European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday january 27, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 25 giants d finds itself in 2nd half byte Canavan Pasadena Calif. A for 30 minutes the new York giants1 defense tried to finesse its Way around Johne Way and the Denver Broncos. Thai ended in the second half when the giants did what linebacker Lawrence Taylor said they did what they do Best Knock people s head off and they coasted to Victory sunday. In the first half we tried to read everything Elway and the Denver offence were trying to do Taylor said we can t do thai. We have to go out and be physical and run into new York did that for almost All of the second half and at one Point out gained Denver 200-2 in total yardage. Giants linebacker Harry Carson said the defense was very tentative in the first half partly out of concern for Elway. Elway made a couple of big plays be cause we did t contain him Carson said. We also did a lot of dumb things. I had a penalty. Lawrence had an unsportsmanlike Penally and we put them in position to score. We fell that in the first half we just did t play giants defense. We shutdown the run but then let them gel a couple of Long gains and that s not our Carson said there was no panic in the giants locker room at halftime but he said they knew they had to Stop Denver s offence Early in the third Quarter. We Felt we were a better bal club and if we played 30 minutes of Good football we would be the world champions. We knew we had to gel them three and out punt the giants defense in constant Trou ble in the first half made its biggest stand Early in the second Quarter when Denver drove from its own 20 to a first and i. Three cracks at what has been termed one of the Best defences in pro football netted the Broncos minus five Yards and they came up empty when Rich Karfis missed a 23-Yard Field Goat. If they had scored it would have made it very Tough on us said Taylor who stopped Elway on first Down. We would have been Down 17-7, and that s a Long Way to come Back new York closed the margin to 10-9 late in the first half on a safety when 8,5 Mcconkey ploys out his dream a photo Denver s Mark Jackson grabs a 74-Yard Somji Lewinn sunday in Irani of Elvis Patterson. Defensive end George Martin tackled Elway on a play that started at the 13. Martin at 33 the oldest player on the giants called the safety just another play i Learned from Knole it was a game with teammate Erik Howard where 1 make a Dummy Call Martin said. When they broke the Hud dle i yelled to Erik we re going to play the Denver offensive lineman Ken Lanier looked towards Howard and Martin said he knew the bait had been taken i faked inside and he fell for it Martin said. I then ran outside an there was John Elway and we embraced for it was the second time that Martin has played Bronco killer. Earlier this season he made a one handed interception of pass by Elway and returned it 78 Yards for a touchdown turning the tide in a 19 16 new York Victory giants nose tackle Jim Hurt said the defense made no major adjustments at halftime. In the firs half it might have looked worse than it was Hurt said. We were giving up big plays and our defense is not designed to do that. All we did in the second half was Lake away the big play. They hit some Short passes but we were right there to make the giants linebacker Gary reasons said that keeping Elway in the pocket for most of the second half was crucial. We had Good pass Rush lanes Guys getting up the Field to contain reasons said. We played As bad As possible in the first half Hurt said. We did a great Job in the second half. We were fortunate to Only be one Point behind. Our offence was not getting stopped. They we redoing Well they knew they were going to come out and come through. It was up to the defense to Slart playing up to their by Barry Vilner Pasadena Calif. A for 25 years Phil Mcconky has dreamed of super bowl glory. After he experienced in sunday he wanted the world to know How it Felt. The former Navy officer repeated his message about every other sentence after helping the new York giants to Victory Over Trie Denver Broncos for heir first National football league championship in 30 years. You think about this your whole life he said every Pushup you do every game you play every catch you make it s All Lor a goal to be the Best. We Are the Best in the world and in feels As Sweet As i imagined every Day for the last 2 5 Mcconkey Felt particularly fortunately be with a Champion because he began the season with the Green Bay played two seasons Wilh the giants primarily As a punt returner but was Cut in training Camp because coach Bill parcel Felt the team was Dee enough at receiver and had Rookie Mark Collins to return punts Green Bay grabbed Mcconkey but lit was Back Wilh the giants after the fourth game of the season. Lionel Manuel new York s top receiver injured a knee which sidelined him the rest of the regu Lar season the giants sent an ill round draft pick to the packers for Mcconkey. What a bargain Parcells said Sun Day of the re acquisition of Mcconkey who caught two passes for so Yards and a touchdown on sunday. One reception came on a third period Flea Flicker that picked up 44 Yards to the Denver 1. The other was for six Yards and a fourth quart touchdown. He also returned a punt 25 Yards to set up a Field goal by Ruul ally arc in in decisive third Quarter. I did my Little piece to contribute Mcconkey said. I be heard How i can t do this and that i can t go into the Navy for five years and then play pro football or i m too Small or Noi fast enough to play in the nil. Bui i put my nose Down and found away to do in. I though about All the men and women in the world who Are in the trenches on ships to assure our free Dom he said. They Don t get enough credit for the jobs they do. Maybe 1 can help them get last year s coaches View this one differently by William n. Wallace new York Nytz last year s super bowl coaches Mike Dilka of the Chicago bears and Ray mond Berry of the new England patriots saw two different games on super bowl sunday Dilka who attended the game in the Rose bowl in Pasadena Calif said Denver s failure to score More Points in the second period when two Field goals were missed was decisive. Thai Cost them said went their Berry watching on television at his Home in med Field. Mass., cited two plays that in his opinion turned the game. The lint was a risk a Gamble by Biu Parcells the giants coach that worked. The second was the officials decision that denied Denver a pass reception on a disputed play in the second period. That Lea 10 real trouble for the Broncos who Ted by 10-9 at intermission. Denver had the momentum at the second half Kickoff said Berry. The giants ran three plays and came up will a fourth and a at i hair 46-Yard line. Then came a tremendous Gamble. If he play had not worked for the giants thai could have Cost them Heball game right the Gamble was a quarterback sneak by Jeff rut ledge the backup quarterback after the giants shifted out Ofa punt formation thai had Sean Lanicia Back to kick. Rutledge s 2-Yard gain achieved the first Dowland continued a drive that resulted in the first 6 of new York s 24 straight Points in the second half. One of the things critical in Parcells thinking washes tremendous Confidence in his defense in that Situa Tion if the play had not worked Berry said. I also believe that he knew he had better do some thing right there to turn the game around he the giants executed the play perfectly. They just heat Denver on that play a lacking game play. It turned the Ball game around for the second key play. Berry said came in the second Quarter with the Broncos ahead 10-7, and on i hair 13 Yard line second-and-e2, John Elway passed to the Light end Clarence Kay for what appeared to some to be a completion. Kay advanced to uie Denver 38. However the pass was ruled incomplete and thai decision was upheld by the reviewing official Art me Nally supervisor of the league officials who watched television replay monitors in the press Box. Berry said he thought thai Kay had the completion. The officials missed thai one he said and in realty Hurt on the following play Elway attempting a pass from a Shotgun formation was sacked in Nis end zone by George Martin the giants defensive end for safely. Thai gave new York 2 Points and Elway who until then had been so effective was never quite the same again. Ditka regarded the two missed Field goals by Rich Karlis plus the safety scored by the giants As much As a 16-Poinl swing in the score. The coach s 16 possible paints figured in this Fash Ion. If the Broncos had managed to score iwo touch Downs instead of the missing two Field goal attempts. After having first Downs Al the giants one and 21 Yard lines they would have had 14 pints rather than none. And if they had not Given up the safety in Between the Karl ii failures Ilie giants would have had two fewer Points the Ball game said Dilka
