European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 8,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Browns finally beat Broncos i by the associated press ? Cleveland Matt Bahr s Thirkfield goal a 48-Yardcr on the final play of the game ended Cleveland s 15-Ycar los ing Streak to Denver As the Browns beat the Broncos 16-13 sunday. Cleveland 3-1 had lost 10 straight games to the Broncos 3-1 since 1974. Including consecutive losses in the of championship games after the 1986 and 87 seasons. 4 .7" the teams switched goals Early in the fourth Quarter because the Broncos deep i in a Hole at their own 4, were being pct ? cd by dog biscuits and other debris v-1, thrown by fans in the Cleveland bleach cars nicknamed the Dawg Pound after the Browns Dawg defense. That put the wind at Bahr s Back forthe winning kick. The Browns limited John Elway to six completions his lowest total in a Start since his Rookie year 1983.elway was making his first appearance in Cleveland stadium since he engineered his famous 98-Yard tying drive in the title game following the 86 season. The Bron cos won that one 23-20 in overtime. But on sunday it was Crnic Kopsar last gasp drive that won it. Kosar hit five of six passes for 62 Yards to set up Bahr Swinning kick after Frank Minnifield re covered Sammy Winder s Fumble at the Cleveland 16 with 1 42 to play. Kosar was 25-of-38 for 216 Yards. Elway completed 6 of 19 passes for198 Yards after being shut Down for most of the first three quarters. His first three completions in the game went to Vance Johnson and the fourth was a 53-Yardcr to Steve Scwell that put the Ball at the Cleveland 6 with a Little More than four minutes  then hit Johnson with a 7-Yard touchdown on third Down to tie it 13-13with 3 58 to play. The teams traded turnovers in the next two minutes with Kosar throwing his first interceptions in 181 passes since last november and Minnifield recovering Winder s Fumble As Denver threat ened at the Cleveland 16. In other Early games sunday nil Roundup Cleveland kicker Mutt Buhr. Third Fig wins game Washington 16, saints 14new Orleans Chip Lohmiller kicked three Field goals and Gerald Riggs scored a touchdown on a 9-Yard run As Washington rallied for a Victory Over new Orleans. Washington is 2-2, and new Orleans is1-3. Morten Andersen most accurate kicker in nil history missed two Field goals for new Orleans including a 26-Yardcrwith 2 34 to play. He also missed a 52 Yard kick in the third Quarter giving Hima 3-7 Mark for the season Well off his 78 percent career  kicked two of his Field goals after saints turnovers a Fumble by Eric Martin recovered by . Johnson at the new Orleans 29-Yard line on the second play of the game and a muffed punt by Derrick Shepard in the fourth Quarter re covered by Dave Harbour on the saints 18.Washington lost a Yard on three tries on the first one and Lohmiller kicked a 48-Yard Field goal. The redskins drove to first and goal at the 4-Yard line after the recovery of Shepard s Fumble. Three rushes gained 3 Yards and Lohmiller kicked the winning Field goal from 18 Yards. He also hit a 19-Yardcr in the third Quarter when Washington could gel Only 9 Yards after a first and goal from the 10. Colts 17. Jets 10east Rutherford . Clar ence Verdin returned a punt 49 Yards forthe winning touchdown As the Indiana Polis Colts overcame a 10-Point deficit and numerous mistakes to hand new York its third loss in four  s touchdown came with 9 18 left in the game and just Over a minute after Dean Biasucci s 39-Yard Field goal had tied the  the Colls had pinned the jets on their 8, Verdin fielded Joe Prokop s Puntin the Center of the Field raced Between two jets and Cut left to race into the end zone untouched. Earlier Jack Trudeau subbing for injured Chris Chandler threw a 55-Yard third Quarter touchdown pass to Billy Brooks Cut Ting a 10-0 half Lime deficit to 10-7. The fourth Quarter rally by the Colts who improved to 2-2. Overcame a ragged Effort in the first three quarters in which they had touchdowns nullified twice in one series. One was overruled by instant replay the other by a motion penalty. That led to a third Down play on which Erik Mcmillan picked off a Trudeau pass and returned it 92 Yards for the game first touchdown. After the Trudeau Brooks Hookup the Colts lost another Chance when Eric pick arson fumbled at the new York 15. Dicker son hampered by a pulled hamstring finished with 52 Yards in 18  completed 17 of 30 for 246 Yards with Brooks catching 7 for 159yards. The defense had five sacks of Ken o Brien two by Rookie linebacker Quin Lus Mcdonald. Bills 31, patriots 10orchard Park. . Thur Man Thomas scored two touchdowns and had 204 Yards in total offence As Buffalo shredded an injury depleted new England defense. Jim Kelly the acc s offensive player of the week in two of the first three weeks of the season threw for three touchdowns As the Bills 3-1 jumped out to a 24-3 half Lime  scored on a 4-Yard run and on a 74-Yard pass. He had 21 carries for 105yards and added four catches for 99 Yards. Andre Reed was the primary target i Kelly s 278-Yard passing game. Although he did t score. Reed caught four passe for 114 Yards and set up one of the Buffalo scores by drawing a 43-Yard pass interference penalty on the patriots Ray mond  flu tic the Heisman trophy Winner who replaced a benched Tony Eason As new England s quarterback for the game finished with 15 completion sin 41 attempts for 176 Yards. He could t help a new England Offens that has scored Only 23 Points in the three weeks since pro bowl running Back John Stephens suffered an ankle injury. Trailing by 21 Points at the break. Flute moved the patriots t-3, on an 80-Yard drive in the third Quarter that ended with a20-Yard touchdown pass to Cedric Jones. Kelly who finished with 12 completions in 17 attempts responded with the 74-Yard touchdown pass to Thomas Early in the fourth Quarter. The Bills spotted new England three Points in the first Quarter on a 35-Yard Field goal by Greg  unsuccessfully trying to move the Ball on the ground the Bills began a Aerial battering of the patriots defense playing without injured starters linebacker Andre Tippelt defensive end Garin Ucris and cornerback Ronnie  hit Pete Metzelaars for 12 Yards before he scrambled away from pressure inthe pocket and lobbed a pass deep for Reed who turned All the Way around tomake a 36-Yard reception at the new eng land 4. On the next play Thomas scored a4-Yard to that put the Bills up for Good. Colorado rips Washington Seattle a the tragic death of 21-year-Oldcolorado quarterback Sal aun Csc just a week earlier inspired the fifth ranked Colorado buffaloes to play their Best game of the season saturday. This exceeded anything i d hoped for coach Bill Mccartney said after his big eight powerhouse rolled Over no. 21 Washington 45-28."this Speaks a lot about the intensity and resolve of our players Mccartney added. Aun Csc Colorado s starting quarterback last season died sept. 23 after a six month Bau c against inoperable stomach cancer. His funeral was  buffaloes Knelt before their game in tribute to their dead teammate. Then they went out and played like a team determined to capture a National championship in Honor of  polls and Sal Are keeping this team together Sophomore quarterback Darian Hagan said. We dedicated this season to Sal and this Victory gives us a Chance to move up in the  a perennial Pacific to conference contender Colorado overcame a 3-0 deficit in the first Quarter to score the second most Points Ever by a Washington opponent at 69-year-old husky  University of Southern California Defeated the huskies 48-0 in Seattle in 1929.the buffaloes were playing their first game since Agnesc s death. They were off last  said before the game he was t sure How his players would respond to the  was Down when i heard about Sal but i was fired up at the funeral Hagan said. I wanted co come Here and get a big Victory for  lot of people thought it was going to be an emotional letdown said backup tailback . , we were saddened but we knew Sal would want us to go out and win the  look a while but Colorado looked like some kind of a Champion  failing to gel a first Down in its first two pos sessions Colorado scored the first of its six touch Downs on the ground on a 35-Yard run by Eric bionic Myni 11 53 and the rout was  17-Poinl margin of Victory by the buffaloes 4 0 was deceiving. Colorado outclassed the huskies both on offence and defense. Washington 2-2 trailed 38-6 after three quarters and scored three touchdown against Colorado reserves in the fourth Quarter. We talked mostly about How Good Colorado really was and they were a whole lot belter than we arc Washington coach Don James  was a frustrating Day said Washington Quarter Back Cary Conklin who was intercepted three times twice by Strong safety Bruce Young. With Hagan directing Colorado s run oriented wish Bone offence the buffaloes rolled up 420 Yards on the ground and 485 total Yards. An sports television pro football Philadelphia at Chicago 2 . Tues Day. Radio pro football Philadelphia at Chicago 2 06 .tuesday. Al roundu1 Ryan passes 300 strikeouts by the associated pres Anaheim Calif. Nolan Ryan pitching what could be the final game of his career flirted with a no Hitler for the fifth time this season pitching 7 a perfect innings and reaching 300strikeouts As the Texas rangers beat the califor Nia Angels 2-0 saturday , whose bid for his first perfect game ended with a solid single to right Center by for Mer Angel teammate Brian Downing struck out 13 batters and finished the season with 301.Ryan raised his All Lime major league record for strikeouts to 5,076. Ryan got no. 300 by striking out Dick Scho Field leading off the ninth. It was the sixth Lime Ryan has struck out 300 or More in a season. Dante Bichette followed Downing with a sin Gle and Ryan settled for a three hitter when Mark Maclemore singled the  struck out the Side in the sixth marking the 304th time he had accomplished that feat. Mariners 2, twins Seattle Edgar Martinez drove Home Jay Buhner with a two out single in the i oth see Al on Page 26