European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 b the stars and stripes sports a tuesday november 3,1992 dolphins get caught in Jet Stream 26-14 by Rob Gloster East Rutherford . A the Miami dolphins and new York jets appear to be heading in different directions As they move into the second half of the season. The dolphins have lost two straight after winning their first six games and Many of the things that worked in their favor at the Start of the season now seem to be going against them. The jets arc Only 2-6, but their 26-14 defeat of Miami on sunday a coupled with a last minute loss to Buffalo six Days earlier a has them Bel jiving the worst is Over. For most of the season the dolphins have been converting third Down plays and setting themselves up for last Quarter rallies while the jets have been stumbling on key plays. On sunday the roles were reversed. New York was successful on 10 of 18 third Down plays and Miami failed eight out of nine times. The third Down plays were critical in the final Quarter As Miami tried to rally from a 23-0 halftime deficit. Dan Marino had thrown two Quick touchdown passes to Cut the score to 23-14 when the jets got the Ball with 14 32 left in the game. Two third Down conversions later the jets got a 47-Yard Field goal from Cary Blanchard. On Miami a next Possession Marino was pressured into incomplete passes on third and fourth Down and the game was Over. Quot we knew we had to keep things moving keep the chains moving Quot said Ken o Brien who had three touchdown passes As a fill in for the injured Browning Nagle. The jets held Miami to 83 Yards on 19 rushes and sacked Marino twice including a safety when defensive end Marvin Washington tackled Marino in the end zone to make it 9-0 in the second Quarter. Of Brien who finished with 21 of 29 completions for 240 Yards had touchdown passes of 37 Yards to Johnny Mitchell 20 Yards to Rob Moore and 4 Yards to a Toon in the first it Wplf As the jets raced to a comfortable halftime Lead. The dolphins started the second half feeling they could make up that deficit. After All they had done it so Many times before. A three touchdowns that ainu to nothing. We can get that a said wide receiver Mark duper. A but we  part of the reason the dolphins did no to is because they had the Ball so infrequently. The jets More than doubled Miami a time of Possession holding the Ball for More than 40 26 minutes to Only 19 34 for the dolphins. Brad Baxter led the jets with 103 Yards on 20 carries and Toon made five receptions giving him at least one catch in 100 consecutive games. Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino goes Down for safety As jets Marvin Washington watches from the turf. Marino threw touchdown passes of s Yards to Keith Jackson and 39 Yards to duper in a 69-second Span late in the third period and Early in the fourth but he was held to 14 of 26 completions for 225 Yards. A we were very ineffective in the first half and its hard to explain a Marino said real giants rip redskins 24-7 giants receiver cd Mccaffrey takes to pass away from skins defender a. A Johnson. By Richard ke1l Washington a will the real new York giants please stand up every one of them Hopes the team that Defeated the Washington redskins sunday night is the one that will take the Field the rest of the season. A Well it was a big win for us a big win a giants quarterback Jeff Hostetler said after a 24-7 defeat of the redskins. A a we be been so close to making things happen and we Hadnot done it this year. This game hopefully puts us Over the  at the very least it keeps the giants dim playoff Hopes alive. They Are now 44, and a loss would have All but eliminated them from Contention for even a wild card spot. The giants did it with clutch defense big plays and none of the mental breakdowns that did in the defending super bowl Champion redskins. New York using a Ball control offence and a stunting defense that took away pass opportunities for Washington a Mark Rypien took a 21-7 halftime Lead and was never threatened after that. Washington which has now gone 11 consecutive quarters without scoring a touchdown on offence fell to 5-3. An 84-Yard touchdown return of scan Landeta a punt by Brian Mitchell gave the redskins a 7-0 Lead with 10 25 gone in the first period but there were already bad omens aplenty for Washington. To that Point the redskins had just 30 Yards on two possessions 21 of them on a pass from Rypien to Gary Clark. On the other Side of the Ball the giants looked better prepared to play under wet Sloppy conc lotions. New York tied the score on its next Possession using a 29-Yard pass from Hostetler to Howard Cross and a 27-Yard scramble by the quarterback to set up Jarrod Bunche a 8-Yard touchdown run. Two possessions later the giants scored again this time on a drive kept alive when the redskins were penalized for having 12 men on the Field on a punt. The 5-Yard infraction gave the giants a first Down and two plays later Hostetler hit de Mccaffrey with a 17-Yard touchdown pass on a play that summarized Washington a futility. Cornerback . Johnson had the taller Mccaffrey tightly covered and was in front of the receiver As both leaped for the pass. Mccaffrey however reached Over Johnson a shoulders and had the Ball when they both landed in the end  off Bench to spark Falcons Atlanta apr Billy Joe Tolliver s Rescue role for the Atlanta Falcons is going to be a Little longer than originally thought. Tolliver was pressed into service sunday when Chris Miller left with an injured left knee in the third Quarter of the Falcons 30-28 Victory Over the los Angeles rams. The Falcons announced after the game that Miller will he out 4-6 weeks the initial diagnosis indicating a torn cartilage and deep Bone Bruise. He was to undergo an arthroscopic examination monday Tolliver responded Well sunday he completed got 9 passes for 88 Yards on an 81-Yard scoring Dri a that ended on his 13-Yard pass to Michael Haynes with 12 51 left in the game. It erased a 28-23 ram Lead and gave the Falcons the Victory. Quot he is just As Good As Chris Miller Quot Lav pcs said. Quot really he throws the Ball a lot harder than Chris. You have to be really prepared for him. He s capable of doing the Job. He a a real Good  after getting the Lead the Falcons spent their last three possessions stressing the ground game in an attempt to run time off the clock. A Tolliver had been spending most of his sunday w Matching Miller operate. He said he it it better prepared in the situation because he has been getting snaps in practice each week. Quot i be been in that situation before Quot he said. "1 think the team just responded Well. 1 done to think it mattered who was in there on that last drive the Way our Gus played. If anything its possible that the team picked up its intensity and concentration to make Billy Joe feel Eon rident a All pro tackle Mike Kenn said. I he outcome left both teams at 3-5. Jim Everett threw for 252 Yards and four touchdowns and Cleveland Gary ran for 144 Yards on 18 carries. Rookie Tony Smith contributed to Atlanta a Early Lead returning the opening Kickoff 60 Yards to the rams 36. He scored seven plays later on a 2-Yard run. The Tarsi Rushma touchdown for the Falcons this season. Haynes also caught a 38-Yard to pass from Miller in the first Quarter the 14th game in a Row in which the Atlanta quarterback has passed for a score. It tied the club record set by Steve Bartkowski in 1980-81. Norm Johnson had Field goals of 49, 26 and 37 Yards to Complete Atlanta a scoring