European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday january 17, 1993 sports the stars Ano stripes b Page 25 nil Road to Pasadena on an Central european time sunday january 17 conference championships acc a Buffalo at Miami 6 30 . Pfc a Dallas at san Francisco 10 . Sunday january 31 super bowl xxvii at Rose bowl Pasadena Calif. V by Barry Wilner Miami apr just about everywhere you look on the Field sunday at the acc championship game you la be seeing stars. From Dan Marino to Jim Kelly to Mark Clayton to Thurman Thomas. From Keith Jackson to Bruce Smith to Louis Oliver to Cornelius Bennett. Even on the Miami sideline in his Aqua dolphins sweater or windbreaker is the Don of coaching dons or. Shula. So Why do you get the feeling one of the lesser lights just might steal the spotlight and carry his team into the super bowl maybe the third meeting this season of acc East rivals Miami Ana Buffalo wont be a showcase for Marino and Kelly two of the top quarterbacks of their time. Maybe it wont be focused on one of the 13 pro bowl players on hand. Perhaps Dwight Hollcr or Don Beebe will be the key performer. Maybe it will be Jeff Uhlenhake or Phil Hansen . Brown or Mitch Frerotte. A one of the great things about our team is that we be developed some depth a Bills coach Marv Levy said. The dolphins have noticed. A they lose people like Thurman Thomas against Pittsburgh and somebody else comes in and docs a great a Miami defensive end Jeff Cross said referring to Ken Davis who rushed for 104 Yards in Buffalo s 24-3 Victory that got it to amp third straight acc title game. A Kelly goes out and Frank Reich comes in and they win two straight. A i done to think san Diego is near the team that Buffalo is a added Cross whose team routed the chargers 31-0 last week. A a that a Why Buffalo is still playing and san Diego is not. Buffalo has so Many stars and so Many Good players to step if the dolphins Are stargazing they could be in for a Jolt. If they pay too much attention to Smith and Bennett and Darryl Talley the less heralded Jeff Wright at nose tackle and Hansen at end will be More troublesome. That pair played superbly at Pittsburgh with Wright getting two sacks and dominating the Middle. The equally unrecognized Uhlenhake Miami a starter at Center for four years has the task of stopping Wright. While All pro tackle Richmond Webb gets the accolades Uhlenhake has become just As solid a Block or. Yet who outside of dolphins fans and his Peers know of him or of Beebe the third receiver for the Bills with Andre Reed and James Lofton at the position Beebe has no Star rating. But he leads the Bills with 10 postseason catches and is the speediest of the terrific Trio. The Bills also might try to exploit the absence of Miami a John Offerdahl for a half dozen years their Premier defender Alan Sigwardt places the finishing touches on the Field at Joe Robbie stadium to Miami for today a showdown for the super bowl Between the Buffalo Bills and the dolphins. Offerdahl went out in mid season with an abdominal muscle Strain that eventually required surgery. According to Shula Hollcr has withstood those challenges. A a Hollcr id have to say has been the big Gest Surprise a he said comparing the inside linebacker to Impact rookies Troy Vincent at cornerback and Marco Coleman at end. A when you draft there you done to have that real conviction. But he was ready to go when called upon and has done 4 9ers, Bills will Triumph Talob Jim Kelly Waits for someone to let Hin into teams heated practice Bubble at Orchard Park prior to the Bills flight to Miami. \. By Dave Goldberg a football writer a decade or so ago the people who wanted new blood in the super bowl would certainly have been rooting for the Bills and 49crs rather than the cowboys and dolphins. This year be rooting for the a new old blood a Miami and Dallas which spent plenty of time in the 70s playing games with roman numerals after them. But the Guys who make the Odds like it the other Way assuming the Public will go for familiar faces. The favourites this weekend Are san Francisco seeking to become the first team Ever to win five super bowls and Buffalo seeking to put itself in position to become the first Ever to lose three straight. Here a a look at the two games Dallas minus 4 at san Francisco the two Best teams in the league All season come together when and where they Are supposed to. A the natural process has run its course and now we re Here a say George Seifert. A the two Best but not the Best Field. The feeling All year has been that Dallas might be a year away a Young team that would probably succumb to the 49ers experience. But the cowboys have progressed so far so quickly that the experience Factor May not be As important a in their last playoff meeting 11 years ago it was the inexperienced 49ers who beat the experienced cowboys. But the quagmire at candlestick May do them in the cowboys Are built for Speed a on offence and defense. White Emmitt Smith is a Good enough runner to Excel on both grass and that fake stuff its a question of How Well he and Michael Irvin can Cut in the Slop on which the game will almost surely be predictions the same goes for the defense one of the a Fly a smallest and certainly its quickest particularly up front. Mud negates Speed. If All that Means the liners Are sure to win that s no sure thing either Steve Young had his Best Day scrambling last saturday but he also fumbled three limes at least twice due to the mud. So maybe go Back to the experience Factor a experience in the mud. 49ers, 24-21 Buffalo minus 2 at Miami this is the third meeting of the year for these two. But it appears Frank Sci Cne a third straight Start is on hold because Jim Kelly is ready to Start. Reich Hud been near perfect for the last six quarters and looked like this years Jeff Hostetler the backup who carries his team through to the super bowl after the starter goes out. Kelly on the other hand had t been having a great year when he was Hurt. Dan Marinous been having a mysterious year. Until sunday the dolphins had gone 10 games without scoring More than two touchdowns. Then they picked off three passes in the second Quarter and Marino got them in the end zone three times. Throw out the first game Miami a 37-10 win in Buffalo. Don Shula caught the Bills overconfident Miami safety Louis Oliver caught three Kelly passes returning one 103 Yards for a touchdown and tilings quickly got out of control. The second game May be More telling a 26-20 Buffalo at Joe Robbie stadium. The third game Marino will have to have a big game to match Bulla of a offensive Bills May be better in adversity than Prosperity so. Bills 26-20. Last week 2-2 spread3-1 straight up. La spread 5-3 straight up season 115-111-4 spread 163-71 straight up. Playoffs 3-4
