European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 04, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 4, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 29 Walsh bears n _ slip past Bills Chicago a the Chicago bears gambled and Steve Walsh made i pay off. Walsh playing in place of injured quarterback Erik Kramer scored on a fourth Down sneak with 11 25 left sunday and the bears beat the Buffalo Bills 20 10 Walsh s Yard score put Chicago 2 ahead 17-13. Later he passed for 12 Yards on fourth-and-3, setting up a Field goal by Kevin Butler with 3 08 to go. The Bills 2 were without running Back Thurman Thomas sidelined by sprained right knee. Walsh started for Kramer out with a separated shoulder. He led a go ahead drive of 16 plays that covered 69 Yards and took 9 03, completing 5 of 6 passe for 51 Yards. On fourth Down Walsh wedged into the line for the Lead. In the first Quarter Chicago took a Chance on fourth-and-1 at the 2 and Bruce Smith stopped Lewis Tillman Short. Jeremy Lincoln intercepted Jim Kelly five plays after Walsh s touchdown set Ting up Chicago for Butler s kick. Walsh who completed 19 of 28 passes for 160 Yards hit Curtis Conway for 12 Yards on fourth Down. Later he threw to Jeff Graham on third Down for a gain tothe Buffalo 1. After an incomplete pm and two running plays lost 2 Yards Butler kicked a 20-Yard Field goal. Kenneth Davis filled in for Thomas and gained 78 Yards on 18 carries but it was t enough. Buffalo had the Ball for Only 6 28 in the second half. Kelly s 15-Yard touchdown pass to Pete Metzelaars with 10 09 left in the third gave the Bills their first Lead at 13-10. Butler s 50-Yard Field goal the longest of the season in the nil put the bears ahead 10-6 Early in the third Quarter. Chris Gedney made a spectacular one handed grab of Walsh s pass at the Back Steve Walsh. Takes Over for Kramer of the end zone and held on for a 13-Yardtouchdown that put the bears ahead 3 with 8 40 left in the first half. Jeff Burris returned a punt 57 Yards Coset up an Early Field goal by Buffalo s Steve Christie. Dawkins Faulk spark Colts Indianapolis a Sean Daw Kins Learned his lesson. Lectured on the sideline last week after repeated drops and missed signals Dawkins set up two touchdown runs by Marshall Faulk with big catches sunday As the Indianapolis Colts beat the Seattle Seahawk 17-15. I had a lot of positive people around me. And i came through. I know i m a Good player Dawkins said. I be just Gotto play through the bad  Dawkins caught five passes for 99 Yards from Jim Harbaugh including a 49 yarder that set up a Yard touchdown run by Faulk late in the first Quarter and a 36-yarder that led to Faulk s second touchdown in the third period. The Colts 3 snapped a three game losing Streak holding Seattle 2 to a pair of Field goals by John Kasay and a safety through the first three quarters. The sea Hawks got a 30-Yard touchdown pass from Rick Mirer to Kelvin Martin on the second play of the fourth Quarter. Faulk the acc s leading rusher gained 90 Yards on 26 carries. He has run for 459 Yards this season Pittsburgh s Barry Foster who was to play monday night against Houston has 403. Browns Zap jets go to 1 Cleveland a it was a great Day for Guys named Eric. The Cleveland Browns it so happens have two of them the new York jets have none Eric Metcalf scored one of Cleveland three Rushing touchdowns and Eric Turner had an interception a sack and forced Fumble sunday As the Browns beat inc jets 27-7, Cleveland improved te\l for the firs time since 1979 Back to a they were the Dawes Back when they were just be coming the cardiac kids. The jets 3playing without injured Boomer Esiason lost their third straight. New York spoiled what would have Bee Cleveland s second straight Home shutout when Rob Moore made a one handed div ing catch of a 24-Yard pass from Jack tru Deau with seven minutes to play. It was the first touchdown allowed by the Browns de sense at Home in nine quarters. " before that new York had not driven in Side the Cleveland 20, and its Best shot at a touchdown was ruined by Rookie cornerback Antonio Langham. He tipped a 25-Yard pass away from Moore in the end zone with 10 minutes to play. Little else went right for the jets Al though Trudeau starting because Esiason sprained his ankle in a loss to Chicago Las week managed to Complete a Yard pass to Art Monk Early in the second half. It gave Monk 900 career receptions a ongoing nil record and 169 consecutive games with a catch Cleveland s Vinny to Laverde exploding a new York secondary that was giving huge cushions to Cleveland receiver throughout the first half was 21-for-36 for 257 Yards without an interception. 80-Yard return helps bugs top Lions 24-14 Tampa Fla. A for the last 25 Yards of Vernon Turner s sprint up the sideline the Only question was whether he or Tampa Bay special teams coach George Stewart would reach the end zone first. / Tkv Turner ran a punt Back 80 Yards for a touchdown the first kick of any kind the buccaneers have re turned for a score in the club s 18 year history to provide the spark for sunday s 24-14 Victory Over the Detroit Lions. He turned up the right sideline and got key blocks from Jeff Brady and Mazio Royster who knocked Montgomery out of the play and scored untouched. Stewart who. Was racing up the sideline along Side Turner tackled the sex Lions return Man in the end zone. The crowd of 38,012, aware of Tampa Bay s history roared. It was the 1,320th punt by a bucs oppo nent and the 705th punt the team had returned. When Rogerick Green blocked Montgomery s punt and Brady re covered at the Lions 2 in the third Quarter Tampa Bay s first blocked punt in five seasons the Celebration was on again. Derrict Rhett scored two play Slater for a 24-14 Tampa Bay Lead. Pats take ugly kicking game Foxboro mass. A the bal fluttered awkwardly barely Clearing the crossbar in a fitting Climax to a kicking comedy. Matt Bahr s 33-Yard Field goal with four seconds left gave the new England patriots a 17-16 win sunday Over the Green Bay packers and ended a Tough Day for two of the nil s Best kickers. The patriots 2 overcame a 10-0halftime deficit for their third straight win. The packers 3 rallied from Drew Bledsoe s two scoring passes7 to Vincen Brisby to retake the Lead on Reggie cobb1s Yard run with 1 14 left. � Bahr missed his other two Field goal at tempts sunday from 48 and 32  Chris Jacke bungled a Kickoff after a botched extra Point attempt left Greenbay ahead 16-14 after Cobb scored. Sometimes ugly looks pretty Good Bahr said of his winning kick Hoidn thit one Ball Good  but he had the Chance to be a hero be cause of packers mistakes on consecutive plays. After Cobb s touchdown Craig Hen Trich could t handle Frank Winters Low snap and Jacke did t even get a Chance to kick the extra Point although his Streak of 127 successful extra Points remained  then Jacke who made his Only Field goal attempt from 27 Yards put the ensuing Kickoff out of Bounds at the new England 40-Yard line giving the patriots excellent Field position. I tried to make the Type of kick that you want to wobble Jacke said. It was something we had been practising to hit a line drive i just mis hit  _ / the special teams made too Many errors Green Bay. Coach Mike Holmgren said. -,.-. That fumbled snap on the extra Point is something we might not Ever see. The Kickoff was inexcusable he added. You give them Ideal Field Posi Tion Bledsoe took advantage of it moving the patriots to the Green Bay 1 5. A Field goal seemed a cinch. Bahr had the wind at his Back. He entered the game having made All 12 of his he id goal attempts and All 23 extra Points since he became a Patriot late last season. There s no such thing As a Chip shot but it was t the ugliest game Winner i ther Bahr said. I did t even see it i can t see Over the line of scrimmage it want artistic new England coach Bill Parcells said of the Victory. But the Ball went Over the bar moving Bahr 38, into 12th place on the nil s career scoring list with 1,248 Points pass ing Cincinnati s Jim Breech. Lafe score a ves a cons 5 Victory Anaheim Calif a Bobby he Bert replaced injured Jeff George and threw a 13-Yard pass to Ricky Sanders with 3 14 remaining for the game s Only touchdown sunday As the Atlanta fal cons beat the los Angeles rams 5. Hebert who came on when George suffered a concussion late in the third Quarter took the Falcons 2 on an 89 Yard scoring March completing 7 of 9 passes in the drive. The Only scoring by the rams 3who played much of the game with third string quarterback Tommy Maddox was a safety in the second Quarter and a Field goal in the third. Los Angeles starter Chris Chandler himself filling in for the injured Chris Miller went out with a sprained left ankle Midway through the second Quarter. Los Angeles coming off a 16-0 upset of Kansas City almost did it with defense again shutting out the Falcons until he Bert finally put something together with time running out. After the Atlanta touchdown the rams threatened once More but Kevin Ross intercepted a pass by Maddox at the Atlanta 38. Hebert completed 10 of 14 for 122 Yards and the touchdown. George was 16 of 25 for 190 Yards with one interception. Maddox was 7 of 15 for 86 Yards and two interceptions for the rams. Jerome Bettis again provided much of the of sense for los Angeles gaining 117 Yards on 29 carries to go Over 100 Yards for the fourth consecutive game