European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Silver anniversary ass Skufco a a a a in is amp Sass is  it it. A a ass Ltd pm a Vav vesterling plays Grace Silver Jubilee 1 �?�1 a ii by Hal Bock a sports writer editor s note it Only seems appropriate that for the 25th anniversary super bowl the nil get the Best game Ever in the series. To do that however requires some Patching together of bits and pieces from the series. Here then Are the bests a Quarter Century of super bowl superlatives a Best prediction he was Broadway Joe a swaggering quarterback with a Knock that Chip off my shoulder posture. And cocky Joe Namath had taken the upstart Al new York jets to the 1969 super bowl where they were l71/2-Point underdogs to the establishment nil Baltimore Colts. But Namath had other ideas. A it started with our win Over the raiders for the Al title a he said. A they were a Good team and we beat them. It gave us a lot of Confidence. A everything was about How Good Baltimore was. We looked at the films and they did no to look As awesome As their record showed. One Day i remember Riding to practice with babe Parilli Billy Mathis and big boy Pete Lammons. I remember big boy saying if we done to Stop looking at films we re going to get  a few Days later Namath produced the Best prediction in super bowl history. A it was at the Miami touchdown club on wednesday before the game a he said. A i got up to speak and before i had a Chance to open my Mouth some Guy said a say something about the  a i said a hey they be been talking All week. Now its my turn. In be got news for you. We re Gonna  a and then he delivered the kicker. A i guarantee it a i did no to plan it a Namath said a it was my anger. I was tired hearing about How Good they were. When you have Confidence Iri yourself and your Guys you done to like to hear people put you Down. I was Happy about our team and angry about being put Down As a 17-Point  final score new York 16, Baltimore 7.�?� Best opening play Dallas coach Tom Landry ran a buttoned Down operation but every so often head loosen his Collar. For the 1976 super bowl against Pittsburgh he produced the Best opening play Ever a dazzle dazzle reverse on the opening Kickoff. By a linebacker. A that was Ditka a thinking a Landry said. A special teams coach Mike Ditka approached Landry with the idea. Have Preston Pearson take the Kickoff and then hand it off to Hollywood Henderson. A i did no to believe Landry would let it happen a Henderson said. A the first time Ditka called it was in St. Louis. We had joked around with it in practice. Landry did no to Trust the idea. When we finally ran it i went 97 Yards for a  that was Early in Henderson a Rookie season. A it was right there on the films for the other teams to look at a he said. If the Steeles saw it they chose to ignore it. After All this was the super bowl. No time for fooling around. Eve Henderson had discarded the notion. A i had no idea wed do it a he said. A during the warmups Ditka came Over and said a we might run the  a the play worked spectacularly. Pearson took Roy go relay a Kickoff at the Dallas 3, travelled about 5 Yards with it and then handed off to Henderson. Forty eight Yards later the cowboys were in business at the Steeler 44. A i should have broken  Henderson said. A a Crela tackled me the kicker. It was  a Best second Quarter to fully understand what the Washington redskins did to the Denver Broncos in the second Quarter of the 1988 super bowl just read the play by play. A Williams 80 pass to Sanders deep right. Touchdown 14 07. A Williams 27 pass to Clark deep left sideline. Touchdown 10 15. A Smith 58 run around right end. Touchdown 8 33. A Williams 50 pass to Sanders deep right. Touchdown 3 42. A Williams 8 pass to Didier left end zone. Touchdown 1 04. Five touchdowns in 13 03v the greatest offensive explosion in super bowl history most of it was generated by Doug Williams who broke one record and tied two others All on a Gimpy knee. Near the end of the first Quarter in which Denver was building a 10-0 Lead Williams was sacked and limped off the Field with a hype flexed left knee. For two plays Jay Schroeder took Over at quarterback. At the Washington Bench they worked on Williams. A on the sidelines i Felt i could walk and set up a he said. A no matter the pain i was going Back.�?�. His first play Back was the 80-Yard to to Ricky Sanders. On the next series he threw a 9-Yard pass to Don Warren and after three running plays Williams hurled the to pass to Gary Clark. The next time Washington had the Ball Williams threw a 16-Yard pass to Clark and then sent Smith on his 58-Yard to run. On the redskins fourth Possession of the period Williams overthrew one pass then connected for 10 Yards to Sanders and 50 Yards to Sanders for another to. Finally there was the last drive a passes of 21 and 7 to Sanders and 8 to Clint Didier for the score. Washington had 35 Points in the period As Williams hit nine of 11 passes four for ads the redskins won 42-10. All week the talk had been about Williams being the first Black quarterback to Start a super bowl. In the end Williams slice of super bowl history had nothing to do with Black and White except for the print in the record Book 340 Yards and four touchdown  Best catches Lynn Swann came into the 1976 super bowl As a questionable commodity after suffering a concussion in the acc championship game against Oakland. But Swann had All the answers once the game began catching four passes for 161 Yards and winning the map award. His last catch for 64 Yards produced the clinching touchdown in the steel Erst 2117 Victory Over Dallas. A it was Man coverage against Mark Washington a Swann said a i got away maybe a half step inside. Terry Bradshaw threw it deep. I ran to it under it. Mark went for me and reached the Back of my Jersey. I Felt his hand on my shoulder. It was a Quick run into the end zone. It was probably the easiest catch i had All  perhaps the Best catch was a 53-yarder that moved the Steeles from deep in their of n end. I be made it in slow motion. A it was a Takeoff pattern a Swann said. A Terry threw inside. I jumped and Mark took it away tipped it. He played it As Lynn Swanny a acrobatics this Sample came during the steel Erst fourth Quarter rally against Nolan Cromwell and the rams in 1980 arc part of the fabric of the super bowl. Well As a defensive Back could. I was up and he was Down. The Ball was floating hanging there. Everything slowed Down. It was like time stopped. I remember looking at the Ball focusing on it waiting for it begging for it then drawing it to me i reached and waited at the same time. One leg hit. My upper body was still up waiting for the Ball. If i had tried to protect my body i would not have been in position to catch the  Bradshaw remembered the Downside of the Ballet move. A if i had thrown it one More Yard a he said a it would have been a  Best comeback the Pittsburgh Steeles shooting for a fourth super bowl championship were losing 19-17 to the los Angeles rams with 15 minutes to play in the 1980 game. It was time for 60 prevent Slot Hook and go. A it never worked in practice a wide receiver John Stallworth a said a never. Terry always overthrew it or under threw  v quarterback Terry Bradshaw confirmed that. A i hated the stupid thing a he said. But Here came the Call and with the Steeles on their own 27-Yard line. Stallworth winced. A i did no to have a lot of Faith in it a he said. A we ran it because we knew Bud Carson then the rams defensive Courdina a Tor would double on Lynn Swann. It was inside outside coverage. I had the responsibility deep. If you hesitate on the Hook they a drive on that. We were depending on them to run the same coverage.�?�. \ a / a a they did. Stallworth ran the Hook hesitated and took of Bradshaw threw the Ball. Stallworth looked up and watched the trajectory overthrown. Again. A i turned on the burners and i got there a Stallworth said. A i Don t know if it was excitement or adrenaline. Something got me  he caught the Ball at the rams 32-Yard line Shook off Rod Perry and raced into the end zone for the go ahead touchdown on a play that covered 73 Yards. After Jack Lambert intercepted a pass to give the Ball Back to the Steeles the bomb Call came again. A Aphis time a Stallworth said a i knew they d be covering it. I went out Anil tried to run the route a Little differently. Put a Little More hesitation in it. I fro a them. Just enough to get a  a again the pass was less than perfect a it was Short a Stallworth said. A i had to lean Back. I caught it on my lace mask. If i was in full stride i would  scored  the 45-Yard pass got the Steeles to the rams 27, and set up the wrap up i d in the 31-19 Victory. Iwo passes. Two completions. Two touchdowns. Not bad Lor a play that never worked. Friday january 25,1991 the stars and stripes super bowl special Page 13