European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. November 20, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 23cowboys nip rams on Fig Anaheim Calif. A Troy Aikman threw for 303 Yards and three touchdowns and Emmitt Smith accounted for 171 Yards Rushing and receiving sunday to Lead the Dallas cowboys to a 24-21 Victory Over the los Angeles rams. Ken Willis 23-Yard Field goal nth 4 24 remaining provided the cowboys margin of Victory. Aikman drove the cowboys 4-7 to the score after Cleveland Gary of the rams 3-7 fumbled the Ball away at the Dallas 5-Yard line. Aikman completed 17 of 32 with one interception and threw touchdown passes of 10 and 61 Yards to Michael Irvin and six Yards to Tommie Agee for the cowboys who had not scored a touchdown in their last two games. Smith had four receptions for 117 Yards and rushed 21 times for 54 Yards. Gary a costly Fumble overshadowed his 103-Yard, three touchdown Rushing performance. Gary carried 24 carries and scored on runs of 16, four and one in the nil Hilweg guides ack by cards Tempe Ariz. Up a Anthony dil Bijj it stepping in for an injured Don Zajkowski threw a one Yard touchdown Justo West with 16 seconds remain a sunday to carry the Green Bay pack-5 to a 24-21 Victory Over Phoenix. I Dilweg a second touchdown pass of the by came after the cardinals a leading 1-17 elected to go for a first Down on fourth and one situation at the Green by 43. Johnny Johnson was thrown for a bad loss and the packers took Over. A Phoenix suffered its fifth straight loss id dropped to 2-8 on the season. Green by evened its record at 5-5. Dilweg threw passes of 18, 16 and 9 ids in the winning 56-Yard drive. For game Dilweg went 11 for 21 for 134 ids after Majkowski was sidelined in second Quarter. Majkowski completed lot 13 for 143 Yards before suffered a a rained right shoulder. Leers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe r ,.e performance of his career thing 10 passes for 157 Yards. I Green Bay a Victory overshadowed a Caer Best performance by Phoenix quar-,a5.timm Rosenbach who com eted 17 of 30 passes for 285 Yards. Rosenbach passed for All three Phoenix Uch Downs. Bengals rip Steeles Cincinnati a a week off turned out to just the right remedy for the Cincinnati bengals. The bengals broke a slide in which Thev Pittsburgh 27-3 sunday night to Lake Back first place in the acc Central. Barney Bussey had a 70-Yard return with Louis Lippse Fumble and made a key goal line tackle. Ickey Woods and Craig Taylor had Short touchdown runs and Boomer Esiason ran an offence that did t punt until 4 05 was left in the third Quarter. The win was Cincinnati a fifth straight Over Pittsburgh and put the bengals at 64, a game ahead of Houston and the Steeles who had won four of their last five. The last three times the Steeles have played at riverfront stadium they have lost by a combined 109-20. In fact everything went Well for Cincinnati. James Brooks gained 105 Yards on 20 carries the most Rushing yardage for a Bengal this year and Cincinnati went without a penalty until 6 49 was left in the game. This one began with an Omen a 43-Yard return of the opening Kickoff by Lynn James on a reverse. That led to nothing a Liaison was intercepted on fourth Down at the Pittsburgh 6. However it set the tone As the bengals took a 10-0 Lead at halftime and extended it to 17-0 on the first series in the third Quarter. The defense also chipped in the unit that gave up 249 Rushing Yards in a 217 loss to new Orleans two weeks ago Bent but made big plays. On one linebacker James Francis penetrated and caused a 13-Yard loss by Tim Worley. Actually the bengals were Lucky to go off with the 10-0 Lead. They averted a score by Pittsburgh with 29 seconds left in the half when officials ruled that Holder Jim Stryzinski was stopped inches Short of a to after running on a fake Field goal. After getting nothing on their first drive the bengals went 63 Yards in 13 plays with Woods going in from the 5 to make it 7-0. Then they drove 84 Yards from their 12 on their next Possession Only to have Woods stopped for no gain on third-and-1 from the 4, leaving them to Settle for Jim breeches 21-Yard Field goal. Then with Worley ripping off a 38-Yard run Pittsburgh reached the Cincinnati 6. On fourth Down the Steeles lined up for Gary Andersons Field goal attempt but Stryzinski normally the punter took off around right end and was submarine by Bussey As tried to leap into the end zone a Call upheld by replay official Cal Lepore. On the first series of the second half Stryzinksi thanked an 18-Yard punt and Cincinnati took Over on the Pittsburgh 39. A 31-Yard pass from Esiason to Eric Kat Tus set up Taylor a 1-Yard touchdown run. Then Francis who Wasny to supposed to Start because of a Back injury stripped the Ball from Lipps on a reverse and it was scooped up by Bussey starting in place of the injured David Fulcher. took it All the Way with 28 seconds left in the third Quarter. Pittsburgh finally scored with 11 14 left on Andersons 31-Yard Field goal. Breech added a 23-Yard Field goal for the final score. Moon leads oilers to win Cleveland apr Warren Moon exploited the absence of pro bowl cornerback Frank Minnifield and threw touchdowns to five different receivers sunday As the Houston oilers beat the Cleveland Browns 35-23, spoiling the coaching debut of Jim Shofner. Minnifield was out with a sore Heel and Moon celebrated his 34th birthday by picking on replacement Ste Fon Adams Allaf Moon Ter noon completing 24 of 32 passes for 322 Yards without an interception. Moon beat Adams on fourth Quarter touchdown passes of 37 Yards to Curtis Duncan and 23 Yards to Rookie Tony Jones. The Browns had taken a 16-14 Lead on Jerry Kaurich a 22-Yard Field goal in the third period before Moon got to work. Moon finished off the flurry with a 7-Yard to pass to Ernest Givins capitalizing on the second of Bemie Kosaris two interceptions and giving the oilers a 3516 Lead with five minutes left. The Browns scored a late touchdown on Kosaris 4-Yard pass to Reggie Lang Home. Moon threw first Naif touchdown passes of three Yards to Lorenzo White and 46 Yards to Haywood Jeffires. Duncan working mostly against Adams caught seven passes for a career High 130 Yards. Cleveland 2-8 lost for the fifth straight time and matched a team record with its fourth consecutive Home loss. Shofner was making his debut after being elevated from offensive coordinator to replace the fired Bud Carson. Houston 5-5 ended a two game losing Streak during which the oilers High powered run and shoot offence managed a total of 25 Points. The Browns took advantage of Houston turnovers for two first half touchdowns. Kosar hit Ozzie Newsome with a 13-Yard pass less than two minutes into the game after Houston a Bernard Ford fumbled away the opening kick off Derrick gainer then got his first career touchdown on a 1-Yard run following Moons Fumble on a sack Kauric missed the extra Point after the Browns first touchdown but gave them the Lead with his Short Field goal in the third Quarter. It was set up by Kosaris 50-Yard completion to Webster Slaughter Cleveland a longest pass play of the season. Kosar completed 25 of 35 Yards for 279 Yards. Cleveland Rookie Leroy Hoard was carried off the Field in the first Quarter after crashing head first into kick returner Gerald Mcneil. Hoard had some numbness in his arms and legs at first but the feeling later returned and the injury was diagnosed As a sprained neck. Vikings Fop sea Hawks on late Fig Seattle a Fuad Reveiz kicked a 24-Yard Field goal As time expired giving the Minnesota Vikings their third straight Victory 24-21 Over the Seattle sea Hawks of sunday. The Vikings 4-6 tied the game with 2 28 to go on Herschel walkers 58-Yard touchdown run his longest run of the season. Reveiz a game Winner came after Dave Kriegs pass bounced off Paul Skansi to Minnesota a Joey Browner at the Seattle 36 with 1 59 left. The Vikings moved to the Seattle 7 in six plays including an 11-Yard, third Down pass from Rich Gannon to Walker before Reveiz kicked his game winning Field goal. The Vikings signed Reveiz two weeks ago after Minnesota a regular kicker Donald Igwe Buike was indicted on charges of cocaine trafficking. Walker was held to 38 Yards in 13 carries in the first 57 minutes before breaking Loose for his game tying touchdown. finished with 99 Yards on 16 carries his Best Day of the season. His longest previous run this season was 21 Yards and the touchdown was Only his second of the season. Derrick fenners 1-Yard to run with 7 02 left capped an 11-play, 65-Yard drive and gave the sea Hawks 4-6 a 21-14 Lead. Gannon and Krieg each passed for two touchdowns in the opening George rallies Indianapolis Over jets so Lis a Rookie Jeff George ral Uja Panapolis with a season High 249 Yards passing a ?el0i5f half touchdowns sunday and a 38-Yard by Dean Biasucci lifted the dolts to a 17-14 n v611 new York jets. Eshoa and a 14-0 Lead on four Field goals by Pat Arlin a a safety on a tackle of George by Dennis Cmil r zone but an ill advised lateral by Erik l an a a a a intercepted Georges pass turned around in the third period. Eorw1jan ambled As tried to lateral the Ball and is in Cove red at the jets 43. On the next player it a ass t0 Jessie Hester who caught the Ball was tipped by comeback James Hasty at the Comer of the end zone. _ that was the Only time new York 4-7 allowed Indianapolis 4-6 inside its 35-Yard line through the first three quarters. George the first player picked in this years College draft completed 14 of 22 passes offsetting a defense that held the Colts under 100 Yards Rushing for a team record 10th straight game. The Indianapolis running game ranked last in the nil never was Able to move the Ball consistently. But a 49-Yard pass to Albert Bentley took the Colts to the jets 13. Eric Dickerson ran 5 Yards George passed 4 Yards to Bill Brooks and got the tying touchdown with 7 22 to go with a 3-Yard pass to Stanley Morgan. The jets managed Only 13 Yards on the next Possession and a 33-Yard punt return by Clarence Verdin gave Indianapolis the Ball at the new York 41. The Colts reached the 8, but a holding penalty and sack forced them Back to the 23, where Biasucci kicked the winning Field goal with 1 46 remaining. Jets quarterback Ken of Brien who passed for 272 Yards sustained a concussion in the fourth Quarter and Tony Eason took new York to the Indianapolis 33 in the final minute. An offensive pass interference penalty Cost the jets 10 Yards and after a 5-Yard pass to Johnny Hector a fourth Down pass was incomplete
