European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday december 9. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 readers can score big in super contest if you be always fancied a scroll Down Bourbon Street or a Seal at the super bowl you Don t want to miss tomorrow s stars and stripes. You could be the Lucky stars and stripes Reader who will be flying off to new Orleans next month to enjoy the super bowl in person and taste the Good life on one of Ameri Ca s most famous streets tomorrow is Kickoff Day for the stars and stripes super bowl con test. The Winner will receive two tickets to super bowl xxx to be played at the super dome Jan. 26, plus round trip airline tickets and hotel accommodations for five nights in new Orleans. Pats Wallop Lions 23-6 Foxboro mass. A Tony threw for one touchdown and ran for another and Craig James became the 10th player to Rush for More than 100 Yards against Detroit this year As the new England patriots whipped the lions23-6 sunday. With their fifth consecutive Home Vic tory the patriots improved their record to 10-4 and kept a share of the acc East Lead. Detroit 7-7, lost its seventh Road game in a Row and suffered a major set Back in its bid for an pfc wild card playoff berth. The Lions entered the Panie with the National football league s least productive offence and failed to Pel a touchdown for the fourth time this season. They managed Field goals of 37 and 26 Yards by Murray against a defense com ing off its poorest performance of the season in a 38-31 Victory at Indianapolis. Tony Franklin kicked Field goals of 50, 38 and 22 Yards for the patriots who led l7-3alhalftimc. James gained 115 Yards in 26 carries giving him 1,027 Yards for the year. He is the fourth player in new history to Ruh for More than 1.000 Iris in a season. New land pot the Ball for the first time Al the Detroit 29-Yard line when Johnny a chert recovered Mark Nich ols Fumble. Five plays later. scrambled up the Middle for a 16-Yard touchdown. After Murray s 26-Yard Field goal Wilh 1 10 left in the first Quarter. Fason capped an to Yard drive w Ith a 6-Yard scoring strike to Derrick Ramsey 4 57 into the Sec Ond Quarter. It was the last touchdown of the game making the score 14-3. Bears squeak by Colts 17-10 Mitchell leads cardinals past saints 28-16 St. Louis a stump Mitchell scored on runs of 5 and 16 Yards and snared Neil Lomax s 5-Yard pass for a third touch Down leading the St. Louis cardinals to a 28-16 National football league Triumph sunday Over the new Orleans saints. The 188-Pound Mitchell starting a fifth straight game in place of injured Ottis an Derson gained 158 Yards on 28 carries. Lomax completed 14 of 21 passes in help ing St. Louis snap a four game losing Streak. It was Only the cardinals second Victory in the past 10 weeks. Mitchell s first touchdown in route to an 82-Yard Rushing performance during the first half capped a 58-Yard drive on the cards second Possession. After new Orleans closed to 6-3 on Morten Andersen s first of two Field goals Mitchell scored again on a 16-Yard run and St. Louis made it 21-3 late in tic second Quarter on Lomax s 7-Yard pass to Pat Tilley. Chicago a Walter Payton and Calvin Thomas scored touchdowns As the Chicago bears bounced Back from their Only loss of the season to Edge the Surpri singly Lough Indianapolis Colts 17-10 Sun Day at Soldier Field. Chicago 13-1, went into the game As a prohibitive favorite but could t move the Ball against a rugged Indianapolis defense. The Colts fell to 3-11 and lost for the sixth straight time. Payton scored the game s first touch Down Wilh just 1 53 left in the third Quarter bursting 16 Yards up the Middle. That capped a 63-Yard drive built on the running of Payton and Matt Suhey and gave Chi Cago a 10-3 Lead. It was Payton s i Josh consecutive Start in 11 seasons and he played despite suffering from the flu. His 111 Yards Rushing extended his nil record to nine straight games Over 100 Yards. In the fourth after the Colts were forced to punt from their own end zone the bears took Possession on the Indianapolis 45. They produced a grinding ground drive that ended with Thomas 3-Yard to up the Middle to give Chicago a 17-3 Lead. But Indianapolis came Back with Albert by Nelcy returning the Kickoff 4b Yards to the Coil s 49. Two plays Lacr quarterback Mike Pacl threw a 51-Yard bomb to Wayne Capers who raced into the end zone. Raul ally arc s conversion cd. Chicago s Lead to 17-10, but the Colls never threat ened again. The bears were rebounding from their Only loss of the season to Miami after \2 straight wins. They had loss seven straight to the Colls since 1966. Chicago has already clinched the n pc Central division till. The first half ended in a 3-3 lie after Chicago s Kevin Butler booted a 20-Yard Field goal and at care kicked a 30-yarder. Both in the second Quarter. Bengals overwhelm cowboys 50-24 Cincinnati a quarterback Boomer Esiason threw three touchdown passes sunday As the Cincinnati bengals staggered the Dallas cowboys with 22 first Quarter Points and rolled to a stunningly easy 50-24 Victory sunday. The bengals trapped Dallas quarterback Danny White for a safety on the game s third play then shocked the cowboys with three Quick touchdowns for a 22-0 Lead less than nine minutes into the game. It was the most Points Dallas has Ever allowed in the firs Quarter. The cowboys never recovered giving up the most Points by a Dallas team in 15 years. It was their worst defensive performance since a 54-13 shredding by Minnesota in 1970. The cowboys 9-5, came into the game leading the pfc East by a game Over the new York giants. The bengals stay in con Tention in the acc Central Wilh a 7-7 record. Esiason threw a 45-Yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Eddie Brown before a knee Bruise knocked him out of the game Early in the second Quarter. The left hander returned to hit Steve Kruid or with a 29-Yard scoring loss Early in the third Quarter for a 29-3 Lead. The bengals then recovered a Fumble on the Kickoff one of the cowboys four turnovers and running Back James Brooks dashed 19 Yards around right end for his second touchdown and a com manding 36-3 advantage. Sooner whip sum keep title Hopes alive Norman Olda. A quarterback Jamelle Holieway rushed for two touch Downs and threw for another saturday to Lead no. 4 Oklahoma past Southern Mulh Odist 35-13 and keep the sooner Hopes alive for a National championship. Oklahoma finished its regular season with a 10-1 record and will play unbeaten and lop ranked Penn state in the Orange bowl on Jan. 1. Southern methodist finished 6-5, the first time since 1979 the Mustangs had More than four losses. The game marked the last television appearance by sum until the 1987 season due to Mcaa probation. Holieway who finished Wilh 126 Yards Rushing scored on runs of 38 and three Yards and hit split end Lee Morris with a 16-Yard to pass. Oklahoma scored three second Quarter touchdowns to erase an Early 7-0 deficit. Tail Back Spencer Tillman scored on a 1-Yard dive at 14 52 of the period to tie the score. Then 16 seconds later Holieway scored from 38 Yards out following an so u Fumble. On their next Possession the sooner drove 68 Yards in 12 plays Wilh Patrick Collins scor ing from the 11. A roughing the kicker penalty against sum kept the drive Alryc after Oklahoma had stalled at Midfield. Holieway s scoring pass to Morris came at 5 15 of the third Quarter and his 3-Yard option keeper at 7 07 of the fourth Quarter ended the scoring. Southern methodist started the game in impressive fashion driving 82 Yards in 11 plays with tailback Reggie Dupard scoring on a 3-Yard run. But two first Naif fumbles slowed the Mustangs. Dupard added another touchdown in the fourth Quarter on a 1-Yard run. The conver Sion kick was blocked. Oklahoma s most impressive drive of the Day was its first and it went for nothing. The sooner covered 79 Yards in 18 plays converting four times on third Down and once on fourth Down before Holieway Fum bled at the sum 1-Yard line. The 206 Yards Rushing by Southern methodist was the most Oklahoma allowed this season. The sooner entered the game ranked second nationally against the Rush allowing 78.2 Yards per game. The Oklahoma defense had not allowed a touchdown in its last five games in 11 games Oklahoma Hai Given up More than one touchdown Only three times. Dupard finished Wilh 117 Yards on 24 carries giving him 3.772 for his career the second Best in sum history. Holieway finished the season As Oklahoma s leading ground gainer Wilh 861 Yards. Up photo Oklahoma freshman a a Jamille Holieway. Scores 2 ads. Passes for another
