European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Vikings Cash in mistakes trip up giants 27-10 by to Canavan East Rutherford . A there a usually an obvious difference be tween a quarterback playing in his 17th professional season and one making the fifth Start of his career. Its the mistakes they make. Veteran Warren Moon was 23-of-34 for 299 Yards and a touchdown pass and demonstrated the Ryt hym that Dave Brown has yet to learn. End result a 27-10 Victory for the Minnesota Vikings Over the new York giants monday night the Vikings stole the momentum in the third Quarter Moon when cornerback Anthony Parker returned a mistake by Brown 44 Yards for a touchdown. The win kept the Vikings 4-2 tied for first place with Chicago in the pfc Central with a Bye on tap. New York lost its second in a Row after opening the season with three straight wins. One play decided this game for All practical purposes Parker a interception on the fourth play of the third Quarter. It snapped a 10-10 tie and really deflated the giants after they gained momentum by driving 94 Yards for a game tying touchdown on a 3-Yard run by Brown just before a that a two weeks in a Row now for me a said Brown who has been learning the hard Way the last two games. He had an interception returned for a touchdown by new Orleans just before halftime last week and then had Parker step in front of Mike Sherrard in the right Flat monday. A giants quarterbacks or any quarterbacks can to make the mistakes that in be made a said Brown who was 19 of 36 for 226 Yards and two interceptions both of which led to Vikings touchdowns. A they Are always going to Hurt the Moon did no to Hurt his team at All. He was 23 of 34 for 299. Yards including a controversial 20-Yard touchdown pass to Cris Carter late in the third Quarter that put the Vikings in command 24-10. Moon did throw a late interception and botched a Handoff on a first and goal on the Vikings opening drive but for the most part he picked apart the giants defense which tried to confuse him with an assortment of defences. A the read everything really Well a giants defensive end Mike Strahan said. A the is one of those Guys who if you give him time hell pick you apart. And we the stars and stripes ports i1 october 12,1994 r Page 32 Minnesota tight end Andrew Jordan 83 gets flipped by new York giants cont crack Corey Jordan Bottom and safety Jesse Campbell while catching a pass monday night gave him too much Moon downplayed his own performance and pointed to the interception by Parker who used to play at giants stadium As a member of the new York new Jersey knights of the world football league. A i think the interception took the wind out of their sails a Moon said. The Call was a Quick out to Sherrard on a play in which the Vikings had nine men near the line of scrimmage. Parker had one on one coverage. A we had seven Guys in the Box so i knew he Brown would have to Check off to a run or Quick pass a Parker said. A the was looking at his receiver and threw the Ball a Little behind him just enough for me to step in and get Parker took the pass in full stride and scored untouched. A when we were 3-0, everything was going great a Brown said. A a in a be stupid to think we could cruise along like that. We knew there would be rough times. We be hit some . Enjoys one of his proudest moments East Rutherford . A Lawrence Taylor came Home to giants stadium one More time on monday night. Taylor a linebacker Many consider the most dominant defensive player in nil history had his no. 56 Jersey retired by the new York giants the team he led to two super bowl victories in 13 seasons. The ceremony took place at halftime of the giants game against the Minnesota Vikings. A i guess i should be nervous but in a not because this is my House a said Taylor drawing a Taylor thunderous cheer from the crowd of 77,294. A this is one of the three proudest moments in be Ever had Here. A the first came in 1981 when we beat Dallas to go to the playoff for the first time in 20 years a he said the cheers growing with each memory. A the second was in 1987 when we beat the redskins to go to the super bowl and the third is _ Taylor who donned the Jersey when it was presented by giants president Wellington Mara became the eighth giants player to have his number retired. A a in a like to thank or. Mara and his family always being there for me a Taylor said. The crowd responded with a standing ovation chants of �?ol.t., .�?� As Well As banners saying a thanks for the memories xxi and Taylor retired last year second on the career sacks list with 132v2. Nil owners reject players proposal by Ken Rappoport a hockey writer new York a nil owners on tuesday unanimously rejected the proposal made by players making it virtually impossible for the season to Start this weekend. Nil commissioner Gary Bettman who postponed the original oct. 1 Start of the season had said owners would Start the season this saturday if there was significant Progress toward a Deal. The lockout already has postponed 57 games and ruined hockey Schance to take advantage of the absence of baseball. The baseball strike which began aug. 12, cancelled the seasons final 669 games and wiped out the world series for the first time since 1904. A the proposal made yesterday was in fact a step backward a Bettman said. The players proposed a tax on payrolls of up to 7 percent saying it addresses the teams stated goal of giving More Revenue to Small Market teams. Bettman said the proposal did no to do anything to slow the increase in until the Union is willing to address our needs and come Back to us with a system that is sensible and allows us to grow there is Little common ground a Bettman said. A a we re not looking to take Back we re looking to Deal with salaries going Forward in terms of Bettman avoided using the term a lockout a the term for management a action under . Labor Law. A on a Day by Day basis we re going to continue to evaluate the schedule and cancel what needs to be cancelled a he said. Bettman did not try to guess when or if the season would hopefully we will be Able to reason together with our players and get this behind us a he said. Bettman had said that if the season starts this weekend teams will play full 84-game schedules. There was no immediate reaction from the Union. 0 246850 000504
