European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 b the stars and stripes tuesday september 10,1991nfl sunday Kemp lifts sea Hawks Over jets Seattle up Seattle a Jeff Kemp never doubted his ability to Start in the nil but he definitely was on the spot sunday in his first Start in nearly three years. Kemp subbing for injured starter Dave Krieg proved himself by throwing two touchdowns in the decisive third Quarter sunday to Lead the sea Hawks to a 20-13 win Over the new York jets. Kemp threw touchdown passes for 12 Yards to Travis Mcneal and 15 Yards to Tommy Kane in a 3 33 Span in the third Quarter which began with the teams tied at 3-3. Earlier in the third Quarter the 11-year veterans 18-Yard naked Bootleg kept a drive alive that ended with John Kasay a 34-Yard Field goal and a 6-3 Seattle Lead. A i can play better a said Kemp who completed 17 of 28 passes for 182 Yards and two scores. He also ran for 36 Yards on five carries. A i missed some wide open people and Felt a Little off sometimes a said Kemp. A but in a Happy with the Way i played. It Felt Good out the jets scored 10 Points in the fourth Quarter including a 6-Yard scoring pass from Reserve quarterback Troy Taylor to Rob Moore with 1 14 left in the game. But the sea Hawks recovered the insides kick and ran out the clock. Kemp was making his first Start since sept. 25, 1987, when against san Francisco he completed Only 1 of 12 passes for six Yards and threw three interceptions. A that san Francisco game was an aberration As far As in a concerned a said Kemp who was making his 23rd Start in 11 years in the nil. A a in a not the Best in the league but i can get the Job done. I proved that the jets had 316 total net Yards to Seattle a 279, but the sea Hawks defense came up with several big plays. Defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy had two sacks while Dwayne Harper had two interceptions and Robert Blackmon had one. A a he a going to be a hell of a player in this league a jets coach Bruce Coslet said of Kennedy. A a he a a real Force right now and As he gets experience and maturity hell be a great one. He gave us All kinds of problems quarterback Ken of Brien who threw for 431 Yards against Seattle five years ago completed 13 of 29 for 127 Yards and threw two interceptions. He left in the fourth Quarter with a twisted ankle. 49ers rout chargers san Francisco a Steve Young gave two reasons for his Joe Montana like passing numbers Jerry Rice and John Taylor. A Good things happen when you get the Ball to or and it a Young said sunday after passing for three touchdowns and a career High 348 Yards in the san Francisco 49ers�?T 34-14 win sunday Over the san Diego chargers. Rice caught nine passes for 150 Yards including scoring receptions of 70 and 32 Yards and Taylor made four catches for 42 Yards and a touchdown. In the opening 16-14 loss to the new York giants Rice and Taylor were held to a total of three receptions prompting Rice to criticize the play calling As Overly conservative. Young said the 49ers went into the game with the idea of getting the Ball to their wide receivers As much As possible. A teams Are doing everything they can to take that away from us. But that just makes us try harder to make it work a Young said. Halted Early on the 49ers�?T offence gradually began opening up As Young started throwing to Rice and Taylor with increasing frequency. He completed 26 of 36 passes with half of his completions to Rice or Taylor. A the coaches told us before the game wed be seeing the Ball a Rice said. A we knew that we throw the Ball every Down. We had to run the Ball also. A i think Steve is feeling More comfortable Back there a Rice added of Young starting again for the injured Joe Montana. A it s really starting to show. We be got the Guys. We believe we can catch the Ball five or six times a game each and either score touchdowns or at least open the game up. Things Are falling into san Francisco coach George Seifert agreed. A Steve did a Good Job staying alive pushing the Ball upfield a Seifert said. A we have two outstanding weapons in Jerry Rice and John Taylor and we did a Good Job of getting the Ball in their Rice beat zone coverage on his 70-Yard touchdown catch that put the 49ers up 24-14 with 1 49 gone in the third Quarter. A that Long Ball to Jerry Rice just killed us. It was All Uphill after that a san Diego receiver Anthony Miller said. Raiders Hammer Broncos i Jay Schroeder Falls under Denver a Karl Mecklenberg 77 and Las Steve Wright 66. Los Angeles a the los an Jeles raiders defense a hammered in its last two games a gained some redemption sunday against John Elway and the Denver Broncos. A Jay Schroeder threw a 16-Yard touchdown pass to Willie Gault Roger Craig rushed for 99 Yards and Jeff Jaeger kicked three Field goals As the raiders beat the Broncos 16-13, leaving both teams with 1-1 records. The los Angeles defense which allowed 51 Points to Buffalo in last january Safe championship game and 47 to Houston in the season opener on sept. 1, thoroughly stymied Elway and the Broncos who scored 45 Points against Cincinnati in their opener. The Broncos were limited to a pair of first half Field goals by David Treadway and a 3-Yard touchdown pass by Elway with 25 seconds left. Elway completed 15 of 29 passes for 240 Yards without being intercepted and was sacked five times. The Broncos led 6-3 at halftime. Neither team threatened until Denver moved from its 38-Yard line to the los Angeles 5 late in the first Quarter setting up a 22-Yard Field goal by Treadwell. The Broncos made it 6-0 on their next Possession when Treadwell kicked a 47-Yard Field goal three plays after an 18-Yard punt by Jeff Gossett and a personal foul against . Jimerson gave Denver the Ball at the los Angeles 23-Yard line. The raiders did no to get a first Down until their fourth Possession of the game. Then they got four More before the Denver defense forced a 29-Yard Field goal by Jaeger which made it 6-3 with 6 23 left in the half. The raiders went ahead for Good on the Schroeder to Gault touchdown pass with 5 47 left in the third Quarter. Miami tops Colts 17-6 on Higgs 111 Yards Miami apr Mark Higgs is Only 5-foot-7, but he a still one of the biggest surprises so far this year in the nil. Higgs became the first Dolphin since 1982 to Rush for 100 Yards in consecutive games sunday when he led Miami past the Colts 17-6. In just the third Start of his four year career Higgs gained 111 Yards in 27 carries. A it s not a Fluke to me a he said. A i always knew what i could do if i got the the co Star in Miami a Victory was a defense that allowed the Colts just 150 Yards. A week earlier the dolphins gave up 582 Yards in a 35-31 loss at Buffalo. A we can play Good defense a said end Jeff Cross who had one of two Miami sacks. A a there a no doubt that we be got what it takes to get this team where we want to admittedly Indianapolis is not Buffalo the Colts offence remains awol after two losses and their most versatile player is missing now too. Running Back Albert Bentley suffered ligament damage in his right knee on a third Quarter reception and will miss the rest of the season. It was a knee injury to top Miami rusher Sammie Smith who will miss at least two More games that opened a spot in the lineup for Higgs. He startled that Bills last week by gaining 146 Yards and now has Mon Yards in two games 257 than in his first three Nufi seasons 251 with Dallas Philadelphia and Miami. Higgs was instrumental in second half touchdown drives of 50 and 65 Yards. He ran 24 Yards to set up the touchdown that gave Miami a 10-3 Lead and kept the second drive alive by converting third-and-1 Anc Tourth-and-1 situations. Higgs became the first Dolphin since Andra Franklin to top 100 Yards in Back to Back games. The Colts Eric Dickerson meanwhile was held to 60 Yards
