European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 c the stars and stripes monday november 4,1991 sunday in the nil skins slip by oilers Washington a Washington remained the a Fly a Only unbeaten team by beating Houston 16-13 sunday on Chip Lohmiller a 41-Yard Field goal 4 01 into overtime following an interception by Darrell Green. It put the redskins at 9-0 and was just Houston a second loss in nine games. But Houston which has been sporting Hoot of Shula after tying it with 1 42 left on Lorenzo defense to go with its run and shoot sense should have won in regulation. Whites 1-Yard run at the end of a 79-Yard, 10-play drive the oilers recovered a Fumble by Brian Mitchell at the Washington 23 on the ensuing Kickoff. But Ian Howfield who had kicked two Short Field goats earlier kicked the Ball wide left with one second left putting the Fame into the extra session. Last week Howfield missed three extra Points in a 35-3 win Over Cincinnati. In overtime Washington failed to get a first Down and Kelly Good bum was forced to punt. But on the second play Green stepped in front of Haywood Jeffires who he had shut Down most of the game and pulled in a pass from Warren Moon and fell to the 31. Three runs by Earnest byner who carried 21 times for 111 Yards then set up Lohmiller for his game Winner a fitting end to a game Between two offensive teams that was dominated by defense. The redskins scored 10 Points in a Span of 70 seconds late in the third and Early in the fourth quarters. Byner scored on a 23-Yard run with 50 seconds gone in the fourth to give the redskins a 13-6 Lead. V but Houston which had the Ball for just 1 45 in the third Quarter finally got going with 5 04 left. An interference Call on Washington a Martin Mayhew gave the oilers 24 Yards from their own 37 to the Washington 39. Then Moon who was 24 of 44 for 250 Yards hit Drew Hill for 19 Yards and the oilers methodically punched it in from there. But the Battle of two of the nil s top teams was largely a matter of defense and missed opportunities even though Washington entered the game As with 248 Points most in the nil and Houston was third with 231. Chicago defensive Back Shaun Gayle rear watches an Eric Kramer past Roll off the fingertip a of Detroit receiver Mike Farr on sunday. Bears Cool off Lions 20-10, move into pfc Central Lead Chicago apr it was cold and blustery real Chicago bears weather sunday. But it took them a while to warm up. When they finally did Jim Harbaugh threw a pair of second half touchdown passes to Wendell Davis and the bears iced a 20-10 Victory Over the Detroit Lions to take sole Possession of first place in the Central division of the pfc. Harbaugh a 22-Yard touchdown pass to Davis with 26 seconds remaining in the third Quarter put the bears ahead to stay 13-10 and his 8-Yard toss to Davis with 3 53 left clinched the outcome. Kevin Butler added Field goals of 21 and 25 Yards As the bears went to 7-2 and the Lions dropped to 6-3. Despite winds gusting to 32 Miles and a minus-8 wind chill Factor the Lions who have yet to win outdoors this season managed a 10-3 halftime Lead on an 11-Yard touchdown pass from Erik Kramer to Brett Perriman and a 31-Yard Field goal by Eddie Murray. But the bears cashed in on some second half mistakes by the Lions. They recovered a punt that brushed comeback Melvin Jenkins and turned it into a 25-Yard Field goal by Butler Midway in the third Quarter. And a pass interference Call against Jenkins no tripped John Mangam resulted in a 26-Yard gain and set up the 22-Yard touchdown pass from Harbaugh to Davis. The bears controlled the Ball for 11 29 our 1 _ _ Kickoff 29 Yards and Neal Anderson ran 19 Yards on the first play. A 10-Yard pass from Harbaugh to Anderson set up a 21-Yard Field goal by Butler. On their second Possession the Lions of the first Quarter but managed Only a 30 Lead. Mark Green ret Meathe opening marched 80 Yards in 11 plays and scored on an 11-Yard pass from Kramer to Perriman to take a 7-3 Lead. Late in the second Quarter Mangam intercepted Kramer for the first turnover in the game. But two plays later Harbaugh fumbled and George Jamieson recovered for Detroit on the Chicago 47. The Lions were forced to punt. Harbaugh was then sacked by to it an Owens Back to the 3-Yard line and Maury Buford punted 41 Yards with Mel Gray returning seven Yards to the Chicago 37. A 13-Yard pass from Kramer to Willie Green was the key play that set up a 31-Yard Field goal by Murray on the final play of the half. Vikings scuttle bucs Minneapolis up a Rookie Minnesota Sall time list. Terry Allen rushed for 127 Yards and his first two touchdowns of the season sunday lifting the Minnesota Vikings to a 28-13 Triumph Over the Tampa Bay buccaneers. Allen who carried 14 times gave the Vikings a 21-6 advantage with 9 59 to play on a 55-Yard scoring Romp. Tampa Bay a Gary Anderson fumbled the ensuing Kickoff and the Vikings 5-5, recovered at the bucs 6-Yard line. Three plays later Rich Gannon found an open Steve Jordan in the right Corner of the end zone. The catch was the 394th of Jordan a career and moved him into second place behind Ahmad Rashad 400 on Tampa Bay which fell to 1-8, scored their first to in Over eight Jiu arters when Vinny Testaverde hit Esse Anderson with a 1-Yard pass with 5 40 to play. A pair of Steve Christie Field goals ave Tampa Bay a 6-0 third Quarter Ead before Minnesota scored two ads 58 seconds apart. Allen accounted for the first one with a 15-Yard run and linebacker Mike Merriweather got the other when he picked off a Testaverde pass and ran it in from the 22. Testaverde managed Only 123 Yards passing. Tampa Bay s Reggie Cabb had a career High 93 Yards on the ground. Jets sink pack in of East Rutherford . A remember Chicago. Pat Leahy did. Leahy who missed a 28-Yard Field goal in overtime that Cost the jets a Victory at Chicago this season connected from 37 Yards 9 40 into overtime sunday. His fourth Field goal including a 22-yarder with 1 minute left in regulation gave new York a 19-16 win Over the Green Bay packers. Moments before Green Bay a Chris Jacke missed a 42-Yard Field goal. He earlier had made three Field goals. The jets 5-4 failed to gain 1 Yard on two Short yardage Downs just after jackets miss. But Vai Sika Hema fumbled a punt Bobby Houston recovered at the Green Bay 23, and three plays later Leahy won it. The Sloppy show was punctuated by one packers drive that fasted 6 16 to open the second half. Green Bay got to the jets 34, converting two Short fourth Down plays. Then Don Majkowski was called for grounding scrambled 45 Yards for a touchdown Only to have a holding penalty nullify the score threw a pass from beyond the line of scrimmage costing his team More yardage and a Down and left the game with a hamstring injury. Mike Tomczak signed As a plan b free agent this year guided Green Bay 61 Yards on eight plays and threw 1 Yard to de West for the tying touchdown late in the third Quarter. Neither offence clicked much in a game punctuated by penalties and dropped passes. Green Bay had 105 total Yards 12 on the ground in the first half. New York managed 152, 50 on a tipped pass