European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 02, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. November 2, 1-993 sports the stars and stripes Page 37 102-Yard return lifts chargers. I Isar John Nadel los Angeles a Jeff Hostel Ler completed 20 of 32 passes sunday for a los Angeles raiders franchise re Cord 424 Yards. There was no Cele bration afterwards though because of two throws his teammates did t catch. Cornerback Donald Frank s 102-Yardinterception return with 3 24 left in the third Quarter snapped a 17-All tie an sparked the san Diego chargers to a 30-23 Victory Over the raiders. Frank s big return came two plays after Hosteller had thrown a 55-Yard pass to James Jett putting the Ball atthe san Diego 5-ya.rd line. Frank picked off a pass intended Fortis Brown on a second and Goat play from the 3. I Don t think that Hostetler same Frank said. As soon As t got the Ball i knew i had running room. Hos Tetler had an Angle on me but when i got past him i knew i was going All the Way Frank was so far ahead of potential Tacker that he began High stepping 20 Yards from the end zone. When i threw the Ball i thought twas a touchdown Hostetler said. It was a very Nice Ball. I never even swathe defender. It was one of those plays that can boreal Well or real sour. Guess How it went today raiders 4-3 got the Ball Dick Gary Plummer intercepted hos Teller s next pass to set up John car Ney s 36-Yard Field goal that Wade it 27-17 with 13 38 left in the game it if was six inches higher it Wouldhave been a big play for us Hostetler said. Jeff Jaeger kicked a 21-Yard Field Goa with 9 55 left to Mak 4t 2j7-20, but the chargers then ate up 8 06 in positioning themselves for. A 38-Yard Field goal by Carney making it 30-20. Jaeger kicked 31-yarder with 20 seconds left to com plete the scoring. I thought the most significant thin was that last drive chargers coach Bobby Ross said. We had to run Heball and we did. I had looked up at the clock Aid saw Over nine minutes to thought How Nice an eight minute drive would the chargers 3-4 moved 60 Yard son 15 plays before Carney kicked the clincher. Our failure to Stop the run costs the game said raiders defensive line Man Anthony Smith who got his let Hack. But it was the Only sack of John Friesz that the raiders had All offensive line really did a great Job keeping the raiders off of Friesz and then making some Good holes for unto run through said chargers running Back Marion Butts. This was a must win that s How we approached the running Back Robert Del Plano 39 goes Over the top to scow Denver s 28-17 Victory Over Seattle sunday. Elway Broncos dip sea Hawks Denver a John Elway was at Home and a usual a very rude nost. Elway raising his record at mile High stadium to 60-16, threw two touchdown passes sunday As the Denver Broncos beat the Seattle sea Hawks 28-17. He out dulled Rick Mirer the Seattle Rookie who has been drawing comparisons to Ahvay because of his scrambling and come from behind ability. Robert Delpino rushed for two scores As the Broncos 4-3 raised their record against the sea Hawks at mile High to 13-3. It was Denver s 20th win in its last 23home games. The Broncos snapping a two game losing Streak started slowly for the third straight week. Seattle 4-4 took a 7-0 first Quarter Lead. But the sea Hawks could t withstand three straight Denver touchdowns in the second Quarter including Elway s scoring passes of 20 Yards to Vance Johnson and 5 Yards to Shannon Sharpe. Ahvay completed 23 of 36 passes for 255 Yards. Mirer was 16 of 30 for 201 Yards with two interceptions. It feels like we kind of got Over a Hump Elway said. I Don t think we were losing it Confidence Wise. I Don t think we Ever doubted we were a Good football team. We just needed to make the plays we had t Bee making. We just needed to win one to get Back on track. Asked to assess the play of his Seattle counterpart Elway said i was really impressed with him with his composure and poise. He has All the ingredients to be great player in this Lions flight Bock nip Viks in final minute Minneapolis up pc Rick 2 for the year and gave them a 1moore scored on a 1-Yard no Vilh 40 Lead in the pfc Central. The Vikings seconds remaining sunday night a touch dropped to 4-3.down that came one play after a Contro Detroit s rally also wiped out a Strong Hersial interference penalty bringing the showing by Minnesota quarterback sea Detroit sons a 30-27 Victory Over the Salisbury who came in when starter Jim my Lefota Vikings. Mcmahon suffered a bruised shoulder i Detroit rallied from a 14-Powt deficit the first the final period getting Back in the game on a 93-Yard touchdown throw from Rodney Peete to Herman Moore on the first play of the fourth Quarter. Jason Hanson then kicked a 32-Yard Field goal cat � Fri to bring the Lions within your Points. Along with Field goal by Fuad Revett of finally Peete drove the Lions 61 Yards 37 Yards gave the Vikings a 17-13 half in nine plays to the winning touchdown. Time lean. The Lions had apparently come up Detroit s oily first half touchdown Short when Peete Burt Latown pass came on a 39-Yard Fumble return by Wil from the 8-Yard line fell incomplete but he late Flag was thrown and cornerback the Lions ran Only 12 plays in the Anthony Parker was called for inter for third period and fumbled the Ball away ence in the end zone. Twice while Minnesota was scoring on a Moore scored on the next play. 1-Yard run by Robert Smith and a 37 the comeback elevated the Lions to 6 Yard Field goal by Reveiz. Pack heats bears with Ball control Green Bay. Wis. Up Dar Rell Thompson s 17-Yard run with 1 54 to play sunday provided the Only Points of the second half and wrapped up a 17-3 Victory for Green Bay Ove Chicago in the 146th renewal of the nil s oldest rivalry. / Green Bay controlled the Ball othe ground and relied on an outstand ing defensive Effort to climb to 4-3and stay in the Chase for the pfc Central title. Chicago lost its seconding a Row and dropped to 3-4. The packers took a 10-3 halftime Lead and protected it throughout the second half until Green Bay put the game away with a 91-Yard drive that ate up 6 35 of the clock. The 12-play March ended wit Thompson needing three Yards for a first Down skirted right end and ran17 Yards for the clinching touchdown. Until Thompson s run the Lone touchdown of the game had come in the second period on a 21-Yard throw from Brett Favre to Sterling Sharpe who last week caught a club record equating four touchdown the packers aug scored in the first Quarter on Chris Jacke s 40-Yard Field goal and the bears produced a Fiel goal of 33 Yards by Kevin Butler late in the first half. Favre drove the packers 70 Yards insight plays for Green Bay s first half touchdown. During the March Favre threw a 20-Yard pass to Sharpe that car ried the Ball to the bears 47 and the Favre hooked up with Robert Brooks on an 11-yarder to the Chicago 21
