European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday december 11, 1990 a the stars and stripes a a a Page 23 sunday in the nil 4 by Michael a. Lutz Houston a almost before Jack Pardee could instruct his oilers to go they already had left saving Cleveland far behind. White ran for three of his four touchdowns in a 45-Point first half and Terry Kinard scored on a 72-Yard Fumble return sunday As Houston won 58-14, sending the Browns to their eighth straight loss. Kinard was the first to heed Pardeep a orders stopping Cleveland s first drive of the game by returning an interception .47 Yards to set up the first of White s touchdown runs a 1 1-Ynrder. A your defense gained momentum after that first drive a Kinard said. A the interception turned it around. Fortunately i was on the spot to run in that Fumble. It was my Best game As an Houston set a franchise record for Points in a game and the first half Points matched the third most in nil history. The Victory coupled with Cincinnati a 20-17 loss to san Francisco and Pittsburgh a 243 win Over new England put the oilers bengals and St clerk in a three Way tic for first place in the acc Central at 7-6. Cleveland 2-11 was helpless against the oilers top ranked offence which scored on All six of its first half possessions. A a. White got a 1-Yard touchdown in the first Quarter and 1 24 deep into the second Quarter Kinard scooped up a Tumble by Kevin Mack and ran 72 Yards for the third touchdown of his career. A if the had scored Early it could have been a different game Quot Pardee said. Quot but with their record and the bad things that have happened to them Kinard really helped us ,. Houston heat the Browns 35-23 in their first game this season but the Browns led 16-14 in the fourth Quarter of that one. White gained Only 16 Yards on six carries in last weeks 13-i0overtime loss to Seattle. Quot the blocking cleared most of the first tacklers Quot he said Quot and i Hau enough momentum to sting the people beyond the Lifie of . Eric Metcalfe 101 Yard Kickoff return was Cleveland a Only first half score. Metcalf zigzagged to the Middle Back to the sideline and sidestepped kicker Teddy Garcia and cornerback Cris Dishman. He then outran Lamar Lathon to the end zone. Metcalf added a 31-Yard touchdown catch from bar Nie Kosar in the third Quarter following a 16-Yard Fumble return by cornerback Stephen Braggs. Houston a 45 first half Points trailed Only Green Bay a 49 against Tampa Bay get. 2, and Buffalo s 48 against Miami sept. 18, 1906. U matched Indianapolis against Denver oct. 31, mss and Green Bay against Cleveland nov 12, %7, the 58 Points were the most scored in a regular sea son game against the. Browns. Cleveland has. Allowed 3811 Points this season another franchise record. I hard a 43-Yard intercept inn return ended Cleveland s opening drive and set up Whites first touchdown rum White also scored on. Runs of land 7 Yards in the first half and added a 5-Yard run on. Houston a first drive of the third gained 116 Yards on 18 carries for the third 100-Yard performance of his career lie left the game Midway through the third Quarter along with Warren Moon who completed 17 of 25 passes for a season Low 190 Yards. Quot a Moon who has 310 completions this year broke the previous team record of 293, set by Ken Stabler in 1980. Moon completed touchdown passes of 6 Yards to Ernest Givins and 17 Yards to Leonard. Harris in the first half Kosar threw two interceptions lost one Fumble and finished with 13 completions on 26 attempts for 166 a Quot. Miami apr Pete Stony Novich a 34-Yard Field goal with three seconds left lied Miami i a Philadelphia and his 39-Yard-er with 2 28 to go in overtime lifted the dolphins Over the eagles 23-20 sunday Llight a. Miami Winch trailed. 20-10 with less than six. Minutes remaining improved to j0-3 and stayed one game Back of acc East Leader Buffalo the. Eagles fell to 7-6 with their second consecutive loss after a five game winning Streak Stoyanovich a Winner was set tip when the eagles Jeff Feagles Bob bled a bad snap and managed Only a 23-Yard punt. Starling from the Miami 43-Yard line danmarinbcompletedpassesop2yards to Troy Stradford and 14 to Mark duper to reach the eagles 3 l three plays later Stoyanovich gave a Miami lie Victory. 4 Marino completed 27 of 54 passes for 365 Yards and Jwo scores. The eagles Randall Cunningham Hittiii 18 of 29 fusses for 198 Yards and two touchdowns. In also rushed for 94 Yards in 12 carries. Starting from the Miami 12 with 1 41 left in the fourth Quarter Marino moved his team 71 Yards to set up Stoyanovich game tying kick. One play before the score eagles cornerback Ben Smith was flagged for a 21-Yard pass interference penalty at the Philadelphia 17-Yard line. Smith also was beaten on Marino s 28-Yard touchdown pass to Tony Marlin in the first Quarter and for a 37-Yard completion that set up another Field goal. T he eagles who scored 23 consecutive Points in a 30-23 loss to Buffalo last sunday this Lime overcame a 10-0 deficit with 20 Points in a Row Cunningham threw touchdown passes of 3 Yards to Keith Byars and 45 Yards to Calvin Williams on a Fleu Flicker. Quot to the latter touchdown capped a 96-Yard drive and appeared to break the dolphins Back making the score 20-10 with 10 45 left. A a Quot Quot the dolphins scored the first two limes they had the Ball then were shut out for More than 40 minutes. They closed the margin to 20-17 with 5 10 left when Marino hit duper on third and goal fron the. 6 to Cap a 49-Yard drive. -saints1 Brett Muxie fails to hold an interception As he a upended against rams. Anaheim Calif. A Steve Walsh threw a 4-Yard touchdown pass Tor Erie Martin after Gill Fenerty scored on a 60-Yard run earlier in the fourth Quarter As the new Orleans saints beat the los Angeles rams 24-20 on sunday. The saints who trailed 20-10 Early in the tinal Quarter improved to 6-7 and Hept their Hopes alive for a wild card play Eft berth the rams dropped to 5-8. T he saints survived a late threat by the hams who had a first and goal at the Quot nov Orleans 9 with 58 seconds left. After 3 pass to Buford Mcgee gained ? Yards Paf Swilling sacked Jim Everett for a 10-Yard loss a pass to Pete Holohan gained j Yards and time apparently ran out As Everett was sacked and fumbled. But the saints were called for offsides on the play giving the rams another Chance. Everett threw incomplete on the final play. Fenerty a Rookie who played three years in the Canadian football league before signing with the saints gained/104 Yards on 10 carries he broke Loose on his Long touchdown run 1 48 into the final after Rickey Jackson recovered a Fumble by Cleveland Gary at the rams 42, Walsh drove the saints to the go ahead touchdown with 6 39 remaining. Everett passed for 365 Yards completing 31 of 50. He ran for one touchdown in the second Quarter and passed for another. Walsh was 13 of 26 Tor 117 Yard from Page 21 a a a a third straight week especially on offence. The giants had one sustained drive their other four scores were set up by a punt return and a big game by the defense. Trailing 1510 after three quarters the giants rallied behind their defense Greg Jackson intercepted a pass by Gap non at he Vikings 37 on the first play of a the fourth Quarter and returned it 5 Yards. Matt Bahr kicked a wind aided 48-Yard Field goal four plays later to close the Gap to 15-13 withl3 40.1eft. A Quot the Vikings got the Ball Back at their 18 and lost 8 Yards in three plays. Dave Meg sctt returned Harry Newsome a punt 11 Yards to the Vikings 42. Eight plays later the giants got the Lead on Andersons to Taylor then forced the interception and the Vikings soon were finished when Bahr kicked an 18-Yard Field goal with 33 Sec ends to play Minnesota a defense which had picked up a touchdown in each of the past two games Jot the Vikings on,.the Board Early when Chris Dolman sacked Phil Simms for a safety two plays after Newsome a 48-Yard punt rolled dead at the giants 2. Fuad review stretched the Lead to 5-0 of the ensuing series Gannon completed passes of 14 Yards to Steve Jordan 17 to Alfred Anderson and 13 to Herschel Walker on the 13-play, 58-Yard drive which stalled after reaching the 4. New York got Back in the game right away As Meggett returned the Kickoff 58 Yards to set up Bahrs 36-Yard Field goal. The giants then held on defense and drove from their 44 to Minnesota a 24. Instead of frying for the gel ahead Field goal Parcells Wen for the first Down and Ottis Anderson came up Short on fourth-and-1. A the stand Jot the Vikings going and they w Cal 76 Yards in 10 plays with Alfred Anderson scoring for a 12-3 Lead. However Simms hit Stephen Baker for 36 Yards on the giants first snap Rodney Hanpton ran three times for 29 Yards and Ottis Anderson scored from a Yard out to make it 12-10
