European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday november 6,1988 nil Roundup Wilson Carter combo lift vikes Over Lions Minneapolis a Anthony Carter who has complained that he has t gotten the football enough caught eight passes for 188yards and Wade Wilson passed for a career High 39 Yards and two touchdowns Sun Day leading the Minnesota Vikings so a 44-17nfl Victory Over the Detroit Lions. Carter the Vikings big play re Wilson dec incr last postseason and their leading target this year has just three 100-Yard Days and has As Many As seven catches in Only two games this season. The Vikings 6-4, repeatedly popped Carter open on slants across the mid dle and the seventh year pro out of Michigan used his outstanding open Field running ability Tor big gainers Coset up scores. In the fourth Quarter. Carter limped off the Field with a bruised right knee. Detroit 2-8, lost for the eighth Lime in nine games de Spile its second most productive scoring Day of the season Wilson who has beaten out Long time starter Tommy Kramer for the Vikings quarterback Job completed 28 of 35 passes in Carter eluding his first 14 for 205 Yards in the second half. Even though the Vikings dominated out gaining Detroit 553-89 Yards they did t put the game away until the fourth Quarter on Rick Fenney s 20 Yard in Wilson s 10-Yard pass to Jim Gustafson and Allen Rice s second 3 Yard scoring run. Minnesota went 59 Yards on its first Possession capped by Rice s first touchdown. The Vikings went up 13-0 Early in the second Quarter on Alfr Danderson i Yard run. The Lions clawed Back before half time on Eddie Murray s 48-Yard Field goal and George Jamison s 52-Yard interception return Jamison baited Awilson pass plucked the football out of the air and rumbled for his second score of the year. Wilson s 16-Yard touchdown pass to Steve Jordan Pul the Vikings up 20-10, but Rusty Hilger came Back with an 8 Yard scoring pass to pole Mandley. Minnesota look a 23-17 Lead on Chuck Nelson s 18-Yard Field goal latin the third Quarter. The Vikings who set a club record with a Lime of Possession of 41 09, threatened to put the game away Early. Detroit failed to gain a first Down on each of its first four possessions and had negative yardage on three of he series. After Jim Arnold s fourth punt of the game Minnesota had held the Lions to minus-1 Yard on 12 offensive plays. Meanwhile Wilson and Carter were having a Field Day against Detroit de fenders. Wilson completed 10 of his first 12passes for 159 Yards. Four of them went to Carter covering 106 Yards. A 32-Yard Wilson to Carter connection set up Rice s touchdown and a 40 Yard Hookup preceded Anderson s score. Although the game was close at half Lime the Vikings still had a huge Statis tical Edge Wilh advantages of 14-3 in first Downs. 218-51 in total Yards and 39-20 in plays. Hilger sacked four times and Hur ried a half dozen More times managed Only eight completions in 22 attempts for 63 Yards. Detroit picked him up on waivers a month ago because of injuries to starting quarterback Chuck Long and secant Slang or enc hippie. Jordan Minnesota s Light end caught eight passes for 88 Yards in his Best game of the season. Win gives raiders tie for 1 St in acc West san Diego a Steve bluer Lein threw a fourth car tar touchdown pass to Trey Junkin and Chris Bah kicked a pair of Field goals sunday night As the los Angeles raiders beat the san Diego chargers 13-3. The Victory pulled the raiders 5-5, into a three Way lie for first place in the acc West with Seattle and Denver. The chargers 2-8, lost for the sixth straight time and were held without a touchdown for the fourth Lime this sea son including two shutout losses. San Diego has won two of its last 16 games. Stymied much of the night the raid ers offence put together its first touch Down drive in the fourth Quarter As by Uerlin capped a nine play 58-Yard drive with a seven Yard scoring pass to  found Junkin near the Back of the end zone with 2 36 gone inthe final period after the tight end Shook off a san Diego defender to give los Angeles a 10-3 Lead. On the chargers ensuing Possession quarterback Mark Malone was intercepted for second time with the raid ers getting the Ball at their own 34 after defensive Back Ron Fellows 14-Yard  then moved the raiders s5 Yards in 11 plays and Bahr kicked his second Field goal a 29-yarder with 4 40 remaining to provide the final margin. Malone who was removed from the game in favor of babe Laufenberg with4 50 remaining completed 12 of 25 passes for 147 Yards and the two inter  was 13-of-28 for 182 Yards the one touchdown and one in  teams were lied 3-3 at halftime As the defences dominated each forcing two  Diego s seven first half posses Sions ended in Vince Abbott s 40-Yard Field goal an interception four punts and the last was a casually of the clocks time expired in the second period. Los Angeles meanwhile punted three times had an interception and Fumble while Bahr made a 36-Yard Fiel but missed wide left on a 47-Yard try the chargers opened the scoring Lamlein the first period. Malone hit Jamie Holland for a 42-Yard completion to the los Angeles 27-Yard line but the chargers could t make a first Down and settled for he Field goal by Abbot. The raiders pulled into a tie Midway through the second period after Reserve raiders defensive Back Stefan Adams jarred the Ball Loose from Darren Fizulic As he was Fielding a punt at the san Diego 9-Yard  Ball railed into the end zone and it was recovered by the raiders but Flutie was ruled to have muffed the punt and under nil rules a Muff can not be advanced so the raiders look Over at the 9.on a third Down play defensive end Lee Williams broke through to sack by Uerlin for a 13-Yard loss and Bah came on to kick the Field goal. Malone who was removed from the a. In favor of babe Laufenberg with4 50 remaining completed 12 of 25 passes for 147 Yards and the two interceptions. Blu Calcin was 13 of 28 for 182 Yards the one touchdown and one interception. Late in the second Quarter the team s exchanged turnovers a Fumble by to Jackson was recovered by san Diego s Sam scale Wilh the chargers taking Over on their own 30, but Malone was intercepted on the next Playboy the raiders Mike Haynes. Neither icam was Able to capitalize however. Chargers linebacker Billy Ray Smith also blunted a first Quarter raiders drive when he intercepted a Beuerlein pass in the end zone. Consecutive passes from by Pericin to Mervyn Fernandez of 26 and 35 Yards moved the raiders to the san Diego 9, but on third and goal play Fernandez lipped a Beurlein pass and Smith picked it off resuming h to nine Yards to the chargers 8-Yard line. Wishbone d dream come True for Colts by Steve Herman. A sports writer Indianapolis the Little used Wishbone for mation typically a College Joy installed by the Caltsas an insurance policy against More injuries to the quarterbacks has become an important part of the Indianapolis offence. So far it s confused the opposition Given new life to a few Bench warmers excited the fans and most importantly helped the Colts to their longest winning Streak in 11 years. V. It began at san Diego three weeks ago with starter Jack Trudeau out for the season with a knee injury an backup Chris Chandler ailing on the sideline. Coach Ron Meyer sent Gary hog Boom onto the Field but instead of a lonesome Eric Dickerson in the Backfield Albert by Nellcy and George Wonsley also lined up be Hind the quarterback. ". The Colts used the Wishbone 11 times against the chargers primarily on third Down and Short yardage situations and gained 86 Yards four first Downs and a25-Yard touchdown pass from hog Boom to Matt Bouza that scaled a 16-0 Victory  monday night last week the Colls used the for-mation18 time accounting for 108 Yards five first Downs and three touchdowns in a 55-23 rout of Den ver on sunday in was 10 limes for 51 Yards and another two touchdowns in a 38-14 Victory Over the. New York jets stretching the Colts winning Streak to four games and evening incur season record at 5-5. To see the production and to Sec us grind the clock out and gel a touchdown thales exactly Why we fool around with it Meyer said. If i kind of fun at limes. I Don t think there is any question in creates a sense of involvement on your football team Meyer said. Ii has really resurrected an outstanding player in Gary hog Boom who was demoted to third string behind Trudeau and Chandler Early in the season. Then you be Goi George Wonsley involved and Albert Benl Ley involved. That is a vital necessity o be  Bentley who was the Colts top runner until Dicker son arrived in a Trade Wilh the los Angeles rams a year ago had seen most action As a Kickoff returner this season totalling Only 14 rushes for so Yards and one touchdown and 10 receptions for 98 Yards in the first seven games. And Wonsley who was Bently s backup last year had t touched the Ball once. In the past three games however Bentley has rushed 16 times for 90 Yards and one touchdown and Wonsley has carried 18 limes for 33 Yards Ana one touchdown. " ". V i think in started out As something they were just tinkering with but it has developed into something recount on to win games for us Bentley said. Yeah 1 like it. It gels me on the Field and gives me a Chance to  /i1.  -. Meyer was serious enough about the new formation one he last used when he coached Dickerson in Colle geat Southern  that last week he signed another quarterback a Wishbone specialist Ricky Turner. Out of football since he left the Canadian football league three years ago was suggested to Meyer by tight end Pat Beach who was Turner s teammate at Washington state. Turner made his nil debut on sunday against the jew and ran three times for 17 Yards completed Bis Only pass attempt 23 Yards to Beach and set up the Colls final touchdown on a 3-Yard run by Wonsley. It s something you Don l see a lot of so you Don t gel a lot of practice time on it jets coach Joe Walton said of defending the Wishbone. We practice some but that s not what beat  hog Boom who has completed three of four pastes for 106 Yards and to touchdown from the Wishbone called it a wrinkle that teams have 10 contend with. Because we have three treat backs in the Backfield. It s an alternative offence if we need in. If both quarterbacks go Down we go with the wish Bone. We can use it sparingly in Short yardage and goal line  but Hogeboom docs l see much More than limited use for the formation in the nil. The quarterbacks can l take the Healing. The defences just Pul a Guy on the quarterback and if he j a runner Youcan Hii nun. Your quarterbacks who run the option in College Are primarily runners. They Are More of a tailback. They Are a running Back who can throw the Ball. In the pro you   Dickerson s totals Aren t suffering from having to share the Ball. Even with sunday s sub Par total of 58 Yards on 19 carries Dickerson is averaging 129 Yards a game since Mac Colts started using the Wishbone. I ran the option in College so it no big Deal to me said Dickerson who raised he nil in adm yardage total to 1,096. You can l go out and use it the whole game but it will work in certain