European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 b the stars and stripes tuesday september 17, 1991 sunday in the Stover boots Browns by bengals Cleveland a Matt Stover kicked four Field goals including a 45-yarder with four seconds left As the Cleveland Browns beat the Cincinnati bengals 14-13 sunday. The difference in the game was a second Quarter safety set up when Brian Hansen a 51-Yard punt pinned the bin gals at their 4-Yard line. Penalties pushed the bengals inside the 1, and James Brooks then was tackled in the end zone by Rookie James Jones As Cincinnati tried a sweep on third Down. Cincinnati 0-3off to its worst Start raiders Post 76-0 Victory Over Colts los Angeles up a Jay Schroe Der threw a 16-Yard touchdown pass to Mervyn Fernandez and Jeff Jaeger kicked three Field goals sunday lifting the los Angeles raiders to a 16-0 Victory Over the woeful Indianapolis Colts. Los Angeles 2-1 registered its first shutout since it beat Green Bay 20-0 in the 1987 season opener. Indianapolis 03 was blanked for the first time since it lost 27-0 at new England on nov. 22, 1987. The Colts with Only 13 Points this season have dropped their first three games for the fourth time in six years and the latest slow Start could Cost coach Ron Meyer his Job. Eric Dickerson fumbled twice and Dean Biasucci missed Field goals from 37 and 47 Yards for the Colts. Biasucci the most accurate kicker in club history has connected on Only two of eight tries this season. Meanwhile Jaeger was successful on attempts from 33, 41 and 33 Yards sunday and has made seven of eight this year. Schroeder completed 13 of 22 passes for 181 Yards. Fernandez had seven receptions for 90 Yards. Roger Craig rushed 19 times for 57 Yards. Since 1985, overcame its own ineptitude to take a 13-11 Lead on Jim Breech s 36-Yard Field goal with 6 41 left. But Cleveland 2-1 got the Ball Back on its 12-Yard line with just Over three minutes to play and drove 60 Yards through the a Fly slowest ranked defense. Bernie Kosar who had struggled earlier in the half completed 6 of 9 passes for 49 Yards on the drive kept alive when Kevin Mack ran 4 Yards on a fourth-and-1 play at the Cincinnati 47. Stover a winning kick ended the Browns four game losing Streak against the bengals. Cincinnati lost three fumbles in the first three Quad to and was generally ineffective on offence until the fourth Quarter. Boomer Esiason however woke up the bengals with a 26-Yard touchdown pass to Tim Mcgee with 13 39 remaining As they closed to 11-10. They converted two fourth Down plays on the drive in ending a string of nine quarters in which Cleveland s defense had not allowed a touchdown. Cleveland led 5-3 at halftime and Sto Bill linebacker Darryl Talley pulls Down Jet Ebken of Brien for a fourth Quarter sack. Ver made Field goals from 42 and 38 Yards to make it 11-3 going into the final Quarter. The loss and the safety marred a Superb Day for Brooks who rushed 18 times for i Yards a his second straight 100-Yard performance. Kosar was 21 of 41 for 197 Yards without an interception. Webster Slaughter caught eight passes for 107 Yards his 13th career 100-Yard game. Esiason completed 15 of 26 Tor 140 Edge jets with late score East Rutherford . Apr Thurman Thomas the a Fly a most dangerous Back caught a 15-Yard touchdown pass from Jim Kelly with 4 14 remaining sunday lifting the Buffalo Bills past the inspired new York jets 23-20. The jets proved the Bills can be slowed and almost tied it at the end but Pat Leahy was Short on a 51-Yard Field goal try with 23 seconds to go. New York Stop the acc champions Down the stretch when Kelly and Thomas led the Bills 49 Yards in eight plays. Kelly hit James Lofton with a 20-Yard pass Early in the drive then found Lofton for 10 on a fourth and six. That set up Thomas heroics. Well on his Way to another Overall yardage title Thomas broke free Over the Middle and caught Kelly s perfect pass for the winning score. It was the 13th catch of the Day for Thomas who gained 125 Yards in the air. He also rushed for 62 Yards. Kelly completed 27 of 37 passes for 275 Yards. New York s aggressive defense dropped Kelly four times holding Buffalo to 305 Yards and making a close game out of w hat was expected to be a trip sea Hawls Denver apr John Elway threw a 61-Yard strike to Ricky Nattiel David Treadwell kicked three Field goals and the Denver Broncos capitalized on four Seattle turnovers to hold off the lethargic so Hawks 16-10 sunday. Denver 2-1 built a seemingly comfortable 160 Lead then had to withstand a furious sea Hawks rally in the fourth Quarter. Seattle a comeback was triggered by Trey Jun kinds partial Block of a Mike Horan punt giving the sea Hawks Possession at the Denver 34-Yard line with 9 18 left. Seattle 1-2 averted a shutout when John Kasay kicked a 28-Yard Field goal with 7 30 remaining. Denver which went without a first Down in the final period quickly punted the Ball Back and Seattle needed just four plays to go 67 Yards for a touchdown. Jeff Kemp hit Brian Blades on a Short pass that Blades turned into a 47-Yard gain with a Nice cutback. Three plays later. Derrick Fenner dived the final Yard for the to with 4 04 left. Denver went three Downs and out again and Seattle drove to the Broncos 14, where the Denver defense suddenly Rose up and held on four straight incomplete passes. Two were lipped away from open receivers by safety Dennis Smith and cornerback Lelo Lang. 7 7 Eagle sacks sink cowboys Irving Texas apr Clyde Simmons led a Philadelphia defense that sacked Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman 11 times and forced him into three interceptions sunday and Jim Mcmahon threw two touchdown passes giving the eagles a 24-0 Victory Over the cow oys. Simmons recorded a club record 41/ sacks and Rich Miano had two interceptions As the eagles increased their record to 2-1 and Dallas dropped to 1-2. It was Philadelphia a eighth consecutive Victory Over the cowboys who have yet to defeat the eagles with Jimmy Johnson As coach. Philadelphia a defense whipped Dallas so badly that the cowboys never crossed Midfield under their own Power until the last two minutes of the game when they drove to the 8, the 11 sacks produced 67 Yards in losses for the cowboys who had Only 45 Yards passing. Dallas started a series from the Philadelphia 11 in the fourth period after Rod Harris fumbled a punt but Aikman was sacked three consecutive times and he lost a Fumble. Mcmahon a passes to Fred Barnett provided the offensive catalyst for the eagles. It was the first game that Mcmahon subbing for the injured Randall Cunningham started and won for Philadelphia. Mcmahon converted three third Down opportunities to set up the eagles first score which came on an 11-Yard pass to Barnett against Veteran cornerback Issiac Holt. A 23-Yard pass to Barnett put Philadelphia in position for Roger Ruzek a 42-Yard Field goal and a 10-0 Lead. Green Bay rallies to nip Tampa Green Bay wis. Up Chris Jacke s 22-Yard Field goal with 22 seconds left capped a 10-Point rally in the final 2 03 sunday to give the Green Bay packers a 15-13 Victory Over the Tampa Bay buccaneers. The packers 1-2 drove 40 Yards in four plays for the winning Points. A 36-Yard pass from Don Majkowski to Perry Kemp gave Green Bay the Ball on the Tampa Bay 9 with with 1 03 left to set up the winning Field goal. Tampa Bay 0-3 took a 13-5 Lead after a 87-Vard touchdown pass from Vinny Testaverde to Willie Drewrey with 3 59 left in the game. But Green Bay quickly struck for a to on an 8-Yard pass from Majkowski to Vince Workman with 2 03 left capping a seven play 76-Yard drive. Workman s to Cut Tampa Bay s Lead to 13-12. The packers held the buccaneers on the next series and took Over at the Tampa Bay 44 after a punt with 1 09 left. Majkowski hit Kemp with a 36-Yard pass to the 9-Yard line. Atter two Short runs by Allen Rice Jacke connected Tor his second Field goal of the game. Majkowski completed 28 of 37 passes for 273 Yards and one interception. Sterling Sharpe led the packers with six receptions for 95 Yards and Workman added live catches for 67 Yards. Testaverde completed 19 of 29 for 279 Yards
