European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday october 19, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Bills rout jets 37-14 As Kelly throws 3 ids Bills running Luck Jamie Mueller lists la dive aver be 9 end Paul Frast in first Quarter. By Barky Wilner East Rutherford . A Call them the ready for prime time players. The Buffalo Bills making their first monday night appearance in tour years routed the new York jets 37-14 As Jim Kelly threw for 302 Yards and three touchdowns including two to andr Reed the arcs leading receiver. This was far recognition and re Spect Kelly said. Jim Kelly has never been on monday night football we have a lol of younger players who Haven been on. We wanted to prove we can play with they did that with Casi against the injury riddled jets As Kelly passed the Bills 10 a 31-7 lend at the hair Kelly completed 12 of 16 passes for 261 Yard sin the sizzling opening half. The two touchdown uses to leads the conference with 42 receptions covered 65 and 16 Yards. Theother was a 66-yarder to rip Johnson the first reception of his pro career. The Bills 6-1 and two games ahead of second place Miami in the acc East scored on their first five possessions. After Scott Norwood capped a 59-Yarddrive with a 30-Yard Field goal. Kelly connected with Reed and Johnson Oblong touchdown passes for a 17-0 first Quarter Lead. Reed beat a bump at the line by Bobby Humphry sped Down the right sideline and look Kelly s perfect pass in stride forthe first touchdown of the game. Safety Rich Miano did t get Over in time and Reed easily raced to the end zone. It was the Only play of the drive Buffalo got Lucky on its next score. Kelly s Lhird-and-10 pass toward Robb kid Dick was tipped into the air by safety Carl Howard. The Ball went directly to Johnson who then eluded a tackle an scored. Just 44 seconds into the second period the Bills made it 24-0. Driving 45yards in seven plays to score on Ilid Dick s 1-Yard dive. By then Kelly had thrown for 195 Yards. The Buffalo pass Rush meanwhile steamrolled the jets blockers Bruce Smith had 2w sacks and the Juls gained just 14 Yards in the opening Quarter. Reed who got his second touchdown in the so conf period wound up with seven catches for 132 Yards All in the opening half. Definitely a big motivation to us Wasto show the whole United Stales you can play retd said. This could t have come on a better night before a prime time National audience. Now a lot of people know what Buffalo can the jets certainly do As they never Gotual racked on offence or defense and obviously missed three injured starters Light end Mickey Shuler tackle Dave Ca Diann and linebacker Alex Gordon. They of on us right away and we go beat bad by a Good football team jets coach Joe Walton said. Vou can t get angry with a Young team. You have to the Juls went nowhere on their firs four possessions managing one first Down while falling behind 24-0. New York then went 76 Yards in eight plays one a 26-Yard Fucai Licker free Man Mcneil took a handout swept left and threw Back to o Brien who passed sea Bills on Page 26 ref admits error in Irish Miami tilt Miami a an official who worked a urday s Miami Kotrc Dame game said hit Crew was wrong on a ruling that Cost inc lop ranked hurricanes a possible touchdown in their 31-30 loss. The Miami news reported monday. The official said there was great confusion handsome disagreement among the men involved on a Call that gave Possession Olne Ball to notre Dame instead of giving Miami a first Down Al the Irish 1-Yard line with seven minutes left. The official from the collegiate Independent football officials association asked not to be identified because Sifoa policy dictates that officials not comment on Calls they make. The critical ruling occurred on a fourth and seven play at the notre Dame 11. Miami s Cleveland Gary caught a pass fell at the i and lost control of the Ball As he tried to hold it Over the goal line. A Noire Dame player fell on Heball at inc 3-Yard line. In my mind i believe we probably made a mistake in giving notre Dame the football the official told the news on sunday. There was confusion As to whether there was a Fumble or not but there was also a great question about giving notre Dame the football Over on Downs. Thal Why they got the football. There was no Fumble. The ruling was the bal went Over on Downs. We were wrong in doing it but inc truth is we just had a very bad Day Urcla takes Over As no. 1 in a poll Irish rated 2nd by football writer it s not Lime for Christmas yet but if we win the rest of our games Well win he National championship and that s a Nice feeling that was Urcla coach Terry Donahue s reaction Mon Day when he Learned thai he Bruins were ranked no. 1 in this week s associated press College poll for the first time in 21 years a poll on Page 22. Not so fast. Terry. True Urcla plays third ranked Southern California on nov. 19. But so does second ranked Noire Dame on nov. 26, and he Irish have been known to do some near impossible things in past polls. If Urcla and notre Dame keep winning there s no Way they can meet in a Bow game unless notre Dame suddenly joins the big ten. The Irish have already beaten big ten teams Michigan Michigan state and Purdue notre Dame s 31-30 Victory Over Miami knocked the defending National Champion hurricanes from the top spot after a six week slay. The fighting Irish meanwhile moved up from fourth place last week to no. 2, their nights ranking since they were no i Onsel. 14,1981. Urcla 6-0 after a 38-21 Victory Over California received 33 of 60 first place votes and 1,169 of a possible 1,200 Points from a nationwide panel of sports writers and sportscasters. The Bruins were second last week. The last time icy were ranked no. I was on nov. 13, 1967, when they had a 7-0-1 record. Bui they lost their next two games and finished the regular season 7-2-1. I actually feel it s Loo Early to determine who Thebes learn in the country Donahue said monday. We re just Over 50 percent done with our schedule and How do you judge anything on 50 percent it just does t make sense but it la All come out in inc end i m proud of my team and Happy for them but Al or Throe or four minutes of that celebrating we h show them the Arizona Urcla visits Arizona saturday for a Pac i game. Noire Dame also 6-0, received 22 first place votes and 1,142 Points. The remaining five first place ballots Well it Southern Cal. 6-0, which Defeated Washington 28-27 and received 1,091 Points in holding onto third place. Miami 4-1, received 1,001 Points in dropping fro first to fourth. Nebraska jumped from seventh to fifth with 879paints following a 63-42 Triumph Over Ihen no. 10 Oklahoma slate. West Virginia remained sixth with 974 Points after an open Date. Florida stale slipped from fifth to seventh with 872 paints despite a 4 21 Victory Over East Carolina. Oklahoma s 70-24 rout of Kansas suit boosted the sooner from ninth to eighth with 777 Points whereas South Carolina fell from eighth to 18th by losing to Georgia tech 34-0. Clemson no 11 a week ago moved up to ninth with 700 Points by defeating previously unbeaten Duke 49-17. Auburn rounded out the top ten climb ing from 12th to i oth with 656 Points Filer a 42-0trouncing of Akron
