European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saints packers chargers rally Nawm uni or / Dave Goldberg a football writer just to remind people that 16 games is a Long season. # Here come the saints packers and chargers. There go the bucs and to a lesser extent the raiders. While the giants 49ers, bears dolphins and Bills continue to sail along at the top of the nil with a combined record of 42-3, the jockeying for secondary playoff positions is changing every week. A lot of the action sunday was on the West coast where the packers handed the raiders their first Home loss of the Art Shell regime. The raiders who had won 10 straight at the coliseum under Shell Are 6-3 and officially out of the elite. The 4-5 packers Are Back in the pfc wild card race along with the 4-5 saints who have unleashed Craig a Iron head Heyward and the defense in two straight wins by a total of 56-14. Heyward who had 35 Yards in 11 carries in his first seven games gained 277 Yards in 39 carries the past two weeks including 155 Yards in sundays 35-7 destruction of the sliding bucs. Tampa Bay which started 4-2, has lost four straight Ana has been out scored 102-23 in the last three. A a that a the Best Craig has run consistently in the 2vi years he a been Here a coach Jim Mora said of the 250-Pounder, who has ballooned to As much As 290 pounds during his career. Then there Are the chargers who improved to 5-5 with a 19-7 win Over Denver. San Diego is Only 1 i games behind the raiders and a half game behind the chiefs in the acc West and the difference is quarterbacking. Steve Deberg of the chiefs and Jay Schroeder of the raiders have had predictable off Days the past two weeks while the chargers Billy Joe Tolliver Hasni to thrown an interception in four games 121 attempts after throwing eight in the first six games. Kansas City Hasni to scored an offensive touchdown in 10 quarters. The key is defense for the chargers who have re covered from a 2-5 Start. In their first five games they allowed 322 Yards per game and were minus four in turnover ratio. In their last five they be allowed 199.8 Yards and Are plus-15 in turnovers As Burt Grossman Lee Williams and Leslie of Neal have demonstrated pro bowl capabilities. They Are As Good up front As any team we be played this year a John Elway of Denver 3-6another team going South fast said of the chargers. Streaking Atlanta a 30-24 loss at Chicago was its 15th straight on the Road. Minnesota a 17-7 win at Detroit Andre Ware 5 of 11 with 2 interceptions in his nil debut ended an eight game Road losing Streak. Miami a defense Hasni to allowed a touchdown in three games or a Rushing touchdown in six games following its 17-3 win Over the jets. Seattle a win at Kansas City was its first there since 1980, and its sweep of the chiefs was its first in that series since 1978. San Francisco has won 17 straight games. San Francisco has won 16 straight Road games. The wins by Minnesota Over Detroit and Indianapolis Over new England marked the first time this season that two teams have split a seasons series. The other 13 have All been swept. Butch rollers last eight receptions for Buffalo have been for touchdowns. They Date Back to 1987 and total 16 Yards an average of two per catch. The one that got away Derrick Thomas set an nil record with seven sacks sunday for the chiefs. But the one that got away Cost the chiefs the game. It came on the final play of the game when Thomas hit Seattle quarterback Dave Krieg then Slid off allowing Krieg to throw the 25-Yard touchdown pass to Paul Skansi that won the game 17-16. A the sack i did no to get is the one in a going to remember a Thomas said. Still Thomas has 25 sacks in 25 nil games easily an nil record for sacks per game. He needs eight in his final seven games this season to beat Mark Gasti Neaus single season record of 22, set in 1984, Al though Reggie Whites 21 in 12 games in the strike shortened 1987 season is still the More impressive Mark. More sacks the acc is supposed to be the less physical conference. But the a Fly a four leading sack teams Are All from the acc a the dolphins and chiefs with 35 each the chargers and raiders with 32. Landeta a touch while nobody knows if its a record the giants Sean Landeta hit three straight punts inside the rams 5-Yard line in new Yorkus 31-7 win sunday. All landed at the 3 and they led to 14 Points. The first set up a Short punt by Keith English that was returned 22 Yards by Dave Meggett to the rams 30 and set up the to that put new York ahead 24-7. The next led to an interception by Gary reasons that put the giants at the los Angeles 15 and set up the final score. All five of Landeta a punts sunday were inside the 20. A a it a not just Luck a Landeta said. A a there a a Way of putting spin on it so it bounces backward or to the Side. When you re Down deep you done to want it moving  a Long absence Marcus Dupree who missed five years after what appeared to be a career ending knee injury in the Usel saw his first action since 1985 for the rams at the end of the loss to the giants. He gained 22 Yards in four carries against new Yorkus defensive scrubs. A at least he showed he could run in the right direction a . Coach John Robinson said. Passing efficiency Jim Kelly of Buffalo playing in frigid conditions threw 16 times with four to passes in the Bills 4514 win Over Phoenix despite rain sleet and wind. That a a touchdown percentage of 25 percent. Jeff George of Indianapolis playing in frigid conditions threw 24 times and completed six passes in the Colts 13-10 win against new England. That a a completion percentage of 25 percent. Ired Barber still live Ach week on apr by Brent Kallestad Tallahassee Fla. A when red Barber signed off his final broadcast a it i a new York Yankee game 24 years ago e was still years from starting his career Ith National Public radio. Nearly a Quarter of a Century later millions of americans tune in weekly to Tatch glimpses of history or personal in inn pouring car or s be Friday segment it Means arising three hours earlier Nan Normal but Barber Hasni to slept in it since the program became a weekly Jure m Early 1981. I done to enjoy getting up at 5 45 on Fri fax comings but i enjoy doing it a he Aid. It s something i look Forward  although Barber usually discusses pro morning edition Host on Edwards he is comfortable with Pray any subject. I. Msty ners like to know what the weath res la Tallahassee and what a in Bloom a a of a basically its what i want to say in .�1.ve? me pleasure. That goes Back i radio in its beginning  Barber who was Given the first name or Vuen was bom 82 years ago la is to bring listeners up to Date on a it net old timers often noting the death lnn0rm?r players umpires or journalists Inni a with a personal comment on his As a citation with them. Arberas relationship with apr began Tomei 1980 after the death of in Howard the Yankees first Black since Barber had broadcast Yan i. A Aines during most of Howard a Cal it a Newasa natural. If asked for two or three minutes p by thoughts about Howard a Barber said. A month later apr asked Barber if he was interested in a weekly taped program. He insisted on a live format Ana refuses most interview requests that Arentt live. A the thing about the show that is attractive is that its completely spontaneous a said Barber. A was i sit there the pleasure i get is being  the show Edwards said has become the most popular on a morning edition a generating thousands of letters from listeners. A the biggest complaint we get about the bit a 3%-minute segments its too Short red can to really Tell a Long Story a said Edwards. A the is the Star of the show. The  last month Barber and Edwards broadcast the show together for the first time in a fund Raiser for the Public station at Florida state University in Tallahassee. A this will be a Little easier for me because in a a Little hard of hearing and now i can read your lips a Barber told Edwards. Their Friday show on a morning edition a has always been through a Telephone Hookup Between Edwards at a pro a Washington studios and Barber s Home. A we just fit a Barber said. A Hes a great professional broadcaster. A wonderful interviewer and very sensitive. He does no to put his ego  Barber prepares for his weekly show with the Diligence he approached the thousands of baseball games he broadcast during the heyday of radio. _ a i done to want Bob to trip me up a said Barber. Red Barber Calls his shots live just As he did in his prime in this undated photo. A Bob makes it easy a Barber teased. A the throws the big fat pitches to  the weekly segment is unrehearsed and live. A i have an idea of what i want to ask him a said Edwards 43. A i have no idea what kind of answers in a going to  and Edwards marvels at Barbera a wit. A on opening Day baseball we re doing a Call in show and someone is on the Fine from Washington a relates Edwards. A hello Washington. Washington i guess they re gone a Edwards said. A a you re right Bob a Barber said immediately. A they moved to Minnesota in �?T61.�?�