European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes november 12,1991 b Page 28chiefs squeak by rams Anaheim Calif. A even after he gave Kansas City the Lead with a 23-Yard Fumble return with 2 23 to play linebacker Derrick Thomas thought the chiefs might lose. He came up with another spectacular play to make sure they did no to. With Thomas providing both game winning and game saving plays the chiefs beat the los Angeles rams 27-20 sunday to tie Denver for the acc West Lead. After putting the chiefs ahead and watching the rams drive Back Down the Field Thomas broke through swatted the Ball away from Jim Everett then fell on it with 37 seconds left to preserve the Victory. The chiefs 7-3 Drew even with Denver As the Broncos lost to the los Angeles raiders 17-16. The Victory was also the chiefs first Ever against the rams 3-7who had won All three previous meetings. Thomas mustered a final bit of heroics to Stop the rams after they had moved to the Kansas City 21-Yard line in the waning seconds. A i was about to abandon the outside Rush but i decided not to do that a Thomas said. A i was parallel to Everett and if in a in a position to make a sack or a strip ill always go for the  on the chiefs winning touchdown Deron Cherry slammed into ram running Back Robert Delpino knocking the Ball Loose at the 26. The Ball bounded backward just inbound and Thomas grabbed it and sprinted to the end zone. Cherry had set up another Kansas City touchdown earlier with an interception and another lost Fumble by Delpino led to a Kansas City Field goal. The loss continued the frustration for the rams who be dropped four straight and keep coming up with a variety of ways to lose games despite playing Well. A i done to have an explanation any these things Are happening to us a los Angeles coach John Robinson said. Christian Okoye rushed for 96 Yards Orr 15 carries and Steve Deberg completed 17 of 26 for 199 Yards and one touchdown As the chiefs overcame an outstanding passing Day by Everett. Everett completed 26 of 37, including 16 in a Row at one stretch for 329 Yards and three  Roll to 10-0 As Rypien rips Falcons by Richard Keil Washington a the Only record Mark Rypien cares about is 10-0. Rypien had career highs with six touchdown passes and a record shattering 442 passing Yards on just 16 completions As the Washington redskins routed the Atlanta Falcons 56-17 sunday. He took himself out of the game even though he was in a position to break Sammy Baughs team record of 446 passing Yards. But he did break Baughs nil record for average Yards per completion. A i told him he had four Yards to go and asked him if he wanted the record a redskins coach Joe Gibbs said. A the said a no i done to want to go Back  that shows you what kind of person he  Baugh completed 24 passes for his 446 Yards against Boston on oct. 31, 1948, an nil record 18.58 Yards per completion. Rypien completed 16 of 31 passes for an average of 27.63 Yards. A a it a More of a thrill to be 10-0,�?� Rypien said. A a it a a team football game a i done to need to go in and break  Gary Clark who caught three touch Down passes and gained 203 Yards was the favorite target for Rypien who also ran for a touchdown. Washington became just the 14th team in nil history to open a season with 10 consecutive victories. The Falcons 5-5 turned the Ball Over six times and were unable to establish much of a first half offence. Washington broke open the game in the second Quarter on Rypien a 4-Yard Bootleg touchdown run which made it 21-3 with 1 55 remaining in the half. The score was set up by a 32-Yard pass to Art Monk who beat cornerback Tim Mckyer at Atlanta a 47, and a 37-Yard pass to tight end Terry Orr on the next play. The redskins then got a break when defensive tackle Bobby Wilson recovered Billy Joe Tolliver a Fumble of a snap at Atlanta a 19 with 42 seconds left. Clark caught his second touchdown pass on the next play for a 28-3 Lead. Rypien was 11 for 22 for 259 Yards and three touchdowns in the first half. He kept going after Mckyer. A they weren to coming after me a Mckyer claimed. A we were playing a lot of Dallas defender Tony Casillas fails to prevent Oiler Allen Pinkett 20 from scoring. Raider blocks take Down Broncos Denver a the Denver Broncos and los Angeles raiders almost always play them close. The raiders Victory 17-16 Victory sunday was As close As the length of Scott Davis left Arm. Marcus Allen returning from a knee injury sustained the opening week threw for a touchdown on an option pass and Jay Schroeder connected with Tim Brown for another score. But it was Davis Block of David Treadwell a extra Point attempt after John Elway a apparent game tying to pass to Vance Johnson in the fourth Quarter and a second Block of what could have been a game winning Field goal attempt by Treadwell that gave the raiders the Victory. That moved los Angeles to 6-4 a a game behind Denver and Kansas City both 7-3 in the acc West. The raiders trailing 10-7 at the half took a 17-10 Lead with 10 Points in three minutes late in the third Quarter. But Elway 13 of 31 for 191 Yards hit Johnson from 10 Yards out with 8 37 left for what was apparently the tying touchdown. Davis however came flying in from the Side got his Arm on the kick and deflected it Back into the Middle of the line. Gaston Green who missed two weeks with a leg injury returned to gain 103 Yards in 18 carries for Denver. Zone coverage. We got beat by a real Good football  Atlanta mounted a comeback in the second half scoring two touchdowns in the first 2 45 of the third Quarter. The Falcons scored on their first play of the second half when Michael Haynes beat Martin Mayhew on a 75-Yard touchdown pass from Tolliver. On Atlanta a next Possession Tolliver completed a 30-Yard, third Down pass to Haynes at the Washington 15, and hit Andre Rison with a 15-Yard scoring pass on the next play to close Atlanta to 28-17 with 12 18 left in the third Quarter. But Washington came right Back on its next Possession increasing its Lead to 3517 when Monk caught a 19-Yard touchdown pass with 10 13 remaining in the Quarter. An 82-Yard touchdown pass from Rypien to Clark made it 42-17 with 12 12 left and a 64-Yard scoring pass to Monk with nine minutes left gave Washington a 49-17 Lead. Linebacker Andre Collins 15-Yard interception return for a touchdown with 52 seconds left in the game completed the  Greco kicks oilers by cowboys Houston up a1 Del Greco signed with the Houston oilers tuesday and stepped into the pressure cooker sunday. Del Greco a fourth Field goal sunday was a 23-yarder with 28 seconds left in overtime giving the oilers a 26-23 Victory Over the Dallas cowboys. Del Greco an eight year Veteran who last kicked for Phoenix last year also missed a 41-yarder in the final minute of regulation but redeemed himself in overtime. His predecessor Ian Howfield never got that second Chance after missing with one second left in regulation of an overtime loss in Washington last week. Howfield was waived monday. A i was just thinking like i always do hit the Ball clean a Del Greco said of his winning kick. A i did no to know what to think or do after missing that 41-yarder. I just did no to want to let the team Down a second  the oilers first in the acc Central improved to 8-2 while Dallas fell to 6-4. Del Greco also kicked Field goals of 52, 20 and 22 Yards. Dallas lost a Chance to win in overtime when oilers linebacker Lamar Lathon stripped the Ball from running Back pm Mitt Smith and safety Bubba Mcdowell recovered at the Houston 17. The oilers went on an 11-play drive with Warren Moon hitting eight passes to five different receivers to move to the cowboys 5. Del Greco kicked the Winner from  sports Navratilova beats Seles for record tying win a Page 21 Threatt plays magic role in Laker win a Page 22 More nil sunday coverage a pages 23-25-26 Chambliss considered for Chison Fob a Page 27