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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 27,19b7 the stars and stripes Page 23 pain follows gain nod from coach started key play in giants Victory new York giants Lee Rouson to hammered to the ground by Broncos linebacker Rick Dennison after an in Yard Kukoff return in first Quarter super bowl action. 8 John Nadel Pasadena Calif. A a nod by coach Bill Parcells from the sidelines Pul the new York giants in motion for the key play of their resounding super bowl Victory Over the Denver Broncos sunday. The play itself was simple a two fool sneak by second string quarterback Jeff Rutledge Early in the third Quarter but i gave the Grants a first Down at their own 48-Yard line and kept a drive alive. The giants trailing 10-9, had Laken the second half Kickoff and faced fourth Down and less than i at their 46. They lined up in pull formation with Rutledge in the blocking Back position instead of Gary reasons who is usually deployed there. The giants shifted into a to form Ulion with Rutledge under Center Bart dates and punier scan Landeta going in motion from his spot some 15 Yards behind the line. As the 30-second clock came close la running out Rutledge took the snap and Lowed to his right for the first Down. We thought we really had to go after them offensively not play conservative Parcells said. It was a gu1 feeling. We be been doing thai same Little punt Deal All season. We be been practising it for about 15weeks. There arc three or four things we do out of  Rutledge is a really Heady Guy. If methinks it s there he s going in run it. If he does the s going to take the delay of game. He looked Over at me and nodded my  pales said he did t know what was going on until he saw some strange faces around him. That s when i knew it was a fake punt he said. It was what we Call our Arapaho alignment a run. A pass a hit on the enemy. I was really surprised. I m going. We re going to run a fake Here i looked Over at Bui parcels and said Are ?1 but it worked. The Only Way hey could have stopped it was to have a goal line defense immediately after the play starting quarterback Phil Simms passed for 12 Yards to Joe Morris and 23 to Lee Rou Parcells Rutledge son putting the Ball at the Denver 17. The giants scored two plays later for a 16-10 Lead and never looked Back. I think it was a big big play rut ledge said of the sneak. It was really minor on my pan. I was really surprised Hal they called it. That s the first time i be Ever done  in new York s 19-16 Victory Over Denver earlier this season the giants run the play with Jeff Hosteller at quarterback. He handed the Ball to Rouson. Who ran fora first Down. Denver linebacker Jim Ryan who made the tackle on Rutledge said the Broncos weren t surprised by the Call. They just came off the Ball hard and got what they needed Ryan said. The Surprise Factor was nothing. It s a Gamble thai paid olt for them. A team that s trying to win the super bowl figures it can gain one Yard. If they can to they can l  Denver nose guard Greg Kragen also said he want surprised. I got double teamed that s All i know he said. "1 did everything i could have done. I did t see what happened. I Don t even know what Side he went on. It definitely Hurt but it did t break our backs. We were still Only six Points Down after they  that did t last Long. The giants scored id More Points before the third Quarter ended to make it i6-Lo and were on their Way to heir first nil Nampi nosh Ipince 1956, tearful Karlis blames self for Broncos loss Bojoh Mossman Pasadena Calif. A John Elway did everything but kick for the Denver Broncos in sunday s super bowl. They might wish he had done thai too. Elway s running and passing had staked the Broncos to b 10-7 first Quarter Lead but two missed Fiel goal attempts by Rich Karlis in the second Quarter stalled Denver s momentum and the new York giants pushed across Elway 30 Points in the last half to rout the Broncos. Karlis choking Back Lears in the locker room said jus pushed them. 1 blocked them off to the right. I did t gel my hips through. It s like when you play Golf and you Don t gel through the Ball and you put n into the Woods on the right. I just feel like 1 let everyone Down. I think i really Hurt us. I Pride myself unmaking big kicks and Hose were big  i m very disappointed Elway said the first half we just did t get into the end zone. Their goal line defense stopped us three  talking about Denver s two net Yards on i1s first three Possession of the second half Elway said we could t gel our offence going. We feel we can move the Ball against anybody but we Jusi did get it done. Once we got behind by to scores we had to keep throwing. I fell i did everything i could. That s All i could ask of  Elway completed 22 of 37 pusses for 304 Yards ran 4 Yards on a quarterback draw in the first Quarter to put the Bron cos ahead 0-7 and threw a 47-Yard to pass to Vance Johnson in it in the game. Bui he left the kicking to karts who booted a 43-Yard Field goal on the open ing series of the game 10 tic the super bowl record for the longest Field goal. If was his 10th straight held goal including one in overtime in the acc championship game against Cleveland that sent the Broncos Inlo the super Bow but on subsequent attempts of 23 and34 Yards he was wide right leaving Den ver with just a 10-9 halftime Edge an opening the door for new York s second half outburst Karlis said the snap and hold were Good on both missed attempts. I hit the 48-yarder As Good As i be hit a Ball. We did t want to waste Many opportunities today but i did. I Don t think it was pressure but maybe i was Little  the Broncos blew a prime touchdown Opportunity to set up Karlis first miss. Elway s 54-Yard pass to  helped move the Broncos to the giants i. But three running plays lost five Yards an Kartis 33-Yard attempt sailed wide. It Hurt us when we did t get in the end zone when he had first and goal at the i Elway said. I think thai might have turned it around. Against that kind of defense you Aren t going to get too Many  Denver got to the giants if on a sub sequent March before the half but after two incomplete passes Karl again missed to the right. Elway refused to blame the Bare footed kicker for the team s poor second half showing. Any Lime you lose Points on the Boardie hurts but we did t want to Tec that bother us Elway said. We had a Good feeling at a Lilime because they had t stopped us except at the goal  Denver linebacker Tom Jackson play ing in his second super bowl for the Broncos said Karlis did t lose the game for us. If not for Rich we would t even be  i m sure Rich feels bad Jackson said. The syndrome when you lose in the super bowl is usually to blame your self. 1 feel 1 lost the game because i did play  Jackson suffered a knee injury Midway through the second Quarter and did return to the Field. "1 Don l know the Cuenl of it yet he said of the injury  
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