European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday december 10, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 25 sunday in the of Falcons win. Tie saints for Lead by Ken Peters Anaheim Calif apr one of the Low Points of Jerry Glanville a first season with the Falcons came when he stood in a flooded dressing room at Anaheim stadium and answered questions about Atlanta a 44-24 toss to the los Angeles rams. But that was last year and times have changed. Sunday there was no problem with the plumbing in the visitors locker room and a High and dry Glanville was Able to address the Falcons 31-14 Victory Over los Angeles that pulled Atlanta 9-5 into a tie for the pfc West Lead. A i can to say enough about this team we be got two games left and we re in first place a the Falcons coach said. A last year we came out Here and were embarrassed and had to stand around in sewer while the Falcons were winning their fourth straight to draw even with the fading new Orleans saints in the West the rams 3-11 went Down to their eighth straight loss. That a their longest losing Streak since they also lost eight in a Row in 1965. The win assured the Falcons their first winning season in nine years and also moved them into the Drivers seat in the division. With the Victory the Falcons finished 5-1 against pfc West opponents while the saints finished 4-2. Atlanta thus would have the tiebreaker advantage Over the saints if they finished tied in the division. The saints lost their fourth in a Row sunday 23-14 to Dallas. New Orleans has games remaining against the los Angeles raiders and Phoenix while Atlanta faces Seattle and Dallas. A a it a Nice to be in first but we still have two games left to take care of business a said Chris Miller who completed 19 of 28 for 271 Yards and two touchdowns in the easy win Over the rams. The Falcons Victory also completed a sweep of Cali Fomia teams this season they be beaten both the rams and san Francisco twice and the raiders and chargers once each. A now we re California state champs a Gian Ville said. A a we re 6-0 and we re going to go out and buy a big the Falcons dominated the rams in almost every department. Michael Haynes had six catches for 112 Yards for Atlanta including a 9-Yard touchdown reception. Andre Rison had six catches for 77 Yards including a 6-Yard to. Brian Jordan had an interception and two sacks As the Atlanta defense put the clamps on Jim Everett and the rams. Everett completed just 7 of 16 for 109 Yards with one interception and he also lost a Fumble and was sacked three times. The Falcons with some help from los Angeles took command in the first half going ahead 24-7. Everett fumbled on the first play from scrimmage Tim Green recovered and Norm Johnson put the Falcons ahead to stay with a 21-Yard Field goal with the game less than three minutes old. Atlanta made it 10-0 after Tracey Eaton blocked Barry Helton a punt later in the opening Quarter. From the rams 22, Steve Broussard caught a 21-Yard pass then scored on his first of two 1-Yard to Down cards to Clinch playoff Home advantage Johnny Johnson 39 goes Over the top for a Phoenix to against Washington sunday. Tempe Ariz. Apr for the second straight game the Washington redskins were sluggish in the first half of a crucial game aim scored 20 Points in the final two quarters to win. Sundays 20-14 Victory Over the Phoenix cardinals clinched the Home Field advantage for the redskins through the playoffs. The redskins came Back from a 14-0 halftime deficit to do it. The week before Washington had a 76 halftime Lead Over the los Angeles rams and won 27-6 to claim its first pfc East championship since 1987. A fall of a sudden we came out and its totally different a said Mark Rypien who passed for two touchdowns in the third Quarter. A we took some time to take a look at what they re doing finding out where we can the soft area was the Short zone which Rypien went to with increasing Success after his backs were unable to keep drives alive Rushing. Coach Joe Gibbs said Phoenix coach Joe Bugel his assistant from 1981 through 1989, sprang a new formation on him a a a Diamond a a that san extra eighth Man close to the line of scrimmage in the Middle. It took away our Power run. We really weren to prepared for it a Gibbs said of a first halt in which his team was held to 121 Yards and no Points. The redskins gained 263 Yards after the break. Last week Gibbs kicked a chair across the Locke room at halftime to get his team fired up. But he denied trying any fireworks this time. A i done to think we be Ever had any of that anyway a Gibbs said. A at halftime everybody was just upset. They re like hey we re going to have to play great in the second half. The Victory sparked by Earnest by Eros 116 Yards and Rypien s 22-of-31 passing for 256 Yards gave Washington a 13-1 record. Phoenix 4-10 skidded to its sixth consecutive loss. Rypien std passes of 4 Yards to Terry Orr and 17 Yards to Ricky Sanders tied the score and Chip Lohmiller produced the winning Points with a 42-Yard Field goal with 9 04 to play. Lohmiller whose miss from 42 Yards was As close As the a Fly Stop offensive machine got to a score in the first half booted a27-yarder 1 59 later after Brad Edwards returned an interception 25 Yards to the 16-Yard line. It was the second Pickoff of Stan gel Baugh a starter for the last three games and free agent acquisition Chris Chandler played the rest of the game for Phoenix. Chandler had Little Success against the Washington defense and the redskins held the Ball until Only seconds remained. Bono Sparks 49ers win Over sea Hawks Seattle apr third string quarterback Steve Bono is doing his Best to get the san Francisco 49ers into the nil playoffs for a ninth straight season. He a doing it dramatically too. Bono hit John Taylor with a 15-Yard touchdown pass with 68 seconds remaining sunday to give the 49ers a 24-22 Victory Over the Seattle sea Hawks. A ooh Man that a about As exciting As they get and we be had a lot of exciting games since in be been Here 49ers coach George Seifert said. A i saw a lot of Effort. We did no to the 49eis 8-6 Are trying to tie Dallas nil record for consecutive playoff appearances. They re one game behind four clubs tied Tor the last two pfc playoff spots with two weeks to play. The 49ers won their fourth in a Row with Bono As their starting quarterback. Bono completed 25 of 44 passes for 280 Yards and three touchdowns. He was intercepted twice and lost a Fumble. The sea Hawks 6-8 lost their second straight game and fourth in five weeks All but assuring them of missing the playoffs for the third year in a Row. Bono s third touchdown pass ended a four play 56-Yard drive that took just 9 seconds after a 21-Yard punt by Rick Tuten to the san Francisco 44. It was set up by a 41-Yard Bono to Taylor pass to the Seattle 15. Bono is starting because Joe Montana has been out All season with an ailing Elbow and Steve Young has been out with a knee injury. Young was Bonous backup on sunday. The sea Hawks lost their final Chance when quarterback Dave Krieg committed his 107th career Fumble an nil record with 43 seconds to go at the san Francisco 49. Kriegs Fumble came after a nit by Tim Harris who came to the 49ers in a Trade with Green Bay earlier this season. Johnnie Johnson recovered the Ball. Joe Cain intercepted Bonous pass at the Seattle 12-Yard line with less than four minutes to go and that appeared to preserve Seattle a 22-17 Lead. John Kasay gave Seattle that Lead with 6 15 left when he kicked his third Field goal a 38-yarder. After Kasay a go ahead kick the 49ers drove to the Seattle 17. But Bono was picked off for Caine a first nil interception. Bono1 30 with _ Back again after Tutens 21-Yard punt with 1 37 to go
