European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Ltd. 49civ Jerry Rice grabs Dion Sanders Jersey after he Falcon cornerback had picked off a first half pass intended for Rice. A by de Shearer Atlanta apr even Jerry Glan Villa had trouble believing this one. Quot this team won t surrender Quot Glanville said. Quot absolutely unbelievable. They pull themselves out of trouble every time we get into  Atlanta was in deep trouble saturday before san Francisco a March to the Doorstep of another pfc West title ran aground when the 49ers blew a 17-Point fourth Quarter Lead that kept the Falcons playoff Hopes alive. Norm Johnson who saw his string of 26 consecutive Field goals end in the first half kicked two in the final 2 12 a from 47 and 37 Yards a As Atlanta rallied for a 27-24 Victory snapping the 49ers�?T six game winning Streak. The 49ers 9-4 could have moved a Victory away from clinching their fourth division Crown in five seasons under coach George Seifert and this one appeared to be safely in hand after Steve Young built a 24-7 Lead on a 10-Yard scoring run with 2 22 left in the third Quarter. Quot we should never have allowed them to move Down the Field and score the Way we did Quot Seifert said. Quot it is one of those bitter  Atlanta 67 rallied behind the passing of Bobby Hebe it a a. A a Kocl san Francisco a Dexter Carter. A a we re not Jerry Rice said o and the fumbling of k return specialist to get Down on him Quot. Barter. Quot he a going to rebound and come Back and make some a a Quot if a. Big plays. Hebert Lebert hit Michael Haynes on a 1-Yard touchdown to Cap an 80-Yard drive 1 23 into the final period. Less than seven minutes later Andre Rison hauled in his second touchdown catch from Hebert a 6-Yardcr set up when Carter muffed Harold Alexander s punt. Charles Washington recovered the Ball in the end zone but the Muff ruling gave Atlanta Possession on the san Francisco 6. The score to Rison came on the third play cutting the Lead to 24-21, Atlanta stopped the liners forcing a punt that gave the Falcons Possession on their 38. Hebert a pass tipped by Mike Pritchard into the arms of David Mims netted 17 Yards and a first Down on the 49crs 34, setting up Johnson a 47-yarder that tied the game with 2 12 to play. Carter was stripped of the Ball on the following Kickoff on a hit by Darion Conner with Ken Tippins recovering on the san Francisco 18. Hebert fell Forward into the line for three plays and Johnson came in to kick the game winning 37-yarder with 28 seconds to play. Quot i missed one today and i guess 1 found out in a a human kicker but i Wasny to going to miss the other two Quot Johnson said. Deion Sanders picked off Youngs pass after that and Atlanta ran out the clock. The 49ers had built their Lead on Youngs 6-Yard to pass to amp Lee in the first Quarter a 3-Yard run by Tom Rathman in the second and a 32-Yard Field goal by Mike Cofer also in the second. San Francisco missed a score on its first Possession driving 58 Yards to the a Atlanta 20 before Sanders Cut in front of Rice for an interception one Yard deep in the end zone. Johnson s string of 26 Field goals in succession second Best in nil history ended with 2 36 left in the first half when he was wide right on a 38-yarder, Rison a other score came on a 5-Yard pass from Hebert in the first Quarter two plays after they connected on a 47-Yard pass to the san Francisco 9. By Jim o Connell Ann Arbor Mich. A whether its the fab five or the fab four Duke has Michigan a number. The fourth ranked Blue devils beat no. 3 Michigan for the fourth time in three sea sons and saturday s 73-63 Victory was a combination of Dukes balance and depth and the wolverines poor shooting Quot we re very excited with this win a Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. Quot this is not a Well oiled machine like two years ago. In fact i m not sure we have a machine of any kind at this . The fourth instalment of College basketball s Best current rivalry was missing some familiar faces. Michigan s vaunted Junior class the fab five was playing without Chris Webber who opted for the Aba after his More College basketball on Page 29 Sophomore year. Duke was without Bobby Hurley the graduated Point guard who left the Blue devils with two National championship rings and the no aah a career assist record. Duke 5-0 led the whole Way and appeared on the verge of taking full control with 6vi minutes to play with a 14-Point Lead. That s when the wolverines 5-1 went to a full court trapping defense that forced enough turnovers to get them within 65-60 with 3 07 left. Dukes balanced scoring saw Cherokee Parks have 23 Points Grant Hill 18 and Antonio Lang and Marty Clark 10 each. Jalen Rose had 31 Points and Juwan Howard added 20 for Michigan which had won 13 straight at Home. The wolverines shot 39 percent. They were 1 for 11 from 3-Point  prevail 3-0 As skins go o for offence by Matt Yancey Washington apr for those who like defensive Battles the new York jets and Washington redskins put on a Good show saturday. For those who like touchdowns forget it. The jets who have failed to score a touchdown in 14 quarters Defeated the redskins 3-0 on Cary Blanchard a 45-Yard Field goal. The jets did threaten three times a Washington never got inside new Yorkus 30. Quot a real offensive outburst right Quot Jet coach Bruce Coslet quipped. Quot we had our troubles in the red zone like everyone else in the whole league  it Johnny Johnson returning to the Jet lineup after being hampered the past three weeks with bruised ribs rushed for 155 Yards after Coslet decided to limit Boomer Esiason a throwing because of gusting winds. The Only score was Blanchard a Field goal late in the first Quarter after a 59-Yard drive on the jets first Possession. The Victory kept new York 8-5 in the race for a wild card playoff berth. The redskins fell to 3-10 in their worst season in three decades. The jets held Rookie running Back Reggie Brooks who went into the game with 873 Yards averaging 4.9 per carry to 28 Yards on nine attempts. And they limited Washington a total offence to Only 150yards. The jets offence did contribute by keeping the Ball away from Washington. New York had it 41 minutes the redskins Only 19. A Johnson collected 37 Yards on seven carries in an 86-Yard Jet drive that reached the Redskin 3 at the opening of the second half. But the jets again came away with nothing. On fourth Down Esiason found Fred Baxter wide open in the end zone on a Roll out pass but Baxter dropped it. The jets special teams also did a lot to keep the game close muffins a Field goal at the end of the second Quarter. Blanchard hit a 27-yarder a after the referee had blown the whistle for delay of game. On the second attempt Roger Duffy a snap hit Holder Louie Aguiar in the head. Threatened Only once. Running Back Brian Mitchell and Ricky Sanders combined on a 50-Yard pass before Ronnie Lott pushed Mitchell out of As a a four pays water Chip Lohmier Prithi i u a of attempt Washington never got that close to the jets goal line again. Name in a quarterback Mark Rypien came into theft str nah / que a re for the first Ime in a month for 62 Yards in completed Only seven passes a