European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday september 10, 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 21 big plays push bears Over bucs Tampa Fla. Apr the Chicago bears Are unbeaten but not gloating about their position atop the pfc Central division. A i understand the basics of what it takes to win and we re not there yet a coach Mike Ditka said after sundays 21-20 Victory Over the buccaneers improved Chicago a record to 2-0. A a in a Happy with a win. In a not unhappy with any of this but in a a realist too a he added. A right now we re not even on Page 1 in the the bears committed four turnovers but hiked their september record Over the past seven years to 21-2 thanks to timely big plays on offence and relentless defensive pressure on Tampa Bay a Vinny Testaverde. The buccaneers quarterback was sacked six times and his backup Chris Chandler was dumped once with the game on the line in the last two minutes. A a Good pass Rush is your Best pass defense a the bears Mike Singletary said. A we won the game on execution. We stunted a Little. Nothing fancy but we got off the Ball pretty Jim Harbaugh threw two touchdown passes and Neal Anderson scored on a 12-Yard run out the Victory would not have been possible if the defense Hadnot held Tampa Bay 0-2 to Field goals after the bucs recovered two first halt fumbles in a nil sunday 1 goals at Chicago territory. Leading 14-13 Early in the third Quarter Harbaugh tossed a 43-Yard to pass to Wendell Davis to give the bears an eight Point Cushion that was too much for Tampa Bay a struggling off Ense to overcome. Testaverde was mostly ineffective completing 17 of 29 passes for 161 Yards before being knocked out of the game by a late hit. Chandler replaced him and finished a 69-Yard scoring drive with a 15-Yard to pass to Bruce Hill that Cut the Lead to 21-20 with 3 30 remaining. A any quarterback can be rattled a said Richard Dent who had two of Chicago a seven sacks. John Roper and Steve Mcmichael also had two apiece and Trace Armstrong had the other one. A we knew if we got in Vinnye a face enough Early that wed have the better Day a Dent said. A we knew he was the kind of Guy that if you put the heat on him we could put him off his for much of the Day Gary Andersons 64-Yard a a cof als it by son at the bears 19 and punt returner Jonnny Bailey at _ Yar touchdown run accounted for the bulk of Tampa Bay goals of 31 Yards after the bucs recovered fumbles by Neal Ander offence. Steve Christie kicked Field goals s and 36 the 40. Tim Ryan slate hit sent Testaverde to the sideline during Tampa Bay a last touchdown drive. Although the fifth year pro Wasny to injured seriously he did no to return for the Bucsi final Possession with 2 12 left. Chandler however was unable to do anything with the last Opportunity. He was sacked by Mcmichael on second Down and the bucs gave up Possession at their own 20 two plays later. Side judge Dick Creed and Minnesota wide receiver Cris Carter agree on the Call during sundays game in Atlanta. Carters spark Vikings Atlanta up a Cris Carter caught two touchdown passes from Wade Wilson and Anthony Carter scored on a reverse sunday to Lead the Minnesota Vikings to a 20-19 Victory Over the Atlanta Falcons. Cris Carter got behind the Falcons secondary in the first Quarter for a 25-Yard to strike then made a sensational one handed grab on a 39-Yard touchdown play Early in the final Quarter. Anthony Carter took a Handoff from Wilson who first faked to Herschel Walker and raced 14 Yards around the right Side to Cap an Early third Quarter drive that gave the Vikings a 14-10 Lead. Walker rushed for 123 Yards on 25 carries. The Falcons 0-2 scored first sunday getting a 23-Yard Field goal by Brad Daluiso with 5 39 gone in the first Quarter. But the Vikings 1-1 retaliated immediately with a 70-Yard drive capped by Carters getting wide open Down the sideline and scoring uncontested. The Falcons came storming Back with a 71-Yard drive of their own which went for naught when Daluiso was wide right on a 26-Yard Field goal attempt on fourth-and-1 from the Vikings 9. But the Falcons got the Ball Back at their own 34 four plays later and that time drove 66 Yards with Gary Wilkins scoring on a 3-Yard pass from Chris Miller to give Atlanta a 10-7 Lead Midway in the second Quarter. The Vikings drove 80 Yards after the second half Kickoff to a 14-10 Lead with Walker getting off runs of 18,9 and 23 Yards during the March. Miller completed 27 of 41 passes for 302 Yards. Browns throttle patriots 20-0 Foxboro mass. Apr the Cleveland Browns won the Battle of last seasons worst nil teams As Bernie Kosaris two touchdown passes and the new England patriots inept offence led to a 20-0 Victory sunday. Both teams had trouble moving the Ball until Cleveland went on a 45-Yard drive that ended with Kosaris 7-Yard scoring pass to Leroy hoards 36 seconds before halftime. While the patriots were still building their 29-play Streak without a first Down Matt Stover kicked Field goals of 30 Yards with 3 17 left in the third Quarter and 32 Yards 45 seconds into the fourth. Kosar combined with Rookie Michael Jackson for a 65-Yard scoring pass with 8 00 left in the game. Jackson ran the last 45 Yards. Cleveland was 3-13 last season. Only new England a 1-15 record was worse. The patriots allowed 446 Points. Only the Browns with 462 Points against did game possible Only in postseason by Dave Goldberg a football writer a win by the Kansas City chiefs Over the oilers in Houston next monday night could set up a chiefs Buffalo Bills monday Nighter for the Ages in week 6. But there is no meeting in the regular season Between the oilers and the Bills who have that look after two games a the Only two unbeaten teams left in the acc. If As Warren Moon maintains this is the year that Houston must get to the super bowl before age catches up with it its doing a pretty Good Job of showing super bowl form Early. The 77 Points in wins Over the los Angeles raiders and Cincinnati bengals Isnit unexpected. Holding the raiders and bengals to 24 Points is a particularly since Houston ranked 26th in total defense last season. The oilers got a touchdown on a 52-Yard interception return by Lamar Lathon emerging in his second year into what he was supposed to be in his first and the acquisition of Lee Williams from san Diego gives them another Bona fide pass rusher to go with Sean Jones William Fuller and Ray Childress. Contrast that with Buffalo an irresistible Force but a movable object. The Bills were 52-34 winners Over Pittsburgh sunday and have now scored 86 Points and gained 1,119 Yards in their two games. But they be also Given up 65 Points albeit without Bru Cenkl trend Smith and allowed another 152 Yards on the ground sunday. Still. A they made us look like Little kids out there a the steel Erst Rod Woodson said after Jim Kelly threw for six Trade lets give it one More season before we say definitively that the Dallas cowboys put it to the Minnesota Vikings in the Herschel Walker Trade. After All Mike Lynn the Man who made the Deal said that if it put Minnesota in a super bowl it was Worth it. I Walker Given a Chance to run from a single Back set gained 125 Yards in 25 carries against the Falcons sunday As the Vikings broke an 11-game outdoor losing Streak that dated to 1989.on the other hand. Mark Higgs would have come a lot cheaper than Walker. Higgs plan bad from Dallas to Philadelphia to Miami had 111 Yards sunday in the dolphins 176 win Over Indianapolis. That gives him 257 Yards in two How have the Phoenix cardinals scored 50 Points in two games with Tom Tupa at quarterback turnovers turnovers. After getting seven in the opener against the rams Phoenix got six More sunday to beat the eagles 26-10, even while Tupa was going just 6 of 19. But he did get 219 Yards with those six completions one of which was a 51-Yard to to Johnny Johnson. Coach Joe Burcl called his quarterback who will fill in All season for the injured Timm Rosenbach a a real but the real winners Are Freddie Joe Nunn Tim Mcdonald and the Phoenix defense which Are plus-11 in turnovers a rate that would five them an unheard of plus-88 or the ? the saints win in Kansas City marked the first time they be been 24 in their 25-year history. On the other hand this was Only their fifth shot at it a they had Only won their opener four times before
