European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. October 13. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports giants Roll to super bowl defense keys win Over skins for pfc title by East Rutherford. . Ai j Tun new York giants dominating under he Best of conditions this season got a 32-Mph push sunday Anil arc coed into heir firs super bowl. Tic giants. 30 years without a championship beat inc Washington redskins 7-0 for lie pfc Lilly. Selling up a Jan 25 super bowl Meel ing in i aug Dana. Calif., with the Denver Broncos. Linebackers Carl Hanks and gory reasons and linemen Jim Burl George Martin and Leonard a Marshall led a Pun Ishing defense hat never Allos cd the redskins inside the new York 23. The redskins were 0 for i4 on third Down conversions and 0 for 4 on fourth Down. " i was the windiest i be Ever seen it in giants stadium said new York quarterback Phil Simms who threw Only 14 times just twice in the second half after leading the giants 10 a 17-0 Lead in the first hair the giants marched through the Best the pfc could throw a them this sea son running their winning Streak to 11 against the redskins. They ended a 14-2 regular season by Bealing Green Bay 55 24, then beat inc san Francisco 49crs 49 3 in a playoff game. You la have 1o Pinch to. It s unbelievable said team Captain Harry car son who is going to jigs eighth pro soul in 11 nil seasons but has never before been to a super bowl. It was the giants third Victor this season Over inc redskins who lost Only to other games. The game May have turned on the Coin toss. The giants won the flip and those to Start the game by kicking off with inc wind behind Ihm. They look Quick advantage grabbing a 10-0 Lead in the first Quarter on a 47-Yard Field goal by Raul at Legerc and a touch Down on an 11-Yard pass from Simms to Lionel Manuel. The giants widened their Lead to 17-0 at half Lime with Joe Morris scoring on a i Yard run in the second Quarter then sat Back and let the defense go to work. The giants limited Washington to 190 passing Yards and just 40 on he ground. The redskins ran just once after inter Mission. We knew we had to gel some Points on the Board Early Simms said. We made a few plays in Tough situations and that was the difference redskins coach Joe Gibbs. Who said he would have made the same decision had he won the flip concurred in was one of the principal factors. We took three shots a them and could t beat Gibbs said. It s on to the super bowl for them and they de serve in. Giants Joe Morris absorbing a hit Tram Washington s in Olk Taicz earlier this season picked up 87 Yards and one to in sunday s title Gmarie ugh into hit redskins. A lot of Lough things happened to us right from the loss of the Coin. We had to fight Uphill All the Way and never had the Opportunity to go Over the the Victory was greeted with a Shower of paper from the tans who have been without a championship team for 30 years and had l seen the giants in a title game for 23 years before this one. "1 feel really Good for myself and the thousands who have been with us for the Pasi 10 said Carson who. On coach Bill Parcells instructions made the Call that gave new York the wind. The fans have talked about 23 years of suffering. I just Hope they Don t talk about in any More. We have one More to go and then we re going to pop the Ginger ale the game was decided by the flip of the Coin that gave Ihm the wind said Washington safely Curtis Jordan. Wellington Mara new York s 70 year old owner said if there arc words to express How feel i Don t know what they i have a lot of Good players and they played Magnifico my said Parcells who got his traditional gatorade Bath with 1 1 s left pulling up a Good fight before Carson drenched him. The giants ran their record to 16-2, shutting out Washington for the first time since 1930 and the first time in gibbs1 tenure. The Gianis who Las won an nil title in 1956 and last played for one in 962, will meet the Denver Broncos in the Jan. 25 super bowl in i Asadena. New York beat Denver i6-i3 at giants stadium on nov. 13. It was the third Suai Ghl shutout in an pfc title game Chicago beat los an Geles 24-0 last year and san Francisco Bocai inc bears 26-0 two years ago. Simms opening to drive was Kepi alive by a 25-Yard pass to Manuel after Washington accepted a holding Penally on an incomplete fourth Down pass that would have left new York looking Jii a 43-Yard Field goal attempt. The giants added another touchdown in the second Quarter on Morris i Yard run following a bungled Field goal at Timpl by Washington. In the second half Washington quarterback Jay Schroeder kept trying to go deep with no Success. New York line Backer Lawrence Taylor he league s most valuable player left in the first minute of the second half with a thigh Bruise and resumed Only briefly. The giants held the redskins to 40 Yards Rushing and Schroeder completed Only 20 of 50 passes for i a Yards after the opening Kickoff the giants held Washington on its first series and Steve Cox punted 23 Yards into the wind Selling the giants up ill the redskins 47. They picked up 17 Yards All on runs by Morris setting up ally arc s 47-yarder 3 22 into the game. The Grams made it 10-0 seven min utes Laler Afier a 27-Yard Puni into the wind by cos set them up on the redskins 38. They went the 38 Yards in eight plugs w ii Simms Hilling Manuc Lon a third Down play for the final 11 Yards Manuel had been activated last week from i be injured Reserve list. The key play of that drive was Washington s decision to accept inc holding Call Alicr new York s pass on third and 10 from the 2fi had fallen incomplete. On the play Simms Hii Manuel for the 25-yarder. Washington meanwhile had Only one Good Shoi when Gary Clark got be Hind Elvis Patterson but dropped the Ball Al the new York 30. The first Lime Washington got inc Ball with the wind Schmo Cdr hit Art Monk with a 48-Yardcr that carried from his own four to the new York 48. The redskins Gol As far As the giants 34, but when Jess Atkinson set up to try a 31 Yard Field goal Joe Bostic s snap skittered by Schroeder the Holder with new York taking Over Ai the skins 49. Frons there the giants needed Jusi six plays to make it 17-0 on a drive High lighted by a 31-Yard pass from Simms to Mark Bavaro and simms1 7-Yard Bootleg that Pul the Ball at the 1. From there Morns went in for the score Wilh 6 56 left Morris wound up with �7 Yards Rush ing and Simms was 7 for 4 passing for 90 Yards. Elway delivered with Cool in the clutch by Rich Exner Cleveland up John Elway says he can l believe the Denver Broncos Are going to the super bowl the 79,91$ fans who Waich cd sunday s acc title game in Cleveland stadium can t believe in either drove inc Broncos 98 Yards for a game lying touchdown in regulation Lime then put then in Posi lion for Rich Karlis 33-Yard Field goal 5 48 into Over time sunday in Denver s 23-20 Victory Over the Cleve land Browns. It has t sunk in yet Elway said. I m going to have to slap the pro bowl quarterback completed 6 of 8 passes on the thrilling fourth Quarter drive scrambled for gains of ii and 9 Yards and survived a sack. His teammates said they never doubted he could lend them to the touchdown. No Mailer what the score is As Jong As you have John in there you have a Chance guard Mark Cooper said. The Browns led 2h-i3 Wilh 5 32 10 play and the Liro cos pinned Buck at Iligir own 2, Elway delivered exactly what football teams like to see from a quarterback an assured presence in it huddle. John said if you Guys work hard Good things arc going id happen then he gave us a smile wide receiver Sieve Walton recalled. The drive ended with a 5-Yard touchdown pass to Mark Jackson with 37 seconds remaining in regulation time sending the game to overtime. Jackson asked the difference Between a Broncos offence that struggled most of the Day and what seemed to be an unstoppable offence the last two drives said John Elway like Cleveland blew 21-3 Lead and lost to Miami in last year playoffs. The fans in Cleveland stadium did t expect to lose this one. But a cipher did Elway. We looked Ai what we could do Abom the situation we did t worry about the situation Elway said. We knew there was still time on the
