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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 27,1987 the stars and strikes Page 21 sports giants win super bowl from Page 1 Over at me. I nodded my head 10 him and he went for  Denver coach Dan Reeves lamented we just did t have enough 10 make it interesting. They certainly Are a great football learn and they played a great game. In Law first half w should have scored about 10 More Points at least. We knew going into the game if weddin t take advantage of every Opportunity we d be in Tough shape Reeve said. The Field position in the third Quarter really killed us. We were backed Mure super bowl coverage on pages 23,25 and 26 up to our 15-Yard line the first three limes we touched the Ball. We Felt going in we could t get in a scoring contest with  in fool of Simms Handiwork came aftera Firtl half in which Denver outplayed the giants who were favored by 10points, taking a 10-9 Lead that might have been 20-9. Early in the second Quarter new York held Denver without a Point after the Broncos had a first and goal from the 1 and Rich Jurhs missed Field goals from 23 and 34 Yards on after thai goal line stand. So dominant was Elway in the second period that he accounted for 200 Yard an his own 187 passing and 13 Rush  came the third Quarter in a bib the giants out gained the Broncos by 163yards to 2 and scored 17 Points. From the time the Broncos led 10-9 until the giants led 33-10, Denver was held with out a first Down in three possessions going -2-3-punt on two of them and Jetway throwing an interception on theother. After Simms third Quarter to pass to Bavaro Denver which went the entire third Quarter without calling a running play went 1-2-3-Pum. The punt was re turned 25 Yards by Phil Mcconkey to the Denver 36. Eight plays later Raul Al Legre a 21-Yard Field goal made it 19-10. Again Denver went 1-2-3-punt, an again new York scored going 68 Yards in four plays with Joe moms running Over from 1 Yard out following a 44-Yard pass from Simms to Mcconkey. Gun of quarterback Phil Simm Vold � to Tow. By Denver s Andre town cod to com knit of sup bowl action. Elvis Patterson intercepted an Elway ass on the Broncos next Possession set Ling up a 6-Yard tearing pass fro Simms to my Concey. The Ball bounced off Bavaro s hands and helmet into the hands of Mcconkey. This was the fifth time in six year that an pfc team has won the super bowl the last acc Victory was in 1984when the los Angeles raiders Defeated the Washington redskins 38-9. A m. I Lutvi Audij to i  route to their first nil title since 1956. In the first half h was so hot you could t catch your breath giants line Backer Lawrence Taylor said. In the second half it cooled off and gave us  Karlis had a 29-Yard Field goal for Denver and Elway threw 46 Yards Lovance Johnson for a Consolation to late in the game. Denver took a 3-0 Lead on the first Possession of the game on Karlis 48 Yard Field goal. Elway was the prime mover in the drive scrambling 10 Yards for a first Down on use first play then hitting Mark Jackson for 24 Yards on a Lhird-and-7 from his own 39. The giants came right Back with a78-Yard, 9-play drive on which scrams went 6-for-6 for 69 Yards. The drive ended with a 6-Yard to toss to Zeke Mowall with 5 27 left in the Quarter. Then it was Denver s turn again. The Broncos moved 58 Yards in is plays to set up Elway s 4-Yard to run on a quarterback draw with 2 06 left in the Quarter. 11 was the firs touchdown Al Lowed by the giants in the postseason and followed a double penalty on Newyork a late hit by Harry Carton and an unsportsmanlike conduct Call on Tay Lor that put the Ball at the 6. Denver sparked by Elway s s4-Yardcompletion to Johnson drove 79 Yards on its next Possession to the giants 1.but Taylor dumped Elway for a 1-Yard loss on first Down. Gerald will bile was stopped for no gain and Carson and Carl Banks dumped Sammy Winder for a 3-Yard loss on third Down. Then Karlis 24 Yard Field goal attempt went wide  new York defense asserted itself again on the next series when Martin who had returned an interception of an Elway pass for a touchdown in their firs meeting dumped the Denver Quarter Back in the end zone for a  had a Chance 10 Widen its Lead at halftime. Driving to the giants 16 latin he second Quarter but Karlis was wide right again this Lime from the 24. A Nuin Jii a us 4vu"�-j map Simms i was close to perfect a ,.,._,., i a i Ihram one of inc Coole who might finally Lake Simroy Ken Peters Pasadena. Calif  
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