European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday August 27, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 1kelly hero As Bills beat bucs by the associated press Nashville Tenn. Jim Kelly out dulled rival quarterback Vinny Testa verde As Buffalo clipped Tampa Bay 14 7, but Bills coach Marv Levy also noticed the running game. We began to run Well and put drives together Levy said thursday night after the preseason finale for the two previously wingless teams. That is the Only Way this team will have  Kelly hit nine of 12 passes for 86 Yards and one touchdown before leaving after one half with a slightly sprained ankle. He said he expects to be ready for the regular season. Kelly s passing presence did help our running game Levy said. Testaverde who also played one half completed six of 16 passes for 98 Yards and one touchdown. He threw three interceptions. I know he did some Good things but i won t know More until i see the films said Tampa Bay coach Ray Perkins. My big question is the first unit has not played an entire game Perkins said. Are we in As Good a shape As i think we Are to play a whole game against Phila Delphia next week All the scoring was in the first half. Tampa Bay took a 7-0 Lead in the first Quarter on a 41-Yard pass play from Testaverde to Frank Pillow. Buffalo tied the score in the second period on a 7-Yard run by Rookie thur Man Thomas. Kelly later directed the Bills 45 Yards in seven plays capping the drive with a 1 Yard touchdown pass to Jamie Mueller. Thurman did some Good running Levy said. Thomas ended up with 42 Yards on nine carries. The defense made some big plays Levy said. They did t give away As much As they did last week. They started sluggishly As they have during this preseason but they bailed us out quite a few  Perkins said he is glad the preseason is Over. Like the first two games we played a lot of people and we had to look at a lot of players. I think we will Benefit from having done so he said. We did some Good things in the first nil Roundup Buffalo s Jim Kelly 12tries to escape from Tampa Bay s Chris Washington 51 and Henry rolling 55 during the Bills 14-7 Victory. A half. The defense stopped them Early and we scored a touchdown. Buffalo ran on us better than i thought they would Perkins said. The buccaneers scored just four touchdowns in four preseason games. Eagles 27, Lions 9 Pontiac Mich. Randall cunning Ham completed 19 of 25 passes for 225 Yards including a 49-Yard touchdown to Mike Quick As Philadelphia handed de traits its fourth exhibition defeat. It concluded the Lions worst preseason since 1977 when they were 0-4-1. Detroit hoping to improve on last sea son s 411 record scored Only four ads one in each of the preseason games. The eagles 7-8 in 1987, got three sacks from Reggie White against the Lions and finished 2-2 in exhibition play. Detroit s chuckling completed 21 of 33 passes for 233 Yards with one interception. Cardinals 41, chiefs 21 Kansas City to. Vai Sika Hema scored on an 81-Yard punt return and Rookie Tony Jeffery had an 80-Yard touch Down run to carry Phoenix Over former Cross state rival Kansas City. Neil Lomax who completed 12 of 15 passes for 92 Yards while playing the first half and Cliff Stoudt each threw touch Down passes for the cardinals who finished the preseason 1-3 by beating the chiefs in their first visit to Missouri since moving from St. Louis. Broncos 21, Colts 20 Denver John Elway threw two touchdown passes to Ricky Nattiel before leaving with a strained right shoulder leading Denver past Indianapolis. The Broncos who concluded the pre season 3-1, also got a 4-Yard scoring run by Gerald Willhite in the final Quarter to Cap a 17-play, 80-Yard drive and give Denver a 21-13 Lead. Indianapolis Eric Dickerson seeing his most extensive action of the preseason rushed 17 times for 128 Yards including a 67-Yard touchdown burst in the third period. Elway whose injury was not believed serious completed six of six passes during the first touchdown drive. Vance Johnson had receptions of 11 and 13 Yards on the series and Elway drilled an 11-Yard to pass past three defenders to Nattiel with 2 26 left in the Quarter. Jeff o Brien sick of socks plans to stay on feet by Gerald Eskenazi Hempstead . Not for 27 straight football games dating to 1986 including regular season playoffs and exhibition Ken o Brien has been sacked at least once. Over the last three regular seasons he was dumped 152 times. No wonder the image that new York jets fans and team members have is one of a stoic Brave immobile quarterback who simply cannot avoid marauding de fenders or who refuses to throw the Ball away to avoid the sack. But now o Brien is working on a one game Streak of sorts. He avoided being sacked for the first time since 1986 in the jets Victory Over the Cleveland Browns last week. The secret it goes beyond pass Protection. Throwing the Ball away o Brien said thursday. I just realized it was time to get rid of it. He threw the Ball to the sidelines twice against the Browns. For o Brien whose competitive fires in the past precluded this Small sign of defeat it was a departure. It was Only in a couple of instances but hopefully i la remember it he said. He will get his final Chance before the regular season opens when the jets face the Green Bay packers saturday at mad Ison wis. He will play most of the game. O Brien said he has re evaluated his insistence on holding the Ball in search of receivers. I be thought about it he said and i figure i Don t want to be so hardheaded about it. I Don t know if i la be Able to do it All the time but i la be aware of  if so that is Good news to his coach and teammates. It s about time for him to do that said Mickey Shuler a tight end. It s great to stand in there but not to take a shot and lose him. If i could say one word of advice to Kenny it s when to get rid of the Ball. He takes some licks in there but there s Al ways a next play. It s better to be second and-10 than second-and-17." Zeke Bratkowski the quarterbacks coach has been trying to Tell o Brien that for years. We be talked about it Bratkowski said. More than anything it s aware Ness of Field position. As the Quarter Back he can control not being sacked More than anybody  there is a saying in football that the quarterback who won t be sacked simply won t be sacked. Dan Fouts was an exam ple. In addition to his uncanny Quick re lease he knew when to dump the Ball off. Bratkowski has had to Force feed this information to o Brien whose courage impresses the coach. There s a Fine line Between standing in there to the last second and throwing the Ball Bratkowski said. It takes time and maturity to do  o Brien who has also been forced to operate behind a porous offensive line has been sacked so Many times that he has missed starts because of head knee Finger and Elbow injuries. Unless you watch the films after games you Don t realize the pounding he s taken Shuler said. An sports television pro football exhibition Pittsburgh at new Orleans 6 30 . Saturday. College football Kickoff classic Nebraska is. Texas am 2 . Sunday. Radio baseball new York Yankees at California Angels 9 12 . Saturday. College football Kickoff classic Nebraska is. Texas am 2 06 . Sun Day