European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports tuesday. November 23,1993 Falcons top cowboys Smith Hurt by the associated press. Once the Dallas cowboys lost Emmi Tsmith they were  Smith was sidelined with a bruised right quadriceps two minutes before half time and the cowboys already missing injured quarterback Troy Aikman had their seven game winning Streak snapped sunday losing 27-14 in Atlanta. I took a knee to the Quad Smith said. Ill take whatever treatment is Nec Essary and see How it  Dallas 7-3 had not lost since Smith returned from a two game salary holdout at the Start of the season. The cowboys have a Short week playing thanksgiving Day against Miami. Atlanta s swarming defense which shut out the los Angeles rams last week blanked Dallas Tor nearly three quarters. Dion Sanders one of the fal cons Best defenders also contributed onoff Ense by catching a 70-Yard touchdown pass and High stepping to the end zone with 3 51 left. Even before Smith was Hurt he did Little. He was held to 1 Yard on one carry and 9 Yards on four passes from Bernie  was very upset Smith said. We were doing things on the Field that we usually Don t do. We weren t doing any thing  Atlanta 4-6 won for the fourth time in five games. Some people said we would t be Here for this ballgame but not Only did we show up we did a great Job Falcon coach Jerry Glanville said. In other games the new York giants downed Philadelphia 7-3, Miami defeat cd new England 17-13, Buffalo beat Indianapolis 23-9, the new York Jet stopped Cincinnati 17-12, Chicago edged Kansas City 19-17, Green Bay Defeated Detroit 26-17, Houston stopped Cleve land 27-20, Denver Defeated pittsburgh37-13, the los Angeles raiders beat san Diego 12-7, the los Angeles rams beat Washington 10-6 and Tampa Bay beat Minnesota 230. On monday night new Orleans was to play at san Francisco. Phoenix and Seattle were Idle this week. Giants 7, eagles 3 at Philadelphia Phil Simms threw a26-Yard touchdown pass to Mark Jackson on the first play of the fourth Quarter audit was enough to beat the eagles. The giants 7-3 won at veterans stadium for the first time since 1987. Philadelphia 4-6 lost its sixth in arow its longest skid since a seven game Streak in 1983. The eagles tried Keno Brien and Bubby in Star at quarterback but managed Only Matt Bahr s35-Yard Field goal Midway in the third Quarter. Broncos 37, Steeles 13 at Denver John Elway picked apart the nil s no. 1 defense completing 18 of 25 passes for 276 Yards and one touch. Down to beat Pittsburgh. Elway led the Broncos 6-4 to a 20-0 halftime Lead. He threw for 230 Yards in the first two quarters the Steeles had been allowing Only 226 Yards per game. The Steeles 6-4 played without injured Barry Foster. His replacement Leroy Thompson lost a Fumble at the Denver 5 on Pittsburgh s first Possession. Dolphins 17, patriots 13 at Miami Steve Deberg threw two touchdown passes in the fourth Quarter and the dolphins rallied past new eng land. Deberg the oldest player in the league at 39, completed 16 of 27 passes for 252 Yards and no interceptions. Hews signed As a free agent after an injury to Scott Mitchell who replaced injured Dan  Higgs ran for 108 Yards for Miami 8-2. Giving coach Don Shula his Detroit s Barry Sanders 20 Breaks away from Green Bay linebacker George Koonce 53 in first Quarter action sunday. 326th career Victory. The patriots 1-9 have lost five in a Row the last four games by a total of 11 Points. They have dropped nine straight to the dolphins. Bills 23, Colts 9 at Orchard Park n.y., Jim Kelly came Back from last week s concussion and threw two touchdown passes that led the Bills Over Indianapolis. Kelly was knocked out of a 23-0 loss in Pittsburgh on monday night. Thurman Thomas ran for 116 Yards for Buffalo 8 2. The Colts 3-7 lost for the sixth time in seven games. They made five trips in Side the Bills 10, but did not take advantage. Jets 17, bengals 12 at East Rutherford. Nj., Boomer Esiason became the career passing Leader among left handed quarterbacks As new York dropped Cincinnati to 0-10. Esiason acquired from the bengals inthe of season leads the acc in passing. He threw for 192 Yards and increased his lifetime total to 28,130, surpassing lefty Kenny Stabler. The jets 6-4 won their fourth in arow their longest winning Streak since 1986. In the closing seconds they gave the bengals a safety instead of punting then watched Cincinnati lateral several times As time ran out on the ensuing free kick. Bears 19, chiefs 17 at Kansas City to. Jeremy Lincoln intercepted a bobbled pass and set up neat Anderson s 1-Yard touchdown run with 3 09 left that lifted Chicago Over the chiefs. Dave Krieg s pass could not be con trolled by Jonathan Hayes deep in Kan Sas City territory and Lincoln intercepted. On third Down Anderson scored. Marcus Allen scored on two Short run sin the first 19 minutes for Kansas City 7 3. Kevin Butler kicked two Field goals later in the first half for the bears 5-5. Packers 26, buns 17 at Milwaukee Chris Jacke kicked four Field goals including a go ahead 34-Yard-er with 9 03 left and Green Bay beat de troit. Edgar Bennett scored on two Short runs for the packers 6-4. Green Bay ended the Lions four game winning Streak and moved within one game of them in the pfc Central. Barry Sanders gained 75 Yards on 17carries for Detroit. He joined Eric Dick arson and Tony Dorsett As the Only run ners to gain 1,000 Yards in each of his first five seasons. Raiders 12, chargers 7 at san Diego. Jeff Jaeger lucked Mourfield goals As los Angeles Defeated the chargers. Jaeger lucked a pair of 20-yarders in the first half. He made a 37 Yard kick in the third Quarter and a 27-yarder in the fourth Quarter. The raiders 6-4 won for the fourth time in six games. San Diego 4-6 saw Stan Humphries play for the first time Infix weeks but he was just 8-for-12 for 84 Yards. Oilers 27, Browns 20 at Cleveland Marcus Robertson intercepted three passes and Gary Brown ran for 194 Yards As Houston beat the Browns for its fifth straight Victory. The oilers 6-4 matched the longest winning Streak in team history last accomplished in 1980. Houston intercepted four passes recovered a Fumble and blocked a punt. The Browns 5-5 lost their second straight game since coach Bill Belichick Cut quarterback Bernie Kosar. The crowd booed Belichick at the Start of the game and chanted Bill must go at the end. Rams 10, redskins 6 at Anaheim calif., to. Rubley re placed Jim Everett late in the third Quarter threw a touchdown pass and directed another drive to a Field goal to rally los Angeles. In a game Matching two slumping teams with problems at quarterback the rams 3-7 ended a five game losing Streak. The redskins 2-8 failed to score a touchdown for the second consecutive week and lost for the eighth time in nine games. Buccaneers 23, Vikings 10 at Tampa fla., Vince Workman More than doubled is season Rushing total with58 Yards and also caught seven passes for 65 Yards. Craig Erickson threw 27 Yards to Horace Copeland to set up Workman s 1-Yard, fourth Quarter touchdown run and Milton Mack returned an interception 27yards for a touchdown on the second play after halftime for Tampa Bay 3-7. The loss was the third in four game for Minnesota 5-5which could have joined Green Bay in second place in the enc Central one game behind Detroit