European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday november 10,1992 sports the stars and stripes b Page 21fg lifts chiefs Oyer chargers Kansas City to. A Nick Lowery kicked a 36yard Field goal with 54 seconds remaining sunday lifting Kansas City to a 16-14 Victory Over san Diego and stopping the chargers four game winning Streak. Dave Krieg slumping recently As the chiefs lost two of three hit three consecutive passes to set up Lowery a kick. After the chargers punted to the Kansas City 33 with 3 18 remaining Krieg moved the chiefs to Midfield then found Willie Davis for 25 Yards to the 25. Three running plays put the bal on the 18, and Lowery then booted his third Field goal of the game and the 300th of his career. It ruined a comeback engineered by Charger quarterback Stan Humphries the acc offensive player of the month in october. Humphries sacked four times in the first half by Derrick Thomas directed two second half touchdown drives As the chargers 4-5 erased a 13-0 deficit. Humphries hit Derrick Walker with a 14-Yard touchdown pass to Cap an 80-Yard drive with 2 55 left in the third period then connected on passes of 40 acid 23 Yards in a 9-play, 90-Yard drive capped by Marion Butts 1-y.ard plunge with 13 28 remaining for a 14-13 Lead. Two of Thomas sacks led directly to Points for the chiefs 5-4. A 47-Yard touchdown pass from Humphries to Nate Lewis that would have made it 10-7 was called Back for a holding penalty on tackle Broderick Thompson with about 2 45 left in the first half. Thomas then sacked Humphries on successive plays forcing a Fumble on the second take Down that Leonard Griffin recovered on the chargers 22. Five plays later Nick Lowery a 35-yarder made it 13-0 at halftime. Thomas beat Harry Swayney a Block in the final minutes of the first period chopped the Ball out of Humphries hand and recovered it himself on the san Diego 15. On the first play of the second half Christian Okoye bulled Over from the 2 for a 10-0 Lead. Kansas City which beat the chargers 24-10 in their season opener held the Ball for 7 41 on a 13-play drive with its first Possession and had a first and goal on the 8. But a 10-Yard holding penalty and a 15-Yard penalty on receiver Willie Davis for an illegal Block forced the chiefs eventually to Settle for a 3-0 Lead on Lowery a 47-yarder. After Thomas fourth sack in the second period the chargers started giving Swayne some extra help on the All pro outside Liebacker who was coming to the line of scrimmage on passing Downs. Kansas City s Kevin Ross 33 Breaks up a pass intended for san Diego s Nate beat bears in of Chicago apr kicking overtime Field goals is old hat to Jim Breech. He upped his career record to nine in a Row sunday night when a 36-yarder with 6 21 left in overtime gave the Cincinnati bengals a 31-28 Victory Over the Chicago bears. Breeches first overtime Field goal also was against the bears giving the bengals a 17-14 Victory in 1980. Coach David Shu a had so much Confidence in his Little kicker that the bengals went for the win on a third Down play. �?�1 would have had him kick on second Down but we lost a couple of Yards on the previous play a Shula said. They asked me where i wanted the Ball and i told them a Little to the left a Breech said later. Quot i was comfortable and i hit it real the bengals 4-5 had tied the game with 59 seconds left in regulation on Boomer Esiason a third to pass a 23-yarder to Carl Pickens. Broncos Elway bomb jets Denver apr John Elway threw an 80-Yard touchdown pass to Rookie Arthur Marshall for the longest regular season completion of his career and the Denver Broncos overcame four turnovers to beat the new York jets 27-16 sunday. Wymon Henderson returned an interception 46 Yards for another score As Denver 6-3 won its eighth straight Home game. The Broncos Are 18-2-1 against acc East teams at mile High stadium since 1969. Denver appeared to be in jeopardy after two Quick turnovers Early in the final period. The jets 2-7 converted Brian Washington a interception into a Field goal to Cut Denver a Lead to 20-16. Less than two minutes later Denver receiver Shannon Sharpe fumbled after a 9-Yard reception giving the jets Possession again at the Denver 47-Yard line. Two plays later however Denver cornerback la to Lang stripped the Ball from Freeman Mcneil and recovered at Midfield. The Broncos converted that mis Cue into an insurance score six plays later As Greg Lewis bulled 1 Yard with 6 54 left. Denver took a 17-6 halftime Lead thanks to the Marshall and Henderson touchdowns. Vikings trounce buccaneers 35-7 Tampa Fla. Up a Roger Craig rushed for two touchdowns and the Minnesota defense accounted for two More scores sunday giving the division leading Vikings a 35-7 win Over the Tampa Bay buccaneers. The Vikings improved to 7-2 with the Victory their second straight while the buccaneers dropped their fifth straight game and fell to 3-6. Minnesota has won nine of the last 11 meetings Between the teams including the last four. Craig opened the scoring with a 5-Yard run Midway through the opening Quarter and the Vikings took a 14-0 Lead less than two minutes later As Carlos Jenkins recovered a Fumble by Tampa Bay quarterback Steve Dyberg and returned it 25 Yards for a touchdown. Craig also capped the scoring for Minnesota with a 2-Yard run Midway through the fourth Quarter. Tampa Bay avoided being shut out As Gary Anderson scored on a 4-Yard run with 4 33 to drought ends for victorious skins Seattle a the Washington redskins offence finally got a touchdown and they got a Victory too. A Well people can to say a they be gone 100 quarters without scoring a touchdown Quot a Redskin tight end Terry Orr said after a 16-3 Victory Over the Seattle sea Hawks on sunday. A a we be just got to keep the string going next a we struggled on offence again a Washington coach Joe Gibbs said. A but hey in a going to enjoy each one of these wins. They re hard to Mark Rypien who threw 28 touchdown passes in leading the redskins to a 14-2 record and a super bowl Victory last season teamed with Orr for a 26-Yard pass As Washington scored its first offensive touchdown in 15 quarters. He threw his seventh touchdown pass of the season at 4 32 of the final Quarter. The touchdown broke open a close game. The redskins had a 9-3 Lead on three Chip Lohmiller Field goals. A a it a been Tough and its been frustrating Quot Rypien said. A it has t been because we Haven to been hustling because we have. We re All competitors. We All want to do the redskins 6-3 came Back with a Strong defensive performance after losing to the new York giants 24-7 nov. 1. Wilber Marshall intercepted a Stan Gelbaugh pass and caused a Gelbaugh Fumble on a sack in the opening Quarter. His interception left the sea Hawks talking to themselves. He tipped the Ball into the air with his left hand and then pulled it in. A that was an awesome play Quot Gelbaugh said. A a it a no secret Why the redskins pay him Over $1 million a a the offence carried this team for a Long time a Marshall said. A now they be got a lot of Guys banged up. The defense is trying to do the Best we the sea Hawks 1-8 lost their sixth straight game for the worst Start in the franchises 17-year history. The 1976 expansion sea Hawks lost seven of their first eight but won their ninth in going 2-12. Gibbs said it was a tribute to his players that they be found a Way to win while the redskins offensive line is beset by injuries. He paid tribute to Veteran Joe Jacoby who played the entire game at right tackle despite a neck injury. A i done to know what we could have done if Joe have played Quot Gibbs said. Washington lost starting offensive left tackle to Llew Nibi with a sprained knee in the second Quarter. De Simmons moved from right tackle to fill in for the injured Elew Nibi. Rypien completed 21 of 30 passes for 248 Yards and one touchdown with one interception
