European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 c the stars and stripes monday december 2, 1991sunday in the Bills claim c rown Orchard Park . A the Buffalo Bills Are right at Home in Rich stadium a and on the acc East throne. The Bills won their 17th straight Home game and their fourth straight acc East title with a 24-13 Victory Over the new York jets on sunday before a sellout crowd of 80,243. Buffalo 11-3 took another step toward ensuring Home Field advantage in the conference playoffs by turning three new York turnovers into 17 Points in dropping the jets who still have wild card Hopes to 7-6. Jim Kelly who finished 21 for 38 for 251 Yards threw touchdown passes to Andre Reed and James Lofton. Ken Davis ran for a 3-Yard score and Scott Norwood connected on a 31-Yard Field goal As the Bills overcame two fumbles and two interceptions. The jets scored on a 3-Yard run by Brad Baxter and Pat Leahy a Field goals of 19 and 23 Yards. Thurman Thomas finished with 124 Yards on 23 carries Yards and buffaloes Bruce Smith last years defensive player of the year made a successful return from pc season knee surgery with a sack and four tackles. New York was in the game until late in the fourth Quarter when trailing 17-13 and driving deep in Buffalo territory Rob Moore fumbled and Mark Kelso recovered at the Bills 7. Kelly then moved the Bills on one of their few successful drives of the game finding Lofton for a 27-Yard score that clinched the Victory. After the jets went three plays and out to Start the third Quarter the Bills got the Ball at their 43 and drove for the touchdown that snapped a 10-10 tie. Davis looking for the first Down on third and one from the jets 3, found a huge Hole in the Center of the line and Hurst into the end zone. Chuck Klingbeil 99 goes Low for one of four Miami sacks of beleaguered Tampa Bay quarterback Vinnie Testaverde on sunday. Dolphins run Down bucs Miami apr the Miami dolphins handed running Back Mark Higgs a starting Job sunday and he showed no intention of losing it Higgs replaced Fumble plagued Sam Mie Smith and rushed for 131 Yards in 25 carries to Lead Miami past Tampa Bay 33-14. The dolphins 7-6 improved their chances at an acc wild card berth and surmounted the .500 Mark for the first time this season. Tampa Bay fell to 2-11. The 5-foot-7 Higgs who started Miami a first six games when Smith was Hurt regained the Job after Smith lost three fumbles near the opposing goal line in the past five games. Ironically Higgs lost a Fumble on his third carry sunday but he bounced Back to gain 103 Yards in the first half and spark a 24-Point second Quarter that gave Miami a 24-7 halftime Lead. Higgs 100-Yard Effort was the first for the dolphins since he reached that Milestone in each of the seasons first two games. The dolphins scored on six consecutive possessions and totalled a season High 468 Yards. Dan Marino completed 20 of 32 passes for 307 Yards including touchdowns of 6 Yards to Mark duper and 26 Yards to Reserve Tony Martin. Martin caught five passes for a career High 106 Yards. Higgs scored on a 19-Yard run and Pete Stoyanovich kicked a four Field goals from 41,24,19 and 30 Yards. After Higgs Fumble Tampa Bay drove a 47 Yards Ana scored on a fourth Down 2-Yard run by Reggie Cobb for a 7-0 Lead. But the Bucsi next six offensive possessions ended in punts. Vinny Testaverde playing in Miami for the first time since he won the 1986 heis Man trophy with the Miami hurricanes completed 21 of 39 passes for 224 Yards including a late 17-Yard touchdown pass to Lawrence Dawsey. Testaverde did no to get much help on one first half Possession he had three passes dropped. He also was sacked four  pummel lifeless Colts 31-0 Indianapolis a Indianapolis showed no life and Cleveland showed no mercy. The Colts four turnovers against the a Fly a Leader in take away Giveaway margin Only made the Slaughter quicker. Kevin Mack caught one touchdown pass and ran 51 Yards for another to sunday As the Browns routed Indianapolis 31-0, scoring after each of the Colts turnovers. Cleveland 6-7 put the game away with four straight touchdowns in the second Quarter against the error plagued Colts 1-12. Mack rushed for 69 Yards and Joe Morris ran for 68. Bernie Kosar was 18 of 23 for 189 Yards and the to pass to Mack. The Colts Jeff George was intercepted twice including one returned 20 Yards by James Jones for the final Cleveland touchdown in the second period. George also was sacked for a 27-Yard loss Anc stumbled on the previous Indianapolis Possession and the Ball was returned 4 Yards by Anthony pleasant to the Colts 12. Four plays later Leroy Hoard leaped into a pile of bodies at the 2, bounced off and ran around the left Side for a touchdown. The Colts then had the Ball for on three plays before Jones interception r turn with 1 53 left boosted the Lead to 3 0 at halftime. The Colts Eric Dickerson playing i the first time following a three week us pension for insubordination rushed for season High 117 Yards and moved a Jim Brown into third place in nil care Rushing with 12,367  s 3-td fourth Quarter subdues packers Atlanta apr the Green Bay packers almost silenced Atlanta a playoff talk. Then the Falcons struck for three touchdowns in the final Quarter sunday to keep those Hopes alive. Chris Miller getting off a sick bed at halftime completed a 16-Yard touchdown pass to Andre Rison with 41 seconds remaining to give the Falcons a 35-31 Victory. Atlanta s game winning touchdown came from a break. Green Bay punter Paul Mcjulien hobbled a snap and was forced to keep the Ball running out of Bounds on his 41, Well Short of a first Down. After being sacked on first Down Miller completed a 10-Yard pass to Mike Pritchard and a 21-yarder to Rison before hitting for the game Winner. With Mike Tomczak passing for three touchdowns two to Sterling Sharpe the packers had taken a 31-28 Lead on Chris jackets 27-Yard Field Goat with 3 21 left. The Falcons then drove from their 22 to the Green Bay 27 where Norm Johnson was lined up to try to extend his string of 13 consecutive Field goals. Two consecutive false starts by Oliver Barnett and Chris Hinton set Atlanta Back 10 Yards putting Johnson out of Range. Atlanta then tried a desperation on fourth-and-16, but Millers att fell incomplete. Atlanta then got the late Bre needed to win. Green Bay 3-10 had a 14-Point twice in the game before blowing it hurry As the Falcons 8-5 struck of touchdowns in 11 seconds to erase a deficit Early in the final period