European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 02, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page-38" the Star band stripes sports tuesday november 2,1993 Johh sort 49ers hit rams linebacker John Johnson picks up some yardage after Licking ram quarterback  and recovering a Famble. Johnson also had an interception in the 49erf Victory. San Francisco a John Johnson came off his sick bed sunday and had the game of his life. In the pro Cess he helped wreck . Rubley s first nil Start. Johnson shaking off a week Long bout with the flu intercepted a pass and had Asack to Force a Fumble setting up a Palf of scores in the san Francisco 49ers 4017 win Over the los Angeles rams. When i got up this morning and Cameto the stadium i really did t think i was going to play  who decided at the last minute to Start and see How Long he could  m still not feeling Good. I m ready to go Home and go to bed he , an outside linebacker led a defensive charge that resulted in seven sacks of Rubley and 21 Points off three turnovers including a touchdown by Michael Mcgruder on a 32-Yard interception return late in the fourth  were a couple of balls i wish i had Back and i wish things were a Little different Rubley said. After a loss i feel at Best so so. It s a learning experience for me. I never saw any of the hits on me. I sure did feel them 1 Rookie Troy Wilson had three of the seven sacks for san Francisco 5-3which beat the rams 2-6 for the sixth straight time. A Steve Young threw for 245 Yards completing 22 of 34 passes including a 15 Yard score to John Taylor who made juggling catch after cornerback Steve is Rael tipped the Ball. ,.marc Logan scored twice on 1-Yard runs and Ricky Walters also had a 1-Yardtdrun. You can t leave the defense out of this one. They put us in great position and we were Able to capitalize on it Logan said. Rubley a second year pro out. Of Tulsa started ahead of Jim Everett after making an impressive nil debut. Became on in Relief of the struggling Everett last week and threw for two fourth Quarter scores in a 16-13 loss to Detroit. But he ran into trouble in his initial Start going just 2-for-6 for 20 Yards in the first half when the 49ers took a 23-3 Lead and set the tone. We pretty much controlled him begetting in his face san Francisco defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield  got frustrated and that s what we wanted to do because he was a Youn quarterback coming into backyard. Rubley finished 15 for 26 for 158 Yards. Dal Las Smith Rol i Philadelphia a Emmitt Smith simply de fies the defense to Stop him. The Philadelphia eagles planned All week to key on Smith. Nothing worked. / Smith powered for a team record 237 Yards including a 62-Yard touchdown run and Eddie Murray kicked three Field goals As the Dallas cowboys beat the eagles 23-10  tackle him put four hats on him and the rest come in and strip the Ball eagles linebacker set Joyner preached All week. But the eagles bad trouble putting a single hat on Smith whose total in the driving rain tied for the sixth highest in nil  did t expect to have such a great Day against the eagles because they play such tremendous defense said Smith. _ he must have thinking of the Days or Reggie White and the late Jerome Brown. This in t the same de sense.  i had great running shoes on today added Smith not losing the Opportunity for a shoe commercial. The resilient eagles an 11-Point underdog played the cowboys to a standstill in a driving rain until Smith broke his big run with 3 45 left in the game. Dallas 5-2 won its fifth straight since losing its firs two games and tied the new York giants for first place in the pfc , who missed the two defeats while holding out erased the Mark of 206 by Tony Dorsett against the eagles in 1977. He gained 65 Yards in the first period 64 in the second just 14 in the third and 94 in the final period. Colts nip pats in kicking contest Indianapolis a that s Why they Call i football. Dean Biasucci kicked a 37-Yard Field goal with 2 42remaining sunday giving the Indianapolis Colts a 9-6 Victory Over new England in another game Between the two in which All the scoring was done by the kickers. I be always Felt a kicker is a major part of  Biasucci said. Either Way. He s going to win some games or he s going to lose some games. He s not any More important than an offensive line Man or anybody else but he s just As important As any body else Biasucci said. The last 11 scores by Indianapolis and new England against each other have been Field goals. Biasucci had two in a 6-0 Colts Victory in their previous meeting last december. And the last four scores in the game before that also were Field goals including the game Winner in overtime by the  kicked a 38-yarder earlier in the fourth Quarter and a 27-yarder in the first period sunday. The Colts 3-4 allowed two Field goals by Rookie Scott Sis son but Indianapolis forced three turnovers including an interception by Ray Buchanan that stopped the last new England drive with 1 55 to  was very similar to last season Colts coach Ted Marchibroda  but this was a ballgame we had to win. The players knew this and sometimes it s a Little hard to play Loose when you know you have to  the Victory snapped a three game Indianapolis los ing Streak. Saints defense stymies cards Tempe Ariz. A sacks saved the saints Renaldo Turnbull had three of new Orleans six sacks and the saints held Phoenix to 143 total Yards sunday in a 20-17 Victory that ended their two game losing  the saints had to come Back from 10 Points Down to do  never think about being out of a game said Brad Muster whose 1-Yard run gave the saints a 7-0 Lead Early on. The game is 60 min utes Long and with the Way comebacks work like Houston and Buffalo in the 1992 playoffs you re never out of  the six sacks three were crucial. First Gene Atkins sacked Steve Beuerlein Early in the second Quarter hurting the quarterback s right knee and forcing Beuerlein to leave the Gam after another sack by Rickey Jackson. On Phoenix s last Chance in the fourth Quarter the Possession ended on Back to Back sacks by Wayne Martin and  they had to throw it opened the Gate to get More pressure Turnbull  Andersen gave new Orleans the win Ning Points with a 38-Yard Field goal with 7 34 remaining to Complete the saints comeback from a 17-7 halftone  could not manage an offensive touch Down with cornerback Aeneas Williams getting both ads and made Only five first Downs after Beuerlein left the  of All we got our Butts kicked coach Joe Bugel said. Both defensively and offensively they ate our lunch. We could t set up to pass. It was the worst Protection i be Ever  bucs build big Lead hang on to win 31 -24 Atlanta a Tampa Bay s defense almost ruined a career Day for Craig Erickson before making a stand when it counted  Erickson passing for 318 Yards and four touch Downs both career bests the bucs built a 31-3 Lead sunday Over Atlanta before hanging on for a 31-24victory by stopping the Falcons on Downs at the Tampa Baj 9 with 5q seconds left. They Are a very feisty team one of the few teams inthe nil that can come Back from that kind of deficit Erickson said. They re a big play offence bucs linebacker Hardy Nickerson said. It s amazing How Quick they can put Points up. That the ending was our moment of truth. We had our backs up against the  the bucs 2-5 snapped a two game losing Streak Serickson took Over the offensive Toad from Reggie Cobb when the Workhorse Back was sidelined late inthe second Quarter with a sprained left knee. Erickson s scoring passes covered 42 Yards to Vince Workman 5 Yards to Cobb and 60 and 44 Yards to Horace Copeland whose last four receptions have gone for touchdowns