European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Marlon Butts a 248-Pound running Back leaves pursuing chiefs behind him on a 54-Yard run for chargers first score saturday. Chargers Post shutout to finally beat chiefs by to. S1mers the los Angeles times san Diego a quarterback Stan Humphries ran off the Field holding his helmet triumphantly above his head with his Good Arm. Linebacker Junior seau tossed his doves into the stands while linebacker Gary Plummer found a to camera and shouted a is no to this unbelievable there is no stopping us after opening the season 0-4, the san Diego chargers have won 12 of 13 games and Are now within two victories of advancing to the super bowl for the first time in franchise history. The chargers ended a six game losing Streak against the Kansas City chiefs 170, saturday in a first round american football conference playoff game before 58,278 fans at Jack Murphy stadium. A was the first shutout against Kansas City 10-7 since 1987. A this is my seventh year Here and we Haven to even smelled the playoffs be fore a defensive end Leslie of Neal said a now that in be had a taste of it in a hungry and i want to keep the chargers 12-5 will play the dolphins in Miami 11-5 next sunday. A a we re Young a said seau who was 12 the last time the chargers were in the playoffs. A but we Are a great team and when we play As a team i done to think anyone can Stop us. When 1 first came Here three years ago we had More peole in the stands rooting for the chiefs Low its totally different. The turnaround Bills Down 32, win Orchard Park new York Steve Christie kicked a 32-Yard Field goal with 11 58 left in overtime to give the Buffalo Bills a 41-38 overtime wild card playoff Victory Over the Houston oilers sunday just As this edition of stars and stripes went to press. The Bills overcame a 32-Point deficit 35-3 to Post the largest comeback in nil history. Complete details of this game will be in tuesdays stars and stripes. Is has been a after a scoreless first half the chargers went ahead during the third Quarter on Marion Butts 54-Yard touchdown run the longest Rush of his career. Butts a seventh round draft pick who spent much of his career at Florida state blocking for Sammie Smith now a a giver Bronco finished with 119 Yards on 15 carries. A a he a one of the hardest working Guys on our football team a coach Bobby Ross said. A a in a really Happy for Butts he a a Guy that s been banged up All year but he a Hung in Butts suffered a knee injury during a season opening loss to Kansas City and the knee was Nurt again during another loss to the chiefs in Early november. He accused the chiefs of intentionally trying to Hurt him after their second game. Saturday he paid them Back. In a run reminiscent of his third carry in the nil a 50-Yard touchdown against the los an the stars and stripes january 4,1993 b Page 28 in past leans peach bowl Geles raiders Butts followed the Block of tight end Alfred Pupunu ignored the Arm tackle attempt of safety Charles Mincy and outraged cornerback Albert Lewis to the end zone. A a in a not fast Quot Butts said with a smile a but 1 have satisfactory Speed when in a being on the chiefs next Possession Charger tackle Blaise Winter tipped a Dave Krieg pass High into the air and it was intercepted by o Neal. A a it a been a Long time since i got an interception 1986said of Neal who had two sacks. A we made some big plays and things just started to snowball for of Neal a interception gave the chargers the Ball at the chiefs 26-Yard line and set up John carneys 34-Yard Field goal which gave san Diego a 10-0 Lead. The chiefs offence meanwhile continued to misfire. During the second half the chiefs came no closer to the goal line than the chargers 43-Yard line. Atlanta a no. 19 North Carolinas defense cashed in with two second half touchdowns including a 44-Yard interception return by Cliff Baskerville to earn a 21-17 Victory Over no. 24 Mississippi state in the peach bowl saturday night. Nor Carolinas Victory in its first bowl appearance since 1986 was pre served when Kerry mock intercepted Greg plump a pass at the tar heels 19 with 2 37 left after the bulldogs had driven 57 Yards. Mississippi state 7-5 also had two second Quarter touchdowns nullified by holding penalties. A trailing 14-0 at halftime North Carolina 93 tied it 14-14 in the third Quarter on a 1-Yard to run by natron a and defensive Back Bracey walkers Block and 24-Yard to return of a punt _ by Scott Jordan. North Carolina took the Lead 2114 Only 2 24 into the fourth Quarter when Walker knocked the Ball Loose from receiver Chris Jones. The Ball popped into Bas final a top 25-Page 26. Kerville a bands and he went untouched 45 Yards for the go ahead score. North Carolinas Victory before a sellout crowd of 69,125 in the Georgia dome dosed out the College bowl season. Led by Alabama a Victory Over Miami for the National championship Southeastern conference teams were 5-0 before the Mississippi state defeat. Quot Quot Quot Grambling wins heritage bowl Tallahassee Fla. A Eric Gant ran for 128 Yards and a touchdown and Alex Perkins passed for two scores saturday As Grambling beat Florida a amp a 45-15 in the heritage bowl. With Gant leading the Way Grambling 10-2 rushed for 277 Yards. Grambling went ahead on the games fifth play when the 255-Pound Gant went 35 Yards for a touchdown. Perkins 18-Yard pass to Ron Dyson with 3 23 left in the third period pushed Grambling a Lead to nine Points after Florida a amp a had closed to 17-15. Kelvin radix s pass interception two minute later set up a 28-Yard to pass from of Kins to Dexter Butcher
