European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday november 23, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 23 of Roundup Montana leads 49ers Over sues Tampa Fla. A Joe Montana threw for 304 Yards and Jerry Rice caught touchdown passes of 42, 21 and j Yards sunday to Lead inc san Francisco n 24-Ihvictn-. By Over he Tampa Bay buccaneers. The 49ere, rebounding from a 26-24 toss to new Orleans Hal slopped a seven game winning Slcak improved its record o 8-2 before a crowd of 63,211. Tampa Bay fell to 4-6 after its fourth Joss in five games since he end of the nil players strike. Montana the nil s touchdown pass Leader with 23, completed 29 of 45 attempts. Rice who leads the league in to catches with to caught seven passes for 103 Yards. Tampa Bay struggled offensively blur taking a 10-7 first Quarter Lead ind the san Francisco de sense held Steve Deberg the rfcs no. 2 rated quarterback to 205 Yards passing. Rice scoring on a reception for a team record eighth consecutive game blew blast defender Rod Jones on a 21-Yard scoring play in the first Quarter. He beat the Tampa Bay cornerback again on his 42-Yard recep Tion in the second period. Montana he top rated passer in the pfc clinched the Victory with a 3-Yard flip to Rice with 9 36 to go in he fourth Quarter. Deblij who was intercepted seven limes in a 31-7 loss to he 49crs last season completed 19 of 13 passes. Bears Down Lions 30-10 Chicago a Shaun Gayle re turned an interception 20 Yards for a touchdown and Jim Mcmahon passed 31 Yards to Dennis Mckinnon for an other sunday to Lead the Chicago bears to a 30-10 Victory Over the de troit Lions. Responding to coach Mike Dilka s we Slink remark earlier in inc week the bears so dominated play that they Iii Ball ii i 3 j6"jti scoreless third Quarter and did t allow the Lions a third Down conver Sion until the fourth Quarter. Mcmahon also engineered an 80 Yard drive thai ended with Neal an Derson s 16-Yard touchdown run and Kevin Butler kicked two held goals to give the bears a 27-10 half Lime Lead and the Opportunity logo into a Ball control game in the second half. The bears raised their record to 8-2, anddeiroilfelllo2-s. The Lions packed 10 Points in the second period after falling behind 14 0. Chuck Long completed a 15-Yard touchdown pass to Pete mandly and Eddie Mir Ray id card a is a flail if re. Goal. The Lions sacked Bear quarterbacks eight times for 63 Yards and the bears who had t had a sack in two previous games had Ihrck for 21 Yards two by Richard Dent. Although inc bears kept the Ball through much of the second half their Only score came on a 29-Yard Field goal by Butler late in inc fourth Quarter. For the second successive game it appeared the bears would blow a 14 Point lend in the first half bul this time they reached inc intermission with a 27-10 advantage. The bears scored their first touch Down when Maurice Dou Elaw dlr to cited a Long pass into the arms of Gayle who returned 20 Yards for a touchdown. The next Lime the bears gained pos session Mcmahon completed a Short pass to Mckinnon who grabbed the Ball i the 28-Yard line and dashed into the end one. Browns Romp past offers 40-7 Houston
