European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 21, 1887 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports giants will win by Dave Goldberg a football writer Pasadena Calif. The new York giants held offensive Genius a. Bill Walsh to three Points Anil scored 49 against san Francisco. They shut out offensive Genius b. Joe Gibbs scoring 17 against Washington. If the new York giants can beat the 49cra and Redskin by a combined score of 66-3, what will they do to poor Denver which arrived at the super bowl by Way of close victories in whal generally is considered the weaker half of the nil s  the last time the two teams met on nov. 23, new York beat Denver 19-16 at giants stadium. The Broncos out gained the giants 405 Yards to 262 and lost primarily because defensive end George Martin speared a John Elway pass and ran 78 Yards for a touchdown. This week the giants and Broncos play at a Neutral site on crass a surface Ihal is supposed to turn Joe Morris into just another running Back and new York into just another team. So Why not the Broncos because every year some team seems i be anointed from on High and told at some Point in the season you arc going to win the super bowl. This year thai team is the giants. The conventional Wisdom is Lii Al the magic moment arrived when fail Simms threw for 22 Yards to Bobby Johnson on fourth and 17 with 1 08 left against Minnesota to set up Rauf Al Legro s game winning Field goal. Thai was a week before the giants were out played by Denver in what Broncos coach Dan Reeves concedes was one of he Broncos belter games. Harrah s Odds Reno. Nev. A the latest Odds posted for sunday s super bowl from Harrah s Reno race & sports Book new York giants 10 Over Denver. In reality the giants became a super team the week after the Denver game when they scored 21 Points in the Hird Quarter to erase a 17-0 deficit on a monday night in san Francisco. The 49ers slacked up to Slop Morris and Simms threw for 388 Yards. That was on natural turf. The giants Are 3-0 on the real stuff. Morris two weeks after resuming from a holdout thai Cost him most of training Camp carried 8 times for 110 Yards on grass against the los Angeles raiders who had t allowed anyone to Rush for 100 Yards in iwo years. Since the san Francisco game the giants have outscored the redskins cardinals packers 49ers and redskins again by a total of 172-48. Counting the second half at candlestick that s an average score of 35-9 and half the Points they allowed were throwaways in a 55 24 rout of Green Bay. Even without the momentum theory the giants Are a stronger team. The return of Lionel Manuel who missed the first Denver game strength ens a receiving corps that also suffered then from a limping Mark Bavaro. One reason the giants Are peaking is that three prize defensive rookies Erik Howard Pepper Johnson and Eric Dorsey arc starting to play less like California Here comes Laurence Taylor. Ready to reach Elway rookies and More like prizes. The de sense led by linebacker Lawrence Tay Lor was fierce enough without them. The last time the giants played Elway they tried to keep him in the pocket where they believe he s less dangerous than when he scrambles Ron Jaworek Danny White Tommy Kramer and Joe Montana stayed in the pocket this year against the giants and got Quick tickets out of the game. Washington s Jay sen Roeder barely lasted the nil title game s 60 minutes. No they won t by Barry Wilner a ports writer Pasadena. Calif. The Denver Broncos won in every manner during the regular season. They be continued to do so in the playoffs. So Why not in the super bowl these Broncos Are not the same club that split the final 10 regular season games after a 6-0 Start. They claimed they would my it around in the play offs and they be kept their word. Faced with deficits in playoff games against new England and Cleveland the Broncos rallied to reach their Sec Ond super bowl where they will go in As underdogs to the new York giants. Against the patriots Denver fell be had twice Bui quarterback John Elway came up with the big plays particularly a 48-Yard bomb to Vance Johnson in a 22-17 Victory. Throughout the fourth Quarter the Denver defense shut Down the new England attack the nil s second High Cal scoring offence one which scored 41 More Points than the giants. The patriots could t get out of their own territory and could t prevent a clinching Rulon Jones sack of Tony Eason in the end zone with 97 seconds left. Thu n he Broncos who had never won a playoff game on the Road went into Cleveland stadium where nearly 80,000 fans provided the toughest kind of atmosphere. They were hostile Many of them Barking and throwing dog Bones and dog biscuits on the Field to Nile their beloved Dawg  the Broncos fell behind the Browns 20-13 Wilh 51/1 minutes left and were pinned on their own 2-Yard line. Did Elway Linen did the receivers lose Hope did the line Spring leaks no. Elway drove he Broncos 98 Yards for the lying score with 37 seconds left. After icy lost the Coin toss to Start overtime the Broncos forced a Cleve land punt and Elway guided them 60 Yards to Rich Kartis winning 33-Yard Field goal. Clearly the Broncos who have aver aged 407 Yards in offence in the play offs have momentum going just As the giants. And the Rose bowl crowd won l be so Anli Denver they also have Elway going for Ihm. He has a Way of cutting Down even the staunches defences with his scram bling. Like fran Tark Mon Elway can t be contained All Day. Unlike tar Kenton he has a Strong Arm and while avoiding the defense he can i Large is anywhere on the Field. Defensively the Broncos match up Well with the giants. In Jones icy have an All pro lineman who has 3vj sacks and will require double Imam blocking. Thai will free linebackers Karl Mecklenburg another All pro and Ricky Hunley to work against giants quarterback Phil Simms and run Ning Back Joe Morris. Denver had the lop Rushing defense in the acc. Morris will find room to run but new York won t win this game on the ground. Simms will have to beat Denver s aggressive secondary led by Ricky Hunley hems Denver s cheers. Free to Stop Simms comeback Louis Wright and safety Steve Foley a pair of veterans from the 1977 super bowl team. Cleveland s Bumie Kosar who had been As hot As any nil quarterback found sporadic Success against Denver. Simms Wil have to do better than thai. Much has been made of the giants 19-16 victory1 Over the Broncos on nov. 23, when new York played without wide receiver Lionel Manuel and with Light end Mark Bavaro Hurt. The giants receiving corps was just getting healthy and new York still won. Barely at Home. On artificial turf unlike the natural grass of the Rose bowl. Be fore a distracting Hometown crowd. So the Broncos wave vengeance in mind for Pasadena. Denver 23-20, in overtime. No. 1 Iowa rallies late nips Purdue by he associated pre Iowa s Rise to the top of the associated press College basketball poll monday brought a question from coach Tom Davis do j get to keep a now Tor he rest of the season he asked. Any uneasiness Davis fell about slay ing on lop was justified. The Hawk eyes had to put their newly gained ranking and 16-0 record on the line monday night. Iowa came away with a 70-67 Vic tory Over no. 5 Purdue. United press Nile Millonis voted North Carolina no. 1. Sec both wire serv inc lists on a is 21. Ii would be Nice if we had about a week or so to celebrant Davis said. College basketball but it s going to be that Way Tor every body throughout the country regardless of who s no. 1. We All have a lot of Tough games in our respective leaguer you just have to enjoy it try to hang on to it and Sec whal  Iowa replaced Nevada Las vegas a one Point loser Al Oklahoma As the no. I team edging North Carolina by ii Point in the voting by a nationwide panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. It is the first time Iowa has Ever been ranked no. I. The Hawkeye received 34 first place votes and 1,263 Points. North Carolina. 15 i had 28 first place vol Sand 1,252 Points. Another big ten team Indiana was third with 1,133 Points. Nevada Las vegas slipped to fourth with 1,088 Points. Univ which had been no. I for sin weeks received three first place votes. Indiana is 14-1, Nevada Las vegas 15-1. Davis said he thought his team would take the no. 1-ranking m stride and continue trying to improve. We re far from being overconfident he said. Because they finished sixth in the big ten last season this Toon Felt it had a lot to prove to feel it belonged at the top level. 1 Don t think this earn is going to get overconfident All season Long. I think they la keep  in monday s action Iowa 70, Purdue 67 West Lafayette ind. Kevin Gamble scored 19 Points including the go ahead Basket with 3 58 remaining and the Hawk eyes held o t Purdue in the big ten conference. Iowa railed 48-40 with 17 48 remain ing before taking a �7-65 Lead on Gamble s Basket. Alter Purdue missed a pair of three Point shots a three Point play by de Morton gave the Hawk eyes a five Point margin. Iowa played most of the game without its leading scorer Roy Marble who injured his Eye when he was nil by a pass with 9 10 left in the first halt and did not return. Nary 84, Delaware 60 Annapolis my. A fast Start does t necessarily ensure a Victory especially when the opposition has a weapon like David Robinson. This was our Best Start in two weeks and i was Happy 10 see thai Delaware coach Steve Steinwedel said of the Blue hens opening 14-7 spurt against Isle ranked Navy. That proved to be Dela Ware s High water Mark against the mid Shipmen who Rode the 7-foot-1 Robin son s 32-Point performance to Victory. Robinson also contributed seven blocked a Iris and his eight rebounds made him Navy s career Leader in thai category. He entered the game tied with use College on Paga 26