European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                \ essay november 24, 1992 sports the stars and stripes Page 21 Miami slips by Houston Miami apr in a Battle of Field goals Pete Stoyanovich out kicked a1 Del Greco and the Miami dolphins outlasted the Houston oilers. Stoyanovich a fourth Field goal a 52-yarder with two seconds left Nave Miami a 19-16 Victory sunday. Del Greco hit three Field goals for the oilers but was wide right on a 41 Yard try with 1 54 to go. A i feel sorry for him but it happens a Stoyanovich said. Houston a Cody Carlson making his first Start in two seasons As a replacement for the injured Warren Moon to Rcw for 228 Yards and one touchdown. Dan Marino of the dolphins harried by a pass Rush that sacked him four times threw for 237 Yards and one score. A the important thing is that we moved the Ball when we had to at the end a Miami coach Don Shula said. It the dolphins took Over at their 23-Yard line with 1 49 left and moved 42 Yards in seven plays for the winning score. Marino completed All five passes in the drive. After each team called a timeout Stoyanovich ended his perfect Day with a perfect kick. The Ball Clear the crossbar by at least 10 Yards with help from a 15-Mph wind. A i told All the linemen i was going to make the kick a for everyone to do the Job and wed go Home a Stoyanovich said. A a that a what  the dolphins coming from behind in the final Quarter to win for the fourth time this season improved to 8-3 and remained one game behind Buffalo in the acc a we knew we had to win the game to stay in the Hunt for the playoffs a said Fred Banks who led Miami with four receptions for 85 Yards and one score. Houston fell to 6-5 with its third loss in the past four games. Representatives of the Dallas defensive line secondary and Lin backing corps waylay Phoenix s Johnny Johnson 39 sunday. Cowboys hold off cardinals Tempe Ariz. Apr a big crowd brings out the Best in the Dallas cowboys and the worst in the Phoenix cardinals. Before a throng of 72,439 a largest Ever to watch a cardinals Home game a Troy Aikman overcame a Stout Phoenix defense sunday with a pair of touchdown passes for a 16-10 Victory. It was the sixth loss for the cardinals 3-8 before a crowd of 50,000 or larger since they moved Here five years ago. Dallas improved to 9-2, its Best Start since 1983. The Phoenix defense limited pfc Rushing Leader Emmitt Smith to 35 Yards in the first three quarters and gave up Only Short yardage passes to Aikman. But that was All the Cowboy quarterback needed to outman Euver a team demoralized by the loss of quarterback Chris Chandler in the first Quarter. Chandler whose 2-Yard pass to Larry centers gave the cardinals a 7-0 Lead was Hurt trying to scramble to his left with 30 seconds left in the period. With backup Timm Rosenbach at the controls Phoenix gained Only 38 Yards in the next two quarters and had the Ball for Only 7 minutes 41 seconds. Aikman gained just 237 Yards on 25 completions but kept drives alive with flare patterns including a 7-Yard to throw to Jay Novacek which put the cowboys up 10-7 at halftime. Smith who finished with 84 Yards also caught 12 passes in the Ball control Dallas offence. In the third Quarter Aikman took the cowboys 90 Yards in nine plays for the clinching score a a 37-Yard pass to Alvin Harper who caught the Ball on the 27-Yard line and spun outside on cornerback Lorenzo Lynch to race untouched Down the sideline. The cardinals blocked the extra Point on Lin Elliott. Phoenix drove to a first Down on the Dallas 11 late in the game but the cardinals gained Only eight Yards in three plays and settled for a 20-Yard Field goal by Greg  win Foster runs for 100 again Pittsburgh a the Battle of e backups turned instead into a Battle the backs a and when Barry Fosters thing the Ball that a strictly no contest. Poster scored two touchdowns and Oke Franco Harris team record with s eighth 100-Yard game of the season As e Pittsburgh Steeles remained upbeat i at Home defeating the Indianapolis it its 30-14 sunday. With backup quarterbacks Jack tru a and Brister starting due to injuries e Steeles Rode Fosters Rushing a minting first half by their defense and three interceptions to a More than Ade quate 27-7 Lead. Foster carried 28 times for 168 Yards and has rushed for at least 100 Yards in All but three of the steel Erst 11 games. He needs 30 Yards to break Harris 1975 team single season record of 1,246 Yards Harris previously had set the 100-Yard games record As a Rookie in 1972. Foster who totalled Only 691 Yards in his first two nil seasons can tie Eric Dickerson a nil single season record of 12 100-Yard games with four More in the steel Erst final six games. A it was just another Day at the office Quot said Foster who has 1,217 Yards on 270 carries. A i definitely thought i would put up 1,000 Yards but i did no to think id have the season in a having so  or that the Steeles a absent from the playoffs six of the last seven seasons a would have the season they re having. Their 8-3 Start is their Best since they opened 9-2 in 1984 and they Are 5-0 at Home for their first time since they went 10-0 a 8-0 in the regular season and 2-0 in the playoffs a in 1979. Houston a 19-16 loss to Miami left the oilers two games behind Pittsburgh in the acc Central division a and in effect the Steeles Lead by three because they own the tie breaker thanks to their season sweep of Houston. A this team is now a very Strong willed team a cornerback Rod Woodson said. A we used to think we could win every sunday. Now we know we can  with quarterback Neil of Donnell out with a pulled hamstring the Colts knew that Foster a who a accounted for one third of Pittsburgh a offence a would get the Ball even More than Normal. In the rain patriots extend win Boxboro mass. A Jon Eighn did sunday what Scott Zolak did week earlier. And the new England pay a ots buoyed by their two spirited soph Nores have shed their hapless image. Vaughn rushed for a career High 110 to and one touchdown As the patriots 2-9 revealed in the rain whipping the new York jets 24-3. The previous week the patriots took the wraps Ott Zolak and he starred in his first nil Start a 3-34 overtime win Over Indianapolis. Zolak a Bun the Rourl Dratt pick last Vear playing because of injuries to the patriots first two quarterbacks coolly directed the patriots again sunday. But it was Vaughn a fifth round Nick list sear who carried the offensive Load against the jets 3-8. Vaughn getting his Chance because of a hip injury to Leonard Russell was helped by John Stephens who rushed for 1,168 Yards As a Rookie in 1988, but is primarily a blocking Back now. Stephens ran for 51 Yards and two touchdowns helping the patriots build a 24-3 halftime Lead