European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 30, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 21 sunday in the Nolde sense keeps saints unbeaten Atlanta apr the new Orleans saints completed the first perfect september in their 25-year history with a smothering defense. Bobby Hebert threw a pair of touchdown passes to Floyd Turner but an unyielding defense was the key sunday in the saints 27-6 Victory Over the Atlanta Falcons. Rickey Jackson was the Leader accounting for three of the five sacks on Atlanta a Chris Miller and recovering one of two fumbles that led to Morten Andersen Field goals. Dalton Hilliard completed the rout for the saints with 8 36 left skirting right end and racing 65 Yards for a touchdown. The Victory was the seventh in a Row Over two seasons for the saints 5-0 an giants fall to Dallas Irving Texas a it had been a Long time since the cowboys had beaten the giants a Long time since Dallas made the big plays and got the Job done. Troy Aikman completed six straight passes during a late drive the last a 23-Yard touchdown to Michael Irvin with 2 13 left and the cowboys beat new York 21-16 sunday for their first Victory Over the giants since 1987. Dallas 3-2 took a 14-3 Lead in the third Quarter let the giants go ahead 1614 on Jeff Hostetler a 19-Yard to pass to a diving Stephen Baker with 5 41 left then rallied and held on As the giants 23 drove at the end. Issiac Holt intercepted Hostetler a pass for Baker in the Dallas end zone with 1 11 to play. Dallas had lost six straight against new York since a 33-24 Victory at Texas stadium in 1987. It appeared As if the cowboys would lose again until Aikman led the comeback. The cowboys got the Ball on their own 16 with 5 41 to play. After an incompletion Aikman threw a 13-yarder to Alexander Wright and a 30-yarder to Irvin moving the Ball to giants 41. Emmitt Smith ran the Ball 2 Yards and Aikman threw passes of 5 and 13 Yards to tight end Jay Novacek bringing the cowboys to the 21. After a 2-Yard loss by Smith Aikman threw Over the Middle to Irvin who caught the Ball at the 4 and broke Mark Collins tackle to score standing up. Hostetler threw a 26-Yaider to de Mccaffrey and 11 and 13-yarders to Odessa Turner moving the Ball to the cowboys 30. Holt then picked off his second pass of the season sealing the Victory. Bakery std catch that put the giants ahead 16-14 was somewhat controversial. It Wasny to ruled Good until replay official Bill Stanley studied Tjie fingertip grab and decided he caught it just above the Texas stadium carpet. Was their eighth in nine game with their biggest pfc West rival. Atlanta 2-3 still holds a 25-19 series Lead. The Falcons had won their last two games. Hebert a scoring passes to Turner covered 47 Yards in the second Quarter and 17 Yards in the third. Andersen kicked a 23-Yard Field goal in the first period and added a 31-yarder in the third a his 12th in a Row Over two seasons including 10 this year. Turner scoring twice for the first time in his career caught his first touchdown pass at Atlanta a 40 and ran by William Evers. He then ran Over defender Scott Case just inside the 40 and dragged Deion Sanders the last three Yards for the score. Sanders was playing in his second nil game in eight Days in Atlanta Fulton county. He also got in As a Pinch runner twice for the braves in wednesdays doubleheader and stole one base. Turner almost had a third score but juggled and dropped a pass in the end zone just before Andersen a second Field goal. New Orleans scored first on Andersen a 23-Yard Field goal with 2 23 left in the opening period when Erric Pegram a Fumble stopped the Falcons. Atlanta had reached the saints 44 on a 37-Yard pass from Miller to George Thomas when Brett Maxie stripped the Ball from Pegram and Gene Atkins claimed it for the saints at their 45. Buffaloes Andre Reed tries to elude a Flat out Effort by Chicago s Donnell Woolford. New Orleans moved 50 Yards before the Field goal helped by a 15-Yard rough ing the passer penalty on Robert a vacs and a 14-Yard run by Hebert to the Falcons 46 on a third-and-9 play. The saints needed Only four plays to go 82 Yards and regain the Lead just before halftime. Hebert connected with Turner for 17 Yards and Eric Martin for 15 before Turner got the touchdown on the 47-Yard play. Atlanta a defense had Given the Falcons a 6-3 Lead 2 14 before halftime on a 23-Yard Fumble return by Ken Tippins. Hebert had completed a 5-Yard pass to John Tice at the 26, where Jessie Tuggle made the hit that caused the Fumble. Norm Johnson a extra Point try was wide right.5-0 Bills Stop bears Orchard Park a y. Up Jim Kelly threw three touchdown passes including a 77-Yardcr to James Lofton to lift the unbeaten Buffalo Bills to a 35-20 Victory sunday Over the Chicago bears. The Bills improved to 5-0 while dropping Chicago to 4-1 in a Battle of two of the a Fly a four undefeated teams through four weeks. The Bills broke the game open with two touchdowns within three minutes of the fourth Quarter. Buffalo leading 7-6 at halftime scored on a bizarre 1-Yard run by Carwell Gardner on the opening drive of the third Quarter. Gardner fumbled on the play but recovered in the end zone for the to. Buffalo went ahead 21-6 on its next Possession when Kelly flipped a 2-Yard touchdown pass to backup tight end Butch Rolle. It was rollers 10th consecutive reception for a touchdown none for More than 3 Yards. The bears had an Opportunity to Cut into the Buffalo Lead Early in the final Quarter when cornerback Donnell Woolford recovered Thurman Thomas Fumble at the Buffalo 19, and raced 28 Yards. The bears drove to the Buffalo 1, but the Bills stopped Neal Anderson on fourth and on. Chicago got another Chance however and made Good when Anderson scored on a 2-Yard run at 6 15 of the final Quarter to Cut the Buffalo Lead to 21-13. Buffalo came right Back 22 seconds later with 35-year-old Lofton beating cornerback Lemuel Stinson on his 77-Yard scoring strike from Kelly for a 28-13 Lead. Buffalo put it out of reach with 5 50 left on Thomas 10-Yard run. Kirby Jackson intercepted a Jim Harbaugh pass at the Bills 38 to Start the 62-Yard drive that made it 35-13. Chicago s Mark Green scored on a 1-Yard run with 48 seconds , Lions overrun Over wingless bucs Pontiac Mich. Up Barry Sanders had touchdown runs of 7, 1 and 69 Yards and Rodney Peete threw for another to sunday to Power the Detroit Lions to a 31-3 Victory Over the wingless Tampa Bay buccaneers. Sanders gained 160 Yards on 27 carries giving him 339 Yards Over the past two weeks. The Lions 4-1, Are off to their Best Start since 1980. The Triumph coupled wit ii Chicago a loss at Buffalo pushed Detroit into a first place tie with the bears in the pfc Central. The buccaneers Are off to a 0-5 Start for the fifth time in franchise history and the first time since 1985. Detroit jumped out to a 21-0 Lead in the first half and never was threatened. Sanders sprinted 7 Yards to the end zone after taking an option pitch from Peete at 7 53 of the first Quarter. Sanders dragged William Frizzell across the goal line for the score. Linebacker Tracy Hayworth set up the Lions next to when he intercepted a Chris Chandler pass at the Tampa Bay 26. One play later Willie Green made a diving catch in the left Corner of the end zone for a 26-Yard to reception from Peete. Sanders put the Lions ahead 21-0 with 4 27 left in the first half with his second to on a 1-Yard plunge off left tackle. An interference Call in the end zone against cornerback Glen Rogers gave Detroit the Ball at the 1. The buccaneers finally scored with Steve Christie a 32-Yard Field goal with 1 14 left in the half. Chandler highlighted the 12-play, 72-Yard drive by running four times for 32 Yards. Neither team was Able to move Inu Good scoring position in the third Quarter. Detroit drove to Tampa Bay s 31 by Sanders fumbled. The buccaneers Couch not Advance past the Lions 41