European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 38 the stars and stripes sports tuesday september 27,1994 it Moon Marino inv win by Ron Lesko Minneapolis a time is running Short for Warren Moon and Dan Marino. Two aging quarterbacks. Two astounding careers. No super bowl to tles., a each Jias Only a few seasons left to add a championship to his Long list of achievements to avoid being remembered As great players who could t win the big Gest game of All Moon and Marino were at their Hall of Fame Best sunday combining for 757 passing Yards and six touch Downs in the Minnesota Vikings wild 38-35 win Over the Miami dolphins. It looked great Miami linebacker Aubrey beavers said of the quarterback Duel. Hats off to Moon be cause they won. Hats off to is and Dan because he. Put up some Good numbers  Moon fired first v in his first season with the Vikings after 10 with the Houston oilers and six in the Cal Moon connected with Cris Carter for three touchdown passes As the Vikings 3-1 built a 28-0 second Quarter Lead. Marino answered with 288 second half Yards and two ads As the dolphins 3-1 rallied for a 28-28 tie with 10 24 to play ". ". " but Moon countered by leading a 70-Yard drive capped by Scottie Graham s go ahead 3-Yard run three minutes later. The Vikings added a 38-Yard Fuad re Viez Field goal and a goal line stand on the ensuing pos session to hold off Miami s final charge. The train was rolling said Miami receiver Irving Fryar who caught six passes for 160 Yards. Granted it got started a Little late but1 think. If we had another Quarter to go we would have come out on top. Unfortunately time ran  for Moon the dolphins comeback Felt eerily similar to Houston s 41-38 playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills two seasons ago. The oilers wasted a 35-3 Lead in that game the worst collapse in nil history. Moon was determined not to let it happen again Miami s rally threatened to put the Vikings in the Terry Allen 21 romps 45 Yards to help Vikings build Early 28-0 Lead against dolphins. Vikings held on to win 38-35. Regular season record Book alongside the new Orleans saints who blew a 28-Point Lead in losing 38-35 to san Francisco in 1980. So Moon told offensive coordinator Brian Billick to put the game in his hands. Moon s second to pass to Carter a 44-yarder for a 21-6 Lead with 6 51 left in the second Quarter gave him 200 during his nil career a career which has included Only three playoff victories and never even a Chance at a conference title. Moon finished 26-of-37 for 326 Yards. At 33, Marino looks every bit like the deadly passer he was before tearing an Achiles Tendon in the fifth game last season. He came into sunday s game averaging 313 Yards a game with nine touchdowns and two interceptions. He had three interceptions against the Vikings but he also connected for three touchdowns on 29-of-54 passing. His 431 Yards were the fifth highest total  12-year career. But for All his passing records Marino has led the dolphins to the super bowl Only once a 38-16 loss to san Francisco after the 1984 season. Miami has been Back to the acc championship twice since losing both times. " ". The dolphins have a half game Lead in the acc East Over Buffalo which played Denver monday night. With Detroit s loss to Neva England Minnesota has a one game Lead in the pfc Central. Seattle a Chris Warren rushed for 126 Yards and a touchdown and Seattle s defense intercepted Neil o Donnell four times. Three in the fourth Quarter As the sea Hawks beat Pittsburgh 30-13 sunday. Warren had his eighth career 100-Yard Rushing game and second of the season to outperform Pittsburgh s Barry Foster who got 96 Yards on 21 carries. Warren scored on a 3-Yard run in the opening Quarter and set up the sea Hawks second touchdown a 1-Yard Rick Mirer pass to Trey Junkin with a 28-Yard run in the second Quarter. Eugene Robinson Seattle s free safety keyed a crucial goal line stand that ended at the sea Hawks 1 Early in the second half. He also had one of Seattle s fourth Quarter interceptions. A crowd of 59,637 watched the sea Hawks 3-1 play their second Home game of the season at University of washing ton s husky stadium because the King dome is undergoing a ceiling and roof re pair Job. The game started two hours later than usual because the University Hud a fresh Man convocation at the St a Liuni two hours before game time. Rookie cornerback Orlando Walters starting his first game in place of injured Patrick Hunter ran Back an interception 35 Yards for Seattle s third touchdown with 4 15 to play making it 27-6. Seattle s John Kasay kicked Field goals of 31, 40 and 31 Yards. O Donnell got Pittsburgh 2-2 its touchdown with a 36-Yard pass to Charles Johnson with 3 17 left. The Steeles lost despite a 452-297 advantage in total Yards./. ,. 9 ."., o Donnell completed 21 of 43 passes for 282 Yards. Seattle s Rick Mirer was 14-for-24 for 166 Yards and a touchdown with one interception. In what proved to be the most critical. Series of the Day Pittsburgh took the opening second half Kickoff and drove 68 Yards in 13 plays 1 Yard Short of a touchdown. The Steeles had first and goal at the Seattle 2cbut could get Only 1 Yard. On fourth-and-1, Foster was stopped by Robinson s Solo tackle. Sea Hawks punter Rick Tuten was a big Factor in his team s win. With 4 26 gone in the fourth Quarter he pinned the Steeles Back on their own 3 with a 58 Yard punt. Patriots win despite Sanders runs Pontiac Mich. Apr two Vin Tage touchdown runs by Barry Sanders weren t enough against the nil s worst defense. Especially when that very same de sense made two late interceptions. The new Langland patriots beat the Lions 23-17 sunday despite Sanders dazzling touchdown runs of 35 and 39 Yards. Drew Bledsoe who had passed for Over 300 Yards in each of the patriots first three games making new eng land s offence the Best in the league completed 21-of-33 for 251 Yards against Detroit including a 7-Yard touchdown to Ben Coates. Sanders who rushed for 194 Yards in a win Over the Dallas cowboys on Mon Day night carried 18 times for 131 Yards. Scott Mitchell was 14-Df-29 for 189 Yards but his two second half interceptions thwarted the kind of comeback the Lions staged in Dallas. Three of Detroit s mistakes a thanked punt by Greg Montgomery which travelled Only 22 Yards one of Mitchell s interceptions and a bad guess by the coaching staff led to Field goals by Matt Bahr. Detroit had a fourth-and-1 at its own 38 on its first Possession of the game but the Lions elected not to punt and sent Mitchell on a quarterback sneak. It failed and the patriots soon had a 3-0 Lead on a 20-Yard Field goal by Bahr. His other Field goals were from 28 and 21 vars.-. Sparkles As Browns win Indianapolis a a porous Indianapolis pass defense was All Vinny Testaverde needed the lowest rated quarterback in the acc Testaverde threw for three touchdowns including a 57 yarder to Eric Metcalf and a 65 Yard winning to to Leroy Hoard As the Cleveland Browns beat the Colts 21-14 sunday. Testaverde hit 16 of 28 passes for 266 Yards and was sacked Only once. He did it facing a Colts de sense that was ranked 25th against the pass and next to last Overall. The Browns 3-1 led 14-7 at half time after Metcalfe second to reception a 15-yarder late in the Sec Ond Quarter. Indianapolis 1-3 tied the game on a 13-Yard to catch by Roosevelt Potts in the third Quarter but the Browns needed Only two plays for the go ahead score. The longest Rush of the game was by the Colts Jim Harbaugh whose 41-Yard gain in the first Quarter was the second longest by a quarterback in team history. Marshal Faulk who came in As the acc s leading rusher with 308 Yards in three games was held to 59 Yards on 21 carries