European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 7, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 giants win defensive War 13-6 St. Louis up in a War of top defences Sun Day the new York giants Defeated the St. Louis cardinals in the most important Battle. The fad is the final score was 1.1-6. So their defense Cal our defense cardinals linebacker Vej. Junior said. We let them get in inc end Rone and they kept  the giants won their fourth straight to improve to 4-i despite gaining 144 Yards. The game s Lone touch Down came when Joe Morris ran in from i Yard out Early in the third Quarter. The a tra Point by Raul Allegre who also kicked two Field goals in the second period put the giant ahead 13-3. We of to create some turnovers Junior said. We had a Chance to pick up a couple of fumbles but we did  the cardinals. 0-5, entered the game with inc nil s top passing defense and the third Best defense Overall. St. Louis played Good especially on defense giants coach Bill Parcells said. Everyone says what s the matter with is. Louis but there s nothing wrong with their defense. We re Happy to win but we be got a lot of work to do. Well take the  the giants defense ranked no. 8 in the league held St. Louis to 241 Yards and sacked Neil Lorna seven times for 48 Yards in losses. The final sack by linebacker Carl Banks halted he cardinals late in the game after they drove to the i urls 8. That s embarrassing St. Louis coach Gene Stal Ling said. It s a crucial situation and somebody has got id Block somebody. We must protect the Quarter Back belter. We just have to give Lomax a Chance. He has t had thai Opportunity this year. The offence is id. In crucial situations we could t get the Job  St. Louis John Lee kicked a 31-Yard Field goal in the first Quarter and a 47-Yardcr in the third. Late in the third Quarter the cardinals had a first and-1 from their own 16 and failed to gel a first Down. Thai s not Good stall Ings said. St. Louis last drive started on its 20. Lomax s 45 Yard pass to . Smith put the cardinals on the new York 8. But Banks s sack on fourth Down gave the giants the . Louis Iho Ughi it had a touchdown on the drive bul officials Vulcu Smith out of Bounds on an end zone catch. The play was reviewed by inc replay official but the replays were ruled inconclusive Afler a lengthy  any Type of play that s important As this we re going to look Al it in great detail said Art Mcnally the nil supervisor of officials and sunday s instant relay official. It kept coming up inconclusive. In was no  completed 17 of 30 passes for 158 Yards and one interception. New York s Phil Simms was eight of 24 for 104 Yards with no interceptions. Morris rushed for Only 53 Yards on 17 carries but by giants linebackers Harry Carson left and Gary reasons dose in on St. Tools runner Earl ferret sunday. Scored his first career touchdown against is. Louis. Plays led to the touchdown. An interception two big play acc s 47 by Kenny Hill gave the Gianis the Ball on their own the scoring. 45, and a pass interference Call against cornerback Lionel Washington against Stacy Robinson moved the Ball 32 Yards to them Orris scored on the a Cal play. I doubt they would have scored that touchdown without the penalty stalling said. Lee s 47-Yard Field goal on the next series finished the Good thing is that we won Simms said. We had opportunities. They were dictating the ways things were done. I m not Happy with inc Way we did things  last minute to lifts jets East Rutherford no. A tight end Mickey Shuler slipped behind the Buffalo defense 10 take a 36-Vsrd touchdown pass from Ken o Brien with 57 seconds remaining sunday and Pat Leahy kicked the decisive extra Point to give the new York jets a 14-13 Victory Over the Buffalo Bills the jets who won their last Home game two weeks ago in Over time against Miami after tying the game on the final play of Regula Tion Lime went 80 Yards in live plays for the winning score. The Victory gave them a 4-1 re Cord one game ahead of new eng land in the acc East. O Brien Shook off a poor Start and completed 25 of his last 29 passes including a team record tying 15  linebacker Guy Frazier fell on o Brien s left leg Laic in the same forcing the quarterback to leave the game for one play. Buffalo which has led in the fourth Quarter in All five of its games has been outscored by Only 11 Points in its four losses. Cleveland ends steel City Jinx Pittsburgh a Ernest byner ran 4 Yards for the deciding touchdown following a fourth period Fumble recovery As the Cleveland Browns ended a 11 season Jinx by beating the steel cars 27-24 in Pittsburgh sunday the Victory was the Browns first in the steel City since �969, when the steel ers played in Pitt stadium. Three Rivers stadium open in 1970. Gerald Mcneil scored on a 100-Yard Kickoff return for the Browns Bernie Kosar threw a 16-Yard scoring pass to Rookie Webster slain Ter and former sleeve Matt Bahr kicked Field goals of 22 and 39 Yards As the Steeles fell to 1-4, their worst Start in a decade. Three Cleveland fumbles led to Sleeper touchdowns and Gary Anderson kicked a 45-Yard Field goal with 14 42 to play to give Pittsburgh a 24-20 Lead. The Browns 3-2, were forced to punt on their next Possession but rid Woods Fum bled and Mark Harper recovered at the Steeles 34. The stellers defense held and Bahr missed a 43-Yard Field goal attempt but defensive Back Dave Edwards was called for running into Bahr and the 5-Yardpenally gave the Browns a first Down Al the 21. Kosar hit Slaughter for 5 Yards and Brian Brennan for 11 Yards to the 6 before byner scored a play later. The Steeles were on the Browns 35 with 1 30 to play but Chris Rockins re covered a Fumble by Earnest Jackson and the Browns ran out the clock. Mcneil s Kickoff return Wilh 58 seconds left in the first half was Cleveland s first Kickoff return for a touchdown since 1974. In came Afler Mark Malone had Given the stellers a four Point Lead Wilh a a Yard scoring pass to Rich Erenburg. Plunkett rallies raiders Over pkg Kansas City to. A Jim plan Kcal fired the go ahead touchdown pass and the los Angeles raiders helped by a communications break Down when the video replay official tried to disallow an earlier score rallied to Post a 24-17 Victory sunday Over the Kansas City chiefs a press Box announcement during the game said Jack Reader the official in the video replay Booth ruled that Dokie Williams was out of Bounds on a 12-Yard touchdown pass from Marc Wilson in the second period. Bul Umpire Jim Keck had a communications breakdown with the Booth and let inc play Sand the announcement said. Williams score was the first of three unanswered los Angeles touchdowns As the raiders erased a 17-0 deficit to win for the second straight week and raised their record to 2-3. The chiefs dropped lo3-2. In the opening minutes of the third period Napolean Mccallum subbing for the injured Marcus Allen scored on a 12-Yard run to bring the raiders to with in three Points at 17-14. Plunkelt brought off the Bench when Wilson suffered a hand injury put the raiders on top with a five play 46-Yard scoring March capped by Jessie Hester s touchdown catch. Chris Bahr lacked on a 19-Yard Field goal for the raiders with 2 55 to play. The chiefs scored 17 Points on Mieir first three possessions helped by two Raider turnovers and 48 yank in pass interference penalties. .5-vv v