European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 02, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 2, 1993 sports the stars and stripes b Page 29 for super boys the a had if byjoe Heisenberg the Baltimore Sun Pasadena Calif. The National football league which has its own official car camera video tape potato Chip soft drink and Kitty litter sunday unveiled the official word of the super bowl. Ego. The tangible difference Between the Dallas cowboys and the Buffalo Bills was five touchdowns on a Post card pretty Day at the Rose bowl but the real differ ence was attitude. Self Confidence. Swagger. Strut. The Bills thought they could win but having lost two sups were a Tad too afraid of sports biggest stage. Too aware. The cowboys shoot the cowboys acted As if the global to audience of a billion was what they had deserved All their lives. Actually they probably thought a billion was a Little Small for their sure to be dazzling show. Just a bit ego baby. Did you Tell them about the Bills comeback against Houston Abc s Todd Christensen asked Jimmy Johnson at halftime with the cowboys up 18. We re not Houston Johnson snapped. That s unfiltered ego right there. That s Livin Large that s what it takes to win the larger than life Supe which is always won by big plays actually by players with the guts to make the big plays on such a Public pressurized stage. The Bills were afraid to make those big plays yester Day. They hoped someone among them would. The cowboys did t Hope. They knew. In fact and they would never admit this but deep Down the cowboys commentary were battling among themselves to make the biggest play the one nil films would make famous. Call it youth served with an exclamation Point. The Bills were too old uptight and fragile too close to be coming the Buffalo Broncos a Leno punch line. The cowboys As the nil s youngest team with hip hop pers throughout they thought it was just an excuse to party a Chance to show the world that if it did t Al ready know the cowboys were bulletproof. You could Tell the difference in the first half when it was still very much a game Long before the Bills nine turnovers began adding up. The Bills had a Chance. Make that chances. And got stuffed. Big plays. The Bills blocked a punt and scored the first touch Down then got the Ball Back and drove to Midfield. Looked like no acc jokes this year. Then the cow boys Charles Haley careened into Kelly whose wounded Duck pass was intercepted. Haley s big play became a Dallas touchdown. Then moments later Haley again blasted Kelly forcing the quarterback to Fumble into the hands of the cowboys Jimmie Jones. Touchdown. Big play. And is there a bigger ego in the world than that belonging to Charles Haley who writes his own rules for life in the second Quarter the Bills twice drove the length of the Field their no huddle giving the cowboys fits. But at the essential moments when the Bills could have taken a Lead or made a statement the cowboys checkmate them. Stuffed them. Big plays. There was the cowboys Ken Norton Bull wrestling Thomas has no doubts about loss Pasadena Calif. Up thur Man Thomas did t mince words. We really embarrassed ourselves said the Buffalo Bills All pro running Back. This is not the Way you want to end your football season even if we would have lost the game 38-37 it would have at least been exciting. Youdon t want to go out and lose your last game of the season 52-17. It seems like every time we get Here to the big show everything just comes apart for us. We score 40-50points during the regular season but when we get to the super bowl we jus seem to forget what got us  Thomas had one of the worst games of his career managing Only 19 Yards on 11 carries against the Dallas cow boys rugged defense. He also committed a costly Fumble that killed a Buffalo drive. On top of everything else he injured his right ankle causing him to Limp severely after the game. Thomas Felt the turning Point forthe Bills came in the first Quarter when they were within striking Dis Tance of the goal line with a first and 10 at the Dallas 12-Yard line. Thomas went Over right tackle and gained six Yards to the Dallas 6. Two plays later he was stopped for no gain at the dal Las 3. Buffalo settled for a Field goal narrowing the margin to 14-10. I thought we should have kicked afield goal on the previous series added Thomas. But it s easy to Sec ond guest after the  r Thomas was referring to the fourth and one pass by Kelly on the previous series that was intercepted in the end zone by Thomas Everett. It seemed like they had a Man every where i went added Thomas. Whether it was Ken Norton or Hale coming off the line or a de pensive Back someone was always in my  the Bills Kenneth Davis to the ground inches Short of the end zone and then the Bills Flat out gagging on fourth and goal Kelly incomprehensibly spreading two receivers wide and lobbing a pass into traffic toward someone named Carwill Gardner. Incomplete. Afraid to make the play. The difference in the game. The Bills did come right Back again getting within Yards of the end zone but Haley who could have been the map instead of Troy Aikman stopped Thurman Thomas on another third and one when the Bills settled for a Field goal they were cooked. The cowboys were ahead and their offence had t even in limb Rcd. Then it did and what a show. There have been few teams with More big play men More youth and Speed and sheer Gall in every Nook and cranny. From 14-10, the cowboys blew it out. Emmitt Smith on a draw for 38. Aikman on a slant to Michael Irvin for 19 and a touchdown. Then after a Thurman Thomas Fumble Aikman to Irvin for another touchdown on a catch and disc Beauty. Over there were the Bills lacking the verve to finish off their drives and Over Here were the cowboys fight ing among themselves to get in front of the camera. This was their crystalline moment. Their future might hold More sups but in none will they be this bold this sure. From now on there will be expectations holdouts injuries. There always arc. Sunday though there was just the perfect meeting Between a team and a game. Between an attitude and a stage. Arc you surprised1 someone asked Johnson. No he said. Nil Rushing King Emmitt Smith darts into the history books on sunday. Champion had Good run Pasadena Calif. A never before had the nil s leading rusher played in the super bowl. When it happened sunday it made a difference. Emmitt Smith ran for 108 Yards on 22carries and scored a touchdown on a determined 10-Yard run sunday As the Dallas cowboys routed Buffalo 52-17. Smith who won his second straight Rushing title this season with 1,713 Yard Sand 18 touchdowns had a Long run of 38 Yards. His to came on a run in which reappeared stopped Well Short of the goal line but bulled his Way in. Things started working out Buffalo turning the Ball Over taking advantage of every Opportunity he said. Our offensive line played a big Par today. Buffalo s Bruce Smith did not get in All Day neither did anyone else Smith said. We just played our game and the could not Stop us. After we beat Phila Delphia and san Francisco i thought we would be world champs and we  in the pfc championship game Smith scored touchdowns both Rushing and receiving. He gained 114 Yards on 24 carries. Vet Haley saved Day for Dallas by Bob Gates the los Angeles times Pasadena Calif. Some big games have to be saved before they can be won. And that is precisely what happened in super bowl xxvii sunday when Dallas Cowboy defensive end Charles Haley made the turning Point plays in the first Quarter. In his most conspicuous Effort Hale moved from his usual station at right end to attack the Buffalo Bills from left  a Good Buffalo offensive tackle Howard Ballard who a analysis a ardently had t expected to Sec him onis Side Haley sacked quarterback Jim Kelly into the Fumble that was to put the cowboys in front for keeps 14-7. But More than that much More Haley steadied the Young nervous Dallas team in the game s critical opening min utes. Although the cowboys were a runaway Winner eventually 52-17, the Bills played the better football for most of the first Quarter when the Texas visitors very jumpy in their first super bowl tried to give the game away. It was in the game s fifth minute that the cowboys suffered the blocked punt that led to a 7-0 Buffalo Lead. They also Drew two Early penalties for fouling Buffalo unnecessarily. And otherwise for nearly a Quarter they were still perform ing much the Way you might expect of the league s youngest team in such a game As this. Then Yaley said watch  he was the Only Cowboy on the Rose bowl Field with extensive super bowl experience which he had acquired As a san Francisco 49er. And playing As alertly Ashe Ever had in san Francisco he provided the example that the cowboys Fol Lowed to Victory