European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 34 the stars and stripes sports tuesday november 22,1994 in National football conference Rice Sanders preserve 49ers win san Francisco a Jerry Rice and Dion Sanders turned their personal redemption into yet another Victory forthe san Francisco 49ers. Rice made up for a fourth Quarter Fumble by catching his third touchdown 5ass with 1 56 left giving the 49ers a 31-7 win sunday night Over the los an Geles rams. It was san Francisco s sixth consecutive Victory. Sanders beaten on a 50-Yard scoring pass from Chris Miller to Flipper Ander son late in the third Quarter made game saving deflection in the end zone on a Miller to Anderson bomb with 4iseconds left. The win allowed the 49ers to keep Pace with the Pallas cowboys. Both have pays off Chicago a the Chi Cago bears played keep away Sun Day. Their offence held the Balland kept Barry Sanders away from the Field you be got to treat Barry Sand ers like you d treat Dan  talk about Possession time that s really our offence coach Dave Wannstedt said after the bears dominated the clock an beat Sanders and the Lions 20-10. Youve got to keep Barry Sand ers off the  the bears using Short passe from Steve Walsh and the running of Lewis till Man ran More than twice As Many plays 76-36 and had the bal for 44 min utes and 12seconds to 15 48 for the Lions. Sanders coming off a career Best walsh237-Yard Effort against Tampa Bay last week was held to 42 Yards unjust 11 carries his second lowest output of the season. The Viking limited him to 16 Yards on 12 car Ries in the second week of the sea son. " -.,  Their offence did a Good Job of controlling the clock and it did t allow us Many opportunities to get in and make a difference Sanders said. We controlled Barry Sanders by not having him on the Field said bears receiver Jeff Graham who caught a 30-Yard touchdown pass to give the Bear a 10-Point Lead Early inthe final Quarter just six plays after a successful onside kick. Steve Walsh 6-0 As a starter led three time consuming scoring drives As the bears 7-4 matched their Victory total of last season. Tillman gained 126 Yards on 32carries for Chicago. Any time you can have Lon drives and come away with a touchdown or at least three Points it puts some pressure on the other team said Valsh who hit 25 of31 passes fofl85 Yards. 9-2 records Best in the nil. If the 49ersand cowboys end with identical records san Francisco will have Home Field in the enc playoffs because it beat Dallas last week ". Rice had a club record 16 catches for165 Yards the last an 18-yarder on his trademark slant route for what proved Tobe the winning score. He also scored on passes of 7 and 6 Yards from Stev Young. Rice and Young Are the nil s most prolific Active passing duo. They have combined for 57 touchdowns one More than Buffalo s Jim Kelly and Andre  / / ,. And the y6ung-to-Rice connection now has two More to passes than Joe Montana had to Rice. Los Angeles 4-7 reached the Sanfrancisco 38 in the final minute but Miller then threw four straight incompletion. Sanders tipped away the second of those passes which was intended for an Derson. Without a doubt it was a touch Down Anderson said i had the safety beaten but i did t see Deion. It was perfect play by a great defensive  Sanders barely got his fingers on the pass.,. ,. That Ball was right on the Money Sanders said. There was no time to think just  Miller was 16 of 33 for 228 Yards de spite being knocked out for a series whence was sacked on the rams first play of the game. He had a 22-Yard scoring pass to Jessie Hester with 13 05 left As therms rallied from a 15-Point halftime deficit to take a 2724 Lead. Three series later the 49ers were driving when Rice fumbled on a hit by Shan Conlan. Gerald Robinson recovered at the los Angeles 23. I was very upset with myself at first Rice said. I was very fortunate tonight to have another  Young threw for 325 Yards and four touchdowns completing 30 of 44 passes. He also had a 7-Yard scoring pass to John Taylor. Cords win on Breaks kicks Tempe Ariz. A the Arizona cardinals who complained about bad Breaks in a 17-7 loss to Philadelphia two weeks ago made their own Breaks this  talked about it from the outset putting together a 60 minute game. You know not going out and playing Well for Little while Here and there Seth Joyner said sunday after Pho enix beat Philadelphia 12-6 on sunday. Joyner had two of the four sacks on eagles quarterback Randall Cunningham As Pho enix made four Field goals by Greg Davis stand ," Joyner said we were going to go out and put together a 60-minute game and play the Way that we know we can play swarm to the Ball play smart football and let the chips tall where they  was a Sweet Victory for Cardinal coach buddy Ryan who succeeded in his second try at beating the team he coached to three straight playoff appearances in 1988-90. It also marked the first time this season that the cardinals 5-6 won consecutive games. The eagles 7-4 dropped their second straight thanks to Ryan s defense. Arizona allowed 79 Yards through the first three quarters and 185 for the  there was a negative it was Arizona s inability to score a touchdown on three drives inside the Eagle 10."i was pleased that the defense played a great game and the offence scored enough so we could win. Ryan  lost two offensive keys in the first half when tackle Luis Sharpe and wide receiver Randal Hill were sidelined withe injuries. But its Luck changed in the third Quarter when Herschel Walker s 96-Yard Kickoff return was called Back because of a holding penalty on Rich  cardinals got another break when Fred Barriett dropped a pass inside the Arizona 10 Early in the fourth Quarter and Philadelphia settled for Eddie Murray s 30-Yard Field goal with 11 41  were in the game sometimes but the times when we weren t in gear they were there Barnett  s Field goal Cut Arizona s Lead to 9-6, and the Cardi nals could t move on the next Possession. But the defens took Over. The cardinals out gained the eagles 160-21 in the first half and led Only 6-3. Eagle safety Greg Jackson tackles cards Ronald Moore. Despite injuries cowboys Romp Irving Texas a the of Champion Dallas cowboys Are hounded by adversity even when they win. Quarterback Troy Aikman playing with a sore passing thumb and a broken nose went Down with a sprained knee i sunday s 31-7 Victory Over the washing ton redskins. His questionable status puts a severe Strain on a team trying to win a record third consecutive superbowl. As if Aikman s injury weren t bad enough backup Rodney Peete sprained the thumb on his passing hand and was replaced by third Stringer Jason Garrett. The last time Aikman had a sprained knee he missed five games in 1991 and Dallas got knocked out of the playoffs bythe Detroit Lions. Peete responded with a touchdown pass and Emmitt Smith ran for a two ads As Dallas smarting from a 21-14 loss to san Francisco last week notched its 13th consecutive pfc East Victory. Smith rushed for 85 Yards and went Over 1,000 for the fourth consecutive season. He has1,074. Aikman was Hurt in the second Quarter when he was tackled around the Knees by linebacker Ken Harvey. Aikman called timeout limped to the sidelines then accompanied Cowboy doctors to the Locke room. Wearing a knee Brace Aikman was taken to a Hospital for an Fri. He hit 8 of 13 passes for 87 Yards before he was Hurt. After the injury Peete threw a 15-Yardtouchdown pass to Alvin Harper to give Dallas a 24-7 halftime Lead. Kevin Wil Liams then dashed 83 Yards on a punt re turn for a touchdown As Washington s re Cord dipped to 2-9. Peete jammed his thumb in the third period when hit by defensive end Dexter Nottage. Peete could barely grip the Ball after the injury but a rays of the thumb were negative. The cowboys 9-2 also lost guard Derek Kennard with a toe injury and linebacker Godfrey Myles with a knee in jury during the game. Washington trickery backfired after Brian Mitchell returned the opening Kickoff 66 Yards to the Dallas 23. On Sec Ond Down Mitchell tried a halfback pass but cornerback Kevin Smith intercepted in the end zone. The cowboys drove 80 Yards in 10plays, with Smith scoring on an 8-Yard run on which he carried linebacker Andre Collins the last 2 Yards. After a missed 53-Ya, Field goal dal Las went 56 Yards in four plays with Smith scoring on a 3-Yard run. Then James Washington intercepted us Frerotte s pass and returned it 15 Yards to the Washington 20. Chris Bonio kicked a 32-Yard Field goal for a 17-0 first Quarter Lead. \