European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 9,1993. Sports the stars and stripes b Page 25 his Crown at compiled by Gregg Stein san Diego 125 at Miami 115 an to and radio 10p.m. Get sunday line Miami by vhf record is. Spread san Diego 13-4-0 Miami 6-1q-0. Series record a chargers Lead 9-5 in regular season teams have split two playoff meetings. Last time met in week 16 last season Rod Bernstine rushed for 104 Yards and three fourth Quarter ads As chargers rallied for 38-30 upset Victory at san Diego. Last game a chargers won eighth in a Row and 12th in last 13 with 17-0 shutout of Kansas City in first round of playoffs dolphins edged new England 16-13 in overtime to take acc East title in last week of regular season. Charger offence Rush no. 9pass no. 7. Overall no. 6 Marion Butts powered team with 119 Yards on 15 carries against chiefs including 54-Yard to to open scoring in third Quarter while Stan Humphries completed 14 of 23 passes for 199 Yards. Ronnie Harmon led All nil res with 79 catches for 914 Yards during regular season and or Anthony miller72 catches for 1,060 Yards was acc s Only 1,000-Yard receiver. A Dolphin offence Rush no. 24pass no. 2overall no. 5 scored 168 Points in first six games of season Only 172 in last 10. Dan Marino led High powered Aerial attack with nil Best 4,116 Yards 59.6 percent completions with 24 ads but running game struggled to average 95 Yards per game and 3.7 per carry. Or Mark duper topped club with 762 Yards on 44 catches and the Keith Jackson added 594 Yards on 48 catches in Only 12 games. Charger defense Rush no. 2tpass no. 9overall no. 4 held chiefs to 61 Rushing Yards while pass Rush sacked David Krieg seven times and forced two interceptions. De Leslie o Neal who posted 17 sacks during regular season had two sacks seven tackles and an interception while la Junior seau added seven stops. S Darren Carrington led team with six interceptions during regular season and added one More last week. Dolphin defense Rush no. 6. Pass no. 14overall no. 107 held last three opponents to average of 12.3 Points As pass defense yielded total of 338 net Yards on 47 percent completions. La Bryan Cox led team with 14 sacks for season and s Louis Oliver had five interceptions but key against charges could be Rookie la Dwight Hotelier a replacement for injured run stopper John Offerdahl. A a special teams Charger k John Carney posted career High with 113 Points to rank third in acc and made 8 of 11 Fps from 40-plus Yards. Dolphin k Pete Stoyanovich led nil with 124 Points on 30 of 37 Fps with 34 pats. Miami s punt coverage allows acc High 11.6 Yards per return. Key quotes Quot in a not sure its a great Opportunity to face Dan Marino but its a great Opportunity to have won and earned the right to  a Charger defensive coordinator Bill amsparger.,., Quot our defense has improved against the run but this is going to be a big test. You can to let them play keep away on  a Dolphin coach Don Shula. Streaks stats and notes san Diego a 11 regular season victories came against opponents with combined 65-111 record at end of season. Seau was Only unanimous pro bowl selection to Start on defense. 11 players on Charger roster have previous playoff experience but none with san Diego which last made postseason in 1982. Marino has completed 63.2 percent of his passes in four career games against san Diego throwing nine ads with Only two interceptions but has won Only one of those games. Marino has thrown at least one to pass in each of his eight career postseason games. Dolphins have made playoffs 14 times in past 23 seasons. By Armando Salguero Cox news service Miami a a the Crown Dan Marino wears As the a Fly a Best quarterback is missing its most prize jewel. The Miami Dolphin quarterback has passed for More Yards and touchdowns nah any other Active player. He is the game s highest paid player. He is a Media Darling and National Pitchman for gloves and pizza. But Dan Marino has never won a super bowl. A the s been in the league 10 years and he a done it Alt but he a getting close to the end of his career and winning the super bowl is the one remaining goal that drives him year after year Quot said Jim Jensen Marinous close Friend and former teammate. A the times we be gone out and had a few Beers together the conversation almost always will turn to winning the super bowl. For him its very  this is perhaps the Best Chance Marino has of returning to the super bowl since the 1984 season when he and the dolphins lost to the san Francisco 49ers. The dolphins Host the san Diego chargers on Sun Day at Joe Robbie stadium injun acc divisional play Oft game and could be Home in the conference Chi a a on snip game if Buffalo beats Pittsburgh saturday. We re Only two games away from getting in the super bowl and three wins away from winning it All a Marino said this week a twinge of excitement punctuating his words. A a it a right there in front of us. And i feel very strongly about our possibilities of doing it a this team has an Opportunity that others Haven to in the last five or six years. Because we be got a Home game and the possibility of another Home game before the super bowl Wco re in a pretty unique situation. A i feel this team could beat any team in the league. We have to be positive about our  Marino realizes better than most of his teammates that opportunities such As the one the dolphins now have can be fleeting. The dolphins were a playoff team in Marino s Rookie season in 1983 and went to the super bowl with a 14.-2 record the following year the last seven seasons however they be been Back to the playoffs Only twice. A was far As pressure is concerned 1 feel no added pressure in the playoffs a Marino said. A you just have to try and do the Best you can. 1 Thirsk. Everybody has to play at a higher level than we be been playing. But that a not just me. That a  and if that level Isno a lofty enough to carry the dolphins to the super bowl Marino will be disappointed that the championship has again eluded him. A every player wants to win the super bowl and in a no different Quot Marino said. A was far As being judged by that i go out and play hard every week. In be been a super bowl win is Dan Marino s Lone remaining goal. Consistent player Over a Long period of time and i think that stands on its own. A but winning a super bowl is a barometer people  quarterbacks and i accept and 1 understand it Quot Arnsparger throws obstacles at longtime colleague Shula by Bernie Wilson san Diego a for a change Bill Ansparger will be trying to keep Don Shula out of inc super bowl. Ansparger built defences for Shula for nearly 20 seasons first at Baltimore and then at Miami where he gained renown for his a no name defense Quot in the 1970s and the Quot killer by defense in the Early 1980s. The combination of Shula and Ansparger led to five super bowl appearances including four with the dolphins. But there a been a change of sidelines for Ansparger in the 1990s. Now the defensive coordinator at san Diego he and the acc West Champion chargers 12-5 will visit the acc East Champion dolphins 11-5 in a divisional playoff game on sunday. Ansparger knows the importance of stopping Miami quarterback Dan Marino. But he said he feels Little significance in opposing Shula for the first time a a he a a very close Friend but in my coaching in be had an Opportunity to be on the other sideline from a lot of great friends Quot Ansparger said on tuesday. A it s just unique to our profession and its unique to me because in be been doing it for a Long  Ansparger 66, is in his 37th year of coaching and his 21st in the nil he spent a Liz of those seasons with Shula starting with Baltimore in 1964, when Shula went to Miami in 1970, Ansparger went along. He left in 1974 to coach the new York giants but returned in 1976 when the giants fired him following an 0-7 Start. Ansparger was coach at leu from 1984-86, then spent five seasons As Florida a athletic director. He joined Bobby Ross new staff with the chargers last january. Ross who has san Diego in the playoffs for the first time in 10 years said he won t be pumping Arnsparger for information about Shula and the dolphins. A i done to get into that Quot Ross said. A my theory is that we Are going win it with How our players  ditto for Ansparger. �?o1 done to really try to figure out who a got the Edge Quot Ansparger said. A we know Bill Tot. It sort of works both ways Quot Shula said. Ansparger junked san Diego a 34 alignment and went with a 4-3. The chargers ranked 19lh in the nil at the end of 1991, finished the regular season ranked no. 4. A the has attention to detail a re. Int less Pursuit of excellence and a lot of Pride in his work Shula said. A the was a teacher in the classroom. In a very Happy for Bill and the Job he has done. The chargers led the acc with 51 sacks including a conference High 17 by Leslie of Neal who was moved from linebacker to his natural position of end. San Diego sacked Dave Krieg seven times and intercepted him twice in a 17-0 first round win Over Kansas City last week. A i done to think we be gotten to the level we re capable of getting to but i think the players have worked hard to do the things we be asked a Ansparger said. A a we be made Progress. Hopefully we can continue to make  Ansparger said he was just beginning to watch film of the dolphins. Marino threw for 4,116 Yards and 24 touchdowns this season with 16 interceptions and 28 sacks. A a in a not sure its a great Opportunity to face Dan Marino but its a great Opportunity to have won and earned the right to play Quot Ansparger said