European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday october 18,1988 nil Roundup Craig 49ers run by rams 24-21 Anaheim Calif. A Roger Craig s performance sunday against the los Angeles rams the Fin est Day of his pro career came As no Surprise to his san Francisco 49crs teammates he s always been a great Back Center Randy Cross said after Craig ran for 190 Yards in 100-degree heat and three touchdowns in the 49ers 24 21 Victory Over the los Angeles rams. It makes the offensive line look awfully Good when you be got a Guy who can run As inspirational by As Roger ran today Cross said. All i wanted to do was play hard said Craig who scored on runs of 46, 2 and 16 Yards and seemed resolutely determined that the rams would not bring him Down. We wanted to mis it up As much As we could and the Way it worked out i kept getting the  Craig carried 22 limes averaging a lofty 8.6 Yards per carry and his 16-Yard scoring run Early in the fourth Quarter brought the 49ers Back from a 21-17 deficit. The 49crs Victory put them at 5-2, tied with the rams in the pfc West behind new Orleans which is 6-1. San Francisco safety Ronnie Lott helped preserve the Victory with his second interception Oil Jim Ever Ett at the rams 45 with 6 24 remaining. Craig a sixth year pro out of Nebraska who Long has been a threat both As a runner and receiver shredded the rams defense which had been the league s fifth Best against the run. He bulled Over ladders on each of his three touchdowns with inc 46-yarder in the first Quarter and the fourth Quarter run or 16 Yards both spectacular efforts. The 49ers Victory overshadowed a three touchdown passing Day by Everett. He connected with Aaron Cox on a 44-Yard scoring play in the first Quarter and an 18-Yard to pass to Henry Ellard and an 8-yarder to Buford Mcgee in the third. After the rams look the Lead for the first time on Mcgee s touchdown late in the third period Joe Mon Tana brought the 49ers Back on a 93-Yard drive. The san Francisco quarterback playing with sore ribs Hurt in last week s overtime loss to Denver kept the drive alive with a 31-Yard completion to Terry Gre Cron a critical third-and-19 play from the49ers 9 Yard line. Craig a 6-foot, 224-Pounder, had rushed for 143 Yards a personal High on 26 carries a week ago in the 16-13 loss 10 Denver. The previous yardage High by an nil Back this year was 155 Yards by the rams Greg Bell a week ago in a 33-0 Victory Over Atlanta. On sunday Bell was limited to 28 Yards on 13 carries by the 49crs,Montana finished with 21 completions in 31 throws for 203 Yards. Everett completed 20 of 33 for 199 Yards. Saints Edge sea Hawks 20-19 Seattle a Dave Waymer car ried it blacked Field goal 58 Yards for a new Orleans touchdown in the third Quarter sunday As the saints won their sixth straight game 20-19 Over the Seattle sea Hawks. The sea Hawks scored their Lone touch Down on a 3-Yard pass from Kelly Stout Fer to Brian Blades with 38 seconds Letlo Cut the new Orleans Lead to one Point. They attempted an on Side kick but enc Martin recovered the Ball on the new Orleans 46, Bobby Hubert passed 19 Yards to mar tin for a second Quarter new Orleans to. Seattle scored its first 12 Points on four Norm Johnson Field goals and mor ten Andersen kicked two Field goals for new Orleans. It was the ninth consecutive Road win for the saints 6-1. Seattle 4-3, suffered its second straight Home defeat. New Orleans led 10-9 when Johnson attempted a 36-Yard Field goal. Gene at Kins blocked the kick and Waymer a nine year Veteran from notre Dame Ranit Back for the saints second touchdown. It was the first to of Waymer s career and the first blocked Field goal returned for a touchdown in the 13-year history of the sea Hawks. Johnson kicked Field goals of 22, 47, 46 and 42 Yards. Andersen s Field goals were from 31 and 23 Yards. New Orleans could have had a More comfortable margin but Rookie fullback Craig Hayward lost a Fumble at the Seattle i in the first Quarter the loss came despite a Strong game by Seattle s Rookie pass catching tandem of Sluiter and Blades. Stouffer starting his third straight game in place of the injured Dave knee completed 27 of 46passes for 370 Yards and one touchdown with one interception. Blades caught eight passes for 145 Yards and Steve Largent caught seven passes for 85 Yards. It was the i59lh straight regular season game in which Largent had caught a pass extending his nil record. He Bart completed 16 of 22 passes for ibs Yards and one touchdown with one interception. Ruben Mayes of inc saints was the game s top rusher with 78 Yards on 18 carries. A cry Kubac fire Denver by Falcons Denver a John Elway passed for 235 Yards and a touchdown before leaving the game with an injury in the third Quarter and backup Gary Kubiak fired a 68-Yard to pass to Steve Sewell As the Denver Broncos Defeated the at Lanta Falcons 30-14 sunday. Denver posting its third straight Vic tory raised is record to 4-3 in dealing Atlanta 1-6, us fourth straight loss. Elway drove Denver 81 and 68 Yards for a 14-7 Lead Midway through the third period. He left the game moments later with a sprained right knee and ankle. Rich Karlis lacked on second half Field goals of 47, 41 and 50 Yards and Kubiak hit Sewell in stride behind safety Robert Moore for the Long touchdown with 7 30 to play. Falcons1 running Back John Settle going Over 100 Yards for the third game this season accounted for Bath Atlanta scores. Settle capped a 65-Yard drive late in the half with a 1-Yard  then caught a 1-Yard scoring pass from Steve oils to conclude an 82-Yarddrive Early in inc final Quarter drawing the Falcons within 17-14. But Karlis countered with his second Field goal Kubiak connected with Sewell and after an interception by linebacker Rick Dennison Karlis converted again on the 50-Yardcr with three minutes to play. Marino passes dolphins Over chargers Miami a Dan Marino who had his first 300-Yard passing game of the season hit Mark duper with a 51-Yard pass to set up the winning touch Down sunday As the Miami dolphins beat san Diego 31-2 8. Miami which rallied from a 28-17 deficit in the fourth Quarter forced four second half turnovers and look advantage of a key defensive penalty on the chargers. The win was the third straight for the dolphins who Are now 4-3, while Sandiego 2-5, suffered its third straight loss. Marino who struggled in Miami s first six games completed 26 of 45 passes for 329 Yards and one touchdown. The six year Veteran now has 27 300-Yard games moving him ahead of Johnny Mutas in the nil record Book. The Only Quarter Back with More 300-Yard games is for Mer Charger Dan fouls with m. Mark Malone making his first Start for san Diego completed 25 of 37 passes for 294 Yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted twice. Malone a nine year Veteran started in place of babe Laufenberg who started san Diego s first six games but was Hurt last week. Jackson leads raiders Over Kansas City Kansas City to. A to Jack son gained 70 Yards and scored a touch Down in his 1988 nil debut sunday Lead ing the los Angeles raiders 1c a 27-17 Victory Over Kansas City before the biggest chiefs crowd in 16 years. Am sports television baseball world series came 3 los Angeles at Oakland 1 pin. Wednesday. Radio netball world series game 3 los Angela at Oakland 1 07 am. Wednesday. Jackson who reported to the raiders last wednesday after hitting 25 Home runs and batting .246 for the Kansas City royals broke three tackles in an 11-Yard burst to set up Steve Smith s i Yard touchdown run in the second period. After scoring on a 1-Yard plunge with 5 49 left Jackson tossed the Ball High into the stands where a crowd of 77.078had been mostly supportive of their full time outfielder and the Raider?1 Par time running Back. He finished with 22 car Ries and also caught two passes for 10 Yards Marcus Allen hampered by an injured wrist gave the raiders 3-4, a 7-0 Lead with a 1-Yard scoring run in the first Quarter Smith s touchdown with 10 10 left in the first half put the raiders on top 14-0 Lead. The chiefs 1-5-1, scored first on Steve Deburg s 48-Yard pass play to Paul Palmer with � 35 left in the half. With1 21 remaining in the game do Borg nil Stephon Paige with a 25-Yard to pass. The raiders were clinging to a 14-10 Lead Early in the fourth period when i trick Taylor fumbled a los Angeles punt and Stefon Adams recovered on the Kansas City 11. Jay Schroeder hit Trey Junkin with a 4-Yard touchdown pass to convert the Chance. Green Bay surprises Minnesota Minneapolis a Don Majkowski passed for 243 Yards and Max Zendijas tied a club re Cord with tour Field goals sundays the 10-Point underdog Green Bay packers took advantage of 15minnesota penalties Tor a 34-14 Victory Over the  Tim Harris recorded a safety blocked a punt for a touchdown and had two sacks As Green Bay 2-5, pulled off its Sec Ond straight upset after an 0-5 , 4-3, had almost twice As much penalty yardage 129 As Rushing yardage 67 in luf ourth straight unimpressive performance since winning at Chicago last month. The Vikings also committed five turnovers in losing for the fifth time in sin metro dome meetings with the  completed 19 of 32 passes in his second consecutive victorious Start for injured Randy Wright. Zendejas made up for missing his first extra Point at tempt by connecting for Field goal from 37,22, 36 and 45 Yards. Majkowski hit Walter Stanley for 43 Yards on the packers firs play. A roughing the passer Penally kept the in pc alive for Brent full Wood s 2-Yard touchdown run and a 6-0  offside penalties and Majkowski s 25-Yard pass to Phil lip Epos set up Zendejas 37-Yard-cr with three seconds left in the first  s Reggie Rutland re covered a Majkowski Fumble but fumbled right Back to Green Bay at the Vikings 22, setting up Keith Woodside s 6-Yard touchdown run fora 16-Point advantage. Wade Wilson replaced ineffective Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer and hit Allen Rice from 46 Yards to make it 16-7 at half  30-Yard pass interference pen ally on Ike Holt and Majkowski s 32-Yard pass to Woodsi e pre ceded Zendejas 22-yarder in the third Quarter. Two plays later the 235-Pound Harris ran Over 185-Pound Block ing Back Damn Nelson and sacked Wilson in the end zone Lor a safely and a 21-7 Lead