European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 06, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The boys Are still the boys Pittsburgh a Dallas cowboys fans waited nervously for months to learn what effect new coach Barry Switzer would have on the two time defending super bowl champions the answer none. Emmitt Smith and Troy Aikman were As Good As Ever and a question Mark Dallas defense led by Charles Haley was even better sacking Neil o Donnell nine times and disrupting Pittsburgh s game plan in the cowboys dominating 26-9 Victory sunday. Smith ran for 171 Yards and a touchdown and Aik Man directed scoring drives on Dallas first four posses Sions As the cowboys acting like they d taken Only week off since the super bowl rather than eight months won their ninth in a Row Over two seasons. Aikman was 21 of 32 for 245 Yards Many on timing pattern throws to Michael Irvin who made eight catches for 139 Yards As Switzer and the cowboys passed a critical opening Day test by out gaining Pittsburgh 442-126.Switzer coaching his first game in five years since Hisun ceremonial ouster by Oklahoma and his Surprise Hir ing to replace Jimmy Johnson let the cowboys be the cowboys. That was More than Good enough to Over see pages 29,30 for other nil stories. Helm a team billed As the Steeles Best since their super bowl teams of the 1970s. There were no surprises and no Switzer installed wrinkles in coordinator Ernie Zampese s of sense As the cowboys scored on All four of their first half posses Sions and effectively put Pittsburgh away with 10 Points in the final 1 15 of the half for a 16-3 halftime Lead Haley thoroughly confused Pittsburgh s Veteran offensive line sacking a frustrated o Donnell four time Sas the cowboys defense hardly acted like it missed de parted veterans Tony Casillas and Ken Norton. Pittsburgh s offence never was the same after its first Possession when o Donnell was sacked three straight times for 25 Yards in losses two by Haley after theste Elers drove to the cowboys 38. The sacks left the Steeles out of Field goal Range and the cowboys responded with a 10-play drive finished off by Chris Boniol s 40-Yard Field goal. Boniol an untested Rookie free agent from Louisiana tech who was almost As big a question Mark As Switzer made All four of his Field goal attempts in his first nil game including a 31-yarder on the cowboys next pos session. Steeler Gary Anderson s 41-yarder on his first at tempt following a five week holdout Cut it to 6-3, but Smith promptly answered with a 46-Yard run on Dallas next play to the Steeles 33. Smith carried on seven of the next 10 plays before Daryl Johnston made a tumbling diving to catch of a pressured Aikman pass with 1 15 left before halftime. Kevin Greene was draped All Over the quarterback Ashe threw but Aikman still got the Ball off. The Steeles made a key strategical Blunder on their next Possession. Lining up with five wide receivers on first Down from their 26, Jim Jeffcoat who had three sacks blew through to sack o Donnell for a 7-Yard loss and Pittsburgh could t run out the rest of the first Hal clock. ".-. / that allowed the cowboys to strike quickly again on first Down following a thanked 27-Yard Mark royals punt As Irvin got behind Deon figures for 38 Yards to the 7. Boniol kicked a 21-Yard Field goal on the final play of the half. The stars and stripes ports september 6,1994 Page 32 Montana hot in . Win i Marino is k by the new York time Miami with a stunning display of offensive prowess Miami dolphins quarterback Dan Marino on sunday gave a definitive answer  lingering questions about whether he has recovered from the Achilles Tendon tear that had threatened his career. The answer no question. He s  passed for 473 Yards and five touchdowns against the new England patriots at Joe Robbie stadium leading the dolphins Back from a 21-10 deficit to a 39-35 Victory in the season opener in front of 69,613 spectators. In the process he overshadowed though barely the performance of new England quarterback Drew Bledsoe who threw for 421 Yards and four touchdowns. In a breathtaking Back and Forth show that was evocative of the wild old Days of the american football league the Dif Ference was experience and an almost miraculous fourth Down touchdown Pas from Marino to Irving Fryar the old Patriot who haunted his former teammate for 211 Yards and three touchdowns on five catches. The biggest Fryar catch was the Fin alone 35 Yards for the touchdown with 3 minutes 19 seconds remaining in the game. It came on a fourth-and-5 play and iterated the remarkable performance not Only of Bledsoe but also of the new eng land tight end Ben Coates who had eight catches for 161 Yards and two touchdowns. New Orleans a Call it the Montana dome Call it Joe s place. Stake his claim to both end zones the goal lines and the Star shots on the replay screens. The taxpayers in Louisiana May Foo the Bills Tor the super dome but Joe Montana owns it. With the Kansas City chiefs 30-17 Vic tory Over the new Orleans saints sunday Montana is 9-0 against new Orleans in the dome 10-0 Overall adding in his super bowl Victory Over Denver after the1989season. The Guy is unbelievable said saints defensive lineman Frank Warren. He has t lost a thing. He comes Here and Waves his magic Wand around and we All fall Down. It s unbelievable except i keeps  / Montana passed for 315 Yards arid two touchdowns dismantling new Orleans defense which included 40 different looks for Montana none of which gave him any trouble. It was the 36th 300-Yard passing Gam for Montana who completed 24 of 33, was not intercepted and was sacked once. Montana s dazzling display was complemented by the running and receiving of Marcus Allen who started his 14th nil season with 82 Yards on 17 carries and a touchdown. Jim Everett making his first regular season Start with the saints completed 26 of 37 passes for 325 Yards two touch Downs and two interceptions. It was the 21st Jime Everett has thrown for 300yards in a game. Saints receiver Lorenzo Neal misses pass As chiefs Mark Collins closes in on him. A u iks a r is n e w-1 o of c o 11 Indianapolis a the new look Indianapolis Colts made Quick work of the Houston oilers 11-game regular season winning Streak sunday. Marshall Faulk one of 13 new starters rushed for 143 Yards and three touch Downs in his nil debut As the Colt shocked the error plagued Houston Oil ers 45-21. Indianapolis played nothing like the team that was 4-12 a year ago. The Colts scored after each of three Houston turn overs and set a team record for most Points in a season opening game. All six Indianapolis touchdowns were scored by players who had joined the team since the end of last season. Faulk the second Overall pick in the draft ran for touchdowns of 1, 2 and. 11 Yards. Linebacker Tony Bennett a free agent from Green Bay returned a Fumble a Colts record 75 Yards for another touchdown and bears castoffs Jim har Baugh passed for two touchdowns to Floyd Turner f Houston got its Only touchdowns on fourth Quarter passes of 2 Yards to Pat Carter and 16 and 15 Yards to Haywoo Jeffires from Bucky Richardson who had replaced starter Cody Carlson. I Carson left the game with an injure left shoulder but a rays were negative. The oilers starting their first game inthe Post Warren Moon Era fell apart Early in the second Quarter after Faili Neto score from the Colts 5. Carlson the full time starter since Moon s Trade to Minnesota in the offset Victory _ son was sacked by Tony Mccoy for a 20 Yard loss and a Fumble and Bennett scooped up the Ball on the run and raced 75 Yards for his second career touchdown and a 14-0 Indianapolis Lead. It broke the former Colts record for Fumble return of 64 Yards by Stan White against Buffalo in 1976. Faulk who scored in the first Quarter on a 1-Yard run also snapped a Streak of22 straight games in which the Indiana Polis offence had not scored in the open ing period. Faulk who rushed 23 times had a 52-Yard run Midway through the third Quarter then scored his third to four plays later and sat out the final period Dean Biasucci added a 42ryard Field goal in the fourth Quarter. 0ii246850"00050411