European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sports tuesday october 18,1994 National football conference Dallas win showdown by Denne h. Freeman Irving Texas apr its the same old Story in the pfc East. The Dallas cowboys Are still the neighbourhood bully. The a Fly Stop ranked defense intercepted Randall Cunningham four times sunday while Troy Aikman threw two touchdown passes and emr Hitt Smith rushed for Over 100 Yards and scored a touchdown to beat the Philadelphia eagles 24-13 in a showdown for the division Lead. A a a a. A. A it was the Lola consecutive Victory Over an pfc East foe for the two time defending super Bow champions stretching Back to last season. Dallas which has Defeated the eagles five consecutive times is 5-1 and the eagles dropped to 4-2. Smith did what he always does against Philadelphia gain Over 100 Yards. In his last four games against the eagles he had gained 163, 114, 237, and 172 Yards respectively against them his 106 Yards on 26 carries sunday marked the 28th time he had rushed for 100 Yards in his five year career. Cunningham Hurt the eagles with three consecutive interceptions which led to two touchdowns after a rapid fire Start which saw Dallas Trail 7-0. Dallas jumped ahead 21-7 Early in the third period after Darren Woodson inter celled Cunningham at the Philadelphia 31. Aikman made the eagles pay with a 14-Yard scoring strike to tight end Jay Novacek. Then Chris Boniol put the game out of reach with a 37-Yard Field goal in the fourth period fora 24-7 Edge. The eagles tried to come Back. Janies Joseph scored on a 34-Yard touchdown run and Mark Woodward recovered an insides kick. Cunningham then took Philadelphia deep into Dallas territory before Larry Brown intercepted a pass in the end zone. The cowboys who could t make a first Down in the first period got their offensive machine cranking late in the first half scoring twice in 41 seconds to take a 14-7 halftime Lead. Aikman took the cowboys on an 84-Yard scoring drive in 14 plays with the payoff coming on Smiths 2-Yard touchdown run. Linebacker Byron Evans helped the cowboys by. Jumping offsides on a third Down i completed pass from the 5. Smith scored on the next play. Kenny Gant intercepted Cunningham on the next play at the eagles 34. Two plays later Aikman faked a slant pass to fool cornerback Eric Allen and lobbed a 16-Yard touchdown pass to a wide open Alvin Harper. Jeff Sydner returned a punt 40 Yards to position the eagles for their first touchdown which came on a some splendid deception by Cunningham. On third-and-1 at the Dallas 32, Cunningham faked to Charlie Garner and found Herschel Walker Down the sidelines for the touchdown. A a a Quot a a. The eagles did no to score again until Josephus to run with 5 27 left Cunningham a fun for two Points failed. Garner the eagles Rookie who had Back to Back 100-Yafd. Rushing games was held to 57 Yards on 17  re i a is a i by to nip redskins redskins  gels off pass despite pressure from cards Michael Bankston. Washington a Steve Beuer Lein restored by buddy Ryan As the starting quarterback threw a tying touchdown pass with 19 seconds left in regulation and Todd Peterson kicked a 29-Yard Field goal with five minutes left in overtime As the Arizona cardinals beat the Washington redskins 19-16 sunday. Redskins Rookie quarterback Heath Shuler was intercepted five limes. After Terry Hoage picked off a pass and returned it to the Washington 12 in overtime the cardinals immediately kicked the winning Field Goat Arizona 2-4 overcame a 14-3 fourth Quarter deficit tying it at 16 on Beuer icings 5-Yard touchdown pass to Ricky p Roe i in the closing seconds Beuerlein who kept the drive alive with a 17-Yard completion on third-and-14, finished 16-of-34 for 194 Yards and three intercept tons. / a a. A a. Beuerlein who began the season As arizonans starter was benched Early after poor performances. Jim Mcmahon and Jay Schroeder took turns at quarterback before Ryan gave the Job Back to Beuerlein this week. The redskins 1-5 lost their fifth in a Row and remained wingless at Frk stadium. They had a Chance in overtime As Shuler moved them in position for a 51-Yard Field goal try by Chip Lohmiller but the kick was blocked. Washington has blown halftime leads four times this season. Shuler was 11-for-32 for 158 Yards and one touchdown. With the score still 14-3 Early in the fourth Quarter Shuler was picked off for a third time and cornerback Aeneas Williams returned it 43 Yards to the Washington 22. Four plays later Ronald Moore ran in from the 10 to make it 14-9. Chuck Levy tried to run around the. Right Side for the 2-Point conversion but was stopped a Yard Short by safety Darryl Morrison. With 4 57 left the cardinals took a deliberate safety rather than attempting to punt fro m f he i r of n Send zone giving t h e redskins a 16-9 Lead 5 on the cardinals tying drive Beuerlein connected with fullback Larry centers who broke four tackles for a 20-Yard gain. A a a a a Beuerlein then hit Proehl who had the b a ii St ripped from h is h an is by cornerback Alan Grant. The redskins argued that it should be been ruled an interception but officials ruled it a touchdown. The cardinals opted to kick the extra Point and Peterson tied it at 16. Shuler was picked off for the fourth time and James Williams interception gave the cardinals a Chance to win. Beuerlein also was intercepted As regulation ran out. 17-10 Anaheim Calif. A the los Angeles Ranis scored two touchdowns in the first Quarter and finally seemed on their Way to rolling up some Points. They added a Field goal in the second period. And that was it. Still thanks to their solid defense that was plenty. The rams beat the new York giants 17-10 on sunday in a game wit i 110 scoring after halftime. The 17 first half Points were three More than the rams per game average this year. A a we have to score some Points in the second half. In a getting too Many Gray hairs and too thin up there to go through All that stress a said Chris Miller who completed 13 of 26 for 197 Yards and two touchdowns with one interception. The rams 3-4 have scored just 28 second half Points this season. And the fact that they Haven to hit 20 Points in a game yet is a Milestone of sorts they re the first team in the franchises 5s-year history to fail to score 20 or More Points through its first seven games. Great defense however and the running of tailback Jerome Bettis has los Angeles 3-4 hovering around the .500 Mark despite the Lack of scoring. Bettis carried 30 times for 88 Yards against the giants and had three receptions for 62 Yards. The defense made two interceptions to Bookend the Victory Over the giants 33. Joe Kelly picked off a pass by Dave Brown and returned it 31 Yards to the new York 21, and Miller threw a 19-Yard to pass to Isaac Bruce just 4 19 into the game. The rams other scoring came on a 12-Yard pass to Troy Drayton later in the first Quarter and a 22-Yard Field goal by Tony Zendejas just before halftime. Anthony Newman put the Victory under wraps when he intercepted Brown at Midfield in the final minute of the game. A new Yorkus Rodney Hampton who rushed for 112 Yards on 27 carries scored on a 27-Yard run to tie the game 7-7, but the giants Only other Points came on David Treadwell s 24-Yard Field goal in the second Quarter. File Chris Miller. .13 for 26 and 2 ads