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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, October 22, 1991

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    European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 22, 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 21 sunday in the Elway hurls Broncos by chiefs by John Mossman Denver apr the Kansas City defense has tormented John Elway throughout his career picking off his passes sacking him unceremoniously and leaving him in a tentative frustrated state whenever he sees a red helmet plastered with an Arrowhead. Elway who had thrown More interceptions against the chiefs 24 than against any other opponent and who had accounted for just eight touchdowns got a measure of revenge sunday in Topping Kansas City 19-16. He had one touchdown pass a 22-yarder to Rookie Derek Russell late in the first half which ended the chiefs string of 18 straight quarters without surrendering a to pass. He Wasny to intercepted. And his 71-Yard heave to Mark Jackson to Rescue the Broncos from a deep Hole with four minutes remaining is one  be talking about for a Long time. It set up a 27-Yard Field goal by David Treadwell his fourth of the game with 2 37 left lifting the Broncos to Victory. �?o1 can to remember when in be thrown it that hard a said Elway of the 71-yarder that travelled at least 60 Yards in the air. The pass came at an opportune moment. Kansas City had just tied the score and seized the momentum. When Elway was sacked by Derrick Thomas and Bill Maas for a 7-Yard loss the Broncos faced a third-and-17 from their 13-Yard line. Elway rolled to his right and fired across the Field to a wide open Jackson at the 50. Jackson Given too big a Cushion by cornerback Billy Bell ran to the 16, and Treadwell converted four plays later. A it was a planned scramble a Jackson said. A a offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan saw it from upstairs. My Guy bit on the Hook pattern and i broke to the Denver Broncos Greg Kragen reaches to sack Kansas City quarterback Steve Dyberg. Outside and deep. A not Many quarterbacks would be Able to throw the Ball that far but its the Type of play John has made Over and Over. I did no to see him throw it. I just saw the Ball come out of a crowd and i went after it. Once 1 caught it 1 just tried to get it Down into Field goal  Elway said the Broncos Haven to used that play for several years. They called it earlier in sunday s game but Jackson did no to hear the Call As they left the huddle. When the chiefs later lined up in the same defense the Broncos made it work. A this was really a big game for us to win especially against such a Good team a Elway said. A the defense is what kept us in it. They really shut Down the  chiefs coach Marty sch Ottenheimer whose career coaching record against the Broncos fell to 1-7 a he s wingless in five appearances in mile High stadium a said Elway a has the ability to throw the Ball anywhere on the Field he wants to. We knew we  give them too Many big plays and unfortunately we  with the Victory the Broncos 5-2 snapped the chiefs four game winning Streak beat them for the ninth straight time at mile High stadium and climbed ahead of the chiefs 5-3 into first place in the acc West. Elway a 22-Yard to pass to Russell late in the first half and three Field goals by Treadwell had staked Denver to a 169 third Quarter Lead. But the chiefs seized the momentum in the fourth Quarter marching 5s Yards for the tying touchdown thanks to the running and receiving of Rookie Harvey Williams. He dashed 14 Yards off the left Side for the score with 5 40 remaining. On the next series a Way averted disaster with his prodigious throw. The chiefs moved the Ball just across Midfield in the closing seconds but Rookie Mike Crock sacked Dyberg on third Down and Deberg s Long pass on fourth Down was out of Bounds. The Broncos a playing without their leading Ball Carrier. Gaston Green who was sidelined with a strained thigh muscle a scored on three straight possessions rallying from a 3-0 deficit to take a 13-6 Lead at halftime. Denver went 58. 57 and 80 Yards for those scores As Elway completed 12 of 18 passes for 185 Yards in the half. The Broncos benefited from two in Stant replay reversals. On its first Possession Kansas City appeared to have scored a touchdown when Dyberg spun out of a sack attempt by Crock and threw a 4-Yard to pass to Birden. But the score was overruled by instant replay which ruled it a sack since Debergh a knee had touched Down after Contact by Crock. Kansas City settled for a Field goal. In the third Quarter officials on the Field gave Kansas City a Christian Okoye a first Down on a running play in which he fumbled the Ball Forward on fourth Down. But replay ordered the Ball spotted at the Kansas City 38 instead of the 39, and a measurement showed the chiefs were Short giving Denver a first Down and setting up a subsequent Field goal. Lott raiders Stop rams by John Nadel los Angeles apr just when it appeared the los Angeles rams were going to Clinch a Victory Over the los Angeles raiders Ronnie Lott got in the Way. And just when the rams had a Chance to pull out the game a few minutes later Lott got in the Way again. Lott signed by the raiders As a plan b free agent last Spring after 10 exceptional seasons with the san Francisco 49ers, made two fourth Quarter interceptions to set up the tying and winning Points sunday As the raiders rallied for a 20-17 Victory Over the rams. Jeff Jaegers 34-Yard Field goal with two seconds remaining snapped a 17-17 tie and gave the raiders 5-3 their second straight come from be Hind win. A your Guys Hung in there we deserved to win a raiders coach Art a Flat Shell said. A we got some Good bounces. We turned the Ball Over a couple of times which we can to afford to do but in the end we made some big plays when we had to.�?�. Lott whose interception set up a 37-Yard Field goal by Jaeger which gave the raiders a 23-20 overtime Victory Over Seattle on oct. 13, made his second interception of a Jim Everett pass at the rams 39-Yard line with 3 07 remaining. The pass deflected off defensive end Howie Long a helmet and went High into the air right to Lott. A my interception was just Luck a Lott said. A i was in the right place at the right  Nick Bell then carried six times for 25 Yards putting the raiders in position for Jaeger to kick his 19th Field goal in 22 attempts this season. The raiders had lied the game 17-17 on a 1-Yard run by Bell with 4 08 remaining capping an 80-Yard, five play drive after Lott s interception in the end zone. Belles touchdown was the first Rushing to for the raiders All season. A we had a zone coverage on a Lott said of his second interception. A it was a coverage where if the receiver Breaks outside i let him go. I saw they had been throwing the Ball to 87 Jim Price. I fell Back inside. A Everett you could see before he released the Ball a yeah i got this  when he released the Ball he kind of floated it because there Wasny to anybody there. He did no to account for  Everett had thrown a 19-Yard touchdown pass to Vernon Turner in the third Cju Arter to break a 10-10 tie. It was Turners first reception of the season. There was no scoring after that until Belles run which came a Little More than two minutes after it appeared the rams 3-4 were in command and about to score the clinching Points. But Lott gave the raiders a Chance by making his first interception and they took advantage of it. A i said before the game the team that played the total game would end up winning it a rams coach John Robinson said. �?o1 thought the key play was the interception in the end zone. A Jim Price thought he had it for a touchdown and that would have put the game out of reach. But he Lott intercepted it and they came  the rams were in a second-and-7 situation at the raiders 8-Yard line when Everett tried to hit Price but Lott foiled the attempt. A we moved the Ball up and Down the Field at will but a few mistakes Cost us a Everett said. A we beat up on a Good football team but we lost the game. We played Well and should have  the raiders had tied the game 10-10 on a 35-Yard Field goal by Jaeger. Everett completed 22 of 35 passes for 300 Yards and two touchdowns. Raiders quarterback Jay Schroeder completed 15 of 26 passes for 271 Yards with one interception. The game was played before a crowd of 85,102 at the los Angeles  state is still no. 1 by Jeff sha1n new York up a Florida state despite Ising a Little ground maintained a solid hold on the no. 1 spot in the up off ratings while Al Obama maae its first top 10 appearance of 1991. The seminoles who coasted to a 39-10 Victory Over Middle Tennessee state received 78 of 89 first place votes cast by members of the National football foundation and finished with 2,211 Points. Flu also tops Apps poll. Sec Page 24. Miami remained second and no. 3 Washington remained unbeaten with a 24-17 Triumph Over California. No. 4 Michigan no. 5 notre Dame and no. 6 Florida All remained unchanged after wins while no. 7 Alabama jumped four places after a 24-19 Victory Over Tennessee. No. 8 Nebraska remained unchanged despite a scare in beating Kansas state 38-31. No. 9 Penn state jumped four spots after thumping Rutgers and no. 10 Iowa moved up two after nipping Illinois 24-17. California fell tour to 11th. No. 12 North Carolina state dropped two laces after a 15-14 Victory Over division i a. Arshall. No. 13 Ohio state improved four positions and no. 14 Texas a amp a vaulted up five and Tennessee fell six notches to 15th. No. 16 Colorado shot ahead six and no. 17 Illinois Slid two spots. No. 18 Syracuse improved five positions with a 31-27 Victory Over Pittsburgh no. 19 Clemson moved up two places and Oklahoma wound up 20th. No. 21 East Carolina which upset Syracuse two weeks ago made its first appearance in the to 22nd. Auburn Georgia fell seven to a 25 after being upset by Vanderbilt  
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