European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday january 16,1990 49ers match up As heavy favourites by Dave Goldberg a football writer the san Francisco 49ers have been installed As Early 11 / Point favourites Over the Denver Broncos in the super bowl to be played in two weeks in new Orleans. But Denver is the Only team in the 1980s not Mohave been beaten by the 49ers. Their last Victory was 16-13 in overtime at candlestick last season. And in John Elway they have about the Only nil Quarter Back other than san Francisco s Joe Montana who has proven himself capable of being Able to carry a team by himself. It s not very often that the two teams with the Best record in the regular season meet in the super  Denver coach Dan Reeves said after san Francisco s Victory. I did t see any weakness in them today. Certainly a lot has been made of the fact that we be lost three super  Here s How the teams match up san Francisco offence is. Denver defense while the Broncos led the acc in defense they proved themselves vulnerable to the run in their playoff win Over Pittsburgh. The defense under Wade Phillips depended on a pass Rush but Montana generally throws Quick patterns that make him difficult to sack. Their offence is the most difficult Ball control offence to defend that 1 have Ever seen rams coach John Robinson said after the 49crs beat his team 30 3 sunday after splitting with them in the regular sunday. January 28.1990louisiana super dome new Orleans season. Moreover the diversity of the san Francisco of sense makes it almost impossible to defend. The run Ning game has come alive the last two weeks when Roger Craig gained 120 and 93 Yards and Tom Rath Man added 93 sunday. Both Craig and Rathman along with Light end Brent Jones arc excellent receivers underneath a defense that Musl double team both Jerry Rice and John Taylor. The Broncos Are Strong at safety where Dennis Smith and Steve Atwater arc one of the league s Best tandems. But they Are vulnerable on the Corners where Nei ther Tyrone Braxton nor Wymon Henderson seem to have the Speed to stay with Rice and Taylor. That Means they will have to Gamble to Stop the 49ers, and gambles can be fatal. Denver offence is. San Francisco defense if Elway is on. He is As dangerous As Montana on a key third Down play against Cleveland sunday he was flushed from the pocket rolled right and completed a pass across his body to the left Side. The Broncos also have More depth at wide receiver with Mark Jackson Vance Johnson Ricky Nattiel and Michael Young but none of the tight e ads can catch As Well As Jones and the backs Aren t great receiving threats. That will present a Challenge for a secondary led by Ronnie lot that performed admirably sunday but May have a weak link at left Corner in Darryl Pollard. If Tim Mckyer is healthy he s Likely to replace Pollard in the super bowl. But Elway will need some help from his running game and the 49crs arc one of the most difficult teams to run on the rams had just 26 Yards Rushing and had no Rushing first Downs. They will be even More so in the super bowl. Nose tackle Michael Carter played his first game sunday since a foot injury Midway through the regu Lar season. The Broncos had their Best running game in a decade this year although Rookie Bobby Humphrey who gained More than 1,100 Yards this year injured his ribs sunday and his status in t known. M pfc from Page 21 rams a a Jim Everett left and 49ers safety Ronnie loll Exchange congratulations and commiseration sunday. Everett offers no excuses by Bob Glauber new Day san Francisco the last time Jim Everett was i town he came Osage. But sunday playing in the Shadow of a quarterback for the Ages he suffered the humiliation of a lifetime. Less than four months ago the los Angeles rams gifted Young quarterback bore a striking resemblance to Joe Montana during a regular season game against the san Francisco 49ers at candlestick Park. Everett was Brilliant in directing a 72-Yard drive to set up Mike lans Ford s game winning Field goal with two seconds remain ing in a 13-12 Victory oct. I. But any and All comparisons ended at least temporarily after Montana led a 30-3 demolition of the rams in sunday s pfc championship game. These Are our rivals Everett said afterwards. They Are the bullies on the Block. We got bullied around. Right now they own the Street. There arc no excuses Everett said. You have to play a perfect game to beat these Guys and we did  it was apparent in the Early stages of the game that Montana and not Everett would be the showcase quarterback. While Montana lifted the 49ers to a 21-3 halftime Lead with two touchdown passes Everett was downright awful after some fleeting Early  had difficulty with the 49crs new defense called the Lark special designed to Lake one of the rams receivers out of each play. After some Early Success Everett attempt cd to go deep Down the right sideline to Flipper Anderson the rams big play wide receiver. Everett faked a reverse to Ron Brown allowing Anderson to Spring free from com crack Darryl Pollard and race Loward the end zone. Bui Everett floated his pass allowing safety Ronnie loll enough time to run Over and Knock the Ball away from Anderson. I just did t get enough on it Everett said. But Idin t have any idea Ronnie could make the  in the second Quarter Everett threw two interceptions one by Tim Mckyer and the other by Kcena Turner. He threw his third interception in the third Quarter As Lou picked off a pass intended for Holohan at  in the period Everett went Back to pass on third and-10 from his 21. Finding no open receivers and feeling pressure from defensive ends Larry Roberts and Charles Haley Everett went Down before anyone touched him."1 was trying to look upfield and i saw three Guys coming Everett said. My receivers were covered and i thought i was going to take a shot. I m sure it did t look great but sometimes those things  49ers games this season a 13-12 . Victory and a 30-27 come from behind win by san Francisco this one was Over Early. In fact it was close to a Mirror image of san fran Cisco s 41-13 win Over Minnesota a week ago in which the Vikings scored the first three Points. The were also blown away by a three touchdown second Quarter. This time it was the rams who got off to a 3-0 Lead then got put away in the second Quarter capped by drive similar to Montana s famous ones of the past. He hit 8-of-10 passes for 90 Yards in a March thai wit penalty yardage actually covered 105 Yards. It gave the 49ers their 21 -3 Lead at half Lime. We came out to play hard and have  Everett said of the rams who travelled almost 18,000 Miles on three straight rips to the East Coas just to gel this far. It sure did t look like much  it was t. Twin threats Henry Ellard and Flipp Randerson combined f9r just three catches and 32 Yards and were never really in the game. We were never in synch said Anderson who averaged 26 Yards per catch in the regular season but had just one catch for 14 Yards sunday. The rams entered the game with six wins in their last 10 games at candlestick and started like they might make it seven in the one that counted the most. But the learn the rams Call the big kid on the  the team that had Kepi them from the pfc West title in Allbut one of their last six playoff seasons was Loo Good. Game at a glance san Francisco a sunday s pfc championship game at a glance key play with the rams ahead 3-0 in the first Quarter the 49ct� Ronnie loll pre vented an la. Touch Down by knocking Down pass for a wide open flip per Anderson at the san Francisco 5-Yard-line. The 49ers came Back on theirn Cal Possession and in Scad of trailing 10-0, look the Lead at 7-3. Kev stat rams wide receivers Flipper Anderson and Henry Ellard who combined for 10 catches and 171, Yards against the giants the week before to tales just three for 32 against the 49crs. Hero Joe Montana completed 12 of 14 passes for 156yards and two ads As the 49crs broke the game open in the second Quarter and finished with 26 of 30 for 262 Yards and no interceptions. Goat rams quarterback Jim Everett the third ranked quarterback in the pfc was 16 of 36 for 141 Yard Sand three . Quote they just kept coming at us and coming at us. Twas definitely a Long Day Al the  Larry Kelm rams linebacker