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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, November 20, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bennett Bills skin dolphins move to 10-1 by Steven wine Miami apr As if Jim Kelly Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed weren to enough the Buffalo Bills added a new scoring weapon monday night a their defense. Three turnovers including a Fumble return for a touchdown by linebacker Cornelius Bennett produced 17 Points As the Bills beat the Miami dolphins 41-27. Buffalo improved to 10-1, Best in the acc and four games ahead of the second place new York jets in the East division. A a we re one step further along the Road to where we want to be a said linebacker Darryl Talley who intercepted a pass and forced a Fumble. Miami fell to 5-6 with its 10th loss to Buffalo in the past 11 meetings. The Bills mounted scoring drives of 83, 65, 72 and 89 Yards. Thomas rushed for 135 Yards in 23 carries and scored twice. Kelly threw for three touchdowns including two to Reed. The 41 Points were the most scored by Buffalo against Miami in a regular sea son game since their first meeting in 1966, won by the Bills 58-24. The Bills beat the dolphins 44-34 in the playoffs last january. A the first and biggest turnover came when a blitzing Bennett beat tackle Mark Dennis to the outside knocked the Ball from Dan Marinous cocked right hand fell on the Fumble at the 6, stood up and dashed into the end zone. That gave Buffalo the Lead for Good at 17-10 Midway in the second Quarter. A it was a huge play a Bills coach Marv Levy said. A it really turned the momentum a the stars and stripes november 20,1991 c Page 28 Marino suffered another costly turnover on the next play when his under thrown pass was intercepted by Kirby Jackson and returned 12 Yards to the Miami 24. Seven plays later Scott Norwood kicked a 21-Yard Field goal. Miami Rookie Aaron Craver coughed up the second half Kickoff and buffaloes Hal Garner recovered at th6 27. Kelly capitalized by hitting Reed with a 5-Yard touchdown pass. A you can to give a team like Buffalo Field position a Marino said. The dolphins finished with five turnovers Buffalo none. With such figures Miami coach Don Shula said a a there a just no Way you re going to win a game against a team with that kind of  Kelly and Reed also connected from 23 Yards for the Bills final touchdown after a Fumble recovery by Miami was reversed by the officials. Kelly completed 20 of 28 passes for 185 Yards and now has 25 touchdown passes. Thomas scored on a 10-Yard pass from buffaloes Thurman Thomas uses his shoulder to gain a few Yards monday night Kelly and a 1-Yard run. He topped the 100 Mark in Rushing for the seventh time this season and passed the 1,000-Yard Rushing Mark for the third consecutive season. Kenneth Davis added 98 Yards Rushing on 25 carries. A a they be got an offence that is playing about As Well As it can play with some excellent players doing it a Shula said. A we did no to play Well in a game we had to have.�?�. Aside from the turnovers Miami moved the Ball enough to stay with the Bills. Sammie Smith scored his first touchdown of the year on a 1-Yard run Tony Martin scored his first to on an 8-Yard pass from Marino and Greg Baty caught a 1-Yard pass from Marino for his first score since 1987. All three touchdowns capped Long drives and Pete Stoyanovich added Field goals of 33 and 28  wants Holly to coach Vikings Eden Prairie Minn. A Wheelock Whitney part owner of the Minnesota Vikings says he thinks notre Dame coach Lou Holtz should be Jerry Burns successor As coach of the Vikings. A Lou is no. 1 on my list a Whitney told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis on monday. A a he a a Friend of mine he a a terrific competitor and in a for him. I think he a ready to take one More coaching Job in his career and he would like to have one More shot in the nil. I think he deserves it and id like to see that shot come with the Minnesota  although Vikings management does no to plan to formally begin discussions on the subject of Burns successor Whitney said he expects Burns to step Down and that he Hopes the other owners encourage team presi Dent Roger Headrick to hire Holtz. Holtz said sunday during a conference Call with reporters that hell finish his career at notre Dame. A i love notre Dame a he said. A i want to finish out my coaching career Here whether that a a year or two years or five years. I done to plan on coaching any place else and you can put that sucker in  Whitney one of nine members of the Board of directors Hopes to change his mind. A i think that he is a great football coach a Whitney said. A to me he would revive interest in the Vikings and i think we need  although notre Dame has lost consecutive games Holtz said he is committed to the school. A a we be had a Down period the last six quarters and in a very. Upset right now a Holtz said. A a but i plan on finishing my coaching career at the University of notre Dame. I done to plan on going to the nil. I done to plan on going  Whitney wants to hire a coach who can sell tickets. A certainly the North stars and the twins have put on Superior performances and have earned the fans solid backing a Whitney said. A we have not played up to our potential and i think we need a coach who can excite the fans and can win people Back for the Vikings. I think that Lou in addition to being a Good coach can fulfil  Holtz also is favored by members of the ownership faction headed by Irwin Jacobs which is one reason the rumours have become so prevalent in nil circles. Inside sports Riley goes muscular with knocks a Page 25 pacers sign one and win one a Page 25 London to Host knights in Olaf opener a Page 26 Sampson close to joining bullets Page 27 cowboys Johnson escapes Fine Dallas up a nil commissioner Paul Tagliabue monday told Dallas coach Jimmy Johnson he would not be fined for his tirade about the officiating during the cowboys 22-9 loss to the new York giants sunday. Johnson said he appreciated Taglia Buess leniency and that he would have nothing further to say about the Job done by the officials sunday a other than to say he had not changed his mind. A series of questionable Calls during the game caused Johnson to complain bitterly. Tagliabue also attended the game. A in All my years in football i have never Ever Ever seen a game officiated As poorly As that a Johnson said after the contest. A we had four or five of the worst Calls in be seen in my life. Call after Call after  Dallas officials indicated Tali Abuel a let Ter to Johnson said Johnson would not be fined because he was not a chronic Corn plainer about officiating. The Normal first offence Fine for such behaviour is $7,500. Johnson said he did not want the con Trover to drag on because it would be a distraction to his team which is 6-5 for the year and battling for a wild card spot. But he also said he submitted a lengthy report to nil head of officials Jerry see Man monday about the game  
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