European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 b the stars and stripes tuesday october 15, 1991sunday in the nil Houston defender to Orlando crashes while tackling new York receiver Al Toon after an 18-Yard reception nip jets 23-20 East Rutherford . A there was no run plenty of shoot and just enough Points for the Houston oilers on sunday. Led by Warren Moons 423 Yards passing and Haywood Jeffires career Best 13 receptions for 186 Yards the oilers beat the new York jets 23-20. The jets not Only could t Stop Jeffires or Moon who completed a career High 35 passes but they got Only 3 Points from two turnovers on punt returns and two interceptions. Jeffires led the oilers brigade of outstanding receivers highlighting his Day with two receptions of 35 Yards and one for 21 Yards. He also made a 9-Yard catch on fourth Down to keep Houston s first to drive going and Drew an interference penalty in the end zone on the other touchdown March. Moon and Drew Hill clinched it it capping a 94-Yard drive with a 37-Yard scoring reception also made Hill the oilers All time receiver with 411 catches. Houston s defense contributed some big plays including four sacks of Ken of Brien who had not been trapped the last two games. The oilers also held the a Fly a third ranked Rushing offence in Check. The jets 3-4 had a 10-0 Lead and the Ball when things turned sour. Johnny Hector had the Ball stolen from his hands by Cris Dishman the fourth straight game the cornerback has had an interception. Houston 5-1 then moved 54 Yards in 10 plays with a key replay reversal before Moon hit Curtis Duncan for a 3-Yard score. The reversal came on a third-and-14 catch by Jeffires that originally was ruled out of Bounds. Replay official Mark Burns overruled. Moon found a Patsy in cornerback Don Boyd ode Gard on the next series. He burned Odegard three times on 35 and 21-yarders to Jeffires and a 14-yarder to Hill. Lorenzo White ran it in on the next play for a 13-10 , rams top chargers Anaheim Calif. A Jim Everett threw his first touchdown pass of 1991 on sunday then threw another to Lead the los Angeles rams to a 30-24 Victory Over the san Diego chargers. The win by the rams 3-3 overshadowed a Fine passing performance by John Friesz who completed 21 of 33 for 306 Yards and two ads for san Diego 1-6. Everett who completed 19 of 25, gave los Angeles 3-3 some breathing room with his second scoring pass of the game a and the year a to Jini Price a 12-Yard-er that put los Angeles ahead by 9 Points 3 33 into the final Quarter. Price a third string tight end who spent last year on the rams practice squad also caught Everett a other to throw an 18-yarder Early in the second Quarter. Everett who was the Only Nfn a quarterback without a touchdown pass this season had thrown for 83 Over the past three years most of anybody in the league. He threw for 219 Yards and was not intercepted against san Diego. The chargers played the rams on relatively even terms but were strapped by penalties throughout the game and a safety against them As the first half ended. A 27-Yard Field goal by John Carney with 3 38 remaining in the game pulled the chargers within 6, but although they got the Ball Back twice they were unable to move it again. The rams led 16-14 at halftime. Chiefs rout dolphins 42-7 Kansas City to. A the second longest Fumble return in nil history set the tone sunday for the third worst loss in Miami history. With Steve Deberg throwing three touchdown passes Christian Okoye Rushing for 153 Yards and Chris Martin returning a Fumble 100 Yards Kansas City crushed the dolphins 42-7 in a rematch of last years acc wildcard playoff which Miami won 17-16. The chiefs 5-2who routed acc Champion Buffalo 33-6 last monday night scored 14 Points in each of the first three quarters while handing the dolphins 3-4 their most lopsided loss since a 35-0 blanking in 1970 at Balitmore. After the chiefs took a 7-0 Lead on an All Okoye drive in their first Possession Martin seized a Sammie Smith Fumble and sped 100 Yards for a 14-0 chiefs Lead. The dolphins did not score until backup quarterback Don Secules 4-Yard run made it 42-7 in the fourth Quarter. Okoye the 260-Pounder who earned the nickname a nigerian Nightmare while leading the nil in Rushing in 1989, took the chiefs on a touchdown drive on their first Possession. Starting from their own 32, the chiefs gave the Ball to nobody but their fullback who covered the 68 Yards All by himself bursting untouched through the line and going 38 Yards into the end zone on his fifth play. Dan Marino led the dolphins Back smartly hitting Mark duper for 29 Yards and Mark Clayton for 18 in a 10-play drive that carried from the Miami 22 to the chief 2.but then Smith took a Handoff and was hit at the 1 by Tracy Simien. The Ball blew out and Martin scooped it up in the end zone and set sail. Greg Baty the Only Dolphin with a shot at Martin was taken out by Lloyd Burruss and the 240-Pound Martin sped untouched the length of the Field. In nil annals Martins Fumble return was exceeded Only by Jack Tatum a 104-yarder for Oakland against Green Bay in 1972. Inspired raiders trip Seattle Seattle apr los Angeles coach Art Shell gave his team an old fashioned Pep talk at halftime sunday night with the raiders trailing the Seattle sea Hawks 17-0. Shells approach May sound corny but it worked. Quot at halftime i talked to them about digging Down deep a Shell said. A i talked about going out and playing Raider football and playing a second half. Well that a what our players did and we Jeff Jaeger whose 49-Yard Field goal with one second left sent the game into overtime kicked a 37-yarder in of to give the raiders a 23-20 Victory. Quot Jeff has been kicking the Ball Well for us All year Quot Shell said after watching Jaeger kick his third Field goal in four tries and his 17th in 19 attempts this season. Jaeger is a fourth year kicker from nearby Kent wash., who kicked at University of Washington. He called it his Best game in terms of kicking under pre sure. Quot this is the High water Mark for me i the pros a he said. A a game like this give me great the game winning kick came at 6 37 c overtime and was set up when Ronni Lott stepped in front of Seattle a Bria Blades and picked off Jeff Kempis pass a the Seattle 19. It was Kemp s third interception of the game and nil High 12t of the season. Vikings end skid Down cardinals Minneapolis up1 Rich Gannon threw for two touchdowns and ran for another sunday in leading Minnesota to a 34-7 rout of the Phoenix cardinals that broke a three game Vikings losing Streak. Minnesota held the cardinals without a Point until the final minutes and the outcome left both teams with 3-4 records. Phoenix has lost four of its last five. Gannon who has replaced Wade Wilson As the Vikings starter opened the scoring with a 42-Yard touchdown throw to Cris Carter with 5 36 left in the opening period. Minnesota built a 20-0 halftime Lead on Herschel walkers 1-Yard touchdown run and an 18-Yard scramble for another score by Gannon. The Vikings second half touchdowns came on a 3-Yard throw from Gannon to Anthony Carter and a 5-Yard run by Alfred Anderson. The Only Phoenix touchdown came when Anthony Thompson scored on a 1-Yard run with 5 01 to play in the game. Not Only did the Vikings end their three game skid they beat the cardinals for Only the second time in their last five meetings
