European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday october 9,1990 bears fullback Brad Muster looks for a Way around Packer linebacker Tim Harris As Neal Anderson 35 prepares to Block. Nil from Page 21 Anderson caught seven passes for 144 Yards and Henry Ellard caught seven for 100. The Colts and so Hawks kept it going both winning their second straight after losing their first three games. Indianapolis surprised Kansas City 23-19 and Seattle rallied past new England 33-20. Steel cars 36, chargers 14 Pittsburgh a we came together today As an offence but this Isnit where we Stop a said Merril Hoge who had 78 Yards on 14 carries. A we voted Joe Walton the beleaguered offensive coordinator the Only ame Ball because we want to show we re behind him and we know what he a going through. We re getting Confidence in this and we be got to keep it  Walton a new offence had been criticized by fans Media and even some players but coach Chuck Noll stood by the former jets head Man. The chargers Felt that their fifth ranked defense could continue Pittsburgh a unenviable Streak. Not Only  they do that they  Stop the Steeles from rolling Over them. A it was embarrassing a said linebacker Gary Plummer who scored a first Quarter touchdown on offence when he caught a 2-Yard pass on a tackle eligible play. A it was a Lack of Confidence As far As i m concerned. There a no enthusiasm on  bengals 34, rams 31, of Anaheim Calif. A breeches winning kick came at the end of a 63-Yard, eight play drive. Esiason started the drive from his 12 with a 22-Yard pass to Harold Green. He hit Mcgee for 27 and Brooks for nine. Then the bengals played it Safe setting up Breech. Mike Lansford a 40-Yard Field goal with 1 36 left tied the game at 31. Earlier Esiason had to passes of 27 and 9 Yards to Brooks and 14 Yards to Green. Everett combined with Damone Johnson for a 9-yarder and Anderson for 55. Bills 38, raiders 24 Orchard Park . The Bills had lightning strike for the second straight week. Last week a blocked Field goal that Cornelius Bennett returned 80 Yards for a touchdown sparked the Bills Over Denver. This time Steve Tasker broke in untouched to Block Jeff Gossett a punt. James Williams grabbed the Ball and went 38 Yards for the winning to with 6 52 left. The Bills were Down 24-14 before James Lofton caught a 42-Yard touchdown pass from Jim Kelly with 8 37 to go. That began a run of 24 Points in 5 03. After Williams put Buffalo ahead Bennett forced and recovered a Fumble by Jay Schroeder on the next Possession. The Bills got Scott Norwood a 23-Yard Field goal with 4 07 left then sewed it up when Nate Odomes stripped the Ball from Willie Gault and ran 49 Yards for a to. Bears 27, packers 13 Chicago a Mike Tomczak a 6-Yard touchdown run on a Bootleg play and Field goals of 50 and 51 Yards by Kevin Butler were decisive As the bears took control of the pfc Central Lead at 4-1. Neal Anderson rushed 21 times for 141 Yards with a 52-Yard run to set up the final to As Green Bay 2-3 lost to the bears for the second time in four weeks. The bears led 10-6 late in the third Quarter when Richard Dent recovered a Fumble on the Green Bay 17. Three plays later Tomczak skirted right end on his touchdown run. He had replaced starter Jim Harbaugh who left late in the first half with injured ribs. Colts 23, chiefs 19 Indianapolis the Colts won their second straight after opening with three defeats. Albert Bentley won it with a 10-Yard run with 5 53 to go for his second touchdown. Nick Lowery kicked four Field goals and Derrick Thomas had four of seven sacks by Kansas City 3-2 against Jack Trudeau. But it was Christian Okoye a Fumble that set up the winning touchdown Midway through the final period. Mike prior recovered at the chiefs 21. After a 4-Yard gain by Trudeau and a 7-Yard pass to Stacey Simmons Bentley ran in for the touchdown. So Hawks 33, patriots 20 Foxboro mass. A after new England took its Only Lead 20-19 on Jason staurovsky a 48-Yard Field goal visiting Seattle rallied in the final three minutes with two touchdowns in 24 seconds. Dave Krieg found Jeff Chadwick with a 45-Yard scoring pass and Derrick Fenner added a 5-Yard run for his seventh to this year. Seattle 2-3 scored on its first four pos sessions. New England 1-4 got a 53-Yard Field goal from staurovsky that tied Gino Cappelletti steam record. Falcons 28, saints 27 Atlanta a Chris Miller capped his Best Day in the nil with a 3-Yard touchdown pass to Andre Rison with 1 33 remaining snapping the Falcons six game losing Streak against the saints. Before the score Miller twice hit Rison on fourth Down plays to keep alive the 80-Yard drive. Miller completed 23 of 44 passes for 366 Yards and three touchdowns. Rison had 10 catches for 154 Yards and two scores for Atlanta 2-2. Quarterback John Fourcade passed for two touchdowns and ran for another for the saints 1-3. 49ers 24, oilers 21 Houston a the super bowl champions benefited from a timeout called by the oilers defense that negated a turnover. Joe Montana then completed a 46-Yard to pass to John Taylor for the winning Points with 6 31 left. It was Montana a third touchdown pass of the game. He earlier hit Taylor with a 78-yarder and threw six Yards to Jerry Rice. Montana finished with 318 Yards completing 20 of 28 passes. Taylor caught four passes for 132 Yards and Rice had 78 Yards on sue receptions. A Roger Craig set a record for career receptions by a running Back with 494 for san Francisco 4-0which set an nil record with its 12th straight Road win. Warren Moon had two touchdown passes and sneaked in a Yard for another score for Houston 2-3. A Lions 34, Vikings 27 Minneapolis a the Lions turned to Bob Gagliano and he turned in a terrific performance in place of injured starter Rodney Peete. Gagliano passed for 299 Yards and three touchdowns As Detroit 3-2 dropped the Vikings into the pfc Central cellar. Gagliano had to passes of 22 Yards to Barry Sanders five to Richard Johnson and 16 to Terry Greer. Cowboys 14, buccaneers 10 Irving Texas a the cowboys surpassed their Victory total of last season As Rookie Emmitt Smith rushed for 121 Yards and scored on a fourth Quarter 14-Yard run. Smiths yardage was the most by a Dallas running Back since Herschel Walker gained 134 Yards against Cleveland on dec. 4.1988. Dallas 2-3 staged a 73-Yard drive Early in the fourth period that was sparked by Tommie Agee a run on a 30-Yard screen pass. Dolphins 20, jets 16 Miami Mark duper caught second half touchdown passes of 69 and 13 Yards getting the winning catch with 63 seconds left. The dolphins 4-1 trailed 13-0 at halftime but came Back to continue their Best Start since 1985. It took four third Down conversions on passes by Dan Marino in the 80-Yard drive that ended with duper a 13-Yard to. Marc Logan had an 11-Yard scoring run for Miami who also did not score from the jets 1 As the first half ended. Pat Leahy had three Field goals for new York which scored on All three first half  finally takes Mello Yello Flag Concord . Apr Davey Alison knows just How Bill Elliott Felt when tire trouble Cost him his big Lead in sundays Mello Yello 500 Winston cup Stock car race. Allison led four races at Charlotte motor Speedway in 1987 and 1988, Only to lose them All because of engine or tire problems. A today we May not have had the dominant car but we earned it a Allison said after holding off Morgan Shepherd to take the Check ered Flag and claim the $90,650 winners purse. It was Allison a second Victory of the season and the eighth of his career. Driving a Ford thunderbird he beat Shepherd by 3.4 seconds. A a it a been a Long time coming a said Alison 29, of Hueytown aa., who Hasni to won on the circuit since april at Bristol Tenn. Alison averaged 137.375 Mph in a race that featured 14 Lead changes among 10 Drivers. There were sue cautions for 38 laps. Tire problems Cut Short a Strong performance by Elliott who led for 243 laps. He was dominating the race until the 258th Lap when the left rear tire went bad on his thunderbird. He faded to 15th. Alison took the Lead from Elliott and regained it from Michael Waltrip following a series of Green Flag pit stops with 11 laps left. Waltrip finished third followed by Kyle Petty Alan Kulwicki Ricky Rudd Derike Cope Brett Bodine Darrell Waltrip and Dale Jarrett. Mark Martin who was never a Factor in the race still won a major Victory Over Dale Earnhardt in their two Man showdown for the Winston cup driving championship. Martin added 33 Points to his margin and now leads Earnhardt by 49 Points with three races left in the season. Martin finished 14th and earned 121 Points for the race. Earnhardt placed 25th, gaining 88 Points