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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 26, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 21 skins super berth Means father s Day has arrive super bowl xxvi by Amy Geiszler Jones . Bureau Raf Mildenhall England a for three years Napoleon Johnson has been waiting to see his son play in the big game a the super bowl. The waiting ends sunday when Johnson training coordinator for Raf Mildenhall a morale welfare and recreation services will be at the metronome in Minneapolis intently watching the play of Washington a no. 47. Wearing that Jersey will be Johnson a son Anthony Sean a 24-year-old 5-8 cornerback known As  Johnson. . Was the redskins sixth round pick 149th Overall in the 1989 draft. Since that time Johnson has been waiting for his son to make it to the nil championship game. A we had talked about it All the time that whenever he went to the super bowl was going to be there. That a definitely one game i was going to be there for. That was the goal from the Date he was drafted a Johnson said. The draft made a Redskin Follower of Johnson formerly a staunch Raider fan. He completed his transition from the raiders to the redskins at the first professional game in which he saw his son play a 37-24 Conquest of the skins by the Silver and Black in 1989. Johnson an air Force Retiree has had to follow his songs career for the past 12 years from Europe As . Starred at Clemens High school in Universal City Texas and at Southwest Texas state m san Marcos Texas. But Johnson did help get his songs football career started while he was stationed at Lackland fab Texas in 1975. . Began playing football there with a pop Warner team coached by Dennis Williams brother of Doug Williams the quarterback who led Washington to a 4210 rout of Denver in super bowl xxii for the skins last championship. Following his songs career from the other Side of the Atlantic has presented Johnson with challenges. Newspaper clippings and videotapes from . S tour siblings helped Johnson keep up with his songs accomplishments. Since . Has been with the redskins Johnson has been Able to catch an Occa is Muriel the Wendor Milden Hall a Napoleon Johnson wears his heart on his sleeve prior to leaving for Minneapolis where his son .�?Ts redskins Are attempting to win a third super bowl. Signal game on an or Britain Schannel 4, which generally airs taped condensed versions of american football. And Johnson has flown Back to the United states at various High Points of .�?Ts professional career such As the draft one of his first pro games and now the super bowl. Johnson had so much Confidence that the redskins would make it to the super bowl this year that he booked his flight to Minneapolis last month before Washington met the Atlanta Falcons Jan. 5 in a second round play off game. . Has pulled his weight for the redskins despite being sidelined twice in his three year career for injuries. He was a starting cornerback in his Rookie year but lost that spot because of a knee problem. He received a wrist injury during this years preseason but since then he has been starting on the Redskin special teams. Facts and figures by the associated press at stake a not tool Foott wll Lort Guo Chon Ipi on ship of the Vince a Ombodi 1 Rophy. Participants a Buffalo Bills m i Ivel Washington redskins pfc. This win be the second no penance of Buffalo and the fifth Tor Washington site a met Odorne. Minneapolis this is the fist game to be played at Tho Motro Domo seating capacity 63.000 Kickoff a 12 18 . Monday. Central Lino Penn time. Network coverage by lbs in to a ppr Matefy 200 stations and by lbs radio to More than Jis stations throughout the United states. Tho gome win be distributed by trans world International the nil s International distributor to the following countries Argentina Australia. Barbados Belgium Bra i Colombia Costa Rica Denmark. Do Zil Canada by. Costa Rica. Denmark Dubai to Yodor England Finland Franco. Germany Hong Kong. Hungary Iceland. Ireland is reel Italy Japan Kuwait. Malaysia Netherlands Antilles new zealand Norway Panama Philippines saudi Arabia Scotland Singapore Spain Sweden Taiwan Thailand Turkey Venezuela. Virgin islands end Wales. The armed Force to Loutsion and radio network will also provide the broadcast throughout the world. The game telecast will include 18 cameras 15 stationary 2 indoor suspended from indoor blimps i outside camera12 Ltd Potape tape a chinos including 2 super Slomo a 2 Chyron graphics generators. 1 Lotos Rotor for diagramming ploys on screen t a boons Tot on screen player photos. Pre game halftime and Post Gumo grog Gumbo. Terry Bradshaw Osloy Wisset pot o been. Dan l outs Randy Cross. To game announcers pot Summrall play by play John Madden analyst. Radio game announcers Jock Buck hunk Strum analyst. Players share we knots $30,000 per Man losers $18,000 per Man. Player uniforms acc will to me Home Loam and use the East Bench and will Honvo to Etiolee of wearing its coloured or White Jersey. Pfc will to the visiting Toam and win use the West Bench. Sudden death a if me Gumo is tied at regulation time 80 Man Tea h Waltl continue in sudden Donth overtime. The Toam scoring first by safety hold goal or touchdown who win. At me end of regulation playing time the referee wet immediately toss a Coin at Center hold in accordance with rules pertaining to the usual pre game toss. Tho Captain of pfc to Orfi tha visiting Toam wll Call to toss. Following a Throo Minuto Ortlof Mission after the end of the regular game ploy wll continue by 15-Mlnute periods with a two minute i Tomita Slon Between each such Over Tiro period with no halftime intermission. The Loams will change goals Between each period More will be a two Minuto warning it the end of each period. Officials a thera win to seven officials and two Akem Atoa appointed by Tho commissioner s office. Trophy a the winning Toam Rico tvs permanent Possession of the Vince Lombardi trophy a storing Silver trophy croats by Tiffany amp company and presorted annually to the Winner of the super bowl. The trophy Wea named Orr the late coach Vince Lombardi at Tho two time super bowl Champion Green Bay packers prior to super bowl v. The trophy is a regulation Silver football mounted in a kicking position on a Pyramid Hoo stand of three concave sides. The trophy stands 20v�inchoo tall weighs 6.7 Pound and is valued in excess of $10,000 the words Quot Vince Lombardi Quot end Quot super bowl xxvi Quot Are engraved on the base along with the nil pm Kim. A attendance to Date. 2,027.503 have attended super bowl games. The largest crowd was 103,088 the 14th super bowl Al the Rose  foes prepare a few surprises by Thomas George the new York times Minneapolis a that line about not changing what brought you to the dance at first glance applies to Washington and Buffalo on sunday. The redskins still want to run to set up their deep strike passing game and on defense they begin and end with the principle of constantly applying pressure on the quarterback. The Bills remain enamoured of the no huddle attack and defensively remain focused on preventing big plays and forcing mistakes or turnovers on Long drives. But every Crafty super bowl game plan possesses the element of Surprise and a scrutiny of critical matchup that help determine the outcome. Here Are a few to look for on both sides of the Ball in super bowl xxvi Washington a no huddle offence lets not forget that the former Cincinnati Bengal coach Sam Wyche made the no huddle fashionable in the 1980s and that the Bills one of the chief Early critics of it have taken the tactic to new Heights. But Washington also uses the no huddle and often executes it to perfection. No doubt it is in their super bowl game plan. The redskins went to the no huddle in their National conference championship  Victory Over Detroit with about nine minutes left a the first Quarter with Washington ahead by 10-7. After four plays brought the redskins from their 27 to their 48, the redskins opted for the no huddle attack in what proved to be a in 73-Yard, 11-play drive capped by Gerald Riggs fourth-and-1, 3-Yara touchdown run. It would appear that a constant no huddle would take away from Washington a plans to play a Power game and Ball control and keep the Ball away from the Bills explosive offence. But look for the redskins to Sprinkle in a change of Pace. Jim Lachey is. Bruce Smith Laccy the redskins left tackle is 6 feet 6 inches 294 pounds and at age 28 is in his seventh pro year. Smith the Bills right defensive end is 6-4, 275, also age 28 and also his seventh pro season. This is a matchup featuring two of the leagues Best players at their positions. Without question Smith is eager to make up for being relatively neutralized in last years super bowl by the giants jumbo Elliott. He is determined to make sure that Lachey wont do the same but his iffy knee could prompt the redskins to test him. Ricky Sanders Sanders began this season with High Hopes More focused than in the previous season when off the Field problems hampered his production. Art Monk caught 71 passes this season Gary Clark grabbed 70 and Sanders Only 45. But Sanders gathered the 80-Yard touchdown against Denver that ignited the redskins 35-Point second Quarter in their 42-7 super bowl xxii Victory Over the Denver Broncos in 1988. And his 9-reception, 193-Yard receiving Day then set a super bowl record for receiving yardage Jerry Rice owns the current record 215, set in 1989. In big games Gibbs gives the Ball to players who respond in such situations and while the Bills Are set to key on Monk and Clark Sanders is Worth their attention. Playing on artificial turf should work in Sanders favor because of his Speed. A i can see a big Day in this big game Quot Sanders said. Cornelius Bennett the fast astroturf should also help Bennett. He could be the key Factor in applying pressure on Rypien who is Seldom pressured let alone sacked. The redskins offensive linemen like to work in Bunches in pass Protection keeping the defensive pressure in one tight Ball near the Middle of the Field while Rypien drops deep into the pocket. Bennett has the Speed to run round that knot of linemen and get to Rypien even if he a forced into a looping Rush. The halfback pass Earnest byner has tried four this season Thurman Thomas none. Because the redskins feature a grinding running game byner is a natural to make an attempt in a key moment. The kicking game the redskins Chip Lohmiller said he routinely kicked Field goals of 60-plus Yards in practice at the metronome while he was at the University of Minnesota. Gibbs said he wont hesitate to use Lohmiller in such a situation especially just before the half. Both punters the redskins Kelly Goodburn and the Bills Chris Mohr have faked punts this season running or passing in attempts to gain first Downs. In the right situation that could happen again  
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