European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 6. 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Elway Sparks Broncos to Victory Over patriots b John Mossman Denver a Wilh  impel Rusness. It s pan of the John Elway package. The Denver Broncos Lal enied but sometimes erratic quarterback atoning for a first period indiscretion that Cost his team a touchdown tired a 48-Yardtd pass on the fins play of the third Quarter lifting the Broncos to a 22-17 playoff Victory sunday Over new eng land and into the american conference championship game next week. Denver overcoming a slew of injuries will play the Browns in Cleveland Sun Day for the right to Advance to the superbowl. Elway operating on a wobbly left ankle hit wide receiver Vance Johnson for a 20-17 Lead and defensive end Rulon Jones sacked patriots Quarter Back Tony Eason in the end zone in the closing minutes for a safely. Elway had angrily spiked the Ball aftera run near the goal Lin drawing a delay or game Penally and forcing he Broncos to Settle for a held goal. I thought i had scored said Elway."1 was fired up just like everyone else m  besides his to throw Elway also scrambled 22 Yards for a second period to. I took off and had Clear sailing once 1 got by linebacker Don  Denver fans cringed when Elway was assisted off the Field with a sprained ankle late in the first half. But he was a caped Al intermission and returned to play a solid second half. At halftime the Medicine Man Trainer Steve Antonopulos put some stuff on my ankle. He said if this is going to work it better work now when i first warned up. It bothered me but As i went on it loosened  of the clinching to pass Elway said i saw where safely Fred Marion was going and i knew where i was going As soon As 1 saw Blackmon jump offside. Johnson went deep beat comeback Ernest Gibson and caught Elway s Long heave Al the goal line. Elway said the Broncos were intent on rallying from their humiliating 41-16 loss to Seattle in the regular season finale. The Seattle game was he Best thin thai could have happened to us. We did t have the intensity and it lit a fir under  i be thought about this for sin years winning a playoff game said Broncos coach Dan Reeves. There was no Puy bigger than the safely Al the end by  John at the half if he could go Fine. But we could put Gary Kubiak to there. Bui he said let me try it on the touchdown. Vance was no the primary receiver. It was a smart play ii was John s option after he saw  patriots coach Raymond Berry never doubted his team would win. It was one of those games that go Back and Forth Back and Forth he said. I figured it would go Down to he wire and we d win it. Trie Only big Surprise was Odin  Eason said he was confident the Patri ots could come Bach and win in until the safety in s a whole different offence inthe final two minutes. We be done in All  minutes earlier Eason had thrown his second to pass to Stanle Morgan for a 17-13 patriots Lead. That score came on a Well cake Cutch Gadget play with fullback Mosi Tatupu talking a handout passing backward to Eason who then found Morgan 45 Yards Down Field for the  Broncos offence was Able to control the Ball on the ground in the second half and the defense protected the three Point Lead with a Trio of stands in the final Quarter. On the pats last posses Sion defensive end Jones sacked Eason in the end zone for a safety with 37left. Besides Elway three other Denver starters left the game with injuries but they did not  s ill advised penalty came late in the opening period. He ran three Yards for what he Felt was a touchdown but when the official signalled the Ball Down just Short of he goal line he angrily spiked the Ball drawing a delay of Gam Penally. The Broncos pushed Back to the 6-Yard line had to Settle for a Rich Kar Lis Field goal. The Victory snapped a four game los ses Broncos on Page 25 Broncos John ,., overcomes Early wildness doctor admits concern about Montana injury a Pinna giants Jim Bart gets Nek that Knacks 49ers quarterback Joe Montana out of the game. East Rutherford . A a doctor said sunday that he was initially very concerned Over the Bead injury suffered by san Francisco 49m Quarter Back Joe Montana because he kept fall ing off to  or. Peter Tsairis of the Hospital for special surgery Cornell medical cent Erin new York said Montana was in stable condition and ordered him kept in the Hospital overnight for observation. Montana was levelled by new York nose tackle Jim Hurt As he threw a pass late in the first half of the giants 49-3 pfc playoff Victory sunday. The Pas was intercepted by linebacker Lawrence Taylor who returned it for a touchdown and a 28-3 giants Lead. Joe is stable Tsairis said. He has a concussion. He is neurologically intact and has had a Normal brain scan. He feels groggy and headache. We re going to hold him for observation overnight and if everything goes Well tomorrow afternoon he should be going  asked if he was concerned at first by Montana s injury the doctor said  was falling off to sleep a lot and had double vision and headaches that just would t go  Montana suffered a Back injury in in first game of inc season underwent sur Gery on Cpl. Is for a ruptured disc and returned in the both week. Tsairis said he was not worried about complications in solving the Back. He was Noi complaining of any Back problems so Uherc was no need to exam Ine him he said. Burl said the injury kind of puts a Damper on this for  when the play was Over i saw Joe laying there Hurt Burt said. I was a Little concerned. I did t like the idea hat he was Hurt. I did t want to hurl him. I did t want that to  instead of going to the giants Bench Burl approached Montana who was Flaton he ground. He was laying there not moving Bun said. He was motionless and the referee said gel Back it was eerie Idin t want to see that someone laying there motionless. Thai s scary Montana was helped off the held and Laler removed from the san Francisco dressing room by Stretcher and taken to n Hospital by ambulance. San Francisco was trailing 21-3 in thelast minute of the first half when Montana got Hurt. We knew they would try of drive Down the Field and try to gel something before halftime Burt said we rushed Ihrcke Guys. I got around the Center. Joe was Back on his heels and could t scramble. He tried to dump Llie Ball off because he did t want a sack. My helmet came up under his Chin. 1came up Square and i was coming Al full Speed. He showed a Toi of guis. He knew he we suing la Lake a  Hurt said thai he had hit Montana thai Hurt before and in tact linebacker Carl Banks had levelled him earlier in the i me on a play that led to another Cinal mute option. He s a Tough quarterback and he s used to taking hits Banks said. We were determined 0 Piny Good solid foot Ball against