European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 13,1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 nil Roundup oilers rally to Edge raiders Houston a after More than 59 minutes of Nail biting tension Houston running Back Allen Pinkitt had no Choice on his final assignment of sunday s game against the los Angeles raiders. There was nothing left to do but do  said Pinkitt who barrelled into the end zone with 31 seconds left rallying the oilers to a 38-35 Victory. The final drive show s How much character this team has he added. The oilers moved 79 Yards converted a fourth Down pass and reached the Raider 6 with time running out Pinkitt who subbed for injured Mike Kozier took a Pilch front quarterback Cody Carlson subbing for injury Warren Moon made the Corner and dived into the end zone. The Man on me lined up on the Cen Ter so i knew if i could get around the Comer i would probably score said pin Kett who scored three touchdowns. The oilers put great pressure on the raiders Young quarterback Steve Blu Crimin although he completed three touchdown passes in the second Quarter. Oiler defensive end William Fuller got three sacks. Carlson recovered from first half mis takes that resulted in two Raider touch Downs. The oilers comeback helped nullify a 21-Point second Quarter for the raiders when Buerlein completed three second Quarter touchdown pases of 42 Yards to Willie Gaul four Yards to Tim Brown and nine Yards to Sieve Smith. Carlson starting his first nil game completed touchdown passes of 16 Yards to Drew Hill and 12 Yards to Ernest Givins. The raiders capitalized on two costly turnovers by Carlson in the second Quarter in route to their 21-Point surge. Carlson fumbled at the Oiler 5-Yard line. And defensive end Howie Long returned an interception 73 Yards to set up a pair of scorn. Houston is 2-0 and the raiders dropped to 1-1. Carlson made his first nil Start an impressive one completing 21 of 34 passes for 276 Yards. He completed 12 of 15 passes in the first half and then rallied the oilers in the fourth period after completing Only one pass in the third Quarter. Cuc Stcin completed 10 of 24 passes for 129 Yards and directed the drive that put the raiders ahead for the final Lime with 2 59 left. Beuc trin completed a 19 Yard pass to Gaull and then threw an incomplete pass to Gault in the end zone. But Patrick Allen was called for pass interference riving the raiders a first Down on the oilers i Yard line. Pink Cal gained 10 Yards on 22 carries As a replacement As Kozir missed the game with shoulder and ankle injuries. Givins caught nine passes for 108 Yards for the oilers. He had the key reception in the winning drive when he snagged a 14-Yard loss to the Raider 32 Yard line on a fourth Down play. Carlson then hit passes of 16 Yards to Willie Drewry and seven Yards to Givins and Pink Cit ran five More Yards be fore his game Winner. Vick leads jets past Cleveland Cleveland Roger Vick scored the new York jets first two touchdowns of 1988 on Short fourth Quarter runs and Cleveland already playing without injured starter Bumie Kosar lost quarterback Gary Danilson to a broken ankle sunday As the jets beat the Browns 23-3. The jets also got three Field goals from Pat Leahy to help them end a five game regular sea son losing Streak that dates to last november. Danielson who turned 37 saturday limped off the Field after he was buried under a pile of jets defenders following an incomplete pass late in the third Quarter. Neither he nor third siring quarterback Mike Pagel generated much offence for Cleveland which has not scored a touch Down in two games this year. Vick scored on fourth Quarter runs of i and 3 Yards for new York against a Cleveland defense that was missing cornerback Frank Minnifield and Hanford Duon both injured earlier in the game. The jets led 6-3 at halftime behind two Field goals after they had two second Quarter touch Downs nullified by penalties. Seattle defeats chiefs Seattle a Curt Warner scored two touch Downs on Short runs and Jacob Green pounced on a Fumble in the Kansas City end zone Tor another score in a 28-Poinl second Quarter As the Seattle so Hawks beat the Kansas City chiefs 31-10 sunday. Trailing 31-3 at halftime the chiefs 0-2, managed i hair first touchdown of the regular season on a 15 Yard pass from backup quarterback Steve Deberg to St phone Paige in the fourth Quarter. Do Borg replaced starter Bill Kenney in the second half. The sea Hawks defense forced six Kansas City turn overs including three by do Borg and two by Kenny who were sacked a combined six times for 57 Yards. Green Seattle s pro bowl defensive end had three of the sacks for 28 Yards. Seattle 2-0, snapped a 3-3 tie on Warner s i Yard touchdown run at 5 23 of the second Quarter to Cap a 12-play, 59-Yard drive. The sea Hawks made it 17-3 at 12 34 of the second Quarter on a 3-Yard Warner touchdown run to Climax a 10-play, s 3-Yard March. Bucs nip Green Bay 13-10 Green Bay wis. A Donald Igwe Buike kicked a 28-Yard Field goal on the final play sunday As the Tampa Bay buccaneers ended a nine game losing Streak by beating the Green Bay packers 13-10. Igwe Buike kicked his second Field goal of the game after Vinny Testaverde drove the bucs 56 Yards in the final four minutes. The bucs i-1, began the winning drive at their own 34 with 4 43 to go. Tesia Croc kept the drive alive with a 6-Yard pass to left Smith on third Down and a 22-Yardcr to Bruce Hill that carried Tampa Bay to the packers 22. Denver route san Diego Denver a Tony Dorset labelled a has been by some observers after a mediocre preseason and a 32-Yard Rushing performance in the regular season opener sunday ran for 113 Yards on 23 carries and scored a touchdown As the Denver Broncos routed san Dick a 34-3. To was Dorset s 47lh career 100-Yard game and in boosted him ahead of Franco Harris into third place on the nil s All Lime Rushing list with 12,181 Yards just 131 Yards be Hind no. 2 Jim Brown. Denver quarterback John Elway who threw two touch Down passes sunday said Dor sett 34, still has  of Dor sett s 21-Yard scoring run in the second Quarter Elway said. It was just a 34-year-old  Elway rebounding from a sub Par performance in Denver s 21 14 loss id Seattle in the opener,.completed 17 of 28 passes for 259 Yards. He hit Mark Jackson on a 44 Yard pass Midway through the opening Quarter and 24 Yards to Vance Johnson for the touchdown that made Tony Dorset the score 31 -3 Early in the third period. Gerald Willhite scored on a i Yard dive and Rich Karlis kicked Field goals of 51 and 38 Yards. San Diego s Lone score came Midway through the second Quarter. After starting quarterback babe Laufen Borg failed to move the chargers past Midfield on their first five possessions Mark Malone look Over and engineered a 47-Yard drive that ended with Vince Abbott s 20-Yard Field goal. On their net series Malone completed passes of 20 Yards to Lionel James and Arthur Cox As the chafers drove to the Denver 5, but James was slopped Short of a first Down on 4th Down and the Broncos took Over. Elway completed a 12-Yard pass to Rick Massie recently recalled to help bolster Denver s injury Riddl Ca receiver corps to set up his 44-Yard strike to Jackson who had beaten Gill Byrd at the goal line. On their next series the Broncos went 46 Yards to set up a is Yard Field goal by Karlis that tied his career Best. Scoring on its third St night Possession Denver went ahead 17-0. Elway scrambling to his right hit Jackson for a 34-Yard gain and Willhile scored four plays Bier with 12 09 left in the half. Bell stars As rams top Lions Anaheim Calif. A Greg Bell taking Over for the suspended Charles White rushed for 139 Yards and scored a touchdown sunday As the los Angeles rams beat the Detroit Lions 17-10. Pell a fifth year pro who came to the rams in the Erie Dickerson Deal a year ago carried 21 times and scored on a 1-Yard dive. While who led the nil in Rushing in 1987, lust week was slapped with a 30-Day suspension by the nil for violating its substance abuse policy alter a High level of alcohol was detected in his system. A 4-Yard touchdown pass from Jim Everett to dam one Johnson Midway through the third Quarter follow ing a Lions turnover deep in their own territory gave the rams their winning margin rams linebacker Mel Owens set up the score sack ing Chuck Long and causing him to Fumble at the Lions 13. Los Angeles linebacker Carl Ekum picked up the Ball and pitched it Back to teammate Mike will ice who ran in to the 5-Yard line. Long was sidelined on the Lions next series when he was sacked by Kevin Greene and suffered a slight concussion. Eric hippie filled in for Long in the fourth Quarter and the Lions failed to score. The Victory gave the rams a 2-0 record. The Lions Are 1-1. Is Ason spurs Bengas past eagles Philadelphia a Boomer Esiason threw four touchdown passes two each to James Brooks and Tim Mcgee As the Cincinnati bengals rallied four times to beat the Philadelphia eagles 28-24 sunday. Esiason completed 20 of 32 passes for 363 Yards in winning a shootout with Philadelphia s scrambling Randall Cunningham who connected on 25 of 32 passes for 261 Yards and one touchdown Philadelphia took a 24-21 cad when Cunningham drove the eagles 78 Yards in seven plays with Anthony Toney scoring from the one. Esiason tallied the bengals on a 15-Plny, 77-Yard drive during which he completed passes of 13 and 21 Yards to Mcgee and 9 Yards to Brooks moving the Ball to a first Down at the Philadelphia 7. Brooks barrelled three Yards to the four and Rookie icky Woods picked up a Yard before Esiason threw a 3-Yord pass to Mcgee with 5 02 left in the game. The eagles took a 7-0 Lead 5 13 into the first period on a 37-Yard drive capped by Toney s 9-Yard run. It took the bengals 52 seconds to retaliate. Esiason connected with Mcgee at the Cincinnati 40 for 78 Yard touchdown play. The eagles went ahead 14-7 with 1 40 left in the opening period after linebacker Todd Bell recovered a Cincinnati Fumble at the bengals 39. Cunningham took Philadelphia in for the score in six plays the last a 1 a Yard throw to tight end Keith Jackson. The bengals tied it with 2 03 left in the Hal with 28 Yard pass from Esiason to Brooks. Philadelphia edged ahead 17-14 with 8 26 left in the third period on a 34-Yard Field goal by Dean Dorsey. The drive was initiated by was hopkins1 interception. But Esiason again lifted the bengals passing 15 Yards to Brooks to make it 21-17 after an 11-play, 90 Yard drive 1 01 into the fourth Quarter. Cunningham answered thai Challenge with completions of 31, 17 and 26 Yards As the eagles moved lathe bengals 1. Toney s touchdown put Philadelphia ahead 24-21 with 12 52 remaining