European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Big 8 by the associated press the big eight title won t be the Only thing on the line next sat urday when second ranked Colora do visits no. 3 Nebraska. The Winner could become no. 1in the associated press College Complete results of football polls on Page 33 football poll and gain the i sidetrack to the National championship. I suppose whoever wins this Ball game Wilt have some support in the polls Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said sunday. Top ranked penh state Lead Colorado by four Points and Nebraska by 25 in this week s a poll. The can Usa today poll has Penn state first with Nebraska second and Colorado third Idle Penn state 6-0 received 19first-place votes and 1,486 Points in the a poll. Colorado 7-0 got 16firsts and 1,482 Points. Nebraska 8-0 received 24 first place vote Sand 1,461 Points after defeating Missouri 42-7. Auburn 7-0 is fourth. Broncos fight Back end Char Cher Stream k by Bernie Wilson san Diego a the Denver Broncos figured the san Diego chargers never should have been undefeated in the first place. F so naturally it was the Broncos who handed the chargers their first loss of the season 20-15 sunday. It s a big game for us because we needed to get a win and maybe it Breaks their momentum Broncos running Bac Reggie Rivers said. I think we kind of helped them with their momentum at thievery beginning of the year. Maybe we break their momentum and they go 0-6.who knows the chargers 6-1who had been thenal s last unbeaten team won a 37-34 thriller at Denver in the season opener sending the Broncos to the first of four straight losses. After a Start like that this game was exactly what the Broncos 2-5 needed. Coming off their third three Point loss of the season a 31-28 setback to Kansas City on monday night they got a Solidell around performance. John Elway threw for one touchdown and Jason Elam had Field goals of 54 and 25 Yards in the final 10 02. And the Bron cos defense ranked 28th Overall in Yard age allowed held the nil s top scoring offence without a touchdown for the first time this season and intercepted Stan the stars and stripes ports october 25,1994 Page 40 Humphries three times. We be been criticized because we Haven t been stopping anyone Denver safety Steve Atwater said. But you have to give us  said coach Wade Phillips this was Tan upset. We Felt like we should have won the first game. I think we still have a Good team Phillips added. San Diego has a Good team but they re not 6-0  san Diego s Lead Over Kansas City inthe acc West was Cut to one game. It s a bitter loss but it s also one we can recover from chargers coach Bobby Ross said. Tight end Shannon Sharpe provide motivation for the Broncos. Two Days after spraining his right knee in practice he caught six passes for 121 Yards including a 43-Yard touchdown pass from Elway for a 14-12 Lead with 2 12 left in the third  also caught a 44-yarder to help set up Elam s 25-Yard Field goal for the game s final score. After Sharpe s to catch san Diego regained the Lead at 15-14 on John car Ney s fifth Field goal a 44-yarder with 11 11 left in the game. But a 33-Yard Kickoff return by Butler by not e and a 15-Yard late hit penalty against Eric Bieniemy helped set up Elam s 54-yarder for a 17-15 Lead. Ben Smith intercepted Humphries with2 30 to play. Then with 1 43 left Denver defensive end Simon Fletcher pushed right tackle Stan Brock into Humphries who sustained a bruised and sprained left ankle and had to be helped off the Field. Back up Gale Gilbert threw a 14-Yard pass to Harmon to the Denver 31, but the threw four straight incomplete passes. Humphries the top rated passer in the acc said his sore ankle won t keep him out of next sunday s Home game against Seattle. Hughes returns set Mark in saints win by Mary Foster new Orleans a Tyron Hughes admits he got a bit tired running up and Down the Field for better than 300 Yards and a couple of touchdowns her sunday. He was just a Tad winded after establishing new Marks for Kickoff return Yard age and combined return yardage. Heals tied the nil record for Kickoff re turns for touchdowns. Not that he was working All that hard. After All he just had to head for the end zone. I have the easiest part As far As being aunt returner and Kickoff returner Hughes said. Ma11 you have to do is get Bac there catch the Ball and run. The hard Job is up there on the blockers. They have to do the work and i get All the  had fun returning kickoffs of 92 and 98 Yards for touchdowns in the new Orleans saints wild 37-34 Victory Over the los angles rams. The rams had some fun of their own including a 98-Yard Fumble re turn for a touchdown and a league record103-Yard punt return. It was a pretty weird game said rams guard Tom Newberry a nine year Veteran. There were a lot of Point scored in a lot of bizarre  Hughes who led the league in punt re turns and was second in Kickoff returns As a Rookie last year had combined punt and Kickoff run backs for 347 Yards breaking the old Mark of 294 Yards shared by Wally Triplett and Woodley Lewis. His Kickoff returns of 304 Yards Brok Triplett s Mark of 294 Yards. The two touchdowns tied a Mark shared by three others. Still the saints almost managed to blow it. The rams scored on a 98-Yard Fumble return by Toby Wright in the second period arid a record 103-Yard punt return by Rob Ert Bailey with 4 08 left in the game. I just picked it up and started run Ning Bailey said. I did t hear a whistle or anything. I just looked at the re while iwas running and he started run Ning with  Bailey s rare return out of the end zone came Auer Tommy Earnhardt s punt sailed in for an apparent Touchback. The Ball did not touch anyone and saints players said they heard whistles and claimed the Hall hit the Back line of the end zone. \ but Bailey scooped it up and sped up Field even As some saints were walking to the sideline to make it 37-34. There were about 40 players on Thefield on that punt return for a touchdown said linebacker Sam Mills. Everybody thought the play was Over  Jerome Bettis who dominated the saints Here last season by Rushing for 212 Yards was held to just 62 Yards on 18 carries. Monday update saints Tyrone Hughes raises Ball in air after his 92-Yard Kickoff return against rams. Nil finally cuts schedule Ney York a the nil finally admitting hat a full season can t be played because of its lockout Cut each team s schedule from 84 games to 80 on monday. Each team will lose two Home and two Road games the nil said in a statement adding that no decision will be announce Das to which games Are being cancelled until a Start Date for the season can be  meanwhile nil commissioner Gar Bettman and Union Boss Bob Goodenow met face to face for the first time in two weeks but reported Little Progress. � 0"246850"000504"