European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday november 6,1990earnhardt wins at Phoenix Phoenix a Dale Earnhardt overwhelmed the Field in sundays checker 500 Lascar Stock car race winning his ninth race of the season and vaulting past Mark Martin in the $1 million Winston cup championship Battle with Only one race remaining. Earnhardt trying to win his fourth series title and keep Martin from taking his first led from Lap 50 on the one mile Phoenix International raceway Oval to the end of the 500-Kilomctcr, 312-Lap race. Martin who came into the 28th race of the season leading by 45 Points started eighth and finished 10th, Earnhardt now leads Martin in the Winston cup Points race with 4,260 Points to 4,254. The championship will be decided on nov. 18 in Atlanta. This is the second closest Point Battle in Modem Lascar history. In 1979, eventual Champion Richard Petty led Darrell Waltrip by two Points going into the final race. Martin not Only lost the Points Lead but wound up the race with a wrecked car crashing just past the finish line along with Geoff Bodine Ernie Irvan Ana Chuck Bown As the four drove through smoke and Oil left by tarty Labonter a blown engine on the previous Lap. Earnhardt crossed the finish line 0.67 seconds ahead of Ken Schrader who was followed by Morgan Shepherd Waltrip and defending Champion Bill Elliott. He averaged 96.786 Mph and collected $72,100. Skins Edge Lions 41-38 in of after trailing by 21 Pontiac Mich. A Chip Loh Millers 34-Yard Field goal with 5 50 left in overtime climaxed a comeback from a 21-Point deficit and gave the Washington redskins a 41-38 overtime Victory Over the Detroit Lions on sunday. The Field goal followed a 12-play drive from the Washington 10 to the Detroit 17. Jeff Rutledge who took Over at quarterback in the second half completed five passes for 69 Yards in the drive. The redskins scored 17 consecutive Points in the fourth Quarter to Force the overtime on Rutledge a 12-Yard keeper with 18 seconds remaining. Rutledge who completed 30 of 42 passes for 363 Yards came into the game in place of starter Stan Humphries with 10 23 left in the third Quarter and Washington trailing 35-14. It was the most Points in a game against the Lions 3-5 since a 44-10 loss to the Green Bay packers on thanksgiving Day of 1986. The redskins 5-3 gave up 103 Points in their first seven games. Barry Sanders who was held to just 10 Yards a week earlier by new Orleans rushed for 100 Yards on 10 carries. No running Back had rushed for 100 Yards against the redskins since week 11 of last season when Bobby Humphrey of the Denver Broncos picked up 110. Detroit a Rodney Peete completed 8 of-17 passes for 135 Yards and rushed for 47 Yards on two carries before going out with a hamstring injury in the third Quarter. Peete completed a 33-Yard scoring pass play to Robert Clark tossed a 24-yarder to Aubrey Matthews and scored himself from 10 Yards out on an option keeper a William White scored on a 34-Yard interception return Sanders scored on a 45-Yard run and Rich Karlis kicked a 26-yr.rd Field goal for Detroit. Gerald Riggs scored on runs of eight and three Yards Humphries threw a 3-Yard touchdown pass to Jimmie Johnson and Lohmiller kicked a 38-Yard Field goal for Washington Sec 99 ire he saints ground bengals 21-7 j Cincinnati a Craig Heyward and Rueben Mayes ran the Cincinnati bengals right out of their Long awaited Homecoming. Heyward and Mayes each rushed for More than 100 Yards and a touchdown sunday As the new Orleans saints ground out a 21-7 Victory in the bengals first Home game in six weeks. The saints 3-5 overpowered the bengals defense a statistically the second worst in the nil a by Rushing for a season High 249 Yards Heyward supplied the inside muscle carrying 19 times for a career High 122 Yards. Mayes took the Comers Rushing 30 times for 115 Yards. It was Only the third time in saints history that two backs have topped 100 Yards in the same game. Quot Craig did great inside and i ran off tackle a Mayes said. A we were just kind of running everywhere. There was an air of the bengals 5-4 shuffled their linebackers and defensive alignments to try to Stop the Rushing game without Success. They Mayes suffered a major loss when Strong safety David Fultner separated his right shoulder late in the first half. He is expected to miss the next four to six weeks. Season. The saints scored their three touchdowns on the ground. Gill Fenerty scored from the 1-Yard line Mayes from the 6, and Heyward from the 1 on what turned out to be the drive that broke the bengals and underscored the saints running dominance. Leading 14-7, the saints got the Ball at their 9-Yard line late in the third Quarter and ground out a 16-play touchdown drive that consumed 9 32. Heyward pushed in from the 1 with 10 03 to play for his first touchdown of the season. Cincinnati s running game set up its Only first half score. James Brooks broke a 35-Yard run a the longest this season the 249 Yards were the most allowed by against the saints a to set up Esiason a 8 a bengals defense since new England had Yard scoring pass to Eddie Brown with 281 Yards in the last game of the 1985 4 49 left in the half. Steeles Roll past Atlanta 21-9 Pittsburgh a Bubby Brister threw second half touchdown passes to Louis Lipps and Mike Mularkey As Pittsburgh a offence shut out for a half by the a Fly a worst rated defense took advantage of three Chris Miller thrown interceptions to beat Atlanta 21-9 sunday Miller the league s fifth rated quarterback threw his first interception in 116 attempts and 16 quarters on the final play of the first half then was intercepted twice in the second half by a Steeles defense ranked second in the league against the pass. The Steeles 5-4winning for the fourth time in the last five games overcame Larry Griffin a Fumble on the opening Kickoff and three Greg Davis Field goals to spoil Falcons coach Jerry Glan Villers return to three Rivers stadium. Glanville had won three straight in Pittsburgh As Houston a coach. Millers first interception by Dwayne Woodruff on a first-Ana-10 play from the steel Erst 27 with 12 seconds left in the half Cost the Falcons 3-5 a Chance to increase their Lead to 12-0 at the half. Davis was wide on a 40-Yard attempt on Atlanta a first second half Possession and the Steeles limited to three first Downs and 79 Yards in the first half immediately took advantage. Brister Only 4-for-8 for 53 Yards in the first half found Camell Lake behind Safe or Brian Jordan for 66 Yards and a first own at the Falcons 11. Two plays later Brister threw his career High 12tn touchdown pass of the season hitting Lipps and cutting Atlanta a Lead to 9-7.billsfrom Page 21 chargers overcome sea Hawks 31-14 Seattle a Nate Lewis ran Back a punt 63 Yards for a touchdown and Les Miller fell on Dave Kriegs Fumble in the end zone As san Diego broke open a close game with a 17-Pomt third Quarter in a 31-14 Victory Over Seattle sunday. It was the chargers first Victory in the kingdom in a decade. San Diego lost eight consecutive games in Seattle after winning Here 34-13 on sept. 7,1980. Billy Joe Tolliver threw two touchdown passes in the first half to give the chargers a 14-7 halftime Lead. Tolliver completed 11 of 24 passes for 145 Yards. The chargers 4-5 dropped the sea Hawks 3-5 into last place in the acc West with their third win in four games. San Diego led 17-7 when Lewis returned Rick Donnelly a punt 63 Yards for a touchdown with 43 seconds left in the third Quarter. From Mike Morris. Kelly played a nearly flawless first half completing 10 of 11 passes for 98 Yards. The incompletion came on his last pass of the half when he grounded the Ball to Stop the clock for an unsuccessful Field goal attempt. The Bills took the second half Kickoff and marched 80 Yards in six plays including a 43-Yard pass to Andre Reed. Jamie Mueller slowed Over from the 1 for a 21-0 Lead. After Thomas to reception made it 28-0 Early in the fourth Quarter Kelly gave Way to Frank Reich no completed the Only pass he attempted for 16 Yards. Kelly finished with 14 completions in 19 attempts for 200 Yards. Reed caught seven passes for 122 Yards. Kenneth Davis scored on a 3-Yard run with 4 32 left and Talley scored his first career touchdown on a 60-Yard interception return with 2 31 to stave off oilers with last minute stand Anaheim Calif. A Jim Everett threw for one touchdown Cleveland Gary ran for another and the los Angeles rams came up with a late goal line stand sunday to beat the Houston oilers 17-13, the game was decided when los Angeles comeback Bobby Humphery batted away Warren Moon s fourth Down and goal pass from the 5-Yard line with 40 seconds remaining. The oilers had a first and goal from the rams 7. A run by Lorenzo White netted just one Yard Moons pass to White netted one More before Moon threw two the fourth Down play Allen Pinkett was open in the left Comer of the end zone As Moon scrambled right. By the time Moon spotted Pinkett and released the Ball however Humphery had sprinted across from the Center of the Field to Knock the Ball away. Humphery intercepted a Moon pass in the end zone earlier in the final Quarter. The rams Darryl Henley snuffed another Houston scoring Opportunity when he intercepted Moon s pass at the los Angeles 2 m the second Quarter. Moon threw for 343 Yards for Houston 4-5completing 26 of 42 passes. He had two interceptions. He threw for 381 Yards the Previzi game but the oilers lost 17-12 to the be York jets. Everett completed 19 of 27 for 215 Yards including a 2-Yard touchdown to Damone Johnson. Gary rushed for 87 Yards on 21 carries and scored on a 1-Yard run. Was
