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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 23,1990 the stars and stripes Page 23broncos beat Colts end skid by Steve Herman Indianapolis a the Denver Broncos lost one runner and found Aneth c Rookie Blake Ezor who made his nil hut with 82 Yards helped set up one of him Elway a two touchdown passes and a ahead Field goal by David Treadwell As l Broncos snapped their longest losing break in seven years with a 27-17 Victory Over the Indianapolis Colts. A Wezor ran As Well As we knew he could a Denver coach Dan Reeves said. Quot he is an exceptional runner. Quot Bobby Humphrey tried to go a Reeves said of the Broncos Best runner who twisted an ankle Early and left the game with Only five Yards on three carries. Treadwell a Field goal a 42-yarder, was his second of the game snapping a 17-17 lie and ending a three game slide for the Broncos 3-4. Denver added a clinching touchdown on a four Yard run by Steve Sewell. Elway passed for a season High 317 Yards. Indianapolis 2-4 got 55 Yards on nine carries by Eric Dickerson playing his first game of the season but both Colts touchdowns came on passes from Jack Trudeau who had 312 Yards but was intercepted by Bruce Plummer on a desperation pass with 11 seconds to go. Dickerson who passed . Simpson for sixth place among All time nil Rushing leaders with 11,281 Yards said he Felt Good after playing his first game since last december. A i got the kinks out i thought might be there but there was no problem a Dickerson said. A i think i did All right. A it was about the same As in practice Only the Tempo was a Little different. To me practice is almost like a game so there was no  Denver built a 17-3 Lead on Elway a touchdown passes of 52 Yards to Ricky Nattiel and five Yards to Mark Jackson and a 39-Yard Field goal by Treadwell. Indianapolis got one touchdown Back on a one Yard pass to Rookie Anthony Johnson late in the second Quarter then tied the game on a five Yard pass to Jessie Hester in the final period. A sack of Elway put the Broncos at their own 12 on the next Possession but a 66-Yard pass to Jackson and four straight runs by Ezor took Denver to the Indianapolis 10. A touchdown run by Elway was called Back on a holding penalty and after another Denver penalty Treadwell kicked his go ahead Field goal. Dickerson recalled from the non football injured list after signing a four year contract Extension earlier in the week entered to a chorus of Boos that lasted Only As Long As his first carry. He picked up 11 Yards on that play and 20 on his next carry As the Colts moved quickly to the Broncos 34. Trudeau then passed 14 Yards to Hester and runs by Albert Bentley and Dickerson took the Colts to the 15 before Dean Biasucci kicked a 33-Yard Field goal. Denver which scored on the Long pass to Nattiel on its first Possession kept its second drive going on a fake Field goal attempt that Holder Gary Kubiak ran for a first Down. Ezor activated on Friday then ran five Yards to the Indianapolis 5, and Elway hit Jackson on the next play for the Broncos second touchdown Early in the second Quarter. Ezor rushed four times on the next Denver Possession and Treadwell kicked a 39-Yard Field goal for a 17-3 Lead. The Broncos had a Chance to increase the margin but Treadwell missed a 32-Yard attempt and the Colts moved 80 Yards in the closing minutes of the half. Holding and pass interference penalties put Indianapolis at the 1, and Trudeau passed to Johnson for the touchdown on the next  defeat saints Walsh Houston apr Lorenzo White ran for one touchdown and caught a pass for a second score sunday As the Houston oilers beat new Orleans 23-10, spoiling i the debut of Steve Walsh As the saints starting quarterback. The oilers 4-3 spotted the saints a 3-0 Lead before reeling off 20 straight Points. The loss snapped the 2-4 saints nil record tying Streak of 13 consecutive victories against american conference teams. Walsh acquired last month from Dallas for three High draft choices completed 22 of 39 passes for 292 Yards and one to a 31-yarder to Hoby Brenner with 12 53 remaining in the game. He was intercepted once and also fumbled once and was sacked four times. White whose Fumble at the 1 on the opening drive of the game Cost the oilers an almost certain touchdown went in from the 1 with 8 53 left in the third Quarter to put Houston ahead 17-3. It was set up by a 34-Yard pass interference penalty in the end zone on Brett Maxie. Earlier Warren Moon hit White just before the end of the first half with a Short pass and White carried it in for a 6-Yard touchdown for a 7-3 Lead. Tony Zendejas added Field goals of 43, 45 and 33 Yards the first two the result of saints turnovers. However Zendejas later suffered a broken leg while trying to make a tackle on a Kickoff return. His left Fibula was broken and and he will be out of action from four to six weeks the oilers announced. After the Early Fumble by White Walsh led the saints 97 Yards on 15 plays completing six of his first seven passes. The oilers stiffened at the 2 and Morten Andersen s 20-Yard Field goal made it 3-0.although he had two passes batted Down at the line in his opening series Walsh looked extremely poised completing his first pass a an 11-yarder to Dalton Hilliard a while throwing from his end zone. He also connected with five different receivers on the series. Joel Hilgenberg tries to protect a a Steve Walsh but Houston a Doug Smith bats the Ball Down in first Quarter action. Bills rally nips jets Orchard Park . A Jim Kelly threw four touchdown psst sgt including the Winner to Jamie Mueller with 19 seconds left in the game As the Buffalo Bills 5-1 rallied Tor the third game in a Row to beat the new York jets 30-27 sunday. Kelly who completed 19 of 32 passes for 297 Yards found Mueller in the end zone for a 14-Yard touchdown completing a 71-Yard, 11-play drive. A threw two touchdown passes o Andre Reed and a 60-Yard bomb to Ames Lofton while Scott Norwood kicked a 29-Yard Field goal. Norwood missed an extra Point after the game winning touchdown and also hooked a 24-Yard Field goal attempt in the fourth Quarter. The jets who led 14-0, went up 2724 with 2 46 left in the game when Pat Leahy kicked a 25-Yard Field goal. But new York which allowed the Bills 421 Yards of offence  Stop Kelly and the Bills from beating the jets for the seventh straight time. Ken of Brien who completed 14 of 28 passes for 210 Yards threw touchdown passes to Mark Boyer and a1 Toon while Freeman Mcneil scored on a 5-Yard run As the jets dropped to 2-5. Cowboys Edge Tampa Tampa Fla. A Troy Aikman a 28-Yard touchdown pass to Michael Irvin with 23 seconds remaining capped an 80-Yard drive and gave the Dallas cowboys a 17-13 Victory Over the Tampa Bay buccaneers on sunday. Irvine a game winning catch came just 1 33 after Steve Christie a 32-Yard Field goal appeared to thwart the cowboys Effort to overcome a 10-Point halftime deficit and beat the bucs 4-3 for the second time in three weeks. Aikman remained Calm under pressure on the last drive. The Dallas quarterback who completed 13 of 29 passes for 159 Yards threw 14 Yards to Irvin and 18 Yards to Jay Novacek before scrambling 20 Yards for a first Down at the Bucsi 28 on the decisive March. Dallas called a timeout with 31 seconds left and Irvin slipped behind Rodney Rice on the next play to make the winning catch in the end zone just beyond the reach of Mark Robinson. Issiac Holt returned one of his two interceptions of Vinny Testaverdi 64 Yards for a touchdown for Dallas 3-4. Testaverde completed 21 of 32 passes for 271 Yards and one touchdown before leaving the game with a toe injury on the drive that produced Christie a Field goal and a 13-10 Lead with 1 56 left. Chris Chandler set up the go ahead Points with a 23-Yard completion on his first pass. The backup quarterback got one More Chance to Lead the offence but Bill Bates interception ended the Bucsi Hopes with six seconds to go  
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