European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 09, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 30 the stars and stripes sports tuesday. November 9,4993 Lamdry receives ring of Honor " /.-. -. As cowboys overwhelm giants by the associated press on a Day when the Dallas cowboys remembered their past they reminded everyone Why they May be the nil s team of the present too. Former coach Tom Landry returned to Texas stadium for the first time since he was fired almost five years ago by new owner Jerry Jones and saw the cow boys dominate the new York giants 31-9 sunday. Landry came Back to be installed As the eighth Mem Ber of the Dallas cowboys ring of Honor. He coached sunday in the nil the team for its first 29 seasons won 270 games and Ledit to five super bowls. I have no animosity Landry said. Considering what Jerry paid for the team he had the right to do any thing he wanted to. I m Happy with the Way the cow boys Are going now. The hard feelings Are Landry watched As his successor Jimmy Johnson used Emmitt Smith and Troy Aikman to Lead the de fending super bowl champions to their sixth straight , however left with a strained left hamstring Midway through the third Quarter. His status for next week s game against Phoenix is Uncertain. Don Shula meanwhile will have to wait until next week against Philadelphia before again trying to be come the winning St coach in nil history. He remained tied with George Halas at 324 victories because his Miami dolphins lost to the new York jets 27-10 see separate Story on Page 32. In other games Denver Defeated Cleveland 29-14,Buffalo beat new England 13-10 in overtime Pitts Burgh downed Cincinnati 24-16, san Diego stopped Minnesota 30-17, Houston beat Seattle 24-14, Detroit Defeated Tampa Bay 23-0, Phoenix topped Phila Delphia 16-3 and the los Angeles raiders held off Chi Cago 16-14. At night Washington beat Indianapolis 30-24. On monday night Green Bay was at Kansas City. Idle this week were the pfc West teams new or leans san Francisco Atlanta and the los Angeles rams. Cowboys 31, giants 9 Aikman completed his first 10 passes including two touchdowns to Alvin Harper before hurting himself with 9 30 left in the third Quarter and Dallas ahead 17-6. Aikman went Down while being chased by defensive end Keith Hamilton. Jason Garrett replaced Aikman and completed 5 of 6 passes for 34 Yards. He guided Dallas on its last two touchdown drives both capped by Short runs by Smith. Smith ran for 117 Yards on 24 carries despite bruised shoulder. The cowboys Are 6-0 since starting 0 2 without Smith. They moved one game ahead of new York 5-3 in the pfc East. Broncos 29, Browns 14 John Elway once again led Denver Over Cleveland throwing a season High three touchdown passes. The Broncos 5-3 have won 14 of their last 16against the Browns 5-3. Elway is 9-2 in that time including three dramatic wins in acc championship leads the nil with 15 touchdown passes Only seven away from his career High set in 1985. He passe for 244 Yards at Cleveland sunday in guiding the acc s highest scoring team. Lions 23, buccaneers 0 Barry Sanders focusing on football rather than finances ran for 187 Yards and the Detroit defense pos Ted its first shutout in 10 years. The win a the Silver dome made the Lions 7-2, their Best Start since 1962. Tampa Bay fell to 2-6. Sanders carried 29 times in the second Best Rushing game of his career. His status for the upcoming Bye week is Uncertain because of a contract dispute Andone of Sanders agents says he would not be surprised if the Star running Back walks out. Raiders 16, bears 14 Kevin Butler missed a 30-Yard Field goal attempt on the final play of the game As los Angeles held off Chi Cago s late rally at Soldier Harbaugh threw a 13-Yard touchdown pass to Terry Obee with 1 13 to play cutting the raiders Lea to two Points. The bears then recovered an onside kick and moved Down to the 2. The bears ran two plays before Butler missed his kick. He also missed from 21 Yards with 5 21 remaining. Alvin Harper left and Michael Irvin celebrate Harper s 50-Yard touchdown in cowboys Victory Over the giants. Bills 13, patriots 10 Steve Christie kicked the tying Field Coal with 14 seconds left in regulation and booted a 32-Yard Field goal 9 22 into overtime lifting Buffalo Over new England at Bills 7-1 rallied from a 10-0 deficit in the fourth Quarter and won their fifth straight game. The patriots 1-8 have lost four in a Row and have dropped five games by three Points or less. Oilers 24, sea Hawks 14 Warren Moon assured by coach Jack Pardee that he would Start As Long As he stayed successful passed for 369 Yards and two touchdowns As Host Houston 4-4 won its third straight game. Moon benched earlier this season at new England completed his first eight passes and finished 36 of 55. He threw two interceptions both into the Seattle 5-5 end zone. Moon threw for 300 Yards for the 37th time in his career. Only Dan fouls and Dan Marino have done it More often. Chargers 30, Vikings 17 natron Means ran for 105 Yards including the ahead touchdown Early in the fourth Quarter and is Diego beat Minnesota at the metronome. The chargers 4-4 won their second in a Row. Last year they rebounded from an 0-4 Start and won the acc West with an 11-5 Mark. The defending pfc Central Champion Vikings 4-4 who blew a 14-Point Lead in the fourth Quarter last week against Detroit fell 2vi games behind the Lions. Feelers 24, bengals 16 Neil o Donnell put Pittsburgh in a 16-Point Hole loan with poor play Early in the game then rallied the steel in to Victory in Cincinnati. The stellers 5-3 made their biggest comeback under second year coach Bill Cowher. The bengals fell to 0-8 for the third time in franchise history. Darryl Williams intercepted o Donnell s pass an returned it for a 97-Yard touchdown in helping Cincin Nati take a 16-0 Lead with 3 50 left in the second Quarter. But o Donnell threw two touchdown passes before halftime and went on to Lead Pittsburgh to its sixth straight win Over the bengals. Cardinals 16, eagles 3 Rookie Ron Moore ran for 160 Yards and Phoenix rushed for 243 Yards to beat visiting Philadelphia. The cardinals 3-6 scored on their first four posses Sions and took a 16-3 halftime Lead. The eagles 4-4 lost their fourth in a Row including a 13-Point defeat by Dallas in which Emmitt Smith ran for 237 Yards. Phoenix scored on 23-, 20 and 29-Yard Field goals by Greg Davis and a 10-Yard pass from Chris Chandler to Gary Clark Philadelphia got a 27-Yard Field goal from Matt Bahr on its first drive but did not score again. Redskins 30, Colts 24 Washington took advantage of turnovers on a Fumble and a muffed punt return to defeat Indianapolis end ing their longest single season losing Streak in three decades. The redskins 2-6 after having dropped their pre Vious six games jumped to a 14-0 Lead Early in the Sec Ond Quarter on a rumble recovery and 78-Yard return by cornerback Danel Green and a 1-Yard quarterback sneak by Mark Rypien
