European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 30 the stars and stripes sports tuesday september 6,1994 saves Victory for chargers Denver apr Stan Humphries threw three touchdown pass a and linebacker Junior seau recovered a bizarre Fumble by John Elway in the waning seconds preserving the san Diego chargers wild 37-34 Victory Over the Denver Broncos on sunday night. The san Diego defense converted two interceptions into touchdowns including safety Stanley Richards 99-Yard return for a score on the final play of the first half. Finally with Denver threatening at the chargers 3-Yard line Elway rolled to his right and attempted to pass. But the Ball slipped out his grip and seau plucked the Fumble out of the air at the 8 with 35 seconds left. A 1-Yard scoring run by natron Means which capped a grueling 19-play, 89-Yard drive that consumed More than 10 minutes of the final period was the the clinching score. Humphries 25-Yard pass to Alfred Pupunu was a key play on the drive and Means scored with 4 01 left. A a Elway who also had three to passes promptly drove Denver into scoring position helped by offside and personal foul penalties against san Diego. But on second and goal from the 3, seau a who was guilty of the personal foul a iced the win. A Richards 99-Yard return capped a 21-Point san Diego flurry that lifted the chargers to a 27-24 Lead at halftime. The Broncos appeared on the verge of a rout after Elway a second touchdown pass had Given them a 24-6 Lead. Quot. A a a a a a a r a a a a Denver capitalized on a thanked punt and a fumbled Kickoff return in route to an Early 17-0 Lead. Elway a 50-Yard pass to Mike Pritchard produced a 7-0 Lead and Leonard russells 22-Yard run made it 14-0. After the fumbled Kickoff return Jason Elam kicked a 25-Yard Field goal. Sim Diego responded with an 82-Yard drive capped by Humphries 22-Yard to pass to Pupunu late in the opening period. But Elway a 8-Yard scoring toss to Glyn Milburn gave Denver a 24-6 Lead. Browns outlast bengals 28-20 Cincinnati apr Rookie Antonio Langham and the Cleveland Browns special teams got coach Bill Belichick the big Start he desperately needed. Randy Baldwin returned a Kickoff 85 Yards and Eric Metcalf went a club record 92 Yards with a punt within a three minute Span of the second Quarter sunday to set up a 28-20 Victory Over the Cincinnati bengals the Browns gave themselves plenty of margin for error with their first punt and Kickoff touchdown game since 1958. Langham their top draft pick gave Belichick a reprieve by intercepting David Klingler in the end zone with 1 11 left. Klingler set career highs for attempts and completions with his 27-of-43 passing for 224 Yards with two interceptions. Lion a a Scott Mitchell gets All Day Protection As guard Shawn Bouwens puts a Block on Falcons jumpy Geathers. Lions win on Fig in of Pontiac Mich apr a after All the buildup surrounding the quarterbacks the game came Down to a placekicker with a cramp in his leg. Jason Hanson in obvious pain kicked a 37-Yard Field goal to lift the Detroit Lions to a 31-28 overtime win Over Atlanta spoiling the nil coaching debut of the Falcons june Jones. The pregame hype entered on Detroit a Scott Mitchell and Atlanta a Jeff George two of Many quarterbacks who opened the season with new teams sunday. And they did no to disappoint. _ George completed 29 of 37 passes for 281 Yards and three touchdowns. Andre Rison had personal bests with 14 catches of Georges bullets for 193 Yards with two scores. Mitchell was 15 of 30 for 173 Yards with three touchdowns. Yet the ultimate hero was Hanson injured making the tackle on a Kickoff. After the Lions tied it 28-28jon a 15-Yard pass from Mitchell to Anthony Carter with 30 seconds left in regulation everyone expected Hanson a one of the nil s Best a to Bury the Kickoff in the end zone As Usu Al. Instead the Ball dribbled to Alton Montgomery who scooped it up and rambled 37 Yards to the Atlanta 44. Two passes to Rison put the Falcons on the Detroit 34, with one second remaining but Norm Johnson a try on a 52-Yard Field goal sailed wide right. Detroit a defense forced the Falcons to punt after three snaps in the overtime. Mitchell opened the Lions winning drive with a 30-Yard strike to Brett Perriman. Four plays later Hanson kicked the Winner that capped a wild shootout that saw the game deadlocked at 7,14,21 and 28. Kramer wins in Bear debut Chicago apr Erik Kramer who usually begins a season on the Bench made his first opening game Start a winning one and Chris Gedney caught two touchdown passes sunday As the Chicago bears beat the Tampa Bay buccaneers 21-9. Kramer signed away from Detroit As a free agent led the Lions to the pfc Central title two of the last three years. But he was a third Stringer at the Start of both of those seasons. The bears offered him $8.1 million for three years to be their no. 1 quarterback. On sunday he began earning the Money by completing 18 of 25 passes for 212 Yards. A. Quot. A. Two of those completions went to Gedney for the tight ends first touchdowns in the nil. Of tic buccaneers with an effective Ball control offence had pulled to 14-9 on a pair of third Quarter Field goals a Jmichael Husted. But after Husted missed from 54 Yards in the fourth period the bears needed just six plays to gain control As Gedney slipped behind the defense and grabbed a 37-Yard scoring pass from Kramer with 5 35 left. The bears were aided by key penalties in both of their scoring drives in the first half when they took a 14-3 Lead.4 Kramer a 40-Yard pass to Jeff Graham put the Ball on the Bucsi 1-Yard line. Tampa Bay a Hardy Nickerson intercepted on the next play but the Bucsi Jeff Brady was offside. Lewis Tillman then ran in for a touchdown with 57 seconds remaining in the Gamble keys jets win Over Bills Orchard Park . A Bruce Coslet was known As a gambling coach whose moves often Carroll apparently Isnit afraid to Gamble either a and he fared far better than his took Carroll Only one try to do what Coslet needed three years to accomplish a Victory Over the Buffalo Bills. In his head coaching debut Carroll went for a touchdown on fourth and goal from the 1-Yard line and Richie Anderson delivered for him boosting the jets Tjo a 23-3 Victory sunday Over Buffalo. A i think its an indication that Pete has great Confidence in our offensive line and our running backs a quarterback Boomer Esiason said. A that was a Gutsy the Bills had won 12 of the last 13 games against the jets and had not lost on opening Day since 1987, Marv Levy a first full year As buffaloes coach. Coslet fired after an 8-8 season last year did no to beat the Bills until his sixth try. In their four consecutive acc championship years Buffalo lost Only twice in 16 september games. Esiason completed 14 of 28 passes for 214 Yards and Johnny Johnson gained 75 Yards and a touchdown on 25vcarries for the jets. Rob Moore playing with a cast on his broken wrist caught five passes for 83 Yards. Jim Kelly threw two interceptions and completed 20 of 35 passes for 177 Yards. Thurman Thomas gained Only 5 Yards on seven carries a his worst performance since a meaningless game at the end of the 1990 regular season. The Bills first Possession was an easy March to the jets 11 Yard line before Thomas was stopped on third-and-2. Levy took the easy Way out and Steve Christie a 27-Yard Field goal made it 3-0. The jets answered with a 70-Yard drive converting three third Downs before Landing a first and goal at the 1 Yard line. After three unsuccessful attempts to punch it in the Rookie coach had his first big decision and the break Between quarters to mull it Over. Carroll went for it and Anderson just got the Ball Over the goal line for his first nil touchdown and a 7-3 score. Later in the second period Johnny Mitchell caught a third-and-10 pass bounced off one Tacker and ran Down the left sideline before Matt Darby pushed him out at the 9. On the next play Johnson went clean through the Middle to make it 14-3 with 1 36 left in the half. V three plays into buffaloes next drive Jeff Lageman knocked the Ball out of Kelly a hands and Marvin Washington brought it Down for an interception. The jets took it to the 9 before Nick Lowery a Field goal made it 17-3 just before halftime. Lowery added a 42-yarder in the third Quarter and a 22-yarder in the fourth to ice it for Carroll
