European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday october 22, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 21 sunday in the a feel Way 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. A i can to remember when in be thrown it that hard a said Elway of the 7l-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 so. 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 Deberg. 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. 1 did no to see him throw it. I just saw the Ball come out of a crowd and i went after it. Once i caught it i just tried to get it Down into Field goal Elway said the Broncos Haven t used that play for several years. They called it earlier in sundays 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 Schottin Heimur whose career coaching record against the Broncos fell to 1-7 a he skinless 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 Tor 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. Elway averted disaster with his prodigious throw. 1 he chiefs moved the Ball just across mid iced in the closing seconds but Rookie Mike Croc i sacked Deberg on third Down and Debergh a 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 Banc fitted from two in Stant replay reversals. On its first Possession Kansas City appeared to have scored a touchdown when Deberg spun out of a sack attempt by Croel 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 Croel. 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 Lott 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 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 tied the game 17-17 on a 1-Yard run by Bell with 4 08 remaining capping an 80-Yard, five play drive after lotto a 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 Quarter 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. A i 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 Down vikes in of Foxboro mass. Apr Jason staurovsky redeemed himself with the biggest kick of the Day after watching the Minnesota Vikings get their kicks All game Long. Staurovsky who missed an extra Point in the fourth Quarter and a 36-Yard Field goal in overtime hit a 42-yarder with no time left that gave the new England patriots a 26-23 Victory sunday. The patriots 3-4 got the Ball at their 20-Yard line on David pools nimble recovery with 2 38 to go at the end of an 18-Yard pass play from Rich Gannon to Steve Jordan. Hugh Millens 27-Yard completion to Greg Mcmurtry got the Ball to the Minnesota 33 with 39 seconds to go. A 5-Yard completion to Marv Cook put it at the 24 with 5 seconds remaining to set up staurovsky a kick. Minnesota a kicking had kept the game going to that Point. After Gannony a 4-Yard touchdown pass to Anthony Carter Cut new England s Lead to 23-20 with 1 37 left the Vikings 3-5 recovered an on Side kick. Brent Novoselsky got it but the replay official ruled he touched it after it travelled just 9 Yards. The next onside kick went the required 10 Yards and Solomon Wilcots recovered Tor the Vikings at the new England 43. The drive ended with Fuad Reveiz a third Field goal a 23-yarder with 20 seconds left in the fourth Quarter that forced overtime. Staurovsky missed on the first overtime Possession. Minnesota then punted but got the Ball Back at its 40 on Audray Mcmillian a interception
