European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday 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 Al Del Greco and the Miami dolphins outlasted the Houston oilers. Stoyanovich a fourth Field goal a 52-yarder with two seconds left gave 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 threw 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. 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 East. A we knew w e 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. A it was a rough one a coach Jack Pardee said. A we need to come across a kicker on the other Side of the Field who will miss  Buffalo Routs Atlanta Orchard Park . A the game was settled then they played the final three quarters. Buffalo scored touchdowns on All four first Quarter possessions while limiting Atlanta to three plays and out on three of its four drives As the Bills sprinted away from the Falcons 41-14 sunday. The 28 Points were the most Ever scored in a first Quarter against the Falcons whose defense surrendered 315 Rushing Yards also an Atlanta franchise record. Reserve Ken Davis ran for 181 cards and two touchdowns including a 64-Vard-er up the Middle during which no Atlanta defender touched  i to of Jim Kelly a seven completions went for touchdowns while Thurman Thomas ran for 103 Yards before leaving near the end of the second Quarter. Quot the Bills atop the acc at 9-2, scored the games first five touchdowns by travelling an average of 44 Yards in 1 29. Meanwhile the Falcons 4-7 advanced no farther than their own 45 until an interception by Jesse Solomon gave them the Ball at the Buffalo 19 with 5 20 left in the first half. Even then the Falcons  score. Michael Haynes dropped a pass in the end zone and Billy Joe Tolliver overthrew Haynes at the goal line on fourth and three from the 12. After Steve Christie made a 47-Yard Field goal to put Buffalo up 38-0 with 27 seconds left in the first half Deion Sanders took a lateral on the ensuing Kickoff Buffalo s Phil Hansen sacks Falcons Billy Joe Tolliver in first period sunday. And returned it 73 Yards for the Falcons first touchdown. Four minutes into the game Buffalo made it 7-0 when Carwill Gardner finished a 44-Yard drive with a 2-Yard touchdown run. The Bills took a two touchdown Lead four minutes later when Kelly hit Pete Metz clears with a 3-Yard touchdown pass and made it 21-0 when Kelly found Andre Reed with a 15-Yard pass with just under live minutes left in the first Quarter. The Bills Rushing yardage was eight More than the Washington redskins amassed against Atlanta in 1985. Cowboys hold off cardinals Tempe Ariz. Api a a big crowd brings out the Best in the Dallas cowboys and the worst in the Phoenix cardinals. Before a throng of 72,439 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 eni Mitt Smith to 35 Yards in the first three quarters and gave up Only Short yardage passes to Aikman. But that was All the fourth year cowboys quarterback needed to outman Cuver 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 half time. 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 who gave the cowboys their first Points with a 28-Yard Field goal in the second Quarter. Phoenix drove to a first Down 011 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 Davis. The complexion of the game changed when Chandler was knocked out by Jim Jeffcoats 13-Yard sack. After a Phoenix punt the cowboys drove 54 Yards for Elliott a Field goal. Rosenbach who came on in Relief of Chandler fumbled the first snap alter the Kickoff and Dallas linebacker Robert Jones pounced on it on the Phoenix 27-Yard line. An inception by Aeneas Williams returned the Ball to the cardinals briefly but Rosenbach was unable to move the team. Phoenix finished with four net Yards in the second Quarter. The next time Dallas got the Ball Aikman directed a 75-Yard drive which began with an 18-Yard pass to Michael Irvin and included passes of 19 and 13 Yards to Harper to set up his go ahead pass to  win Foster runs for 100 again Pittsburgh a the Battle of the backups turned instead into a Battle of the backs a and when Barry Fosters getting the Ball that a strictly no contest. Foster scored two touchdowns and broke Franco Harris team record with his eighth 100-Yard game of the season As the Pittsburgh Steeles remained unbeaten at Home defeating the Indianapolis Colts 30-14 sunday. With backup quarterbacks Jack Trudeau and Brister starting due to injuries the Steeles Rode Fosters Rushing a dominating first half by their defense and three interceptions to a 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 amp 100-Yard games record As a Rookie in 1972. A it was just another Day at the office Quot said Foster who totalled Only 691 Yards in his first two nil seasons but now has 1,217 Yards 011 270 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 tic breaker thanks to their season sweep of Houston. A Ythi 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 poster a who a accounted for one third of Pittsburgh a offence a would get the Ball even More than Normal. It hardly mattered As poster had 98 Yards by halftime and All but 18 of his Yards in the first three quarters. Foster More than doubled the Colts Rushing yardage by himself As the steel ers who Lead the a pc in Rushing out rushed Indianapolis 253-71 despite Anthony Johnson a 68 Yarls. Posters 210 total Yards a he also had a 42-Yard reception a were nine Short of pm Renchy pm Uquam a 1970 single game team record. A you usually get most of your Yards after you be worn people Down in the third and fourth quarters but he got nearly 100 in the first half a Colts coach ted Marchibroda said. A a the Way he was going you think he might wind up with 300.�?T a the Steeles did what they be been doing All year. Teams know what a going to happen but they execute it a Colts linebacker Scott radecic said. Brister said the Colts resorted at times to an eight Man front to contain poster by playing two linebackers along the line of scrimmage and blitzing two defensive backs