European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 20, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 nil Roundup Atlanta rips 49ers for 1 St win pram press dispatches san Francisco Chris Miller who was a con fused Young quarterback the first Lime he faced the san Francisco 49ers, was in Complete control of himself and the Atlanta Falcons offence on his triumphant return to candlestick Park. He passed for 130 Yards and ran for a touchdown sunday during a 21-Poinl second period outburst which carried the underdog Falcons Loa 34-17 Victory there was no comparison with last year s game. We came in this time and beat them after they won their first iwo games Miller said. We did t just slip by them  the Falcons who lost their first two games had a24-3 Lead Early in the second half. Their final Point total was the highest by any team against the 49ers since 1983 in regular season play. We had a lot of respect for Atlanta going Inlo the game. We needed More san Francisco coach Bill Walsh said. It definitely was t inc same team the 49crs beat 35 7 last december when Miller made his first nil Start and was intercepted four limes. In that game i did t even think about what the Guys on the other Side of the line were doing. That waste first week i d practice with our first unit. I did i know where my Protection was coming from and i had trouble remembering our receivers routes. Miller recalled. On sunday he completed Only one pass in the Sec Ond half when the Falcons used mostly running plays and finished with 175 Yards passing in the game. The 49crs Joe Montana passed for 343 Yards 225 in the second half and admitted we got a i talc too far behind to come  in other games sunday jets 45, oilers 3 East Rutherford no. Wesley Walker caught three touchdown passes As inc new i Ork Juls offence came alive in a stunning rout of Houston the jets largest margin of Victory Ever. The penalty marred game in which Bolh teams were guilty of numerous personal fouls Lur cd in the jets favor Early. The fierce Hilling and Chip piness began on the opening Kickoff and did t let up. But if the oilers the nil s most penalized team were expecting to intimidate the jets it did t work. Instead the jets showed an offensive spark missing in their first two games with Ken o Bacn s three touchdown passes. Dolphins 24, packers 17 Miami Dan Marino threw two touchdown passes and Miami s special teams look advantage of Green Bay mistakes As the dolphins beat the packers in a Malch of win less nil teams. Marino who became the 45lh nil quarterback 10exceed 20,000 career passing Yards completed touch Down passes of 25 and four Yards but also threw two interceptions. Chiefs 20, Broncos 13 Kansas City to. Sieve Dyberg threw two touchdown passes in his first Start for Kansas cily leading the chiefs Over Denver. Deberg who played for Denver in 1981-83 until the Broncos acquired John Elway flipped a Sinyard scor ing pass to Carlos Carson in the second Quarter and engineered a 77-Yard March with Kansas cily s first Possession of the second half. Bills i patriots 14 Foxboro. Mass. Scott Norwood kicked a 41 Yard Field goal with 11 seconds remaining lifting Buffalo Over new England and snapping an 11-game los ing Streak against the patriots. Saints 22. Sons 14 Pontiac Mich. Detroit a misfire on a fake punt set up new Orleans go ahead touchdown m the third Quarter As inc saints Defeated Detroit. On a fourth and is situation at the Detroit a Yard Greg Irisker 44 rushes to help Mark Collins 25 tackle Dallas Darryl Clack for sunday s punt winning safety. Officials hobbled ruling on safety that formed giants Victory margin Irving teas a the Dallas cowboys were kicking themselves monday for not knowing one of the most elementary nil rules on Kickoff returns. Referee Pat Haggerty s safety Call on the game opening Kickoff went without debate from the stunned cowboys coaches. The new York giants Winlon to win the game 12-10 sunday with the margin of Victory coming on Mark Collins tackle of Darryl Clack who had muffed the Kickoff into ills own end and inc 10 run it  said he was t certain of the hobbled kick off Rule. The thought ran through my head that since the Ball hit me when 1 was out of the end zone thai it was a live Ball Clack said. I tried to take in out of the end Lone. From whal i hear in was t really  replay official Armen Turzian later admitted the play should have gone As a Touchback with the cowboys taking he Ball on inc 20. The Rule states that if inc return Man muffs inc Ball and it goes into the end tone he must recover the Ball but he has no responsibility to take in Oul. I was remiss in nol reviewing the play Al inc time but 1 Felt there was an  on the Field which 1 was unaware of and would have Al Lowed the  Dallas coach Tom Landry said he did t raise ruckus and admitted we should have argued about it. But i Don t know Why the officials did t replay in. It was really a bad Call. We talk about those plays All the Lime. I thought it was a  line Lions punier Jim Arnold appeared to have Carl Painter open for a pass but Painter did t Lum around in time and the throw was incomplete. Two plays later Dalton Hilliard dashed around left end from four Yards out to put the saints ahead 19-14 with 50 seconds remaining in the third Quarter chargers 17, sea Bawks 6 san Diego Keith Browner came to san Diego Asa free agent defensive lineman but ended up As a starting linebacker an unlikely transition thai helped provide the chargers with an unlikely Victory. Browner intercepted two passes including one he returned 55 Yards for the first touchdown in his five year career As san Diego ended the league s longest Active losing Streak with a 17-6 win Over the heavily favored so Hawks. Sluts 12, cowboys 10 Dallas linebacker Harry Carson and cornerback Perry Williams intercepted Steve Pelluer passes in inc fourth period As the giants held on for their second win in three games. Carson s theft came at his own 2-Yard line and Herel Umed in 66 Yards with 7 31 left in the defensive struggle Williams intercepted another Pelluer pass Al the giants 45 with 42 seconds to play to put inc game away. Lionel Manuel caught a 9-Yard scoring pass from Phil Simms in the third period for the winning polls. The cowboys scrapped Back on a 27-Yard scoring pass from Pelluer to Herschel Walker. Rams 22, raiders 17 los Angeles linebacker Kevin Greene sacked quarterback Sieve Blu Carlein for a safety to break a 10-10 lie late in the third Quarter and Jim Everett added a 54-Yard touchdown pass to Aaron Cox Wilh 2 13 left to Seal the rams Victory. A 49-Yard touchdown pass from by Uerlin to Tim Brown with 1 34 remaining Brou he the raiders Wilhm five Points Al the end. Greene s sack was  3-0. The raiders fell to 1-2. Cardinals 30, hues 24 Tampa Fla. With the Phoenix cardinals history of bad tuck in close games except against Tampa Bay something had to give. H turned Oul to be the buccaneers secondary. Jay Novacek slipped behind Tampa Bay safeties to catch a 42-Yard touchdown pass Wilh 3 14 left sunday thwarting the buccaneers rally and giving the Cardi nals their first Victory of the season. The cards have beaten Tampa Bay five times in the last three seasons. Bui they had dropped their first two games this year by a total of 10 Points and had lost 13 games by seven Points or less in the last three seasons