 set up a one play drive for the rams less than three minutes later pass from Dicker Brock to Ron Brown who made the reception at the Atlanta 32. Marino leads dolphins to 34-20 win Over Colts Maimi Abdan Marino. 330-Yard Day Indianapolis a quarterback Dan Marino passed for 330 Yards and rookies Lorenzo Hampton and Ron Davenport score two touchdowns apiece sunday As the Miami dolphins breaking a close game in the third Quarter beat the Indianapolis Colts 34-20. The dolphins winning their let straight game against the Colls Over the past six seasons took control with Marino passing including a 31-Yard completion to Bruce Hardy and a 37-Yardcr to Nat Moore that set up a pair of 1-Yard touch Down runs by Davenport and Hampton inthe third Quarter. The scoring dive by Hampton came five plays after a successful onside kick gave Miami Possession near Midfield. The Coll got one of the touchdowns Back on an 80 Yard pass from quarterback Mike Page to Wayne Capers late in the third Quarter but Marino s passing put the game out of reach. The Miami quarterback who had only27 passing Yards in the first period and 108 in the first half totalled 196 Yards in the third Quarter alone. Passes of 16 Yards to Mark duper and 21 Yards to Hardy carried the dolphins to the Indianapolis 20 at the end of the third period and two plays into the final Quarter Marino fired a 17-Yard scoring pass to s first touchdown came i to plays after Glenn Blackwood made his second interception off Page. His first interception late in the opening Quarter set up the first of Faud Reveiz s two Field goals a 45-Yard attempt after Indianapolis jumped Toa 10-0 dolphins now 7-4, rallied to a 13-13 halftime lie. O Brien jets bomb bugs 62-28 East Rutherford. No. A Ken o Brien threw for five touchdowns three to Mickey Shuler and the new Yor jets set a learn scoring record by routing the Tampa Bay buccaneers 62-28 sunday. Nil Rushing Leader Freeman Mcneil suffered a bruised lower right leg late in the first Quarter with the jets on their Way to a41-Point opening half a team record. Mcneil gained 41 Yards putting his season total at 1,093, before gelling Hurt while blocking for o Brien. The Victory in the nil s highest scoring game in the league this year put the jets record at 8-3 and kept them atop the a feast. They stormed Back after falling be Hind 14-0. As o Brien hit 17 of 24 passes for239 Yards in Iligir 41-Point opening half. He finished with completions on 23 of 30 passe for 367 in just under three quarters of play. O Brien hit Wesley Walker for a 22-Yardscore, then connected with Shuler for ads of ii. 10 and 8 Yards All in the second period As the jets Bufil a 38-21 Lead. Fifty four seconds into the third period Obrien teamed with Rookie Al Toon on a 78 Yard play for his fifth scoring pass of the Day
