European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Chiefs Kansas City a after Todd Marinovich shredded the Kansas City secondary for three touchdowns last week Deron Cherry took Home All the tapes he could find. For the 11-year Veteran and six time All pro it was the decisive Edge Over a Rookie starting his second nil game at quarterback. For the Kansas City chiefs it meant their first playoff Victory in nearly 22 years. The chiefs beat the raiders 10-6 saturday their first postseason win since they beat Minnesota in the 1970 super bowl. They did it by forcing six turnovers raiders including two interceptions by Cherry one of which set up the game s Only touchdown. . Totalled four kickoffs. The first time you see a Rookie he s hard to read a said Cherry who was switched this week to a position called a Lurk Quot a kind of Rover spot. A i just took the film Home and started studying. I went Over and Over what happened and i Hope i found he sure did As the chiefs moved on to either Buffalo or Denver a Buffalo unless the jets upset Houston sunday. His first interception led to a missed Field goal by Nick Lowery one of the top percentage kickers in nil history. But his second which he read perfectly was returned 29 Yards to the los Angeles 11-Yard-line. On the next play Steve de Berg hit Fred Jones in the Back of the end zone for the game s Only touchdown with 5 07 left in the second Quarter. A i did no to see him the first time Quot Marinovich said. A the second time i saw him but he just made a great that ended a frustrating stretch for Kansas City which got into raiders territory on its first five possessions and came away scoreless on the first four on Lowery a two missed kicks a Fumble and an interception. But the defense held up superbly despite losing four starters during the game including All pro linebacker Derrick Thomas. Thomas was taken to the Hospital in cowboys beat bears j Chicago a the Dallas cowboys Hadnot won a playoff game since 1982, Back when they were a a american a americans team returned sunday with a new cast of characters a Emmitt Smith As Tony Dorsett Steve Beuerlein As Roger staubach and Jimmy Johnson As Tom Landry a and the cowboys beat the Chicago bears 17-13. Dallas advances to a second round playoff game at Detroit next sunday. Smith gained 105 Yards in 26 carries a playoff record against the bears and ran 1 Yard for a touchdown. Beuerlein 6-0 As a starter since replacing the injured Troy Aikman was eight of 18 for 180 Yards and threw 3 Yards to Jay Novacek for a score in the third Quarter. The cowboys jumped to a 10-0 first Quarter Lead and never let Chicago get closer than four Points. The bears moved inside the 10 three times Only to Settle for Field goals by Kevin Butler of 18 Yards in the second Quarter and 43 in the third. Harbaugh who was 22 of 44 for 218 Yards finally hit Tom Waddle from 6 Yards with 2 42 left in the game but it was too Little too late. Dallas parlayed a Fumble recovery a blocked punt and two goal line stands celeb Barry word Powers Over raiders Eddie Anderson during saturday s playoff game. The second period with what was described by team spokesman Bob Moore As a an accelerated heartbeat. He was kept overnight for observation and was released sunday. He will be available for the chiefs next game. It was 7-3 at the half As Nick Bell led the raiders on a 10-play, 65-Yard match that Jaeger capped with a 32-Yard Field goal. Jaeger added his 26-yarder on the first Possession of the second half. Then Lowery added an 18-yarder Midway through the fourth Quarter to make it 10-6 after a 13-play, 61-Yard drive led by Barry word who gained 130 Yards in 33 carries. Dallas Jimmie Jones stops Chicago s Jim Harbaugh in sunday s pfc playoff game. Into a 10-3 halftime Lead. The cowboys scored first after Bill Bates forced Harbaugh to Fumble at the Dallas 49 and Tony Hill recovered for the cowboys. Kevin Willis kicked a 27-Yard Field goal to give Dallas a 3-0 Lead. The cowboys made it 10-0 on a 1-Yard run by Smith after Brownlow blocked Maury Buford s punt and Ken Norton recovered at the Chicago 10. Butler hit a 43-yarder that Cut the Lead to 10-6 with 8 26 left in the third Quarter. But Dallas came Back to take a 17-6 Lead on Beurlein s Short toss to Novacek. The stars and stripes december 30,1991 c Page 32 Falcons defeat saints new Orleans a Michael Haynes doomed his Hometown team to another postseason of frustration. Haynes caught two second half touchdowns saturday including the Winner on a 61-Yard pass and run play late in the fourth Quarter leading the Atlanta Falcons to a 27-20 playoff Victory Over the new Orleans saints. New Orleans has been to the playoffs three times in the past five years but has yet to win a game. The saints won Quot their first division title Ever taking the pfc West with an u-5 record in this their 25th season. The Falcons 10-6 in the regular season now go to Washington for a second round playoff game on saturday. Chris Miller also passed to Andre Rison for a 24-Yard touchdown and Norm Johnson kicked Field goals of 44 and 36 Yards for the Falcons. Johnson a second Field goal tied the game at 20 with 7 43 to go and Haynes second touchdown came with 2 41 left. Atlanta had another touchdown called Back after Tim Mckyer intercepted a pass on the saints final drive. He lat crawled to Deion Sanders who in turn Assed to Joe Fishback on a 71-Yard play. Anders pass was ruled a Forward lateral. Miller completed 18 of 30 passes for 291 Yards. Haynes caught six of those for 144 Yards with his other to covering 20 Yards. The saints had taken a 20-17 Lead when Dalton Hilliard capped a 10-minute, 49-second drive with a 1-Yard touchdown plunge Early in the fourth Quarter. Bobby Hebert completed 26 of 44 passes for 283 Yards for new Orleans but he was intercepted twice. The saints scores came on a 26-Yard pass to Floyd Turner in the first Quarter Field goals of 45 and 35 Yards by Andersen in the second Quarter and the 1-Yard touchdown plunge by Hilliard. Inside sports College basketball reports a Page 25 saturday s action in Aba a Page 26 islanders turn Back rangers a Page 26 Parcells says no to Tampa Bay a Page 31alabama wins blockbuster a Page 30
