European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 08, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports saturday january 8,1994 past master of postseason 3s aim at another Rush analysis by Doug Tucker Kansas City to. A this kind of pass not even Joe Montana i supposed to throw. As Good a throw As i be Ever seen a Guy make Kansas City coach Marty sch Ottenheimer noted this week after practice. He just got the bailout of his hand Well before the receiver came out of the break. The receiver turned around and the bal was  judging from the tight spiral of Hisk issues and the intensity in his eyes the pm s highest rated passer of All time could be mounting one of his famous postseason rushes As the chiefs Host the Pittsburgh Steeles today. Although it will be the 20th postseason game of his 16-year career it will be Montana s first with the chiefs and Firstin three years. It will be his first since Elbow surgery and Steve Young forced him to the san Francisco Bench in the summer of 1991, when Many people concluded sadly that his career had run its course. S just a Good feeling Field  although the acc West champions 11-5 Are 8vi-Point favourites Montana and his teammates Are racing against time not helped at All by the five starts Montana missed because of wrist and leg injuries. His absence in so Many games and workouts slowed the team s Progress i adopting its new san Francisco passing offence. As recently As two weeks ago one Little technicality Cost the chiefs a touchdown when Montana s pass went one Way and his receiver another. Still with a new team trying to learn a new offence Montana hit 18 of 298 passes for 2,144 Yards and 13 touch Downs. Altogether including a few times he was removed in blowouts he has played in 38 of the team s 64 quarters. It s come a Long Way from Back where they started putting it in Montana said. This offence is Tough learning All the adjustments and All the things you la see. It s happened week by week. Little things will happen and then Guys will say All of a sudden of yeah of then the next time it happens we re All right. But i think this offence has already shown it can win. You can t install an of sense in a first season and win 11 games and not be  in 19 postseason games with the 49ers, including four super bowl victories should he take chiefs All the Way Joe Montana can pass pm All with fifth super bowl  Montana has passed for 4,758 Yards and 39 touchdowns while going 14-5. He knows chief fans fully expect him in the next few weeks to capture super Bow no. 5 and return the Lombardi trophy to their town for the first time since 1970. Terry Bradshaw with the Steeles of the 70s, is the Only other quarterback to win four super bowl rings. A fifth would further establish Montana s credentials As the All time greatest. My career is coming to an end. I real ize that Montana said. The thing i want to do is like most athletes you want to stay around the longest you can. When it s Over i won t be Able to come Back to this game. I realize that so you try to make every minute of it  Kramer gets their attention again by Harry Atkins Pontiac Mich. It has become Al most a daily ritual. Erik Kramer walks Detroit dressing into the Lions room and is instantly swallowed up in a knot of reporters and minicams. This is How it is when you quarterback a team into Ehe nil playoffs. In Kramer s Case he s done it twice in the past three sea sons coming on in Kramer Relief each time. The Lions 10-6 Host to the Green Bay packers 9-7 in a first round playoff game today. Detroit won the pfc Cen trial after Kramer went 3-1 As the starter Down the stretch. Kramer took Over As the no. 1 quarterback in Detroit s third quarterback shakeup by coach Wayne Fontes who also replaced offensive coordinator Dan Henning with Dave Levy the same Day. Many of the players wondered what took so Long. After All it was the combi nation of Levy and Kramer that took them All the Way to the pfc championship game in 1991. They Are a natural pairing wide receiver Brett Perriman said. Everybody s got a Little More input with Dave Levy. But Erik makes sure in the meeting room that everything gets looked at and i mean everything. The coaches make the final decision but Erik makes sure they consider All  it does t end there. Kramer con stantly comes up with ideas for new plays. Erik gets me in the Shower room and starts talking about plays we ought to run Perriman said. He does the same thing with Willie Green to. He eve made me late to a meeting one  during the 16-game regular season Kramer completed 87 of 138 passes for 1,002 Yards and eight touchdowns with three interceptions. That gave him a rat ing of 95.1 under the nil s system. But in his four starts Kramer was close to perfect. In those games he completed 76 of 114 for 882 Yards and eight to with just two interceptions. Kramer is at his Best under pressure. In the 1991 divisional playoff against dal Las he set club records with 29 completions for 341 Yards As the Lions downed the cowboys 38-6. The playoff experience in 1991 Means a lot of the Guys that were Here have a Little More Confidence now Kramer said. They know about the extra Media and fan attention. They know it does translate into much on the  wild cards to take their cuts Pittsburgh 9-7 at Kansas City 11-5 6 30 . Get saturday on an to radio line chiefs by 8tt. Record is. Spread Stetters 7-9-0, chiefs 8-8-0, series record steel cars Lead 13-5. Steeper offence Rush no. 6pass no. 13overall no. 7. O Donnell Hod Ca reer High 14 to passes and finished eighth in acc passing rating 79.5. Eric Green become the first the to Lead Steeles in receptions 63 since John Hilton in 1963 46. Leroy Thomp son rushed for 763 Yards and three ids As re placement for Barry Foster who underwent season ending ankle surgery. Chief offence Rush no. 20pass no. 15overall no. 16. A a Joe Montana completed 181 of 298 passes for 2,144 Yards while battling hamstring injury to rank second in acc with 87.4 rating. Or Willie Davis led team with 909 Yards on 52 catches and seven ids. Re Marcus Allen led chiefs with 764 Yards on 206 carries. Steeler defense Rush no. 3pass no. 15overall no. 3. Led acc in Overall defense 283.2 Yards per Gam but allowed nearly 200 passing Yards per game. Ranked second in league with 24 interceptions How Ever and third in Takeaway Giveaway at plus 11 38-27. In. Kevin Greene registered 12v sacks third most in club history. Cd Rod Wop son had eight ints. Chief defense Rush no. 9pass no. 14overall no. 11. Held opposition to 101.3 Rushing Yards per gome fewest for chiefs since 1971. Finished fourth Best in the acc in Takeaway Giveaway plus-10, 38-28. De Neil Smith led nil with 15 sacks. Special teams Steeles gory Anderson finished with 116 Points most since his 118 in 1988. He has converted eight straight Post season Fps third longest Streak in nil history. Chiefs Nick Lowery ranks third on the nil i All time scoring list with 1,473 Points. Lowery was 8 for 12 on Fps from 40-plus Yards. Streaks stats and notes with Victory Steeles would play at Buffalo in second round of playoffs. If chiefs win their next game would be at Houston. Montana owns 14-5 record in postseason and has a 98.2 passing rating in playoffs third highest in nil  Bay 9-7 at Detroit 10-6 10 . Get saturday on an to radio line Lions by in. Record is. Spread packers 9-7 lion9-7. A -. Series record packers Lead 64-56-7. Packer offence Felsh no. 22pass no. 18overall no. 19. Or Sterling Sharpe set nil record with 112 receptions for 1,274 Yards and 12 ads becoming first player in history with consecutive Ito Cotch seasons. Brett Favre completed 60.9 percent of passes Ond was third in pfc with 19 ads but Hurt rating with league leading 24 ints including four last week against Lions. Lion offence Rush no. 7pass no. 24overall no. 24. Erik Kramer took Over starting a a Job four games ago and has been impressive completing 76 of 114 passes for 882 Yards eight ads and two ints. Re Eric Lynch another former third Stringer rushed for 115 Yards against packers in place of All pro Barry Sanders. Or Herman Moore led team with 61 receptions for 935 Yards. Packer defense Rush no. 8pass no. 7overall no. 2. Free agent acquisition de Reggie White solidified unit which ranked 23rd Overall lost season and improved pass Rush. White tied for first in pfc win 13 sacks and la Bryce Paup added Ca reer Best 11. S Leroy Butler tied for second in pfc with six ints. Lion defense Rush no. 10pass no. 9overall no. 6. Finished with 43 sacks to improve on 1992 output of 29. It Robert Porcher had 8v4. La Tracy Scroggins had 8, Ond l8 Pat Swilling had 6v. La Chris Spielman led Lions in tackles for sixth straight season with 148. Special teams pack s Robert Brooks led nil with 26.6-Yard average on Kickoff re turns. K Chris Jacke scored 128 Points Sec Ond most in pfc and made 6 of 7 attempts ,�.m 50-Pluj Yards. K Jason Hanson led pfc and set lion record with 130 Points. Streaks stats and notes with Victory. Packers would play at Dallas in second round of playoffs while Lions next game would be at san Francisco. Packers Ond Lions have met 127 times since 1930, but never in postseason