European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 a the stars and stripes tuesday december 10, 1991 sunday in the a flowery kicks chiefs to of 20-17 Victory Kansas City to. A make it 20 in a Row for Nick Lowery and the Kansas City chiefs Are still in the acc West title Chase. Lowery a 18-Yard Field goal with 3 34 left in overtime lifted Kansas City to a 20-17 Victory sunday Over the san Diego chargers who led 14-0 at halftime. It was Lowery a 20th straight successful kick and it kept the chiefs 9-5 in the acc West Hunt along with Denver and the los Angeles raiders. On Kansas City a third Possession of the overtime Barry word ran 28 Yards for a first Down on the 1, and the chiefs elected not to try another play before summoning the reliable Lowery. Kansas City a previous Possession ended when Brian barkers punt was downed at the san Diego 1 on a nifty play by Todd Mcnair and Charles Washington. The chargers then punted on third-and-10, giving the Chiefe Possession on the san Diego 30. After blowing a 14-0 Lead the chargers 3-11 came roaring Back and finally tied the score 17-17 with John carneys 27-Yard Feld goal with 11 seconds to play in regulation. John Friesz moved the chargers 57 Yards in 13 plays and was aided by a 10-Yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Derrick Thomas that gave san Diego a first Down on the 10. Mark Vlasic who came to Kansas City this year As a plan b free agent from san Diego replaced the interception prone Steve Deberg starting the second half and hit Harvey Williams with a 16-Yard touchdown pass for a 17-14 Lead with 3 00 to play. After forcing the punt the chiefs took the Ball with 4 39 left on the san Diego 30 and needed Only four plays to seize the Lead. Vlasic hit . Birden for 16 Yards handed off to Williams for 14, then found Birden Over the Middle for another 24. On the next play Williams beat linebacker Billy Ray Smith in the Corner of the end  overtake Colts with 3-td uprising Foxboro mass. Apr the new England patriots Down two wide receivers and 14 Points knocked the Indianapolis Colts out sunday with a 45-Yard overtime touchdown pass from Hugh Millen to Michael Timpson. That completion Down the Middle with 8 55 gone in overtime capped the patriots comeback from a 17-3 fourth Quarter deficit and gave them a 23-17 Victory. New England 5-9 got the Ball on its 47-Yard line after the second overtime punt by the Colts 1-13. Leonard Russell had two 4-Yard runs then Millen threw deep to Timpson a backup receiver who caught the Ball behind cornerback Eugene Daniel. The patriots finished the game with just two healthy receivers neither a starter. Irving Fryar left the game on new England s first series with a left leg Bruise and Greg Mcmurtry was sidelined Early in the fourth with an ankle injury. The patriots who had gone seven straight quarters without a touchdown scored two in the fourth Quarter to erase a 17-3 deficit and Force overtime. They tied the game with seven seconds left in the fourth Quarter on a 2-Yard pass from Millen to Rookie Ben Coates and Charlie Baumann s extra Point Millen was sacked eight times. Lions Barry Sanders 20 runs away from jets safety Lonnie Young 31 for a 51-Yard touchdown , Lions rip jets Pontiac Mich. Apr the Detroit Lions had too much Barry Sanders and too much defense for the new York jets As they nailed Down their first 10-win season in 21 years and moved a step closer to their first playoff berth in eight years with a 34-20 Victory sunday. Sanders rushed for 114 Yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries before suffering a sprained knee late in the fourth Quarter and the Lions defense forced five jets turnovers. It was the fourth consecutive win for the Lions 104. The jets 7-7 now have lost their last 22 games against teams with winning records. The last time the Lions won 10 games was 1970 when they won their last five games to finish 10-4. Then they lost 5-0 to the Dallas cowboys in the playoffs. Detroit has won 10 or More games Only four times in club history. The Lions were 10-3 in 1934, 10-2 in 1953, 11-3 in 1962 and 10-4 in 1970. The win gave the Lions an 8-0 record in the Silver dome their first undefeated Home season since the 1962 squad posted a 7-0 record at Tiger stadium. The Lions Haven to qualified for the playoffs since 1983 when they finished 97. The Lions defense with five takeaways against the jets has forced 17 turnovers in Detroit a last three games. Sanders scored on runs of 14 and 51 Yards. Erik Kramer hooked up with Willie Green for a 73-Yard touchdown pass play Tracy Hayworth returned a Fumble 28 Yards for a touchdown and Eddie Murray kicked Field goals of 43 and 27 Yards for the Lions. Kramer completed 18 of 31 passes for 235 Yards. Ken of Brien completed 19 of 36 for 176 Yards with two interceptions for new York. Blair Thomas scored on a 6-Yard run Erik Mcmillan returned an interception 57 Yards for a to and Pat Leahy kicked Field goals of 22 and 25 Yards for the jets. Sanders now has 16 touchdowns this season tying the club record set by Billy Sims in 1980 and tied by Sanders in 1990. Sanders 15 Rushing touchdowns this season Breaks his club record of 14 set in 1989. And his 42 career Rushing touchdowns ties Sims club record. With the score tied 14-14, the jets drove to the Lions 33 where they had a third-and-1. But of Brien was sacked for a 10-Yard loss by George Jamison and jets were forced to punt. Kramer threw an incompletion then hit Sanders for 7 Yards. From third-and-3 at the Detroit 27, Kramer pumped twice then threw Long to Green who was open at the jets 31. Green put a fake on Mike brim and Mcmillan just inside the 10 and scored easily for a 21-14 Detroit Lead. The jets then drove to the Lions 13 where Leahy a 30-Yard Field goal attempt sailed left with 1 56 left in the half. The Lions with Kramer completing five passes for 33 Yards then drove 54 Yards in 11 plays for Murray a 43-yarder and a 24-14 Lead with two seconds remaining. Thomas fumbled on the jets second snap of the game and Chris spic Man recovered for Detroit at the jets 26. Three plays later Sanders scored from 7 Yards out on a draw play. On the third snap of Detroit a next Possession Sanders went up the Middle on a draw play veered right and scored from 57 Yards out to give Detroit a 14-0 Lead with 7 56 left in the first Quarter. Detroit nose guard Jerry Ball suffered a knee injury with 5 48 left in the first Quarter and the jets came Back to tie it 14-14 four minutes Thomas 6-Yard touchdown run capped a 47-Yard, 10-ploy drive with 3 08 left in the Quarter and made it 14-7. Three snaps later Mcmillan intercepted a pass intended for Perriman and returned ran it to tie the score with 1 58 left in the Quarter. The jets opened the third Quarter with a 64-Yard drive that resulted in Leahy a 22-Yard Field , Vikings nip bucs retain playoff Hopes Tampa Fla. A it took the Tampa Bay buccaneers to make hers chel Walker look like his old self again. Walker sprinted 71 Yards for a touchdown on the last play of the first Quarter sunday and Fuad Ravicz kicked four Field goals a two of them 50-yarders a As the Minnesota Vikings kept alive their slim playoff Hopes with a 26-24 Victory Over the buccaneers. Minnesota rushed for 296 Yards and Walker had a season High 126 Yards on 16 carries. The Triumph in the Leamus first game since coach Jerry Burns announced his plans to retire at the end of the season improved Minnesota a record to 7-7. Tampa Bay fell to 2-12 despite rallying from a 17-Point deficit to make the Vikings scramble in the closing minutes. Vinny Testaverde guided an 80-Yard bucs scoring drive in the final two minutes of the half that shifted the momentum after Minnesota built a 20-3 Lead on walkers touchdown Rich Gannon s 5-Yard to pass to Mike Jones and re Vicze a Field goals of 50 and 40 Yards. Tampa Bay actually scored three times before the Points were allowed. An illegal substitution penalty on Tampa Bay Scharles Mcrae a tackle who lined up As a tight end without reporting to the referee wiped out an apparent touchdown run by Testaverde. Then instant replay reversed what had been ruled on the Field a 12-Yard to reception by Gary Anderson. Replay official Bob Beeks ruled Anderson caught the Ball about a foot shy of the end zone. Undaunted Testaverde threw to Jessie Anderson on the next play for the to. Tampa Bay continued to use the it huddle offence in the third Quarter an drove 68 Yards in eight plays to Cut ii deficit to three Points on Reggie Cobb 1-Yard run. Minnesota countered with review Field goals of 32 and 50 Yards that left the Vikings with a 26-17 Lead Midway through the fourth period. Testaverde finished with a season Hig 330 Yards passing including a 21-Yard t1 pass to Mark Carrier that Cut the Viking advantage to 26-24 with just Over i minutes remaining