European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 a the stars and stripes tuesday october 22, 1991sunday in the49ers past Lions by Dave Goldberg san Francisco a the san Francisco 49crs turned Hack the clock on the Detroit Lions sunday returning to their championship form and turning the Lions Back into cubs. With Steve Young looking like Joe Montana in a perfect 13-for-13 first half and the defense shutting Down Barry Sanders the 49ers beat the Lions 35-3. That ended the five game winning Streak of the upstart Lions who fell into a tie with Chicago atop the pfc Central at 5-2 and looked every bit like the team that has t had a winning season since 1983. Sanders who had had four straight 100-Yard games was limited to 26 Yards in seven carries by a defense that allowed 39 Points to Atlanta last week. The win improved san Francisco to 34, putting at least a temporary end to the squabbling and Finger pointing at the troubled four time super bowl champions who lost Montana to an Elbow injury before the season started. Montana underwent surgery 10 Days ago and is lost for the season. But Young looked every bit the part of the four Lime super bowl map on sunday. He completed his first 16 passes and finished 18 of 20 for 237 Yards and two touchdowns a a 2-yarder to Jerry Rice 49 seconds before halftime that gave san Francisco a 21-3 halftime Lead and a 22-yarder to Mike Sherrard in the third Quarter. He also scrambled seven times for 40 Yards before being lifted after the third Quarter for Steve Bono. Tom Rathman meanwhile had scoring runs of 1 and 2 Yards and Harry Sydney went 11 Yards around right end for a to on a fourth and one play in the 21-Point second Quarter. In fact the Only Lime san Francisco failed to score on its first six possessions was on the first. Keith Henderson fumbled at the Detroit 19 after a drive that san Francisco started at its 44. Henderson Atto cd with 104 Yards on 20 carries. The trend was obvious from the Start. The 49ers out gained the Lions 133-5 in the first Quarter and held Detroit without a first Down As neither quarterback Rodney Pete nor Sanders could get unpacked. But they did no to score until 1 24 into the second period when Rathman Dove in from the 1 after a drive covering 89 Yards in 16 plays. The 49ers actually were set Back by penalties to the 7, where they had a first-and-27, but made their Way out of the Hole. Eddie Murray made it 7-3 with a 37-Yard Field goal set up by a 37-Yard pass play from Pete to Brett Perriman. Pete was 14 for 24 for 183 Yards. But the Lions could t Stop the 49ers, who this time went 68 Yards in 11 plays with Sydney slanting off the right Side to score from 11 Yards with the Lions stacked in the Middle on fourth and one. San Francisco quarterback Steve Young is brought Down by Detroit defenders  beat chargers 30-24 in of san Diego apr former Charger David Brandon scored on a 30-Yard interception return with 7 20 remaining in overtime lifting the Cleveland Browns to a wild 30-24 Victory Over san Diego and spoiling John Friesz s finest Day As a pro. Brandon a Charger from 1987-90, beat receiver Nate Lewis to Friesz a pass and scored uncontested As the Browns 3-4 broke a three game losing Streak. Brandon a linebacker who spent last year on injured Reserve was left unprotected by the chargers and signed with Cleveland As a plan b free agent. Fries who out dulled Bernie Kosar in a second half shootout completed seven of nine passes for 55 Yards to move the chargers 1-7 from their 20 to the Cleveland 24 in the final minute of regulation a holding Call against Arthur Cox moved the Ball Back to the 34, and John Carney was wide left on a 49-Yard Field goal As time expired. Fries completed 33 of 54 passes for 321 Yards All career bests with one touchdown and two interceptions. Kosar rallied Cleveland from a 17-3 deficit completing 26 of 42 passes for 297 Yards and two touchdowns both to Leroy Hoard. Kosar who extended his string of passes without an interception to a club record 233, eluded pressure and threw a 15-Yard touchdown pass to Hoard with 4 09 left for a 24-24 lie. Kosar completed four of seven passes for 72 Yards and gained the other 5 Yards on the drive with a run. One drive earlier Friesz recovered from a damaging interception by throwing a 2-Yard touchdown pass to Steve Hendrickson for a 24-17 Lead with 6 38 left. The Browns trailed 17-3 late in the third Quarter. But Kosar threw a 6-Yard touchdown pass to Hoard and Joe Morris scored on a i Yard run All in a 2 26 Span to tie it. Friesz then led the chargers on an 86-Yard drive. He was 7 for 9 for 68 Yards including 3 for 3 on third Down. San Diego faced third-and-10 on the Browns 45, but Friesz threw an 11-Yard pass to Ronnie Harmon. Michael Dean Perry was penalized for roughing the passer moving the Ball to the Browns 19. Then facing third and eight from the 17, Harmon pulled in Friesz s pass with one hand and hurdles Frank Minnifield for a 14-Yard gain. Friesz hit Hendrickson two plays later. Kosar broke Milt plums team record of 21 8 passes without an interception set in 1959-60. Cardinals drop Falcons on Tupa s pass Tempe Ariz. Apr under Ordinary circumstances Tom turn  have been Happy about his play against the Atlanta Falcons. The Phoenix quarterback completed Only nine of 23 passes for 139 Yards. But one throw a a 31-Yard touchdown to Rookie Randal Hill a was Sweet enough to erase other memories. It also lied the game at 10 and led to a 16-1 1 cardinals Victory sunday Greg Davis got the other Points with Field goals of 29, 51 and 49 Yards before a fourth attempt was blocked then said he was nervous about facing the team that left him unprotected under plan b. A i was seared stiff because i wanted to do so Well against them. 1 left a lot of roots there a the Atlanta native said. Quot we knew what kind of Guy he was and what he did today was unfortunately so typical a said Falcons coach Jerry Glanville. Despite Ordinary statistics pupa threw Only one interception compared to four by Atlanta a Chris Miller. And the to pass was a Gem Over cornerback Tim Mckyer. Mckyer appeared to jump Loo soon and was falling when Hill Rose for the catch in the end zone. Mckyer protested that Hill pushed him. Quot the Guy pushed me in the Back a said Mckyer a former 49er and Dolphin who criticized the 49ers�?T Jerry Rice following Atlanta a 39-34 win last week. A the worst receiver in the world is going to beat the Best defensive Hack if they let them push you a Mckyer said. Quot it was a terrible Call it was blatant. Coming from a Guy from Miami it was  Hill left the locker room Early but Phoenix coach Joe huge i disparaged negative comments about the first round Dratt pick acquired last month in a Trade with the dolphins. �?o1 think he answered his critics today. Because that Wasny to a Good catch. That was a great catch he made Over Mckyer a Bugel said. Tupa said he thought Hill could beat Mckyer deep. A i told him in the huddle that 1 was going to go to him All the Way and he made a great catch a Tupa said. The result left the cardinals at 4-4 Halfway through the season ending a two game skid and dropped the Falcons to 3-4. Phoenix earner Hacks Lorenzo Lynch and Jay Taylor intercepted a pass and recovered a Fumble respectively in the third Quarter to set up the last two Field goals by Davis. Strong safely Tim Mcdonald sealed the win with two interceptions in the last 3 37. Atlanta had taken a 10-3 Lead in the second Quarter after Miller hit Mike Pritchard with a 21-Yard to pass and Norm Johnson kicked a 29-Yard yield goal. Davis capped an 11-play first Quarter drive to give Phoenix a 3-0 Lead and tied the game with his second Field goal. 1 he game was played in temperature which neared 100 degrees before the smallest crowd a 24,124 a in the four years since the cardinals moved from St. Louis. Phoenix seemed More listless than the Falcons in the first half. The first time Atlanta got the Ball Miller missed his first pass and then connected on his next three All to Pritchard. After a 9-Yard completion Pat Chaffey broke Oil left guard for 27 Yards to the Phoenix 33. Miller s next throw was Good for 12 Yards and the third covered the final 21 Yards. Pritchard broke Arm tackles by Garth Jax and Tim Mcdonald at Aboul the 12-Yard line to score standing up. Early in the second Quarter Phoenix drove to a third Down at Atlanta s 2-Yard line. But Brian Jordan forced Tupa to Fumble and Darion Conner recovered