European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 30, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 giants Romp Over 49ers 17-3 by Dave  East Rutherford. . A Phil Simms Ihrck iwo touchdown passes Joe Morns ran Lor 141 Yards and i Conard Marshall and Jim Hurt Ltd a defensive charge thai shut Down Job Montana and ins cohorts As the new York giants beat the defending super bowl Champion san i rancisco49crs 17-3 sunday. New York s Victory was its third in five years in the pfc wild card playoff panic and avenged playoff defeats to san Francis co in 198 i and last year when the 4 jars beat the a giants on their Way to an ik-1 record and lie National football league title. It also extended to six the number of years thai the Nufi. Has been without a repeat super howl Winner and Send the giants to Chicago for next sunday s divisional playoff against the 15-1 bears. The new York Victory was largely the work of an offence thai Lilied Morris 28 carries and the passing of Simms to tight end Mark Bavaro. Who caught five passes for 67 Yards and the first touchdown an 18- ardor f 40 into the second period. The other touchdown also went to a tight end. A 3-Ymlcr to Don  4.04 into the third period. It followed 30-Yard scam per b Morris and gave the Jian to the 17-3 Lead that held up the rest of the Way. Simms finished the Day with 15 completions in 31 attempts for Fri Ards and was protected by an offensive line that did tallow a sack. So dominant were i he giants that the margin of Victory would have been much wider if  Schubert had t missed Field goal attempts of 43. 36 and 39 Yards. Schubert was successful on a 47-yarder inthe first period. San i Francisco s Only score a 21-Yard Field goal by Ray Wirsching came on a drive extended by three penalties. Marshall. Burl and Case Merrill kept constant pressure on Montana sacking him four times and hurrying him into numerous errant throws Burl  two of new York s three sacks and Leo re mar tin pressured Montana into a fourth Down pass into the ground in the fourth Quarter. Montana finished with completions on 2 of 47 passes for 2 id Yards and was intercepted once. B safely Terry Kinard. Which led to the iianls1 first touchdown the defense also contained Roger Craig who this season became the first nil Placer to Rush for More than Ikid Yards and catch passes for More than 1.1 00 in a single season against the giants he rushed nine times for 23 Yards and caught two passes for in Yards. Me was slowed by a twisted knee suffered inthe fourth Quarter. San Francisco appeared to gel a touch Down with 2 16 to play on a 12-Yard pass from Montana to John Frank but ii was Nei a de by a holding Call on John avers the ii ans look a 3-0 Lead 3 7 into the game on Schubert s 47-Jardcr following a drive that carried from their own 3ft to the san Iran Sui 10 bold learns moved sporadically after that bin each Lime Thev threatened the defences came up Wilh a big Plav late in the first period the Joanl. Moved nearly fill Yards after Max Runager s punt was downed at their 2-\.ml line Bui i red Dean lipped a key third Dow pass to Slop thai drive on the second play alter Schubert missed a 43-Yard Field goal attempt. New York line Backer Ciary reasons lipped a Montana pass into the arms of Kinard who resumed the Ball 15 Yards to the 49ers 3x. Tour pm i later on Lhird-and-5, Simms threw is Yards for the score to the wide open Bavaro. Who stretched and gathered the Ball in with one hand Lor the score. Pats subdue jets Al with 4 turnovers inspired defense by Das i .1 1 1 1 1 r East r in Iii i Ord. . Iai. Citrin Veris three sacks and an interception and Tony Franklin s four Field goals were important reasons the new England patriots beat the new York jets 26-14 in the National football league s acc wild card playoff game saturday. But Veris and Franklin also had a Han dle on the most important factors in the patriots Victory Lour turnovers by nes York none by new i England and the inspired play of new England s defense and special teams. In this kind of game. Of want to play As perfectly As you can. You Don l want to make mistakes. They can kill my said Veris. A o-foot-4, 255-Pound Roukis from Stanford lie replaced injured Kenneth Sims Tor the final Quarter of the season and on saturday combined with Lineback ers Andre Tippet and Don Blackmon to make life miserable for new York quarterbacks Ken o Brien and Pat ran. All week we were coached that All three units have to play Well not just the offence said Franklin who had Field goals of 33, 41. 20 and 26 Yards. You have o be something from he defense and special teams As  in fact the most important play May have come from the special cams a 15 Yard touchdown run by Johnny rom hurl Wilh Johnny Hector s Fumble on a Kickoff with 5 09 left in he third Quarter. It came immediately after Franklin s 20-Yard kick and gave the pats 10 Points in a 15-Sccond Span of he third Quarter. The Victory he pats first in the playoffs since the 1962 american football league tide game put he patriots into the second round of the playoffs against the acc Wisl Champion los Angeles raiders at the los Angeles coliseum next sunday. Error free football is the name of the game that is what it lakes to win new England coach Raymond Berry said. That s exactly what the jets did t play. Veris Tippet and Blackmon the Lal Ler two each had a sack constantly har ried o Brien who went out with a mild concussion in the third Quarter. They were equally effective against pal Ryan who succeeded  jets also had two first half drives killed by Lurn overs a Fumble by free Man Mcneil and an o Brien pass thai was picked off by Marion and  led to a 36-Yard touchdown pass from Tuny Fason to Stanley Morgan. Both Luin overs came in the second Quarter. New York was also Hurt by a key third Down interference Call on cornerback rus sell Carter who. In his first a my Hack following a half season on the injured list was also beaten on the i  id play. I Ranklin s fourth Field Eoa. A 2 re or. Came alter Sippell  a Pas dial Veris intercepted and re liminal 21 Vard to the jets 12. Where he tumbled and teammate Sieve Nikon recovered. You Lake away Points that we Mii it have been Able to get Oul of a drive and give them seven thai can real gel  Down when our on inc Bench watch  new York defensive tackle Marly  Oik said. We made tile turnovers and they did to jews coach Joe Walton said. We pot into a Hole and we could t get out. They got four turnovers and we did t gel any and that always spells trouble. It be came a game where we had to throw the  the jews were limited to 58 Rushing Yards in 21 attempts the jets made things reasonably close following he patriots Quick 10 Points moving the Ball 57 Yards in 10 plays to Cul the new England Lead to 23-14 behind Ryan who came in after o Brien went out with a concussion. Ryan s 12-Yard scoring pass to Mickey Shuler capped the drive. But Franklin s fourth kick Wilh 3 13 left scaled the game. Eason who hit the big plays All Day. Finished Wilh 12 completions in 16 at tempts for 179 Yards As new England won the rubber game of their three meetings with new York. O Brien went Oul after completing 13 of 17 for 149 Yards and Ryan completed 10 of 16 throws for h4 Yards. New England took a 3-0 Lead 9 20 into he game on Franklin s 3.3-Yard Field goal after inc patriots had moved 28 Yards from the Jet 44-Yard-line to the 16. The pals got their held position when Rocky Klever was called for a 15-Yard face mask Penally As Irving Fryar returned a Dave Jennings punt to his own 41. Patriots linebacker Andre tipped Drics Ken o Brien into the Lurf in second Quarter. Jews of suffered concussion on this play the jews drove 72 Yards in 10 plays to take a 7-3 Lead scoring on the first play of the second period on an 11-Yard pass from o Brien to Hector. The key play of the drive was a 21-Yard connection from o Brien to Shuler on a Sccond-and-22 play to the pal Riol .36 Afler o Brien had been sacked by Veris. Franklin s 41-Yard Field goal on the next series cd new York s Lead to 7-6. The drive was marked by a 39-Yard Eason to Fryar connection that put the Ball at the Jel 22. The jews moved the Bai. Veil on each of their next two possessions but were slopped each Lime by turnovers. The first drive was halted when Mcneil fumbled and Roland James recovered on the new England 45. The second ended when o Brien who had completed 10 straight passes threw deep from the Pali ols 43 and had the Ball picked off by mar Ion who returned in 26 Yards to the 33. Four plays later at the new York 3ft, Eason caught the jews in a Blitz and Hil Morgan  Down the left sideline Eason s line drive ii pass Over Carter who was activated for this game after spending almost half Ilie season on injured Reserve with Back spasms. The play which gave new England a 13-7 Lead. W a set up by Craig James i i Yard run on a draw from a Shotgun formation on third an four. Mew England extended its Lead to 16-7 on Franklin s 20-Yard Field goal h 36 Inlo inc third period. In came on the end of a 51-Yard drive thai followed a 27-Yard Pun by Jennings. The key plays on the drive  a pass interference Call against Carter on a third and-8 that gave new England a first Down at the new York 34. On the next play Hason Hil James for 24 Sards to set the Ball upal the 10. Then on the ensuing Kickoff. A Imberi stripped the Ball from Hector picked it up and raced 15 Yards into the end one to make it 23-7 with just 20 minutes left Inich game