European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday. September 26. 1989 sunday in the nil Al nostalgia trip continues apace by Dave Goldberg a football writer disciples of defense will he Happy to know thai the 662 Points scored in the nil sunday weren t the most since. Last sunday when 672 were scored. So far. The 1989 season has Harke cd Back to the Early Days of the american football league circa i960, when it was hard to determine if the game being played was football or basketball. Sunday was an object lesson. There was the Houston Buffalo encounter won 47 41 in overtime by the  was the los Angeles rams Green Bay game in which the packers fell behind by a Large margin then rallied behind Don Majkowski who seems to save his Best for the second half. Last week the pack ers heal new Orleans 35-34 after trailing 2-0 this time they could t catch the rams after trailing 31-7 at halftime hut came within a 3-Point shot 41-38. There was san Francisco s 38-28 win Over Phila. Delphia in which Joe Montana one upped Randall analysis Cunningham with four fourth Quarter touchdown passes and there was. Of course the inevitable new York jets 40. Miami 33. It was a typical jets  Miami guard Roy Fos Ter said of the contest Between two teams that have averaged 70 Points Between them in their last seven meetings. We can t let them continue to be  but dolphins jets fever seems to be catching an average of 11 More Points per game Are being scored in the nil this season than last. In 41 games this year not including monday night s Cincinnati Cleveland contest there have been 2,005 Points scored an average of 48.9 per game. After 41 games last season the 28 teams had combined for 1.559 Points or an average of 38. And the difference is not All offence. Through sunday s games. 21 touchdowns had been scored by the defense or special teams there were four interceptions returned for touchdowns sunday. Last season at this Point there were 11 returns for ads. Moreover there were three safeties sunday Mak ing it five for the season the same figure As 1988. But even some of the traditionally Strong defensive teams have been less so. Chicago for example allowed Detroit s Barry Sand ers to Rush for 126 Yards before he left with a hip Pointer in the third Quarter. The bears who usually heal the Lions by something like 17-10. Rolled up 502 Yards. .102 from the Arm of Mike Tomczak. The new York giants like the bears 3-0. Finally got their defensive act together sacking Gary Hogeboom five times and intercepting him four times in a 35-7 Fin Over Phoenix. Bui before sunday the giants were27th in the league in pass defense. And the eagles showed you need More than a dominating pass Rush to win Ien Wilh eight sacks of Montana four in the first Quarter alone they made the fatal mistake of leaving Jerry Rice in single coverage. He burned them for two touchdowns. Step up to an upset Pittsburgh s Merrill hog High Steps into the end zone sunday in Pittsburgh during the Steeles 27-14 upset of Minnesota. The Steeles ripped by a cumulative 92-10 score in their first to games victimized the Vikings for file sucks and two turnovers Enro Ute to their first win to their first win of the season. Tomczak hits stride As bears rout Lions Pontiac. Mich. A Mike Tomcak who had completed Only 40 percent of his passes in two pre Vious games Kepi Chicago unbeaten completing 17 of 25 for a career High 302 Yards in the bears 47-27 rout of the win less Detroit Lions on Sun Day. In leading Chicago Over Detroit for the 10th straight time. Tomcak frequently victims cd cornerback Jerry Holmes. Tomcak is 19-3 As a starter for the bears 18-3 in regular season games. Jim Karnaugh  the last five minutes for Chicago and got the bears final score on a i Yard keeper. Chicago s Neal Anderson the key to the nil s Best Rushing attack carried 16 limes for 116 Yards including a 53 Yard touchdown. Kevin Butler kicked four Field goals. Detroit s Barry Sanders the 1988 Heisman trophy Winner carried 18times for 126 Yards and a to before going out with bruised ribs Early in the third Quarter. Quarterback Bob Gagliano ran for two ads and Eddie Murray kicked two Field goals for the Lions. 0-3. Gagliano completed nine of 19 passes for 126 Yards with three interceptions. The game Drew a crowd of 71,418, about half of them bears fans. It was the largest crowd in the Silva Rome since dec. 15. 1986. When a game Wilh the bears Drew 75,602. Reserves spark Colts Indianapolis a Dean Biasucci kicked two Field goals and Jack Trudeau ran for one touchdown Sun Day As a second string Backfield rallied the ailing Indianapolis Colts to a 13-9 Victory Over the Atlanta Falcons. With Atlanta leading 9-0 late in the third Quarter and Indianapolis quarterback Chris Chandler and running Hack Eric Dickerson on the sidelines Wilh injuries Trudeau and backup tailback Albert Bentley led the comeback for the Colts first Victory of the season. Atlanta. 1-2, has not beaten the Colls in 10 games. Both Chandler who sprained his left knee and Dickerson. Who strained his right hamstring were Hurt on the Colts first Possession of the third Quarter. Trudeau who lost a Quarter Back Battle with Chandler in training Camp missed his first pass attempt from the Atlanta 7 before Biasucci kicked a 25-Yard Field goal. Indianapolis got the Ball Back a min Ute later and Clarence Verdin s 39 Yard punt return started the Colls at the Falcons 24. Four runs by Bentley look the Colls to the 12, and Biasucci s 29-Yard Field goal Cut Atlanta s Lead to 9-6. O Brien riddles dolphins Miami a Ken o Brien threw three scoring passes and directed the new York jets to touchdowns on All four of their second half possessions sunday As they Rall cd for a 40-33 Vic tory Over the Miami dolphins. O Brien hit Roger Vick from 11 Yards for the winning score with 1 29  dolphins have scored at least 30 Points in their past seven games with the jets but have won Only twice. Scores of other recent Miami losses 10 new York 38-34, 44-30, 37-31 and 51 45."we score they score we score again jets safety Erik Mcmillan said. You be just got to go out and answer the phone when it  new York which had lost its first iwo games for the first time since 1981, improved to 1-2. The dolphins who lost their opener when Buffalo s Jim Kelly scored the winning touch Down on the final play fell to 1-2."we always play games like this against the jets said Dan Marino Vino threw for 427 Yards and three touchdowns. We let things slip away from us at the end. We be got to find an answer to  Only one second half Possession ended without a score. That came after Miami receiver Mark Clayton who signed a four year $4.25 million Deal Friday dropped passes at the jets 13 and 20-Yard lines in the final 20 seconds. Clayton had two drops earlier