European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday november 27,1990 the stars and stripes Page 21sportsboth unbeaten Bow a rams cornerback Jerry Gray dives at 49er quarterback Joe Montana for a second Quarter sack sunday.49er Streak stopped by rams at 18 by Tim Liotta san Francisco apr the san Francisco 49ers turned Over the Ball six times and saw their 18-game winning Streak one Short of breaking the All time record come to an end with a 28-17 loss to the los Angeles rams on sunday. The loss combined with the Philadelphia eagles 3113 Victory Over the new York giants left the National football league without an unbeaten team and took some of the Luster off of the giants-49ers meeting on sunday. A the rams have a bad record but they re not a bad football team for whatever reason a 49ers linebacker Matt Millen said. A i done to think we were looking ahead to the Cleveland Gary scored three touchdowns and fullback Buford Mcgee threw for one touchdown and ran for another As the rams 4-7 became the first team to defeat the defending super bowl champions since nov. 19,1989. A coming into this game i thought this game was More significant than the giants game a 49ers safety Ronnie Lott said a because when you play a team that is very familiar with you a i think we played these Guys four times last year a they definitely know us. They definitely know where to attack and what to do against for the rams the Victory made up for a seasons see 49ers on Page 26philadelphia stuns giants 31-13 by Dave Goldberg Philadelphia a with Randall Cunningham throwing for 229 Yards and two touchdowns and running for 66 Yards and another score the Philadelphia eagles won their fifth straight game sunday and handed the new York giants their first loss in 11 games this year. A we knew we could beat them we could beat them we just did no to know How a Cunningham said after the surprisingly easy 31-13 Victory. The loss prevented the giants from clinching the pfc East title. A no question it was a super game for us the kind of a game you really dream about a said Philadelphia coach buddy Ryan. Indeed against a team that prides itself on Ball control Philadelphia had the Ball for 38 minutes and 39 seconds including touchdown drives that took 9 22 and 8 48. The eagles 405 offensive Yards were by far the most against new York this season. Only Washington with 328, had gone Over 300 Yards against the giants. A Randall was Superb a said running Back Keith Byars who had eight catches for 128 Yards. A the told us they weren to doing anything to Stop us. We were stopping ourselves. He was a Leader All afternoon. He kept us pumped up in the they forced a team that had run the Ball 60 percent of the time coming in to throw 40 passes and run Only 14 times intercepting Phil Simms twice equating his total for the first 10 games. One was a tip by Seth Joyner that went to Byron Evans who returned it 22 Yards for a to just 22 seconds after Cunningham had thrown a 6-Yard to pass to Calvin Williams. Some of new Yorkus passing was by Choice a they came out throwing and continued to pass even in a close game a new York had a 7-0 Lead trailed Only 1413 at halftime and 17-13 at the end of three before those two Quick ads put them away. A your offence controlled the game so much they did no to have a Chance to get anything going a Joyner said. A fall year Long they be established the running game. They be jumped out Early on teams. Simms has been so conservative All year Long they would get Good momentum and then mix up their running and passing. We put a sense of urgency on them for Philadelphia it was their fifth win in their last sue games against the giants who beat them 27-20 on opening night at the Meadowlands. It also ended a Streak of 13 regular season wins by new York a typically their last loss was 24-17 to the eagles at the Meadowlands last dec. 3. See Philadelphia on Page 26afn sports radio pro basketball a Phoenix at Portland 2 . jackets Rise to second in a poll by Rick Warner a football writer unbeaten and Unsung Georgia tech took a significant step toward a possible National championship today by jumping Over Miami and moving into second place m the associated press College football poll. Although Miami stomped Syracuse 33-7 and Georgia Lech was Idle saturday the yellow jackets Rose one spot and the hurricanes fell one notch to third in the National Survey of sports writers and broadcasters. Tech which trailed Miami by 11 Points in last weeks v0t More Points than the hurricanes this week Ine yellow jackets 9-0-1 received 10 first place votes and 1,338 Points while the hurricanes 8-2 got two first place votes and 1,332 Points. Colorado 10-1-1which has completed its regular season remained no. 1 with 41 first place votes and 1,468 Points. The unexpected shuffling puts tech in better position to win the National title if Colorado loses to notre Dame in the Orange bowl and the yellow jackets beat Georgia and Nebraska their new years Day opponent in the Citrus bowl. Until now it was assumed that Miami would win the National championship if it beat Texas in the Cotton bowl and Colorado lost in the Orange. The hurricanes who have a game remaining at san Diego state might still leapfrog Over tech if they both win the rest of their games because fifth ranked Texas 9-1 is considered a stronger bowl opponent than no. 19 Nebraska 9-2. But by moving ahead of Miami in the poll tech can now claim it is the logical Choice to replace Colorado As the no. 1 team if the buffaloes lose. Why did tech gain two first place votes following an off week and Miami lose a first place vote after easily beating Syracuse since voters Are not required to list reasons for their picks you can Only guess. However two explanations seem Likely. First some voters who have been sceptical of tech May have decided that in a year with no dominant team the Only major school without a loss May be As Good a no. 1 pick As any. Second there May be a minor backlash against Miami because athletic director Sam Jankovich has been campaigning so hard to convince voters that the hurricanes should win the National title if they beat Texas. Brigham Young which will play Texas a amp a in the Holiday bowl remained fourth after beating Utah state 45-10. The cougars 10-1 received three first place votes and 1,275 Points to Edge Texas which Rose from sixth to fifth with three first place votes and 1,260 see a poll on Page 26
