European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 34 the stars and stripes tuesday december 7, the giants Rodney Hampton goes up and Over dolphins Bryan Cox 51 during second Quarter of game in Miami. By the associated press on a sunday dominated by defense the Pittsburgh stellers made the play of the Day. Levon Kirkland made a leaping tackle to Stop Drew Bledsoe a quarterback sneak on fourth and goal from the 1 on the final play allowing the Steeles to hold on for a 17-14 Victory Over the new England patriots. A Man we had a push on that play in be never seen penetration Tike that a Steeles lineman Donald Evans said. A Joel Steed and Jeff Zgonina had so much pressure they saved our the Steeles playing without injured All pro running Back Barry Foster for the third straight game possibly could have fallen out of playoff Contention with a loss. Instead Pittsburgh remained a game behind Houston 8-4 in the acc Central. The patriots 111 lost their seventh straight game the last six defeats by a combined 20 Points. Bledsoe thought his team had won this one. A fall i had to do was break the plane of the goal line. And in a sure i did it a he said. Bledsoe committed six turnovers but drove the patriots from their own 5 toward the Pittsburgh Goat line in the final minutes. The patriots stopped the clock with 17 seconds left and rather than ask erratic kicker Scott Sisson to try a tying Field goal coach Bill Parcells went for the win. Bledsoe took the snap and jumped Over the Middle but Kirkland met him in midair Ana stopped him. �?o1 thought we had the play and it looked like he scored to me a Parcells said. A a in be got to try to get these Guys a in other games bears 30, packers 17 at Chicago linebacker Dante Jones intercepted a pass and later aled for one touchdown and returned a Fumble for another score As the bears beat Green Bay and created a three Way tie for the pfc Central Lead. Mark Carrier intercepted a pass by Brett Favre and returned it 34 Yards with 1 41 left for another bears touchdown. Chicago Green Bay and Detroit Are tied at 7-5. This was the first time in 30 years the bears and packers have met this late in a season with winning records Chicago which won its fourth in a Row and stopped Green Bay s three game winning string leads the Overall series 82-59-6.giants 19, dolphins 14 at Miami new York forced three turnovers earned a safety on a sack and turned Back three scoring threats to beat bloodied quarterback Steve Dyberg and the dolphins. Deberg needed seven stitches in his Chin after being. Flattened by two giants. He missed parts of two possessions and returned to the game at the Start of the fourth Quarter. The game Between division leaders left both at 9-3. The giants played for the first time in Miami since the Al nil merger and became the first pfc team to win at Joe Robbie stadium since it opened six years 31, sea Hawks 16 at Seattle Marcus Allen scored three touchdowns increasing his acc leading total to 13, and Joe Montana completed 20 of 30 passes for 239 Yards for Kansas City. Montana played for the second time since missing three games because of a pulled hamstring. The chiefs 9-3 Are 6-1 when Montana has been healthy enough to Start. Derrick Thomas scored on an 86-Yard Fumble return for Kansas City and Albert Lewis intercepted a pass and recovered a Fumble. Seattle 5-7 lost to the. Chiefs for the fifth straight 33, Falcons 17 at Houston Atlanta coach Jerry Glanville was hounded by his former fans at the Astrodome while the oilers lied a team record by intercepting six passes. Ray Childress recovered a Fumble in the end zone As the oilers 8-4 won their seventh straight game their longest winning Streak since 1962. Atlanta 5-7 had won five of six. Vikings 13, Lions 0 at Pontiac mich., Lamar Mcgriggs returned an interception 63 Yards for. A touchdown and Minnesota sent the Lions to their first shutout since the 1991 opener. Jack Del Rio had three of the Vikings five interceptions. Rodney Zeete was picked off four times and Andre Ware was intercepted once. The Lions played without injured Barry Sanders the 9, jets 6 at East Rutherford n.j., Dean Biasucci kicked a 38-Yard Field goal with one second left and Indianapolis beat new York in the rain and wind. An interception by Eugene Daniel on a tipped pass by Boomer Esiason set up the winning kick. The Colts 4-8 ended a four game losing Streak and won for the third time this season by a 9-6 score. New York 7-5 has lost 11 of the last 14 to the 25, Bills 24 at Orchard Park n.y., Tim Brown caught a 29-Yard touchdown pass from Jeff Hostetler with 4 58 left lifting los Angeles Over Buffalo. Brown caught 10 passes for 183 Yards both career highs and helped he raiders 7-5 stay in playoff Contention the Bills 8-4 made two turnovers in the fourth Quarter blew an eight Point Lead and lost for the third time in four games. It chargers 13, Broncos 10 at san Diego John Carney kicked a 34-Yard Field goal with three seconds left lifting the chargers Over Denver. Stan Humphries guided san Diego 6-6 on a 12-play, 79-Yard drive to the winning Points. John Elway went Over the 3,000-Yard Mark in passing for the eighth straight season but could not Lead Denver 7-5 to another fourth Quarter comeback. Drowns 17, saints 13 at Cleveland the Browns sacked Wade Wilson nine times and ended a four game losing Streak. Vinny Testaverde and Todd Phi Cox each threw a touchdown pass to Michael Jackson for Cleveland 66new Orleans 7-5 tied a team record for most sacks allowed and lost for the fifth time in seven games. Cardinals 38, rams 10 at Tempe ariz., Ron Moore became the first cardinals player in 16 years to run for four touchdowns As Phoenix beat los Angeles. A Moore scored once on a 19-Yard run through traffic m the third Quarter and three times from 1 Yard out. Wayne Morris was the last to accomplish the feat for St. Louis against new Orleans on oct. 23,1977. Redskins 23, buccaneers 17 at Tampa fla., Kurt Gouveia returned an interception 59 Yards for a touchdown and Darrell Green picked off two passes to spark Washington. The redskins 3-9 had lost six straight Road games and three in a Row Overall. Tampa Bay 3-9 was assured of a losing record for the 11th consecutive season. 49ers 21, bengals 8 at san Francisco Ricky Watters ran for three touchdowns two after a failed fake punt by Cincinnati awakened the 49ers�?Toffense. San Francisco 9-3 won its sixth straight to open a two game Lead in the pfc West Over new Orleans. Cincinnati 1-11 was leading 8-7 when quarterback David Klingler went out with a right hip injury sustained on an 11-Yard scramble that left the bengals with a fourth-and-9 at their 45
