European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 05, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Pc tuesday septembers 1995 sports the stars and stripes Page 35 bucs 27-6 win spoils Eagle coach s Cebu Philadelphia a the Tampa Bay buccaneers knew they had to upgrade their pass ing game and their pass Rush. Give the bucs a passing year quarterback Trent Dilfer threw two touchdowns and Tampa Bay got five sacks As the bucs spoiled Ray Rhodes coaching debut with a 21-6 Victory Over the Philadelphia Eagleson sunday. It s Tough to win when a new coach comes in and he opens at Home bucs coach Sam Wychec said. Our football team right now is in a Calm acceptance of a Victory. I think they think they can play better and i know they can v Dilfer making Only his third pro Start finished 11 of 19 for 215 Yards with touchdown passes to Jackie Harris and Horace Copeland who re placed injured free agent Alvin Harper. Cope land finished with 155 Yards on five catches. The buccaneers who had a league Low 20 sacks last season got sacks from five different players including Warren Sapp the defensive lineman who dropped to 12th Overall in this year s draft following reports of drug use. We be got the momentum now and we just want to continue it said Sapp. Derrict Rhett who rushed for 1,011 Yards in Only eight starts last season ran for 85 Yards on 26 carries including a 19-Yard to run. The eagles had Little Success with the new West coast offence Rhodes brought with him from san Francisco where he was 49ers defensive coordinator. R i guess you Guys had a Chance to Sec one of the ugliest displays of football in awhile rho Des said. I m disappointed that we were so Sloppy. I be got a lot of work to do with this football team. V Randall Cunningham completed 25 of 36 for 191 Yards. But the eagles had to Settle for Gary Anderson s two Field goals in the first Quarter. _ Ricky Walters the former 49er who was Phila Delphia s most expensive free agent acquisition was limited to 37 Yards on 17 carries and had a crucial Fumble. Walters Fumble set up Tampa Bay s second touchdown a 10-Yard pass from Dilfer to Harris Early in the fourth Quarter. " a i cons n i p a nth e is with 2nd-Chance Fig Atlanta a Morten Andersen could have been remembered As the Man who gave the Carolina panthers vet another Chance for their first Victory. Instead he will Likely be recalled for winning a game the first time he wore an Atlanta Falcons uniform in the regular season. After missing a Field goal attempt from 58 Yards at the end of regulation Andersen connected from 35 Yards out 6 17 into overtime to lift Atlanta to a 23-20 Victory Over the expansion panthers. I was Lucky i got an other Chance in overtime and i was not going to let that Opportunity go an Dersen said Andersen said he never feels like he has to re deem himself but was disappointed Over missing the Long attempt moments after the panthers had Morten Andersen forged a 20-20 tic on Frank Reich s 44ard scoring pass to Willie Green with 26 seconds left i m not Ever desperate he said. Did i want it sure i was out there to finish it was the 21st time in his career that the left footed Andersen who played 13 seasons with the new or. Leans saints has kicked a game winning Field goal. ,. He got the Chance when defensive end Lester Archambeau sacked Reich strip cd the Ball away and recovered at the Carolina 31-Yard line less than three min utes into the extra period. The Falcons got one first Down at the 20, ran out of Downs at the 16 and turned to the kicker who had six of his game winners against Atlanta while with pfc West rival new Oil cans. The Falcons matched a club record with nine sacks including 31/2 by defensive end Chris Dolman who had of season foot surgery. Andersen also kicked Field goals of 27 and 51 Yards in the first half and Atlanta s two touchdowns came on the Arm of Jeff George who completed 27 of 45 passes for 290 Yards including Seoung tosses of 12 Yards to . By run and 5 Yards to Bert Emanuel. He was intercepted once Reich who was 23-Ior-44 for 329 Yards also had an 8 Yard scoring pass to Pete Cue lands on Carolina s first Possession. John Kasay added Field goals of 39 and 41 Yards giving the panthers a 13-3 Lead in the first Quarter. There was disappointment on the Carolina Side. We came into this game expecting to pm linebacker Lamar Lathon said. " Hie Way we played today be Don t think of ourselves us an expansion team we have a tremendous nucleus Kim Kramer stars in Bear Victory Chicago a it took Erik Kramer Only one game to match his Victory total of a year ago and avenge painful memories of the Minnesota Vikings. Knocked out of Chicago s starting quarterback Job in an embarrassing loss to the Vikings last september Kramer threw three touchdown passes sunday As the bears opened Witka 3144 win Over Minnesota. While the bears snapped a six game losing Streak to the Vikings with a playoff upset at Minnesota last Jan. 1, Kramer sat on the Bench and watched Steve Walsh Lead the time it was Kramer s turn to Shine. Signed to a three year $8.1 million free agent con tract before last season Kramer won Only one game As a starter in 1994. But he looked Superb sunday in completing 19 of 28 passes for 262 Yards. "-1". He threw first half touchdowns of 73 and 5 Yards to Curtis Conway Anil also had a 2-Yard scoring pass to Keith Jennings thru gave the bears a 21-14 Lead in the third Quarter. Kiamei\29-Yaid pass to jell Graham on the bears next Possession set up Rookie rail Ian in Laam s 3-y.ird to run. / _. Minnesota s Warren Moon trying to prove he can still be a whining quarterback at age 38, was 26 of 36 for 247 Yards and a to sunday but he Vyas nowhere near As effective As Kramer in the game s key moments. Midway through the fourth Quarter . Trailing 28-14 and facing a fourth-and-1, Moon lot the play clock expire for a Dclay of Ganic penalty. On fourth-and-6, his pass to amp Lee was 0 if Large i. On Minnesota s next Possession Moon Wasi intercepted by a Dwayne Joseph Niu Kevin Butler followed with the l clinching 21-Yard Field goal. Sub Frerotte leads redskins to rout of cards Washington a if Michael Westbrook made it look simple that s be cause it probably was. If Gus Frerotte looked ready to take Over at a moment s notice that s because he definitely was. Westbrook the redskins lop draft pick who held out for 26 Days played an outstanding All around game sunday and Frerotte led three scoring Drivers after Heath Shulor was injured As Washington routed Arizona 27-7. I expected it to be a bit hard for me but As a matter of fact it was kind of easy said Westbrook who Only to three Days of training Camp. I was going out there doing what i love doing. I think i do it Westbrook who caught three passes for 17 Yards darted his Way downfield for a 58-Yard touchdown on a reverse threw a key Block on another and even did a nifty somersault into the end zone on a play that did t count. While Westbrook was feted by the sell out crowd at Frk stadium second year quarterback Shulor was booed for every errant pass until he was knocked out of the game on a Blindside hit by defensive end Clyde Simmons with 108 left in the first half. Shulor ridiculed often last season after his 13-Day holdout As the redskins went 3-13, was replaced by fellow second year player Frerotte. A crowd favorite last year Frerotte entered the game to Thun Derous applause and responded Frerotte who will Start for the next three or four games while Shuler recovers was 9 of 15 for 157 Yards and two r touchdowns including a 73-yarder to Leslie Shepherd in the third Quarter that put the redskins up 20-7. Sex Minnesota Back Terry Allen gained 131 Yards on 26 carries becoming the. First redskins player to Rush for 100 Yards since 1993. He also became the first to gain 100 Yards against a Ryan coached defense in six years. The Victory ended the redskins nine game Home losing Streak and was their first win Over an pfc East opponent since september 1993, a run of .15 Gimps. Steeles lose Woodson o Donnell but win game Pittsburgh a they lost Rod Woodson then Neil o Donne land shortly alter that the Lead As it turned out the Pittsburgh Steeles lost everything but the game. Norm Johnson grabbed off the waiver wire two weeks ago kicked a 31-Yard Field goal As time ran out and the Mike Tomczak led Steeles withstood interceptions and injuries to beat the Detroit Lions 23-20 sunday. But the Steeles first opening Day Victory since 1992 hit them harder than a last second loss. Woodson a six time pro bowl cornerback was Likely lost for the season with an injured right knee and o Donnell will miss at least two weeks with a broken Finger on his right hand. The great teams in this league always lose great play ers All pro linebacker Greg Lloyd Suid. Rod s a great player but the great teams overcome that. Well find out where we the Lions forced four turnovers yet still could t win. Bam Morris ran. For two second half touchdowns and Tomczyk came off the Bench to direct a Victory for the fourth time in less than a year. Their morale was Down. You could see it said de troit s Herman Moore who made a career High 10 receptions. They weren t the same aggressive defense without Woodson. We did t put together a Ood drive that would have put them Down.". Tomczak also left briefly with a bruised sternum resulting from a Midfield body slam by the Lions Tracy Scroggins. Third learn quarterback Jim Miller promptly was intercepted on his first nil pass and the Steeles 20-17 Lead looked very precarious. Especially so after Tomczak returned to throw his third interception lie was t intercepted in 94 at tempts last season and the Lions tied it on Jason Hanson s 36-Yard Field goal with 3 01 left. But in a game of shifting momentum created by the turnovers and injury substitutions Tomcak was a perfect 6-for-6 for 54 Yards on a game ending 64-Yard drive finished by Johnson s third Field goal. No matter the Steeles locker room was quiet and contemplative especially after coach Bill x other Esti mated o Donnell would miss 2-3 weeks. O Donnell will undergo surgery monday and could miss 4-6 weeks if the injury does t heal quickly. I m going to ride the Force for As Long As i can Tomczak said. But i know one thing this is a team sport and it s not one individual but Woodson in t just any individual. The 1993 nil defensive player of the year Woodson was chosen for the nil s 75th anniversary All time team last year and some nil coaches have called him the league s Premier defensive player
