European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday november 24, 1992 pack deals bears 4th loss in Row sports the stars and stripes b Page 25 u Chicago apr Green Bav turned p the heat on the Mike Ditka pressure cooker another notch sunday beating Chicago 17-3 a the fourth straight loss Lor the struggling bears. Quarterback Brett Favre converted a sucker play into one touchdown and then ignored his separated shoulder to score another As the packers won their third game in the last four. Quot l Avres fake resulted in a 49-Yard touchdown pass to Sterling Sharpe and the bears never recovered. A a it a called a the sucker play and we even make it work in practice a Favre said. A but the line did an outstanding Job and Sterling made his usual great 6 that gave Green Bay a 10-3 Lead near the end of the first Quarter. It stayed that Way until Early in the fourth period when Favre ran 5 Yards on a broken pass play for another touchdown to Cap a 74-Yard drive. The shoulder was a secondary consideration. A i did no to even think about it a Favre said. A it Felt Good but at that stage you done to think about anything but the Ditka changed quarterbacks switching from Jim Harbaugh to Peter Tom Willis in an Effort to Rouse the bears. It did not work. A Well this is starting to sound like a broken record a the embattled coach said. A we have to give them credit. They played Good and kept us off balance. They played better and the team that plays Best should win the Ditka said there was a no reason for making the quarterback switch. A they told me they were going to try p. T and i think the reason was pretty evident a said Harbaugh who completed 8 of 18 for 97 Yards and one interception. The bears Haven to won since beating the packers 30-10 last month. Green Bay is 3-1 since then. Vikings turn to defense bin gals James Francis left catches up with Detroit a Barry Sanders. Sanders. Lions Roar Cincinnati apr its remarkable How Barry Sanders can make it look so easy. And How the Cincinnati bin gals offence can make everything so difficult. Sanders had another Day of hefty numbers and highlight film runs sunday. He became Detroit s All time leading rusher piled up a season High 151 Yards and scored the winning touchdown in the lions�?T19-13 Victory. The fourth year pro topped Billy Sims Mark of 5,106 Yards with an 18-Vard run in the second Quarter and put the Lions in control with a 5-Yard touchdown run in the fourth Quarter. Sanders not Only accounted for most of Detroit a offence a 154 of the Lions 277 total Yards a he out gained the entire bin gals offence by 59 Yards. He knew it would be that kind of Day on the Lions first Possession when he ran 12 Yards on a draw play. A everything pretty much was going our Way a Sanders said. A the plays that we called worked. When that happens you Lindros hurts knee As flyers tie sabres from wire reports Philadelphia the Philadelphia flyers lost Eric with a knee injury but gained a Point when Len barriers first nil goal with 15 seconds remaining in regulation gave them a 4-4 tie with the but Talo sabres on sunday night. Lindros sprained his left knee just 1 40 into the game. Lindros 19, sustained the injury in a three Way collision with teammate Mark Recchi and sabres defens Eman Petr Svoboda behind the Buffalo net. Lindros was examined by team physician Arthur Bartolozzi who said he would look at the injury again on monday. A the was hit on the outer Side of his left knee and it appears As though the skate was stuck in the ice and when he fell Over he sprained the inner Side of the knee which is the medial Side a Bartolozzi said. A the time period for when Lindros returns will depend on the severity of the injury and we etl know a lot More Svoboda was chasing the puck behind the Buffalo net with Recchi trailing and Lindros Pur suing from Svoboda a front. Lindrosz knee appear to collide with Svoboda while stuck in the ice. Both Svoboda and Recchi were Able to return to their skates while Lindros could not put any pressure on his left knee and had to be helped off the ice. A it happened pretty quickly a a Bartolozzi said. A the Lindros did no to recall specifically the mechanism or the nature of the injury. He just said he fell Down on the ice and when he got up his knee Lindros had the knee iced w Ith a compressive dressing and a support sleeve overnight. According to Bartolozzi Lindros was not in much pain. In other games sunday islanders 5, oilers 5 Edmonton Alberta Scott Mellanby a goal Midway through the third period gave Edmonton a tie with the islanders despite three goals trom new Yorkus Pierre Turgeon. Tureen completed his hat trick at 1 5�?~> of the third period and Del Mcman Scott i Chance Minneapolis hip for the second came in a Row the Minnesota Vikings offence took the week off. So its a Good thing for the pfc Central leaders that their defense has turned into a Point scoring machine. As the offence sputtered to the tune of Only 141 total Yards the Minnesota defenders again provided crucial support. Cornerback Audray Mcmillian returned his third interception of the game for a go ahead fourth Quarter touchdown sunday leading the Vikings to a 17-13 Victory Over the Cleveland Browns. That touchdown represented the sixth score in four weeks for the Minnesota defense. And the team has needed every bit of that help lately. Until they scored in the fourth Quarter sunday the Viking offence had gone seven quarters without a touchdown. A whenever you get a Chance to make a play you have to make the play a Mcmil Lian said. A defense offence whatever it takes. All we re interested in is in victories. We know that if we want to go the distance we re going to have to be hitting on All cylinders offensively defensively and on special teams. A your offence is struggling a Little bit right now but its a team game. All of us need to play Well especially if we want to get to Pasadena for the super bowl. In a sure they a come starting quarterback Rich Gannon was benched after the first half capping six straight quarters of ineffectiveness. T he Vikings gained Only 174 total Yards last sunday against the Houston oilers. Sean Salisbury came in and completed Only 4 of 12 passes himself but two including a touchdown throw came on a crucial fourth Quarter drive that narrowed the Browns Lead to 13-10. Lindros still ahead for Rookie of year can to beat it. You be got to savor those Detroit 3-8 wants More of them. The Lions have gone to Sanders More in the last three games and he a produced 108, 94 and 151 Yards. His 29 carries sunday were a season High. A a he a a great Back a coach Wayne fonts said. A if we can stay in the game and can give the Ball to Barry we be got a Chance to the bengals 4-7 had Little Chance with their offence. Their 95 total Yards were the second fewest in club history. Boomer Esiason completed 12 of 25 for just 64 Yards with two interceptions. did no to Complete a pass to a wide receiver until Tim Mcgee caught a 6-Yardcr in the closing minutes. Esiason did no to even Complete a pass longer than 9 Yards. The running game was just As bad averaging 2.3 Yards a carry. Cincinnati a longest play of the game was an 11-Yard run by Harold Green. A Hie Rookie Eric Lindros. Awaiting diagnosis put new York ahead with his first goal of the season at 5 35. Capitals 6, Nordques 4 Quebec Dale Hunter had two goals and two assists and Paul Macdermid scored twice As Washington snapped Quebec a seven game unbeaten string. The Nordques had five victories am. Two ties before falling to Washington which ended a four game losing Streak after spotting the Nordques a 2-1 Lead. By Ken Rappoport a hockey writer no matter How Well rookies such As Teemu Velanne Dimitri Kvarta nov or Felix in Potvin perform the Rookie of the year award is Eric Lindrosz to lose. When Lindros joined the Philadelphia flyers idler sitting out last season because he refused to play for Quebec the Calder t Rophy Winner for the leagues top Rookie became a virtual lock. Although Velanne a Vartanov and Potvin Are off to flying starts Lindros is living up to his a eat expectations. Lindros came into the league As the most heralded player since Mario Lemieux in 1984. And he Hasni to disappointed with 15 goals and 13 assists in 20 games. Velanne one of Many Good european imports in the nil got Winnipeg fans excited with a hat trick Only five games into his pro career. A the will be Able to break open a game by himself a jets assistant coach Alpo Suhonen said about Velanne a Riis it Wing who led till rookies in goal scoring with 16 goals in his first 20 games. The jets paid a lot for Velanne but lie appears to be Worth his $1.5 million signing Bonus and $400,000 yearly contract. Velanne was mimed Rookie of the month for october. Kvarta nov has been another of the Early season Rookie leaders while playing on the top a Bonanza line Quot at Boston with fellow Rookie Joe Juneau and Adam Oates. Juneau another Rookie of the year candidate from the Canadian olympic team scored a Point in each of the Bruins first 14 games. He had eight goals and 17 assists after 17 games. Kvarta nov a left Wing had 12 goals and 10 assists after 14 games. Potvin has been a pleasant Surprise in goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The no. 2 goal tender with the Leafs he has seen considerable action because of an injury to Grant l Uhr. As of monday Potvin was leading the nil 111 goals against average 2.33. _
