European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 8,1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 oilers top chargers after shaky Start. I n., Al  in innit next week to cad to  a after two plays the Houston oilers might have wanted to go Home and forget about facing the san Diego chargers. Mike Rosier the team s leading rusher was injured on the first play of sunday s game and quarterback Warren Moon threw an interception on he second play. From that Point the oilers erupted with 20 straight Points starting with a 55-Yard Fumble return by Rob Ert Lyles. They routed the chargers 33-18 and moved into a share of inc acc Central Lead. Moon playing despite a painful shoulder injury stayed in inc game until the fourth Quarter when he ran 3 Yards for the final Oiler touchdown. Right now in does t fed had Moon said it was just a matter of me playing with a Little bit of pain. Ii was my kind of game and 1 wanted to be a part or it. We were packing Warren s Arm in ice it was stiff ening As the game went on oilers coach Jerry Glan Ville said. We ran out of people. We had a lot of problems in the  still the oilers defense sacked Dan Fouti and Mark Herrmann five limes Lor 49 Yards in losses. Our game plan was to put pressure on him to frustrate him linebacker John trim sly said of fouls. I would think he would t gel flustered after 15 years in the league but i believe we flustered him. Moon s interception was the oilers Only turnover while inc chargers lust ail four of their fumbles two by fouls. We d talked about turning the Ball Over so own the last two weeks and the linemen really responded Moon said. The oilers had 11 turnovers in their last two games both losses. Fouls look part responsibility for the loss. I have got to read that defense better fouls said. We knew icy did a Good Job with the Blitz but today we did l do a Good Job As a quarterback or As blockers picking them  san Diego coach Al Saunders also took a share of the blame. The ultimate responsibility for this is mine Saun Ders said we have to go Back to work and come Back next week ready o but give the oilers credit. They took advantage of their opportune los and they deserved to  Victory coupled with Cleveland s 9-7 loss to Indianapolis elevated the oilers into a lie with in crowns and Sec clerk atop the division at 7-5. The chargers 8-1. Lost their third consecutive , who did not throw a pass until pc game warmups because of his injury scored on his 3-Yard run with 13 20 left in the game for the oilers final  scored the first 20 Points of  and took a 20-s halftime Lead highlighted by Lyles 55 Yard Fumble return Field goals of 48 and 47 Yards by Tony Zendijas and a 4-Yard run by Allen i  chargers did l score until 4 s3 remained in the half when end Lee Williams tackled Moon in the end zone for a safety. The chargers drove 69 Yards to a 27 Yard Field goal by Vince Abbott with four seconds left in the half. Rozicer who left the game three times wll injuries scored on a 1-Yard run in the third Quarter for the oilers other touchdown. Skins defeat cards 34-17, Clinch East St. Louis a comebacks Are gelling to be Jay Schroeder s specially and this time he also delivered a division  had to change a few things but most of All we had to gel our Heads Back on Schmo Cdr said after keying a 21-Point third Quarter explosion As Washington Defeated the St. Louis cardinals 34-17 and clinched the pfc East Ern division title sunday. Schroeder ran for one touch Down and passed for another As Washington 9-3. Erased a 17-10 third Quarter deficit. George Roger also ran for a score in the third Quarter to help Schroeder produce his 10th comeback Victory in three seasons and second in As Many  redskins who rebounded from a 15-0 deficit to beat the new York giants 23-19 the week be fore won their fourth division title in seven  can be a frustrating  said Schroeder who credited halftime adjustments to inc cardinals defense for the Victory you just need to try to relax and do your  was 4-for-l3 at the half and troubled by the cardinals came plan of double teaming the Washington wide receivers. He went Lonis Hacks and tight ends in the second half and completed 9 of . Schroeder ran for a 7-Yard score Rogers ran in from 6 Yards and Schroeder connected w thl ight end Clint Didi Eron a 19-Yard score in a Span of 5 58 in the third  the first half we could t get started redskins coach Joe Gibbs said we still have some smoothing out to do and i m glad we have three More games to gel it  was encouraged however by the performance of Rogers who staged a personal comeback with 133 Yards on 29 a templs. Rogers netted just 19 Yards on 21carries inc previous iwo weeks. Schroeder. Who also threw an 84-Yard touchdown pass to Gary Clark for the game s first score in the first Quarter completed 13 of 25 passes for 135 Yards with one  cardinals who had won three of their last four games dropped to 5-7. Giants Edge eagles in overtime East Rutherford j. A Raul Allegre who earlier missed two Field goal attempts kicked a 28-Yarderwith 4 18 remaining in overtime sunday As the new York Gianis beat the Phila Delphia eagles 23-20.the game Winn hib drive started on the new York 44 and was keyed by a 36 Yard pass from Phil Simms to Mark a Varo that put the Ball at the eagles 20.two runs by George Adams got the Ball to the ii and Allegre won in. In the fourth Quarter Allegre had a 31 Yard Field goal attempt hit the  50-Ynrd attempt in overtime was deflected by sch Joyner. _. The Victory was the giants sixth straight Over Philadelphia and their i2lh in 14games with the  Gianis who had blown fourth Quarter leads against new Orleans and Washington blew a 14-Point Edge with less than four minutes to play when the eagles who had been stilled on offence All Day got two touchdown passes from Randall Cunningham in the final 322 to tie the  hit Kenny Jackson on a 36-Yard touchdown pass that was lipped by safety Terry Kinard with 3 22 to play to Cut the giants Lead to 20-13,the eagles got the Ball Back at their 44 with 1 51 left following a 31-Yard sea Landeta Puni into a 14-Mph wind. After a holding penalty Cunningham Hil Gregg Varrily for 19 Yards on third-and-21, and Jimmie Giles for eight Yards on the next play for a first Down at the new York 40. After an incompletion Raul allure. ,. Kicks game Winner Giles caught Cummingham s pass Down the right Side at the 20 behind safely Greg Lasker and Gol into the end zone with 48 seconds to Piny. Paul Mcfadden kicked the Clra Point to Send the game into  punier John Teltschik set an nil record by punting 5 times. The Gianis arc the Only pfc team hat inc eagles have not beaten since buddy Ryan took Over As coach lust year. New York had a Chance to put Phila Delphia away in the third Quarter but could not capitalize on great Field Posi Tion and had to Settle for iwo Field goals. A 19-Yard punt return by Phil i con key gave new York the Ball at the eagles37, on a cond Down. Simms hit Zavaro Over inc Middle hut the Light end fumbled when Hil by Andre Waters at the eagles 7 and Oil try Cobb recovered at the 4. The Gianis defense held after giving up one first Down and Macon key took another Short pull into the wind by Teltschik and returned in 31 Yards to the eagles 17. New York lined up 10 limes Over the next five minutes had first and goal at  the eagles 10 and i and still had to Settle for a 20-Yard Field goal. Philadelphia which gained just 12 Yards on four series in the third Quarter. Had 10 punt from us 5 and Teltschik managed a 30-Yard punt into the wind with Mcconkey re morning it 2 Yards la the 33. A 9-Yard pass from Simms to Baker Sei up Allegre s 46-Yardcr. To Lyschik s problems punting into the wind also helped inc giants in the first half with a 17-Yard punt giving the giants their first Possession at the Philadelphia 42. New York scored three plays  Hil Bavaro for 21 Yards on first Down. Joe Morris pined 2 Yards an Simms then connected with Bavaro on a Post pattern in the end zone in which i appeared inc Light end shoved Cobb in the Back just prior to making the catch. Rejuvenated rams rout Lions. ,. _ it _ in. Knit in Prtrt Fly num and the priv Robov Waltkins stuck Pontiac Mich. A los an gels coach John Robinson who sunday Gol another glimpse of the rams future likes i l better each time. Charles White rushed for 102 Yards and two touchdowns and Jim Everett passed for a career High 324 Yards and two scores As los Angeles beat the de troit Lions 37-16, extending the rejuvenated rams nil winning Streak to four  be been Able for the last four weeks to drive the Ball when we had Loand come up with the plays Robinson said. Obviously we Are starting to come together quarterback and Reccio cruise. Thai s a Nuch different combination than in was in the past. The thing i m Happy about is win Ning four in a Row. It s not easy particularly on the Road and Only one at  White who has rushed for Over 100 Yards in six games this season including each of his last four had two i Yard scor ing runs in the second half. In helps to have a Jim Everett ing the Ball to Kon Brown and Henry Ellard White said. Those Are the real heroes. Go talk to  White who had Only 1,378 Rushing Yards for his six year career coming into he season now has 1,054 Yards in his seventh season alone. Those Guys up front you hear me Dennis Harra they re inc reason White said jabbing Good Naiu Rudly to Ward the rams offensive right guard. The Lions led 13-10 at halftime but the rams behind the running of White and the passing of Everett scored on their first four possessions in inc second half. We be been improving. We still have a Long Way to  Everett said. "1 think it s gelling closer. White had Over 100 and that s perfect. Thai s the Type of thing we re looking for. That s the Type of thing that s expected week in and week  Everett a second year pro completed 20-of-26 passes including a 4-Yard Edlo Jon Francis and an 81-Yard to pass play to Henry Ellard. Henry gave him a move and i saw inc Guy Bobby Watkins Start o bile eve Crest said. He fell. If he would have stayed up. I m sure the play would t have developed. It was one of the longest and ugliest at inc same  Ellard had seven catches for 171 Yards Mike Lansford kicked iwo 48-Yard Field goals and a 47-Yardcr for the rams. We re probably doing the things onoff Ense thai the coaches were talking about i hit we weren t doing before Everett said. Earlier in the season we would t have completed the passes we had , nol Only passing the Ball hut running in Loo. We re keeping inc de lenses on their  Detroit s Eddie Murray kicked Field goals of 53, 39 and 36 Yards and chuckling who completed 26 of 48 for 288 Yards and two  tossed a 3 Yard to strike to Pele mandly. In was the Lions first game in 10 Days since their 27-20 thanksgiving Day loss to the Kansas City chiefs