European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday now Bif 9,1992 sports 1 the stars and stripes b Page 21 Marino Miami pin rematch rout on erring Colts Dan Marino drives Miami in the passing Lane in settling score with Colts. Pm non Indianapolis a the rematch was a mismatch. The Miami dolphins surprised at Home by Indianapolis two weeks earlier used a pair of touchdown passes by Dan Marino and Short to runs by Mark Higgs and Tony Paige to beat the Colts 28-0 sunday. It was the Colts second straight shutout loss since their 31-20 Victory at Miami and it snapped the dolphins losing Streak at two games. Higgs rushed for 107 Yards. Marino hit 22 ot28 passes for 245 Yards including 186 Yards and touchdowns to Keith Jackson and Fred Banks in the first half As the dolphins 7-2 took a 21-0 Lead. The Colts 4-5 crossed Midfield Only once in the first half and reached the Miami 30 Early in the second Quarter when Rohn Stark faked a punt and passed 17 Yards to Mike prior. Two plays later a pass by Jeff George was intercepted by vestice Jackson and Indianapolis did not get another first Down before halftime. Miami year struck on the opening drive of the game. Marino completed five straight passes in a 10-play, 69-Yard drive hitting Keith Jackson for a 2-Yard to. A 44-Yard Kickoff return by the Colts Clarence Verdin was called Back by a holding penalty and the Colts reached the 37 before two More penalties and a sack on George forced a punt. This time it took the dolphins just four plays an 18-Yard pass to Jackson and runs by Higgs of 23, 12 and 3 Yards for the to. Colt defensive end Steve Emtman the first player picked in the draft and the acc defensive player of the week after his 90-Yard interception return for a touchdown at Miami went out with a sprained left knee late in the first Quarter. The dolphins reached the Indianapolis 37 on that drive before a 54-Yard Field goal attempt by Pete Stoyanovich failed. But Miami went 72 Yards late in the period and scored its third touchdown on a 3-Yard pass from Marino to Banks with 50 seconds to go. Indianapolis lost the Ball on turnovers on its first two possessions of the second half a Fumble by Anthony Johnson and a pass by George that was intercepted by Rookie Troy Vincent at the Miami 4. The dolphins started a 90-Yard drive late in the third Quarter and col their fourth touchdown on a 1-Yard run by Paige with 7 06 remaining. Taylor injured As giants sack pack East Rutherford . Apr As hard As they tried the new York giants give away sundays game to the Green Bay packers. So Green Bay trailing by six Points and Given a second Chance by new York handed it right Back on Reyna Thompsons 69-Yara interception return for the clinching touchdown in the giants 27-7 Victory. The key series came with 4vi minutes remaining. Pepper Johnson intercepted a weak pass by Brett Favre and while returning it made several turns rather than falling Down. Favre then knocked the Ball Loose and Sanjay Beach recovered for Green Bay. Two plays later Thompson stepped in front of tight end Jackie Harris grabbed Favrey a pass and sped Down the sidelines. The quarterback missed a tackle on the Only Chance to Stop Thompson. The giants 5-4 and winners of three straight lost Star linebacker Lawrence Taylor with a Achilles Tendon injury late in the third Quarter after he blocked a pass. Taylor who earlier this year announced he will retire after the season was carted off the Field. The packers took a 7-6 Lead with a precision drive of 75 Yards in 12 plays taking up 8 08 in the second period. Vince Workman carried six times for 27 Yards on the drive scoring his first touchdown from the 3. The giants Werc forced to punt on the next series after two monster hits by safety Chuck Cecil broke up plays. But Workman fumbled when hit by Taylor and Erik Howard recovered at the packers 41. Three plays later Stephen Baker out jumped Terrell Buckley for a 34-Yard gain on which Buckley never turned for the Ball. Rodney Hampton scored from the 2 for a 13-7 Lead. Buckley the packers top draft pick this year again was the Goat late in the third Quarter. He fumbled a punt giving new York the Ball at the Green Bay 18. The giants handed it right Back on the next play however. Jeff Hostetler was sacked and fumbled with Robert Brown recovering. A Brash Rookie from Florida stale Buckley also was guilty of a pass interference penalty in the fourth Quarter after Paul Mcjulien get off a punt. The giants prevent offence then took Over losing 16 Yards before punting. Sunday s nil scores in Ether games which contended just As this edition of the Stan and stripes went to press sunday night it was Cleveland 24, Houston 14 Dallas 37, Detroit 3 Philadelphia 31, la raiders 10 Minnesota 35, Tampa Bay 7 new Orleans 31, new England 14 Nebraska Wallops Kansas by the associated press Lincoln neb. A seventh ranked Nebraska unleashed a Quick hitting offence featuring Tommie Era Ziers three touchdown passes and a pair of Tapuc Downs runs by Calvin Jones in rolling past 13th-ranked Kansas 49-7 in a showdown of big eight unbeaten Nebraska 71. 4-0 big eight took the a de track on the conferences automatic berth in the bowl while Kansas 7-2, 4-1 remained ass in games against coach Tom Osborne the huskers Al o assured an Mcaa record 31st consecutive winning be son. Frazier found tight end Gerald Armstrong on a 36-Yard pass on the fifth play of the game e f of Junior receiver from 11 Yards out on the first play of second Quarter. The catches were the fifth and sixth for Armstrong this season All for touchdowns. Frazier a freshman making his third Start Carne with a 46-Yard scoring toss to split end Nebraska a next Possession and Jones added to it runs of 5 and 6 Yards before half Troe. Jones second score was set up by his 41-Yard run with a screen pass from Frazier who hit six of 11 passes for 161 Yards. Nebraska which had 351 Yards Rushing to extend to Streak to 47 straight wins when Rushing for 300 Yards or More had 110 Yards Rushing from running Back Derek Brown in the first Quarter alone. He finished with 156 on 15 carries while Jones who had a school record 294 Yards and big eight record six touchdowns against Kansas a year ago added 107 on 13 tries. Nebraska a longest of seven first half scoring drives covered 61 Yards in 1 54. Three drives took less than a minute. T. A a. Kansas managed to penetrate Nebraska territory once in the first half getting a 4-Yard touchdown run by Maurice Douglas Midway through the second Quarter. The Jay Hawks who Haven to beaten Nebraska since 1968, entered the game with the Best Rushing defense in the big eight giving up 113 Yards per game. Nebraska the nations Rushing Leader with an average of 351 per game had 209 by halftime. Nebraska a defense added to the scoring in the second half when Tyrone Byrd picked off Chip Hilleary a pass on the third play of the half and returned it 30 Yards for a 42-7 28, Oklahoma St 0 Boulder Colo. A no. 16 Colorado finally discovered its running game and used it to rebound from last weekends humiliating 52-7 loss to Nebraska. The buffaloes 7-1-1, 3-1-1 big eight gained 150 Yards on the ground and scored in each rips heels 40-7 Clemson. . Up freshman quarterback Patrick Sapp threw a pair of Long touchdown passes and Rodney Blunt ran for three second half scores saturday leading Clemson to a 40-7 rout of no. 18 North Carolina the Victory was Clemson a seventh straight Over the tar heels and its 11th in the last 12 meetings Between the two schools. Sapp tossed a 48-Yard scoring pass to Terry Smith on the first play of the second Quarter to help the tigers 5-4 Overall and 3-4 in the Atlantic coast conference to a 12-0 halftime Lead. He found Marcus Hinton on a 51-Yard touchdown pass with 9 58 left in the game to increase the Lead to 33-7. Blunt helped Clemson blow the game open by scoring on runs of 10 and 3 Yards within a 3 19 Span of the third Quarter then went Over from 1 Yard out with 7 40 to play. Curtis Johnson a 76-Yard run Early in the third Quarter were the Only Points for the the heels
